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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
KEoKUK MAN IS
IN QUINCY JAIL
John &. Sheehan Escaped From State
Hospital and Will be
Sent Back.

Quincy Herald: When Captain
Hugh Mackenzie arrived from Keo-
kuk. today. he informed Police Of
ficer Tom Ryan that John E. Sheehan,
who Is serving a sentence of three
weeks at the work house for peace
disturbance and drunkenness, is an
escaped patient from the Iowa state
asylum for the insane at Mt. Pleasant
The captain had not been advised as
to what was to be done in the case
but was under the impression that
relatives of the young man would take
steps TO have him removed from Quin-
cy and recommitted to the asylum.
Sheehan was arrested in Washing
ton square, last Sunday, while part
ly disrobed He was extremely OBJ
streperous and used the foulest lam
guage that has beer heard on the
streets and in the city prison in a
long time. Monday forenoon, in the
police court, after entering pleas Of
guilty to the charges preferred
against him he took the witness
stand and publicly apologized for the
language he had used and for his con
duct. II was because OF this exhibit
ton penitence that he was dealt
with leniently 1t was noted at the
time that he appeared to be nervous
b that he was dippy was not sus-
tied. The information on this
point brought to Quincy from Keo-
kuk. the former home of the young
man. was the first intimation re-
ceived that he was mentally unbal-
anced
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

of Modern Woodmen of America
the other evening reception COM
mittee was appointed to receive dele
gates from all the camps in the
county who come to Canton to the
meeting. 1t is to be an association
meeting and each camp has appoint
ed one or more representatives to be
present next Thursday. 1t is for the
purpose of perfecting strong move.
mont which disproves of the lavish
expenditure of money for salaries and
other expenses which resulted in
m ,eting of the head camp at Peoria
last summer.
Fulton county is organizing sol
idly and by the time another head
camp meets there will be something
doing, for it is expected in many
places similar work will be done to
snow disapproval of the use of money
in too free manner.
A short time ago In the legislature
OIL was introduced which provides
th-t all fraternal insurance and bene-
fit societies and associations shall be
compelled TO fix their rates OF insur-
ance and benefits on basis similar
to the one now in vogue in the Old
Line companies. 1t seems obvious
that the only end to be attained by
the passage of such bill would be to
overcome the advantage which the
org anizations, of which the Woodmen
is a good example. have over the Old
Line companies because OF the lower
rats charged
Natura..y the fraternal orders will
make big fight before allowing any
, such bill to become law. Already
plans are on foot to have petition
containing the signatures of all the
Woodmen Of McDonough county,
about 1900 in number, sent to the
representative of the district in both
houses Oh the legislature stating
their objections and asking for their
support in knocking it out.
that the effect of the petition
will be of course is yet unknown,
but il seems improbable that any of
the members of the legislature will
favor the passage of such bill
when SO large part of his constitu-
ency is opposed to it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
MODERN WooDMEN
WILL BE INTERESTED
Objection Being Mace to the Recent
Raise in the Salaries Of
Officials.

Modern woodmen camps in differ
ent places are organizing for unit
ed effort TO protest reckless expend-
itL-es on the part of the head camp.
The move TO raise the officers sal
aries, which was railroaded through
at the last moment at the last meet
ing of the head camp. opened the
eyes of the members to the fact that
they should look after their interests
In this as well as any other organiza-
tons.
The following from the Canton
Register shows that a move is on
foot TO that end in Fulton county:
Al a meeting OF the 'ocal camp
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

is the guests of Kahoka relatives and
friends
BY the way. is Kahoka going to have
a chautauqua this year?
Nearly all the churches are prepar-
ing for special Easter services next
nday.
Clark county farmers are busy SOW
ing oats. A large acreage will be put
in
Miss Sullivan of Keokuk is in the
guest of Mrs. NJ. L. Burke.
John Daily is now associated with
Chris. Stopper in the barber business
on the west side of the square.
Mrs A. B. Dunlap died at her home
in California. April 2. The body was
brought to Revere and Inferred We'd
nesday. Rev W. F. I.aidley. of Kahoka,
officiating The maiden name of the
deceased was Damarius Beard and she
was born and raised near Revere
The newly elected city officials will
be indicted into Office next Monday
night.
Charley Jester sold another car
load of western horses in Kahoka
Friday
The wyaconda drainage ditch en-
lthusiasts affected an organization in
kahoka last Saturday A petition will
be circulated and presented to the
county court in the near future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

