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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Proposed improvements.

In continuing the report of the last
assembly President Wilkinson spoke
as follows regarding proposed I'M
provement:
"After a most careful consideration
of the merits of various proposed I'M
provements. taking into account the
cost, probability and probable advan-
tages of each, the committee has come
to the conclusion that the following
are the most feasible and advantage
Gus channels of commerce to be ere
ated or improved by the National Gov
eminent, In case congress shall act
upon the subject, viz:
1st, The Mississippi river
I'd, A continuous water-line of ade-
quate capacity from the Mississippi
river to the city of New York, via the
northern lakas.
Sd. A route adequate to the wants
of commerce through the central tier
of states, from the Mississippi river via
the Ohio and Kenawba rivers to a
point in West Virginia, and thence by
canal and slack-water, or by freight
railway to tide-water in Virginia,
4th. A route from the Mississippi
river via the Ohio and Tennessee RI
vers, to a point In Alabama or TN
nessee. and thence by canal and slack
water, or by freight railway to the
ocean"
Several other talks were also made
along these lines and reports of the
various officers and others connected
with the work were read. Places
where improvement might be mos
readily acceptable were pointed out
and general idea of the work which
has already been accomplished ane
which is planned to be done, was
given. In all the meeting proved t.
be a grand success and the delegates
wer royalty entertained Owing tc
the model river front and harbor a
Winona, the city proved an ideal place
for the holding of the meeting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
I TRIALS WchaeNEEDEMS

Munyon's Paw Paw Pills coax the
liver into activity by gentle methods.
They do not scour, grippe or weaken.
They are tonic to the stomach liver
and nerves; invigorate instead of
weaken They enrich the blood and
enable the stomach TO get all the nour-
ihment from food that is put into it.
These pills contain no calomel; they
are soothing, healing and stimulating.
For sale by all druggists in 10c and
Csc sizes. If you need medical advice
write Munyon's Doctors. They will
advise to the best of their ability alb
solutely free of charge. Munyon's, 53rd
and Jefferson sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
CITY NEWS.

Gymnasium work for the season
will have its formal opening this even
Ing when all classes will meet at the
association at 1880 and a general
meeting will be held,
The Making of Honey is one of
the pictures at Dodges' tonight.
"A. L. Parson has executed a ref
eree's deed conveying to Matte s..
Herne. lots 10, II and IL in block
1879. and the east half of lot 10, Fay
cite square, and other described pro-
perty, all for the consideration of
s11,3Oo
Clerk Fred Semple OF the postof-
fee, who has been enjoying vaca-
tion, returns to his duties tomorrow
For the consideration of $1,000.
Mary A. Johnson and s. H. Johnston
have transferred to verna l.. Fields,
lot 10 in block 204, the property be.
ing between Thirteenth and Four.
teenth ON Timea streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
PREACHING IS
GOOD ENOUGH
Minister Who Became Street Car
Conductor, Gives Up His Job
After a Week

LAWRENCE, Kan, Oc.. 1l.-Rev. D
H. Carrick, who recently became not
ed because he resigned his pastorate
OF the North Lawrence Christian
church to become a street car con-
ductor, has now given up that psi
ton and will go east soon to conduct
evangelistic services. Carrick had
been minister of the North Lawrence
Christian church for just short time
when he gave up that place and took
position on the street car line as
conductor. He held that position for
a week or more. He stated that
ministers were not honest" and that
a man could not earn an honest liv.
ing as minister"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Improvement Of River Front.

Besides it's commercial Importance
the river has, you might say, a SEN
timental Importance in its attraction
to the traveller, whether on pleasur
or business. To add to it's attractive
ness, too much cannot be said In ia
vor of identifying, much as possible
the river front by the different towns
and cities on the river, as has been
done at Winona and Red Wing. WI
mona is noted for its beautiful river
park, which stands as an object les
son for every other city on the riv-
er.
The speaker also gave some time to
the Keokuk lock and dam problem
and stated what had been done in re-
gard to this since the last meeting:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
dyspepsia Heartburn, Gas, Headache,
and Other Misery From a
pisordered Stomach Goes
In Five Minutes.
MAKES YOU FEEL FINE
fake a Lite Diapepsin Now and End
All Stomach Trouble Forever
so You Can Eat Your
Favorite.

