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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-04
Work of Hawaiian Delegates.

At the conclusion of the first day S
official proceedings the Hawaiian com
mittee busted itself in endeavoring to
interest influential members of the con-
gress in the special needs of Hawaii,
particularly in the extension to this
Territory of the Federal irrigation ap-
preparation for the reclamation of arid
lands, as means toward procuring
white settlers to build up in the islands
a substantial and responsible body. of
landowners and homehuilders in full
sympathy with national ideas and Amer
lean traditions. For this purpose the
respective members of the delegation
had for some time made themselves
familiar with data relating to the mani
fold phases of land tenure and values
IN Hawaii, the various landowners IN
the Territory, population statistics, par
ticularly as affecting the proportion of
various races, the different classes OF
agricultural land and areas capable of
reclamation by irrigation systems, the
extent and possibility of development
of various industries of the Islands,
and other questions touching upon con
ditions relative to the development of
Hawaii By a systematic canvass, the
needs of the Territory at the hands of
| the Federal government were brought
! before great number of the infiuen.
| tial members of the congress, and a
favorable opinion created toward the
extension of the national reclamation
| system TO Hawaii. This work was also
actively carried on throughout the week
and, together with the distribution OF
literature and pamphlets of various
kinds, very general interest in Ha
waiian affairs was created. Although
the amount of work involved in this
campaign of education was consider
able, it was encouraging to find how
| DESTROYS the individual members were
| of being informed of Hawaiian condi
tons, and how friendly was the atti
tude already existing toward the
Islands BY the end of the week it wa,
an unusual thing to see anyone con
neeted with the congress who did mo-
/! display the well-known Hawaiian but
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
LIGHT BOOZE.
DO You Drink re-

A minister's wife had quite tussle
with coffee and her experience is inter-
esting. She says:
During the two years of my train
ing as nurse, while on night duty,
became addicted to coffee drinking.
Between midnight and four in the
morning, when the patients were
asleep, there was little to do except
make the rounds, and it was quite
natural that should want good, hot
cup OF coffee about that time. 1t slim
ulated me and could keep awake
better.
After three or four years OF coffee
drinking became nervous wreck
and thought that simply could not
live without my coffee. All this time
was subject to frequent bilious at
tacks, sometimes so severe as to keep
me in bed for several days.
after being married, husband beg
ged me to leave off coffee for he fear
ed that it had already hurt me almost
beyond repair, SO resolved to make
al Siiolt W lSiOueS my BEL lioH tHe
hurtful habit.
Il began taking Postum and for a
few days felt the languid, tired feeling
from the lack of the stimulant, but /
liked the taste of Postum, and that
answered for the breakfast beverage
all right.
Finally began to feel clearer head
ed and had steadier nerves. After a
years use OF Postum now feel like
new woman-have not had any billi-
Gus attacks since left off coffee"
There's Reason Read "The
Road to MELVILLE. in packages.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
DEATH ANGEL
CLAIMS RESIDENT
Mrs. s. e. Holmes Passed Away Yes
terday Afternoon At Her Home
In West keokuk.

Is
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
her home, K and William streets oc.
CURED the death of Mrs. 8. R. Holmes
following brief sickness. Death
was caused by heart failure and Mrs.
Holmes had been belfast for but a
week.
She lived in Keokuk twenty-ei
FEARS ago for brief period and then
went to Sugar Creek, living there I'M
til about six months ago, when she re-
turned to Keokuk.
Mrs. Holmes was born in Steelville,
Mo-, March 10, 1859. and had been
twice married. Her frst marriage
was to Thomas Frasher and the sec
ond to s. r. Holmes, which occurred
about year ago.
She is survived by the following
relatives: son Frank Frasher Of
Peoria; brother Marion Carter Of
Harding, s. D.; sister Mrs. Henry
Van Hesley Of this city; and nephew
G. w. Van Hasley also Of Keokuk.
Mrs Holmes had many friends
both in Keokuk and at Sugar Greek
and was respected by all.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
CITY NEWS.
Curtain frame stands at webers.

