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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Weddino Gifts.

When invited Ia Il church wedding
and not to the reception following it is
not necessary to send Il present to the
bride, but a call is made or the bride
OH her ut home day Il month OF two
after the wedding.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29

see by this photograph. lie is Il toy
~Inlniel and lives in Germany.
Hut. unlike many real toys. he IS
very much alive. rompiny and playing
with the children of 8: soldier who
owns him. making their lives Il little
less unhappy while their father is at
var lighting for their country.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
SMALLEST OF SMALL DOGS
FITS IN A DRINKING GLASS.
This Toy Spaniel Lives In Germany,
Who're He Plays With the Chill
dren of a Soldier.

Did you ever see a dog which was
small enough to fit into an ordinary
drinking glass?
The smallest Of small dogs goes into
without much trouble, as you can
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Pretty Boudoir Caps.

Some of the newest houdOir caps are
made with strips of heavy brocade
mounted on Il lace OF net foundation.
The brocade usually used is not of de.
cidpl color.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Bio Fund For Boy Scouts.

When the recent campaign in Phila-
delphia to raise $lO.nD for increasing
the boy scout membership came to II
close the leaders found ihey We're not
only successful. but had exceeded their
aim by about $4,000.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Religious
Bible For Every European Fighter.

Bible For Every European Fighter.
Important officers Of the Internation-
al Sunday School association and the
Worlds Sunday School association
have made plans which they say will
result in sending a Bible to each SOL
der in the warning armies Of Europe.
A. j. Heinz Of Pittsburgh said that an
appeal would be sent to every Sunday
school in the country, each scholar be-
Ing asked to contribute 5 cents he has
earned.
Among the officers present were W.
N. Hartshorn Of Boston and George w.
Bailey Of Philadelphia, members Of the
executive committee Of the Worlds
Sunday School association, and Frank
D. Brown OF New York, general secre,
tary of the American section. John
Wanamaker Of Philadelphia, MI. Heinz
and others have guaranteed the dis
tribution Of the Bibles without expense
to the contributors.
Our Ministers to Preach In Europev
To convey the good will and sympa.
thy OF the Christian churches In Amer
lea the Federal Council of the Churches
Of Christ in America is sending q num-
Der or prominent ministers as messen-
gers to European churches, including
those in the warning nations.
THE purpose" said the Rev. Charles
$. mcfarland yesterday, should not
be misunderstood. We do not mean.
II we a help it, to let the war stop
Christian activities"
MIR. Macfarland. who is secretary Of
the council and n of the messengers.
added that arrangements begun a year
ago for a world congress to consider
the general work Of the churches would
go right ON.
1T has been decided" he stated.
that this is just the time to push orr
work harder than ever. We feel that
our conferences and prayers with the
churches in Europe will not tend to
lengthen the conflict
Z = =
Pick Cotton For Church.
Owing to the scarcity of cotton pick.
ers in the country around Stamford.
Tex, the Indies Of the Methodist
church went into the fields to pick, civ.
ing the proceeds to their church.
They have turned into the church
treasury Owe $50.
The dormitory girls of Stamford also
caught the cotton picking fever and
spent an afternoon in the fields. one OF
the young ladies picking sixty pounds
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29

did he whistle: The wluu-'Uvcr the
Hills and Ear Away"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
HUMBER MEN ARE
TO HAVE MEETING
keokuk Men viii Leave This After.
noon for Big Meeting Which
VIII Last Two Days.

The Southeastern Iowa Lumber
Dealers will meet in Iowa City tomor-
row for two day session. and large
delegation from Keokuk will attend
the meeting. Among those who will
go from Keokuk will be J. NJ Furlong.
George Angel and Harvey Beach Of
the keokuk Lumber Co., j. T. Nc
Broom from Taber Lumber Co., Har-
ry Patterson and E. P. Sauerwein.
Chandler Carter had intended to go
as representative of the s. C. and S.
Carter Co.. but will be unable to go.
This convention is the same as was
entertained at Keokuk last year
The program for the two day meet
ing is an elaborate one. The meeting
will be called to order on Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock, and will continue
In the afternoon and Thursday morn.
ing One evening will be given over
to the Hoo-Hoos for a Dutch lunch and
social session. On Thursday evening
the convention will be brought to a
close with banquet.
Thursday afternoon the lumber men
will be shown through the state uni
versity buildings. The banquet which
is to be served in the evening, will be
under the auspices Of the Iowa City
Commercial club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
KEOKUK MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION MEETING
An Interesting Meeting OF This Rep
resentatIves Body at the Y.
M. c. A. Building.

