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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07
KILLED MULES
BUT NOT MAN
x Line Work Train Struck an Outfit
at Hannibal and Knocked it
From Rrjdne

at Hannibal and Knocked 1t
From a Bridge.
Hannibal Post: While nearing the
approach of the Wabash bridge, north
OF the city last evening about 6
o'clock, Roy Mcqueen and a team of
mules which he was driving were
struck by southbound K line work
train. The driver was hurled over the
abutment of the bridge to the rivers
edge, miraculously escaping instant
death, while the two mules were
killed.
Mcqueen works on the Rogers farm
over the river and was returning to
his home after bringing load of
wheat to this city. Just as he turned
onto the river bridge the caboose Of
the work train which was backing
into the city, hit the wagon. Two
teams following close behind Nc
Queens wagon prevented him from
backing off quick enough from the
track and the collision resulted.
The driver was hurled from the
the bridge to the very brink of the
river. There he was found by DR.. j.
j. Bourn in a comatose condition. His
left foot was mashed and his right leg
injured while internal injuries may
develop later, However, Mcqueen
did not seem to be fatally hurt and
was later removed to his home.
Both of the mules hitched to the
wagon were killed instantly.
DR.. Bourn when seen this morning
said, ut was one of the most miracu-
lous escapes ever heard of. After
being hit by the train the man was
hurled distance of almost hundred
feet to rock bank below and yet
! escaped without being seriously in
jured. How he escaped death can't
possibly see"
The responsibility of the accident
can not be placed without an investi-
cation. The work train which has
been repairing the road between Han
nibal and Quincy was backing down
the track when the collision occurred.
while the wagon approached from the
river road at right angles to the di-
| rection of the train. The collision
! was a full broadside and that the
/ driver escaped with his life is Won
der to those who have viewed the
scene of the accident
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07
Forenoon at 1o:so.

81 j.
4 Warsaw choir.
3 Invocation-Rev. Hagen OF Tioga.
Suffer choir.
a Sermon-Rev. Phi. Hilligardt OF
Suffer.
Is. Male choir.
6, Benediction.
4 Warsaw choir.
Afternoon at 2:3o.
l. Suffer choir.
. Altar services-Re A. Satory.
3 Warsaw choir.
A. Bible lesson.
:. Male choir.
G. Scrmon-Rev. l.. Hagen.
T. Suffer choir.
& Address to the ladies-Rev. Hill
gardt.
Warsaw choir.
10. Benediction-Rev Satory,
Evening at ZOO.
/. Warsaw choir.
:. Invocation Rev. Satory.
8. Male ,chcir.
4. Bible lessons.
6. Suffer choir.
&. sketchess,of Norwegian Life and
.Customs--Rey. IL Hagen.
I. Warsaw choir.
5. Closing address-Rev. Hillgardt.
8. Suffer choir.
10. Benediction- Rev. H. Jogdstein.
IL United choirssr ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07

tee, but the general reception. comu,i..
tee for the day is as follows:
H. A. Heaslip, Henri isesselrne,
William Kilroy, Ed s. Lotion, c. Loef-
filler, Frank Kiefer, Fred Korschgen,
Henry Ritter and j. L. Candy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07

ca the place made vacant by Mr.. Har.
dy.
The little Brown brothers are the
owners of fine little pony which
their paper recently purchased for
them.
The Misses Robertson were Keokuk
callers Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07
Carriages for Veterans.

Carriages will be provided for all
Odd Fellows who have been members
of the order for fifty years or over,
in the parade. There are 'ur Of
these in Keokuk, each one having an
honor medal and being D. H. Annable.
Ben Mcintyre, Henry Moellers an6 b.
+. Hambleton of Hamilton. There
NAV be others among the visitors
who are expected.
During the entire day and evening,
Odd Fellows hall will be open fol the
reception of members of the associa
ton and visiting brothers.
Each lodge has a reception co nmit-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07

Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs
quickly, strengthens the lungs and ex
pels colds. Get the genuine in vel
low package. Wilkinson &. Co. and j
r. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07
Had 4 Close Call.

