The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-02
CITY NEWS.

Fresh eggs "a cents at Highams.
No Sunday dinner complete With
out q fine roast or chicken from
starkley. Phone 1445.
A petition has been filed with the
CITY council asking that South FIJI
teenth street from Ridge street to
Bloody Run be graded. The petition
lis signed by abutting property holders:
Order a choice roast of beef, veal
or 1ork or a spring chicken from Jos.
Haubert, for your Sunday dinner 7o9
Main. 90.
Special Saturday: Fresh eggs. soc
dozen. Small pet cream 1Oc can, only
8 cans to party. Patsy Tallar1co'
2O5 Main.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Miller,
2os Bank, February 2S, an eight pound
daughter. Mrs. Miller was formerly
Miss Madaline LANCE.
Finest shoe repairing by LvdWfg
at his old stand, 1904 Main street. un-
til further notice.
See A. O'Bleness, 1877 Main
street for your spring papering and
painting. New stock. Finest workman
ship guaranteed.
-Keokuk friends Of Clifford
Thorne, former state railroad COM
missioner, have received announce
ments of his having opened offices at
S27 South La Sale street, Chicago.
1t has been reported that gov
eminent agent is in Burlington 1nVes-
tigating illegal liquor sales and 1t is
possible that he may come to keokuk
while in this territory. The burning
ton Hawk-Eye contains the following
on the agents visit: Although there
is no official report, it seems to be com
mon knowledge in certain sections OF
the city that a government agent mas
played havoc with the plans or certain
people in Burlington who have either
been engaged in the business Of sell
ing intoxicating liquor or who had
Manned to, or who are so-called
wholesalers" The report has gain
ed circulation that a United states
agent has been in the city for several
DAYS stopping at local hotel, ana on
several occasions has made lnd1vld-
uals take out federal licenses. Ma
turally he has made no arrests, as the
government cares not how much llquor
NAV be sold, but does insist that fed
eral license be taken out before sales
can be made. Officials of the police
department stated that they under
stood a government agent was mere
and had been active, principally with
reference to the men who are whole
salers and taking orders. Just how
MANY the visitor forced to pay over
some $500 or SO is not known, but 1t
is practically certain that there were
good many.
For your spring papering and
painting see A. O'Bleness, 1127 Main
street.
Cities on the Mississippi river to
the north Of Keokuk expect to see ser
ious floods from the ice gorge when
the spring thaw comes. Last year
considerable damage was done along
the upper river by the floods and those
cities affected are taking precaution-
AIRY measures that there may be no
REPETITION of the damage done. AT
Clinton, channels have been cut
around all the bridge piers to prevent
them from being lifted when the river
rises. The danger is greatly accent
uated by the unusual thickness of the
ice, which in number of places meas
ures twenty-six inches and over and
in very few places is less than foot.
The low water stage further promotes
the danger of ice gorges, for when the
cakes start to crumble, they are apt
to become packed to the bottom of the
river bed. allowing no room for the
water to flow under the ice. This was
the trouble experienced in the neigh
borhood Of Bettendorf. just above
.