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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
John Perry CasweII.


 The death of John Perry Caswell oc- cured at his home in Yantic shortly after o'clock Wednesday evening. He had been sick since Sunday with hem- orrhages of the stomach and his death was very unexpected and will be learned with great surprise by his many friends. He had not been in good health for some time, but had been able to work.
 MT. Caswell was born in Greeneville May 22. 1858, the son of Oliver P. and Abby Wilcox Caswell. He has been a resident of Yantic for a number of years and was boss spinner in the Yan- tic woolen mill. He had large num- Der of friends who will hear of his death with great regret, as he was held in high esteem by the entire com munity.
 Besides his wife he leaves a son, Carlos Caswell, and daughter, Miss Caswell, who lives at home.
 Henry p. Curry.
 At 9.15 o'clock Wednesday morning the death of Henry P. Curry occurred at the home of his mother Mrs. Mary A. Curry, in the rear of No. 227 Broad way. He had been sick for about two years as the result of an injury he re- ceived while playing ball, having fallen
 
 Milford, Mass, the son of Mir. and Mrs. Patrick Curry, and since his parents came here to live he has always resid- ed in Norwich. His father. who was a shoemaker, died eight years ago.
 Both as pitcher and second base man he was well known in the sport ing fraternity and his work won the attention of managers in the larger leagues, he having played with the Seneca Falls team of the New York State league team and the Montreal team of the Eastern league. He also played. on the Reading team. his final game being with Reading an a game with the Brooklyn team He had a pleasing disposition. made friends easily and retained them. He was a dutif1l son and brother
 He is survived by his mother. two brothers, owen Curry Of New Britain and John Curry of this city, and five sisters, Mrs. Daniel Dillon of New York and Misses Mary Ann, Margaret. Sadie and Catherine Curry, who live at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

Clement Bushnell of Huntington avenue is at his home in Santerbury for few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

Theodore Stead of New York has returned after spending the holidays at his home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

Peter Gladue of PIainfield has beer visiting his son, Philias Gladue, ot North Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
Briefs and Personals.

Mir and Mrs. Harry Ellison of Wau- wecus street spers Christmas in Bos- ton
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

Mrs. Louis Lambert of New Bedford Is visiting her sisters. Mrs. Joseph C. Marsan and Mrs. Philias Dion.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

The soya bean of China has entered into competition in Europe with Amer ican cottonseed products.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

Attorney Charles Arnold Brady of New York spent Christmas at his home on West Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
Gifts for Altar Boys.

The ten altar boys at the Sacred Heart church received gifts of cuff links at Christmas time.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

MT. and Mrs. Arthur Simard of Web ster, Mass. are visiting Mir. and Mrs Charles Paradis of Hunters avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
Personals.

Duncan Gilmour of Orange, Mass, is passing a month with relatives in town.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

The Bulletin should be delivered everywhere in the city before a. m
 Subscribers who fail to receive IL by that time will confer favor by re- porting the fact to The Bulletin Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

Edward Cormier of Hartford has re- turned, after visiting relatives in South 4 street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Today.

For New England: Fair; continued cold Thursday and Friday; moderate west to northwest winds.
 Predictions from the New York Her aid: On Thursday partly overcast to fair weather and slowly falling tenn peratures will prevail, with fresh northwesterly winds, and on Friday fair and decidedly colder weather.
 Observations in Norwich. The following records, reported from Sevins pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Wednesday:
 Ther. Bar. d. III. m...s'..-. -...''...'.' z5.l1 lz m. .......s ....'s..'.. @1 15.O0 D. m. .......-........ Zz 15.o0 Highest 30, lowest 3.
 Comparisons.
 Predictions for Wednesday: Snow; light to moderate variable winds. Wednesdays weather: Overcast; slight temperature changes; west wind
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

Jacob Renner. who has secured em- p1oyment in Hartford, spent Christmas at his home on West Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
Chimney Staging Being Taken Dow
Personals.

Mrs. Exilda Belval is recovering from an illness at her home on Front street
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
Aged Man Missing.

