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Evening journal., 1909-08-03
BUILD HOTEL
IN JUST TWO DAYS
speciaI to rHE EVENING JOURNAL.

special to THO EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Aug. 3--rhe summer
hotel built In Western Dover near the
Pennsylvania Railroad for the United
Paving Company of Atlantic City, was
completed by the Dover Lumber and
Milling Company, according to con-
tract, in two days. The "hotel" was
habitable for 200 guests this morning,
but the guests will not arrive until the
end of the week An advance force,
now here. will occupy quarters in the
new building.
The structure contains 5000 feet of
lumber beside other building material.
There ake several departments for Of
flee work. stores. commissary and lodg-
ing, and even for kitchen, laundry and
barber shop.
The street and sewer work has al
ready begur, the experts making the
sewer pipe over sheet moulds, and re-
inforced by wire-the whole work be-
ing done in the middle Of King street,
near the Dover Federal Building.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
MICHIGAN PIONEER

Mrs. Frank Chaplin. residing three
miles southeast of Eaton Rapids, Mich
in Hamlin township. celebrated her 94th
birthday anniversary recently in the
house she has occupied for sixty-three
years. Mrs. Chaplin. with her husband,
the late Frank Chaplin. settled in 1896
on the farm that has ever since been her
home and at this time she is the last
one Of the pioneer settlers who came to
this section In that year-long before a
railroad was ever thought of IN this part
OF the country, and when the only means
or transportation was the OK team eN-
press which brought them and all other
pioneers Of that time to the unbroken
wilderness Of southern Michigan. Her
- years OF life have not told seriously
on her mental or physical faculties, and
she is still able TO care for herself and
tell some interesting stories Of early-day
life In the woods. when coyotes. .sdeer and
Indians We're about as common visitors
to the family door yard as "A flock OF
chicens in the present day. When Mrs.
and Mr.. Champlin came to this section
they brought all OF their earthly posses
siOns in a small lumber wagon. drawn by
"A qOke of oxen, and for a number OF
years lived In a two-room log cabin. rock
contented and happy although there
hardships were many and at times OF
the most serious character. She has
raised an interesting family and as late
as year ago four generations we're
sheltered beneath her roof. Although
Mrs. Champlin has lived within three
miles OF a railroad ever since the Michi
gan Central and Lake Shore roads were
built through Eaton Rapids, she was Z:
years old when she took her first rid,
on a railway train. going on visit ts
her children and grandchildren in Ne
braslta.
Mrs. Champiin helped TO dedicate tn
I first church and the first school hous
built I'm this locality, and from youni
WomanhOOd to almost the century mark
with the distinction Of being the last o
the settlers OF '36-sne has ranked amOnl
the most popular IN the community.
Detroit News
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
At sheIIpot Park.

Henry & Young are the feature ir
the vaudeville bill in the Family Thea
ire at Shellpot Park this week. They
are Wilmingtonians who have made a
nit on the vaudeville stage and have
played the big circuits and this play
let Nevada" which they are offering
this week is their greatest success.
The remainder Of the bill is about the
best seen here in a long \time. The
Three Flying Craigs give an excellent
casting act free. each afternoon and
evening in front Of the band stand
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
HearttoHeart
Talks.
A LOVE STORY OF TODAY.
By EDWIN A. NYE.

