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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
Corn! Walt Till October.

Marshalltown Times-Republican
From any number of Iowa points come
optimistic and reassuring reports of
the condition of corn 1t is booming
in one section, good stand and fine
prospect in another. Generally speak
ing corn is fine"
Some low ground fields drowned
partially out. Some were badly delay
ed by wet. But these are simply
climbing skyward under the late July
SUM- "You can see the corn grow
The outlook is for en- average crop if
reports are to be trusted.
Anyway Iowa is to be trusted. When
the windows of heaven are opened
and the rain falls and the lower fields
run riot with weeds we are wont to
wonder if there will be any corn"
Then the dry hot days come on, the
cultivators tear swiftly through the
corn rows and the marvellous soil of
Iowa works its miracles A week
changes the face of the fields. A
month assures bountiful harvest.
We hurry to 'get over i. three times"
and hope that we may make
ii four ere the shooting
stalks ..get too high to Flow"
and after worrying over frost through
September we arrive afield in the ides
of November to "fll a thirty inch box
off four rows sixty rods long
Corn? Why, Iowa is one vast corn
field. When the Creator sifted the
deep, black loan, thick between the
two great rivers, he prepared the
seed bed of the garden of the world.
Corn? Why we haven't begun to till
Iowa as yet. We are simply scratch
ing her and getting a pleasant smile.
When necessity drives to intensive
farming Iowa will laugh in such har-
vests as the world has never dreamed.
There will be corn in Iowa, lashins
of corn. The big fat cattle will roll
calm eyes of contentment again in
10000 feed yards, the four square
porkers grunt, complacent uncon-
scious of impending fate and the
scalding vat. There is enough corn
growing in Iowa today to paper every.
sidewalk in the state with one dollar
bills.
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Knights Of Columbus.

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 3.-Delegates
and visitors representing the quarter
OF million members Of the Knights
OF Columbus, a Catholic fraternal SO.
clety, convened in national session in
the old Gulf city today Three days
VIII be occupied by the sessions. Be.
sides the transaction Of regular bust
ness and the entertainments provided
by the Mobile committee, there will be
sermons by some of the leading
churchmen of the country. The
knights of Columbus society was or
ganized in 1882 and since then has dis
bursed in benefits over 100000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
Looking for the Love-Birds

I'VE tried to keep the railroad car
rlage to ourselves" said the girl who
can appreciate joke against herself
even when on her honeymoon. AT
birmingham the guard opened the
door, and, in spite Of Walters scowls.
lifted small girl into our compart-
ment, making rather embarrassing
apologies. She was little girl of
about seven, and she sat on the edge
of the seat and stared about her.
What is the NATTER said Walter. I
don't see the birds, said the small
girl plaintiyely Birds-what birds?'
asked Walter. When came from the
other train your guard said to my
guard: oh, shove her along with the
birds '-London Chronicle.
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Real Music.
you may talk about Beethoven, o.

You may talk about Beethoven, of
Mozart and Rubenstein,
For their music may be bully-but
another kind for mine.
You may talk about sonatas with
their low and swelling chords,
Or about those airy nothings that are
called songs without words
And your rhapsodies and fugues, with
their trills and roundelays
May be counted as artistic and en-
titled to your praise.
But the music that best suits me with
its swelling cadence sweet
Is the clatter of the binder in the
fields of waving wheat.
Mendelssohn was some musician, and
of course you ought to know
Paganini was the master of the fiddle
and the bow.
Paderweski is wonder when he paws
his yellow hair
And gets busy with the iv'ry, thump-
ing on the keys for fair.
Ana there ) 0OuSd VIII HIS " doaSo
playing marches full of swing
Till you feel your feet a-tapping while
the very echoes ring.
But the music that will hold me make
my happiness complete,
Is the clatter of the binder in the
fields Of waving wheat.
You can hear the song of plenty rise
above the rolling plain
AS the busy binder clatters through
the fields of golden grain.
You can hear the happy laughter that
about the land is spread
When the music of the binder means
a busy world well fed.
For acrt,-s the hills and valleys
sounds the chorus of content.
Till the world joins in the singing of
the peoples betterment.
And the summer is freighted with the
harvest music sweet
AS the busy binder clatters through
the fields of waving wheat.
will M. Maupin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
Srowns Of That City Pay Big Price
For Star TwrIer Of Central AS
sociation-DeaI Was clos.
ed Today.
PROBABLY MAKE GOOD.
Has Excellent Chance Of Staying With
Big Lacquer and Will Take
Spring Training Next
Year.

