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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
STATE SENATOR INJURED.

Kewanee, Ill, July 30.-State Sem
ator B. F. Baker suffered the break
inc of both his legs and arms in an
automobile accident on the NepOnseJ
road, three miles east of here, last
night. Mrs. Baker and Elizabeth
Chandler were also hurt but no bones
we're broken. The steering apparat-
us broke and the car turned turtle.
All three injured are at St Francis
hospital here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
Missing Bank Cashier
Returns and SurrenderS

lately cashier of the bank, would
discuss the allegations Of defalca-
ton.
Noah Marker would only say that
he had been in st. Louis. A crowd
Of townspeople assembled and he
held a reception on his porch. friends
shook his hands and congratulated
him on his return. Many business
men assured him of their support
Marker awaited the coming 6
United States authorities
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
ey Associates Press.

Upton, Ind, July 30.-Noah r.
Marker, assistant cashier of the First
National Bank, appeared at his home
in this city early today after having
been missing since last Saturday
evening, when it is charged, he car
ried away 100000 of the banks funds.
Markers family and friends at once
gathered about him On the advice
OF his attorneys, neither he or his
brother. William H. Marker, until
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
IN HONOR OF Roosevelt

Nairobf, B. E. A, July 3O-Colonel
Roosevelt, his son Kermit, and Fred
erick ]. Jackson, acting governor of
British East Africa, were guests last
night at a dinner given by the stew
ards of the East African Turf Club.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
CHAIRMAN Of ,
CA. Commission
IS REMOVED
S. G. MLENDoN, SUSPENDED BY
GOVERNOR SMITH, is oUsTED
FROM OFFICE BY THE GEORGIA
SENATE.
RY Associated Preaa.

Atlanta, Ca, July Gothic Georgia
senate today removed from chairman
Of the railroad commission S. G. Nc
Lendon, by a vote of % to 10. Nc
LendOn was recently suspended by
former Governor Smith on charges of
being too lienient with the railroads
in violation of the campaign pledges.
The house has yet to act on the re-
moYai.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
RY Associated Press.

Nashville, Tenn, July 3O.-Secre-
tary OF War Dickinson arrived here
last night and at once repaired TO
Bell Meade, where he found his son,
Captain J. o. Dickinson, greatly i'm
improved. In discussing the pending
taf0f bill the secretary said -All in
dications are that we are going to
have a period of steady prosperity,
not of imitation but good sound BUSH
ness development. A good many
things doubtless are awaiting the
settlement OF the tariff before initial
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
MOST ENCOURAGING.

Asked If he were satisfied with the
progress made, the secretary said
last night: Il suppose ought To
be, but the best is not quite coed
enough for Pensacola, and while we
have made splendid progress, some
of the committeeman have not work
ed as hard as some others, and every
one ought to be digging for all he is
worth, right away, to wind up the
subscription list in a hurry.
The less time We take to do It, the
better proof 1t will be to the three
counties that we are dead in earnest.
The sooner We prove it by raising all
We need. the sooner the farmers Will
begin to get ready for the exhibits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31

Thirty-two and a Half Per Gent IL In
Hand Already.
Up to eight o'clock last night, q
total or $2276 in cash, notes and
checks had been turned In to the Sec
Rotary OF the soliciting committee,
representing reports to him on, sub
scrtptions for the capital stock Of the
fair association. Several district
chairmen did not report last night,
and Mr.. Waterman believed that
there were several hundred dollars OF
urrepOrted subscriptions.
RESULTS TO DATE.
How IL Stands. ~
Il
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
LOAN Is ISSUED.

Port-au-Prince, Hayti, July 30
The Hdytien government has issued
an interior loan of 100000 guardes,
payable in American gold at per
cent annually. The loan will be pay
able in two years and will be guar
anteed by new tax on customs i'm
ports commencing October L next
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
Thirty-Tw and a Half Per-
Cent. of Money Needed -
Already Signed.
COMMITTEE DOING
EXCELLENT WORK

SPECIAL REASONS WHY SPECIAL
SPEED IN THE WORK IS OF
SPECIAL VALUE-WOULD BE OF
VERY GREAT VALUE TO THE
FAIR TO SHOW TO THE coUN.
TRY THAT EVERYTHING AT
THE cITY's END IS CERTAIN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
LEGAL EXECUTION.