like to use it; when you breathe it in
it has such a soothing. healing effect
on the inflamed and germ ridden mem
brane In five minutes you get such
wonderful relief that you know that. at
last you have a cure
a Hyomei outfit which consists of
one bottle Of Hyomei, hard rubber
pocket inhaler and medicine dropper
and simple instructions for use costs
only s1.o0, and extra bottles of Hyo-
mel if afterward needed cost 50 cents.
And besides catarrh remember that
Hyomei is guaranteed to cure asthma,
Group, bronchitis, coughs. colds, sore
throat and hay fever, or money back.
Wilkinson & Co guarantee ii. Hyo-
mel is sold by leading druggists every
where
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
[ !J1':]
A PRETTY WEDDING
AT VINCENNES
Miss violette seovern and Mr.. James
McCarty Welded on Wednes-
day Evening, April Z.

pretty home wedding vas solemn.
lied Wednesday evening, April Z, at
the country place OF Mr.. and Mrs
Byron Scovern, near Vincennes, when
their youngest daughter. yiolette, was
united in marriage with Mr. James
McCarty.
Rev. r. C. MoIlwain. rector of st.
Johns Episcopal, keokuk, awaited the
coming of the bridal party in a fairy
like nook in one corner OF the parlor-
where an improyised altar had been
placed. This was surrounded by banks
was lavender and white, and a trellis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
Report is Adopted.

If the statements made in this re-
port are true. then attendants have
committed crimes against the state.
and | am not in the habit of seeing
cases tried in this way" said Mr.. Lee.
in the old days an accusation that
a man had witchcraft was enough to
condemn him, but | thought we had
emerged from that night of darkness
and bigotry. | understand the testi-
mony in this case has been withheld
By the committee. and | say it should
be looked over and examined before
this house brands hospital authorities
as criminals
Representative Fulliam declared the
intention of those opposing the adop-
ton of the report was to whitewash
the whole outfit
There is no question that these I'M
fortunate patients have been used
worse than cruel" he declared. when
| stand by their dinner tables and see
them given bread and potatoes and a
bone stuck into little dish of greasy
soup, say it is not treating them
right.
If you want to, turn us down. You
can do so and stand by that beloved
board of control
Representative Dury moved the
previous question and the report was
adopted by vote of so to 6, with %
absent or not voting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

Do you know what
Hyomei is? Let US tell
you. it is the concen-
trated extract taken
from the pine and eu-
calyptus trees of inland
Australia where ca
tarrh, asthma, Group.
hay fever or consump-
ton were never known
to exist.
Pour a few drops of
Hyomei into the hard
rubber inhaler (same
as illustration) and YOU
can then breathe into
the lungs the very
same antiseptic germ
killing air as you
would breathe in the
Australian forests of
pine and eucalyptus.
And Hyomei is 50
pleasant TO use; you'll
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

ingly, dainty supper was served the
guests.
Miss Scovern is a very estiinao.s
young lady. She was graduate iiom
the Eddyville high school, in the cla 49,
of '06. Her wedding day was also .ne
anniversary of her twentieth oirlhuas
Mr.. and Mrs. McCart, expect 10 -
side near Vincennes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
pependabIe Proprietarx Medicines.

It must be admitted by every fair
minded. intelligent person. that
medicine could not live and grow in
..ularity for thirty years, and today
hold record for thousands upon
thousands of actual cures, as has
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. without possessing great vir-
tue and actual worth. Such medicines
must be looked upon and termed both
standard and dependable by every
thinking person.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
Dangerous Hair Dyes!
How to Test "Hair Dyes Containing
Sugar Of Lead Poison and Sulphur.