Willie Prough the sensational young
pltcher OF the Keokuk team, has been
sold to the st, Louis Browns, the team
winch purchased Red Corriden. The
price is $1,000, regarded as the high
est price ever paid for a Central Asso-
citation player. $500 Of this is to be
paid the Keokuk Baseball Association
Wien Prough goes at the end of the
season and $1,000 next year if he
makes good. 1t is thought that Prough
VIII make good and the money is al
most the same as ours.
The news did not come as a sur
prise for 1t was known that st. Lou
Is had made offers for the player.
Trough is regarded throughout the
league as the Central Association
best twirler and the big league club
is making no mistake in purchasing
him.
The record of Prough this season
thus far has been one that would at
tract attention throughout the coun-
try and it may be said that he is the
best twirler in the minors today. He
has been developed wonderfully dur
ing the season by Manager Frank Belt.
twill be remembered that early in the
the season Prough, in the estimation
of the fans, as one of the weakest
pitchers on the team, but this was
before warm weather set in. After
that it was all off and the big fellow
went well and has yet to hit a slump.
Many regard hi mas the equal of
saspar, the former Waterloo twirler,
in everything but head work. There is
little doubt but that he will need con-
siderable coaching yet and will have
to learn tle inside game, but this will
come in time. He has the arm that
means success and he will doubt1ess1y
make the big leaguers fan the air.
If the present sales continue the To-
cal association will be rich, especial
ly if the men make good. A National
league club is dickering for Reichle.
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Sell Road at Auction.

STATESBORO, Ga, Aug. 3.-A real
railroad will be put on the block here
today and knocked down to the high
est bidder. 1t is the Savannah, Angus
ia & Northern which was promoted by
former Senator Lynn of New York
The road is now operated by Bowdre
Phinizy as receiver.
The decree of sale was handed down
by the court at the application of w.
j. Oliver, the contractor who built the
road from Statesboro to Louisville. He
will receive the sum of $2S6,515.S4
from the proceeds of the sale.
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PERSON AIS.

Z K u
Pomeroy Sinnock of Quincy return
cd home today after short visit with
Karl Kiedaisch.
z. Z. Brown, superintendent of the
Wabash with headquarters at Spring.
field was in the city today on bust
ness.
T G. 3. Pool, formerly of the c., B. &
Q. offices in this city, leaves tomorrow
for Burlington where after spending a
few days he will leave for California
and the coast where he has accepted
a railroad position. His many friends
here wish him success in his new loca-
ton.
Mrs. R. S. Craig. 1927 Bank street,
left yesterday for Canton, H., for a
visit with her sister.
Mrs. John Ryan of Kansas City is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John McNeff.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Worthen and
children of 1916 Bank street who have
been visiting in Hillsboro have re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Belt and chill
dren have returned from two weeks
visit in Jacksonville.
Mike McNeranie who has been Wis
iting in the city left today for Wichita,
Kansas.
Miss Elizabeth Phillips who has
been the guest of Miss Arula Evers
for the past week, has returned home.
While in Quincy she was quite, royalty
entertained. 30 III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
CITY NEWS.

-Earl II Gorsline has sold to Louis
M Wright the rear one half of lot i,
Block 50 in Kilbomre( addition, the
property being at the corner of goth
and Exchange The consideration stat
ed In the deed was ST.
Fire Chief John. Anderson and
Alderman Butler Of the Fourth Ward
left this afternoon for Davenport and
VIII attend the fireman's convention.
In the Justice court of H. C.
L4andes the case against Jacob Schnei-
der for attempted assault brought by
his wife was dismissed.
The High school and Huiskamp's
teams will play tomorrow at 6 o'clock.
the game being the regular one which
Is scheduled for Saturday, but owing
to Buffalo Bills circus has been chang
ed to the earlier date.
A firm in Jacksonville is giving
away free tickets to Buffalo BilIs
show with every five dollar purchase.
The show appears in Jacksonville the
day before it does here.
New point switches are going to
be placed on the Mt, Pleasant branch
OF the @ rail road in place Of the stub
switches which are now in use New
sixty pound rails ere also going to be
installed between Mt. Pleasant and
Donnellson.
"A number Of new cement side
walks are being laid about the city,
the latest improvements along this
line being between Eleventh and
Twelfth on Park and between Sew
enth and Eighth on Palean.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
THE BROTHERHOOD
is IN SESSION
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Gather in Winnipeg in Annual
Convention.

