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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
TRANSFER CLERK
Was APPOINTED
]. Il. D. chsnoSsth Fsr Over Forty
Years in Railway Mai Service
Gets the Ap7Sint-
inert
OFFICE Is COMPLETE
Much Time and work win be sss.s
After the First Of Next Monta
BY the Creation Ct
New Office.

f. ". Hughes, CHIEF clerk Of Raj
way mali service. wita headquarters
Al Burlington was II the city yesTer-
ia. afternoon for the purpose Of *
aiming tive new room which has 5e=r
fitted up for The Office Of the newly
created position a the u1aion station
Of transfer CLERK TIE room which has
been chosen for the receiving and dis
trlbutsng room Of the transfer clerk
was found TO be correctly established
and viii be opened for se-Tfce the first
o. October.
j. ii. d. chenoseth. has been APP
pointed transfer clerk and VIII take
up his new duties the FIRST Of next
month. The appointment is good
one and approved by The postal
authorities Nr. chenoweth having
been in the railway mail service for
over forty years and well able to take
care Of the work 10 be done.
The Office fitted up for his Use is 10
Gated In the union station building
and was formerly used az 2 store and
overflow baggage room By the depot
company. All the egipment for haadl-
ing the mails necessary IN an estab-
lishment Of this Kind has been install
ed, the interior given q painting and
general cleaning throughout and ready
for occupancy.
One would scarcely realize the ener-
nifty Of mail handling each day al the
union station BY the employes Of the
depot company. Fully q hundred sacks
OF pouch mail are handled By the de-
pot company. which ig the medium
between the railroad companies and
the government Office. Besides this
locked pouch mail, there are Two or
more tons Of paper mail. some tineG
as many as four, five and six hundred
sacks os this matter being handled By
the depot company which Is responsi-
bic for the mall while II is being TAX
en- from the train until In the hands 0.
the transfer company which has the
contrac. for handling the mails pc
tween the depot and post Office depart,
meut. One dollar fine is exacted from
the depot company upon the nialead'
ing Of any pouch or sack Of mail
The new appointment Of transfer
clerk al Keokuk will greatly lessen
the responsibility of the depot com
pany and gave mucn time and work
the sacks being taken Immediately
from the train 10 the room Of tbs
transfer clerk whore II is sorted am
dispatched without haying 10 be taker
10 the post office 70 be handled as i
being done az the present time. Thf
transfer clerk ig permitted TO open al
registered mall pouches which were
formerly taken 20 the post office.
large amount Of work is saved there
b. and the local authorities are to b.
congratulated on the fact that the.
were successful in pointing out 10 thu
government officials the need Of sucl
q position
October / will begin quarter II
the new transfer office, that being tn
method Of counting time employed b,
the government
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
THREE KILLED
BY THE AUTO
Machine Caught On fire After Wreck
and Woman Came Near
Burning rp.

SEATTLE. Wash. Sept. 24.-Thres
women are dead and three men and
3 woman seriously injured as the re-
suit OF an automobile containing eight
persons jumping on tregtle near
the Union station. Az soon as the car
landed on the Tide Flats. Is feet be-
low, the gasoline tank exploded and
flames shot up 20 feet. A fire engine
was called. and the fremen dragged a
woman from under the blazing auto
mobile, after they been throwing
water on the wreck for seYera' min
uteE.
The dead:
MISS MINNIE PRAYER. waitress.
MISS JESSIE MABEL JOHNSON,
telephone operator
MISS COLLIDE PORTER, clerk.
The injured
F. L. lindsay. chauffeur; may die.
Thomas Finch, chauffeur.
Christine Anderson. aged iG. wait
ress.
Axei Anderson. aged %. waiter.
After the firemen had cared for al
the victims in sight they turned water
on the blazing automobile; then q
woman imprisoned under the oyerturn-
ed car screamed:
I'm burning TO death
The fremen got her out By prying
up the car The chauffeur, Hizer,
went over with the machine. but find
ing himself unhurt, an toward town,
telling a man who tried 10 stop him
that he was going for help. The po-
lice afterward arrested him. He told
them that the steering gear broke
just as the machine was making the
turn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
THE DOCTORS WIFE.
agrees With Him About Food.

