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-'AGE SDf rThis it a P'V E3 E E Main St. Duncan-Sehell Furniture 5^ The Store of the Christmas Spirit One of the most pleasant sur prises for Christmas shoppers is to learn of the many attrac tive gifts they can buy in fur niture for 50c to $10.00. One is not accustomed to think of a furniture store as a place to get 50c or $5.00 gifts. When you see the beautiful thing* In candle sticks, serving trays, cigar ette holders, ash trays, book blocks, and such things, you'll wonder why it hasn't occurred to you before to come here for your Christmas shopping. If you want to spend more and give such gifts as ceilarettes, easy chairs, secretary desks, davenports, mirror*, and a thousand and one other things, here is the place to come. We have a splendidly assorted stock of every thing good in furniture and we are glad to show It whether you buy or not. If you buy, deliveries will be made promptly and accurately, you can count on it. week we make a specialty of the following: Candlesticks Tea Trays. Book ,Ends. Fruit Holdcs Jardlniers ,rvf Tabourettes Ceilarettes Writing Tables Desks Toilet Glasses Cheval Glasses Foot Stools Fern 'Holders Paper' Baskets Shaving Glasses Magazine Holders our Queensware Department we have many appropriate gifts '/from 25c upward. WE INVITE' CHARGE ACCOUNTS A Suggestion For a Xmas Gift Framed at Foulkes & Sons 4th and Biontioau W« Call for mud Dm!Ivor Orelmr* MISS PEET -USED— WINGOLD FLOUR Ask Your Grocer Lagomarcino-Grupe Co. Distributors VICTROLA CONCERT EVERY TUESDAY EVENING COME AND GO BETWEEN NUMBERS VICTROLA-P1GGOTT Sohmer PIANOS Weaver 625 Tea Tablet Muffin Stan J. Pedestals Triplicate Mirror Dressing Tables Lamps Sevting Tables Card Tables E E Keokuk. Iowa Executive Committee to Take Charge of the Work Named at Meeting—Moorhead Explains Plan. ASK FARMERS TO HELP E" m. Hi Movement Belongs Primarily to Farmers Who Will Be Asked to Give Corn for Aid of Belgians Saturday, January 23, was upon as the date for holding a gian Relief Day" in this city community. Lee, Hancock and Clark counties will be included In the work. Besides determining the date, an ex ecutive committee to take charge of the work was selected at the meeting held Friday afternoon at the offices of the city coancil. Hon. S. W. Moorhead. Bel The executive committee named in-, eludes Rev. John C. Sage, chairman," Ed S. Lofton, general secretary, and Charles Warwick, treasurer. Other sub-committees are to be appointed by the executive committee at a met ing to be held early this week. Meeting Called by Mayor. The meeting Friday afternoon was called by Mayor Moorhead to whom Moorhead Explains Plan. It was explained by Mayor Moor head,* who presided at the meeting, that In the Belgian relief days that are being held in all parts of the state, appeals are being addressed chiefly to* ther farmers in the commun ity who are asked to contribute not money but corn. The corn is hauled into the town on the day previously determined upon, one farmer bring 1 ing to the town the contributions of his neighbors. The corn is then load- his neighbors. The corn is then loaa- Lemberg fell. I The grand duke possesses three needed by all generals, most or an Dy broke out, the grand duke had hla own way. Nicholas Takes Chances. Nicholas always was a risker. When !a lieutenant ln the Pavlovsky guards, 'he once set his horse to jump a wall. In the recent campaign he has de veloped into a soldier's general. Some officers think he is too much so. He treats everyone in the army irrespec tive of rank ln the same way. Here Xi Tllii' L'llii* WATHi Ul'll dents of cities alike, the appealB are chiefly directed to the farmers. There are several reasons for this. One is that the farmers are rarely asked to contribute to anfr cause, ,J while people living in cities and "'-.jj towns are continually besieged for donations for. this, that, and the other purpose. Their funds for charitable purposes are almost always over drawn. Another reason for addressing the appeal to the farmers is that the resi dents of cities are expecting to have all they can do this winter to care for their own destitute people. On account of the general business de pression there are hundreds of men in every city who are out of work and who will be unable tp secure employ ment during this winter. It will fall upon the more fortunate neighbors .! of these people to care for them and Settled r\TTn DalvaR to help them provide.fQr^hemselves I during the winter, and .. ... .. Movement':Belongs to Farmers. So the Bfelglan relief day movement belongs primarily to the farmers. ed into cars and shipped to Belgium. successful. A