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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
A GREAT CHANCE
FOR THE CHILDREN
Two schoclchildren Will be Admitted
for Price of One at Matinee
Tomorrow.

Lodges theater is certainly making
a hit with the schoolchildren this
week, and they are certainly enjoying
their vacation. Tomorrow afternoon
Manager Dodge is going to admit two
schoolchildren for the price of one adj
mittance. five cents, and it is needless
to say the house will be packed. In
addition to giving them this advantage
in price, he has secured the wonderful
film Awakening of the toys" or, the
night before Christmas Camera
phone number that will be remember
ed by the children for a great time.
Do not fail to send the children down
to this matinee, for it will be great
treat for them. The motion pictures
will all be new, and the program yill
be one of the best of the week. Every
one will wish to see the Cameraphone
in it's new program, and the evening
crowds will also be large.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
DENVER, ILL.
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John Williams returned home Thurs
day from Clarksburg, w. Va, where
he has been visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Amanda Fulton from Fremont,
Neb., has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Black and other relatives here.
She returned to her home in Neb., Sat
urday and her sister, Mrs. Ethel Hor-
ney and little son Raymond accom-
panied her home for a short visit.
Mrs. Ellen Orion has purchased the
Wallace Scott property.
Material is being placed on tho lots
of Chas. Grove and e. e. Edwards
which they recently purchased and
work will go on rapidly preparatory to
the building of their new residences.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hough spent
few days the latter part of tae
week with his father, Mr. Hough and
family
Fred Douglas and family were
Sunday visitors of Chas Huddlestor
and wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
CITY NEWS.

An eiglt-pound baby girl has been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Dunlap.
A marriage license was issued to.
day to p. William Peterson of Keo-
kuk and Laura Il. Peterson of Mon
trose, who are to be married this even
ing at the home of the bride
Nicholas Schneider of No. 1908
Timea street accidentally fell down eel
lar at his home yesterday and was
badly bruised by the fall. He is un-
der a physicians care.
Mrs John Kimball of Burlington
is critically ill at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Kirchner, suffer
ing from double pneumonia and with
but little hopes for her recovery.
Lawrence Delo, the Philippine
plead guilty this morning in the su
perior court, to smashing Mrs. Kid
Carter in the jaw with jelly glass
He was given thirty days in the
county jail
The committee of the whole will
meet this afternoon at 4 O'Clock to
discuss the railroad and Talbot mat
ter. An effort will be made to settle
the matter SO that it can come up al
the council meeting on Monday even
ing and be brought to a close.
Elmo Berry, employed at the Lutz
& Stahl printing plant met with Sc
we're accident yesterday when the leg
of his overalls was caught in the cog
wheel of one of the presses. Before
the press could be stopped, a big
piece of flesh had been ground out OF
| the boys leg, making a deep and ugly
wound which will lay him up for a
month,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
GEN. BOOTH so ON SATURDAY
Plan for university of Humanity
to he Announced Then.

The eightiett birthday of William
Booth, founder Of the Salvation Army,
is being looked forward to by Saliva
tionists throughout the world as one
OF the most significant milestones in
the history of The organization The
anniversary occurs next Saturday. and
on that day it is expected Commander
Eva Booth of the department of Amer
lea will announce the first step to-
ward realization OF her fathers re-
Gently announced plan for world
wide university of humanity
The plan, as outlined by the aged
commander in chief. involves the ex-
penditure of about $4,000, 900 for insti-
tutions of learning at various central
points throughout the world. The
first $2,000,000 will be used for the
building of two parent universities in
London and New York and for smaller
branches in the cities of America.
Europe and Asia, Chicago being in
cluded prominently in the list. The
remaining $3,00oo00 will be set aside
as an endowment fund.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
SALOONS ARE FORCED OUT.
Six Hundred "Thirst Parlors' and Tie,
Breweries Must Close in
Michigan.

