The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
CITY NEWS.

Moving. ]. Opstelten, phone R-64S.
Seed corn, Leaming's 80 day Vel
low Dent, $500 per blu. Gate City
Seed Co
The Unitarian Woman's Alliance
will give its annual excursion to
Quincy on Thursday, June 20, on
steamer G. w. Hill.
A complete line Of porch shades
and porch rugs in all sizes and colors.
See our line before buying. Morgan
Lofquist Co., 603 Main.
Willie Payne is charged with the
larceny Of baby buggy in an infor.
nation fled against him in the super
ior court by Mrs. O'Blennes.
-Keoknk Lodge No. 10. l. o. o. F.
meets regularly every Monday night
G.; F. NJ. Pugh, Rec. Sec'y. Work in
first degree.
Mrs. A. E. Johnston OF sos Main
street, will celebrate her seventy
ninth birthday, June H. Her many
friends will wish her many happy re-
turns of the day
q. A. McLoney, proprietor OF the
Overland garage today presented the
Keokuk fire department with a. box
of cigars in appreciation of their SER
vices at the garage fire last night.
Will Shepard, u, accused of hav-
ing struck Elaine Welsch, IL, while
returning from the Wells school yes
terday, pleaded not guilty in the SUI
perior court this morning. Shepard
said that the girl struck him.
1t was stated in The Gate City
last evening that license of Sc q
month would be required from ped
dlers operating in the city. This was
mi,
IS for junk collectors.
The Keokuk street car mems club
will banquet at the Hotel Iowa to-
night at 1880 o'clock. Other employ
es of the Keokuk Electric company
and few guests will also be present.
The main address OF the evening will
ibe delivered by A w. OHarra. The
street car mems club has met month
" at the car barns in the past.
The committee appointed at a
recent meeting of the Keokuk club TO
perfect plans for purchasing club
house, yesterday inspected the pres
ent Gate City building on Sixth street,
also the old Gate City building on
Fifth street. This committee will
start out next week to sell stock for
the purchase of building.
One of flock Of six Russian
ducks, received here by Thomas
Tigue, 922 Main street, escaped this
morning and was not captured until
after a nard battle. The Russian
ducks are huge birds, colored black
and white and red, and they are dam
gerous, having long claws like an
eagles. In the attempt to capture
the bird, made by several boys of the
neighborhood, one was attacked and
slightly injured.
The Elks state convention will
be held this year in Davenport, June
20-21 Keokuk Ell1s will leave for
the convention city the 10Th and all
who intend to make the trip are re-
quested to notify c. S. Abel the first
part of next week Quite a number
of local Elks have signffied their in
tention OF going and Keoi.uk will be
well represented at the state meeting.
BY a special local arrangement
it is now possible for kodak users to
take pictures and obtain the COM
pleted prints on the same day. One
of the joys of picture taking is to SEQ
the results of the snap shot and this
can be done almost Immediately II
you take or mail your films to Wilk-
inson & Co.. druggists, 422 Main
street. All films left before one are
developed and printed by six same
day Any size roll film 10c, any size
film pack 15c. Films mailed in re-
ceive prompt attention.
The Quincy Herald Of Friday
evening makes the following COM
ment about st. Mary's excursiCn:
The steamer Sidney got here before
noon today, from Keokuk, with the
annual excursion OF st. Mary's church
of that city. 1t was not due until
1890 o'clock, but because of the high
stage of water, was able to make the
trip in less time than expected. There
were about 800 on board. The boat
was scheduled to leave at 2:30 for