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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16
Board Of Health Issues Some Orders to
Prevent an Epidemic Of the
Diseases In the
City.
SCHOOLS MAY BE CLOSED
Children Must Not Attend the Pub
lie Library and Skating Kinks
Ordered to Close For
Present.

A determined effort is to be made by
the board of health, to stamp out any
further spread of scarlet fever in the
city. there being an unusually large
number of cases just at present. at
least 40 houses being under quarantine.
meeting Of the board OF health,
school board and the physicians of
the city was called for O'Clock this
afternoon, at which the advisability OF
closing the public schools was to be
talked over.
At meeting Of the board of health
yesterday, the following orders were
issued. notices being served today by
the city marshal:
Public iabrary to be closed to child.
rem under 16 years OF age until further
orders.
All roller skating Kinks to be closed
until further orders.
Dodge's theater to be fumigated
thoroughly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16

Miss Beulah Ketcham OF LaHarpe
was visiting friends In the city yester-
day afternoon and today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowenstein and
children left this morning for their
home in Cantril after visit with Mr..
Lowenstein's parents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16

H. T. MOORE,
Clerk of the Council
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16
BIDS WANTED.

wANTED-Bids on the general
contract for the erection of the NJ. E.
church. Plans and specifications fur
nished on application. Address s. c.
Noper. Good Hope, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16
PERSONALS.

c. D. streeter has returned from
business trip through southern Miss
ouri.
Mrs. George Henzel has returned
from st. Louis where she was called
by the illness of her sister.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16
A Stitch In Time.

There is nothing really alarming in
the situation just at present but there
are SO many cases of scarlet fever in
the city that it was thought best by
the board Of health to try and put a
sudden stop to any further spread of
the disease.
Children under sixteen years OF age
must not go to the public library.
No one can go roller skating until
the board OF health lifts the lid on
skating.
Possibly this afternoon the board
and the school directors will decied
to close the public schools
All these precautions would work
toward stamping out any spread OF ths
disease in the city. Most Of the case'
at present are mild ones, but Their,
we're two deaths OF children las
month from the disease which is Otter
fatal with young folks.
No chances are to be taken in TIT
matter and every effort made to pre-
vent an epidemic OF the disease ii
| Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16
AT
Sullivan 4 AuWerda's

FLETCHER -The funeral of War.
ren Fletcher will be held Saturday
morning at 1920 O'Clock from the fam
lily home, 22o North Fifth street
Friends of the family invited. Burial
private. Please omit flowers.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27

Business College of Beatrice, Nebr.,
where he taught several months, af-
ter graduating from that school.
His next experience as an instructs
Or was at Superior, Wis, where he
had several departments in a business
college. Feeling the need of actual
business experience, he resigned his
position in this college to act as book
keeper and cashier for a large firm.
Getting the actual business expert
ence he desired, he put the finishing
touches to his education by gradual
ing from the Zanerian college of Col
umhus, Ohio, with the highest grade
of any student who ever graduated
from that school during it's twenty
five years existence. After gradu-
ating, his ability was desired in the
school and for three years he taught
in all branches of the institution.
During his employment there he con
Quoted a Y. M. c. A. night school.
Mr.. Darner has since been assist
ant editor of the Business Educator,
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27

we'll lighted and heated by steam.
This institution affords every adj
vantage to the youth to acquire a
thorough mental, moral and physical
education. Special attention is paid
to etiquette and the formation of
character at this school.
The Normal department offers a
course in all branches necessary to
fit its graduates for the position Of
teachers.
Superior advantages are offered in
vocal and instrumental music, voice
training, elocution, languages eng
fish, German, Latin and French) and
in physical culture.
With these few remarks The Trib-
une wishes the Ursuline Academy
success the coming school year.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that bids
+ requested for the purchase of the
park house and twenty-five feet front,
by one-hundred and forty-two feed
deep.
Said bids to be filed with the city
clerk on or before six o'clock p. m.
on August 31st.
Bidders shall attach a certified
check for one hundred dollars to
their bid, the same to be forfeited by
the successful bidder in case he fails
to fulfill his bid.
A good and sufficient deed will be
made. to the successful bidder on the
payment of the purchase price.
The city reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
(Signed) W. H. SCHMELZEL.
City Clerk.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
PLEASANT s.
In Prosperous Washington County,
kas.-We Raise The Stuff.

