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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
CHRISTIAN HELD
THE s4O,OOO,o0O
When we Bought the Panama Canal
Hotel keokuk Man Saw the
Money and Felt of it.

Geo. NJ Christian of the Hotel Keo-
okuk, once had forty million dollars,
but it got away from him and SO he
did not bring it here and enlarge the
Hotel Keokuk.
Des Moines paper tells of his
handling of the big sum, as follows:
One man in Des Moines is watching
with interest the discussion between
President Roosevelt. members of con.
gress and eastern editors with regard
to the payment of the money for the
Panama canal. That man is George
M. Christian of the Elliott hotel. He
was in Washington at the time the
$40,O00,000 check was issued by Sec
Rotary Shaw. He happened to meet
the secretary at the hotel and, being
old friends the secretary invited Mr.
Christian to come over and see them
sign a $40000,000 check Mr. Chris
tian went over to the treasury build
ing and watched the secretary put mis-
name to the paper. After signing il
he gave it to Mr.. Christian to fondle
and caress Mr. Christian states that
! the check was made out in favor OF
]. Pierpont Morgan and that the secre
tary stated that it was the biggest
check ever issued by the United States
government and probably the largest
ever issued in the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

was assisting in loading some house
hold furniture for Newman and in
some manner broke one piece This
started the row and Riley concluded it
was dangerous to remain and made his
getaway. The marshall was sent for
and upon Beniamin's arrival Newman
landed on him He received seriou.
injuries and at the present writing is
confined to his bed. Mayor Harlow
and the nigat marshal took Ward and
Newman in custody and lodged then.
in Jail. A charge of assault with m
against them.
ID. w. Freeman, FOR over three years
financial secretary of Drake university
at Des Moines, has resigned his posi-
ton in order that he may remove
Washington state for the benefit of his
wife's health. Mr. Freeman has been
identified with the university for the
past eight years Claude w. Prussia of
Mason City. an alumnus of the uni
versity has been elected as Mr.. Free
mans successor. He will assume the
duties of the office January /, but Mr..
Freeman will remain nutil March l.
If the accusation made against Hans
Nygaard VINO lives near Clermont, are
true, booze has one more very serious
charge to answer for. 1t is asserted
that Nygaard has been guilty OF ex-
IRENE cruelty 10 his wife and chill
dren. Among the counts in the accuse
ton are that he tied his wife to
stove and built UP fire, that he chok-
ed one of his sons until the blood
flowed from his mouth and that on re-
cent cold nights he compelled some
of the children TO sleep in the calf
| shed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

$1,000 to the new Methodist hospital
fund at Des Moines. Through will
made in Monticello the hospital man
agement also received $500 and E. F..
Sallenback of Des Moines has given
$500 The hospital, to be built next
spring, will cost $150,000 and will be
the finest of any Methodist hospital in
the world.
K. r. Mcbride and j. M. brennan
two of the most enthusiastic nimrods
in Des Moines, established a record in
rabbit shooting which they believe is
the high mark for this year. The two
hunters succeeded in killing eighty
three cottontails between the hours OF
2:30 and 5 o'clock The feature of
the performance is that eighty-four
shells were used by the huntsmen
only one of which failed to kill its
rabbit
The grand jury at Osceola has re-
turned an indictment against Roster
Georgeoff, the cook, who is charked
with striking Howard Martin with an
AK in the riot occurring there recently
between gang of Bulgarians railroad
laborers and posse of citizens WHO
attempted to serve a search warrant
on the foreigners for stolen goods
The indictment is for the crime of as
sault with intent to kill The charges
agaisnt the companions of Georgoff
the two who We're charged with shoot
ing at the officers, was ignored by the
grand jury.
Marshal Benujamin of Onowa is suf
fering from broken rib and severe
bruises received at the hands of AL
bert Ward and Harry Newman while
attempting to quiet drunken row be
tween the two. A man named Riley
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

'lhefe Is heard, inside the tepees. the
lndlan chant to the Rising Sun. An
ola crone and two Indian papooses
enter from tepee, stir the fire and
look TO the east, expecting the return
OF the Indian hunters. An Indian man
contrary to custom-brings fagots
for the fire
Another original composition writ.
ten by Mr.. Boyer for the occasion
was The Battle another descriptive
piece which represented a scene dur
ing the Spanish-American war. Others
arranged by him to be played by a
band OF one hundred, were white
Cockade,' and Yankee Doodle. .
Triumph of Hancock and Norris a
selection in which2a flourish $by the
trumpeters, cannons salute and drum
mers call are the principal features
a selection for the drum and fife
Washington's Presidential March.
March, Victory" and number Of
others.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
SECOND GAME
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
keokuk Will Play Mt. Pleasant This
Evening at Y. M. c. A. Gym
Large Crowd Expected.