WINNIPEG, Mann. Aug. a.-Five
thousand delegates and friends arc
mere IN attendance at the convention
q the Brotherhood of Locomotive
f1remen and Engineers which began
today They represent all the locals
q canada and the United States. and
VIII be in session for several days.
one matter for discussion will be the
proposition to affiliate with the new
central controlling body for railway
unions recently organized in Chicago
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
ELSIE SIGEL
MURDER CASE
Chung Sin Tells Another story About
the Death Of the White
Girl.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Lawyers Ma,
thaniel Cohen and Moses Moss, who
appeared before Justice Brady in the
supreme court to argue for the release
of Chung Sin, witness in the Sigel
murder mystery, on writ of habeas
corpus, encountered the warrant is
sued Saturday at the request of In
spector McCafferty, accusing Chung
Sin of completely with Leon Ling. the
missing murderer, in the killing of
Elsie SigeI.
Guam Yik Nam translates Chung
Sins latest version of the part he
played in the tragedy as follows:
After the girl was dead Leon told
me she died in his room. I saw him
and another Chinaman named Yung
Dot putting her body in a trunk. Her
hands were hanging outside the trunk
and Leon asked me to put them in,
and I did Then they sent the trunk
up to a laundry in One Hundred and
Twenty-ninth street, near Eighth
Avenue. | have not seen Yung Dot or
Leon since the day Of the death of
Elsie Sigel"
Yung Dot, mentioned by Chung Sin,
is Art Yung, the Americanized ChinN
man, who was close friend of Leon
Ling.
Efforts to connect the shooting OF
the Chinese vice consul, Chaun Lock
Wing, with the Sigel murder or with
any other Oriental problem which is
rexing the police, have been utterly
futile, according to the men who have
been working on the case
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
NOBODY WANTS
THESE OFFICERS
Russian Secret Police Demoralize
Postal System Wherever They
are Located.

VIENNA, Aug. s.-The Austrian
government today sent strong ulti-
matum to Russia that the latter must
look elsewhere than Vienna, for head
quarters for the foreign secret police.
The reason no city wants the head
quarters is obvious in Paris, where it
is alleged they have corrupted the
postoffice, and other officials and
robbed the mails of letters addressed
to political exils and in other ways
were a disturbing element.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03

FOR sALE-Entire stock of tools.
lumber and supplies for pump and
wagon making business at Hamilton.
~. Low price! Poor health reason
for quitting business. Chas. swigel
son, Hamilton, III. l.s.tf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
JEFF SAILS
ON MONDAY
VIII be on Board the Boat When MIR.
johnson Arrives in the
City,

NEW YORK Aug. s.-Although
Johnson will not arrive in New York
on Thursday until Jeff is aboard ship
and ready to sail, johnson demands
that he sign the papers before he
leaves for Europe. Jeffries today said
he intended to sail on Thursday.
Sports are specializing what Johnson
will do as there should be plenty Of
dickering before the heavyweights get
together
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Secretar,, ResIuns.
Especial to 7 he Gate city. !

Especial to he Gate City
DIES MONIES, Aug. &c. w. Lar
ser, secretary of the pharmacy com
mission resigned today and the board
VIII probably name Representative
moore OF Eldon or j. Moore of West
Liberty, for the place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
Japanese ivy.

