The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
CITY NEWS.

General election November 7th.
Masonic, Eagle, Tuesday, May 1e
4 o'clock. Third degree.
The Sells-Floto circus is adver
tised for Burlington Saturday, May 20
Trains were late entering Keo-
kuk today, caused by high water.
-Ewers-AlcCarthy Co. guarantee
quality, style and fit in their SIP and
SIS suits.
The weekly bills amounting to
s519.6S were allowed by the council
this morning.
j. B. Maxson has been removed
to his home at S02 Blondeau, after
| having received treatment at a local
| hospital.
knights and Ladies of Security
keokuk Council No. 1882 regular
meeting tonight at Cameron's hall at
1880 o'clock sharp. Initiation.
From my point of view Keokuk
is lively city," said a Main street
| business man. 81 can give employ
ment to four men and 1 can't find
/ one"
-Ewers-AIcCarthy Co.'S mems and
young mems s12 and SIS all wool suits
are wonders.
After lying on the Ievee in Quincy
since 1903, the machinery of the
steamer Flying Eagle, which was
sunk In the Mississippi at Hannibal
in June of that year, has been sold for
scrap iron.
Knox college students, headed by
Frank G. Beardsley of this city, edit
ed the Saturday edition of the Gales
burg Evening Mail. Mr. Beardsley
was editor and students in journalism
in the college composed the staff.
1No,, ol,
ment in this issue of his candidacy
for the Office of county recorder at
the coming June primaries He So
licits the nomination from the demo
cratic party. Mr.. Rumbaugh is busy
visiting those Of democratic faith.
Most of the churches of the city
observed yesterday as the centennial
day for the American Bible society.
Sermons were preached on the origin, |
growth and influence Of the American
Bible society and the work it is doing !
in making and distributing Bibles
THE Sunday morning Burlington
Hawk-Eye contained the following
item: In the police court yesterday
morning, John Owens, a colored |
worthy from Keokuk, was found !
guilty of accosting a white girl and |!
was sent to Jail for thirty days John !
. ulEs. pam CIunR, was also sent UP ]
for the same period
The c., B. & Q. railway has an /
rounced that hereafter no finger |
t~rvis will be offered in dining cars, !
unless patrons call for them. Taking |
this as an example Of progress, ho-
tells. restaurants and cafes through
out the east are making similar an
rouncements. It seems that the fling
er bowl IS destined to go. /
A half hundred people heard q
talk yesterday Peace or War" which !
was delivered at the county court
house by w r. Snow. Preparedness
methods we're criticised by the speak
er. The speaker expects % return to
Keokuk at some future time and will
make another talk.
The miners and operators of the
iowa district of the United Mine
Workers, came to an agreement in
their conference at Des Moines on
Saturday. thus preventing a threaten
ed strike in the coal mines of this
state and northern Missouri The !
conference he'd been carried on for
i've weeks.
Fort Madison Democrat: The
celebration in the city by various 1
orders and organizations in
honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary /
of the ordination OF the Rev. A. J. Il
Zaiser 20 the priesthood bids we'll to
be II 2st pretentious affair. A meet Il
ing wilt be held this afternoon at st. II
Joseph's church to perfect plans with
Fl. J. Schroeder as chairman and E, 4
T. Ejnspanjer as secretary. II
Lieutenant Johnson of Quincy is Il
for the statement that the 4
Illinois naval militia will make the
cruises during the summer of
1917 on the steamer Eastland, the i'll
fated excursion boat that turned tur-
tie at Chicago last July. A message
from Washington stated that the
house naval committee had appropri-
ated 800, 900 for the purpose CT re-
pairing the vessel. People of Keokuk
and elsewhere on the river may be
given an opportunity to view this
boat.
Members of the Epworth league
OF Trinity NJ. E. church in common !
with other Methodist churches
the country yesterday OBJ
served the twenty-seventh university
OF the founding of the league. Spe /