No. SO -113 acres, joins Haddam,
80 acres under piow, nice large i'm
proyemepts. Only $500 per acre.
No. 6-120 acres, 5 miles out, 95
acres under plow,1 10 in alfalfa, rest in
pasture and timber. Good improve
ments. $500; time on $4,000.
No. eS--150 acres, 3 miles out, so
acres in cultivation, (creek bottom)
6 acres alfalfa, balance pasture and
meadow. Lots of timber. Good
buildings. $4,000 $4,000 cash, bal
can run ten years at 51a per
cent.
No. 69-200 acres only 23 miles
out, 140 acres under plow, 20 acres
meadow, balance pasture. Good large
improvements. $40 per acre. $4,000
can stand 3 years at 6 per cen int.
Full description on application.
Farms of all sizes. Good terms.
G. H. KARGES,
Haddam, Kans.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
Harlan School

Malcolm, la, and was superintendent
of the Farstersbufs public schools foi
four years. Mi. Wood is in every
way qualified TO take charge of our
schools and the writer, having met
him, will vouch for his personality
aud pleasing ways. The Tribune
predicts a very satisfactory school
under his leadership.
Prof. Il. X. Hurst will retain his
position as principal. He needs no
introduction to people in this commu
nifty, having been here long enough
to endear himself in the hearts of all
who are fortunate enough to be per-
sonally acquainted with him. Prof
Hurst will without doubt keep his
department up to the highest stand.
ard and be an able and valuable as
sistant TO Superintendent Wood.
Fred e. Hayes of Lincoln has been
added to the High School faculty
Miss Eva Scott will teach the Sew
enth grade at Central; Miss Edna
Brown, who taught the Third grade
at Central last year, has been trans
ferred to the Second grade at Harlan
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27

II of the foremost educational jour
nails in the country.
Nearly every state in the Union con-
tains instructors in business colleges
who were nee Mr.. Darner's pupils.
Recently he had charge of the
penmanship department at the teach
ers' institute in this city, where two
periods each day We're conducted. To
show the interest taken in these
classes, there were many of the teach
ers who made a special effort to at
tend both periods. No department
was given greater attention than was
this one.
These few remarks concerning the
qualifications of Mr.. Darner, we deem
necessary to prove OR first assertion.
that few, if any, towns the size of
Falls City afford such excellent OPP
p%ortunities for a business education.
Mr.. Darner will be assisted in the
work by his wife, who is amply quail
flied for her departments.
Bookkeeping, penmanship, spelling,
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27

Clara Gagnon-Fifth and Sixth.
Roy Grinstead-Third and Fourth.
Central Building.
Miss Frances Lookabill, Principal
Eighth Grade.
Eva Seott-Seyenth.
Lottie Putnam-Sixth.
Laura Naylor-Fifth.
Una Snidow-Fourth.
Ramona Wilcox-Third.
= Goldie Yoeam-Third and Fourth
Zion School.
Myrtelle Bowers-Second.
Grace Saylor-First.
Minnie Observation-Disclosures.
Nellie Jennings-Assistant.
Harlan Building.
Susanna Observation-Disclosures and
First Grade.
Ruth McMillan-Assistant
Edna Brown-Seeond Grade.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
Irish Hospitality.

John Kanaly got a telephone from
his nephew, Rob, saying he and his
wife and baby would come down if
there wasn't too much company al
ready. Come on says John, "there
isn't any one here" But by the
time supper was ready other folks be-
sides Rob's had arrived until with
home folks there were twenty-five
for supper, welcome but unlocked for
guests. However true Irish hospital
ity was equal to the occasion and all
had a jolly time.-Rulo Register.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
Co BACK TO THEIR BOOKS
DING DONG" OF BELL WILL BE
HEARD SEPTEMBER s.
Little Tots. the Children and the
Almost-Crown-Ups Soon to
Take Up School Work.

Monday. September 9Th, win be
the initial day of the school year
Little tots will Wend their way to
the kindergarten, children sill seek
the Central aud the almost.mepand
women. who have worked their way
from the bottom round Of the lad
der to the top SO far as our
schools will permit, win be seen
in pairs and In groups, talking of
their last years pleasures and work
as they make their way to the High
school.
Several changes in the teaching
forces will greet the scholars upon
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
URSULINE ACADEMY TO open
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9Th THE
OPENING DAY.
Ar Institution that Affords Supe-
rior Advantages to the Youth
of the Community.