Mrs. Ada L. Groom, the wide !.
known proprietor of the Groom hotel.
Vaughn, Miss, says: 'l'or several
months l suffered with a severe cough
and consumption seemed to have its
grip on me, when friend recommend
ed DR.. Kings New Discovery. began
taking it, and three bottles affected a
complete cure" The fame c this life
saving cough and cold remedy, and
lung and throat healer is world wide.
Sold at Wilkinson & C's drug store.
Sos and $780, Trial bottle free.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07
ODD FELLOWS
TO Have DAY
Members Of the Great Order Will
be in keokuk in Great Num-
bers on Thursday Of
This Week.
PROGRAM FOR THE DAY
Lee County Association Will Meet
Here and Hon. z. A. Church
Will Make the Ad-
dress.

All of the plans are completed for
Odd Fellows Thursday when the Lee
County Odd Fellows association meets
in this city.
Business meetings will be held in
the morning and there will be pa
rade and an address in the afternoon.
The days program has been arrang
ed as follows:
Morning.
Reception and registration of mem
bers and visiting Odd Fellows at Odd
Fellows hall, corner of Seventh and
Main streets.
9:3O-Meeting OF the executive CON-
mittee at the hall.
1890 Meeting Of the board of di-
rectors at hail.
Afternoon.
2:00-Parade.
The parade will form at Seventh ard
Blondeau streets, under the direction
of A. ]. Hardin, who will act as the
marshal. The line of march will be
down Sixth street to Main and down
Main street to Second, then counte :.
march to the marekt grounds ct
Twelfth street where the public OK
ercises are to be held. The program
there will be as follows:
l. Music by the band
2. Call to order by E. A. Liddie
president of the association.
3. Prayer by the chaplain
4. Music by the band.
5. Address by Hon. 2. A. Church
past grand master of Iowa.
G. Music by the band.
Z. Benediction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-07
rv,noeIical song Service and Mis-
s,o, Festival is to be Held in
That City on October
Eleven.
EVERYBODY IS INVITED
=. program Has Been Issued For the
Morning, Afternoon and Even
ing Services to be
Held.

Next Sunday at Warsaw will be held
~ evangelical Sangservice and Mis-
sion Festival, to which every one is
invited to attend. Services are to be
hold morning, afternoon and evening.
,he programs of the day being as fol-
lows:
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
Report for December.
SElBY AGAIN FIGHTS
FOR THE COUNTY SEAT

Aberdeen, S. -. Jan. lI.-Once more
the county seat fight in Walworth u
ty is attracting attention through the
efforts of citizens of Selby, Who are en-
gagged in circulating a petition setting
forth the claims of their town n ask
ing that the matter be submitted to
a vote of the people so that it can be
settled for all time.
The county seat is at Bangor, a town
that has about three houses and Il store.
The petition is being widely circulated
and it is reported it contains more than
900 signatures.
This fight is one of the most inter
esting in the history of the state. Selby
has long been anxious TO have the
county seat; Java also wants it, and
Bangor until lately has made "A Wig
orous protest against any change. Some
time ago some of Selby's enterprising
citizens made a rail- or the courthouse,
secured possession of the records and
hauled them to their town. This meth
Cd of capturing the county seat was not
productive of permanent results, for
suit was begun and Selby was required
TO return the records and make good
the damage.
1t is now believed that this long
standing controversy will be settled by
the removal of the seat to Selby.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
DECISION HITS SOUTH
DAKOTA CATTLEMEN

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 14.-In the case
Of Henry j. Lawrence and Sully
county VS.. A. w. Ewart and G.. B..
Ingham, decided in the supreme
court, in an opinion by Justice Corson,
the question of highways on section
lines all over the state was made clear
and q question of local interest in
every part of the state fixed so that
contentious will be stopped.
Ewart and Ingham leased n large
tract Of land in northeastern Sully
county fenced the tract without
regard to section lines running
through ii. This called out a protest
from residents of that part of the
county. and in 1900 they went to the
county commissioners with a petition
asking that all section lines in the
county be declared to be public high
ways, so that they might nave free
ana unobstructed travel on the Sec
ton lines. The commissioners took
this action n the road commissioner
In mat part of the county attempted
10 remove the fences which crossed
the section lines, AS fast as he
tore them down they were repaired
by the owners Of the pasture and
an injunction was asked to restrain
the rebuilding Of the fences. The
ease has been hanging fire for a long
time. but the Iowa court has been
sustained in its action granting the
injunction.
Justice Haney dissents to this.
holding that section lines cannot be
made highways without the regular
ormui for opening highways by Pc
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
SANS LAND
BUSINESS IN SOUTH
DAKOTA is BOOMING
Secured Nearly
a Million Acres at Rapid
City Office.

