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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
MURDER AND
SUICIDE TRAGEDY
Telephone Inspector and Prominent
Society Lady in Reading, Pa,
in a Tragedy.

READING, Pa, Feb. 17.-What the
police term murder and suicide, but
impossible to ~uggest the motive, oc-
Cured early today when the bodies of
Miss Stella 2ocktashel prominent
socially, and George Knaut, a tele-
phone inspector, were found in a
taxicab. The woman was lying in the
bottom Of the cab with 9 bullet through
her brain and the man held a smoking
revolver with bullet through his
heart. Knaut called the cab at the
Arcade Hotel early today. He and
Miss Rocktashel entered and directed
the chauffer to drive to the home OF
the woman. Soon the chauffer heard
a revolver shot. He said: Its an
accident, drive to the city hospital as
quick as you can" AS the cab drew
up to the hospital another shot was
fred and the bodies We're found
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Nine Persons Of Those Who Took the
Government Examinations on
November 21st, Passed
Successfully.
POSITIONS TO BE FILLED
During the Coming Year From the
List of Those Who Passed
That is Given
Below.

The grades of those who took ex-
aminations at the loca, postoffice on
November 81, 1908, We're received to-
day at the post Office by Miss Lillian
NJ. Perkins, local secretary.
The grades made by those who took
tie examinations were all good and
those who took the examinations row
stand a good chance of getting lucra-
tive government positions. The posi-
tio-.s in the local office for the coming
year will be filled from the list which
follows.
Those who attained required av-
erage of seventy per cent or over are
the following:
Hiss Carrie F. Hanson, 1904 Elk
change street, 1885 per cent.
Miss Saidee G. Hanson, 1904 EN-
change street S2.55 per cent.
Miss Lorette G. Morrissey, Charles
ton, Iowa. S2.o5 per cent.
Miss Nellie I. Wray, 2O5 North Sec
ond street, S1.95 per cent.
Miss Nancy M. Henderson, Meyer,
ILL.,, 1886 per cent.
Miss Jessie M. Davies, 905 Blondeau
T, street, 1850 per cent.
'iss Ida E. Tryon, 124 South Third
street, 700 per cent.
! Miss Clarissa McClintock, Donnell-
son, Iowa, 20 per cent.
Arthur j. Breitenstein, l29 Bank
street, SO.75 per cent.
/ Men are eligible for both clerk and
carrier positions but women are eligi-
BILE only for clerk positions in the Of
! fee Those who have 81 successfully
passed the examinations are to be con-
graduated on having attained the de
i sired grades.
! Vacancies in the local Office will be
! filled from tie list during the coming
year with those who passed the exam
nations successfully.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
TUCKER CASE
UP IN CHICAGO
Retiring Board Hearing Evidence
Against Tucker-Wife Appears
to Testify.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 17-In the
hearing of the army retiring board in
the Tucker case today Tucker testi-
fed the last time he had seen his
wife was in January 3rd, 1905, when
he passed through Chicago. en-route
to the Philippines. He said she then
gave him a blowing up. about MS
habits generally. Mrs. Tucker then
took the stand. When confronted by
her husband she collapsed and swoon-
ed. She was revived. She testified
regarding her husbands habits and
dissipation. The rumored charges OF
wife abandonment We're filed against
Tucker by his wife last September,
but later dismissed owing to the ser
ious illness of the Colonel will be re-
vived. Rumor says witnesses are to
appear before the grand jury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
SENATOR KNOX
AGAIN INELIGIBLE
House Gets Mixed Up in the Worst
parliamentary Tangle Of the
Session Today.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Senator
Knox is again ineligible to become a
member of Taft's cabinet.
This became known in the house to-
day when the legislative, executive
and judicial bill came back from the
conference 1t was discovered that the
bill carried a salary for secretary of
state at twelve thousand, that i'll the
present state if passed would have the
effect of repeating the joint resolution
result of this discovery
passed the house Monday. AS result
of this discovery the house became
involved in the worst parliamentary
tangle of the session. Representative
Payne suggested that the matter be
postponed until tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
BUSCH LOST
MATCH ON FOUL
Sent a Solar Plexls Blow to Springer
With Bare Fist and Match
Given to Later Wrestler.

