davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald,
Dem. says the conviction grows that
Mr. Bryan was knitted in the house OF
his supposed friends.
"Of course, If President Taft desires
to emulate the worthy example OF
President Roosevelt by having two
Iowans in his cabinet, Iowa has the
material for the job says the Bur-
lington Hawk-Eye.
"At present prices and prospects,,
says the Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can, 1.-THE farmers family may talk
over the style of automobiles for
next year, as they sit about the
Thanksgiving turkey
The largest static electric machine
ever built is owned by New York
physician. Twenty 40-inch glass discs
revolve against 20 others to produce
sparks 30 inches long by three-quarters
of an inch in diameter.
The Herald-Transcript tells OF a
member of family hitching pedom-
eter onto an absent minded old lady
in Peoria the other day and by night
she had registered eleven miles, MOST
ly in hunting for her spectacles.
gests that hereafter no college Of
journalism in Tennessee will be con-
sidered complete without shooting
gallery.
A recent Partisan caricature shows
a bearded Turk in turban upon the
roof of his house, looking through a
| field glass Allah is just" he ex.
claims. Now that my neighbors'
wives go about with faces uncovered
see that they are quite as homely as
my own"
A learned doctor promulgates the
! theory that the secret of longevity is
/ to select your trade or profession, and
stick to it. The Chicago Tribune OBJ
jects that in too many cases this re
quires the cooperation of the boss.
Eyes, Sir" said the pompous indi
! vidual. II always pay cash for every
thing l get"
Dear me-" exclaimed the matter O.
fact person. whats the matter will
your credit"
The Kansas City Star perpetrate.
this:
Can We duet?" asked the tenor;
Can we sing the song before US
Can we do as they rechoir?"
And the answer was, "Of chorus"
1t is the Creston Advertisers guess
that Roosevelt will not go to the Unit
ed States senate, at least during tn
administration of President Tai,
The Advertiser reasons that 1t woult
be impossible for him as member 0
the senate to escape the suspicion tina
he was the Presidents direct repre-
sentative and his liberty of actor
would be seriously limited by the fac
that the administration would be he'll
responsible for whatever he did.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

The Columbus Safeguard calls the
Mt. Pleasant News a Republican paper.
That is a mistake, as the statement
stands without qualification. 1t is only
when Republican candidates. are to be
nominated that the News claims to be
Republican in politics, with view to
having a voice in saying who shall be
chosen. After they are chosen it
lines up with the Democratic papers in
opposing them. Hades is full of RE
publican newspapers of that kind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14
keokuk, Iowa. -. November "a, 1908
THOUGHT EoR The DAY.

"There's SO much good in the worst
of us
And so much bad in the best of US
That it best becomes the best of us
To praise the best in the worst of us
And i'll becomes the worst of us
To mock at the faults in the best
of us.
Then let the best and the worst of us
Extol the good in the both of us
And hide the faults in the lot of us
New York Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14
WHO owns THE CORPORATIONS,

An interesting article In the New
York Sunday Times calls attention to
the fact that the large railroad and
industrial corporations of the United
States are owned by no less than g.
100000 persons. -Four years ago the
railroads were owned by 100000
shareholders" says this article. Now
there are 100000 owners who share
the $500, 100000 disbursed in dividends
The shareholders average income of
5000 year is just equal to the aver
age earnings of the 10000 workers
on the railroads who receive 5000, O00,-
600 wages a year."
The article points out that everyone
who has savings account In bank
or an Insurance policy are indirect
owners of many large corporations
since funds of the institutions are in,
vested in stocks and bonds. 1t is
pointed out that forty capitalists own
less than one-tenth of the stock of the
Bell telephone companies; the other
nine-tenths being distributed among
more than $4,000 investors. The aver
age number of shares held by the Bel
stockholders is seventy-fve and the
annual income per shareholder is
5000. 1t is shown that following the
fall Of stock prices in the 1907 panic
the number of shareholders in tbs
large railroads and Industrial cor
porations in the country increased by
the remarkable proportion of SO pei
cent. This shows that thousands o.
/ persons of moderate means improved
the opportunity for investment by buy
ing when prices were cheap.
Referring to the new era in the con
duct of large corporations wherein
publicity is the distinctive note, the
/ Times says that corporations shor
while ago were afraid to make publ,
the most ordinary details of thei
business now devote large sums D
money to pay for the publication 70
news about their operations. AS al
example it cites the Bell Telephone
which, it says, Is now as we'll adver
I tised as a breakfast food or a soap.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