4 trained nurse says. in the prac-
tice II ny profession l have found so
-asny points IN favor of Grape-Nuts
too that unhesitatingly recommend
i u al my patients.
II Il delicate and pleasing to the
pzlsts an essential in food for the
gick) and can BE- adapted 10 all ages,
beng softeDed With milk or cream for
osb'e5 " the aged when deficiency CT
teeth renders nlastication impossible.
gor fsYer patients Of those on liquid
Diet ] find 'Grape-Suts and albumen
mater Tery nourishing and refreshing.
Taig recipe liz my orn idea and is
raace 20 follows: Soak teaspoonful
~ Grape-Sutz III z glass ri water for
n hour, strain and serve with the
heatea white Of an egg and spoonful
VI .r7ist Juice fayoring This affords
z great deal Of nourighnent tina even
the seakest stomach can assin.iIate
Without any distress.
sly husband is a pbysician ard he
pses Grape-Suts himself and orders It
Many tJ0lEB for MS patientg.
Personally regard a dish of
Grzpe-Euts With fresh or stewed fruit
a. me ideal breakfast for anyone
well Or sick
In any Gaze Of stomach trouble
nervous prostration or brain flag, 10
day trial Of Grape-Nuts viii work
wonders toward nourishiDg and re.
building and In this way ending the
trouble.
There's a Reason" and trial proven.
Look in packages for the famous
little book. The Road to Wellyiile.g
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full Of human
interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
KAHoAA. MO.


The picnic given By the St Mich
ael's Catholic church Il the fair
grounds last SATURDAY. was 2 splendid
success AMI The church cleared neat
gum. The program az advertised was
carried out TIE aadies Of the parish
DEERE special mention. TbsY gU 1p
and geryed 10 the thEongs ane din
ner and supper and il usny Esgz
contributed 70 the s1ccsss ~ TIE pin
nc. Tie tables we're 1foely dsoorst-
ed After the daFs receipts had teen
COUNTED Ill tae church Indebtedness
was paid Of and z 5zlznce II about
si1J vas left ii tne treas1rY. Wien
Father Westausz TOOK charge Of the
par1sh Z few gezrs ago, tsle ea1rca
Was In deDt a5o1t :Glsg.
]. " McDernott ass traded for the
Commercial Hotel TIE hotel wfsl 5e
opened Up for 1sssnesa ag sooa ~ the
proper perm can ~ found 70 take
charge The property tae 5sen csose,d
for several nnonths.
Walter BFotaest5on aas Eoss lis
farm about nine ziIes sossa D. ~
Meyseo ,sbe-e ~ -, ,,-l,... -. ,,...s
WelI,s 49, -. 49,. s,
vea-a - 80 ~ ,-- - =. :. =.
,s.' -. = - -
,esiyn ~ a. - o., :. .- :.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
CHARLESTON
go 80 800 -

School opened MondsT with large
enrolment u both rooms-
Daniel Wes-sau and wife left Sun.
day for visit with relatives IN Morn.
ing SIN. Davenport and o1hsr points.
Capt J. D Hamilton Of Montross
was 2 gusst O. G. B. wolfsnbarse-
TnesdaE being euroute 10 riEst old
comrades II Houghton and West
Point and may go 70 Dallas City. III
10 attend the reunion OF the war vetsr-
ans Of Hancock. county, TO begin the
24-h.
Mrs. J. II. Downey and little dangh-
ter left Wednesday for visit with
relatives in Keokuk
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Stevens made q
business trip TO Franklin Tuesday
With an intention OF locating there
Mrs. ]. A. yermazen and Mrs. z
" Scott are attending the Baptist as
ISOLATION IN Keokuk.
Mrs. Harry McCammon and children
who hare been visiting her parents
left for their home in Cedar Rapids
Friday, Miss Cora Thump OF New
Boston accom- panied them
The funeral services of Miss Pearl
Junkins held here Friday morning
wsre largely attended showing the
high esteem in which she was held
Those from out Of town we're A. B. and
G. n ysrnaiIIion Of Keokuk, Mrs. VIII
Hopp of Cedar Rapids. Miss Beulah
Junkins II Keokuk. Geo Junkins and
family Of Pennington, l. H. Lamb OF
Chicago, J. F. Junkins of Montrose
The floral offerings were beautiful like
the life Of the noble girl whose lie
was 90 short but whose many deeds
u love and kindness will live On Ii,
the memory OF those left to mourn
her loss.
Mrs. Eli Scott and daughter, Mrs.
Laura White Of Loyeland, Colo, were
guests 81 E. u. Scott and family the
past reek Iesring for Fort Madison
Monday evening
Miss Pearl Smith OF Keokuk was a
guest Of NrE Thos. Skayne Saturday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
Miller, The Shoe Man
GIG Main Street

enroute to Argyle for a visit with
Mrs. P. Ferris and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bentzinger
were shopping in Keokuk Tuesday.
Mrs. Simm Griswold of Fort Madi-
son spent Friday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. c. A Swinderman.
George Hoose who visited Robert
Ramsey in st. Elizabeth Hospital at
Fort Madison Saturday reports him
getting along alright, which is good
news TO his friends.
The Misses Alma Roth and Rosa
Koch of Donnellson were guests OF
Miss Lena Warner Snday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
An Economical Vacation.

