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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
IOWA ONCE INFESTED
BY "HOSS' THIEVES
A Bad Gang Of These Williams Roam.
ed Throughout Northeastern
Section Of State.

In northeastern Iowa there once op
Grated one of the most desperate
gangs of horse thieves and counter
feiters that ever lifted stock or bogus
paper. They numbered also among
their misdeeds, burglary, highway rob
berry, and not infrequently murder,
and were part of an organized band of
criminals who mintained stations in
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan and
assisted each other in disposing OF
their ill-gotten gains far from the
scene of the crime.
The story Of how the station was
broken up and the operators driven by
violence out OF Jackson county, Iowa,
is graphically told in a publication
just issued by the State Historical so
ciety of Iowa. The book is biograph-
ical volume by Harvey Reid on Colon
ell Thomas Cox. an early settler and
pioneer legis ator of Iowa. A gang of
men, under the leadership of w. w.
Brown, hotel keeper In Bellevue,
Jackson County, had SO enraged the
settlers by depredations and crimes
for VIII oh it seemed impossible to con-
Wet them that OH April FOOLS Day.
1910. the county sheriff and Colonel
Cox gathered force of forty men and
stormed the Brown hotel where the
miscreants held defiant possession.
Guns were in play in a trice and there
were killed and wounded on both sides
when the conflict ended. Several OF
the gang escaped but thirteen we're
captured. Voting by means of red and
white beans on the question of hang
ing the captives, the decision was
finally made to whip them on the bare
back and send them down the river in
oarless boats. They never returned
to the scene of their bloody defeat.
although other parts of Iowa later
suffered from their crimes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
20 Years
With Heart / rouble

Or. Miles Heart Remedy has
cured me of heart disease Of
over 20 years standing. ! was
SO bad that | could not DO my
work, and could scarcely draw
a full breath without fainting or
smothering. The doctor told me
he could do no more for me-;
then / commenced taking the
Heart Remedy. / shall never
forget that night. | slept better
than | had before in months. |
kept right on getting better, un-
til I was perfectly WE'LL
MRS. LAURA RUSSELL,
Logan, Iowa.
When the heart action is
weak, it fails to pump the blood
through the lungs with sufficient
rapidity. Then the lungs do not
absorb the proper amount Of
oxygen, although they may be
taking in normal amount of
air. The result is shortness Of
breath, smothering spells, diff
cult breathing, oppressed feeling
in chest. DIR. Miles Heart Rem
edy strengthens the heart nerves
and muscles, and in this way
increases the circulation.
Get bottle from your drug
gist. Take it according to direc-
tions, and if it does not benefit
lie will return your money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
and safest cough remedy for children.
At the first symptoms of a cold, give
as directed, and ward off danger of
Group, bronchitis, sore throat, cold in
the head and stuffy breathing. 1t
bring comfort and ease to the little
ones. Contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. Keep always on hand,
and refuse substitutes. Wilkinson &
Co
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

A sprained ankle will usually dis
able the injured person for three
or four weeks. This is due to lack
Of proper treatement. When Cham
berlain's Liniment is applied cure
may be effected in three or four days.
This liniment is one of the best and
most remarkable preparations in use.
Sold by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy
and J. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
Pen Picture of Gentleman.

Cardinal Newman has painted the
character of the perfect gentleman:
He is one who never infiicts pain. He
carefully avoids whatever may cause
jar or a jolt In the minds of those
with whom he is cast-all clashing of
opinion or collision of feeling. all re-
straint or suspicion or gloom or resent
ment; his great concern being, make
every one at ease and at home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

The peculiar properties of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy have been
thoroughly tested during epidemics OF
influenza. and when it was taken in
time we have not heard of single
case of pneumonia Sold by Will
kinson & Co., Pharmacy, and J. H.
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

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.
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a Policeman,s Testimony

j. N. Paterson, night policeman W.. !,
Nashua, Iowa, writes: Last VIVA
/ had a bad cold IN my lungs 'as
tried at least half a dozen advel',s .rt
cough medicines and had trea'ln l,a,
from two physicians without get',ns
any benefit. A friend recommends,
Foley's Honey and Tar and W. !.
thirds Of bottle cured me. ! ~
slider it the greatest cough and iu' =
medicine in the world. Wilkinson :
Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
Some one Gift in All Men.

