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Sanders the title, Captain of Indus.
try Cortes Maxwell, who has been
married twenty-five years and was
glad that he had not Joined the bach
elor's club, Leo Absolute, who gave
an imitation of Swedish dialect
story, Ed. S. Lotion, clerk of the dis
trict court who warned wives not to
lose their marriage contract, DR.. Col
by, who told how he would feel if he
was to get married.
With Mr.. Ballinger the guests ex-
tended to Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders their
happy greetings.
The host and hostess then came in
for a round of congratulations on all
sides and a social time was enjoyed
before the guests departed. The even
ing proved splendid one and Mr..
and Mrs. Sanders were excellent en-
tertainers.
The growth of the Sanders hotel has
been watched with interest by Keo-
kuk people and the Grand, by which
name it is known, is now one of the
best in tle state. Mr.. Sanders has
shown himself a sterling business
man and many of the prominent bust
ness men of the city were glad to be
his guests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11

ing snow continued. At dusk when
the snow ceased falling the mercury
stood at thirteen degrees below zero;
aid within an hour all of the clouds
were swent entirely out of Sight, But
the furious wind continued to blow all
through that night and at sunrise the
next morning the mercury stood at
twenty degrees below zero. In
the timber where the snow was not
drifted, it was twenty-five inches in
depth. All of the roads running either
east and west, or north and south, that
were lined with fences, then mostly
rail fences, We're completely barricad-
Led, and impossible for teams; the
snow banks being from four to seven
feet in depth, and some of them did
not entirely disappear until the fol.
lowing April. This terrible storm was
followed by q great deal of severe
winter weather. A large number of
quail and prairie chickens were found
frozen to death; and the rabbits
mainly saved themselves by cutting
holes through the hard crust of the
snow which was soon formed, and
then making runaways through the
brust under the crust: and the next
spring a large amount of the brush
was found with the bark eaten off
from one foot to eighteen inches above
the ground, which was probably their
only food during that time. Among
the many severe billiards. that have
taken place since the one above de-
scrihed, I have always considered the
fierce one that took place on tho 31st
day OF December, 1868. as entitled to-
take its place as number two.
w JppTNCnTT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
'Tw-s a Glorious Victory.

There's rejoicing in Fedora. Tenn
a mans life has been saved and now
Dr. Kings New Discovery is the talk
OF the town for curing c. V. Pepper of
deadly lung hemorrhages. 4 could not
work not get about he writes, "and
the doctors did me no good, but, after
using Dr. Kings New Discovery three
weeks, / feel like new man, and can
do good work again For weak. sore
or diseased lungs, Coughs and Colds,
Hemorrnages. Hay Fever, LaGrippe,
Asthma or any Bronchial affection it
stands unrivaled. Price soc and s1.oO.
Trial bottle free. Sold and guaranteed
by Wilkinson G Co. and J. F. Kie-
daisch C N.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
THE BLIZZARD
OF YEAR 1866
Some of Those Who Voted for Lincoln
VIII No Doubt aecollect That
Big Storm.

Since billiards have again become
in vogue, the old timers OF tbs coun-
try are talking about the big storu
of 1885 and W A. Lippencott of Keo-
sauuua, writes as follows about the
storm:
No one appears to recall another
est of them all This was the one
that swept over the country here fifty
four years ago. on the goth day Of Jan
uary, 1855. One nan who lately wrote
an article to the Register and Leader
i'll regard to the late blizzard, also
mentioned several other noted ones.
and among them he wrote of the one
that ] have above mentioned Bnt he
gave the date Of it as being on Janu-
airy -, 1865; but that date is an error
by one week. That terrible storm was
preceded by week of mild, thick,
cloudy, and foggy weather with the
wind mostly from the southeast, and
south: and during that week the mer
curry never went lower than thirty de-
grees, nor got higher than forty de
grees. But on Saturday night about
II O'Clock, the wind shifted very sud
denly to the northwest, and began to
blow hurricane In short time the
driving snow commenced ard CON
tinued through the night. and the next
presented the widest looking
day Of storm | ever witnessed. The
weather by that time was rapidly get
ting colder and all through that day
until dusk without a moments cessa-
ton, the terrific wind and thick driv-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
CROWD PROTESTS
AGAINST EXECUTION
Resumption Of the euiIotine in France
Brings Forth Demonstration
= by the PopuIace.