Round trip tickets at figures but
slightly in excess of one way fares to
a hundred or more resorts in Canada
and New England, also to New York
City and Jersey Coast Resorts viii be
placed o. sale on various dates after
June !, 1909.
Full particulars Of dates Of sale.
limits, stopoyers and descriptive lit
erature can be obtained By writing w.
S. Cookson, A. 6. P. A.. Grand Trunk
Railway system 1875 Adams street
Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
A Marrow Escape.

Edgar N. Bayliss, merchant of
Robinsonville. Del. ,-Trote: about
two years ago l was thin and sick,
and coughed all the time and If did
not have consumption, 1t was near 70
it. commenced using Foley's Honey
and Tar. and it stopped my cough,
and am now entirely wei, and have
gained twenty-eight pounds. all due
to the good results from taking
Foley's Honey and Tar" Wilkinson
& Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24

Many people delude themselves By
saying 1T will wear away" when
they notice symptoms Of kidney and
bladder trouble. This IS mistake.
Take Foiey'g Kidney Remedy, and
stop the drain on the vitality. 4,
cures backache, rheumatism. kidney
and bladder trouble, and makes eYery
trace Of pain, weakness, and urinary
trouble disappear. wilkinson &. CO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
Useful All Year.

Peoria Herald-Transcript The rail
roads are canny and frugal. They
use their immense supply of box cars
to haul grain with in the fall and
then store them on side tracks and
point with horror to them the next
summer when legislation is imminent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24

For want Of fruit canning fac
tory. thousands of bushels OF apples
are now going to waste in Harrison
county. notwithstanding that ship
ments are being made daily from
Logan and other points.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24

Burglars were surprised attempting
to rob the postoffice at LeMars. The
police and robbers exchanged shots
but the latter made their escape in
the darkness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
Or. !. EAToN Johnston

=, AMI CI.aGEON
me only physician praciicing oste.
opatny Ia The county. The Smith.
nan trus fitted anc guaranteed
only truss Ihst holds. Ofacs
North side OF Main street. third door
soose Fifth Phone SO. Residence.
..sintA an Webster. Phone ;s4. P.
" LOCK Box. IL. WARSAW. III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
Phys ,iAna
OR. CORAL 4. ARMENTRour
PHYSICIAN AND SuaHEnM

omce-Y- 81. G. A. Building. Resi-,
oence slz Fulton street. once hours.
- 70 4 M: 70 4 p. n; evening
nours oy appointment iowa phons
szs-f. and Hub. phone 2oe2. otice
phone Residence phone. Iowa I'm:
HI 35I5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24

A large pair Of wolves have been
making their home on the Dr.. Anger
farm just south Of Brooklyn for some
time The have killed over twenty
sheep for f. H. Monroe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24

Mr. and Mrs. Eli 8. Bennett celebrat-
ed the fiftieth anniversary Of their
welding at their home In ReinDeck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
Or. o. I. CLARK.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Omce-Y- ID c. A building.
Once hours: op-l0.30 a m. 1874.
20 go and ZOO and 500 p. m.
[aones-OAce. Iowa 5e5-R: Huh
-. residence, Iowa 1888; Hub. 5os2,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24

znd Rzr Mss@ left SUNDAY fDr Cozuul-
TIA 10 enter senool.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-24
WARNING

Do not be persuaded into taking
anything but Foley's Honey and Tar
for chronic coughs. bronchitis. has
fever, asthma. and lung trouble. as Il
stops the cough and heals the lungs.
Wilkinson & Co.
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22

Jas. Weaver, Garrett Hutchinson,
Geo. Bichers, Ben and Chas. Wins
low left Saturday for the Cheyen-
ne River and Standing Rock Indian
lands in the Dakota where they will
try their luck in the land drawing.
T. Flanagan and wife were
shopping in Marshall Saturday.
Mrs. Andy Judge who has been
quite sick Is much better.
Miss Agnes Thompson has re-
turned from a visit to her sister,
Miss Harriet who teaches south oil
Marshall
Joseph Doolan and wife have
moved to Slater where they will
make their home. We are sorryt to
lose Mr.. and Mrs. Doolan from our
town.
d. +. Finley and wife OF Btras-
burg, w. Va, who recently visited
here writes that they made a Short
visit at Los Angeles, California and
are now pleasantly situated at SaI
Diego where they will spend the
winter.
Dan Daughterty who has been In
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22

