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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07
Eventful History.

The history of the recorders office
for the past few years has been an
eventful one.
When J. NJ. Bisbee was elected, he
appointed Fred C. Chambers of Fort
Madison as his deputy. Mr.. Bisbee
died and the board of supervisors
We're to appoint his successor. Being
a democratic board, ii appointed Mohr-
field and thus Chambers was ousted
from office Mohrfeld appointed Mrs
Wellehan as his deputy in charge OF
the keokuk office. Mrs. Wellehan
took sick and Mohrfeld now appoints
Ralph Smith, a republican as his
deputy for the balance of the term.
At the recent election Chambers
was elected over Mohrfeld and will ap
point Ed G. Vaughn as his deputy
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07
Mother and Children cremated.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. T.
Word was received here today that
the home of Edward Carey was des-
troyed by fire. Mrs. Carey and her
six children and Mrs. Gillespie, a
school teacher. were cremated. The
father will also die from his burns.
One child escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07

Don't think because you have taken
many remedies In vain that your case
is incurablc Hoods Sarsaparilla has
cured many seemingly hopeless cases
of scrofula, catarrh, rheumatism kid
ney complaint, dyspepsia and general
debility. Take Hoods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07
MohrfeId Picks the Best Man With
out Regard to Politics For
the Balance Of the
Year.
HE TOOK CHARGE TODAY
Appointment Does Not Suit a Num-
Der Of Applicants But New
Man Has All of the
Qualifications.

This afternoon Casper Mohrfeld,
county recorder, came down to Keo-
kuk and appointed Ralph B. Smith as
deputy recorder to serve for the bal
ance of Mohrfelds term and to sue
coed Mrs. Wellehan who Is sick at st.
Joseph's hospital.
The appointment is good one and
shows good judgment by Mohrfeld
who secured the best person In the
city to look after the office, but the
appointment will not please good
many people who thought that Mohr-
field should ave appointed democrat
to the position. There were mum.
Der of applications for the place.
For some time past Mr.. Smith has
been looking after the office and do
ing the work for Mrs Wellehan while
she was sick and would probably
have to do most of the work for the
next month had anyone else been
appointed as deputy. If he did the
work, he should be entitled to tn,
salary and Mohrfeld looked at it this
way and appointed him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07
Howard to Succeed vandercook.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-R. w. How
ard, news manager of the United
Press, has been appointed the general
news manager for the Association, sue
ceeding the late John Vandercook
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07
be no admission charged. Doors open
About Mr.. Sweet.

Ml oWeeL gave 9l0,VUV ldSJ year 10
help erect the Denver Y. M. C. A.
building-then u of his fortune.
Mr.. Sweet makes the long trip
from Denver and back without cent
of remuneration, in order to speak to
the men of Keokuk for three-fourths
of an hour tomorrow.
Mr.. Sweet is a stock and bond
broker who does not suffer himself to
lower the standard of Christian bust
ness transactions nor to deal in any
kind of bucket-shop methods.
During Mr.. Sweets stay in the city
he will be entertained at the homes
of Messrs. c. D. Streeter and c. R.
Joy.
Mr.. Sweet was one of four men
picked from the great speakers of the
country to talk at one of four meet
ings during the annual convention of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-,
gineers held last spring in Columbus
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07

fore had been in better shape to re.
port a tariff bill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07

Taft at Hot Springs.
HOT SPRINGS. Va, Nov. Taft
arrived here at 10:4O this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07

MELISSA:
The only flour ever had any luck with
is Gold Medal Flour. LUCINDA.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07
6gSI ssaSSsaG1Eae
Says a Doubting Thomas.

al Am Convinced That Duffy.
Pure Malt Whiskey Is the Best
Medicine Have Ever Taken.
Say This with Due De-
liberation After the Use
of Two Bottles. -
Chas. e. Getche.l,
Webbs Mills,
Maine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07

Has been discussed great deal lately and it is a
fact that many items are higher than they few
years ago. yet how many people there today who
paying than is necessary for goods simply be-
they don't look ound
We can sell you bill of dry goods today for about
as little money you paid few years ago. and all we
want is the opportunity to show you and prove you
that of the increased of living unnecessary
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
Of significant bones.

