The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
CITY NEWS

Moving. J. Opstelten. phone R-s4s.
Tho steamer Keokuk brings an
excursion from Quincy to Keolkuk to-
morrow.
Fine line Of wardrobe and steam
er trunks, priced reasonable. Conn
able, the clothier
Quincy beat Keokuk two degrees.
The temperature yesterday In the
Gem City was 1o4. One hundred and
two was the best Keokuk could do.
Abe Martin says Constable PIum's
brother died at the age Of 80 years
yesterday II he had lived three
months longer he'd had enough cou-
pons to get q suit case.
The tabernacle meetings being
held in the West Keokuk park con-
tinue with splendid interest. Good
singing and good preaching are draw
ing big crowds Services at 10: As q.
m. and $3.50 and 7:15 p. m. Every
one is invited to spend the day in the
tent at Park and D streets.
international newspaper window
display week is an annual demOnstra-
ton of the power OF newspaper ad-
vertising. The Bureau OF Advertis-
ing, American Newspaper Publishers
association, started the movement in
1914 This year the week OF October
GA has been selected for the big
demonstration and all merchants are
asked to remember the dates and to
display in their windows that week
nationally advertised goods.
The farmers in adjacent parts of
Iowa. Illinois and Missouri are anx-
iously hoping for rains. AS result Of
the extremely hot weather OF the last
few weeks, the corn is in great need
| OF moisture. Unless there is rain
within the next few days tassels will
| be scorchej and the pollen will be
killed, say farmers. This weather
would be good corn weather were 1t a
little cooler and rains fell more fire.
lquently
| After August 1, packages may be
sent by mail to China from the Unit
ed States and to the. Unit
ed States from China. The postal de-
partments OF the two countries have
entered into an agreement for estab-
fishing parcel post service, effective
next Tuesday. Only parcels weighing
In pounds or less can be sent, and the
rate of postage will be IL cents per
pound. The conditions are as follows:
Parcels must not be more than 3k
feet long nor more than 6 feet in
length and girth combined. must not
weigh more than IL pounds and must
lhave postage attached at the rate OF
L 2 cents per pound or fraction thereof.
/ The address of the addressed must be
written out in full. and the address Of
the sender must also be written In the
upper left hand corner.
| An event which is being looked
forward to with interest by members
OF the Methodist churches Of this vi
cinity is the seyenty-third annual ses-
sion of the Iowa conference which
will be held at Mt. Pleasant, August
! 80 to September 4. The assignment
of pastors for the coming year will be
made at this time and reports will al
so be made relative to the activities
| in the various departments OF the
church. The Iowa conference at one
| time covered the entire state, it be-
ing the parent conference Of all the
others; it now covers the southeast
ern part OF the state. Revs. G. L..
Tenant, of Mt. Pleasant; E. J. Shook.
| of Ottumwa: Geo. L. Minear, Of Oska-
loosa, and Hiram F. Gilbert, Of Wash
ington, will form the bishops cabinet
that will have the making of the ap-
| pointments.
| Fort Madison Democrat: Forty
Mexicans quit the Mckee Brothers
lConstructfon company yesterday
morning when the boss refused to
grant their demand for an increase in
wages. There have been mutterings
of the impending trouble for the past
few days and the decision was reached
| by the dusky cohorts of the company
! Thursday evening before departing for
their various abodes. Yesterday morn
ing, as usual, they gathered on Santa
Fe avenue, where the company has
| charge of the paving, and refused to
go to work unless they received assur-
anca of S25O instead Of 1900 which