The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-14
CITY NEWS.

New pattern hats daily at La
Vogue.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton
Ashby, an eight and quarter pound
son.
Burlington is expecting her next
census report to show better than
10000.
Try out The Gate City want ad.
columns. Phone So. All classified
advertising cash.
The weather man says light
frost is expected this evening should
the weather clear
For 81 and othe- considerations
w. N. Sage has decided to Henry and
Jennie Bartels tract of land com
prising 211s acres in township 65'
this county.
The Helen Blair, which took the
place of the Morning Star in the
Davenport-St. Paul trade, will bring
an excursion into Keokuk from Bur
lington next Sunday.
"A number of Keokuk Shriners are
expected to attend the barbecue and
clam bake given by Kaaba temple OF
Shriners at Davenport on the twenty
seventh of this month.
Clarence c.. Waughop and Miss
Elvaretta Main of Moravia, Iowa,
were united in marriage here this
afternoon by Rev. e. Leroy Steffey
of the Methodist Protestant church
The state pharmacy commission
has postponed the next pharmacy eX-
animation from September 2O-21 to
October 1919. The board also will
do away with the November examina
ton.
Benjamin Wright was arrested
last night on charge of intoxica-
ton. Wright vas charged with drink
ing heavily for fortiy-eight hours and
becoming violent and disturbing the
peace about his home at Fourteenth
and Ridge streets.
Officer Bernard Conn, who was
accidentally sto. Tuesday night when
his revolver was discharged In his
pocket, is resting easily at Graham
hospital, it was reported this after
noon. Mr.. Conn will not be removed
to his home for several days.
Traffic lines were painted on the
remainder of the important Main
street intersections last night by the
fire department force. The material
used is expected to have good wear
ing qualities and last longer than the
paint that was put on few weeks
back. The lines viii be reprinted
when necessary. =,
-Smartest and most exclusive mill
linery at right prices at La Vogue.
Under the new law all documen-
tary stamps went out of use on and
after September 9. This applies to
stamps on notes, mortgages and other
documents that are occasionally
drawn up by or for some of the cltl-
zens. AS previously noted, 1T also
applies to insurance policies. And
these are documents with which all
prudent people provide themselves.
w. o. Phillips of this city has
received news Of the death OF his
niece, Mrs. Eva Phillips Edwards,
daughter OF George r. and Mary
Smith Phillips, which occurred at
Denver, Colo, on September 6. Mrs.
Edwards was twenty-four years OF
age. Her parents formerly lived In
Keokuk and Mrs. Edwards had VS.
tied here in the past. Her many keo-
l1uk friends will hear with sincere re-
greet Of her demise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hutton and
son William of Auburn, ILL.,. and Mr..
and Mrs. r. s. Brown and son Viii
liam of Divernon, ILL.,, arrived in Keo-
kuk last night to visit for 9 day or
two at the home Of Superintendent
and Mrs. William Aldrich. Mr.. Hut
ton is in the clothing business at
Auburn and Mr. Brown Is a farmer OF
Divernon. The party left their homes
Tuesday but ran into rain and muddy
roads and had to stop at Boards
town. Yesterday they ran through
the mud until three miles beyond
Carthage when the roads began to
get better.