Kansas City, July 3O-Claude
Brooks, aged 81 years, was hanged
here today for the murder of Sydney
HOrndon, a we'll to do real estate
owner, formerly of Tyler, Texas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31
Closely Questioned Regard
ing His Exaggerated
Age.
JUSTICE MILLS.
RUFFLES WITNESS

ThAW ANSWERS ONE QUESTION
BY STATING THAT HE COULD
CONDUCT HIS OWN CASE BET
TER THAN c. w. PARTRIDGE,
HIS FORMER coUNSEL-JERoME
HANDLES WITNESS IN ROUGH
MANNER.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31

Belgrade, Servia, July 3o.-It is be-
Heved that King Peter, of Servia, Is
a. the point Of death. Months ago his
physicians discovered symptoms o.
caIcinatiOn of the arteries, and this
was soon followed by a swelling of
the veins. Naturally this led to
sleeplesSness and the necessity CT
Cpiates, which made rapid inroads
upon the vitality of the man who had
led a life of luxury and dissipation.
Peter KaregeorgeYitch waded In blood
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31

to- his throne if ever a modern EULER
did, It was his adherents who plot
ted and executed the terrible tragedy
in the palace in 1903 when King Alex
arder and Queen Draga were murder
ed in cold blood From the day Of
his ascension his throne trembled
under him. and he wore as uneasy
a crown as ever monarch did. Little
Seryia has been torn by internal
strife. political intrigue and threats
os war for years. Nothing short OF
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22

woodenlegged man who is great mar.
rier. Already he has lost six wives
and with each he has buried wooden
leg. After the death of wife. he
paints his new leg black, typical OF
his grief, until he marries again, when
he paints it white. In Concordia.
Kan. man lives whose daughter
practices typography on his wooden
legs. He is man who keeps extras
on hand. He takes great pride in
these works of art and annually ex-
hibits them at the county fair.
Mr.. Hoard obtained fine wooden
leg by gift from this paper. He wrote
telling the circumstances of his acct
dent and financial condition and said
that he would like to know where he
might buy a good secondhand leg
cheap close to San Francisco, describ-
ing the leg he had, it's length, etc. He
also told what he was doing, and in
six or eight months a tramp sailing
vessel called the Three Brothers,
brought sailor who gave him a leg
with the compliments of the publishers
of the journal. In the same letter he
was offered a job on commission. I'M
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
No Rest
Day or Night

Il would lay awake for hours
without any apparent cause, or
dream terrible dreams which
would bring on extreme spells
Of nervousness. After taking
Dir. Miles Nervine and Tonic
for awhile |. could sleep well,
and the nervous spells have left
me- MISS ALMA HUG,
r. R, No. a, Canal Dover, Ohio.
Without sleep the nervous
system soon becomes wreck,
and the hcalthful activity of all
the organs INSTRUCTED. Restful,
bodybuilding sleep accompanies
the use of Dr.. Miles Nervine
because it soothes the irritable
nerves, and restores nervous
energy. When taken few days
according to directions, the most
restless sufferer will find sleep
material and healthful. Get
bottle from your druggist. Take
it all according to directions, and
if it does not benefit he will re-
turn your money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE CHURCH
Congregation Of ST. Paurs German
Evangelical Church Hear Re-
ports for the Past Year.

The annual meeting of 81 Paui's
German Evangelical church was held
last evening at the church, corner o.
Eleventh and Exchange.
There were great many of the
members of the church present at The
meeting, at which the yearly reports
were received from the various COM
mittees and departments of the
church. showing all departments 10 be
in fourishing condition
John H. Heinemann president of the
congregation presided at the meeting
which was opened with devotional ex
ercises and selection by the choir
Reports were then received from the
ladies society, young ladies society,
from the pastor, choir, mems clubs and
all departments of the church. eacn re-
port being very gratifying and STOW
ing the church to be in fourishins
condition.
At the close of the business meeting,
the choir gave another number ard a
supper was served.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
SPLIT IN SCIENCE
MOVEMENT NEAR
Mrs. Eddy Warned OF Her Would-be
Rival, Mrs. stetson, Head Of
Richest Church.

