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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
CITY NEWS.

-5kate at the Roll-a-Way and be
happy or an evening.
N A. King is sick at his home n
Concert street and unable to come
down town.
Justice H. c. Landes still remains
at home sick and was unable to come
down to his office today
Earl Hemenover, who has been
very sick for the past few weeks is
expected to be out again in a few days.
Enjoy a merry whirl at the Roll
away this evening, the old as well as
the young can partake of the amuse-
ment.
"A melting of the federation COM
mittee will be held this evening at the
Y. NJ c. A. All the evangelical
churches of the city will be represent
ed.
The District court was rather
quiet today, court matters occupying
its attention. The petit jury has been
excused until Wednesday when an
other jury case will likely be started.
The Roll-a-Way is the greatest
amusement feature Keokuk people
have enjoyed and their patronage is
certainly appreciated by the manage
ment
A Keokuk minister who has been
here for a number of years and is
we'll known, is said to have received
a call from an eastern church and is
considering the advisability of accept
ing the same.
The best way to spend an after
noon or an evening is at the Roll-a-
Way-the finest rink for the finest peo-
pie. Once around with the mel. y
throng causes enthusiasm that is in
creased with every stride.
Three young boys about the age
of twelve years We're relieved of an
air rife by Officer Warren Holiday Sat
urday afternoon, after being taken 10
the police station on complaint of a
south side resident
The meeting yesterday afternoon
at the Y. NJ. G. A. was well attended
and was most interesting one Pre-
vious to the address which was given
by Rev. E. B Newcomb, the Congra-
gational choir of fifteen voices repeat
ed the music of that church on the
previous Sabbath.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
PERSONALS.

Miss Maude Gilley who is teaching
school at Macomb, is home for holt
day visit and is accompanied by her
niece Miss Eva Byerly
Mrs. F. E. stannus and daughter
Eta of Quincy are visiting for few
days with relatives and friends in the
city.
Lieutenant ] C. Townsend left Sun
day afternoon for Baltimore, enroute
to Norfolk, after spending Christmas
With home folks.
Charles Dickey left this afternoon
for indianapolis, after a visit with his
family in this city.
Ernest Brunat of Minneapolis is in
the city for a few days visit during
the holidays.
w. j. Ingram spent few days in
st. Louis and returned to Keokuk to-
cay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
JOHNSON -EFFRIEs
PURSE OF $4,000
Burns Says He Has Made Quarter
Million Out of His Fistic Career
and Will Retire.

SYDNEY, N. S. W., Dec. 2S-Al-
most the sole topic of conversation
here now is the Johnson Burns fight
and the probability of getting James
]. Jeffries to come from retirement
and fight the new champion for the
laurels the Californian once had.
Whether it will be possible to ar
range battle to take place at Rush
cutters bay between Jeffries and John
son is not known, but certainly every
effort to do so will be made by Hugh
McIntoch, the fight promoter, who an
nounces that he will leave for the
United States by way of England. Jan.
2, and offer a purse of $4,000 in an
endeavor to entice Jeffries to come
across the seas and meet Johnson.
That Mcintosh can afford to offer
an enormous purse for another cham
pionship go is shown by the fact
that the receipts from the Johnson
Burns fight aggregated S150,000. This
amount it is believed here, is the
greatest ever taken in for a single
prize fight OF this sum Burns re-
ceived $4,000 and Johnson $500, in
Guiding $500 for his travelling and
training expenses.
Thus far "Bill'' Squires, the local
heavy weight who thrice has been
vanquished by Burns. is the only man
who has issued def to Johnson, and
the big Texan has signitied his willing
ness to meet Squires for $4,000 q
side. 1t is unlikely, however, in view
of the impression Johnson has made
here as a fighter, that Squires will be
able to find a hacker.
Burns adhers to the decision he
made prior to meeting Johnson-that
would be his last fight, despite the re-
suit. He says he has made during
his fighting career 100000 and that
this is enough to keep him from want.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Railroad Crosses Land.

