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Evening star., 1909-05-09
ROCKVILLE, MD.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 8, 1909.
It is understood the democratic primary
election in this county will be held Sat
urday, July 81, when candidates for clerk
of the circuit court, register OF Wills,
sheriff, state senate, house of delegates,
county commissioner and county surveyor
will be named by direct vote Of members
of the party. The campaign for the vari-
Gus nominations has already become live
ly and will be waged with increasing
vigor right up to election day. Seven
teen aspirants have already announced
their candidacy and many others are
expected to come from under cover with
in the next week or two.
The pupils Of the Rockville High
School are rehearsing for the annual
commencement. which will be held in
the opera house the evening of May %.
A program of music and recitations will
be rendered. and Prof. John T. Worthing-
ton. president of the public school board
for Hartford county, will deliver an ad-
dress. The graduates will be Miss Annie
Riggs and John Janney.
Mrs. Arthur L. Watkins has resigned
as principal of the public school at Cedar
Grove, this county. but will continue in
charge until the close of the present
school year. The schools of the county
will close Friday, May %.
The following are some of the recent
transfers of real estate in this county:
house and lot near Autrey Park; Chevy
Chase Land Company to ]. Marion Shull.
lot at Chevy Chase. $3.50: Harry NJ. Mar
tin to Richard G.. Bailey, lot near Chevy
Chase; Hattie r. shipley to William T.
Pugh. lot at Woodmont Frank Higgins,
attorney, to william S. Carroll. King Sol
ONION gold mine. 81 ,62o; Frances F. Coy
kendall to Sue T. Miller, lot at Takoma
Park: William P. Montgomery to Amelia
Erdman. two lots near Chevy Chase,
Fannie j. Barrett to Union Trust Com
pany, forty-seven acres of Oatland; r.
Holt Easley to Ella r. v. Waters lot at
Silver Spring: Robert S. Brown to John
j. Ekin. lot at Takoma Park; Adds b.
Browne TO Frederick Keplinger. lot In
Northwest Park; Frederick ]. Leonard
to Edward F. Slanker. lot at Chevy
Chase; Charles Byrd to Charles H. Nuss-
baum. lot at Forest Glen; Arthur Towne
to Charles H. Montgomery, property at
Chevy Chase; Clara 0. Leland to Agnes
r. Holt Easley to Katherine 8. Todd lot
at Silver Spring: John B. Chaddock to
Joshua Q. Shipley, lot at Somerset: Harry
NJ. Martin to Theodore A. Sonneman, two
lots near Chevy Chase.
Church at Darnestown. this county. has
extended call to Rev. Frank H. Allen
of Baltimore to become pastor or the
church. and 1t is understood the invitation
will be accepted The church has been
without a regular pastor since the resig-
nation OF Rev. Walter p. Stone several
months ago.
Miss Maude Augusta Schultz of Seat
Pleasant. Nd, and George Bartholomew
Orton of Washington were married In
Rockville Friday afternoon by Rev. S. r.
White of the Baptist Church at the home
of the minister.
Mrs. M. l.. Warner OF Fredericksburg
and Mrs. W. NJ. Davis OF Alexandria are
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. Pumphrey.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
SHERIDAN POST CAMPFIRE.
Col. Holbrook Guest Of Honor Fri
day Might.

Col. Edwin H. Holbrook, commander
OF the Department Of the Potomac, G. A.
R., was the guest of honor of Phil Sheri-
dan Post. No. IA. Grand Army of the Re
public. Friday night at campfire In the
hall OF the organization. 1412 Pennsylva
MIA avenue. Stories Of the civil war were
related and Comrade Holbrook congrat-
ulated the post on its "forthwithness and
prosperity" Public Printer Donnelly was
also a guest of honor, and retold some of
his fathers "reminiscences of the great
conflict.
The guests were welcomed by Charles
NJ. Richardson, post commander, and
Judge Edward p. Seeds, auditor of the
War Department.. made an address on the
experiences Of the soldier in the time of
war. giving a graphic account Of the
deeds of valor performed and the hard
ships borne by the volunteers of the
Union army.
There was a program of vocal and in
strumental music and refreshments were
served.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
MILLINERY AND GYMNASTICS.
Glasses of Y. w. G. A. Give
Exhibit