Arizona and Colorado since last
March has returned much improva
ed in health and with his family
will go to housekeeping in the
cottage owned by j. F. Doolan IN
the southern part OF town.
Mrs. Robt. Thompson who has
been visiting In Kansas Is now
located at Biggs California. She
will spend the winter in the land oil
sunshine and flowers and return
here in the spring.
The Excelsior Literary Society Of
the S~hackelford school presented Q
excellent program Friday after
noon. The pupils did much credi'
to themselves and instructor Miss
Haas 10 to be congratulated on CIV
ing her pupils a literary train
ing in which such a manifest inter
est Is being taken, Among the
numbers on the programs was
reading-The Chicken and xhseEgl
by Dora Weaver afrecifation Littis
people, VIVA. Coleman, A boy don't
Dannie Krumsick, vocal Isoio b,
Cecil Cooper.
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22
FAIR VIEW

George Fortiner has gone to
Benton county to locate and II he
succeeds will nov there In the
future.
Mrs. James Taylor has been on
the sick list but is improving now.
Mrs. Ora Boothe and little sons,
Robert and Forrest visited Sum
day and Monday with her mother
Mrs. w. q. Crump.
Mrs. George Fortiner is the
guest Of Mrs. Rose Taylor while
her husband Is away.
Mrs. w. @. Crump entertained a
few friends Sunday. Those pres-
emit were her daughter, Mrs. Ora
Boothe and children, her son, oryil
and wife and baby, Misses Lucy and
Edith Ruff, Miss Delta Neville.
who teaches the Stonewall school
and the hostess sister Mira. Rmaline
jackson Of Miller county.
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22
NAPTON

o. ]. Watts made a business trip
to Marshall Monday.
Mrs. w. B. Napton OF Marshall,
came down Saturday to visit sever
al days with Mrs. T. A. Smith.
John Alexander and wife of Mar
shall spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. CaswelL
Robert Hall fell upon a nail sew
eral days ago and made q very
painful injury upon one OF his
knees. DR.. Hall dressed the
wound and he is doing very well.
N. r. White went to Sedalia Mon
day evening TO attend the Baptist
General Association.
Geo. L. Thomas went to st. Louis
Monday evening with two loads oil
hogs.
The following parties we're ship
ping stock to st. Louis Monday,
Lloyd French one car OF cattle,
Harvey McMahan three cars OF cat
tie Bramble Bros. two cars OF hogs
and Cellie Durrett one car Of cat
the. 3
Miss Sarah wilkerson Yves a call,
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22
OAK RIDGE

G. G. Giger and brother Tony OF
Saline Valley we're calling here on
Monday.
II. C. Duncan of near Gillian was
"A business caller here Monday.
Clarence Taylor was calling on
the fair sex near Arrow Rock Sum
day.
W. N. Ollie was trading at Gill
lam Tuesday.
T. F. Hayes was a caller near
Ayres Sunday.
Lenora Taylor was the gnest oil
Lula Burnett Sunday.
Charles Taylor and family were
visiting ar Arrow Rock Saturday
and Sunday.
r. M. McClain was trading in
Gillian Saturday.
Frank Hays was trading in Little
Rock Saturday.
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22
HARDEMAN

Mrs. Arch Goodloe received a
telegram Sunday stating that her
brother Lum Black OF Nevada died
Saturday Oct. 10.
Henry Niemeier, wife and daugh-
ter returned home after a few
days visit in Kansas City.
Miss Leora Edwards OF Arrow
Rock spent Sunday night the guest
Of Miss Anna Niemeier.
Mrs. Clemence Winkler who has
been on the sick list the past three
weeks is reported better at this
writing.
Mrs. Arch Goodloe and daughter
Mae attended services at Harde-
man Sunday morning.
Charles Niemeier returned home
from Kansas City, Tuesday where
he sought two car loads OF cattle
Frank Humphrey OF Blackwatei
was a dinner guest Sunday OF
Henry Niemeier,
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22

er at the post office store Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Lerline Thorp was assisting
in the post office store several
DAYS this week, '4tHa
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22

The Marshall VS., Higginsville foo
ball game Friday at Higginsvills
resulted in title.
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22

d. Armstrong & Co.'s fine
shoes for women. Price 81
and SIS only at Rose q Buck
,aer. 1923
The Marshall republican., 1909-10-22

