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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
THE OLD TIME BOATS.
Burlington Man, Uncle Jim Harris,
Recalls Days of Floating
Rats.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Uncle Jim
boat man in the city. His memory
runs back to the days before the big
RATS of logs and cut lumber were tow
ed down stream by boat. 1t was DUR
ing the period when the RATS were
guided by long sweeps that Mr.. Har-
ris took to the river.
The recent death of Captain Slo-
cumb, who was pioneer in the raft
Ing business, recalls the names of a
number of the old timers who had
charge of bringing the big RATS down
from the northern pineries in the old
Jays" Uncle Jim Harris stated yes
terday There was Boyd Newcomb,
George Windinger, French Joe, VIM.
Slocumb, VIM. Darr, Tom Fairbush,
Bob Dodds, Dan Davis. Mark Bradley,
VIM. Young and George Tromble;.
The first craft used to tow RATS
was small side-wheeled cog-geared
boat Some of these old boats were
the st. Anthony Falls, the Union, vi
ola, Alvira, Champion, Annie Girden,
Julia Hadley and Johnny Smoker.
These geared boats did not last long
In the business.
THE lumber companies found more
powerful boats were needed and
among those built and operated for
years were the Chauncey Lamb,
Artemus Lamb Kit Carson, Charlotte
Becker and the J. w. Mills. Captain
Walter Blair, of packet fame, had CON-
mand Of the Mills in the rafting trade
nearly thirty years ago.
Uncle Jim Harris first experience
in steamboating occurred in the carly
fiftles on the gigantic ferry boat, 10
Gales. He helped install the engines
on the boat and worked or the craft
for several years. 1t was monster
Graf carrying forty two-horse
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
Original Notice.

State of Iowa, Lee County, So
In the District Court of said county.
William G. Ascot, Jr., administrator
Of the estate of William G. Ascot.
Sr., deceased, plaintiff,
versus
John M. Ascot, Cora e. Branson,
Della F. shuler, Kate McKibben, EN-
ma Harris, Isabella Staley and Will
liam G. Ascot, Jr., defendants.
To the above named defendants:
You are hereby notified that a pc.
tition is now on file in the clerks
office of the District Court aforesaid
at Keokuk in behalf Of the above
named plaintiff, against you and ask.
ing the said court to authorize and
empower said administrators to sell
the following real estate, viz: South
ten (10) acres of the southeast quar-.
ter of the southeast quarter of Sec.
ton twenty-eight (28); also all that
part of the southwest quarter Of the
southeast quarter of said section
twenty-eight (2S) lying east of the
road containing one-eighth Of an acre
more or less, all Of the above is in
township sixty-five (65) north of range
FIVE (5) west containing in all 1913
acres more or less; also all that part
lying east Of the county road Of
a parcel of land described as lot siy
(6) in the partition suit In the District
Court Of Lee county, Iowa, at Keokuk
In the case of H. M. Taggert VS.. 8. y.
Curtis. ct al, containing "a 800 acres
more or less, and situated In secti ans
thirty-three (S3) and thirty-four "a,
In township sixty-f1ve 1857 north If
range five (5) west, all in Lee county
Iowa.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon Of the second dav
OF the next regular November term Of
said court, to be begun and holden at
Keokuk on the 18th day of November
A. d. 1909, default will be entered
against you and an order or decree
rendered thereon as prayed for in
said petition.
WILLIAM G. ASCOTT. Jr
Administrator of the estate Of william
G. Ascot, ST., deceased.
|. N. TICHENOR,
Attorney for petitioner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
A Wierd Scheme.

