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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
How is Your Digestion.

Mrs. Mary Bowling of No. 22S Sth
Ave, San francisco, recommends a
remedy for stomach trouble. She says:
Gratitude for the wonderful effect OF
Electric Bitters in a case of acute In
digestion, propmts this testimonial
am fully convinced that for stomach
and liver troubles Electric Bitters is
the best remedy On the market today
This great tonic and Alternative medi
cine invigorates the system, purifies
the blood md is especially helpful in
all forms of female weakness. SOC at
Wilkinson & Co.. and j. F. Kiedaisch
&k Son drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
WELL AGAIN
in FIVE MINUTES
II You Would Take Some Diapepsn
Now All Indigestion Would Go
Promptly and You Would
Feel Fine.
FOOLISH TO HESITATE.
Begin Today to Rid Yourself of This
Dread Misery of Stomach Trouble
Forever-Eat Your Favorite
Foods Without Realizing
You Have a Stomach.

The question as to how long YOU
are gong to continue a sufferer from
Indigestion and Stomach trouble is
merely matter of how soon you be-
Sin taking Diapepsin.
If your Stomach is lacking in diges-
tive power, why not help the stomach
TO do its work, not with drastic drugs,
but a reinforcement of digestive
agents, such as are naturally at work
in the stomach.
People with weak stomachs should
eat Diapepsin after meals. and there
VIII be no more Indigestion, no feel
ing like a lump of lead in the stom-
ach, no heartburn, Sour risings. Gas
on Stomach or Belching of undigested
food, Headaches, Dizziness or Vomit-
ting, and, besides, what you eat will
not ferment and poison your breath
with nauseous odors. All these symp-
toms resulting from sour stomach
and dyspepsia are generally relieved
FIVE minutes after eating one Triag-
ule of Diapepsin.
Go to your druggist and get so
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin now,
and you will always go to the table
with hearty appetite, and what you
eat will taste good, because Your stom-
ach and intestines will be clean and
fresh and you will know there are not
going to be any more bad nights and
miserable days for you. They fresh
en- you and make you feel like life is
worth living.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
SERIOUSLY BURNED
BY GASOLINE
Mrs. j., w. TalIey Narrowly Escapes
Serious Injuries this
Morning.

This morning about 9 o'clock while
manipulating a gasoline stove, Mrs
]. w. Talley, 1900 Johnson street. was
painfully burned and narrowly es
capped serious injury as the result of a
sudden upfaring of the explosive fluid
The accident occurred SO quickly that
she was unable to move from the
stove, and was severely burned
Presence of mind, however, enabled
Mrs. Talley to extinguish the flames al
most instantly, and although she is
suffering considerable pain, no per.
manent injuries will result from the
accident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
SPECIAL SERVICES
AT ST. JOHNS
Service Today at $50 Followed by
Supper and Christmas Tree
in Parish House.

st. Johns church (EpiscopaD cor
ner Fourth and Concer ttreets. Rev.
r. C. McIlwain rector There will be
$50 o'clock service this evening in
ST. Johns Episcopal church. after
which there will be a Christmas tree
and supper in the parish house for the
Sunday School. On Christmas day
there will be celebration of the Holy
Communion at 1880 a. m morning
prayer and celebration of the Hey
Communion II "a m.
Christmas Music.
Following is the program OF Christ
mas music:
Professional" Hark the Herald
Angels Sing -Mendelssohn.
Venite-"O Come Let Us slng''-J
r. Corbin.
TIE Deum Laudamus-" I've Praise
/ Thee o Cod l.. Franr.
Jubilate-"O Be joyful in the Lord
-Ethelbert Nevin.
/ Hymns Sing o Sing this Blesse,
/ Morn Smart.
offertory Night of Nights .-yal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
EIGHTY ACRE
FARMS AS GIFTS
Wealthy Farmer Gives Each of His
Seven Children Nice
Piece of Real Estate.

CARMI. Ill, Dec. 24.-John o.
Brown. one of White county's wealth.
est farmers, gave each OF his seven
children useful Christmas present.
Mr. Brown presented each with an
.eighty-acre farm, valued at 500 an
acre. Besides the gifth he still has 300
acres left. The farms are decided out
right
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
Medicine Tha. is Medicine.

