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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
CITY NEWS

-Elks' dance Friday, May %.
The big show first, Russell Bros,
May 81 to June 5.
Fine, fresh, sweet country butter,
55c per ID. Ed De Yong, 5th Palean.
A marriage license has been is
sued to Richard Colston, Of Des
Moines, and Jeanette Holley, of
Keokuk. ...
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. H., Wednesday
afternoon, May 26, 1920, at 3 o'clock.
Third degree.
&C. E. Durgee, general secretary OF
the local Y. M. c. A. has recently re-
ceived a letter from Fletcher S. Brock
man, associate general secretary, who
is in China in the interests of this or.
eanization, in which letter he describes
to Mr.. Durgee christian Chinese con-
vention held in Picking, and other
gatherings of the Chinese people in
their various cities. The letter was
written from Tientsin, April 2
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
CITY NEWS

-Elks' dance Friday, May %.
ALL next week the big shows
Russell Bros.
Regular meeting of Knights of
Columbus tonight at o'clock
Rupert Hughes The Kicker"
May Cosmopolitan Now on sale.
Regular meeting of Morning Star
lodge, No. 8, K. Of p, at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. L. J. Hutcher-
son, c.. c.; H. A. Brunat, X. or R and
S.
"A 14G-acre tract of land located
near Mooar Station has been sold by
]. A. Ruby and Rilla Ruby to r. L.
Hogate for the sum of $4,000.
L. o. o. NJ. lodge. Nc. 7o4, meet
regularly every Tuesday evening a:
s O'Clock. All visiting members cor
,iially invited. John G. Stadler, die.
tator. A. L. Laubershimer. secretary.
Members Of the American Legion,
together with the G. A. z. posts will
attend services Sunday morning at st.
Johns Episcopal church. The mem
hall at 10 o'clock to march to the
church.
burlington Hawk-Eye: w. E.
Strimback, an old Keokuk printer, at
one time a member of the Keokuk
city government under the commits
sion plan, and now publisher at
Pennington, Iowa, was in the city
Monday and paid the HawkEye a
friendly call.
-Keokuk council No. 53S Of the
Royal Arcanum is today entertaining
two of the state officers of the organt-
cation, Grand Regent II. A. Snyder Of
Waterloo, and Vice Grand Regent II.
E.. VIM of Burlington. These officers
will be present at the regular meeting
Of the council this evening at which
a number of candidates will be initi-
ated u"'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
We're All So Much Alike.

KEOKUK, May 25.-There are
lots things that you like to buy
and to buy them before they are
actually needed. But coal has
never been one Of them. And
when a strike and an empty coal
bin compelled few painful re-
Elections on this subject you con-
cluded that your attitude was dis
gustingly common-as common,
for example, as good intentions or
paving bricks. Feel easy, lay in
next winters fuel now; 1t is
cheaper. Try Royal Coal once
and you will use 1t always. Phone
131.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
TWO PLATES
ARE REQUIRED
Missouri Law Provides for Numbers
Front and Back on Cars Register
ed in That state, the Po-
lice Find Out.

Two license plates are required on
cars registered in Missouri, the police
have found out by writing to the sec
rotary of state at Jefferson City.
The question came up recently when
the local officers stopped man driv-
ing a Missouri licensed car, which car
ried only one plate. He insisted that
in Missouri only one Plate was re-
auired, and his statement was cor
roborated by a local man.
The police, however, have inyestlgat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
CITY NEWS

Col Smith w Brookhart failed to
get to Fort Madison yesterday to keep
the dates announced for him to speak
there. Speeches were made by friends
of the colonel including Truman Pier
son of New York, vice president OF
the telegrapher's union; George Fin
nicum and John A. Gibson of Des
Moines, James Stedman of Eagle
Grove, and Robert McBurnie of Boone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
CITY NEWS

--Elks' dance Friday, May %.
! Don't get confused. Russell Bros.
big shows first, May 81 to June 5.
Regular meeting of Keokuk coun-
Scil No. 536 Royal Arcanum this eve
ming at Cameron's hall at 8 p. m. Ini-
stiation The grand regent and vice
grand regent will be present at this
meeting, and all members of the coun
Gil are urged to be present
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
WITHOUT CHARGE

GUARANTEED NO TWO ALIKE"
Our Maxine and Flanders beautiful
blouses; Betty Maid and Marion
dresses. Lowitz. See our dainty
Vanity Fair and Narcotics underwear.
LOWITZ.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
$500 REWARD.

