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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
CRY NEWS.

1t is the intention to have two
games of football here next Saturday,
the one between Carthage and the
local high school team being the head
liner while the second squad will en-
gage with the Kahoka first team as a
curtain riser. This plan will no doubt
make big hit.
This morning at $3.50 at the Ora
ham hospital, occurred the death of
Mrs. Robert w. Williams, CT Sampsel.
Mo. The deceased was 20 years old
and leaves husband and little eight
year old son to mourn her loss The
body was sent this morning at $40 to
Sampsel for burial.
The management of the high
school football team received a letter
this morning from the Wendell Phil
lips school of Chicago, asking for a
game to be played on Thanksgiving
day. As the locals are scheduled to
play in Jacksonville that day though
the Chicago game Is out of the ques-
tion The fact that a Chicago school
would write for a game shows
that Keokuk fame has spread far and
wide.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
yJT.ls News

/ b M Mrs. Nelson D. Crumly, who, con
ducts a boarding house at No. 2S
South Fourth street, reported to the
police station today that she had lost
s3S, which she thinks was stolen. The
money was first missed by her Sun
day night about supper time, Today
tile police conducted an investigation.
The boarders suspected of implicitly
in the matter We're brought to the
station and questioned, but no arrests
have as yet been made.
The vicksburg (Miss.l American
has to say of Captain Ben P. Taber
who with several other Keokul. gen
tlemen, took the trip to New Orleans
with the president: Capt. Ben +.
Taber, formerly on the river but now
a prosperous lumber me chant at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, was a round trip passen-
ger on the Cape Girardeau The Cane
had a large list of passengers, who
made the round trip on her, all Of
whom were having a delightful time
on board, SO Captain Taber reports.
the officers making it very pleasant
for the passengers in accommodations
attention and fare, the latter being
most excellent. The Caps had her
chimneys painted bright red, which
reminded one of bygone days, when
the side-wheeler Natchez was an i'm
portant boat in the cotton trade.
Capt. Ben P. Taber is a passenger
on the Cape Girardeau, Cue up Fri
day morning. The Cape was one of
the Taft flotilla that went through to
New Orleans. Capt Taber is remem-
bered by some of the old-timers as be-
ing in charge of the Ruth when she
made her quick trip to Donaldsonville
in 1865 in a hours and 4s minutes,
when still stands as the best time on
record to that point.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
CITY NEWS.
Read The Daily Gate City.
The Lie" see it at Dodge's to

Read The Daily Gate City.
The Lie see it at Dodge's to-.
night.
Nursing a viper, new Biograph
success, special feature at Dodge's to-
night.
Sealed instructions, another fine
picture tonight at Dodges.
20. D. McMains has accepted the
position and taken charge of the Wall
Paper department of the Duncan
Schell Furniture Co.
-Four great pictures tonight at
Dodges.
During the heavy rain yesterday
afternoon a street car was derailed
on Franklin street, the accident de-
laying traffic for some time just when
1t was most important
For Sale-Two cottages, Thir-
teenth and Orleans. viii, sell at
price to net 5 per cent if sold within
ten. days. Answer e. care this
office.
Vilaness Still Pursued Her., don't
miss seeing II. at Dodge,.S
The highest score made yet on
the Olympia alleys is 253 in competi-
tion. 1t was accomplished by Leo.
Wolf the Quincy bowler.
Subscribe for The Gate City, ten
cents per week.
Tonight at Dodge's, Nursing a
Viper.
Major Montgomery Meigs left
this afternoon for Rock Island where
he will board the steamer David Tip
ton and come down the river with the
Waterways commission. The party
is due to arrive here sometime tomor-
row and anyone having anything to
say regarding the deep waterway is
requested to visit the commission
about five o'clock Major Meigs will
60 as far as st. Louis.
Big special feature program to-
night, at Dodge's.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
Six or Seven Dollars in silvsr Taken
From the Cash Register Of
Home Tea Company
Store.
BROKE IN A WINDOW
Keys and Other Things Scattered on
Floor and Thief Used Ladder
to Reach Window
In Rear.

