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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-11-20

fer CT melt fonne bans 696relan6
til gooe; oel1 8erprlmelle, bon er.
bperreoc Jig lelpe Haris, fpl0tes
iprlt % frelnmelt bans puoeful6e,
i,,otagenoe, libt leolige 8ille6bbger,
ser tog nlle fra11ife @ierter meb
Storln. Sen nlelt betienote al Dem
ollc - Ser er belle 80 = er:: u@por-
lcoes @ogen gaar for lille 2iie".
Sra 1874 bar 9oren5 6rplicb Of
ter perct falt bolat / 1ann1arf.
8lonot Sc elrbeioer, ;on1 fal6er efs
ter oette 9ibspunft, 'naa frembeoes
set ltore @oitsbille6e til 8reberifs-
borg Slot: r8efion, ser plejer
Sjellano lps ira Spcriee", og @a=
oeringerne til uNoroens @uoer".
Ogiao i'm Moeroom par 9orend
6rplicb en- lpffelig Mano. slffeloig>
be0 og Sfrebel1gbeo fle11ote ban H.
tet til, og bans &roouftionsepne bleu
pes at pere lige. rig; set par, lon
om bon / ielpe lit slrbeioe fanot Sc
Dounsnbler, Der lfienfe6e bon cl'
epig llng6om.
5tor ss511tcresle nereoe 2oren5
Jrplic6 for 6ornpellen al set gamle
@ohelinpnperi. Set bar bam, Scr
Nop Stpoet til, at Set gje1optoges,
ban lupcbe ielp Scgningerne til 60,
bcliner,1e, beipgte oaglig Gpuerialc=
ne pao Mooobniet pg nuogeoe neb
tjerlig SS5per oper slrbeioets 6rem,
gang. Gn al oe lture Segninger til
Life fin ipoge4 por nOltillet poa
6oroorsloltillingcn / slor = 70 Mar
otter at 9oreu5 Grplicb bouoe 1t6itil.
let fprlte Gang; set bar piltuof ct
ret neltoael10e Subilnum, Fan ser
fun0e fejre
9e'' er Sen bdnale @'elter 800.
SfipnbeOcn1 lonlba ioa trofalt tjen.
ta t fit Gin ig iiessacaD uor til @jengiel6
pgiao bom tro til Set ii6ite. Den
lfaane0e baln for MlOerens tri1te 81
Sc og for olle en- langparig Spg0omS
pinlige @nfeltbeoer. Stille og bliot
lagbe fan lit 9oueo til Fu6en og ioO
ino, omipepet al lin &units miloe og
tofnen1lige @enier.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-11-20

