The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
CITY NEWS.

! Wall papering. Geo. +. Plug
! New April Victor records. F. w.
Loewenstein Plano Co.
Your name free on chocolate Eas-
! ter eggs at the Rose.
| Masonic: Hardin lodge, special,
Mon, April 10. 1880; first degree.
! DO not fail to cali on George F..
Plug for your paper hanging and
painting. First class workmen. Prices
right. 1927 Main street. Phone SS7.
! Use Blooms soap. best for general
use, made in Keokuk.
Mexico is in bad shape, so are
your shoes. Bring them to Sayller's
shoe hospital, 1920 Main.
Give US your order early FOR Eas-
ter eggs. The Rose.
The man with the hoe Is delay
ing his garden activities because the
weather man put crimp in the at
mosphere.
| Another opportunity to vote will
| be offered next Monday at the presi
Dental primary. A light vote is e1-
pected
A motion for retr1al Of the case
OF John Downs VS.. the board OF su-
pervisors was argued in the district
court at Fort Madison yesterday and
was overruled.
-Keokuk Lodge No. Is, !. o. o. F.
meets regularly every Monday night
at 7:30 o'clock. Geo. S. Merriam, N.
G.: F. NJ. Pugh, Rec. Sec'y.
The city has ordered that twenty
five dollars be paid to Margaret Ffni-
gan, in full settlement Of her claim
against the city for injuries received
on January 20, at the alley crossing on
Eleventh street between Exchange and
johnson streets.
The regular meeting of the board
will be held on Monday afternoon at
5 O'Clock in the Y. w. c. A. rooms.
All members of the board are urged
to be present at this meeting.
Harold Traverse Of Fort Madison
was removed to Keokuk yesterday for
treatment at local hospital. He sus-
tanned q broken hip some time ago,
and It was found on taking an X-ray
photograph Of the injury that the sill
yer plate connecting the bones had
been displaced.
Warren W. Warwick, business
manager of The Gate City for the last
nine years, has resigned and leaves
the employ Of this paper tonight Mr..
Warwick's leaving Is a matter OF re-
greet to his friends. He has not yet an
nounced his future plans, but his
friends will wish him success in
whatever line he chooses.
There is a change in the hour of
| evening prayer at the church of st.
Mary the Virgin from that given In
the regular church notice on another
page. The hour of service should be
$50 instead of o'clock Communi-
| cants of the church will take notice
of this change.
The Gate City could have issued
a sixteen page paper this evening as
! well as a twelve page paper II the
advertising copy had been received
/ in time. The cooperation of the mer-
chants is earnestly solicited so thai
! The Gate City can make the best pos
sible newspaper.
. Advertising copy for the Saturday
issue of The Gate City should be in
! the hands of the printer Friday after
! noon. Because copy was received
/ late today, number OF advertise
ments are omitted. 1t was mechani-
! cal impossibility to handle the copy
because of late delivery.
/ -aChained Lightning" Is the book
OF the hour, written by Ralph Granam
! Taber, well known in this city he
i ia the author of STRAY Gold,' book
| faullllaT 10 uidny VI Iio poOpAo Va
CITY. Chained Lightning is thrill
ing story Of exciting adventures had
! by two railroad men on Journeys
| through the widest portion Of Mexico.
1t is OF special interest, illustrating
and Illuminating as it does the wild
land through which our soldiers are
now in pursuit Of villa and his army
| of bandits. Chained Lightning" is Is
sued by the Macmillan company and
| should be in every library.