Bristow Draper. ex-society man, ex-
Harvard student, foreman in cotton
mill, has both qualities.
Draper is the son Of Governor Draper
of Massachusetts,. The family is an
old one and rich. The young man was
sent TO Harvard to preparefor the law.
Barring accidents-or romance-Bris-
tow Draper would now be a member
OF a Boston law firm instead Of a mill
foreman on weekly wages.
While on a college student jaunt in
Boston young Draper met Queenie San
ford, a chorus girl. Dan Cupid threw
posed and was accepted. When he
told his father he was going 10 marry
the actress the latter stormed and
threatened.
'I'll disown you" angrily thundered
the father. VERY well" said the boy
Of twenty with soul stun in him. "I'll
make place for myself in the world
and a home for Queenie."
He married Queenie and was disin-
herited. Leaving Boston. he went to
Burlington, VT. where he entered the
big cotton mills. Every day he car
ried his dinner bucket to the mills,
drawing his pay on Saturday night and
taking the money home TO the little
cottage by the lake that he and Queenie
had rented.
For more than a year Bristow Ora
per worked as a spinner at $3.50 per
week.
By and by the mill bosses saw that
Bristow was made Of good stun, and
he got a promotion. followed shortly
by another. There was no pull"
Then came the baby into the little
cottage-a pretty baby that looked like
its mother.
Do you remember the saying in the
old book, "A little child shall lead
themY
Well, when Grandpa Draper Heard
about the baby a sort Of melting proc.
ess began. And one day he and
Grandma Draper got Off the train al
Burlington and drove in a fine car
riage out TO the little cottage.
Nobody but the Diapers knows just
what happeued in the cottage, but the
governor and his wife stayed for din
ner and then for two days and went
away happy.
"Back to the law7" said young Ora
per a fewsdaysFafter. mot for me
Nor society either Queenie and the
baby are goods enough for me. Be
sides, as!Isstarted in the, cotton bust
ness l think 3I,lEstay. in IT,"
Queenle. Draper is'a fine mother and
housekeeper andsthinks Bristow is th,
huest and bravest husband.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
PLAYING BABY
STARTED A FIRE

Bertha veasey. the ten months old
baby OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Vessey. OF
NO. 10 Buena Vista street while paying
on the floor pulled the table cloth 50 that
a lighted lamp fell off the tabe and
started fire.
Mr.. Veasey carried the baby out and
then assisted by neighbors put out the
blaze with a few buckets of water.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
on River Ride

A river ride was given Friday afternoon
in honor Of Miss Anna r. Chambers, Of
Hockessin. who was guest Of Miss
Mary Fagan last week. Among those in
the party were Misses Anna r. Cham
bers, Emma and Letitia Twaddell. May
Thompson, Mary Haley. Mary Sweeney
Margaret Green, Mary Quinn. Mary IA
gan. and others.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

1t is stated that the wireless telegraph
station on the Einel tower in Paris has
been receiving messages from the sta
ton at Glace Bay, Canada, distance
Of $3.50 miles. A new installation is
being fitted at the Eifel tower, by
means Of which 1t is hoped to establish
wireless telegraphic communication
with Saigon Cochin China), a distance
of {. 500 miles.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
successful Practice.

old Doctor was successful in my
first case.
Young Doctor-lndeed?
Old Doctor--Yep. The executors of
his estate paid my bill without a MUIR
ur-Cleveland Leader.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
Rlame h on the l-arv Run.

When the storm-fiag Is unfurled
An YOU'RE blamin' OF the world
An there amt a drop 70 trickle from
the Jug,
Just pull yourself together
In the tribulatiun weather.
An blame IL on the Lazy Bug
When you're tired o. tbs funnln'
The risin an the runnin'.
An the dregs are mighty bitter in the
mug
Just rest from an the sighin
on a couch O. lilies lyin.
An blame it on the Lazy Bug
Atlanta Constitution
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

miles. All over this extensive area are
large sections, each Of many square
miles. owned or leased by American
syndicates and controlled by American
capitol The available timber erea Of
Vancouver Island alone amounted to
5000, 900 acres.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Consul Arminius T. Haeberie. ofMan-
zanillo. reports that the Togo Kisen
Kaisha Steamship Company has ordered
three ships TO run from Hongkong and
other ports to Manzanillo and Salina
Cruz, Mexico. and 20 South American
ports as far as Calparaiso and Coronel
Chill. returning by the same route.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Leipsic, in Germany, has been so
troubled with malaria that the city
authorities have determined on cam
paign TO stamp out mosquitoes. Every
householder win be asked to kill all the
insects in his own apartments, after
which inspectors viii go around TO see
that thorough work has been done.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

The expectations Of condensed milk
from the United States have shown a
very rapid growth In recent years, the
total value being in 1895, S219,7S5; i'm
1898. S671. $40, in 1900, 1,l39.402; in
1906, 81, 1866; and in 1908. S2,455,iS6.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
ChIlIino.

