The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-23
CITY NEWS.

! The Gate CITY WILL w your ~
printing.
". w. c. A. market at Home Tea
Co., Saturday, II to 6 o'clock
-Ewers Mccarthy Co., home Of the
Emery" guaranteed fast color shirts
$1.0O to $500.
/ Spend Sunday on Str. Dubuque to
Burlington and return. Leave $3.50 a.
m. Adults 75c.
The swimming campaign at the
i Y. M. C. A. should be successful one.
Eervyone should learn to swim.
+ Go. L is going to Mexico, the rest
will get their shoes repaired at Say
ller's shoe hospital, 1920 Main
Leroy Wolf arrived home last
evening from Davenport, where he
attended the Eks state convention.
| Burlington is meeting the same
difficulties that Keokuk encountered
in bridge building operations. the high
water having put a stop to the work.
| Classified advertising is placed
on a cash basis. When you send in
you classified advertising be sure
and send payment for same with or
der.
There will be meeting OF the
First Christian church congregation
/ this evening at the church for the
purpose Of discussing the every
member canvass.
/ The steamer st. Paul carried two
hundred and fifty Quincy Baptists to
Keokuk yesterday on their annual
excursion. The visitors remained In
Keokuk half an hour.
| High class excursion to Burl1ng-
| ton and return Sunday on Str. Du-
buuue. Leave 9: 80 a. M Adults Use.
| -Pucketchetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday evening at 500 o'clock.
| G. w. Randall, N. G.; George w. Inn
megart. permanent secretary. Third
degree.
Saturday, July 1, the republican
and democratic county conventions
will be held in Fort Madison. Dele
gates to the state convention will be
selected and vacancies filled on the
county ticket.
-Keokuk has patriotic DISPOSE |
ton. The display of national colors
and the enthusiastic attention given
to the preparation of Company L for |
service, indicates that patriotism in
Keokuk is all right.
Regular meeting OF Evening Star
temple No. 254. Pythian Sisters. at
X. P. hall. Friday evening at 1880.
Visiting members invited. Mrs. Min
ME e. King, M. E. c.; Maude NJ. Hor-
nish, M. of r. & G.
While you are deeply interested 1
in all manner OF other problems at
the present time, do not overlook the Il
one which is also of Importance, and
which is just now demanding atten-
ton. Do not forget to swat the fly.
"A dispatch from Berlin says that
majority of the Berlin newspapers
have decided to reduce the size of.
their publications from July l. owing II
to increasing paper cost. Several
ton price.
Phone 666 for milk and cream.
Delivery until p. m.
After voting an amendment In
creasing the annual grand lodge dues
of so 900 Masons in Iowa, the grand
lodge adjourned Wednesday. The
dues are Increased from rs cents to ,
81, the additional $4,000 derived by
this means to be used for increasing
charity work.
High class excursion to Bur1fng- |
ton and return Sunday on Str. Du-
buque. Leave $50 a. m. Adults 75c.
*. of P. exc. Fl. Madison Sat. p. m.
The farmers are making the best
been bad spring for the ruralist but
the corn is mostly planted. The
weather until harvest time must be
favorable if much Of
crop is gathered
-Ewers-McCarthy Co.'S straw hat
stock comprises everything that is
new and correct. Prices soc to So.
In many other cities there is a
big campaign for the Red Cross. The
big majority never go to the front
and are not needed there, but they
can get busy and do world of good,
If they are organized for that pur-
pose, like the American Red Cross.
The Quincy Journal of Thursday
evening says the Young Peoples So
city OF the Salem church completed .
for an excursion to .
keokuk next Tuesday on the steamer
Quincy at 9 o'clock, stopping at Can
ton at IL o'clock and arriving at Keo-
kuk at 2, where stop of one hour !
will be made, returning to Quincy at +
Z o'clock. A committee was ap- d
pointed to look after refreshments. t
The following from the Quincy S
Journal will be of interest here as c
Mr.. Pringle formerly worked for the +
Keokuk newspapers: w. E.. Pringie s
of Poplar Bluff. Mo-, is expected to- i
or Saturday enroute to Dan
vile, where he will take a position as
city editor on a paper. The paper he
worked for in Poplar Bluffs has
to a weekly. MIR. Pringle
was formerly connected with the
here.
The commercial clubs and other
business organizations of the state
are preparing to let the State Fair
association hear from them on ac- :
count of the association leasing space
at the next state fair to a large mail l.,
order house of Chicago for display
Of its goods. The Vinton Commercial +
club already has adopted resolutions o
Of protest and it is expected the local !,
clubs take similar action Other clubs
throughout the state are exnected 10