The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
CITY NEWS.

Fancy silks at special prices al
week at Central's May sale.
Wanted, general hauling and re
moving ashes. Phone 15IS.
For your spring papertng and
painting. A. O'Bleness, Phone 83s.
-Sixty-aine dog licenses Nave
been issued by the city clerk 30 far
Every dog must have tag by June !.
Louis Atkins was sentenced TO
ten days In Jail, when arrafgned IN
! the superior court this morning en-
charge OF intoxication.
1 Attend Centrars May sale a1l this
week and save money on many Items.
Flower boxes are making their
appearances these days and with con
| tinuing favorable gardening weather
outdoor flower gardens will soon be
| in bloom.
Muslin and dress gingham On
special this week CentfaPs sale.
Regular meeting Loyal Order Q.
Moose, Keokuk lodge No, 704, tonight
at o'clock, in Moose hall Visiting
brothers cordially invited. John q.
StadIer. dictator. A. e. Moore, score
tary.
Some OF the local anglers are get
ting ready to enter the fishing con-
test which the Keokuk Rod and Gun
club will stage. The fishing fever
has broken out among all of the local
Isaac Waltons.
Regular meeting OF Morning
Star lodge No. 5, knights Of Pythias,
Tuesday evening at o'clock. Work
in Esquire rank. Visiting members
invited H. A. Brunat, c. G.; J. A.
Burgess, X. Of r. & S.
Company LIS camp ON the old
athletic field continues to be OF
much interest to visitors. Sunday
the camp was the mecca for many
sightseers and ever since the boys
have been out on the grounds, PEG
pie have been out to see what SOL
diers' camp Is like.
Another Grand avenues residence
is to go up this year. George w.
Weismann plans to build two story
stucco house, to cost $4,000 on lot
"a, block As, Mason's upper addition.
The lot is adjacent to the Rix ptcp
erty at Fifteenth and Grand avenue.
Don't forget Centrars big May
sale all this week. A big saving In
many departments
"A Winchester repeating rife, the
property of Gregory Meador. was
stolen from the front porch Of the
Meador home at 703 Morgan street,
last night between S:15 and 9:15
o'clock. 1.r Meador left the rife on
the porch and when he returned an
hour later 1t was missing. The police
are investigating.
I'm the report OF the campaign by
the Oak Park, ILL.,, Y. NJ. G. A., for
$50 900 for army and local work, as
given in the Oak Park papers, an
item of interest to war workers ts
the announcement that s1,126 Of the
sum was secured by w. Nelson Mac
Gowan, a Keokuk boy. as captain OF
a team of ten.
Nearly all Of Donnellson and
vicinity turned out to the patriotic
rally held by that city Saturday
evening and at which Hon. JOS. r
Frailey Of Fort Madison, was the
speaker OF the evening. The event,
which had been repeatedly postponed,
was highly successful and the city is
to be congratulated upon It's display
OF patriotism. The speaking was
held at a platform erected in the
park. and was preceded by loyalty
day parade throughout the city.
Tobacco, cigars and cigarets may
be imported to Great Britain. via
parcel post, for British soldiers or
soldiers fighting with the British
army in France, according to a spec.
iaI notification received at the local
postof1ce. Many local people have
made inquiries as to whether 1t was
possible to send such merchandise TO
Europe The package must be adj
dressed care the British expedition
airy forces at London, England. The
mail is sent from New York under
of the government.
NOTICE.
Retail grocers will close their !