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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
Discoverer OF the North Pole Has Been
Engaged as one Of the Attrac-
tions at the Pennington
chautauqua Next.Year
ARRANGEMENTS
Representative Of the Explorer was in
Harrington and Completed Ar
engagements For His
Appearance.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Special to The Gate City.
FARMINGTON. Iowa, Dec. S.--Dr.
Cook the north pole discoverer. is
scheduled to be at the Pennington
chautauqua August Z, 1910, the local
association having secured contract
to that effect last night.
The Chautauqua board completed Its
organization for the coming year last
night, selecting Howard c. Knapp, of
Warren and Rev. j. w. Carson to fill
vacancies on the board. M. Harnagel
DR.. H. H. Turner and Phil K. Ware
were elected for the executive COM
mittee; j. NJ. Eddy. A. rs. Owen and
]. HI. Taylor for the program commit
tee; Sol Grown chairman of grounds
and G. A. Ross chairman of the adver-
Using committee. August 5 to Is in
elusive were the dates scheduled for
the next assembly
A representative Of DR.. Cook was
present and offered to date the Arctic
explorer for Sunday August T. with nc
other dating with any of the Compel
/ ing chautauquas. Pennington will
therefore be the only southeastern
Iowa chautauqua Offering DR.. Cook
during August 1910. His only Other
nearby date is Hannibal, Mo. The
price to be paid for DR.. Cook is more
than double that paid to any Other
man in the history of the Farmingtor
4 chautauqua. Excursions will be ar
/ ranged to run from Keokuk, FIT. Madi
son, Eldon and Bloomfield.
The Lrogram committee also con
tracted with the Redpath-Slayton bur
eau for the following talent: Thomas
p. Gore, the blind senator from Okla
/ homa, Ex-Congressman j. Adam Bede
Judge Alden, the Boston jurist, Dr.
Colledge of the Armour Institute, Chi
cago: Leonora NJ. Lake Of ST. Louis,
noted Catholic female orator, Thoma
Brooks Fletcher, famous in his 9Mas
tyrdom of Fools" John 2. Guncls
ssThe Toledo Newsboy," Chas. E. Tai
CART, Sylvester Lang, Adrian M. New
ems (third booking in Pennington
The Spanish Orchestra. the Musi
Makers, and Chaplain Carney. TIL
latter will be the bible man and pla
form manager Other musical attra'
tions are yet to be dated. The pr
) gram so far scheduled is the most a
!, tractive in the history of the loc'
chautauqua. The dating of DR.. Coo
was secured largely through the &C
ivity Of Joseph Carver, president
the association and who is one of til
country's most popular young farmer
Mr.. Carver is hustler at whatever /
! undertakes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

Many persons find themselves ar
fected with persistent cough after
an attack of influenza. AS this cough
can be promptly cured by the use
Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, it
should not be allowed to run on I'M
til it becomes troublesome. Sold by
Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy, and ].
F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
Tricks of the Trade.

Friend-What on earth are you do
ing to that painting of yours?
Dauber-Can't you see? I'm rub
bling piece of raw meat over the
rabbit in the foreground. Mrs. All.
shoddie will be here today, and when
she sees her pet dog smell of that rab
bit, she'll buy it.-Judge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
BILLY" SUNDAYS
ALL-STAR TEAM
EvageIist Picks Men Whom He Thinks
are Best Players Of the Pres
emit Day.

Rev William A. Sunday, evangelist.
picked the following "All-American"
team for the Joplin News-Herald:
Hal Chase-First base.
Collins Second base.
Hans Wagner Short stop.
Baker-Third base.
Ty Cobb Right field.
Fred Clark-Left field.
Speaker-Ce tner field
Mordecai Brown of the Chicago
Cubs, Ruelbach of Chicago, Mathew
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
STRANGE Lake In Africa,

That strange African lake. Lake
Tchad, has been the subject of renewed
attention within the last two years,
and the fact that in a period of 20
years 1t alternately increases and de-
creases in size and depth seems to
have been well established.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