The identity of the men composing
the big syndicate who have obtained
these options has not been disclosed
but it is reported that j. j. Hill. who
recently purchased the Colorado and
Southern. including the latters Texas
lines, is back of the transaction. The
ST. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico
railroad, in which Mr.. Hill and asso-
ciates are said to have acquired con-
trolling interest, splits this ranch ter
ritory in half.
1t is said to be the plan of Mr.. Hill
or whoever may be back of the great
land consolidation scheme, to divide
the property into small farm tracts
and colonize the same. B. F. Yoakum
of New York, chairman of the Rock
Island and Frisco executive commit
tees, is president Of the st. Louis,
Brownsville and Mexico, and is said to
be member of the syndicate that has
been formed to acquire and consoll-
date these Texas ranches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
MORSE SAID TO
BE UNDER ARREST
Son of Telegraph Inventor in Mexico
Held on Charge of
Murder

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec s3.-Theo V.
Johnson today wired at noon asking
the state department to investigate the
arrest of VIM. Is. Morse, son OF the IN
ventor of the telegraph, for murder
in Mexico. Johnson started in tour
ing car for Escondido seellin: Morse.
Friends are unable TO lean wnere he
is imprisoned or detained onNa charge
of killing a Mexican. He left here in
October to visit Campbell ranch near
Trinidad. His brother, E. l.. Morse,
is an eastern financier Many promi-
nent New Workers are wiring vainly
for informal;
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MI and Mrs. James Huiskamp en-
tertalned twenty-seven couples at six
handed euchre on Saturday evening
at their home.
one of the prettiest dancing parties
OF the season was given Saturday ev-
ehing in Hawkes. hall by Archer and
MISS Lillian Miller, who entertained
Vrey royalty about sixty of their young
gentlemen and lady friends. Many of
the young ladies present were attired
IN the late Empire gown, the evening
dfess being very becoming one. Miss
beth Miller and Miss Carrie Dimond
presided at tie punch bowl and also
assisted in serving ice cream and cake
later in the evening. The program of
dances consisted of six waltzes. five
eWo-steps, two rye waltzes, two tag
tWo-steps, two schotisches, two barn
oances, one German two-step and a
conclusion with Home, Sweet Home.
agnes orchestra furnished music for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

Shortstop Hill of last years Keokuk
team has been purchased by Harry
Hotter of Quincy from Lincoln. This
sale comes as quite surprise to the
heokuk directors for they fully expect
cd TO again gain possession of this
player Lincoln loaned Hill to Keokuk
last season and recalled him at the end
OF the season. The Keokuk directors
We're under the impression that they
would again receive him if the Lin
coin management could not find a
place for him. Without any warning,
Manager Belt has received word that
the sale of Hill to Quincy has been
completed
According to one of the directors
today the loss of Hill is not being
greatly mourned, as Belt has several
infielders, whom he thinks can fill the
vacancy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
DIED IN AUTO
OF HEART DISEASE
Former officer of the Forton Trust
Company is Found Dead IN
His Automobile.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-While rid
ing alone in his automobile near
Spring Valley, N. Y, Hiram B. Berry
of Warwick, a wealthy manufacturer
and formerly an officer of the Morton
Trust company of this city died OF
heart disease. He was found dead on
the seat of the machine, which had run
into a ditch when his hand fell from
the steering wheel.
The fatality occurred as the car was
climbing steep grade. 1t is believed
that Mr.. Berry, who was subject to
heart trouble, had overexerted himself
working the car up to top speed pc
fore reaching the hill, and was strlck-
en- half way up ii.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

