The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
CITY NEWS.

Let Chaser do your g~utter1ng and
spouting and at right prices.
The weekly pay roll was allowed
by the city council this morning.
Tom Ryan was picked Up by Ii
police Saturday, charged with ped
ding.
Herman Lodge No. 116, 1. o. O. F.
will celebrate its %1fty-ninth anniver-
| sary Wednesday evening in the lodge
hall.
Masonic: Special, Eagle lodge
No. II, Tuesday evening, April 10,
1917, 1880 o'clock, Bird degree, also
first degree school Of instruction.
; "A notice that the board of equal
ization and review will hear COM
plants on 1917 assessments starting
at 10 a. NJ. April 16, was ordered
published by the council.
Have your hemstitching, picot
edging and embroidering done by our
new machine. at reasonable prices.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Singer Shop
GOT Main.
Hugh Dumenil will erect a two
story stucco finish dwelling on lot 81.
Belknap place. The building will
cost SO. 900 and the ground dimensions
will be 24 by &c feet.
See CHASER now about that furn-
ace for your home while prices are
still right.
st. Johns church Is to be honored
Tuesday evening with q visit from
the Rt. Rev. Harry Sherman Longley,
d D., suffragan.bishop Of Iowa, who
will confirm a class in that parish,
presented by the rector, Rev. John G..
Sage. The services will doubtless at
tract not only members of the congre-
cation. but others as we'll, who are
especially invited.
Sparks set fire to the roof Of the
home of J. > Rubidge. 716 Fulton
street, this morning, but the blaze
was e~xtinguisned by the firemen be-
fore 1t did any damage The fire
department was called to the junk
shop of Samuel G. Bower, 919 Main
street, Sunday morning at 1870
o'clock. An overheated stove pipe
had set fire to a partition in the
building and also the roof. The dam
age was about s25.
-Conscription in Iowa to fill the
ranks of the Iowa national guard is
the military committee Of the Iowa
state senate which will be introduced
in the senate today. Senator Rule of
Mason City is author of the bill.
Under the provisions of the measure
a draft of 1850 men would be put
into effect at once, taking men be-
tween the ages of 10 and %. Only
single men would be drafted. The
men, it was proposed would be drawn
from counties and the last census
probably would be the basis for es-
tablishing the county quotas.
Immediate business is quiet"
reports Dun's Review, referring to the
shoe trade. "On women'S lines. job
bers have shown much hesitancy in
placing contracts for future delivery.
and this is attributed to the unsettled
style conditions. and it is also stated
thai many retailers have been over
stocked. High-top boots are again in
vogue, as shown by orders received
thus far for fall and winter. 1t is
said that a nine-inch boot will be the
limit, with most production confined to
an average Of around eight inches. 1t
is believed that dark vamps with light
uppers will be worn exte nsively, and
that kid will predominant as a leath-
er for uppers. while many patent leath-
er vamps are expected to find favor.
The situation in mems goods is differ
ent. Reports generally are to the ef-
feet that most manufacturers Of mems
footwear are fairly busy and as a
matter of fact. some claim to be
rushed with business. Mems lines are
being made principally of calf, with
conservative lasts. Kid and cordovan
leather continue popular. Some fac
tories are working actively on the last
army contract, and several orders
have been received by eastern manu-
facturers for shoes for civilian con
sumption in Russia"
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