DETROIT. Mich. April Z. Upwards
of six hundred saloons and ten brew
cries will be forced out of business in
nineteen counties of the state, which
voted dry" at the election.
In the eight counties, which the
liquor interests carried, there are a
total of three hundred saloons, giving
the Anti-Saloon league victory over
two-thirds of the saloons which they
attacked. The slender majority OF
Al votes, which the dry" received in
Jackson county, where there is pop.
ulation Of $4,000, indicates the bitter.
ness of the fight that was carried on
there. A recount is considered a Ger
tainty in this county.
Washtenaw, Berrien, Monroe and
Ottawa counties were four big wet
victories. Washtenaw, with the uni
versity of Michigan within it's borders
rejected prohibition by 500 majority
In Berrien, the VETS secured 2,00C
majority, in Ottawa Is, in Monroe l..
900, and in Iosco 172.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
TWO PLAYERS
ARRIVE TO-DAY
Jack Landry, the outfieIder from
Flint, and Pitcher LaVelle in
Town Today.

Jack Landry. the fast outfielder
from Flint. Mich. and LaVelle, the
pitcher, arrived in the city today from
their respective homes, the latter com
ing to keokuk from Center Point.
Iowa The rest of the players will ar
rive this evening and on the morning
trains and game for the public will
be arranged for Sunday if possible.
1t will be between the two picked
teams.
Landry is expected to prove a star
and comes with a good record, while
LaVelle is a pitcher we'll known to
beit, and the manager says that if lie
Keeps in condition he will play plenty
iast enough for the league.
5elt has ordered Deah Burton. the
ouSfielder to report Burton is the
hansas man signed by the directors
on strong recommendation of baseball
men VINO had seen him in action.
In the Sunday game mentioned
ABOVE 1t is likely that several local
stars VIII take part to fill in.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
STATES CASE
HAS COLLAPSED
Letter Introduced in Sampson Muir.
der Case Does Not Strengthen
the Prosecution.

LYONS, n. Y, April Mrs. Alynn
mother of Georgia Sampson. accused
OF the murder of her husband, testi
fled today the letter which was alleg-
ed by the state furnished motive
for the killing as we'll as she could re.
call was signed by Robert Manson
and asked Georgia TO come to Niagara
Fails to spend the day and have a
good time The testimony revealed
the letter requested Georgia to bring
Mildred Servoss, distant relative of
the Alynns and that Manson has been
going with Mildred frequently and the
couple We're guests of the Alynn home
The impression was conveyed that the
defendant chaperoned the young cou-
pie often. The mother faltered to tle
daughter who kissed her, after the
testimony. The impressions is the
states case has collapsed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
REPUBLICANS
WIN AT WARSAW
CONTINUED from page y

orrhage OF the lungs, while on her way
home from the Presbyterian luncheon,
and died at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. H. E. Roth. She was the wife OF
tie well known butcher, John Klingel.
Further notice in next letter.
Special Easter services with appro.
pirate Easter music will be held at the
Presbyterian church on next Sabbath
both morning and evening.
The luncheon given by the ladies
Aid society of the Presbyterian church
on Tuesday evening was very pleas
ant and successful event.
Booker Eirl. an old veteran of Co. H
32nd Illinois-General Logan's Rege-
ment-who had served four years in
the Civil war, died on Monday after a
long illness, and was buried on Tues
day, the services being conducted by
Rev. A. G. Martyr of the Presbyterian
church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
STRIKE FOR WEEKS VACATION.
Students at University of Minnesota
Want Promise Kept.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 1.-Two hun
dred engineering students at the state
university have gone on a strike for a
weeks extra vacation. The strike be-
came effective this afternoon, and the
leaders say that when the professors
enter their recitation-rooms tomorrow
morning not student will be there
to meet them. The students say that
last year full weeks extra vacation
was requested of the faculty, but the
students were informed that, while
the request could not be granted for
1908, arrangements would be made for
a full week this year. The stu
dents were appeased for the time be-
ing, but when they learned last week
that only two days absence from rec
itation were to be given them they
decided it was zine to declare them
selves
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
GOOD ROADS AND
THE FARMERS
In Washington and Idaho Building of
Good Roads by Farmers is
Being Boosted"
IGate City Special Service. ]