The Manson Democrat says the Re
publican victory was bought and paid
for with as much nonchalance as the
humble citizen buys a dozen eggs at
the grocery store" The Manson pa
er is evidently firm believer in the
purchasability of its fellow Democrats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

The holiday trade this year prom
Uses to be enormous. The country as
whole is prosperous and people are
not averse to spending money when
they have it to spend and know where
more Is coming from. Christmas is
only six weeks distant and 1T is none
too soon for merchants to begin to
disk for their share of the holiday
melon"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

The Mt. Pleasant Free Press, Dem
ocratic, comedies that The Gate City
is "a pretty good political prophet"
The Free Press is led to this conclus-
ion by what The Gate City predicted
as to Congressman Kennedy's major
ity. I'VE laughed at The Gate City at
the time it made its prediction adds
the Free Press, "but as we often do,
We laughed too soon"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

BY way of varying the monotony OF
results the Chicago Tribu sugg ests
that in future campaigns Mr.. Bryan
should insist that his supporters spend
less time in cheering him and more
time in voting for him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14
Made of Pure Grape Cream Of Tartar.

Of the country new birth Of cons
dence. The tariff will not be- redwood
too much. There is in fact reason to
apprehend that it will not be reduced
enough. But far better too much tarif,
than too much agitation. Indeed an
excessive tariff may be harmless sur
plusage IN itself, while the agitation
proceeding from it is positively and
seriously harmful. Therefore the low.
est tariff consistent with the prosperity
of our industries would be the tariff
best calculated to make their prosner.
ity and the country's continuous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

The United States supreme court
has decided that the state of Kentucky
has right to prevent the co-education
of black and white children at Berea
college in that state. This is the insti-
tuition of which Rev Penniman became
financial agent after resigning the pas
torate of the Congregational church in
Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

There is an air of probability about
the suggestion of the Springfield Jour
nal that maybe President Gompers is
still carrying the labor vote around in
his vest pocket. He certainly didn't
deliver it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14
board. If there is a riot at Peoria in
the near future readers of The Gate
City will know the cause.

Yesterday was Friday and the 18th
of the month, and of course something
had to happen. The conjunction OF
dates explains the appearance of the
first snow storm of the season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14
A Democratic candidate

gress in Cincinnati announced in d
speech that he would favor "any
measure that bears the o. X. of Sam
uel Gompers." He was beaten, though
the district in which he ran is full OF
workingmen. The fact speaks for
itself
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

Henry county land commands a
high price but it is worth every cent it
brings. G. H. Conover recently sold
his eightyacre farm to John Conrad
for $14,4o0. That is at the rate of
$3.50 an acre. Good Lee county land
ought to be worth the same price.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

Carroll will be the first native born
governor Iowa has ever had, and indi-
cations are all to the effect that he
will be one of the best.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14
DAILY BY MAIL.

DAILY BY MALL =. a,
one year. $500 Four months. II .0l
Six months ..... l.5O One month :2s
Entered in Keokuk postoffice as SECOND
class matter.
Postage prepaid: terms in advance. j,
All subscription orders should glve IL .h 8
p O. address and state whether IL Is
new or renewal order If change 81 ao,
dress is desired. state both the ola anu
new address.
Remit by postoffice money order d.a., e x
press money order. registered .eleer VI
draft at our risk.
The date printed on the address OF each
paper notes when the subscriptioh eA
pfres.
Subscribers failing to receive the,r pa nv
pers promptly will confer raVor Wy
giving notice Of the fact.
Address all communications to
THE GATE CITY COMPANY
No. Is. NORA Sixth St, Keokuk. Iowa.
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the fol-
lowing news stands:
Hotel Keokuk. cor. Third and Johnson.
C. II, Rollins e. Co.. 629 Main Street
Ward Bros. 525 Main Street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

Mr.. Bryan says he will keep up the
fight. Mr.. Bryan evidently likes soil
tude
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14
The Country is Waiting.

The Country is Waiting.
Marion Register: The whole conn.
try is waiting with "bated breath to
hear Col. Henri Watterson's descrip.
ton Of the slaughter house and the
open grave.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-14

The Dubuque Telegraph erald,
Dem. says the conviction grows that
Mr.. Bryan was knitted in the house OF
his supposed friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-20
AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE
GASOLINE LAUNCH.