Il have suffered a good deal with
malaria and stomach complaints, but
l have now found : remedy that
keeps me we'll and that remedy is
Electric Bittcrs; a medicine that is
medicine for stomach al liver trou-
bles, and for run down conditions. .
says w. G. Kiestler, of Halliday, Ark.
Electric Bitters purify and enrich the
blood, tone UP the nerves. and impart
vigor and energy to the weak. Your
money will be refunded if it fails to
help YOU soc at Wilkinson & Cos
and ]. Kiedaisch &. sons drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24

how these volumes can be procured is
pasted in the front part of the volume
am sending you, and l respectfully
request that you will call attention
of the publishers of the paper or pa
pers that are published in your local
ity or vicinity to the work, in order
that the public may be advised as to
its character and how it may be pro-
,cured. | take it for granite, that il will
be used mainl. as a reference work by
your institution, and that tiere will be
a strong desire on the part of Iowa sol
diers and members of their families
to own the work, or at least those vol
umes containing the history and per-
isonal records of those regiments in
which these lowe soldiers served. This
first volume includes the First to the
Eighth regiments of infantry, which
served through the great war of the re-
lbellion. The second volume will in
iclude the Ninth to the Sixteenth regi-
ments of infantry, and each succeed
ing volume will include about the same
number of organizations. In ad ition
to this there will be volume devoted
to the early military history of the
state, and another giving the record of
Iowa soldiers in the Spanish-American
and Philippine wars. The common
wealth of Iowa has honored itself in
thus making provision for the preser-
walton of its military history and has
discharged sacred duty in handing
down the record of its brave soldiers
to their latest posterity"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
TO CELEBRATE
QUIET CHRISTMAS
President Roosevelt and Family to
Celebrate Christmas Day at
White House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. "a
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
and family are preparing to celebrate
quiet Christmas at the White House
The entire family including Mr.. and
Mrs. Longwor i will be at the White
House Christmas day to exchange
gifts during the morning. The Presi
dent and hi wife will probably &C
horseback riding in the afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
A Personal Appeal.

If we could talk to you personally
about the great merit of Foley's Hon
ey and Tar. for coughs, colds and
lung trouble, you never could be in.
duced to experiment with unknos
preparations that may contain some
harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and
Tar costs you no more and has a rec
ord of forty years of cures. Wilkin
son & Co, and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
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 rackip- cough. heals the lungs,
and prevents serious results. The
genuine Is in the yellow packago.
Wilkin-on & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
WAR HISTORY
OF The STATE
All of the Grand Army Posts of the
State will Receive Copies CT the
Complete
Work.
is ISSUED BY THE STATE
The Work will Prove Valuable Addi-
ton to the Libraries of the
Veterans OF
Iowa.

Reports are received to the effect that
Grand Army posts are receiving the
first volume of the Poster and Record
of the Iowa Soldiers in the War of the
Rebellion" and although tle works as
yet have not been received by the keo-
kuk post they are expected soon and
their coming is being looked forward
to.
This work is being done under the
direction of the legislature, which has
made an appropriation sufficiently
large to enable the state department
to issue the work, which will comprise
eight volumes. The work will contain
a complete roster of every regiment n
the state and will include names of
even the individuals who volunteered
their services bu. We're rejected on ac-
count of not being physically able to
pass the examination, A brief history
of the private as we'll as the military
life of each soldier will be relecrsed
together with detailed account of
the operations of each regiment with
histories of the battles in which they
participated. The special achievements
of individual soldiers as Tell as com
panies, regiments and divisions will re
ceive favorable mention, The record
will contain much of interest as well
as benefit and Will be greatly appreci-
ated by all soldiers as well as Others
who may be privileged to ~ead it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
Mrs. Meeraney's Experience.