The Keokuk Ministerial association
met yesterday at the Y M. G. A.
building and in the absence OF the
president, Rev. w. H. Neil, the meet
ing was presided over by Rev. +. u.
Beardsley, vice president.
Rev. e. Leroy Steffey conducted
the devotional exercises, reading
Ephesians 2:1-10 on which he made
some very interesting and pertinent
comments after which Rev. w. l..
Hawkinson and Rev. H. l.. Todd LED
in prayer.
After the business OF the morning
had been concluded, Rev. w. M. Ba-
ker read splendid paper on "Church
Publicity" which was listened 10
with marked attention.
The meeting adjourned with pray
err by Rev. H. B. McElree.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
CITY NEWS.

i Z, < . I. 3
Pianos and player pianos at cost
to close out. Loewenstein Piano Co..
4 626 Main.
4 The Keokuk Armature works 10
Gated at 413 Johnson street, make q
| Especially of electric repairs and carry
a complete line of motor supplies. II
you have any work of this kind, il
will pay you to call on them. Read
their ad in this issue.
-Lagomarcino-Grupe Co. have In
vited the retail grocerymen Of Keo
kuk to attend a social gathering to-
morrow evening at $50 o'clock in the
Lagomarcino-Grupe Co building, AT
419 Bank street. There will be re-
i fnashments, cards and music.
"A customer of the classified col.
umn came into the office yesterday
/ very much depressed over the loss Of
lodge charm. He placed liner In
/ the classified column and his grief
vanished. The lost article was found
and restored
| First Church OF Christ Scientist.
/ of KeokulS, Iowa, announces free lee
ture on Christian Science at Elks
hall at s o'clock this evening, by Bick-
!, nell Young, G. s. b., of Chicago, H.,
a member Of Christian Science Board
of Lectureship OF The First Church
| of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Mass
! The public is cordially invited.
| That the deserters from the Unit
ed States army are becoming more
numerous daily was proven, locally,
| this morning when the police received
several notices and rewards for de-
serters. the last one numbering 22,-
! $50, enough men to take part In a
rather lively battle, either on land or
sea.
The city council this morning
passed an ordinance fixing the time
for the regular meetings Of the coun-
ell. In the. future they will be held
at nine o'clock on Monday and Thurs
day mornings, excepting when the
above days are legal holidays in which
case the meetings will be held on the
following Tuesday Or Friday, as the
case may be-
Word has been received here by
Mr.. and Mrs. James Walton that the
body Of n. A. Walton has been placed
In vault in Galveston until spring
when 1t will be brought north, for
burial. The illness of an infant child
in the family and the danger in bring
Ing it into another climate this time
VI Lug oeIi eauSeu tne ShahSe Al LUZ
eral plans.
The new management OF the
Grand theatre at Fort Madison, has
adopted the policy of having girl
ushers in the place of young men,
who formerly took charge Of this
work, says the Democrat. Misses
Lena Yaeger. Ruby Finch, Bertha
Niggemeyer and Elsie Eaigh now
have charge of the ushering whenever
a large feature film is shown and
eventually they will be used at all of ;
the large shows which appear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Leisy have re-
turned from Chicago where they at
tended the automobile show.
Fort Medison Democrat: Henry
Schubert is here from Keokuk for q
short visit with home folks.
VIM. Marchefke spent Sunday In keo.
kirk 49, e. A. Hamilton visited
friends In Keokuk Saturday and Sun
dav Joe Donovan, Harry Pet
erson ard Jack Evers OF KeoHlk,
spent Sunday In the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Ladies' Coats

This lot Of coats we have had packed
in box and stored in our annex for
more than year, SO you may know that
they do not closely resemble the present
styles, yet they are long coats and may
be made over, or the fine material that
is in them could be used for some other
purpose. Garry off your choice for $3.50
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Ladies Suits