The peculiar properties of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy have been
thoroughly tested during epidemics OF
influenza, and when 1t was taken in
time we have not heard of single
case of pneumonia. Sold by Will
kinson & Co., Pharmacy, and j. +.
kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

Foley's Orino Laxative is best for
women and children It's mild action
and pleasant taste make it preferable
to violent purgatives, su"h as pills,
tablets, etc. Cures constipation. Will
kinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

Aches anc Pains of rheumatism are
not permanently, but only temporarily,
relieved by external remedies. Why
not use an internal remedy-Hoods
Sarasparilla, which corrects ne acid
ity of the blood on v-.ich rheumatism
depends and cures the disease?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
The Unfortunate Possession,

There is nothing which so much
makes for the misery not only of its
possessor but of all who are SO I'M
fortunate as to be intimately asso-
ciated with him or with her as an I'M
governed and unreasonable temper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

Don't think because you have taken
many remedies in vain that your case
is incurable. Hoods Sarsaparilla has
cured many seemingly hopeless cases
of scrofuia, catarrh, rheumatism, kid.
ney complaint, dyspepsia and general
debility. Take Hoods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

The greatest dagger from Influenza
is of its resulting in pneumonia. This
can be obviated by using Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, as it not only
cures influenza, but counreracts any
tendency of the disease towards pneu-
monia. Sold by Wilkinson & Co.
Pharmacy and T. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
chIldren,s SAVINGS.

The visitor was trying to be genial,
and asked the small maiden at his
side: Shall peel your pear for you.
little one?" But the child replied:
mo, flank you; it's quite small enough
now Home Chat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

After exposure, and when you feel
cold coming on, take Foley's Honey
and Tar, the great throat and lung
remedy. It stops the cough. relieves
the congestion. and expels the cold
from your system. Is mildly laxa-
tive. Refuse substitutes. Wilkinson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

You Needn't keep on feeling dis
tressed after eating, nor belching, nor
experiencing nausea between meals.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures dyspepsia
it, strengthens the stomach and other
digestive organs for the proper PEI
Torrance Of their functions. Take
Hoods
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

Mrs. S. Joyce, Claremont. N. H.,
writes: About a year ago bought
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rene
dy. 1t cured me Of severe case OF
kidney trouble Of several years stand
ing. 1t certainly is grand, good
medicine, and heartily recommend
it," Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
Oriain of Shakinn Hands.

The custom of shaking hands has
been traced back to the days of the
ancient Israelites, and was intended
% signify peace, to swear friendship,
to promise alliance, or to give Sc
curity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
Similarity Of Lead and Steel.

Lead when reduced to very low
temperature in liquid air, is said to act
much as steel at ordinary tempera-
lures. It will serve as a helical spring,
for example. Just as iron is soft and
inelastic at high red color, so lead
is dull and soft at ordinary tempera-
lures, for it is then already well on
it's way to be melted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

convalescence after pneumonia, ty-
phoid fever and the grip, is some
times merely apparent, not real To
make it real and rapid, there is no
other tonic SO highly to be recommend
ed as Hoods Sarsaparilla. Thousands
SO testify. Take Hoods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
UnWorthy,

my dear friend. I beg you to lend
me $780, wrote needy man to an ac-
quaintance, "and then forget me for
ever | am not worthy to be remem-
bered. Philippines Gossip.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
Men on Jury.

A case Of this kind has not been
heard in local court for some time
and it doubtless will incite consider
able interest.
The jury is composed OF the follow
ing: John Avis, ]. g Cooney, w. w.
Wright, Nels Sorenson, Sam Russell,
Thomas v. Tigue, John Winklcman,
VIM. Weirather, Martin Lawler, Har-
ry Carter, John Thomas and Frank
R. Smith.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

Convalescence after pneumonia, ty-
phoid fever and the grip. is sometimes
merely apparent, not real To make it
real and rapid, there is no other tonic
so highly to be recommended as
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Thousands SO
testify. fake Hoods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED Men to learn the barber
trade. Splendid pay after few
weeks with us. Shop experience and
wages while learning. Tools, demon
STATIONS. and diplomas given. Big
demand for Moler graduates. Cata-
alogue mailed free. Moler Barber
College. st. Louis, %. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

FOR RENT-Modern cottage, SIC
Orleans ave. Inquire 504 Orleans
ave. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
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Miss Leonora Dickey entertained
the Euchre club at her residence, 627
Timea street last evening.