As Trustee in Bankruptcy in the
matter Of Robert l.. Gardner. Bank
rupt the undersigned will at -
O'Clock Noon on Saturday, June eth,
1908. at the Front door of the Court
House in the Town of Hampton, Offer
for sale by public auction To the high
est bidder the valuable gasoline
launch. REX. formerly owned by the
firm of Gardner & Tiudgins- SAID
launch is about % feet on the water
line and about 30 feet over all. with
a beam Of feet. and is equipped with
Watkins 10 II. p, two cylinder.
make and brs ak engine. This boat
will be sold together with all parapher-
MALTA now on board the same, consist
ing of lights. whistles. life preservers.
flags. boat hooks, etc. etc. Purchaser
will receive immediate possession.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. All per
sous desiring further information can
apply to the undersigned.
y. a. LEWIS. Trustee.
Bank of Hampton Building,
Hampton Virginia.
NJ H. MORGAN. Auc'iOneer.
Juna Il. 1908.
61S-9t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-20

-.
down to the breakfast tapi@. INC
principal lower rooms Of the n stree
raeidence If the secretary were hiiea
with masnifcient sbpIches of cut now
.rs and tel MAdsa 81 con gratulation
wcra piled high up on a sideboard'
One that came over night was OF pc
culiar interest to the secretary. u
was as folIows
Madison. Wis. June IS.
Hon. William II. Taft, Washington
D. c.
While the platform is disappoiht-
ing in some fundamental provisions
and omissions and ! shall claim the
,iph, 10 say 50. congratulate you
mos, sincerely and in the faith that
Won are more nearly in accord win
the grea, body Of Republican voters
than the platform. I shall do all in my
mower to insure YOUR election.
ROBERT NJ. la TOILETTE.
The fatigue and excitement Of last
night apparen ily made little impress
sinn upon Mrs. Taft and other mem
bers of the Taft family and even he
for. breakfast hosr all of them were
down stairs and deeply ener"ssed IN
The morning newSpap RS. everyone nj
which displaye! more or less pleasing
HLspesses Of the war secretary and
candidate on the first pages.
A sign O; The change :har has taken
p,,c, in tho Official status OF Secretary
TAFT was the appearance cf tiu'
coated policeman at an early hour wins
took station az tho curb direct in front
Of the Taft residence. where ne or one
g., HE mates uilI r@main constantly
ON duIy. dav and night, whenever the
candidate Is in Washington. When
,ps SECRETARY descended from his I'D
room this morning and entered ihe
drawing room. h. found his first cail
or in the person of Lieutenant General
n G.. Corbia. not only known official
Il to tho secretary hut also in his in
cumrencv as tho governor general
.yhi, Of the Philippians. but a warm
pcrsonaI fri nj and last nut not least
A. an Ohin man aud fellow Statesman
He extended his congratulations and
they were isfuI'y received.
telegram received ovcr night
from n member Of his family in tho
weg; determined Mr.. Taft 10 Dav'
washington this afternoon for Cincin
n,ti. he viii leave that city In Time
IN r. cb New Haven Monday 10 par
,icipa,e in the reunicn Of his class o
1875.
Secretary Taft reached the Whit
House Of 1920 O'Clock tbs mornint
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-20
TAFT TO GET OUT OF
THE CABINET ON JUNE 80,
CONTINUED From First Page-)

and at cnce went into the executive
Office and conferred with President
Roosevelt. After remaining sometime
with the President. Secretary Taft re-
turned to his Office at the war d.
partment but went back TO the Wh"e
House in time for the cabinet meet
ing at IL O'Clock.
Foraker congratuiates Taft.
The following correspondence dated
today between Seer -tary TAFT ana
Senator Foraker following the n"m:-
nation Of the former Al Chicago was
made public at the war department,
today:
Dear Mr.. Secretary
Although fear il NAV /" unw"E
come and probably misunderstood II IS
uevt nth less nv pleasure t" avaIi m!
SELF Of the privilcg' to send y""
hcartiest congratulations and beS'
wishes for success in November.
Very truly.
a.. y. FORAKER"
Secretary Taft's response follows:
NV Dear Senator
, Il assure YOU that your kindly note
of generalization gave me the greatest
pleasure and ] thUnk You for II from
the bottom # my heart. hav" Meyer
ceased to remember tina: I owe 10 YOU
NV first substantial starr in public
life and that i. cam without so'icita
ton.
With ysry best wishes. believe NJ"
nv dear senator.
".S;ucsraIy YOURS
WILLIAM IT. TAFT.
Secretary Taft left for Cincinnati at
as O'Clock. Mr.. Taft vas kept on
the move from the time he left the
war department until the hour OF hts
departure.
Many departmental matters OccuP'
cd his attention Later Mr.. Tan
spent some Of his time with his fam
lily.
Mr.. Tar viii 70 To III" homo Of HE
| brother, Charles Y. Taft. where h"
will make his headquarters Will"
there. The secretary has no home 'ot
his own in Cincinnati. however. b"
having disposed Of Il some time az"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-20
Prohibition Proclamation Signed.
CRv Associated Press. }

