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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
There Was a Big Passenger List Yes
terday When the Trip Started
But Many Men Fell
From the Seats,
ONLY THREE F1NIsHERs
several Passengers Voluntarily Left
the Wagon When it Reached
the Levee Saloon
District.

The annual tour of the water wagon
was made yesterday morning in Keo-
kuk, the ride being taken by a large
number of prominent citizens, insight.
foant citizens and visitors in our
midst. Every year on New Years day,
the water wagon makes this annual
tour and starts out with
heavy list of passengers, but few OF
whom stick on during the entire trip.
Many start gaily out on the ride, but
fall off before the journey is ended,
while there are some who make the
entire trip.
The water wagon is NEUROLOGICAL
vehicle which has the same standing
in the community as does Santa Claus,
Jack Frost, the Stork, John Barley
corn and other noted characters in
fairy tales and nature taking writings.
the water wagon is the imaginary char
lot in which ride those citizens who
swear off drinking. When a man ad-
dicted to the use of intoxicants decides
to brace UP and look not upon the wine
WITCH II 10 lSo, hO 40 Codu w OO UPON
the water wagon.
New Years day Is always favorite
day for citizens to board the water
wagon and while some Of them ride it
ali day and stay on for weeks at a
time, some slip off and fall with thud
before the day is over and their good
resolutions are shattered with the fall.
Started Early.
The water wagon started early yes
terday morning from Fourteenth and
Main streets and was crowded with
passengers. John Barleycorn himself
held the reins and drove a spirited
team of horses named Anheuser and
Budweiser, and there were shouts and
laughter as the trip commenced. The
water wagon came down Main street
at brisk rate with the occupants
cheering and shouting.
At the corner of Eleventh and Main
one man fell off, but there was no STOP
and the balance of the passengers
STAYED on until Ninth street was
reached, when one man tell or and tWC
got off voluntarily.
Between Seventh and Eighth, three
men iolted off, when the wagon ran
over bump in the street another slid
off just below Seventh street.
At Sixth street half dozen jumped
off and went scurrying in three direc
tions toward nearby saloons, while al
Fifth street several more men fell off
and went hurrying down Fifth street
two of them being seen running or
down toward the west end.
At Fourth street only one man fell
off he being on the very front seat
but when the wagon turned Third
street there were nearly score of men
who were dumped out as the wagon
turned the corner and but one of them
climbed back in the wagon. His bust
ness partner helped him back on the
wagon,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
PHYSICIANS.
DE-. F. c. SMITH,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: 80 Main street.
second floor.
Office Hours: ~ to 10 a. NJ; 2 to 4
p. M; to s p. N.
Iowa Phone: 674-B.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Hall over savings Rank

Keokuk lodge. No. .544-Meets reg.
ularly on the second and fourth Fri.
days of each month. j. w. Steiger.
Director; Charles Schulz. Reporter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
G. A. R.
the Hawkes. Hail.

w. R. C.-The Hawkes. Hall Reg
ular meeti.g of Terrence Relief Cor j,
No. 100, the second and fourth Thurs
days of each month at q: o'clock
p. m. sharp. Mrs Chas. M. Cook.
President; Mrs. Lena Van Fleet, sec
rotary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
COURT OF HONOR
IOWA LEGION OF HONOR.

Lee Lodge. No. 58-Meets The fourth
Monday in each month. s. 8. Lowitz.
President; Ira W. DeMoss, Recording
Secretary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

Belknap Post G. A. r., No. 515-
Schoutens Hall. Tenth and Main
streets-Meets the first Wednesday o.
each month. l.. A. Berryhill. Com
mander.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
On the Levee.


