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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
The Time is Ripe For a Revision Of
Them so That the Children
May Not Grow up in
u.s. Ignorance.
WE ARE FOOLED OFTEN
Easter Sunday Promised Seven Nice
sabbaths But 1t Rained Hard
on the Very First
Opportunity.

VIC iotO tHe WedCner signs are
railing, the people will soon have to
fall back on the weather bureau as
the only way to tell what's going to
happen.
1t rained yesterday.
On Easter Sunday there was not a
cloud in the sky and not drop of
water fell. 1t has always been consid-
cred a fact that if it rained on Easter
Sunday that it would rain for the
next seven Sundays and therefore it
did not rain on that day, the next
seven Sundays would be fine.
Everybody was glad week ago
when there was no rain for the fair
Easter foretold seven nice SUNDAYS
In row. But yesterday, the very
flrst Sunday after Easter, it not only
rained, but poured, with hail mixed
In and thunder and lightning. Before
bed time there had been about a half
dozen different storms and the old
adage was thoroughly soaked. The
people will lose faith in old weather
signs if this business keeps up much
longer.
Not the First Time.
This is not the first time.
The ground hog has fooled the peo-
pie number of times in recent years
and there are number of other
weather signs which have gone wrong
recently.
Last fall, the muskrat houses fore
told bitter cold winter and it was so
mild that children played marbles
right along.
When the geese started south, we
all got ready for cold weather, but it
did not come for several weeks.
This spring when the geese start
ed north again we were geese enough
to believe that spring was here, but
the water pipes froze up three times
after the geese had gone.
March came In like lamb and we
4 watched for it to go out like lion,
but it fooled us again, not only COM
/ ing in like lamb, but staying like
/ one all the Tune and going out ike
a whole flock of sheep.
There have been halos around the
moon and no storm followed. There
have been rainbows at night and the
next day it rained just the same.
| Chickens have crowed and there has
1 been no change in the weather.
1 There have been SO many failures of
4 the time honored signs that many men
would go fishing if the wind was from
the east and stay at home when 1t
4 blew from the south
A bright election day has always
been considered a foregone republi-
can victory, yet Off had three votes
to the good on the finest election day
ever in the city.
People with rheumatism have ached
| all over. but no rain came an the
north wind has blown warm and the
south wind cold, all in one week.
The people are losing their faith,
likewise their confidence in the old
weather lore manufactured by their
forefathers hundred years ago and
always supposed to be infalliable
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
New York Produce.

NEW YORK, April 19.-Dressed
poultry, quiet; live poultry, fair de.
mand
Cheese Firm.
Butter-creamery extra. 27027lac;
state dairy tubs, 19@25c; imitation,
firsts, 21c
Eggs Firm; nearby white fancy,
CSC; fancy, 22c; fresh firsts, ZIG
21kc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
K. DE p

Morning Star Lodge No. 5.-Meets
Fifth and Blcndeau, K. OF P. building,
Tuesday a 500 p. m. w. f. Strimback,
Chancellor Commander; Edward +.
Carter, y. of r. and S. Visiting
knigats frternally invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
roR SALE.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-one
medium size touring car. Overhaul
ed and in best condition. Price reas-
enable. Call Larson Erickson Garage
800 Johnson street. 75-10t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
A. O u w.

Keokuk Lodge. No. 25s Meets
ever Thursday night at 1880 O'Clock
at hall over Keokuk Savings bank.
corner Fifth and Main streets. Visit.
ing brethren cordially invited. G. w.
Trott, M. ", Id. w. Moore, Re-
corder.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
"DRY FARM" CONGRESS
Aims at Making Arid Western nd,
More Productive

