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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
An Error.

He had dined exceedingly well and
was standing in the hotel lobby, has-
less, and looking exactly as if he were
quite at home there. 1t was no Won
der that the hotel guest walked up to
him and inquired iLIperiously:
where's the news stand?"
Dunno"
The guest glared.
"I'll report you for insolence," he
Kissed.
'Huh?" inquired he who had dined
we'll. "R'port MP"
"Say, what are you? A bellboy or
a detective or-what?"
I'm a haberdasher," answered the
other, with pleasant smile.
The other snorted and withdrew.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13

words to be repeated in affirming
witness, which are as follows:
81 do solemnly affirm that l will
tell the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, under the pains
and penalties of perjury"
Quinn repeated the words as II he
were an old hand at the business, but
he made a slight mistake on the last
word This is what he said:
81 do solemnly affirm that will tell
the truth and nothing but the truth,
under the pains and penalties of pur-
gatory."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
British Naval Estimates.

The British naval estimates call for
an expenditure of $175,713.5OO during
the next fiscal year. This is almost
$40 100000 more than the United
States will spend and very nearly
twice the sum that Germany will de-
vote to her establishment. Great
Britain had 479 ships complete for sea
(including 149 destroyers, SO torpedo
boats and 40 submarines) in March,
1908. and the complement consisted OF
90. 679 officers and men and 1871 ma
rines.-New York Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13

The Quaker, who was holding up MS
hand. nodded his head in affirmation.
Judge feathers saw the attorneys smll-
ing. and feeling that things were rot
exactly right, called Quinn to MIN ana
asked him to repeat the words.
"Mr. Witness" said Judge feathers,
s'you have affirmed that you Will tell
the truth under the pains and penal
ties of purgatory.' Have you any oD-
lection to that?"
The Quake said he did not object
and the trial proceeded Indianapohs
News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
RUDE SHOCK FOR THE GIRLS

vain, for the various garments which
we had used for the purpose lay scat
tered on the floor, and the opening was
occupied by line of little heads, one
above the other, while ten cleaning
eyes were interestedly fixed upon us!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13

ers, | have always had one man, ABB
dulla Ashur, as head shikari. Besides
being an agreeable companion, he is
far and away the best finder of game l
have ever seen in the country.
His pluck is undeniable, and the
only difficulty | have had with
him is to prevent him going
where | did not care to go myself
This may sound exaggerated praise of
a native, but among other things he
grappled lion which had knocked me
down, being severely mauled before
he got the brute off, so that I natur-
ally entertain very high opinion of
him. Owing to his skill in tracking
have only lost one wounded lion out
Of many that were hit, and that was
not his fault, as the blood stopped al
most directly and the ground was
nothing but stones for miles. This
speaks for itself, as any one who has
shot lions knows how difficult it is to
recover a wounded beast without dogs.
| only once had the help of dogs
after wounded lions. We were camped
down in the Haud among the Eidegall
villages under Sultan Deria. One day
| went out to try to get some meat
for the natives, accompanied by war
rior called Hassan and his pony.
had just shot an oryx, and we were
cutting it up, when the smallest So
mali | have ever seen came running
up to say he had just observed five
lions asleep under a tree close by.
This man belonged to the low-caste
tribe of Midgans-people who do not
live together in one tribe, but are
scattered all over Somaliland in differ
ent villages, where they are chiefly
engaged in killing antelope for meat,
other Somalis, as a rule, thinking 1t
below their dignity to do anything but
go out occasionally on looting expedi-
tiOns. Midgans are armed with bows
and poisoned arrows, and each of
them carries a knife. Until quite
lately no other Somali would use a
bow, but now it is quite a common
thing to meet native belonging to
another tribe who has discarded his
spears for a bow and culver OF
poisoned arrows.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
AM BITIoUs.

Employer-What! want another
raise? Why, you're getting SIS
month!
Office Boy-Yessir; but I'm engaged
now, and my girl wants to be took
about
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13

dnud severe female
weakness. Il h Q
doctor saidI would
have to go to the
hospital for an
operation, but 1
could not bear to
think of it. / de.
cided to try Lydia
e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
andSanative Wash
and was entirely
cured after three
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
Horses Nav Be insured.