There are about fifty suits in this lot,
mostly navy blues, grays and black and
good range of sizes. The suits, of
course, are not this fall Is styles, but
they are very sensible cut more than
can be said for some Of the later styles.
The suits sold from SIS to $500. Will
put them on sale for $3.50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
DUNCAN SCHELL
ANNUAL MEETING
Directors and officers Elected at An
nuai Meeting Of stockholders

Of Local Company.
The annual stockholders meeting OF
the Duncan-Schell furniture com
pany was held last night when direc-
tors and officers were elected. The
directors named were: H. G. and G.
NJ. Duncan, l.. A. Hamill, E. Ross Bak-
er, and F. r. Bulman. Officers elect
ed by the directors were: II. c. Dun
can. president; L. A. Hamil, vice
president; E. Ross Baker, treasurer,
and M. Z. Justice, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
CARD OF THANKS.

We are very grateful to our friends
and neighbors for their kindness, ana
wish to thank all for the beautifui
flowers.
MR. AND MRS. JAS. ADAMS,
AND FAMILY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Silks

The change from narrow 18-in silks
to the wider ones, has left us with quite
a few narrow silks on hand. Some have
become tender lying on the shelves, some
are as strong as the day they were made.
Pick out the strong kind at 25c per yard
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Silk and Lace Waists

In lot of about fifty waists, hardly
more than one size of a kind. This is
an accumulation Of several seasons.
There are waists from $3.50 to $1,000.
To close out at 95c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Sweaters /,

Ladies', misses and children's sweat
e1s in all sizes, most Of them are soiled,
especially the white ones, but they will
wash. They sold from $1.25 to 81 SO. Our
price now 25c, Soc, $1.00.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Underwear

There is lot of about fifty dozen,
fleeced underwear for children, ranging
in sizes from l to IA years, goods that
sold from 25c to SOC; our price on this
lot will be 1Oc per garment. Besides this
lot, we have some odd sizes in ladies'
fine underwear, made of wool and cot
ton and of silk and wool, principally in
small sizes, at half price.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Black Tafetta Silk Dress
Skirts

All these silk dress skirts were bought
the past season; the prices range from
$3.50 to $500. For slender people these
skirts are desirable. Be sure to see
them, only $3.50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Curtain Scrirns

In remnants only, from to yards,
at half price.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Ladies Silk and Wool
Dresses

We were undecided for some time
whether or not to put in this lot OF silk
dresses, because they are really good
styles and quite number Of them re-
cent purchases, yet as we wish to make
room in our ready-to-wear department.
fol new goods which will soon be arriv-
ing, we decided to include these in the
sale. Dresses that are worth from $12
to $25 now on sale at $500
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Ru1nmage Sale

Sale desirable goods but
goods other have sold we'll
great many articles that offering in this sale have been
piled top shelf stored under the Some
soed some sorry relate Of sye nothing in the whole lot
that would call first merchandise Still is worth
thing somebody and the making the goods
will strongly emphasize opinion of the whole lot
Below give you partial description of
what this sale consists anyway II you
the goods yourself might have in mind who
would be glad gift you Of the things that
will keep out the cold.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Children's Coats

When we say these coats are warm
coats we have said all we can truthfully
say about them. Price $1OO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
HODGE Has Still Got the Bargains

Read The Gate City want column.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Tailored Waists

Long sleeves, buttoned in front tail
ored waists that sold from ST to $3.50
Have been taken out of the boxes
stacked on the counter; they will be
closed out at one-fourth to one half regu-
Lar prices. A dollar waist good style,
for 25c should appeal to everyone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Stripped Dornet Flannel

This is white Domet flannel with
fine hair line stripes, very suitable for
waists, and many other purposes. It
sold for 15c. The rummage sale price
will be 8 1-3c per yard
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
Moreen for Petticoats

Colored wool moreen that sold for SOC
per yard, has been piled on top of the
shelf for several years, never even took
it down for inventory. Perhaps someone
can use it, now that petticoats are COM
ing back, at 12kc per yard
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-30
Child's Tongue
Becomes Coated
If Constipated
If cross, bilious, sick, feverish,
or full of cold, take
no chances.
California Syrup of Figs"
can't harm tender stom-
ach, liver, bowels.

