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The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-01
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Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
 ciationl
 There are great many blessings in disguise'" said an old Californian when telling stories of the early days of the Golden State. In fact, bless ings usually come in disguise. Anoth- CT adage akin to 1t is, It Is the unex- pected that happens, and still another, Its an ill wind that blows nobody any good. This group of sayings when boiled down means you can't tell un- less you bet
 When 1 lost one of my eyes in a fight with an Indian l didn't know that, though l would suffer from not seeing murderous enemies on that side, nconveniences resulting in judging of distances and little things like that. the circumstance would lead to fortune, with Its consequent comforts, inde- pendence and freedom from worry. Frisco was looming up in those days, and lots of the attendants of our su- perior civilization, such as haywood wines, poisonous patent medicines and such like, were being brought around the Horn and dumped on the settlers. Among other things, Con- necticut Yankee took out lot of ar tltlclal limbs, teeth and glass eyes.
 As soon as 1 saw one of those eyes ln shop window it struck me as means of restoring my departed good looks, for, though I was red headed and freckled, the girls all said that be- Tore my disfgurement I could rake en every time with the feeling 1 would throw into my blue orbs. You see, after the loss of one of 'em I had to concentrate all the expression into the other, which only half did the busi- ness, I went in, and the feller spent half an hour hunting for an eye to match the one in my head, finally be- Ing obliged to give me one of few shades lighter blue than the other-in Iact it was rather steel gray. When got away from the shop and looked at 1t in mirror it struck me that the oeVll was looking through it. It was 'he coldest blooded thing you ever
 ' Sp iolS us l WOTe IL ucNti ran the risk of losing the other one TOT all l had to do was to cover a man With 1t to wilt him. kept it for my enemies and my real eye for the girls.
 The accession of the Chinese devel- oped the spirit of gambling among us, at the same time diminishing our iuhds There was a gradual passing VI our dust into the clothes of these ,armints. In fact, 1t got so bad that
 determined something had to be uone' l had a plan, but no money to 1 s.art game with. But when stated !! tne case to two or three more prosper ous friends they agreed to put up for ne ana give me all the winnings if | s succeeded they to stand all loss up to sl'ooo' What they wanted was to let | . .he copper colored thieves know that 'ney couldn't always win.
 "A Chinaman named Ting Ling had | @ won lot of money from our crowd. { anu l invited him to have a sv naaie With me. Before we sat dVT pu. patch over my glass eW ]
 a'ed to seduce him with ' W
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The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-01

enly blue of my natural one into real noble game. proposed to let him win for awhile, but that wasn't necessary. I It was just as easy for him to hold five aces as a pair of threes. just let him go on. betting light, till he had got
 half my pile. Then I got up between 1 deals to find match for lighting a cigar and before returned to the ta- ble took out my devil spyglass,' as the boys called it, and laid it on ta- ble on Ting Ling's right, letting down
 the patch over the empty socket in my
 head the same as before
 Tt was a half hour before the rascal turned and saw it. At first I was afraid had scared him off. called his attention back to the cards by mak- Ing bigger bet than usual, but not for long. He kept looking sideways at the eye, and, as had placed 1t just far enough behind him to look into his hand, I saw him holding his cards in position to escape its glance. For awhile he kept on with his rascality, being very careful that the eye should not get glimpse of his hands, but he at last got rattled and stopped cheat ing entirely. Every time he looked to his right there was that eye, with its devils expression, staring at him and doubtless noting his every movement.
 'The oftener he looked at 1t the more he got rattled. When I saw that the proper time had come, did a little slight of hand myself and held some fine combinations. Ting Ling was hard to draw in, and I didn't win much money, but somehow he took it into his head that us Melicans had got on to the Chinese delicate methods, and after that game there was no more yellow sharping for long while. l managed to rake 5000 out of him when he got so rattled that he settled up as the game stood and got away from the eye.
 'I was sailing out on to the street, when who should come along but Jim Rogers, who l supposed was off pros pecting. Hello, Jim! says I. Hello, Tomp says he. Where you been?' asked. Tn Calaveras county all the while says he. Any luckr says I. Not bit Got few specimens, but l don't suppose any of 'em Is worth anything Let me see 'em.' says l. He pulled out a lot of rock clippings. and 1 looked 'em over. That one is live rock says | No says he; is itT Yes says I. I'll bet that will assay from $500 to 5000 to the ton
 "Jim was fiat broke. I financed en- tering the claim with the money had won, and we established the celebrat- ed Glass Eye company, of which I owned half.
 ''It was q long while after the game I played with Ting Ling before any Chinaman would play with white man." EDMUND s. SPINNEY.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-01
By Byron Wtlliams

