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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
Winters Backbone.

Winter has a backbone like an eel.
One day there is a thunderstorm and
the back bone seems to be broken, but
the next day blizzard comes along
and the back bone straightens out
again and bends the other way until
old winter seems to have the spinal
meningitis.
There is only one consolation about
these cold waves which have been how
ering around during the past few
weeks and that is that before they ar
rive the weather has been SO warm
that it takes drop of several faith
oms before the mercury can reach a
really chilly spot.
The mercury last evening at Z
O'Clock was A. so that a drop of 40
degrees. as promised, would bring it
down to about zero weather.
There have been quite number of
sudden changes this winter and al
though the winter has been mild one.
these sudden changes have made it
appear really more severe than it was.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
Mrs. Jane Jones Who Arranged
For Common Law Mar
riage of Daughter in
keokuk.
THE GIRL rs UNDER AGE
ealI Was Fixed at Five Hundred DOL
lars in Quincy Court and the
Woman Was Taken to
County Jail.

That common law wedding which
took place in Keokuk recently by the
signing of an agreement has caused
the mother of the bride to be bound
over to the grand jury at Quincy, the
Wing having the following to say of
case:
Mrs. jane Jones, the mother of
Laura Hedrick, the 15-year-cld girl
who was united in common law mar
riage to MILFORD Slack, the aged civil
war veteran at Keokuk on January %,
last, was arraigned in the court of JUS
tice of Peace Ben Heckle yesterday
afternoon, for her preliminary hear
ing, and was bound over to the grand
jury as being an accessory to stat
utory charge in which Slack, who
lived with the girl as his wife for over
a week, is named the principal. Her
bail was fixed at $500, which she was
unable to give and was returned to
the county jail.
At the hearing yesterday afternoon
only the testimony of the state was
given. The Hedrick girl, who is the
prosecuting witness against the moth
err and her supposed husband, occu-
pied the stand greater portion of
the time, telling the story of her trip
to Keokuk, when she supposed she
was married to Slack. and of her rela-
lions with the veteran since her return
to Quincy, before the arrest. Her
story was practically the same as has
been told heretofore. She testified
that she was sixteen years of age, bit
made by Attorneys William H. Coon
and William Schlagenhauf, who repre-
sented Mrs. Jones, to show that enc
was past 16 years of age. An admis-
sion was drawn from the girl to the
effect that she testified in the court
of Justice of Peace Mays over year
ago, when she had some trouble with
she was Is years of age at that time
The other witnesses for the state
were officers Whitman and Edwards,
who made the arrest of Slack and the
girl at the home of the latters moth
er in this city last Wednesday night.
The entire states evidence was to the
effect that the mother was party to
an agreement with Slack whereby the
girl was given over to Slack in com
mon law marriage, while the girl her
self was left to believe that she was
legally married to Slack, whom, she
stated on the stand, she did not want
to marry. BY proving that the girl
was not Is years of age the state en-
deavored to show that the mans re-
lations with her were nothing more
than a case of criminal assault upon
the girl by CO.. sent, and that the
woman was guilty of being an Access
sorry to the crime and equally guilty
as is the principal.
Although no evidence was given bv
the defense, it was plainl. seen from
the cross examination of the state's
witnesses and the arguments made
to the court that it will attempt to
prove that the girl is 16 years of age,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
HEARD LINCOLN AT QUINCY.
!. P. christy and B. P. Taber are Only
Survivors of keokuk Delegation
Who Heard Great Debate
There,
To the Editor of The Gate City:

