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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-29

the church with it's contents was par
TALLY wrecked, the bell broken, etc,
but this did not discourage the mem
bers, for as soon as possible, work be-
gan to repair all damages, and during
the middle of October of the same
year. the piles of stone and sand stood
erect again while the worshipers at
tention was called by new 1,2O0 ID.
bell, which found its place in an adj
joining building, no steeple being built
at the time, but in 1881 the present
100 foot steeple was erected from
which the chimes of the bell can be
plainly heard.
Sunday, May Is, 1900 the large
| building was filed to its utmost ca
/ pacity to be present of the semi
centennial at which Rev. A. Schlueter
and F. Rasche, both former pastors,
assisted Rev. Wagner, the local pas
tor. in the morning, while Rev. John
I Fischer. Peter We'll, and Philip
/ Blaufus. all Franklin products, they
! being born and raised in this town,
conducted the afternoon and evening
services.
During these ffty-nine years, the
following clergymen officiated here:
Revs. NJ. Kroehnlein, H. Quinius. Il.
Braschler d. Ankele, G. Hoffmeister,
r. Ruegg, F. Rasche, F. j. Buschmann,
| A. Schlueter, H. Wagner A. Luetweln'
and j. F. c. FREEZER
The congregation has an organized
Ladies Aid Society with forty mem
bers. Christian Endeavor, thirty-five
members. Sunday School and choir
Much money has been spent by the
congregation and ladies society In the
past few years for repairs ana I'M
provements. A furnace was enstalled
for more than 5000; new 1900 lb
church bell. to replace the old one, tina
cracked during December 1906, foi
$500. parsonage repairs, several nun
dred dollars. Christian Endeavor hal
was overhauled and new furniture ahc
organ bought.
officers of the congregation are
Rev + F. C. FREEZER, pastor; JONI
Abe, John Knoll and Herman Stlef
neke. elders; j. D. Honadel secretary
Mrs. ]. F. c. Trefzer, organlst; o. )
Weber. ianitor; Fred Hammer, sexton
While the Ladies Aid Society IS pre-
sided over by Mrs. Trefzer president
Mrs ]. Blacksmith, secretary; MIS-
: Geo. Schneider, treasurer,
other News items.
i. Chas. e. Schiller was very SICK IN
, mast week. but is now aple 10
!. around again.
u Herman Rebel had two information
g issued last week out of Justice ON
!. ing's court for the arrest OF Fran
) Heinrichsmeyer the hearing OF WHY
), were set for yesterday. but on IN
. last minute the defendant appeaie
g and withdrew his plea of not guii'
~ and waived arraignment, when W
% Justice bound him over TO aWa'' :,
# action of the grand jury, when hee'
next month. This is the last case "
G Ginning has to try, as next MONDAY u.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15

try acting as 5cout, guide and In
dian fighter until the war of the re-
bellion, when 1 enlisted in the union
taken to the hospital on Fourteenth
street in Washington. Mr. Lincoln
was president at that time. One day
he saw me lying in my. cot and
squeezed my hand so hard that he
hurt me. On the next day Mrs. Lin
coin, his wife, came to the hospital
with delicacies for the wounded boys,
and I remember that was the first
time that 1 ever tasted cornstarch.
Mrs. Lincoln took me from the hos
pital In her carriage to the White
House, where I was treated as ten,
derly as a sick baby. l remained there
II weeks and Mrs. Lincoln nursed me
all that time"
The most stirring adventure that old
man Patten relates is that of his hand
TO hand combat with the noted Indian
chief, Black Hawk, in which Patten
pride a scar extending half way
around his left wrist
That was from Black Hawks S
knife" he said I'VE were on foot
each armed only with knife. l had a
regulation bowie knife that / could use
expertly and Black Hawk had a knife
somewhat longer that was as sharp
as a razor. When we came together
he made quick lunge at me with his
knife and l threw out my left hand
to catch his wrist That was how I
got the cut, but in jiffy ] grabbed his
right wrist and drove my bowie knife
into his heart. He sank dead at my
feet. The blood spurted all over me.
it was horrible sight. but he was
a cruel, bloodthirsty murderer of de-
fenseless women and children. and
consider that L did good job when
1 killed him."
Patton for a time was a scout with
Kit Carson and came to California as
guide for General Fremont. He served
with honor in the Mexican war and has
not yet settled down to civilized
mode of life.
There's good deal of the wild
goose in me-" he added. ''I want to be
out in the wilds all the time. / was the
first white man that ever went to Daw-
SON. At that time I was a trapper for
the Alaska company. I'm tougher than
billed owl and, with all my years. il
/ should ever get into a scrap think
could hold my end up pretty we'll"
NO doubt you owe your long life
and robust health to the fact that you
have never stupefied your faculties with
the poisonous fumes Of tobacco or the
demon rum?" was suggested.
There you're off," replied Patten. IL
smoked a pipe and drank good Scotch
whisky ever since I was able to walk.
and 1 keep it up yet. My constitution
is all right. I've just got over the
grip, which I got all on account of my
own darned foolishness. ! was cross
ing a ditch when the plank broke and
went in up to my neck. Like a darn
fool put on dry clothes and went to
bed. That's how I got the grip.
should have walked around until my
clothes dried on me. and taken few
swigs of Scotch to keep my blood In
circulation and wouldn't have got the
grip"
Patten roosts in Seattle. He intends
to start soon for a trip to New Orleans
and back up the Mississippi river.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15

