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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17
DO rs Now.

Now is tn time to get rid Of your
rheumatism. You can do so by apply
ing Chamberlain's Lniment. Nine
cases out of ten are simply muscular
rheumatism due to cold or damp
or chronic rheumatism, and yield to
the vigorous application of this lini-
ment. Try it. You are certain to be
delighted with the quick relief which It
affords Sold by Wilkinson & Co. and
]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17

The steamer Dubuque arrived in
mort at 2:30 this morning from the
south, having been delayed on account
of the excursion which the boat ran
from Hannibal to the Quincy ball
game yesterday. A good list Of freight
and passengers was carried by the
boat which returned down stream at
six o'clock this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17

way. I doctored
until I was dis
'couraged, a n d
thought / should
never get we'll. ]
read a testimonial
about Lydia &.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
thought I would
try it. After tax.
ing three bottles ]
was cured, and
nAuov fn1k 90 xv,,11
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17

II you want to feel well, look well
and be we'll take Foley's Kidney Rem
edy. It tones up the kidneys anc blad-
der, plrifies the blood and restores
health and strength. Pleasant to
take and contains no harmful drugs.
why not commence today? Wilkin-
son & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17
Little Soldiers

IN your blood are the millions
os corpuscles that defend you
against disease.
To make and keep these little soldiers
healthy and strong, is simply to make
and keep the blood Of the right quality
and quantity. :
This Is just what Hood IS Sarsaparilla
does it helps the little soldiers in your
blood to fight disease for you.
1t cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions,
catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous.
ness, dyspepsia, general debility, and
builds up the whole system.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17
Well known Ennjneer

wei NHuWH Engineer.
Major Montgomery Meigs, American
civil engineer, and guest Of Ottumwa
today, was born at Detroit, Mich,
February 81, 1S47. He was educated
at Harvard and in Germany, and was
for several years in the employment
Of the Northern Pacific railway. Since
1882 he has had charge of the Des
Moines rapids canal under the gov
eminent. He is the inventor OF a
Canvas Golfer dam. He also CON
structed the United States dry dock at
Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17

Moines, Major Montgomery Meigs.
with his assistants George Hartel and
y. 7. Meyling of Keokuk, and Harry
Young of Des Moines, reached the
club house of the Ottumwa Oarsmen
about $50 p. M, yesterday, seeming
~ glad to have reached the city and
anxious to get some rest after their
trip. The welcome over with, the party
repaired to the Ballingall hotel where
they were comfortably quartered for
the night. This morning the major
with all the earnarks of an old sea
captain was found at an early hour by
q representative OF the press, seated,
pajama-clad on the side of his bed, in
the process of a shave and despite
THE fact that his face was lather coy.
cred and the trusty blade was plying
downward removing the beard growth
of a few days, the genial major, be-
tween strokes, had pleasant word for
his interviewer. who retired until
later when the river man should have
finished his toilet and breakfasted.
Des Holmes is NavigabIe.
I Later when seen the major with
Harry Young of Des Moines was the
center OF an interested group of the
waterways committee members in the
lobby of the hotel and was aiming
| from the Ottumwans such infer nation
as he could regarding the stream in
| the vicinity of Ottumwa. Asked about
the navigability OF the Des Moines,
| Major Meigs stated Il do not believe
! that can tell you anything about that
until have first reported my findings
! to my superior, Colonel Richie at
| Rock Island, although to my notion
! the stream is as navigable now as
! ever 1t was. would not however.
j care to state anything further than
! that until after my report has been
made to headquarters.
"My trip is but preliminary sur
ivey or investigation Of the POSSIBLE
| tiles of the Des Moines river for navi.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17

BAI!!CKACHE
WILL YIELD
10 Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

J, Rockland, Maine. ssI was troubled;
Tor I q long time with pains in my bach
md side, ard WAS miserable 81, orro,.,.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17
Favorable and Definite News is Elk
pected at Almost Any Time
BY Those Who Have
Faith in II.
NEW PROPOSITION
Promoters Are Trying TO Get Factories
to Come to Keokuk in Order
to Create Close
Market.