To the Editor of The Gate City:
In reply to request of your paper
for persons who had seen and voted
for Abraham Lincoln, will state
that not only voted for Lincoln twice
for President, but am, to my knowl-
edge, the only one living in Keokuk,
with the exception of Capt. B. P.
Taber, who attended the Lincoln and
Douglas debate at Quincy in October,
1858. Joseph Patterson, John e. K.
Stotts and | went to Quincy to hear
them, Capt. Taber going with j. b.
Paul and Major j. NJ Hiatt. Before
going to the park where the speeches
were made we went to the Quincy
hotel. The clerk recognized Mr.. Pat
terson, and asked him if he had come
down to hear Douglas and Lincoln
he said, IF there are any more cock
tails sent up to Douglas rooms, and
there have been so many fired up
there all day long, you'll not hear
much of debate, for no man car talk
with that amount of booze in him. :"
Notwithstanding we went to the park
Lincoln opened the debate, making a
splendid speech, closing with an
anecdote taking off something Doug
las had said previously. When he sat
down Douglas arose, grabbed an end
of his black silk necktie, and with
sweep held it in his left hand for a
moment, threw it on the seat from
whence he had arisen. and began his
speech in that slow, deliberate manner
of his that never shall forget. AS a
matter of course m. sympathy was
for old Abe, but, | tell you, the Little
Giant made great speech. Joe Pat
terson and | stood within twenty-five
feet of the stand, backed UP against
tree and from the elevation of the
platform could look up into the faces
of both speakers. AS we left the
grounds Joe said (being Democrat
eff Douglas had gotten few more
of .Jim's cocktails what would have
been left of Lincoln?" For my part
/ thought Lincoln had done Douglas
up to finish But. then. we We're Of
opposite politics. and beth being good
friends, We did not allow our preju-
dices to interfere with a hasty return
to the hotel to reflect over what had
been said by our favorites.
]. P. CHRISTY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief. Permanent Cure
Trial Package Mailed
Free to all in Plain
WraDner


Piles is fearful disease, but easy to
cure If you go at it right.
An operation with the knife is dan
gerous, cruel, humilating and unnec-
essary.
There is just one other sure way to
be painless, safe and in the
privacy of your own home-it is Prya-
mid Pile Cure.
We mail trial package free to all
who write.
1t will give you instant relief, show
you the harmless, painless nature of
this great remedy and start you well
on the way toward a perfect cure.
Then you can get full-sized box
from any druggist for so cents, and
often one box cures.
Insist on having what you call for.
If the druggist tries to sell you some
thing just as good, it IS because he
makes more money on the substitute.
The cure begins at once and con-
tinues rapidly until it Is complete and
permanent.
You can go right ahead with your
work and be easy and comfortable all
the time.
1t is we'll worth trying.
Just send your name and address to
Pyramid Drug Co., 80 Pyramid Build
ing, arshall, Mich, am receive free
by return mail the trial package in a
plain wrapper.
Thousands have been cured in this
easy, painless and inexpensive way, in
the privacy Of the home.
No knife and its torture.
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists. so cents. Write to-
day for free package.
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princess gown of cream colored silk
chlHon and carried boquet of white
carnations tied with white satin rib
Don. The groom wore the conven-
tlonal black. After congratulations a
three course supper was served to
some twenty guests. The bride is
the youngent daughter of Postmaster
Alexander and wife and is young
woman of charming accomplishments.
me groom Is the sor of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. z. Johnson CT near Kahoka and a
young man of refinement and promise.
me out of town guests were Mrs.
Mills and son, and Frederick Johnson
of Illinois.
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SALEM, IOWA.
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Inc body of Mrs. Joseph Kester was
Drought from near Colorado Springs
COL, and accompanied by two sons
ana one daughter, orlando, John and
Mrs. Ella kester Matthews of the dc
ceased, and arrived at Salem FRIDAY
evening. Funeral was held from the
M. +. church at o'clock Saturday
morning. Services were conducted by
Rev. c. w. Barber. Interment was
made in Salem cemetery.
An excellent program will be rem.
dered at the NJ. E. church on the even.
ing OF February 70, in commemoration
OF the Lincoln centinary.
Mrs. G. w. Pittman, Prin. Carl Kren.
meyer, A. A. Banta, Dee Skinner
Misses Coe Shriner and Josie Jones
were Mt. Pleasant visitors last week
A Masonic school of instruction will
be held at Salem February II. 70 and
IL. A number of lodges are exnected
to attend
Thursday J. T. 1ngrim returned from
Danvlile, following a visit with his
mother and sister, Mrs. Hannah In.
grim and Mrs. R. NJ. Swan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heisel of Fairfield A..
tended the funeral of the latters
step-mother. Mrs. Joseph Kester. at
the Nj. b. church Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Collinc OF Stock
port were Sunday guests of the for
mers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Col
Inns, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Williams are
enjoying visit with their son, Frank
and his wife from Mt. Pleasant.
After a long illness Frank Lewis is
again at his duty of taking the mail tc
and from the postoffice and station.
Saturday Mrs. Charles Noble cams
home after weeks visit with her son
Ed, and family near Danville.
Dr. McClelland, district superin
tendent. assisted at the revival meet
ings at the NJ. e. church Friday even
ing.
Rev. w. 7. Butcher returned Satur
day from Odds, where he had been as
sisting in evangelistic services.
DR.. Wahrer was called from For
Madison for Mrs. Frank Becker who
is very sick.
Miss Mary Maris spent last weel
with friends at New London and Mt
Pleasant.
c. w Sweter and wife departet
Wednesday to spend several months il
the Pacific states.
Miss Marian Becker, student of tn
|. w. U. at Mt. Pleasant, spent Sun
day with home folks.
Dennis Cowell and wife have nlove
ito Mrs. j T. Ingrims property N tn
north part of town.
/! Irving Cammack is seriously i'll a
i his home east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Fem are a
home from their trip to New Mexico
/ Miss Cora Kelley of Danville spen
a few days of alst week with friend
at this place.
Frank Lightner of Hereford, Texas
lis greeting Salem friends.
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CHARLESTON. 8
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The Willing Workers will serve
lunch at G. w. SliDgerland's sale Sat
urday, Feb. Is.
Quite a number from Charleston at
tended the dedication of the new NJ
q. church at New Boston Sunday.
Walter Swinderman of Fort Mill
son, who spen. several days the past
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Swinderman, returned to Fort
Madison Monday.
]. w. Pickering transacted business
in Donnellson Monday.
A box social was held at the Baptist
church Wednesday evening. The
ladies realized SIS and very pleasant
evening.
NJ. J. Campbell Of Fort Madison was
a guest of Frank Fowler Saturday
James Mcmillan of Athens. Mo-,
was a guest of james Barnes Friday.
Dr. Washburn of Donnellson was a
professional caller at the home of
VIM. Bentzinger Wednesday.
Miss Ida Pickering is guest of
Mrs. j. II. Vermazen.
Mrs. VIM. Sollars and Miss L. H.
Wolfenbarger visited friends in Don
nelson Wednesday.
Geo. ~Hasse visited his brother. DR..
Freeman Hasse, of Revere, Mo-, We'd
nesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
Reason Enthroned.