Rapid City, s. d., Jan. 11.-Once more
id City land office broke all previous
records during the year 1907 and the
records disclose the fact that more
original homestead entries were hled
in this office than any other two land
offices in South Dakota.
East of the river there are tiVe
land offices, Pierre. chamberlain,
Huron, Mitchell and Aberdeen. or
those Pierre and Chamberlain have
the largest business because of the
fact that they are on the Missouri
river and some OF the territory west
OF the river in those districts. Ac-,
cordjng 10 the reports of those Of
fees The Pierre land office received
3,209 original homestead entries
and the Chamberlain office 2,040, max
ing a total of 5,249 for the two, while
the Rapid City land office received o.
26t original homestead entries.
The total cash receipts Of the
Rapid City office for the year 1907
were $234,475, the largest in the
history of the office and 9l@,933
acres OF public domain were appro-
priatpd
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
ANOTHER WEDDING
IN DIVORCE COLONY

Sioux Fails, $. D., Jan. iG,--E.
Franklin brewster, jr., son of a whole
sale grocer and banker at Rochester,
n. Y, Who is worth 81 1000, 900, to-
morrow viii marry, here, Mrs. Helen
Virginia Baker, a divoTcee. of Rich
mond, Va, whom he won by giving up
the morphine habit after a terrible
struggle.
brewster came here two months ago
with his mother, who is supposed to
want a divorce, and met Mrs. Baker,
who had just been divorced from q
United States consul 10 Costa Rica.
It was a case Of violent love.
Brewster confessed to her that ply
sicians who prescribed morphine for
him while he was suffering from mall
arial fever in Texas had made him
a slave of the drug.
She old him she could not marry
a drug fiend. and on the advice of a
physician he had himself padlocked
in a room at the Cataract hotel, where
for two weeks he went through all the
fortunes OF q man insane for want OF
a drug.
Finally he won both this battle and
the woman's hand. Then his father
wrote that he would disinherit him if
he married.
Young Brewster answered that ne
would marry anyway. but contrived 10
have the girl see his father at Roch-
ester, with the result that Brewster,
ST., was also c~aptivated.
Mrs. Brewster, the mother. saws the
marriage is a direct answer to her
prayers at ~spiritualistic n she
has been attending at the humble home
OF w. NJ. Daniels here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
TO LOCATE
MISSING CASHIER
OF DAKOTA BANK
George Horras, Of Hot Springs
Told Father He Was Com
ing to Sioux City.

Hot Springs, s. D., Jan. l8.-As yet
the whereabouts OF George ID. Hor-
ras, cashier OF the Hot Springs Ma
tional bank. which closed its doors
q month or more ago, have not been
ascertained. When the bank closed It's
doors, Cashier Horras wired his father
to come TO Hot Springs. At the time
the father was in "a hospital prepare
tory TO having an operation performed,
but he Immediately left the hospital
and came to Hot Springs in response
TO the request of his son.
The father and son left Hot Springs
together and proceeded to Des Moines.
Ia. where they parted, the father to
return to the hospital and the son stat
ing to his father that he was going to
Sioux City.
Since that time nothing has been
heard of the missing cashier. 1t is re-
ported on good authority that not even
his relatives residing here or elsewhere
have heard from him since.
1t was very much desired that Cash
Ter Horras be on hand during the set
Element Of the affairs of the failed
bank, as he would nave been able to
have materially assisted the receiver
in adjusting the affairs of the bank,
with which he was familiar.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
TRAINS ON DAKOTA
ROAD RUN BACKWARD

Arlington, S. D.. Jan. 17.-Hamlin
county expects to hold a county fair
the coming season. Hamlin is one of
the richest counties in the northern
part of the state, and has some of
the finest racing stock in the north
west. Estelline, which has n fine rae
ing park and several of the best blood
cd horses in the state, will make a
strong pull for the location Of the fair.
The South Dakota Central railway
has finished laying steel to Hayti, and
will suspend track laying till spring.
a "Y" will be put in at Hayti for IN
Venience of trains till the road reaches
Watertown. where q turntable will be
installed. At present the trains are
compelled to run backwards on their
southern trip.
The new town of Hayti now has two
newspapers, r. H.. Marshall. a news
paper man from Minneapolis, having
started the Hayti Herald, the third
new paper TO be established in Hamlin
county the present winter.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
KING GUSTAvE ASKS
SUPPORT OF PEOPLE