The Keokuk High school basketball
team will make it's second appearance
of the season at the Y. NJ. c. A. GYM
nasium this evening, and Will nave as
opponents the fast team from Mt.
Pleasant. The game is expected to be
the best of the season and many PEG"
pie should be present to witness the
interesting contest.
Keokuk has the fastest aggregation
in the history of the school and while
victory is expected for the local
bows the visitors should be put a hot
fight for honors.
The local lineup will be the same
as in the former game King, center;
Weismann and Kiedaisch forwards,
and Duncan and Parsons, guards.
The game will not begin until $40
O'Clock. Manager Vestal receiving word
this afternoon that the Mt. Pleasant
team would not be able to arrive
sooner.
Keokuk people should support the
purple, and white in this game this
| evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
Missed in Morning.

When the elderly woman was first
missed on yesterday morning search
ing party was formed and an AleXan-
dria party searched the neighboring
woods and water for her body the bet
ter part of the day until it was an
nounced that the body had been found
Evidence of her being in the river was
found in the morning when her sloes
were discovered in front OF the ID. n.
Sage store and tracks of Mrs. Hlnk'
ley's bare feet were noticed pointing
in the direction of the river. At the
time it was correctly thought that the
elderly lady had ended he life While
in a state of mental ALTERATION. The
drowned lady was over eighty years
of age and her drowning is an eXcep
! tionallv sad one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
The Body of Mrs. Hinkley Who
Wandered Away From Her
Alexandria Home Found
BY Fisherman.
WAS FLOATING IN RIVER
Was Discovered at Four O'Clock Yes
terday Afternoon and After
Inquest Was Then TAX
en- to Alexandria.

The body of Mrs. Elvira A. Hink-
ley, who disappeared from her home
in Alexandria, Mo-. yesterday morning
between and o'clock was found yes
terday afternoon by Ben Uppinghouse
at Santuzza, small town five miles
below Gregory at o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Uppinghouse, who is fisherman,
while trammeling at Santuzza, discov-
cred the body Of the aged lady float
ing down the river and brought the
body to shore in his fiat boat. Rela
tives Of the lady were notified and a
coroner's inquest was held at the
place where she was found.
No marks of any kind were on the
body when found and the body was
perfectly natural as it had been in the
water probably only a few hours. At
ter the coroner's inquest the body was
taken to Canotn where it was prepared
for burial and taken to Alexandria
early this morning on the 2:30 train.
Burial will be made on Sunday from
the home of her son with whom she re-
sided A reward of twenty-five dollars
was offered for the finder of the body
and it was fortunate that it was dis
covered by tie fisherman on yester-
1 day afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
|. B. BoYER's WORK
AT PHILADELPHIA
Former keokuk Band Master Com
posed the Melodies for the
Great Celebration.

Cedar Rapids Republican, When
zoe great city of Philadelphia gave
ls musical historical drama on Frank
' N field University of Pennsylvania,
Vctober to 10, last, who do you sup
pose prepared the music for the 225th
anniversary of the founding of the
| city?
y was none other than Mr. I. B..
boyer, well known in this city as a
0mposer of high ability, though per-
aaps few, would have supposed that
ie would be chosen to write the music
VI the most important celebration
mich the Quaker city ever has had
Inc celebrations of founders week
pSt the city of Philadelphia quar-
er million dollars and the music
wanna entitled, Philadelphia" cost
eoOoo, The drama was patterned af-
- the great pageants of England and
Dltihental Europe and was similar to
ne pageant given recently in the city
Quebec 1t portrayed in a number
chapters, scenes and tableaux. the
astory and the development of Phila'
W'pnia from early times to the pres
su'- The various chapters showed the
wsh life and characters, together
wv The music of the several periods
'ne city's history. The drama was
Mesented under the personal direction
frederick Phinney, who was as
,s.ed by several singing societies o
'mladelphia and the soloists were
~ Known stars in grand opera. Il
,ss indeed an honor for the city o.
Seaaf Rapids to be able to furnish {
=, aea 70 compile, compose and arrange
.r s great music-drama, and a mar
,Ne also to conduct the rehearsals
@a y. This Is just what Mr.. Boyer did.
me first pageant in this grea
'sAia was opened with an origina
sr v~losition by Mr.. Boyer, entitled
me Dawn and it received a tire
seaaous demonstration Of enthusiasm
'vln the Philadelphians.
!. = ne drama as arranged by Mr.
yvssr and enacted during the playing
.oe selection, opened with the Della
NFs IN aboriginal state, the seen
NV sMs along the Delaware river befor
NOfeak Indian tepees are seen il
X dim light and as dawn approache
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
CITY NEWS.

