The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-22
CITY NEWS

Fresh catfish this week. IA North
Water. Phone 215. We deliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis I. Faber,
1894 Estes street, announce the birth
OF son, born June IS.
-Joh Page, held TO the grand
jury on a charge of breaking and
entering, has been released on bonds.
Cement sidewalks, curbs, cellar
teed Let me give you an estimate. p.
L. Kennedy. Red 1861.
At the defendants request me
case of the state of Iowa against
owen Real has been postponed for
hearing until August 10.
Puckechetuck lodge No. 43, meets
every Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
C. R. Zimmerman, N. G.; w. L. Utley,
recording secretary. Initiation.
Mr. and Mrs. Thopas Whitley Of
Port Richmond, New York. announce
the birth of daughter. Mrs. Whitley
was formerly Miss Loretta Tuite IT
Keokuk.
An information was filed in the
superior court this morning against
Earl Ware, charging him with speed
ing on Main street from Thirteenth
10 sixteenth SueetS-
George Voss, an engineer in the
Gate City laundry, reported to the
police the theft of two Stilson
wrenches from the engine room Of
the laundry July 10.
A meeting of the Royal house
will be held this evening promptly at
8 o'clock at the Masonic hall, corner
Twelfth and Johnson streets. There
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acted
/ John Page was released from the
| Lee county Jail last night On payment
lof cash bond, to appear there again
In time for the next term of court.
grand jury.
If you are in the market for
new truck, investigate the Republic.
III your truck is too light for your
hauling, see the Republic. We can
handle a few used trucks. Weber
Bros, dealers, Warsaw, III. Phone
I'LL.
An automobile went up Seventh
street this morning with a muffier
open Several heads popped out of
the city hall window. A short time
later an information was filed against
John Breheny charging him with
driving an automobile with muffler
open He was driving Schrut.I's
truck.
Order case of Burks' original
root beer It's good for the blood.
Made from pure cane sugar. file .ei
water and extracts from herbs. "a
bottles to case. $1.00 case; SOC for
bottles, which will be refunded when
empty bottles are returned. Try
mixed case of root beer, green river,
orangeade, cherry. Phone 329.
Burlington city officials have been
conducting an investigation of alleged
hush money" talk around the city,
and yesterday a man belonging to t.,
gambling fraternity spilled the
beans" to one of the commissioners
while the mayor listened in from
behind a desk partition. Prosecution
of the collector will follow, it is said.
Carl Schmidt, charged with
speeding, will have a trial Wednes-
day afternoon in the superior court
Schmidt was brought into court yes
terday on the information and had
arranged to pay his fine. Later he
reversed his decision and said he
would stand trial. He has a lawyer
and several witnesses who will tes-
tify in his behalf.
Catalogues now ready for distri-
button. Catalogues for the big Henry
county fair are now being distributed.
Drop a card to Secretary Tribby and
procure a book and be an exhibitor at
the fair. Premiums in the ladies de-
partment have been doubled this
season. Mt. Pleasant will put on the
greatest show in the history of the
fair, this year.
According to state house gossip
at Des Moines, Major T. P. Hollo-
well, secretary to Governor W. I.
Harding, is being boosted as a pos
sible candidate Tor the position Of
United States marshal for the south
ern district of Iowa. This, of course,
in the event that the republicans win
the national election this fall. Hol-
lowell is a veteran of the world war
and former service men are boosting
him for the place.
An interesting meeting of the NJ.
Y. o. B. club was held Wednesday
afternoon at the Bailey home, 1903
Palean street. In addition to the
Lowe Johnson, formerly of this city
and now resident of Franklin,
Tenn, was present and made a talk
on MY Experiences in the South
land" The next meeting of the club
will be held at the home Of Mrs. L.
C. Lowe on High street, Wednesday
August A.