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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18
ELITE PICTURE COMPANY.

Tonight will commence the browning
week a. this popular amusement house.
The management promises a big show
every night this week of up'tO-da!e and
historical motion pictures. When you
20 up town tonight don't fail to drop in.
1t only costs you s cents. The pictures
ere "Story of Founding" "ADtl Hair
Powder" "Rufus Rssius johnson" and
other attractions not mentioned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18
REPORTED DROWNING.

1t was reported about the Whsryes to-
day that boy was drowned of Jones''
Point at an early hour this morning.
The youth was on vessel which was
sailing up the river when he was
Knocked overheard by the boom. The
vessel later proceeded to Washington,
and neither its nams nor that Of the boy
cnnld be learned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18
DOCTOR MOORE's ADDRESS.

Rev. Robert NJ. Moore, D. D., pastor
of the Foundry NJ. E. Church, Wash
ingtou, delivered 40 interesting and in
structive address yesterday afternoon 10
the Young Peoples Building of the M.
E. Church Sluth. Bishop Hartzell, OF
the African NJ. E. Church, Of Washing.
ton, WAS present ADD took part In the
nunrniana
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Oriental Lodge, No, G., K. of P, will
assemble in their ball on north Pitt
street tomorrow night at $50 p. No., and
will go in s body to pay frsternal visit
to Excelsior Lodge, of Washington.
Four candidates will receive the third
rank.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18
New York Stock Market

New York, Jan. IS In the opening deal
inQs of the stock market, the indostrials
stocks we're cashier than al Saturdays closing
but the railroad list was comparatively firm.
Az the hour progressed what appeared to be
competitive buying ofNew York Central gave
a strong tone to the general market, causing
Vi goroua advances in many issues.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18
PERSONAL.

DR.. Lucien O. Smith, formerly Of this
city, and nov al assistant surgeon ct
the National Home for Disabled Volun-
teer Soldiers, at Hampton, Va hiss
been appointed chief surgeon of rail-
road 10 Brazil at "a a'y of $500 a
year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders If the American Realty Com
pSuy was held in this city Saturday
afternoon. J. 5. Tomlinson was elected
president and J. S Tomliuson, A; a.
. roey, J 7. Dubois, 2. 9. Tyler, , r
wilder, P. A. Robbins and Thomas
eomeTville were chosen directors,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18
Weather Probabilities.

For this section fair tonight with mini
mum temperature few degrees below ffeeE-
ing Tuesday increasing cloudiness with
rising temperature; moderate variable Winds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18

Keep your feet dry. "Try a pair OF
the celebrated" Walk Over Shoes. j..
A. Marshall & Bro 422 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18

Buy your boy pair Of Storm King
BoOts-the high top fellows--thats
what the boy Wsnts-from John 4.
Marshall & Bro, 422 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18

The Red Gross Shoes for tender feet
Inc ladies' who wear the Red Cross
enoe always wear smile. sold only
by j. a Marshall & Bro, 422 King
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18

The Hess Hopkins FOOT FORM
SHOES makes life a PLEASURE. Sold
only by J. A Marshall Il Bro, 422 King
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18

A meeting of the ladies who will assist at
- the MASONIC FAIR, will he he'd 1t the
Masonic Temple Monday, January IS at 8
.. 10. All interested in the fair are reguestsd
10 attend. jamie e
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18

CONFEDERATE vETERA NS-The mem
" bers of R. +. Lee Camp, Confederate
Veterans, who intend participating in the
anniversary eXercis. OF Gen. R. f. Lees
birthday, are notified TO meet at their hall
TOMORROW Tuesday, EVENING at 7
O'Clock, wearing uniforms or with badges.
By order Of the Commander,
janis 2t C. s. TAYLOR, Adjutsnt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-18
Local Matters.