The amateur thief is plying his
trade again, just making little adj
vance this time and only touching one
place that is known of.
Some time Saturday night late or
early Sunday morning before sun
rise, some thief or thieves broke into
the rear Of the. Home Tea Company
store Of Messrs. Wilmering and Ander-
son MIXED the cash drawer Of silver
amounting to between six and seven
dollars.
Whoever took the money gained en-
trance to the place of business by
placing an old ladder against one of
the rear windows and raising the sash
waich was not locked securely, an old
lock being on the window and about
half opened SO that entrance WAS
easy after the screen on the inside
had been removed. Nothing but the
money in the cash drawer was taken
from the store and this was noticed
by an employe of the firm who came
to the store on early Sunday morn
Ing and noticed the keys and several
other articles from the store lying on
the floor. The thief made his exit
through rear door of the estab-
lishment. Where the ladder came
from is not known but it was evident
ly an amateur and some one familiar
with the territory who broke into the
Home Tea Company's. store.
Just about year ago it will be re-
membered that several places of bust
ness in the same block with the Will
mering and Anderson store were rob-
bed of cash amounting to several
hundred dollars. The police were
notified of the Saturday night, theft,
butsthere is no clue to work on, and
the thief will prbabl unpublished,
unless he grows holder andsis caught
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
FIRE CHEF LOST
LIFE IN BLAZE
Hotel Destroyed by Fire and Chief
Felt Through skylisht and
Was Killed.

ROCKPORT, Mo-, Nov. s.--Chas. F.
Bischof, chief of the Fire Depart
ment, lost his life Sunday while fight
ing fire which destroyed the Cham
berlain Hotel In attempting to get
upon the roof from window on the
second floor he fell through skylight
and a piece of glass entered his left
side, causing death from loss of
blood before medical aid could reach
him, Bischof was young man and.
unmarried. He was prominent bust
ness man. being the junior member
of the hardware firm of Geo. L. Bis
chof C Son, and assistant general
manager of the Rockport, Langdon
and Northern Railway l.. A. Slocum.
proprietor OF the hotel succeeded in
saving most of the household effects
and all of the guests escaped with
their belongings. DR.. G.. w. E. Caam-
berlain owned the building. The loss
is estimated at $1,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
MANY AUTOIsTS
IN THE CITY
Four Cars From, Hannibal and quincy
Mere ersedinu on Local Roads
Yesterday-List Of Visitors. 81

The warm air of: yesterday morn
ing caused number sof. autoists to
come to this city for lark. -Four
cars comprised the list which was
here yesterday, the occupants taking
dinner at the Hotel Keokuk before re-
turning home One OF the machines
was from Quincy, while the other
three We're from Hannibal, and all
were we'll loaded. The Hannibal cars
went as far as Quincy on the Missouri
side of the river and crossed the
bridge at that place where they were
joined by the Quincy car. From there
they made the trip through Illinois.
The following people were in the
party: Mr.. and Mrs, T. l.. Anderson,
Miss Lands, Cyrus Anderson. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Richards, DR.. and
Mrs. Chiffon, Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Knott, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Sailwell,
s. NJ. Rush, Miss Pitts, Mrs. DR.
Howell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Chisholden md Miss
Mcintyre. These people made up the
Hannibal contingent. The following
were in the Quincy car: Miss Roth
geb, Miss Tcmpkins, Jack Crittenden
all of Quincy, and R. Carley Of Gales
burg, and Fred Lang of Kahoka.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
What Roads owe to Salt.

Roads, we are told, owe great deal
to salt. According to one theory, the
Oldest trade routes came into exist.
ence as q result of the traffic in salt.
One OF the Oldest roads in Italy is the
Via Saiaria," along which the people
of the Sabine country obtained their
salt from the salt pans of Ostia. Salt
was the main merchandise carried in
the trans-Libyan caravans of the
days OF Herodotus, and salt is one of
the chief elements in the trade along
the Sahara caravan routes to-day. Salt
and salt fish, it is interesting to re-
member, entered largely into the com
merce of the Carthaginians. The lat
ter, by the way, was considered del
icacy in those pre-Christian days.
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Europe's Highest VILLAGE.

THE highest village in Europe" is
the inscription on a post card which
shows a group of wooden cottages on
bleak hill. with no sign of yegeta.
ton in siglN and having as a back.
ground a range of Recovered noun
tains. The name of the place is Cume.
az in the Canton Walls. 1t lies 2,047
meters above the sea level, where
Monte Rosa raises its gigantic head
into the clouds" The village consists
of four families, and the latest cen.
sus gives it a population of &c. The
storms of spring and fall and the
SHOWS of the winter months" says the
sender of the, card, make life a
dreary one, and still the people look
happy, and doubtless they are So"
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Robert Willis, the Little TWO Year
Old Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
oliver Got Obstruction
in throat.
AN UNKNOWN OBSTACLE
No One Near the Child When It Was
Suddenly Clicked to Death
by Something 1t had
Swallowed.