For arrest and conviction of parties
who broke in clothing store of J. G.
Cason at Canton, Mo-, on the night OF
Tuesday, Nov. Is, 1919.
| J. c. CASON,
/ Canton, Mo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
NOTICE..

! Opening Of Gaser's new beach, 32x
10, Sunday, May 80. Dancing $3.50 to
t11:3O p. NJ Agnes orchestra. Rights
of admission reserved.
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ed, and It is possible that informations
may be filed against the driver.
Free Garden Seed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, May 25.-A dead
lock which has existed for weeks be-
tween house and senate over continu.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
COAL s5.75 az CAR LOAD.

Don't wait and pay $1,000 per ton
for coal This price is car load only.
you haul it yourself Come down and
see it, 9Th and Johnson SITS. D. E..
Reeves & Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
\ The II
H|AMILTON GATE c TY|
Il 41M'LToN. H. nov :: Is
The marriage Of Miss Emma Marie
HAMILTON. ILL, NOV. IS.

The marriage Of Miss Emma Marie
Yeast, daughter of Mrs. Catherine
Yeast, to Rayburn Carroll Gray, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Gray, was
solemnized at the Motor club house
Thursday morning, Nov. IL, at 8
o'clock. Rev. Dennis Mason OF the
Presbyterian church, offciated in the
presence of few relatives, and the
beautiful ring service was used.
The. bride wore a brown travelling
suit with hat to match and carried
bunch of pink brides roses. They
were attended by James Yeast,
brother of the bride, and Miss Pearl
Denton. After hearty congratulations
the company sat down to delicious
five course breakfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray left at once for
a short motor trip and were shower.
ed with rice as they left. These
popular young people receive the
best wishes for a long and happy
life. Congratulations from absent
friends have also been received. A
telegram came from Rev. E. V. Hay.
den and family Of Rankin, H.. long
time friends Of the Yeast family con
veying their congratulating wishes
Many lovely gifts from relatives and
friends were received. Mr.. and Mrs
Gray will be at home after December
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
t their coy cottage on Main

LIST at their coy cottage on Main
street.
The minstrel show given for the
benefit of the local baseball club
Tuesday and Thursday nights drew
crowded houses. Mrs. Gaines and
Arthur Berry gave clever sketch,
and several of the young men sang
solos. Mrs Wilbur Hughes also
added to the pleasure Of the even
ing by solo, and Miss Clara Bricker
gave an excellent reading. Little Miss
Hazel Gaines rendered a violin solo.
The MINISTRIES were all fine and
hearty applause greeted their jokes.
1t was most profitable entertain
ment 0Ht@
Misses Valentine and Clemence
lDadant returned the first of the week
from a visit with their sister, Mrs.
Harriet Bush,sat - Peoria
eMrs. Marvin Karr is the guest OF
her daughter, Mrs. Ivan Mccartney,
at Atlantic, Iowa.
Miss Clara Reed leaves this even
ing for visit in Chicago, Gary and
Detroit.
The Parent-Teachers's association
will hold a meeting Tuesday even
ing, Nov. 16, to which everyone is
most cordially invited. Miss Susan
Wilder of the home bureau will adj
dress the meeting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13

