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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
CITY NEWS.
Poultry, fine roasts. Markley's.
Oyster cocktail sauce, Immegart

Poultry, fine roasts. Markley's
Oyster cocktail sauce, Immegart.
Fair visitors, for shoes. Ludwig's.
Harness. blankets, lap robes.
Sherwood has a large stock.
Burke Bros. special chocolate sale
Saturday Pound box 25c.
Take the children to see Tom
Thumb at Dodges tonight.
The Free Booters is one of the
big pictures at Dodges tonight.
Our dollar assortment of dress
goods will surprise you. Central
Prunes 6 pounds Csc. Better
grade 3 pounds, 25c. Reck's grocery.
Word comes from Champaign,
Illinois, where Edward Kiedaisch is
attending the University of Illinois,
that he has been pledged into the
Sigma Chi fraternity. He is very for
tunate in gaining this honor.
Property owners of block SO, lot
10. have protested to the city council
against the construction of sewer
through the alley of the block because
said premises is over 200 feet from
a water main. The block is between
Des Moines and Palean and Sixth and
Seventh streets.
Silk petticoats. black and colors,
1926 to $500 Central store.
Delegates to the two conventions
of the Upper Mississippi River I'M
provement association and the lakes
to the gulf association have been ap-
pointed by the Commercial club.
Messrs. J.. A. Hamill, o. A. Talbot and
&c. A. Weber will attend the conven-
ton to be held at Wenona on October
is and I, and Messrs. George S. Tuck
er, James Cameron. Sr., and J D.
Ecker will attend the convention to be
held at New Orleans. The gentlemen
this year make the trips at their own
expense, the funds now in the treas
ury of the organization being insult
ficient to meet it.
The first attempts at the forward
pass by the local high school foot
ball team were made last night when
Coach Belknap devised a few plays,
having that as the principal part
There are several men on the team
capable of handling the pass and it
should prove very successful this year.
I Belknap himself got in the scrimmage
a little last evening, playing with the
scrubs and on many occasions he
I brought first team man to the
ground with thtid
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
CITY NEWS.
Insure with B. B. Hobbs.

Insure with B. B Hobbs.
Tonight at lodges, Tom Thumb.
Smoke Moeliers Si'ver An cigar.
Tom Thumb is the Man of the
Hour at Dodges tonight.
New shades in dress goods, SOC
! to S1.50 per yard. The Central store.
DIR. Dimond has moved his office
to the Odd Fellows building, No. 10
| North Seventh street.
! Carolina broken rice, G pounds
Csc. Reck's grocery.
ing at o'clock.
"A nine pound baby girl has ar
rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
| Robinson of South Ninth street.
! A baby boy was born this week to
! Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Cooper OF Chicago.
Mrs. Cooper will be pleasantly remem-
bered as Miss Arvilla Erdman by her
many friends in Keokuk.
The North road train which leaves
Keokuk at 3:3G il the afternoon, will
be held until O'Clock on Thursday
/ Friday and Saturday of next week, al
lowing the passengers more time to
see the attractions of the week
"A special train is to be run into
Keckuk on Thursday of next week
from Centerville over The K c. to Don
Nelson. The train s due to reach
Keokuk at 1910 in the morning and
will leave on the. return trip at $3.50 in
! the evening. 1t will bring big crowd
i to the celebration.
Remember that cities which grow
/ fast and permanent are the ones
which have an aggressive Commercial
/ club or business mems organization
| 1t is essential therefore that the Keo-
kuk Commercial Club be made strong
! 1t needs more members to give II
/ strength If you are not a member
i join now.
I President BUXTON Wilkinson of the
local humane society. says that he
will be unable to attend the national
meeting which is to be held next
week in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Thus it looks as though Keokuk will
be without a representative. although
! Wilkinson was for time planning to
4 attend
Judge H. C. Travers of Bloomfield
died recently in Kosse, Texas, his re-
mains being brought to Bloomfield
for burial The deceased was at one
time citizen of Keokuk. learning
the printing trade here when a young
man and then reading law in the Of
fee of George W. McCrary being
admitted to the bar in 1862 at Bloom
1 field
Harvey Mcknight, the Memphis
farmer who wrote to Mayor Strim-
back a year ago to look him up a
wife and who has also written Mayor
Off, has sent a similar letter to Con
stable John Leindecker. He address
ed his letter to Mr.. Leindecker as
Special Humane Officer, believing thai
the Humane Society should look into
his case and secure him wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
CITY NEWS