The wagon went down Johnson
street to the levee, still carrying a good
sized crowd, but when the levee was
reached, at the request of number of
the passengers, the horses were
stopped and several men alighted. Two
Of them got back on the wagon after
l,rief stop, but the balance never re
turned.
When the water wagon came back
up town, climbing slowly up the Main
street hill. there were but three men
still IN the seats, determined to stay
with the wagon to the end of the ride.
They rode proudly up Main street
bowling appreciation to the applause
of the crowds along the street and
stuck II cut TO the end of the journey.
Every New Years day. the water
wagon makes this annual trip and the
result of the ride is about the same
each time 1t was impossible to secure
the names of those who took the ride
yesterday, Tut their names will proba-
bly, be published later, in the police
news
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
hEs!z[XA6ASh

No. 2, daily, leaves at $3.50. 4:3O pm
No. so, daily except Sunday,
leaves at .............. SAD am
No. &C. daily except Sunday,
Freight, leaves at ........ $50 ain
Arrive.
No. n, daily except Sunday,
freight. arrives ........ 1880 pm
No. 81, daily except Sunday,
arrives ................. o:oO Pui
No. 3, daily, arrives ........ l1:O5 am
Nos. 76 and II carry passengers.
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway.
x1rain 204-Leaves ......... o:oy
+Train 2-Leaves ........ 2. 10 pm
+Train 3-Arrives ......... 1885 pm
aTrain 5-Arrives .......... 1885 pm
xTrain 9-Arrives ......... 1890 rm
xDaily.
+Daily except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Hall Seventh and Main Streets.
Keokuk Lodge. No. 13. meets regu
larly Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
VIM. Bierman. N. g.; o. w. Anschntz,
Recording Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

Puchechtuck Lodge No. 43. meets
every Friday evening at o'clock. J.
R. Hellenthal. N. G.: Geo. w. I'M
megart. Per. Sec.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
Wealth of France and America.

| The world is trying to guess why
it is that France continues to in
increase its gold holdings. Today
the Bank Of France holds 0,000,-
900 more gold than it did twelve
months ago, and the stock keeps on
increasing. This is the largest gam
which has been made in any single
year in recent times. Europe does
not see any particular reason for
| this boarding. AS the men at the
| head of that institution, however, are
| assume that the reason for the ac-
emulation must be apparent to
them.
Coupled with the news of the big
increase in gold holdings by its big
bank in the past twelve months
comes an estimate by Frances lead
ing statisticians that it's national
wealth is $45,O00,000, 900. This
is approximately the figure at which
it has been placed by American and
other foreign authorities. There is
close race between France and
Germany for third place on this roll
among the nations, the United States
holding the first rank and Great Brit
ain the second. America is almost
as far ahead of all competitors in
this race as was it's namesake the
winning yacht of two-thirds of a
century ago, in the contest for the
queens cup. The rest are so far
mol hot Sec a
wealth of the United States is equal
to that of Great Britain and France
combined. and it is increasing faster
than that of either of those coun-
tries France leads all the old
world countries in the amount of
gold which it has on hand, but the
United States has SO per cent more
gold than France.
There are many reasons for Amer
ica's ascendency in it's Industries
and wealth. With a population of
only per cent of the worlds total,
the United States produces 20 per
| cent of the worlds wheat,22 per
cent of its gold, 35 per cent of its
coal, 35 per cent of it's manufactures,
SO per cent Of its silver, 40 per cent
of its pig iron, AZ per cent of its
steel, SIS per cent of its petroleum,
So per cent of its copper, 70 per
cent of its cotton, and rs per cent of
it's corn. With these basic elements
of industrial and financial power
so strongly in its possession the Uni
ted States need care little for such
sings and arrows of outrageous for
tune as struck us in the recent panic.
That set back was worldwide, but
our recovery from it has been speed
Ter than that of any other country.
Nevertheless France is, in large
degree, the banker for the world. Ev-
cry country, when in financial trou-
BILE. appeals to France. And France
is usually able to go to the rescue
Globe-Democrat.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
REFINED LEAD PRODUCTION.
Geological Survey Estimates Show
Slight Decline