More than thousand delegate +,
representing every state in the west
and several foreign countries, were
present at the opening in the Capitol
Avenue theater at Cheyenne, Wyo., o.
the third annual transmissour~ dry
farming congress.
Although the movement bring to-
gether the tillers of the arid lands of
the west is only three years old and
it's formal organization dates from last
years congress, it already ranks in i'm
portance with the national irrigation
congress and the transmississippi COM
mercial congress. The purpose of the
congress is the discussion and cOmpar-
ision of methods by which the arid
districts can be placed under tillage
and the natural rainfall conserved,
closer cooperation between the state
and government departments in study
ing dry farming methods and the en-
plOyment of statisticians, lecturers, eX-
perimental farmers, etc., whose duty it
will be to visit the various states, meet
the farmers personally, attend farm
ers' Institutes and work with the agri-
cultural stations all over the west in
disposing of the problems now before
the farmer of dry lands.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
"B!G FINE' CASE ON TRIAL
Rehearing ic Begun in the Federal
Court in Chicago.

Rehearing ic. Begun in the Federal
Court in Chicago.
The retrial of the famous Standard
before Judge Albert B. Anderson of
Indiana in the United States circuit
court.
The present proceedings constitute
rehearing of the case in which the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana, a
subsidiary company of the Standard
Oil Company of NeW4Jersey (the par
ent of all the Standard Oil companies)
was fined $29, 240,000 by Judge Lands
for rebating. The famous fine was
imposed Aug. 3, 1907, and on July p,
1908, the United States circuit court of
appeals reversed the decision. On mo-
ton of the government the supreme
court ordered a rehearing of the case.
A brilliant galaxy of legal luminaries
represent the two sides in the famous
case The governments interests are
in the hands Of District Attorney Sims
of Chicago, acting as special counsel,
assisted by j. H. Wilkerson. Moritz
fCOSeHludI, Ino H0du vi Iuo OIdnudlu .
legal forces, who is frequently referred
to as "the highest priced lawyer in the
United States and John S. Miller, with
numerous assistants, have charge of
the oil company's side of the matter.
Scores of subpoenas have been issued
to witnesses in the case. One sub
poena was issued for President Moffatt
of the Standard Oil Company of In
diana Other Standard Oil officers
who have been served are G.. w. Stahl
treasurer; John G. Mcdonald AuditU.
and Edgar BOgardus, traffic A'...-.,..
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26

The English chemist Dalton was a
schoolteacher. He worked without a
laboratory and with crude apparatus,
mostly made by himself from simple
materials. Here is an example describ-
ed in his own words:
'Took an ale glass of conical fig
ure. two and half inches in diameter
and three inches deep; filed it with
water that had been standing in the
room and consequently of the temporal
ture OF the air nearly; put the bulb of
the thermometer to the bottom Of the
glass, the scale being out of the water
Then, having marked the temperature,
I put the redhot tip of the poker half
an inch deep in the water, holding it
there steadily for half a minute, and
as soon as it was withdrawn l dipped
the bulb of a sensible thermometer
into the water, when it rose in few
seconds to $50 degrees"
He then determined the temperature
of the water at the bottom after five
minutes, after twenty minutes and aft
er an hour and found that it rose grad
ually from Al to 81 degrees. This
simple experiment proved that water
has the power to conduct heat. which
had been denied by no less an author
ity than Rumford. -Youth'sA Compan-
ion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Keep the Kidneys Well


Health Is Worth Saving. and Some Edger-
ton People Know How to Save It.
Many Edgerton people takes thei. lives
in their hands by neglecting the kidneys
Wnen they know these organs need help.
Sick kidneys are responsible for vast
amount OF suffering and i'll health. but
there is no need to suffer nor to remain
in danger when all diseases and aches
and pains due to weak kidneys can be
quickly and permanently cured by the
use OF Doan's Kidney Pills.
Mrs. L. Schleigel, living in the west
part of Fort Atkinson, Wis.,, says: 81
suffered from kidney trouble for some
time. had severe pains in the small of
my back and across the region OF my
kidneys, felt dull and languid and SEEM
ed to have no energy. The kidney Sc
cretlons also gave me great deal of
annoyance. l took several remedies but
found no relief from my trouble until
Doans Kidney Pills were brought to my
attention. They effectively cured me
and am glad to recommend them as
reliable kidney remedy"
Plenty more proof like this from Ed
gerton people. Call at w. G. Atwell's
drug store and ask what his customers
report. %
/. For sale by all dealers Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's - and
take no other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
SPRINGS ADVANCE AGENTS
Signs of Winters Uep arrufC Are .fs-
ported From Chicago.