SPOKANE, Wash, April Good
roads building by the farmers in Spo-
kane and Whitman counties, Wash,
and Latha county, Idaho, is being
materially boosted by Jay p Graves,
president of the Spokane and Inland
Empire Electric Railway system, who
announces he will give prizes amount
ing to $4,000 in three yearly install
ments for theg best mile of construct
ed highway in 1909. 1910 and 1911.
The committee appointed to make the
awards is to be composed OF ]. G.
Lawrence. state railway commissioner
of Washington; Enoch A. Bryan. presi-
dent of the Washington State College
at Pullman and j. A. Mclean, presi-
dent of the University of Idaho at Mos
COW. The offer is made by Mr. Graves
as a private citizen, the primary pur-
pose being to encourage the ranchers
in the Paouse wheat district, south Of
Spokane. in the building of permanent
roads with such materials as are at
hand, though the use of concrete,
macadam, oil or other substance will
not disqualify competitors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
PERSONALS.

C. ID. Streeter is n Milton today on
business.
Captain A. c. Decker is east on a
business trip.
Henry Sanders left this morning for
Revere, Mo-, on business.
Hugh Meinhardt of Donnellson was
business caller in the city last even
ing.
Mrs Louis Geiger and son Morrill,,
are visiting at the home of Mrs. DR..
Humphrey. daughter of Mrs. Geiger at
Bowen, Ill.
Karl Kiedasch will be home today
from college at Champaign, ILL.,, to
spend the spring vacation.
Mrs. Mcneil and daughter of
Quincy arrived this morning for visit
with Dr. and Mrs. R. l.. Doid.
Mrs. d. C. Crowley leaves this
evening for Trenton. Mo-, called by
the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. ]. A. Bradley and son H. G.
Bradley made business trip to this
city from Centerville yesterday.
Thomas PEBBLES of the Mississippi
Valley Telephone company of Mime
apolis is in the city for few days on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Duncan have
gone to Chicago for few days bust
ness and pleasure trip. They expect
to return the first of next week
Mrs. C. G. Hanford and mother Mrs.
Butler leave this evening for Column
bus, Kansas, where they will visit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
Money Comes In Runches.

to y. A. Chisholm, of Treadwel!, N.
Y, now. His reason is we'll worth
reading: For a long time suffered
from indigestion, torpid liver, consti-
patton, nervousness, and general de-
bility," he writes. & couldn't sleep.
had no appetite. nor ambition, grew
weaker every day in spite of all medi-
cal treatment. Then used Electric
Bitters. Twelve bottles restored all
my old-time vigor. Now l can attend
to business every day. It's a wonder
full medicine" Infallible for Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys, Blood and Nerves soc
at Wilkinson & Co. and j. F. kie-
daisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
DESPERATE ACT
OF A WOMAN
Cut Flesh From Her Body and Used
it as Bait to Catch Fish to
Get Food

PORT ARTHUR, Ont, April r.
William McKirdy arrived here with
t. sorry today that an Indian woman.
living north of here, cut the flesh
from er body in an effort to secure
food for her children when they were
starving. McKirdy states the wom-
an and children are in desperate
straits, the last scraps of food eaten
days before, and there is no game. At
this condition the woman seized n
knife and cut strip from her body.
This flesh was used as bait to catch
fish, thus sustained life until help ar
rived
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
DUTY AS FIXED
IN PAYNE BILL
Committee Of the Whole Votes to Re-
tain Duty on Barley, as
Provided.

WASHINGTON. April THE com
NJ tee of the whole of the house to-
day overwhelming voted to retain
the duty fixed in the Payne bill on
barley. Is cents per bushel. Four
amendments were voted down, by
Tawny. OF Minnesota. for duty OF
90 cents per bushel. one by Miller, OF
Kansas. of IS cents per bushel, one
by Alexander, of New York, for ~
per cent advalorem or approximately
cents per bu he'll. ore by Humphrey,
placing it on the free list. The duty
in the Dingley bill is 80 cents per
bushel.
The duty of 25 cents per bushel or
barley and malt provided in the Payne
bill was emphatically agreed TO by
The committee of the whole today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
RAIDERS KILL HERDERs.
Three sheepmen Murdered by Masked
Band in Wyominie.

