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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
BIG PERFORMANCE
AT ST. PETERS
A Second Production of "A Night
in Bohemia" Will be Given
by Popular En-
tertainers.
SOME NEW FEATURES
Play Will be Greatly Strengthened and
Old Stars Will Again be
Seen in Leading
Roles.

The second production of "A Nigh,
In Bohemia" given for the first time
at the Grand opera house for the bene.
fit of the Keokuk Base Ball associa.
ton, and which will be again given on
Thursday evening. December 81, at ST
Peters hall for the benefit of ST.
Peters church. bids fair to be even
more successful than the first.
The play viii be greatly strengthen
ed by several new features and new
voices, while all OF the old talent will
again be represented. Joseph Fin
merry, one of Keokuk's most success
full minstrel performers, and who is in
the city at the present time will sing
& solo in the first part, and also assist
throughout the choruses. His pres
ence will greatly strengthen the first
part.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Instruction Car.

This morning an airbrake instruc-
ton car arrived in the city and will be
here for day Or two 50 that local
railroad men may have an opportunity
of visiting It and becoming acquainted
with every part OF the construction OF
an airbrakc. fifty different brakes be
ing in the car and everything fitted
up to make instructions plain and sim
pie for the men who receive instruc-
tons from the man in charge Of tie
instruction car.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
improvements Coming.

The visit to the city this morning of
the railroad party was not of small
consequence and large Improvements
on the system can be expected in the
year that is coming AM Keokuk will
come in for her share of them both In
the uptown yards and in the lower rail-
road yards. The trip was made for
the purpose Of securing a budget for
hle year 1909, that is to make note of
the things to be done md have them
attended 10 Immediately.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
s1oo Reward, sfoo.

The readers Of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded diseas that science has ben able
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
uonal disease. requires . constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure &c en-
internally. acting directly upon the hood
and mucous s;1-faces OF the system.
thereby estroying the foundation OF
the ois-ase. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1,
fails to cure. Send for list of testimon-
ials.
ADDRESS Y. j. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo. o.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
WASHINGTON Sono.

In the specially features If the sec
ond the washington song, presented
at the st. Mary's MINISTRIES, will be
again given. This is a song with
fancy steps in which six young ladies
and six young gentlemen take part.
Henneman and Leake will again put
on their popular acrobatic turn
strengthened by barrel jumping. Mar
tin and Jones will also do turn and
likewise BRASIL and Miller.
The performance will be complete
in every detail and the large auditor.
ium will be packed when the enter
tainment starts.
Fred Dressed has again taken charge
of the large chorus and Joe Martin
will take the part of the host
The entertainment will be one Of
the features Of the holiday season and
will be an affair that Keokuk people
cannot well afford to miss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

Every day notes the growing popu
larity of the Roll-away. Those VINO
have been patrons of the new amuse
ment place since it's opening, con
tinue to enjoy the rink, and every at
ternoon and evening new faces can be
seen. In all cities this favorite form
OF amusement continues to grow In
popularity. But few cities have as fine
floor and as congenial surroundings
as has the Roll-away. Tonight an.
other large and jolly gathering will
spend the evening at the Roll-a-way
Be there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Notice of Amendment to Articles of
Incorporation.

The Mississippi Valley Telephone
Company of Iowa has adopted amend
ments to its articles of incorporation
making changes in certain provisions
as follows, to-wit: % The amount
CT its capital stock authorized is in
creased to 100000 of which 100000
will be preferred. The increased
amount will be paid in at once in cash
CD Its affairs are to be conducted by
a board of directors to be elected an
nually by the stockholders ana bond
holders, if any, entitled to vote. said
board may appoint manager to act
letween its meetings.
SAMUEL S. THORPE.
December IS, 1908 President
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Raw Lungs.

When the lungs are sore and in.
famed, the germs OF pneumonia and
consumption find Judgment and mu!-
tiply. Foley's Honey and ar kills
the cough germs. cures the most OBJ.
stinate rackir. cough. heals the lungs,
and prevents serious results. The
genuine is in the yellow packag
Wilkin- on G. Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
A DANGEROUS Operation.