-Blom's soap at all grocers.
Seal Shipt oysters, immigrants.
Blankets, lap robes, Sherwood.
Malone's for poultry. s06 Main.
p. Wolfe, horseshoeing, Is s. 10th.
Elegant, that meat from Hau-
bert's.
See Her Face was Her Fortune,
tonight at Dodges.
Go to Sherwood for blankets and
lap robes. 7Os Main.
New feed store, 1101 Main. opens
Monday. Gutherz & Mullikin.
Special sale Saturday, pound box
fine chocolates &c. Burke Bros.
New dress goods. SOC to $3.50 per
yard at the Central store.
-Gutherz & Mullikin opens new
feed store Monday. 1101 Main. Both
phones.
Use Wanda coffee, it's the best,
25c pound. Home Tea Co. Both
phones.
Miss Mary E. Wood aged AZ, and
F. l.. Yenawine aged So. both OF War
saw secured marriage license this
afternoon.
"A bright baby girl came yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 to brighten the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holdorf, of No
800 A street The proud and happy
parents are receiving congratulations
today.
The fog was very thick on the
river this morning, delaying the steam
er Dubuque by about one hour. This
steamer is due to leave here at 600
O'Clock, but was unable to pull out
this morning until 7:15.
Louis Cook of Quincy who was
manager of the team representing that
city in the Central Association may
help coach the Quincy high school
football team He is an old time star
and knows the game well.
Fred Hillyer. janitor at the Y. NJ
C. A. is contemplating the purchase
of a power boat from a Dallas City
man. The craft is 80 feet long and
about 10 wide, and is a double deck
affair. 1t is no doubt fine looking
boat and is practically new. having
been run only about a hundred miles.
The Carthage. college football
team passed through here this morn
ing on its way to Canton where it will
engage in a contest with the Can
tonians this afternoon. Johnson and
Clark of last years Carthage high
school team are now members of the
a1nunn with them
this morning Otis Helfrich, who
played last year at Lake Forest Acad-
envy, Chicago. was with the bunch this
morning Clark says that the c. Fl. S.
team is better this year than it was
last and that is going some.
I Harvey Mcknight Of Memphis,
Mo-, has broken loose again. Last
year at about this time he wrote tn
Mayor Strimback asking him to look
/ UP wife for him and promising to
/ come over to Keokuk during the street
/ fair and meet tne prospective. bride
! Mayor Strimback and Gate City re
porter formed an affinity bureau and
i the next day had two applications for
the man. secured by boosting his
wants in the columns OF this paper
| But Harvey never came to claim his
/ bride. Now he hobs up again by writ
| ing a similar letter to Mayor Off. il
I Mayor Off cannot secure any appli
cants, ex-mayor Strimback might be
induced to turn over to him the two
| applicants he had.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
CITY NEWS

tom Thumb and all of his little
brothers will be at Dodges tonight.
1t is said that there is a bar form
ing in the current in the river where
tie water from the canal is being
pumped in trying to remove deposit
of sand. This is very eneer occur
renee as the water in the river at
that point is very swift and it would
be expected that 1t would wash the
sediment away
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
NOTICE.

The Lee County Loan and Building
Association offers for sale 500 shares
of stock, dating Oct. /, 1909. Those
contemplating, buying, building or re-
pairing homes should subscribe for
this stock at once.
The investment features Of this
stock should not be overlooked by
those desiring monthly savings ac-
count.
j. D. ECKER,
Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
Report from Spartanburx.

Spartanburg, July 9.-The report
reached here today that the Board OF
Trustees Of Clemson College will re.
fuse to accept the resignation of Pres
ident Nell. The resignation OF DR.
Nell, 1t is said, Is the outcome of crit
icisms made of his management by
Capt. Minus. the commandant who
recently resigned.
The trustees. 1t Is understood, will
refuse to accept DR.. Melrs resignation
and will pass resolutions commendine
the work Of DR.. Nell as a vindieation
OF the structures made by Capt. Mir
us.
Another report is that Senator y.
r. Tillman will resign from the SEN
ate to accept the presidency though
very little credence is placed in this
rumor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
RESIGNATION NOT ACTED ON.
Trustees OF Clemson Adjourn With
out Reaching Decision, Will Dc.
eide I'm August.