SHOWED QUAKE
Recorded Disturbance About 4,soo
Miles Distant From Wash
shington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-When the
seismograph record in the weather
bureau was examined today it showed
an earthquake occurred last Light at
1881. The disturbance lasted more
than an hour Chief Moore says the
origin of the quake appears to nave
been about 1880 miles distant from
Washington, corresponding to the dis
lance from parts of Italy from whlch
the cable reports were received this
morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
HOG CHOLERA STAMPED OUT.
Missouri University Experts Cay They
Have Perfect Cure.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S.-A special to
the Republic from Columbia, Mo-,
says:
AS a result of perfecting serum
that is an antitoxine against hog chol-
era. the Missouri agricultural college
guarantees the state legislature that
with an appropriation of $4,000 a year
it will save the farmers of Missouri
from 81 100000 to s5,O00,000 annually.
The agricultural college announces
unequivocally that it now is prepared
to vanquish hog cholera.
The serum is drawn from what is
known as a hyperimmunized hog, the
fibrin being removed so as to prevent
clothing. The serum is treated with
small quantities of carbolic acid and
when kept in a cool place can be kept
from six to twelve months.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
SCHEME TO UNITE
100000 ACRES
3. F. Yoakum One Member of syndi-
cate According to Reports-Land
Valued at S75,ooo,o0o.

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 2S.-The
largest ranch consolidation scheme
ever undertaken is being negotiated in
this part of Texas. 1t involves the
merging OF sixteen of the largest
ranches in Texas, embracing 100000
acres of land. valued at upward of $75,-
100000, into one enormous tract.
Among the larger ranches upon
which options to purchase have al.
ready been signed are three of Mrs.
HI. NJ. King, consisting of 1,3S0.00o
acres; John B. Armstrong, 10000
acres, and John Kennedy, 100000
acres. The stretch of territory involv-
ed in the proposal deal borders the
lower Gulf coast for $50 miles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
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 unknon 4
preparations that may contain some
harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and
Tar costs you no more and has rec
ord of forty years of cures Wilkin.
son & Co., and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
BODY OF WELL
DRESSED WOMAN
Found Floating in Lake Michigan and
Police Believe it to be
Murder.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. What the
police believe to be an trocious muir
der was uncovered this afternoon when
the body of a fashionably dressed
woman was found floating in Lake
Michigan off the north shore. Despite
the fact that two checks for $40 and
$40 were found on the body the police
think the girl a victim of foul play.
The checks made out to Mamie R..
Dunn, signed by the cashier and pay
ing teller of the American Trust and
savings bank is the only clue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
NEW YORK FIREMEN
CAUGHT IN FIRE
Entered Building to Aid Occupants
But Found Retreat Cut off.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Two firemen
are in the hospital in a critical con-
dition and eight others are 5uftering
from burns and other injuries as a re-
suit of a Brooklyn fire today. Led by
Lieut.. Jarek the firemen entered the
building in the belief the tenants had
not escaped and found the building
empty and started to retreat when
they found the way cut off by flames.
They assisted each other in getting
out
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
How is Your Digestion.

Mrs. Mary Bowling of No. 22S 9Th
Ave, San francisco, recommends q
remedy for stomach trouble. She says:
Gratitude for the wonder effect of
Electric Bitters in 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 Ind is especially helpful in
all forms of female weakness. SOC at
Wilkinson & Co.. and ]. F. Kiedaisch
&k Son drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Tidal Wave Followed Earthquake.

CATANIA, Sicily, Dec. %.-A tidal
wave accompanying today's earth
quake caused heavy loss TO shipping
interests here. Many vessels were in
iured. Most of the serious damage
was sustained by the Swedish steam
err Asia, the Austrian steamer Bud
atwo. and the italian steamer Orseola
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Seize a British Steamer.

HoNGKONG, Dec. 2S.-The British
authorities today are starting an in
vestigation OF the capture of the Brit
ish steamer Talon by two Chinese
cruisers near Kun Chuka. Several
months ago the Talon ran down a
Chinese Junk and it is supposed the
seizure grew ont of this incident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Kentucky Farmer Suicides.

HOPKlNvILLE KY, Dec. 2S.--Roy
Rogers, age 30, son of prominent far
mer killed himself today. His father
was whipped by night riders during
the summer and the son brooded over
the affair and it is believed to have
caused the deed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
HAD A GRUDGE
AGAINST FIREMEN
So West Grub, Negro, Tried to
Wreck the Norfolk Western
Limited.

