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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05
Request From Wholesale Houses For
the Sending Out Of Hook and
Ladder Truck to All
Alarms.
ALSO FOR MORE MEN
Radical Change is Proposed Which II
Carried Out Would Make the
Department Almost
Model One.

A request has been made by mum
Der of the wholesale houses of thu
city and othres for radical change
in the fire department, which if carri
ed out would give Keokuk one of the
! most efficient departments of any cit,
lof its size The request is in the shape
of petition filed with the city council
last evening and which was referred
to the committee of the whole.
/ TIL petition asks for more regular
firemen and the installing of another
piece of apparatus, by securing a
regular team of horses for the hooi
and ladder truck and sending it out
to all alarms at once.
Such change would require consid
cradle more expense each var in the
maintenance Of the department and the
only question in the matter is wheth.
er the city could afford it, If the coun-
Gil follows out the wishes OF those who
signed the petition, the department
will be greatly advanced in efficincy
and would then compare with any de-
partments in the west.
The petition is as follows:
The Petition.
Th undersigned taxpayers and citi-
zens of Keokuk respectfully petition
that the following changes shall be i'm
mediately made in the fire department
and that sufficient appropriation
Shall be made to cover such damages.
That an additional team and driver
be provided for the hook and ladder
eruck, SO tina. truck may respond to
all first alarms. AS it now stands the
truck, so that truck may respond to
bing the Tenth street hose reel of
horses, and leaving the reel at the
engine house; or even when this is
done. it always delays the arrival of
the truck at fire by from five to ten
minutes while horses are being chang.
ed.
That enough additional station men
shall be added to the fire department |
to provide three men additional to the
driver, to go with each apparatus.
The S. P Pond Co., S. Hamill Co, !
Taber Lumber Co., kellogg Birge
Co., Huiskamp Bros. Co.. Stricken
Store Furniture Co.. Buck-Reiner Co..
Irwin Phillips Co., Joe Carwalho, Dun. |
can-Schell Furniture Co., Blom Collier
Co., S. F. Baker & Co., Keokuk
National Bank, A. q. tombstone, James
Cameron & Sons, We'll & Co., Vim.
Logan, A. Weber Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05
COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
WERE ADOPTED
Afro-American Organization Gives
Good Advice to the colored
Citizens.

The Afro-American Council. organ.
lzed in keokuk on February - by s,
Joe Brown, recently appointed a com.
mittee to adopt resolutions and the
committee adopted the following last
evening:
We view with signal regret and spec.
ial alarm the increase of crime and a
lack of the spirit of industry on the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

a Warning-to feel tired before ex.
ertion is not laziness-it's sign that
the system lacks vitality, and needs
the tonic effect of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Sufferers should not delay. Get rid of
that tired feeling by beginning to
take Hoods Sarsaparilla to-day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05
II there is anything about

II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand. or il you want
any medical advice, write
to the doctor, and he will
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. w. 3.
Caldwell, sos Caldwell bldg.
Monticello. Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05
Total-ss5,ooo.
Culverts-s50O.
Market COMMITTEES.

Market COMMITTEES.
Cleaning yard and walks-s100.
Repairs-s4o0.
Totai-s500.
Water Works Committee.
Fire hydrants-sS.200.
Flush tanks-s750.
Fountains-s $500.
Incidentals- $3.50.
Total-s1O.0o0.
Fire Committee.
Salaries-s1 600.
Feed-$1 900.
hose-$1, 20G.
Shoeing-s150.
Coal-$200.
Building and repairs 81 ,OOc.
Apparatus repairs 800.
Horses-$250.
Incidentals-$600.
Total->$15.50o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