Clemson College. July 10.--It was
stated here this morning on the au-
thority OF DIR. p. II. Nell that his res
ignation as president Of the College
was placed In the hands Of the board
OF trustees at the evening session Of
the board yesterday. The resigna-
ton Is to become effective September
!, 1909. subject to the action of the
trustees. No reasons for the resigna-
ton are stated.
The board has taken no action upon
the resignation. but has adjourned to
meet August IL. when 1t will proceed
to consider DR.. Mell's resignation and
to take up various other matters of
business not fneshed at this season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
NORTH CAROLINIAN HoNoRED
James Yadkin Joyner Elected Presi-
dent OF National Education Asso-
ciatiOn-Other Officers Chooses.

Denver, Col. July S.-The election
OF James Yadkin Joyner, superin.
tendent of public instruction of North
Carolina, as president Of the National
Education Association today is re.
garded by his supporters as a victory
In their fight against regulation o,
the prices Of school text books. Mr.
Joyner was elected over Ben Blewett
head Of the st. Louis schools, and DR.
]. H. Phillips, Of Birmingham, Ala.
The association passed a resolu-
ton against the existence Of frater-
mites in high schools.
In the regular sessions, Edwin G.
Dexter. commissioner of education
for Puerto Rico, offered a resolution
urging that congress be asked to con-
fer citizenship on the people Of Puer-
to Rico.
Immediately member from Ala
bama proposed freedom for the Fill
pinos. Then Miss Mary Shirley OF
California declared that eff there is
going to be any freedom advocated
here want the voice of this associa-
ton to be raised in behalf of those
who deserve 1t most The women OF
the United States" That was the
end Of the resolution.
Irwin M. Sheperd of Winona,
MIMI, was reelected secretary; A. H.
Chamberlain of California was re.
elected treasurer and Lornzo D. Har-
vey. the retiring president, was elect
ed first vice president.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
GROWING DRUG PLANTS.
CarOlinians Find Profit in the Guilt.
vs'ti0n OF Paprika Pepper and Cas-
tor eBaRs OH a Commercial Scale.

Columbia, July S.-Through the
enterprise of such men as the Nc
Gowns, OF Darlington, and Mr.. nj. E,
Cottingham, Of Ebenezer, a new and
highly profitable industry bids fair to
be developed in South Carolina, these
gentlemen having achieved highly sat
isfactory results from Investigations
into the possibilities of drug plant
cultivation in this section.
The plants which they have had
under Investigation and demonstra-
ton are paprika and cayenne pep
pers. castor beans and cascara sa-
grada. The main emphasis so far
has been laid on the paprfxa pepper
business. Last season the crop of
about 10000 pounds of dried pepper
was marketed in New York at about
l cents per pound.
Next year the growing of cayenne
pepper to supply the domestic de-
mand for the dried and ground pro-
duct will be undertaken on COM
mercial scale.
About 5000 pounds of American
worm seed has been harvested in q
test carried on for two seasons. and
the material brought encouraging
prices.
In the country about Florence there
Is being developed a small but satis-
factory industry in the growing of
red peppers and castor beans. II
seems probable that the limit of
other drug plants which may be
grown In this favored region has not
yet been reached.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
SOUTH CAROLINA GOING DRY?
LOCAL OPTIONISTS WANT TO RE.
TALIATE ON THE BLIND
TIGER ELEMENT.
Legislature Will Probably Pass State
wide Prohibition Law at the Com
ing Session.

Columbia, July BY reason Of
peculiar combination of conditions,
the indications are that when prohi-
bition comes in the county elections
provided for by the act of the last
Legislature-and it will not surprise
any great number of people to see ev-
cry remaining wet" county in the
State vote itself "dry'-the State will
go dry with a better promise of the
law being enforced than has been the
case with any other State in the
Union. From the present outlook,
South Carolina is going to give an
other demonstration of how she can
be peculiar.
The local option people and many
of the old State dispensary people are
going to retaliate on the blind tigers
for lining up with the prohibitionists
by seeing that every community gets
all the prohibition it has voted for.
The blind tiger element, neither here
nor in Charleston, has taken much
trouble to conceal the fact that it will
vote for prohibition generally over
the State. OF course, the prohibition
lists will be only too glad to get the
support of the local optionists, and
won't ask any questions about the
motives and the mayors of towns
whose revenue will be affected by the
loss Of the dispensary business, will
join the jolly crew which will demand
that the police enforce the law. Most
anybody who has had any practical
observation Of city or town police
forces knows that there is not a town
in the State where the police are not
strong enough to stamp out every til
ger for keeps IL intelligent public
sentiment demands this.
1t seems now practically foregone
conclusion that the next Legislature
will pass Statewide prohibition bill
even IL every county goes dry, so rs
to prevent them so easily voting wet
again. and it seems equally likely that
the law as to tigers will be so chang
ca AS to do away with the. trial of
them by juries and handle them en-
tirely by injunction.
Senator Weston, of Richland, will
urge the passage Of such a law. He
Is local optionist, and has warned
the local tiger element that he will
advocate such law if the tigers per-
sisted In supporting the local prohibi-
tionists. A bill to this effect lacked
but one vote of getting through, and
with additional counties going dry
Will likely have smooth sailing next
| spring.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
New Trial for Geo. Wilson.

