The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-04
CITY NEWS.

Special tomorrow: Country sor-
ghum. s1.35 per GAL; bananas, zoe
doz. Fred DeYong.
-Puckechetuck Enc. No. z meets
Thursday, Dec. 5. Election. John
Eisenhuth. Fin. Scribe.
Country sorghum, s1.35 per gal
Ion. Libby's bulk mince meat, dill
pickles. Edw. DeYong, Fifth Palean-
w. A. Griffith has been reelected
county engineer by the board OF sup
ervisors at salary of $3.50 per month
and mileage.
L. J. Cramer has received the
news of the death Of his brother-in-
law, Percy Phillips. a grocer Of Hut
Crimson, Kas,
Interest 1s due on savings &C
counts at Keokuk National bank on
December /. Please present your
book for credit.
u. W. Peterson Of 1928 Orleans
avenue, Is confined to the house by
an attack of angina pectoris, a seri-
Gus disease of the heart
Regular meeting of Keokuk aerie
No. $50, F. o. E., tonight at Eagles
hall. 407 Blondeau street. at o'clock.
Visiting brothers always welcome.
Chas. A. Noakes. secretary.
Harry L. Ayers of 425 South
Twelfth street, has arrived home
from the engineers officers training
camp at Camp Humphrey, Va, hav-
ing received his honorable discharge
hast Wednesday.
The suit of the Griffet company
here against the Fort Madison city
council for payment for street paving
done long ago was continued in the
district court there on account of the
influenza epidemic in Fort Madison.
John E. Craig has received news
that cousin, George AIIender, who
belonged to an Ohio regiment, was
killed In action In France on Septem-
Der rs, and that Fred Allender, his
brother, was wounded in the same
battle.
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday afternoon to Harvey J..
King, age twenty, and Helen D..
Hixon, age seventeen. both of Hills
boro. The parents of both the bride
and groom accompanied them to Keo-
kuk and gave written consent to the
marriage. The parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. T. r. Hixon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. King.
Louis F. Frakes, Of 1908 Reid
street, who was in the list of delin
quent questionnaires issued by Sec
rotary A p. Meyer Of the Lee county
exemption board, has his classified
ton card which proves his question
naire was on file. The Eugene O'Neill
in the list is not the dead navy man,
but another man Of the name living
here. it turns out
Printed post cards bearing the
cheering news, I'm safe and sound"
are commencing to arrive in Iowa as
the result OF the thoughtfdlness OF
the X. of c. secretaries overseas,
who distributed 100000 Of them
free to soldiers and sailors immedi-
ately after the armistice was signed.
Each card has a space for the send
ers name and his regiment or army
connection.
Sergeant Robert W. Cruze, Lee
county boy, was in the city today on
his, way home from the officers train
ing school at Camp Pike. Sergeant
Cruze left here July %, within eight
weeks had reached the rank of first
sergeant and then was sent to the
officers training school. The close
Of the war brought about the dis
charge Of the officers before their
graduation. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Cruze Of Vincennes.
Eliminate last minute gift buy
ing this year. Plan to do your
Christmas shopping right away. Go
early to the stores. 1t is all the
more necessary now that you shop
early, as there will likely be no OPP
portunity to trade evenings. The
merchants have Loyalty complied
with every request of the authorf-
ties and have on display and ready
for you now large line of appro-
pirate holiday merchandise. Read
the advertisements in The Gate City
and your Christmas shopping will be
easy.
"xMAS" millinery BARGAINS.
Snecial Hate 81 $50 q2-S2 q2 AL