A phase Of the water power propo-
sition which has never been touched
in the newspapers and which has not
been contemplated by very many peo-
pie, Is this: That the promoters of
the project are not bending all OF
their efforts in trying to sell the pow
er to st. Louis, or to other places
near to Keokuk, but are working on
big manufacturing concerns to remove
to Keokuk or vicinity.
The promoters are in position to
offer such inducements to a big fac
tory using lots of power, that it
would be paying proposition to re-
move the factory to Keoluk where
the saving on power would In a short
time, make up for the expense Of
moving.
Electrical power can be sold cheap
err in eokuk than at point one hun
dred miles away and cheap power is
a big item in a big factory. AS is
well known tentative contracts have
been made for furnishing great
amount Of power % st. Louis parties,
but there is still plenty of power yet
to be distributed and the promoters,
instead of trying to send this power
away, are trying to bring power users
here.
Cheap power will act as It's own
magnate and draw factories to it after
| it is developed and ready for distribu-
ton and after the plant here has been
completed, Keokuk need not worry
| about trying to get big concerns to
come here for they will do 1t of their
own accord, but at the present time
the promoters are trying to place the
power ahead of time In order to make
estimates and figure out. the propo--
sition.
A Wrong View.
4 When The Gate City first announced
some time ago that the contracts had
been signed for some of the power to
go to st. Louis, there were some peo-
pie who took wrong view of the mat
ter and with long faces, said that the
water power plant would do Keokuk
no good because all OF the power
4 would be sent away. These pessimists
| did not realize that the million dollars
worth Of power to be sent to st. Louis
was but small part of the output of
the plant which would still have
plenty Of power to go around after
supplying st. Louis with possibly
every bit 1t needs.
The promoters would rather sell
power close to the plant than to trans
NIT it hundred miles and naturally
are working to the end of creating
a big market for the power right at
the location Of the dam.
When the final decision is an
to be erected here. It will not be sur
prising If together with the news will
also come the news that three or four
Large factories will move here on &C
count Of the work being started.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17

cation purposes and am taking
soundings and dwellings, as well as
having Mr.. Young kept busy photo
graphing various places along the
stream. am in word collecting all
information relative to the navigation
OF the stream and securing its history
IN order that the department can de-
termine as to what will be dore to-
ward carrying out the terms OF the
appropriation Of congress for the nav
igation of tie Iowa streams.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17
Met up the River.


1t was first planned for the visi-
tors to arrive in Ottumwa yesterday
noon and arrangements were then
made for every launch on the river to
join in parade up the stream and
meet the Meigs party. News was then
received from Harvey, however, that
indicated the party would not arrive
until this morning and the launch pa.
rade was postponed.
Then at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon the news came that the parry
had reached Eddyville and was head
ed for Ottumwa, and an effort was
made to carry out the original recep-
ton plans. 1t was impossible in the
short time allotted, however, to bring
many boats out, but four launches.
carrying representatives Of the Com
imercial association, the boat club and
the press set out and met the visitors
at the four mile bridge.
& In F. II. Halls launch were Mr..
Hall. DR.. Lambert and Clarence Har-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-17
Reception Tonight.

An informal reception will be ten
dered the visiting surveying party to-
night in the rooms of the Commercial
association and an interesting pro-
gram of speeches and short talks will
be given. 1t is planned to have some
member of the visiting party speak
to the Ottumwans and in turn some of
the locals will tell the visitors things
regarding the river, shipping and 9TH
err date that will be of interest to
them on their cruise of the Des
Moines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
Imnortant TO Homeseekers.

