The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
CITY NEWS.

Don't neglect to plan your Christ
mas giving.
Turkeys for Thanksgiving day will
be plentiful
-Meatless Tuesdays and wheat
less" Wednesdays are becoming COM
mon in the hotels OF the country.
Quality considered, Ewers-Mc-
Carthy Co.'S boys department offers
/ the best values shown In Keokuk.
There is likely to be a penny
shortage since the war tax demands
SO many cents for various purposes.
When answering advertisements
or trading with local merchants,
please mention The Daily Gate City.
-Ewers.McCarthy Co. are Keo-
kuk's headquarters for mems and
Liberal use Of the advertising col
way to make Keokuk. a trading center.
1t was very quiet at the city po-
lice station last night. One sleeper
was the only guest registered at the
city bastile
Good roads and good weather is
making automobiling pleasant and
bringing to the city many out-of-town
shoppers.
-Ewers- McCarth Co.'s stock of
Bradley" sweaters for men, ladies.
boys and girls is most complete ever
shown in Keokuk.
Shipments Of Christmas mail will
be heavy. Get your package in early
if you wish the soldier in France to get |
his Christmas gift on time.
-Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets i
every Friday evening at 500 o'clock. |
Silas Brant, N. G., George w. I'm
megart, permanent secretary.
We will show eight different |
1918 Buick models on Main street at |
II o'clock Saturday. See this fine
line of cars. Auto Sales Co.
-Melrose and Valley church. F. ].
Swanson. pastor. Valley: Sunday
school at and preaching at 3 in the
afternoon. Melrose: Only Sunday
school at 10 a. m.
Announcement has been received
of the fourth annual business meeting
of the Iowa Firemen's association to
be held at the Kirkwood hotel in Des
Moines on Wednesday, Nov. FL.
Regular meeting Keokuk Council
hall, Eighth and Main. Visiting breth:
E. Powell, regent; ]. I. AnnabIe, sec
rotary.
William Heating and son, James, Ii
who have been the guests of Fire Chief
Anderson and family a few days, left
asst evening to visit the family Of Hur
ey Edwards, Of Washington, before
returning to their home at Cheyenne
The hearts of the hunters of the
city are rejoiced by the fact that the
duck shooting is fairly good. A citi-
zen, who had occasion to go past
one OF the lakes near here, said it
was covered with ducks, and the dis
tressing thing about it was that he
didn't have his gun alongN
B. F. Skyles has resigned his po-
sition as deputy sheriff under Deputy
J. B. Watkins, effective today, and
has accepted a position as deputy
warden at the state penitentiary to
succeed William Enderle, resigned,
the Fort Madison Democrat says
James Low has been appointed dep
uty sheriff in his place.
The fire company at Mason City,
having trouble with its men over
wages, recently wrote to Fire Chief Il
Anderson, OF this city, concerning
wages and other facts concerning our
ire company Mr.. Anderson wrote
back that the way to handle the men
Is to pay them decent wages and
otherwise give theri good treatment.
That is what Keokuk is doing. and
hey do not have any trouble.
-Keokuk members of the AID club
will be interested in meeting. that
s to be held by the Associated Adj
clubs of the World, at In
Annapolis, Ind, November IL and 10,
or the purpose of discussing the war
With a view of extending whatever
ervice the organization can to the ;
,ause of our country. The advertis-
ng men through their national advis- !
ry board has strongly urged the gov
rnment to make a national appro-
riation, citing the success Of such
nethods as obtained by the British
nd Dominion Of Canada governments .
through newspaper publicity. The =
1eethg promises to be most inter .
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