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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15

Trains leave from Unioa Denot
Berths and tickets, Fifth AMI John.
son streets.
South Bound.
No. S St Louis and south
isa'S .s.l5 am
No. IL st. Louis and kansas
City and west, south. leEvs $40 al
No f. Quincy. Hannibal {
ST Louis. leave 1850. i:So pm
'No. 10. Quincy and Hannibal
arrive ............-.... .s7 pm
NO. 10 leave ..... 500 pm
North Bound.
No Z. Chicago. ST Paul and
points west. leave 1855. 2:35 an
No. Is. Chicago, St Pz1l
and points west, arrive -. T:2n pm
No. 13, leave ...... I.as pm
NO. 3. Burlington, Chicago
and east, leave .... a:Qs pm
No. I. Burlington. leave -. 7:35 am
NO. 81. Donnellson. c. 3 &
K c. and North Road.
leaTe 100 an
NO. 50. from DonnelIson. c.
B & K c., & North Road
arrive q AZ pm
No. l. K & W, west, leave S:55 am
No. 3. Centervills. leave ..s:l5 pm
Arrive.
No. 4. from Centeryilla and
points intermediate, arrive l2:4s pm
mo. ., from Centerville and
west, arrive ..... 500 pm
Daily.
DAILY except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
DR. .. EATON JOHNSTON

PA SIClAN and SURGEON
TAe o7ly physician gracsicing o-.a-
oP2tAE IN TIE coua.Y TIE Smith
soulzH truss fitted and guaranteed
TIE o7lv truss that holds O7ca
No--h side ot Main street. thirs do.of
ADORE FIFTH Phone Sc Ressse-ce.
Ninth a75 Webster. Phone 80. P.
O. Locs Box. Il Warsaw. III
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15

His guests-Fred Dressed, John b
A. Nodler, John WEIGH. John Roger.
son, DR.. Fred b. Smales; Janes Cor.
don, liner Carlson, Walter Heller,
Frank Crimnins, Charles Henneman,
]. W. Brinkman, Philip Glazer, L. F.
Rollins, Henri Loewenstefn, Van Nor
ris, Ed. Robertson, John Cameron, D.
! f. Hassett, j. Ross Robertson, Ed.
Cosgrove, Patrick Welch.
Waiters-Walt Nod.er, Chuck jones,
Smoky Miller. Cy Phillips, John
BRASIL.
First Part.
Representing Night in Bohemia
and Introducing the following musical
numbers:
/. Opening C.-orus, Here's to the
Land of Bohemia"
.. That Friend of Mine" Chuck
Jones.
5. Meet Me in Rose Time Rosie"
John Rogerson.
4. Don't Go Away"-Cy Phillips.
.. Night and Day''-John B. A.
Nodler.
6. The Party that Wrote Home
Sweet Home, Never Was Married
Man"-John BRASIL.
Z. See Saw''-John Welch.
s. You're in the Right Church,
but the Wrong Smoky Miller
8, The Silent Deep"-Fred Ores
sci.
10. eB-R-o-kE'-walter Nodler.
IL The Moon-Man's Honeymoon
Walter Nodler.
u. The Glorious High Bali
Closing Chorus.
In presenting See Saw" Mr. Welch
will be assisted by quartet com.
posed of Messrs Dressed, Nodler,
Smales and WEIGH.
In presenting The Noon Man S
Honeymoon" composed by Messrs,
Carter and Loewenstein. Mr.. Nodler
viii be assisted by Cy Phillips, Smoky
Miller. Chuck Jones and John BRASIL,
in the first public singing OF this
composition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
DR.. CORAL r. aRMENTRoUT
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

OHee-Y. v. c. 4. Building. Resi.
dsnce Sl7 Fulton street ONCE hours
i9 TO II a N; ? 10 p. m: evening
hours oy appointment Iowa one
5es-Y. and Hub. phone eosa, Office
phone, Residence phone. Iowa, I'm;
Hub. 55I5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
Sunday in Charge Of Policeman.

A sensation was caused this after
noon when Rev William a. SUNDAY
attempted to assault man IN an OF
tumws national bank. who abutted
in on an argument SUNDAY was hay
Ing with Mayor Philips. The mayor
and evangelist had met to confer as
TO the deposit of money in the bank.
They became heated in their argu-
ment- SUNDAY declared the people of
ottumwa were with him. man in
The crowd spoke up, denying the state
ment- Sunday peeled OF his coat and
started for he man when policeman
took the evangelist by the arm and
gently len Inn out of the building aud
released him.
SUNDAY vas later Joined by Mayo-
Phillips. and the t~o walked corn
The street conversing in loud voices
4 crowd OF nearly thousand people
followed them
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=. L eouRTRleHT. v. D.