St VI OeIl Uulllle Stull1l5 1lpIe wee
tire, Gtotsroao 2oren5 1rplicD, er 5.
IS. Sftober afgaaet peo 0poen =
paa lin IS slar5 TeoielS0og. SONS
Gin par ct 2ip Gfipnbeo og Ireo,
og bans 0go blep lom bans 2ip.
lloen forl1ogoaen0e Spgoom luffeoc
ban fine Zine; fdrlt oa Tlaget le11fe=
oeS paa bolp Stong oper &1uitafaoe=
mtet fif man llnberretl1i,1g ON, at
ban par nonoret bort. 9posaarla>
gen par en- @jprtelammelie.
2oren5 6rplicb par alle li1,e Gage
EN- 2Dffel1s Dnoling. st tint og rigt
@ien1 pnrneoe ONT bal1s 8arn6om,
og paa Sl,ggel1 bap0e @l16erne ifien-
fet banr Sen ltore &unlts ljel0ne
9eaooegope; til @an1p % Moogang
fien0te bon forbolosnis fist, ollereoe
tiolig l(pg bon naturnpbpe1loigt igien=
nenl og slnerfjen0elie og @erelnn1el<
ie fllgte bans @eje.
@lange an0re pil0e life bope toolt
laa negen Meobpr, be pil0e bore
fal0ne for Triltelien til fun at ipge
Sel0et5 og Set Durtig bllnone 9fopns
lette Sejre, nen 6enne Griltelle efsi=
ltereoe nrppe for Tralicb, BERTH bar
bans &1nitnerperio1ligbe0 i altfor
6pj @roO sgrligbe0e11s bpbe Sten1=
pei. San iiafre0e alorig mes lit
Fllno> ban bar bele lit 2ip en- reoclig
og ibnr0ig s(rbeiber, 0erfor ct bons
Erobuftion loo fro0tg pGlocnoe, jon1=
tioig meb at Sc lange EeripDer, 6on
lepeoe / fremnle0e 2anbe, gjor0e
bans &llnlt friif og olii0ig. Son1 al
le pirfelig ltore &l1nitnere ipnn0te
Trglicb oper bele Ger6en, men be6lt
er bon oog blepet forltoaet al fine
oan0SlnnnO tbi fao 6anlfe &1nltne=
re bar pnret aa Ggte notionole jon
ban.
S iin l1ng6om bprte fan til oen
begeii itre0e, lt0preget nor6ilfe &unlt=
nerfreOs> lom fplfebe Jig UNDER @gp=
ems 5ane> og blan6t bpis mere fren=
tre6e11oe 9eopne fan nepnes 2pSjpe,
S. ST. 2un6bpe, 5fopgaar0 og Dig
teren &aal1tno. Jrgltcb par life me-
re en0 II slar gon1mel, ba Fan gien=
ner1 nogle imaa raoere0e 8looe fif
2ejligbeo til at bite i'm Opgtigbeo
lon1 GDretegner, og ct Ear slar iene=
re popeoe ban Jig me0 afgjort @el6
tn0 paa 8ebonolingen al Sc nor0ilfe
Gagnnn1ner, ct Sn1raaOc, paa bpil=
fet fan n1oolfe pon0t fine fl1nltnerilf
lterite Seire.
Wien &l1nltens 0ragenoe l1ro itaf
6rplicb i Slo0et, @ang paa @ong
orep l1blangielen bam bort fra @ien1=
lonoet. Sans f6rlte 9fejle giolot
0fiincben, SDrol og 0re50en, bpor=
ira bon len6te ii11 forite Serie 9fooc=
ringer, Sllultrationerne til Oeblen=
lc6lngerS u0e tpenbe &irfetoarne" ,
bieln til &unltnerforeningel1, Ser Be-
lprge0e Oem u0gipne Gfter ct fort
Selgg Ganlnarf reilte fam til Gonn,
bpor fan 6leb fem 9(ar, og bpor ban
gienneln en- l1en6eligbeo al Nennc=
tcgninger og glitter 1lbpifle0e lig ii!
oen itore, melterlige Sllultrotor.
Sin 1tprlte &irfionrbe6 iom gooc-
rcr og Sllultrator u6fol6e6e fan bog
/ Eoris, bbor ban lepe6e benbeo Ell
fem og tpbe 9lar. Ser lapeoe ban
line Ha6eringer til 0ronning Gog-
marpiien og uMmor og Gipcbe" OF
teene6e Sllultrationerne til sSubri-
ciils' 9anmarfsbiltorie og $. 6. Mn=
beriens 9gpentpr. gIIe oisie Seer.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-11-20
4apcn iubilcrcr. $ 6enne uge fei-

&apcn jnbilcrcr. S oenne ltge fei-
rer Yope Yius X. lit so slars SUI
bileum for Sptage1ie / ben fatbollfe
Yreiteitan6. $ Sen slnleoning er
ser ltrgnmnet fatbollfe @ejltlige al
alle @rooer iaa pel lon1 Eilegrimme
fra alle @er0ens @9ne til &on1,
bpor sSubileunlsfeltligbe6erne be.
gpnbte Weonoags peo at Eaoen per-
ionligt lelte Me5lel i ct. Betcrsfir-
fen. Saa bel &irfen lom Gatifanet
par omgipet al itorc Eoliti= o9 1rop-
peitprfer for at lifre Eapen og De
bpie Erelater fra slnarfiitcr, Der
maatte befin0e Jig blar0t GolfeHlas.
len.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-11-20
Statsicfrctrr &ppt pcutes at

