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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

Capital adds that 1t will not be the
! first time that he has been at sea.
George Fitch tells OF Peoria man
who is so canny that he always walks
down a couple of blocks to meet the
street car in order to get more for
his money.
It occurs to the Omaha Bee that by
this time Nat Goodwin must have rel
atives by marriage in nearly every
city he visits.
The Burlington Gazette says it
must be CALLING to the great army of
the unemployed to read of that man
Root and the jobs he seems heir to.
There is court rule that If a lun-
attic escapes and remains at large thir-
IL days he becomes, by virtue of his
absence, sane again. Justice Mccall
OF the New York supreme court de-
clares that the rule is call rot"
The Marion Register predicts that
IT will be Speaker Smith in time if
the Republicans of the Council Bluffs
district keep him in the house.
According to the Fort Worth Rec
ord. If you can get woman to tell
you the real truth shelf confess that
she has had or still has ambitions for
/ the stage. With men it's the chicken
industry.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes
that Co-o-rnr pciae' fdca that wha.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

What restoration OF confidence Will
do to improve business has been
strikingly illustrated since Taft's cleo.
ton. AS a business uplift it is with
out an equal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

This Is a great and good country.
1t not only gave an Overwhelming Re
publican victory this year but also
produced enough apples TO make 800.
100000 pies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

A merchant at Sterling, III, owner
of $4,000 stock Of goods. says he
has received a wireless message from
heaven to sell OUT and become an
evangelist. 1t doesn't seem to have
occurred to him that the message
might have been intended for some
one else and got sidetracked at his
receiving station.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18
keokuk, Iowa. -. November 10, 1908.

Returning prosperity is meeting
with no rebuffs. The country is show
ing willingness to meet It at least
half way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

The Clinton Herald remarks that it
can be said to the credit of Cummins
and Lacey that neither got batty in
his belfry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

A writer In the st. Louis Globe
Democrat would like to know what's
the use OF being emperor OF Germany
If you cant emp" as you please.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

Stocks OF St Louis banks and trust
companies gained 100000 in value
between Oct. 81 and Nov IL, twelve
days. The increase is due to the I'M
usual activity In the St. Louis stock
exchange, as result of the complete
revival of confidence. Brokers say
the buying is the heaviest in St. Louis
for three years, and they are almost
unable to accommodate their patrons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Mr.. Taft's popular plurality of near
II 100000 is the second largest in
the history Of the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18
THE APPROAlH OF ANOTABlE ANNIVERSARY

shsay Rogers Clark monu
whon,ls Quincy Next SPRING
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18
IOWA ELECTION RETURNS

secretary OF state ". C. Hayward
probably viii lead the state ticket l.
tae final analysis of the returns WIS
nffy-ave counties IN, al the Office Of
ne secretary, he has within about 100
plnraiity Of TAFT. while he other can
diaztes come after him IN this o-dsr.
Morrow. Byers. Clarke, Riggs Bleasly
and Carroll.
Returns from eighty-four counties
giFe Riggs 5s432 plurality. The other
eleven counties gave Taft 52ss and Il
Is estimated that they VIII give Riggs
about the same.
Ar Riggs carried one county By one
vote L vas Guthrie. Both h. and
Miller carried a county By twenty-five.
Following are the total vote and
pluralities Of each Of the candidates in
afty-hye counties. according to the
selaiohcial returns received at the
srate hnrsa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

Noting that Chancellor Day is going
TO the Mediterranean, the Des Moines
Capital adds that 1t will not be the
first time that he has been at sea.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

File your chautauqua applications
that's the balm of Gilead he wants.
and no other soothing syrup" says
the Washington Press, speaking of
Bryan -Four more years OF gate re-
ceipts. then another nomination and
swing round the circle. Meantime, he
will incubate few more catch words
and phrases and policies to throw out
as confetti to the groundlings."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-18

rural Iowa needs is more pony kegs
to entice the hired man and to hold
him to the soil has not been serious
ly accepted by any one.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CONVENTION DETAILED