Burlington Haw.-Eye: In keeping
with surroundings the big wrestling
match at the Grand last night ended
dramatically, i. e., by Carl Busch,
party of the first part, scoring not a
fall but solar rlexus blow with the
bere fist on George Springer, party of
the second part. Just why it happen
ed, there were many views. Busch
says Springer tried to scratch his
eyes out and he hit l. self-defense.
Springer when the referee parted
them, said he was done with the Ger
man, or anyone with his tactics.
Shorty" Gamble having noted no
dirty work on Springer's part, and,
finding no evidc ce of dangerous
scratches, awarded the match to
Springer on a foul.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
COST COOK $4,000
TO RUN FOR SENATE
Primary Method in Wisconsin Shows
That Poor Man Has No Chance
to Win.

MADISON, Wis, Feb 17.-Ex-Con-
gresham S. A. Cook, candidate for the
nomination of senator at the recent
primaries, testifying before the cor
ruption committee this morning, said
in sworn statement filed with the
secretary of state he had not included
$4,000 paid after the election. This
makes his campaign expenses $4,000
instead of $29,5OO as the statement
showed. Cook will be before the com
mittee most of the day. The twelfth
ballot for senator was taken at noon
today but failed to break the dead
lock Stephenson lacked six votes to
elect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Employers Liability Bill Was Passed
by the Senate at Des Moines
Today by Big Majority
of 81 to 8.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
Bill Presented by Saunders Takes up
This Question and Provides
For Punishment For
the Crime.
[Gate City Special Service. I

[Gate City Special Service1
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 1.-THE
Clarkson employers liability bill.
which provides that contributary negli-
gence shall not be bar to recovery
of damages but merely as evidence in
fixing the amount, passed the senate
by vote of 81 to s.
White slave traffic will be punished
in Iowa in the future if the bill intro
duced this morning by Saunders Of
Council Bluffs becomes a law. This
makes white slave traffic punishable
by Imprisonment from one to ten
years. 1t provides that any person
guilty of OBTAINING female by force
or false pretenses or agreement to
remunerate shall be guilty.
The house passed the bill by Koontz
as amended by the senate which now
permits cities under ten thousand pop
ulation to levy tax of three mills
and of over ten thousand population
a tax of FIVE mills, for fire protection
purposes.
DoWell III Tue senate pTeSeHteu piii
requiring air brakes on all street cars
by January j 1910. Nichols presented
a bill permitting the use of voting ma.
chimes at the primary elections.
Dowell presented a bulk sales bill
The house bill was passed by the
senate requiring all county clerks to be
Immediately furnished copies of the
laws as passed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
After Conference With Speaker Can
non and Senators Knox and
Hale, Presdent-Elect TAFT
Makes Statement.
EXTRA SESSION SOON
Date For the Meeting Fixed at March
IS and is Expected to Continue
All summer-other
News.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. lit
has been decided the special session of
congress will be called to meet March
18th. The date was finally fixed by
the president-elect today in a confer
ence with Sneaker Cannon, Senators
Knox and Hale. The announcement
was made in the house this morning.
AS an indication of the length of the
special session Senator Frye OF Maine
has written friends at home saying he
expects to be at Washington all sum
mer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
CITY NEWS.