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 2S-West
Grubb, the negro arrested last night
on a charge of attempting to wreck the
Washington, Chattanooga Limited on
the Norfolk Western railroad, today
confessed to the police He admitted
having made three unsuccessful at
temps near Wytheville in order to get
even" with section foreman against
whom he has a grudge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

FOR SALE OR ExCHANGE-Fine,
highly improved, Lee county farm,
752 acres; IA mile from good town,
school and church. Stocks of mer-
chandise considered, The price is
right to make money on this farm.
See j. c. Paradice Realty Co.. Gate
City building, Sixth street. 26-2t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Favor Short Schedule.

According to statement made by
President NJ. e. Justice today, the
short schedule, or one containing 1875
games, has been universally favored
by the clubs of the Central Associa-
ton.
Quincy and Keokuk are the strong
contenders for a longer schedule, or
one containing $40 games.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

the dance and the many young people
present thoroughly enjoyed the hospi.
tailty extended by the lost ard host.
ess. The outof-town guests present
were the following: The Misses Mary
and Eleanor Mcclure of New York
MISS Gene Scott and Miss Ida Calitf
Oh carthage, Miss Trueia Evers OF
Quincy, Messrs. w. B. Granam and p
R. Stoltz of Ottumwa and Harold
Fromme of Peoria.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Marg
aret Hedges will be held Tuesday af-
ternoon at 200 O'Clock, at the Collier
residence, 326 Fulton street. Friends
invited TO services. Interment in Des
Moines,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

FOR SALE-At anti-water power
prices-G) Two cottages and barn.
on one lot, Nineteenth and Timea.
$1050. CD Two cottages, full lot,
415-41S Palean, $1,000 co Two cot
tages, nice north side corner lot, on
best residence street in city, Thir.
teenth and Orleans, $1,000 All three
of these offers are bargains, and will
pay handsomely on investment. See
j. c. Paradice RealtJ CO., % North
Sixth street 26-2t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Missouri Meat Inspectors.

WASHINGTON, Dec. rs Thomas
Mulvey. Andrew Pickett and Joseph
c. Eddy, all of Kansas City and Jos
eph /. Chamberlain, OF St. Joseph, Mo,
have been appointed meat inspectors
in connection with the bureau Of ami
nal industry
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

WANTED-Ra Railroads are again call.
ing for hundreds of trained men to
MI positions us fremen, brakemen,
electric railway motormen and conduc-
tors. Uncle Sam also wants more
competent men for railway mail
clerks, carriers and P. o. clerks. Our
practical courses by mail will fit you
in short time for any OF these good
paying positions. Write today for
free catalogue and say for what posi-
ton you want to qualify The Wenthe
Ry Cores. School, Freeport, Ill.,,
Dept. 35S. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
To Senate Early in April.

Leaders already are talking about
putting the new tariff bill through the
house and getting it into the hands
of the senate early in April When
the Dingley bill was sent to the senate
the house contented itself with meet
ing only to adjourn for three days,
thereby focusing public attention on
the senate and placing the responsible
ity for protracted session and undue
delay in enacting tariff legislation up
on that body.
Even after the proposed measure
passes the senate the end will not
be more than merely in sight. There
are bound to be serious differences
between the two houses. all OF which
will take time to reconcile. The Ding
lev bill was in conference committee
nearly a month. and Their is every In
dication that the struggle between the
two houses in the coming tariff tight
will be quite as bitter as 1T was when
the last legislation of this sort was
enacted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Working on New Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Members
Of the ways and means committee re-
-urned to Washington and held a meet
in today, resuming work on the new
.ariff bill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

FOR SALE-2o acres on Hicks road
almost within city limits Improve
ments: z room dwelling, grainery,
barn. chicken house, smoke house,
hundreds of fruit trees and grape
vines, etc. Somebody take this quick
ly. It's bargain. Price $1,000. See
j. c. Paradice Realty Co. 2G-t2
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE JAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma.
ture is on each box. Csc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
BITTER TARIFF
FIGHT is SEEN
No General Business will be Transact.
ed Should Speaker Cannon
Follow Precedent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.- Leaders
in both houses of congress are antici-
pating long session next summer,
following the converting of the extra
ordinary session of the Sixty-first con.
gress, and the impending struggle over
Ia, tariff bill. According to unofficial
advices received in Washington, Mr..
Taft has made it known that he will
summon congress to meet on Monday,
March is.
The Sixtieth congress expires by
limitation March 4, upon which day
the new administration is to be inaug-
urated. BY selecting the date less
than fortnight distant from his in
duction into office, Mr. Taft gives no.
tice that n, time is to be lost in get
ting at the business promised during
the campaign.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

and capture Simpson and his men, The
sheritf's deputies alone stood no show
against him. .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Dunn Manaaer Of Orioles.