The exhibition OF the gymnastic and do
mestic art classes Of the Young Women's
Christian Association was held Friday
night in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms.
The exhibit of the domestic art class,
Miss Vera Graves. teacher. consisting OF
garments and milliners were displayed
around the room. The gymnasium classes.
under the direction of Miss Marguerite
Morse. physical director. presented Sc
ries of interesting drills.
The program was as follows: Freehand
gymnastics. by combined classes; wand
drill, Tuesday Friday classes; dumbbell
drill, Monday-Thursday class: athletic ex-
erc!se, Tuesday Friday class; freehand
caiisthenics and fancy steps, Monday
Thursday class: exercise of fancy touch
steps on the balance beams. combined
classes: hurdle race, won by Miss Cation
BY special request Miss Marguerite
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Title
to Goods

When you buy
goods here you
own them. We
hold no lien of any
description, and ask
no security except
your promise.
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Army Medical Reserve Corps

There will be public exercises this
year at the graduation of the officers
of the Army Medical Reserve Corps, who
have been under instruction at the Army
Medical School in this city. The exami-
nation of the student officers is now in
progress. with the prospect that some
thirty will be graduated and receive COM
missions in the regular course. The
graduation will take place at the d. A. r.
Hall May 30, and the principal address
will be delivered by DIR. Roswell Park of
Buffalo, n Y, formerly of the Medical
Reserve Corps.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Steamer Fulton Given Speed Tria

CAMDEN. N. J., May S.-The new
Hudson River Day Line steamer Robert
Fulton. built by the New York Ship
building Company of this city. was given
her trial on the Delaware river today.
The new steamer was under the COM
mand of Capt. G. A. White. and was
given a speed trial between Philadelphia
and Chester The trial was successful.
the steamer coming up to all the require
ments of her owners. The Fulton will
take prominent part in the coming Full
ton Hudson celebration in New York.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Morse gave the jumping jack athletic
dance, and responded to encore by giving
the petticoat schottische.
Membership OF the classes is as follows.
Tuesday-Friday class-Misses Emmons.
Keithley Bunting. Waters, E. Love. r.
Love, o. Love and Starr.
Monday-Thursday class-Misses e. Phil
pott, p. Philpott. Cation. Ford, Emmert,
Smith and Hayden.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
MAJ. SLAUGHTER DEAD.
Was Acting Chief Paymaster Of D,
partment Of the Missouri.

OMAHA. Neb, May s.-Maj Brander
D. Slaughter. acting chief paymaster OF
the Department OF the Missouri, U.S.A..
died at his home In this city this after
noon Of heart trouble.
Mai. Slaughter had been United States
marshal of this district, commander of
the Department of Nebraska, G. A. r..
and grand master of the Nebraska Ma
sonic Lodge. He had served as an Officer
Of volunteers in the Philippines.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
No Contract
No Lease
No Notes

Goods are charg-
ed on an open ac-
count-just such an
account as you
have with your
grocer. We ask a
regular payment
weekly or monthly.
That amount will
be arranged to give
you all the help
possible.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

A big freight wreck occurred on the
Western Maryland railroad. near Keyser,
W. Va. and eleven cars were piled up.
tangled and broken. The wreck occurred
at the bend. where speed is made to climb
the hill. The wreck was caused by
broken fiange and was one of the most
costly in the history of the road. No one
was injured.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
About
Furniture
and Credit

Here are plain,
brief answers to
questions most like
ly to occur to the
prospective Gu S
toner.
They cover the
features in which
You are interested
and give a true idea
Of our help in
home furnishing.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Another
Privilege

An account in
good standing may
be added to at any
time. We do not
ask you to finish
paying a bill before
buying more goods.
1t doubles the value
OF your credit
Evening star., 1909-05-09
About
Quality

You must be the
Judge. We mark
every article in
plain figures = at
credit prices = and
invite a compari-
son with the best
offers of cash
stores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
CITY NEWS
Read The Daily Gate City.

