The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-03
CITY NEWS.
Merry go around.

n please mention The Gate City.
s. Special club prices on magazine
II until November TO- Call B 1172.
Did you forget to place tire
cents in postage on your letter mail
-Keokuk teachers who attendet
8 the state meeting are expected hom
this evening.
-Wanted-Clever, steady book
keeper. stenographer. Good wages
Lowitz. 612 Main
Don't forget the date of the pub
lie sale at Firms Farm, near San
4 dusky, Wednesday, Nov. Z.
Merlin Anderson has enlisted II
the coast artillery and leaves Mon
day morning for Jefferson Barracks
Gard party and dance by Knight s
and Ladies of Security, Woodmar
hall. Monday, Nov. 5. Agnes orches
ira Gents Csc, ladies 15c.
The membership committee OF
the Y. W. c. A. will meet Monday
at six o'clock luncheon to discuss
matters pertaining to their work.
--keokuk lodge No. 10, /. o. o. F.
meets regularly every Monday night
at s o'clock. V. r. Mckay, N. G., F. M.
Pugh, recording secretary. Work in
the initiatory degree.
The funeral of Mildred Collins
was held this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock from the Sandusky Christian
church, Rev. Wiley Of Barring. Mo-,
officiating.
!, Save food Observe meatless and
wheatless days as requested by the
food commissions and thereby assist
in winning the war. BY the way have
you a Hoover food card?
| John G. Stehli of Des Mofnes, is
] in and aynarfs RI roDnain
for several weeks working in the in
terests of the order of A. o. U. W.
| Quincy hunters report few ducass
| in that locality. They say when tho
| weather is moderate the ducks stay
| on Lake Cooper at Keoiluk. which is
an excellent feeding ground for them.
The football team of the Keokuk
high is at Carthage today to engage
the team of that city in a game.
Prof. Reid, Coach Grimm ms and sew
eral autos of rooters accompanied the
team.
Members OF the Keohuk Retail
Merchants association refund your
fare. 1t is worth while to read the
advertisements Of this association as
they appear in The Gate City from
time to time.
Masonic: Regular meeting of
Hardin lodge No. 20, A. F. and A. NJ.
Monday evening, Nov. 9Th, at s
o'clock. Visiting brethren fraternal-
ly invited. BY order Of the w. NJ
G. N. Duerkop, secretary.
The Gate City can carry your
advertisements into the homes of the
buyers. That where the advertise
ments should go in order to get re-
suits. And the live business man
adyertises for results
-Keokuk Holiness association will
meet Sunday, November 4, at Mr..
Chas. Hawkins residence, in Hamil-
ton, H., and next Friday evening,
November 8. at Geo. Leighton's resi-
dence, 904 South Sixteenth street,
city.
-Keokuk motorists who make
frequent trips into Adams county,
H., will be glad to learn that
movement has been launched in
Quincy by the Chamber OF Com
merce to engage speedily upon the
betterment of all the county roads.
There VIII be a meeting of the |
high school boys at the Y M C. A.,
of the meeting is to outline the policy |
year. A social hour will follow the |
ments will be served
Christmas shopping should start |
early this year so that parcels can
be forwarded to all parts of the |
country and reach their destination |
in time. The malls will be very
heavy this season and not only early
sending is essential but early advpr
Using, SO that the trade can be slim
ulated.
With the new three cent rate for
letters effective yesterday, the post
office department has instructed
postmasters to return to senders, if
known, letters bearing insufficient
postage. If senders are not known
and the letters bear the old 2-cent
postage stamps, they will be sent to
the addressee and the deficient post
age collected.
sioner w. B.. Barney has started an
to determine the cost
Of producing 100 pounds of milk In
Iowa. He will also endeayor to Sc
cure the cost in Wisconsin and Min
nesota in order to make a compari-
son. Increased cost of foodstuffs J
has caused many dairymen to go out
Of the business, according to reports
made to the state food and dairy
departments.
Railroad companies are urging
travellers to be at the depots little
earlier than formerly in order that
here may not be too much loss OF
.tme in paying the government tax
While the new order lis being made
'amiliar to both ticket agents and
more time than usual is
needed in making the payment and
t is the wish of the companies that
Is few persons as possible be made
% miss trains.
On and after November LIST, I'M
Ter the provisions OF the revenue
bill passed by congress and approved
october 8, 1917, each message or
transmitted over any
telephone, for which the charge is
5 cents or more, is subject to a tax
If five cents. The law requires the