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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Inc IadleS society OF. the First
Congregational church will be enter
tanned at the home OF Mrs. C. J.
Smith, 1929 Franklin street on Friday
afternoon.
Mis- Louise Collins entertained
number of ladies at her home on Sat
urday afternoon at cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. McManus
entertained Seumas MacManus at
luncheon this noon and will entertain
the noted speaker at six o'clock din
ner this evening. Mr.. MacManus ar
revied this morning from Peoria, H.,
and following the entertainment at st
Peters hall this evening will leave for
Centralia, Mo-, on the midnight train.
Evangelist Fenton Reed and Sing
er Evangelist, G. c. Grant of Green
vile. Ind, were, guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Laubershimer at dinner to-
day. The two gentlemen leave today
for Wisconsin and from there will go
to California. Previous to their visit
here they have been in Carthage, and
both are widely knoN1.
The p. e. 0. society will be enter
tanned this evening at the residence
of Mrs. W. w. Holmes, No. S29 Or
leans street. Mrs. Holmes will be
assisted by Mesdames r. L. Reid and
G. w. Chase in charge of the program
committee and an interesting talk on
the Educational Fund will be given.
Light refreshments will be served and
an enjoyable evening is contemplated
by the ladies.
This weeks dance calendar given
out this morning by Director Agne OF
the Agne orchestra is as follows: To-
night, Messrs J. L. Kennedy and Alba
Mccoy will give their regular Monday
night lesson and assembly In Hawkes.
hall. Tuesday evening, the Girls club
of Warsaw will give dance. :
Wednesday evening a dance will be
given in Hawkes. hall by Cyrus Hicks
and John HAYES. A dance will be
given on Thursday evening by Roy
Pemberton. The ladies Auxiliary,
A. o. H. will give dance on Friday
evening in Schouten's hall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
Women and Humor.

The man who tries to be funny Is
generally bore. but woman can be
funny without trying by just running
for a street car. Somerville Journal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Headaches and Neuralgia from Colds
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the
world wide Cold and Grip remedy re-
moves cause. Call for full name.
Look for signature e. w. GROVE.
25c,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-Yo Young men to learn auto.
mobile business by mail and pre-
pare for positions as chaffeurs and re-
pair men, We make you expert in
ten weeks; assist you to secure posi-.
ton. Pay big; work pleasant; de-
mand for men great; reasonable;l
write for particu'a rs and sample les.
son. Empire Automobile Institute,
Rochester, N Y. 14-2t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
Makina conversatlon.

He latter embarrassing silence)-
Don't you think the floor is unusually
fiat to-night?-W Williams Purple Cow.
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WANTED Boarders and roomers, 4Oz
Morgan
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The Ladies Society of. the First
Congregational church will be enter
tanned at the home Of Mrs. c. J..
Smith, 1929 Franklin street on Friday
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

WANTED To buy a wordrobe. AID.
dress K. l.. care Gate City. IL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Mis- Louise Collins entertained a
number of ladies at her home on Sat
urday afternoon at cards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

FOR SALE Cheap if sold at once.
The Kiser property on 14th and
Blondeau. Also fine building lor
near 14th and High Inquire at Star
Shoe Store, 726 Main. 1t
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Read the classified column
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

WANTED AT oNCE-Men for dry
picking chickens. VIII pay SC per
head. Priebe-Simater Co. Fairmont
Mimi. al
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Charles farmhouse, filed a motion to
strike out certain portions Of the
plalntiff's petition The suit is one
Tor $4,000 damages because of the al
ieged failure Of defendants to con-
struct certain side track and p@
cause OF the failure to deliver certain
cars.
Final order was made in the matter
OF the estate OF Robert Farris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
Sargent U. S. Golf Champion.