Mrs. NJ McCraney. Prentiss. Miss.
writes: q was confined to my hed
for three months with 2kidney and
bladder trouble, and was treated by
two physicians but failed to get relief.
No human tongue can tell how suf-
fered, and had given up hope of ev-
er getting well until began taking
Foley's Kidney Remedy After taking
two bottles | felt like a new person,
and feel it my duty to tell suffering
Womep what 'oleys kidney Remedy
did tcr me-" Wilkinson & Co, and
j. F. Kiedaisch &; Son
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over
night are quickly cured by Foiey's
Honey and Tar, as it soothes in.
famed membranes, heals the lungs.
and expels the cold from the system.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
Letter to POST Commanders.

Accompanying the volume just is
sued is an explanatory letter to the
commander of the post re- living same,
which reads as follows:
In accordance with the provisions
of the act of the general assemb au-
thorizing the publication and distribu-
ton of history of Iowa military or
CARNATIONS and a revised rostes and
record of service of the officers and
men composing these organizations. /
am sending you the first volume of the
work. The second volume will soon
be ready for distribution. The complet
ed work will consist of of eight large
volumes OF about 1o20 pages each.
The volumes will be distributed to the
various institutions entitled TO receive
them as they are received from the
state binder After this distribution
has been made the remaining volumes
will be sold at the cost OF publication
as provided in the act A notice as to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
ATTENTION. SIR KNIGHTS.
Damascus commandery No. 5, Knights
Tempiar.

Regular Christmas morning service
will be held at the asylum Friday. II
a. m. sharp. Sojourning sir knights
are courteously invited to attend.
BY order H. C. BROWN,
Eminent Co nmander.
Attest: EMILE F. RENAUD,
Recorder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
CLASSY CONTEST
ON CHRISTMAS
keokuk Club and an AII.star Aoorc
cation Will Clash at Club Al.
Ieys Tomorrow Morning.

The Keokuk club bowlers are slated
for Waterloo tomorrow morning
when an all-star team composed Of
towlers from several clubs of the citv
will pit their skill against the fast
Keokuk club team. The game will
begin at 10 O'Clock and series Of
three games will be played.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24

de Water. Miss Elma Johnson.
Communion Rockingham
Communion Hymn Messiter.
Recessional-"O Little Town of
Bethlehem "-Redner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24

Justice H. c. Landes was unable
TO get down to his Office today, being
confined to his home by severe at
tack of rheumatism
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24
Lineup,

Keokuk Club-Taber, Smith, Cox,
Sheldon, Huxley.
All Stars-Wolf, Merrill, King, Baur
Dickey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-24

Basket ball game Christmas p.
II. at 4 O'Clock at Y. NJ. C. A. Ad-
Is cents.
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-23
OBITUARY

Nellie Olava Monsen was born in
Ferchenstead, Norway, July Is, 1868.
She resided with her parents until 1888
when she came to Cresco, and in 1892
she was united in marriage with James
w. Wentworth. To this union were
born two children, Clarence and Percy.
She was a very faithful and loving
wife and mother, until her death
Friday, June 10Th, 1908.
Mrs. Wentworth was women who
made many friends and was Greatly
esteemed by all who knew her.
She was baptised in the Lutheran
Church, which church she attended
until she came to this country, and
since then had attended the Methodist
Church.
She was member Of .aThe Modern
Brotherhood of America.
Mrs. Wentworth leaves to mourn her
loss husband, two sons, Clarence and
Percy, two brothers, Lou Luren Of De-
corah, Iowa, and Magnus of Minneap-
oils, her parents, sister and brother
in Norway.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist Church, Rev. Human officia-
ting, Sunday, June 2lst. Burial was
in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-23
West Vernon Waves.
(Too late for last week.