BALTIMORE. Md, Dec. 2S.-Jacs
Dunn has signed a contract to manage
the Baltimore Eastern baseball club
next season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Tariff Bill Comes Early.

The length of this extraordinary SEES
sion is problematical, but the leaders
of the two houses are rather inclined
to the opinion that the summer will
be more than half gone before adjourn
ment. The preliminary work now be-
ing done by the committee on ways
and means assures early consideration
of tariff bill in the house Debates
in that body can be restricted, and as
the bill is to be introduced from the
committee Immediately upon conven-
ing, the consideration of the proposed
measure will begin without delay.
AT the special session at which the
Dingley bill was considered and passed
Speaker Reed kept the house under
absolute control by appointing only the
committee on ways and means and
such other minor committees as We're
necessary to the operation of the
house. such as accounts, mileage, etc.
In this way no other business than
that decreed-the tariff bill-was con-
sidered.
OF course, bills can be introduced,
but if Speaker Cannon follows the pre-
cedent set by Mr.. Reed there will be
no committees to which to refer them,
and no general business can be tran
sacted by the house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
FOUND.

FoUND-On Christmas day, two-year-
old colt dark brown, 1900 pounds,
little white on left hind foot, scar on
face. white on nose, white on left hind
foot, Owner apply at John Orth,
Mooar, Iowa. 1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

FOR SALE-Several high grade and
desirable residences on the south
side; high ground close to Main
street. See J. c. Paradice Realty Co.
26-2t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

A marriage license was issued this
afternoon to A. Ray Smouse of Mount
Pheasant ard Miss Leona Bates of
Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
An Appalling Ratio.

A majority of the wedding licenses
issued in Keokuk are for out of town
people, but the divorces must go to res
idents of at least six months, so the
ratio is even more startling when con-
templated in this way and little figur
ing might bring the awful result that
one out of every four couples in Keo-
kuk do not live happy ever after.
Whether this being leap year, had
anything to do with the large number
Of divorces or not, is another statisti-
cal problem which is left to some one
else to figure out
OF these forty unhappy couples who
separated in 1908, one of the women
had been married twice before and
seven of them had been married once
before Of the men, one had been
married twice before.
The couple who had been married
the longest were married in 1872 and
divorced thirty-six years afterwards.
The nationalities given are as fol-
lows for the men: American %. Ger
man 5, Irish 3 and one each Scotch
Scotch-Irish, English and African. For
the women tle nationalities are given:
81 Americans, a Germans 2 Scotch
Irish and one each Irish and African.
With only the full records of two
years, but little comparison can be
made of the divorce mill in Keokuk,
but with 40 for this year and 2S last
year, business seems to be increasing
in that line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

Nauvoo independents: The marriage
OF Miss Susan Wyles of this city and
Mr.. James E. Reeder of Clinton. Ind,
was solemnized at high noon Thursday
at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eelwyn Wyles. Rev. A.
l.. Macarthur of Hamilton performed
the ceremony in the presence of rela-
tlves and a few intimate friends. 1t
was simple home wedding al there
were no attendants. After the cere-
nlony fine collation. was served. The
bride was reared in this vicinity and
resided here all her life, with the ex-
ception of few years that the family
resided in Keokuk. She is a lovable
and accomplished young lady and en-
joys the respect of large circle Of ac-
quaintances. The groom is a member
of well known family of Indiana, and
at present is senior student of the
medical department of Drake univers-
ity of Des Moines, Iowa. The bride
will reside with her parents here this
winter while the groom completes his
stud es. after which they will seek a
suitable location for permanent
home. Their many friends unite with
us in extending congratulations ane
wishing them happy future.