The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05
CITY NEWS.

Mrs. George Powers Of Donnell
son was operated on for appendicitis
at ST. Joseph's hospital today.
-Puckechetuck encampment meets
this evening, July s. Installatton.
John Eisenhuth. Fin. Scribe.
"A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to G. D. Harbur and Opal
Jergins. couple from Carthage.
Attend Pauline Bible class Ice
cream lawn social Friday evening.
July 6. Mrs. Danford's, 1919 Orleans.
Buy your mems and boys shoes
at Iludwig's at a reasonable price.
Special blend Of tea for ice tea,
soc pr h., 25 lb. can sugar. $2.25. FRI
day and Saturday only at Highlands
grocery.
Regular meeting Of Keokuk
lodge No. 106, B. P. o. E., tonight at
8 o'clock. Elks' hall. Sixth and Blon-
deau streets. Visitors invited.
When you wish to insert classified
advertisement, be sure to arrange to
send the payment for same with the
advertisement.
"A night blooming cereus plant at
the residence Of L. A, Hamill has at
tracted considerable attention recent
ly by the number Of beautiful blooms
which 1t has been putting out this
week.
When you 80 away on your sum
mer vacation be sure and arrange to
have The Gate City sent to your va
cation address. You will enjoy the
outing all the more If you keep In
formed with the home news.
Subscribers to The Gate City
should receive their paper each even
ing by carrier before 6 o'clock. II the
paper has not been delivered. be sure
to call the business office and enter
complaint. but call shortly before 8
o'clock, SO delivery can be made.
If you need your shoes repaired.
take them to Ludwig"s. 1904 Main.
Eastern Star, regular meeting OF
Elmira chapter No. 40, Thursday
evening, July 5. 1917. at 1880 o'clock.
Visiting members fraternally invited.
BY order of the w. M, Mrs. L.. N.
Hahn, secretary.
ID. e. Reeves Of Keokuk, has filed
a suit in the Missouri courts at Hanni-
bal for $3.50 damages against Camp
bells United Shows. Mr.. Reeves al
Ieges the show contracted to exhibit
In Keokuk July and cancelled the
date. The case Is set for July 10.
The choir of St. Johns Episco-
pal church established its camp at
the Owens farm near Montrose to-
day. The members will be chaper-
oned by Mr.. and Mrs. George D.
Barnes. The choir will sing at the
church at Montrose the coming two
Sundays.
A swimming exhibition for the
benefit of a fund to provide seating
accommodations in the gymnasium
and natitorium will be held Friday
and Saturday nights beginning at 8
O'Clock. Association swimming and
diving teams will take part and stu
dents of the free swimming school
who won swimming buttons this
year will give demonstration
The monthly meeting Of the
directors Of the Young Mems Chris
tian association was held in the as
sociation building Tuesday evening.
Reports Of the month were present
ed and accepted, but very little i'm
portant business was transacted. The
mem bership Of the Y. M. c. A. at
the present time is 554, 1t was an
nounced, as compared with $50 In
May.
Managers and clerks of the I'VE
Ode1l jewelry stores enjoyed picnic
yesterday at Snag club near Hanni-
bal Fried chicken was the chief
attraction Of the picnic dinner which
was served with all It's trimmings at
noon. On the return trip the party
stopped on the way for weiner
roast. It was delightful outing and
thoroughly enjoyed by the entire
crowd.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending July 8, has just
been issued as follows: Another week
Of favorable weather has been very
beneficial to the corn crop and for
farm work. While the temperature
was not above the normal. there were
several moderately warm days and
one excessively hot day, which started
the corn to growing rapidly, Fine
progress was made in cultivating, and
most fields are clean Considerable
corn was planted on the late flooded
bottom lands in the southern coun-
ties, and much Of it is up. The crop.
as whole, Is week to ten days later
than usual, but is still very promis
Ing. All small grain is also late, and
there will be very little, If any, win
ter wheat or rye harvested before the
10th, but the prospect for good yields
Is excellent. No haying has been
done, but some clover is ready to cut
IN the southern counties The crop,
however, is poor on account of so
much OF it being winterkilled. Early
potatoes are yielding well and all
garden truck is in excellent condition.
Strawberries and cherries are being
harvested with fair yields.