~ y
w William Patten worked by his
side Patten lives today. and at
the age of 81 years is as spry as a young
ster. Grizzled. bronzed and ruddy from
The winds and sunshine Of an outdoor
life. Patten sailed into the editorial
rooms Of The Call the other, and his
smile Illuminated the whole place. He
is an odd looking character because of
his wearing instead Of a hat a womans
parasol. attached to his head by means
Of stiff band. In summer he is shaded
from the heat OF the sun and in winter
the rain slides of. This strange head
gear often makes him the butt OF ridi-
cule on the part OF the needless and
irreverent young. but it does not dis
turb him.
Old man Patten has come down from
Seattle on his way TO New Orleans He
is never happy unless he is migrating
like the wild goose. He was born at
Summer Hill, Cayuga county. N Y, on
February -. 1911. He is proud of the
fact that he was Lincoln's workmate
in the old days on the farm.
Il first met Abe" he said. when he
was living with his father. mother and
sisters on the farm, raising cattle and
general farm products. ] took UP 1sO
acres adjoining and helped Abe with
the work in return for the loan of his
horses for work on my place. We were
overrun with wild deer. geese and
brant, and Il was almost impossible
to raise anything, for these pests
would come in the night and clean up
everything except the weeds. 1 lived
with old man Lincoln and slept with
Abe for a long time. Well, take that
back-I mean tried to sleep in Abe's
room, but had a hard time of it, for
Abe used 10 sit UP nearly all night
reading books. He had a little round
tin pan with the side about three inches
high. This he flied with wild goose
oil Then he stuck a rag in the oil
and let one end hang over the edge.
When this rag was lighted it made a
pretty good electric chandelier, and
how he would read!
What did he read? Why, everything
in print that he could get hold OF. The
bible, histories, story boks. any old
thing that he could reach that had
print on it. Whewi how that old rag
used TO stink, II used to keep me
awake half the time. and I often won-
dered how Abe was able to lose so
much sleep at night and do so much
work in the daytime.
I stayed four years with them on
the ranch, and then the old man rented
out the farm and Abe went to school
In a university at Chicago.
After that drifted about the coun-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15