0zce eg9i Main street
Special afre1si0r u Mar md cleo.
t-sczi wo-s
o1oe ho1rS, 10 10 1881 q n. ; 10
4-sa z15 to $ n.
Reslee1ce tE17 F-zzasIir street.
~ ~. 7oGlE. NJ. D.
ss9t Maiz street
o7cs hears. 10 an5 toS
Ess55s1e-s. 69s High street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
PHYSICIANS.
Dr.. =. C. SMITH.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office and Residence: $40 Main street.
second floor.
Office Hours: 10 TO IL a. m; . TO 4
p m. 10 5 p. NJ
Iowa Phone: 67.-B.
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" Pease, ~ d Bertha Peas. VI. D
DIS. PEASE AND pEaSE
- q slondean 81.

Residence Sas Morgan St
OFFICE HOURS
Dr. 2 " Psasa-9 70 1880 3. N
) 70 y N. 70 S =. n.
Dr. Bertha Psas@1 20 ; .. n
Phoaa-oGcs .sJB: Residence
7sEy
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Second Part.

1. A Few Minutes with Johnston.
a brief discussion OF some of the i'm
portant events of the day. by o. R.
Johnston
.. An Acrobatic Attraction BY
Charles H. Henneman, Jr., and Elmer
Leske.
3. A Moment n BlackYille. Toe
Martin and Chuck Jones will give an
imitation Of Mcintyre & Heath in the
Georgia Minstrels.
4 A Little Irish. That's All. John
BRASIL and Smoky Miller in pleas
ing Irish speciality.
5 L J. Howard Lightning cray
on artist. Courtesy of lodges
Theatrel
s. After Piece. The evenings pro
gram 10 conclude with the one act
playlet entitled. The Two Rubies. :
presented by Warren Catterlfn and
Frances Loring. Courtesy of Dodge's
heatre)
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RAILROAD TINE TARTFo
hsszlXAbASh

No. 2. daily, leaves at .. .so -,
NO. so. daily except Sunday,
leaves at s.H
No. 76. daily except SUNDAY 1'u
Freight. leaves at sen
Arrive.
No. n. daily except SUNDAY.
freight, arrives .. "a ~,
No. 81, daily except Sunday.
.-.--........... $50 pm
Nos. IS and II carry passengers
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$40 Converts

The total number OF converts for
the day was 455. which with he pre-
vious number makes a grand total Of
S,44o TO date Many took their stand
this evening at Mr. Sundays farewell
address and sermon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15

DO your Christmas shopping with
Keokuk merchants.
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Toledo. Peoria and Western ,.i,,
C.. q. q O. aailMax {

Trains leave from Unioa Depot
Berths and tickets, Fifth AMI John
son streets.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
NAMING THE BABY
Method of Choosing in Some
Old World Countries

The choice OF a name for the baby
seems to be regarded as a most i'm
portant thing even among people whom
We are apt TO regard as uncivflized
And curtousIy enough, these very folk
contrive to avoid the arguments that
so often ensue when father and mother
disagree over whether the little
stranger shall be called Jack or
Marmaduke. Priscilla or Jane.
The Mohamrledan father and mother
each write their choice of q name on a
slip of paper and place both in the Ko-
ran Whichever slip is drawn first is
the name given TO the child
A pretty Egyptian custom is 10 light
three candles. naming each after a god
or some exalted parsonage The child
is called after the candle which burns
longest
Hindu mothers name their children.
paterfamilias not having a word to say
IN the matter. The naming ceremony
usually takes place when the baby is
about IL days old, and q flower name is
usually chosen
Chinese girls are simply numbered
one, two or three until they reach
years of discretion. when they are al
lowed TO choose q name for them
selves. The boys. however. are given
a temporary name until they are 20,
when pa decides what magnificent ap-
peIlation they shall rejoice in for the
rest OF their hves.-Wa Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

GOVERNMENT SEEKS
FlREPROOF MATERIAL
Severe Tests Are Made of
Many Structural Materials
by Geological Survey
BRICK Behaves Better Under
Fire and Water Test Than
Stone or Concrete

