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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
STEAMBOATS, ON
THE DES MONIES
Capt. Thomas Of ottunwa Believes
That the Installing Of Special
Steamers Would En-
force Commerce.
BRIDGE NO HINDRANCE
Illinois River and HennepIn Canal
Are Used by Little Tugs and
Barees Which Could be
Used on Iowa River.

Captain e. n. Thomas of Ottumwa,
who is an old steamboat man and
greatly interested in the plan of again
having boats run on the Des Moines
river, has written the following article
on the subject:
When Major Montgomery Meigs,
the United States engineer, passed
down the Des Moines river on his re-
cent trip of inspection, at all Of the
towns along the course he was asked
this question:
DO you think the Des Moines river
can be made navigable?"
His answer to all was this:
THE river is now navigable. just
hs much so as it was in the sos, when
the Mississippi steamboats, were pass
In up and down it. The only obstruc
tons are those placed there by man
the bridges and the dam"
A few of the early settlers are still
living who remember the steamboat
days upon the Des Moines. AMONG
them is Hon James j. Daugherty, who
has been resident of Keokuk fol
more than sixty years. He not onl,
remembers those days. but he also has
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
The Daily
Gate City

to st. Louis is $50 miles. II navigat-
ing the Des Moines with six feet of
water these FIVE boats could be loaded
to the canal depth Of four feet, eight
inches. With this load the feet would
have cargo of 500 tons of freight,
and go through water under all of the
bridges on space of five feet. At
high tide they could be loaded two
feet more and be put under the
bridges on a space OF three feet. Our
bridges have an average height OF
twenty-four feet and the ordinary high
water mark is about fifteen feet. If
there were but three feet under the
bridges, there would be twenty-one
feet oil water in the river, stage we
have never had but once.
1t is safe proposition to say that
this fleet OF FIVE boats would go under
the bridges at all times With the low
deck boats the bridge problem would
be solved. The total expense OF the
trip from Des Moines or Ottumwa tc
Chicago with 500 tons Of freight would
not exceed $500. These figures car
be verified and the shippers and the
expert makers OF rate sheets car
make their own figures. 1t Is evident
| that with six feet of water In the Des
/ Moines river, the owners of the boats
i could make very low rate from De'
I Moines, Ottumwa and other points
along the Des Moines river to Chicago
st. Louis and other Mississippi rive
points.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
Near Death In Bia Pond,

1t was thrilling experience to Mrs.
Ida Soper to face death. For years a
severe lung trouble gave me intense
suffering" she writes, land several
times nearly caused my death. All
remedies failed and doctors said was
incurable. TIL DR.. Kings New Dis
covery brought quick relief and cure
so permanent that have not been
troubled in twelve years" Mrs. So
per lives In Big Pond, Pa. 1t works
wonder in Coughs and Colds. Sore
Lungs, Hemorrhages. La Grippe, AS
thma, Group, Whooping Cough and ali
Bronchial affections. SOC and $1.00
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by VIII
kinson & Co., and j. F, Kiedaisch 8
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Pandaloding, and New Georgetown. A
few odd trips were made in this river
by other steamers. Often there would
be over dozen of these river boats
lying at the Keokuk wharf receiving
and discharging freight"
AS Major Meigs says, the river is
now navigable for from four and a
half to five months OF the year. Those
who have watched the stream will tell
you that there is larger volume OF
water in 1t, and that the low water
period is, shorter than 1t was in the
sos. 1t could not be otherwise for
the reason that an extensive system
Of drainage has been created along the
valley during the past twenty-five
years. The tributaries are furnishing
more water for the river than ever
before. For many years the Des
Moines has made record of four and
half 10 five months during the year
with an average stage OF from six
to eight feet ample water for steam
boating. So we must agree with Major
Meigs that 80 far as the water is con-
cerned, the river is now navigable,
and has always been SO.
OF course the big three deck Mis-
sissippi river STEAMBOATS, with their
60-foot chimneys cannot come up to
Ottumwa and Dies Moines as in the
| former years, but we have the water
and we must get class OF boats
which will do the same work and GO
under the bridges at all stages OF
water. A large feet of them have
been doing business between Chicago
and st. Louis, using the Hennepin
canal and the Illinois and Mississippi
rivers. They do the same work az
the tall steamboats, and go through
the canals and under the bridges. The
steamboats, are tow-boats and the
barges are all of the same pattern
103 feet in length and TN feet wide
with a height of 8.feet A fleet con
sists of FIVE boats, the steamer ant
four barges. The machinery Of the
steamer is placed down in her hull
and she has sufficient power to TOW
four barges against the current of ;
river
Now Des Moines. Ottumwa and thu
other towns along our river can hav'
the same benefits The distance from
Des Moines to Chicago by the rive
is about AGO miles. from Des Nome
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
get all the Mikes. One OF them was