Engelwood, N. J., June 26.-George
Sargent. entered from the Hyde Man
or club, Sudbury, VT, won the four
teenth annual golf championship of
the United States yesterday over the
Englewood clubs links by four
strokes, his medal play total at "
holes being 290.
Sargent is an Englishman, who be-
gan as a caddy abroad, and has lived
in Ottawa, Canada, for several years.
He is counted with Dominion players.
The feeling is that the title has gone
to Canada. He played consistent
game throughout. In order he made
rs, 70, 70 and II.
Second place went to Thomas Ma
mara, Boston, who also began as a
caddy, while other title holders NOV
ed up sufficiently on the last round to
take third and divide fourth moneys.
Walter ]. Travis, former internation-
al title holder, was the only amateur
to share in the purse which, of course,
in his case, will be changed to plate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26

added confirmation through the visit in
New Mexico last week of H. u. Nudge,
vice president, and the operating head
OF the Rock Island system, accom-
panied by a number Of Rock Island Of
heials. The party Travelled in Mr..
Mudge's private car, covering the en-
tire New Mexico Central line and in
Guiding a visit to the coal fields at
Hagan with thorough inspection OF
the territory along the line
Although Mr.. Mudge's fondness for
New Mexico is well known and al
though, even since he severed his con-
nection with the Santa Fe system his
visits have been frequent, it is not to
be supposed that he would choose an
inspection of the New Mexico Central
and its territory as pleasure trip
and the visit is taken as giving final
confirmation to the well founded re-
ports that the Rock Island has closed
or is near to closing deal for the New
Mexico line.
The statement is made freely by men
in a position to know that the sale to
the Rock Island will be closed salts
factorily and that Rock Island trains
will be running into Albuquerque with
in a wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
To WORK SUNDAY
Wheat Is Ripe and Must Be Har-
vested at Once.
Central Kansas Farmers Need
Hundreds Of Men.
WILLPAY GOOD WAGES
Everybody Works in the Wheat
Raising Zone.
Farmers Search the Railroad
Yards for Laborers.

Hutchinson, Kan, June 26.-There
is no room for the idle man in west
ern Kansas at this time Of the year.
Numerous appeals have been sent
into Hutchinson from farmers of this
section and farther west. asking for
help in the harvest fields.
The season has SO far advanced in
some sections that the farmers are
said to be in desperate straits. Work
will be conducted Sunday in several
localities and the farmers are
anxious to secure as many hands as
possible.
One Hundred Men Needed at Pratt
Blaine & Son of Pratt, in a tele-
phone message stated that one hun
dred men from Hutchinson could be
used Saturday or Sunday at Pratt
Twenty-Five men are wanted at
Haviland.
J. M. Porteus, a farmer who lives
near Greensburg, was in Hutchinson.
He made a circuit of the railroad
yards where harvest hands are usual
" congregated, and offered to give
employment to as many men as could
be secured. He offered 1925 g. day
with board and two weeks work.
Big Army of Laborers Leave.
About 800 men left Hutchinson
down the tracks of the Santa Fe,
bound for the harvest fields. The
men composed gathering Of har-
vest hands who arrived in Hutchin-
son last night After spending the
night in the city they struck west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
DOING GOOD WORK
Topeka Shows improvement in
Batting and Fielding.
Kerns ar2 KahI Have Added
Many Points to Averages.
LEADERS FALLING OFF
FenlOn and Geier Lead in Num-
Der of Hits and Runs.
Defensive Work of COOleysOX
Steadily Grows Stronger.

