The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
CITY NEWS.
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! st. Mary's coffee tomorrow.
| New serge dresses sale. LoWitz
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ross klser
daughter. Sunday evening, Oct. z.
| Furnace fires were built last
night and made life more comfort
able.
H. w. Monroe of Fort Madison
was in the city yesterday negotiating
for automobiles.
Buy a Liberty bond. It's not only
good investment, but you have
patriotic duty to perform.
| -Gossard corset sale. Lowitz.
Commissioner Fred Hilpert is Ill
at his home. He was confined to his
bed yesterday. but reports today are
| that he is getting better.
| "A final report has been filed IN
the estate of John Concannon, Jr.,
and the ADMINISTRATIVE, Anna Con-
cannon, discharged.
Before building very strong
fire in the furnace it might save
call from the fire department If the
fue was properly inspected.
| Regular meeting Loyal Order or
Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704, tonight
at o'clock, in Moose hall. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. Ed. G.
Vaughan, dictator.
! Regular meeting of Morning Star
lodge No. 5, knights of Pythias, Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting
members invited H. A. Brunat. c.
c.: J. A. Burgess. K. of R. & s.
| An auto fuel containing maxi
mum "heat units" is not only con-
servation but an ideal cold weather
fuel" Red Crown" and you have
| it. Standard Oil Co. service station,
Tenth and Main street
B. B. Heron OF Warren, Iowa,
James Vermazen, of Charleston
John Lowrey of Montrose, and James
Richey of Argyle. Chas. Peters OF
Keokuk, returned from Joplin, MO-
where they attended the state anu
national meeting of the A. H. l. A.
-Carefulness produces economy.
l"Red Crown" is a carefully distilled
gasoline crammed full OF heat
units" That's why it's ideal for cold
weather, too. Standard Oil Co. SER
vice station, Tenth and Main streets.
The first meeting of the Young
mems class in telegraphy will be
held at the Y M. G. A. building to-
might at 7:3O To date about sixteen
men have enrolled This class offers
a good opportunity for drafted men
to gain knowledge which will enable
them to successfully fill positions In
government service.
"A Ford automobile, occupied by
lie. w. Bussard of Fort Madison and
Gilbert Bell of Mt. Hamill, colltded
with spring wagon on the West
Il Point road Sunday evening. Mr..
Bells hands were severely injured
by flying glass, the windshield and
the radiator being broken.
AT the noon meeting of the Bur
Iington Commercial club yesterday
there was discussion of the ferry
across Skunk river which the Lee
county supervisors and Des Moines
county board have been supporting
jointly, and which probably will be
discontinued Each board pays $50
per month towards supporting the
boat. Burlington business men seem
to want the ferry continued.
-Gossard corset sale. Lowitz.
The Fort Madison Gem City says:
The title of horse shoe champion OF
, eight states still remains in For'
Madison The contest extraordinary
arranged between Champion Johr
Neph and Al Vollers, the latter OF
Keokuk, held at Donnellson Satur
|
. the local man, though at times his
pitching was way off FORM and the
Ishoes fell short of the peg by many
feet Encouraged by his friends
however, and administered a dose Of
the famous horse shoe medicine,
|, prepared by a specialist every fifteen
minutes, "O1d John" managed tc
come through and achieved victor,
in five out of the seven games play
ed All of the Lee county court house
officials, both from here and at Keo
kuk, attended the event and pro
; nounced themselves well satisfied
with the victory. Mr.. Neph is now
; arranging for mammoth parade
J with himself seated in victoria al
its head, for some time previous tc
his departure to the soldiers home
!. at Washington, d. G.
-Dun's Review notes an improv.
ing tendency in the footwear trade
and asserts there is better tone to
the situation, many factories resum-
ing operations on more active
scale Continuing, the review says ::
Orders received for mems fine grade
shoes are not as large as usual for
this season of the year, but business
received of late has been more en-
couraging than for some time past
and the outlook appears to be bright
err Demand for women's lines has
been somewhat better, and many fac
tories are reported to be steadily in
creasing their output. Statesmen are
now on the road soliciting orders for
spring lines, but as yet contracts
have not been large in volume and
most buyers appear inclined to hold
off until a little later in the season.
Retail trade has been fairly good
and many supplementary orders are
being received from small stores
which have not been disposed to
operate far ahead. Prices On all