The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-24
CITY NEWS.
Baptist bazaar, Dec. u.

baptist bazaar, Dec. II.
Moving. J. Opstelten. phone R-64s.
You are invited to read the
classified columns.
The Trinity Ladies' excursion 10
Quincy Friday, June 30.
Sec The HoneYmooners, 20 peo-
pie. Orpheum today and tomorrow.
Owing to increase in materials,
| Fort Madison blacksmiths have rails
ed prices on certain kinds Of black
smithing.
-Kahofa, Mo-, is going to cele-
brate the glorious Fourth and num-
Der from Keolcuk will attend the
celebration.
Newspapers in Holland are hard
hit by the soaring price OF print pa
per which is now two and hall
times its normal value. The papers
tn Amsterdam have boosted subscrip-
ton prices ten per cent and have
added twenty per cent to the adyer-
Using charges.
keep your eye on the advertise
ments appearing in The Gate tnty.
They contain the late news about
merchandise, and in these days mer-
chandise changes frequently. You
can keep up with the changing fash-
ion procession by watching Gate
City advertisements.
Last night the crowds on Main
street were dense 1t was the big
eest crowd seen in Keokuk in years.
All the way from Third to Eleventh,
the sidewalks presented solid lines OF
people, and in some places the SIDE
walks were SO crowded, that people
were forced out into the street. Ihls
morning the crowds were even great
| er.
| The river has fallen foot or
more in the last forty-elsht hours, IN
spite of the heavy rains in iris local.
ity. When the Des Moines TAILS, the
Mississippi will go down rapidly. AT
nresent the water is still well up to-
/ ward the flood stage. The river is
exceptionally high for this period OF
the year.
Leon F. Kane, who has been
studyiug here few days prepare
tory to travelling for a book concern
has gone to La Sale, ILL.,, where ne
will make his summer headquarters
In the fall he will return to Gales
hurg- where he has been attending
KNOX college. Kane has won reputa
ton as an athlete at that institution
during his first year.
Parsons college will have promt
nence in the morning service at west
minister church tomorrow morning
being represented by Rev. G. M. Can
trail who will deliver the sermon, ant
MISC I,uella Ferne Young, OF the
] musical department OF the college
. will sing at both services. She VII
he the guest of MIR. and Mrs. w. J
Fulton while in the city.
-Keokuk fans who rememoe
Wee Willie" Prough, will be interest,"
ed in the following from the Oakland
Cal ENQUIRER: In seventeen I'D
nings he allowed but four hits ant
no runs. Oakland winning, 10. Dur
ing the first eleven innings Prougl
allowed no hits The Enquirer say
the fans begged for lock OF nj
hair and almost tore the big fellow
anart in their efforts to congratulat
him.
The Iowa Retail Druggists asse
citation in convention at Iowa City
decided hereafter to meet seminar
lnualIy. Des Moines was awarded IN
mid winter meeting and Dubuque Tn
summer meeting. The following o.
ficers were elected: President, >. =
e Todd. Sioux City; vice president:
t Thomas Watts, Holstein; II. c. HUI
hard Humboldt: Robert Harvey, MIS-
i. souri Valley; treasurer, J. W. Line
n ley. winfield; secretary. A Y. fali
d enhamer, Dubuque. j. h suffer
J. burlington, was elected to the execl
Tive committee Of the association.