15 foot walk ordered on Blondeau
street between Fifth and Sixth be
ordered feet wide. No action was
taken on this until the next meeting
of the council.
A petition was received from Eliza
beth Leighton and others protesting
against the improvement of Tenth
street from Leighton avenue 10 Grand
avenue. Referred to the street com
mittee.
A petition was received from the S.
P. Pond Co. and is others asking that
some changes be made in the fire de-
partment. Referred to the committee
of the whole.
Aid. Annables' motion that the coun.
Gil reconsider the matter of paving
Third street from Main to Blondeau
street was laid on the table.
Aid. Tigue's motion was passed that
the alleys be cleaned between Sec
ond, 'ourth, Main and Blondeau
streets.
Council adjourned at $50.
The Budget.
The various allotments proposed by
the committees for the ensuing wear
were as follows:
Police Committee.
Salaries-SS.500
Boarding prisoners-sS0O
Special police-s600
Fuel-s20O.
-eed-$20o.
sundries 81 600.
/ Total-s11 800.
Bridge Committee.
Abutment Seventh street-s2 900.
Waterman Des Moines riyer-seon
New bridges-s1,o00.
Bridge repairs
! Total-$4 500.
Sidewalk Committee.
Grading $1,000.
New walks-s1,5 500.
| Labor 5000
lumber and nails $500.
Drayage $500.
Total $4,000.
Light COMMITTEES.
Street lights 400.
lnspector-sG 5000.
Total-s12,0OO.
Wharf Committee.
For repairing wharf and keeping it
in condition, $4,000
Street Committee.
New streets-S12, 500.
Repairing macadam stree s-s11 900
Brick and lumber-$2, 600
Repairing paved streets-s2 $4,000.
Cleaning paved streets-$2,G GOO.
Crossing labor-s2,OO0.
Grading $4,000.
81, -. M.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

There Is Only One "Bror,o Quinine."
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QU1N-
me. Look for the signature of E. w.
GROVE. Used t1e World ove- to Cure
Cold in One Day. 25c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05
Council Made up the List Last Even
ing For the Officials Who VIII
Serve During the Next
Year.
THE BUDGET FOR 1909
Appropriations For the Ensuing Fiscal
Year Were Suggested by the
Various Committees of
Council.

AT the meeting of the city council
last evening, the salaries OF the city
officials for the ensuing fiscal year
We're set and some of the committees
made reports as to the expenditures
expected for the year
About one-half of the time of the
meeting was taken up in discussing
whether the city physician should
have more than 500 per year salary.
The discussion brought forth the fact
that the state laws provide for pay
ment to the city physician in case of
an epidemic or when he is called upon
to treat contagious diseases, so that
the 500 per year salary is a nominal
one and apparently ample.
The mayors salary was raised 500
more SO that it will hereafter be 5000
per year and the city clerk gets a
raise of $500 in the shape of that sum
being allowed him for an assistant.
The council being in continuous
session from Monday evening. the or
der of business, reports of committees
was taken up and the following esti-
mates of expense for the ensuing
year were taken up and referred to
the finance committee: Bridge, side
walk, market, street, police, water
works. fire, finance, giving salary list
(adopted). There was considerable
discussion on the salary of the ply
stefan to the board of health. Alder
man Brown urging for raise but the
matter was finally left as It at first
stood. Aid. Linstrand objected to a
raise in the mayors salary which
brought forth another di-cussion
When it came to vote Alderman
Lindstrand was the only one who vot-
ed against the salary list as below.
Salaries for Next Year.
The report of the finance committee
was adopted, fixing the salaries for
the ensuing year. Tho clerk of the
council is gwen an allowance of $500
per year to pay an assistant, to copy
the records. The chief of the fire de-
partment gets raise to 5000 and the
assistant to $40. The street super
yisor's salary is raised to 5000. The
mayors salary was raised from $500
to $500 and the salary of the execu.
tive officer of the board of health
OF 5000 was cancelled. making a
raise of the mayors salary OF 800
All other salaries remain lis before
The full list is as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05
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Never Fails to Restore
Gray Hair to its Natural
Color and Beauty.