Y
RALEIGH. II. c., June 19.-Govern-
or Glenn today. amidst imposing cere-
monies signed the proclamation for
prohibition to go into effect in NON
Carolina on the first Of January. l9"?.
The ceremonies took place in the exc
cutive Office and prohibition leaders
from all parts of the state were pre-
sent. The Official vote announced
was 1852 for prohibition and o.
4iS against il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-20
Morgan Likes Taft.
(Ry Associated Press.

NEW YORK. June 10. - ]. Pier.
pont Morgan. who arrived from I'LL
rope today. expressed pleasure at tn"
choice of Secretary Taft as the Re
publican nominee for the Presidency.
1T is good, good Mr.. Morgan
said. n. declined to ta!k further on
politics or any other subject.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-20
WIey's Body Being Taken Home.
I'd. ac.Driaf.i prelc

HOT SPRINGS. VA. June 10. -
The private car bearing the BODY OF
the late Congressman A. 4. Wiley.
Of Alabama. and the members Of the
family. left Ho: Springs for Mont
geometry today. The train is scheduI-
cd TO arriv. in Montgomery at IL
O'Clock SUNDAY morning
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-20
Tidal Wave Hits Ship.
tBy Associated PresS.)

tSy ASSOCldteu fTeSS-J
VICTORIA, b. C, June 19.-Thr
British ship Lord Shaftsburg. which
arrived yesterday morning from Port
Talbot. iva IGuique. reported that
within 600 miles west o: Cape Horn
a tidal wave was encountered whirh
swept thu decks taking all her boats
and houses. starting the hull ana
practically wrecking the ship.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-20
chsmberisin's Plurality 1,332.

SALEM. ORE. June Ia-ComrIeis
fut unofficial primary returns On tn
nomination Of candidates for Tnitsd
state senator give u. " Cake. Re-
publican. Ea.sss and Gorge Cham
berlain, Democrat 81 t2l.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-14
DEATH BY DROWNING.
Roger Woellstein Drowned While
Swimming at the Quarry.

Seldom has it been our lot to chroni.
Gle sadder affair than the drowning,
last Friday evening, of Roger Woell-
stein, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Woell-
stein.
The copious rains Of the past weeks
have converted the Hallman stone
quarry in the north.west part of towr
into small lake of varying depths,
shallow in places but in the deepest
part depth of 20 feet or more is
reached. AS it is in somewhat un-
frequented part of town, a large num-
ber of the boys of the town have been
using it as swimming resort, among
them the Woellstein boy who, in COM
pany with Chap Marshall Jr., and Jim
mie Nichols went to the quarry about
7:30 on Friday evening to enjoy their
sport Of swimming after the oppressive
heat Of the day.
The Marshall and Nichols. boys are
good swimmers and had swan across a
deep hole in the quarry several times,
when Roger essayed the feat. He was
warned not to do SO by his companions
but persisted in the attempt, when about
half way across and in one of the deep
spots he must have become exhausted
for he threw up his hands and called
for help. His companions went to his
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-14

aid and told him to lay hand on the
shoulder OF each of them and they
would take him to shore, but he was
so frightened that he seized Jimmie
Nichols who felt that he was being
drawn under water and escaped from
his grasp by diving away from him.
Next Roger grasped the Marshall boy
about the neck and they both sank to
the bottom of the quarry when Chap.
disengaged himself and came to the
surface. Roger followed him, but the
former was so full of water and so well
nigh exhausted himself that it was all
he could do to reach the shore himself,
when he threw part of an old bed
stead out to Roger who was too much
exhausted to grasp it.
Chas. H. Miller lives near the quarry
and heard some commotion and Went
out to investigate and heard the Mar
shall boy frantically calling for aid.
He rushed to the quarry and saw Roger
come up almost to the surface of the
water and entered the water to help
him but was SO weighted down by his
clothing that he could not swim. This
was the last seen of the unfortunate
boy until the body was removed from
the water about one and one-quarter
hours later.
Owing to the extreme depth of the
water and the fact that ledges of rock
and piles of rock existed in the quarry,
it was unsafe for anyone to dive for
the body and so boats were sent for,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-14
OBITUARY.
EMsLIE.

