The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-08
CITY NEWS.

| speeches. Is approaching, and rallleS
will no doubt be popular again.
| Warmer weather would make d
considerable difference in the condi-
ton OF business as well as crops.
| Summer schools may be estab-
Iished in Keokuk by some of the
churches. A Swedish school is pro-
posed by one of the churches.
| The annual number of the Keo-
kuk High School Comment was issued
yesterday The number met with the
approval of all who have seen the
issue.
| Considerable interest is being dis
played in the doings at Chicago, judg-
ing from the numerous requests for
| news from the conventions" received
over the telephone by The Gate City.
The city has ordered the sum Of
| SIS paid to B. F. Matox in full settle
ment of his claim against the city for
| injuries received on May 10, on Fifth
street between Carroll and Ridge
streets.
Mrs How'd, wife Of DR.. J. b.
How'd, who has been at ST. Josephc
hospital for few weeks, is recover
ing from an operation. This news
will be very pleasing to her many
friends.
-Tke monthly executive committee
| meeting of the Industrial association
will be held next Monday morning at
10 o'clock. The board Of directors
will meet in the evening at the Hotel
Iowa at six O'Clock.
With the celebration Of Flag day
next Wednesday by practically all Of
| the patriotic organizations of the city,
| it would be well for the citizens and
owners of buildings to equip them
selves with flags for the occasion.
Some complaint is being made
that boys are using air guns about
the city. Robert, the five year old
son of Fred Martin Of Mt Ayr, may
lose the sight of an eye by coming
in contact with a bullet from an air
gun.
The continued cold and wet
weather may have the effect OF cur
failing the strawberry crop, according
,, berries will be plentiful it is said
however, and that raspberries may be
in the market soon.
A meeting of the board OF direc-
tors of the Commercial league will ba
held at the Y NJ c.. A. on Friday
evening at 1880 o'clock. This meet
ing will be an important one and the
directors have been urged to be
present.
The Keokuk Retailers league will
have a treat in store for them at the
| Carthage meeting next Tuesday even
| ing. 1t will be something that every
merchant will enjoy and it is hoped
there is a big crowd planning to make
| the trip.
Huge banners advertising the
Keokuk fall celebration and inviting
the people of the surrounding dis
| tricts to Keokuk are being printed and
distributed throughout the surround
| ing towns. Some of the banners will
bear Ruth Laws picture.
The regular meeting of the board
Eof directors of the Keokuk Public IL
| brary will be held tonight. This was
! the regular meeting night also, for
the school board, but owing to the
| junior-senior reception, the meeting
has been postponed until June o.
| -Keokuk Knights of Pythias have
been notified that the initiation ex-
ercises scheduled to take place In
Fort Madison on Friday evening, have
been postponed for week. Morning
Star lodge of this city was to have
put on the third rank for twenty-one
Fort Madison candidates.
Many applications for the free
swimming campaign and the track
meet on Saturday have been received
by the Y. NJ. C. A. All boys of the
city, whether they received invitations
or not, are welcome to come to the
association free swimming school next
week
| The funeral of Mrs. F. J. Horn.
who was drowned in the Rock Island
railroad accident near Packard, Ia,
last week. was held from the Presby-
terian church in Mcntrose at 500
! o'clock this afternoon. The services
were conducted by Rev. Beecham.
/ Burial was made in 4 cemetery at
Montrose.
The dipping OF school desks to
give them a sanitary cleaning will
commence within a few days. The
/ Spencer company of Oakland. Calf,
/ has the contract. The desks will be
given a thoroughly sanitary overhaul
| ing by this method Other summer
work on the schools will commence
as soon as the buildings are emptied
| The Iowa state fair at Des Moines
the last ten days in August, will fea-
! ture Miss Ruth Law, queen OF the air.
Miss Law will fly month later Mt
! the Keokuk fall festival. She has
been in demand all over the country
for flights, as it is conceded that Miss
Law is one OF the most daring and
spectacular flyers in the game today
A public meeting will be held to-
night at the superior court rooms at
! Seventh and Main streets, to talk
over the future of Compay l. OF the
First Infantry, I. n. G.. All citizens
are invited There viii De no money
asked for as the object mainly is to
| find out how many employers will al
! low their men time to attend the state
encampment.
Tomorrow will be the last day OF
school in the present school year for
the pupils OF Keokuk. Reports VIII