Is the removal OF the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes DR.. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subjected to
this frightful ordeal. They work so
quietly you don't feel them Cure con.
stipation. headache. billiousness and
malaria. 25c at Wilkinson & CO., and
Kiedaisch & Sons drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
theirs for years.

theirs for years.
The survivors are the parents, a
little daughter of the deceased G.
Marguerite Prescott apd four sisters,
Mrs. Philip LeFevre of Keokuk. Mrs.
Theodore Bos of Rock Island and
Margaret and Gertrude Schikan. the
form r of the Democrat office staff.
and with others of the family well
known in Davenport. The death of
Mrs. Prescott is but one of a series of
depriyations and affections that have
visited the family in the past year o.
two, and that won for them the heart
felt sympathy OF all their friends.
The funeral will be held Monday.
at an hour to be announced later
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
SANK A BARGE
IN THE CANAL
Drainage Commissioners Sink a 3aroe
in Anticipation of Injunction
Proceedings.

PEORIA, H., Dec. IS Fearing that
threatening injunction proceedings
viii be attempted to close tie upper
canal leading from the Illinois river
to the Spring Lake drainage district
the Drainage district commissioners
yesterday sank barge In the mouth
OF the canal in the Co2peras creek
lock. The barge was secretly built
near Peoria. Dynamite was used to
sink it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
ENTERTAINMENT
TOMORROW EVENING
interesting Program Will be Given at
st. Mary's Hall on Tuesday
Evenipr

The Christmas entertainment for
the children of St Mays school will
be given tomorrow evening at 500
O'Clock in St. Marys hall, the follow.
ing program having been arranged for
the evening
Vogt's orchestra.
Welcome ............ The School
Lanterbach (Lutzl $50. Joe Herbner
Christmas Stockings -. Little Girls
The Waves So. intermediate Grade
Orchestra
Christmas Tree Drill -. Little Boys
Orchestra.
Des Dentschen Lieblingsspeis.
The School
Orchestra.
A Troublesome Servant -
Frank Ewers and Jos. Hebner
Orchestra.
Medley ........ ...... The BOYS
Orchestra
Comedy in Two scenes: A Country
Aunt's Visit to the City"
Principal Characters: Emma schiebel
Catherine Miller, Valentine Lorig.
Mildred Drueke.
THE June Bugs Dance"
..,... -. Cordula Lorig
Piano accompaniment go.
,.. ......... Mrs. X. Kennedy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
ELECTION NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the members
of the Iowa State Insurance Company
will be held at the office of the COM
pany in the city of Keokuk, Lee coun-
ty, Iowa, at 2 O'Clock p, m. on the Sec
ond Monday in January, 1909.
HUGH ROBERTSON.
SecretarI.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over
night are quickly cured by Foley's
Honey and Tar, as 1t soothes In
famed membranes. heals the lungs
and expels the cold from the system.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
TWO SHOT IN
FIGHT OVER GIRL
Illinois Farmers Sons in Fatal Bat.
tie After Spending the Even
ing Together

GREENyILLE, H., December Is
AS result of quarrel between
George and John Willeford on the
one hand and Sam File on the other
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
The Inward Effects of bumors

The Inward Effects OF humors are
worse than the outward. They endan-
ger the whole system. Hoods Sar-
saparilla eradiactes all humors, cures
all their inward and outward effects.
1t is the great Alternative and tonic,
whose merit has been everywhere es-
tablished
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
A Thorough Inspection.
q. Doing THINGS.

One Of the officials stated this morn
ing that the @. has done more in the
way of repairs during the past year
than any other road in the section and
l~rge improvements have been made
everywhere along this part of the road
and between St Louis and Burlington.
Since tae first of October thirty five
miles of seventy-five pour | steel rails
have been laid between this city and
Hannibal and on the Mount Pleasant
branch
New Rails Arrive.
Within months time new
eighty-fve pounds rails will arrive n
this city and between here and Bur-
lington new track viii be laid includ-
ing the replacing of old side tracks
and switches with new rails. This
work will take until probably the first
of May and men will begin working on
the job as soon as the new rails ar
river from the Colorado smelters. The
Standard rail used by the @. system is
a ninety pound rail but there is not
any material difference between the
ninety and the eighty-five. A 10
pound rail is the largest rail that is
used by any road, the rail being a
half foot high and very heavy, each
yard of rail weighing 10 pounds and
on roads where traffic is extra heavy
these large rails are used altogether.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Party of @ Officials Were in the City
This Morning and After
noon Looking Over
Holdings.
NEW RAILS TO BE PUT IN
Eishty-Five Pound Rails Will Ar
rive Soon to be Placed in Be-
tween keokuk and
Burlington.