Paris Pattern No 25S3, All Seams Allowed. in dark green serge, this is simple and serviceable little frock for everyday and school wear. The model is a slight variation from the usual style of Russian dress and is extremely becoming to grow ing girl. The front is gathered and three boX-plaits, stitched a few inches below the waist line, give the re quired fullness to the back The sleeves are gathered into shaped cuffs of the material, and the dress is fas tened at the left side of the front with serge-covered buttons. The narrow belt, which is passed through straps at the under-arm seams, may be of the material or of leather The pat tern Is in six sizes-two to twelve years. For a girl of eight years
 he dress requires 31a yards of mate rial 27 inches wide, 2B yards 36 inches wide, or 2A yards 42 inches vldc.
 To procure this pattern send 10 cents to Pattern Department" of this paper Write name and address plainly, and be sure to give size and number of pattern
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-01
The Buyers
 Guide

The firms whose names Ire repre- seated in our advertisir, columns are worthy oi tho confidence Of every person in the community 'f has money to.~aed. The fact that they DO them as enterpris- q nAr Vaysf men of business, a S Pvs s@'~ yn, and deserving of
 Ndvertising columns \ Y r TT1 1rs' Guide to fair
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-01

Subscribers who are six months Tn arrears or more, can get pair of these Guaranteed Shears by paying up all arrears and one year in advance.
 Persons sending us two new subscribers to the Nevada Weekly News at $1. co each, will be given pair of these Shears. Cash must accompany names.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Miss 8. Elizabeth Mathsny Elected TO
the OFFICE Of Grand secretary
Of Rebekah
Lodges
HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM
Received Many Votes at Convention
and Has Long Been Efficient
Secretary Of Organ.
ixatlon.


A canvass OF all the votes east by
the various Rebekah Assembly 1. o. o.
F., for 1909 and 1910 having been
made shows the following officers cleo
ted:
President of: the Assembly-Hittie
Barquist, OF Des Moines, Iowa, 212s
votes.
Vice President Of the Assembly
Helen Prescott of Mason City, Iowa.
2115 votes.
Grand Secretary Of the Assembly
$. Elizabeth MatheHy OF Keokuk,
Iowa. 1859 votes.
Warden OF the Assembly-Lena T.
Ring, Cedar 2apids, Iowa. S44 votes.
Treasurer OF the Assembly-Allie
Scott Montrose. Iowa 1921 votes.
From the deductions to be made
from the figures herein submitted. the
Rebekahs of Keokuk, and Lee Coun-
ty, appreciate the honor which has
been conferred upon them by the Re
bekahs Of Iowa, in remaining as Grand
Secretary, s. Elizabeth Matheny OF
keokuk, Iowa and a member Of Col
fax Lodge No. 4 of this city. Colfax
Lodge Of Keokuk. had the honor Of
having the first President OF the state
Assembly viz Mrs Carrie T. Dimohd
and the Grand Secretary, S.. Elizabeth
Matheny, when the same was erganiz.
ed in September 1888.
~
Miss Matheny. having performed
the duties OF the Grand Secretary so
well from the time Of the organization
OF the Assembly and up to the present
time will serve them for another
term as the canvass of the votes
show. All officers of the Assembly
are changed annually vet the Office Of
Grand Secretary is usually retained
by the same person when ability Is
shown as in the present case. Miss
Mathenys friends are to be numbered
BY the hundreds all over the State Of
Iowa. as the vote which is taken an
nually will show, and the large ma
lority which she receives for the Office
above named demonstrates to the sat
'sfaction of her macy friends at home
as to her standing with the Rebekahs
all over the great state of Iowa.
We can not pass without making
mention OF another recognition given
TO the Rebekahs of southeastern
Iowa, and especially of Lee county,
and that is in the election OF Allie
Scott, OF lesson Lodge, Of Montrose
Iowa, as Grand Treasurer for the en-
suing year.
the honor in this case is deservedly
conferred and 1t is the opinion Of her
many friends that she will fill the 20.
sition with honor and credit not only
% herself but to her many friends
both In and out or the order
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
cry NEWS.