The work of the Topeka team during
the past week, has shown improvement
both in batting and in fielding. The
improvement isn't as great as 1t might
be. but as long as the team is hitting
better and fielding better. there Is lit
tie need for criticism, as general i'm
proVement is what is needed.
In batting the record of the team i'm
proved but one point. The team hit
good against Wichita, but did not do so
well against Omaha. Several of the
players have made good Individual
gains during the week. especially Kahl
and Kerns who have advanced toward
the top of the list Fenlon, Geier and
McManus have dropped several points
Fenlon hasn't hit consistently dur
ing the past week as previously during
the season. In fact it has been Fen
Ions worst week. Geier has not hit a.
quite his usual stride either. Downie
and Kunkel have both advanced a few
points. Downie got three hits in one
game which helped considerably, and
kunkel was also fortunate in punching
his in two or three of the games. Wooley
hasn't done as well, having fallen sew
eral points Lijah isn't hitting quite up
to his usual form yet and hasn't been
all season. Wrasty Wright is the
nominal leader of the team with the
stick having done considerable whack-
ing with the ball during his few op-
-portunities. Wrasty says it is not luck
though and that he is an unusually
good hitter He expects to finish about
.375. Fenlon, however. continues to be
the real leader. Kerns and KahI are
crowding him pretty close.
Geier is the best run getter on the
club, having tailed "a times. Fenlon
comes second in this respect. Geier
leads in the number of hits with Fen
Ion close second.
The team has improved three points
in fielding. There are two or three
bone head play which are not count
ed in this department, otherwise the
felding would be on a par with that of
last week. In the case of Geier and
Kerns who have played out of position
a number of times, the averages
shown are their totals of the two posi-
tons. Geier has made a few errors on
the infield, which are included and nat
urally bring his total percentage down
a few points. These. however, will not
be included in the official averages
which will be issued by President
O'Neiu shortly after the season opens.
The averages:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26

and on his arrival was ragged, dirty,
unShaven and thoroughly dis
reputable looking. He went directly
to barber shop where he took a
bath and got shave.
He then went to box car in the
railway yards where he changed his
clothes and started westward on foot.
The stranger was tall and slender
in which particulars he resembled
Bitter. Bitter is six feet, five inches
tall. is sunken chested and the back
of his head runs upward in a straight
line from his neck. A few days ago
a stranger answering this de-
scr1ption held up four men near Alma
and secured So in cash.
Bitter was convicted of the murder
of a woman in Reno county and asked
for new trial, which was granted
him. He escaped jail a few days ago
while awaiting the new trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Inforned in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
faxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
Csts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
AIARCEIL FLED TO MEXICO.
Kansas City Physician Says He Saw
Him Buy Ticket.

Kansas City Physician Says He Saw
Him Buy Ticket.
Kansas City. June 26.-J. n. Mar
cell, the Kansas bank wrecker, who
recently swindled Kansas City bank
ers out of $685. 900 and fed, is in Mex
leo, according to a physician of this
city who went with him to the Union
depot and saw him buy ticket and
board train. This physicians name
can not be used at this time.
Il had known MARCEL nearly
year." he says. HE came to my Of
flee for medical treatment. He was
nervous and could not sleep well at
night. We became good friends. 1
did not know he had been in the PEN
itentiary or that he was a swindler
until 1 saw the story last Sunday.
You would never think that Mar
cell was dishonest. He was most in
nocent looking and soft of voice. I
had great confidence in him and il I
had the money I would have let him
have it. AS it was I came very near
going to friends of mine and borrow
ing $4,000 for him.
"a short time before he went away
MARCEL brought his father here and
introduced him and I liked the old
man. That gave me greater confidence
in MARCEL. He came to me a week
before he went away and asked me to
lend him $4,000 on house he said
he owned in Santa Fe place. I told
him had only a few hundred dollars
and he tried to get that.
Then he tried to get me to intro
duce him to some of my friends who
have money and to vouch for him.
intended to do that, but one day he
came into my office and told me he
was going to Mexico for rest. He
showed me foreign exchange in the
amount of several thousand dollars. I
should judge there was $4,000 alto
gether and he asked me to go to the
depot with him to see him off. 1
went and saw him buy a ticket for
Mexico. 1t was nearly yard long.
T went with him to the train and saw
him go away.
"I am satisfied that at one time
MARCEL contemplated hiding in Kan
sas City during the exposure Of his
crimes. He asked me where he could
find a room to which he might retire
and take the rest cure for month or
two. He said he wanted Just to go to
bed and stay there for a month and
have no one know where he was. I
think that was his first plan and that
afterward he decided to go to Mexj-
CO."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
GENERAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
Coal Operators to Discontinue Main.
tenance Assessment.

