The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
CITY NEWS.

Telephone IS when you have Job
printing.
The Keokuk Retailers 80 to Car
thage this evening.
Sacrifice sale-Trimmed hats At
Lavogue. Wednesday and THURSDAY.
Classified advertising must be
paid for when the advertisement 10
sent to the office.
The Gate City Job department
will take care Of your Job orders
promptly. Telephone SO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer G. MCPHERSON
1923 Park street, announce the birth
of son, weighing ten pounds. born
Friday. June 2.
Please return rife 70 florence
Post G. A. r., loaned about year
ago Probably used for window dis
play. u. d. Sheppard.
"A marriage license has been Is
sued to BENJAMIN Harrison Harmon
and Beulah Clara Margaret Mem
hardt, both Of Donnollson.
The Gate City goes into .practd-
cally all Of the homes In Kookuk.
Why not get your advertisement MT.
Merchant, into these homes.
The national democratic oouven
ton convenes In st. Louis tomorrow.
The Gate City VIII post bulletins Of
the convention proceedings.
Some OF the farmers IN this VI
cinity are not doing much In the way
Of corn planting, but they are gather
Ing Strawberries rather rapidly.
There's q reason why Seither &
Cherry Co. 25 South Fifth. can sell
goods cheaper. No high rent to pay.
See our window for real bargains.
Prayer meeting, First Methodtst
Protestant church. "wednesday, $500
p. N. Patriotic service In heopdnG
with Flag Day. Public Invited.
Tho indications arc that Z largo
number viii go with the retailers to
Carthage this afternoon to attend
the regular meeting Of the organiza-
ton.
| when you send your CLASSIFIED
advertising to The Gate City Office.
| be sure and send payment for same
as all want advertising Is on cash
basis.
Use our motor truck for padnics
and fishing parties, comfortable seats,
| careful driving, plenty OF room Tor
party Of ten. Wm. Schafer Coal 90.
Phone sS8.
lodge tonight. Visiting members a.
ways welcome. Ophelia BFoesel.
Noble Grand; Carrie Ackley, record.
Ing secretary.
About $50 passengers came to
Keokuk last Sunday on the steamer
Keokuk. The river season always
brings to this city . largo number OF
excursionists.
Jacob Bush, An old resident Of the
city, Is critically Ill 1t his home. 1872
Cedar street. His sons and daugh-
ters have been called home and are In
attendance on him.
Tho directors OF the Keokuk In
dustrial association met last night at
the Hotel Iowa Several committee
reports were received, and there was
the usual routine business transacted.
Westminster Presbyterian Sun
day school excursion to Quincy Thurs
day, leaving at 7:15 a. m. Fare
round trip. adults 600. members OF
misses Osburn and MCGOWAN, and
Messrs. Allen and Henze1s classes
and 10 members Of boys congress. 25c-
Moving. J. Opstelten. phone R-64S.
Regular meeting Loyal Order Of
Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 7oA. tonight
at o'clock, in Moose hall. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. John q.
stadler. dictator. A. p. Moore 500
retary.
Tho Eagles 90 to Mu1catane On
the 18th and the Moose to Davenport
on the 18th and the Elke to Daven-
port on the 21st. There win be three
Jolly outings, and no doubt. the visit
ors at Muscatine and Davenport are
going to have an excellent time ana
will be glad that they went
Ii the farmers have good Westn-
er throughout the present week IN
which to work IN the fields. the conoi-
t1ona in Tee county will look consid-
erahIy brighter. while tho season -
backyard the time has arrived FOR
the crops to make rapid growth ana
With 4 few real hot days, corn would
como to the fore rapidly.
-Iohn Schwaner and wife OK WIN
tersek. iowa, spent Sunday IN Keokuk
a4 the home Of O. Arthur Kieda1sch-
Mr.. Schwaner b the president OF tho
IOWA Retail Harness Mems essoc1a-
Non which is in convention th2s
week at Burlington. He and MS
wife will return to Keo6uk FOR vlslt
before going back home.
Members Of the Burlington po.
lice force have begun campaign OF
enforcing the rules OF the road" 70
tho letter and hope thereby to prevent
or at least lessen the number OF auto-
mobile accidents. Keokuk autolsts
who have heen IN Burlington and not
amply protected have been caiieo
to account for some oversights.
Last evening the attendance At
pilgrims Rest Baptist church was
small and the Rev. Dr.. Hayden talked
for a short while from the 14th CHAP
tar Of Corinthians. He postponed
the subject he was to preach from'
Citizenship in Heaven, until tonisn..
Services commence at ociocA
sharp. A cordial welcome exsended 20
the public to attend each serves.
Word was received here To-Day ol
tbe death of Harold Webb, seven
Years old, the youngest son OF Mrs.
John Webb, which occurred at Kan.
sas City. Death was the result OF