FEEL it
are
These containing nothing
nor less Sugar andSu
Sugar Of cad is--Po
should bear the Label the
honest " -
Thousands people playing with fire
using these preparations,
Sulphur without a cheraica
the directions BOTTLE BEFORE USINCin
eWhy2 and
the Don't shake
will fail absolutely color hair.
Lead and Sulphur sticky greasy
or =
There's another 'od tne'the an expert
Then,
be retoncbed by anda another fee paid
startling Then the o the of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
ASYLUM REPORT
MADE OFFICIAL
House Votes to lndorse Finding of
Special Committee Appointed
to Investigate Charges
of Cruelty.
NO HEARING OF BOARD
Debate on Question of Giving Board a
Hearing Brings Out statements
Regarding Conditions as
Found.

DEs MONIES, April 9.-After Rep
resentatiye Brandes and Fullia1n had
supplemented their formal report with
inlpassioned speeches supporting
charges of cruelty and abuse, the
house yesterday Endorsed the commit
lee report by vote of so to 6. and de-
MED a formal request from the board
OF control that 1t be allowed to make
statement of the facts involved in
the committees investigation OF the
state hospitals for the insane.
For more than an hour the house de-
bated first whether the board should
be permitted 10 make a final state
ment. and when that was decided in
the negative, whether the report
should be adopted or referred to
committee to report this morning.
Representative Lee came TO the de-
tense of the board on the question Of
granting them the privilege of making
a statement and declared that charges
that the investigation had been one
sided, star chamber proceeding should
be looked into before the house send
the report out to the people OF the
state with its stamp of approval.
In reply Chairman Brandes declared
that the hospital superintendent and
the board members had been given
every opportunity to testify and if the
committee had done what the board
wished it would be in session for six
months TO hear the boards side of the
case
Representative White, Marston and
Swan took the floor to urge the adop-
ton of the report, declaring that it
would be unheard of to place the COM
nlittee on trial or question the fair
ness of its work.
Chairman Brandes. in his speech
asking for the adoption of the com
mittee's report, showed emotion in
touching upon instances of cruelty
disclosed by the investigation.
Women Are Tortured.
eve found that fifteen or sixteer
women had been stripped of thei
clothes and put in a screen room
naked said he. "Others were tor
TIRED by the attendants bending owe
their fingers, twisting their wrists AM
striking them under the chin. be
IleYe the Super1nlenueHtS never haeN
of these things The patients test
fed that the attendants put an IL
mate at the door to tell them whel
the doctor was coming so that the
could prepare for his inspection.
eve heard charge of criminal az
sault upon a woman inmate by a n'
gro. The superintendent testifie
that the doctor said it had not bee
accomplished. A patient testified thu
the doctor said it had been. That
where we had TO let the case rest
"Other patients were dumped in
bath tub and bathed in ice cold watc
because something was wrong wit
the hot water pipes.
I'VE gave the board of control q
the chance It needed TO answer ties
charges. don't believe the boa,
knows what has been going on. Sc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
Women as We'll as hIen arc MADE Miserable
by Kidney and Bladder Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
aud lessons ambition; beauty,

vlgor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that ii is not uncor1-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys Iffhe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

the leaning was all one way.
THE idea of appointing another
committee TO Judge OF the conscien-
ciousness and honesty of this commit
tea is unheard of, declared Repre-
sentative Marston. This report is no
censure of the board of control. They
don't know of these conditions 1t is
warning and reminder.
After his motion to refer the report
had been defeated. Mr.. Lee took the
floor to oppose the adoption OF the
report
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

A Warnins-to feel tired before ex-
ertion is not laziness-it's a sign that
the system lacks vitality, and needs
the tonic effect of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Sufferers should not delay. Get rid of
that tired feeling by beginning to
take Hoods Sarsaparilla to-day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

BY druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all
,A1+ C-,x- D 80
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09
Car Be No Whitewashino