Signs of Winters Uep arturc Are .fs-
ported From Chicago.
The following w2ru selected from
numerous reports # spring omens in
Chicago:
Dozens of lilac bushes in the south
east section of Washington park are
budding, an uncommonly early debut,
according to Head Gardener Edwin A.
Kanst.
Six robins were sighted out in the
Austin district by an authentic Austin
tie.
A butterfly fitted in the sun and was
heralded by sober, Industrious Raw
enswood citizen.
A delicate tinge of green brightens
grass patches here and there where
the sun has beamed unhampered.
This. bluejays are calling with more
chan usual vigor in the parks north,
south and vest
Spring mllnel, is blocking pedes-
t:Ia1Is in State str ct.
The hascballitis .:ontagiOn is afoot:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
NEGRO RIOT IN OTTUMWA
Population Is Stirred by Attack on an
Invalid Woman.

Population Is Stirred by Attack on an
Invalid Woman.
A mob of men and boys numbering
1000, gathered around the city jail
at Ottumwa, Ia, and demanded the de-
livery of negro who attacked white
woman.
Three negroes were taken to the
city Jail as suspects and one is locked
in cell.
A demonstration was made as :.
fourth man was brought in, but 40
man was daring enough to lead N an
assault on the jail.
John Junl1in. negro suspectei OF
the murder of Clara Rosen two W nks
ago, was taken out of town secretly by
vigilance committee is aiding the
police, who declare that they have the
situation in control.
Company G of the Fifty-fourth regi-
ment of the national guard, under
command of Captain Schamp, is being
held in the barracks for the call to
action
hC SduSC Va SAS Op1 i0lhS 10 IhC
same as that which started the Spring
field, ILL.,, mob on its nights of terror
last summer.
Mrs Charles II. Johnston, the inva-
did wife of an Ottumwa travelling man,
was in bed with her four-year-old
child at o'clock in the mornin. She
awoke to find a negro bendin over
her. Before she could scream 4or help
the black seized her by the throat end
began to choke her. Despite her wea'-,
ness as the result of a recent opera
ton, Mrs Johnston fought desperately.
She tore herself loose and shouted
loudly. At the same time the child
screamed.
The negro became alarmed. Theirs
was within his reach a curtain pole
an inch in diameter. The negro
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26


grabbed this and beat the woman until
she became unconscious.
The cries of the child finally arous-
ed the neighbors. They found Mrs.
Johnston lying on the floor in an un-
conscious condition. The news spread
rapidly and the quiet streets soon were
made noisy by the feet of men running.
Homes OF negroes were placed under
watch. The trail of Mrs. Johnston's
assailant was followed by bloodhounds
to a deep rayine near Rutledge mining
camp, three miles from Ottunwa, but
there lost.
The commercial travellers of the
city raised a purse of 1000 as re-
ward for the arrest and conviction Of
Mrs. Johns.on's assailant.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
IMOBS FORMED
! IN TWO CITIES
Ottnmwa, Iowa, Police Pro-
tect Negro Prisoners.
OTHER IS ANTI=GREEK RIOI