StatsicfrctGr NDDt DcllteS at bliOe
&onbioot for 6orbunosienator fra
Seem Dorf Stot lom 1bomos 6.
Hlott5 Gfterfqlger. 6lere &anbi0a>
ter far puret poo 5ole, blanot btsie
YrGli0cnt &oolcuelt, mcn Sc far alle
erflGret at Sc pil tr9ffe Jig tilboge
for 9ioot, og ocl1ne nuenes at billie
mootoge @alget, 6pis bon fon opnoo
<;ette u0en at blipe blanoet op en-
faftionel Yortifunp, lfipnt ban piloe
foretrnffe at trnffe Jig tilhage til
Yripatltpet.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-11-20
'Dank dmeri6ank
Se(F6a6 tager tat.

1ireftprerne for 9unlt= =slnerifanlf
Sellfob for enlten1nligt belluttet slr=
rangeme11tet al ell .,Oanif=amcrifanlf
Sag" paa llbi itillin9e,1 Marbus ne=
lte 9lor unoer Sellfobet5 slulpicier.
Mon bor Sen 9lnleoning iat Jig /
6orbinoelie meo l1oltillingsoutbori-
teterne og foreilaaet, at 4. SSrli oe=
ligneres joni benne 0ag. @euligten
er at ofboloe cn 9feffe Toreorag al
nf=slmerifnnere og 3anlfe Ser
biennme, bnffenoe 9gmner og Jor=
bolb, Ser fl,nne betragtes lon peren-
Sc al alme1l sSnteresle.
Set er ligeleoes eniten1lniet bellrt=
tct at leu0e en officiel ssS11obpbelie til
@rofesior .. 9gggil0 peo Sen oauife
9an0bobpiifole ON at beigge slmerifa
/ Somneren 1910 ng afbolOe Sore,
Drag, bope0ia9elig / 9on0biltrifterne.
0pg pil Frofesloren oglaa gj9lte fle-
re al Sc ltprre 8Der % Ser boloe
lSoreorog, /. @fs. ON 9acgl1lcringe1
al Mplfebanbelen / Storbperne efter
@jpbenbapns Mpnlter, og ligeleoes
tale peo enfelte urnerifol1lfe llniperli il
teter.
2igele6e5 er set e11ltenuligt bel Tut
tet at lenbe ofitciel Sl1bbDbelle til
Erofeslpr Silb. 9(n0erien pe0 &jp=
6enbapns llniueriitet on1 at belpge
9lnerifa / Gfterooret 1910. Nrofes=
lor Mn0erien, ser er en al 9unn1arfS
ppper1te Ialere, pil gielte baaoe 8p
o9 2ono, og lon1tioig mes at boloe
cit 9feffe pppulGre Toreorog ON
oanlf 2iterotur, pil Yroiesloren gipe
Oplnsninger al banlfe Torfatteres,
i9rlig Solbergs, 8nrfcr. Hrofesior
2lnoerien pil ogiaa tolc pes flere
amerifanlfe ltniperiiteter.
Sumtioig mes at Hroiesior 9}icbo=
los @utler> Ser fornDlig belpgte &jp=
ben6apn, neO0eler Ganlf=s(merifanlf
Sellfab, at Sen 6o1lfe Hrofeslor, Ser
poo Columbia l(niperlit SSn0hpoel=
ie gin1ter 9lmerifa, oefinitipt fommer
/ 1909, uDtoler ST. @ntler poa Gel
ifobets Opfor6ring, at Columbia
l1niperlitet mes Blpbe lon1tpffer / at
iammc Erofesior, for iao piOt ban
n1ootte pnlfe Set, pgloa rejler nclt=
pao fpr ln10er 9onif= =slmerifonlf
Sellfobs 2eOelie at bploe 1Soreorog
pes ocrpGrenOe llniperliteter.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-11-20
Spenltoocl1oe Mcooelelle, ion1 y