Prospects for the formation of the
best and most compact minor league
in the country, with Waterloo as a
member, are very favorable. The
movement launched at the annual
meeting of the Three-Eye, Central
league and the Central Association is
steadily gaining in favor. Cedar
Rapids is strong for Encouragement
in the circuits of the three leagues,
and all baseball men agree that the
proposed change is the best thing that
could happen to the minor leagues in
this part of the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25

G. R. Kluger, the Jeweler, 1860 vir.
GINA Ave, Indianapolis, Ind, writes:
Il was SO weak from kidney trouble
that l could hardly walk hundred
feet. -Four bottles. of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cleared my complexion, cured
my bachache and the irregularities
disappeared, and / can now attend to
business every day and recommend
Foley's Kidney Remedy to all suf.
ferers, as 1t cured me after the doc.
tors and other remedies had failed"
Wilkinson & Co., ]. F. Kiedaisch &,
Son
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
Delegates to Memphis.

$50 anxious are the fans of this
city that such league be formed that
1t is probable Waterloo will send sew
eral delegates to the annual meeting
of the National Association of Minor
Leagues at Memphis November O.
Cedar Rapids and several other cities
VIII also dispatch representatives and
a committee to be appointed by the
Central association and the one
named at the Three Eye league meet
VIII also attend the interesting SEES
sion. The movement to re-arrange the
circuits will be supported by most Of
the cities in the Central association
Quincy, Burlington, Hannibal and OF
tumwa being strongly in favor of the
change"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
Excellent Skin Tonic.

Astringent and refreshing is a com
bination Of one part Of peroxide OF n.y.
drogen and nine parts Of water. Mix
we'll and after washing and driving
the face spray over. taking care that
none gets in the eyes or on the hair.
A combination Of one part OF dilute
acetic acid and eau de cologne with
10 parts Of water makes an excellent
tonic that is eventually bleaching as
well as astringent. Either one of these
may be sprayed over the entire body
after bath.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
Words to freeze the Soul,

Your son has Consumption. His
case is hopeless" These appalling
words were spoken to Geo. E. Rleyens,
a leading merchant Of Springfield, N.
c. by two expert doctors--one lung
specialist. Then was shown the won
derful power of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. After three weeks use,"
writes Mr.. Blevens, "he was as well as
ever. ] woulc not take all the money
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
wagons at one time. Sam Tracey be-
gan his river career on this boat.
Beware Of oi:.tments tor cataarh
That Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the -ense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering 1t through
should never be used except on prescrin-
lions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do Is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by II,
]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. o., contains no
mercury. and Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
races OF the system. In buying Hall s
Inc. 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio. by b. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free,
Sold by druggists. Price rs per hott,a
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25

in the world for what 1t did for my boy"
lnfallible for Coughs and Colds. It's
the safest, surest cure of desperate
Lung diseases on earth. SOC and s1.00.
Wilkinson & Co., and J. F. Kiedaisch
& Co Guarantee satisfaction. Trial
bottle free.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25

because careless boatman ignores
the rivers Notwithstanding ripples
and faster current-Natures warnings
are kind. That dull pain or ache in
the back warns you the Kidneys need
attention If you would escape fatal
maladies- Dropsy, Diabetes or
Brights disease. Take Electric Bit
tiers at once and see Backache fly and
all your best feelings return. AFTER
long suffering from weak kidneys and
lame back. one s1.00 bottle wholly
cured me-" writes J. r. Blankenship,
OF Belk, Tenn. Only Soc at Wilkinson
& Co., and j. r. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
Physicians Fees Fixed nv ,,

A German antiquarian has found
documents showing that in ancient
Babylon. 4,15o years ago, the sums
que TO doctors for treatment were ex-
actiy prescribed by law. They varied
according to the social position Of the
patients.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25

taken. The whole matter is almost
too absurd to give words to- It will
also be noticed that in the proposed
organization Keokuk, the best baseball
city In the middle west Is entirely
out of the running. The Reporter says:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
The Daily
Gate City

that promising town of 10000 popula-
ton, will be included In the Misery
league If the leagues are re-districted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25

MO CITY Of United occupies proud posi-
ton than does Keoku No city has solid foundation
city homes Of substantial them the largest
their kind the worda Of schools and churches Keokuk pays
more capita than any other city in Iowa. It is city loyal
se and this shows what made Keoku that the people
home readily appreciate their duty oocal manufacturers and
give them patronage in preference to the outside
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
LAZY Liver

II find cascarets SO good that would
not be without them. / was troubled
great deal with torpid liver and headache.
Now since taking Cascarets Candy Cathar.
tic feel very much better shall GER
tainly recommend them to my friends as
the best medicine have ever seen
Anna Bazinet,
Osborn Mill No. q Fall River. Mass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25
Osborn Mill No. a. Fall River, Mass.

Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or GRIPPE.
l0c, 2Sc. Soc. Never sold in bulk. The GENT
inc tablet stamped c c. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 926
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25

Swept Over Niagara. 3
This terrible calamity often hapnens
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-25

Read The Daily Gate city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
MYSTERY sHRouDs sHIPWREcK.
Vessel Lost Off Cape Hatteras Is Not
Yet Identified.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. Hidden be-
meath the turbulent waves that roll
wildly over Diamond shoals, IA miles
off Cape Hatteras, N. c., the secret of
the identity of the mysterious steamer
which went down there Saturday, prob
ably with all hands on board, remains
untold. The daylight Of another day
gave no evidence, furnished no clew
to corroborate the testimony of those
few aboard the Diamond shoals light
ship, who witnessed, helpless to aid,
this latest tragedy of the well named
Graveyard Of the Atlantic"
A message from Keeper Styron of
the Durant life saving station at Hat
teras, says no details are known in
that locality of steamer laundering. No
wreckage had drifted up there and
none was seen from the shore.
Norfolk shipping authorities declare
that the steamer probably was an aban-
doned derelict.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
GENERAL NEWS.

The relations between President Co
mez and Vice-President Zayas of Cuba
became seriously strained over the
appointment of a man to fill the post
of chief of the secret police.
Jose Miguel Gomez was inaugurated
president of the Cuban republic and
Gov. Magoon and the other American
officials withdrew from the island.
S. G. Cosgrove was inaugurated gov
ernor of Washington. His serious i'll.
ness had compelled postponement for
two weeks.
Three men were said to have been
indicted at Muskogee, Okla. by the
federal grand jury inQuiring into town
lot frauds.
Miss Georgia L. jeffrey of Juneau
Wis, was married in Canton. China
to Prince Alfred Ahrenhein Gargarin
of Russia.
Cabling from Picking, the CORE
sponde1t of the Times says that the
infant Chinese emperor is suffering
from continent smallpox.
George Fitzmaurice shot and in
stantly killed his sweetheart, Miss
Gusta Nelson, and then killed himself
at Mohall, N D.
Fire destroyed most of the small
towns of Portal and Kermit, n. d.
Five persons lost their lives in fire
that destroyed the Southern hotel
Fort Worth, Tex.
The Ohio supreme court decided
the state tax on life insurance compa
nies is illegal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
DIDN'T KNOW
Coffee Was the Cause.

Many daily habits, particularly OF
eating and drinking, are formed by fol-
lowing our elders.
In this way i'll health is often fas'
tened upon children. A Ga. lady says:
81 had been allowed to drink coffee
ever since 1 could remember, but even
as a child / had weak stomach,
which frequently refused to retain
food.
1.-THE taste of coffee was in my
mouth all the time and was, as found
out later, the cause of the stomach re-
belling against food.
81 now see that it was only from fol
lowing the example OF my elders that
formed and continued the miserable
habit of drinking coffee. My digestion
remained poor, nerves unstrung, FREE
auent headache, and yet did not sus-
pect the true cause.
Another trouble was bad, muddy
complexion for which l spent time and
money for creams, massaging, etc.,
without any results.
"After was married / was asked to
try Postum, and would you believe it,
/. an old coffee topper, took to Postum
from the very first. We made it right
according to directions on the pkg,
and it had a most delicate flavor, and T
at once quit coffee, with the happiest
results.
81 now have perfectly clear, smooth
skin, fine digestion and haven't had a
headache in over two years"
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, ''The Road to Well
ville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time TO time. Tkey
are genuine trues and full OF kumasa
interest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
ITcHED FOR TWELVE YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get RaW-Arms Affected,
Too-GaVe Up AL Hope of Cure.
Quickly Cured by cuticura.