Attack on Invalid Woman by Black
Who Escapes the Cause of Demon.
stration In City Where Clara Rosen
Was Sain-The Murder of Police.
man by Prisoner Causes Crowd In
Nebraska City to Storm Latin Quar-.
ter and Wreck Several Buildings.
Following q meeting at the city
hall in South Omaha at which two
members of the state legislature and
an attorney were the principal speak
ers, a mob of 500 to 1000 men started
for the Greek quarter to avenge the
death of Patrolman Edward Lowery,
who was shot and killed by a Greek
whom he had placed under arrest.
To prevent any possibility of sum-
mary vengeance by a crowd which had
proposed to lynch the slayer of the
policeman, he was taken to Lincoln
by deputy sheriff and will be confin-
ed in the penitentiary until time for
his preliminary hearing.
Two boys were shot and at least
eight persons injured by heavy mis-
siles which the crowd used as weap-
Ons, and not less than thirty buildings
were partly demolished. The injured
boys are Frank Sweeney and Joseph
Gamble, each about fifteen years of
age, who received part of the contents
of a shotgun fired into the crowd by
the frenZied Greeks.
General Assault Begins.
A crowd of perhaps 5000 or 1000
quickly gathered and joined the mob
and a general assault was begun on
the homes and business places of the
Greeks.
The work started with the throwing
of stones and bricks through windows.
Another crowd smashed the front Of
saloon several daring spirits at
tempted to pillage the interior, when
a squad of police charged the crowd
and prevented the mob from taking
the liquor.
A third crowd attacked a cOnfection
cry store run by Demos Bros. The
big plate glass windows were quickly
smashed, the doors kicked in and the
stock and show cases destroyed. Mrs.
Mary Demos and her aged father mar
rowly escaped death.
The three attacks were made almost
simultaneously and the destruction
was completed before Chief Briggs
could get his scattered force, which is
not great at any time, together and
stop the depredations. Meantime
Sheriff Bradley was notified and col
lected all the deputies possible and
rushed them to South Omaha to aid
the police. The members of the mob
assaulted many Italians and Rouman.
ians, who were mistaken for Greeks.
The lawlessness lasted for three hours.
Torch Applied to Building.
Fifteen arrests were made. Edward
Porter, nineteen years old, said to be
one of the leaders of the younger riot
ers, was charged with disturbance. The
larger part of the rioters were boys
under twenty years of age.
Charles Nestroyl, member of one
of the mobs, received a dangerous gun
shot wound on the forehead. He was
taken to hospital.
Fire was set to double frame build
ing occupied as boarding house.
twenty-five or thirty Greeks made it
their home. So RAPID was the action of
the fire that the building was destroy
ed before the fire department could
make any Roadway in fighting the
flames. 1t is believed all the occupant
escaped.
All the saloons have been ordere
closed Indefinitely.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
CANAL FINISHED in 1914

Isham Randolph Returns - CHICAGO
from the Isthmus.
Isham Randolph ne of the engineers
who accompanied President-E Elect Taft
on his recent inspection tour of the
Panama canal zone, returned to Chi
Cdgo.
He announced his belief that ships
would be sailing through the canal
from the Atlantic to the Pacific by Jan.
!. 1914-a year earlier than the official
estimate.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
RevOlts at Cold Steel

"Your only hope" said three doctors
to Mrs. M. e. Fisher, Detroit Mich, suf
fering from severe rectal trouble, Lies in
an operation; then / used DIR. Kings
New Life Pills" she writes, "till wholly
cured" They prevent Appendicitis,
cure Constipation, Headache. 25c at w.
G. Atwell's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Ammonia for Heart.

Spirits of ammonia is undoubtedly
of great value in cases of heart or
nerve exhaustion, and few drops in
glassful of cold vichy water is a
great tonic 1t is not one that should
be taken without the advice of ply
stefan, however, for it is capable Of in
turing the heart
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
E SMELL WILL UPHELD
IRE left Without One Ray

Contestants ,>re left Without One Ray
Hope.
The suprell;e court of Illinois decided
that the Dewitt county circuit court
erre.! in it's decision breaking the will
of Millionaire Thomas Smell.
The courts opinion leaves not one
point on which the contestants can go
into court and succeed in breaking ths
document which gave away several
million dollars.
The aged millionaire cut off his son
Richard with 500 and allowed Mabel
Smell Mcnamara of Kansas ,!ty, /,
life annuity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
RHYTHM In Rowino.

Rowing means much more than mere
exercise Of muscles. Over it all lies
the strong spell of ordered movement,
the delight of pure rhythm, which the
rowing man is perfectly justified in
claiming must be experienced to be
understood.-Field.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
The Office Boy lnstructs.

Contributor should like to leave
these poems with your editor. What
is the usual procedure? / haven't
done any magazine work before. Of
fee Boy-Well, the usual custom is to
leave 'em an call back in day or So
an git 'em.-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Not Very Green.