Stockholm, Ian. 1S.-Forma lopening
OF the first parliament under the reign
OF King GustaVe took place in this city
today with simple ceremonies.
King Gustave, who Il present, i'm
n speech from the throne referring to
the heavy responsibility devolving upon
him with the death of King Oscar,
promised I'm whole hearted zeal for the
prosperity and progress of the father
land always TO try and fulfill his duty.
1T is my hope" the king said. .in
both good and evil days to be upnort
ed by my Swedish people in Il CON-
mon work for the true veal OF the
fatherland.''
Continuing his majesty announced
that the suffrage bill adopted at the
last session OF the rigstad should be re-
submitted 10 the present house for final
approval. Special commissions were
recommended for considering a Joint
scheme for naval and military national
defense, as we'll as the question of rela-
tons between employers and workmen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
1907 A BIG LAND
YEAR FOR PIERRE
Half a Million Acres Taken In
Homestead Filings---Receipts
Were $I4T,l6h.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 14.-Homestead
filings went over the half-million acre
mark in the land office In his city
for the year 1907. and several thous-
and more acres were taken up in SOL
diers' and reservoir declaratories. This;
means that the man who wants free
land from nc Sam will have to get
busy at an early date or wait until
some of the Indian reservations yet left
are opened. The homestead filings alone
for the year reached 5000, with more
han 100 declaratories. This would
mean the taking up of nearly 100
townships, or as much as a half dozen
counties of the size of those in the
southern part of the state.
Besides the filings, 1927 62 acres OF
land were disposed OF at cash proofs
and excess sales, which brought to the
office $S6, 405, and fees amounting to
$50, S97.82. The Lower Brule receipts
amounted to $15.S00.14, with fees OF
$S,961.S2. This making the total re-
ceipts of the office for the year $142,-
1898.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
JONES, CONVICTED OF
ROBBERY, PARDONED

Yankton, s. D., Jan. 1S.-The direct
ors OF the First National bank in an
nual session elected Frank l.. Van Tas-
sci, president, to succeed w. Fl. McVay,
deceased. George Wilson was again
elected vice president, and w. Z. Heat
on, cashier. The directors chosen were
G.. b. McVay, Ella NJ. Heaton, George
Wilson, +. l.. Van Tassel and w. f.
Heaton. The bank declared a dividend
of II per cent on its years business.
News reached here yesterday that
Harry A. Jones. sent up from this
county for five years, for completely in
a robbery, has been pardoned after
two years. Jones. who never had a
trial, was '~'raiiroaded" into the pen
on his pleading guilty to save him from
a severe penalty as he had the case
explained TO him. Jones had many in
1uential friends, who as soon as they
understood his case, took up the mat
ter with the result that the board has
just recommended his immediate par
don.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
TOWNS AT WAR FOR
YEARS, NOW AT PEACE

Miller, s. D., Jan. 1S.-After a quar-
ter of a century of i'll feeling, Miller
and st. Lawrence now understand each
other and the old county seat animosity
has been buried. All his has come
about from sinking an artesian well in
st. Lawrence.
In the boom days when a big coun-
~ seat war was az it's height St. Law
renee people Junk a well, but it refused
TO spout forth as is the habit of these
wells. 1t was charged that Miller
boomers had tempered with the ma
chinery and caused the water to clog
while the men were away from their
posts of duty, before the great water
bearing strata had been pierced by the
drill.
This charge was easy to believe as
true, as a good flowing well in the own
at election time would gain many votes
for the county seat, and iG was sup
posed hat sue a trick would not be
beyond a certain Miller boomer to hold
the seat of government here.
Thus the i'll feeling went on from
year to year from the date Of the clog
ging of the first artesian we'll. But
now comes vindication for Miller, as
another well has been bored there and
ii too refuses 10 spout water. 1t seems
that the town is not located on the
artesian rock, although a few miles in
other directions good wells are Sc
cured.
Anyway the pioneer settlers there
now see % they were mistaken in
holding that Miller clogged their well
to keep them from getting the county
seat. Many persons in Miller who be-
lieved there might be something in the
accusation feel better to know hat no
one so base ever lived in their town.
The county commissioners last sum
mer let the contract to build ten steel
bridges oven the streams of the county
and the work was not begun by the
builders until early winter. The wealth
er has been so warm that the bridges
are just about completed, without any
Inconvenience from the cold.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
SEDUCES GIRL, l6,
THEN ELOPES WITH
ANOTHER MANS WIFE