great amount of Contributions of money are expend I ed in the community for corn which is added to the shipments of that con tributed by the fanners. Ask Farmers to Help. 1 Although money contributions are gladly received from farmers and resi- BIG NICHOLAS IS RUSSIA'S HERO (Continued from page 1.) hold on. refusing to sacrifice the com- 1 ing victory near Lemberg for the sake •of safety in a less Important position. I His judgment was vindicated for Auf fenberg was Anally forced back and Upon their attitude toward this plan will depend its success. It rests with the farmers whether or not Lee, Hancock and." Clark counties will con tribute their share toward alleviat ing the suffering and famine that al ready is. sweeping through Belgium and promises to make of this devas tated- country a sepulcher for the wasted bodies of helpless women and innocent children. .The appeal to the farmers will be addressed systematically. Uommlt tees will be named In the voting pre- communications had been addressed cincts of the three .counties and^ the by the secretary of the' state organkl members of these committees will ex zation which has general charge of plain the plan to the farmers in their i^l. fTk the work. The mayor invited the following ladies and gentlemen to form the committee for Belgian relief: A at the meeting of the executive com mittee. Placards will be printed ex- Brown Mr EM S. Lofton, Mr. John I plaining the movement, and placed F. Salzer, Mr. C. R. Joy, Mr. M. E.} in the stores of Keokuk and surround Justice, Mr. E. P. McManus, Mr. C. ing towns. The press also has been E Durgee, Mrs. O. W. Sandberg, Mrs. asked to give as much publicity to Majors, Mrs. Charles Wlckham, the movement as possible, Mrs. A. Weber. Rev. J. M. Dunnion, I Miss Tirza Dinsdale, Miss Dorothy Details to Be Worked Out. Younker, Mrs. D. A. Collier, Mr. 1 plans for collecting the contrlbu Charles Warwick, Mr. C- F. Sklrvln, tions will be worked- out in detail 31 ]ater on. Several plans were sug gested at the meeting Friday after noon and some of these will be adopt ed. One suggestion was made that the members of various women's or ganizations here place representatives in each store on January 23 to re ceive contributions of money. Practically all organizations in this city will be askea to aid as far as possible in the movement. All lodges and social organizations will be ask ed to make cash donations. Other or ganizations may be called upon either mQ or fop hc,p ln maklng the I detail work must be attended to and it will be necessary to enlist the services of a large number of peo ple. Upon their willingness to do what is asked of them will depnea largely the success of the "Belgian Relief Day." Saturday, January 28. Iwhich constitutes the staff headquar ters, flies from one corner of Poland to another: During the big battles of the end of October, thq train moved all along the Grodno-Vladlmir-Volynsk line. At every station Bheaves of tele grams were received and sent. As the train steamed out of Prest-Litovsk the commander ln chief's sharp eye saw a sentry who was standing in an attitude not in accord with regula lations. He caused the train to return, ijumped ilfrt-iuua* *«v Russians steadfastness, steadfast-! position. He then summoned the of ness, steadfastness." He also has the courage to buy victory with risks, the lack of which quality was responsible lor Kuropatkins' failure in the Russo Japanese war. Nicholas foresaw the result, and suggested that he, himself, should take command. But timid council prevailed. It wouldn't do for a member of the imperial family to run the risk of failure. He implored and protested, but to no avail. How & !ji 1 out, took the sentry by the Bhoulders and put him ln the proper Acer of the day and administered a personal rebuke. He is a strict dis ciplinarian, but not a martinet and he demands that all his officers shall be disciplinarians. Method of Handling Men. As a soldier's general, the grand duke rejects the notion that a corps commander should be twenty miles wnprn behind his men, an army commander ana pruieBkcu, uut ucumu u*b ever, when the great European war fjfty and ft commander in chief a hun- dred. When plans are being drawn up. "Big Nicholas" keeps well be hind but when the fighting is going on he often appears among the fight ers. iThe jump was easy, but behind the} bile, marked by a blue and white flag, wall a few yards oft was a deep ravine, drov« slowly down a road upon which Failure to land truly would have uerman Shells were falling. The Sib meant death. The grand duke jumped and succeeded. During the terrific fighting around Koshenitza the grand ducal automo- erians with whom the commander in 'the trenches Imagined a great victory „d .b„do»«. ..»r "B,, the rank and file are still addressed as olas" let down the roof of his auto "thou," a form not permissible with and proceeding along the line person men of position. The grand duke: ally praised the soldiers as 'molodstl" uses "thou" not only to soldiers ^utj—"fine fellows," a chorus of "radis also to.the officers, which pleases the.taratsa"—"we are delighted to do our soldiers greatly, but which displeases! best"—was their reply. the officers. 