DIR. Colby. Dentist. over Younker's.
There are twenty-three new hous-
es being erected in the third ward
at the present time, was told by
contractor yesterday.
The jury case Of j. n. Jones VS..
the General Construction company
was resumed this morning in the Dis
trict court after being continued last
week
The little steamer H. w. B. pass
ed down the river at 5:15 last even
ing on its way to Warsaw with two
barges, one loaded with machinery
and the other with coal.
For the consideration of s21.60
James Cameron has decided to Peter
Blom, the easterly feet of the rear
SO feet of lot 10 in block 1oS, the
property being on Exchange street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets.
-Kewanee. the team that will be a
stronger contender for honors in the
Central association than was
at first thought, will arrive in Keo
kuk tomorrow for a series with the
Indians, playing in the city Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday. This series
should be good one and the Keokul
twirlers will be put to a supreme tes
as the Boiler Makers are clouting the
ball this year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
FORMER RESIDENT
OF THIS CITY
Death Came Yesterday to D. w. Ford
at His Home in New York
State.

Another one OF the old residents OF
Keokuk, who was prominent in the
early history of the city, has passed
away, word having been received here
this morning by relatives OF the death
OF the Hon. b. w. Ford OF Oneonta.
New York, who passed away at his
home yesterday at an advanced age.
He was the father of Mrs. A. ]. Nc
Crazy Of Binghampton, N. Y, q former
Keokuk citizen and was the grand
father of Mrs. L. A. Hamill OF this city.
He will be remembered by the older
citizens, living here for number OF
years and being an influential and pro
gressive citizen.
He was connected with the Baptist
church. being one of the founders and
builders of the old church at the cor
ner OF Eighth and Blondeau streets,
which was recently RACED and the new
church erected in its place.
Besides his daughter, Mrs. Nc
Crazy. he is survived by two grand
children and number of great grand
children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

One Of the first to file an affidavit
as to the purity of ingredients con-
tanned in a remedy were the dispens-
ers of the famous laxative tonic. DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Price SO
cents or 81 a bottle of any druggist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
ECZEMA LODGES IN THE SKIN
Not a Blood Disease-cured BY Oil Of
Wintergreen Compound.

For many years eczema was cup
posed to be blood disease and was
enormously treated as such. but now
the best authorities agree that eczema
is only skin disease and must DC
cured through the skin. The eminenl
skin specialist. DR.. d. D. Dennis, first
discovered the eczema germ and ms
discovery was quickly taken up In
both Germany and France.
TO kill the eczema germ and at the
same time heal the skin, DR.. Dennis
compounded oil Of wintergreen,
tflyrnoI. glycerine, etc. The remedy
is LIQUID, not mere salve, hence II
sinks right into the pores OF the skin
Washing with this oil OF wintergreen
compound seems to take the itch away
at once: soon the scales drop away and
the disease disappears. Sold by Ne
Grath Bros. The prescription has now
been used so long AZ to have proven
It's absolute merit and we do not hest
tate to express our confidence In p
D. D. Prescription as used With D. p.
D Soap:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
Order Fixing Date for Showing op-
position to Discharge.

In the District Court of the United
States,
For the Southern District of Iowa.
In the matter of John Hoffner Bank
rupt-In Bankruptcy. No. 1908 E. D.
On this eighteenth day of May, A.
D. 1909, on filing and reading the pc
tition of the above named bankrupt
for his discharge herein, it is
Ordered that the twenty-ninth day of
May, A. D. 1909. be and the same is
hereby fixed as the date on or before
which all creditors of, and all other
persons interested in said estate and
in the matter of the discharge in
bankruptcy of the said bankrupt.
shall, If they desire to oppose
the same, file in my said office at
Keokuk, in said district, their appear
ance in writing, in opposition to the
granting of said discharge: and also
within ten days thereafter, file in my
said Office specifications of the
/ grounds of said opposition.
Witness my hand hereto at my office
in Keokuk, the day and date herein
first above written.
WILLIAM ]. ROBERTS.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
FAIRFIELD HAS
BIG CONFEDERATION
Opera House and Two Adjoining
Buildings Burn With Loss
Of $4,000.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, May 1s.-The
largest fire for years In Fairfield last
night caused loss OF $4,000, the
Grand opera house and two adjoining
buildings being destroyed. The in
surance is sufficient to cover all loss.
The fire started from a defective
electric wire by which picture ma
chine was being operated In the
opera house. An audience OF nearly
one hundred we're present when the
alarm was given, but all escaped
without injury. The flames quickly
enveloped the building, but the fremen
soon got the blaze under control.
when suddenly the water main burst
at q point near the pumping station
about mile from the city, and left
the firemen without a particle Of
! pressure.
Hurry calls were made for assist
ance to Ottumwa, Creston and Burling-
ton. A special train was started from
Ottumwa about midnight, bearing a
steamer, and reached the city after
the flames had practically burned
! themselves out.
| For while It looked as though the
business portion of the city was
doomed, as with no water with which
to fight the flames the IRE burned
without restraint. It was decided to
| fight the flames by blowing down the
intervening buildings with dynamite,
but no dynamite could be found In the
city, and the plan had to be given up
The opera house is owned by Lewis
Thomas, and the loss on that building
is estimated at $4,000, while the dam
age to the Pantatorium and the plumb
| ing shop adjoining are reckoned at
5000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
<U6loN 3lLA1EL
CITY NEWS.
avn Mowers I'd Webers.