The Saxon government has sane.
toned horse insurance. All horses,
asses and their crossbreeds, over six
months old, may now be insured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
Badgering an Angry Lioness.

We had not been back in camp very
long when my companion came in, say
ing he had run across a lioness in
the hills, which he was sure was the
one we had seen, as she was very
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
Witness Evidently Meant to Tell the
Truth and Was Not Afraid of
the Results.

Michael Quinn, the bright page in
superior court No. 2, who was recent
Iy elevated to the position of clerk OF
that court because he was competent,
lad a new duty to perform the other
day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
Artificial silk Made in France.

France has five great mills and a
number of smaller ones at which arti-
fetal silk is made. There are three
kinds of it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
Killing CameIs to Save a Pony.

A year after this l met Hassan
again, and asked him how his pony
was. He said it was very well, but
that he had very nearly lost it short
time before. He had been down in
the waterless plain on looting eX
petition with some other Eidegalla
warriors. After a successful raid they
split up to avoid pursuit, and Hassan
was on his way home driving some of
the looted camels in front of him. 1t
was very dry year, and although it
was the rainy season, he had been
unable to find any water in pools to
give his pony. The result was that
having been ridden hard for two or
three days with little or no water to
drink, the pony got beat, and at last
lay down, about 20 miles from the
wells they were making for. No
amount of stick would get it on it's
legs again, and Hassan was in de-
spair. He knew there were no vii
lagos at the wells where he could get
vessels in which to carry water back
to the pony, and it seemed as if moth
ng could be done to save it. At last
he thought of plan. Driving the
camels at top speed to the wells, he
gave them as much water as they
could drink, and hurried them back
again. He found the pony where he
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Gardiner, Maine.-"I have been 8
great sufferer from organic troubles
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
Bv Lord DeI0mere

} get good sport in
Somaliland the first
thing is to get a
good shikari. There
are excellent men to
be found with care
and good luck, but a
great many who are
absolutely worthless.
In addition to 9TH
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13

give up the chase after 100 yards or
SO. This pony of Hassan's was about
the best 1 ever saw in Somaliland.
He would not put price on it, be-
cause he said he could make quite
respectable income by making looting
expeditions on its back, as it was so
fast nobody could catch it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
CITY NEWS.

-Bonaparte Record: Meek Bros
Wooden Mills and Clothing Factory
sold at Bankrupt sale Tuesday at p
M, Sept Z, Trustee in bankruptcy j.
A. johnson being the auctioneer. The
highest bidder was Mr. Pocock of
Jacksonville, ILL.,. the bid being
01S050 Mr.. Pocock states that he ex-
poets to start the clc'ting factory as
soon as possible. .Te will move to
Bonaparte at once If the sale is ap-
proved. John S. Moore was the only
bidder besides Mr.. Pocock, starting
the bidding at $4,000. The sale in
cludes the wooden mills, clothing fac.
tory, equipment, clothing, etc, as list
ed in safe notice published last week
in this paper, The sale was extensive
ly advertised by Mr.. Johnson in Chica-
go and DIES Moines papers and in the
Textile Journal Before the sale Is
certain it must be approved by Judge
Smith Mcpherson in the absence of
Referee Roberts who is taking vaca-
ton because of i'll health. This will
probably be done Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
HAMILTON, ILL.
; . = : ) : : : = = : : - :

Hamilton has been having some
changes in population lately. some
going out and some coming in. Their
man White and Mrs. Will Swigelson
and families have already moved to
keokuk and there are prospects Of
others doing likewise. 1t is hard to
find a good house in town for rent.
Miss McClaughrey will soon be NOV
ed back to Henry Harris on's house on
18th street; Mr.. White, the Warsaw.
LaHarpe conductor, has to move from
the S. r. Parker house on Walnut
street, it having been purchased by
Henry Denton who will occupy 1t.
Last Monday morning several Ham
ilton girls took charge of their schools
for the year. Miss Julia Alexander
in Keokuk; Hattie Swigelson at Har-
mony. 21s or miles southeast of
town; Myrtle Berry at West Point;
Bertha Louis at Bentley.
Rev. Neslon Hall was called to
Plymouth quite suddenly Tuesday, an
aunt of his. lady we'll along in years,
having fallen and broken a hip.
Miss Clark of Elvaston spent Sun
day with her cousins, Mrs. Harper and
Miss Ella Jackson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
PRACTICE HAS
Been RENEWED.
Candidates Were Out Last Night Punt
ing the Ball Around the Lot
and Limberins up
a Bit.
MANY ARE MISSING
From Last Years Team-List Of the
Veterans and Some Of the
Promising Aspirants
For Positions.