Children love this fruit laxative" and
nothing else eleanses the tender stomach,
liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is,
they become tightly clogged with waste.
liver gets sluggish. stomach sour, then
your little one becomes CROSS half-sick,
feverish. don't eat, sleep or act naturally,
breath is bad. system full of cold, has
sore throat. stomachache or diaThOea.
Listen, Mother! See IL tongue is coated.
then give a teaSpoonful OF California
Syrup Of Figs" and in a few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and I'M
digested food passes out Of the system,
and you have a well. playful child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup OF Figs" because It is perfectly
hsrmless children love II, and it never
fails 10 act on the stomach, liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent bottle
OF California Syrup OF Figs" which has
! fun directions for babies, children OF all
ages and for grown-ups plainly printed
on the bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
| here. Get the genuine, made by the
California Fig Syrup Company. Refuse
any other kind with contempt-Advcr-
tisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-30
Hauser to Be Given
His Preliminary
Hearing This Week

A conference between County Attorney
George Magney and Captain Of Detec-
tives Maloney resulted In decision to
arraign Art Hauser on charge Of muir
der either Wednesday or Thursday
morning.
Hauser has written his brothers in
Wichita in an effort to secure means
for an attorney. If this Is not effected
he will be defended in district court by
Public Defender Richard Horton. lilo
will have no lawyer when arraigncd In
police court
My chief regret is" said Hausor,
that ever escaped from Canyon city.
Colo. l had just short sentence to
finish. Then could have started right.
Hauser was a member OF a road gang
of the Colorado penltentary, and made
his getaway late in the afternoon of a
day in November. 1918
He made for the Rocky mountains and
for four days was lost going without
food or drink during this time. Finally
he came out near Pueblo and stealing
pair of overals and sweater coat
from a livery stable caught a freight
train east. He finally landed in Liberty
Mo-, and started on the activities that
was cut short with his arrest at Indian
apolis
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-30
HOUSE ORGAN DEPARTMENT
OF AD CLUB MEETS FRIDAY

Chairman A. d. Peters of the house
organ department of the Omaha Ad club
has called the first round table meeting
of this department for Friday. A special
notice has been sent to the editors of
house organs whose names have been
registered with Chairman Peters, but II
there are any other in Omaha who are
publishing a house organ or who are
contemplating doing so. whether mem
bers of the Omaha Ad club or noD, who
would like to attend this meeting they
will be welcome, and should telephone
at once to Mr.. A. D. Peters, telephone
Tyler 200. so that a larger room can be
reserved II necessary. The meeting will
be held at the Commercial club.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-30
A Smooth, White Skin
That DeGes Weather

During the coming months of biting
winds and intense cold, you who would
keep your skins smooth. white and vel
Vety, should turn your attention to mer-
coliZed wax. Nothing else will so eff
fectively remove a chapped, roughened or
discolored surface. BY gradually alb
sorbing the weather-beaten cuticle, the
complexion is kept in perfect condition,
and even the beauty OF expression APP
pears more pronounced. IL your skin
be blotchy pimpiy, freckled coarse, sal
low or over-red, why not shed Il? One
ounce OF ordinary mercolized wax, to he
had at any druggists, will completely
transform the most unsightly complex
ion in less than a fortnight Use the wax
nightly. like cold cream, washing II off
mornings,
II weather age or poor health has
marred your face with wrinkles. here's
good news. You can quickly remove every
line by using a harmless, refreshing face
lotion prepared by dlssolving 1 OF. pow
dered saXolite In X pit, witch hazel. The
firmer, smoother skin, the more youth
full appearance, even after one applica-
ton, will astonish ou.-Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-30
BRITISH OFFICER
MISSING FOR YEAR
Relatives Finally Learn that He
Was Killed Over a Year Be-
fore in Belgium.
HAS OMAHA CONNECTIONS
.'Wounded and missing {,