Miss Ellen Hanson entertained a
number of her friends at a dancing
party, Friday evening last, in honor of
her friend, Miss Laura Serfling of near
Granger, who has been spending the
past week at the Hanson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Thompson have
gone to Kansas for an extended visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bouska and
daughter Jessie attended wedding of
a friend near Calmar, Tuesday.
Sylvia Barnes, Chas. Kettleson and
Glen. Barnes, of Schley, spent Sunday
at the James Barnes home.
Fred Fish and wife spent Sunday
with relatives at Cresco.
Chas. Schultz, James Barnes and
Loretta Glass were entertained at the
F. Miller home, Monday evening.
A number of young folks from this
vicinity attended the barn dance at
John Derr's, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Grove and family entertained
company, Saturday and Sunday.
A crowd Of young folks picniced at
the river Sunday. The afternoon was
spent in fishing and ball playing.
Lennis Glass spent Sunday at home.
Miss Bernadetta Keuney is visiting a
few days with her friend Lizzie Grove.
BLUEBELL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-23

on the platform, also went to the
stage with ripple OF plaudits follow
lag him His report Lost, however.
The opening phrase OF the anu-h.
Junction plank caused ripple Of APP.
plause when read by Senator Hopkins
but that portion referring to changing
the procedure of courts SO as to more
9iberally interpret them respecting In.
junction brought some cries Of
mo, no"
cheers for the President.
The first interruption of the reading
OF the platform was at the mention OF
the presidents name, when cheer
and some applause occurred. A few
minutes later Senator Hopkins once
again personally appealed to the chair
RsaR for assistance In his struggle
against the uprear in the convention,
and once more Chairman Lodge asked
the galleries to cease audible con-
yersation." and once more the gal
leries subsidized for few seconds, and
then broke out again. Senator Hop.
kins went steadily on, and suddenly
he was himself brought TO stop by a
sharp rap of the gavel intended to
produce quiet. He turned to the chair
man, expecting him to again address
the galleries, but the eyes and atten-
tion Of the chairman were elsewhere
and Senator Hopkins turned again to
his task. The reading of the platfrom
was eventually concluded.
Knox and Fairbanks UP.
Z Coy. HEply ot indians took he Plat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-23
POISONED HER VICTIMS.
Chemists Finds Arsenic in stomachs
Of Dead from Guinness Farm.

Laporte, Ind. June 22.-The first
positive information on the manner In
which Mrs. Belle Guinness. the arch
mlTderess who is credited with at
least ten victims. disposed of the per-
sons whose bodies were found in her
private cemetery, was obtained Sat
urdag when DR.. Walter Haynes of
Rush Medical college, Chicago, re-
ported Informally to Coroner Mack
that he he'd found traces of arsenic
and strychnine in the stomach OF An
drew Helgelein of Aberdeen, s. D.,
whose dismembered body was the
first of the ten found after the fire,
which caused the death of Mrs. Gun
ness and her three children. A for
mad report will made later.
Laporte, Ind, June 22.-H. v. Wor-
den, attorney for Ray Lamphere, in
dicted for the murder of Mrs. Guinness.
her three children and Andrew Hell
gelein, Saturday in a formal statement
scored the county authorities for their
actions and also made a public appeal
for subscriptions for fund to be used
as reward for the apprehension of
Mrs. Guinness. declaring that he
has strong evidence to prove that she
Is alive.
One thing that prompted Mr.. Wor-
den to take the action he said was the
receipt of information from Missouri
man, whose name and address he re-
fuses to give, who declares that If the
reward holds good he will produce
Mrs. Guinness at any time at some
place 70 miles from where he lives.
Mr.. Worden declines to place this in
formation in the hands Of the authori
ties,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-23
WORDS.
Many a Cresco Household Will
EindThern So.

To have the pains and aches of
bad back removed; to be entirely free
from annoying, dangerous urinary dis
orders Is enough to make any kidney
sufferer grateful. To tell how this
great change can be brought about
will prove comforting words to hun
dreds of Creseo ceadecs.
3. II, Apdras. stage driver between
Cresco and Ricevlre and living at
Cresco, Iowa, says.& knew for seven
or eight years, from pains across the
loins and through the kidneys, partic-
larly noticeable in the morning that
my kidneys were not working proper
ly. My occupation aggravates the
complaint and often felt miserable.
While suffering severely happened
to read about Doan's Kidney Pills and
was induced to procure box at Milf
Co. Drug Store. Their use stopped
the attack. and improved my health
in everyway.
For Sale by all Dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York, Sole Agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-23
RETIREs AS PARTY CHIEF.
John Sharp Williams Resigns Minority
Leadership In House.