!" hunt woodcock with the great
: Daniel Webster 72 years ago and
! to live until this day to tell
: about it proudly is a pleasure
1enjoyed by Joseph Goodridge of Oak
tland.
! Goodrdge is one of the oldest and
rmost respected members of the So
&ciety of California Pioneers. Although
Shis home is in Oakland, he spends the
%greater part of the business day at
Ipioneer headquarters in this city. Last
! October he celebrated the ninetieth
Anniversary of his birth and is hale
%and hearty. free from the bodily aches
land discomforts from which the aged
Fare rarely, exempt. and is of cheer
1ful, optimistic temperament. In the
tyear 1917, at Westminster, VT. his
@eyes first blinked upon the light of day
tand in 1887, when lively STRIPPING of
+2O, he met the renowned orator while
Hunting in the marshes at Ipswich,
@Mass. Goodridge told the other day
fof that meeting, as he has had to tell
@it many thousand times before.
''Mr. Webster was stopping there
>that winter and one day when I stood
xat the edge of frozen pond two mus
tcovy ducks flew over my head. blazed
Wrought both ducks down. They fell
1dead on the ice and as 1 was picking
$them up Mr.. Webster came over and
1said: Young man, that was a fine
tshot you made Then we entered into
1conversation and I told him had
tseen him very often and in that way
lhad known him quite well. although he
tdid not know me. He smiled and said:
I'You know of the old saying that
Everybody is supposed to know the
@governor, but the governor is not sup
fposed to know everybody.
After that" resumed Goodridge. 'T
Ioften went hunting with him and his
%son, Fletcher. who was a customs off,
fetal in Boston. At that time 1 had a
@famous dog that the duke of New
Yeastle had presented to Daniel Web
$ster while the latter was minister to
IEngland. Mr.. Webster gave this dog
$to friend of mine, who gave it to me.
II trained this dog and another one so
&welI that all the gunners of Boston
Iknew them Mr. Webster was never
ttired of praising the dog he formerly
1owned.
I Mr.. Webster had some peculiar no
ttions. One day he was sitting under
ian elm in front of the house with his
! son and myself and he turned to
I FLETCHER and said: My son. under
@stand you are very intimate with so
Iand So naming a certain man in the
: %custom house who was a cripple or de-
! formed in some way. Yes, sir; au,'
4replied Fletcher.
1t is all very well to extend your
Z charity to him, but not your con-
y fidence,' said the father. for where
Z there is physical defect there is al
= ways a moral one.'
Z ''This man was a cripple, and Mr..
6Webster always believed that there
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
HILLSIDE PARK MANAGEMENT
ARRANGING FOR BABY SHOW

The Western playlets have attracted
50 much commentator at Hillside
Park THAI the management has decided
TO run a series Of them while the Wild
West show is open. The main attrac-
tion for next week win be "A Frontier
Day Celebration
Scenery will b. arranged in the open
field r~epresentine an old frontier town.
The plains people. cowboys, cowgirls
and Indians viii be seen in feats of
Workmanship. roping and other West
ern pastimes. There will be horse
races of various Kinds. and on the main
stage. which represents the town
dance hall" vaudeville artists will per-
form. Among these will be the Mel
bourne Jugglers, said to be n of the
best companies of their kind on the
road. A troupe Of three Arabs will
perform difficult acrobatic feats.
The Sunday afternoon balloon ascen-
sion will be made by Miss Lorraine
Sherman. She will make a double
parachute drop. A double drop has
never yet been attempted by a girl in
his vicinity, and for this reason her
feat will be of particular interest.
Preparations are under way for the
parks annual baby show and decorated
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
PADDY BARLOW, TERRIER,
THE MASCOT OF LUNA PARK.

Almost every one in the United States
has heard of the principal shows, rides
and other ~pretentious amusement at
fractions at Luna Park, the Heart of
Coney Island but few are acquainted
with the lesser details of the man.
moth playground. True, Gogynda, the
giggling elephant, is well known;
Charles Solely, the midget foe of the OBJ
noxious ice-worm. is famous as Fred
eric T~hompson's bewhiskered mascot.
and Elsie St. Leon, the l6-year-old
bareback rider, is noted as one of the
best equestriennes in America, but who
ever heard of Paddv Barlow. the SOM
ersaulting. MISUNDERSTANDING dog?
Paddy appears in the free circus and
galloping horse. He Is the only Ii ing
animal other than mar that has ever
been able to perform this difficult
stunt. He Is some dog. is Paddy, AMI
he has a history.
Seven months ago he was a homeless
cur. When Peter Barlow, the animal
trainer, found him he had sores all
over his back and had accumulated all
the known dog diseases. from mango
to the heaves. Barlow discerned a glim-
mer of intelligence in his irish terrier
eye and gave him a bath, a lot of good
things to eat and a comfortable place
to sleep.
That was seven months ago. Today
Paddy brings into his masters Golfers
$40 every week. and is one of the prin-
cipal performers in the very Luna Park
where once he was a pariah and an
outcast.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
NEW ATTRACTIONS
AT ELECTRIC PARK.

