The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21

| -heoKuk lodse NO. IL, I. y. o. f..
meets every Monday night. at 1880
O'clock. Visiting brothers invited to
attend. -
For the consideration OF $1,000,
Quincy and Mae Cannon have decided
to Fred W. femme, lot in block 204
in the city of Keokuk.
Coal. wood and kindling in small
and large orders. Let me have your
Manus.
Fred and Julia femme, for the
consideration OF $1,000, have decided
to Quincy and Mae Cannon, lot 4 in
block in Kilbourne's addition.
The regular Y. w. G. A. Sunday
afternoon vesper service will be con-
Quoted at 4 o'clock today by Mrs. c.
e. Durgee. Miss Ruby Hummer will
sing. The women of the city have
been invited to attend this meeting.
The Gate City will follow the
usual custom and there will be no
Issue Of the paper next Thursday even
ing-Thanksgiying day. Advertising
announcements should be in early dur.
Ing the week.
Benjamin. Dapron OF Springfield,
ILL.,, has been missing from his home
for three weeks and his wife, Mrs.
Edna Dapron. is worrying over his
absence. He left to do some farm
work and may be in the vicinity of
this city. Any one knowing his where
abouts should communicate with Mrs.
Dapron, r. F. D. No. 6, box 55, Spring
field, ILL., q"
"A cemetery bound street car col
! lided with a, coal wagon driven by
John Wathers, near the corner OF
Fourth and Main streets, Saturday
morning at IL o'clock. No one was in
1ured but the tongue Of the wagon
broke three windows Of the street car,
! "A party of grammar school stu
dents under the guidance Of Principal
2. s. Patterson were shown through
the Security State bank by E. A.
French, and the workings Of the insti.
tuition explained to them, Friday aft
subject Of banking at school and the
trip was of especial interest to them.
Wait! Wait! Wait! Will you?
for the Woodmen dance and card
party at Woodmen hall. Don't miss
the prize waltz. Come try for it, you
may win. Wednesday evening, Nov.
"a. Agnes orchestra. Admission 15c.
Booker T. Washington, the late
Tuskegee educator, will be memorial
lied at the Bethel African Methodist
church, Seventh and Morgan streets.
tonight. Rev. D. f. Butler, pastor OF
the church, lifelong friend OF DR..
Washington, has arranged an excel
lent program for the occasion. A
memorial service will also be held Mt
Pilgrim Rest Baptist church this aft
ernoon at 3 p. m. musical ana
speaking program will be presented.
John G. Stadler, A. L. LAUDER
sheimer, Ed Merrick, Frank Moeller.
Oscar Hopson, j. c. Karle, Philip
Brennan, Ed Kavanaugh. Louis Stuffle-'
bean and James Kelly formed dele
CATION from this city, which attended
! the meeting of the new Moose lodge
at Nauvoo Thursday night. They
went I'D in automobiles. After the
regular meeting, a banquet was served,
consisting of a forty-ive pound hog,
goose and trimmings. All reported a
good time.
The following article appeared IN
the Milwaukee Sentinel Of November
IA, 1915: The Wisconsin Auto Sales
company, which was found guilty
few days ago Of having attempted to
pad claim for damages to an auto
mobile body in shipment, was fined
|
Orion c.. Collins, who was salesman
for the company, also found guilty, and
was fined 5000. The federal officials
alleged that the damage to the body
of the machine amounted to only SIS
and that the company sent in bill to
the railroad company for $500.
-Co-operation Of the public in the
handling of the Christmas mails is
! sought by Postmaster General Burle-
son who in anticipation of another
mountaineering rush Of holiday par
| cells. has sent out Instructions to
| postmasters for the quickest dispatch
| and delivery Of such matter. Per-
sons are advised to do their Christ
mas mailing early. Placards urging
the public to so act, will be posted in
all postoffices about December ]. Par
cells mailed early may bear the words
| mot to be opened until Christmas"
The second study center session
in the county was held Saturday at
lDonnellson. There was a large at
tendance. Subjects under discussion
were arithmetic and reading, with X.
D. Dougherty and John Barnes, both
of Iowa State Teachers college at
Cedar Falls, in charge. The third
and last study center session will be
held at Keokuk December 4. At this
/ session s. A. Lynch and Miss Ida
Fesenbeck, also Of the state normal,
will be in charge, giving demonstra-
lions of the latest methods Of teaching
constructive reading in the grades
The police blotter had a record of
color yesterday. Four negroes slept
in the Jail last night as result Of two
fights. The first was between Louis
Dade and Henry -.erne in the vicinity
of Thirteenth and Main street, about
a O'Clock. Lee SpaEes and Frank
Flint got in a mix-up at Ninth and
Main streets at s o'clock.