Sun and Tide Table.
Sun rises tomorrow at 7.16 and sets at 10
High water at $50 q. m. and AZ p. M
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

bration of 1909. These figures com
pare with seventy-two dead and o.
736 injured reported up to the same
hour of the second day after the
celebration of year ago.
Tetanus already has claimed near
" a score Of victims among the cele-
brants who were injured in premas
ture celebrations. TIE toy pistol,
which is responsible !. for a majority
of the deaths from tetanus this year
claimed $50 victims reported up to
Tuesday midnight as compared with
233 last year and the hig.i record Of
428 made in 1902.
. Injuries due to, runaways caused
by explosives were 67 in 1900 as
compared with IS last year and 12o
in 1907.
The encouraging feature of the
figures is the reduction in casuali-
ties In the cities which did away al
together with the sale OF fireworks.
Washington, d. c., and Cleveland.
o. passed through the three da~ cele-
bration without single person be-
! ing injured. Milwaukee made brave
attempt to regulate the sale of and
use Of fireworks and had no deaths
in 1909, as compared with fvc year
ago, although the number Of injured
was greater this year than last.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
All Woo
Would Enjoy

good health, with its blessings, must UNI
derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the
question of right living With all the term
implies With proper knowledge OF what
is best, each hour Of recreation, of enjoy
ment, Of contemplation and Of effort may
be made to contribute to living Alright.
Then the use of medicines may be dis
pensed with to advantage, but under or
binary conditions in many instances a
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able if taken at the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is
alike important to present the subject
truthfully and to supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring it.
Consequently, the Company's Syrup Of
Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine, manufactured BY the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

DO It again, may retain his phone.
even II the company wants to take
IT out and keep it out. The Iowa SUI
preme court has decided that
the company has no right to DEPRIVE
q citizen of his phone, even if he
does forget himself when "centrap
says the lines busy.'
The Iowa supreme court the other
day decided an important case
against the Marcy Mutual Telephone
company says Boone dispatch.
Dave Huffman. a subscriber was
alleged to have listened over the
line, cursed, abused central, and lis.
tened to neighbcrhcod gossip. The
company took out his phi one and
Huffman agreed to do better, but the
company refused to reinstall the
phone. ~
! HUFFMAN sued and the lower court
ordered the phone put in. The COM
pany appealed to the State Supreme
court where the decision OF the lower
court was upheld.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

dotted with these mute witnesses OF
the havoc of the overflow and served
better than all reports to render pos
sible an accurate conception of the
probable amount the farmers will lose
before the water recedes. Opposite
the water works pump house num-
Der Of bundles Of wheat which had
once been golden grain, and al
most ready for the market wers
hauled to the bank, and hun
dreds could have been saved in
the same manner. The floating
wheat presented an appearance unus-
ual in the extreme and all yesterday.
LAGRANGE district, where Wyaconda
creek. situated about one-half mile
above the town, had overfowed its
banks and spread to the surrounding
farms, completely inundating hun
dreds of acres on which stood the
wheat and on which were growing
fine crops Of corn, the damage to the
latter being of no inconsiderable pro-
portions.
1t is the first time since 1865 that
the creek has overfowed to the ex-
tent Of damaging the produce of the
farmers. O. f. Kolth, one of the lead
ing farmers of that section, lost fif-
teen acres.of wheat and ten acres OF
corn. M. B. Myront, who is also a
prominent farmer, lost ten acres Of
wheat and the damage to his corn will
run into hundreds of dollars. They
are only two of the many that suffer
ed severe loss in that immediate dis
trict.
The steady rush of water from wy
aconda creek washed away two
bridges which spanned it across the
county road, one of which was near
the Baptist church, three miles west
i of Canton, and the other being across
4 the Monticello road. Though the
! bridges were constructed Of wood
they were costly and it will require
heavy expenditure to replace them.
The entire field Of John Fe'com
located about three miles from "a
i Grange has been flooded and his croI
OF whea. and corn is complete loss
The people in the creek district, wher
1t became apparent that the water
would reach their crops, made desper
| ate efforts to remove the wheat be
You'd the danger line, using row boats
in the work, but it was unavailing
and for hours they could merely stant
and watch the food carry away thu
equivalent of thousands of dollars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
STEEL CORPORATION
is MAKING BLUFF
strikers Do Not Believe That Mills
Are to Be Erected at
Garry.