The japanese ivy will cling to the
smoothest surface, unlike its cousin,
The Virginia creeper which needs
rough surface to eng to. Many an old
farm building would be made beautiful
were a vine or two Of Il planted to Its
walls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03

Be sure anu take bottle OF Cham
herlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy With you when starting on
Your trip this summer. 1t cannot be
obtained on board the trains or steam
ers. Changes of water and climate
often cause sudden attacks of diarr-
hoea, and it is best to be- prepared.
Sold by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy
and ]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03

Miss Florence Adcock and Mr.. Al
pert J. Fry, both of Macomb, H., OBJ
tainer marriage license this after
noon and We're married in the clerks
office by James S. Burrows. The wit
ness to the license was M. j. Kirk.
patrick of Burlington.
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.puty.

We require from buildings, as from
naen, two kinds Of goodness: first, the:
doing their practical duty we'll: then
that they be graceful and pleasing
in doing IL, which IS itself another form
of duty John Ruskin. S
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the family, there can be a new treat
every day to please everybody
whether for first, second or last
course. And no matter how often it
has been served before, the cook will
never be at loss to serve 1t new
way. That's Faust Spaghetti. Sold
only In sealed packages. All grocers.
rive and ten cents. Write for free
book OF useful recipes.
M n BROTHERS, St. LOUIS, MO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-Men to learn barber
trade Thoroughly practical course
by free clinic and careful instructions.
Lie scholarship. tools given. board
provided. Some money earned before
completing. Send for catalogue. Mo-
Ter Barber College. St. Louis, Mo. tt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03

FOR SALE-The Mathew Aston
home. One of the best river view
homes at Hamilton. . room brick
mouse; lots; plenty of fruit and good
water. Terms to suit, Call on. or adj
dress II. 6 Williams. Hamilton, III.
If.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
New York Stocks.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Weakness in
various railroad stocks was displayed
at the opening. Early trading gen.
orally was attributed to desire on
the part of active aggressive bull in
terests to wait and see what London
does before taking further steps.
Arbitrage brokers sold between ten
and fifteen thousand snares which was
chiefly responsible for declines in
Reading, Southern Pacific and sever
al International issues Governments
unchanged, others strong.
Jersey Central joined in the list Of
the high record Of the market selling
shortly after noon at 1903 the first time
in its history Reading made a squirt.
Inter met preferred made further
gain and Steel common crossed IS.
The tone was decidedly strong Mar
'ket closed strong.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
WHEAT
Chicago Grain.

CHICAGO, Aug. Clash wheat, No.
2, red, 81. O5@107; No. 8, red, s1.oo
@1.o5; No. 2, hard, $1.o5@1.O7; No.
8, hard, s1.01@1o5.
Corn-No. 2, corn, 6S@6s1sc; No.
2, white, 721a@731ac; No. 2, Yellow
69A @7Oc; No. 8. G, 671s @6sc; No.
8. yellow, 69@69Ac; No. A, corn,
661ac.
oats-No. 3, white, Ss@46c; stand
ard, 4O@4oAc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
CHICAGO Live Stock.

CHICAGO Aug. 3.-Receipts heavy
beeves s4.4O@75o; stockers, 5000
SIS.
Hogs Receipts, 1000 poor; light
s1S5@7a5; heavy. s7.2o@s; pigs,
s6.6o@76O
Sheep Receipts, $4,000; steady; ma
tives s3.oo@5.3o; lambs s45o@7.70.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03

FOR RENTING dwellings, eight
and ten rooms. north side, modern
improvements. Inquire 727 Morgan.
tt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03

FOR sALE-cement foundation blocks
a. bargain prices while they last.
inquire Keokuk Lumber Co.
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FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-A fine $3.50 Kimball in.
terror player piano. Price reason
ape II taken right away. Address
piano" this office. q
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Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 3.-Cattle. re-
ceipts, 5000; steady to 1oc higher;
steers, 81. 5o@7.25; stockers. $4,000.
5.25.
hogs Receipts. 5000; sc lower;
heavy; 81. 65@7 rs; pigs, s6.25@7 %.
p-Receipts, 5000; steady:
muttons, 81 .ooa5 90; lambs. So. 500
7.25.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-12s Morgan street. Fur.
mace, gas, bath. river view. In
quire us Franklin.
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sustaining, and SO easy
On the digestion. 1t is a
food that means family
nealth-food economy,
and satisfaction in the
kitchen.
Think OF it! No mat.
ter how many "pernick-
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New York Produce.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Dressed poul-
try, firm; live poultry quiet.
i Cheese steady.
Butter-firm, creamery extra,
2612c; state dairy tubs 2o@26c; imita-
ton creamery firsts 22c.
Eggs-frm, nearby white fancy 300
32c; mixed 24@27c; fresh firsts 22@
Csc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
vegetarianism and soaohettl

