The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-01
CITY NEWS.

Lawn social, John Schevers, Hill
ton road, Thursday evening. M. P.
church brotherhood.
When motoring through Garth
age, stop at the Rose Tea Garden,
open daily from 4 to 10 p. m.
"A bottle OF Leisy's Temp Brew
with your meals saves a doctor bill.
Two dozen in a case. Telephone "a.
-Keokuk camp M. W. A.. No. 622,
will hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. ALI members are
requested to be present.
The Long Commission company's
office in Keokuk is being discontinued
and members of the operating staff
here are returning to Quincy.
Edward Graydon Austin, Fl. OF
Burlington. and Theo Reta Young, 20,
OF Nauvoo, were united in marriage
this morning by James 8. Burrows,
justice Of the peace.
Regular meeting Of Keokuk aerie
No. 8S3, F. o. E., tonight at Eagles
hall. SIS Main. at o'clock. visiting
brothers always welcome. Chas. A.
Noakes, secretary.
IN. S. Lowitz now at Hotel Nc
Alpin, New York City. Any special
commission trade desires attended to.
Kindly write or wire as usual, above
address. All ready to wear on extra
special sales now.
Eastern Star: Regular meeting
of Elmira chapter No. 40, O. e. s.,
Thursday, Aug. 2, 1917. at 1880
o'clock. Work and refreshments
Visitors fraternally invited. BY order
of the w. M. Mrs. L. N. Hahn, sec
rotary.
j. A. milestone, Justice Of the
peace, was taken Ill and tainted this
morning while coming down the stairs
from the Moose club. He fell only a
few steps and was revived after a
short time. Physicians were called
and he was taken to his home.
A plumber working in the base
ment of house at 1926 South Seventh
street left a gas pipe open last even
Ing. When he lit a candle the gas
ignited and started fire. The fire.
men were summoned at O'clock.
There was no damage. The base.
ment windows were open and there
was no explosion.
William Brugman, boys secretary
OF the Y. NJ G. A. has returned to
Keokuk after q three weeks vacation.
Two weeks Of the time were, spent at
the Lake Geneva conference and one
week in Chicago. There were At men
at Lake Geneva, Mr. Brugman reports
and over 200 Of them were studying
for Y. M. c. A. work in the soldier
camps.
The Iowa weather and crop SER
vice bulletin for the week ending
July 81, has just been issued as fol-
lows: Another week with high tenn
perature and abundance Of sunshine
has been favorable for harvesting and
haying, which have progressed rapid
Iy. It was also favorable for the
rapid growth Of corn, much OF which
has tasseled. Corn generally is in
fine condition, but in some localities
where no rain has fallen, the leaves
are beginning to roll. showing the
need Of rain at an early date. The
intense heat and lack of moisture is
also injuring late potatoes and pas
lures. The maximum temperatures
were near or above 100 degrees on
several days, and the rainfall was
practically nil. Threshing has begun,
and early reports indicate good yields
and fine quality of small grain. Oats
yield from 40 to 100 bushels per
acre; winter wheat is yielding better
than expected, and barley is running
as high as 81 bushels per acre. I'm
less rain comes soon, corn and pota-
toes will be seriously injured