The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
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CITY NEWS

Special for tomorrow, sweet po-
tatoes 35c per peck. Fred DeYong.
The way to bring business to
Keokuk is to advertise Keokuk. This
is the business OF the business men.
That busy waist and dress depart
ment Why? New models daily from
New York. Popular priced. Lowitz.
(No two alike.)
The Mcbride Millinery Co. an
nounce their trimmed hats now on
display.
-keokuk camp ". w. A. No. 622
will hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are re-
quested to be present.
Reserved seat tickets for Friday
evenings band concert on sale at
Ayres & Chapman and Wards Cigar
store.
Fort Madison Democrat: A Ford
party of four from Keokuk adver-
Using the street fair which Keokuk
is going to have next month, reached
Fort Madison Monday afternoon. stop
ping here for short time. In the
party were DIR. G. Walter Barr, who
said he wanted to get away from
work at Des Moines and loaf for a
while, going to Keokuk as the best
lcafing place; Fred c. Smith, city ed
itor OF The Daily Gate City and Con-
stitution-Democra James NJ. Fulton,
manager Of the Keokuk Industrial as
sociation, and Jucien F. Barr.
A marriage license was issued
yesterday to VIM. o. Wiles, d and
Ethel May McWilliams. IS, both of
Chicago. They were married at the
home Of F. A. Rumbaugh, AS Blon-
deau street at 8 o'clock last night by
Rev. Wallace r. Bacon Of the First
Christian church.
Inquiries from parents asking why
their sons now serving with the Iowa
troops at the Mexican border have
not been released so they may return
to college, are being answered by Ad-
jutant General Guy e. Logan with
stateme nts to the effect that the re-
cent orders of the war department
do not indicate that any more of the
student soldiers will be released at
this time. The war department has
refused to release the students from
the regiments which have been or
dered back to mobilization camps. The
military department believes that
the same order will apply to the
troops in the field.
| DIR. G. H. Sumner. secretary OF
the state board Of health. has asked
the governor to issue a proclamation
| declaring that all children under 16
years Of age must show health GER
| tificates to train officials before
boarding trains. The national confer
ence on infantile paralysis held at
Washington two weeks ago recon-
mended that this be done by all
states If this action is taken it will
not be necessary to inspect trains
crossing state borders as is now being
done in many states. This precaution
lis already being taken by some states
Texas has made such requirement
and some of the eastern states, it is
reported are doing so.
Lieut. Edward Chase is temper
arily in command of Company l. at
i Brownsville. Captain Frank lie Bron
has secured a leave of absence in or.
der to go east to attend to some bust.
ness matters. Mrs. LeBron met him
at st. Louis. The leave of absence
is for thirty days, it is understood
here.
! Through the courtesy of the Rev.
ID. E. Butler, the quartet which ap-
peared last evening in concert here,
entertained the city hall occupants
yesterday afternoon with several Sc
lections. The mayor and commits.
sioners and all of the city officials
and few invited guests were present
at the little concert which was given
by the singers at $3.50 o'clock. The
concert was much enjoyed by the