The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-05
CITY NEWS.
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TIE aaaz.ztuz weather s1t good
roads brought Large uumo=- q shop
1srs 20 Eeokzk Saturday Trade viii
tie merchants vas lively
Several aeoErE c11.Iszs we're 4,
Fort Madison toazr attending Es-
FIND ba-s1st. a. which plans Eli Dc
made snr solic5ttag funds n Lee ooGn-
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-geruls- meeting Knights and
Ladies o. Security NecEuE cou-ci-
No 1909 tonight st Woollz1 hall. az
sT-Sa O'Clock All members urged TO
BE- present Scrfai tine
III is expected tta1 the state er-
ecuttve Council Is cslEassiog the PRO
hsbstipa Tote today Up to noon Sat
10 get II Their Fose.
y. N. Drum. OF Burlington R-Tiy7
ed hare yesterday. and Is the guest
Of his daughter. Mrs John Z Van
A-sdAu. Ills Bl1- street Nj. D-unu
vas former resident OF TIT. city.
Masonic: Regular meeting o.
Eagle lodge No Il, 4 F. 4 A NJ
Tuesday eTsntng, November 6, 1917, s
O'Clock Visiting brethren cordially In
v,.sd- BY order o. the ". IL Alvin
Natt, secretary.
-Rsokuk uunfcfpal and school Of
feers have been swamped recently
with questions from other Iowa cities
regarding tar levFs, taxes, water
rates, new school buildings and other
ike data
The cafeteria OF the 7. ". c. A
VII. begin this week 70 observe
Tussday as meatless day and Wed
nesday al wheatfess day. This will
be kept up as long as the national
council thinks It necessary.
Considerable work was done In
the summer on trees In Rand park,
and additional work IL being done
now In shaping up some Of the old
trees. There are oaks In the park
older than the Oldest settler In the
county.
The navigation season VIII soon
be at It's close. except for the govern
ment boats which are taking care OF
the river work A number OF boats
are already In winter quarters, and
more are planning TO dock In the
Keokuk torebay.
The new jury commission win
draw its first Jury soon The COM
misstoners are A. J. Hardin Of Keo-
kuk; H J. Schroeder Of Fort Madison.
and James yermazen of Charleston
This commission was created through
the last legislature.
a large delegation Of Y. NJ c. A.
workers and other business men Of
this place were at Fl Madison today
TO attend a county meeting called to
make final arrangements Tor the
drive FOR the WET work funds They
went In automobiles.
The 7. n c. A win give lunch
Wednesday noon 70 the boys OF the
Brown, president Of the association.
win talk on the subject, THE Chal-
lenge OF the War" All the boys at
tending high school are urged to be
present
The library committee OF the Y.
". c. A, composed Of Mrs. E Lay
ton, chairman, and Mrs Geo. Collier
and Miss Wappsch, viii have a NEST
ing Tuesday afternoon at 2:39 TO
make arrangements for securing
more magazines for the library of
that Institution.
-Ksokuk friends OF Billy Sunday
win be interested to learn that the
evangelist closed a very successful
eight weeks' campaign At Los Angeles,
Calf, last Sunday, and opens at At
lanta. Georgia. today. The free will
Offering amounted TO $4,000. and will
probably be increased TO $4,000
-Keolsuk people who subscribed
Tor Liberty bonds before October n,
and who paid IN fun for same. viii be
able TO get their bonds by calling at
the banks where they made their sub
scription This applies TO bonds Of
the second Liberty loan First loan
bonds viii not be ready for short
time.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye says
that the U. c. T'g of that city are pre-
pairing for big banquet next Saturday
evening at their hall at o'clock and
in the evening and a large class of
candidates will be initiated. Members
of the Keokuk council have been IN
yited to be In attendance and word
from the Dam City ia to the effect
that those from Keokuk will come to
this city In special car attached to
h line train arriving in Burlington
shortly after O'Clock In the after
noon. An automobile trip over the
city Will feature the afternoon, with
q. dinner in the evening, followed by
initiation.
The boating season on this sec
ton of the river Is nearing close
The steamer Keokuk OF the Northern
Steamboat company. the last survivor
OF the poorest season that the boat
ing companies have experienced for
years on the river, will make It's last
visit at Fort Madison on November II.
II viii go into dry dock either at
Davenport or Quincy, SAYS the Fort
Madison Democrat The season which
ig now nearing Its end is regarded as
one OF the most unsuccessful OF recent
years, in comparison to the expecta-
tons held by the officials Of the var
ious steamboat lines at the beginning
OF the season.
Views OF Africa Will be shown at
the Christian church tonight Emory
Ross. who has recently returned from
a tour OF investigation and explora-