"A marriage license was issued this
afternoon to Charles e Washburn and
adelaide S. Newell, both of Argyle.
-Msr. Melvina Reed, we'll known
Montrose resident, passed away at 8
O'Clock this morning at an advanced
age.
The snow and ice is thawing to-
day and creating considerable trouble.
Spouts which are half filled with froz-
ell ice, caused the water to flood over
and many roof is leaking on account
of the thaw.
"A chance to hear Miss Wycoff in
ecital 1'riday evening at High school
assembly room. Admission 35 cents
at the door. Tickets sold in advance
by Grammar and High school pupils,
% cents.
The sewer in Lucas avenue be-
came clogged up at Eighth street and
the city had quite job in clearing it.
A hole eight feet deep had to be dug
at Eighth street in order to reach the
seat of trouble.
IL,
was up this afternoon in the Superior
court, charged with being drunk and
begging. He was given thirty days in
the county Jail, from which institution
h. lad just been released few days
age.
The street crossings were in a
frightful condition about noon time,
the warm sun beginning to melt the
snow drifts and causing walking to be
Tery bad. The street men were out
with shovels cutting little drains to
the sewers to let the water drain off.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Lemon has
signed his Burlington contract and
expresses himself as delighted to play
with the Pathfinders. Lemon should
just about be the best catcher in the
league next season. Holstrum also
has signed but Boyd and Cosgrove are
holding out for more than Manager
Egan thinks they should get. Nothing
has been heard of Els since his con-
tract was sent to him. Only Els, Boyd
and Cosgrove remain unsigned.
Chicago Record Herald: Mrs. Sid
ney C. Love, who was Miss Marjorie
Burns of Chicago and one of the most
admired girls in Chicago society, is
the proud mother of baby girl. &C
cording to a report from New York.
Tie daughter was born Monday night
Mrs. Love, as Miss Burns, was a girl
| of rare and striking beauty and was
pronounced by Sir Philip Burne-Jones
/! the celebrated British artist, the mos
| beautiful girl he had seen in America
| Until the announcement of her en-
gagement to Sidney Love, clubmar
and polo player, Mrs. Love was the
central figrue in many rumored re
ports which had her engaged to for
eign noblemen. AT the time of her en-
gagement, however, Mrs. Love EN-
phatically voiced her preference fol-
an American husband. Besides being
society beauty, Mrs. Love was
j known in Chicago as one of the city,
i richest heress. After her inheritance
| had been in the courts for long time
decision gave her clear title to q
! large fortune mostly invested in west
ern land
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
STANDARD OIL
PLANT BLEW UP
Big Fire in New York City Calls
Forth the Services of all
the Departments.

long ISLAND CITY, N. Y, Feb.
l7,-An agitator of the big Standard
Oil plant in this city, blew up at noon
today. causing fire and requiring the
attention of all the fire department
and New York fire boats ard Standard
Oil tugs in the east river. The boats
played streams of water on the bat.
terry of agitatorg nearby. One was ex-
ploded to prevent further damage. 1t
is not known yet if any We're injured
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
So SSs'(|'{||g|2EE[Z)

The members of the new First Bap-
fist church enjoyed pleasant even
ing at the new edifice last evening
when the doors were thrown open for
an inspection and social time. Refresh
ments were served to the many people
present and the evening enjoyable to
ALL
This afternoon at $50 o'clock at
parish home of Rev James M. Dun
Mon, pastor of ST. Frances De Sales
church, will be solemnized the mar
riage of Mr. William j. Frank and Miss
Elizabeth M. Cosgrove, both young
people of Keokuk who have host of
friends who extend their hearty con-
gratulations.
The brides wedding dress will be
of very pretty wisteria messaline of
princess effect. Following the cere-
mony wedding dinner will be given
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cosgroye, 1O1 North
Second street, at which will be present
the members of the immediate family
and Mr.. and Mrs Frank Madden of ST.
Louis and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Culkin
of Carthage.
Miss Cosgrove the bride, is charm
ing young lady who has been promin-
ent in society circles of the city and
has many friends and acquaintances.
She is a member of several clubs of
the city and has been quite active In
music circles Miss Cosgrove is at
the present time organist and choir
director of ST. Francis De Sales
church. She possesses a voice OF fine
quality which has been heard to adj
vantage by her Keokuk friends on
numerous occasions and her name has
graced the program of many excellent
musicals. In her honor the Euchre
Card club, of which she is member,
gave spoon shove" but short time
previous to this date.
Mr.. Frank, the groom, has also a
wide circle of acquaintance and
friends in Keokuk He has been one
of the society gentlemen of the city
and is also we'll known in business
circles. For number of years he
has been an employee of the Standard
Oil Co. in this city, having position
in he office He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Frank. 1923 Morgan street.
The marriage this evening will be
quiet but very pretty one and the
contracting parties have the congrat
ulations of everyone with the coming
of this happy event.
! The couple will make their future
home at 800 Blondea" street, and will
be at home to their friends after
March /, 1909.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
To Clean Kitchen Utensils.

Cleaning pots and kettles is usually
considered the most disagreeable piece of
drudgery in the household, but like
everything else there is an easier way to
do it, if one knows how. AS soon as the
food is removed from such utensils, pour
in some water and small quantity of a
solution made by dissolving a tablespoon
full of Gold Dust washing powder in a
gallon of water. Leave to soak while
washing the dishes, then pour off the
water and fill with clean suds made in
the same way. If particles of food still
adhere to the inside OF the utensils, Use
pot rings for removing them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
c.,,drlpe Will Soon be Completed
is Now Full Of Water Giving
Warsaw Complete Fire
Protection.
115 FEET ABOVE MAIN ST.
IN Addition to Pipe, 100 Pounds Pres
sure Can be Supplied Direct
From Pumps-other
Warsaw News.