PITTsBURG, July 10.-"The an
nouncement that the steel corporation
will build one hundred mills for a
sheet tin plant at Gary is pure bluff"
said President McArdle of the Anal
gamated. "Thc corporation hopes to
scare the striking workmen who own
houses in their towns, and possibly
influence the trades people in the mill
towns"
The strikers have called meet
ing for today, when the strikt situa-
ton will be discussed. 1t will not be
attempted by the American Sheet and
Tin Plate company to start actual
work in any of the plants affected by
the strike. At several of the mills
cots have been installed, but &c fur
naces are fired.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
some FAST ONES
Will RACE
The Minnie { iii, the Lamb " and
the Independence and Red Top
win Race For
$1,000
CHALLENGES ARE OPEN
Ed. koenIns Of St. Louis Has Accept
ed, corsepius Waiting for
Word From His
Engine.
CHALLENGES ARE OPEN

The Minnie G III, the Lamb w. the
Red Top III and Ed Koenig's boat the
independence II are to race for q
$1,000 purse. The race is expected to
be one Of the greatest ever pulled off
in the motor boat world and will no
doubt attract wide spread attention.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye in speak
ing of the August races to be held
there on the third OF the month. has
the following to say:
Burlington will furnish the setting
for the greatest motor boat race ever
held in the west, If the plans OF the
promoters are carried out and this city
will be a gathering place for a crowd
that will outnumber anything in the
history of the town.
kilograms we're sent last night by
officers Of the Burlington Launch club
to the owners of the Independence H..
Minnie G. III, Red Top Ill and the
Lamb ~ The working was identical
in every instance, with the exception
of the change in the name Of the boat
and read as follows:
&c. Corsepius, Fort Madison, Iowa.
''Will you race Red Top Ill, at Bur
lington, August 8, for purse of
$1,O0O?"
BURLINGTON LAUNCH CLUB. "
The first answer was received from
the Lamb people at Clinton, early in
the evening. and read as follows:
Burlington Launch Club:
Mr.. King out Of city; believe he
will agree to race August 8; give con-
ditions fully.
LAMB BOAT & ENGINE CO..
The second answer came from Mr..
Koenig, Of st. Louis. who is ready to
bring his new boat here. It reads as
follows:
Burlington Launch Club:
"Will race independence II. at Bur.
| lington August for $1,000 purse as
proposed by YOU"
E. C. KOENIG.
It is proposed If the contest Is pull
Led off, and the owners agree. to have
1 the race cover course of fifty miles
| the racing to take place directly ir
i front of the city. The course would
probably be ten mile one. the boats
going around the route five times
This would enable the spectators t
see practically every move OF thu
1 racing boats. and the interest woult
4 be intense. With the four evenly
matched boats, the independence II.
/ Minnie 6. III. Red Top III, and thu
Lamb w. the contest would prove
4 thriller. Nothing that has ever beer
pulled of would attract the attention
in the motor boating world that Thu
contest would. The conditions are ez
4 actly right for great race. Their
4 are three new boats that have neve
/ been put to test and that are toute'
4 as wonders. The Lamb ~. is s.
q greatly improved this year that
ranks with the top notchers, the ney
engine showing tremendous power.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has ben able
TO cure in all its stages, and that Is Ca
tarrh Halls Catarrh Cure IL the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitu-
tional disease. requires constitutional
Internally, acting directly upon the hood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
thereby estroying the foundation Of
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing its work
The proprietorsr have so much faith II
its curative powers that they offer On
Hundred Dollars for any case that 4
fails to cure. send for list OF testimon
talS.
Z Address 9. ]. CHENEY q CO...
y Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa'
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