Your attention is called to West
Pendleton, the most desirable and
healthful residence portion of the city
Healthful, because of the wind al
ways blowing from the west, you have
pure air to breathe before being load
ed with disease germs, and because
you have pure water to drink. You
have only to drill a well to bedrock
and you have as pure cold water as
this country affords. Pure because
no surface water can enter Twenty
five years ago, when Pendleton's wat
er supply consisted of driven wells,
typhoid fever was unknown.
The fallacy of its being moro
healthful on the heights above the
valley was proven years ago when
the Miss. valley was being settled. 1t
was thought to be more healthful on
the hills, consequently, that part of
the country was settled first, after
wards, the valleys and physicians stat
ed, that there was far more sickness
on the highlands than in the valley;
the reason being, that the miasm from
the valleys rises and on reaching the
high grounds, spreads and those liv-
ing in the vicinity must breathe this
foul air.
Most desirable for residence. be-
cause of good soil, sub-irrigated,
where anything will grow you plant
without spending fortune for water.
Also doubly protected from danger
of floods by both levee and R. R. en-
bankment; water having never over
flowed the R. R. track.
If you are tired of living in the
dry, dusty, unhealthful hillsides, or
any other undesirable part of the city,
go to the West End where it is
pleasure to live.
Farmers, if you contemplate buy
ing city home, the West End is the
place to locate, where you have all
the advantages and none of the dis
This is no real estate agents boom,
but facts based on scientific princi-
pies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
UNION COUNCIL HAS
ANOTHER SHAKE-UP

Union, Ore.-At o'clock this
morning a special meeting of the
Union city council was held, at which
time the resignation of Mayor Dali
ton was read and accepted, and Dr.
Law resigned his seat as councilman
and accepted the position Of city re-
corder That office carries a salary
of $3.50 per year.
John B. Wolfe, who was fined IS
some time ago for helping take
bottle of liquids which he supposed
was beer from Leland Clark, was ap-
pointed to the place in the city coun-
Gil which Law vacated for the more
lucrative position of city recorder.
Within a few hours from the time
DIR. Law had assumed his duties as
city recorder, he was served with
recall petition, and the election must
be set within the statutory time. The
petition has been prepared for some
time, but as there was no recorder
there was some doubt as to the posi-
bility of its being legally filed. The
opposition to the present council and
It's policies claims it will have no
trouble in winning in the coming
election, and assert that four out of
every five votes will be against the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07

not only for the return of the young
man to st. Paul, but to cover the ex-
penses Of an escort also.
Born, after visiting a brother in
Idaho, came on into Oregon, and at
Roseburg attracted notice by his
queer actions. He purchased a tick
ct for Shasta Springs, and while trav-
cling across the Sskiyous left the
train at one of the small stations,
saying it was going too slow for him
and that he could make better time
afoot. He started to walk down
through the valley and awakened
people at farmhouses en- route in the
middle of the night by knocking at
doors and seeking admittance. In
one or two instances women alone in
the houses were frightened by the
intruder, who also labored under a
hallucination that some one was seek
ing to take his life. In many respects
the young man seemed rational and he
had money in plenty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
CITY ATTORNEY SETS
OFF LOADED CIGAR

Alameda, Cal.-A loaded cigar be-
ing smoked by City Attorney
Simpson during a meeting of the su-
pervisors caused Mayor Noys to duck
quickly under the table, and sent two
of the supervisors to the floor when
it exploded. Today Simpson, Noys
and the remaining town officials are
looking for the man who gave the ci-
gar away.
The meeting had been called to
elect Simpson city attorney. The bal
lots had been cast and the new off,
cial came forward to receive congrat-
ulations. He held the burning cigar
between his teeth. There was
flash, followed by loud report
Simpson jumped back and Noys mys-
terially disappeared under the table.
Simpson remembered that the load
ed smoke was presented to him by a
client, but just which client he can
not remember
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
FATHER ALLOWED TO
SEE SON ONCE A WEEK

New York,-Just how often a faith
er of ordinary and proper affections
should desire to see and visit with an
infant son of 16 months was officially
passed upon yesterday by Judge Bra
dy in the supreme court. The issue
came up on a writ of habeas corpus
secured by Joseph Magnus, directing
his wife, Josephine, to produce in
court their 16-months-old son, Joseph
jr The mothers attorney explained
that the father and mother were not
living together. Judge Brady said
he thought the proper place for the
child was with the mother, but said
the father could come and visit it on
Sundays. "Once a week. I think, is
all that any ordinary father, no mat
ter how devoted, would care to visit
an infant of sixteen months" COM
mented the court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
Died from Cholera Infantum.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Curtis, living on
Mud creek, near the state line, deny
that their little daughter, Alice Irene,
died as the result of eating poisoned
cheese. The parents declare they had
no poison about their place and say
the child died from chlorea infantum.
The published reports of the death
attribute the child's illness to poi
soned cheese. The Curtis family for
merly lived at Helix.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
Off on Big Camping Trip.