BASIN, Wyo., April Three sheep
herders, jos Enge, Allemade Enge
and Joe I.aziel, were murdered and
the bodies of the two latter We're Gre
bated by a band of fifteen masked
raiders which attacked the sheep
camp at the mouth of Spring creek in
Tensleep county, the night of April
2.
After the murder the raiders cut
the telegraph wires to prevent the
news OF the crime being spread. The
news of the shooting was brought here
by the sheep herders who escaped,
Deputy sheriffs Who Lave visited the
scene of the crime confirm the report.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
FALL RESULTED
IN HIS DEATH
enar'es YerkIe Died this Morning a.
st. Joseph's Hospital From
Injuries Received.

Charles Yerkle, aged sisty-four
ears, received a fall Saturday from a
nayioft Of barn Oh the WAND farm,
vi the Middle road. which resulted in
severe injuries and caused his death
'',s morning at st. Joseph's hospital.
from time to time he had been max.
ihs MS home at the County farm, but
uufihg some time past had been living
W. inc Wyand farm, not far from the
Following the accident he was re.
moved to st. Joseph's hospital where
ne fingered between life and death
until this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
WOMEN TO GIVE
MONSTER PARADE
Between Fifteen and Twenty Thous-
and Will Parade Streets Of
Washington.

PHILADELPHIA, April BE
tween fifteen and twenty thousand
women and girls from the knitting
mills of Pennsylvania will parade the
streets of Washington in a monster
demonstration of increase in duty on
imported hosiery, according to the
plans formulated here today by mem
bers of the National Association of
Underwear and Hosiery Manufactur-
ers. 1T is estimated that twenty ex-
cursion trains. twenty cars each. viii
be needed to convey the paraders
from Reading, Easton and Philade.-
phia to the national capital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
Object to strono Medicin.

Many people object to taking the
strong medicines usually prescribed
by physicians for rheumatism. There
is no need of internal treatment in
any case of muscular or chronic rheu-
matism. and more than nine out Of
every ten cases of the disease ere of
one or the other of these varieties.
When there is no fever and little (if
any, swelling, you may know that it
is only necessary to apply Chamber
lain's Liniment freely to get quick
relief. Try it. For sale by Wilkinson
G Co. pharmacy and j. T. Kiedaisch
g. Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
The Health of Your Horse

Will be best promoted-best preserved
if you are ready to give the proper
remedy at the proper time. The proper
remedy for all strains, sprains, OF.
cello is Perry Davis Painkiller The
proper time to use it is when the tron.
BILE first shows itself. Be prompt and
you'll not only save the horse suffer.
ing, but you'll spare yourself tn, trou.
time waiting. You ought to have a
bottle ready. The me- size bottle
cost So cents; one larger so cents.
lie sure your druggist gives you Perry
Davis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
SCORES INJURED
AT TOLEDO, OHIO
seventy Mile Storm Struck Toledo
Last Night, Wrecking Many
Buildings, Injurine Scores.

TOLEDO, Ohio, April IA seven
ty mile storm struck here last night
leaving in its wake thousands of dol
lars worth of damaged buildings and
scores OF injured people. Roofs were
taken from buildings and barns blown
down. The roof of the main building
of the Toledo Massillion Bridge CO.,
400 by 100 feet, was picked up and
dropped, mass of broken timbers, in
to the building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
Conccrninu Jesus.

The worlds greatest thinkers near
ly all disagree with the church You
should know their beliefs. Three brief
essays-one on Jesus, one ON the ORR
gin of the Gospels, and one on Chris
tianity-will give YOU tae net results
of modern scholarships and inspira-
ton. Price 12c. Send dime and stamp
to The School of Truth, Lafayette. Ind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
Dragging Discontinued.

