The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-18
CITY NEWS.

Great values in EWerS McCdTI my
Co.'S mems and boys underwear.
Holiday trading was brisk with
the Keokuk merchants Saturday.
Retail grocers will be closed all
day Christmas.
Masonic: Special Eagle No. II
Tuesday evening, Dec. 10, at 7:3o; ISL
degree.
The poem, "The Empty Stock
ing" which appeared IN connecloh
with the community Christmas story
in Saturdays Gate City, was written
nv Grantland Rice. His name was
inadvertently left off the verses.
Try our CSC dinners. Home
made bread, pies, cakes. Y. w. y. A.
Don't forgotten your christmas
list to include the community Ohrls
mas headquarters. They need money
to give food and clothing to deserV-
ing families. .ro,;n ,
bags are the greatest values ever Of
fered in Keokuk (all leather hneo''
IS to SIS. ,+
tee to be appointed for the heohuh
Industrial association VIII not oe
named until after Christmas II was
announced today. This commlttee 10
to take every step possible 10 nv
ence the selection of Keokuk as Inc
noint for the location OF the pian..
Our beautiful ties are tne las,
word in neckwear elegance, QUO anu
81 co. each boxed separately. E"ers
Mccarthy Co. having =,
good sale in Keokuk at 'he pose
office, where the stamps are oeiHs
offered by the young women IN ~
charge of the selling. me scans W.,
be on sale at the postomce SEVERE,
DAYS this week, and those VINO nav.
not already secured theirs may o..
them at the office as they man ' III
packages. Saturday was special ~ -
Cross seal day for keokuk' anu -
number of the stamps were SOU III
the various stores. ,,,;,
Don't forget that there are chlr
dren who will not have Chrls.nia
unless you help the conlniuni u;
christmas committee give II 10 Ins atn
Leave your money WIN MISS ''''A'
Buck, treasurer. emit or
oyercoat will be appreciaeeu' oe''
selection shown In keokuk. ,s is
THE sale of Red Cross stamps IS
,o;,e conducted in the postoffice. me
soIInw;np Young women were IN the
iohhv Friday and Saturday: Misses
Ethc, McBain, Marguerite Belts. Etnei
pnsseu Mrs. Ralph Schouten, Misses
nesarrorv Ftnigan, Mable JORGE
Ho,eI lester and Inez Rovane.
An informat charging Charies
r,,ior with wife desertion was nleu
the superior court today by Anna
Taylor. Christmas
- Send YOUR money to MISS
pTck treasurer, or leave 1t at the
odnuarters. 32S Main street. the
first thing in the morning: :. -
THE following from Wichita IS "a
,,+.rest to those who have been Iol'
living the fortunes Of Ray iran
schmidt: Ray Pfanschmidt, chose an
enlistment in the United states army
ca turday in preference to sIanaihs
trial for stealing two Fora "ueos
from wichita citizens last summer );
Potter and r. B. Hastice oftereo
70 ,sk the prosecutor to dismiss cue
osa r. Pfanschmidt would JOIN the
army They believe the d1sclpllne
ell, do him more good than term
~, r,ison they said. The case was
d;smissed and Pfanschmidt eniis.e.
for or four years and will be sent to a For
Ian Colo. The stolen Fords paint
IA Sreen and converted into delivery
go gu were IN the service of a land
s"ane company on Wichita streets TOT
month before officers dlsco'ereu
them. ,ra Keokuk' s
recognized leaders in BOYS cio'ne'
snits, oyercoats and macklnaWs. to-
The Thanksgiving onell S,r;s-
. .n. Home Orphanage at Councll
Lac I,au iowa. proved insufficient 10
p i ont the Indebtedness. Conse-
vent" m,e there is need of a generous
fundamentally "en Christmas offering;
upCouncil 1889. Knights and Laales
- security, meets tonight at O'CLOCK
~ Woodman ball. Sixth ana MAIN