The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-23
CITY NEWS.

-6oo new coats; sale. Lowttz.
Girls wanted, Meinbergs steam
laundry, Burlington, Iowa.
An even 900 hunters have taken
ont licenses in Des Moines county
II you like sugar in your coffee
use 1t sparingly as sugar sortase
has arrived.
The Lee county supervisors were
busy today recounting the BALLOTS
cast at the wet and dry electlon
October 18th.
This is the final week for the
Liberty loan in Keokuk. If you nave
not subscribed, do so when the COM
mittees call on you.
800 new coats; sale. Lowft1.
The official recount Of the votes
cast in the constitutional amendment
election October 18th, in Des MONIES
county. resulted in the vets gaining
fifteen votes.
regular meeting Loyal Order Of
Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704. tonight
at 8 o'clock, in Moose hall. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. Ed. G..
Vaughan, dictator.
800 new coats; sale. Low1tz.
The cold wave called to MIND
more forcibly the coal situation. De'
liveries were made yesterday by the
dealers and it is thought that most
all Of the people OF this city nave
some coal.
The Cottage Grove church at
Des Moines was chosen for the next
meeting place of the Iowa Presbyter-
ian synod at its closing session at
Ames. The meeting is to be held in
October, 1919.
war statisticians say that at
least IS, 100000 men are bearing arms
in the war--27, 100000 on the side OF
the world allies and 10,60O,OOO on
the side OF the central powers, &C
cording to the latest war depart
ment compilations from published re-
ports in various countries. These
figures do not include naval person
mel strength, which would raise the
total several millions.
Ben BENJAMIN, a travelling sales
man for a local wholesale grocery
house, ia in hospital here, suffering
from an infected hand. He was af-
flicted with somnambuiism last Week
while at Charlton, Iowa, and put his
hand through pane of glass in the
window. A surgeon sewed up the
cuts in his hand. but last Thursday
Benjamin was brought to Keokuk,
suffering IRON lnlecllOn anu uiS SOi-
dition is rather serious.
THAT Sioux City coal dealers are
: charging the same prices they did
prior to October l and are waiting
and are willing to pay any adjust
ment that may be made by the fed
eral authorities is the information
contained in a telegram sent by j.
IL. Kennedy to Charles Webster, OF
| Waucoma, federal fuel administra-
tor for Iowa, yesterday afternoon,
says the Sioux City Journal. Admin
istrator Webster had inquired earlier
in the day if the retail price Of coal
had advanced in Sioux City and if
so, how much.
1t is announced that the Missis-
sippi river commission will meet for
its usual fall session on board the
steamer Mississippi, at st. Louis,
Mo. November 10, 1917, at 10000 a.
I'm. The commission will make an
inspection trip from st. Louis to New
Orleans and will give public hearings
at points along the route on matters
connected with the Improvement of
the Mississippi river. Any one who
may wish to meet the commission in
connection with river improvement
or levee work is requested to com.
municate with it's president, room
1922, International Life building, St
Louis, Mo-. by November /, 1917.