Promptly at IL o'clock, Chairman J..
T.. Dillon called the convention to or.
der, and announced that the delegates
would be welcomed TO Prescott by
Reese NJ. Ling as the representative of
Mayor Goldwater, VINO is in the east.
Mr.. Ling was greeted with applause
as he faced the audience and said: at
is fitting that this organization snould
meet here in what was once the capt.
tai of the territory, and this I believe
is the last territorial convention. We
are glad that we are TO be given the
right to govern ourselves, according to
what we hear from Washington. Words
are not adequate >ts>cxprcss our feel.
ings of welcome but aetions speak
louder tnan words. Before the mayor
left, he appointed fifteen special po-
licemen. We greatly appreciate the
honor of your selecting Prescott for
your convention, and because. you have
done so, you will have success. We
hope that when you assemble again IL
will be under statehood and that you
will again choose our city as your
meeting place"
Secretary Robinson then read the
convention call, anil Manning of Pima
seconded by Crawford Of Graham, nom.
mated Henry Ashurst Of Coconino as
temporary chairman. Wood of Marico.
pa moved that the nominations close
and this being carried unanimously,
Adamson of Cochise and Mcneil Of
Maricopa were named to escort the
gentleman 10 the chair. In aSuming
the gavel Mr.. Ashurst said that it was
the greatest honor Of his life and that
the convention was like fortress be-
cause every man In 1t was brick.
Geary of Navajo nominated Neil T..
Bailey of Cochise for temporary sccre.
tary and Gaines of Cochise likewise
namal Geo. ID. Morris of Yavapai and
Herold of Santa Cruz as assistants.
Motion carried unanimously.
The next order Of business was the
appointment Of a committee on crcdon.
tials, each delegation naming its rep.
resentativc ON the committee, which
was thus constituted; Isaac Barth.
George II. Neale, Jas. Kennedy, j. C.
Evans, Ben Crawford, II. II. Mcneil,
f. T. Thompson, X. q. Bazel, Nat r.
Hawke, W. Y, Price, Phil Herold, J. n.
Robinson and W. T.. Marvin.
After recess of twenty minutes.
Chairman Crawford Of the Credentials
committee reported that all the dele.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-12
MARK SMITH EASY WINNER.
NOT A cog SLIPPING

motive, for Tine people of. Arizona, he
wa % liar and he wanted the good del.
cga'cs o. - home aud tell their PEG.
pie So. The tumul,ous ou,burst of ap.
p-u.c. accompanied 10y the blaring Of
"a Hot Time in the Old Town by
the bras. band, lasted fully fifteen
second. actual time, aud three minutes
ia democratic imaginations.
Ashur.t, perhaps the best political
speaker iu the democratic party of Ari.
IONA. gifted with silver tongue, u
golden liryux and a personality and
presence .uggcstive Of William Jcn.
uings Bryan. betrayed the qualities IF
thr a-tu'c politician tnat be is and
which be hopes will land him in Smith,
shoes or even inside of senatorial
togH Already has the able district al
t0rncv of Cuconino announced himself
A. q candidate 30 succeed Smith in the
House " Representatives two years
hence. somehow he was chosen yestcr.
lay to place the genealogical dcsccn-
dant of the Roman philosopher in nom
nation and right well he performed
his task. With rare understanding
of human nature Henry took Marcus
Aurclius on the wings Of Jovc to the
pinnacle of Olympus, compared him to
Caesar, Napoleon, Washington, .Icncr.
son and Lincoln, and then dropped
from the sublime TO the ridiculous by
suggesting that any newspaper which
suggested that this perfect man could
DO wrong deserved TO be slapped on the
wrist.
"Tnc day will come" declared
Ashurst with passionate emotion,
"whcn some one may succeed Mark
Smith. but no one will ever take his
place
Great applause followed from States.
man Ike Barth Of Apache and the rest
of the manglcd delegations followed.
And by the wax. Barth was one Of the
striking characters OF the convention
who made a speech wanting in the
rounded periods of the gifted Asaurst,
but touching on life in the frontier
county which was genuinely eloquent
and revealed the ncart Of the kind of
men who go into a wilderness and hew
out "A state. Barth, who is taller around
the waist than he is perpendicular,
created laugh and caught his nearers
when he said at the beginning that the
Apache delegation was unit in mum.
bers but big in size.
"Away out in Apache, 200 miles
from a railroad. we are improving our
minds in the duties Of American citi.
zenship and intelligent statehood" he
said. "Most Of our people are too
busy to attend political conventions,
so they just picked out the LATEST man
in the community and sent him nerc to
represent them. Our people read a
great deal and they know all about the
party Of past prosperity and present
panic. There is hopeless minority Of
the people Of Apache county who won I
stand for it,
Apache is overwhelmingly republi.
can.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-12
RANCH AND MANY HEAD
CATTLE CHANGE HANDS