FAUST Brand Spaghetti adds new
4 Joy TO vegetarianism because 1t Is not
limited to a single dish. In fact no
otner daily food can be served in
4 such u q great variety Of apetite-tempt-
ing ways. And how nourishing 1t is!
wonderfully strength-producing and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03
Southeast District.

.o5; another good week for work: the
general opinion is that corn would do
better with more rain; the yield from
threshing done is very satisfactory,
wheat especially.
Henry, (Mt Pleasant Rain m;
a good shower on the 2Sth was very
beneficial; oats yielding from 25 to so
bushels per acre and of good quality;
corn was damaged % per cent by ex-
cessiye rains during fore part of the
month
Lee (Keokuk Rain 81, or total
deficiency of .39 inch; average daily
deficiency Of temperature, one degree,
frequent showers until Wednesday de-
laying threshing; wheat being shipped
as soon as tareshed; average yield re-
ported about 20. bushels; showers and
high temperature have been very ben
eficial to the corn crop.
Van Buren, (Milton Rain rs; corn
is doing nicely; threshing progressing
with average yields; quality of oats
is good; winter wheat is fine; spring
wheat was injured by the wet wealth
er; hay and pastures are good. (Bon-
aparte) Rain 80; fine week for
work; threshing in full blast; haying
completed; more rain needed
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Case Tried Today.


In the court Of Judge Burrows this
morning the case against Rev. vener-
able charging him with conversion Of
50 Of the church funds was tried at
length and finally dismissed after
lumber of witnesses had testified
The case against t.le colored preach
er for the embodiment of SIG was dis
missed in the court Of Judge Landes
hut second charge of conversion of
ts3 brought, On change of venue
the case was taken to the court OF
Judge Burrows, justice of the peace.
and heard before a large audience.
this morning. D. f. Miller represented
the defendant and Theo. A. Craig the
state, assisted by VIM. Timberman as
special council.
Some time ago Rev. Venerable rep
resented the church at the association
meeting in Des Moines and was given
So to pay the Baptist church S mem
bership in the association. According
to the story it was necessary to bor-
ss4pu Lily liOACS lt0ui lDiOoNss soiiS ~
the trustees. but Rev. venrable failed
to pay the money to the association
and converted it to ais own USE Upon
his return home the money was taken
from the church collection. which
went to Rev. Venerable only after it
had gone to the church and the sum
taken by Mr.. Brooks. Thus the church
was out membership in the associa-
ton. After endeavoring toshowthecourt
that there was no conversion in the.
case Attorney Milerl made a motion
that it be dismissed and after argu-
ments in which the three attorneys
took part the motion was sustained.
While Theodore Craig was explain
ing to the court in an argument how
Rev. Venerable had appropriated the
money for his own use instead of turn
Ing it over to the association murmurs
Of ITS the truth, it's the truth" could
be distinctly heard.
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|coLoRED FOLKS AROUSED
Decision Of JustIce srrows Not Taken
Well BY Supporters Of tho
Plaintiff Matters May
Not End.

Rev. Venerable is free from the en-
tanglements Of court, but it can be
said that many Of the colored folks
Of the city are stirred by the decision Of
Justice Burrows this morning and the
Gate City was visited by quite num-
Der this morning following the case.
There is no denying the fact that Rev.
Venerable has been in the spot light
since coming tosIS eokuk and climax
Is expected TO soon be reached.
The methods OF Rev. Venerable
do not seem to meet with the APPROX
81 Of many members of the congrega-
ton and It is rumored that tae attend
ance is slowly but steadily dwindling.
go to church next Sunday and if you.
count more than thirty people during
the entire day Will give you box
Of cigars, 3 said a Gate City caller to-
day.
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TODAY'S MARKETS..

Daily Ranss Of Prices.
CHICAGO, Aug, 81.
Open. High. Low. Close.