No matter how long thas been gray
or faded. Promotes luxuriant growth
OF healthy hair. Stops its falling out
and positively removes Dan-
druff. Keeps hair soft and glossy. Re.
fuse all substitutes. 2H times a much
in loo as Soc. size. Is Not a Dye.
u and soc. bottles. at druggists
Send DC for free book THE Care Of the H.ir ),
Phiio Hay Spec Co, Newark, N ].
Hays Harfina Soap cures pu,,.
red, rough and cfapped hands. and ali skin Dis
eases Keeps skin fine and soft &c. drnpo;s,s
send &c for free book 1.-THE Care Of the Skin );
For sale by Wilkinson & Co. and ),
F. kiedaiseh & Sons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05
Street Committee.

otTeeI COFnrnIttee.
New streets-s12,5 500.
Repairing macadam streets s11 900
Brick and lumber $1,000.
Repairing paved streets-s2 $4,000.
Cleaning paved streets-s2,GoO.
Crossing labor-s2,OO0.
Grading $4,000.
Salaries $1,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05
Petitions Received.

A petition was received from John
r. King and others asking that the
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-06
BIG CELEBRATION
NOTABLE EVENT AT POINT PLEASANT
TMSWEEK.

A large number of prominent
Huntington citizens have received
formal invitations to attend the un-
yelling and dedication of the monu-
ment commemora.ing the battle Of
Point Pleasant and the celebration of
the one hundred and thirty-ffth an
niversary of that noted event.
The ceremonies attending the un-
yelling and dedication of the monu-
ment will occur on Saturday, octo-
Der 9. The two preceding days will
be marked by local events commem-
orative of the battle.
A number of huntington promi-
nent men and women are members
of the arrangement committees. 1t
is expected that the Huntington
delegation to the unveiling will num-
Der hundreds. Huntington Adver-
tiser.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-06
COOK DINNER AT NRVETY.THREE

81. Louis, No., Sept. so.-Mrs.
Rebecca Hutchinson of Jerseyville,
H., cooked dinner which was served
at her home to near relatives on her
ninety-third birthday.
To her guests who marveled at her
health and strength she gave her rules
of longevity. They are:
Go to bed early.
Get up early.
Eat plenty of fruit.
Don't eat when you are sick.
BY following these rules she has
contrived to get along the past 60
years without taking any medicine.
With her rules of living she mixes
a wholesome philosophy.
1t is very funny world, afrer
ALL" she says.
If you look for sunshine you'll
find it, and if you look for clouds you
will find them
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-06
K.&M. PAYS DAMAGE.

In Probate Judge Webster's court
Tuesday, the claim of Mrs. Joseph
T. Johnstone against the K. & NJ.
railroad for damages for the killing
of her husband, which occurred in
the big head-on-collision north Of
Carpenter few months ago, was set
tied by the payment ofs45oO to her.
Johnstone was 6remen on the north
bound train. of which James Stevens
was engineer. He was killed in
stantly when the trains collided,
while Stevens escaped with broken
leg. The crew ofthe south bound
train escaped without serious injury.
-Pomeroy Democrat, Sept. 80.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-06

There may have been some records
however in the other boxes in which
Cook packed his clothes and his per-
sonal effects, but Cook did not tell
Whitney especially that he was leay-
ing any written records with him.
Mr.. Whitney was very positive about
this.
After Cook departed for the South
Whitney resumed his hunting. He
took over Cooks two EskimOs, Etu-
kishuls and Arwalaly, to show him
the country where Cook had shot
musk oxen. This the two men did
and Whitney basged all the oxen he
could carry out in his sledges. He
said he found these two Eskimos to
oe quite satisfactorily in subordinate
capacities but he knows of their val
ue in dash across the Polor Sea.
Continuing Mr.. Whitney said that
last month when Peary on board the
Roosevelt reached Etah from the
North, after his winter work there
lie (whitney) informed him of DR.:
Cooks arrival in April, adding that
Cook had told him (whitney) to tell
Peary that Cook had gone beyond
Peary's farthest north. Peary made
10 comment on this and Whitney
said he was not asked any other
questions by Pearv.
But the next day Cooks Eskimos
anne to Whitney and asked him
what Peary's men were trying to get
them to say. Peary's men had shown
the Eskimos papers and maps, but
the Eskimos declared they did not
understand these papers.
The day the Roosevelt was leaving
Etah for home Whitney informed
Peary that Cook had entrusted to
lin certain belongings to bring
home on the vessel that was coming
Up for Whitney but as the ship had
not arrived, Whitney was at a loss as
what to do with this property.
Peary declined to permit Cooks
belongings to be brought aboard the
The Roosevelt and he put Whitney
IN his honor not to include anything
belonging to DIR. Cook in his own
luggage. Whitney thereupon went
lshore from the Roosevelt, separated
Or. Cooks property from his own
baggage, and with the aid of Captain
Robert Bartlett, commander of the
Roosevelt whom he had asked to help
aim, repacked Cooks property in
ooxes.
So far as Mr.. Whitney is aware
Cooks Eskimos never admitted that
while with the doctor thev had only
progressed two sleeps" from land.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-06
RAID CHARLESTON BOOZE" HOUSES