Eufaula, Ala, June 30-Oongress-
man John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi has resigned the minority leader
ship of the house of representatives.
to take effect December next. This
announcement Is made by Congress
man H. d. Clayton, chairman of the
Democratic caucus.
In letter to Mr.. Clayton, under
Washington date of June 10, Mr.. Will
liams, without previous intimation of
his intentions to retire, writes in TAX
ing this step he does he is actuated
solely by the idea that 1t is best for
the Democratic party. In resigning
thus early, he is moved, he says, by q
desire to give the minority ample time
to consider whom they want to sue
oeed him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-23
TAFT IS NAMED
FOR President
ON FIRST BALLOT
Convention Goes wild
When the Necessary
Votes Are Re-
corded.
y. e,
ALLIES" FIGHT FRU|TLeSs
Names Of LaFollette, Cam
non. Knox. Hughes. Fair
banks and Foraker
Presented.
ALLIES" FIGHT FRuITLEss
All Are Received with Marked Dem
onstratIons Of Approved on Part Of
the Delegates and vieIsors-A Day
Of Speech Making.

Chicago, June 19.-William Howard |
Taft OF Ohio was made the presidential
candidate OF the Republican party late
Thursday afternoon at the national
convention at the Coliseum. Opposed
TO him were the 'allies," Knox, Can
non. Foraker, Hughes, LaFollette and
Fairbanks. Taft was chosen on the
first ballot and the uproar which fol-
lowed his selection was far more
deafening even that the pendemonium
which was started Wednesday upon
the mention of Theodore Roosevelt's
name by Chairman Lodge.
Outbreak for Taft.
Then the roll call Of states was con-
tinued until Ohio was reached, when
the convention broke into an enthus-
iastio demonstration. Representative
Burton was unable to begin his speech
nominating Taft for some minutes.
while the cheering and fag-waving
continued. Unabated the noise con-
tinued for half an hour. All the state
standards finally Joined in the march
and the aisles were congested with
wild cheering mass OF delegates. The
states In the march represented
total of 554 votes In the convention.
George Knight of California seconded
.Taft's nomination, and the wonderful
ly penetrating voice Of this man soon
brought silence.
4 Boutell dominates Cannon.
AS the states were called there was
no response until Illinois was reached,
when Congressman Boutell took the
platform and nominated Speaker Can
non for the presidential chair When
Boutell mentioned the presidents name
there was futile attempt at demon
stration, but 1t lasted moment only.
The enthusiastic cheers were quickly
flushed as Mr.. Bortell held up his
band for attention and began his adj
dress. Mr.. Boutelf's reference 10
Speaker Cannon starteh cheering by
the Illinois delegation, which was
taken UP In the galleries. The demon
stratioq tasted only two inmates. when
Boutefi proceeded. Congressman
Fordney Of Michigan then seconded
lCannon's nomination.
Chairman Lodge Calls session.
II was exactly 1917 a. M when
Chairman Lodge raped the conven-
ton to order. He introduced Rev.
John Wesley Hill of New York city,
who opened the session with prayer.
Senator Fulton of Oregon was recog-
mixed to introduce to the convention
George H. Williams the last surviving
member of President Grants cabinet.
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
selected to make a minority report
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-23
PRESIDENT AT OYSTER BAY.
Roosevelt Family Open Up Their
Summer Homo.

Oyster Bay, L. l., June 22-The
president and his family reached here
Saturday evening, after an uneventful
trip from Washington.
The members of the presidents fam
lily with him were Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Ethel and Master Quentin Roose-
Velt. Miss Roosevelt took with her
her brindle bulldog, which she held by
a stout leather string. The president
shook hands with all those left behind
at the White House, from Assistant
Secretary Latta to the domestics In
the basement.
Most Of the executive Office person.
ne1 went to Oyster Bay, including SEQ
rotary Loeb, Assistant Secretary Fors-
ter, confidential clerks and stenog-
raphers. This summer the White
House will be refurnished and much
painting and other oyerhauling done
In the absence OF the presidential
family