Dallas, s. d., Jan. 11.-Orley Wall, of
Gregory, Ngas arrested by Deputy Sher-
in Chas. Morrissey on the charge of
statutory rape. The charges We're pre-
ferred by John Gardner, father of Ell
vira Gardner. a girl of 16, who charges
that she is now i'm a family way and
that Wall is the father of the unborn
child. Wall was arraigned before Judge
Wilson at Gregory and secured a post
ponement OF the preliminary hearing.
At the time of his arrest Wall had
just returned from Lynch, having
eloped with the wife of j.. w. Hinton.
Hinton threatens the arrest of both
parties on a charge of adultery.
The scandal has set Gregory astir
and will give rise TO a sensational lease.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
O'CRADY MURDER
CASE DISMISSED
BY JUDGE JONES
Widow, Charged With Sioux
Falls Crime, Released on
Plea of States Attorney.

Sioux Fails. s. D., Jan. -Contra
TO general expectation, Mrs. Juila Ann
O'Cirady. who last fall was arrested on
the charge of having shot and kllied
her aged husband. John OCTrady, at
the O'Grady home north of Sioux rams
will not be tried for murder.
Alpha Z. Orr. Of this city, states at
torney OF Minnehaha county, appeared
before Judge Jones of the state circuit
court, and moved that the charges
against Mrs. O'Grady be dismissed. A
diligent search by the prosecution, 1t
appears, has failed To bring forth any
thing in the form uf evidence upon
which a conviction could be based.
Under these circumstances the states
attorney asked that the case be dis
missed, and Judge Jones 50 ordered.
When she was released from custody
some weeks ago Mrs. O'Grady was
placed under a heavy bond. which now
has been released. John O'Grady was
shot and killed on n Sunday night. At
the time he was seated in his home,
the shot having been fired from outside
the building.
New Evidence.
One feature which pointed to the in
nocenCe of Mrs. O'Grady, and which
has not heretofore been set forth in any
newspaper, concerned her actions i'm
mediately following her giving the
alarm NJ the home of a neighbor.
The neighbOr and his wife returned
with Mrs. O'Grady, but did not at that
time enter the house. but remained at
the doorway and peered into the room
in which the body lay. Mrs. O'Grady.
however, entered the room without hes
itation, and. going up to the body of
her husband, lifted the head from the
floor.
She then placed her cheek against
that OF the tea man and ]piteously
called his name and urged him TO
speak to her. Those who have had
much 10 do with criminals declare that
this action clearly was an evidence of
innocence II hat had Mrs. O'Grady
really been guilty of the wantou muir
der OF her husband she would have
shrank from the body instead OF
caressing the face and head OF her
dead bISboOl
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
VETERAN OF MANY
WARS, III, INSANE

WatertOwn. S. D., Jan. John Kei-
fer, reputed TO be III years old, was adj
judged insane and committed to the
asylum at Yankton by the board of in
sanity.
Keifer has been in this country ever
since the Oldest settler can remember.
He Is half Indian, and about 80 years
ago homesteaded a farm near Lake
Kampeska, but lost it through a mort
g&ge.
He is a veteran of several wars,
among them the civil war, from which
he still has his discharge papers; the
Mexican war and the Blackfoot war OF
1897, II was only prevented by his
age from enlisting in 1898 for the Span
ish-American war.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
UNIVERSITY BAND
TO TOUR THE STATE

Nermillion, S. D., Jan. 14.-The South
Dakota University band will tour the
western part of the state during the
month of April. in the interest Of the
university. The band is under the di-
rection of DR.. G.. w. Collins. 1t Is
planned to have the musicians visit
some of the best cities in the eastern
part of the state, also the Black Hills.
They will take with them a number of
musical artists. Professor Won Geltch
has been secured to assist, together
with a glee club of male voices from
the university. The purpose is to adj
Vertise the university.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
IOWA FARMER ROBBED
OF $1,000 AT REDFIELD

Redfield, S. D., Jan. 14-Joseph Quin-
trail. an Iowa farmer, was robbed of
81. 300 here last Thursday night.
He had made a proposition to pur-
chase a restaurant, exhibiting a large
roll of bills. He afterwards went TO his
room in a lodging house. and put his
pocketbook containing most of his
money under the carpet.
He went out TO see the town with
his friend, the restaurant keeper, and
when he returned an hour later the
money was gone. Four suspects are
under arrest.