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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
CORSEPIUS MAY
GET in RACE
Roberts People Sent Him Let.
ter Sunday Saying His En-
CINE Would be Shipped
Today.
DARK HORSES EXPECTED
A Number Of These Are Sure to Pop
up and Surprises viii be Many
in the Coming
Races.

Corsepius is going to put forth al
most superhuman efforts to get the
engine in the hull of the Minnie 9
III. and have his racer at Burlington
on the 9Th Of July If possible.
In speaking Sunday with Captain
"A. C. Decker of this city, Corsepius
said: II received asletter today from
the Roberts people, stating that the
engine would be shipped late Tuesday
night or early wednesday morning.
II the engine arrives here by Thurs
day or Friday, will put forth every
effort IN my power to get 1t In the
hull and take part in the races. =
The letter stated that much trou-
Bile had been caused by the crank
shaft but now that part of the engine
has been completed satisfactorily,
but several of the eight cylinders had
to be cast as many as three and four
times before satisfactory.
Corsepius seemed to be very blue
when speaking yesterday of the nom
arrival OF his engine though he will
work night and day, he said, to have
his boat in shape to enter the Bur-
lington races II possible to get every
thing completed by that time.
The Roberts Motor people say that
they have been doing everything in
their power to turn the engine out
in first class shape for Corsepius and
for this reason some delay has been
caused in its shipment. When all
the parts have been completed and
shipped the engine will not be hard
to assemble, though the many parts
of the machine will require steady
and hard work to get the machine to-
gether by the time the Burlington
races are scheduled to be pulled off.
May Dark Horses.
It Is expected in the coming Bur
lington races as in the other races O
the past there will be a number Of
dark horses make their appearance in
the races at Burlington on the 9th
and 9th and many surprises will be
sprung when the races are on.
A boat from Bellevue, which is
said to be capable of developing thres
hundred horse power, is said to b.
scheduled for several Of the large
events of the races and some grea
spurts are looked for in the speed
line.
Other river towns are expected t
enter some classy boats and st. Loui
and Peoria, with Burlington, Quincy
Muscatine, Davenport and others
should have boats that should max
past records look pale in comparison
Besides these racing boats, Their
will be in the neighborhood of 81
hundred pleasure boats at Burlingto
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29

street bridge gauge showed stage Of
So and on the following morning the
water had risen to the 81 mark. Sun
day morning the depth OF the Des
Moines river at the government gauge
was 1913 and at 5 o'clock last evening,
|11.3.
DR.. Chapel of the local weather bu-
reau predicts that the river will con-
tinue to rise during the next thirty-six
or forty-eight hours, but without heavy
rains he says the city is free from
floods except in the lowlands.
The Des Moines river rose three feet
at Fort Dodge from Saturday evening
until Sunday noon and was still rising
last night. At Boone yesterday morn
Ing the stage was 1875, indicating a
rise of five feet in twenty-four hours.
While reports received at the local
weather office yesterday were meager
lit is known that terrific rain fell
throughout the entire Des Moines val
ley Saturday night and early Ilnday
morning. At Humboldt the precipita-
tion was 4.9S inches last week.
Debris and logs are drifting down
the Des Moines river and a few miles
north Of town many mammoth trees
have been washed into the center OF
the stream The current was treaca-
erous yesterday and few boats except
the best launches were on the river.
The park bath house was to llau,
opened this. week had 1t not been for
| the sudden rise of the river. but the
house is almost completely surrounded
1 by water.
The extreme low lands near the
Agar Packing company's plant were
inundated Sunday.
Tie highest stage Of the river this
season was 1873 few weeks ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29

patton. In my opinion constipation
Is responsible for most ailments. There
are thirty-two feet Of human bowels,
pine becomes ciogged. the whole system
becomes poisoned, causing biliousness,. in
digestion and impure blood. which often
produces rheumatism and kidney all
ments. No woman who suffers with con-
stipation or any liver complaint can ex-
pect to have clear complexion. or enjoy
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills are tonic
TO the stomach, liver and nerves. They
inyirorate instead of weakening; they
enrich the blood instead of impoverish-
ing it; they enable the stomach to get
all the nourishment from food that u
put into it.
These pills contain no calonel, no dope.
they are soothing, healing and stimu-
latinp I. They school the bowels to act
without physic. Price % cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
Beware Of ointments for cataarh
That Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the -ense
Of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering 1t through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians. as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good YOU can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by r..
j. Cheney & Co, Toledo. o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the senu-
inc. 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio by F. j. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price IS per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29