WARSAW, Ill, Nov. 13.-T. F. Pat
'terson, of Little Rock. Ark, spent
several days here this week.
Robert Mckee, Edgar Hamburger,
Will Fener, George Koch, Fred Nell
son and Willard Neeves played with
the Keokuk Concert band for the
Fort Madison Armistice day celebra-
ton.
Mrs. Mary Rich, Of La Harpe, re-
turned home Monday after visiting
for several days with her daughter,
Mrs. D. W. LOOMS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Buckert ana
daughter Alberta returned home. Mr..
Buckert was n Chicago and south
Bend. Ind, on business, and Mrs.
Buckert and daughter visited IN
Peoria, Ill. 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burkhard left
last Sunday for Rockport, Ind, being
called there by the serious illness OIL
their niece, Miss Oslo Burkhard.
The button cutters are working
four days each week now, from MON
day to Thursday, which is much pet
ter than laying off altogether.
Bott Brothers cooper shop at Alex
andria is temporarily closed
The shoe factory has not resumed
operation as yet and we hope TINS
worthy ENTERPRISE will soon open It's
DOORS
Hen fruit is very scarce article
at present. The price is 20 ce!i's
per dozen.
This week, Wednesday evening
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
Oh WAR; SAW
. A;:GATEE';G1T =!

number of relatives and friends went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Koch to surprise Mrs: Koch, the occa-
sion being her birthday anniversary.
A very pleasant evening was spent
and delicious refreshments were
served. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Koch and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Dicks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frey and family, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Martin, Misses Jessie Martin, Tillie
Scheffel and Wayne Hartinger and
Felix Koch. 1..''
Theo Hoppe is expected home to-
day after visiting for five wekes with
his brother at Cedar Rapids and
Chembers, Neb, and at the Pine
Ridge Indian agency.
For the benefit of next seasons
band concerts, committee or three,
DR.. r. R LOOMS, Edgar Hamburger
and E. E. Kraebling, are arranging
for a series of entertainments for
this winter, such as card parties,
dances and local talent plays. The
first number on the program will De
| a card party, at the armory, next
Thursday night, November Is.
Mr. and Mrs William Bell, OF
Philadelphia, arrived here yesterday
being called here by the illness OF
Mrs. Bells aunt.
Mrs. Rosa Myers was taken to ST
| Joseph's hospital, Keokuk on Mon
! dav of this week, and on Tuesday hei
| right foot and portion o. the limb
almost to the knee, was arputated
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
TEST WILL Be
MADE BY BAND
keokuk's Own Sig Musical orsaniza-
ton Will Discover Wednesday
the Quantity of Apprecia-
ton 1t Has.
HAS GIVEN MUCH FREE
Next Wednesday, Evening It Offers a
Big Concert at Before the War
Prices to Raise Needed
Money.
HAS GIVEN MUCH FREE

! Keokuks' own, the Keokulc Concert
band, will raise some necessary funds
! by giving value received for every
cent taken in for the superb concert
at the Grand theater next WedneS-
/ day evening.
The band has given gratuitous
services scores of times from the be
ginning of the war to the funerals OF
heroes brought home to flames eter-
, nal camping ground.
1t means to see whether keokuk
| will show appreciation of this and OF
! it's excellent advertising of keokuk
j in a number of Iowa cities by its
playing to win the title of the best
band in Iowa.
! The answer will be read in the box
office next Wednesday evening.
, The manager has program ar
ranged to please both the highly
cultivated members of the Monday
! Music club and their kind, and also
! the men and women who simply en-
I! joy music with plenty of rythm and
simpler composition.
! The Artists and the Music.
The soloists are Giovanni Speran-
! dec, the lyric tenor with the tones
beautiful and tender, or dramatic or
dainty, as may be demanded by the
score, warm blooded son OF Italy
/ these words are those Of a metro
!politan critic-and pianist who be-
came an artist by hard and long
study in Europe, Hugo Hagen, whose
musical artistry is praised by all
critics who have heard him In Amer.
iica.
! The music the big band will play
has rather wide range from dances
/ to big overture, but it is all appeal
ing to the masses. The Atlantis
number has been heard here before.
and everybody will like to hear 1t
again. The overture of Phedre is
bigger than that of the Cavelerie
Rusticana and more musical to more
people than that of Tannhauser--it
was placed permanently in American
concert programs by being played by
all the big French bands which visit
ed. this country during the war.
- How to Get a Seat.
The seat sale at the box office OF
the Grand will open Monday morning
but in the meantime tickets are
being sold also by crew Of Keokuk
boosters who donate this service for
the sake of the big band and its big
concert. as @ r.-ss Ill
Beginning Monday morning, any
| body may. buy a seat for "a trifie.
quality of concert considered, at the,
box office. Those buying tickets out
side may change the tickets for seats
at the box office beginning Monday
morning.
The prices are reminder Of years
ago-for one of the best concerts
Keokuk ever had. worth under pres
ent conditions SO down, the seat
prices are only so cents, 81 and $50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13