Lawn Mowers at Webers.
With the advent OF warm weather,
merchants are beginning to stain their
large mirrors in their places Of bust
ness.
The graduation exercises OF the
Graham hospital school for nurses, is
to be held next Tuesday evening, May
Is.
DR.. F. G. Smith is attending a
meeting Of the Iowa State Medical
Society in Dubuque. He will return
home about Friday.
Three women came across the
bridge last evening after a days fish
ing trip in the sloughs on the Illinois
side. Each carried nice string OF
croppy.
Fort Madison Democrat: After
all the fuss and weathers over the ar
rest OF Jack Blannon (colored), on the
charge OF unduly abusing horse. he
came into Justice D. F. Alleys court
this morning and withdrew his plea OF
not guilty and entered plea Of guilty.
Justice Alley suspended the fine of
$500, but assessed costs in the case at
$45 100, which defendant will be re-
quired to pay. Had Mr.. Blannon
been allowed to have his own way in
the matter his whole expense IN the
case would not have amounted to
over 800. Instead a jury was asked
for and empaneled and several extra
witnesses were subpoenaed, which ran
the cost up to more than the abused
| horse was worth.
DIR. E. B. Newcomb, of Westmin
ster church. left this afternoon fol
Denver as delegate to the general
assembly Of the Presbyterian church
which meets Thursday morning and
will be In session until the last OF
next week. In addition to being q
commissioner to the assembly. DR.
Newcomb is also, by appointment oil
the assembly OF 1908, member of the
permanent judicial commission. All
cases appealed to the assembly are re.
| ferred to the commission, and its de-
cision, being reported to the assembly
becomes tn. judgment of the whole
church in the matter. The term OF
service on the commission is three
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
A Bad Taste in the Mouth.

II Is anything but pleasant to awake
with bad taste in the mouth. Thu
always arise5 from disordered stom-
|ach. and may be corrected by taking
"a dose OF Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets Immediately after sup.
per. They cleanse and invigorate the
stomach. improve the digestion and
give one relish for his food. They
are easy to take and pleasant in effect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
BiIIiousness and Comet patIon,

oiiuououSSS anu SOuSSipdStoH.
For years was troubled with bill.
liousness and constipation. which
made life miserable for me. My ap,
petite failed me. lost my usual
force and vitality. Pepsin prepare.
lions and cathartics only made mat.
ters worse. do not know where
should have been today had moi
tried Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets The tablets relieve the
Ill feeling at once. strengthen the d.
gestive functions. purify the stomach
liver and blood. helping the system
to do its work naturally. Mrs. Rosa
Potts. Birmingham, Ala. These tab
lets are for sale by Wilkinson & Co.
and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
Do il Now.