From 125 to 140 patients are placed
in charge of one attendant at night.
Is it any wonder that the attendant
should lose his patience and the pa
Gents be eussed and damned and told
III knock your brains out?' l am
positive these abuses happened If
you want to let the board of control
come here and whitewash this thing.
you can do it,
Representative White said he was
convinced the committee has worked
fairly and honestly, but said he
thought the board should be heard
and action on the report deferred by
the house
Representative Lee said no one had
higher regard for the committee than
he, but the report is an extraordinary
matter. If it were accepted 1t would
amount in the eyes of the people to
the acceptance by the house OF the
conclusions drawn by the committee
He referred to charges that the in
yestigation had been conducted in
one-sided, star chamber manner and
said the house should consider these
| things.
! Representative Zeller said he had
| entire confidence in the committee
Hearing for Board
/ But if I'd been d member of that
committee I'd have been in favor of
granting the request of the board that
they be permitted to make a state
ment." He said he would favor the
motion of Representative Lee to refer
the report TO a committee.
Il saw something of these abuses
when was serving as peace officer.
said Representative Swan. 81 have
seen old gray haired men and women
somebody's fathers and mothers. call
aunies' and lunatics' because they
were old and feeble minded, and lee
through the snow for exercise. Some
only lived a week and some ten day,
because of the abuse they received"
1T really seems to me that th'
gentleman from Emmett is trying Il
protect the board of control instead 0
these unfortunates who are wards o
the state said Representative Full
lam or the investigating committee.
Representative Reaney said he be
g lieved the report is all right but tina
i if the house did not grant the board
Z hearing it would be construed tina
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

child urinates too often, If the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, thecau OF the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition OF
the kidneys and bladder and not to Z
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made niiser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

enty-fve per cent OF the patents DON.
know who the board members are.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

including many of the thousands of test
monial letters received from sufferers
who found Swan1p-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DR.. Kilmer
g. Co., Binghanton, n. V. be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Dr.
kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address;
Bingharnton, \. Y, on every bottle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-09

For Nature, in these
minute laboratories.
forms the coioring or
pigment which alone
can give you a hand
some head OF hair.
Mary T. Goldman S
Gray Hair Restorer is
1he true scalp stiruulant
and hair food
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-02
Thayne Notes.

Thayne, Wyo., March 2S.-The shoot
ing match between Freedom and Thayne
was held on the END. Freedom won,
abe score being 4l2 to 422. The dance
was given the following Friday at Free
dom and every one enjoyed a good time.
The Auburn Dramatic Co., played
"My Lady Darrell to large audience
in the Thayne meeting house. The
characters we're well sustained and some
of the costumes were elaborate
VIM. Aulliman and Lester Parks have
organized thel Aulliman and Parks show
which will consist of moving pictures
and ventriloquism. They haye had
some posters printed and will announce
their entertainment later.
Minnie Nelson and Arthur Steele were
up to Alton Friday and Saturday, TAX
ing the county school examination.
County superintendent Kate Smith
/. visiting the eThayne school today.
mrs. Hakanson died at p. M Sun
day. She had been ailing for oyer q
year and took worse Friday. DR.. West
wss down from Alton but was unable
TO give her any relief. He pronounced
her i, onbIe As asthma OF the heart. Thu
funeral will take place Wednesday a
l2 o'clock. Mrs. Hokanson Is survived
by her parents, quite . number o
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-02
Swept over Nlacra.

This terrible calamity often happens
because a careless boatman ignores
the rivers warning-growing ripples
and faster current--Nature's warn
ings are kind. That dull pain or
ache In the back warns you the Kid
neys need attention II you would es-
cape fatal maladies-Dropsy, Diabe-
ties or Bright's Disease. Take Elec-
trio Bitters at once and see Backache
fly and all your best feelings return.
After long suffering from weak kid
neys and lame back, one $1.00 bottle
wholly cured me-" writes ]. r. Blank
enship, of Belk, Tenn. Only soc at
Modern Pharmacy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-02
ST my Land of Utah.