What is hauteur?"
That's what some salesladies display
when you ask TO see something cheaper.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Consul John f. Jewell, of Melbourne,
reports that the wool clip Of Victoria
for the 19OS-09 season amounted 10
6s.93O, 200 pounds, a decrease as COM
pared with the 1907-0S season Of 10
1912 pounds.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

The University Of Bonn. Germany. for
the first time, this summer reached and
passed the 1000 mark in the number Of
students.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Nearly two million dollars worth OF
tea was exported from Shanghai to the
United States in 1908.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Arabia still contains one Of the most
considerable areas of unknown land in
existence.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

The elephant beetle Of Venezula is
the largest insect known. It weighs
half a pound.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

In Saxony there is an industry which
manufacturers ARTIFICIAL silk for silk
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Official estimates state that in British
Columbia there is an area of forests and
wood land aggregating 2S5.554 sqnare
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
A Mean Man.
Her husband is a brute. i"

Her husband is a brute"
fAs to lIow?"
Got her TO help save up for an auto
mobile and then put the money into a
house ''-Kansas city Journal.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03
HERE AND THERE

South America ants have been known
to construct a tunnel three miles long.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Japan has the largest volcano orator
in the world. 1t measures IA by 10
miles.
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Read THE EVENING JoURNAIs,
Evening journal., 1909-08-03

Iron Beds are without doubt the
best and most comfortable bed for
summer. The air circulates freely
and during the hot, sultry nights.
what little breeze there is, is not
headed off. Enameled surfaces are
easy to clean Springs included.
S $50 value ..........$5I5
$1,000 value ....$ .$6.85
$Iz.so value .$S.35
(ike cut)
$500 value .$o.95
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01
es as Good as New!
You get Everything for Half and Less

Cloth, from one cent I'd. up
45 gallon oil tank
$65 pair Simpson Platform
Scales
Gasoline Light Apparatus
Royal and Runaford Baking
Powders
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
Tie
Exceptional
Eqxlipmer,f

Of the California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attachments Of its chemists have
rendered possible the production Of Syrup
OF Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, in all Of its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
beneficially and combining them most
siilfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup Of
California Figs.
As there is only one genuine Syrup Of
Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA and as the gen
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge Of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
II, upon viewing the package. the full name
OF the California Fig Syrua Co. is not found
printed on the front Il i,,of.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24

cessful in subduing the widest horses,
animals that resisted the efforts Of
everyone else and were regarded as
unbreakable being made tractable by
Gleason. He never used any mechani-
cal contriyances to assist him in hand
ling them. His success in handling
seemingly vicious horses was generally
attributed to his magnetic manner. He
would enter the stall of some fiery an
imal and in short time the horse
would be entirely subdued Professor
Gleason was about As years of age, and
had lived in Texas and the southwest
for seven years. His father, Thomas
Gleason, was one of the early settlers
of Lafayette county, Wisconsin, his
home being at Darlington, the county
seat. Thomas Gleason was an auc-
tioneer and in his day cried the sales
in the adjoining country for miles
around, his book being filled for weeks
ahead in the sale seasons AS boy
Professor Gleason accompanied his ia
Their on his trips through the country
and thus gained his first knowledge OF
horses, which in later years were to
give him countrywide reputation
Visions Of a Nag at Dodges thea.
tire tonight.
The Tri-State Auto and Machine
Co., have received their Regal 3d.
1910. Open all day tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
MAJOR MEIGS' RIB
BROKEN ONCE MORE
Bone Which Had But Recently Been
Set Broke Again when He Stretch.
ed Himself In Bed.

Major Montgomery Meigs, the popu-
lar U. S. engineer is having hard luck.
On awakening from his nights sleep
yesterday morning he stretched him
self preparatory to arising and in do
ing SO broke one of his ribs, the same
one which had been damaged but a
short time ago, and which was
thought to have healed. AS result
he was forced to remain in bed and
will probably have to eat his Thanks
giving turkey in a position parallel to
the floor.
Mr.. Meigs had only been out of the
house few days since being confin-
ed to his home with a similar injury.
The first accident was caused by a
mistep an account of which appeared
in this paper shortly after. This week
he commenced work again thinking
nothing more OF the injured member
and everything went all right until
yesterday when the second break oc-
Cured: From now on the victim will
probably arise without the usual pre-
liminaries of stretching.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
PERSONALS.