VIM. R. Emslie was born in Aber.
deenshife, Scotland, January Is, 1927.
Married to Ann Walker of the same
place August 20, 1852. Left Scotland
for America August 20, 1854.
Settled near Waukesha, Wisconsin,
! where he lived until the spring of 1865,
when he came to Iowa and bought a
farm in Orleans township, Winneshiek
county, where he lived until the spring
of 1907, when he moved to Cresco,
Iowa, to spend his declining years, and
where he died July 8, 1908.
He was the father of ten children,
nine of whom with his wife survive
him; one daughter Lille, having died
September 6, 1900. His living children
are Mrs. G. H. Rice, Mrs. John Cum
ningham, Mrs. Gilbert j. Melaas, Miss
Belle Emslie, John w. Emslie of Cresco,
Alex. Emslie, Mrs. F. P. Meyer, Miss
Ruth Emslie of Rugby, North Dakota,
and VIM. L. Emslie Of Brooklyn. N. Y.
Mr.. Emslie joined the Free Church
of Scotland when about 20 years old,
and on coming to Americ chose the M.
e. Church as his church home and
which he joined in about 1897. He was
a regular attendant on divine worship
as long as health and hearing lasted.
The funeral service, conducted by
Rev. Gammons, was held at the M. E.
church last Sabbath at IL o'clock a. m.
Burial was in Oak Lawn.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-14
CLARK.

Emma Linda Sniteman was born
April Z, 1880, in Pennsylvania. She
was married on Nov. z, 1865, to John
P. Clark, at Muncy, Pa, by Esq. P. l.
Painter. In 1869 they moved to Michi.
gan and later in the same year to ALA.
makee county, Iowa. In 1875 they
came to Howard county which was
their home until their death, in which
her husband preceded about nine years
ago. Both were members of the M. E.
church.
Mrs. Clark passed away at five O'Clock
in the morning on July 8, 1908, aged 7s
years, 8 months and days, at the
home of her only surviving child, Mrs.
Henry Smith, at New Oregon, at
whose home the funeral services were
held on Friday afternoon at 2:3O clock,
Rev. John Gammons officiating. Burial
was in New Oregon cemetery.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-14

and several men equipped with rakes
attached to long poles commenced the
search. E. P. Webber after a few
minutes search located the body which
was brought to the surface, and for
over an hour, Drs. Scripture, DAILY and
Thomas did their utmost to resuscitate
the boy, working faithfully against an
almost certainty that life had departed,
but all to no avail.
The funeral took place on Sunday
afternoon at the Congregational church,
where Roger attended Sabbath School.
Rev. Hinman officiated alone in the
absence of Rev. Pless who was detained
at home by illness. Interment was in
New Oregon Cemetery.
Roger was born in New Oregon town
ship, October Is, 1895, and has lived
most of his life in Cresco where he had
a wide circle of acquaintances and
friends among both young and old alike.
He was universal favorite among his
school and playmates and was admired
by those of more mature years for his
quiet, and manly ways. Seldom has
the death of young person brought
such universal sorrow to the people of
our city. The sorrowing father,
mother and sister have the sincere
sympathy of all in their bereavement,
and it is not the empty sympathy of
words but that which comes from the
depths of the heart that has known
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-14
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers were filed
with the County Recorder for the week
ending July II, 1908:
Chas. H. Thomas and wife to E.
Jay Roberts, liz #. lot l
sub. div. lot 16 irreg. surv. of
that part Sc Sec. 1O-1OO-13,
n of c. M. & st. P. Ry.....$ 4, 400
Benjamin c. Koch and wife to
Peter H. Schultz, n Sec. s.
1912. 2................. ....... 277oo
Bridget McGrane and husband
to ]. w. Klemme, NV /
and NV NV Sec. 1914. 1000
w. E. Peavey and wife to Clar-
ence D. Doty, S ne Sec. 4,
and NV and sw ne Sec. 3,
all in Township SO Range 49,. 7,40O