The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-30
CITY NEWS

Coal. Phone Reeves, $50.
For sale. Kindling wood. Cal
Red 1873.
Choice dressed chickens at Jos.
Haubert's. 709 Main.
Petroleum coke the fuel de luxe
Evans Coal Co. Tel. 131.
Dance at Woodman hall New
Years eve, Wed. Agnes orchestra
Fine dressed chicken for New
Years, 3Sc Id. A. p. J. Ewers, COS
Palean.
4iiere will be three masses at St
Atary's church on New Years day, at
q, S and 10 o'clock.
Masonic Special meeting OF
Hardin lodge, No. 20, Wednesday
Dec. 81, at 1880 p. m. M. M. degree.
The Hotel Iowa will serve full
course roast duck dinner, noon and
evening. II to 2, and $500 to O'Clock,
on New Years Day.
-For sale. Stove wood. White oak,
black oak and hickory. $500 per load.
Prompt delivery. Phone 1888.
Parcel delivery and light haul
ing. Reasonable rates, prompt serv.
ice. Ed w. Kiser. Phone Red 1870.
Two automobiles collided in front
of the Hotel Iowa this morning at
1:45 o'clock. They were taxi-cabs be-
longing to local companies. No one
was injured in the collision
Regular meeting or Morning Star
lodge No. 5, X. of p, at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. George Koepf,
c. c.; J. A. Burgess, X. OF r. and s.
AT Bethel A. M. E. church, watch
meeting services will be held We'd
nesday night beginning at $3.50 p. m.
All are invited to attend Rev. c. r.
Waters, pastor.
Il O. o. NJ. lodge, No. 7o4, meet
regularly every Tuesday evening a;
s o'clock. All visiting members cor.
tator. A. L. Laubershimer. secretary.
Wanted Girl for general house
work; must be steady. Homelike
place. Bring references. Lowitz, 926
Leighton.
The fire department was called
to 1928 Exchange street last night
about 4.30 o'clock. TIE roof of the
kitchen had caught fire, but the blaze
was extinguished with bucket OF
wateri before the department arrived.
Skating is proving popular these
days on Lake Keokuk. Skaters are
getting on the ice at the foot OF the
steps across from the park, and are
skating clear across the lake.
The Hotel Granite will serve
roast goose dinner on New Years day
75c. Please make reservations by
Wednesday noon.
n D-vo no n
formation in the superior court
charging r. v. Jones with assault
and battery. The assault occurred
last night on Main street between
Fifth and Sixth. The fight is alleged
to have occurred over Poland's wife.
Dance at Woodman hall New
Years eve, We'd Agnes orchestra.
The United States marine corps
recruiting publicity bureau sends to
The Gate City a copy of its Christ
mas number Of the Recruiters Bulle-
tin and a U. S. marine calendar
Flagg has drawn the picture of the
marine which graces the calendar,
and the bulletin is full OF good stun
for the interested reader.
A petition for divorce has been
filed in the district court with Tressa
Kern Ochsner plaintiff. against Mar
tin C. Ochsner, defendant, on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. Plaintiff asks for temporary
alimony of $1,000 and $500 in suit
money. Plaintiff and defendant were
married at Chicago, September. 1916.
and lived together until Christmas,
1919 S5&
A deed has been filed for the
transfer of property known as part
of lots eleven and twelve, in block
sixty-four, which have been sold to
William f. Marchefke from M. +.
Baker and wife, for the sum OF
sl5.50O. This covers property on
Main street between Fifth and Sixth
streets, and Mr.. Marchefke is goins
to omen a candy store in one OF the
buildings. Mr.. Marchefke was for.
merly located here in the connection
ery business, and several years ago
his store to Fort Madison. He
sold out there a short time ago anu
has returned to Keokuk.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Martin Doyle were held this morning
AT 10 o'clock from the st. Mary's
church, at String Prairie. with the
Rev. Father Tregesser officiating
the burial was in ST. Mary's GENE
tery. at that place. The pallbearers,
all nephews of the deceased, were;
John Reidy, John Hayes. Francis
HAYES. Andrew Hayes, Thomas Hayes
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