Colds that hang on weaken the con.
stitution and develop into consump-
ton. NFcler's Honey and Tar cures
persistent coughs that refuse to yield
to otherN treatment. Do not expsri-
ment with untried remedies as delay
may result In your cold settling on
your lungs. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29

on Monday and Tuesday of next
week. and the affair will be gala one
for that city, which is planning and
has been planning for the past six
months to do things up in grand
style and the thousands OF visitors
to the city will be entertained in true
Burlington style, if the press and pl
vate citizens of that upriver city are
to be credited.
Keokuk will send large crowds to
the celebration and immense river re-
;.atta and a number of launches from
this city will help to swell the NUM-
Der.
Damage Extensive.
Regarding the damage to the Hen
nepin canal which deferred the St.
Louis and Peoria boats from going via
that government ditch to Burlington
the Hawk-Eye has the following to
say:
A telegram to The Hawk-Eye re-
ceived last night from Davenport,
states that the break in the Hennepin
canal at Mineral Point, H., is large
one. and that an extensive section of
the canal will be out Of commission
for three weeks. Major Reiche, the
government engineer, with headquar-
tiers at Rock Island, issued the above
information yesterday for the benefit
of the motor boat men who had ar.
ranged to make the cruise through the
canal and thence down the river te
Burlington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
1~nTO.NIGHT
Ul0cCDlekD|
e OK ,1'IlI IS: s
THE DES MONIES
RIVER is RISING
Stream Is Swollen on Account Of the
Heavy Rains Of the Past
Few Days.

Des Moines Register and Leader:
The Des Moines river rose more than
foot yesterday and with stage Of
11.3 at 5 o'clock last evening indica.
lions were that the water will reach a
higher level within the coming forty.
eight hours than at any time this sea.
son.
Rains within the last tairty-six hours
have swollen the rivers and more
showers are predicted by the weather
bureau. Friday morning the Locust
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29

PRIZES AND AWARDS
A List Of Those Who Carried OF Hon
ors Bishop Carroll Gave
Very Interesting Ad-
dress.


William H. Smith, the one honor
graduate Of st. Peters High school
completed the last year in the Com
mercial Course with the best record
of any of st. Peters graduates dur
ing the past few years. His record in
every way was one to reflect credit
upon both the student and teachers
and he carried off nigh honors at the
Commencement yesterday afternoon.
The gold medal for Christian Doctrine,
donated by the knights of Columbus,
a certificate from the PERRIN Short
hand Institute of Detroit, the premium
for having been neither absent nor
tardy during the school year and a
diploma in the Commercial course
were all awarded to him. HE wins
the most who the most endure was
the subject of the graduates excellent
essay, which showed deep thought and
considerable research.
Many Awards to Pupils.
Diploma for having completed the
Course Of Study prescribed for the
Commercial Course in st. Peters High
School was awarded William H. Smith.
The Gold Medal for Christian Doc
trine, donated by the knights of Cox
umbus was awarded William H. Smith
for perfect attendance at Christian
Doctrine Glass every Sunday of the
scholastic year.
The PERRIN Shorthand Institute OF
Detroit. Mich, awards Certificate of
Accuracy IN Shorthand to William H,
Smith.
Premium of Distinction for Excel
lence in Penmanship awarded Miss
Anna Welsh.
American Penman awards for excel
lence in Business Writing are award.
ed Anna Welsh, Mary Welsh, Celes.
tine Dickey, Anna Connolly, Clarisse
Gordon Mary, Sansone, Ralph Nc
Grath, John Reidy. Harry Crimnins.
Graduating awards in the Palmer
Method Of Business Writing to Lorettc
Weldon, Ruth Miller, William Doyle.
Certificates of Improvement in Writ
ing issued to. Helen Finigan, Eller
Stafford, Marie Moeller, Anastatis
Kavanaugh, Colletta Moeller, Gene
We've Crotty.
Premium for not having been absent
nor tariy during the High Schoo
Course was awarded William H
/ Smith
Premium for the best Christina.
Story was awarded Miss Anna Connel
lily.
The High School Pennant for gen
eral excellence in all the studies of til,
Commercial Course was awarded vii
liam H. Smith.
/ High School Pennant for the high
est average in Latin was won by Mis-
Marie Moeller.
High School Pennant for the bes
average in Geometry was won by Mis-
Loretto Weldon.
High School Pennant for the highes
average in Algebra was won by Harr
Crimmins.
High School Pennant for the highes
average in Arithmetic was won by LIE
Tigue.
High School Pennant for the higl
est average in Physics was won b
Miss Loretto Weldon.
High School Pennant for Englis
was drawn for by Mary Welsh an
;. ! Mary Serves.
! High School Pennant for Literatur
was drawn for by Marie Moeller & !
Kavanaugh.
High School Pennant for Rhetor
was drawn for by Celestine Agne
and r. McGrath.
High School Pennant for Bookkee
ing won by Miss Anna Connelley
I Certificates for having complete
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
CON ST IPA ION
NUN Y0H'S
PAW-P AW PILLS