-Roll-a- way tonight at the fiilk
See Hoyt's "a Bunch of Keys.
Basket ball at Y. NJ. c. A. tonight.
"a Bunch of Keys" Monday night
Seats are now selling for a
Bunch of Keys
Saturday Christmas shoppers
should make big saving by attend
ing the B. & H. slaughter sale.
The quail season came to close
this week and it is now no longer
lawful to shoot the birds.
Secure your seats for "A Bunch OF
Keys
Last evening the police recovered
the revolver said to have been used
by Tuggles on the night of the holdup
securing the weapon from girl, VINO
said that she had taken it away from
him.
Rev. C. L. Queen of Adrian, Mich,
and Rev. Kilmer g. Ackley OF Hill
burn. N. Y, will hold series of meet
ings at the First Methodist Protestant
church. beginning January 10.
IRWIN N5lldlllD6lo w oo a. NSeNs is'N>
evening and locked up on charge OF
breaking and entering and carrying
concealed weapons Two old revolv-
ers were found upon him, but neither
Of them were loaded. He is charged
with breaking the paddock on the
Azipger stable two or three weeks ago
and taking out the horses and riding
them around town for awhile The
horses came back to the stable after
wards of their own accord.
Miss Lorene Townsend will sing
and Miss Ruth Castor will give severa
readings at the Sunday Afternoon
meeting at thu Y NJ. c. A. This fea
tura of the afternoon meeting should
nrove attractive TO the many who at
tend these Sunday afternoon gather
ings. The speaker will be Prof. ii. NJ
Gage of Par.ons college. Fairfield.
1 Prices for "A Bunch of Keys
are as follows: Parquet Is cents
parouet circle, 80 cents, balcony 8
cents, gallery IS cents.
*. H. S. VS.. Mt Pleasant tonight
i Are you acquainted with the Roll
away?
Carroll Kirk, better known in tn
University of Iowa as Chick kirl
will coach the baseball team durin
the coming season, having been cleo
ed to that position. Kirk has bee
captain of both the football and bas'
ball teams of the university. For tn
past two years he has been catche
4 on the baseball team. and in 1907 wa
4 chosen as t All-Western halfbacl
Kirk is one of tho best athletes tn
school ever had and the choice is COZ
s.dered a good one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

