The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-06
CITY NEWS.

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columns.
The Keokuk Ice harvest is in
progress.
Tonight and Monday 100 spring
dresses. special II profit. Lov-ttz.
Annual reports and church meet
ings are the order of the day about
this time Of the year.
1t has been suggested to The
Gate City that this weather is worth
more than Sc per ton.
The roads are improving and the
presence Of the farmer is more
noticeable on the streets.
William Patterson has resigned
his position as turnkey in the sheriff.
Office to take effect tomorrow.
Blue Jays have been seen in this
vicinity This may be sign Of
spring or indicating mild winter
weather.
Jim Tansey paid costs and Charles
Malone, IS to include costs. when ar
ra1gned In the superior court this
morning charged with drunkenness.
The funeral of the late Christian
Brock was held from the home Of his
sister, Mrs. Louise Kruger. 1926
Bank street this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock,
-Kindig's Band Sunday afternoon.
3 o'clock. Grand theatre, 25c, loo, 10c
The armor plate plant is not the
only one Keokuk can make bid for
There Is proposed government RIO
jectile plant, which might be located
in this city.
The body bearers at the funeral
Eof Miss Frances Auble held yesterday
were William O'Reilly, B. l.. Auwerda,
Walden and S. L. Gregory.
Tonight and Monday 100 spring
dresses. special IL profit. Lowitz.
The January term Of district court
will convene in Fort Madison Mon
day morning with Judge Henry Bank
presiding. The term here will COM
mence a week later with Judge w. s..
Hamilton on the bench.
Albert Hebner died at 1880 o'cock
this morning at the Lee county home
from nalnntrition, He was taken to
the home on December %, 1916 from
Sacred Heart hospital at Fort Madison.
He was fifty-one years OF age.
-Kindig's Band Sunday afternoon
3 o'clock. Grand theatre, Csc, 15c, 10c.
There were many out Of town
shoppers In Keokuk yesterday and
today. The interurban did a good
business, and a number of people
from the nearby towns drove into
Keokuk to trade.
One of the biggest conventions
scheduled for Keokuk is that in March
of the Missouri Valley Medical So
ciety. Between three hundred and
five hundred medical men will be
here. This will be the first time the
meeting has not been held in Kansas
City for some time.
-Kindlg's Band Sunday afternoon,
|3 o'clock. Grand theatre, Csc, 15c, 10c.
Considerable interest is being
taken in the band concert to be CIV
en- tomorrow afternoon by the kindig
concert band. II Keokuk people want
to, support good band it is prob
able that q. series OF municipal con-
certs can be arranged for. as they
are in several Of the larger cities.
Considerable interest is being
taken in Keokuk in the work for the
American ambulance corps in France.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton are bac TX Of the project. and
are interesting themselves in the
raising Of finances for the project.
-Kindig's Band Sunday afternoon,
3 o'clock. Grand theatre, Csc, 15c, 10c.
Six months in the county Jail at
hard labor is the sentence imposed
on Thomas Corder who was found
guilty of assault with intent to in
flict great bodily injury, by jury
in the district court. Judge Bank
sentenced Corder yesterday after
noon. His time will date from No
vember rs.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
Holt was held from Bethel A. M. e.
church this afternoon at 200 O'Clock.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Moore. The body was placed In the
vault in Oakland cemetery. The body
bearers were George Mott, w. Fl. Dix
on, John Smith. Albert Armstrong,
Ben Uptgrove, Fred jenkins.
-Kindig's Band Sunday afternoon,
O'Clock. Grand theatre, 25c, loo, 1oc.
-Early next week the committee
of the Benevolent Union, composed
of Mrs. d. A. Collier, Mrs. Eugene 5.
Baker, Mrs. c. F. Mcfarland, Mrs.
C. s. Pond, Mrs. J. N. d. Dickinson.
Mrs. J. J. Chapman and Mrs. J. b.
Well. will make their annual canvass
for the Birge B. U. home. f.