A party OF prominent railroad offic.
ials of the @ arrived in this city this
morning on No. l in their private car
and left this afternoon for the north
at 2:Oo for Burlington. WITH the
party this morning were General Su.
perintendent F. H. Ustick of ST. Louis.
General Freight Agent Gray. General
superintendent of the Hannibal di-
vision, n. W. Whsle and Assistant Gen.
eral Passenges Agent Laylor of st.
Louis. w. W. Woodin of Hannibal ac-
companied tie gentlemen on their trip
this being his division of roadmaster.
A Thorough Inspection.
The gentlemen are in the city to in
spect all Q holdings in the city and
spent the morning and part of the af-
ternoon in visiting the offices in the
lower yarc and the uptown offices. The
round house and yards were gone over
and the party made ar inspection of
the old K. & w. freight depot at the
foot of Bank street which is fast go.
ing to decay and which will be torn
down in the spring to make room for
several more tracks for switching pur-
poses.
, 1908-02-17

Looks like storm in the west.
, 1908-02-17
WAS GUEST
AT BANQUET
AUDITOR EMMoNS OF LARAMIE
PLAINS LINE ENTERTAINED
BY WALDEN CITIZENS.
Was There to Attend Annual Meeting
of Building Company and Gave
Some lnkIing Of Plans of Company,
Being enthusiastically Received
Local Railroad News.

l. w. Emmons, auditor of the Lara
mic Plains line, who went to Walden
last week to be present at the annual
meeting of the Larimer and Routt
County Railway company, and who
acted as secretary of the meeting, re-
turned home late Saturday afternoon.
At the conclusion of the meeting of
the shareholders of hat company, at
which w. o. Mosman presided as chair
man, the citizens of Walden rendered
a banquet to Mr.. Emmons, about thirty
being present at the North Park hotel.
Mr.. Emmons made an address outlin-
ing the plans of the company in the
building of the road to the coal mines
a that place, and was received with
enthusiasm. He declared it the pur-
pose of the company to push the COM
pletion of the line from Centennial to
Walden and the people of North park
were with him body and soul in the
movement. Mr.. Emmons says he has
seldom seen a more enthusiastic gath.
ering of citizens.
, 1908-02-17
PERSONAL

DR.. Delaney went to Elk Mountain
today on sheep business.
William Moreland, the well known
cigar drummer of Denver, is in the
city.
Rev. Oscar Woods will leave tomor-
row night for Elk mountain for a few
days stay.
Joe Bosconcellos returned to Rawlins
today, where he is connected with the
o. X. theater.
Misses Helen Nelson, Sorchie Moss,
Vie Willets and Regina Harsch return,
ed today from Denver, where they have
been attending the Y. w. c. A. conven.
ton.
NJ. c. Barrow of the Douglas Bud,
get, who has been in the western part
of the state and in Utah for the past
two weeks, went through the city to.
day. Mrs. Barrow, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Fred Brees,
here, met him at the train and accom-,
PANIED him east. They will stop in
Cheyenne a few days before going tc
their home at Douglas.
, 1908-02-17
Rolling Mill Notes.

Henry w. Colson of the office force
returned from Thornburg, Neb., where
ne had been for the past three weeks
on account of i'll health. He spent some
time in Omaha.
Both mills are running today with
full forces of men.
Karl Koch injured one of his hands
this morning. He is a machinist's
helper. The injury is not serious, but
will cause him some inconvenience.
General Manager Jacobus and hi;
wife went to Cheyenne today to wit
Eess the production of Madam But
terfy" tonight at the Capitol Avenue
theater.
, 1908-02-17
A Handsome Booklet.

The Union Pacific has issued a hand,
somely illustrated pamphlet devoted
10 the new electric block system which
Ii has recently installed on all its lines
at a cost of several millions of dollars.
The booklet explains in detail the oper
alton of the system, the advantages
1t has over other systems and the value
lt it in reduction of danger from col
lisions and wrecks to a minimum,
The booklet also gives a history of the
instruction car which has begun the
work of educating the 5000 employees
in the use of the new system.
, 1908-02-17
Waters Slowly Receding.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE an
nual food of this city and vicinity is
slowly disappearing. At l o'clock the
stage was twenty-four feet and fall
ing at the rate of 4-10 inch per hour.
By evening the water will be below the
danger mark of 90 feet, and miles OF
inundated territory will be left a sea
Of mud and debris.
One Found in River.
The body of one man vas found float.
ing in the river today and two others
are missing. Two houses on Penna
avenue, in the flood district, collapsed
and one man was seriously injured.
Many Men Unemployed.
Over 10000 men are temporarily
thrown out of work and this great
number, so suddenly added to the army
Of the unemployed, is resulting in wide
spread suffering.
Two Million Damages.
Conservative estimates place the
damage close to 50, 0 900. Transpor
iation facilities are gradually assum'
, 1908-02-17
Two Crews Laid Off.