Degrees infinite of luster there must
always be, but the weakest among us
has gift. however seemingly trivial.
which is peculiar to him, and which,
worthily used, will be gift also to
the race forever.-Ruskln.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

Most disfiguring skin eruptions,
scrofuIa, pimples, rashes, etc. are due
to impure blood. Burdock Blood Bit
tiers is a cleansing blood tonic. Makes
you clear-eyed, clear-brained, clear
skinned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

Aches and Pains OF rheumatism are
not permanently, but only temporarily,
relieved by external remedies. Why
not use an internal remedy-H Hoods
Sarasparilla, which corrects ne acid
ity of the blood on y.s.ich rheumatism
depends and cures the disease?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
All Up with Him Their Il.

MANY man." says Brother VII
liams. finds himself 'twixt de devil
an de deep sea. an he can't fight
fire, an lie dunno how ter swim. At
lanta Constitution
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clinq to Funeral Dinners.

Giving a dinner to those who attend
a funeral is custom that shows little
sign of early disuse in Lancaster
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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G., q. a q. Railway Co
Trains leave from Union Deno4
Berths and tickets, Fifth and Jcbn.
son streets.
South Bound.
No 8. st. Louis and south
ledVe .12:45am
NO. IL, st. Louis and Kan.
ass City and west, south,
leave ........ ........... Sloan
10. 4, Quincy. Hannibal &
st. Louis. arrive lis p. M,
ieave 1:20pm
mo. 10, Quincy and Hanni-
bal arrive ......... ....... s:aopn
NO. ~ leave .............. s:4Opn
North Bound.
NO. Z. Chicago. st. Paul and
points west, leave ........ 2:35am
No. 13, Chicago. st. Paul
and points west, arrive -. 7.2Opn
NO. - leave ........... 7:2opu
No. 3. Burlington, Chicago
and east. leave .......... 1:55pn
NO. !, Burlington. sea7e -. 7:35sm
mo. 81. Donnellson, c., B &
e. G., & and North Road
leave ......... ......... a:sopn
No. so, from Donnellson, c.,
B. & K. G.. & -.ort@- Road
arrive .......... ........ .1l:s0 am
mo. 1, K. s w, west, leave S.5S am
No. 4, from Centerville AID
points intermediate, arrive 1:15 pm
'No. 2. from Centery!lle and
west, arrive ........ 49,. 9:1G pm
No. 8. Centerville. leave !. $40 pm
Daily
sDaily except Sunday.
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Graded.

Graded.
when fel,er has Job in io'a
dry be tells about the place whs ~
he works. but If he's in pam
speaks about the concern ~ WIZ
he Is employed. Ex chanye
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

Even the most miserable people in
the world are never treated as roughly
as is the piano In a house that is rent,
ed furnished
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

s1rain 473-Leaves Keokuk s:o5am
.Train 741-Lcaves Keokuk 2:55pm
sTrain 472-Arrives KeokIk S:l5pm
sTrain 470-Arrives Keokuk l:Ospn
Local Freight Tralns.
sTrain S6Arrives Keokuk 1918 an
sTrain S. Leaves Keokuk .i1:20 RI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

Danish Proverb.
Much water runs by the mill while
the miller sleeps.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06

G., q. 4 q. Railway GO.
Trains leave from Union Denoa
Berths and tickets, Fifth and John.
son streets.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

