The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-24
CITY NEWS.

-X0y1AE. J. Op0gS1leds p6Oxse 6rS4b.
Phone 124s for youf next feed or.
der. Prompt delivery.
-Ta1ernelons eounkrow. Is and
20 coats. Handy Grocery.
Private dancing lessons. Miss
Agnes residence. s21 K1changs ST.
After several weeks Illness. I'd.
ward RAchmxnn s. able 70 be out
again.
A son was born 10 s&x and Ars.
Lester Hummer It GrshAm hospital.
on Tuesday.
ice cream social this evening On
IL p. church lawn given by Mrs.
3lor4soo's class Of girls.
Robert Iknq,ist YVES operated On
Sor acute appendicitis Monday night.
He & getting sbnug nicely.
Our school shoes have style and
quality, prices are right Ludvtk 1904
Main.
Duplicate auction score pads. Soc.
Something new. Obtainabie only from
Gate City Co.. 1s North Sixth street
Rev. Louie Talbot who Is sup
plying the Westminster Presbyterian
church in the absence OF DR.. New
comb viii preach both morning and
evening neEt Sunday.
Members OF the Illinois assoc1A-
ton OF supervisors. county c0mmis-
sfoners and county and probate clerks
which have been holding sessions In
Quincy were passengers ON tho
steamer Hill TO Keokuk yesterday.
A rowboa& he's been found on the
liver front by the police. The boat
ig believed to have drafted down from
some point up stream It q 10 fest
long. painted green, and when found.
there were two pairs Of oars lying
In r. The police departments Of
cities up the river have been notified
OF tho find by Chief Hennemann-
Order q sack Of Amco dairy feed
cows. Phone 1z43. Iowa Feed Co.
Through an error It was stated
that Walter Garrison, assistant 70
Henry Miller. captain Of the nre
truck, had been third assistant driver
Mr.. Garrison has always been first
assistant to Captain Miller since the
truck went into commission. Harry
Tee.ers takes Mr.. Nackey's place ~
third truck driver.
Five dollars damage was done
at noon today. from defective Nne
in the house occupied by E.
Courtney and family. SIS B1on-
dean street. The fire depertme emit
was called, and the fire quickly ex-
tingutshed. The ttmbern ebout the
chimney merely smoked, and all
tracee Of fire were put out around the
Tue.
-yauvoo Independent: The grape
harvest Is on. The harvesting OF the
early grapes began yesterday morn
ing. After the early grapes are ship
ped, the Concords, the staple grape.
win be marketed. The grapes are
of fine quality, but the crop VIII be
short Of normal yield. II is esti-
mated that in the peighborhood OF
100 carloads VIII be sent out. We
have sent out az high as 80 carloads.
The Iowa weather and crop ser
vice bulletin for the week ending
August % has just been issued as fol-
lows: The first two days were mod
erately cool, but the remainder of tho
week was hot and dry; the maximum
temperature being above IS degrees
on four days, and the rainfall was
practically NIL except In the extreme
northwest and extreme southeast
counties. where q few light showers
occurred. In the southern sections,
where heavy rains fell during the pre-
yious week. late corn made rapid pro-
gress and gives promise on making a
fairly good crop. In the central dis
tricta corn, on light soil, has been
damaged considerably; but IN most of
the area north OF the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad the crop ie gen.
orally In good condition. Rain, how.
ever. fs badly needed IN many sec.
tons Threshing continues in the
northern counties without Interrupt
ton and stacking and shock thresh-
ing ig practically completed. The third
cutting Of alfalfa Is being secured in
excellent condition, but fs much light
er than the arst and second cuttings.
4 good, soaking rain IL needed at
once TO insure corn and for pastures.
meadows. potatoes, garden truck, ap.
pies and 70 prepare the sod for fall
glowing.