The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-22
CITY NEWS.

Have You bought Liberty bond?
| This Is the last week for Liberty
loan subscriptions. Have you bought
a bond?
I'm a recount of the prohibition
constitutional amendment votes in
Burlington the vets lost 40 and the
drys AZ.
The cold wave flag is displayed
today and the weather man promises
freezing temperature for tomorrow
morning.
Adrian T. sprague and Mary
Morton, a couple from Glassford, Ill,
were married Saturday afternoon by
James s. Burrows. justice Of the
peace.
business is good with U.s." re-
marked a local merchant. It was the
opinion OF this business man that
trade with all OF the Keokuk mer-
chants was growing.
The Burlington railroad Is con-
tinuing it's activities on behalf Of the
Liberty loan and hundreds OF en-
ployes in Keokuk and the Iowa
district are subscribing.
The Burlington papers report
that the freight business on the
steamer Keokuk is good but that pas
senger travel Ia light. The Gazette
says the little packet will continue
her trips for several weeks.
Former Keokuk people now resid-
ing In Los Angeles write that the
Billy Sunday meetings in progress in
that city are = attracting thousands
and that the interest grows as the
meetings proceed.
Really, there is no need Of wait
ing for Liberty day. The Liberty
bond is first class investment in
fact the best that has ever been Of
fered you and besides, Uncle Sam
needs the money. Get busy and sub
scribe for Liberty bonds at once, and
then you will be in better position to
help celebrate Liberty day.
Webster City newspapers have
consolidated. The owners are no
longer interested in proposition
that loses money every day. With a
consolidated proposition the Webster
City owners now have a reasonable
chance to make a fair return GA
their investment and at the same
time give to their patrons a better
newspaper.
The latest official register of the
state of Iowa, bound journals of the
house and senate, and the latest Iowa
Frank Oertel, state representative |
from Lee county has received copies
of these documents, and he will be |
wish them. The register is the |
state red book.
If you want job husking corn,
apply to the federal and state free |
bureau at the state |
a
than 10000 men are needed by the |
farmers Of the state to harvest the |
1917 crop and the bureau will begin
sending out men today. Wages range |
from five to eight cents bushe1 and |
include board and lodging.
The first exemption to be grant |
ed on an appeal to the president OF
the United States In Lee county was |
received by the local board this |
and concerns the case of
Samuel Lee Knock Of West Point. |
The young man, conscTipted in tho |
first draft, was exempted on voct- |
tional grounds and now is free from
the military service with the national |
army.
The recruiting station opened in
the postofice building at Keokuk By
Sergeant Fred Scharff, formerly in
charge OI TIE ICCd1 station, is a SUD- l.
station of the Burlington office, and
all men applying for enlistment there
are sent to Burlington for examina-
ton. The Keokuk office is an expert
ment, and its permsnency depends on
it's volume of business, says the
Burlington Gazette.
in a recent bulletin of the Iowa
Federation Of Women's clubs there |.
appears this notice: The Keokuis
Monday Music club with a member
ship Of 524 is needing Mr.. Hoover,s
less quoted advice, we need more
than ever the relaxation of the drama
and music and should not let the Il
good play or the good concer: SUI ]
fer This club is beginning its II
eighteenth year Of fine programs.
PROPOSALS FOR LEvEE WORK.
Office OF the Secretary, Mississippi
River Commission, 1911 International !,
Life Building, st. Louis, Mo.-SeaIed h
will be received here until
II a. m, October %. 1917, for con.
,tructing about $4,000 cubic yards OF
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