! With some unknown obstruction in
it's throat and suffering agony in its
worst form for twenty minutes before
| passing away. Robert Willis, the little
two year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
! w. Oliver, choked to death at the
home of it's parents, 1902 Bank street
| Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock. The
little one was two years old the 18th
Of September.
Just how the awful accident of get
ting something caught in its throat
happened, the grieved parents are to-
day unable to state. At eleven o'clock
yesterday morning, the little fellow
was playing near the front porch,
where its father and grandfather
We're seated. The child ran to the
back of the house and got fire
shovel and had proceeded around the
north side of the residence, presum-
ably to play. The mother and other
members of the family heard the little
one choking and ran to the side of the
house where he was on his knees
choking from something that stuck
fast in his throat. a.
A physician was summoned as hur-
riedly as possible and everything that
could be was done to extract the OBJ
struction in the little boys throat but
the child died within few minutes
after the arrival of the physician.
The family and relatives are
naturally much distressed over the
death of the little fellow who was a
bright child and favorite in the
home. The father of the child stated
today that it was not known what had
caused the child to choke other than,
that 1t had got something caught jim
It's wind pipe and was clowly choied
to death. The mother had given the
little one quarter of an apple lust
previous to his going into the yard
but 1t is not thought that the child
cholsed cnythat as he had not taken q
bite from it when it was found after
ward. 5's'
A rubber stamp such as are used In
stamping bills, stationary and the like
was found BIT only the wooden handle.
It is thought very probable and was
the theory advanced by. the father to-
day that the child had swallowed the
stamp end Of the handle and III this
manner was choked to death. The OBJ
struction which had gotten crosswise
in its neck could be felt but members
of the family we're unable to extract
it,
The family have but recently moved
here, Mr.. Oliver being an employee. Of
the Duncan-Schell Furniture Com
pany. The death of the child is a
very distressing one and the family
have the sympathy of the entire com
munity in the death of their little son
and brother.
Those who survive to mourn the
loss Of little Robert are his father
and mother, and sisters, Easter, Clar-
india, Opal and Madeline A half
brother and sister, Ralph and Inez,
also survive.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning from the family resi-
dence. No. 1902 Bank street, at ten
! o'clock and will be in charge of Rev.
~. w. Potter. pastor Of the Trinity NJ.
/ q. church. Interment will be made in
Oakland
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
PERSON AIS.

Rev. R. w. Lilly went to Sand
Pfairle to conduct a religious service.
Senator E. p. McManus returned
nome this afternoon from Clinton,
iowa, having been present yesterday
al Knights of Columbus initiation.
Mrs. A. DeVolld and Mrs. r. White
nave returned from hannibal after a
pleasant visit with friends.
pr. Jean T. Zimmerman sesves to-
gay for Chicago after spending Sun.
uay with her family west of the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
The Rest.

An almost forgotten poet, Robert
Hinckly Messenger, quantity wishes
for old wood to burn. old books to
read and old friends to talk with in
an ideal old age. and he might also
have added old tunes to be played in
the long twilights while he dozed and
dreamed in his easy chair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
GOVERNMENT REPORT
ON CORN CROPS
Total Production to Show an, Increase
But the Quality Will Show
Falling OFF.

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-The d..
partment of Agricultural Crop Bull
letin on corn, issued today IS as fol-
lows: The indicated total production
Is 2,766,316,000 bushels against $685.
$4,000 as estimated in 1908. The quail.
ity s4.2 per cent against 500 per cent
last year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
HARTMAN WAS
BROWNS FRIEND
Expenditure of s5,ooo,ooo in Year
Planned for New York Gen.
trail Lines.