Local relatives of Martin Tetreault, S3 years old. were in an anxious state of mind Wednesday evening regarding his n-appearance during the day. The aged man left his home about s.30 o'clock Wednesday morning and start doff in the direction of the Taftville railroad station. He may have gone on to the city. his people think. He had on a blue coat and a black cap. He was still missing late Wednesday night.
 Chimney Staging Being Taken Down.
 The staging is being taken down from around the chimney at the PoDe- nah company's new weave shed the stack having been completed in fast time. The snow has interfered with the work of the roofers. who are now at work cleaning off the snow from the shed, several sections having been cleared already. No tar roofing can be laid until the snow is all removed.
 At the velvet mills new weave shed the five sections are well along. the windows having been put in. At the reservoir Contractor Dorrance's men have done nothing yet this week and probably will not until the snow is off the ground. The retaining wall in the rear of Norwich avenue, where the row of new tenement houses is to be built, is completed.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Louise A. RolIes.

Mrs. Louise A. Bolles, wife of Reu- ben c. BolIes of New London, died Tuesday in Preston. Her husband for merly lived at Richmond Hill, l.. l., but came to New London to live short ly after the death of her husband. Two sisters. Mrs. Susan Prince of Garfield avenue and Mrs. Alfred Fenwick of Green street. New London, are the on- ly surviving members of the family.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30
GREEN EVILLE

Six hours after high water 1t Is low eide. which is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-30

WHEr you want to put your bus.- ness before the public. there fs NO me- 4tn1 better than through the sdvsrtln. nc eolumna or The HullaEip
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-29
CITY NEWS.
AT
Sullivan & AuWerda>s

The steamer Gardie Eastman
came up stream last evening at $50.
Il. H. Baker, switchman in the @.
yards has returned to his duties after
a weeks absence.
The launch Minnie C. II. formerly
owned by Corsepius. the FIT. Madison
boatman, came to a sad fate recently,
the pilot having run the boat over a
los on the lower river and the boat
was smashed quite badly.
1t has been exactly figured out.
that the gasoline skiffs made at the
locks recently and sent to the Henne-
pin canal for use, can make s:57 miles
per hour. The launches are merely
skiffs with engines placed in them and
are proving to be success wherever
used as mode of quicker travel than
the ordinary skif.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-29
CITY NEWS
Read the want column.

Read the want column.
Special bargains in Pianos ON
Thursday and Friday at Ayres & Sons.
The Gate City want ad is the big
gest and best thing Of its kind in the
way of cheap method of advertis-
ing. There is nothing in this neck of
the woods that can compare with It,
The annual state fire tournament
will be held in Davenport this year
from August to inclusive and ar
rangements are already being made by
the committee In charge of the affair.
G. B. Embree of West Liberty is pres
ident of the state organization.
The May term of the district court
will convene in Keokuk on next Mon
day morning. Clerk Ed. S. Lotion who
is sick, may not be able to get down
for the opening days and in case he
is unable to attend, Deputy Clerk o.
r. Johnston will come down from Fort
Madison to look after matters.
/ The bar of Fort Madison met
yesterday morning and voted to ad-
journ court there yesterday afternoon
out of respect to the late H. Scott
Howell A committee composed OF
w. S. Hamilton, T. B. Snyder and O.
C. Herminghausen was appointed &c
draft resolutions of respect.
The river stage this morning read
J 1873 feet, a fall of Ito of foot since
yesterday morning The river will
remain about stationary now for sew
eral days on account of the heavy
rains which have fallen on the upper
river especially at Lacrosse. The
river at st. Louis has fallen foot in
. the past twenty-four hours.
The May issue of the Official
| organ of the Modern Woodmen. re
ceived by Keokuk members today con
tains the following mention of the
/, big class taken in by Keokuk camr
No. 622 month ago: State DEPUTY
Frink imagined three years ago thai
about every able-bodied white man III
! Iowa was already a member of the
2 Modern Woodmen. This was wher
. he was fighting to keep ahead of Mis-
: souri, But there has never been race
suicide in his state and on Wednesda.
I evening, March 81, at Keokuk, 1ot
members were adopted. There is F.;
! live camp at Keokuk and its officers
! and team put on the work in splen
r did manner General Attorney Plant
5 delivered an address. State Deput,
r Frink also spoke. There was ban
quet, and the meeting held in the oil
opera house-now used for camp hal
was largely attended.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-29
CITY NEWS.