Maurice Klein of New York is in the
city.
James Arst went to F,t. Madison this
afternoon.
Karl and Edward Kiedaisch arrived
in the city this afternoon from Cham
paign, Illinois, where they are students
at the university.
A. G. Maxwell went to Burlington
tlis afternoon on business.
Mrs. D. j. Johnson and daughter
May, and Roy w. Davis of st. Louis
are in the city having been called
here on account of the serious illness
of Mrs. Johnson and Mr.. Davis moth.
er, Mrs. Maggie Davis.
H. g. Beck, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Colorado
Midland with headquarters at Omaha
was in the city yesterday on business
for his line.
Fred w. Sharp, travelling agent OF
the Nickel plate road was in the city
this. morning on railroad business.
E. A. Paul and wife and baby, OF
Des Moines, will spend Thanksgiving
with Mr.. Paul's parents.
Miss Gertrude Lynch Of Ottumwa
will arrive in the city this evening for
a visit with Miss Florence Gabriel.
Miss Romie Ostertag of Ottumwa
is visiting Miss Florence Gabriel for
a few days
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
rs TO MARRY
HIS OWN WIFE
Joseph Knight and Maggie Burch to
be Welded For the Second
Time in Few Years.

Joseph Knight is to marry his own
wife, whose maiden name is Maggie
Burch. The two were married several
years ago but that is not going to hin
der the knot from being tied the sec
ond time. The couple obtained their
second marriage license today.
Joseh Knight and his wife live about
two and a half miles out on the Main
street road. On May 5, 1900, Mr..
Knight married his first wife, who a
Snort time after the wedding deserted
him. A few years later he married
Maggie Burch.
On March 9, 1909 he obtained d.
yorce from his first wife, but before
he obtained the divorce he had mar
ried Maggie Burch.
Now he is to marry his own wife
for the second time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
FOR SALE.
PERSONALS.

The Misses Ella and Myrtle Butcher
have returned from Knoxville.
Truman Plantz, Jr., of Warsaw reg
istered at the Hotel Keokuk Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Bell of Keosauqua will
arrive this evening to spend Thanks
giving with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Beer.
George Greaves, Herman Azinger
and J. H. woodbury. went to Montrose
to attend turkey shoot scheduled
to be held there yesterday
Frederic G. Smith will arrive home
this evening from Chicago to spend
Thanksgiving with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. c. ]. Smith.
Miss Linnett Beer will arrive home
this evening to spend Thanksgiving
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Charles Beer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
CITY NEWS.

See Visions of a Nag" at
Dodges tonight.
Monday afternoon Newell Lewis
and Ed Browne went duck-hunting In
a launch and came near not getting
back. They cruised up the river quite
a way and when they had taken shot
or two at flock of birds they start
ed on the return trip to a point short
distance above the second lock when
their gasoline ran out and having no
oars they could do nothing but float
which they did. After tedious jour-
ney they arrived at the local port
with one duck in their possession,
glad to have reached home in safety.
-Four new pictures at Dodges to
night.
Notice has been issued to all Bur.
| lington stations on and east of the Mis-
souri, river to Laid, H., to the eff
feet that food, clothing or other pro-
Ivisioners for the sufferers at Cherry be
carried free of cost. 1t is also an
nounced by that road that the agent
at Laid, ILL.,, will make free delivery
of only such shipments as he is pos
tive are to be distributed among the
Cherry sufferers and that under no
other conditions shall free delivery be
made.
"A great program tonight at
Dodges.
Quincy Wing: Sunday afternoon
a party OF Quincy hunters, playing in
hard luck so far as ducks were con
cerned, picked up bottle a short dis
ltance up the river, that was floating
down stream. Inside the bottle was a
piece of paper, one-half of it burned
until it was brown, evidently having
been caused by the acid from the med
/ icine that had one time been in the
1 vial. On the top half of the slip oil
paper was written Miss Lena Max
WELL Kilbourne, Iowa, June 81, 1908
Miss Maxwell did not invite the
/ finder of the bottle to write to her
and it is possible that by this time
she may be matron instead of a
little country girl, as Kilbourne is
/ a village of less than 100 souls, 10
Gated in Van Buren, county, and or
| the banks of the Des Moines river
| Where the bottle has been since il
was thown in the river near year
and one-half ago is matter of con
/ lecture but it is more than likely thai
lit was washed on a sandbar, either
in the bed of the Des Moines or some
place along the Mississippi.
THE Best Man Wins" at Dodge's
tonight
Prof. Gleason. the well-knowr
/ horse trainer, who has visited KeolSul
on several occasions, died suddenl,
at Ell Paso, Texas. Gleason was ia
miliar character throughout this sec
i ton. but little has been heard of hin
in recent months. He was highly sue
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
ADJUSTMENTS