ALB, France, Feb. 1o.-For the
first time since the guillotining was
resumed in France demonstration
occurred against the punishment to-
day at the execution of Pierre Simore
and Henri Besse. A large part of the
crowd of several thousand raised a
loud cry against the execution, shout
ing: Down with the headsman!" At
the conclusion of the execution it
broke into revolutionary songs and
ieered the government and Premier
Clemenceau. Simore and Besse were
guillotined for the murder of a pris-
on guard Both confessed They
were escorted to the scaffold by a
priest.
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DANGER FROM
REVOLUTIONIsTs
Shah Is Alarmed and Is Having His
Engineers Fix Up Place
of Refuge.

TEHERAN, Feb. 1o.-Danger of a
revolutionary attack on the Persian
capital is considered SO grave that a
force of engineers today began forti-
flying position north of town in which
the Shah can seek refuge if neces.
sary. Rebels in the Resht province
murdered the governor and two
guests and are now over-running the
province. They have burned many
public buildings. The Shah is greatly
concerned over the Roadway gained
by the revolutionists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
Was Bio Excitement.

There was big excitement this morn
ing at abotu 1880 o'clock when Cut
right went on the war Path. He is a
colored youth of % years of age who
formerly was quite prominent in the
crime columns of the newspapers and
has served his time at the reform
school.
Early this morning a number of tele-
phone calls were sent to tae police sta
ton from the neighborhood of the
cracker box and officers Fields and
Dedman responded with the wagon.
They brought Outright back and
locked him up and also brought Bur-
ton down and sent for DR.. Dimond to
patch him up for his was badly slash
ed with razor.
Outright claimed that he had done
the cutting with a pen knife, but the
razor was later found with which he
had slashed Burton
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Bell VIII lake the Stand.

DENVER. Feb. 10. Burdette Bell,
charged with the killing of c. c. Dury,
the actor, will take the stand in his
own defense today. He will throw
aside the plea of funwritten law"
pleading self-defense. Burdette claims
Dury stole away his child wife.
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Willie Outright slashes Frank Bur
ton With a Razor, Making
Two Deep and Bad
Wounds.
BROKE OPEN THE DooR
Also Tried to Burn the House Down
by Setting Fire to Feather
Bed Early This
Morning.

Attempt at arson.
breaking and entering.
der
That's all that Willie Outright is
charged with.
He certainly raised a big humpus
early this morning out on Franklin
street between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets in the big frame build
ing commonly known as "the crack
er box and occupied by number of
colored families.
He broke in the door with an iron
bar.
He lighted feather bed in an at
tempt to burn the house.
He slashed Frank Burton with ra-
zor until he bled like stuck hog.
He was then taken to Jail and since
then has done nothing.
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Observation-Disclosures.

The above is the name of a German
chemical, which j. one of the many
valuable ingredients of Foley's Kidney
Remedy. MISUNDERSTANDING Is
recognized by medical text books and
authorities as a uric acid solvent and
antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's
Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice
any Irregularities, and avoid serious
malady. Wilkinson e CO. anu ]. f.
Kiedaisch & So.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
No Jury in the Calhoun case.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1O.-Pre-
emptory challenging of jurors in the
Calhoun case began today. The indi-
cations pointed to the elimination of
seven Of the eight tentative jurors. In
this case additional talesmen will be
examined to complete the jury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
Blew up Several Banks.

LONDON, Feb. 10.-A report today
from Hayes, Senegal, a french pos
session in Africa says that the Maurel
Prom, and Peyrissac ban S. all own
ed by Frenchmen, have been blown UP
and several persons killed and injur-
ed. No details We're received.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
The Best C0llqh Cure.

half ounce CT vir. in Oil of Pine,
two ounces Of Gylce~:ne and a half
Pint of whiskey, mixed. Will cure any
cough that is durable and break cold
IN "a hours. Take : tc spoonful ev-
cry four 'urs. ask your druggist cor
thr ger line Lea rs Virgin Oil of
Pine compound pure. prepared and
guaranteed ny tn Leach Chemica, Co.
Cincinnati, o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure chlIdre2 Of
bed wetting. If it did there would be
few children that would do it. There
is a constit- tional cause for this. Mrs.
NJ. Summers. Box w, Notre Dame,
Ind, will send her home treatment tn
any mother She asks no mon.y.
Write her today if your children trou-
Bile you in this way. Don't blame the
child. The chances are it cant help =
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OUTRIGHT Was Wild.