The first High school foot ball prac-
tice of the season was held yesterday
afternoon on the commons at Tenth
and Franklin street. Twelve or fifteen
men responded to the call of Coach
Belknap and assembled at the grounds
for little preliminary work. The
tactics last night consisted of merely
passing the ball and little limbering
up in the form of punting and catching
the pigskin. Besides this the coach
gave the men short talk on what
was expected this season.
Harry Duncan is the leader of the
team this year with Glen Parsons
manager. Under these men the team
should have a prosperous season con-
sidering the material at hand. The
schedule is not out yet but it is
thought that it will be ready in few
days.
Many of the best of last years men
will be missing from the ranks this
year. in fact the biggest part of the
back field and one or two line men
graduated last spring and it will be a
hard job to fill these vacant places.
Among those who played last year and
who have returned are: Duncan, half
back; Parsons, half back; Bickel
and Hawkes., guards; Nichols and
Meinhardt, tackles, and Hayden end
These men should be able to play a
good game this year with the expert
ence gained in former battles.
There are quite few men in school
who have played but little or not at all
who should be able to bolster up the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
POLLOCK HAS
GONE HOME
Left this Afternoon for Des Moines
After Receiving Notice of His
Release from Manager Belt.

Pollock, the catcher who arrived
here last Sunday, returned to his
home in Des Moines this afternoon,
after receiving notice of his release
from Manager Belt With the arrival
OF Reilly some one had to be let go
and the honor fell to the Des Moines
player.
When Manager Belt left this morn
ing he stated that Pollock would be
left behind, saying that he did not
know what would be done with him.
However, he notified the player by
telegraph this afternoon after con-
sidering the matter, and gave him
permission to leave. 1t seems that he
was not really signed in the first place
but just held until reliable man
could be secured and with the arrival
of Reilly, Belt had to act quickly
with the result that claim O. Pollock
was withdrawn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08

lineup this season. Among them might
be mentioned. Charley King who put
up a good exhibition in the Thanksgiv-
ing day game last season. Ralph
Taebeau, colored lad who has played
on an academy team, Thomas Howles,
a big fellow who has gained some
knowledge OF the game in trying out
for the past two years, Raymond
Walker who played end on the second
team and several others equally apt
to make good. Practice will be on in
earnest from now on as there is usual
ly game scheduled for the first week
in October.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
Negroes Arrested In ottumwa Enter.
ed Pleas This Afternoon
Asnew Entered Plea
of Guilty.
HINMAN CONTROVERSY
Case Of Ida Hinman VS.. c. M. Hull
VIII be. Decided BY Court as
Final Arguments Were
Heard.

Several pleas were entered by pris-
oners bound over to the grand jury
and trials will follow in few days.
Charles Agnew, the man who stab
bed Oscar Reichelt, in fight on the
levee several weeks ago, bound to
the grand jury for assault with in
tent to commit murder, entered a plea
of guilty and will be sentenced by the
court Saturday.
Charles Williams, negro caught
entering Connable's store and charged
with attempting to break and enter,
pleaded not guilty and his time OF
trial was set for next Tuesday.
William Davis and Jim Jones, the
two negroes arrested in Ottumwa,
charged with burglary in Burlington,
Keokuk and other cities, and who were
bound over to the grand jury here,
entered pleas of not guilty and will
be tried next Wednesday.
In the matter of the guardianship of
Frank Fader, minor, the petition to
sell real estate was granted by the
court.
Testimony in the case of Mary E.
Kelley VS.. Ida Hinman, set for this
afternoon was heard by the court.
The long drawn out case of Ida
Hinman versus C M. Hull was
brought to a close this morning at IL
o'clock and court adjourned until this
afternoon. During the entire morning
the closing arguments were heard, the
court limiting the attorneys to the
time before IL o'clock F. T. Hughes
and e. L. McCoid represented the
plaintiff and D. f. Miller and A. l..
Parsons the defendant.
The case is one of the long ones OF
the term andhas occupied the morning
and afternoon sessions since Septem-
Der First. It is the outgrowth of quite
an extensive horse deal in which the
plaintiff purchased number OF
horses, the value of which was greatly
misrepresented, it was alleged. The
suit is for $1,000 and at adjournment
| the court took the case under advise
ment
Ii the case of julius King Optical
Co. VS.. w. M. Pinkley. default was
granted against defendant for want of
appearance.
katherine B. Elder and Fanny B
Praeger were appointed executrix OF
| the estate of Lucy X. Birge.
Margaret Mcdowell was appointed
4 aYec,ltrfy Of tho estatA IF Corolipa o.
| Feber, deceased.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
PERSONALS.

