The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
CITY NEWS.

Don't delay. Buy now.
Have you tried McGrath Bros.
luncheonette.
Only eight more shopping days un-
til Christmas.
Mems aeeced underwear s1.oo
suit. Shults's
ll,---IIcw shc.. those New Year zcscr
lutions? Decided on anything?
Send The Daily Gate City to your
friends for Christmas present.
Special " price on white hats,
$3.50 to $500. KARL millinery.
-McGraths luncheonette will re-
fresh tired Christmas shoppers
Call and examine our special sale
Main.
Our store open every evening but
Friday. Shultz's store, 212 South
Fifth.
Special white hats at bargain
prices. Black and colors, $50 each
1T Karll's millinery.
LA RIGA, San Lucas and Round
Oak cigars in Christmas boxes. Wards
Cigar store. Get the best.
You can have your friends remem-
bered almost every day in the year II
you send them The Gate City for a
Christmas gift.
Car shortage is becoming more
acute every day. according to W. l..
Pauley of the Rock Island. Burlington
officials confirm the statement but say
1t may be applied to local conditions
only
-Rubbers and overshoes, low
prices. Shultz's store, PIP South Fifth.
If you are an out-of-town shopper,
read the advertisements of the Keokuk
D4}A -,
ing in this issue and then get cash
refund slip with your nrst purchase
when you are in Keokuk.
Abe martin says: TIL old fash
ioned boss trader that had run away
boss any woman could drive now has
a son who has a practically new car
that has only been driven seventy
tive thousand miles.
Boys fleeced union suits, all
sizes, soc. Shultz's store.
Bargains in sheep skin coats and
mackinaws at Sohuitz's store, 2is
South Fifth
Thirteen lbs. sugar $500; two
lbs. Libbeys mince meat, Csc; los.
head rice, 25c; lbs. self-rising pam
cake or buckwheat flour, 25c; 8 pkgs.
spaghetti or maccaroni, 25c; bulk oat
meal, sc lb. Friday and SATURDAY
, only. Everything else sold reason
able. Chas. Higham, 1928 Johnson,
or phone Black 1898.
The total value OF soil products
produced in the state of Iowa during
the past season was $780,, 1856 ac-
cording to the final crop report Of the
year, issued today by the Iowa weather
and crop service. The value Of last
years crop was $4O8, LOG, 903, the In
crease in value of this years crop over
last being $1ss.s9S,770.,
| In letter to a Keokuk friend.
Geo. W., Rutledge announces the safe
arrival of him self and sister in Los
Angeles. They expect to remain in
California during the winter months
and will probably return to Keokuk
early in the spring. Mr.. Rutledge at
this time Is not able to state just
definitely the time Of his return to
Keokuk Both he and Miss Rutledge
are enjoying the climate and beauties
of the sunshine state.
/, E. p. Armknecht, of Donnellson,
was unanimously agreed upon as the
man to succeed the late August F.
Johns, o. Fort Madison, for the posi-
ton of district representative on the
state central committee. The confer
;ence was held in Burlington. The
state central committee will convene
at Des Moines on December II for the
purpose of acting upon the recon-
imendation. All the counties-Des
Moines, Lee, Henry. Jefferson, Wash
ington, Louisa and Van Buren-were
represented.