Columbia, July 1O.-"Geo. l.. Will
son was tried in March, 1901, at Che
rckee Court House for murder and
found guilty with recommendation 20
mercy and sentenced to life impris-
onment in the penitentiary. Both the
Judge who tried the case and the So
licitor who prosecuted, recommend
clemency. The testimony in the case
was not submitted along with the
papers, and the Hon. w. M. Graydon
OF Abbeville, who appeared in behalf
or tn petitioner, stated that he had
been unable to get a copy of the tes-
bmony from the official stenographer.
The board is unwilling to act upon
this case without seeing the testimcn,
and we therefore respectfully ask
your EXcellency to call upon the Of
hcial stenographer to furnish il 10
the board. This case was, therefore.
continued until the next meeting of
the board In order to procure the tes
tmony taken at trial. Respectfully
submitted.
(Signed. w. A Clark
Secretary, Board Of Pardons."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
A TRAGIC DEATH.
Wel Known Railroad Man Cruste,x
BY Cars.

Columbia, July s.-Lawrence Ham,
Tier. air brake Inspector for the
southern Railway, a well known and
popular young man of Columbia. was
killed yesterday morning while at
tending to his duties as brake insnec-
tor at the Blanding street yards
While standing between two cars !.
shlfting engine is supposed to have.
struck one of the cars. crushing him,
between the two. He never lost con-
sciousness and was able to recognize
his parents, who searched the Column
Ola hospital in time to be at his bed
side Wnen death came. Mr.. Hamiter
was 26 years of age and one of the,
pest known young men i'm the city.
The body of the deceased was nor
taken to the home on Bryan avenue
aS TWO OF the young mans sisters now
lie critically i'll with fever and II was
thought best to have Il removed To
VanMetre's, from which place II was
'akeh TO the family burying grounds
o. the Hamiter family at Cedar Creek,
To-Day The funeral services took
place at the family burying rronnax
today at l o'clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
SENDING OUT BLANKS.

Secretary or State Getting Ready for
Vote on the Dispensary Next
Month.
Columbia. July 10.-The secretary
OF state has prepared the election
blanks and expressed them cut to the
election commissioners in the 81
counties where the elections will be
held on August II. on the dispensary.
The packages were sent to the clerks
os court In the counties for distribu-
ticn.
The poll lists. precinct returns,
oaths Of Office. copy of elections laws,
tickets and blanks for expense are
contained In the packages. The pack
age also contains the necessary
blanks for the commissioners of cleo
ton to make out their returns on as
required by article 8, chapter 10. of
the code of 1902.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
new TARIFF MEASURE.
BILL AS AMENDED PASSES CCN-
ATE BY VOTE OF As TO "a.
McEnery Deserts His Party-Ten Re-
publicans Aligned With Minority
Against Aldrich and the Regulars.

Washington, July S.-The tariff bill
passed the senate just after II
o'clock tonight by a vote of As to
34 Republicans voting in the mega
tive were: Beveridge, Indiana; Bris-
tow, Kansas; Brown, Nebraska; Bur-
kett, Nebraska; Clapp, Minnesota;
Crawford, South Dakota; Commins,
Iowa; Dolliver, Iowa; LaFollette, Wis
consin; Nelson, Minnesota.
McEnery of Louisiana was the only
Democrat recorded in the affirmative.
AS it passed the senate the bill
contains almost 400 paragraphs. The
senate made $40 amendments to the
house provisions, many Of which were
added today.
The closing scenes in the senate
chamber were tame indeed. Mr.. La
Fcllette's three-hour speech tonight
was earnest, but not especially ami
mated. He had slim audience. SEN
atcrs remained in their seats only
when required to be there to vote.
The result Of the vote on the bill
had been long discounted. There was
no doubt of it's passage by its usual
finance committee majority.
Following several hours of mono
tonous discussion of the general fea-
lures Of the tariff bill, the closing
hours were characterized by a spirit
ed controversy between Senator Aid
rich on the one hand and a number
of the insurgents on the other as to
the standing Of Republican senators
who might cast their votes against
the bill.
The bill being put on its passage
was passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Aldrich the
vice president announced the senate
conferences as follow; Senator'S Aid
rich, Burrows. Penrose, Hale, Cullom
Republicans; and Daniel, Money and
Bailey, Democrats.
The senate then adjiurned until Il
o'clock tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14