Munyon's Paw
Paw Pills are UNI
like all other Taxa
tives sor cathartics.
They coax the liver
into activity by
gentle methods.
They do not scour;
they do not grippe;
they do not weak
en-; but thew do
start all the secre-
tions Of the liver
and stomach in q
way thatssoon puts
these organs in a
healthy condition
A-<J nDw~1,k- -@v~rks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
The Reply Received.

W. nSRsJ sNCSCtvS0s
Galveston, Texas. June %, 1909.
Keokuk. Iowa.
Commission government still in ef-
feet. No thought OF abandonment.
Approved by practically every citizen
except the professional politicians.
GRIFFIN. Postmaster.
The above copies OF messages sent
and received yesterday, show what
the city Of Galveston, Texas, thinks of
the commission plan Of government.
1t has been stated positively in Keo-
kuk by some of the advocates against
the plan, that Galveston was sick and
tired of the commission plan of city
government. A Keokuk citizen who
believed that the talk was all false,
took the trouble to find out for him
self and the result Is shown above.
Galveston Is the originator of the
commission plan Of government for
cities. After the Galveston food hor-
ror, when the city was in turmoil.
this plan was adopted as the only
means OF saving the city. 1t is now a
great success and according to the
telegram from Postmaster Griffen. the
people are well satisfied with it and
there is no desire to go back to the
old way.
Keokuk people who have been told
that Galveston has abandoned the
plan. have the truth Of the matter
\ horn ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
gal WESTON IS
Still Using II
statement That the Texan City Has
Abandoned the Commission
Plan is Simply False
hood.
PROOF rs RECEIVED
ROOF IS RECEIVED
Telegram From the Postmaster Says
That Everybody is Pleaded
Excepting the Poll
ticians.
The Telegram Sent.

heohUK, June 20, ISVS.
Postmaster, Galveston, Texas,
Has Galveston abandoned or ser
iously thought of abandoning the com
mission plan of city government? Is
1t still approved by your best citizens?
We vote July l. on the plan. Answer
fully.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29

When your baby cries, when your
child won't eat or play, Investigate the
condition OF its bowels. II It is con
stipated Aor bilious give 1t Dr.cCald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. Price SO cents OF
II at any drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29

dy. ard the first bottle relieved him.
and after taking the second bottle
he was no longer troubled with this
complaint" Wilkinson & &c.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-21
MISSISSIPPI
STILL WITHOUT
GOVERNOR
Mississippi Has Recently Gone
Through the Unparalleled Ex-
perience of Having Three Gov
ernors in Week.