Arthur Ericsson went to Biggsville,
ILL.,, yesterday to do some automobile
repairing.
Ralpa Leake leaves this evening for
Baltimore to take up his duties dis az
sistant physical director in the Y. M.
c. A. at that place.
G. H. Dodge of Quincy who owns the
local moving picture house left for
Quincy after spending the past few
days in this city.
Ben Turner of Kahola is in town
having arrived this afternoon.
George Hassal, ST., left this after.
noon for Chicago.
Gus Mier left for Quincy this after.
noon to attend the base ball game.
Messrs. Paul Bear, ST., and son Ralph
", returned this morning from a visit
in Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
CITY NEWS.

The mail room at the depot is
rapidly nearing completion and in
lew days everything will be in place so
that business may be carried on there.
For the consideration of $500 Jo-
seph L. Holland has decided to Sarah
Holland, lot IL in block 202. the prop
erty being at the corner of Thirteenth
and Exchange street.
Mary f. Burghoff>r and Ferdinand
Y. Burghoffer have decided to Annis F.
Weber forty acres in section 10, town
snip 81, range west.
Having purchased the property at
NO. 1511 Missouri avenue, II. c. Dose
moved today to his new home, from
No. 900 f street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
colfax Lodge No. 4 Of Rebekas to be
Hostess to Other Lodges of
the County This
Month.
KEoKUK WAS FAVORED
Alta Stricken, President Of the Re.
bekah Assembly viii be Pres
ent With Other Of
ficers.

| On the eighteenth OF the present
month, the Rebekah assembly of O..
| O. F. of the Lee County district will
convene in Keokuk for a big time on
that date. Large delegations are ex.
pected to be present that day from FIT.
Madison, Viewer, Montrose, Charleston
and other neighboring towns and the
day will be Rebekah day.
Elaborate preparations are to be
made by the local Colfax lodge Of
Rebekah. No. Of l. O. o. F. to en-.
terrain the visitors royalty on that
date. A luncheon will be served the
guests at noon and in the evening a
six o'clock dinner will be served the
visitors and social time will be spent
by the different orders attending
Alta Stricken of the Rebekah as
sembly, = o. o. F. of Boone will be
present as will Instructor in the secret
work. Laura l.. Kent of Muscatine and
Carrie Eel,ick of Wapello, chairman
of the Interstate correspondence com.
nittee.
The Lee county assembly has been
especially favored this year with the
appointment of Secretary-elect, S.
Elizabeth Matheney and Treasurer
elect, Allie Scott of Montrose.
1t is seldom that two state officials
are elected from the same district and
for this reason Keokuk and this dis
trict feel especially gratified in having
been honored with the two offices.
The affair on September 18th Will be
one OF the largest of its kind in local
Rebekah circles in several years and
many out of town members of the Re-
pekah order are expected to be pres
ent on that day and enjoyed the hos
pitality of the Keokuk lodge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
Chicago Cash Grain.