Now is tn time to get rid Of your
rheumatism. You can do so by apply
ing Chamberlain's Eminent. Nine
cases out of ten are simply muscular
rheumatism due to cold or damp
or chronic rheumatism, and yield 10
the vigorous application of this lini-
ment Try it. You are certain to be
delighted with the quick relief which it
affords. Sold by Wilkinson & Co. and
j. F. Kedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
LEE COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To be Held at DonnelIson on May ST.
Interesting Program Be
lna Prepared.

extra mission program will be given
by the Jugen verein Of the G.. E.
church Sunday evening, May %. The
occasion will be the silver jubilee OF
our Foreign Missions. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all
Miss Barbara Krehmiel returned
home Monday morning from Burling-
ton where she visited the past two
weeks, she was accompanied by her
two nieces and nephew who will visit
here for a while.
Miss Laura Seyb has returned
home from weeks stay at the v. M.
Schmidt home near Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Magerkurth OF
La Crew visited in our city Saturday.
Mrs Christman, Mrs. Bish Latta.
Mrs. Chas Klingler and Miss Vera
Hotop were Salem visitors Tuesday
Mrs. Alfred Best entertained about
80 ladies at carpet rag sewing at
the home Of her mother, Mrs. Con
Wagner, Thursday evening. Light re-
freshments --ere served. All report q
fine time.
Bart Jackson has gone to Nebraska
for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Seyb and Mrs.
Mary Granlich spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Bergtho.d.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gompf visited
with Mr.. end Mrs. Peter Feikert Sun
day.
P. K. Frauzman, wife and children
left Tuesday morning for Page, Neb.,
where they will make their future
home.
Mr.. md Mrs. Ed. Miller and daugh-
ter Gladys, spent Sunday In Franklin.
Hiss Alma Krehbiel was an over
Sunday visitor in Burlington.
Miss Libbie wilhelm of Franklin
visited in our city Saturday.
Miss Laura Seyb left for New Boston
Monday evening for a weeks visit.
Mrs. L. R. Acid is reported quite
sick.
H. H. Shelter and son Hardin were
Pennington visitors Tuesday.
Some OF our young folks attended
the box supper at Franklin Friday
evening.
WIN. ]. Krehbiel was a Burlington
visitor Wednesday evening.
Miss Mile Schoene of Warren
visited at the : T. Helm home the
fore part of last week.
Misses Mollie and Lou Gabel of
viele visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ball the fore part of the week.
Adrian Meinhardt Of Keokuk visited
home folks Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Bentzinger and
children and Mrs. Geo. Kerchner spent
Sunday near Franklin Station.
VIM. Schoene was a Fort Madison
visitor Monday.
The thirty-fourth annual Sunday
School convention OF Lee county will
be held at the Mennonite church Mon
day, May 81. An interesting program
has been prepared SO all interested in
Sunday School work will have an OPP
portunity to come and spend an In
teresting and instructive day. A cor
dsl invitation is extended to all. The
session will open at 10 a. m.
Clyde Hancock has returned to his
home in Missouri from a weeks visit
with home folks.
Lew Walter, our postmaster, has re-
turned home from Kansas where he
was called to attend the funeral OF a
relative and then visited there for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Geo. Meinhardt and son Leland
have returned to their home in Fort
Madison from pleasant visit in our
vicinity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
Young Girls are Victims

Of headache, as well as older women.
but all get quick relief and prompt
cure from DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
the worlds best remedy for sick and
nervous headaches. They make pure
blood, and strong nerves and build up
your health. Try them. Csc. at VIII
kinson Z Co. and J. F. Kiedaisch 3
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18


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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-06
BUNGLERs, AS WELL.

Day by day come development:
showing that the late, and grevious.
" lamented, Legislature bungled ev.
cn the good work it did attempt to
accomplish, and that the extra ses-
sion is necessary, peculiarly for the
purpose of amending the gross mis-
takes Of the general session.
This is all in keeping with the tone
Of the majority Of the crowd sent up
to Salem to do business for the State,
business that should be done expert
-lN correctly and impregnably. And
we respectfully suggest the appoint
ment Of special commission of able
lawyers and businessmen to review
the work Of the extra session before
it goes to the executive for final
signing; else we shall have still more
blunders and gripping laches to con-
tend with,
!, As matter Of fact we are disposed
to make the best Of things as they
are, and leave the work OF amendment
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-06
uNsYNDTcATED WEATHER,

