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

Palm Canned Goods
Hamills Steel Cut Coffee
/ Write poem
National auto livery Phone 533.
Masonic: Hardin Lodge, special,
We'd. Apr. 5, first degree.
Charles Melone and Peter Luck
were given ten days each when ar
lraigned in the superior court on the
charge of drunkenness.
The spraying Of orchard trees
! demonstrated at the Newton farm at
| Argyle Friday was an unqualified sue
cess and the large number of people
present were most eloquent in their
statements OF appreciation.
CHASER, the timer. for guttering.
spouting and tin work Of all kinds.
Complaints have been made to the
police department that boys living out
on Grand avenue have been shoot NJ
! at the birds in their neighborhood. An
! investigation is being conductor and
! the guilty parties will be punished If
caught.
The fire department was called to
spot on South Fifth street between
Timea and Des Moines streets last ev-
ening where a pile Of rubbish was blaz-
ing, just aiross the alley from the
Wells school. One line Of hose was
used in extinguishing the fire. There
was no loss to property.
The river at Keokuk is falling
somewhat and shows signs of recover
ing from its rampages Of last week.
The regular schedule of the river
packets is in effect today with the ar
rival of the steamer Black Hawk from
Davenport and the Keokuk from
Quincy. Captain Hugh Mckenzie is
in command of the Keokuk and Cap
tain Robert Dodds is in charge of the
Black Hawk.
Now is the time to have your
tin work. guttering and spouting
looked over. Let CHASER do it. 81
North Sixth.
"A number OF Keokuk men have
been drawn on the federal court
juries for the Davenport term which
commences April IS. They are Henry
Wilkerson and John T. Hines for
grand jury service and Theodore Bode.
Charles J. Dickie, ]. F. MCGEE and
Herbert II. Smith for petit jury serv-
ice. The Davenport term will follow
that of the Keokuk which commenced
today.
Regular meeting Loyal Order OF
Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704. tonight
at s o'clock, in Moose hall. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. John g.
Stadler, dictator. A. E. Moore, sec
rerary.
The coming fall campaign prom
ises to be interesting from a party
standpoint and local democrats are
awake to their duty and opportunity.
Referring to political activities in this
county, the Burlington Gazette says:
The democrats of Lee county propose
to bring that stronghold back into
line again and they have started out
right. A highly successful meeting
was held in Keokuk the other night
and old-time democratic majorities
can be looked for n Lee county this
fall
Regular meeting OF Morning Star
lodge No. s. Knights OF Pythias. at
K. P. hall. Tuesday at D. m. Visit
ing knights invited j. NJ. Skinner c.
c.; j. A Burgess, K. of R. & S.
M. E. Damon, former county engi-
neer, passed through here today for
Kahoka, Mo-, to attend the session OF
the circuit court in REGARDS to the pro-
posed Mississippi and Fox river drain
age project. The hearing will be the
final one on the esta blishment of the
project and if the proposition is ap-
proved the commissioners will be in
structed to advertise for bids and
have the construction work started.
Mr.. Damon made the preliminary sur
vey of the district and the hearing
will make his presence imperative.