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, the aged leader and
founder of the Christian Science
church. yesterday broke the silence
of a year to fling out the signal of
danger over Mrs. Augusta Stetson,
leader of the First Church of Christ
Scientist in New York.
In a signed editorial Mrs Eddy
gives warning that Mrs. Stetson's eff
forts to build magnificent branch
edifice of the New York church and
continue the splendor of Ter pres
ent regime meant only failure in the
real purposes CT the cult
This marks the first definite sign
of a split in the Christian Science
movement That Mrs. Eddy should
take personal cognizance of it demon
strates that the danger is fully rea-
lized by her and her satellites.
Mrs. Stetson, it is said, is ambiti-
Gus to succeed to Mrs. Eddy's place
upon the death of the founder of the
movement The New York woman
is now the power behind the talrone
in the richest Scientist church in the
United States. Her picture adorns
the church walls.
Recently she has been working on
plans for building a new s250,000
church, to be subsidiary to her and to
the New York church, instead of CIV
ing direct allepiance To the mother
church.
With Mrs. Eddy's warning in view
it is now expected by many Christian
Scientists that Mrs. Stetson and her
church will be cut adrift speedily m
less this plan is forsaken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
Rank FooIishness.

When attacked by cough or a
cold. or when your throat is sore, It
is rank foolishness to take any other
medicine than DR.. Kings New Dis
covery.' says c. o. Eldridge, of EN-
pire. Ga. Il have used New Discov-
cry seven years and | know it is the
best remedy on earth for coughs and
colds, Group and all throat and lung
troubles. children are subject to
Group, but New Discovery quickly
cures every attack" known the world
over as the King of throat and lung
remedies. Sold under guarantee at
Wilkinson & Co, and ]. F. Kiedaisch
& Son drug store. Soc and 800.
Trial bottle free
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
DISAPPEARS, ITS ECZEMA
How to Tell Whether Skin affection
Is an Inherited Blood Dis
ease or Not.

Sometimes it is hard to determine
whether skin affection is sign of
blood disorder or simply form of
eczema. Even physicians are often
puzzled in their diagnosis. The best
way for any one afflicted is to go to
Wilkinson & Co., or any good druggist
who handles pure drugs and obtain so
cents worth of polsam. Apply this.
and IT the itching stops at once and
the trouble is cured in few DAYS II
may be set down as having been &c.
zema, as this is the Way polsam acts
In the worst cases of eczema, and in
curing acne, herpes. blotches, letter.
piles, salt rheum rash, BARRIERS and
other forms OF itch. scaly scalp. and all
surface skin affections
Those who will write to the Emer-
gency Laboratories, No. SO West Twen-
ty-fifth street, New York, can secure.
by mail free of charge, supply suf
fcient to cure small eczema surface
or clear a complexion overnight and
remove pimples in twenty-four hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
LODGE INSTALLATION
AT CHARLESTON
Ernor Lodge Of Rebekahs Held install.
lation Exercises Tuesday, Miss
Williams Installing.