Our Representatives will be in Mont
pelier soon to tell you how to secure an
ideal horne ard an irrigated farm in
Willard County. Utah at $40 90 an acre,
on ten year payment plan Don't fail
to see them aud secure information
about excursion rates on railroads. For
further information literature etc be-
fore they are here, write Wenger &
Rostan, Ais Eccles Building. gdea
City, Utah. Agents BURNER l rigated
Land Co. De Meade Austin, Agent at
Montpelier, Idaho
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-02
NOT LIKE ROMAN

Richard Harding Davis and other
glamour over the title, Soldier of For
tune" which possibly applies to GER
tain victims of aderlust and love OF
unusual adventure, but which is hor-
rible misfit to the only individual the
writer ever knew whose many adven-
lures by field and food, and beneath
a half-dozen flags, properly placed him
in the class of Capt. Macklin, Red
Saunders and others known to readers
of fiction, says a writer in the Atchi-
son Globe. Sam Chalmers was the
name our soldier of fortune gave to
those who asked. Incidentally, he
was the homeliest man we ever met
a large, slouching, loose-jointed crea-
ture, who looked half man and half
gorilla. His feet and hands were too
large for his big body and he handled
both as II they were something of a
burden. He was dish-faced, had bleary
eyes and the complexion of a tan shoe
efter you have worn 1t through dewy
rass.
Chalmers was always dirty and
usually drunk-a man without a Wis
ible redeeming personal feature and
.+tle mental attraction. But he had
accomplishments; he knew enough OF
he sea to make it carry him where he
would and. perhaps. something more.
He could speak several languages and
a half-dozen native dialects, including
that of New York's East side (the
hardest to understand, where ne
claimed to have originated at some In
definite date in the past. He seemed
to have a knowledge of all the ports
If all the seven seas and could, when
he would, tell interesting tales Of
fighting Zulus in South Africa, bush
, men In Australia, pirates OF the Chinf
coast and several other strange ant
UNPLEASANT creatures in other outland
: ish places.
Americans found him in an isolated
Filipino stronghold on the Island o
Leyte, and he said he had been takeI
prisoner when he came ashore from
a hemp ship. The natives said he hal
been a captain of the insurgent army
and perhaps he had. although he de
MED 1t for obvious reasons. At an!
rate, he wasn't an officer with then
for patriotism or love, for he turned
American scout and fought them witt
lust for blood amounting to savagery
He was brave. as the bulldog is-be
cause 1t knows no better-whicl
seemed to be his only trait In common
with the other soldiers OF fortune o
whom we have read.
/. Later we met him as second mat
on a wind TANNER at Nagasaki. TIL
sea was home to Chalmers and he onl
quit 1t occasionally to find fight an
a more convenient place to get drunl
Had Chalmers turned to the land II
: stead of the sea In his earlier year
! he would have ended as only con
mon tramp. AS Il was, he IL a traml
but of a more uncommon kind. It
the tramp instinct which make
soldiers of fortune, although
perhaps, some of them, more fort'
nate, do wear Immaculate white due
suits and pith helmets. But the. onl
J one we ever met was not very classy
and he kind Of shook our faith In Cap
Macklin
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-04-02
20 Years
With Heart Trouble

CDR. Miles Heart Remedy has
cured me of heart disease of
over 20 years standing. | was
SO bad that | could not do my
work, and could scarcely draw
a full breath without faiating or
smothering. The doctor told me
he could do no more for me;
then | commenced taking the
Heart Remedy. / shall never
forget that night. I slept better
than | had before in months. l
kept right on getting better, I'M
til | was perfectly WE'LL"
MRS. LAURA RUSSELL,
Logan, Iowa.
When the heart action is
weak, it fails to pump the blood
through the lungs with sufficient
rapidity. Then the lungs do not
absorb the proper amount of
oxygen, although they may be
taking in normal amount of
air. The result is shortness of
breath, smothering spells, diff
cult breathing, oppressed feeling
in chest. DR.. Miles Heart Rem
edy strengthens the heart nerves
and muscles, and in this way
increases the circulation.
Get a bottle from your drug
gist. Take it according to direc-
tions, and il it does not benefit
he will return your money.