JACKSON, August 21.-Three gov
ernors within a week is the unique
record that has been made by the
state of Mississippi, and there is a
possibility that a fourth official may
assume the reins of government be-
fore the close of the month.
When Governor Noel left here last
Saturday night for Virginia he pre-
sumably turned the duties of the Of
flee over to State Senator John L..
Hebron, president pro tempore of the
senate, whose home is at Greenville.
This was made necessary because Of
the fact that Lieut-Gov. Luther Man
ship, the next in succession, was out
of the state on a lecture tour
1t now develops that Senator Hebron
hiked out about the same time that
Governor Noel took his departure and
during the past few days by Private
Secretary Buck for signature have
been returned to the executive office.
Information received here is to the
effect that Senator Hebron is wallow-
ing around in the waves in front of
the Chicago Beach Hotel, and has no
idea of returning to Mississippi to let
the cares of state rest on his sturdy
shoulders.
The governorship therefore passes
into the hands of Col. H. NJ. Street, Of
Meridian, the venerable speaker Of the
lower house of the legislature and "A
large batch of state documents were
forwarded to him today for signature.
This is the second time that Col.
Street has been required to act dur
ing the absence of the governor and
the two officials next in succession,
and he is getting some practice that
may serve him in good stead in event
his friends succeed in the effort they
have launched to induce him to be-
come a candidate for governor three
years hence.
Private letters from Lieut-Gov. Man
ship state that he may return home
from the northwest some time next
week, in which event he will become
governor the moment he crosses the
state line. Governor Noel is not ex-
pected to return from his Virginia trip
+bo o0+I, %
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-21
FINAL DETAILS OF THE
HUGE coUNTERFEITING PLOT.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 21.-
With the exception of a negro who
acted as drayman to cart from the
counterfeit mint" at Harrods Creek
in this county, the bogus 100 peso
Mexican notes to this city, the police
have put behind the bars all those
supposed to have been connected with
| the million dollar counterfeit enter
prise unearthed in Kentucky. John
Roberts who was in charge of the
making of the dream money; Marion
Roberts, Johns brother, who handled
the negotiable end of it; Mamie Harp
Marion's housekeeper, and William
Koenig, under a 81 500 bond, and Mrs.
Harp on her own recognizance.
Both the Roberts brothers are in
durance under $4,000 bond each, and
John has already announced that he
will plead guilty in the Federal court.
The final details of the swindling plot
exposed by the police and ]. NJ Fetter
G. Co., the Louisville brokers, ap-
preached by Marion Roberts, show
| that the plans of the brothers contem-
plated taking even stock certificates
of railroads, such as the Louisville
and Nashville and Pennsylvania, is
suing counterfeit money to pay for
them and conducting an imaginary
business with imitation collateral
The brass bound trunk with $1,000
600 in Mexican notes is the most i'm
portant capture, as it will be the evil
dence in the specific case in the Fed
eral court
When Deputy United States Mar
shal Blaydes went to Shelby county
after Marion Roberts had confessed
that John was there in search of
Johns residence, the station agent at
Simpsonville was asked if he could
tell where a man answering John Rob
erts' description lived
There was rat guy called me
old Sport when he got off the train
here some days ago. said the station
agent resentfully. He is the man"
And through wounded dignity on
the part of the station agent the big
! steal was nipped before it could be
consumated.
In a statement to the press w. G.
Osborne, the broker OF J. NJ. Fetter
& Co., who tipped the affair to the
police, said that Marion Roberts had
told him that the headquarters Of the
gang was at 103 Wall Street, New
York
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-21
ROCKEFELLER
MAY BEFIRST
BILLIONAIRE
If He Experiences No Reverses and
Lives to Be Eighty Years Old He
Will Be Worth Billion.