" ASH1NGTON, April 25.-The conda-
grafton at Chelsea. Mass. two weeks
ago. which rendered 10000 persons
homeless and resulted IN a uroperty
loss OF several million dollars foilox-
ing as II did. closely upon the heels
q the Boyertown, Pa. and CoIlinvood
ohio. holOcsusts. with their terribIA
loss Of life, has added much signincance
q the IRE tests OF building materials
that have been conducted recently by
tae United States geological survey in
behalf Of the government.
Tie federal government owner ~,
oullolngs valued al more than s5eo.-
100000 and spending $4,000 000 every
year Tor new structures throughout
t-e country, conducted these tests in
order that It's architects and engineers
may have definite information con-
cerning the nre resisting qualities OF
tne different materials OF construction
"a The end that the governments
buildings may be properly safeguarded
from IRE within and without
80. Engineers have long contended that
: with present methods OF construction g
-connagration resulting in the destruc-
ron OF millions of dollars worth OF
property and the sacrifice OF human
3 lite s possible IN every city Of any size
IN tce country. Their position has been
proved Il q tragic manner BY the BaltI-
uncre IRE, the FIRE following the earth
, quake IN san Francisco and that in
Chelsea Just the other day.
WOULD PREVENT FIRES
It + the belief OF the engineers that
these tres are unnecessary and can be
prevented BY the erection ot proper
areprOof buildings The government
does not insure its buildings against
loss By FIRE. but bends its energies to-
ward making the structures freproof
a small fraction Of what would be paid
10 insurance companies n premiums
Is being spent IN finding out the ma
terisls that are best adapted 10 resist
hre.
-. The 6rst OF q series OF elaborate tests
nave sust been completed BY the struc-
. lUrGl materials laboratories OF the
geological survey. under the direction
qt Richard L Humphrey. engineer in
charge. The tests were conducted AZ
rhs IRE underwriters laboratories in
Chicago and were made possible by the
.co-pEeratlon of the national board OF
gre underwriters and the National fire
3rosecticn association.
- .TElrxy panels Of various building
materials, including concrete building
.Focls; common. hydraulic pressed and
sand lime brick. concrete OF gravel
ctnder, limestone ard granite, glazed
bElidirg and partition terra Gotta tile:
sandstone. granite and marble build
-Sng stone. were tested The materials
were subjected 70 the direct spplica-
ton OF heat for two hours and were
then Immediately cuenched with water.
An effort was made 10 obtain & maxi
mum temperature Of 100 degrees
.Fahrenheir within half an hour after
starting the tests and 70 maintain this
temperature as nearly as possible con-
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
Force of a Cyclone

Careful estimate OF force OF a
cyclone and TIE energy required to
keep q hurricane IN active operation
reveals the presence OF power that
makes the mightiest efforts OF man
appear as nothing in comparison A
force equal TO more than 100000, 600
horsepower was estimated as developed
in q West Indian cyclone This greatly
exceeds the power that could be de-
veIoped by all the means within the
range OF mans capabilities. Were
steam, water, windmills and the
strength of all men and animals COM
bined they could not even approach
the tremendous force OF this mighty
power
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
A MODERN STRUCTURE
OF STEEL And STONE
The New Home of the H. S. Crocker Co. a
Dignified Design of Durability, Safety
and Commercial Convenience

san Francisco presents today IN steel
and stone an eloquent lesson taught by
IRE and quake Street BY street the
growing process oc her rehabilitation is
shown on every hand. Great achieve
rneuts OF brain and Drawn are daily
rearing themselves skyward 20 remain
FOR many years as lasting monuments
10 the indonitabie viii and mistaken
belief OF loyal citizens once buildings
and other structures which adorned the
city prior 70 the FIRE have been mod
e-nized and more richly equipped The
massive appearance OF the city. as
shown BY the many buildings complet-
Cd and in process of construction.
Indicates the solidity OF purpose
and means which are Joined in a force
fuL union 10 bring about these results
All schools and types OF architecture
are represented Originality Of de-
sign. picturesqgeness OF feature, dura-
biity 20 withstand the assaults OF
USAGE and tine. safety IN periods OF
quake and IRE, all these viii charac-
terize the New San Francisco. arising.
cleznsed and purified. from her baptism
Of FIRE.
couspicuous among the many modern
structures IS the new home OF the H S
Croker Company at zse-z4o Brannan
street. Prohting by the experience
gained in passing through the great
Gre. thfs pfoneer firm in california COM
rnercisI circles has just completed an
.edifee that successfully meets AL the
requirements OF q modern stationery
printing and binding plant
To plan a building that would sue
cessfuIly meet all these requirements
was q simple proposition, but 70 build II
under the conditions that existed dur
sno the first year Immediately follow
.nE the FIRE. fraught as Il was with IN
dustrial strife and handicapped by a
scarcity OF building material OF ali
1-s,ds was a herculean. discouraging
TASK. Temporary quarters were elm
.-s+ed from calculations entirely, all
energies being directed TO the early
completion OF permanent home, and
today every plan and specification has
heeu successfully carried out and the
plant fully installed
A visit 70 and personal inspection OF
the plant, together with the following
hriet description. viii give fair idea
~ the completeness OF the establish
rnent and the present unsurpassed
FACILITIES Of the Il s. crocker Company
- satisfactorily executing all orders.
WHOLESALE STATIONERY
The II. s Croker company's stock
- stationery and Office furniture Tor
sha Wholesale trade is tbs largest ana
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