Bert Daley returned home last
evening with his blood hounds, but
was unable to locate the man who
had disappeared from his home nea
Wapello. dispatch says: Franf
Rutt, the man who disappeared from
his aome, Wednesday,, some time dur
ing the night, has not been found
Thursday evening three men came
from Fort Madison In response to 8
telegram. bringing two blood hounds
which were to be used in locating the
missing man. The hounds were TAX
en- to the home of Mr.. Rntt, and from
there the searching party was led ir
a northerly direction by the hounds
The dogs seemed a little bewildered
bur it was not surprising, as there
had been SO many people tramping all
over that part of the country trying to
find Mr.. Rntt The searching party
were out all night and today they
seined Long creek. stream running
a few miles north of the Rutt home
as it was feared he might have com
mitted suicide, or fallen into tho
stream while wandering around IN t'ht
night. Messages have been sent t
relatives living in adjoining counties
to ascertain If he had made his ap.
pearance at their homes, but replies
are to the effect that he has not beer
seen. lusAta
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
CITY NEWS.

Ed S. Lotion, state trustee and
Frank Moelier, local delegate, will
leave Monday evening for Davenport
to attend the state convention of the
Eagles.
Louis D. Sheppard, Milo Phil
lips and Chester Westcott returned
home To-Day inthe launch Marie from
their weeks camp across the river
from the third lock. Thursday large
number OF Bluff Park resorter We're
entertained at camp and spent the day
as guests of the young men.
Quincy Wing: Charles Clnbbs,
with a Salvation Army badge in his
pocket and processing membership OF
that organization, in the company OF
three women, all of them sitting in a
one-seated phaeton. were busily en-
gageo IN drinking amber colored liquor
from big tin bucket at Twentieth
and Maine streets last night, when
Officer Ford stepped up and placed
them under arrest The women men,
bers of the party gave their names
as Dollie Logue, Lille Koehler and
Hattie Holland, the last named with a
police record. The Logue woman
said she was the owner of the rubber
tired vehicle in which they were seat
ed, she giving her street number as
327 Vermont and Offering to leave the
horse and buggy at the station as a
guarantee that they would appear this
morning and answer to yagrancy
charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
PERSO

Miss Garnet Benbow is visiting her
cousins In Fort Madison.
F. ]. Schenk and son Frank return.
ID last evening from Missouri
Mrs. c. p Franks of Pennington
vas a Keokuk visitor this week.
F.J. Schenk and son Paul left this
forenoon for Missouri points on bust
ness.
Mrs. A. G. Peterson and daughter.
Helen are at Burlington, visiting with
friends.
Misses Ora Davis and Gladys Foster
of Des Moines are visiting with Mrs.
C. +. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Y. Wills and fam
lily have moved from SIG Orleans to
GIG High street.
Mr. and Mrs. Tryon of S07 Exchange
street will leave the city Sunday for
summer visit.
Misses S. e. and Minnie Matheney
are visiting with friends In Cedar
Rapids for few days.
Mrs. e. r. Oiler departed this morn.
ing for East St Louis where she will
visit her daughter, Mrs. F. l. Pugh.
w. D. Mccormick. Gustav Wagner
and G. E. Noske of Pennington were
In the city on business during the
week.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Stricken are
on an extensive trip through the north
They expect to visit for while al
the home of their son in Canada.
Roscoe Nichols is again in the city
after an extensive tour through sew
eral Of the middle western states dur
ing which time ne worked in thu
capacity Of advertising agent for {
certain we'll known firm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
AUTOMOBILES.

IA AUTOMOBILES makes. Times
Square Automobile Company. Larg-
est dealers in the world in new and
Second hand automobiles. We have
all makes, touring cars and runabouts.
! II you are looking for automobiles look
over our stock before buying. Each
car painted and overhauled 125
Automobiles to select from. REQ 2
cylinder, 16 H. p fully equipped
$4,000, Cadillac Model F. top. head
lights, fully equipped, $4,000; Auto
car, 2 cyl. detachable tonneau. 100000:
Wayne, 1903 Model, 80 H. P. fully
Equipped, $1,1OO0O; White Steamer
touring car, fully equipped, $4,000;
Dragon touring car, used three months
looks like new. $4,000; Oldsmobile
Roadster. Rumble seat, speedmotor.
I $1 200 90; Buick, % H. p touring car.
top, headlights, etc. $650.O0; Maxwell
Runabout, 1907 Model, $4,000; Glide.
s7 pass, touring car, fully equipped. re-
/ painted, $l,200O0; Thomas Flyer, SO
III. p. fully equipped, top, headlights,
100000; Thomas Runabout. good
strong car for delivery use. $4,000;
Four brand new Hatfield Buggyabonts.
friction drive, 2 cyl. II H. P. fully
equipped with top lamps, etc, $325.00
/ Times Square Automobile Company.
ian. w. corner Eighteenth and Pine
streets, st. Louis, Mo-, Two blicks
from Union Station Send for our
Monthly bulletin. mailed free. BrSnch
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sas City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
DlARRHOEA CUR ED
Positive Proof