A program Of extra attractions has
been arranged by the management of
Electric Park for next week, a feature
of them being the baby shoW and baby
carriage parade for next Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons. Monday aft
ernoon the park and all the rides and
attractions viii be turned over to the
poor girls Of the city. Manager Dun
lap has given the Fairgrounds Com
mission the privilege of using the park
on that day for an outing for the girls.
one will be given to the boys of the
city August 3. Commissioner William
j. McK.ernan hes arranged for the
affair and is distributing the tickets.
A large number of entries are In for
the baby parade. Entries will be re
ceiVed by the matron in charge of the
special booth at the park until within
"A few minutes before the parade on
either day. Handsome prizes are to he
awarded to the babies with the bluast
eyes. blacklist eyes or curliest hair.
The prettiest baby will of course, re-
celve the prettiest prize. There win
also be a class for the homliest babies
and prettiest twins. The judges will
also give awards for the most hand
somely decorated baby carriages. floats
and go-carts.
A magnificent spectacle showing a
steamboat race on the old Mississippi
and the explosion OF one OF the vessels
as it nears the finish line is being pre-
pared to take the place of the spectacle
of the, combat between the Monitor and
the Merrimac. "Salome' is also IN
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25

Glass 60~-Three-pony tandems, 3 p. m,
Glass 97-Eleven horses suitable for a
gig. 3:15 p. m.
Glass 43-Twelve horses shown to
%runabouts, $40 u. m.
Class S1-Thirteen ladies' qualified
hunters dadies to ride, A p. mr..
Class 19-Six park teams, 4:30 p. m.
Glass 21-Six ponies in harness, AS;
p. m.
Glass 4-Eleven harness horses, 5:1(
p. m.
Glass 49-Three pairs of horses shown
to victorias. $50 %. M.
Glass 54-Four polo ponies, o%ne-fourth
of a mile on the fiat (ridden by anna
teurs), 5:45 D.. m.
Class Ask pairs OF horses shown
to u abouts, 200 p. m.
Glass 6-Ten harness horses, 2:15 p. m.
Glass 29--Seven ponies under saddle.
2 IS p. m.
Glass 26-Seven ladies' saddle horses
Ot dies TO ride, 2:50 p. m.
Glass 9-Seven pairs of harness
horses, $40 p. m.
Class SS-Fourteen high steppers, $3.50
p. IN.
Glass 33-Twelve hunters or jumpers,
1856 p. nj.
Class 2--SeVen roadsters and best-ap-
pointed u rigs, 4:25 p. m.
Glass 20-Five road teams. $40 D. m.
Glass 50-Seven pairs of horses shown
to demi-mail OF stanhope ~phaetons,
o p. m.
Glass 94-Ffften qualified hunters rid
den in hunting costume, $500 p. m.
Class 55-Sixteen ponies or galloways,
one-half mile on the fiat, 5:45 p. m.
Glass S9-Eight pairs of high step
pers, 2 p. m.
Glass F-Thirteen combination saddle
and harness horses, 2:20 p. m.
Class 11-Eight pairs of harness
horses dadies to drive. 2:5O p. m.
Class 25-Thirteen saddle horses, $40
p. m.
Glass 16-Eight tandems. $50 p. m.
Class 22-Thirteen ponies in harness,
$3.50 p. m.
Glass 1O-Eight horses shown to phae-
tons dadies 10 drive). 4:1O p. IN.
Glass 27-Seven aides saddle horses
Cadies to ride, 4:25 p. m.
Glass 2S-Saddle horses for the cham
pionship, 4:40 p. m
Glass 1S-SiX road teams to leave
Panacci's Hotel, Seabright. N. j., not
earlier than 4:30 p. M, and to arrive
at the show grounds by > p. M.
Clas 35-Fifteen hunters or jumpers
four fences 5 feet high. 5:15 D. m.
Glass 46-Eleven gig horses for the
Line challenge cup. $50 p. IN.
Glass 53-Seven ponies a of a mile
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
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SUMMER RESORTS


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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
M|RTH AND MUSIC
STRONG ON NEXT
BILL At PROCT0RS
Shean and Warren Will Provide
Comedy and "The AngeIus'
Will Furnish Melody.
BABIES IN LIMELIGHT AT
ELECTRIC AND HILLSIDE
Both Parks Arranging Attrac-
tive Shows-George Grune-
waId Returns to Arcade.