The total production OF primary
refined lead, desilverized and soft,
form domestic and foreign ores in
1908, was approximately 391 900
short tons, worth at the average
proce S32.S44,O00. as compared TO
a production of 4l4,lS9 tons in 1907
and 404 500 tons in 1906. These fig
ures are exclusive of an estimated
output of 1900 tons of antimonial
lead as against 1910 tons in 1907.
OF the total production, desilverized
lead comprised $4,000 tons as
against 3l4,24l tons in 1907. The
soft lead production increased to
lOS.5o0 tons compared to 99.9S4
tons in 1907. The Increased output
of soft lead accompanying A decrease
in desilverized lead means apparent
~ that Missouri retains the first
place among adproducins states.
There was fifty per cent increase
in the imports Of lead III ore and
base bullion, which amounted 70
100000 tous. valued N St,l6o.0oo
rs compared 10 .0.5&S tons i'll 1907.
From this il may be in tevred that
the production Of deSilvVriaei lead
OF foreign origin Increased consider
ably over thar VI i901 which was
6.,42S cons. The imports Of refined
lead fell ON teusidera being s.
400 tons. With a vAiue q 100000
against 9,2,, tons in 1897. The en-
ports OF foreisn lead dead OF for
eigu origin Smelied or refined in the
United S,atesN show . similar III
crease OF nearly 90 per cent, being
5000 tons. valued at SS.024.00o,
compared with 51,424 tons in 1907.
The exports OF lead manufacturers
remained practically stationary, with
a value of about 100000.
The price of lead started in Jam
uary with a minimum of 1925 cents
per pound, rising to the maximum
figure of 4.60 cent sper pound in
August, then declining slowly to the
York price for the year was AZ cents
per pound.
These figures of production were
prepared by Mr.. c. E. Siebenthal of
the U. S. Geological Survey, from re-
ports and estimates by the desilver-
lied and soft lead smelters. They
are believed to approximate the ac-
tual output very closely. The figures
of exports and imports are obtained
from the records Of the Bureau of
Statistics, with estimates for De-
cember.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

and 100000 OF members will be
submitted, and the policy of the
federation, in view of the courts
action and scathing arraignment car
ried in the decision, will be outlined.
Secretary Morrison one of the con-
victed men, discussed the case in the
following manner:
I'VE propose to exhaust every eff
fort to sustain our right to free
press and free speech. 1 am conf
dent that the position taken by the
federation is right, and that the peo-
pie Of this country will ratify this
attitude. l believe they will give
the trades unionists the same rights
and privileges that are being accord
ed to trades unionists in Great Brit
ain-as provided for by the trades
dispute act adopted there two years
ago. Mr.. Gompers referred to that
act in his speech to the court. I'm
der the act union cannot be mulct-
ed in damages on account of a strike.
at seems" said Mr.. Morrison,
chat in the District of Columbia
there is really no limit to the SEN
tence that can be imposed for con-
tempt Of court. In a great many
states there is limit. In New York,
for instance, six months is the maxi
mum.
Eve PROPOSE" he added, to ex-
haust every effort to sustain our
right to free press and free
speech. l believe and 1 am conf
dent that the position taken by the
federation is right, and that the cit
liens of this country will ratify the
attitude of the federation in this
Natter
1t will probably be two years be-
fore it is finally decided in the
United States supreme court whether
President Samuel Gompers, Vice
President John Mitchell, and Secre-
tary Frank Morrison of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor are to be
Jailed for contempt Of court. 1t will
be next May or June at the earliest
before the district court Of appeals
passes on the case, and it may go
over until fall. Another year would
probably be required for the federal
court to act. This makes it clear
that President Roosevelt will have
no chance to pardon Gompers and
the other labor leaders. 1t will be
up to Mr.. Taft to say whether there
shall be a pardon if the higher courts
sustain Justice Wright
One point that will be made be.
fore the court of appeals is that the
law for punishment for contempt in
no state provides more severe pen
atty than six months in Jail. Here
there is no law on this point, and ii
will be contended that the judge
arbitrarily fixed an unusually severe
penalty in the case of Gompers and
Mitchell. The case will go to the
court of appeals practically as re.
trial of the whole proceedings rela.
tive to the violation of the injunc.
ton
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
Gold production showed a consid-