Death occurred and the funeral prob
ably will take place Sunday after
noon at o'clock from the home OF
her brother, R. C. Goehring.
On Thursday the ladies Of the
Lutheran Aid served a 10-cent lunch
con in Concordia hall.
A large crowd attended the picture
show for the benefit of Ralph Parker
post, American Legion, and after the
show this same organization gave a
dance at Odd Fellows hall, which
was well patronized.
Mrs. J. H. Jenkins brought in to
our poultryman, Charles Larsen.
turkey which weighed thirty-four
pounds and was paid 1920 for 1t,
which is some price for bird.
Mrs. Dan Ernst spent several days
this week in Keokuk with her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Paul Eymann and Mrs.
julius Oberlies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
CAR
.....-. is DAMAGED
Collision Occurs at Fort Madison
Armistice Day and Passenger IN
One Car Narrowly Escapes
Being Injured.

Fort Madison Democrat: MRS.
Mary Murphy, 25o1 Des MONIES Is
street, narrowly escaped injury in an
automobile collision Thursday at
Front and Occidental streets when
the car in which she was riding col
lided with a car from the Overland
garage at Keokuk, resulting IN
damaged fender on the Keokuk ma
chine. g.
Another accident which occurred
on Front street is reported by the
police in which car driven by an
unknown man smashed a wheel in
colliding with the curling. The car
was a Ford
Aside from these two minor acci
dents no other automobile accidents
occurred over Thursday, the police
state. Traffic men were kept busy
throughout the afternoon handling
the rush of machines in the business
district and in the throngs which
stood on the streets watching the
parade. ar..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
AWARD GIVEN
BY THE NAVY
Darwin Aveilhe, Former keokuk High
School Lad, is Notified by Dan-
ieIs He Will Receive
Medal,

A former Keokuk boy, Darwin
Ayeilhe, has been cited for bravery
by the naval department. Mr..
Ayeilhe is now on recruiting duty at
Ottumwa, and will receive his award
later. He has been notified OF the
award by the secretary of the navy.
A Des Moines paper says:
Darwin Avelihe, now on recruiting
duty at Ottumwa, and James A. keily'
formerly in Des MONIES. but now IN
charge of the substation at Fort
Dodge, have been notified by Josephus
Daniels, secretary Of the navy. OF the
honor.
They will receive their awards soon
at formal presentation services. Lieu
tenant Commander A. r. Mack IN
charge of the Iowa district, Will make
the presentation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
MOVING PICTURES.
Colonial.

Colonial. ..
From the uttermost depths of pow
erty to a position of wealth and all
that it signifies went Mary, the little
girl from the county poor farm; but
in spite. of her new-found riches and
friends, she never forgot her old com
panions who stood by her in the days
of adversely. That's why they all
called her "ENerybody's Sweetheart"
which is the title of Olive Thomas
last Selznick picture, which will be
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13

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Hjopodrome.