get all the Mikes" One OF them was
taken in at ferry dock the other
day on the dropped pocket-book"
game. This consists in finding a
pocketbook the Mike" didn't lose
and returning it to him. He knows it
is not his, but accepts it and turns
over reward only to discover later
on that the contents of the pocket
book. in which the finder processes to
have found large sum of money, are
worthless. The sharper who appeals
to the cupidity of others is called a
confidence man. II his appeal is to
malice, envy or ignorance he COM
monty calls himself reformer and Is
known to others as politician,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
after a weeks visit with her friends

after weeks visit with her friends,
Mesdames Ferris and Duffie.
Miss kmma Bell returned to this
city last week to resume her work III
the college.
Miss Mae Wier of Grand Junction,
Colo. Is visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. Amanda Fletcher. enroute to
Chicago, where she will enter the art
institute for girls.
Mrs. H. e. Herring let Saturday for
! Perry, Ill.,, to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Browning. The gentle
man is in very poor health.
Miss Eva Swain leaves this week
for Columbia, Mo-, where she will en-
+, ter the state, university to study art.
Mrs. l., c. Cherrill is visiting in
Chicago.
4 Mrs. Joseph Cunningham is visit.
ing in West Point.
Miss Helen IAffey arrived In the
city Saturday evening and will begin
! he- school work today in the rural
district.
| Today, being the Old Settlers re.
union, and tomorrow the Woodman
Log Rolling, the following are among
the speakers Of the two days: Hon
L. Y. Sherman OF Springfield, Homo
/ e. Aleshire of Chicago, Hon. A. r
Talbot. head counsel Modern Wood
men, Lincoln. Neb., Hon. 8. 8. Tanner
/ Illinois, Special deputy M. w. A.
Miner, H., Hon. Truman Plantz. o.
Warsaw. ILL.,, Hon. w. A. Northcot.
Springfield. Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
Superb Service, Splendid Scenery

Superb Service, Splendid Scenery
enroute to Niagara Falls. MuskolSa
and Kawartha Lakes, Georgian Bay
and Temagmi Region, st. Lawrence
River and Rapids, Thousand Islands,
Algonquin National Park, White Noun
tains, New England and New Jersey
Coast resorts, via Grand Trunk Rail-
way System. Double track Chicago to
Montreal and Niagara Falls. Special
low round trip fares are in effect dur
ing Summer season.
For copies OF tourist publications,
fares and descriptive pamphlets apply
to w. S. Cookson A. G. P. A., 1876
Adams street, Chicago
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
PIN PL IS

ri tried all kinds Of blood remedies
which failed to do me any good, but l
have found the right thing at last My
face was full of pinples and lack-heads.
After taking Cascarets they all left. am
continuing the use of them and recon-
mending them to my friends. I feel fine
when I rise in the morning. Hope to
have a chance to recommend Cascarets. /"
Fred c. Witten, 76 Elm St., Newark, N. j.
Pleasant, Palatable. Potent, Taste Good
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe.
l0c. 25c. Soc. Never sold In bulk. The GENT
Inc tablet stamped G. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 922
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
Kills wouId.be slayer.