The death of Edward H. Hartman
is to have no effect upon the extern
sive improvement plans which he in.
augurated for the New York Central
lines, and the task of rebuilding a
large portion of the system is to be
carried to completion with vigor says
the Chicago Record-Herald.
In the accomplishment of this task
there is to be expended during the
coming year a total Of $S5,000,000,
which will go far toward making the
New York Central capable of handl-
ing as large volume of tonnage as
the Pennsylvania and as expeditiously.
When William Newman was taken
from the presidency and w, q. Brown
was put at the head of the company,
through the suggestion OF Mr.. Harm
man, 1t was with the understanding
that free hand would be given the
new president by the board in bring
ing the system up to the standard OF
physical perfection that obtains on
the Union Pacific. Mr.. Hartman is
said to have stated that to do this
would REQUIRE At least 500, oOo, 900. 1t
1 is said that the diractprsss were in
Glued yto ;aTst Arguments Of
Il tbp "a Ri M ed s8t less cost
were used and finally prevailed.
irnproves Lake shore Road. -
OF the great sum to be expended
| fully $15,000,00o is to- be poured into
| the Lake Shore. Fully IT'S. miles OF
| new third and fourth tracks arctic be
| built, $4,000 tons of new heavy steel
}rails9are to be laid and fully 300 miles
of crushed stone ballast put in. More
Than 5000 freight cars, fifty new pas
AsEanger engines and seventy-five new
freight engines are to be provided,
tracks are to be elevated in Chicago
and new ore docks built at Ashtabula.
Fully S3,000,00O is to be spent on the
Short Line and 100000 in complet-
1 ing the Lake Erie and Pittsburg.
The necessity for such improve.
ments is shown by the statistics OF
4 October tonnage of the New York Cen
trail. During that month che loaded
car movement increased 249,093 cars
over that for October two years ago.
| The movement was also the largest
by 10000 cars of any month in the
history of tina lines. The total move
ment of loaded cars over the system
lines in that month reached 1891, 74S
! cars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08

The Young Peoples Guild of the
First Congregational church will meet
in the chapel tomorrow evening. Miss
Grace Cushman will be tie leader.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
FUNERAL NOTICE.

Landes-Tle funeral of THE late
Henry Clay Landes will be held from
his late residence No. 1921 High street
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. Burial
private. Friends of the family invit-
ed to attend the services.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
A Waste of Money.

Hub-Reckless and extravaganza
I? When did ever make useless
purchase? Wife-Why, there's that
fire extinguisher you bought year
ago; we've never used 1t once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08

Mrs. Hepler will entertain the Lad
les society of the First Congregational
church at her home, I'LL Exchange
street at $3.50 on next Friday after
noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
8. F. Jones and William sinton Have
Filed Motion for Dismissal Of
Cause In Superior
Court.
ASK CHANGE OF VENUE
Al Doian Wants Suit Taken to
Another Court Because Of his
Non-Resldence-suit
for $4,000.

B. F. Jones and William Sinton, de-
PENDANTS in the $4,000 SANDER suit
instituted by Rev. R. C. McIlwain, rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal church,
and Felix T. Hughes, have filed a mo-
ton for dismissal Of the cause ON
the following grounds:
First-That there is a missioner of
party's plaintiff.
Second That there is misjoinder
Of causes of action.
Third That there is misjoinder of
party's defendants.
A Second Motion.
In the same case Of Rev. r. C. Nc
Twain and Felix T. Hughes vo. B. A..
Dolan, ct al, the defendant named
has filed motion for change of
venue. because of the non-residence
Of B. A. Dolan.
The suit is one that will doubtlessly
Involve litigation and it is predicted
that 1t will hang fire in courts for a
long time to come.
Motion For Specific Statements.
In the case of Rowe vs., City of
Keokuk. Judge Mcnamara ruled on
the motion for more specific state
ments. He sustained the motion as
TO paragraphs one and three of the
petition but overruled the motion as
to paragraph two.
In criminal way there was nothing
stirring in the court this morning.
The police were given very little to
do over Saturday and Sunday, and
the usual Monday morning rush was
absent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
Uncle Ezra SAYS:

ut amt good fur man to be alone,
out did you ever see an oil bach who
Knew what wuz good fur him?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

FIRST CLASS business chance-A
good, clean, live business, out OF
town, making a gooo clear profit for
sale at bargain, requiring about
100000, or would consider partner,
Address Business" this office.
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Observe. and Be Happy.

OpSST VT dIIu 1S TIdPPy
The chief secret of comfort lies In
not suffering trifles to- vex us, and in
prudently cultivating our underground
of small pleasures Archbishop Sharp.
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Daily Grain Letter.