Those who are forced to stay in the
city during the hot weather will find
relief from monotony in a visit to
Proctor's, always cool n comfortable,
where the summer bills seem to get
better each week.
The principal attraction next week
will be the appearance of those popular
favorites, Shean and Warren, in their
travesty, QUO Vadis Upside Down"
The mirth-provoking qualities of these
clever comedians are too well known
to need comment. Something of a
novelty will be The Anselus," in four
specially constructed scenes, n which
appear Glover Wares Village Choir
Company" consisting of Marie Searle.
soprano; Maybellc Patterson, alto;
Arthur f.. Thrasbcr, tenor. and Glover
Ware, basso, assisted by Katherine
Harrington and Hugh Z. Downing. who
sing the melodies Of yesterday and to-
day.
Hall McAllister and company will
come here for the first time in a one
act comedy sketch. entitled Thirty
Dollars" Mr.. McAllistcr enjoys m en-
viablc reputation i'm the West. where he
is better known than in this section.
Bowers, Walters and Croker, THE
Three Rubes," offer %acrohatic stunts,
coupled with comedy. Bertha Pertina,
after a world tour, returns with new
sinuous contortion and toe dances. Ar
thur Rigby, minstrel monol"gist, will
be heard in song and story. Corbley
and Burke. two celtic comedians, will
offer bits of Milesian humor. Nina Col
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
PLENTY OF AMUSEMENT
AT LOFTY PALISADES PARK

The offering at the Airdome Theatre,
at the Palisades Amusement Park for
next week Is j. w. Germans Alabama
Troubadours, an organization of negro
entertainers.
The entertainment consists of coor
songs. plantation melodies, minstre
songs, vaudeville sketches, ensemble
dancing numbers by the whole com
pany, cake walking and banjo playing,
all combined in a mixture of best fea-
lures In vaudeville and minstrel per
formances.
Charles oliver Jones's airship, the
boomerang which made a success
full flight last Sunday, sustained a few
injuries to her rudder and propeller,
but Will continue 10 make daily flights.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
BISHOP POTTER'S BODY IN
VAULT; WIDOW ILL IN HOME

NEW YORK. July 25.-The body of
Bishop Henry Goldman Potter arrived
last night from Cooperstown. Mrs. Pot
ter remained at her home In Coopers-
town, being too i'll to come to New
York.
The casket VAS covered with a purple
pail and palm branches. The hearse
preceded by Il carriage containing the
clergy and followed by seven other car
riages. proceeded to Trinity Cemetery,
unrecogniz2d by passcrsby as the cor
tege of the noted churchman.
AT Trinity Cemetery Canon Douglas
offered a simple prayer, and the casket
was placed in the receiving vault, where
1t will remain until arrangements have
been made for a public funeral service.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
ARCADE THEATRE PRESENTS
GEORGE c. GRUNEWALD,

Miss Minnie Hearst's successful en-
gagement at the Arcade Theatre con
cludes with tonight's performance. The
popular Arcade singer, George G..
G~runewald. returns for one week. COM
mencing with Mondays matinee. lie
will offer a series of carefully chosen
compositions, both sentimental and
comic. never before rendered at the Ar
cade.
The various programs for next week
will consist of motion picture produc-
ions from the leading studios of
France. America. England and Italy.
depicting dramas. comedies and oddi-
ties. This exhibition of International
motion picture conceptions will permit
a comparison of the successes attained
by the various countries interested in
producing entertainment by the means
of motion pictures.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25

baby carriage and go-cart parade. to
be held Friday, August Z. Three hun
bred dollars worth of prizes will be dis
tributed among the prettiest, the fat
test. the smallest and the most siren
uou babies. and there will be awards
for the handsomest twins Special
prizes will be given for decorated car
riages and go-carts and for novelty
baby floats There will be free dolls
for all children who attend. whether
entered or not. No child over . years
of age will be allowed i'm the contest for
pretty babies, but children under three
and one-half years may contest for the
decorated carriage prizes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-25
"HURRAH FOR TAFT" THEY
SHOUTED, BUT IT WASN'T HE,

NEW YORK. July 25.-William II.
Taft's double appeared at the Hotel
Aston last night, in the person of
Charles Ralienaugh. a malster, of Mil
waukee, and, strange to say. he was
dressed just like William Jennings
Bryan. The head waiter on the roof
garden was impressed. He stepped to
the leader of the orchestra, and, after
a whispered consultation. The Star
%Spangled Banner crashed forth.
Everyone rose, caught sight of the
chuckling double and eheered and
clapped. MIR. Rallenaugh had to bow
his appreciation. He told his friends
that thessame thing happened to him
mawv times r~ecantlv Ia. t.as M