The worst blizzard in ten years
swooped down on the greatest event
in 4he orutine history of America,
Thursday, at Washington, and drove
the new President, and all the thou
sands gathered to witness his in
augural who could get in, into the
warm comfort OF the national senate
chamber. to perfect the open-air de-
tail Of the important ceremony. This
Is convincing testimony that the
weather, at least, is not syndicated,
last, as it is. of the unbound things
left Us.
But blizzard or no blizzard Taft
is President, and that is the main
thing for Us all to contemplate; and
ii is our greatest duty as citizens, to
get right behind him and bouy and
bolster his last effort for the good of
the land.
We believe be will give US all the
opportunity for this support that is
coming to as; we have confidence in
him and feel that the good work set
in motion by Mr.. Roosevelt will be
carried on and augmented. until we
shall realize the newer and higher
standards to which both these men
are committed. It may come in diff
ferent way, at the hands Of President
Taft, but it will come, just the same
as to cause and effect. He cannot af-
ford to be less real President than
the man whom he is devotedly at
tached to and who set the highest ex-
ampIes and laid the boldest predicates
for his successor, and who did it. in
part, with the expectation that they
would be adhered to by the man he
practically named as that successor.
If ever man had high incentive
for splendid achievement in this Of
fee that man is William Howard
Taft, and they are few indeed who
think he will fail TO reach the pin
nacle OF success, along the clearest
and freest paths Of honor and power.
He is as unsyndicated as the weather
that marked the hour OF his inaugu
raj, and unless he proves this high
estimate of his people, the country
viii, OF verify, be profoundly dis
appointed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-06
Norwegian. Danish NJ. L.

Morning worship at II a, IN. and
evening a, 7;30; Sunday school at 10
a. M, Mr. Albert Garrison, superin.
,endent, On Tuesday evening, March
9th, the Pacific Coast District OF the
Western Norwegian Danish Confer.
enee viii commence their meetings
which will continue during the week.
with open sessions iorenoons from
o to II and ? TO in the afternoons.
Preaching services each evening at s
p, m, A reception will be given in
the church basement on Tuesday
evening after the service. All well
come. Q. T. Field, pastor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-06
Christian Science.

Services in rooms 5 and 6. l. o. o,
#, building, corner Tenth and Com
mercial streets at II o'clock. Sub
ject OF the lesson-sermon. Man, /"
All are invited, Sunday school i'm.
mediately after the close Of the serv-
ice, The frs, Wednesday evening in
the month at 7;3o. Reading rooms,
same address. hours, from , to S
daily. except Sunday
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-06
CHURCHES SUNDAY
First Methodist

Mr., R, Lee paget, OF Portland, one
OF the prominent laymen OF the Lay.
mems Association OF the Oregon
Conference, will occupy the pulpit at
II a, m, and tell OF the work Of that
association, In the evening the ser.
mon theme will be Struggles and
Victories Specially interesting and
helpful will be both services, Chorus
choirs viii furnish the music, C c,
Rariek, pastor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-06
NATURES WARNING.
Astoria People Must Recognize and
Heed It.

Astoria People Must Recognize and
Heed It.
Kidney ills come quietly-mysteri.
ously,
But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney secretions.
See if the color is unhealthy
If there are settings and sedi-
ment,
Passages frequent, scanty, painful.
It's time then to use Doan's Kid
ney Pills,
To ward off Bright's disease or dia-
betcs.
Fred Landrock living on Third St.,
HiIlsboro, Ore, says: my wife suf-
fered from kidney and bladder trouble
for long time and could find no re-
lief. She suffered from pains in her
back and limbs and was lame and
tlred. She also had trouble with the
kidney secretions. At last we heard
about Doan's Kidney Pills and pro-
cured box They helped her from
the first and in a short time she was
free from every symptom of the com.
plant. also used Doan's Kidney
Pills and the results were highly sat
isfactory."
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name -Doan's-and
take no other.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-06

to the future when perhaps the cleo
torate may send up set Of capables
who viii not only cure the stupidi-
ties Of the past, but yield something
of value to Oregon in the way OF pop
ular legislation framed on honest and
decent bases. We can worry along
with the ills and antiquities we have
and avoid the risk OF adding to, and
aeeentuating, them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-06
Grace.

The Rev. w. S. Short will conduct
services at Holy Innoeents Chapel
the third Sunday in Lent, March 7,
at 9 a. m; at Grace church at Il a.
m; the Junior Auxiliary at 4 p, m.
Evening service at Calvary Chapel at
7:3O.