Read The Daily Gate City.
A marriage license has been is-
sued to George Flick and Miss Amelia
Schaffel, both of Warsaw
-Thirty-five or forty officials of the
Wabash railroad company will visit
Keokull on Saturday afternoon. coming
here from Springfield, H., in several
private cars of the different head off,
Gals of the road After a stay OF
possibly an hour in this city or more,
during which time they will converse
with local representatives of the road,
the officials will leave for Quincy
where they will look over tae COM
pany's holdings in that city The trip
is an annual one made each fall by
the officials of the Wabash for the
purpose of looking over the company's
property along the different lines of
that road. In the party Saturday will
be President F. A. Delano of New
York, vice president and general man
ager Henry Miller of ST. Louis, Mo-.
S. e. Cotter, general superintendent
of st. Louis, c. e. Brown, superintend-
ent of the Springfield division, w. G.
Maxwell, general traffic manager of
st. Louis ] d. Mcnamara, general
passenger agent of st. Louis and many
others.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
Degree OF HONOR
Will CONVENE
Southeastern District of Iowa Of De-
gree of Honor viii Hold Con-
vention Here Novem.
Der 1e.
TO BE A BIG AFFAIR
Burlington, ottumwa, Mount Pleas
ant, and Other Cities Will
be Represent

The sixteenth of November will be
red letter day in Degree of Honor cir
cles in this city, the southeastern dis
trict of Iowa convention to be held in
this city on that date. Burlington, FIT.
Madison, Mount Pleasant Ottumwa
and other smaller towns will be rep
resented at the convention and the
meeting will be one of the largest
of its kind in this part of the state in
several years.
Local members of the order are pre-
pairing to entertain their guests roy
ally on that date and nothing will be
left undone by them to make it one of
the pleasanest affairs of its kind ever
held here.
There will be election of officers
and other business will come before
the convention which will hold both
night and day sessions. A banquet will
be served all visiting members by the
keokuk order and possibly a program
may be arranged for entertainment.
The Keokuk lodges degree team
VIII be assisted by the Burlington
team in exemplifying the work and
possibly Ottumwa may send her de-
gree team to take part in the exer.
cises.
The convention will be honored
with the presence of Mrs. Eta Bran.
son, of Shenandoah, Iowa. Grand
chief of the state lodge. Iona M
Shyroc1, grand recorder of the state
from Burlington, will also be present
at the coming convention
Already plans for the affair are be
ing made and no stone will be left
unturned to make the day a big one
in the annals of Degree of Honor his
tory in Keokuk and for those cities
which will be represented here b.
many delegates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
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Following the regular lodge session
last evening, the Degree of Honor la
dies and gentlemen spent social
by the members present. During the
evening, Mrs. ]. M. Parks and Miss
Jessie Park were presented with two
handsome spoons as a pleasant remem-
brance of the Keokuk lodge Mrs.
Park and Miss Park leave soon with
their family for southern Arkansas
where they will reside. They will leave
on Monday and will be followed in
about week by Mr.. Park.
A series of dances is to be given dur
ing the coming winter in Hawkes. hall
by the Messrs. P. l.. Kennedy and Alba
Mccoy. The social affairs will be Civ
en- each Monday evening and instruc
tions in dancing will be given from
1880 to O'Clock and from 9 until II,
assembly will be held. Agnes orches-
ira will furnish excellent music and
the affairs will be select.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
CITY NEWS.
house numbers, w

Aluminium house numbers, Web
ers'.
For the consideration of 81. James
Alonzo Patterson has decided to Mar.
garet Bell Patterson. his wife. lot 2
and the east half of lot 3, block 50,
Reds addition.
Ralph Bear who for the past four
years has been cashier at the local
Rock Island freight depot has been
appointed to the same Office in Des
Moines. This is quite promotion
and he we'll deserves it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20

Chicago Cash Grain Market.
CHICAGO, Oct 20.-Wheat- No. 9
red, $1.21@1.22; 8 red, s1.16@1. 20: 2
hard winter, s1.10@1.12; hard win
ter, $1.o6@110; ] Nor. spring, s1.o6@
s1.oSA; 2 Nor. spring, s1.O4@1oS; 3
spring, s109@106
Corn-No. 2, 61A; 2 white, s11s@
61a; 2 yellow, 61la@61A; 3, 81; 8
yellow, 61A@611a.
oats-No. 2, 40: 3, s9a4; 8 white
oats, 4o@41; A white, $4,000; Stand
ard, 41@411a
Peoria Cash Market.
PEORIA, Oct. 20 Corn-No. . vel
low, 6o&c; No. 3 yellow, 6Oa4c; No. .
mixed, 60Ac; No. mixed, Go1ac; No.
mixed, 591ac
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
Daily Grain Letter.