twice, the last time very recently.
What / have passed through Roose-
welt must face. He will be lucky II
he comes out alive.
Like most Beers, have been hunt
ing, on and of, and associating with
hunters since / was ten years old.
Danger and halrbreadtbs escapes have
happened so frequently to me that
most OF my hunting experiences ap-
pear almost too commonplace to
record. Yet some OF them stand out
vividly from the rest, especially those
OF recent occurrence 1t would be
impossible to hunt any length of time
in Africa without having some adven-
lures worth relating; adventures in
which steady eye. nerves OF steel,
and a brain as quick as lightning are
essentials TO big game
hunter
Most game drops at the first shot
from the rifle of an experienced hunt
er. o"The game that makes the story
is the game that's missed" as the
Swahili least coast natives) say, and
there is nothing truer than that say
ing. as far as my experiences go, for
bad shot nearly ended my trek a
little while ago in the Lake country.
| was treking between Lake Albert
Edward N'Yanza and Lake Kivu. the
greatest stretch OF hunting ground in
the world, with caravan OF hun
dred men. We had marched steadily
through the early part of the day and.
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African hunters. He Will have COM
plete charge of everything from the
largest 10 the smallest detail With
him at the head of things the presi-
dent can depend on having a success.
ful hunt. That is, If he is going for
sport and not merely as a scribe look
ing for local atmosphere for his book.
Many great African hunters have
killed all their game in the narrow
and dark confines of an ink bottle.
Africa is a menagerie 11.500.0 600
miles In area with the greatest COM
bination of lakes. rivers. mountains
and weld imaginable, veritable para
disc for wild animals Notwithstand-
ing the destruction of big game. there
are still thousands of herds of every
thing Africa possesses for the hunter,
roaming over the weld only few
days travel afoot from the coast
There are hundreds of rivers that
have rarely been visited by the white
man. On the banks OF these streams
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
A Terrible Battle with Elephants.

After half an hours walk through
grass that was at least 20 feet high
we came across a herd OF about
twenty elephants, among which there
were some fine bull tuskers. AS | ex
pected, they were all resting out OF
the sun. They were difficult to get at
on account of the thickness of the
underground. 1t meant a long, pa
tient crawl to good shooting posi-
ton. for to shoot at anything but
close quarters in such country meant
that the bullet would be DETECTED by
the bush / put solid nickel ball in
the right barrel of my 600 caliber ex.
press for a head shot. and a soft nose
split in the left barrel for a body shot.
With the shikaree at my side and the
gun bearer at my back, we crept
silently. inch by inch. foot by foot.
through the huge tufts OF grass till
good view Of the game presented it.
self
took off my coat and hat hung
them on a low limb and crawlcd a
few Yards farther on. AS could not
get a vital shot at any of the elc-
plants in their lying position, | gave
sharp whistle. In an instant they
were upon their feet thIusting their
trunks up in the air 10 get scent of
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Elephant Ivory and How 1t Us Obtained


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now that the merciless wbite-hot sun
was directly overhead, / called a halt.
Each member of the caravan threw
himself down in the shade excepting
my shikaree Nick. a boy" from the
other side of the continent, native
of Senegal. He never rested. and as
he got a percentage of the ivory we
secured. he never let the soles of his
feet grow soft for want of exercise,
About an hour passed before Nick
same swinging into camp with his
white teeth cleaning like new swords.
| knew by -his smile that there was
something afoot. He walked straight
to my elephant guns and beckoned
me. | knew he had struck fresh
spoor (traiD, Selling my arms. !
signaled my gun bearer and struck
out. Nick leading
If there are any elephants about at
midday. the hunter is pretty sure TO
make a good bag, for at that time
they rest out of the direct rays OF
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Fight Between q Buffalo and Lions