one of the jolliest camping parties
going out Of Pendleton this season
left this morning about 1890. II
consisted OF DR.. NJ. S. Kern, George
Ferguson of the Alexander depart
ment store, E. e Corby of the Fra
z'er book store and Fred Lampkin,
business manager Of the East Orego-
nian. They had a food supply suf-
ficient to feed an army and also car
ried all the equipment necessary for
enticing the wary trout from their
haunts. AS the grouse season will
open before their return, a fair sized
arsenal also composed a part of their
equipment They started out in the
direction OF Lehman springs and ex-
pect to be gone a week or ten days
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
ALL PARIS CROWDS TO
SEE BEHEADING

Paris.-A sudden official announce
ment that a public beheadlng would
take place at 4:30 o'clock this after
noon (Thursday) in the boulevard
fronting the Sante Prison, caused a
sensation in Paris, which had not
seen an execution in Is years.
Immediately immense crowds
gathered at the scene, but were kept
back from the guillotine by heavy
details of police and municipal guards.
Partisan sentiment has long been
against public execution, for in the
past they were accompanied by scan
dalous scenes of revel.
Despite this sentiment parliament
refused to abolish the death penalty
in France and in view OF the revolt
ing crime of the man executed this
morning, President Fallieres refused
to commute his sentence to life i'm
prisonment.
The victim was named Duchemy,
was 23 years old and a butcher. In
1908 he stabbed his mother, and this
not resulting in her death he finished
her by strangulation. The motive for
the crime was robbery.
The crowds were unable to get
within two blocks OF the guillotine,
which was erected beneath the trees
beside the prison wall. The only
spectators of the execution were a
number of officers and large crowd
Of journalists.
AS the trembling wretch stepped out
of the wagon, followed by priest,
who was holding a crucifix before
him. II was seen, that according to
the law dealing with parricides, he
was barefooted and his head cover
ed with a transparent yelling, while
a cape of crude material but half COW
cred his naked chest.
Before the onlookers had time to
express their wonderment at this
strange and disconcerting garb,
which gave one the impression that
the victim was a woman, the flowing
veil fell from the head, the cape from
the shoulders and the victim seized
and thrown under the knife. In a
flash all was over and the crowd dis
persed without disorder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
Pay For Guardsmen.

Company L will meet next Tues
day evening for the purpose of check
ing up state property and the issu-
ance Of pay due those who attended
the state encampment. 1t is announce
ed by the company commander that
each man must first show he has turn
ed in all of his equipment before he
can draw his pay. For the purpose
of checking up the equipment Ser
geant Loeding, quartermaster, will be
az the armory Monday evening. Fol-
lowing the drill Tuesday evening the
company will not drill until fail,
though some range work will be done
under the direction Of Lieutenan,
Drake.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
"MIDDY" SHOT FROM
TORPEDO BOAT TO SURFACE

washington, Aug. 7.-Midshipman
Kenneth Whiting. commanding the
submarine "Porperse" now at Manila,
risked his life to demonstrate that
sailors caught in the submerged SUBJ
marine can escape through a torpedo
tube. He caused the vessel to be sunk
and then entered a torpedo chamber,
closed the door, and the companions
operated the air discharge. Whiting
was hurled through the water to the
surface where a boat picked him up.
The experiment will result in the con-
struction of safety apparatus similar
to torpedo tube.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
LOCALS
pnstlme nIctnres please Am.