CHICAGO, His. Oct 2O.-Wheat-
Liverpool closed SD to I'D lower Re-
ceipts here today % cars, year ago, 50
Rains shown on the map this morning
over the fall seeded wheat sections. A
preliminary private report received by
us, puts the winter wheat acreage at
80 100000, acres breaking al previous
records. The crop is said to be in eX-
cellent condition The sensational
figures for cash wheat are bringing in
creased country offerings and buyers
are showing disposition to hold off.
While the immediate situation Is still
strong and with big premiums, there is
not much inducement to sell December
wheat short as it looAs though the
crisis in cash wheat prices had been
reached and turned. II the light eX-
port business continues it will leave
big surplus, which with the big fore
ign supplies is going to be very bear.
ish feature on the May delivery.
Corn-Liverpool closed lad higher
Receipts here today 141 cars, year
ago, 81. The weather is still favor
dplS lOf Idllu OpeTdllOuS ana COT0
| husking is said to be making rapid
progress in spite of the labor scarcity
Considerable short contracts have
been recently covered in the Decem-
Der delivery which materially relieves
the situation. Possibilities of labor
scarcity, car shortage, and unsatisfac-
tory weather along with light termin-
al stocks make the December delivery
rather risky short sale, but we CON
slider the general situation very bear
ish and would sell May corn on all
hard spots.
Oats-Receipts here today 144 cars,
year ago, 131. The heavy selling by the
1 Armour of the December delivery has
/ been the most important feature
This interest is heavily long both the
cash oats and the December delivery.
The immediate position appears to be
strong and is likely to remain so un.
less the farmers marketing attitude
changes. With big stocks, although
firmly held an increased movement
would be burdensome. There is big
stock of oats back in the country. Can
ada has record crop and May oats
will surely sell lower before delivery
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
Talked With Eskimos.

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2o.-Captain
Scloubye, of the steamer Godthaab
reports that Rasmussen, the explorer,
after examining thirty-fiye Eskimos
who had seen Cooks Eskimo compan.
ions, is convinced that Cook reached
the pole. Rasmussen has not seen the
two Eskimos who accompanied Cook
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20

noon in Fairmont cemetery in Den
yer MIR. Ind Mrs. Carter left Keo-
kuk about twenty years ago and have
resided in Denver ever since. She is
survived by her husband, John H. Car.
ter, former railroad man of tais vi
cinity and later in business on Main
street, besides her parents in Daven-
port and a number of brothers and
sisters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
MUM YON'S
Eminent Doctors at Your Service Free
NOT A PENNY TO PAY
For the Fullest Medical Examination
by Mail.

We sweep away all the doctor
charges. We put the best medical tai
ent within everybody's reach. We en-
courage every one who ais or thinks
he ais to find out exactly what his
state of health is. You can get your
remedies here, at your drug store, or
not at all, as you prefer, there is posi-
lively no charge for examination. This
company have prepared specifics for
nearly every disease, which are sold
by all druggists.
Send today for a copy of our medi-
cal examination blank, which we will
mail you promptly, and If you will ans
wer all the questions, returning blank
to us, our doctors will carefully dag
nose your case and advise you fully
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and Jefferson SITS, Philadelphia, Pa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
DAVIS BOYS ARE
FOUND BY POLICE
Telegram From Abba to Police Head
quarters Results in Location of
the Youths.

AS stated in yesterdays Gate City
a telegram was received at police
to locate Tom and
Ernest Davis and stating that their
mother had died in Abba. The police
conducted the investigation and found
that the two were working in a quar-
ry. but that they were white and not
colored as the first telegram stated
They have been sent to Abba
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
CITY NEWS.
Read The Daily Gate City.

Word was received by relatives CO.
day of the death tais morning at
O'Clock at her home in Denver, Colo,
of Mrs John H. Carter former Keo-
kuk resident, death resulting from
cancer after an extended illness The
burial is to take place Friday after
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
NEW PETITIONS
ARE NECESSARY
Supreme Court Reversea the Decision
in Lower Court in Fort Madison
Saloon Case.
Special to The Gate City.

l6pScldl 10 Inc Jdte Clty.I
DIES MONIES, Oct. 20-The SUI
preme court today reversed the decis-
ion of the lower court in the case OF
H. T. Scott VS.. c. c. Nagacke from
Lee County.
The lower court held that the petit
ton of consent to operate saloons five
years ago. had s. percent of the vot-
ers, but the Supreme court says no,
which makes new petitions necessary.
This is case which started at Fort
Madison and will be well remembered
by attorneys and others who were in
terested in the saloon agitation of a
short time ago 1t effects every town
in Lee county excepting Keokuk and
FIT. Madison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
chicaao Live Stock.