OF significant bones.
The course was laid through Skag.
way on the upper part Of the river,
by train to White Horse, then by
steamer through Dawson TO Rampant,
whence came some ancient bison skulls
now in the United States National
museum. Rampant marked the bcign-
ming Of the long journey by canoe.
For thirty or forty miles below Ram
part the Yukon flows between walls Of
older rocks ut from five to six miles
an hour, tumbling faster and fastc"
down toward the rapids. But the rap
ids once passed. Fort Gibbon is reach.
ed, below which lie the now we'll
known "Palisadcs. dubbed in that
region the "bonc yard.' for from it
have been dug broken remnants of
many carry beasts.
The party here spent two days
gathering remains from the frozen
cliffs Il hundred and fifty or two nun
drcd feet high. The almost pcrpcndic-
ular faces of the cliffs arc being con-
tinualy undermined by the swift cur
rent. Large masses break off, many
times with a startling report and
splash as they fall into the water
below. "Oftcn during the stay here"
says Mr.. Gilmore, "thc report sound
cd so like the firing Of gun that we
were startled by the sharoncss of it. -
The party padded on, however, in
search Of larger game, and at the
mouth Of the NOwitna river informal
tion gained from an intelligent Indian,
who had visited the hcadwaters Of
this stream on hunting excursions,
that he had seen "big horns and 9TH
er big bones" on the river bars and
had picked mp the "shank bone" Of
some large animal, lurcd them into a
side trip up the river. Three days
up, the travelling turned bad and a
cache had to be made Of all articles
not absolutely needed.
the water has cut in under The bank,
Tt is picturesque region. "Oftcn
the water has cut in under the
BANK says Mr.. Gilmore, (which cx-
tends ont over the stream like great
shelf. The trees growing on these IN
dcrmined banks frequently lean far
over and dip their tops in the water,
before being carried away. Large
blocks Of the bank, covered with
| bushes and trees. coyc off into the
stream, where they remain standing
half submerged for long time. Fro.
quently there hangs down from the
top of these undermined banks man.
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RULER OF THE AFGHANS.
Man Who Tries to Do Many Things
Besides Governing His People.

\ short, stout man, who wears a
gray frock coat when visiting, likes
afternoon tea, plays a remarkably
good game Of bridge, does not hcsti-
tate to sit down at the piano and sing
a song for the entertainment of a
party, and after dinner has been
known to speed the parting friend
with a long and animated conversation
on the doorstcp-this is one side of
the character of Habib- Ullah Khan.
Amir Of Kabul. Seeker after God :
Health and Lamp of the Congregation
and the Faiths.
He did all these things when visit
ing India in the early part Of last
year, says the London Daily Mail. He
seems to have created the impression
in some minds that he was the Asiatic
counterpart Of the German emperor.
He told various people whom he
met that he was the best smith in
Afghanistan, the best carpenter, the
best drill sergeant. Then he claimed
to be able TO preach better sermon
than any Mullah, and as matter Of
fact led 10000 people in prayer at
Dclhi--surcly the largest prayer
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tie of moss which serves as a curtain
to hide the destruction the waters
have wrought
The panty struggled up The Nowit
ia river for nine days, hunting for
the source of all the pieces Of an
cient bones found washed down from
somewhere above. No settlers were
met with. and onl v an occasional de-
serted winter cabin Of Il lonely trap
per showed that man had ever Scram-
blcd along the banks or pushed pad
die IN the stream. Food began to rive
out. so that they were forced 10 turn
back before reaching the hcadwatcrS.
The side trip, however, WAS not with.
out results, for from nearly every ba'
searched was taken Il fragment on II
complete element OF il skeleton rep
rrS"ntinG such extinct forms aS the
mammoth. bison and horse.
Stopping at Mouse Point and a.
k"krincs. an Indian settlement and
trading post, they padded down int"
Il region of towering cliffs. In places
the banks rise 200 To go feet and
from them were taken now and then
a skull or Il tuSk or tooth Of some
forgotten animal. Anvik WAS visited,
and then Andrcalski, where the canoe
. trip ended. The rest Of the journey
was on steamer TO ST. Michael, Nome.
and finally Seattle.
| 1t was found that thc scattered re
mains Of the very early animals occur
| throughout the heart of Alaska not
constant" covered by ice and snow,
in three quite distinct deposits: First.
in the black muck accumulated in
gulches and the valleys of the smaller
streams; second, in The fine elevated
clays Of early origin, known as the
! Iokon silts and Kowak clays; and
third in the more recent deposits along
the banks Of streams. These spcci-
mems have been either washed ont by
thc process Of erosion or dug out bv
miners in search Of gold.
The fossil bones secured came from
localities on the Bonanza creek, Lit
tie Minook creek, the Palisades Of the
Yukon, the Nowitna river, the Yuka-
kallat river and the Klalishkat river.
Tn connection with the "bonc yard -
Of the Palisades, and with Elephant
Point farther north, it has been
thought that there might be enough
ivory in old imbcddcd mammoth tuck,
to pay for its excavation and shipping.
for commercial purposes, as is the
case ~ some localities Of Siberia In
fact, mammoth tusks for good
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many years have been an important
export Of Siberia But the Alaskan re-
mains are not in as fresh state Of
preservation and until few years
AGO, it is said man would not take
Il tu>k as y Gift. New they are used
tn manufacture curiuS Of different
sorts.
How the ancient animals WHOSE re-
mains are now picked up piece by
piece along the rivers. died, has been
subject of speculation. Mr.. Mad
drrn believed they met their end on
the shore of glacial lakes. and that
their bones. carried ont ON thr ice in
The spring brrak-up were dropped
her" and there rs the ice melted. be-
comm" imbrddcd in the silt Mr.. Gil
more. however believes that since the
best specimens have been found in
gnlchcS and valleys Of smaller streams
and arg more common in muck than
iii silt. these animals probably at some
ancient period became mirrd i'm pro
historic boes. then not frozen as now.
The bones were afterwards probably
separated by the "nowin@' or
"crccping' Of the muck
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