Frank Williams was locked up
last evening for being drunk.
The funeral of Miss Helen Braun
was held this afternoon at the family
residence, 212 Concert street. Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Jacob
Nuesch, Of St Paul's German Evangeli-
cal church.
The annual district convention
Of the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the N. E. church for the Keo-
kuk district, will be held in the Trim
ity II. E. church, corner of Tenth and
Main streets tomorrow. Saturday and
Sunday. with delegates here from a
dozen cities in this part of the state.
The opening session will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock and SEES
sions will be held through Sunday.
The public is welcome to any and all
of the sessions An interesting pro
gram has been prepared and the dele
gates from the various cities will be
entertained while in Keokuk at the
homes of members of the church.
The city council held meeting
this morning at 1920 O'Clock. all O
the aldermen being present exceptin;
Brown and Tigue. with Acting Mayo
Off presiding. The board of review
and equalization made report that 1
had been IN session twenty-five day
and heard and considered all objec
ltions and complaints and had equalize'
the assessments of Assessors John
ston and Dimond The committee re
1 port was adopted and the council
voted to approve and confirm the as
sessment lists as returned by the as
SCISSORS and equalized and changed b,
the board. A warrant for 5000 was OF
dered drawn for the emergency pa.
roll. this being the first expenditur
authorized since the new council tool
charge. The meeting lasted about fiv
minutes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-29
CITY NEWS.

Read The Daily Gate City.
lawn mowers of every description
at Webers.
IN. S. Thompson of the Adams Elk
press Company is i'll at the present
time
Masonic: Special meeting of
Eagle lodge No. II, A. F. & A. NJ.
1880 o'clock Friday evening, April Both
1909 Work in third degree. Visiting
brethren fraternally invited By order
of the w. NJ. S. H. Johnson, secretary.
e. w. PIERCE of this city has been
selected as Judge on delivery at the
inter-class oratorical contest at Garth
ag, College this evening. The contest
is of much interest to Hancock county
citizens and there is large crowd
expected Mr. Pierce will go to
Carthage this evening.
The steamer Dubuque arrived in
port last evening from st. Louis at
1870 and after discharging freight and
passengers for this city left for Bur
lington The boat made he1 first trip
lover the rapids this season the water
being plenty high to permit the safe
navigation over the rapids.
The Gate City contained the re-
port last evening of mans narrow es-
cape from suicide near Ferris. The
i Carthage Republican contains the fol
lowing concerning the affair: satur-
day evening as the Burlington freight
was laundering along about mile and
a half OF Ferris, man rushed out OF
the weeds at the side of the track and
waving his hat at the approaching
train. deliberately laid down with his
head across the rail- The train was
evidently too close upon him to be
stopped before it struck him. It is a
marvel that he was not killed outright
AS 1t was he was fearfully bruised. His
left ear was split clear down his head
his collar bone broken and he sustain
ed other injuries. The train was stop
: ped and the man was brought to Garth
: age DR.. Blender was called to attend
him at the county jail where he hat
been placed in the charge of Sheriff
Bertschi His wounds, although sever,
will probably not prove fatal, as he Il
alive and apparently has the strength
to pull through.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-29
All Quarantines TO be Lifted Saturday
Night Unless There Arc Fur
ther Orders From
Health Board.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS ALSO
Scarlet Fever Situation is Under Con-
troll and the Disease is Be-
ing Rapidly Stamped
Out.

School begins Monday.
The board OF health at its meeting
last evening decided that the schools
OF the city might as we'll all be run
ming, the scarlet fever situation being
now we'll under control and unless fur
Their notice is given. the schools will
be opened next week.
The quarantine on all other places
where children have been denied en-
trance, will also be taken off next
week and children under sixteen years
of age can go to the theaters and skat-
ing Kinks next week unless orders are
issued later to the contrary.
It was the sense OF the meeting
yesterday evening of the board of
health that the quarantine should be
raised Saturday night unless further
cases of csarlet fever are reported In
the meantime.
This means that the Sunday schools
can open on Sunday.
There is difference Of opinion
among the physicians of the city and
the citizens as to whether the schools
should have been closed two weeks
ago, but the safe side was taken In
the matter and all of them were order
ed shut down until further notice
Last Monday the High school was per
mitted to open and on next Monday al
Iof the other schools can open.
The best work done in putting a stor
to scarlet fever in the city, was the
appointing of the special officers wht
maintained strict and rigid quaran
tine upon houses where there wer'
cases of the disease. permitting no ont
to go in or out of the house.
| There are less than twenty cases 0
scarlet fever in the city now, unde
quarantine and within week, Their
will be but few cases on record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-29
CITY NEWS.
Read The Daily Gate city.