- . ~
Gold production showed a consid-
cradle increase in 1908 as compared
with the preceding year. According
to preliminary estimate made by
Director Of the Mint Frank A. Leach,
the worlds total output of gold was
valued at 427.000,O 900. as compared
with $410.000.000 in 1907, the in
crease amounting to over $16,000,-
400. The largest portion OF the In
crease was contributed by Africa,
which produced gold valued at $685.
100000, as against 1851, $4,000,
as against $151.699,000 in 1907 an
increase Of $13,300,000. The next
largest increase was supplied by the
United States, which produced gold
value at $96.313,256, as compared
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
Haines Case to the Jury.

Flushing, N. Y, Jan. 14.-The
jury, in the case of Thornton j.
Hams charged with being a prin-
cipal with his brother, Capt. Peter
C. Hams. in the killing of William
E. Annis. retired at 4:55 this af-
ternoon. In his charge to the jury,
Judge Crane said: "The question.
the only question for you to decide
is, did Thornton J. Hams intend to
aid, abet and assist Peter Hams to
kill Annis. All evidence. includ-
ing that of insanity. is simply to
help you decide that question"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

with s9O,435,7OO in 1907, a gain of
over $5,S00,OO0. The silver produce
ton of the United States in 1908 was
valued at s21,452,961, as compared
with S37,299,70O in 1907, decrease
of over $9,S00,000. 1t may be noted
that the commercial value of fine
silver in 1908 averaged about fifty
three cents per ounce, considerable
drop from the average of 1907, which
was about sixty-six cents per ounce
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
LABOR LEADERs MEET.
Executive Committee Of Federation
of Labor in Session.

Washington. Jan. 12.-What is
likely to be the most important ses-
sion ever held by the executive COM
mittee of the American Federation
of Labor was convened here today
With Jail sentences hanging over the
three leaders of the federation, Com
spers, Mitchell and Morrison. vital
issues affecting the organized lab
orers Of the country are up for dis
cussion.
Resolutions sustaining the atti-
tude Of the leaders OF the big organ
sization with Its $4,000 odd councils
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
Public Land Sale.

Department. of the Interior, RAPID
City Land Office. S. D., August 14th,
1908,
Notice is hereby given that as d.
rected by. the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under the pro-
visions of the Act of Congress ap-
proved June 27th. 1906 GA Stat.
$40, we will offer at public sale to
the highest bidder. at o'clock a.
NJ. on the 10th day OF October next,
at this office, the following tract OF
land-serial 0656, viz:
North half of northeast quarter
OF Section 26, township 4 north,
range east, B. H. M.
Any person claiming Adversely
the above described lands are adyer-
tised to file claims or objections on
OF before the time designated for the
sale. y
John Z. Burke, Register.
Myron Willsis, Receiver.
The optician At Trowbrtdss,s VIII
give you psrteet q q sooeenGlea
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
Minister was a Maninc.

Detroit, Jan. 14.-Physicians to-
day examined the brain Of Rev. j.
H. Carmichael, who killed Gideon
Browning and took his own life,
and declared that they found un-
mistakable evidence of accute
mania.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

The democrats in the legislative
session are showing an indication of
getting into their patronage game so
far as they can under republican
administration. They are entitled to
one member Of the state board of
regents of education, and DR.. F. A.
Spafford, Of Flandreau, has for many
years been such representative on
that board. While he claimed to be
a democrat he has always worked in
republican politics in the state, and
the democratic members are making
request that when it comes to the
naming of democrat on that board
that they be given a consideration,
and that they desire to name dem
ocrat in fact as we'll as in theory as
their choice.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

Halls of fame and patheons of
the great dead are distinguished al
most as much for conspicuous omis-
sions as for the monuments they
contain. Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Pro-
gress" used to be second only to
the English Bible In the affections
of the people, and Is still widely
read, and yet Bunyan is not COM
memorated in Westminster Abby.
1t is said that the Baptists of Great
Britain have started movement to
place in the abbey some shrine to
the master of English religious
prose.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