The Great commoner is a Masterful
Speaker Upon Religious Topics
and viii Address the
Meeting.
rChristian Endeavor Special

lOnTlSLidu EuQ0aVOF Sp0cldl.l
SAINT PAUL, Mimi, July TO-.
Boosters parades, hot campaigns
among the individual delegates. and
even organized work by a professional
publicity agent are features of a four
cornered fight between Kansas City,
Indianapolis, Atlantic City and Dallas
for the Christian Endeavor collven-
tion in 1911, into which Buffalo in
tends to inject added interest by an
effort to swing the convention to that
city. For twenty-four hours the battle
has ragged in royal fashion The final
decision will not come until the trus-
tees have passed upon the arguments
advanced by he furious delegation.
Atlantic City is making a pretty
fight the head and front Of which is
John P. Sproull, bank president Of
Arlington, Nj. He has the assistance
of George S. Lenhart, Atlantic City's
publicity agent and a man skilled in
creating favorable sentiment. Indi-
ana is represented by a typical Hoos.
Ter orator and campaigner in G. ].
Orbison, present head of the Endeav-
orers state organization of Indiana.
Mr.. Orbison's address in which he
held up Indianapolis claims to the
next convention was a masterpiece
and many delegates thought when he
finished of nothing but the poets,
novelists, presidents and other great
men manufactured down there Cree
j. Henderson is making hot fight in
behalf of Kansas City and is loaded
with convincing facts and arguments.
The campaign for that city is well
organized and is making Roadway.
Dallas is making a hard fight which is
somewhat handicapped by the delays
to trains containing some of the Texas
delegates. Buffalo has rendered an
official invitation and guarantees but
is not yet organized for fight on the
floor.
Bryan has arrived, and the one In
cident of particular Significance was
tne cordial greeting extended him by
Gov. John A. Johnson OF Minnesota
The two met in Mr.. Bryan's parlor al
the hotel, chatted in the most friendly
manner and later with Mayor DAME
| w. Lawler took an extended auto
ride about the city. Politics was care
| fully avoided by both, but Christian
Endeavor, in which Mr.. Bryan is deep
ly interested and in which Gov John
son too is active afforded perfect.
safe and satisfactory ground. Politics
was referred to but once when Mr.
Bryan asked Mayor Lawler whethe
Saint Paul is normally Democratic.
about half and half should say,
the mayor responded.
rs a 1000 majority half and half?
Gov. Johnson interjected.
well Mr.. Bryan interposed.
suppose Mayor LAWYER felt that
ought to have been unanimous. Blu
Democrats are sometimes Statistic
with less
Keen interest has conferred in MI
Bryan's address in Saint Paul, for h
is recognized among the delegates a
masterful speaker upon religion
subjects. One of the most interestin
incidents of the day occurred when MI
Bryan was photographed with tw
i Saint Paul men, both of whom ar
continually mistaken for the common
er. SO great is the personal resembl
aBce.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
ITCE STOPPED
SKIN CO0T.En

itching skin diseases affict some
people as soon as the hot weather
comes. There seems to be no pre-.
tentative; but when the eruption does
break out, it is a very simple matter
to stop that itch, and to stop 1t In
stantly.
Just few drops Of Ill Of Winter.
green, properly compounded, washed
over the eruption win soothe and
smooth the skin instantly, giving that
cooling and refreshing sensation.
Try few drops of this d. d. d.
Compound and your itch will be re-
.lieyed at once, not in half an hour, or
ten minutes. but in FIVE seconds. Call
at our store and we will tell you more
about this d. D. d. Compound. Me-
Grath Bros Druggists, corner Of Fifth
and Main streets
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

Teething children have more or less
diarrhoea, which can be controlled by
giving Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that is
necessary is to give the prescribed
dose after each operation Of the
bowels more than natural and then
castor oil to cleanse the system. 1t
is safe and sure. Sold by Wilkinson
& Co. Pharmacy, J. F. Kiedaisch 4
son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
SHOCKS OF WHEAT
WERE FLOATING
Game From the District Around La
Grange, Where the Water Was
High.