Two more train crews have been
dropped from the working forces Of
the Misunderstanding district of the Wy
oming division of the Union Pacific
reducing the force to just half what il
was last summer and one-third of what
it was a year ago. Vice President Mob
Ter says he looks for a still further re
duction in business for a month or two
but that there may be a ~livening VI
later in the spring.
, 1908-02-17
Morse Formally Arraigned.

New York, Feb. 17.-Charles w.
Morse, the former banker and financial
promoter, was arraigned before JustiC
Bowling today, on two charges, grand
larceny and the misappropriaton OF
funds of the Mercantile National bank.
May Change the Plea.
Through his counsel he pleaded not
guilty and asked for a postponement
of two weeks, with permission to
change the plea if desired. The court
fixed the hearing for next Monday
, 1908-02-17

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 1.-THE Italian
car arrived at Buffalo this morning and
departed soon for Erie, Pa, its occu-
pants being under the impression that
the two cars preceding it had contin-
ued on their way westward.
American Car Again Under Way.
1t was decided that the French and
American cars, which arrived before
the Italian , should proceed today.
After the freezing weather of yester-
day and today, it is expected the roads
will be in fair shape.
, 1908-02-17
-pEEpoM FROM FLOATING ICE
PREVENTS THE DOING OF
TREMENDOUS DAMAGE
FROM eoRGEs.
FALLEN Tree damned and Back Water
Threatens Ruin to Many-NeW
York Towns Suffering from Water
and Traffic Somewhat %lmpeded-
Two Brick Houses Collapse at
Pittsburg and One Fatally Injured.

Rochester, N. Y, Feb. 17.-High wa
ter continues in the Genesee, but while
the river is at the greatest height in
years, freedom from floating ice wi.
stop the danger of flood.
damned Tree Causes Flood.
At Genesee, however, a large tree
iammed against the bridge lear the
Erie railroad station and caused the
water to back and a flood followed.
Trouble in Many Towns.
The food along Canasegra creek has
made trouble at Danville, N. Y. Many
of the roads near C~uylerville, Greigs-
vile and York are under water.
Some Trains Stopped.
Traffic on the Mount Morris road is
stopped, and trains On the Delaware
and Lackawanna Mount Morris branch
found it impossible to run on time.
, 1908-02-17
EnIarges the Pass Law.

The Senate at Washington has pass
ed a bill amending the railroad rate
laws in relation to free transportation
Senator Clapp explained the change
of law effected by the measure. He
said it merely includes superannuated
disabled and furloughed employees with
N the scope of tile free transportation
clauses of the law, and also allows suct
transportation for employees back and
forth on the road as occasion requires
, 1908-02-17
TIMBER
AND NOT SELLING
BRITISH COLUMBIA PLACES ALL
ITS FOREST LANDS IN PRO-
vlNCIAL RESERVES.
Action Taken to Check Exploitation Of
Timber Resources and to Bring
Care and Cutting of Timber More
E~fectualIy Under the Control OF
the Government.

Washington, Feb. 17.-At one stroke
OF the l%ieutenat governors pen, 150,.
VOO'OOO acres Of forest land in British
Columbia have been placed in reserves.
Ihls includes every acre of the pro-
Vlnee's timberlands, except what has
peen leased. This is as much land as
was put in the national forests of this
country between the years 1891 and
1Soi. The action was taken to check
Wasteful exploitation of timber re.
sources and to bring the care and cut.
ing OF timber more effectually under
government control.
Leasing Government Timber.
Inc province has been leasing tim
periand instead of selling it. The mos
VI the leasing has been done the past
tnree or four years, and Americans
Nold the largest part of the 10000
leases now in force. The lease Is, ii
us effect, a long-term option at low
ta'e' 1t runs twenty-one years ant
may be renewed at the end of the frs
'Tm. The lessee pays twenty-five
Uenus a year until he is ready to Gu
ne lumber when he pays a royalty o
~ts cents per 1000 feet, board meas
"e' ior the imber removed. The in
vAne OF the province from leases wa
a"out sl,275,OO last year.
tates. Regions to Be Invaded.
british Columbia is the latest of tn
SOFT wood regions to be invade
unuoermen. The great industr
ean its work in Maine two or tire
Aerat'ons ago; passed later to tn
, 1908-02-17
Another Match Made.
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE

County Attorney Downey is i'll to-
day.
C. H. SCHMIDT today filed a brand
certificate.
C. c. Frazer presented one coyote
pelt for bounty.
Victor Carlin of Holmes today filed
proof of labor on the Blue Bell and
other mining claims, the Morning
Star, the Golden Crater and the Home.
stake No. 1, and at the same time filed
locations for the Little Wonder and
Little Wonder No. 2.
, 1908-02-17
STORES WILL CLOSE
FOR PYTHiAN BALL,

The business men of the city have
signed an agreement to close their
places of business on wednesday night,
February 10, at 1880 o'clock, on ac,
count Of the Pythian ball at Maenner.
Choir hall and the concert preceding
the grand march by the Girls Glee and
Mandolin clubs Of the university, which
begins at $50, that being pay night
on the railroad and the stores usually
keeping open. The earlier closing is
in order to enable the store people and
others to attend the concert. The buy.
ing public should govern themselves
accordingly.
, 1908-02-17
Clerk Home From Denver.

E. S. Gray, time clerk at the Office
of District Foreman Sullivan, wife and
son returned yesterday from Denver,
where they had been visiting for a
week, and Mr.. Gray was at his office
at the shops this morning. He and
Chief Clerk Harry Langheldt have
exchanged places in the Office, the
new location suiting both better.
, 1908-02-17
STATE VETERINARIAN
COMING TO CITY.

State Veterinarian Pfaeging of Chey-
enne has informed City Clerk Tvyold
that he will probably be here tomorrow
evening to meet the council on the pro
posed ordinance governing the inspec-
ton of diary COWS for bovine tubercu-
losis. He is DESTROYS OF returning on
the evening train, and it is likely that
the council will be convened at 7
o'clock, instead Of 1880, for the purpose
of getting the state officials views on
the subject.
, 1908-02-17
Both Sets of Rolls Goina.

The rolling mills started here this
morning with both trains of rolls, the
rineteen-inch mill having been closed
for the past week, and there is nc
.lessening of the force at the railroad
shops. The depression is felt most IN
the train service here, this being g
freight division point. Conductors Nc
Nally and Clarity were laid off by the
trainmaster.
, 1908-02-17
Edison First on Scene.

Edison was one of the first to reach
the home after the death became
known, and it was due to his prompt
action that Mrs. Randolph did not fol,
low her husband. When Edison
reached the house the woman was hys,
terical and declared that she would
kill herself.
, 1908-02-17
viii Make Favorable Report.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
senate committee on judiciary today
ordered a favorable report on the NOM
ination of Thomas Ward, jr., to be
United States district attorney for the
district of Colorado, and John Embry
to be United States attorney for the
district of Oklahoma.
, 1908-02-17
Yard Engineer Fatally Injured.

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 17.-Five persons
were injured, n probably fatally.
when a Michigan Central passenger
train, running at twenty-five miles an
Eour, crashed into and ~telescoped a
New York Central yard engine at Black
the engineer of the yard engine, was
internally injured and will probably
die.
, 1908-02-17
Wife Would Have Followed.

The distracted woman went to the
second story and was about to throw
herself out when Edison seized her
, 1908-02-17
PocateIIo Shops Closed,

Word reached here this morning thai
the Oregon Short Line shops at Poca
tello had been closed until the LIST OF
April, the force being reduced to just
enough men to keep the engines II
running order. The same report wa.
that fifty more machinists were laIt
off at Cheyenne this morning.
, 1908-02-17
Will Remain for Present.

Engineer Thomas McHugh Of the
Laramie-Rawlins district Passenger
run, who is sojournlng in California
for the benefit of his health, writes
that he is being benefited to such an
extent that he proposes to remain for
the present, the date of his home com.
ing being indefinite.
, 1908-02-17
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS
IN HANDS OF OFFICER

C. S. Greenbaum, grand keeper OF
records and seal of the grand lodge OF
Wyoming, knights OF Pythias, this
morning received report from the
eighteenth lodge of the order in the
state for the semi-annual term ending
with last year, and will now CONSOLE.
date them into his report for the semi.
annual period.