The Trsuline Academy will start
their school Monday morning, Sept.
9th. This school is conducted by the
Brsuline Sisters and is both a board
ing school and a day school.
The geographical location for this
academy is ideal, picturesque and
perfect. The grounds for outdoor
exercises are spacious, and the whole
place is uneXeelled for health.
The school building is new and
was last year modernly equipped
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
At THE BUSINESS COLLEGE
THE YEARS TERM OPENS MON
DAY, AUGUST 80.
Prof. n. L. Darner, a Man of Great
Experience Has Charge of
Well Known School

The Business College school year
will start Monday. August SOth-a
week previous to the starting of the
city schools.
The college will be conducted in the
Vail building. The place has been
cleaned and papered, b"lackboards
have been arranged in position and
the room will make a pleasant one for
the purpose.
Falls City affords a Business col
lege. such as few towns, if any, of
it's size is fortunate to possess. Prof.
II. 4, Darner, who will be in charge
is a self-made man, having been born
on a farm in Southeastern Nebraska
and receiving the customary educa-
ton of a farmer lad. His first school
ing was secured under difficulty, be-
ing forced to drive five miles in the
winter time to a high school, and
then to take a nine months course
of study in six, on account of it not
being possible for him to start when
school opened.
After graduating from the high
school he attended the Northwestern
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
OLD SOLDIER GONE
John PIybon, Veteran of The Civil
War, Passed Away Last Week.

John Python, another veteran of
the Civil war, passed away last week,
and was buried by his comrades of
the Grand Army, the funeral be-
ing on August 10Th, at the G.. A. II.
hall, Rev.'Hattie Mauger, president of
the w. r. c. officiating.
John Plybon was seventy-five years
old. He was born in West Virginia.
He enlisted at the age of twenty
eight ia Co. G. 18th Penn. Infantry,
on August II, 1862, and served in the
army of the Potomac until the close
of the war, being mustered out near
the city of Washington on May 81,
1865.
He was with Gen. Burnside at the
battle of Fredericksburg. He cross
ed the Rappahannock river early in
the morning of the battle on the pom
toon bridge, and was in the thick of
the fighting, at n time being in the
town Fredericksburgh. At night he
recrossed the river on the pontoon
bridge. He was with Gen. Hooker
at the battle of Charlottesville, and
he was with Gen. Mead at the bat
tie of Gettysburgh, being in the first
days fighting, in which his regiment
was SO badly cut up hat it could not
be used again in this battle.
He was with Gen. Grant at the
seige of Petersburgh, a good portion
of the time being engaged in building
%corderoy roads of forest trees and
ing up of Fort Fisher, he was near
enough to have a rifle ball upset his
tin cup in which he was making cof-
fee at a camp fire. He was also in
the engagements around Appommat-
toX, and took part in the Grand Re-
view of the army at Washington at
the close of the war.
During all his army life he was
never wounded or taken prisoner, but
was seriously sick on several occa-
sions. At one time when in the hos
pital, the soldier on an adjoining cot
died, and when the dead soldier was
measured for a coffin, the officer said
they had just as well take his meas
ure also as he would bedead before
morning. But he lived, to do more
fighting with his regiment for his
country.
He moved to Falls City in 1905, but
being old and infirm he lived a re-
tired and quiet life, and but few
other than his neal neighbors and
old army comrades became acquain-
ted with him.
All who knew him respected and ad-
rired him as a man who had made
good as a soldier and a citizen, and
who will be missed by his old army
comrades.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27

mace ut the Harlan building has been
oyerhauled, and the one at Central
Is to be repaired. At the Harlan
building, the wood work has all been
vanished and the walls have been
papered. The exterior of the Cen
trail building was given a coat of
paint.
The High school enrolment will
begin Friday morning. September Bird,
General teachers meeting at the High
school building Saturday morning at
$50.
The public schools deserve the
united support of the people of Falls
City. The excellent school system
already maintained should begin a
new era of progress which will keep
step with the growth of the city so
confidently expected.
The following is the corps of teach
ers.
S. II. Wood-snperintendent.
Jessie NJ. Agnew-Music and Draw
ing.
e. X. Hurst. Principal-Science.
Fred Il. Haye3 -96rman and Math-
ematies.
Ethelwyn IIand-Latin.
Edith {. Field-History,
Florence l.. Boose-English.
Grades in High School Building.
Rena L. Haney-Seyenth, Eighth.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27