CHICAGO, Nov. acknowledgement
rains have fallen over the winter
wheat sections and will be beneficial.
Worlds shipments liberal at 12,S00..
600. 1t is reported that several of the
important shorts covered December
wheat on the break OF last week and
have taken an active stand on the
'ong side of December. There Is a
large open interest in the December
delivery and very few Of the cash sales
are relieved by cash wheat. In spite
of the bearish worlds position, there
are strong bull possibilities in the
December delivery and we anticipate
a higher level in the near future.
Watch for big bulges and sell May
wheat on them. May wheat sold on
II bulges will pay handsome profits.
Worlds shipments 1.746,u00.
Generous rains over the corn belt
will temporarily interrupt harvesting
and possibly delay the movement
slightly December hedges recognize
in the dangers of car shortage and
weather have been turning their sales
over to May delivery. The heavy
burden resting on the May delivery Is
bound to be left as soon as the move
nent is fairly under way. Unless in
terfered with by outside conditions we
should be receiving 400 or 500 cars
daily in week or two. We believe
May corn is a sale on all bulges for
from four to five cents a bushel.
Oats-aside from the presistant bull
attitude of certain strong interests
oats are featureless. Dat prices are
relatively too low ss compared with
corn and the holding tendency of tho
farmer and the need of cows to move
corn are likely to prove important
factors in favor of the bulls.
Government report-Crop Bulle-
tin, issued by the Agricultural De-
partment at noon today Chicago time
final corn and oats crop.
Total corn yield in bushels, 2.7s7,-
c16,OO0.
Yield per acre, 25.4 bushels.
Old corn, farm reserves, bushels,
| 79,77s, 900.
Per cent Of old corn in farmers
hands, per cent.
Weight of oats per measured bush
Ell, pounds, 32.7.
Quality Of corn in percentage. s4.2.
Judge Dyer of the Federal court at
st. Louis has granted an injunction
restraining the Merchants Grain and
Stock Co., of this city, bucke--shop.
from using the quotations of tic Chi.
cago board of trade. This concern
has wires into southern Iowa aud the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08
st. Louis Cash Grain Market

ST. LOUIS. Nov. Wheat--No. 2
red, s1.1s@1.20; 3 red, s1,13@11eh:
red, s1.o2M@1.12; 2 hard winter,
$1.o3@1oshs; 3 hard winter. $1,000
1902; hard, 95@99c.
Corn-No 2 old, 61M O6c; 2 white.
old 81; 2 yellow, Cd 62.new, 561s@
571s; 9, new. 551s G5ec; 8 white, new,
571ac: yellow new. 56A@57hc.
Oats--No. 2. 39@39hc: 2 white. AZ
@43Ac; 3. 80; 8 white, 4O1s @41; 4
white, 5000; 4, 3S%c.
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Chicago Live stock.

CHICAGO, Nov. -Hogs-Receipt
$4,000; estimated tomorrow, .I5, 100;
strong; left over, 1900, mixed. 81 so
@s.12; heavy. s770@S.12: rough,
81 SCOT 10; light, 81. 4o@7 81; pulk,
1868 90; pigs, s6.1o@7.25.
Cattle Receipts, $4,000; market,
10@15c higher; heeves, $4.3bme. 80;
stockers and feeders, $3.10@5. Is:
cows and heifers. 81. 25@G 20; calves,
Sc. 50@S 80; Texans, 81 5o@5.75;
Westerners, 81 4O@7 so.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000. market,
steady sheep, SO .oo@4 rs; lanbs,
81 25@7. 40.
Kansas City Receipts.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 8.--Hogs, TO-
coo; cattle, 10000; sheep, 5000.
Omaha Receipts.
OMAHA, Nov S.-F1ogs, 200; cat
tie, 5000; sheep, $500
Local Markets.
KEOKUK, Iowa. Nov S.-Today's
local markets furnished by the o. A.
Talbot Co.
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Teafe ~ e,,ccA.s

Tests of Success.
Sometimes 1t seems easier to mum.
yer your successes by counting the
chances you didn't take. Puck. "a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-08

The Quid Libets OF the Congrega-
tional church were entertained from
$3.50 until o'clock this afternoon by
Mrs. S. A. Miller and the Misses
Wappich at the home Of Mrs. Miller at
727 High street.
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49,!

A dancing party is to be given by
the Elks lodge Thursday evening, of
this week.
Messrs. P. L. Kennedy and Aba Nc
Coy will give another of their series
OF dances in Hawkes. hall tonight. AS
sembly will follow the lesson from
1880 to 8 and from to IL dancing
will be enjoyed. Agnes orchestra will
play.
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Judge Dyer Of the Federal court at
st. Louis has granted an injunction
restraining the Merchants Grain and
Stock Co., of this city, bucke--shop.
from using the quotations of tic Chi
cago board of trade. This concern
has wires into southern Iowa and the
Chicago board of trade is reicutlass
in it's intention and efforts to close up
the bucket-shops.