"Odd. isn't it, how human ways are
in such direct contradiction to ma
tureg'
''In what, for instance?"
ibid you ever find anything green
about a grass widow? "-Baltimor
American
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Inland Press association.

At the annual meeting in Chicago
OF tie Inland Daily Press, ASSOC
.iation neld in the Stratford Hotel of
ncers for 1909 we're elected Frank d.
rnroop, of Muscatine, Ia, is the new
NJ. sIdent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Many Children are Sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powder for
Children, used by Mother Gray, nurse
in Children's Home, New York, break
up colds in "a hours, cure Feverishness,
Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, and destroys Worms. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy,N.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
This is an Easy Test.

Sprinkle Aliens Foot-Ease in one
shoe and not in the other, and notice
the difference. Just the thing to use
when rubbers or overshoes become nee
essary, and your shoes seem TO pinch.
Sold everywhere, 25c. Don't accept
any substitute.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
DR.. WILLIAM T. BULL DEAD

Well Known Surgeon vicrini Of Cancel
at Savannah, Ga.
Dr. William T. Suls is dead at Saw
annah, Ga.
The we'll known New yarls surgeon
suffered from cancer.
DR.. Bull in 1893 married Mrs. James
G. Blaine Jr.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Two Papers for Price of One.

Your choice of two good Chicago
dailies. The Record Herald or Chicago
Tribune, and The Reporter one year for
$3.50. Good chance to save money on
your reading. Don't neglect the oppor-
unity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
In the Dark.

Uncle Joe-Yes, Teddy, it is quite
possible that there are people in the
moon.
Little Teddy-Well, what becomes Of
them when there isn't any moonP
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
For a Crouch.

Here is something to remember, you
grouches who look sour on the way to
work: Experience proves that every
man has a better time earning his
money than he has in spending it,
Atchison (Kanl Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over night
are quickly cured by Foley's Honey and
Tar, and it soothes inflamed membranes,
heals the lungs and expels the cold from
the system.-W. G.. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
On Dolnu Good.

If can put one touch of a rosy sun.
set into the e of any man or woman,
I shall feel that l have worked with
God.-George Macdonald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
q GOO in Inaugural Parade.

More nan $1,000 men will march in
the inaugural parade, March 4, accord
ing to official reports made to the in
auguration committee at meeting.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Etiquette a La Mode.

Augustus old man. how are
you, and how are your people, and all
that sort Of silly rot?-London Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
New Zealand Wealth.

The wealth of New Zealand, accord.
ing to recent statistics, is $1.4SO per
person, and it is said to be the high
est of any country in the world.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Pneumonia Follows La Grippe

Pneumonia often follows la grippe but
never follows the use Of Foley's Honey
and Tar, for la grippe coughs and deep
seated colds. Refuse any but the gen
.uine in the yellow packages. w. G. At
we'll
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Splendid!

What a splendid thing it would be
if people who lose their tmepers were
unable to find them again.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Preference.

Any woman would rather have small
feet than a thorough acquaintance
with the classics
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Be Cheerful.

Cheerfulnass is a matter Of birth
and education. If you want to be
cheerful, you can be so by learning to
smile. A sluggish liver pulls down
the corners of the mouth as soon as
mountain of trouble.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
Foley's Honey and Tar clears the

passages, stops the irritation in the
throat, soothes the infamed membranes
and the most obstinate cough disap-
pears. Sore and infamed lungs are
healed and strengthened, and the cold is
expelled from the system. Refuse any
but the genuine in the yellow package.
w. Ct. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26

Showing Worlds Progress.
Only seven metals were known in
The days of Columbus. There are now
81 in use.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26
And They Know lt!

How many ways to the heart has
woman!-William ElIery Charming.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-26

Attack on Invalid Woman by Black
Who Escapes the Cause of Demon
stration In City Where Clara Rosen
Was SIain-The Murder of Police
man by a Prisoner Causes Crowd In
Nebraska City to Storm Latin Quar-.
ter and Wreck Several Buildings.