their arrival. $. II. Wood, b. Pc,
Ph. b., is the new superintendent.
MIR. Wood is strictly an Iowa prod.
uct, having been horn there. His
first experience as a teacher . IN
the rural schools of that ssata. lie
secured his degrees, Bachelor % Ped
agosy and Bachelor of Philosophy at
Drake University He taught Latin
and English two years in Drake
Academy. For three years he was
principal Of the public schools OF
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
$3.50 Per Vote.

While no accurate estimate ear be
made of the cost of the primary
Tuesday it is thought by officials at
the court house that it will cost the
county at least $3.50 for each vote
cast.-Nebraska City Press.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27

school. her position at Central to be
filled by Miss Ramona Wilcox; the
work at the Zion Annex will be hand
led by Miss Goldie Yocam.
A large enrolment is expected in
every school and several rooms will
undoubtedly be crowded.
Some substantial repairs have been
made during the summer. The fur
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27
For Sale.

Almost new modern five room cot
tage, closets, pantry, etc, within two
blocks of new Catholic church. Price
81, 500. Phone 2S7 or write. Box 51S
Falls, City, Nebraska. S4-tf
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27

business arithmetic, commercial law,
letter writing. and shorthand and
typewriting will be handled at the
school this year.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-27


40 acres" well mproed,I mics from Dpdin Ks Good sping Bt of terms Wiutke Z
0aeesa ptp payment balance long dme low interest
20acps II miles from dgot Rehauonc county, Nemska Good buildings ndlaud Will 4
taxed 100 80 acres asp part payment
1907 acres pand1 mile from depot Rchad@nco county, eUaskaS $1,000
10a acres ohnson county, Nebraska 50 Msb too church and cho. Best oftrmsM Might rent 4
uG acres near BoHme Nbadka
8aes4 ie rom Fall City high school
raer $40 acres 80" m@0ve@smt Also 90 a~sa adjoining Will take oms@ part payment
Money o loan
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
ELEVEN MONTHS REVEAL THAT
COMPARED WITH 1908 THE VAL
UATIONS HAVE INCREASED
OVER TWO MILLIONS AND THE
YEAR PROMISES TO ESTABLISH
A NEW RECORD.

Eleven months in the export ship
ping line, which are covered in a
summarized tabuIation below, serve
to show at things have been NOV
ing in the valuation column at the
rate of more than one and one-half
million dollars per month on the gen
eTaI average at Pensacola The
month of December is not included
in the list below, as an examination
will at once show, but taking the
general averages, that month is good
for nearly two millions of valUa-
ton. This will make one years ex-
port valuations considerably over an
even twenty million dollars. From
prospects at the time of this writ
ing, December will push the high wa
ter month of November, which attain
ed the very highest valuation in the
ports history. Such being the con-
cIusion, the roundup of the full year
Will be in the recOrd-breaking col
umn.
BY months the export valuations
are given in the below. II is an in
teresting study to see Just how the
months varied, and II is also inter
esting TO note that at no season IS
there q pTeFalllng guinness lOI over q
month For example The month or
April is the lowest valuation Of any
month in the eleven. The month pre-
viCus was a million. while the month
following it was twice that of March
The same way with the month of
August. admittedly the dull month
from the fact that il is in what is
known as the closed season August
falls below a million dollars. But
both July and September the figures
20 I'd into many thousands in ex-
cess of the one million. February
falls below the seven figures But
both January and March 90 up, the
first month Of the year exceeding the
February figure by nearly a million
And so IL goes from one years end
70 another.
The total valuations, 70 be exact,
are sIS4421O7- this. as stated, cover
ing but eleven months. Divided into
the valuation recorded for each
month. the record appears good The
highest month in the year was No
vember- and in that month twenty
vessels entered from foreign ports
aud thirty cleared for foreign ports.
In the month Of April, the lowest
month in the eleven, thirteen vessels
entered from foreign ports and TWEEN
ty-fve vessels cleared for foreign
ports The custom house records
give, by months, The valuations as fol-
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
BY
JOHN BRADFORD.
Instructor in
Boys Department

