The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
CITY NEWS.

Masonic. Hardin. Mon l5- 1:33,
arst.
Harry Linstrum is seriously sick
at St Josephs hospital
Electric flat irons for Xmas gifts
King Plumbing company
-Huiskamp for Christmas shoes for
men, women and children.
Abe Martin says "of all good ad-
vice, stop and think' is the best.
The sale Of Red Cross stamps
continues in Reokuk with unusual
stamps this will be a record
breaker, it lis beiieved
-AIl styles electric reading lamps
at King Plumbing company.
The added touch OF winter yes
terday helped to stimulate the Christ
mas purchases, according 10 the mer-
chants.
-Keokuk merchants have made
preparations TO care for the holiday
trade Try them They viii treat
you right
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
church, Twelfth and Morgan streets.
S. c. Franzen, pasSor.-SunGay school
at 1900 o'clock. No other services.
Miss Mamie P. Fulton was oper-
ated on yesterday at Graham hos
pital- Her condition is reported as
being satisfactory and her friends win
hope for a speedy recovery.
The La Dell Concert Co. at ST.
Peters hall, cor. 9Th and Timea SITS.
Dec. 10. Tickets so cents
To-day Is Anti-Tuberculosis Sun
day, not only for Keokuk but for al
cities in the country. The observance
of the day here will be in the Bap-
;cy chr rrhor, TSr Fuller
viii speak on the subject OF this
dread disease.
Have your Christmas pictures
! framed at Foulkes. 40i Blondeau.
"A charities organization is being
I formed at Kalamazoo, Mich, and O.
3. Towne. former secretary of the
i Keokuk Industrial association. has
written to D. A. GLASGOW of the United
Charities here asking about the Keo-
kuk system
-Keokuk lodge No. Is. L o. o. F..
meets every Monday night, at 1880
o'clock. Visiting brothers invited to
attend.
IAN illustrated lecture on China,
Yesterday and Today" viii be given at
! the Y. NJ C. A. this afternoon at
o'clock. The lecture will be given by
C. q. Durgee, general secretary Of the
institution.
Rev. F. C.. Edwards, pastor of
Trinity NJ. e. church. VIII speak at
the Y. W. C. A. vesper service this
afternoon at o'clock Mrs. Barham
/ will play on the harp. All women and
girls OF the city have been invited to
] be present at this service.
The state board of control is
making a deal for the purchase of
! twelve lots opposite the Fort Madi-
I son penitentiary. The purchase price
1 is $4,000 The land will be used for
| storage of lumber for the chair plant
which is being established at the
prison.
The Quincy Wing has been sold
I to a stock company whereby A. O.
Lindsay, formerly of the Birmingham
4 (Ala.) Ledger. becomes the principal
stakeholder. Frank Lindsay. business
manager OF the Decatur Herald. and
other Decatur citizens are also stock
holders. The paper will continue re-
publican in politics.
II r.. s. Ransom sends the following
Santa Monica despatch in the Los
4 Angeles Tribune with the comment
that one would think he was living In
Keokuk in the old days: 'fW. II. Car.
ter, who has been street superinten.
dent for several years, apparently has
a walkaway for the job of police
works commissioner, and NJ. r. King
seems to be elected police Judge by a
safe majority.
The mysterious Jack the Hug
ger" is operating again. Friday nigh.
a young woman, who was returning
from her work, met the mysterious
stranger at Seventh and Palean
streets. Her screams brouhgt couple
of pedestrians to her aid, and the
man was chased down an alley and
disappeared. A few nights ago a
woman's screams broke the silence oil
north side neighborhood. The thug
ger" seems to be equipped with seven
league boots and gets around in rapid
fashion to all parts of the city
TT Madison Gem City: Judge
Hamilton, who has been sitting in the
district court at Grundy Center dur
ing the week, returned TO Fort Madi
son last night. He will go back to
Grundy Center January 3 to open the
January term of the court, unless
Judge Muilin, who regularly presides
in the court there, has sufficiently re
covered from illness to take the
bench again. Judge Hamilton will GO
to Keokuk next Tuesday to hear the
red light district cases there Judge
Bank will hear equity cases here dur.
ing the week