Because meats are so tasty they are
consumed in great excess. This leads
TO stomach troubles. biliousness and
constipation. Revise your diet, let
reason and not pampered appetite
control, then take few doses of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab.
let's and you will soon be we'll again.
Try it. For sale at Wilkinson & Co. s
Pharmacy and ]. F. Kiedais III G. Son S
drug store. Samples free.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
MISUNDERSTANDING.

The above is the name of a German
chemical. which /; one of the many
valuable ingredients of Foleys Kidney
Remedy. HeXamethylenete is
recognized by medical text books and
authorities as uric acid solvent and
antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's
Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice
any Irregularities, and avoid serious
malady. Wilkinson & CO. anu J. F.
Kiedaisch & So.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
The Crime of Idleness.

Idleness means trouble for any one.
It's the same with lazy liver It
causes constipation, headache. jaun-
dice, sallow complexion, pimples and
blotches. los of appetite, nausea, but
D. Kings New Life Pills soon Danish
liver troubles and build UP your health.
Csc at Wilkinson & Co. and ]. F. Kie-
daisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
II Gonstiipated
est 1t Free

Every year intelligent people are
dressing more lightly and paying
more attention to their health. If a
person eats what is sufficient for his
bodily requirements he will give the
blood plenty of strength to warm the
remotest points of the body.
1t is, as you see, much more ques-
ton of blood than of heavy clothing, but
the stomach and bowels, nevertheless,
regulate the quality. of the blood. OF
OF the bowels, SO that the waste mat
ter may be carried from the system
and not get in the blood. If a person has
less than one movement of the bowels in
each "a hours, he or she is constipated.
If constipated there is no better cure than
permanently and scientifically that event
ually you will be able to do without medi-
cine of any kind, and that is the point
you are aiming at. You cannot expect
permanent results from salts, powders,
cathartic pills or purgative tablets. They
are at best but temporary. reliefs. DR..
Caldweil's Syrup Pepsin, being laxative
tonic, will cure the trouble and SO tone
the digestive organs that they will soon
learn to do natures work without assist
others, of Mrs. Bennison, of Kewanee,
H., and John M. Neeskern. of Bennett la.
This wonderful herb laxative compound
can be obtained OF any druggist at SO
cents or 81 a bottle. frequently in itself
sufficient for a cure. Thousands of reli-
emergency. II, however you have never
yet used it and would like to try 1t before
buying, send your name and address to
the doctor and a free test bottle will be
forwarded to your home. The results will
speak louder than our words. Write to-
GaV
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Pneumonia Follows La Grippe