Take your sour, out-of-order stom-
ach-or maybe you call it Indiges-
ton, Dyspepsia, Gastritis or Catarrh
Of Stomach 1t doesn't matter-take
YOUR stomach trouble right with you
tn your Pharmacist and ask him to
open 50-cent case of Papes Diapep-
sin and let you eat one 22-grain Tri-
angule and see If within five minutes
there is left any trace Of your former
misery.
The correct hame for your trouble
Is Food Fermentation-food souring;
the Digestive organs become weak,
there is lack of gastric juice; your
food is only half digested, and you
become affected with loss of appetite,
pressure and fullness after eating,
vomiting, nausea, heartburn, gripping
in bowels, tenderness in the pit Of
stomach, bad taste in mouth, consti-
patton, pain in limbs, sleeplessness,
belching Of gas, biliousness. sick head
ache, nervousness, dizziness or many
other similar symptoms.
If your appetite is tickle, and moth
ing tempts you, or you belch gas or If
you feel bloated after eating, or your
food lies like lump of lead on your
stomach, you can make up your mind
that at the bottom of all this there Is
but one INSTRUMENTATION of undi-
gested food.
Prove to yourself in five minutes
that your stomach is as GOOD as
any,. that there is nothing really
wrong. Stop this fermentation and be-
gin eating what you want without fear
of discomfort or misery.
Almost instant relief is waiting for
you. 1t is merely matter Of how
soon you take little Diapersin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
An Important Position.

The work R. r. wallace has done
hereabouts proves conclusively that
no district in the whole country will
have better man for census super
visor than the adjacent Illinois dis
trict has secured. Congressman
James Mckinney, in recommending
Mr.. Wallace for this position, evident
ly has acted on the policy of choos.
ing man perfectly competent and
more, and without doubt the appoint.
ment will inure to the benefit of the
excellent congressman of the -Four
teenth Illinois district.
The Office is an important one, be
cause of the Importance of the dis
trict. 1t comprises the counties O.
Hancock, McDonough, Henderson
Warren, Mercer and Rock Island, and
the considerable cities included i
that extensive territory
Geographically, the appointment
happy one, as Mr.. Wallace and al
his associations have always been en-
tirely neutral towards whatever mai
ural competition there may be be
tween ony towns or cities in the lare
and varied district.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
A Man Of the People.

He also has large measure of that
tact which comes from a full knowl-
edge of the people. Full of energy,
he has always lived an active life
along varied lines. He is the prin-
cipal owner, president and active
manager of the company publishing
the Hamilton Press. nonpartisan
weekly newspaper which he has built
up into a fine family paper, clean, in
teresting and an important factor in
it's. field in Hancock county.
He has been active from the be-
ginning in the movement for the util-
ization of the big water power al the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
COLD WAVE
is COMING
Mercury to Drop Below Freezing il
the West and Almost to Freez-
ing In Iowa Tonight.

This afternoon shortly after 800
O'clock Observer Gosewisch received
a special warning from Chicago that
the temperature would drop in the
west to below freezing during the
night and to almost the freezing point
in the central west. keokuk can ex-
pect either freezing weather or very
near it tonight or tomorrow morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
An Important Citizen.