0pcnltoocnoe Meooelelle, lon1 ri
far nloDtaget fra 3. u. e., bier, at
Selifobet MI tagcr olporlig fot pao
lin Sp1ope: at bpgge Bro n1ellcn
2anDene. Geltugclie paa l10ltillin=
gen Narbus pil bibroge nggtigt til
at bringe 6orltooelie bjcn1nse, ON
bpa0 ri beropre er og betpoer. Eroi
8eggil0 pil napnlig 9anOoiitrifter=
ne bore Sen rctte Monb poa Ser
rette Ela0s, og hans Heiie fan fao
ltor proftiif SetpOning Yrof. sln:
0erien er set en- lonb 2plt at bgrc,
fan er oo1oful0 lon Soler og glirn:
renoe lom Splpier; og enoelig e1
Set en 110mnrfet Soc at Sen Erofes:
lor, Ser ifol gjplte rGolumbio", fon:
mer pt6ere ll0 / 2an0et og paa come:
rifanlfe &ate6re fan gipe s(merifos
ltngOom 6orltaaelie al bpor bej1
oanif 8i6enlfab itaar.
6gres 6is1e Toretogenoer igiennem
me6 @el6, ion ri boaber og tror, bol
.. 81. g. sgren al at bape 1lbfer1
noget pirfeJiq go0t og 6epilt lin Ne1
til Set gapn Jet b9rer.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-11-20
1Sprlopct cllcr life fprlpbct?

1Surlupct cllcr life fprlppct? S
lpngere Sis bar ser peret tGlt frem
og tilboge ON en- 6orlopelie mellen1
SEN itolienlfe Sertug af Mbru55erne,
en- Tptter til Song @ictor SSlnonuel
al Stalien, og eli Gatter al 6orbunos=
lerotor Glfins al @eit @irginia.
Snort fortoltes, at Sen italtenlfe
&pngefolnilte bopoe gioet lit Mtnoe
til 6orbinbelier, mart at Sen mo6iat'
te fig Sen poo Set ipriglte. Set iiolte
np poo 0ette Self er, at Senator gl'
fins far erflnret, at ser llet life bar
fltnoet nogen 6orlooelie Steo mellen1
Sc to 11nge Tolf, og at ban / b6j
@ra6 beflager Sen l1bebageligbeo Sen
megen Snaf om 6enne Gag maa babe
forpolbt Sen itolienife &ongefamilie.
st Martbr=Nfunnmcnt af1pret. s
Green Yarf, grooflDn, g. g., afile'
reocs / 2proags ct Monl1ment for {.
$4,000 &rigsfanger, ser nnoer 9fe'
polutionsfrigen 0e0e ombor0 San
gelfibet vSerlep" og andre mtnore
6ongelfibe i>@apnen pe0 8rooflDn.
Mo11umel1tet, Ser be- ltaar al en- 270
6oo bej 6orilf Sejle, omgipen al
ltrner og Tlagltanger, er anifaffet
De0 giorog fra @taten Seem Dorfs
9aegiering og pripate 8iorag. Sc
ulpffelige Sanger bar amerifanife
Sol0oter og Semenb, Ser bgoc al
@unger og 5pgoom set britiifc
Tangeifib, boor Sc giennemgif frpg.
telige 2ioelier, og Sen Maa6e, bpor.
poa Sc blep nrisban6le6e og pinte,
bill 1te6ie itaa iom en- 5famplet paa
engellf &rigsfgrelie. S 1908 bler
MartDrerneS Sen flDtte6e til en- 8e.
aropeliesplo6s paa &u6ion @treet
9rooflpn, 0erfra / 1876 til Green
Horf, bpor Monl1mentet I'LL er rejit
ll6faitet til bette er gibet al 5tanfor1
@bite, ser bleb ff,,6t at &arrD Sbatp.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1908-11-20

sfrip efter 8rbpennmre poa bette
Slab.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-19