them at Kabul "BBut" "--with sad
SMILE" they don't stand 50 close be-
hind my chair.'
Then to" the joys of railway travel
did not appeal to him. In nnlicI'ation
of his visit to famous Shrin" a
munurail was built to carry hi " to
the sanctuary in hrj"wrllrh royal
-. tie looked at the rnor rail. he
!" ,krh Il the clr. nnh lh"n ordered Il
IL lHn
-. air. !, l,r S"': ,I one who
va : . -" .'.: hrir', : became
~ { H.. ,.' rs Of \ niStan
His ;,l j.. N..bul = ,,"l so large
as that maintained BY H.. father. An
2,is Hamilton says that Wien the
amir canIr I" the throne three wives
were divorced in order To keep the
spirit Of the Koran law. which for
bids the maintenance of more than
inur wives.
Many slaves of prrpnSSrSSlnG
charms. we are told. are taken into
the hnrrm from time to time and
added to the number Of his concu-
binrS. I'ut the queens appear I" en-
crcisr Il strict censorship IN regard to
the type Of clavc. The haplcSS woman
who becomes n favoritr and rXcitcS
the admiration Of the amir "is "rncr'
ally removed. y
One queen, ii is recorded, 'has
killed with her own hands three of her
slaves and personally chastiscs her
crrin" hamdmaidcmS, purposcly dlsii-
CURING any whose physical attractive
ness might charm the amir.
Thr four wives of the amir 'occupy
positions which are graduated to Il
recognized scale. The first wife draws
an allowance Of one lakh Of rupees an
nuallv; the second wife receives cigh-
ty thousand rupees, the third wife
forty thousand rupees, the fourth wife
twenty thousand rupees a year,
One rather gathers that the domcs-
/ tic life Of the amir is not untroublcd
and that the influence Of his wives IL
not cast on the side Of peace and
quictncss.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
EXTINCT ANIMALS
BONES IN ALASKA.
Smithsonian Expedition Finds Inter
esting Remains.