In telling of the history of the food
of this week, a Quincy paper told OF
the floating wheat shocks in the river,
as follows:
Evidence of the damage being done
the crops became visible ERE yester-
day morning at Z o'clock, when peo-
pie on the river front notice. big
shocks of wheat floating down stream.
At enc time the river surface was
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
Brave Fire Ladies'

often receive severe burns. putting
out fires, then use Bucklen's Arpica
Slave and forget them. 1t soon drives
out pain. For Burns, Scalds, Wounds,
Cuts and Bruises its earta's greatest
healer. Quickly cures Skin Eruptions,
Old Sores, Boils, Ulcers. Felons; best
Pile cure made. Relief is instant. 25c
at Wilkinso g. Co., J. F, Kiedaisch 4
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets gently stimulate the liver and
bowels to expei poisonous matter,
cleanse the system, cure constipation
and sick headache. Sold by Wilkin.
son & Co. Pharmacy, ]. +. Kiedaisch
c, Son
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
NoURISHING AS MEAT

1ASuI tulCt 10 C5acnildt III St1cuSy vi diiSi
vigor has received hard knock In the
form of Americas great wheat food,
Faust Brand Spaghetti.
For here is a food as nourishing as
meat cheaper than meat cleaner
than meat that ". =,
produces energy (8 EAA.lS4
without great body
heat--a food that = = q : ~ =
can be served every day and in SO many
ways that its usefulness and welcome
is without end. The food for vegetar-
ians Ia food. that has replaced meat in
many homes.
Makes meal preparation q pleasure.
No more guessing what to have what
to get that this one will like and at the
same time please the others.
Food you're sure of. Wholesome,
fresh and pure in sealed packages
on1yno forgetting food cost cut in
two.
only Ave and ten cents package at
all grocers. Write for free receipt
book.
MAULL BROTHERS. st. Louis, Mo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
SIXTY ONE DEAD
3246 INJURED
List Of Fatalities Of the Fourth Of
July Celebration Is Growing Te-s..
tanvs Already at Work.

Chicago Tribune: Sixty-one dead
and 3,246 injured are the returns to
date from the Fourth of July cele-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

TRYING TO FIND
LOST RELATIVE
Mrs. o. Davis Writes to Hannibal
Mayor for Some Informal
ton.

Hannibal Journal: The Hon. John
Dreeyer, mayor of Hannibal, received
a letter yesterday morning from Mrs.
O. Davis of Keokuk, asking for in
formation that he could not give and
he turned the letter over to Marshal
Richardson. The letter read as fol-
lows:
Keokuk, Iowa, July I. 1909.
Mayor of Hannibal.
Dear sir: We are trying to find
some relation by the name of Jackson.
D. w. Jackson died in Hannibal in
1906. He was employed at the time
of his death in the nursery, or that is,
be was canvassing fruit trees, etc.
His son Charles Jackson was employ
ed at the union depot as car inspector.
Later we heard he had moved with
his family to Washington. There we
lost all trace of them. His mother,
I,ouisian Jackson died and we have
never heard tell of her since. II you
can enlighten us or advise us in any
way we would be ever so thankful, as
she is very dear relative of ours
At one time they lived on st. Mary's
avenue. Please answer and tell us
| ANYTHING you known on the subject
Yours respectfully,
MRS. o. DAVIS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
PERMITS CUSSING
AT CENTRAL GIRL;

Iowa Supreme Court Decides Case
Adversely to Telephone Company
on Appeal From Boone.
The man who cusses the telephone
girl, but agree to be good and not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

If the Peoria motor boat men should
back out on reaching the mouth OF
the Illinois river to continue up the
mighty Mississippi with the st. Louis,
Alton and fleets from other towns,
why would 1t be any more queer #
towns along the river, like Muscatine,
Quincy, Fcrt Madison, Keokuk and
others, should fail to put in attend
ance, just because the cruise would be
too long? That is what the Peoria
boat men said when they reached the
mouth of the Illinois to come up
stream vita the fleet that started from
st. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
or Of the Mississippi.

The regatta next year will take the
meet from the Mississippi river, where
it rightfully belongs and give it to
a member of the association that Is
one Of the later ones to join, as Cor
sepius says in his article of last even
ing, it looks as though Peoria Joined
the association "for revenue only and
not for the sportsman part Of power
boating
Fort Madison should have had the
regatta, for 1910.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10

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