last evening for Hannibal where he
has charge of a freight run on the @
between hannibal and st. Louis.
Tie following Carthage party was
registered at the Keokuk yesterday
Mesdame5 G. j. Schofield, .Gmil Tyner
and I.ura V. Thompson.
Ernestine Berger of Nauvoo was in
the city yesterday on business.
VIM. H. Hartzell of Carthage was a
Keokuk visitor yesterday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Speisberger and
daughter Miss Rose are visiting in the
city. Mr.. S-eisberger was a former
Keokuk merchant
E. H. Conway of LaHarpe was in
Keokuk yesterday
Warren Beckwith and Guy E. Thode
of Burlington registered at the heokuk
yesterday coming to the city in rae.
ing auto.
| Joseph Trick of Omaha. a former
Keokuk man spent Sunday and today
! In the city with relatives after an alb
sence of nine years. He was busy
| greeting old friends and states that he
notices quite a good deal of improve
1 ment in the way of buildings, since he
I left here
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-19
CITY NEWS

Miss Osborne, formerly with the
Registration days. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week
Golden Rule, has entered the employ
of Nathan Lowitz, busy cloak and suit
department.
Masonic-Special meeting of Eagle
lodge, No. IL, A. F. & A. M. at 7:30
o'clock Monday evening, October 10,
1908 :. Work on First degree. Visit
ing brethren fraternally invited. BY
order of the w. M. S. H. Johnston, Sec.
LOST-Between First and Exchange
and First and Bank streets, ladies
large pocketbook with small purse in
side, containing eight dollars and ten
cents, also receipt from Ewers McCar-
thy Co. Return to this office. Re-
ward
Railroad men say that there are but
way around the country now on any of
the lines. And the situation Of six or
eight months ago has changed decided
ly in having buns riding on the train.
The j. M. went up the river yester-
day morning at $50 on her way to
Davenport.
The steamer Gen. T. L. Casey, went
down stream yesterday afternoon at
3:05 on her way to southern waters
The steamer Keokuk brought the
barge of the j. M. which sunk at
Gregory to this city yesterday after
having raised the barge by pumping it
out.
The steamer Dubuque which was
due to arrive last evening did not ar
rive until this morning at $40. The
boat has been running slow on account
Of the very low water and dense fog
which is on the river. The boat car
ried an immense lot of freight which
the thirty deck hands were kept busy
with for an hour and half. Burling-
ton and other upriver freight was un-
loaded here by the boat and will be
taken up in the morning by the Elose,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-19
Democratic Speech Made in the Col
ored Church Caused Much
Feeling to be
Aroused.
IT WAS NOT SANCTIONED
Seventh Street Baptists Barbecue Was
Turned Into Political
Meeting Last Saturday
Night.

There is much indignation among
the members of the Seventh Street
Baptist church over the closing of the
emancipation celebration and barbe-
cue which was held here Friday and
Saturday, for Saturday evenings pro-
gram consisted mostly in a democratic
speech and the members are loud in
their denunciation of the holding of a
political meeting in the church.
The members did not sanction such
a thing and were very indignant at
the church being used for politica,
purposes of any kind
The barbecue came to a close Sat.
urday evening with good crowd OF
people in the church to hear the ad.
dresses which were to be given
Rev. Venerable presided and intro
duced c. Fl. j. Taylor of Ottumwa.
Taylor was not expected by anyone
to make political address ard the
audience expected him to make an
interesting and entertaining talk, but
he had not gone far when they saw
that he was merely making a demo
cratic speech.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-19
CITY NEWS