Pneumonia Follows La Grippe.
Pneumonia often follows La Grippe
but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar. for la grippe coughs
and deep seated colds. Refuse any
but the genuine in the yellow package.
Wilkinson & Co and ]. F. Kiedaisch &
Son.
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Iona, are visiting relatives at Camp
Point this week
Mrs. Wiley Mills and children of
Quincy are visiting her mother hrs.
NJ. c. Mills
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II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or il you want
any medical advice, write
to the doctor. and he will
answer you fully. There Is
no charge for this service.
The address is DIR. w. 3.
Caldwell. sos Caldwell bldg,
Monticello, Ill.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-11
r. E. Milestone
NEZPERCE, IDAHO

Princess Flour is best for bread.
cake and pastry.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-11
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE OF
SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue Of an order Of the Probate Court,
made on the 18th day Of January, 1903. ! viii.
in obedience % said order. on Monday, the
sth day o. March next. In iroot Of ihs
Court house In the city Of Lewiston and eoun-
" Of Nez Perez dispose AZ Public Auction all
the interest Of John Magneson, deceased. In
aud TO a certain Lot or Tract Of Land. deserib-
ed as follows: Lots 5. SIS 9. 10. II and Il.
section IS. township % north. range 2 east Of
9. NJ. And lots 10 and n. In block e. In the
Newn Of Sezperce. Idaho. Terms Of sale: Ten
per cent o. the amount bid, balance At Issue
Of order confirming sale. W. T. LARSON,
administrator
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-11

Lucky" Baldwin died also with
the death of the racing game in Cali
fornia. With the death of the fam
Gus racing man the racetrack world
has lost its best supporter.
Baldwin has won three American
derbys with his horses that we're raj
sed on his California farm. He GER
tainly had a picturesque career.
Born in a little town in Wisconsin
he spent the early part of his youth
at different occupations, until he got
the California gold fever in the early
ffties. It vas at the Comstock lode
in Nevada where he amassed his mil
lions and not on the track, as many
supposed. he got into the racing
game for the sport there was in it,
and wherever he placed a bet it
brought him the money, which earned
for him the soubriquet Of. Lucky"
BE lived an easy life with the mil
lions at his command on the famons
Santa Anita ranch in California
where he entertained his friends in a
lavish manner.
Fast women have tried numerous
ways to lay hands on his money but
the old plunger was too smart for
these vultures and made a special
clause in his will which leaves no
way to contest the will in the courts.
Racing men throughout the world
will mourn his demise.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-11

Theodore Roosevelt kzs descended
from his high Office and a man with
a good deal of experience in public
life has taken his place. The ex-
president had his faults, like the bal.
ance of great men, but II cannot be
said of him that he ever crawhshed
in his opinions. His peculiar way
in dealing with different questions
has been beneficial in n way if in
no other-he made the people real
ize their power and had their atten-
ton called to the many abuses which
heretofore went unnoticed by the
majority of people. His successor,
Taft, is a man of broad intelligence
and learning, and one in dealing
with different questions is not too
but Sits the question through
and through until he sati6es himself
lbat there is no loop-hole for dispute.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-11
THURSDAY. NIGH. 18th. 1909