A merciless murderer is Appendi-
citis with many victims. But DR..
Kings New Life Pills kill 1t by pre-
vention. They gently stimulate stom-
ach. liver and bowels, preventing that
clogging that invites appendicitis,
curing Constipation, Biliousness,
chills, Malaria, Headache and Indi-
gestion. 25c at Wilkinson & Co., ]. f..
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
CARTHAGE, ILL.
. . 80 = ~ . - = . 3

Miss Nellie Harris of Chicago who
has been visiting her mother at this
place, is now visiting der grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harder,
and also her uncle. E. q Harris, Of
Fountain Green.
Samuel n. Harvest has returned
home after after three months west
ern trip.
Herbert Salisbury of Ferris was a
business visitor to the city on Fri
day.
Mrs. Jane Leach returned to her
home in Fountain Green Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Can be depended upon" is an ex-
preston we all like to hear, and when
1t is used in connection with Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy It means that 1t never fails
to cure diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel
complaints. 1t is pleasant to take
and equally valuable for children and
adults. Sold by Wilkinson & CO.
Pharmacy and ]. F. Kiedaisch 6 Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Quickly Cured.
Chanberlain's
Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy
Can always be depended upon.

During the summer months children
are subject to bowel disorders and should
receive the most careful attention. AS
soon as any unnatural looseness of the
bowels is noticed Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy should be
given. Costs but % cents bottle. and
it is economy to always keep bottle
handy. You do not know when it may
be needed, but when you do want it you
want it badly. Get bottle today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Depends on Point Of View.
Dubuque Times-Journal: The May
bray gang at Council Bluffs did not
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-21

Towels
Huck towels; size 14x28; specially priced for
the Regarding Sale
Huck towels; size 1886; real a
value 15c; Regarding Sale price 10y"
Linen damask towels; size 18x4O with fringe;
regular at Csc; Regarding 40
Hemstitched linen damask towels regular
price 85c; Regarding Sale m
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-21

1t gadens every Woman's heart to know that she
can depend getting the best grades of merchandise
at sale just advertised this we guarantee and stake
our reputation on giving quality first
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-31
IMPROVEMENT NOTED
IN HEALTH SITUATION

Salt Lake, May 30.-The contagious
and infectious disease situation In
Salt Lake City for the week ending
Saturday, shows a remarkable i'm
provement in the weekly report OF the
board of health, submitted Saturday.
The number of cases dropped from
sitXy-four for the previous week to
forty-one for the week just ended
The largest decrease was In small
pox, this contagion dropping from
twenty-seven TO six cases. Scarlet fe-
yer remained the same, eighteen cases
being reported each week. The rest
Of the contagious and infectious dis
eases reported the week Just ended
were distributed as follows:
Diphtheria, 4; tuberculosis, /; meas
les, 3; whooping cough. z; chicken
pox, 2.
Forty-one huse are left under quar-
antine on account OF the carlet fever.
even on account of diphtheria and the
same number on account of smallpox.
while several cases of this contagion
remain in the isolation hospital
There were flfty-one birth and only
twenty-one deaths. OF the births
twenty-eight were boys and twenty
three girls. OF the deaths twelve
were males and nine females.
Sixbodies were shipped here for
burial.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-31
FISHER FOR GAME WARDEN

Salt Lake City. May 80, Il.
Mont Fisher Salt Lake man
may have the position OF fish and
game commissioner for district mum.
Der two, which takes in Salt Lake,
Davis, Tooele, Utah and Juab coun.
ties, with headquarters here. This
Is the only one OF the appointments
left open and five other deputies hav-
Ing been appointed by Fred w. Cham
bers, state fish and gamo commits.
sioner, some time ago. Yesterday
Commissioner chambers rendered the
position TO Mr. Fisher. who will give
his answer on Monday. The place
must be filled by June l.
There has been a good deal Of con.
test for this position. some of the ont.
side sportsmen desiring TO cut Salt
Lake out of anything In connection
With the enforcement of the game
laws. The local clubs are under.
stood to strongly favor MIR. Fishers
appointment so that at least one an
pointment Of Commissioner Cham.
bers Is popular.
Inc position pays only $1,000 n wear
with an allowance OF 5000 year for
expenses. There is little to II unless
the work appeals to the incumbent
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-31
EXPERIMENTAL WELL IN
DOG VALLEY A SUCCESS