Charleston, W. Va, Oct. lon
the order of Prosecuting Attorney
Avis raids were made today on seven
alleged "boose" dispensaries. Nine
teen arrests were made and fourwagon
Dads ofwhiskey and beer con6scated.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-06

WEDNESDAY,. oCTc
: --------------=----= ---------
yOcated the issue of bonds for the
improvement of waterways. Within
the past year at one meeting he said:
Ny own Judgment is that every
improvement Ike that of the Ohio
River should be treated by itself as
one great enterprise. juseas We trest-
ed the Panama Canal, and that pro
vision should be made by bOads or
otherwise for the setting aside of a
fund sufficient to cOmpleteit as rapid
ly as possible. To leave progress in
these matters to the ftful and par
tisan consideration of appropriation
committees in Congress, influenced
by a desire to reduce the appearance
of total expenditures each year as
much as possible, Is to impair the
necessary financial support of every
one of these great enterprises, and to
drag them along from year to year,
and greatly delay their ultimate
completion. .
Speaking at another meeting, last
December, President Taft said:
4 have NO compunetions on the
subject of issuing bonds Is the debt
to be contracted ought to be met by
bonds. think that men sometimes
overdo the business of meeting what
ought to be distributed expenses out
of current income. / think there is
good reason for issuing bonds forthese
improvements that are to be permaa-
ent, and not to spend current income
for them. Sometimes it takes as
much courage and involves as much
real public interest to issue bonds
for a purpose for which bonds ought
to be used as it is to nav as we 90.
In other words, it is a mere question
ofeconomic policy and the mere fear
of criticism because an administration
has issued bonds should not prevent
US from doing justieeto ourselves and
6 posterity.''
Secretary of State Knox in an ad-
dress to the Pittsburgh Chamber of
Commerce made the following re-
markably clearand strong statement:
The duty of the Government to
raise its waterways to their utmost
efficiency was determined long ago
by the action of the Government it.
self. When the Government assum-
ed charge and control of the navig-
able streams of the interior it enter
ed into practical contract with the
States and communities bordering
these streams that their waterways
would be improved to their highest
capacity. The States were thereby
prevented from improving the streams
themselves. Corporate enterprise
was forbidden to undertake the canal
ization of important stretches and FIX
the cost of their works and franchises
on the traffic. The FederalNGovern-
ment has made its formal and delib-
crate declaration that it will do the
work. That necessarily involves that
it will make the improvements ade-
quate to modern needs and possibih-
ties. To do any less would be mock
cry and breach of good faith.''
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-06
co. % add Is soiee and soan.el

:
tor to add his voice and counsel
against an extra session.
And to add more gayety to thede-
bate along comes Brother Tom Hare,
apostle of the Drys, who raises his
parched voice in the desert and says
that he didn'tsay it; that's, thathe
didn't say that Governor Glasseock
told him that there would be a special
or an ''uxtFy. .
And thus the riddle of the sphinx
ages with the riddle still unsolved.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-02
PLEASED WITH THE SLOPE.