NEW YORK, August 21.-If John II.
Rockefeller lives till his eightieth
birthday-and he has said he will
reach 100-he will become the first
billionaire in history. In the last two
years Standard Oil, the wonderful au-
tomato money-making machine of his
creation, has increased his fortune
eighty millions. This is the incre-
ment of the rise in value of the stock
alone. Standard Oil sold at 712 yes
terday, the highest price it has
reached since the panic of 1907. The
stock has risen 1922 points from the
low ebb of 390 at which it sold on
November 4, 1907.
Like a SNOWFALL rolling down hill,
Rockefeller's wealth is steadily grow
ing and growing, and he is as power
less to stop it, even if he had the wish,
as he would be to check the revolu
ton Of the planets.
The latest approximately accurate
estimates available placed his fortune
in 1905, at least s550,OOOO00. In 1900
it was $400,O 100000 This is an increase
for the five years of $15O,O00,000. At
this ratio the Rockefeller fortune is
today about $7OO,OOO,OOO. In 1914, still
at the same rate of increase, it will be
about SS5O,00OO00, and in 1919, when
the oil king reaches his eightieth birth
day, it will have reached the stipend
Gus, brain-giddying total of one bill
lion-an inconceivable sum. But it
is not in the nature of things that the
organization he has built up will stand
still. Year after year, by day and
night, the value Of its stock and diYi-
dends must increase.
Since 1882, when the company, which
pays dividends of 40 per cent. a year,
was organized, it has paid its stock
holders SG0O,000,OOO in dividends. OF
this sum RockefeIers share has been
one-Quarter. The company's earnings
did not fall off in the year Of depres-
sion that followed the panic, and there
has accumulated surplus of about
s375.OO0,O00. These figures show
for Rockefeller to keep from growing
richer in increasing ratio as the years
go by.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-21
MILITARY BOYS
ARE PROGRESSING
Local Company Is Taking .on New
Life and More Enthusiasm Is Man.
ifested Than Usual.

! Interest is still growing in the lccal
military company.
/ Not only is this interest growing
among the men. but a few of our citi.
|zens are becoming interestd in wha
the "boys in drab" are doing.
The work of fixing up the armory
has begun and the preliminary part Of
it has been completed.
Lockers have been placed there so
that the boys may keep all their equip
ment there at all times. Tables have
been placed there so that the boys
may have place to play games. Soon
several of the latest magazines will be
subscribed for, gun rack is now in
the course of construction and several
improvements besides those mentioned
will be put in.
Some Of the boys have undertaken
and with some degree of success, too,
the forming of a team of football play
ers from the company
Several other companies of the reg
iment have organized such teams and
it is the intention of the teams just
organized to play football among
themselves just as the game is now
played between colleges and schools
and then the winners try for outside
honors.
The boys will have their regular
meeting Tuesday night of next week
and would be glad to see a good num-
Der of our citizens out to see them
drill.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-21
SY GARNER
GOES CRAZY

Sy Garner has gone "bug house"
The strain on his mind has been so
great and having been denied the
right to again breath the free air OF
the innocent has been to great a
strain on his mind and he went as
crazy as a bed bug. Added to this
the fact that after a tremendous fight
on the part of his attorneys to secure
bail and an utter failure, these things
all added together made his mind give
way.
Sys insanity took on rather a pc
culiar aspect too. He took sudden
notion that he had to work and that
he had d Job on the pier at Gulfport
and must go to work at once.
But stronger than his greed for
work, aud more powerful than his
wishes, were the bars that held him
as a criminal and violator of the law.
Regardless of the fact that the job
Is waiting for him and his fondness
for work it will be some time before
he gets a chance to see the pier, much
less get chance to work there.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-21
near ACCIDENT
At NEWMAN Mill

A very serious accident was narrow
ly averted at the dry kilns of the New
man mill yesterday. The kiln had
been almost filled, in fact there was
room for only one more car to be put
in before the doors would be closed.
A crowd of negro men had just
pushed in the car and were coming
out when without any apparent cause
the entire bottom or floor fell carry
ing about twelve truck loads of lum-
Der to the ground, bursting the steam
pipes and running the entire floor.
Mr.. Riser, the foreman Of this de
partment, had just gotten to the door
and given orders to close ,ie d-o-s.
The force of the fall sent one of the
track rails into the top of the house
and had this struck any one it would
have been certain death.
The steam pipes to the kiln We're
broken and those not broken were
badly damaged The damage viii
reach several aut 1red dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-21
we're CORPSES
IN WRONG CASKETS
Mistake of Undertakers in Putting
Wrong NamepIates on Caskets
Causes Some Discussion.

OWENSBORO Ky, August 20-A
few days ago John A Smith and Alon-
70 Wells, residents of Fordsville, near
here, were killed in a sawmill accident
in Tennessee. Their bodies were ship
ped here for burial.
At Memphis, for some reason, the
undertaken opened the coffins and in
replacing the lids made a mistake, the
name plate of Wells being put on
Smiths coffin and Smiths name on
Wells coffin.
The mistake was not learned until
Wells wife stopped the funeral pro-
cession two miles from the grave and
had the coffin opened.