Timea street last evening.
Alba Mccoy and P. L. Kennedy will
give their regular weekly dancing
lesson and assembly this evening in
Hawkes. hall, lesson to be held from
1880 until o'clock and dancing to be
enjoyed until midnight. Agnes orches-
ira will play.
Mrs. o. S. Stanbro and Miss Helen
Trimble entertained at a charming
card company last evening at the resi-
dence of Miss Trimble, No. 205 North
Second street. A number of lady and
gentlemen friends of the hostesses
were present and the evening was
pleasantly spent In playing bridge.
Following the cards, an elegant course
luncheon was served.
The Elks dancing party given last
evening in their hall was one OF the
prettiest events of the-season and the
second of their series of enjoyable
! dances to be given during the present
season. A large company OF ladies
and gentlemen were present to enjoy
the evenings pleasures and dancing
was enjoyed until midnight. Punch wa
served during the evening to the
guests by Joe Dixon. Agnes full
orchestra furnished an excellent dance
porgram.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
Attacking Legality Of Arrest Of John
w. Collins VIII Bring Out
Some interesting
Features.
CASE IS OPENED TODAY
Jury Drawn and Attorneys Made Ar
euments This Morning-city
Marshal is Defend
ant.

Court attaches, attorneys and spec
tators look for a pretty legal battle
in the case of John w. Collins versus
Marshal Henry Kesselring, now on
before Judge H. Bank, Jr., in the dis
trict court. The case began rather
gingerly this morning when OPEN.
ing arguments were made by D. F..
Miller on behalf of the plaintiff and
Major w. B. Collins for the defendant
The suit is for $4,000 damages be-
cause of an alleged Illegal arrest.
Porter is agent for PopelGiller and
the saloon was managed by Collins
under him.
Acted as Highwayman.
Declaring that Marshal Kesselring
had acted the part of a
highmayman, having robbed the
plaintiff of certain keys at
the instigation of James A.
Porter, Dan F. Miller summed up
what he would attempt to prove in
the case. He related the incidents
OF September 18, the Saturday even
ing on which the illegal arrest is al
legged to have been made, as follows:
Porter's Arrest.
That Marshal Kesselring in com
pany with James A. Porter, an Officer
and the jailer, drove to the saloon II
West Keokuk after Porter had come
to the police station and requested
4 that saloon keys be secured from
Collins. That without any warran
having been issued for the latter's ar
rest the marshal demanded the key
and upon being refused them ordered
Collins to get into the patrol ant
brought to jail. That at the polio
l,station Collins was Invested of hi
4 money and the keys and that he wa
later released, but the keys neve
returned to him.
Ayers Plaintiff Was Drunk
4 Avering that the plaintiff was drunl
that he had threatened to keep tn
saloon open contrary to law and NAL
ing other allegation as to the plair
tiff's action on the night in question
Major Collins, in his opening arg,
ment to the jury, stated that Ma
shall Kesselring had acted entirel
within his authority as an officer an
was only serving to keep peace an
quiet among the citizens. He state
that Collins had used blasphemous an
!, OBJ oene language in front of the s.
loon before being placed under arre'
and that he was drunk. That Collir
had threatened to keep the saloo
open after. hours in violation Of til
law.
Men on Jury.
A case Of this kind has not bee
heard in local court for some tin
j
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

FOR RENT 213 Concert street. In
quire W. B. Daniels, or 206 High
street. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
Hours Of Work.

There was nothing to do but to don
the overhalls once more and go back
to the engine room, down in the deep,
cold and gloomy depths under the
bridge. While Fireman Wilson drew
water from the stream below which
was filing with floating ice, engineer
Cushman took a survey of the things
needed to be done to the machinery
before it would operate the draw. The
couplings were made after a great
Geal of hard work and the various
valves fhawed out with big torch
All of this took hours. And now fol
the boat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
FOR RENT.