Mr.. Wallace has spent all Of his
forty-two years in that county Of
Illinois just across the river from Keo-
kuk. He is self made man who did
a good construction job, and began
serious work as farm hand. Sue
cessive promotions of himself made
him drug clerk and an assistant
bank cashier. All this time he was
ginning in strength and popularity
=: his home community.
Twenty years ago, he organized the
State Bank Of Hamilton and got
married about the same time. He has
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11

foot of the Des Moines rapids. be-
tween Keokuk and Hamilton, and
when the local corporation was for1n-
ed OF very prominent men of the two
cities to preserve the project for the
public most interested and push it to
a successful conclusion. Mr.. Wallace
was made a director and secretary
treasurer OF the Keokuk and Hamil-
ton Waterpower company, which re-
Gently accomplished its object and
turned over the enterprise to Hugh l..
Cooper and associates in the east.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11

influence of Mr.. P. j. Warehouse, has
recently appointed Harbor Com
mission, to study the situation and
devise plans for the Improvement OF
it's harbor, which is In line with
what has just been said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
keokuk Lock and Dam.

The plans of the Keokuk Lock and
Dam have been approved by the De-
partment. Additional surveys have
been made and plans for raising the
dam several feet higher than first con-
templated, are now being considered
1t is hoped that actual construction on
this valuable improvement may soon
commence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11

been cashier of that bank ever since,
and this work for score of years has
made him capable of handling figures
and statistics easily. This makes
him peculiarly adapted to be census
supervisor of large district.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
eokuk Was Represented by Five
Men and Four Have Been
Placed on Committees
For This Year.
LIVER FRONT IMPROVED
rhis Was One Of the Chief Branches
Of Work Which Was Discuss
ed-Water Power Dam
Also Mentioned.

The Keokuk delegates to the Upper
Mississippi river improveG4 ent associa-
ton meeting have returned home and
all are enthusiastic over the pros
poets for the betterment of conditions
along the father of waters. Mayor
Off says that Winona is one of the
prettiest places he has ever been in
and that the river front there is sure
ly a thing of beauty and he has sever
al pictures which bear this out.
The representatives from this city
who attended the meeting and the
bodies which they represented are as
follows Mayor Charles Off and AL
derman Lindstrum. the city OF Keo-
kuk; l.. A, Hamill, the Commercial
club; and Major Montgomery Me!gs,
the Keokuk club. In the course Of
the proceeding each one of these
gentlemen but two were appointed to
serve on committees together with
| W. r. G. Kendrick, who although he
was not present. was recommended
by Mr.. Hamill
Mayor Off will help the resolution
committee. On the ways and means
committee is l.. A. Hamill, while he
also holds forth on the auditing com
mittee. Besides these men just
named, w. R. c. Kendrick was includ
ed in the executive department
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
That Of Freeborn Engineering Con
pany VS.. Hawkeye Portland
Cement Co. involving
Large Sum.
TERM TO OPEN ON OCT.
Four Cases on the Docket Against c
B. & o.-Decision in Case
Against Des Molnes
County.