1 "Big Nicholas" is on the job every i-Read The Dally Gat* C.iy, 10 iminute. The train with nine cars)cents per week. y" -JS V4, it,',,* A, $« f, 4a ha nAITlAfl immunities. The men to be named on these committees will be those who have wide acquaintances In their localities. These committees proba-. pnimiiitrc iwi Rev. E. B. Newcomb, Rev. John C. ably will be selected early next week Sage, Rev. H. B. McElree, Mr. H. A. Heaslip. Dr. J. B. Howd, Mr. H. C, r) 616 Main Street FORD WORD We believe in Ford cars. We believe in Ford policies and Ford ideals. m-M't '3 pg) We have confidence in the men who govern the affairs of the Ford Co. We have confidence in the ability of every department off the great Ford plant. We know that money jfeannot buy more value, more or better ^sejpvioft. more reputation than FWd off^s. pg We know the exceptionally prompt ^iuid efficient service that Ford gives to both owner and dealer. CONTRACT FOR SEWER AWARDED BY CUNCIL Keokuk Quarry and Construction Com pany to Start Monday on New Eight Inch 8ewer. The city council yesterday awarded to the Keokuk Quarry and Construc tion company the contract for the con struction of an eight inch sewer through block 20 of Reeves, Perry and Williams' addition to connect with the sewer in block 9 of the same addition. A number of firms bid on the con tract. The work of construction will be started Monday, Mayor Moorhead said, notice of Intention having been waived by the property owners.. ROAD TRAIN "V(' 4 a repiy N„. *. CW. tta mans were driven along the Pllitxa year the "nurllngton" held" this train1 WILL BE HELD GiVCa Patrons Along tht Line Oppor tunity to Come to Keokuk to Do Holiday Shopping. $4.50 and $5 Button or Lace Tan Dress SKoes $2.95 MILLER'S! Closiil Out Shoe Sale We are Proud to Announce Our as Your New Fordi Automobile DeaierM^ Tf'jr Our years of experience have taught Won't You Coma in Today and Lot Ua Show Them to You HENRY DROSS A SON Sth mnd JohnsonK»okuk, low BhotPed w,th Through the courtesy of the C„ B. & Q. passenger department and of J. B. Well, president of the Keokuk Rf-1 tailers association, the North Road train will be held until 6 o'clock Tu*s-1 thrvisitTng^nur'se^OTk t» oa chief is particularly popular, raised ^K^nd"?*.&MrVeil made^the r^! tJuT'erown ^d such a cheer that their comrades in quest several days ago and received last Saturday which contained g,m road couirt wme io nils City 10 ao :.. their holiday shopping. The regular SUNDAY,DEC. 13,1914 Keokuk, Iowa us that Ford values are the biggest values to be found in the entire auto mobile field. They have taught us to find the same value elsewhene you must go to cars of much higher price. That is why wc are selling Ford Au to We are now showing the rnew 1915 Ford Automobiles.' ^We believe that they excel ms beauty of appearance and finish, in complete ness of equipment and in sterling qual ity, the best that eyfH Foird Jbai eveI produced. fH Ktokuk, low* fe" Carthage, 111. Hamilton, 111 jilNVESTMENTS First Mortgages and De«ds of Trust on Illinois, Iowa to 6 per We collect the interest when due without cost the investor. j: IJftO'Harra Farm Mortgage Co. 2,- 428 Main St, Keokuk, Iowa cir Roy C. Burner, Mgr. Keokuk office. H\. took advantage of this service and the Keokuk merchants. Y.W.C.A.NOTES A Meeting of Interest. Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the vesPer service. Miss Emma Habe- nicht. visiting nurse, will speak on nationally MJ Alexander worker8 v.„ftIn_ schedule does not permit of sufficient! ofunusuallntereat to the time, the departing hour being 3:30.1 On tbo days mentioned, however, the train will be held until 5 o'clock ther\wl" f*" ,n mU81c Dy corne,la win be br Al R.Ich" ThU meeting prom- anff, hoPed Wento** which will give the visitors ample I Not Yet in Sight. government PP« time to do their trading and return St. Louis Globe-Democrat: If Presl- probably have to wa home the same day. Last year many dent Wilson is waiting for a atablecows come home. mvi Stickiey |p:/ Chairs Rockers The Right Fumed Color Prices Are| Right At Linquist Bros. The Quality Store Mexico W