CHARLESTON, Iowa. Jan. I'll
Golden Amor Lodge OF Rebekahs held
their installation of officers Tuesday
evening, Miss Williams of Fort Mad
ison, the district deputy, being present.
Rev. c. A Field of Fort Madison
preached at the II. E. church Sunday
afternoon. his subject being ~Nico-
demus," which he portrayed in very
able manner
Walter Swinderman spent several
days with his parents this week.
Carl Findeiss and son, Fred, made
business trip TO Keokuk Monday.
Miss Elsie Brown, the Brownie
Girl gave a recital at the Baptist
church Monday evening which was
highly enjoyed by large audience.
Miss Bessie Downey is guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Downay.
Mrs. James Dodson and little daugh-
ter of Fort Madison are guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Al Pezley.
Justice Sollars is quite Ill at the
Buckhorn. His son, James of Van
Vert, Iowa, is at his bed side; also
Miss Nina Sollars OF Elvaston, Ill
Miss George Allen of Donnellson was
in town Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. R. Beatty of Ar.
gyle were guests of Mrs. John Cald-
we'll Sunday.
Emerson and Clarkson Slingerland
and Herbert Reuther visited in Fort
Madison Sunday.
r. B. Lamb and family spent Sun.
Gay with Mr.. and Mrs. John Palmer
OF Sugar Creek.
| Donald Griswold Of Ames college
was in town Monday en- route to his
! home near Viele.
James Richey of Argyle was bust
ness caller here Wednesday.
John l.. Bassett and sister. Miss
Grace, the teacher of Union district
were in town Saturday evening en-
route from New Boston. John left for
Sioux ity where he will attend the
Western Honey Producers convention
of which he is prominent member;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22

pecially jackies of the navy, lose their
legs in the service that when The
Woodenleg' was first established they
turned to it for news of their little
world and so continued to this day.
They began to write communications
to it, which, published, soon attracted
the attention of sailors in active duty,
who subscribed for it. An English
sailor read The Woodenleg' no less
regularly than actor people read dra-
matte journals, or manufacturers their
peculiar trade journals.
"The paper has come into an Amer
lean circulation since the war with
Spain. For our navy to pick them up,
British ships at the outset of that war
conveniently discharged seamen In
ports where our warships were handy
to enlist them. Thus the new men
brought to our navy copies of The
Woodenleg. In this way the paper at
tracted the attention of American sail
ors who sent stray copies OF it to
their families, and so The Woodenleg'
has found its way into American
homes. It's circulation is along sea
coasts mostly, but it goes elsewhere
also. 1t is found in Soldiers Homes
throughout the United States; and in
the homes of New England people of
seafaring ancestry, no matter where,
it frequently goes.
Mr.. Hoard says modern wooden
legs enable man to perform all the
duties of legs, even to dancing, except
the art of swimming. The wooden
legged man may keep afloat in wa
ter but ne can't make Roadway. If he
wears his wooden leg it sticks up and
his head dips. If he don't wear it, his
good leg acts as rudder and makes
him swim in circle. He says ordi.
narily one artificial leg is enough for
man, but often a man has an extra.
Some even have Sunday legs. For the
rich there are new styles of wooden
legs, as of hats and clothes. Some
men affect the foot attachment. Cor
gone, has cork legs with feet and
shoes. However the peg, cork or
wood), is favored most.
"Mr. Hoard says the publishers of
The Woodenleg' make artificial limbs
to order, and all over the world they
have customers to whom they send
new legs annually, as men are sent
new hats from their own blocks, or
new shirts, etc, in the changing sea
sons. In eastern Tennessee lives a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
Wanted For Robbery.

Marshal Weimar received dispatch
last week from a post office inspector
directing him to arrest NJ Garretson,
wanted for post office robbery" and
few days later another, saving with
hold arrest unless Garretson attempts
to leave the city. The news became
known 10 a number but the charge
~ put and the impressionl prevailed that
If there was anything wrong it was in
the use of post office money. taken
with the idea of replacing it later on
his return to Garretson, Ark, where he
was assistant post master-a practice
not wholly honest and one that has
gotten more than one custodian OF
public funds into trouble
The post office at Garretson was 10
Gated in AR. Garretson's store A ne
gro is the post master while Garretson
has been his assistant On December
Goth Garretson left the place, small
village, and perhaps came directly TO
WARSAW. arriving here tie End of jan
nary. He had some business matters
pending here with his children. in the
settlement OF mis- first wife's estate,
and he seemed 80 anxious to settle at
once that he accepted s400 in payment
of z claim OF $3.50 which would have
teen pzid IL full within few days had
ae Esited He left here on Monday,
lamar Z sgIug le was going to St
LagzS srd nothing farther has been
aesE II hEm-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
MADE IN kEokUK.'
Little Things That viii Make Greater
Ones Possible.