Register this week-Thursday Fri
day or Saturday. Better register
Thursday and have the important
duty over.
October %, 90 and 24-registration
days.
This week-Thursday Friday and
Saturday You have the opportunity
to register.
Mrs. John McBain has been removed
from Graham hospital to her home
after passing successful operation
| last week.
A large yellow cat and valued at s25
was killed OF Saturday evening by
the uptown switch engine. The pet
belonged to the James Barker family
on South Second street.
A new class is being organized al
| the Y. M. c. A. in the physical de
| partment and is known as the young
mems class. This class Is for all nom
bers of the association who have never
/ taken gymnasium work or who have
not attended the classes for the pass
/ few years. Another new class Whlcf
is to organize is a swimming class
This will be open for all members OF
the association who wish to take ur
the work. The class will be conduct
ed by Physical Director Chamberlain
in the beginning.
In the district court suit for di-
yorce has been fled by VIM Russ VS.
Mary Russ. The petition states tAaf
they were married in Des Moines on
october 10, 1898, and lived together
,ntil Oct Z. 1906, when the vito de-
earted without provocation A divorce
4 1, asked for, also the sole custody OF
tbe minor child, Roy Russ, now aged
! four years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-19
PERSONAL

Mrs. Asaph Buck and daughter Elsie
I have returned from pleasant visit in
Chicago.
/ W. w. Hall. wife and daughter of
Springfield, H., are visiting in the
b city.
/ George F. Flood and r. e. Garrison
spent Sunday in Nauvoo with friends.
7. j. and Will McGrath returned
home this morning from Dallas, s. D.,
In which place they registered for the
drawings in tie Rose Bud reservation.
Mrs. O. E. King corresponding Sec
retarJ of Iowa Synodical Society for
home Missions. left this morning for
sioux City to attend the annual meet
ing meets in connection with the Sy-
aod OF PresL. terrain church.
.. E. King has returned from two
months visit at points in Colorado.
Miss Harriet Galpin If Washington,
y. q, is in the city to attend the Davis
Aastner wedding Wednesd y.
Gus kellmer, former Keokuk resi-
Qeht and mail carrier is in the city for
several days having been travelling the
past season with an opera company
anu Will return as musician after
Thanksgiving.
MISS Grey Turner of FIT. Madison
was in tle city yesterday.
y, .. Newberry of Argyle made q
"ip 10 keokuk on Sunday.
nay symonds of Carthage, H., was
city visitor yesterday.
Arthur stuples of Granger. Mo-, Wis
"ea over Sunday in keokuk.
ponald Roberts has returned from {
several days visit in Quincy with
friends.
M and Mrs. Frank Singleton are
spehding several days in Nauvoo witt
relatives.
", Ross Yant and James Gordon de
pa.'ea this morning for Burlington.
new Sanders Of the first Baptis
.aNfch left this morning to attend tn,
Falls
y. Carson made business tril
&A''rlinston Yesterday and returned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-19
CITY NEWS

NO. IL of the K line was an hour and
fifteen minutes late this morning on
account of poor connections at Bur
lington.
tuesday afternoon at Superintend-
ent Aldrich's office in the High School
building meeting of the governors
and vfce-governors of the Keokuk
schools will be held. The meeting is
for tae purpose of recognizing the
keokuk Schools Athletic League.
The Eloise had fine passenger list
yesterday when she left Burlington,
many people spending good part of
the fine day on the river.
Information has been filed by Jennie
Williams in the court Of Justice Ian.
des against George Owens charging
him with larceny. The information
! charges him with stealing a sewing
machine valued at $35.
Mrs. Vina Murphy of No. 211 South
Fourth street is seriously ill at her
home
For the consideration of $500 A. w.
HUDSON has decided to the Iowa Loan
and Realty Co., lot in block 1893, the
property being on the corner of Thir-
teenth and Orleans street.
Owing to an accident at the power
plant last night, the electric arc lights
! went out at about 10:30 o'clock leaving
the streets in darkness, the stars being
the only illumination of the night.
Harvest Festival services were held
by the Unitarian Sunday school yester.
day. The Sunday school room was dec.
GRATED with autumn leaves. .rhe rit.
ual of song, prayer and responsive
reading were used The hymns were
accompanied by the orchestra, Miss
Louise School, pianist, Olive Sterrett
Elma and Elsie Heller and James
! Hodge, violins. Piano solos were Civ
en- by Helen Sellner and Ruth Huxley
Recitations We're given by Edith Mar
bell, Summer Done Margaret Hodge
Little by Little; Kathryn Elder, "Oc
tober." A delightful story was read by
Mrs. Hugh L. Hodge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-19
Blaze on Saturday Night Destroyed a
Winters Supply Of Coal,
Buggy and Some vese-
tables.
IT WAS HARD TO REACH
Bad Roads and Long Distance Hun
Gives the Fire Good Start
Before the Department.
Arrived