In deal closed yesterday which has
been under consideration several days,
the title to the "Hitt WASH ranta
and "Quarter Circle II and $40 con-
nected" brands and cattle passed from
j. l.. Cambridge to Oscar Cornell u
this city. The consideration is $4,000.
The ranch is located six miles west Of
simmons station in Williamson valley.
The stock range in the country SUR
rounding the ranch is one of the best
sheltered and watered ranges of tha
county.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-12

If total If 22o delegates.
Following the rule Of each county
naming representative on the same,
'hc following committees were then
announced;
Permanent Organization j. VI.
Gaines. Dr. e. y. ,leGrics, j. &. Evans,
sam +. webb. Harvey IIubbs, j. g.
Me- ollum. H. Drachmau, W Price, B.
j. Whitc,idcs, II. r. Andrews and W.
T.. Marvin.
Platform and Resolutions bel Isaac
Blrth. Geo. H. Kelly. r. :. Williams,
IF. =. Howard. Ben Crawford, G. B.
wood, j. Il. Wnitcsidcs. W. T.. Gcary.
:. T.. Pattcc. W. A. O'Connor. j. p.
.O'Connor. NJ. q. CuuniiT, &. l.. Meyers.
The convention then took recess
until 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
II was after O'Clock when Chair
man Nshurst's gavcl fell for order.
Reese VI. Ling. who was nshcrcd on the
stage and introduced with Ashurst
grace ~ one ~ the hnnorablr- Of the
afternoon, took it mccklv and aunounc-
cd TWO excursions 10 the Grand Canyon
aud Crown King which had been ar.
ranged 10y the entertainment commit
tee for tnc delegates.
Herbert \. Drachman, of Pima.
chairman of the committee on pcrma
nent organization and order Of bust.
ness, submitted the following report,
which was adopted:
We. your committee on Permanent
organization and order of business. beg
leave 10 report rs follows:
!. That Judge j. !. Hawkins be
made permanent chairman of this con.
vcntion.
.. That the temporary secretaries
be made the permanent secretaries of
this convention.
,. Report of the committee on plat.
form and resolutions.
4. Nominations of candidates Tot
delegate to congress.
3. Approval of selection of Joint
Councilmcn from Pima and Santa Cru,
counties.
Ga. Selection Of the territorial cen
trail committee for the next two years
to consist of the following members
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-12

Oh. That the executive committee
Of the territorial central committee be
composed of one member from each
county, to he selected by the chairman
Of the territorial central committee.
&c. That the members Of the terri.
torial executive committee be empow.
cred to ill any vacancy that may oc.
eur in their respective counties.
We further recommend that all res
olutions be referred to tae committee
on platform and resolutions without
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-12
HERBERT A. BRAKEMAN,
Chairman of the Committee