FOR Manufacturing on Fulton
street, and dwelling on Morgan.
modern improvements. Inquire TIT
Morgan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08

The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-08
Runs Through Ice.

v
Leaving Canton, it encountered
many difficulties, the chief of which
was the mass of ice which was skim.
ming around on the surface of the
stream for the first time in the year
and which if it had been but trif1e
thicker would have cut the hull Of the
little boat to pieces. Slowly it made
its way and soon came to the bridge
where everything had finally been got
ten in readiness.
The last blast of steamboat which
will be heard this year resounded In
the atmosphere and the tardy steam
er had passed through.
Ice In Canal.
In a short time the lock was reached
and at this place the gates were open.
ed by hand, the machinery there hav-
ing been securely fixed for the cold
months so that it could not be operat
ed again until an immense arlount 81
work was put on it. Having passed
through the gates the ice in the cana
was encountered 1t being SOLID. an(
about quarter of an inch thick How
ever after a little manouvering thu
boat passed through and was FINAL.
settled.
And the bridgemen hope that It viii
be the last one for white, anyway.
Sank this Summer.
The Cantonia runs between Cantor
and Meyers landing, the latter plac
being directly across from the former
This summer the lite boat sank an,
was under the waters of the Mississ
ippi for some weeks finally beinI
brought to the surface after the gov
eminent boats had assisted. Owing t
the fact that she had been promised
quarters in the canal for the white
she could not be refused even at thi
Jofa La,,,. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
Washington Friend Has
Letter from RooSev eli.
Kermit Is Reckless in His
Pursuit Of Big Game.
Trip Proving Interesting and Sue.
eessfuI as Was Anticipated.

Washington, July 19.-Colonel Roose-
welt, to Judge from a letter received
from him by a friend in this city, is
having quite as successful and inter
esting trip as he anticipated. This
letter was dated Nairohi in Africa, and
among it's striking passages was one
referring to Kermit Roosevelts hunt
ing.
Kermit, it seems, shows more en-
thusasm than caution in the pursuit
OF African big game. Some of his en-
counters have been of a nature to eX-
cite remark from his father and it is
inferred that they must have been lit
tie short of reckless to have been con-
sIdered out of the ordinary by as com
petent an authority as the former Pres
iGent.
Though enjoying his stay in Africa
Colonel Roosevelt apparently has 6
touch of nostalgia now and then. His
correspondent was enjoined to write
and give the news
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
Begun to Determine Cause
Of Sutton's Death.
Former CIassnlate al Annap-
oils on the Stand.
Struggle With Man Now Dead Is
Rehearsed In Court.

Annapolis, Md, July 19.-The opening
session here today of the court of In
Itliry which is conducting second
Investigation INTO the death of Lieut.
ames Nuttle Sutton of the Unlteo
states Marine Corps was replete WITH
lramatic situations. Lieut.. Robert f.
ldams, Sutton's former classmate al
he academy, and one of the principal
tctors in the midnight fight which cost
young Sutton his life nearly two years
ago. occupied the witness stand DUR
.ng the entire session and told graph
c story of the incidents leading up to
,utton's death.
At one point in his testimony Lieut.
ADAMS and an orderly enacted the
truggle with Sutton before the court
rhe witness chair was removed and
hey both lay prone upon the floor.
The witness was still under cross ex-
animation when the inquiry adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Davis succeeded in bringing Out
, number of discrepancies in Adams
testimony today, compared with his
version at the former investigation
when the board of inquiry found tina
Sutton died by his own hand. How i'm
portant they may be cannot yet bt
said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
RANKIN HELD,
Arraigned at Kennebunk
On Mans|aughter Charge
In Connection With Death Of
Mrs. Della Litt|etieId.
Two Physicians, After Examina.
ton, Declare He Is Sane.