CHICAGO, Sept Wheat-No. Q.
red, s1.04; No 3, red, 97@1 .O2; No.
2 hard winter, $1.o1@1 .o21s; No. 8,
hard winter, 96@1 90; No. 1, northern
spring, s1O2@1 O3; No. 2. northern
spring. s1.01@1o3; No. 8, spring, 500
loo.
Corn-No. 2 G7A @6sc; No. 2, white
C7A @6SAc; No. 2, yellow, 6s@6shc;
No. 3, corn, 67h@6sc; No. 8, white,
67a4c; No. 8, yellow 67& @6sc; No. 4
corn, 65@67c.
oats-No. 2. Sec; No. 8, 35A @S6kc,
No. 3, white, 3ek@s7Ac; No. 4 351z
@36ac; standard, 39@39Ac.
Barley, $4,000.
ST. Louis Cash Grain.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. Wheat, No. 2
red, 10s@111; No. red, 1O41a@
1881; No. 4 red, 9O@1o5; No. Q hard
winter, 1O2@105; No. 3 hard, 99@1O1
No. 4 hard, 9O@92c.
Corn-No. 2, 671ac; No. 8, SIC; No.
4. 66c; No. 2 white, 6SA @6S1ac; No.
white, 67Ac; No. a white, &C; No
2 yellow, 67A@67Ac; No. 3 yellow,
&c.
oats-No. 2, sS@ssAc; No. 3. s71s
@3Sc; No. 4, S7c; No. Q white, 4o1kc;
No. white Ssh@s9Ac; No. A white
BIN @3s1ac.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08
SUGAR CREEK.

. q q g 4, . . o O . = q . o o
Ray Stone of Elvaston returned
home Thursday, after several weeks
visit with his uncle, S. H. Stone.
John Hume and wife of this place
visited over Sunday with jeff St.
Glars of near Neeper
Grace Johnson of l<eokuk was the
guest of C. c. McKineys few days
last week.
Ernest Rayburn and wife of Fair
mont visited her parents, l.. L. Shall
lenberger, few days the first of the
week.
Linn Hume and family visited Per
rim Gregory of Clark City Sunday.
Jason Crum of Hamilton, Ill was
the guest of his brother, Harry, Of
this place.
Our school began Monday with Miss
Ruby Karnes as teacher.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08

Can be depended upon is an ex-
preston we all like to hear, and when
i is used in connection with Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy it means that it 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 & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sEcuR.
ITY, KEOKUK COUNCIL NO. 1923.
Meets the first and third Monday OF
each month. at A. ,. U. w. hall st
s o'clock. e. b. Hawkes., president:
DR.. 9. w. Rowe. Flnancier; Ma. me
c. Schenk. secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
John w. Young. Builder. Superin.
tendent and Contractor for all kinds of
obstruction. Also general repair
work. Prominent and careful atten.
ton given to plans and estimates.
Your patronage solicited. Office, SOC
Blondeau. Iowa phone, office. 2143;
residence, 3342.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08

Colfax Rebekah, Lodge No. A.
Meets regularly every second and
fourth Tuesday OF month a, Odd Eel.
lows hall. corner Seventh ana Main
streets, Miss Nina Phillips, N. g., Miss
Minnie Brietenstein, v. S., Miss Lu.
cretia Matheny, Recording secretary;
Miss Nellie Hardesty, Fin. sec'y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08

Each Of the two dominant men h our agency
started in here at $40 per week.
The chief of our Copy Staff started in ad-
vertising at $40 per month. His salary is now
$1,000 per week.
All our highly-paid men have won their way
here, against all competition. by the sheer force
of results.
Each has advanced over hundreds Of others
by proving his power to outsell them.
We make no contracts with men. Each must
yield his place the moment a better man shows
up.
Nor do we set any limits to what men can
earn. That depends on their power to sell
goods.
Thus we keep men on their mettle. Thus we
give them incentive. Thus we lead them to
fear defeat.
To this sink-or-swirn policy is due our sue
cess, and the success of our hundreds Of clients.
The doctrine we practice is the doctrine we
preach. Make your helpers win their way.
Give to no agent cinch on your advertising.
Sign no longtime contract.
Commit yourself to no certain expenditure.
Let the results decide that.
Give your advertising to the agent who
proves his power to outsell all the rest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-08

Don't waste your money buying
plasters when you can get bottle of
Chamberlain's Liniment fo- twenty
five cents. A piece of flannel dam
pened with this liniment is superior
to any plaster for lame back, pains in
the side and chest, and much cheaper.
Sold by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy
and ]. F. Kiedaisch 4 Son.