The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-17
CITY NEWS.


Attend the half price suit sale at
the Royal Cloak Co.
ALI fresh meats at a reduced
price at Buehler Bros.
The Quincy city council refused
a petition of the firemen which would
have increased wages S2,40O year.
If you need suit buy it at the
Royal Cloak Co.'S half price suit sale.
Now is the time to get your lard
before it advances, lac this week
only. Buehler Bros.
-Keokuk camp u. w. A. No. 622
will hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are re-
quested to be present.
Charles Mckee Cantrall, a field
representative of Parsons college at
Fairfield, Iowa, is in Keokuk today in
the interests of the college.
Hughes e McCoid are charging
their law offices and have moved from
their building on North Fourth street
to rooms Is, II and Is, Y. M. c. A.
building.
For good time, go on Moose
moonlight tonight. Boat leaves at 8.
Rev. F. C. Edwards, pastor of
the Trinity NJ. E. church will deliver
another address at the business girls
luncheon at the Y. w. G. A. tomor-
row noon.
The Burlington Gazette says the
difference between the "K' line and
the White Collar line is that one ap-
preciates a COOL stage Of water while
the other does not.
Regular meeting of Keokuk aerie
No. 6S3. F. o. E.. tonight at EAGLES
hall, 523 Main. at 8 O'Clock. Visiting
brothers always welcome. Chas. A.
Noakes, ecretary. Business of i'm
Mrs. R. L. Hume of South Sixth
street and Mrs. R. c. Hume of Nine
teenth and Timea have received a
message from Camp Beach, Nebr.,
telling of the death of their brother
Harvey Hodges. No particulars were
contained in the telegram
ALI silk and all wool suits at half
price at Royal Cloak Co.
The Gate City again calls the at
tention CT patrons of the classified
columns to the cash basis on which
this kind of advertising is accepted
When you send in your classified
advertisements over the phone be
sure and arrange to have a messenger
bring the payment for the advertise
ment to the once.
Moose moonlight tonight.
The Bonaparte Record makes the
following comment on the election Of
Norman s. Moody: Mr.. Norman S.
Moody. who has been employed in
the Farmers & Traders State bank
here for a month was elected to the
position Of cashier of that institution
at a regular meeting of the board OF
,,rIi Io1H
Mr. Moody was born and reared in
Xeokuk and he comes here highly
recommended by the business and
professional men of that city. He and
his lie expect to move here as soon
g possible and make this town their
permanent home.
Don't forget the special sale this
week at Buehler Bros.
The Iowa weather and crop serv-
ice bulletin for the week ending May
16. has Just been issued as follows:
The week as whole was cool and
wet. Heavy rains fell in all parts Of
the state on the 18th and 14th. The
amounts of rainfall ranging from one
to more than four inches and averag
ing more than two inches and as a
result, corn planting has been sus-
pended, many streams are bank full
and some lowlands flooded. How
ever, the first two days of the week
were favorable for work and rapid
progress was made in planting corn.
Probably sixty per cent of the crop
is planted and much Of the early
planting in the southern counties is
up. The rains will be of great bene-
fit to small grains, grasses, potatoes.
fruits and ali garoen truck. Spring
small grain is looking fine and doing