Way down in the hearts of every
loyal citizen of the city of Keokuk
there is a growing feeling to do some
good for Keokuk. 1t does not matter
how small the act may seem to be OF
how little it accomplishes. 1t is prov
en- the world over every day that the
little things all put together make the
big undertakings possible. If every
man in the city of Keokuk set out 10
do some little thing for the betterment
of Keokuk, in years time the result
would surprise us all.
There are great many ways III
which one could engage in work OF
this kind. 1t might be the diligen.
home buying of everything used in
business or household. 1t might be
more careful study of Keokuk, hef
many industries and what each one
makes, and in turn il any article
Made in Keokuk" that you are uslns'
make 1t your business to see that ~
is bought for your home or your ousi.
Eess establishment as the case may
be. II you are travelling across III.
continent be able to talk Keokuk, anu
why it is good place to live ana Gu.
gage II business. Know somethins
about the freight rates and the man,
railroads and their trans-contineh.a.
connections. The sources of powe'
and thu cost. Be booster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
lrsp.ctar On Trail.

A post Office inspector arrived here
TUESDAY in search Of Information, hop
ing 10 locate the missing man. but
went a~ay without any satisfaction.
Gsrretsons cfense VAS nor using
the money in his keeping, which al no
time could be large in zuch small Of
fee, but th> olarge ig thar he obtained
several hundred dollars through issu-
ing money orders - himself. which. If
true, shows that it vas deliberate theft
The inspector said he eft letter To
the postmaster virtually confessing
thai there was q shortage in the ac-
counts Of the Office.
An unfortunate episode IN his life
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
Stomach Trouble Cured.

II you have any trouble with YOU
stomach you should take Chamber.
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr.
J. P. klote of Edna, Mo-, says: i
have used great many different medi.
cines for stomach trouble, but find
Cnamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets more beneficial than any other
remedy ever used" For sale by VIII
k,nson & Co., Pharmacy and ]. f.
k.edaisc,l & Son. III
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22

here, nearly twenty years ago, blasted
his career and eventually estranged
his family, one of the most highly re-
spected in the city. who had stood by
him Loyalty when he hardly deserved
ii. He went back to Arkansas, the
place of his nativity, and later mar
ried again. his second wife leaving
him after few days of matrimonial
experience.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22

Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed en1-el., but
should be kept in healthy condition.
This can be done by applying Cham
berlain's Salve. This salye has no su.
perior for this purpose. 1t is ai-o most
excellent for chapped hands. sore nip
pies. burns and diseases of the skin.
For sale by Wilkinson & Co.. Phar-
Elcy. and ]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22

mediatcly afterward he went to work
among the sailors in San Francisco
and did SO well that he was soon put
on the road at salary to sell the
newspaper by subscription. and to take
orders for wooden legs. He has been
doing this now since 1890"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22

from there he viii go to Los Angeles.
Cal.
Eugene Bentzinger, who Is ill with
typhoid fever. is improving under the
care OF DR.. Myrick.
Quite numbe- from Charleston de-
livered hogs in Donnellson wednes-
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
Inspector Was Looking For Him
at Warsaw on Tuesday and
keokuk Police Were on
Search.
HE GOT AWAY, HOWEVER
Former Hancock County Citizen is
Wanted For Having Stolen
Post Office Money in
Arkansas.

A post office inspector was in War
saw on Tuesday of this week looking
for NJ. Garretson. a former Hancock
fraudulent post office orders in Ar
kansas. made out to himself and cash
ing tlem. The keokuk police had
been on the lookout for Garretson for
several days. a description of him hav-
ing been given to all of the officers
with instructions TO pick him up if he
could be found in this city, but he was
not caught there and had left Warsaw
when the inspector arrived there.
The Warsaw Bulletin tells the fol-
lowing about the case:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-22
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