'AONSSAAOAN
nearly total loss. The house was
valued at $1,000 and he had some in
surance.
Henry B. Tickle, Lake City boy,
who has been heard of the mechanical
department of the Mexican Central
railway at Gomez Palacia, Durango.
Mexico, has been appointed train dis
patcher for the road. He is still a
young man and has won recognition on
his merits.
Less than a week after the death of
his father, John Keith, and only forty
eight hours after the parent had been
buried in the little Norwoodville Gem
etery, Michael Keith, Norwoodville
coal miner, died after a short illness.
Death was the result of a severe at
tack of pneumonia.
The new officers of the Woodmen
lodge at Clarion are as follows Coun-
sci, b. w. Unbreit; advisor, Raymond
oHSlJlSt, .DdllhGls ildl ~. OulltH. eS-
cort, Arthur Richards: clerk, F. e.
Osler; sentry, Joe Man. watchmann
Roy McDermott: managers, G. T. Kin.
son and w. w. Sheplee
One of the few remaining pioneers
| of Iowa and a former resident of Des
( Moines. T. A. Lumpkin died at Stuart
at the home OF his daughter, Mrs. O
/ NJ. Trevilyan, T, A. I.umpkin was
/ born in Randolph county, Indiana. Au
gust I, 1S47 Came to Iowa by OK
| team with his parents in 1854 locating
near Fort Dodge.
William A Neal of Waterloo los
one eye and was badly burned. and d
A o. Johnn was severely scared by al
explosion of metal. Neal dropped
pound piece of cold cast iron into 10:
pounds of metal at white heat causing
an explosion at the Waterloo register
works that threw molten metal owe
the employees.
L Ire dli1OSI utStl ONtu Ill Olu loIIi
mark in Oskaoosa in the residence o
Joseph Jones. pioneer manufacturer
His house while in good repair. wa
one of the oldest dwellings in the city
u being built about sixty years ago. Ma
tive timbers were used by the presen
owner, who has lived in no other plac
since the house was erected
Hogs have the right of way as NOR
gage lifters at the present time. Dow
at Nashua. Joe Stevens marketed si'
ty-four shoats that brought him 500
Just a few days previous to this SturI
/. Brothers sold the same number, onl
a not quite so old and received 5000 fc
$ the bunch. Cholera has not yet mad
. it's appearance in that section, an
d there are lot of hogs to be ma
0 keted.
The Lake City volunteer fire cor
e pany at its meeting elected Elm'
e Campbell chief. The company plans
e participate in the Maple Valley tourn
d ment in June and Mr.. Campbell WI
+. elected a delegate to attend the NEE
d ing of the association at Holstein
March when the preliminary arrans
ments for the tournament will
1t made.
"
lie J. w. Ambrose, a retired mercha
is of Nevada, has presented gift
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

More people are taking Foley Kid
|aey Remedy every year. 1t is consid-
Tered to be the most effective remedy
FLOR kidney and bladder troubles that
medical science can devise. Foley's
Kidney Remedy corrects irregulari-
lilies, builds up worn out tissues and
restores lost vitality. 1t will make
you feel well and look well. Wilkin.
sou & Co., and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
,,.. of the Organization Of
Il, ,vn,en Of the Evangelical
Churches Of the
EN- City.
LETTING LAST EVENING
,ommIttee Was Appointed to Draw
!, pans For Organizations
and Submit Them at
Next Meeting.

.ccording to a statement made by
If the members this morning, the
'ssrt to organize the laymen OF the
r,neeical churches of the city into
alteration is not a political move.
.snt hut it is for the following pur-
Nos. To deepen the spiritual life
s,ba Christian man, to. pursue a cam
,sjgu of oducation.
mo federation committee held a
.o.ting last evening with representa-
syes from almost all of the evangeli-
i churches Of the city present. j. o.
Ia was elected chairman of the
,satug and H. l.. Beach, secretary.
The first order of business resolved
asalf into discussion as to whether
4. men present were in favor of an
raanization of the kind. and II so
,bat the nature of the organization
aould be. me subject was discussed
length and many took part giving
Aeir views yer, freely. Mems bible
tasses clubs ant, other organizations
ypre suegested and there seemed tc
Ma division of opinion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

Rev. Robert Smylie, pastor OF the
First Methodist Episcopal church at
Sioux City has received from Bishop
w. S. Lewis a cablegram dated Shang
Eli. China. Dec. -, 1908: "Acamutha,
the translation of which is: Arrived
safely; pleasant voyage; everything
all right" Bishop Lewis was accom-
panied by Mrs. Lewis and party OF
missionaries. Mrs. Lewis will remain
in Fee Chow, which will be the Lewis
residence in China. Bishop Lewis VIII
proceed Immediately several hundred
miles inland to open his first confer
ence in China near 1llpet carry ~
February. Bishop Lewis formerly was
president of Morningside college.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
Committee Appointed.