Il had Chronic Diarrhoea for sew.
eral months. Spent 5000 for doctors.
who failed Wakefield's Blackberry
Balsam saved my life.'
H. s. KEEFER,
Seattle, Wash.
believe Wakefield Blackberry
Balsam Is the best bowel medicine on
earth. 1t cured me Of Dysentery when
nothing else would
F. M. GRAHAM,
Greensboro, Ga.
My husband had terrible case OF
Cholera Morbns Wakefields Black
berry Balsam cured him He says 1t
saved his life"
ISABELLA DIEFENDERFER,
Winter Park, ria
Il have used Wakefields Black
berry Balsam for 40 years. It has
cured me OF Diarrhoea when other
remedies failed
j. e. PARKE.
1bs Fifty-fourth street. Chicago.
For a year had Chronic Diar-
fnoea Three doctors failed to cure
me. Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam
made me sound and wen :
JASPER PHILLIPS,
New Sharon, Ia.
For years was subject to Painful
piarrhoea. tried many remedies
without relief. Wakefield's Black
berry Balsan cured me.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
A Horrible HoId-up.

About ten years ago my brother
was saeld up III his work, health and
happiness BY what was believed to
be hopeless Consumption. writes W
R. Lipscomb. OF Washington. ". e,
He took all kinds OF remedies and
treatment from several doctors. bui
found no help till he used Dr.. Kings
New Discovery and was wholly cure0
by six 1ott He is we'll man TO,
lay. it quick to RELIEVE and the
surest cure sfor weak or sore lungs
Hemorrhages, Coughs and Colds:
Brolchitis. La Grippe. Asthma and all
Bronchial affections. soc and $l,0v
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by VII
kinson & Co. J. +. Kiedaisch 4 Son
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31

1mith ExcommunIcatsd From Church
last Evsnino Trial SGT for
600 Osclock Monday
81 sls.x Morning.

Rev. William d. Alexander Veneer
ALE PHI. D., Is in court again, not OF
Iii own free will but In answer to the
charge OF embezziement OF church
funds brought by 4 member Of the
congregation who has since been GUST
ed.
Late yesterday Afternoon Athel
Smith who Was one Of the defendants
IN the recent church case In the sii-
perior conrf, appsared In the justice
\ court Of H. C I.andes and brought
suit against Rev. Venerable in which,
the Baptist church minister is charg.
ED with embezzleInen. of 500 Of
the church funds.
The plaintiff claims that Rev. ven
cradle collected the above amount on
Of about December liz 1908 and fail
ed 10 turn the money over to the
church or to make'.a report OF it.
A meeting was held last evening at
the Baptist church and Athel Smitl,
was accommodates Shd his name
stricken oI the church books Think
ing this ssniiicient % dismiss the case
Rev. veneraDse asked the Judge why
the case snou'd De nearc as smith
was mol even 2 memper OF the churcn.
& Rev. VeneraDie PLEADED not guilty
tothe charge ana the Tune OF trial was
yet TOT MONDAY morning az : O'Clock:
& me recent case OF hev. venerable
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Ohio Man BY Name Of William Pat.
rick o'Hara, Died, Leaving De.
tween Six and Ten Thous.
and Dollars
SISTER MAY BE LIVING
Newspapers all over the Country Re.
quested to Lend ! Hand to
Find Mans Kin
Folks.