Pittsburg, Kan, June 26.-The
mine operators of district No. IA. in
their convention in this city, voted to
discontinue the check-oH system of as
sessments for the purpose of main
tanning the miners of district IA on
suspensions or strikes.
The action of the operators may re-
suit in general strike being called in
this district, and may also affect the
other two districts of this territory.
For the last six months the miners
have been paying into the general
fund the sum of SO cents per capita
per month for the purpose of assisting
miners Of the district in time of trou-
BILE. This amount for the past six
months has brought into the district
treasury about $4,000 a. month.
Out of this fund the miners of
Usage county who have been out on a
strike for several months, have been
allowed money for keeping their fam
lilies. The district board of the United
Mine Workers of America was pre-
sented with a copy of the resolution,
and at once held a meeting to take
action on the question. The officials
of the board claim that the action of
the operators was a direct violation of
the agreement made with the miners.
The executive board of the mine
workers of this district has been called
to Indianapolis for meeting with the
national officers. Until it's return
there will not be any direct action
taken in regard to calling a strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
COAST LINES SHOPS.
To Be Placed on a Par With Topeka,
According to RuumOr.

San Bernardino, Cal. June ga
well defined but unconfirmed report
has reached San Bernardino of new
system which the Santa Fe is about
to inaugurate in the local shops.
According to the report Master
Mechanic 1. c. Hicks is to be shifted
to Los Angeles and a position of
superintendent of shops, similar to
that in vogue at Topeka and AL
buquerque, is to be installed, with
jurisdiction over the mechanical
facilities of this city. H. S. Wall,
present master mechanic of the
Arizona division, with headquarters
at Needles. will be assigned to the
new position and transferred to this
city. L A. Mattimore, general fore
man of the shops at Needles. will be
promoted to relieve Mr.. Wall.
The change in no way depreciates
the authority vested in Mr.. Hicks. but
is simply in line with the proposed
gigantic improvements which the
Santa Fee in the near future, will un-
dertake in this city, and which will
place the local shops on a par with
those at Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
Women Who Wear Wen.

1t is astonishing how great change .
few years of married life often make in
the appearance and disposition of many
women The freshness, the charm, the
brilliance vanish like the bloom from .
peach which is rudely handled. The
matron is only adm shadow, faint echo
Of the charming maiden. There are two
reasons for this change. ignorance and
neglect. Few young women appreciate
the shock to the system through the
change which comes with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nesses which too often come with mar
rage and motherhood, not understanding
that this secret drain is robbing the cheek
of IT'S freshness and the form of it's
SASrBess-
As surely as the general health suffers
when there h defNQgement Of the health
of the delicate womafslK organs, so surely
wAef eAese organs .ars>estabfished In
heaIAh the 1%ce an4E6Mat Sace witness
Gaehe eaeEfn fe0eRed comesfnesN Nearly
4 n1a11oQ women hare found health and
haPpLness IN the use Of Dr.. Pieces Fa-
gorite Prostitution It makes weak wom-
en- strong and sick wemen well. Ingredi-
eats on label-eoAtsins no alcohol or
haEmf1i habit forming drugs. Made
wholly ef those native, American, medic
inxi roots most highly recommended by
leading medical authorities OF all the sew
eral schools Of practice for the cure of
womsn's peculiar ailments.
For nursing mothers. or for those broken
down ia heStth By too frequent bearing of
children, also for the e1pectant mothers,
20 prepare the system for the coming Of
baby and making its advent easy and
almost painless, there Is no medicine 0uite
SO good as SFavorite Prescription It
can do no haEm In any condition of the
system. It Is most potent invigorating
tonic and Strengthening nervine nicely
adapted to woman's delicate system by .
physician of large experience in the treat
ment Of woman's peculiar ailments.
Dr. Pierce may be consulted by letter
tree Of charge Address DR.. r. v. Pierce,
1nvaiids' Hotel and Surgical Institutes
Buffalo. N. 7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26