one had to stoop often under the
branches of the thorns.
After going 100 yards. could dis
tinctly henr the sharp snort Of the
buffalo. and mudled growl OF its as
sailant. and knew that the latter had
got hold | still ran on. looking out
for n sight OF the combatants, when
suddenly the man who had kept up
with me put his hand on my wrist,
and, pulling rather harder than he In
tended, stopping forwards and run
ming as I was, down l came overbal<
anced. What is it2" asked angrily.
Look" he answered. Within 26 yards
magnificent fight was going on. Two
other male lions had Joined the one I
had first seen, and run blood-spoor till
they had overtaken and stopped the
buffalo. They were now all standing
rampant on him, teeth and claws both
at work, the gallant old bull doing his
utmost to hold his own against odds,
He tried to gore them, but they
bugged his side. putting their bodies
parallel with his, and SO escaping the
thrust he swung tho hon on his right
completely off his legs. as you swing
child by his arms. 1t was only by
glimpses that you saw anything, for It
was an enfolding cloud OF dust, os9 ~
which came every now and again tho
black hide OF the bull and the fulvous
coats OF the lions. Every muscle of
the attackers and attacked was on the
stretch. You felt rather than saw the
terrible strain. Had the buffalo been
unwounded, even with the odds OF
three 10 one against him. he would
have left his mark. 1t did not last
much more than minute--perhaps not
even that-and then the grand old
Mari came to the ground, killed by
the ball, not by the lions
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keep up his tagged spirits, and the
from the parched earth. Suddenly the
Jungle ceased and we broke into the
open weld. Four hundred yards away.
coming in the opposite direction. was
a herd of at least twenty elephants.
They had evidently made long jour
ney and were suffering from the in
tense heat. Some of them were occu-
pied In thrusting their trunks into
their mouths and drawing water from
their stomachs With this water they
were sprlnkling their sunburned
backs. This is a habit that elephants
always practice when they are over
heated and cannot find the shade of a
friendly forest
To me the sight OF the approaching
herd was welcome I saw ivory which
meant thousands of dollars to us II
we could get in a few good shots
ordered my caravan back into the un-
derSrowth, and bringing up the shik-
arees. prepared for the slaughter. I
loaded my nine millimeter Mauser
with solid bullets for long shots AT
800 yards opened FIRE and the leader.
a fine bull. dropped in his tracks. Tho
crack of my life threw the herd into
CONSERVATION. They were not sure
where the noise came from, and they
as yet had not caught sight Of us.
After a little indecison they kept on
the old route and marched toward us.
A hundred yards nearer and gave
the nearest. another bull. my second
shot. II went wild He shrieked and
threw his trembling head back and
forth frantic with pain. had evil
IDENTIFY given him a bad face wound. |
fired again and must have missed. He
saw me. and, trumpeting loudly,
charged down on us. followed by the
whole herd [ emptied my magazine
into them with no effect. Nearer they
came. their ivory cleaning in the sun
and the dust curling up in clouds be-
hind them The ground vibratcd like
beaten drum top under their thun-
derous charge,
| saw a tusk-crested wave OF mani
moths sweeping down 10 destroy us.
1t was no time for inaction. The gun
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