President Gomez of Venzuela is
undoing as fast as he can get around
tagonizing the foreign powers.
Whether Gomez actions will be as
popular at home as they are abroad
depends upon whether the Venez-
uelan people really approve of Cas-
tro's course, or merely submitted
truth about Venezuela's internal af
fairs under the Castro regime has
never been printed; perhaps it never
will be,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

A dispatch from Topeka, Kan, is
to the effect that the farmers Of Kan
sas are on the lookout for good, safe,
four per cent upward, and that they
are eagerly buying all such bonds
they run across. The news is in
teresting in view of the fact that it
was not many years ago, in fact
only so long ago as the time when
William Jennings Bryan first ran
for president, a time when Jerry
Simpson, sockless, but eloquent, was
an embodiment of the Kansas farm
er's sartorial condition and the be-
whiskered PETER represented him in
the senate, that the farmer of Kan
sas, far from looking for bonds in
which to invest his surplus earnings,
looked upon bonds as product of
the devil and the bond holder as
his satanic majesty's personal rep
resentative. Since the republicans
were returned to power the Kan
sas farmer has become prosperous,
Instead of despising the bondholder
he is now bondholder himself. In
stead of Boosting of his sockless
condition, he can afford to wear
silk stockings-but doesn t-and in
stead of voting the populist ticket,
he votes the straight republican
ticket, just like he used to do be-
fore the PETERS and the Simpsons
dawned upon his political horizon.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

The retirement of President Eliot
of Harvard has given the trustees
of the Carnegie fund for aged
college workers an opportunity to
emphasize that it's pensioners are
not the recipients of charity. Dr..
Eliot has been promptly voted the
highest annuity possible under the
rules, and in this action DR.. Eliot
promptly acquiesced, although the
compensation he has received dur
ing his long service has lifted him
above the risk of Indulgence in his
old age. 1t is possible that one
Of the motives influencing DR.. Eliot
in becoming pensioner was a desire
to set an example that might re-
lease other pensioners Of all thought
of shame.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
TIL. Union Publishing Company.
Subscription. $3.50 a year.

Last year, by the official report,
5O.676 pensioners died, Of whom 34,-
500 served in the civil war. The
highest number of pensioners on the
rolls in 1908 was 1,006,053, of whom
only half were soldiers or sailors in
the war of the rebellion. Widows
form a large part of the list and the
amount they receive was recently
Increased by one-half.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

The old adage. 1.-THE more haste
the less speed" finds exemplifica-
ton in the disaster in the Panama
canal zone. The dynamite explosion
is attributed to the desire on the
part OF some of the men to make
the dirt fly" which led to neglect
of proper precautions in handling
the explosive. Zeal is right and
praiseworthy, but when dealing with
deadly materials 1t should be prop
erly tempered with prudence.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

their party membership has more
than doubled and that their propa-
ganda is more widespread and ag-
gressive than ever before. They
are now striving to gather in large
proportion of the following of Mr..
Bryan.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

The relations between Austria and
Servia again reached the danger
point Monday, when Minister of
Foreign Affairs Milovanitch III the
Servian parliament openly denounced
Austria for having reduced the pop
ulation of that annexed provinces OF
Herzegovina and Bosnia to slavery.
This was followed by a bitter speech
from Ex-Premier Fasitasch, after
which a resolution was passed de-
handing become a vassal state, un-
der the suzerainity of Turkey. These
proceedings caused Austria to de-
mand an apology, and the recall OF
diplomatic representatives was
hourly expected. Later it was said
that Austria had been placated by
the official text Of the speeches which
was less violent than the press re-
ports had in Dictated.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22

Ernest Leffingwell, of Knoxville,
ILL.,, who went into the far north
with Captain Mikkelson three years
ago, has just returned from the
northern part of Alaska, where he
remained to make maps and geolog-
ical surveys after the rest of the
party came back. He has brought
with him a map of the coast of nor
thern Alaska for distance of two
hundred miles and extending back
to the Yukon divide.