One of the most important jury
cases which will Likely be tried dur
ing the coming term of the federal
court, opening in this city Tuesday,
October 10, is that of Freeborn En-
cheering and Construction company
VS.. Hawkeye Portland Cement com
pany of West Virginia, the case hav-
ing been transferred here from the
Des Moines federal court. 1t is suit
,to recover $66,666,66, because of the
alleged violation of contract Hon.
James G. Davis, formerly of this city,
is one of the attorneys for the defend
ant The petition states:
That on or about the 4th day of
October, 1907, the plaintiff entered in
land Cement company, which contract
had for it's object the construction of
cement plant to be located near the
town of Harvey, Iowa.
That, under and by virtue of con.
tract, the plaintiff commenced con-
struction and has performed work and
1 labor, and furnished materials and
| furnished estimates in the aggregate
sum of s3S,946.75; that the defendant
has paid to the plaintiff on account
Of such work and labor the aggregate
sum Of $29,322.S5, leaving a balance
due of se,e23.9o; wherefore, the plain.
tiff asks for a writ of attachment is
sued therefor.
Second Count,
That, on or about October 4, 1907
the plaintiff made and entered into a
contract with the Hawkeye Portland
Cement company for the erection and
construction of an extensive cement
plant near Harvey, Iowa, the aggre
gate cost of same being 100000; that
the plaintiff for the purpose of carry
ing out terms of said contract, made
large expenditure of time, labor anc
money, and performed work and labor
and materials in the aggregate sun
of $4,000; that the defendant, in VIC
lation of terms of said contract, ha.
ordered plaintiff to desist, and by re
fusal of defendant to allow the con
tract to be carried out, the plaintiff
has been damaged In the sum o
s150,00O.
Wherefore, the plaintiff prays TO
Judgment in the aggregate sum o
s66.666.66.
other Cases.
J. N. & c. R. Dutton VS.. c., B. {
@. Railroad company. No. 415, law.
Clarence Burnett, ct al, VS.. c., 3
& @. Railroad company No. Al
Law.
Pietro Demurro VS.. c., B. & @, Rail
road company. No. 422, Law.
" Hartley VS.. G., b. & O. Rail
npany No. 423, Law.
are also three equity case
admiralty case.
A Decision.
eurity Trust company vs.
&C Des Moines has been Sc
tied Il county has paid full amour
of original suit with interest. Thi
suit was instituted to recover owe
$4,000 for the sale of voting machine
to the county. The case was trie
last term and upon the finding of fact
by the judge, settlement resulted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11

Fall colds are quickly cured by
Foley's Honey and Tar, the great
throat and lung remedy. The gen.
uine contains no harmful drugs.
Wilkinson & Co., ]. F. Kiadeisch &
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Harbor Improvement.

On the two days of the meeting
there were about las delegates pres
ent daily and great enthusiasm pre-
vailed. All of those on hand were
especially interested in the harbor
improvement work and in his speech,
President Wilkinson of the associa-
ton, had the following to say concern
ing this branch:
can improved river cannot be made
to serve its full purpose and furnish
cheapened transportation, unless
boat harbors and landings equipped
with modern dock equipment and
railroad connection are provided for
the common use, on equal terms, OF
all carriers by water and by rail. To
this end should be studied the meth.
DDS and experience of those countries
which have made their rivers power
full factors in the world of commerce,
through wise provision of proper
harbor and dock facilities.
"The subject is clearly within the
province of this association 1t in.
wolves so much, that special com
mittee should be appointed by this
convention, to carefully study and
thoroughly investigate the matter OF
proper terminal facilities, and re.
port to the next convention, a plan
of harbor improvement with modern
dock equipment and railroad connec
ton, including coordination and co
operation of the railways with the
waterway, that will meet the require
ments OF present and future com
merce on thu river; plan that car
be recommended for adoption by the
cities and towns oil the river
1.-THE city Of st. Paul, through the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
John w. Young, Builder, Superln-
tendent and Contractor for all kinds o
construction. Also general repair
work Prompt and careful atten-
ton given to plans and estimates
Your patronage solicited. OFFICE bUt
Blondeau, Iowa phone, office, 2143;
residence, 3342.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11

Baida all
lcklen's
I'd. It's
Boils,
world.
j. F..
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-20

iu #ttaiu thoattf whlsU mabef a
sre.iHHt - mehaama There be- 81
large faHHvihs IT Failett paas and
fef natuwf, thp "stt" asaem1aHpr ia
composed ~ knowing efllles wha nte
iauA ih their demands "a hr He8eed
We unto the actor wbo ia unfortunate
enough 'a tn.Hr their dlsploaeurt.
Recently plat with a bair raising
piri WAS put an the boards The hero
was evidently new to his rart. far be
fumllcd his lines badly and spoke in
falterinr tone Perhaps II vus Tor
thiz reason that be did not meet with
the sympathy ~ the gallery
Just before the crisis ~ the play the
hero ciaspcd his sweetheart IN his arms
aud said
Keep brave heart. my darling
The worst ~ yet 10 come
Whereupun voice that had no doubt
received It's training In crying "EStry"'
on the street yelled out
What are goin' Z do, mister
sing l'- London Tit Bits
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-20