nGdQ Inc Dally GaIe City.
Justice H. c. Landes was down to
his office for short time this morn
ing for the first time since the holt
days, at which time he was taken sick.
Many of his friends who happened to
drop in this morning, congratulated
him on getting out again He intends
to come down now as regularly as pos
sible.
James Cameron is reported to
have bought the double building on
Main street between Sixth and Sey-
enth streets, now occupied by the
Roll-a-way skating rink He is chair
man of the building committee of the
local Elks lodge and it has been init.
mated that the building will likely be
altered into an Elks home within a
short TIME and become the property of
the lodge
The Rock Island will complete its
automatic block signal service to the
Missouri river within two years. This
work has been authorized and the con.
tracts have been let. The Frisco at
the same time will carry on the same
Kind OF work along practically all of
It's main line. When completed the
electric block signal system on both
roads will cover 1000 miles There is
automatic signal service now on the
$50 miles Of the Rock Island, from
Chicago to the Mississippi river. and
100 miles more in conjunction with
the Union Pacific and other roads.
Work planned for completion as rap
idly as material can be obtained will
cover 270 miles in Missouri and Iowa.
Altogether, 500 miles of Rock Island
and about 500 miles of Frisco are in
Guided in the present project. 1t is
understood that extensive experiments
in the use OF telephones for railroad
operations will be made later.
Burlington Gazette: In spite oil
the improvement of the weather the
shipments of freight on the Burlington
continues light and as a result it was
rumored about the Galesburg yards
on Monday that cut would be made
in the force of enginemen within the
week. 1t is said that ten extra en-
gineers will be set back To firing. dis
placing number OF regular fremen
who will in turn be set back TO tn.
extra list and be given an indefDit.
, lay off. The change will probably re
suit In an extended shake up in tn
enginemen's force running out of thi
, city Rumor has it that the orde
making the proposed change will g
. into effect this week. 1t was antici
. pated that with the advent OF sprin
weather the business, which has bee
remarkably light this season, woul
show a decided gain, but although 70
few days last week there were SYM
toms of boost, the gain failed TO me
terialize and the order to cut was III
result 1t is said that one crew on
of the Ottumwa pool has been set bac
on the extra list and that two eng
neers in the same pool have been sc
back to firing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-29
CITY NEWS.

As noted elsewhere the schools OF
the city will open on next Monday
morning the board Of health having
SO ordered. The schools were closed
for two weeks.
George Radasch of the Adams
Express Company had the misfortune
recently to drop heavy box on his
foot, injuring the member quite severe
iy.
been filed by Addie Fox VS.. Nancy
Keppel asking that defendant be or
dered to show the amount yet due on
contract to buy lot 2 in block IL, R.
P. & w. addition. The contract was
made Feb. 6, 1905 and on April 2, of
served notice on plaintiff to vacate the
property.
in about two weeks the second OF
the Diamond 10 packets will go into
service. The boat will be the Sid
ney, the smallest of the fleet, which
ly overhauled and repaired and now
is considered as good as a new craft
1t is scheduled to start from st
Louis on the initial trip in the
through trade from that city to ST
Paul, about May 18th She has been
tied up at Dubuque all winter, but
will go to st. Louis. She is to be
used in the freight service for a time
and as soon as travel begins to ge
heavy, she will be succeeded in tbs
through trade by either the st. Pau
or the Quincy. The Sidney will ther
be confined to the short trade. The
St. Paul will make her first appear
ance In the local harbor during tht
first or second week i June, ant
the Quincy will go into service abou
two weeks later The st. Paul is Il
have new pilot this year. Capt. JohI
Mills, who has been employed for {
long time as pilot on the steamel
Omaha, out of st. Louis, resigned hi,
position couple OF days ago to ente
the employ of the Diamond 10 com
pany. He may be on the Sidney unit
the st. Paul is ready.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-29
Mrs. John zerr, : Former Resident Of
keokuk, Passed Away Yester-
day Afternoon at Fl.
Madison.
| TO BE BROUGHT HERE
Left keokuk . Number Of Years Ago
But is Remembered by Many
Keokuk People and Has
Relatives Here.