One morning, a Kafir came in with
letter fastened in a cleftstick, from
a white man shooting on the Limpopo,
three days upstream from the junction
OF the Marique. 1t was from a Mai.
Frank Vardon of the Twenty-fifth
Madras, N. l., who. hearing | was
within a short distance. proposed to
Join parties and shoot together. In
three days the finest fellow and best
comrade a fellow ever had made his
appearance Sometimes we would
take a day together after elephant or
buffalo. and occasionally We met by
accident, our boats cutting one an
other, and the sound of the guns
showing our whereabouts.
Once having come together in this
way. we saw the finest struggle Of
brute force | ever witnessed, We
were making tracks back to the camp,
walking our horses slowly along the
bank, of the river, when Frank got off
to shoot A waterbuok (Aigoceros
elipsiprymnus) A shout followed the
report of his rifle. Dismounting. for
the bush was thick, soon Joined him.
In stalking the waterbuck he had
come across buffalo. and had wounded
one. which, with two others. was still
i'm view | started in pursuit and soon
outran Vardon, for he was stout, one
Kafir holding with me Presently
was abreast of his animal. which was
leaning. hard hit. against q tree.
gave il widiSh bcrth. not wishing to
finish Franks work, and pressed on
after the others but. Just as passed.
1t made plunge forward. and began
to run again: st the same instant
the b,Ssh was otreakcd with yellow,
and calling out "Csnae along, there's
lion, put on a squirt to get first
shot, carrying the gun at iHe trail, for
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bearer handed me the 600 caliber eI.
press. AT hundred yards gave the
leader one barrel after the other. He
fell. and those behind tumbled over
him in a heap. For a moment the
mad charge was broken. | thought
we were ont OF danger, but another
leader forged ahead and bore down
on us. Rum" shrieked, and every
man made for safety, excepting Nick.
the coolest in the face OF danger and
always the last to run. l threw my
self behind a tree just escaping be-
ing crushed 10 death. A screech rose
above the thunder OF the hoofs and
the next instant / saw Nick hoisted
into the air with a blood-stained tusk
through his body. The infuriated
mass swept past, leaving a red
marked trail ! Immediately set out
on the spoor of the herd in hope OF
getting the body of the shikaree Al.
though I searched till sundown 1 was
unsuccessful.
That night | heard the lions roar
ing down toward the river. The next
morning, with a lew natives, | con-
tinued the search. in the direction
that the lions roars came from dur
ing the night. We soon sighted
flock of vultures, sure sign of dead
game. and, coming mp with them, we
found the chewed carcass of an ele-
phant and the scattered bones OF a
human being, among which | found
Nicks hunting knife and belt. The
wounded elephant had carried him on
his tusk till 1t fell exhausted through
loss of blood and died 1t was one of
the best ivory hauls | ever made at
one shooting and it was the saddest.
Nick was a great shikaree. He pos
sesSed every attribute OF manhood.
He died like many q hunter has died.
Nick was the twentieth native that
] have lost on my various expeditions.
II was in the same country that on
previous expedition rhinoceros in
vaded our camp and killed two native
porters. wounding three and giving
me a close call.
Copyright. 1919. by Benz B. Hampton)
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their enemies and holding out their
enormous ears to catch the slightest
sound. At last an old bull worked
into the right position. aimed at
his weakest point. between the eye
and ear. and gave him the solid shot.
My aim was bad; piece of his tuslt
flew into the air With a roar he
charged down on me like an ava
lanche.
| leveled my express for a second
shot and the natives stood ready.
Down he came, the grass waving be-
fore him in billows. | waited so, 40.
30. 20 yards, another seconds sus-
pense and-bang' ] gave him the soft
bullet full in the chest. 1t failed TO
stop him, A screeching roar of pain
burst from the charging monster and
blood gushed from his trunk. ]
snatched my Mauser and jumped
aside as he passed. My hat and coat.
which were few yards behind. at
tracted his attention. With a snort
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safari accompanied by natives who do
all The work, even 10 carrying the
sportsman In a hammock up to the
game, selecting the correct rife,
loading with the proper ammunition.
pointing out the place to shoot at
and handing the hunter the weapon.
The hunter merely pulls the trigger,
after seeing that there are a number
of shikarees (native hunters) in
readiness TO protect him should
he miss his mark and the game
charge. AS often as not he misses,
a shikaree shoots the game, and
his employer gets the credit 1t
is the dangerous side only of African
hunting that has any attractions for
the man with any sporting instincts
in him, and 1t is only that side of
the hunt that is of interest to the
laity.
According 10 present intentions, Mr.,
Cunninghame will take the Roosevelt
party over the route l have covered
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The Killing of Nick, Hunter Boy.

A few months after this occurrence,
on the same trip. lost Nick. my
Senegal hoy" under terrible circum-
stances. This brave man who had
hunted everything in Africa from the
Cape 10 Cairo, and from Zanzibar to
Banana, boasted many time that he
would never be killed by anything but
old age But he was too sure Long
association with danger had made
him careless. and this cost him mis-
life.
We were treklng south toward Lake
Tanganyjks along native pain run
ming parallel with the Rusizi river. 1t
was frightfully bot, so hot that the
gun barrels burned our hands The
porters staggered under their heavy
loads In long string mumbllng
songs, each in his native tongue, to
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oi satisfaction he crushed them down
gave him all my Mauser shots in
the rear. With extraordinary sudden
ness he turned. He sighted me and
charged, his tusks level with his body.
MY magazine was empty. | threw my
rihe down and ran, the elephant gain
lnG on me at each step. | saw Nick
ahead of me with leveled rifle.
10 keep running meant that I
would soon be overtaken Instructive
ly | threw myself on the ground and
NICK fired, With a thud that made
the earth tremble the elephant
dropped, The huge trunk twisted like
4 wounded snake for a moment, and
then the gigantic body relaxed In
death. 1t all took about two minutes
TO happen and was a pretty close
shave, but il was worth the trouble,
for the tusks we got were big. weigh
ing close to a hundred pounds.