Outright is said to have come to the
house at about 1:30 o'clock and asked
to be let in and given something to
eat. He was either refused or was not
heard for he gained admission into
the house by breaking the door with
an iron bar and went up stairs.
Here he created some trouble, in
GLIDING the setting on fire of feather
bed, which was fortunately extinguish-
ed before it had chance to burn the
house down
Burton started to put him out Of the
house
Burton carried Outright down the
stairs and during that time he was
being assaulted. but did not know that
he had been badly cut in the fight, un-
til afterwards. After he got Outright
down stairs he discovered that he had
been slashed with the razor which
was taken away from the negro by one
of the women in the house.
The arrival of the police put stop
to the rumpus which came very near
being fatal to more than one.
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Badly sIashed.

Burton was badly slashed and it re-
CURED considerable stitching to fas-
ten him together. He was fixed up by
DR.. Dimond and then taken home, be-
ing in rather bad shape this morning
from the wounds.
He was cut in the fact with razor,
the cut going clear to the jaw bone
and requiring II stitches.
He also had cut on one hand
which required seven stitches to draw
together.
The patrol wagon was covered with
blood from the mans wounds and
looked as though freshly killed pig
had been hauled from slaugatering
house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.

Especial to The Gate City.l
DIES MONIES, Feb. Ii Simmons
vs. nolan, appellant. Lee; reversed.
O'Malley vs.. Dillenbeck Land Co..
Superior court, city of Per-
ry; reversed.
State of Iowa ex rel. Pratt VS.. Secre-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over
night are quickl.- cured by Foley,s
Honey and Tar, and it oothes in.
famed membranes, heals the lungs
and expels the cold from the system
Wilkinson & Co. and ]. +. Kiedaisch e
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
-ary of State, appellant, Polk; revers.

Caldwell appellant VS.. Caldwe,,
Wapello; reversed on plaintiffs ap-
peal; affirmed on defendants appeal
Monsoon. appellant, VS.. Carlstram.
Woodbury.; affirmed.
Watson VS.. Bowman, appellant. Su-
perior court, city of Keokuk: .rrned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
ENTERTAINED IN
ROYAL M Mn sR
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Sanders celebrat-
ed Their Wooden Wedding
Last Evening at erara
Hotel.
MANY WERE ASSEMBLED
Banquet Served in Big Dining Room
and Many Toast Were Given
by Prominent Business
Men of This City.

TIE wooden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Sanders. or the anniver-
sary OF five years of married life. was
celebrated last evening at the Grand
Hotel Wien the couple gathered about
them seventy-five friends of this city,
both ladies and gentlemen
Shortly before 10 O'Clock with Mr..
and Mrs Sanders leading the march
to the long banquet room began and
Miller-Rutledge orchestra played
spirited march.
One long table had been prepared
which stretched from the very front
of the room to the extreme rear and
when the many guests We're seated
the sight was brilliant one. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanders We're at seats near the
middle of the long table. while at one
end was Frank Ballinger, who assist
ed in entertaining the guests and was
POSTMASTER of the evening.
Menu. q
Oyster Cocktail.
Celery Oyster Crackers
Pickles Olives
French Peas
Turkey and dressing Mashed Potatoes
Roman Punch
Ice Cream Cake
Short Talks.
After the guests had enjoyed the
excellent menu short program was
carried out which seemed TO touch
more on married life than anything
else. Frank Ballinger was toast-mas-
ter and introduced each speaker and
caused considerable merriment by his
inimitable wit and humor. In the
opening he told of the birth of Henry
Sanders in the old country and of his
coming to this country at the age of
twenty years to fight life's battles;
and after the varying vicissitudes of a
foreigner he finally landed in Keokuk
and started in business here in an
unpretenticus way. His German sturd-
mess conquered all obstacles and ais
rise in 1<eolluk had been steady until
now he was proprietor Of the house
in which those present were guests.
Five years ago he got married and last
evening it was to the health of Mr.
and Mrs. Sanders that Toastmaster
Ballinger proposed the first toast
The next four gentlemen called
upon by Mr. Ballinger carried out
series of talks which took the guests
of tie evening through four years of
married life W. E. Pringle was
called upon for his experience during
the first year Of married life; c. T.
Skirvin told of the second year of mar
ried life; Joseph Carwalho gave a des-
cription of the third year of married
life; and Robert G. H. Apernick told
of his fourth year of married life.
The host of the evening was then
asked to tell of his fifth year of mar
ried life. Mr.. Sanders was OF the opin-
ion that if a man successfully passed
through the first four stages of mar
ried life he had nothing TO fear from
the fifth and thought that the years
following would pass with little fear
of trouble
From J. C. Fowler.
Five years ago last evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanders were married By JUS
tice of tae Peace j. c. Fowler who uas
unable to be present and sent the fol-
lowing note:
4 am unable to be present this
evening bur | remember five years ago
the part | had in uniting this connie
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From j. c. Fowler.