dNAAhlN RlNlhANo PA~NN1S 'NAAf
Rock Spring coal, Henry Kopittke.
Four carpenters wanted. Apply at
once. Chas Cole.
See Henry Kopttke for Rock
Springs coal Phone Main 17S.
For sale-Feed and chop mill,
practically new Inquire this office.
Automobile stage to Lehman
springs inquire Pendleton Auto Co..
II you want good dry wood. ring
up Henry Koplttke, phone Main 17S.
More moving pictures shown than
any other theatre in the city--the
PastIme.
We carry a complete line Of Mitch
ell hacks and buggies. NIssen Imple-
ment Co.
For rent--Four room cottage, good
location and condition. Inquire 100
j.. Bluff street.
Buy the Mitchell wagon, the easiest
running wagon made. Nlssen Imple-
ment Co., sole agents.
Get you a Mitchell Wagon before
wagons take another raise. Nlssen
Implement company.
For Rent - Desirable furnished
housekeeping rooms, close in. Gas
range, electricity. Phone Red 2901.
For sale-Good 6 room house, north
side, two blocks from bridge. Will
sell at once at a snap. Inquire this
office.
Ladies I have the agency from the
inventors for the latest methods of
dress cutting. Those wishing to learn
please call at 720 Aura. Also patterns
cut TO order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
PRESS AGENTS FOR
THE GOVERNMENT

Washington.-Press agenting is the
latest government foible.
Not that press-agenting, in a way,
wasn't fashionable back in the Roose-
welt days. on the contrary there were
plenty of rising and risen journalists
who at that time, forsook the news
paper game proper to hold down
ch.efships and private secretaryships
and such like, and, incidentally Of
course, keep their trained news eyes
open for little pieces for the papers,
and let 'em loose at the psychological
moment,
But after Roosevelt came Taft, and
Taft wasn't quite so keen on publicity.
The lid was ordered clamped on at
all the departments The newspaper
crowd here at the Capital began to
grow thin on a no-news diet, and their
hungry howls for stuff went up to
high heaven. Whereupon Postmast-
ed General Hitchcock, presidential
manager, instituted the official press
agenting scheme.
He has attached a former news
paper man to his staff whose duties
are to make a round up all over the
postoffice department twice day
just like the newspaper men have been
doing since time mmortal-collect all
the news that crops out, prepare it in
newspaper style, and hand it out to
all the correspondents. Every man
in the department has been caution
ed not to let a single story escape to
anyone but the Postoffice press-agent.
OF course, Hitchcock o. ks all the
stories of his press agent-hence all
the stuff that comes out of the Post
Office Department through official
channels these days is censored. But
the official press agent, having his
chiefs confidence, unearths quite a lot
Of news around the department that
hasn't heretofore been let loose by
the underlings. And it all helps to
advertise the Department.
And now the Census office is to
have an official news gatherer and
disseminator. He, too, is an ex-news-
paper man.
When Secretary MacVeagh of the
Treasury and Meyer of the Navy cast
about for available private secre-
taries, they promptly annexed two first
class newspaper men. Consequently
Secretaries MacVeagh and Meyer are
very much iE>the public prints these
days, and the treasury and the navy
comes in for lot of advertising.
Major John NJ. Carson, who used to
be one of the leading newspaper
lights here, was annexed by President
Roosevelt and made chief of the Bu-
reau of Information of the Department
of Commerce and Labor He Is max
ing good, not only personally, but for
the Department P. V. DeGraw, who
used to be manager of the United
Press in Washington some years ago
makes about the best Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General they've ever
had. John E. Wilkie, who got good
executive as we'll as administrative
experience holding down the city
desk on a big Chicago daily, is head
of the Secret Service. John Barrett,
who is Director Of the Bureau of Am
erican Republics, and who never lets
anyone forget that fact, or have an
excuse for lack of information about
the other America, knows how to
handle copy from real experience.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
Gift TO Public Library.

r. Forster, proprietor Of the plan
ing mill, has just presented the pub
lie library with a handsome record
case and dictionary stand which was
manufactured at the mill. The ladies
of the library board are appreciative
of the gift, which was very timely
one and at recent meeting cast a
vote of thanks to Mr.. Foster.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-07
RalIroad War Looks Good.

Bend Bulletin; 1t looks like war,
And we hope it is. If Hill and Harri-
man have a desire to fight each 9TH
er in a railroad building race into CEN
tral oregon, we hope the opportunity
will afford them "scrapping" to their
hearts desire. With both of them
racing for the same goal, 1t is all the
more certain that central Oregon will
have its dong delayed railroad.