aid during those trying months inn,e-
diately following the disaster. So
complete was the equipment and so
thorough the organization that ths
plant was operated day and night for
months. and everything from railroad
tickets 70 blank books. bound volumes
and mammoth posters was handled
with dispatch and IN q satisfactory
manner The volume OF business was
large and the total number OF orders
closely approximated those handled By
their extensive San Francisco house
for the same length OF time IN the
paimy days befors the fire Many Of
these orders were received al the san
Francisco ONCE and forwarded TO Sac
raue-to. but many more were received
direct from businessmen whOs amid
widespread desOlation and smoking
ruins. were preparing 10 resume bust
ness. and being In urgent need OF
printed forms. oftice stationery and
mind Send the order 20 Croker az
Sacramento-hs viii get 1t OUT How
well this evidence OF confidence was
merfted and how well every task was
performed Is a matter OF history
The same line OF goods that have
made the house OF H : Croker Com
pany the standard for superior goods
with progressive businessmen will al
ways be found II stock at the Sacra-
raento house-Globe- Werricke special
ties. Doten-Dunton Office furniture. ad-
dressographs. monographs. dupll-
graphs and every first class staple and
sBecizlty in stationery Business and
professional men located IN the terri
tory covered by this house can rely
upon receiving the same prompt SER
vice as that furnished by the san Fran
cisco headquarters
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

last" is an expression you will hear
every day in the leading business
houses all along the Pacific coast
These books last because they are hon
est1y made. every step in the building
process from sewing to finishing being
rIgidly inspected as the work pro-
crosses. and because nothing but hon
est materials enter into their manu-
facture- Here also the equipment is up
TO the highest standard
Catalogue and pamphlet binding
This department is equipped with auto
matte folding and inserting machines.
electrically driven gathering tables.
wire stitchers. cutting machines. sew
ing machines. signature presses. auto
matte trimmers. etc. This equipment
being located on the same floor as the
cylinder presss room. all catalogue
and pamphlet work passes directly
from the presses to the folding ma
chimes and from there TO the stitching
and trimming machines without addi-
tional handling
FIREPRooF VAULTS
The Crocker Company has provided
eight mammoth concrete freproof
vaults for the storage OF copies. cuts.
records. etc. The expense OF compilation
is a large and important item OF cost
in the publication Of catalogues. price
lists. tariffs. etc, representing In many
cases days, weeks and months spent in
research and calculation. and IN case OF
destruction by fire this data would be
hard IL not impossible TO replace Yet
many businessmen, careful TO a degree
in other matters. turn these valuable
manuscripts over to the printer with
out thought or q question as 10 their
safety while in his keeping. When
contracts for the printing of such work
are awarded to the Crocker Company
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

This. in brief. is the new home OF the
H. s. Crocker Company-modern. up 20
date. and the best that money can buy.
Every font Of type OF the latest style.
every machine IN perfect order. driven
by individual motors. not q belt or an
overhead fixture IN the entire plant;
housed in an immense building 137-sx
ESQ feet. designed especially for mod
ern class A stationery. printing and
binding establishment. containing over
10000 square feet. with p foot gall
lery around the entire floor space:
lighted during the day by glorious CAL
ifornia sunshine streaming through
many skyIights and at night By hun
dreds OF cleaning arc and incandesceat
electric lights-not dark spot II the
entire building: web ventilated. per-
feet sanitation. clean as pin through
out and with every ideal condition for
placed at the command OF ths public.
and this is the plant all are invited TO
inspect.
OUR SACRAMENTO HOUSE
The foundation for the large business
OF the H. 3 Crocksr Company was
laid with the opening OF the Sacra-
nento house on June Is. 1855 Start
ing business as II did at this early
period OF California's history. the pa
rent house was confronted with all the
disadvantages incident TO that time
Lines OF merchandise were limited.
type fashions were crude aud printing
machinery slow and cumbersome, but
the start was made with the best
equipment TO be had In the printing
department. the same spirit OF enter
prise that characterized the stationery
end OF the business prevailed and de-
termination TO be In the front rank
was always In evidence. New type
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

