The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-31
CITY NEWS.
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Lowitz.
Many Halloween frolics are be-
ing planned for tonight.
| Special: $1.95 buys $500 hat
at Karlls, TIA Main street.
Special for this week, good -four
SITS per Dbl. Fred DeYong.
The cold weather has given a
stimulus to trade and retailers are
busy
the boys as well as the "goblins'' Will
be out.
MIR. and Mrs. J. T. Geltz. 1872
son, October 20.
The Rev. DR.. Sage announces a
special service for All Saints day
at st. Johns at 1920 o'clock tomor
row.
Better have your pennies ready
when you go to the picture shows.
Uncle Sam Is demanding his share to
support the war.
--Keokuk camp M. w. A, No. 822,
will hold it's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members>are
requested to be present.
Card party and dance by knights
and Ladies OF Security, Woodman
hall, Monday. Nov 5. Agnes orches-
ira. Gents Csc, ladies 15c.
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday in Quincy to John B.
Jacobs, aged SO, Of Keokuk, and Miss
Celeste Potter, aged ~. Of Quincy.
Some OF the lads who insist up
on doing Halloween pranks advanc-
ed the time of their operation about
twenty-four hours and were out last
night.
With the finishing Of the new on.
trance to Rand park which is about
completed, the street Improvement
work of the city Is ended for this
year.
Extra special sale new December
model coats and New York Maid silk
and serge dresses $40 to $40. (Suits
at cost.) New dress waists, special
price. Lowitz.
Eastern Star. regular meeting Of
Elmira chapter 40 o. E. S., Thursday
evening, Nov. 1, 1917, at 1880 o'clock.
Work by order Of the w. M. Mrs.
L. N. Hahn. secretary.
The country roads are in excel
lent condition and the farmers who
have autos-and most OF them have
are finding it an easy matter to get
to town for trading purposes.
Red ticket sale dresses, coats,
$40 choice. LowitZ.
The Holiness association of Keo-
kuk will hold prayer meeting Friday
evening at p. M, at the residence
of N. D. Crumly, 1922 Carroll street.
Rev. R. Morgan Of Montrose as leader.
There will be services at Baker
Mission, Timea and Twelfth streets
Wednesday evening at 7:45 In COM
|memoration Of the reformation After
November 1 the pastor Will be absent
until Nov. II.
Numbers Of Keokuk people are
saying that meatless and wheatless
week, with Mississippi river fish,
southern style corn bread and gra-
ham and bran mullins available.
Mail early, address intelligently
and pack securely. That Is what you
must do II your Christmas package
reaches the soldier boy in France
Mail to reach soldiers in France by
Christmas morning must be posted
not later than November 18th.
There is unique sign up on the
corner of the Y. M. c. A. building to-
day. A person who didn't know,
would think the folks that hold forth
there were not extra good spoilers.
The sign reads: 'Ha1 oh! Ween!
Wed. eve. Y. NJ. and Y. W., single
and double"
An action for divorce has been
filed by Aida Berry vs.. Bert Berry
in the district court The charge is
desertion, and plaintiff claims that
her husband left her in June of this
year. She makes further claims that
he refused to indicate in any way
that he cared for her.
"A tipless day between the meat.
less and the wheatiess day at the To-
cal hotel is the suggestion of Keo-
leuk man. He proposes that the
equivalent Of the tips he rlaced in
box in the dining room to buy COM
forts for Keokuk's many colored sol
diers who have gone to the war.
Red ticket sale dresses, coats.
SO choice. Lowitz.
I'm order that the Iowa State
Teachers association delegates to
the Des Moines convention, Novem.
Der /, and 3, may see works of art
| in the galleries at the public library,
| the exhibit of the Des Moines Fine
to opening November 1 instead Of
November 4, as formerly planned.
People who hold forth at the w
M. u. "A. DullQlDS are Wishing more
earnestly for Indian summer than the
average individual. Work OF install
| ing the new boiler Is still in prog
ress, and the inmates are using oil
heaters to warm their rooms. 1t is
expected that the work on the boiler
will be completed by next Monday.
w. B. Barney, state food and
dairy inspector, E. N Hopkins, of
Successful Farming. and r. K Bliss
are soon to BEGIN tour Of the south
ern tier of counties of Iowa to deter
mine the status of the milk situa-
ton. They will visit comm ercial or
carnations to make talks and secure
information says r. II. Faxon, secre-
tary Of the Iowa Commercial Secre-
taries' association, in letters address
ed today to members.
The Official Bulletin of October
&c contains this interesting little bit
of information: The department of