The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
CITY NEWS.

S2.yS. Lowitz.
Genuine Mexican chill Csc per
pint. Brassils lunch car.
"Cold weather and Red Crown
gasoline is In its elements. Stand
ard Oil Co.
A daughter was born this morn
tng to Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Kingman,
g27 BIondeau street
Gold weather" and RED Crown"
gasoline is in It's elements. Stand
ard Oil Co.
Born this morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. LOREN W. Garlich, st. Joseph
Mo-, an eight pound boy.
Yesterday afternoon son was
born to Mr. and Mrs. George Def ong,
1l2 South Eighth street.
cold weather" and RED Crown"
gasoline SIS in its elements Stand
ard Oil Co.
Masonic: Special meeting of Har-
din lodge No. 90, Monday, Dec. 10,
1880 p. M. 3rd degree. G. N. Duer-
kop, secretary.
John Brown was yanked up last
night for being drunk and disorderly.
He contributed s2s5 this morning TO
the city funds and went his way.
Now is your chance to give a
bow of the Service league a chance,
and at the same time do a service
to the city. Hire the boy to clean
your walk.
-Keokuk lodge No. 10. /. D, o. F.
meets regularly every Monday night.
at 8 O'Clock. Y. R. Mckay, N. G., F. NJ
Pueh. recording secretary. Work In
the first degree.
-"CoId weather" and RED Crown"
gasoline is in its elements. Stand
ard OIL Co.
Sunday, December is, will be
Red Cross Sunday throughout the
state and the ministers will tell Of
the Red Cross work In the interest
of the big membership campaign TO
be put on from December II to
Christmas eve.
DIR. R. NJ Lapsley who has been
confined to his home by illness for
three weeks, is very much better to-
day While at no time has he been
dangerously Ill. he has been forced
to remain at home
Carl Anderson. 1928 High street,
enlisted at Davenport. Iowa, Dec. 1,
In signal corps branch as motorcycle
rider and repair man. He left Satur-
Mo-, and then viii go to Washing
Okls ~ -
Gold weather" and RED Crown
gasoline is in its elements. Stand
ard Oil Co.
The present cold snap finds Keo-
kuk In fairly good condition, and
very few complaints are coming to
the city officials. The hard coal stu.
alton is partially relieved by dealers
receiving two cars. All the dealers
are selling coal in small quantities,
and 1t is keeping them busy to sup
ply the demand So far nobody has
been obliged to wait more than a
day for his coal.
Hamilton Press: Wednesday
evening at Keokuk Mr.. Hayes Daugh-
erty and Miss Katie Turner were
united in marriage. The groom is
one of our most successful young
farmers and Is man of sterling
worth and virtue His bride Is
Hamilton girl who by her genial
nature and helpful disposition has a
world Of friends who wish her great
happiness. For number Of years
past she has been stenographer In
the Peoples bank. Mr. and Mrs.
Daugherty will be at home on the
,groom's farm south of the city In
Wythe township.
announcing an increase in sub.
scription rates, the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil says: The increased cost
of producing newspapers has resulted
not only in the necessity of asking d
higher price for subscription every.
where, but for increases in advertis.
ing rates and unusual economies.
Many newspapers are charging their
employees for papers taken out Of the
Office and have eliminated the free
list. The average advance in sub.
seription has been something over
81 per year and advertising rates
have been advanced on an average of
between % and 30 per cent.
The Gate City finds it necessary
to again appeal to the merchants to
get their advertising copy to the
printer early. Late copy means a
late newspaper and subscribers do
not take kindly to receiving their pa
per late. Late copy also means that
the merchant who gives in his copy
late fails to receive full circulating
value of the paper as the mails must
be made and If the advertisements
are not in type the paper goes to
press without the ads. This frank
statement has been made to the mer-
chants frequently, and the reitera-
ton is in the interest Of the adver-
tiser
-Edw. Laubersheimer has been
highly complimented in being asked
to consider a call to the First Metho-
dist church at Washington, Iowa; as
soloist and director of their choir oil
seventy-five voices, also junior Choir
US of seventy-five voices, both choirs
vested. These choirs under the di
rection of Mr.. Hulse recently called
to st. Pauls church. Cedar Rapids
has attracted the attention Of the
churches all over the country This
church has a membership of 300
Sabbath school of 1900 and {
church building erected few years
agosat cost of one hundred Thousand
dollars. They employ man for thu
whole of his time as music directo,
and assistant in the general work O.
the church. While Mr. Laubersheim
<ar 10 n ativa Of