w. d Candland and A. g. GiaQue
oil the state board OF land commls-
sioners made flying trip TO Nephi
during the week and returned Friday
night highly elated at the successi OF
the most recent of the boards expert
mental wells which is located in Dog
valley, twelve miles west OF Nephi,
Water was struck at depth of $50
feet and there is now fifty feet OF
water in the well. The water is OF .
good quality and flowing freely at the
rate OF between seventeen and eigh-
teen gallons a minute.
This well is a great boon to the sec
ton. as the nearest good drinking wa
ter Is at Nephi The cost was about
So SOC, including gasoline engine and
pump installed The board will lease
il to the person who will operate 1t
and furnish water for tho least sum
per gallon, the cost being about half
cent gallon.
In sinking the present we'll water
was found after boring through $50
feet Of limestone. When this was per-
forated there was a-rush of air. and
now constant swift current of air
continues coming up in the chamber
outside of the pipe, indicating sub
terranean passage somewhere be-
meath
The board will continue IT'S policy OF
digging these wells, which are expect
ed to increase the value Of the lands
adjoining. The next will be located
at Leyan Ridge. which is midway be-
tween Nephi and Levan, seven miles
from each place.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-31
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
DIES SUDDENLY.


Salt Lake City, May 3o.-Mrs. Re-
becca F. Little died suddenly from
the effects of bronchial pneumonia
shortly before Z o'clock last evening
at the family residence, 164 East First
South street
Probably no woman in Utan has
been more closely allied with educa-
uonal work than Mrs. Little. She was
one of the first graduates from the
Normal cowc in the University OF
Utah, and took up teaching as pro-
fession. She lost no interest i'll her
own studies, however. and many years
later took the degree of bachelor OF
science at the state university and
WAS made a regent of that institution
by the states first governor. Eeber NJ.
Wells.
She was alive to every educational
movement In the state, although at
times I'll health prevented her from
performing as active work AS she
would have liked. Mrs. Little was
patron of the National Council OF
Women and attended many OF their
sessions, being but once an Official
delegate. She was member OF the
board of the State Relief society and
first counselor OF the Ensign stake.
Mrs. Little was woman Of sound
Judgment and an able help not only
publicly but to all who asked her as
sistance. She was the sort OF woman
that the world needs-loyable, simple
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-31
VETERANS LOSE
PENSION PAPERS.

Salt Lake, May 30.-While A sailor
and soldier. volunteers oil the civil
war, are perhaps searching vainly for
their discharge papers and pension
vouchers. William Passler, comman-
der Of the George r. Maxwell post No
5. G.. A. r., is making every effort TO
get some trace OF the two veterans
He has their valuable papers in his
possession and has failed to get them
into the hands of their owners.
Much mystery surrounds the man
ner I'm which Commander Passler got
possession OF the documents, and he
has failed TO discover where they
came from. The papers were found
on his desk in the post room SIX weeks
ago and members of the organization
say they know nothing about them
The owners OF the documents arc pre-
vented from drawing goodly sums in
pensions by not having the papers,
One bunch Of documents contains the
discharge of one Samuel Naylor, Il
seconI-class fireman, who served on
the u. S S. Ohia and Sacramento
from December IL, 1862. until Aug.
ust II, 1865, when he was honorably
discharged from the service. The
bundle also contained pension GER
tlflcate showing that Naylor IS entitled
to receive So a month. One voucher
is for the sum of s2i PAYABLE at San
Francisco in June. 1901 Without this
voucher and the other papers, Nay
lor. If he is still alive, cannot draw
any of his pension.
Commander PassIer has written to
the San Francisco pension authorities.
but his inquiry has failed to bring any
word relative to the whereabouts or
the owner OF the papers. He is in
correspondence with other places and
hopes TO learn something of Naylor
or some Of mis- relatives. The papers
are in excellent condition and show no
signs of having been lying about in
the street. They have been well
cared for.
The other bunch Of papers are the
property of one, James n. Kelly, who
is believed 10 have once lived at El
Paso. Texas, and who drew his pen
sion money at Topeka, Kans. Kelly
served three successive enlistments as
u 'huciNiAhF pt6iIuihE III loNls ITO
pension certificates show that he is
entitled to receive S12 a month and
the certificate calls for S12 due in
May. 1907.
Commander Passler wrote to the FL
Paso postmaster and received reply
TO the effect that no such man was
known 10 him. He also wrote to other
places, but has received no word that
vii permit him to return the papers.
The commander will retain possession
of the documents until their owners
call for them and prove property He
cannot imagine how the papers got
into the post room and onto his desk
without some members of the post
knowing something about 1t. He is
of the opinion that they have been
stolen by someone who, when dIscov-
ering that they could not he used
slipped them 10 the post room
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-31
OIL REFINERY PLANNED.