| Saturday night at $50 the fire de-
partment made one of the hardest runs
! in many day to the residence of Otto
linden, 1119 South Fourteenth where
the barn on that property caught fire
and was totally destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown
and will be heavy loss to the owner
/ who had just laid away a large supply
of coal for the winter and had the mis-
fortune to lose it all by the flames.
A new buggy which was in the barn
was also destroyed and GOOD supply
OF potatoes were taken by the flames
7 and roasted.
1; Two pigs which were in pen ad-
/ Joining the barn were gotten away in
safety and did not become roast pork
although they had narrow escape.
Mrs linden who is confined to he
bed by illness was in the house which
is not far from the barn anG the flames
were kept from the house and adjoin-
Ing buildings and walks by the chemi-
Gals which was played upon them.
hS bOoC iClS COulQ Uc OIL no as
4 sistance as the nearest ire plug to the
residence is over four blocks away on
Fifteenth and Carroll street. The
chemical in turning the corner at the
corner of Fifteenth and Carroll got
too near large ditch which has been
washed out by the rains and came very
4 near turning over. AS it was the en-
CINE was delayed for five precious min
utes at this place in trying to pull out
4 and with the assistance of over doz-
en- men was put into the road again
and proceeded to the fire which had
gained good Roadway on the firemen
on account Of the long run that bad to
be made by the department.
Running out of chemical water, the
chief ordered the return of the engine
to the station where tle tanks were re.
fllled with the chemical water.
hundred dollars insuranc, is car.
ried on the barn which will not cover
the loss of the barn and contents
which was destroyed by the flames.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-19
BECKWITH HERE
in HIS RACER
Made a Visit to keokuk Yesterday
Both on Business and Pleas
ure in His Overland
Racer.
MAY ESTABLISH GARAGE
Looks Upon keokuk as a Suitable 10.
cation For Such a Concern
Renews Old Acquaint-
ances.

Warren Beckwith in his forty-fve
horse power, six cylinder, Overland
Racer made run to Keokuk yesterday
on both a pleasure and business trip.
His machine attracted much attention
as 1t speed up and down Main street
during the day and although no sixty
mile an hour gait was shown the ma
chine is reported to be able to equal
that speed.
The visit of Beckwith may result in
Keokuk having another garage in the
city as he was looking at several sites
which would be suitable for the in
stallation of such a concern. He is
agent for a number of automobiles in
the state and looks upon Keokuk as a
suitable location for such an agency
At the present time he is owner of the
Burlington Auto and Supply Company
Warren Beckwith is we'll known in
Keokuk and during his stay in the city
enjoyed chats with many of his old
time acquaintances. He is also widely
known throughout this section of the
country as he has done many things to
attract attention. 1t was only last
summer that he played first base for
the Burlington league team when
Egan needed man for the place.
Bechwith has followed a notable ath-
| letic career and is probably best
/, known as member of the Iowa Wes-
leyan championship foot ball team Of
| 1897. 1t was on the team that year
that he played right back and w. r. G.
Kendrick of this city played quarter
back. The team was one of the great
est in the history of the school and
although the team did not meet Iowa
! it was accredited by many to be the
best in the state. 1t was during his
| football career that he met and mar
ried Jessie Lincoln daughter of Pres
ident Lincoln, the family at that time
spending much of their time at their
summer home at Mt Pleasant.
!! Beckwith is a great lover of auto.
mobiles and owns quito number OF
them at the present time.
/ He will AGAIN visit Keokuk in the
near future as he considers the prop
osition of establishing garage feas
ible one.