The tenth session of the Idaho
legislature adjourned Sunday and
many of the Measures passed by
them are now a Law and others will
become a Law in sixty days from the
close of the session. In many ways
the tenth sessions holds the record
af Idaho legislatures. They passed
more bills than any of their prede-
cessors, the two houses having pass
ed 46S measures. Many of these,
however, we're killed by one or the
other of the houses. These meas
ures were all passed ina shorter
period than ever before, on account
of scarcely any bills being passed
during the first seven weeks Of the
session, more than sixty were pass
ed in one day. In the great hurry
and rush at the end of the session, it
was impossible for any one who was
not present, and perhaps a majority
who yer present, to judge as to the
merits of the measures passed. It
will also require time to tell on many
Of them whether or not they will
better existing conditions, but it
would seem h=-dly possible for so
large a number of new laws to be
passed without getting a few good
ones, and it is to be hoped that all
are good, but it is difficult for The
Herald to believe that such is the
case. The rapidity with which many
were railroaded through at the close
is not a good recommendation to
start with, and while our laws need
fixing in many places it is hardly
possible they could be bettered in so
many places on such short notice.
One very noticeabl. thing was
done which, although it may not in
crease the rate this year, the ap-
preparations and bond issues we're
increased beyond the two million dol
lar mark or an increase of about one
half million dollars in the pasttwo
years. The raise in tn rate which
would necessarily have to follow
this increased appropriation may be
offset by the increase in the amount
of assessable property in the state.
They must, however, be given
credit for killing a few measures
which, had they been enacted into
law, would have no doubt made con-
ditions much worse than at the pres
ent time, and the greatest criticism
that The Herald has is: that they
did not treat about nine-tenths Of the
other bills in the same way.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-11
Orange Shipping staiistIs.

A standard car contains 354 boxes
of oranges and a fair average of the
individual fruit in a car would be
81. 900 oranges.
The average California crop of
Is 900 ears contains 1,447 ,000, 900
oranges, or about 10 each for go,
900 900 people
There we're estimated to be about
90, 900 acres of oranges planted in
Southern California. At 100 trees
to the acre, there would be a total of
6 900 900 trees.
A crop of Is, 1000 cars would mean
a little less than a box and a half per
tree.
The average returns from the sea-
sons crop will be about 5000 an ere
net to the grower, many going lover
and some few a great deal higher.
Out Of this must be figured the in
terest on the investment, cost of
growing and picking, which will fig
ure about 500 an acre per year.
The orange production IN Southern
California is not increasing very rap
idly. There is not enough new ere
age coming in to Offset that subdiv-
ided for town lots and the decreased
yield from orchards in the hands Of
non-residents or inexperienced grow
ers.
The orange shipments by years are
as follows: 1900-1o01, 21,173 cars /;
1901-1902, 81, ST. cars. 19O2-19O5,
1o. ITO cars 19O3-1904, q, iii cars,
19O4-19os, rs, 60s cars; 1905-1906,
22,175 cars; 1906-19O7, 1880
cars; 1907-19Os (about, "a, 400 cars.
This will average 22,476 cars a
year, an increase of only 1900 care
over the production of eight years
ago. The production of the season
just ending is 1921 cars over that Of
eight years ago. The output of the
heaviest season, 1904 shows an in
crease of 4425 cars over that of
1901. - Pacific Fruit World.
1t has been discovered that by
painting the interior Of the henhouse
green, hens are deluded into the be-
ief that IT is summer, and immedia-
ely begin laying. Painting the hen
iouse green is an achievement much
more to be commended than is that
# painting the town red Columbia
%. Chronicle.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of Inc Interior. Land once al
Lewiston. Idaho. February s. 1909
Notice Is hereby given that Augustus 8
B0ughton. Of Sezperee. Idaho. who, on Febru.
AIRY LIST, 1901 made Homestead Eptrv No. l0s2l,
serial No. OILS, for NWL seq, NE y 81 a,
50 North, Range / East Boise Meridiaa, has
hIed notice Of Intention 10 make dual s. year
proof, TO establish claim to The land above de
scribed. before WV. Hammell, y :. Commits
si0ner, At Nezperce. idaho, on the zznd day OF
March. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Miiden T.
Luther. Ralph b. stigum, Levy "A. DyhviE
A1anson Farmer. all OF Nezperee. dab.
T. n. BAkTLErT. Register.
First publication FEB. II. 1909.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior. Land once At
Lewiston, Idaho. February 9, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Robert y.
Bougbton, OF NezDerce, Idaho. who. on Feb.
Isl. 1904. made Homestead Entry No. i047O,
serial so. 0i179. Tor sW u EEL. SEX Nw u,
and 3 xsHL. Section 20, Township % North,
Range j Est. Boise Neridian. has died notice
Of intention TO make final byear Proof. 70
este blish claim 10 the land above described.
before ". W. HI mmell, Us Com missioner,
1909.
Claimant n mes a. Witnesses: Nildsn X.
Il Luther, Ralph Is 5tiRum, Levy n. Dybvfg.
Alanson Farmer. all Of Nexperce, Idaho.
T n. BAETLKTT Register.
First pub. FEB III. o.
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