The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-17
CITY NEWS.

Mrs. w e. Brown Of Fort Madi-
son was in the city yesterday.
1t is well to keep in mind the
fall Observation-Disclosures 81.
New lamps, new designs at lowest
prices. King Plumbing company.
Local anglers are spending their
spare time on the river and meeting
with good success.
Fort Madison Elks will try and
capture the 1917 convention of the
state organization on their visit to
Davenport next week.
The Gate City has arranged for
an illustrated news service which
will make the paper Of greater in
terest to the readers.
There's a reason why Settler &
Cherry Co. 25 South Fifth, can sell
goods cheaper. No high rent to pay.
-Keokuk Lodge No. 13, !. 0. O. F.
meets regularly every Monday night
at 500 o'clock. Geo S. Merriam, N.
G.; F. NJ. Pugh, Rec. Sec'y. Work in
second degree.
The frequent rains have damaged
the road between Keokuk and Alex
andria. Attention should be given to
this highway as it is a good trade
avenue into Keokuk.
The Parker Carnival company
which put in this week at Quincy met
with much better success than they
did in Keokuk. Favorable weather
was a decidedly helpful influence.
The way to beat the mail order
house is to advertise. The mail order
house does not offer better or cheaper
merchandise than the home merchant,
but he does beat the home merchant
at the advertising game.
See King Plumbing company's
window for new ideas in adjustable
table and floor lamps.
when you go away on your vaca-
ton be sure and have The Gate City
follow you. Your vacation will be
all the more enjoyable If the home
paper arrives each day with the
home news.
The Fort Madison Democrat says
that Rev and Mrs. C. NJ. Fisher Of
Keokuk spent Wednesday in the city
with friends and left on No. 8 for
Pasadena, Calf, where they will
spend several weeks.
-Keokuk will go to West FONT
next Wednesday to attend the com
munity picnic. About forty automo-
bile owners have already significd
their intention of taking their cars
and make the journey.
Several patrons of the want de-
partment Of this paper have called
recently to tell how pleased they
were from results obtained by placing
want ads in the classified columns.
There's a reason-people read The
Gate City.
HON e-grown strawberries are in
their prime now. 1t is probably the
exact truth that the crop is the very
finest that has ever been grown here.
The displays in the windows Of the
groceries are indeed tempting. AS
result of this bountiful crop the farm
ers are realizing handsome reve-
nue. and the harvest gives employ
ment to large number OF men and
boys.
One of the Quincy papers COM
menting on the Keokuk merchants
trip to Carthage, says: With Han
nibal merchants working this same
stunt in the territory at our southern
gates. ard Keokuk merchants busy In
Hancock and Brown counties ana
probably coming to the edge OF
Adams. 1t is evident that our neigh
boring cities are hot after the bust
ness belonging to Quincy and the
Gem City merchants must De up ana
doing We have a mighty active
com petitor to fight in Keokuk and
Hannibal
The lawns have been making
wonderful progress, and while the
blue grass has been doing well, IN
some places the weeds and the rank
grass have been doing even better.
Some people complain of the dande-
lion, but there are other weeds tnat
are Just as hard to fight, and that
seem to be coming in even more num-
erously than the dandeliop. 1t is oy
no means a simple matter to nave
nice lawn, and it means lot OF work.
But IL is worth while.