a geological expedition to Alaska
sent out by the Smithsonian Iustitu-
ton last season and conducted by Mr..
{. w. Gilmore, of the United States
National Museum, has brought back
besides interesting information, many
fragments Of bones Of early animals,
Of varieties no longer living there.
Although there is not in the lot ma
tcrial from which can be constructed
ancient genera hitherto unknown, the
specimens show that over the Alas.
kan fields at Il period long before man
arrived on earth roamcd mammoths,
several kinds Of buffalo. musk oxen,
sheep moose, caribou horses and bears.
Beavers also built their dams along
the rivers.
The official report Of the trip will
be published in the series of "Smith.
sonian Miscellaneous Collcctions' at
about the same time as the appear
ancc Of this article.
Ever since Otto Won Kotzcbuc.
nearly century ago, brought back
from Alaska a few pieces of skulls
and bones Of strange extinct beasts,
men of science have looked upon thai
region as possible source Of informa
ton concerning the early ancestors of
our Northern American animals.
Much has been written about it. Lit
tie systematic was done, however, I'M
til 1904, when the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition sent out its first expedition un-
der Mr.. A. G. Maddrcn. This trip was
so fruitful that the institution LAST
season dispatched second expedition,
in charge Of G. W. Gilmore, which,
while following a certain itinerary,
was to search for the remains of large
extinct vertebrate animals and to in
vestigatc the causes leading to their
extinction.
The party was gone in all about
four months, during which nearly the
entire length Of the Yukon river was
covered and several of it's tributaries
partly explored. Close upon fourteen
hundred miles of the distance was
travelled by canoe. During the whole
time search was made along the cliffs
and in The river bars as being the
places most likely to show relies Of
early beasts. Mining camps were also
listed on the way for possible trace:
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meeting IN record He speaks seven
or eight languages; he plays crickct;
he h"S acquired IL liking for the motor
car and he seems to think very highly
of his own powers as Il doctor.
Then, t,o, he apparently knows
how To enjoy hills"lf at race meet
in. and when lr makes Il bet. he
pays = ne spot if l,r l"n>,S. When he
WAS i irdia an alt",ilnnt L ilk"d
s"lcn v ''i.i.! !'i.n. r,rriin" II vat
caShh"> u q: ~ .n"v. lr"l. wii"',
disbllr>, 80 Il vr?.' .@'h. Nilrn nee
rSSarv. f. i =: to =. " ." u
Sp": ma. "a N..,l llr pays rrirNyI
with his attendants thc Anil arrar-
cntl, " ns. u mi"ht r"rhrns hr ri~kv
for opponents lu make better show
inc.
\ SLIGHT impcdimcnt in his speech is
associated by tradition with an an
tirnl palace intrigue 10 poison linn
when heir apparent.
His left hand has but four fingers.
due to Il gun accident some four years
ago. lie might have been Il onr-arm
man had il not been for The skill OF
a British doctor who went from m
dia and cured an in. jury which seemed
likely to develop into modification Of
the arm.
When in India his ontspokcmcsS
and chccrfulnrSS seem to have made
him Il general favoritc. As the sun
sci ne would stop his train at a way
side station "and invite any humble
. loitcrrr Of the Faith to say his pray.
rrs with the king Of Afghanistan.'
lie wanted to know cvcrybody's
views that seemed likely to be useful
in his homeland He stopped at AZ
army Scrgcant'S $ wife to discuss witt
her her preferences and ideals, and h;
made the chemical lecturer at hos.
! pital which he visited explain the
properties Of carbon dioxidc in rcla
tion to combustion.
| But on the other hand he would not
waste any time in inspecting little
gathering Of warships that had beer
arranged for his special bcncfit-th(
/ British navy cannot go through Khy
Der Pass. Perhaps this explains the
fact that he preferred to hurry off tt
the races rather than witness "battle
practicc.'
/ Two things seemed rather to cast ;
shadow over him. "T hope YOU don ,
I mind the baepipcs!' a ncighbor asked
him at one Of the innnmcrablc ban
qncts.
"Not at ALL" he answered; "l have
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

r. II. McCrackcn the piano tuner
is in the city, will be here this
week. If YOU want your piano
tuned call phone 2I4. 1T
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

DR.. HUIET's All-lTealing Imminent,
the best household remedy on tho
market, try it and. be convinced.
Maycs' Drug Store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14
Mrs, lanes Richards,