John Zerr, prominent dry goods
merchant OF Keokuk some years ago,
and herself former we'll known resi-
dent Of this city, passed away at
her home in FIT. Madison yesterday
afternoon quite suddenly. The news
was received by her many relatives In
Keokuk as quite shock, for although
they knew that she was i'll, they were
entirely unprepared to receive this
sudden word of death. Mrs. Zerr has
many relatives in Keokuk and they are
the following: Mother, Mrs. Catherine
Spring; sisters, Mrs. F. J. Schenk.
Mrs. Josephine O'Bleness; brothers.
Glen, Al and Ed Spring; and in add
ton to those given below. Gus Spring,
brother in Rochester. New York. and
Mrs. Louis Krier, a sister. of Philoe.
Ohio.
Mrs. Zerr. whose maiden name was,
Mary Spring is spoken of in the high
est terms by many friends who remem-
Der her we'll during her years spent In
Keokuk. the home OF her birth. She
was true christian woman devoted
to church and home and had hundreds
OF friends here. For several years she
was organist in the old St Francis De
Sales Catholic church and was also for
la time member of st. Peters Catholic
church. In her death the sympathy OF
many Keokuk and FIT Madison friends
lis extended to the bereaved relatives
The body will be brought to Keokuk
tomorrow and interment will take place
lin the Catholic cemetery The Fl
Madison Gem City contained the fol
lowing:
Died Of Heart Failure.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Zerr. wife o
: John Zerr of this city, died at thu
home, 324 Market street, at 2:2
o'clock p M, Wednesday, April IS
1909, aged 81 years, months and i
days. Death resulted from heart fail
, ure.
Miss Mary Spring was born Angus
Is, 1857 in Keokuk Iowa. where sh
: IudilleQ JOuu Hcli. lie idAiiy Sohi
to Fort Madison from Keokuk fifteel
years ago and have resided ere eve
since
! She is survived by her husband an
the following children: Mrs. A. Jenl
Q isson and Miss Josephine Zerr of Oh
cago, Gertrude, Clarice, Catherine
{ Celeste. John, Jr., and Clement, 8
e home One brother. Frank Spring. {
: this city. also survives her.
= She was a member of st. Joseph
I church and a truly christian wife an
: mother. beloved by all who knew he
:. Her sudden summons comes as
= shock to the many friends of the fan
lily who deeply sympathize with the
. In their sad bereavement.
!, Funeral announcement will be mao
= later.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-04-15

ing Steele county with 20 tons hard
nut coal delivered fob. at Pickert;
bids to be opened at 2 O'Clock p. m.
July 9Th, 1909. Vs.
A number OF bridge and grade pc
titions were presented. On motion,
the chairman appointed Commission
ers Johnson Grefsheim and himself
as a committee to inspect sites in
Westfield and Franklin townships and
Gray Sulland and himself to inspect
sites in Willow Lake, Colgate and on
line between Glendale and Hugo
townships. Commissioner Sulland was
-instructedttosexami site for a bridge
on line between sections 20 and 81,
'Newburgh township, and If he found
that the town board had made the ne
cessary preparations for laying out
road and grading approaches, he
should arrange with the Fargo Bridge
& Iron Co. to have bridge built as per
contract with said company.
Bills were on motion allowed as
follows:
Jens Peterson, rent of building
for j. Davis, $40; allowed at $4,000
N. Oak. Publishing Co., legal
"a JILL HM q
$103.40; allowed at ........ lilo
Red River Valley Telephone
Co., rent Of two phones, Dec.
LIST, 1908 to Dec. LIST. 1909..., $500
Frank Gray, on poor board 2
days and mileage .......... $50
Frank Gray, comm. per diem
and mileage, taking 2 pa
.tients to hospital at Fargo
and cash advanced poor per-
son AN
| Ole N. Grefsheim. comm. per
diem and mileage. 100000. 9.70
! X. S. Sulland, comm. per diem
and mileage .............. $3.50
X. A.. johnson, comm. per diem
and mileage .............. $50
]. B. Oxton, comm. per diem
and mileage .............. $3.50
On motion the board adjourned.
S. MCPHERSON,
County Auditor.