The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-19
CITY NEWS.

Merriam hardware store.
4 Market at Home Tea Co.. Satur-
day. social committee Y. w. G. A.
w. M. Baker. pastor of the First
Christian church, will preach at Sum
mitville Sunday afternoon at 2:45
O'Clock.
4 Choice turkeys, chickens, spring
lamb. veal, beef, pork and finest saus-
age at Jos. Haubert's, TOO Main street
Coal, wood and kindling in small
and large orders. Let me have your
next order. Phone 221. J. c. Nc
Manus.
u. P. 1ngle. manager Of the Keokuk
Electric company, returned from Ced-
ar Rapids. Iowa, last night, where he
was called on business. Mr.. Ingle re-
ports that 1t was showing all along
the line from Cedar Rapids to Keokuk,
especially hard at Burlington.
/ SOC lanterns, 25c, Saturday. Mer-
RAM hardware store.
| Special sale floor veneer. less than
| Wholesale. Stricken Store Fix. Co.
1 The Keosauqua Republican says
containing keokuk boosters, visited
various towns in this county Tuesday
last They were in Keosauqua nearly
an hour, reaching here about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. The company ex.
lpected to return to Keokuk that even
ing.
-Pucketchetucl. lodge No. 43, meets
every Friday evening at 500 o'clo *
Geo. A. Burns, N. G.: George w. I'm.
meagrt, permanent secretary.
The Keosauqua independent In its
Issue yesterday contained the follow
/ ing reference to the Keokuk mer-
chants get acquainted trip: Five
auto loads Of representatives from
Keokuk passed through Keosauqua
Tuesday afternoon with banners On
their cars, trade in Keokuk. They
also distributed advertising matter.
They probably wanted an outing and
wanted SOMEBODY to help pay the ex-
penses so they decided on the above
stated plan.
Regular meeting Keokuh council
No. $50 tonight at o'clock. Hawkes.
hall, Eighth and Main. Visiting breth.
rem fraternally invited to attend. 9.
Lloyd Norman, regent; J. I. Annable,
secretary.
The Montrose Journal contains
the following of interest to the friends
of Mr.. Reeves: Mr.. Reeves told us
the first Of this week that November
IL. 1850, he landed from the steamer
Pike No. s, in Keokuk. Took a con.
veyance to Montrose where he set
tied, and where he has since resided.
He was young man Of twenty, COM
ing to this new country. as 1t was then,
to make his way. He has lived her.
possibly longer than any other man,
unless 1t be Thomas Simpson. He re-
marked that II any one was curious to
know his age and was good in
authentic, they could find out.
M. E. Flynn, state pure food In
spector who has been dropping in on
Keokuk and other river cities to see
that grocers and butchers are obey
ing the sanitary laws. has been look
ing around Des Moines lately. Com
missioner Barney decided to switch
inspectors, not that he had any
charges to make against anyone, but
for the purpose OF giving the men
new territory, Inspector Flynn got
the capital and s. 0. Van de Bogart
will make the river cities for the next
month. It Is expected that some ad-
ditional prosecutions may result from
the changes.
The Gate City wishes to thank
those retail merchants who generous
dllOWcu WY PA0PnA ou
for Thursday evenings issue to APP
pear in tonights paper. The mer-
chants swamped US with Thanksgiv-
ing Appreciation sale advertising yes
terday, we regret to say sending in
much Of the copy so late it was i'm
possible to set all the advertisements.
In fact but for the kindly assistance
Of Lutz & Stahl who inconvenienced
thems elves to loan US printer, much
more advertising would have been
omitted All but one of the ho1d-over
advertisements were allowed to appear
in tonight's issue. the only exception
being the case OF one OF the largest
retail business houses, whose advertis-
ing manager Withdrew his copy, which
he had right to do, Notwithstanding
the fact he gave It to us at SO late
an hour the probability Of 1t appear
ing was very remote.
Church pews are being made at
the Fl. Madison penitentiary The
Democrat says: The prison Is COM
lpleting a set of thirty-nine white oak
Ipews for the German Lutheran church
lat Franklin, iowa, which are being
made in lengths OF 7. 10 and II feet.
and handsomely finished A shor+
time ago the church at Franklin was
torn down and bargain was made by
the trustees with the prison for sale
of the old pews which the congrega
ltion wished to get rid of without loss.
The prison was asked to buy them as
old lumber. After an examination
was made Of them a further PROPOSE.
Ition was made that II the prison would
take the old seats contract would
he given for making the new ones out
of oak. the difference in price to be
paid in cash. 1t is said the prison is
mot making much Of a profit on the
transaction, but that it has taken the
old seats off the hands OF the church
and making new ones.
Battle With Gunn,an.