A beautiful Buffet in new DIES Jn, S37 oO. .
Another for $4,000. ~
China Closet and Buffet comb ed, $4,000.
China Closets, bent glass and 3co"' S2eOO.
A smaller one for $500.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
A Stirring Historical Tale of the West

overshadowed BY the fascinating Bar
oness Helena Won Ritz There Is nyS-
tery. alIuring mystery. around her from
the minute she steps before Us. ana
even at the end OF the book she takes
some OF the mystery with her. She IS
avowedly the secret agent OF England.
but she is clever enough 10 keep on
intimate terms enough with the Texas
representative the Mexican representa-
tive and the United States. 50 that her
power Is nothing short OF magical she
is beautiful clever and romantic, but
she has enough OF human qualities IN
her 50 that our country is saved a
bloody war and much money.
The origin Of the ~54-40 or Fight
CRY "a we'll described by President Iy-
Ter when he is explaining our position
TO Sir Richard Pakenham:
Our hackwoodsmen have invented
a phrase which rms Fifty-four Forty
or Fight, . II means that - We
conclude 70 terminate the very unsatis-
factory muddle along the Columbia
rivera stream which our mariners
first explored. as we contend-and Il
we conclude 20 dispute with England.
as well. regarding our delimitatiOns on
the southwest where she has even less
right TO speak. then we shall contend
for all that territory. not only up 20
the Columbia but north TO the Russian
40 minutes, We claim that we once
bought Texas clear TO the Rio Grande.
from Napoleon. although the foolish
treaty with Spain in 1919 cl0uded our
titls-in the belief OF our Whig friends,
who do not desire more slave territory
Even the wings think that we own
Oregon by virtue OF first navigation
OF the Columbia Both wings and dem
ocrats now demand Oregon north To
80 degrees 40 minutes"
The story describes IN detail All the
points OF the intrigue. and an that the
pathetic little baroness had 20 do with
II. The most interesting part Of the
book tells OF the race for Oregon. the
English in warships and the Americans
over the Oregon trail No matter how
much we OF today may read OF the
hsrdships OF the pioneers and what a
perilOus Undertaking Il was 20 come
out 70 the coast IN those troublOus
times. We can not begin 20 know what
those hardy settlers contendsd against
Mr.. Hough has written a wonderfully
graphic description OF the trip over
land and the discomfOrts after arriving
IN the far west He has made no at
tempt to harrow the feelings by dwell
ing on the horrors and his very quiet
ness and calm statement OF fact. minus
all hysteria. make his picture ali the
more impressive.
The book is a historical novel but
besides that il is a pretty love story
Nicholas Trist is modest story teller.
but he IS beau ideal for any girl.
and it's easy enough 70 read between
the lines and discover It. The main
interest Of the book is the historical
part Of IL. but the fiction is so charm
ingly worked in that one never wearies.
Il is dedicated 20 Theodore Roosevelt
Arm believer in the rule OF the
people
Mr.. HOugh's book. The Mississippi
Bubble had such a phenomenal sue
cess. that one hesitates 10 say this book
is better. Some people will say so. but
all will admit il Is at least equal in
interest TO. IL not better than. the
earlier story
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

noarders They were mean and suspi-
eions and uncharitabIe and in such sim
Die and so few words the author suc-
ceeds IN putting Il al before US. The
miserable pettinesses of a middle class
boarding house are shown up in a ma
thericaliy humorous fashion-snatcbin
al the gravy: taking more than ones
snare OF vegetables and out Of turn:
the extraordinary maneuverfng for the
only easy chair in the parlor: sitting
on the evening paper and pretending
not 70 nave seen it; grumblinZ. always
srumohng about something-the food
the iandiady- the other boarders One
knows Mr. Jerome has seen il. it is
too Photographic 10 have been inag-
med All these vulgarities are elm
mated when the stranger has been with
them while He is only goodness with
a personality and his presence is what
cures these spiteful people. for he SAYS
very little and his words are common
place.
How many OF us have discussed the
question OF what we would do II we
could live our lives all over again. This
idea is made into a little tale, The
Philosophers Joke" and II has rather
q grim favor for Jerome. The tales
are all worth reading. two only being
entirely humorous. Mrs Korner Sins
Her Mercies" and The Cost of Kind
ness The last tale in the book is
almost too touching and though artist
icaDy il is a fne piece of work. one
would rather have had it in the middle
Of the book, so that in closing one
could smile instead OF sigh.