"The Little Grey Mouse" one OF
the finest dramas shown upon the To-
cal screen this season, with the charm
ing Louise Lovely as a new William
Fox star, closes It's run at the Hip
podrome theatre tonight.
The story is strong, intense, and
highly emotional, and is superbly
acted. Miss Lovely is to be con-
graduated upon the outcome Of her
initial effort as star. She gives a
delightful characterization of a self
sacrificing, talented wife who in the
end turns the tables on her conceit-
ed, dishonorable husband.
Also Snub Pollard comedy.
Tomorrow and Monday, THE Week
End" 1.-THE Weekend" has a spicy
dashing, humor-tilled plot and plenty
of quick action. The threads oi
love, jealousy, avarice, feminine curl
osity and masculine eccentricities are
I interwoven into pattern of the
/ typical Cosmo Hamilton type-popu
lar always to both the readers or nls
novels and the picture-viewers.
Also a twoact Sunshine comedy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13

In Santo Domingo two training
schools for nurses are being estab
lished.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13

Nearly two-thirds of all high school
teachers in the United States are
women.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13
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Chicago, I1l-T suffered for four
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shown at the Colonial theatre tomor-
row and Monday.
Mary was one of the few survivors
of terrible railroad wreck, and John,
a boy about her own age, another.
The children were placed in the Coun-
ty Poor Farm. Here they grew up
from childhood to youth amid the
most sordid surroundings.
Grand.
1t has remGined for Marshall Neiian
the youthful director genius OF the
motion picture industry, to bring forth
picture that would combine the ele-
ments of deep scientific present-day
question with plot that holds human
interest as it's fundamental objective.
This production is entitled GO and
Get it," a First National release and
is probably different from anything
ever before seen in Keokuk.
In it's announcement for the show
ing of go And Get It," last times
tonight at the Grand states that the
production centers about the success
full operation of a surgeon in trans
planting the brain of a human into
the skull of gorilla. The newspaper
angle is released to the story by virtue
of the fact that a newspaper reporter,
with instructions Of his city editor to
Ego and get it, is credited with the
solving of the mystery.
Beautiful women and wonderful
gowns are just part Of "The Fighting
Chance" a photo-play adapted from
Robert w Chambers brilliant society
novel of the same name. The picture
is coming to this theatre tomorrow
and Monday Anna Q. Nilsson and
Conrad Nagel, Ruth Holm (Mrs. Con-
rad NageD are in the cast. It's a
Paramount Aircraft special.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-13

Read The NSiy Gate City.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-10
DOMESTIC STATISTICS
 GATHERED BY STUDENT
 AT MONTANA COLLEGE

BOHEMIAN, Mont, Aug. 10 (by As. sociated Press) ).-About 15.5 per cent of all city women order their domestic supplies over the telephone, and about 4O.8 per cent of them pay cash for their groceries, according to an in- vestigation recently conducted by Miss Vera Harris, a member of the gradu- ating class of Montana State college, among women of southern Montana. Sixty-three per cent of farm women who replied to questionnaires sent out pay cash for their groceries, they re- ported.
 Miss Harris discovered that 1S.6 per cent of the city women have budgets, and that IA per cent of farm women thus keep account of their expendi- lures. Seventy-one per cent of city women pay attention to brands and makes in buying supplies, it was as certained, compared to 55.7 per cent of Farm women.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-10
REX BEACH FEATUTE LAST TIME TONIGHT
 EMPRESS THEATER

Heart of the Sunset" which is re- peated for the last time tonight, eyi- dences all the skill and care that always marks a Rex Beach produc- tion. It is packed with thrilling action and incident A real story of real people, historically accurate, and pulsing with the color, life and TO- nance of the borderland. Each type is perfect, from the Texas Ranger and the beautiful ranch mistress to the strutting Mexican General"
 Tomorrow night a powerful drama of Russian intrigue entitled "The Paws of the Bear," played by Will liam Desmond. It is an absorbing story of romance and mystery. From the moment in which the yelled lady appears in a Russian village until the last scene when important dispatches are safely en route to Washington, the picture is one of excitement, thrills and suspense. It is splendidly