lodging house by the soldiers. she
took with her about $500. but for
got all about the sack in the fire
place
After she had been driven to the
hills. with thousands of others. she
remembered and sent her daughter
back but it was too late. The
place had been wrecked and burned
by a fire she had left in her stove
When the money was found and
turned over to the police she appeal
ed TO them for It, but as many of the
dodgers in the house claimed to have
lost money when they were driven
out by the soldiers, and as she was
unable to state the amount of her
hoardings it was refused her.
The amount of melted bullion in
the bank vault has never been
counted. In fact it is said that por-
ton of it will have to be assayed, as
it was melted.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-20
FIGHTS FOR MELTED MONEY.


San Francisco. May 90 Several
thousand dollars in gold and silver.
discovered by small boys in the de
bris of the lodging house at 63S
Green street. the day following the
great fire of 1905, was the subject
of contest before Judge Trout in
the superior court.
The case was continued aud when
taken up again the melted bullion,
now resting in the vaults of the
Western National Bank, will be
brought into court.
The mass of yellow and white
metal is claimed by Mrs, Thomas
Mayman. the wife of carpenter,
who conducted the lodging house,
and her suit is against Jesse b. Cook
now chief of police, but who at the
time the money was discovered was
police property clerk, and who came
into possession Of it after 1t had
been taken from the boys making
the discovery
Since then the valuable mass has
been turned over to the county clerk
and il is in his name that II rests in
the bank safety vaults.
According to the story told by
Mrs. Mayman on the stand she had
been saving the money, unknown to
any member of her family, for years,
She does not know the amount she
had, but specifies 1t in her complaint
as about $4,000. For time she kept
II in bag under her bedtick because
she had an experience with banks in
England and had no faith In them.
A short time before the earth
quake she claims to have moved
downstairs in her lodging house 10
a larger room where there was a
fireplace On shelf In this fireplace
she placed the sack and when she
had any spare funds she simply open
ed the mouth of the sack and threw
il in.
When the fire was approaching
her place she was driven out of her
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-20
Thero Was Something DoinQ.

In BARRIERS shop the other day |
that he needed my sympathy from the
standpoint OF charity, for he was a
well to do man, having many business
affairs. but ! felt sorry for him be
cause OF what he was doing. A bar
Der was cutting his hair He was hav-
right hand he held n newspaper He
was smoking cigar, and a porter was
shining his shoes There he sat read.
ing newspaper Three persons were
busy waiting on him, doing their best
to please him. and be was oblivious to
the Joy which his opportunity afforded
him. Fort Worth Star
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-20

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case OF catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. f. ], Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We, tao undersigned, have known
+. j, Cheney for the last S years,
and believed him perfectly honor
able in all business transactions,
and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm,
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls CGtarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. q
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-20
What's In a Name.

Talking OF names, what's In them
A good lot sometimes We knew a girl
named Rose once. She was a daugh-
ter Of old Rose, and he, being little
romantic, christened her Wild. Ger
tainly wild Rose is pretty name.
But, alas, the old man was not faisee-
ing, She married a man named Bull.
Then, again, we happen to know n
carpenter named Plerrotezic Zrnchzizr,
owskelowski, Now, whenever a fel.
low workman saws down on a nail
this chap always sings out. what is
itf' He thinks they are calling him.
Yes, there'5 a good deal in name
London Scraps
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-20

Captain Peter G. Hams has given
up the hope and was taken to Sing
Sing today Eight years IT hard la
Dor, in the stripes of a telon, is the
price he must pay for defending the
honor of his family and the sancti-
~ Of his home Dallas Times Her
aid Perhaps in the Hams case, as in
many others that have had less no
toriety. If the defending Of the hon
or Of the home had been fully
carried out there would not have
been left enough of the
'sterner sex 70 serve as jul
rors Defending the honor of the
home is becoming a gigantic propo-
sition in some society ceuters.