Temporary Chairman Ashurst relin.
pushed the gavel to Judge J. J. Haw.
kins, whom he introduced as "that
faithful democrat, that pure iurist
that great Missourian." Judge Haw.
kins, with his program in one nand and
his speech in the other, placed both on
the table and spoke as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Conventions: II is
an exceeding, pleasure to thank you for
the honor you have conferred upon me,
and 1t is also my pleasure to welcome
you to the proud city Of Prescott whose
honor it is to entertain you on this oc.
casion.
We pride ourselves AS being n city
Of homes and we have invited you to
come and see us, and we hope you will
come often and at all times when you
are with us make yourselves at home.
Democracy mas assembled in this
city for the purpose of nominating n
delegate to congress, adopting plat.
form and transacting such other bus.
mess as may properly come before it.,
and ! bespeak for the convention the
usual harmonious session, and If there
are any diiferenccs now in the conyen.
ton, or which may come before the
convention, when we 90 home we will
go tn the various counties with our dc.
determination to elect the nominee Of
this convention and support the entire
democratic ticket in eacn and every
nf aNrtt
it in the column of the grand old party
that we represent.
The great convention that assembled
Mt Denver in July stands before the
American people in striking contrast
vita the convention Of the Grand Old
Republican Party held at Chicago,
which was dominated and controlled by
the hundred thousand office holders of
the administration obeying the dictates
OF the present incumbent of the White
House.
The American people are not one to
be controlled by the domination and
dictates Of any person.
We have no personal quarrel with
the person of the candidate nominated
by the republican party. lie is said :,
be an excellent man but the method
by which he was nominated is un.
American and will not be approved in
my opinion, by the American people at
the polls in November.
The convention at Denver now dif,
ferent' II was the spontaneous out
burst of the American people nominal.
ing, their favorite candidate. And Of
this candidate very little need Ne said
by me. His name is-a household word.
lie is the most conspicuous American
of the day, and one of the most illus
trious private citizens of the world.
The present administration in the
opinion of the American people has re.
eeived the great praise which is due by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-25
FIREMEN TO GUARD
STREETS ON FOURTH
Will Be Stationed at Various
Points, Prepared TO Meet
Emergencies.
Emergencies.

For. the protection Of the public, and
IN accordance with an order OF Chief
Belt, all members Of the fire depart
ment will be on duty from a. m. to
p. m. July I.
Men with fire extinguishers, axes, and
ceiling hooks will be stationed on Penn
sylvania avenue between First and Fiji
teen-h streets northwest; on F. between
Ninth and Fifteenth streets. northwest;
on Seventh, between r and X streets
northwest; on Ninth, from Pennsylva-
MIA avenue to @ street northwest, and
at other points in the central section
OF the city. The order issued by Chief
Belt contains the following instructions:
The men detailed for this special
duty shall be constantly on the alert
and endeavor 10 extinguish such fires as
NAV be discovered ny Z them in their in
cinienCy. In event OF their disCOv ring
a FIRE which can not be fxtinguisned by
them. they shall Immediately send in
an alarm from the nearest hre alarm
box or by telephone, as may be most
convenient.
NO excuse will be taken from any
man found not patrolling the beat as
siSned 10 MIN. nor when II IS found
that ne did not pay striCt attention 70
his duties.
- tier distributing the men who are
10 report 20 him, rhe snperirf endent Of
machinery will visit eacn OF the points
are property protected by the men de-
tailed to- that purpose. and that fire
appliances assigned for each location
are in proper position
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-25
PEST OF TURTLES
DEVASTATES PATCH

PORT JERVIS. n. Y. June 25.-Neil
Taft-no relation to "BilT'-is the mad
dest man IT. the WescoIand Lake region
OF Sullivan county these DAYS His
farm borders on the lake and he planted
potatoes along the waters edge. It was
fatal mistake. for the swapping turtle
poulation OF Wescoland Lake played
havoc with the patch.
They commenced feeding on the pota-
toes the minute they became the size
of hickory nuts. Taft weighs 30 POUNDS
and his eXertiOns TO rid the patch OF its
hard shell visitors is making him thin.
He and his two hired men have slaueh-
tered with axes twenty-three snappers
caught destroying the potato patch.
During the stay of Erie Engineers
Floyd Beattie. William Van Sickle and
Herbert Teller. of this city, at the Erie
engineer cottage on TIE lake a few
days ago, they helped Taft in one OF
his Night raids. The killing bv the
railroad men was done with ice spades
and thsy cut off heads until they were
tired.
The heaCless turtles were put into a
barrel and brought 20 this city. where
they were presented TO cafe proprietors
and turtle soup was on every free
lunch counter for several days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-25
APPROVAL
OF STATION SITE
Commissioners Hope to
Hasten Work of Penn
sylvania Railroad.

