The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-11
CITY NEWS.


Silk skirts, cloth skirts. All GO
$1.98 to IS and $3.50. Lowitz.
Low shoes at cost. Boston Shoe
Parlor. Buy now. save money.
July acct. closing time. PAY up
month";" so discount. Lowitz.
Free round trip to the Pementa,
Oklahoma. oil fields. For particulars
see j. E. While, Hotel Iowa.
--Keokuk camp M. w. A., No. 622.
viii hold it's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.
knights and Ladies' OF Security
excursion to Quincy, July 10. steamer
Keokuk Boat leaves a. m.
Silk skirts, cloth skirts. All go
S19S to So and $3.50. Lowitz.
Low shoes at cost. Boston Shoe
Parlor. Buy now, save money.
"A bottle OF Letsy's Temp Brew
with your meals saves doctor bill.
! Two dozen in case. Telephone "a.
/ An amendment to the articles OF
incorporation Of the Keokuk Barrel
company has been placed on ME IN
the recorders office. The amendment
increases the capital stock to $4,000,
and makes other changes.
ALI hats go 81 to $2.9S. Lowitz.
| Burlington friends of Capt w. w.
Kinnear of the steamer G. w. Hill
are planning a testimonial for him
August /, when the Hill will be in
Burlington. The Gazette says: In
consideration of the many fine quail
tiles of Captain w. w. Kinnear Of
this city of Burlington, Iowa, and In
appreciation Of his services on the
Mississippi river for over sixty years
he holds the oldest captains license
on the river-as well as In remem-
brance of his invariably courteous
treatment toward all who have had
dealings with him as passengers and
shippers on the river steamboats,, the
undersigned, few of his numerous
friends, cordially inviting all others
to join us, desire to express their
gratitude in some way for all such
valuable services to the public.
Low shoes at cost. Boston Shoe
Parlor. Buy now, save money.
ALL middies, tub skirts, house
dresses in Lot / go s5c. Lowitz.
"A free band concert will be given
Sunday afternoon in Rand park at
$3.50 o'clock by Kindig's concert band.
under direction of John B. Kfndig.
The program will be the second Of
the afternoon concerts given by inns
organization In the park. and the
band is sure to be greeted by large
audience.
ALI middies, tub skirts, house
dresses in Lot j go S5c. Lowitz.
A bulletin received here from
Red Cross headquarters regarding ap-
plications for positions as ambulance
drivers announces that the American
Red Cross Ambulance sections known
10 nj
discontinued and taken over by the
U. s. army, and that applications for
places in this should be made to 1t.
Col. e. q. Persons OF the Medical
Corps, Allentown, Pa.
The state horticultural society
shows condition Of fruit as follows:
Summer apples, Is percent; fall
apples, "a; winter apples, 81; pears,
A; American plums, "a; domestic
plums, "a; cherries, 81; grapes, so;
red raspberries, 81; black raspber-
ries, SO; blackberries. Al percent Of
a full crop. The average for all
fruits is 81 percent, or 1 percent
higher than the average for July last
year. The apple crop promises to be
20 percent better than it was year
ago, while small fruits will be 20 per-
cent less.
ALI fine waists so II to $4.98, for
merly worth s15O to So. Lowitz.
The police authorities have Sc
cured list of names of boys who
have been creating a disturbance in
! the vicinity Of Ninth and Palean
| streets, especially around the sub
| station. The list includes Sidney
Lane, 922 Carroll street; John Cham
bers, 712 Timea street; Lester John
son, Eleventh and Ridge streets;
Lawrence Mitchell, 1006 Des Moines
street: Jasper Gathers, SIG Palean
street; Tom Grogan. Ais Carroll
street; Howard Fryman. 917 Carroll
street; William and B. Shepard, 427
South Ninth street, and George Klein,
626 South Ninth street. Neighbors
have complained to the authorities
Of the actions of these boys and legal
action will be taken against. them if
they continue to congregate.
ALI fine waists go 81 to $4.9S, for.
merly worth $3.50 to SO. Lowitz.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending July 10, has Just
during the week was almost ideal
deficiency of rainfall generally, ex-
especially in the east central and ex.
IRENE northwestern counties where
heavy showers occurred. The fore
part of the week was cool, with the
night temperatures near the frost
line in the northern districts, but the
latter half of the week was much
warmer. Corn made rapid growth and
much Of 1t has been laid by" The
crop is, however, very uneven in
size. Some fields are nearly waist
high, while many fields are only
few inches high. All small grain
continues in good condition and fill
ing well. The rye harvest has begun
in Henry and Des Moines counties,
and early oats and winter wheat har.
vest will become general In the
southern counties by the latter part
of the coming week. Truck crops