Five years ago last evening Mr.. and
Mrs Sanders were married By JUS
tice of tae Peace j. c. Fowler who uas
unable to be present and sent the fol-
lowing note:
4 am unable to be present this
evening bur remember five years ago
the part | had in uniting this couple
and would do the same thing again
If it broke a suspender."
Signed J. c. Fowler,
Ex-Justice of Peace.
Charles Tiffany was called upon.
also John Cosgroye, who gave 1Ir.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-11
Report of the Condition of
KeOkuk National Bank

At Keokuk, in the State of Iowa, at
the close of business, February 5,
1909:
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Read The Daily GAZE City.
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Resources.
Loans and discounts 1872, 479. 50
Overdrafts. secured and
unsecured ..... 154. So
U. S. Bonds to secure cir
culation ............... $4,000. 90
Bonds, securities, etc. $50. 5000. 90
Furniture and fixtures -. 5000. 90
Due from National Banks
(not reserve agents. -. 1885. II
Due from state and private
banks and bankers. trust
companies, and savings
banks Observation-Disclosures. 1864 70
Due from approved reserve
agents Observation-Disclosures. 73,45S. 40
Exchanges for clearing
house .............. SCI. so
Notes of other National
banks $500. ....... s,ls5. 90
Fractional paper currency,
nickels, and cents .... 1910. ~
Lawful Money reserve in
Bank, viz:
Specie $50, 521. So
Legal-tender
Notes 100000 5s,o21. So
Redemption fund with e. S.
treasurer 6 per cent of
circulation) ........... 1850. 90
Iotal ................. S641, ISL 81
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Total
Liabilities.

Capital stock paid in -. sloO 900 90
Surplus fund ............ 10000 90
Undivided profits. less ex-
penses and taxes paid 5,715. 81
National Bank notes out
standing .............. $4,000. 90
Due to other National
banks ......... Lilo. rs
Due to state and private
banks and bankers 80. 1891. rs
Due to Trust Companies
and savings banks 800. 21.465. 81
Individual deposits subject
to check ........ 1886. IS
Savings deposits ...... 73.124. Sc
Time certificates of deposit 5,S07 26
oertihed checks ........ 1850. 90
Cashiers checks outstand-
Ing 1863 90
reserved for taxes ....... 2,450. 80
Total ................$ 641, 761. 81
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State of Iowa, County of Lee, SIS:
|, J. A. Dunlap, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
]. A. DUNLAP,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of February, 1909.
WILLIAM G. BLOOD,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
e. S. BAKER.
ID. A. COLLIER,
c. A WEBER,
Directors.
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Oyster Cocktail.
Celery Oyster Crackers
Pickles Olives
French Peas
Turkey and dressing Mashed Potatoes
Roman Punch
Ice Cream Cake
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Results Of tn. Race.
THE FIRST STANDING ARMY.
Historians Agree That 1t Was Made
Necessary by Building Of the
Chinese Wall.