portance of a special effort like this
to counteTact and overcome their
baneful aad blasting influence. the
preventative work of the Y. NJ. @. A.
cannot be tabulated in statistical
form like some of the more positive
work, but beyond question it is its
largest achievement
You can sum up the whole phiIoso-
ply of reaching and holding boys for
word -pre-occupation The fathers
and mothers do not fear for their
boys, when they are busy at the fac
tory, shop and office. The time to
be alarmed in their behalf is in con
neCtiOn with the unaccOunted-fOr
nights, the half-holidays, the time be
tween the closing of school and sup
per.
ITO these hours we may trace the
formation of most of the habits which
mean the undoing of the best OF our
heaIthfuI and upbuilding diversions
and occupations in these hours, Is
therefore rendering service of ines
timable Importance
18th Because the Y. NJ. c. A has
developed agencies and methods
which enable it to be of largest help
fulness to all kinds of boys.
1T has a mission to the younger
public school boys and to the older
boys OF the high school and to the
employed or working boys. It has 4
mission to the rich boys and also
equally to the poor boys. 1t has a
mission to the boys of all churches.
as well as to those who are not in
terested in any church. Its work is
so varied that it appeals to all classes
and conditions.
18th. Because the association
stands for making symmetrical boys.
As I have indicated, it begins in time
to do this 1t gives attention to the
development of their bodies, their so
ciaI nature, their minds and their
moral and religious life. This ex-
pands the supremacy of the Y. NJ. c.
A. among all the agencies which
have attempted to enter this field. 1t
does not do a factiOnal work 1t eX-
plains why it has demanded the con-
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
THE r. IA. &. 4. AND THE BOZ
Some Reasons Why the Association Carries a Special
Work For Boys

There are in North America S,OO0,-
600 boys in the critical, strongly
tempted, character forming period OF
life
Seventy-One per cent of the in
mates OF our penal Institutions are
under voting age and, according to
Judge Lindsey, nine-tenths of the
question of Juvenile Iaw-breaking
could be settled by a proper under
standing OF and provision for the
boys leisure and play time
Something over 10000 boys are
now members of the Boys Depart
ments of the association, whose WORK
is adapted to the needs of the whole
boy and seeks to increase the hold
ing power of the school, the home and
the church, from which he tends TO
break away.
The kind of men these boys viii
be depends upon the kind of boys
they are.
From a Ieaflet by Mr.. John r. Mott,
of the associations international
committee, is taken the following in
answer to the question, Why a spec
ial work should be done for boys:
list Because of the power which
boys have to let. They possess a
greater unspent physical energy than
any other class in the community.
Snail this strength be wasted IN mis-
chief-making, deviltry, dissipation
and destructive works, or shall it be
diverted to good ends? They have
more power, temporal than any 9th
er class. If you reach an old man and
interest him in right objects, you are
dealing in addition. If you reach d
boy you are dealing in multiplication.
Without doubt the boys of a city con
stitute its principal asset. The
Young Mems Christian Association Is
in a position to do more to conserve
and really use this asset than any
other agency.
Susceptible to Impressions.
''2nd Because the boys are more
susceptible to impressions, both good
and bad, than any other class Of peo-
pie. A study Of statistics of reforma-
tories, prisons, Ste, shows conclusive
Iy that the time of most break
downs in character is boyhood. On
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

Total. o.. ....2of 25'
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

the other hand, the statistics of
churches show that people are reach
ed in the years corresponding to boy
hood. It has been estimated that OF
every thousand males joining our va
riOus Christian churches, 557 join be-
fore they reach the age of twenty,
and 357 between the ages of 20 and
80. In other words, over One-half are
reached for the church in the period
of bOyhOOd- It is uphill work to form
right habits after the age of 20 OF IN
raveI bad ones. Therefore, the Y. NJ.
G. A in seeking TO stamp boys at the
most mpressiocable period of life Is
doing the most enduring work which
is to be done in the community.
"2d. Because OF the vast influence
which boys OF today WELD tomorrow.