II suffered from eczema on my
hands, arms and feet for about twelve
years, my hands and feet would swell,
sweat and itch, then would become
callous and get very dry, then peel
off and get raw. l tried most every
kind Of salve and ointment without
success. I tried several doctors, but
at last gave up thinking there was
cure for eczema. A friend of mine
insisted on my trying the Cuticura
Remedies, but 1 did not give them a
trial until l got so bad that I had to
do something. l secured a set and by
the time they were used could see a
vast improvement and my hands and
feet were healed up in no time. | have
had no trouble since. Charles 7.
Bauer Volant, Pa, Mar. II, 1908"
Potter Drug s. Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
A Needed Change.

The navy department recently re-
ceived from the commander-in-chief
of the feet an official communication
relative to certain changes recon-
mended by him to be made in the uni
form shirt of the enlisted men. In ac-
cordance with custom this letter was
forwarded to various officials for com
ment or expression of opinion, the re-
marks of each officer being appended
on an Endorsement slip. Each indorse-
ment introduces the subject matter of
the letter in brief, and one of them
thus tersely explained the contents:
"Commander-in-chie desires to change
shirt. "-Lippincot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
NEWS notes.
FOR THE
BUSY MAN
Most Important Happen
ings of the World
Told in Brief.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Senator Aldrich presented in the
senate bill relating to the re-enlist-
ment Of negro soldiers discharged on
account of the Brownsville affair, and
all Republican senators accepted it In
lieu of other measures that have been
proposed.
Negotiations between Venezuela and
the United States were brought to a
standstill by inability to agree as to
arbitration of some of the American
claims.
Christian Rudowitz, the Russian
refugee whose extradition was refused
by Secretary Root, was released from
Jail at Chicago.
The house of representatives adopt
ed the special committee report recon-
mending the expunging from the rec
ords of the recent speech Of Mr.. Will
lett of New York denunciatory OF Pres
ident Roosevelt The house passed
the post office appropriation bill, car
ryfng 1924 100000.
President Roosevelt asked congress
to appropriate money to raise the
wreck Of the old battleship Maine lie
also named a commission to consider
the reorganization of the navy.
The conference on care of dependent
children, reporting to President Roose-
welt, recommended the establishing OF
a federal children's bureau and ne
promised to urge it in special mes
sage to congress.
A sensational and bitter attack on
William Nelson Cromwell and Presi-
dent Obaldia of Panama and others
was made by Mr.. Rainey of Illinois III
the house of representatives.
The Importance Of the preservation
of the home intact was the central
theme around which the discussion re-
volved at the conference on the Care
of Dependent Children, which formally
was opened by President Roosevelt at
the White House.
An agreement has been reached be
tween Secretary Root and the British
and Canadian and Newfoundland gov
ernments, through their representa-
tives, on the Newfoundland fisheries
question to be submitted to The
Hague court for arbitration.
The interstate commerce commits
sion ordered material reduction in the
rates on cream, in deciding the cases
of several creameries of the middle
west against number of railroads.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
Gasoline Baths Win Divorce.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Because gaso-
line was the only fluid she would use
to wash their two children Cyrus San
ford was granted a divorce from Min
ME T. Sanford.
my wife," he says, "drenched rag
with the gasoline and in two minutes
had given each of the children bath.
Tt takes too much time and is too
much trouble to scrub those young
ones with water she said. Gasoline
is the quickest way to clean them
with and the least trouble"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
PERSONAL