formed business men here for several
days that the Rock Island railroad sys-
tenn is not only negotiating for the pur-
chase Of the New Mexico Central and
its allied properties, the Albuquerque
Eastern and the Hagan coal fields. but
that the negotiations are very near to
a satisfactory conclusion; if, indeed the
transaction has not already been
closed.
Colonel w. S. HopeweIl, vice presi-
dent of the New Mexico Central who
has had active charge of all of the
with the properties, declined last night
Rock Island system, in any way. Col
onel Hopewell has maintained a per-
sistent silence concerning all the affairs
of the Central for some time past and
declined again last night to say any
thing at all.
1t is known, however, that the Rock
Island system has made definite pro-
posal for the purchase of the New
Mexico Central and the Hagan coal
fields and that the proposal includes
the completion of the line to Albu-
querque. Whether or not this proposal
has been accepted cannot be stated
definitely. 1t has been said within the
past day or two by men in a position
to know that it has been accepted, and
that only the details of the transaction
remain to be completed. In any event
it is not unlikely that the coming week
will bring a definite announcement as
to the sale.
In the meantime the matter gains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
PROMOTE NEW STEEL TIE.
A Preacher and Blacksmith Secure
Patent on New Device

PaI6nt on New Device.
Ottawa, Kan, June EFF the ex-
pectation of Ottawa men are realized
the business of railroad building will
ancial benefit of Franklin county par
ties.
An effort is to be made at once to
put the Eels steel tie on the market.
Letters patent were issued some time
ago to Rev. M. Eels and Elmer An
derson, both residents of Centropolis,
and the latter a blacksmith there.
Yesterday arrangements were closed
with S. P. Costigan to look after the
promotion of the invention. What
appears to be reliable proposition
from a large concern to sell the pat
ent for $4,000 has already been re-
ceived.
The new tie is fashioned out of
thin sheet steel. 1t is square in shape,
1t has the dimensions of the ordinary
wood tie. The objections, on the
ground of unelasticity, made against
all previous inventions in the line of
metal and cement ties are overcome
in this tie by having the rail rest on
a square block of wood which is
clamped in the metal tie by an in
genious arrangement which permits
of taking up all slack The edges
of the rail fit into indentations in the
steel sides of the tie and the danger
of spreading rails is therefore over
come.
This tie can be made at about the
same cost as a wood tie can be pro-
cured" said Mr.. Costigan this morn
ing. "I am going to submit to some
practical railroad men, and If the
judgment is what has already been in
dicated, we will proceed to extensive
tests in practical USE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
BEER FOR WICHITA JULY 5.
1t Is Said the Lid VIII Be Lifted at
That Time

Wichita, Kan, June 26.-Those in
a position to know say that on the
fifth of next month, unless the Curtis
bill should be passed in the meantime,
brewery wagons will start delivering
beer to those thirsty citizens of Wich-
tia who want it bad enough to order
it from Kansas City.
The Curtis bill is framed to make it
Illegal to ship liquor of any kind into
a prohibition state, and somehow the
impression is very generally conveyed
that the distillers and brewers have a
towline that is warranted not to break
and that their pull is strong enough at
Washington to make the defeat of this
bill a foregone conclusion.
A city official said that If the inter-
state commerce laws permitted liquors
to be shipped into prohibition states
and they were backed up by the SUI
preme court of the United States he
would have no power whatever to pre-
vent the delivery of anything in the
drinking line to any one who ordered
it sent to him from any point outside
the state line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26
MORE RAINS-MORE TIES.
Good Progress Reported on T. & N.
w. Out of Onaga.

Onaga, Kan, June 26.-Engineer
Neuhart is smiling very pleasantly
these days. The weather is just what
he likes for the pushing of his work
on the railroad grade-raining only
at night and on Sundays, and then
not too much. His various contrac-
tors are all pushing the work nicely
and rapid progress is being made. j.
T. Atkinson came in yesterday with a
40-team outfit and will locate for
work at the big fill. Mr.. Neuhart con-
templates no trouble at this place, and
is of the opinion that it will be ready
on time, reports to the contrary not
withstanding.
Peak & Chambers are unloading a
20-team outfit at Wheaton. They have
a stretch of work just east of Lillis.
An 100000 ties direct from the
south began delivery here this week.
These are oak timberS and are trans
ferred at Topeka for this town, thus
saving one handling.