died in this city Saturday morning,
May 9, 1908, at 2:30 o'clock, of creep
ing paralysis; aged 63 years past.
Deceased's maiden name was Matil-
da BennallOck. She was a native of
England. On the third of June, 1868,
she was married to Mr. James Rich
ards of this place, and Mineral Point
has been her home ever since. To
this union twelve children were born,
eleven of whom are living, one dying
when two years old. Those present
at the mothers funeral were: Oscar
of Hall, Montana, Henry and Mrs.
ThOs. Walters Of Deer Lodge, Mont
ana, Curtis of Linden, Mrs. James
Whitford of DOdgeville, Frank and
the Misses Clara and Pearl of this
city. Those not present are: John
of Deer Lodge, Mont, Will of Alder.
ia, Canada, and Mrs. Charles Francois
of Medford, this state.
Mrs. Richards was of a quiet, retir-
ing nature, adhering faithfully and
patiently to life's duties as they came,
and resting comfortably in the assur-
ance of a glorious hereafter. In their
hour of trying affection the bereaved
husband and family have the condol-
ence OF a sympathetic community.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14
THE DEMOCRAT.
subscription, 81 20 per year in Advance.
TELEPHONE 74-2.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Badger Club will have a dance
In the Masonic Temple Friday, May
Is. Six-piece orchestra.
John Kendall arrived here on last
Saturday night after an absence of
two years. He spent considerable
time in California and New Mexico.
His friends welcome him back to his
old home city.
AIonzO Jacka has made a number
Of improvements to his residence
property this spring, including the
relaying of the stone wall along the
front of his dwelling.
James d. James arrived here on
Friday from South Dakota. He re-
ports that very many people are seek
ing homes in the DakOta5 this spring.
Ida Bottomley, who was called home
on account Of the serious illness of
her mother has returned to Chicago,
where she has resumed her duty as
stenographer.
William f. Vivian returned last
week from Oshkosh, where he spent
five weeks at the home of his son
Frank.
Harry Hawkins and daughter Eta
and Charles Tippett came from Chica-
go to attend the funeral of Mrs. J. p.
Hawkins, which took place on Sunday
afternoon.
II. G. Kendall, representing the
Dodgevtlle Sun-RepubIic, was in
Mineral Point on Monday and Tues
day, and made the Democrat Office a
fraternal call.
Samuel Hamblyn came up from Free
port on Monday of last week. He
came after his household goods, and
returned to FreepOrt on Thursday,
where he will make his home.
Frank Penhallegon was called here
this week from his home in Minnesota,
on account of the severe illness of his
mother Mrs. Rebekah Penhallegou.
Mr.. ana Mrs, (. a. Gale and little
daughter came up from Chicago on
Saturday evenings train, Mr.. Gale
returned to Chicago on Sunday, and
his wife and daughter remain here for
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Gale.
H. 7. Priestley came over from Ca
lena on Tuesday for a short visit in
Mineral Point.
Misses Winifred and Clara Mari,
Laurence Mari and Joseph Shfr-
bert visited friends here on Sunday.
Last week deputy game warden
Hugh Wilson had Charles Dinse of
Brodhead arrested for SEEMING in Sug-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14
RamSden PrideauX.

Saturday morning, May g. 1908, at
the hour of 6 O'Clock, quiet wedding
was beautifully solemnized at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Prideaux, in
this city, when their daughter, Miss
Nina, was united by matrimonial bonds
to Mr.. James M. Ramsden of Beloit,
the Rev. S. A. Bender officiating.
After congratulations and wedding
breakfast the happy young couple de-
parted on the 1920 train for brief tour
after which they will settle in Beloit,
where the groom, bright, Industrious
young man, holds good position. The
bride is numbered among our highly
esteemed young ladies. The well wishes
of a host of friends follow them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14
A Severe Fall.

On Saturday last e. II. McKinny
had the misfortune to get one of his
feet caught between steps which he was
ascending at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Judd Bridges. In trying to ex-
tricate himself he fell backwards to
the ground a distance of about five
feet. He was badly shaken up, but
fortunately escaped with only some
bruises about the arms and back
Mr.. McKinny is over 80 years of age,
and his eyesight is very poor. He is
d veteran of the Mexican war.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14
PASSED FROM THIS LIFE
Mrs. Mary Ill. Rogers

of Dodgeville, died on Friday, May 8,
1908. She was the daughter of Henry
and Ann Prideaux. She was born in
DOdgeville August 81, l849. In June
1872, she was united in marriage to
DR.. Fl. G. Cutler, prominent physi-
clan, who died here in February 1892.
On March 10, 1898, she was married to
w. H. Rogers of Dodgeville. She
leaves to mourn her death her hus-
band, one brother ( b. Il. Prideaux of
this city and two sisters Mrs. Jane
Brown of Hastings, Nebraska, and
Mrs. Sarah Teachnor of Lone Rock,
Iowa besides a large circle of other
relatives and friends. She was u
member of the Dodgeville chapter of
the order of Eastern Star, and also a
member of the Woman's Relief Corps
of this city.