The dragging Of the river has been
discontinued.
The abandonment of this work, is
not because the couple are not thought
to be under the water, but because all
Of the immediate vicinity has been
gone over and If the bodies are in the
water they have rolled far down
stream.
The double drowning having occur
ed on Sunday evening, the bodies are
expected to rise to the surface within
a short time now unless caught in
some brush or being held by some
other object below the surface.
Mr.. Bartlett came to Keokuk this
afternoon t make some investiga-
lions. He came to look into a clue
to his son who is said to have driven
70 Keokuk recently. He has not given
up hope that the boy is alive and ex-
poets to find him.
Eartlett's Hat Found.
Word came from Alexandria this
afternoon that Bartlett's hat had been
found in the river, about three miles
below Alexandria today
This adds to the suicide theory, al
though it was reported at first that
the boy left his hat at the hotel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
CITY NEWS

Elections were held in number
of places yesterday and keokuk poo
pie are interested in number of them.
Down in Quincy Fred II. Kellogg form
erly of Keol1uk was elected alderman
of the second ward. In st. Louis
James Hagerman was defeated for
collector. In Peoria. Thomas German
was defeated for alderman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
offers Lands Governorship.

WASHINGTON, April THE presi-
dent has offered ex-representative
Charles B. Lands the governorship of
Porto Rico. The position was recent
ly rendered ex-representative James
Watson, who decline Z
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
DAYLIGHT BILL SIGNED.
Nebraska Saloons Can Keep Open
only Between a. m. and 9 p. m.

LINCOLN, Neb, April Governor
shalienberger yesterday signed the
daylight saloon bill The measure for
bids the sale of liquor except between
7 a. m and s p. m. and goes into effect
July 6.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07

CHICAGO April Cattle, re-
ceipts 10,50o; steady to loo higher.
beavcs, $i.75a7. n; stockers, So. 50
@5 90.
Hogs Receipts. $4,000; light, Sc so
a7,2o; heavy, sG.95@7 50; pigs,
IS. 75m6.G5.
neep Receipts. 10000; 5aloc
higher; natives, So 75mC 40; lambs,
Sc. ooMS 80.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07

1t invigorates, strengthens and builds
up, keeps you in condition, physically
and mentally. That's what HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 50
cents, Tea or Tablets. Wilkinson &
Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
CITY NEWS.

George Parsons, rural carrier No
j, is enjoying a weeks vacation.
Letter Carrier p. j. Mcnamara IS
on weeks vacation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
Dragging Of the River at Alexandria
Has Been Discontinued After
a Long Unsuccessful
Search.
FATHER WAS IN KEoKUK
William Bartlett Was in the City This
Afternoon to Make Investisa-
ton Of New
Clue.

There are no new developments in
the Alexandria suicide case, although
hopes are getting stronger that Her
man Bartlett and Belva Pugh did not
take their own lives.
William Bartlett. father of the boy
returned this morning from Mon
mouth. ILL.,, where he went. to run
down clue. His son had been inquir
ing about that city number of times
and it was thought that perhaps the
two had gone there. Mr.. Bartlett was
unable to discover anything of the
couple there.
A rumor that the couple had been
seen in Hannibal, was enough to send
a ma. down there today and Ed
Seggelke has gone down there to look
for the pair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07

The spring dancing season will be
on in full swing next week and lovers
OF this amusement will have their fill
OF dancing by the time the after Easter
week is at an end. Engagements for
dancing each night next week, both
private and fraternal have been sched-
uled for the week beginning Monday,
April 18th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
FOR RENT.
MIScELLANEo

CUT prices on lumber, shingles and
Portland cement. will not be un-
der sold. Chas, Johnson, Montrose,
Iowa. VS..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-Ladies to learn hairdress
ing, manicuring, facial massage,
chiropody or electrolysis (removing
superfluous hair). Few weeks com
pletes. Great demand for graduates.
Hundreds now in business. Tools
given, diplomas granted. Catalogue
mailed free. Moler College, st. Louis.
Mo. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07

The Saengers of Warsaw will give
dance in that city on next Monday
evening. A number of young people
from this city are planning to attend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
49,

A private dance will be given on
next Tuesday evening in Hawkes. hall
by Walter Bode and Roy Wolf. Agnes
orchestra will furnish music for the
party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
YOUNG MEN FOR RAILWAY MAIL

SERVICE. Examination May 10Th
Intending applicants should begin
preparation at once. Sample questions
and How Government Positions are
Secured sent free. Inter State
Schools, 142 College Pl., Cedar Rapids,
la. 5.3t