LEGISLATORS who have come to Bis
marck for the first time are not only
surprised at the evident prosperity
and beauty of the city but are de-
lighted at the climate as we'll. Com
ing as they mostly do from frigid re-
gions of the state where billiards.
were raging when they left home,
they hardly expected to drop on In
the Capital City to find here the soft
zephyrss Of the tropics dwelling with
us. Thus, II the legislature does not
educate these good folks in any oth-
er way, it will have proved to them
that the Missouri Slope is the most
delightful place dramatically and so
call to be found in the state-al-
though Bismarckers are free to admit
there are some other good sections
OF North Dakota.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-02
OWNS MANY, PAPERS.

In the third house there are already
q number Of bright members on the
ground who are lining up their men
for the caucus which will be held
early next week. One OF the leading
members of this important body is L.
w. Person. editor of the Upham
Star, the Inland Representative and
the Ross Promoter and he can make
medicine in several languages. He is
one of the bright young newspaper
men Of the state and one of the most
progressive and aggressive. and If
Denny Hannifin and Ole Axvig don't
look out he viii corral the speaker
ship Of the third house and squatter
gcvernorship as well. ~. ~. a.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-02
SICK MEM Der.

s: Hendrickson, member of the
house from Ward county, is on the
sick list, but his friends hope he will
be all right today as the ailment is of
a minor character. Mr.. Hendrickson
is from Bowbells, one of the best
towns in the northern tier Of counties
and is known at home as one of the
hustlers for his region, and there is
little doubt but that he will carry
those traits with him to the state
house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-02
An OLD VET.

Col. J. R. Nelson Of Granville, is one
Of the few men In the house who wear
the Grand Army button. This is his
first venture into the law making
business In this state, but he learned
to shoot straight In the rebellion and
Is in good shape to hit the target of
whatever he goes after, even at this
late date. He served two terms in
the Minnesota legislature and Is
therefore no novice at the business
for which he came to Bismarck. He
comes from one Of the best regions
OF the state where they raise big
crops and plenty Of them. and after
but one day % the city he has already
made many warm friends. :s5e 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-02
FROM BENSON COUNTY.

James Duncan Of 0beron did so we'll
that his folks thought he would re-
peat the operation-and no doubt he
will-so sent him back. He expressed
himself as surprised at the improve
ment' in Bismarck in the last two
years and prophesied that ten years
from now a present visitor would not
know the city. All OF which goes to
show that he is a man of excellent
judgment-and worthy of being sent
back to the legislature.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-02
AT THE GEN

Last nights house was one OF the
record breakers for the Gem theater,
it having to turn people away for the
first show and being filled to capacity
at the second. Mr.. Abbott, known
to the world as the Human Magnet,
entertained the audience with his
wonderful powers which baffled the
crowd completely. The theories ad-
vanced were numerous and every
one had his or her own ideas. And as
yet his wonderful power is still a
mystery and will remain so unless
Mr.. Abbott himself will show us how
he does these things. The feats he
performed are beyond human compre-
hension and all thoughts OF humbug
are soon dispelled, as committee OF
citizens are invited to come up on the
stage. While some of the most popu-
lar citizens availed themselves Of the
invitation, they were completely mys-
tilted. Scientists and men Of learn
ing have carefully examined this hui
man phenomenon without being able
to add one particle of knowledge to
the subject and they all unite in pro-
nouncing him the most mysterious
man of the present age. The strong
est men could not lift him although
he weighs only 102 pounds. He also
wtreless telegraphy
which is very instructive and inter
ested every one present.
Beeson & Dee, the black face COM
edians, in singing, talking and dane
ing were the scream of the bill. Their
Jokes are new to Bismarck theater'
goers. also their songs and their
dancing is the big part of their act
The balance of the program, made
I'D of the latest of animated pictures
including such subjects as "Ambu'
lance Dogs" How Jones Saw the
Carnival" Troubles of Coat and
.Two Great Griefs." The illustrated
song by Miss Ethyl Moore, entitled
kitty Karey," is one of the big hits
Of the entire performance. This same
hill will he on for the balance OF the
week, with Saturday matinee at
o'clock. A complete change of pro-
gram will be given Sundat matinee at
3 p. m.