wounded and missing"
Charles e. Hochstetler, formerly
of Kansas City and now a resident of
England, brother of f. b. Hochstetler
of this city and a cousin of Mrs. Kir-
kendall, who has visited in Omaha
many times and is well known here,
knows what the three words given
above mean to the women of Europe.
In April, 1914, he married a daugh-
ter of the late General C. M. Griffith
Bombay, staff corps in the Win
chester cathedral, Winchester, Eng
land. He had five brothers-in-law in
the regular British army, all officers,
and since the death of Captain Lewis,
has four.
On October 10. 1914 Captain II. r.
Lewis, Royal Queens West Surrey regi-
ment, a brother-in-law of Mr. Hoch-
stetler's wife, fell in a skirmish near
the village Of Ledgehem, Belgium, near
Ypres. In due time he wns reported
wounded and missing by the war Of
flee. After thirteen months of indefati-
gable search by his wife and relatives
his fate was ascertalned November 10,
1915. He had been killed, his body found
and buried in the churchyard at
Ledgehem.
German Troops Surprised Him.
Captain Lewis regiment was trans
ferred from Bermuda to South Africa
just before the outbreak OF war. Imme-
diately the regiment was ordered to Eng
land and went to France as a part OF
General Frenohs expeditionary force. on
October 10 cavalry rode through a viii
lage near Ledgehem and reported 1t un.
/ occupied, but saw bicycles stacked
against a building. A squad sent out to
recover the bicycles did not return. Cap,
tain Lewis then was directed to proceed
with another squad to the village to In
vestigate. Riflemen Of a German bicycle
troop surprised Captain Lewis command
and killed or captured all save one pri
vate who, wounded. crawled back to his
company through a turnip patch. HC
brought word that Captain Lewis hat
been shot through the cheek and fallen
He thought he was not killed,
After n Year or Searching.
On November 10 this year a documen
in Flemish was received by relatives o.
Captain Lewis, forwarded by the Belgian
Red Cross society. Translated, it proved
to be an affidavit of two Masons mad
before the burgomaster of Ledgehem. Oc
tober %, 1914, stating that the body o
Captain H. +. Lewis. C. T., Queens regi
ment," was found by them on octobe
10 and buried in the Ledgehem church
yard. The Identification is considered
positive, as 1t apparently was made from
the metal disc which British officer
year about their necks. &C, E." stand
for the Church of England, each dis
stating the religious preferences of tn
wearer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-30
South Side Talent
at Commercial Club
Fellowship Dinner

Not a single bit of professional talent
is to be employed to give the cabaret
features for the big fellowship dinner OF
ethe Commercial club this evening.
Local talent, selected and hand-picked
from among the membership of the club
itself. will furnish the cabaret features
Now it is up to this membership OF
the club to demonstrate what It has in
the way of talent Practice and re-
hearsal has been in progress for some
time, and it is promised that some very
lively features are ready to come on
the boards at a moments notice any
where between the course of olives and
the course Of stogies.
Since a big addition was made to the
membership through a cyclone campaign
on the South side, the best talent on the
South Side is also to be employed IN
song. dance and ceremony in the varie'
gated cabaret.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-30
Omaha Gospel Team
Gets Results at It's
Fremont Meeting

y Four hundred persons reconsecrated
themselves and twelve were converted
as the result of the work Of a gospel
team which went from Omaha to FIRE.
mont Saturday and held meetings there
Sunday
The team consisted of M. C Rush.
leader r. A. HOLSTER, Gerald Drew, f.
w. Blair. A. Rosengren. r. s. Cain. p.
c. Forgy 3. e. Ziess and w. c. hoffman
They held street meetings Saturday
evening, visited the Sunday schools and
held meetings in the Baptist and Presby'
terrain churches Sunday morning. A mems
rally was held at the Young Mems Chris
tian association in the afternoon and g
rally for young people in the Congrega'
tional church in the evening. Union ser
vices were held in the Baptist church in
the evening and a meeting In the
Methodist church.
Evangelistic services are to start in Ere
mont the first of the year, by which tins
9 tabernacle will be built.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-30
Man Charged With
Writing Insulting
Notes to Mrs. Gait

NEW YORK. Nov. pa man deserib-
ing himself as Samuel White. p, an in
ventor. was arrested here today by po-
lice and secret service agents charged
with having written insulting letters TO
Mrs. Edith B. Gait. President Wilson'S
fiancee, and her mother. Mrs. Boiling.
White, according to the police, admitted
having written to Mrs. Gait and Mrs
Rolling concerning a patent egg carrier
10 be used in the mails, and two new
musical instruments. The prisoner said
the police added, that he wrote the first
letter for a Samuel Osborne OF Chicago
who had invented one Of the musical in
struments.
White told the police that he met Mrs
Gait and her mother here in 1918.