The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-10
CITY NEWS.


Wall paper. Geo. f. Plug.
/ Use Blom's soap. best for general
use. made in Keokuk.
| Have your paper cleaned by In
man. Phone 2. Fred De Young.
The board of education will meet
on Thursday in the regular session.
Masonic: Special. Eagle, Tues
day. April II. 700 o'clock; list degree.
| Closing out stock floor veneer.
cheap. Stricken Mfg. Co., 219 Johnson.
The bar docket for the April term
of court is being printed and will be
ready for distribution in short time.
Have your spring wall papering.
painting and decorating done by
Klepfer & Whitehead. Phone Red
1904
A large number of country peo-
pie were in the city yesterday at
tending the closing services at the
tabernacle
Young men, Ewers- Mccarthy Co.'S
$12 and SIS suits are all wool. style
up-to-the-minute. Ask the man who
wears one
The Mississippi river is still re
ceding and farmers in the levee dis
! tricts and the railroad people are
resting easier.
The steamer Keokuk is making
regular trips. So far the passenger
| traffic is not large, but the freight
| business Is good.
| When you place an advertise
ment in The Gate City you talk to
forty thousand people. Is it worth
while to advertise?
| Patrons Of the classified columns
/ should arrange to send cash with
! their orders as this class Of advertis-
| ing is on a cash basis.
| A marriage license was issued
Friday at Burlington to William Tim
othy Finn Of Lander, Wyoming. and
Mrs. Inez Burns Of Keokuk-
-Ewers-McCartny Co.'S s12 and
SIS suits are all wool, have style, fit
and character. Ask the man who
wears one.
The Iowa supreme court, last
week, denied rehearings in several
Sanders vs. Sutlive Bros.
Albert Chandler of Keokuk was
one of the ten men accepted at the
Burlington recruiting station last
week for army service. He will Join
the hospital corps.
The cold snap continues and the
people are wondering just when re-
lief will be at hand. 1t will not be
long until there is complaint filed
against the weather man for furnish
ing too hot" brand.
The Gate City office will be open
Saturday evenings from Z until 8
o'clock for the accommodation OF
those who are unable to call for the
transaction Of business during the
regular week day business hours.
This was Iowa's first president
ial primary election and If the temper
of the voters does not change the pri-
mary law will pass away in few
years. In this city the interest in the
primary was OF a very Indifferent
variety.
The day has long since passed
when advertising was viewed from the
standpoint Of charity. Today adver-
Using is a vital part of any business.
The day has long since passed when
infrequent advertising is sufficient.
Today the value of advertising is in
its truthfulness and persistency.
Civil service examinations for
valuation analysist in the division of
valuations of the interstate commerce
com mission, will be held on May g..
The office pays from $500 to $4,000
per annum. Notices of the examine
ton and the proper application blanks
can be obtained from st. Paul.
Several communications have re-
Gently been received at this office
without the signature of the writer.
The rule governing communications is
that the name of the writer must be
attached to the article, not necessar-
lily for publication but for the informa-
ton of the editor. Unless the ident-
ity of the writer is known to the edi-
tor the communication will not be
published
The thirty-ninth annual session
Of the women's societies of home and
foreign missions will be held in
Morning Sun, Iowa. April % and 26
On Wednesday there will be a memoir
iaI service. The program has been
issued for the meeting and promises
very interesting and profitable ses-
sion. Delegates from Keokuk churches
will attend the meeting
"A railroad is often cursed but sell
dom praised. Here is a case from
LAGRANGE where the railroad gets a
flower from the Indicator as follows:
! The thanks of the public are due the
Burlington officials, and the. crews
which operated the trains and looked
after the track on this division, for
maintaining train service when the
high water made it's continuance not
merely difficult, but dangerous.