The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-14
CITY NEWS

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the Hppodrome tomorrow. aft. & eve
The cooler weather reminds one
that heating plants should be in
spected.
The regular September meeting
OF the board of education will be held
tonight at 1880 O'Clock.
! The board of trustees Of the Keo
kuk public library will meet this
evening at 7:3O O'Clock.
Dress-Up Week will be made
more Of q success II everybody
dresses up for that week.
| "A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Ralph o. Mackie, 20, and
Helen M. McCintock, 20. both of Keo-
kpk.
/ The crowds are coming to the
| two big Keokuk events-Dress-up
Week. September Is to 80. and the
free fall celebration-O October to Z.
do you want to rent your house
Do you want to sell your car Tele-
| phone your want ads to The Gate
City. One cent word. All want ad.
business cash.
served In Iowa on October 8. Monday.
nual proclamation and the day will be
observed with appropriate exercises in
the schools.
Hall Gaines 1.-The Christian" at
| the Hippodrome tomorrow, aft. 4 eve.
The interest in the KeOkuk TALL
celebration among the people of the
upper part OF the county augurs well
for immense crowds the first week In
October At the biggest and best ever.
On Friday afternoon at o'clock
the Ladies' Mission circle Of Pilgrim's
Rest church viii meet in the church
to elect officers for the ensuing year.
All members are urgently requested
to be present.
Spirit Lake, Iowa, Herald: v. O..
Stafford, commercial agent, and A. g.
Morgan, assistant, both OF HumbOlt,
Will be here for month in the inter.
est Of the Northern Iowa Gas and
Electric company.
The Rev. j. w. Wilson who Is
| conducting services at Pilgrims Rest
church. will preach again tonight. He
preached fine inspiring sermon last
pight. The public is cordially invited
to attend the service.
Senior class pins were selected
at meeting OF the class held last
evening after school. This evening
another. session of the class Will be
ficers and choosing class colOrs, etc.
"A total of 3O1 hunting licenses
have been issued up until today at
the county auditors once at Fort
Madison. About 200 have been Is
sued at Keok,rk The number is be-
lieved q record for this time OF the
season.
|. "A warrant for $23.70 was ordered
drawn today by the city. council in
favor OF W. vanAusdall for repair
work on the city jail. Also one for
SIS in favor OF Miles & Blaisdell for
painting the West Keokuk engine
house.
Lee county cases on the supreme
court docket are the following: l. H.
Hartley vs.. the board OF supervisors;
r. e. Cubbage vs.. the Standard Fire
Insurance Co, Henry Renard VI.
Peter Hatton, ct al; Citizens Mutual
bank vs. w. ]. r. Beck; Ora J..
Buckles vs.. Ella Matson; Wilbur
Whitney vs.. f. A. Whitney.
Hall Caine's THE Christian" at
Che Hdppodrome tomorrow, aft. & eve.
An inspection OF old sheds, gaso-
line tanks and several cofnices which
were reported in bad condition was
made yesterday by Fred Hilpert, Jr.,
commissioner of public safety. and
John Anderson. chief OF the fire de-
partment. Several old sheds have
been reported as creating fire haz-
ards in the neighborhood OF North
Twelfth street between Fulton and
ports on gasoline tanks and sheds
were investigated by the officials.
! -keokuk merchants are making
their plans for the Dress-Up Week to
| be conducted the week Of September
25 to 80. Effort is being made to
make the event memorable in the re,
tail life Of the city and cooperation
of all the merchants is wanted In
order that the greatest measure OF
success can come from the enterprise
NJ. E. Justice, president OF the Keo
luk Retailers league. has endorsed
| the Dress-Up Week idea and 1t is be
| iieved there will be such q response
from all the merchants that the
event will delight the thousands who
will be given opportunity to see the
late fall merchandise which the local
merchants have purchased.
Those who made subscriptions
to the Fitch Memorial Endowment OF
the Knox college library are now
called upon to pay the first install
ment of the money. Most of the
pledges provided for three payments
in September OF 1916, 1917 and 1918
Many of those who made pledges
here preferred to pay the money at
once, and gave checks to the Knox
college students who made the can
vass. Nearly $1,000 was raised In
Keokuk in three days. Ralph B. JOY
Frank Beardsley and Harold Hanson
prosecuted the campaign hero. In
Warsaw an equally successful cam
paign was conducted by a committee
OF Knox students, under the direction
OF Helen Bardens
The Mexican and civil war vet
Grams widows pension bill passed
by congress provides that the pension
of a widow irrespective OF her age
who was married to the soldier at any
time prior to or during his service in
the civil war is entitled to $40 a
month. A widow who has attained
the age of 20 years, or who shall
hereafter attain the age of 20 years,
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