WARSAW H., Feb. 1.-THE water
works standpipe is nearly completed,
and is full of water, at once giving
warsaw complete fire protection. The
TON OF the ripe is over 210 feet above
the surface of the river and 115 feet
above the level of the business center
of Main street. In addition to this,
there can be applied 100 pounds pres
sure direct from the pump, giving a
FIRE service unexcelled in the state in
towns of this class. When complete
a flagstaff and large electric light
will surmount the standpipe.
The Edwin R. Meeks Company,
musicians and entertainers, will ap-
pear at the opera house Friday even
irg February 10th, being the fourth at
traction of the Star lyceum course.
warsaw is fortunate in securing this
company of fun makers, as they APP
pear mostly in large cities. Keokuk
" NJ. C. A. course had them last sea
son, the Grand opera house being
b ,ked with an appreciative audience.
A representative of factory and
machine shop that will employ % men
will be here this week to make ar
engagements for locating here.
Many of Warsaw's business nen
are planning TO put water in their
stc-es and homes this spring.
Warsaw has now an additional claim
On newcomers, for she can assure
them perfect protection from fire both
in factory, store, and residence.
Last evening the Methodist revival
meetings closed, with As additions to
the church.
The Girls Club dance last evening
at the Odd Fellows hall, was a sue
cess as usual. Many visitors were
present from Keokuk.
The recent six inches of snow, on
an icy bottom has made sleighing ex-
ceent, and everybody is enjoying it
that can because they think it may be
their last chcance
Mrs. j. w. Kirkpatrick has returned
after short visit in Quincy and Keo-
kuk.
there will be at least four attrac-
tons at the opera house in March.
Warsaw camp $40 M. ". A. is one of
the largest in the county, having now
nearly 200 members.
DR.. Thomas A. Hartley, a progress.
sive Young dentist of Warsaw. form
er Keokuk boy, thinks there is moth
in too good for his patrons, and has
recently been adding g. number of UP
to date Improvements to his Office, in
clu1ing nickel and cut glass re
volving cuspioore, mouth light, Il
lathe, and other features. amounting tc
hundreds of dollars. He gets all OF
his power from the Keokuk trolley
His office is one of the best appointed
outside of Chicago, and the public is
recognizing this fact by increased
patronage.
There will be an oyster supper in
the dining room of Odd Fellows hal
tonight, given by Sacred Heart
church.
Mrs. C. H. Trout is quite ill witt
pneumonia.
Mrs. j A. White, sIr.. has been con
lined to he- home for some weeks by
sickness.
Warsaw is having great difficulty ii
getting her mails these days, the,
coming most any old time and news
papers "a hours old
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Scared with a Hot Iron

Or scalded by overturned kettle-cut
with kniie-l-uised by slammed
door-injured by gun or in any other
way-the thing needed at once is
Bucklen's rnica Salve to subdue in
flammation and kill the pain. It's
earth's supreme healer, infallible for
Boils, Ulcers, Fever Sores, Eczema and
Piles. 25c at Wilkinson & Co. and j.
f. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Feb. l7.-After an ir-
regular movement during the first few.
minutes, the market developed
strength and prices moved upward.
The governments were unchanged;
other bonds were active.
Trade continued dormant as far as
outside business was concerned, during
the early part of the forenoon. A
drive was made at Reading and the
stock lost one point.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Hill and Hartman Clash.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-The fight be-
tween James Hill and E. H. Hartman
will be given an airing during the
hearing begun today before the Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Prouty,
The Hartman interests charge the
Hill lines with not maintaining a rate
between Chicago and Seattle as set by
the interstate commerce commission.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Grand Duke Vladimir Dead.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 17-Grand
Duke Vladimir Alexandrovitch died
here last evening. He has been suf-
fering from an attack of heart failure
and his condition was not thought to
be serious. The end was fastened
according to physicians, by participa-
ton in yesterdays military parade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Prescribed by Doctors.

Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Com.
pound, an honest, tried and true rem
edy for feminine ills, holds the rec
ord for the largest number of actual
cures of any similar remedy, and is
prescribed and recommended by hun
dreds of fair-minded doctors who do
not fear to recommend worthy medi-
cine even though it is advertised
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Relief From Blizzard.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Relief from the
blizzard is reported in all sections. In
Ohio it is reported great damage to
the fruit crops owing to entire or
chards being blown down by high
winds. The traffic generally is re.
sumed but the snow blockade con
tinues in northern Michigan. however
Telegraph and telephone companies
are yet unable to repair the great dam
age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Bryan Makes Address.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. IA joint
session of the legislature to hear the
speech by Bryan was held this after
noon who will urge the law makers to
respect the platform. pledges. Two
hundred w. c. T. u workers paraded
the capital this morning carrying ban
ners demanding the county option bill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17

Foley's Honey and Tar clears the air
passages, stops the irritation in the
.roat. soothes the infamr,ed mem
branes, and the most obstinate cough
disappears. Sore and inliammed lungs
arc healed and strengthened, and the
cold is expelled from the system. Re
fuse any but til genuine in -le yellow
package. Wilkinson & Co. anu j. F..
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
BATTLEsHIP FLEET
EN- ROUTE HOME
Acmiral sperry Sends Wireless tts
Fleet is Making Eleven Knots
Per Hour.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. Ia
wireless message from Admiral Sperry
was received by the navy department
To-Day and indicates that the battle
snip fleet is making for home at the
rate OF eleven knots per hour, uninjur
ca by the severe gale through which
they passed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Hundred PASSENGERS Hurt.

FARGO. N. d., Feb. 17.-Six persons
were seriously and hundred others
slightly injured last night when a
Great Northern passenger was derailed
three miles north of Ardock. All the
coaches went in the ditch and many
passengers were thrown out in snow
drifts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
PERSONAL

City Clerk H. I. Moore is down in
in Missouri today on visit with rel
atives.
William Lowitz has gone to Chicago
on a business and pleasure trip.
Mrs. Eugene Crowell Of New York
City is here on visit with her broth
er. Frank A. Wilmering.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Favorable Fishery Treaty.

WASHINGTON, d. e.. Feb, H.. A
favorable report from the Canadian
fisheries treaty was ordered today by
the senate committee on foreign rela-
tons. Efforts will be made to secure
the ratification at this session.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Stage Driver Held Up.

! VIRGINIA, Mimi, Feb. l7.-Joe
shell, the driver of the stage between
mountain lrion and Virginia, was held
up last night by two masked men and
'ooped OF six hundred dollars. The
money belonged to his employer, T.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
TODAl'S MARKETS.
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Feb l7-Cattle- 81 geo:
1o@15c lower; beeves, s5.3o@6.S0;
stockers, $3.9o@5.45.
Hogs $1,000: loc lower; light. seo5
@6.45; heavy, s6.o5@6.55; pigs. 5000
Clio.
sheep-20o00: steady to loo lower;
natives, S3.4o@5.65; lambs, 5000
7.G5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-50c men to learn barber
trade and take positions waiting
our graduates. Few weeks completes
constant practice furnished. scholar
snip include TOOLS. Instructions,
oeinonstra tions, examinations and d.
plomas. Write for catalogue. Moler
Barber College, st. Louis. NO. tt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 11.--Cat-
tie, 5000; slow; steady; steers, 81. 50
@6. so; stockers, So 1905 20
Hoss-14,ooo; 5@1oc lower; bulk,
Sc. O0M6. 40; pigs, $415d5. 80.
Sheep-S,ooo; steady; muttons,
81 5om5. co. lambs, Sc 50@16O.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Feb. l7-Dresed poul
Try, choice, firm, unchanged.
Butter, steady
Eggs, firm, nearby white, Eandy,
IS, fresh, first, "a, cheese firm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17

coGpr1IA.
zoo ood Medal Flour is cheapest-its best.
W. more loaves to the sack EuPHEMiA.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17

FOR SALE-Will sell five shares of
stock in local corporation al bar
gain, This stock pays an annual div
idend of u per cent Address NJ. H.
Mclean, Hoquiam, Wash. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-17

You les can't beat biscuits made onten
Gold Medal Flour,--no sab. NANNY.