CHICAGO. Oct. 20. Hogs Receipts
$4,000; estimated tomorrow, 10000:
5@10c lower; left over, 5000; mixed,
81. 1907 rs; heavy, s7.55@7.75;
rough, s7.O5@7. 80; light SC. 90@7 so;
bulk, s7.3o@7 .65; pigs. Sc 1907 90
Cattle Receipts, 10000; market,
steady; beeves, "a. Go@S 80; stockers
and feeders $315@5.3 cows and
heifers, 50. 250G35; calves, $1,000
$50 Texans, 81 .40@5. So western
ers, 81 25@7 so.
sheep-Receipts, 10000; market,
steady; sheep, SO oo@4. So; lambs
81. 1907. %.
CHICAGO, Oct Estimated re-
ceipts tomorrow, hogs, 1900; cattle,
5000; sheep, $4,000.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
NATIONAL STOCK YARDS ILL.,.
Oct 20.-Hog receipts 1000; opened
steady; mixed $795@7.75; heavy,
81. 65@7.7o rough, s7.l0@7 .35;
light, 81. 30@7. Go; bulk, 81. 1907 65;
pigs, Sc. 0O@7.25.
Cattle receipts, $500; market. slow,
10c lower; beeves, 81 ,OO@S %; stock.
ers and feeders, SO 50@5 90; COWS and
hefers. SO .oo@G 80; calves, So. 500
s 90; Texans, So 4o@5.75
Sheep receipts $500; market
steady; sheep, SO 5oG4.5o; lambs,
Sc .00@7. 25
Kansas City Receipts.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2o.-Hogs, 10
coo; cattle, $4,000; sheep, 1000.
Omaha Receipts.
OMAHA, Oct. 20.-Hogs, 5000; cat
tie, 5000; sheep, 10000.
keokuk Market.
KEOKUK, Iowa, Oct. 2O.-Today's
local markets furnished by the o. A.
Talbot Co.:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
Graded
Northwest Receipts.
LIVERPOOL Markets.

LIVERPOOL, Oct. Opened
Wheat Ad lower; corn, I'd lower.
1880 p. M Wheat, 7sd lower; corn,
I'D higher
Wheat, as@1ad lower; corn,
sd lower.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
Went to Montrose.

Deputy Sheriff ]. ]. Crimmins re-
ceived word from Wavland yesterday
of the stolen team and was asked to
keep lookout for the man and outfit.
This afternoon, ]. H. Fackler, the liv-
eryman of Wavland, to whom the
team belongs accompanied by two
other Wavland citizens. one Of whom
was Felix Smith, arrived on the K. &
w. train at l.: Is from the west and in
company with e. E Hawkes.. left at
1:55 for Montrose where a search for
Levan will be made.
Meantime the deputy sheriff will
keep lookout and the anti-horse thief
men will work in conjunction in their
efforts to land the horse thief who is
up to dangerous game.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
Nebraska.

Bargains in farms. 10000 acres al
falfa, winter wheat and corn land, in
small and large firms in Sherman, Buff
falo and Custer counties. j. T. Camp
bell, Litchfield, Neb. 20-6t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20

LucRETIA:
Just learned that Gold Medal Flour IL
.iited ten times through finest silk. EuoENIA
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20
AGENT WANTED.

AGENTS WANTED sell our teas,
coffees, spices, extracts, ETC., in
Keokuk. Address Grand Union Tea
Co., Burlington, Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20

Your nerves must be fed with pure,
rich blood, or there will be trouble.
Poorly fed nerves are weak nerves;
and weak nerves mean nervousness,
neuralgia, headaches, debility. Weak
nerves need good food, fresh air, and
Ayers non-alroholic Sarsaparilla.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-20

FOR SALE-Farm 100 acres we'll inn
proved. adjoins town of Selma,
quick sale to close an estate. Address
E. D. Michael Admr., Selma, Iowa