Clemson College, July 9.-The re-
ports In today's daily papers that DR..
r. H. Nell had resigned the presi-
dency Of Clemson College at the
meeting Of the Board of Trustees last
night were brought to Mr.. Mell's at
tention today, and he asserted early
this morning and again late this even
Ing that he had not resigned. No state
ment that his resignation would or
would not be presented before the ad-
jcurnment Of the board could be had
here up to late hour.
The board Is in executive session
late tonight and there will be another
session tomorrow morning. Until the
fral adjournment Is reached there is
little or no chance to get any authori-
tative report of the proceedings.
Whether or not the resignation will
bc presented tonight or tomorrow no.
body knows
The members Of the board and DR..
Nell will not talk for publication.
The session last night and the ses-
sion today have been taken up In q
cafefui consideration OF the presi-
dents annual report, and recommen-
'ations concerning the various phases
az college work and progress, so that
up to this time there has been no
chance for the presentation or consid-
eratipn' OF President Mell's resisua-
tion II he intends to resign. Only he
knows that SO far as can be learned,
and he has been interviewed several
times during the day with the above
results.
Prof. William Riggs, when shown
the statement in the Charlotte dis
patch that he was spoken of as DR..
Melrs probable successor If DR.. Nell
should resign, made the following
statement
II am not now and never have been
| an applicant for the presidency o1
Clemson College. I would not be WILL
ing to forsake my profession for the
calling of a college president here @,
l elsewhere"
Prof. Riggs is the efficient director
Of the engineering department OF the
college. He is a mechanical and elc.
triacl engineer Of marked ability and
Is widely known and recognized as
such. He Is yet young man and Is
welded to his profession.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14

Anderson, July 9.--At $3.50 o'clock
this evening, at Clemson, DR.. Nell
submitted his resignation as presi-
dent. Tonight the Board of Trustees
IL considering 1t, and will announce
Its decision tomorrow morning. 1t
10 understood that a large majority of
the trustees are not in favor Of ac-
cepting 1t, and 1t is believed that 1t
will not be accepted, and that the
board will adopt the recommendation
for satisfactory results as made by
DR.. Nell in statement which he sub
nitted with his resignation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
EDUeLTIoHlL IEETlNe.
sUPER1NrENDENfs HOLD con.
FERENCE IN sPARrANBURG.


Columbia. July 1.-THE county sr-
perintendents OF education Of South
Carolina viii meet In spartanburg on
"Wednesday for . conference with
otsss Superintendent OF Education
Qwearingen. The conference will be
h>ld st wofFord College. sevsral days
eso Mr. swsarinsen addressed = let
tor 70 All Of the superintendents CALI
ing for the meeting and since that
time hs has received letter from al
uAoet every one accepting the invita-
tlon. No ofhciai programme has been
prepared but several subjects Of vital
insportsncs win be discussed.
rhs following are the subjects 20
BE- taken up for discussion:
Supplies. blanks. reports. etc.
ssats aided high schools for the
v Lsnsshening the bsrm Of our weak
yural schools- A balance Of $4,000
= still available for this purpose aud
hun1ssds Of districts need to take ad-
vantage of this fund.
Pyixss 10 b AWARDED by the Rural
Gehtos Improvs.snt Association.
4ne new library list adopted Wy
1ale bsard OF EducAtion May /.
- - eosintios.ai campsIsp
\ Bessents of summssr school work.
All Of the subjects are live as will
~ noted ana their intelligent discus
sson win no deabt be, productive OF
much good - the schools Of the
state.
0rest interest b being shown In all
ssctions Of the state over the edca-
tionsi campaign which VIII be held
during the month of August. The
county superintendent will have
charge Of the meetings to be held In
the diRerent counties and the discus
sion Of thin subject at the conference
~ spartanburg will no doubt be OF
grent benefif-
About 80 OF the most prominent
men IN south Carolina have consent
~ 20 be present at the meetings and
make addresses. The superintendent
are to furnish three local speakers a,
the msstings
Fun plans for the campaign will
Be announced In few days by Mr.
Swearingen-