Salt Lake City, May 30.-With a
capitalization OF 100000 the Utah OIL
refining company has been organized
to do business In Salt Lake City. and
property has been purchased on Fourth
West street between Eighth and Ninth
North streets upon which to erect a
refinery. The officers of the company
are: President, Joseph r. Murdock.
Heber City; vice president, Jesse
William Knight; secretary and treas
urer, ], C, Howard, and these officers,
with William Rorrison. w. O. Spier
and 3. C. Mitchell of Pittsburg and
F j, Fabian of Salt Lake form the
board of directors.
The construction OF the buildings to
be operated in connection with the re-
finery has already been started. The
plant will cost about 100000 The
company intends to take care OF the
output of the lubricating stocks of the
Pittsburg and Salt Lake company,
which owns wells in Wyoming About
1900 gallons of this oil will be
handed by the new company, and the
wax that Is extracted will be made
into candles, a special building be-
ing constructed for this purpose. The
company also propose to turn out au-
tomobile and machine oils. The plant
VIII be In charge of William Rorrison,
a man who has mad considerable ex-
perience in the oil business.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-31
RICHFIELD NOTES.

lRichifield, May 30-The Southern
| Hotel company is the appellatlon OF
| the latest Incorporation in Richfield
| The company is incorporated for SIS,
| 600 the stock being non-asSiss1ble. The
! poard of directors and officers are as
| follows: j. S. Johnson, president; /;
Dr. Dibblee. vice president; Lester
Quist. secretary and treasurer; Guy
lewis and DR. McGregor, directors.
and Willis Johnson. manager. The
company has taken over the Southern
hotel property and contemplates i'm
provements on 1t to the extent of
$4,000
Prof Frank Wilcox and John Hood
are\ contemplating the organization of
band of selected musicians TO attend
the iG. A. r. encampment at Salt Lake
City next summer, only musicians of
Sewer county will be engaged. and it
is hoped TO organize band of twenty
ono pieces for the occasion
Miss Sarah Hansan. who has been
playing with the Walters Stock COM
pany, has returned home and will re-
main mere this summer.
one hundred and thirteen eigthhh
grade students are taking the final ex-
amihations,
Byron Hanchctt OF Annabela has
been appointed fish and game commits
stones of the fifth district, comprising
the counties of Sewer, Emery. Pluto.
WayIe and Garfield Mr.. Hanchett
is we'll fitted for the position, as he
has been fish and game warden for a
numter of years.
J n. Nelson and w. c. Dodge have
secured the contracts for Quarrying
gypsum for the Jumbo company,
which has agreed TO take not less than
fifty tens per day.
Percy Alfred and Miss Mazel Clark
were rnarried at the home of the pa
rents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs Ed
ward CLARK, Thursday afternoon. Bish-
op Bear officiated. In the evening an
elaborate wedding dinner was giveh
to the neat relatives of the bride and
groom. Following the dinner a pleas
ant automobile ride was enjoyed.
Decoration Day will be observed
here on Monday. A parade of the mil.
itary societies and organizations will
be held at o:30 o'clock I'm the morn
ing under the command of Captain C.
NJ. Heppler Arriving at the Gene
terry, devotional exercises will be held
and the graves OF the departed sol
diers Will be appropriately decorated
with "Oli Glory" and flowers John
G. Jorgensen will deliver an address
on Memorial Day" BY request Of G.
A. r. ofhcials, God Save the Presi-
dent" will be sung by the Richneld
male quaitette.