The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-14
CITY NEWS.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
e. v. Miller Thursday.
Miss Emma Steele and Mrs. J.
a. Markham left this morning for
weeks visit in Chicago.
Read Gate City advertiseme nts
and your shopping will be easy. Plen-
ty OF helpful holiday suggestions.
Radiators left full and without
anti-freeze solutions will freeze to-
night, by the weather bureau fore
cast.
Prank William Taapken and Esla
Ruth Haas Of Warsaw were married
at noon today, by Justice q. E.
Hawkes. at his office.
-Keokuk lodge. No. 10, I. o. o. F.,
meets regularly every Monday night
at O'Clock. Sam Russell. N. G.;
+. NJ. Pugh, recording secretary.
John T. Reidy, who is with the
headquarters company at Camp
Pike. has recently been promoted to
be first sergeant.
Metal weather strips will keep
your home warm. They last a life
time. Call Keokuk Metal Weather
Strip Co. Phone GA.
Mrs. Ralston Hayden and daugh-
ter left last night for Ann Arbor aft
Ell a visit Of three weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. P. c. Hayden
-Keokuk merchants are well sup
piled with seasonable merchandise
for holiday shoppers. Selections
should be made early.
Only eight more shopping days
until Christmas The time for buy
ing your holiday gifts is passing rap
idly Don't delay. Shop now.
The funeral of William Clark
Enlow, whose death occurred yester-
day, will be held in Quincy on Sun
day, which city was his home for
many years.
Mrs. A. l.. Berger, who has been
seriously III for some time in local
hospital, is improving, but will not
be- able for some time to be removed
IT, her home.
Mrs. Fred Oertal has received
news of the death OF her little niece,
Iris. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Sample, Of Dewitt, Iowa. They are for-
mer residents Of Keokuk.
Mag Brown, under arrest for dis
durbing the peace of her brother-ln-
law in a boathouse with poker
agreed to fly to Peoria If released ana
was quickly turned loose today.
-CudIleS ldylOT IS]Oh IAAhO " PASS>.-
when arraigned in the superior court
on a charge Of cheating. somebody
out of ton of coal and was placed I'M
der $500 bond for his appearance later.
1t was eleven degrees colder IN
Des Moines last night than 1t was
here, and that town had drop OF
ten degrees in temperature while
Keokuk made a rise OF one degree
over the previous night.
Send French war orphan cards
for Christmas. One card supports a
child one day. On sale at Hotel Iowa,
Home Cafe, Scott & O'Reilley. LYDIA
Gordon Howell, Miss Florence TAI
b OFT, and J. H. Bissel.
Charles Fletcher admitted he was
drunk and got ten days in jail there
fore. In the superior court this morn
ing. but he was, found not to be guilty
of disturbing the peace of the COM
munttv around Fourth and Johnson
streets.
THE Mississippi river is station
ary now with the guage reading
about three feet here at Keol0uk.
This ia higher than 1t was for long
time in November, but not as high
vet as many would like to see 1t. ::
Two warranty deeds were filed.
whereby Barbara Schmidt
conveys to Rose l.. Schmidt lot In
block III lot II in block 1863, the
first property being near Twelfth
and Bank streets and the second
near Eleventh and Johnson streets;
The somewhat colder predicted
for tonight means a lowering OF the
temperature from the SO degrees the
thermometer showed at its lowest
last night Yesterday was not
beautiful day and the temperature
did not mount above Al degrees, but
today's sunshine and warmth keeps
Keokuk in the climate class with
Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa ana
San Diego and other boastful Gail
fornia towns.