Mrs. James Harry of Sharon, Pa,
confessed that she murdered her hus-
band because he scolded her.
President-elect Taft arrived on the
isthmus and visited the site of the
Gatun dam.
Frank P Glazier, former state treas
urer of Michigan, was found guilty
by a jury in Judge Wiests court OF
misappropriating $CS5,OOO Of the
states funds.
George Christie, son of former King
Milan of Servia and at one time a
claima ant to the Servian throne, has ac-
cepted an engagement to sing in a
Budapest cafe for ten dollars day.
Malcolm r. Patterson was inaugur-
ated for his second term as governor
of Tennessee.
The Right Hon. John Sinclair, who
has been secretary for Scotland since
1905, has been raised to the peerage.
Francis G. Newlands was reelected
to the United States senate by the
Nevada legislature.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was egged and
hooted at when she tried to lecture in
London.
Dean Liberty Hyde Bailey of Cornell
announced that he was not candidate
for and would not accept the position
of secretary of agriculture in the cabi-
net of President Taft.
Joseph L. Bristow was elected to
the United States senate by the Kan
sas legislature.
Former State Treasurer e. P. Shaw
of Massachusetts, railroad financier,
filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy with liabilities of S1,023, 1906
and assets of $275.765.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
Conservation.

The resources of the earth are the
basis of our national wealth. By means
OF them alone, in material things,
comes leadership among the nations.
The conservation movement now fully
under way embraces the forest move
ment as one of its sources and great
divisions. Thus the cause of forest
conservation throughout the country
has won powerful ally and more eff
fective support for the work that lies
Just before us.-Gifford Pinchot in New
England Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
HIS GOOD MONEY THROWN AWAY.
Why Old Man Potts Regretted Giving
Bill College Education.

WELL" observed old man Potts,
Tive spent heap of money on my
boy Bills education, more'n 5000 jest
to see him through Yale. And | amt
through yet. 1t shorely makes me
sore to think of the money I'm wastin'
on boy who amt got as much sense
now as he had before he went to col
lege."
What's the matter, father?" asked
Mrs. Potts. "Mebbe you're a little
hard on Bill"
mo, amt, Mary" answered the
old man. Jest to show you-a little
while ago | says to him / thinks it was
going to rain tomorrow. What fool
answer dye suppose he made me?"
I'm sure l don't know, father"
He begged my ardon!"-Harper's
Weekly,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
OBITUARY.

Judge James d. Conner, aged 80, a
member of the first Republican ma
tional convention, attendant ct every
subsequent national convention, and
honored at the last convention in Chi.
cago, died at Wabash, Ind
DR.. Will o. Lillibridge. author o,
western stories, is dead at Sioux Falls
S. d.
Charles Joseph Pratt, former bust
ness manager of the Milwaukee Sun
and head of a large printing house .r
Joplin, Mo-, is dead.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
Nebraskan Dies in Ireland.

Dublin, Feb. Hugh Murphy of
Bloomfield. Neb, died suddenly Sat
urday at the Glengarry railway station
while he was putting his bicycle on
board train. Mr.. Murphy was on a
visit to Ireland. He leaves a widow
and family in Nebraska
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04

bean. Nine years of this ran me down
to state of continual weakness, and
/ thought never would be better un-
til l began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The improvement was rapid, and
since using four boxes l am cured and
have never had any return of the
trouble"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
Turkey Becomes Impatient.

Constantinople, Feb. 1.-The grand
vizier, Kiamil Pasha, has dispatched
to Sofia an energetic note demanding
to know definitely whether Bulgaria
intends to resume negotiations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
AWFUL GRAVEL ATTACKS
Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills After
Years of Suffering.
F. A. Rippy, Depot Ave-, Gallatin,
Tenn, says: "Fffteen years ago kid

ney disease attacked
me. The pain in my
back was so agoniz-
ing l finally had to
give up work. Then
came terrible attacks
of gravel with acute
pain and passages of
blood. In all 1
passed % stones,
some as largo &C n
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04
IMPUDENcE PERsoNlFIED.

Robert Rustler-What did you say
was the title of your new song?
Successful Chorus LADY, call it
'The Proposal"
Robert Rustler-And the key?
Successful Chorus Lady-B minor.
Robert Rustler-B mine-eh? How
would you like to change it for key
in A fiat?