The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
RETAILERS VOTE To Make
KE0KUk SHOPPING CENTER

Ia hit here a month ago. The COM
pany carries brand new whip, and a
three abreast merry-so-round and lot
of high class tent shows. If this can
be booked it will be, on Main street.
In addition, tent show may be
brought here similar to that Of last
year, with a good musical attraction
and VAUDEVILLE. In case the carnival
idea falls throusL, the tent show will
I;.bdE'y held The league vctt;l To
give the amusement committee full
power In the matter.
The league unanimously voted in
favor Of sales days. ]. j. Chapman's
motion to appoint committee which
will interview the merchants in all
lines and set the date. was carried.
President Justice asked If the Ad club
would cooperate in the advertising
and he was assured by President Chap
man of the club that it would welcome
tho opportunity to show that it was
alive and ready for business.
The retailers accepted the invita-
ton to go to Sandusky Thursday, SEP.
TENDER 20 for chicken supper, served
by the ladies of the Sandusky Chris
tian church. The cost per plate will
be SO cents. Forty or fifty members
agreed last night to go. The trip will
be made in autos
Dollar Day Big Thing.
Dollar day will be one of the big
gest events of the season according
to the discussion last night, which
will be followed out by the commit
tee when it is appointed. The groc-
ers of the city are going to be asked
to get into the sales day idea, and 1T
is planned to enlist every business
house in sales drive that will go
over the top with a vengeance. Keo-
kuk merchants are making a reputa-
ton for sales. The one in the spring
came at the elimination of week
Of rain, but was successful. 1t Is
planned to put everything that has
been accomplished in the past far in
the shade by the coming sales day. :
Bargains will be offered that will
be bona fide ones, and everything
put on sale will be we'll worth the
money The merchants are bound to
keep their reputation for big sales,
and the coming event promises to be
a winner.
Comfort Station Proposition.
The comfort station idea was
brought up by the president, who
gave a summary of the new law. 1t
was decided to have a committee in
terview the city council and if pos.
sible put the plan through. Some one
suggested combining a comfort sta
ton and interurban waiting room.
w. J. Hubert told of comfort stations
established in court houses in some
of the towns near here. The sugges-
ton to put the comfort station at
Sixth street, met with a counter
proposition from H. G. Duncan, who
said he thought lower Main street
ought to be recognized, and who sug-
gested re-routing the interurban road
and that if the terminal Of this was
Third street instead Of Sixth, that a
comfort station equipped would be
furnished free OF charge.
The attention of the league was
called to the fact that note for the
fall celebration deficit Is still unpaid.
The league voted to assess one dollar
per month for twelve months against
the membership to cancel the note
and pay interest.
A committee was authorized to look
into the matter of filling empty win
dows with store displays.
Committees are Named.
President Justice this morning
announced the committees which
were authorized at the meeting last
night. He is urging the committee
members to get busy and to go after
their line The committees will have
the following personnel:
Investigation committee. P.
1ngle, H. L. Beach, J. w. Winger, J.
J. Chapman, J. Schouten, c. W. Dur
rett.
Show windows-F. P. Rehmeier,
D. E Linauist, T. N. Connor.
Farmers picnic-C. w. Durrett, H.