The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-11
DOLLAR DAY SET
FOR September 4
keoIuk Retailers League Decides at
Meeting Last Night TO Have An
other Bargain Day Like One
Ia the Spring.
| NAME SAME COMMITTEE
Lowitz. Klein and Bauer VIII Have
Charge Two New Members Re-
eeived Into League
LAST Night.

Dollar Day, when real bargains will
be offered for one dollar, will be held
In Keokuk on Saturday. September 4.
This was the decision OF the Keokuk
Retailers league last night at the
meeting at NauvoO The decision was
arrived at after considerable discus
sion as to the advisability of having
dollar day along with circus day.
One thing Is certain, the people who
come to Keokuk on September A, are
going to have the biggest lot of bar
gains to choose from that have been
offered them. Real bargains, too
Several OF the merchants impressed
that fact home in informal talks. The
dollar day. last spring. was such =
success and SO many real bargains
Z we're offered then. and the custom
ers were all pleased, the merchants
are going to offer bigger bargains, II
possible this time.
The report of the committee to So.
cure the sentiment Of the members III
dollar day, and the farmers picnic.
A was made by George Bauer, chairman,
ard George 5. Merriam, member Of
the committee. The merchants gen
orally favored dollar. day, Mr.. Bauer
said, but the time for holding 1t was
SO at variance as suggested by ca II
merchant, hat the committee wanted
the league to decide the date.
Suggest Circus Day.
Emil F.. Renaud moved that dollar
day be held within the next three
weeks. Sam Younker asked the
league what they thought about hold
ing dollar day on circus day. He said
the people would all be here, then. and
Perhaps they would not come into
Keokuk twice, in as large crowd as
they would circus day. He thought
there would be time for shopping
while waiting Tor the parade Mr..
Bauer suggested making it bargain
day instead OF just dollar day and
this would give some Of the members
like bakers and grocers a better
chance to get in.
Albert Linquist thought II best not
- mix dollar day with the circus.
sPeople didn't come to buy .on circus
day. he thought T. N. Conner thought
the days should be kept separate as
people didn't do much buying on ctr.
Gus day.
September q Chosen.
H. c. Duncan moved to amend Mr..
ERenaud's motion to four weeks, which
would make it the Saturday before
Labor day. Mr.. Renaud and his se,-1
rond accepted the amendment, and IT.
was put to rising vote, and was
unanimous for Saturday, September 4.
President Justice appointed the
same committee which had charge Of
dollar day In the spring to take
charge OF dollar day this time. The
committee is composed of N. s..
Lowitz, Louis Klein and George Bauer.
Absolute bargains for dollar"
Will be the slogan for the day.
Advertising and Windows.
Mr.. Klein urged that merchants
prepare their advertising matter
early, and that they advertise the day
IN the local papers. and in the neigh
coring town papers.
John w. Rovane spoke Of the people
Being pleased at their treatment last
srring here on dollar day, and hoped
mat the second day would be as big
2 success. t. N. Conner seconded
Sar. Rovane's views.
The merchants will make their win
lows as attractive as possible on dol
lar day. Real bargains will be dis
flayed, and the care taken on window
contest days with the windows will
&c taken on September A.
Two new members were added to-
Inc league membership. DR.. Coral r.
Armentrout and Edward w. moore.
They were received with open arms,
and called on for speeches.
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