Kennehunll, Me, July 19.-Fred Ran
kin of Kennebunk was arraigned before
Trial Justice A. E. Haley here this at
ternoon on the charge of manslaughter
This action is the result of the death
of Mrs. Della Littlefield, his housekeep-
err. July 7, as result of injuries had
during an alteration between the two.
Rankin has been in the Weber hos
ptal, Biddeford, since the affray and
first Indications were that he was in
sane. County Attorney Hobbs planned
to have Pankin, who was under arrest,
sent to the state Insane hospital for
observation, but Drs. Lord and Bourne
of Kennebunk made an examination of
the man today and gave their decision
that he is perfectly sane. This uneX-
pected development caused State De-
tective Fred \. TarboX, acting under
directions from the county attorney, to
begin action against Rankin in court.
Rankin was bound over by Trial JUS
tice Haley this afternoon to the grand
jury without bail and Immediately
committed to the county Jail at Alfred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
ONE man DIES
In Fire Which |mperi|s
so Tenement Dwe||ers.
Women With Their Babes Flee
Over Boston Roofs.
Men Jump from windows.'.life
Net Proves Valuable.

Boston, July Bone man was SUI
located and the lives of so tenement
house dwellers were imperlled when
fire broke out in a three-story brlck
tenement block on Morton street IN
the north end today.
There We're many women asleep III
the upper flats and they made their
escape It'll their babies in their arms,
over the rooftops. During the excite
ment three men jumped from the see
ond- story windows of the block and
were taken to the Relief hospital sui
fering with cuts and bruises.
The fire started in the basement OF
the block and spread rapidly to the
floors above When the fire depart
ment arrived three of the men in the
house had leaped to the street Real
izing that quick action was necessary
the firemen raised the life net. In
this manner many escaped. The police
carried others out from the first floor
to safety
The firemen and police We're salts
fled that everyone had been taken out
and had gone home when the fire re-
kindled little and another alarm
was sent in. 1t was while the firemer
We're going through the block to locate
| the origin of the second blaze that they
stumbled upon the body of JOIN
| Bounkie on the top floor of the blocl;
He was asleep when the fire starte'
and had been suffocated before h.
| could make his way out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
latham TRIES TO FLY
OVER ENGLISH CHANNEL.
french Aviator Makes Daring Attempt to Navi
gate Air Between France and England. Falls
. Into English Channel But Is Unhurt.

only dim speck on the horizon with a
trail of blue smudge from the motor.
The Harpon was below the horizon.
The waterfront was black with people
when the torpedo boat destroyer en-
tered the harbor at $40 with Nm. La
than and LeBevasseur aboard. The
daring sky pilot received a tremendous
ovation from the great crowd on land
ing. Dozens of times he was compelled
to kiss girls who threw their arms
about his neck.
In response to inquiries Mr. Latham
shouted repeatedly that he was all right.
He said the motor failed about L miles
out and owing to the slowing down of
the engines he was unable to remain
longer in the air. The aviator was nei-
Their injured or discouraged and declared
he would again try to cross the channel.
The appearance of the machine with its
tangled guy ropes and displaced skids,
indicated that it was baby damaged. The
motor, however, is intact and the mono
plane will be repaired,
The failure of the motor is attributed
to a bad carburreter on the monoplane.
which when 400 feet in the air began to
49,
above the water NJ Latham shut off the
power and the machine glided down
gently alighting on the waves with hard
ny a splash.
In an interview Mr.. Latham said: .
Il cannot exactly say what stopped
the motor. I tried to get the engine
working again but could not and was
Obliged to fly gradually down to the sea.
The heavy motor Immediately went under
water but the machine itself floated like
a cork and l lifted my feet onto a spar
to keep them dry. 1 found my matches
still! dry 50 I was able to light a Gig
arctic. I believe the machine would have
foated for two hours in a calm sea, but
the wings were soon broken to shreds. My
experience has shown me that the Eng
lish channel can be crossed. In football
parlance. we scored a try but no goal.
81 believe that previous to the mishap
7 maintained an even flight 400 feet above
the water. 1t was unfortunate that the
motor stopped. as everything else was
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