The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-12
CITY NEWS.

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Good soc rubbers at Huiskamp's.
1t will soon be house cleaning
Let Markley send you choice
chicken or roast for Sunday dinner.
About time to report the first
robin
Huiskanlp's reduction sale closes
Saturday.
This week has been quite live
ly one in social circles.
Several Keokuk merchants are in
the east purchasing new goods.
-I.incoln's birthday today. AS usual
the banks and courts were not open
for business today.
Saturday last day of Huiskamp's
reduction sale.
Choice line of chickens and fine
roasts of meats at Jos. Haubert's. 709
Main street
The Chicago board of trade was
not in session today. The board
closes on Lincoln's birthday.
One way to beat the mail order
house is to use literally the advertis-
ing columns of the local newspapers.
DR.. j. B. How'd has moved his
street to suite 226, Masonic temple
mail sacks somewhat heavier the past
few days-due to sending valentines.
Considerable local interest was
manifest today in the attitude of the
Legislature regarding the wet and dry
issues.
-Patronize home industry Buy
Goodenough food at belongs, 90
South Fourth Made by Keokuk Pure
Food CO.
Mrs. Kate Garrison. 21i South
Sixth street. has sufficiently recover.
ed from her recent operation to be re-
moved to her home.
1t will not be long until the mer-
chants of this city put on their March
gales. These are annual events that
never fail to create keen interest in
merchandise.
-Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday night at O'clock. All
members requested to be present. BY
order of noble grand, Geo. Immegart.
secretary. Work in the first degree.
Regular meeting OF keokuk Tenn
pie Pythian Sisters at K. P. hall Fri
day evening at 7:30. Visiting members
invited. Mrs. N. j. Montague, NJ. E. G.
Mrs. O. w. Rowe, NJ. Of r. and c. Bust
ness of importance.
Attend Huiskamp's reduction sale.
The Burlington road in connection
with the D. & r. G., has been selected
by the New York and Chicago Ma
tional Association OF Credit Men as
their official route to the convention
at Salt Lake City in June.
The article about the old Des
Moines valley railroad, appearing in
this paper recently, written by Jasper
Blines for the Burlington Post. was
read with interest by many of the
older citizens who recall many of the
events related by the writer.
Mrs. Sadie Mott OF 1910 Blondeau
street, who has been at local hospi-
tai about three weeks, rapidly i'm
proved from the effects Of a surgical
operation. and has returned to her
home, much to the qualification of her
many friends.
III C. Burns, for about three years
general SECRETARY of the local Y NJ.
c. A., is visiting, wearing the same
quiet genial smile as in days of yore.
Mr.. Burns left here, 1t will be remem-
bered. several months ago to accept
a similar position at Waterloo, where
he is now located. He is looking wen
and seems to be well pleased with his
new location Mrs. Burns is also in
the city
They are seeing robins at Fort
Madison, as the following from the
Democrat shows: Robin red-breast
has put in appearance and he Is three
weeks ahead of his debut last year
The welcome little bird was first seen
Wednesday morning. sitting as import
antly as could be, on fence on Black
Hawk Heights. The little fellow de-
ported himself as though he had never
left the region of Fort Madison. To-
day a couple of blue birds presented
themselves on the Heights. This -
the earliest the robin has been seen
in Fort Madison since 1911, when he
made his first appearance February
6. In 1908 he was first seen here on
the 5th of February. These two
years are the only seasons In the past
ten years that the robin has been
found this far north as early as Febru-