A committee of four was appointed
10 draw up plans for an organization
|,ud submit them to the next meeting,
which will be held Monday, December
|si This committee is composed OF
|lhe following: ]. o. Boyd, chairman,
IN. ]. Fulton, John Erickson and E.
M. PIERCE,
Ii seemed t be that quite number
|of people of the city gained the opin.
Ion in some manner that the organi
|ntion to be effected would be a politi
la one However, there SENS to be
|Hsgrounds whatever for this under
shtding.
/ His expected that at the next meet
BIZ of the federation every evangeli
cal church in the city will have rep
resentative present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

severely injuring another
The semi-annual meeting of the
Mills County Medical society was held
at Glenwood. The principal address
was made by Dr. Kline. state lecturer,
on the subject of tuberculosis.
GradN and Wegand, the up-to-date
restaurant men of Greene, are install
ing pool and billiard tables III the rear
room of their present quarters. Their
tables and equipment throughout are
of the very best.
Dr. E. c. Written, formerly prom,
inent physician of Des Moines, was ar
rested by the police and hulletined at
the station as a drunk He was com
/ mitted to the county jail and his trial
4 set for December IA.
No trace has yet been found of Mrs
Burl Corey, Eugene Schultz, Mrs. Nora
Sims and Frank Piles, farmers wives
and hired men, who are Glleged tc
have eloped last Tuesday from Crane
Junction. Iowa, and to have come tt
Des Moines.
Joseph E. Johnson of Baskerville
was instantly killed by the COLLAPSE
OF a building at Laurel, Mont Thu
BODY was shipped to Estheryille am
tue remains Inferred at Mud Lake. MI
, johnson was a carpenter by trade an
was we'll known to our citizens.
Louis D. Bugge's dwelling house a
Ida Grove was nearly destroyed b
: fire. Mr.. Bugge was at home at tn
time and was able to save all hi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

Anna Heating the young daughter
of c. R. Heating, a hardware dealer
of Mount AYR, died of heart failure to-
day. She had just been released from
a diphtheria quarantine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
Hogs Have the Right of Way as Mort
gage Lifters at the Present
Time With the Iowa
Farmers.
FOUR sHoATs BRINGS 5000
Retired Merchant of Nevada Gives the
Methodist Hospital at Des
Moines One Thousand
Dollars.

The late Mrs. Henkle who died a
Dyersville, was survived by over II;
descendants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

While hunting muskrats, Ray Pom
Gin of Gait accidentally hit his little
brother Nick's hand with the Ratchet,
nearly severing one of the fingers and
severely injuring another.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18
LeBron's: 4O4 Main

household goods, but the building was
nearly total loss. The house was
valued at $1,000 and he had some in
surance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

Henry B. Tickle, Lake City boy,
who has been heard of the mechanical
department of the Mexican Central
railway at Gomez Palacia, Durango,
Mexico, has been appointed train dis
patcher for the road. He is still a
young man and has won recognition on
his merits
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

Less than a week after the death of
his father, ohm Keith, and only forty
eight hours after the parent had been
buried in the little Norwoodville Gem
etery, Michael Keith, a Norwoodville
coal miner, died after short Illness.
Death was the result of severe at
tack of pneumonia
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

Louis d. Bugge's dwelling house al
Ida Grove was nearly destroyed by
fire. Mr.. Bugge was at home at the
time and was able to save all hi:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18

]. w. Ambrose, a retired merchant
of Nevada, has presented gift OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-18
ICY BREEZE At
OPERA HOUSE
Keep Audience Cool at Season
0peningPe Performance by
vogeI's Ministries.

Auspiciously opened was the the
atrical season in Clarksburg Monday
evening In spite of the warm wealth
er, when John w. Vogles popular
minstrel SHOW gave performance
before good sized audience. Man
ager Robinson devoted particular at
teitiontl the cimfort of his patrons
for he had big cakes of ice placed in
front OF number OF revolving cleo
trio fans in various parts of the
house from which were waited icy
breezes that helped considerably to
keep the house cool and comfortable.
During the first part of the pro-
gram many songs and jokes were in
troduced which were fresh and clean
and won much applause. The CHOIR
us was pleasing in its gay parapher-
MALTA with a rich background pro-
duccd by rich velvet drop curtains
which, by the way. Mr.. Vogel says.
cost about $4,000 to complete the
setting.
In the second part many special
ties were introduced In which all
showed versatility and understand
ing. Perhaps the cleverest thing in
the oiIo was John Goss in his novelty
hone stunt"
The work OF Sam Harris as a
black-faced comedian was the clever
est on the bill. Mr.. Gano gave many
good limitations and introduced clcv-
er songs which were new and made
decided hits.