begun at ST. Louis in the spring of 1919
and finished five years later, when IL
had reached a depth OF 2.1s9 feet Since
1850 thousands of deep wells have been
bored in the United States, the most
important artesian districts being those
of South Dakota, Texas and southern
California.
GIVES SCIENCE OF FLOWS
Every textbook on geology and every
treatise on hydraulics discusses the pc-
currences OF artesian waters. A paper
by Professor T. c. Chamberlain on the
Requisites and Qualifying Conditions
Of Artesian Flows" published in the
fifth annual report OF the United States
geological survey, has become classic.
In no science is il more generally rec
ognized that nature does not do her
work in the simplest way than in geoI-
ogy. Thus 1t happens that the ideal con-
ditions for artessan flows, shown in the
textbooks. are often absent, while. on
the other hand flows occur under a
great variety Of conditions not COM
monty recognized and rarely described.
In a publication just issued by the
United States geological survey IS
bulletin No. s1s. II L Fuller. formerly
IN charge OF the surveys underground
water Investigations. discusses the con-
trolling factors of artesfan flows and
points out g few of the neglected eIe-
ments of the problem. No ATTEMPT ar
an exhaustive treatment OF the subject
is made. but certain much needed nodi-
f1cations OF the postulated requisites for
artesian flows are discussed and numer-
Gus diagrams and other illustrations
show the various conditions under
which artesian water may be obtained.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26


The present national atnialsrrstICn have 70
suited il an enornous increase IN the number
% sheep n the UEited States a. weh a u
Elncst doubling their Per capita value and ne
aost aafortGnate II after taus giving an IN
d1stry care and support = sr0ei-d - curtail "a
- restrictive measures excepr Wne1 soca
5ro-sctssu of ct6e- aad larger agricuiru-al IN
Seres.s-
Tke rc-ae- upon vast areas Of desert rsngs
can De uti,iEst ony i: Eiases Rase1s.-f -
florists dnring re summit l. Sll-u ceses l..f
of the sumner range means loss OF t1s
winter range also The market for the procac,s
largely depend=7t upon sneeP feeding dn-ins
winter IL j. -.e--f1re eT-de1r tlsf -
s'aas- al western s-eepDen- are Involves
II Rss besn suggested that were sEssp sx-
ciEded ron all national toresr ranges tEeir
settlers TEts would Be tr8e n some loe2itti~--
hcc there are large areas OF grazing l4D1s
useI 20 advantage sor cattle grazing ac-
count OF distance fron settlements. rccgE1es9
q The COUNTY zad TIE kizd OF forage IT'D
tneed- The erefust0n Of sheep from tsese arsds
Ire forerossx Considerations sEorsd- I think.
Be given d.e WEIGHT n ns<ins the nveSiist-
ten CT saeeP grazing which Il 5 proposed -
uniertzke- Every eEcrc Should Be made .
utilize tke forage crop t1e soss 81 watch
would se loss 20 The waOle west But i rec
osntze tat the EHIeE srpplJ vel As -ES
forage crop nusr Be used. AID. above al. co1-
se-Eed sed protected: that 10 single Industry
eaR properly he allowed . dominate I1s s-sla-
"a s1ges mist be subject 20 the restriction aeces-
<ary fo- re proper of rEs forests and ne
p-o,eetia3 of fke wats-saeds q streams.
I have ths honor TO BE. SIR. ye-J respectfully
- IAIES WILSON. Secretary
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
MEXICAN PEAT TO
BE USED FOR FUEL
American Capital VIII Develop
BOgs and Supply An
Gent City
Ruthless Destruction of Forests
Makes Imperative the
New Development
SPECIAL DIsPArcH 10 THE cALL

WASHINGTON. April 25-Word
comes from the City OF Mexico that
an American company has undertaken
the manufacture Of briquettes from
peat The increasing difficulty OF sup
plying the capital city Of the repuolic
with fuel from neighboring forests
whence its fuel has come since thu
days OF Cortez has led 10 this project
OF utilizing deposits OF peat which
have long been known 70 exist IN tbs
vicinity.
Eighty years ago Humboldt de-
eScribed magnificent forests within
reach OF the City OF Mexico. Today
the region supports only second
growth OF little value. The changs
has been brought about BY wood cut
ters and charcoal burners who have
stripped the land and left IL 20 re-
forest itself II Il could or 20 relapse
into waste. Thus neglected the land
could not grow timber 70 meet ths
demands upon IL and the wood cutters
have little or nothing 70 cut
Fortunately large peat bOgs ars
within reach II has not been much
used for fuel because the Mexicans
never took pains TO learn how TO burn
II The company which has under
taken 70 manufacture the bog fuel into
eTiquettes has made large investments
in land and machinery