In order TO insure the prompt build
inG OF substaion in the southwest
section Of the city, the Commi ssioners,
upon motion OF Commissioner Macfar-
land, have determined to revoke their
approval of the site selected by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, al
the north end OF the Long bridge, anG
require the company 70 select a new
site on Its own property, between
Four-and-a-half street and Seventh
street southwest.
This action was taken as the result
Of the failure Of Congress TO act upon
the request OF the railroad company 10
authorize the use OF 800 feet Of pub
lie space adjoining the right OF way az
the point selected for the site, the sta
ton 20 be built chiefly on the right OF
way. but partly on the public space
The Commissioners approved this site,
believing II TO be In accordance with
the law, ard recommended that Con-
gress require the company either 20
pay for its use the full estimated val
Ne Of the land al a dollar a foot,
$3.50. or an equivalent annual rental
during rs occupation.
Congress having failed TO act after a
consideration OF six months. the Com
mlssiOners say they believe that IN OF
der that the substation may be built
promptly the railroad company should
be required 10 select a new site Tor
their approval, on land belonging @
the company. in order that there can be
TO question as to it's rights to proceed
at once 10 the erection Of the station
The Commissioners are not authorized
10 select q site. but only 70 approve
the site selected They will ask the
railroad company TO proceed at once
with the selection Of a site and az a
point convenient 20 those who are "a
use the station.
The Commissioners say they believe
the station should be built as quickly
as possible and on the company's land
east Of Seventh street. whore there r.
a large tract reserved for freight yards
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-25
PROMISED
IN HART WILL CASE
Adopted Daughter Charges
Wife With Undue Influence
Over Millionaire.

NEW YORK. June 25.-When the will
of Benjamin Hart, a millionaire Amer
lean, who made his home in Paris. is
brought 20 court here July 30 for the
purpose Of testing its validity, a sen
sational hearing IS promised. The will
IS being contested by Nine. Jean Gull
lemin, wife Of a distinguished young
Frenchaan, the adopted daughter or
the millionaire. Nine. Guillemin will
charge undue influence on the part or
Mr.. Harris wife. a woman who was
not recognized by Nine. GulIlemin dur
ing the life OF her adopted father
Many years ago. Hart. who was
Virginian by birth. married an Amer
lean woman Later they were divorc-
ed. and Hart moved 20 Paris, where
he established his home lie became
deeply interested in a charming little
tbree-yeaS-')ld French child. Isabel Luc-
chesI, and reared her. When Isabel
was seventeen years old, Hart legally
adopted her in New York Shortly
aftrrward TIE girl married a we'll
known yOurg French diplomat, Jean
Guil!emin. and * was not long before
Hart contracted marriage with d
Nine. de Bic
His adopted daughter refused 10 rec
ognize the woman, and, IL is charged,
Nine. de Bie-COnceived a violent hatred
FOR the daughter After the death or
Mr.. Hart. II was discovered that he
had left Will totally disinheriting his
adopted daughter. and bequeathing his
I fortune. estimated at several million
! dollars 10 Nine. de Bic
In the suit Nine. Guillemin Will
( charge undue influence on the part or
Nine de Bic. and also Will cite the
I fact that the viii was drawn accord
| ing 10 the New York law. whereas
/ Mr. Hart WAS dOmiCiled in France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-25
VENTS HIS ANGER:
COST REACHES $40
DR.. Henry G. Wire Uses Cane on
Man Who Wanted to Repair
Apartment.
Apartment.

Dr. Henry c. Wire a clerk in the
office of the auditor for the Postoffice
Department was fined $50 for assault by
Judge Kimbau in the police court this
morning. From his own testimony II
developed that Dr. Wire is rather easily
annoyed on occasions, and he doesn't
intend being bothered by any young
hoods"
DR.. Wire has lived for several years
in the Parkview apartments. 425 Fourth
street northwest, just across from Ju-
dietary Square. Some time ago il was
decided 70 make repairs 10 the apart
ment occupied by DR.. Wire.
WorSmen were sent to the place. but
the doctor refused to admit them The
following day Richard c. Drumhunt, a
clerk, was sent 10 see If he could induce
DR.. Wire to permit the repairs. There
was a possibility that there might be
further objection and Mr.. Drumhunt
was armed with a thirty days notice
70 vacate the apartment.
Mrs Wire met Drumhunt at the door
and told him TO come back at y O'Clock.
when the doctor would be at home.
Drumhunt was back on time. He raped
on the door. which was opened by DR..
Wire. Before he had an opportunity to
explain his mission. DR.. Wire. il was
charged. struck him a stunning blow
over the head with a heavy cane. Be-
sides doing some damage 10 Drumhunt's
anatomy. the blow ruined one perfectly
good straw hat