To describe the war-like use of the
wall properly, a military historian is
.,eeded, who can set forth accurately
and technically all the strategy in
volved and the weapons employed In
default of him, lay view may help
the general reader.
The very conception of chain of
thousands of strong blockhouses,
linked by rampant, and stretching
over more than thousand miles, be-
tokens mind that can conceive great
measures. Vast resources were need
ed to execute the idea and to defend
the wall when once erected. A wall
would need an army of workmen to
erect it, an army of soldiers to defend
it. The trowel might be laid aside in
a few months, the sword must be ever
ready. A mere wall without men be-
hind it can not delay an invader for
day. The wall of China involved a
standing army, and historians say it
numbered 3,080,0oO men.
There are signs in the brickwork
that the towers were designed and
finished first before any wall was
erected. The order was not, there
fore, wall first and then towers on it;
but towers, and then curtain between
them. In China and in South Africa
there was time when it was found
wise to erect rows of blockhouses
near enough together to command the
intervening space by rifle fire, and nu
merous enough to stretch for miles.
The line OF Chinese defenses appar.
emily began in the same way; only, as
they had no missiles that could be
thrown far and swiftly, solid line of
wall became needful at an early
stage. We can imagine that each gar
rison would be charged to build sec.
ton of wall on TO meet the builders
from the next forts and thus the time
would not be idly spent in mere
watching-W. E. Cell, IN Harper's
Weekly.
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CITY NEWS.

The funeral OF the late Mrs. Annie
Bresnahan-Croak was held this after
noon at 2:30 from the undertaking par
Tors OF b. E, Hawkes. The services
were In charge of Rev. r. W. Lilley.
The two Keokuk cruisers, the Red
Wing and the Vivian III are expected
home tomorrow evening from their
six hundred mile cruise. The two
motor boats left here last Saturday
morning early for the Peoria races and
after the regatta at that city left for
home via the Hennepin canal and Rock
river. The boats are in tie Hennepin
today and are both making good time.
Recent word from Captain A. c. Deck
or, OF the Vivian in writing today.
said that the party would only stop at
one fishing place at Burro, Ill.,, on the
Illinois river Captain John Leisy
mas sent word that he expected to be
home tomorrow evening some time
from the trip with his boat and the
TWO will no doubt come together after
tae long trip.
Second Presbyterian church. ]. A.
McGaw, PASTOR Morning subject
me More Abundant Life;" evening
Topic: AT the Door, endeavor meet.
ing, leading Mrs. Mundy; topic: 1.-TWO
prayer Lessons" Sabbath schools at
s;45 and 2:2O.
The West Point fair is from Au.
gust "a to 26, starting next Tuesday.
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VERDICT NOWHERE IN SIGHT.
colored Jurymen Had Done Their
Best, But Thing Sought For Was
Not In Evidence.

A lawyer from New Orleans tells
the story about jury trail in little
obscure village somewhere in Lou
isiana; "Of course, strange as it may
seem, the jury in this trial was made
up entirely of negroes. 1t seems that
all the available white men were eth.
er at work or had gone hunting or
fishing. And, anyway, it being case
Of one negro charged with stealing
from another, the interest of the white
people of the place, of whom there
was conspicuous minority, was not
sufficiently involved for it to make any
difference.
When the evidence was all in and
the prosecuting attorney, white man,
Of course, had submitted the case
without argument, the accused, for
tunately, had no counsel-the judge
also a white man, ordered the jury.
which could not agree in the box, t.
retire to an adjoining room and find
verdict.
THE jury retired. AT las-- the judge
coulQ STAND IL no longer, and went II
person to the room to see what wat
delaying the verdict. He found eacl
of the jurymen crawling around on Thu
floor peering under chairs and tables
and also into corners. The court WA.
amazed. He did not know whether thu
whole jury had gone crazy or wha
was the matter
Here he Numbered, what ar
you niggers doing?'
The foreman arose. and, maxim.
humble obeisance, answered:
'Yo' honah, faint no use; we jes
KANT find no verdict in dis here room,
Fact is, you honah, doan b'lieb deret
vuddict in here nohow. Centre
Law Journal.