Some one may fall aeir to a nice
comfortable sum OF money II they are
lucky enough to hear OF the bulk of
q fortune that is waiting THEM and
which was left by man in Ohio who
had nothing to do with relatives and
there is now no one to lay claim to
the tidy little sum in the hands of the
mans attorneys.
T'ae following letter has been re-
ceived in this city by the authorities.
from the mans attorneys and is being
published, and perhaps may aid in
the location OF the sister or other rel
atives Of the man whose whereabouts
are unknown:
William Patrick O'Harra of Camp
Dennison, suburb of CINCINNATI
Ohio. died on Friday the twenty-third
Inst, leaving an estate of between six
and ten thousand dollars. The only
relative that ae is supposed to have
had is sister, who is supposed to be
living somewhere in Iowa, or should
she be dead, she may have heirs liv.
ing there. Mr.. O'Harra was rather
eccentric man and never spoke OF his
family matters to any of his neigh
bors, or to our firm, although we have
done his legal work for tae past TWEEN
sty years or more. We have under
stood that for many years he had no
communication with this sister, and
for that reason We find nothing among
his papers. giving us any information
In regard to her name or her where
abouts.
If you will kindly communicate
this information to the newspaper re-
lporters in your city. 1T may be a
means toward helping some deserving
woman or her children to this estate.
We shall be glad to hear from anyone
who has any information in regard to
Mr.. O'Harra's heirs. We should be
addressed at 904 Mercantile Library
building. Cincinnati, Ohio
Signed
@sAYLER AND sAYLER,
Attorneys"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Cl,NY n E'VVS.
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mo n,ctnra ,,aah,,a as e ~ ~. n.s,..
theatre il Kaor,,r haa ~ az. "a
secotsi t,npars !, M s;sh, I M Ii ., Az,
lacerated sat;rdav nisht ~ ,,,as
thought FOR : sti.i,a MAJ npa nfSfhoE a..
gers would have. "a ha ai,1,,,tataa INT
that danger Il nov, nast &,
There will ba i ) ama ~ hatl tns
morrow at the league marx between
the Bob Whites. and sf,,e powar I,,tys
HAYES and Tipne viii work sor The
former and Crimmins. ana t1ir,revl viii
be the battery for fha latter llss,ss .sss
Major Montgomery II Maips went
to Fort Madison ;vesterdav afternoo,,
on fhe sfeasnar craco t5,rins IL s, 81
government contract work
N. A. King returned hnma last even.
ing from business trip to Conncil
Bluffs and Omaha.
John Sarofin. manager Of the St
Peters baseball team OF the Commer-
ciai leaeue. stated today that the =.
cent high school. st Peters game won
,by the latter and nrotestaa bv the
former has nnt baan thrown Ill ~
the advisory hoard IS nravions,y an.
inonnced This statement viii hoost
the standinp of tha clnb althonoh
aat;on vii, be taLan !, ~ nattar &
tha mar fntnra ana i, l. ,mnass,hIa
- stata ~ c,,rn,;.a ~ na..,It
nan,,.. ,a...sa, Is.s.Y.s.. >
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a. e. : 49, 49, ~ se,s ~
NJ = i, -. = a.a II a. =, ],
,.s 80 = -. 80. ~ 2 pape nisu
.''n ~ ei's e'e. !, 'oaas sai's a'tel,
~, = ,ne eoun'ii - ioss ~ - a'u
- p'osh iSo. 10 s'atiiis wa "
.'essV io.s .ne ci'y eng ineei suli'eu sur
, ,s ma.er ron Nln.h street oe.wetn
i'es .Moliies ana raIean Without persS
MISSION OF owner. she asks mat the
city put the Its IN good condition and
also that the public sewer be cover
ed which runs through these lots.
Quincy Wing: A fish storYathei
details Of which are unusually "fishy'
was teiephoned to the Wing Office last
night. William Spider) Bertram and
his partner, George Robinson, who
make their living angling for the elu-
sive members OF the finny tribe dur
ing the fishing season, are the authors
q the story and are also the heroes
over the telephone Spider calmly
remarked that ne and his partner had
landed catfish that weighed 1874
pounds as it was taken after it had
been dressed No net or other ad-
vantageous means for landing the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
President Helps Orphans.

< Hundreds OF orphans have beef
helped by the President OF the Indus
trial and Orphans Home at Macon
IA who writes: We have used Elec.
tric Bitters in this institution for nine
wears. Il has proved most excellen'
medicine for stomach, Liver and KID
,ey troubles. We regard 1t as one OF
The. best family medicines on earth
Il ipyigorates the vital organs. purl
les he blood aids .gestion, creates
annette. To strengthen and build vi
thin pale, s-eak children or rundown
neople. it has no equal. Best for T.
male complaints. Only SOC at Wilkin
son & Co. j. r. Kiedaisch q Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Don't GET q divorce.

A western Judge granted divorces
a account OF ill.temper and BAD
,reath. DR.. Kings New Lille Pili,.
would have prevented It. they cure
constipation. causing bad breath and
liver Trouble the ill-temper. dispe'
olds. Danish headaches. conquer
nils. 25c at Wilkinson & Co. }. y
Siedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31

Delay in taking Foley's Kidne.
Remedy II you have backache. kidney
az bladder trouble. fastens the dis,
,.ase upon you and makes a cure more
,ificult. Commence taking Foiey's
Kidney Remedy today and you VIII
soon be we'll. Why risk serious
nalady? Wilkinson 4 Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
Brave Fire LaddIe.

'ften receive severe burns, putting
nut fires. then use Bucklen's Arnica
Slave and forget them. It soon drives
nut pain. For Burns, Scalds, Wounds.
Suts and Bruises its earth's greatest
lealer. Quickly cures Skin Eruptions
Did Sores. Boils. Ulcers, Felons; best
Pile cure made. Relief is instant. csc
It Wilkinso.i & Co. ]. F., Kiedaisch q
Son.