The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-12
v..L,,k merchants Decide - Hold Q
Thanksgiving Sale with unbeat-
able BargaIns on satur-
day, November 20.
WINDOW DISPLAY BEST
Contest Committee Already Has elk
~ Entrants-Report on Possible
Fair to Help Band-oth-
er Matters.

A lnd1hSSIfl S-AppI CCIdLlOh SdAC
will be held by the merchants Of Keo.
kuk on the Saturday before Thanks
giving day, November 20. This was
the decision arrived at last night at
the Montrose meeting. The sale will
be in appreciation Of the trade which
the Keokuk merchants have received
during the year. To show this appre-
citation the merchants are going to
offer real bargains in every line.
The name Thanksgiving sale was
suggested by Louis Klein. The re-
mort of the committee appointed to
lock into special sales day had been
made by Chairman T. N. Conner Of
this committee. Mr.. Conner said that
the committee was not sure that tit
nev dav sale would be good thing
since iitney was slang word. and he
feared that it might not carry suffl-
RENT dignity Others present wanted
IN get awav from the word bargain.
and Mr. Klein's idea was accepted
with Jump"
Conditions Improve Here.
In his report Mr.. Conner said that
he believed Keokuk was showing an
Improvement in general conditions
since September 1. He felt that this
was the case in the matter of the
working men, ami he believed that
more men were at work now than had
been in two years. He emphasized
tho need for the merchants Offering
h"roains that are real bargains, and
thou"ht that by so doing. they could
combat in easv fashion the snares of
the mail order catalogue. In some
homes the mail order catalogue was
read as faithfully as the Bible. It was
SUGGESTED nv one Of the merchants.
Henry Duncan, Jacob Schouten.
GEORGE Schell. Harry Duncan and F..
a French all talked along the baroa'n
fav idea. D. f. Iinuuist suggested
that the dav be fixed so as not to
conflict with the window contests.
otis Klein suggested deciding on
tho matter at once, 50 that there
would be rlontv Of time to work it
NJ and pet the advertising matter out
In proper form.
sur7ests Thankscivina Sale.
It was then that ne suggested that
thH r'a-"hants could show their ap-
e-0"'"'f"n Of the trade offered them
Giving real Thanksgiving sale.
5. lowitz suggested the combina-
I'm Of Thanksgiving and anprecia-
t"n. Mr.. Klein thought that bv get
f'"0 right into the matter now, and
Preparing fo~ the sale IN unusually
furactive sale could be planned and
mo nrooer amount Of " ADVERTISING
could be e'ven. Chairman Conner of
fne committee suggested that lots of
fdvertisin~ would help greatly in ex-
nl'tting the sale.
On motion Of Emile F. Renaud the
'hanFsgivine sale was authorized.
fnd the president empowered to name
me committee. President Justice ap.
pointed the same committee composed
~ I. n. Conner. George 8. Merriam
ram Younker. John Rovane, Jr.. and
HarVev L. Beach. The suggestion Of
november 20, the Saturday before
thanksgiving day was accepted by
the committee.
Window Display Report.
mat the window display contest
VIII be the best yet, was the report
rom j. !. Chapman, chairman Of the
window display contest. Mr.. Chapman
was unable to meet his committee
Yesterday afternoon, so did not have
rs full report as he had intended,
I've said. He was able to state that
mere were already sixty entrants in
very line of business. and that when
me other members of the committee
reported he thought there would be
r,HVenty to seventy-five in the contest.
rms is wav above the number last
year and the report brought enthus-
taste commendation
The contests are divided into series
ma the first one will be staged on
saturday, Oct. 16. The second one Is