An appreciative, but not large audi.
ence. witnessed Henry Bernstein's
play. .'The Thief. at the Grand last
night. The company deserved a larg.
er house. The management of the
opera house deserved better support
The play was most excellently pre-
scented and gave th. fullest. satisfac-
ton. But six characters appeared but
they were fine, the work of Helene
Sullivan and Clifford Bruce being ex.
ceptionally we'll taken. The scenery
was in keeping with the play and an
attractive feature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24

was going along at a good rate OF
speed and consisted of break in on.
Of the trucks on a passenger coach
II tae engineer had not stopped his
train when he did there is no telling
what might have happened. AS it was
the damage was repaired by the train.
men after some delay and the train
proceeded towards Keokuk. The PAS
sengers on board were all quite an
xious to know what was the matter
and it was some time before their
fears were quieted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
In This Mornings Judging F. 3. schlot.
ter and Julias kritchell Won
Prizes With Their
Birds.
ATTENDANCE WAS GOOD.
Many Attended the Show Last NIGHT
and This Atternoon-LocaI
Birds viii be Sent to
St. Louis.

Inere were quite a few additions to
the number of birds on exhibition al
the poultry show today, number o.
geese and turkeys being on hand,
these being some very fine specimens
OF the Thanksgiving bird. The attend
ance last night was good and there
were quite few visitors this after.
noon. Large crowds are expected to.
morrow.
judging started this morning and
two cups are already captured by To-
cal exhibitors. The awards so far are
as follows: Single comb buff leghorn,
r. B. Schlotter, first and second cock
erei, first. second and third pullet,
first cock. second and third hen, and
first and second pen. The latter hon.
or entities him to the six dollar silver
cup offered by the association.
H. Stripe of this city captured
ribbons in this class also getting
third on a cockerel and first on hen.
The Tazewell poultry yarcs of Pekin,
Illinois, I'D second best cock, while
Mrs. N. A. Rank, Of Niota, Ill, had the
third best pen.
In the single comb white leghorn
class, julius Kritchell of Keokuk got
all three ribbons on cockerels and
pullets, and had the best cock. and
best and second best hen. Besides
these he had the best pen, emitting
him to the $500. cup offered by the
association. G. s. Conradt OF Ft. Mad
ison got second and third ribbons on
cocks and second and third on pen.
Ellis vansant Of Bentonsport had sec
ond best pen in this department
These were all Of the awards made
up to the time OF going to press.
The public can find no better place
to spend an hour or two than the
show even If they are. not interested
in chickens as the birds on exhibition
are Of the highest class and their APP
gpearance betokens this.
F. b. Schlottef the local fancier who
has already won cup in the show
will take his birds to st. Louis for the
show there which is to be held the
first week in December. He will prob.
ably carry away some prizes there as
he owns some very fine stock. Julius
Kritchell who also was a winner In
this mornings contest will probably
have some of his birds at the Mis-
souri, show which is one of the larg-
est in the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
A Religious Authors Statement

Il 1
A Religious Authors Statement.
Rev. Joseph II. Fesperman, Sails
bury, N. c., who is the author Of sew.
eral books. writes: "Tor several
years was afflicted with kidney trou-
Bile and last winter was suddenly
stricken with severe pain In my kid
neys and was confined to bed eight
days unable to get up without assist
ance. MY urine contained thick
white sediment and passed same
frequently day and night. com
menced taking Foley's Kidney Rem
edy. and the pain gradually abated
and finally ceased and my urine be-
came normal. cheerfully recon-
mend Foley's kidney Remedy" wiki
inson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-24
TAX SALE NOTICE.

To Mrs. S. S. Chapman:
You are hereby notified that on the
9Th day of December, 1905, lot (12)
twelve in block 90 two, in Messen-
ger addition to Keokuk, Iowa, was
sold to George s. Tucker for delin-
quent city road taxes; that am the
lawful holder and owner of tae GER
tificate of purchase thereof; and that
the right of redemption will expire and
a deed for said real estate be made,
unless redemption from such sale be
made within ninety days from the com
pleted service hereof.
! GEORGE S. TUCKER.