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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
LAHARPE, ILL.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Wilson returned
Tuesday from Dakota, where the gen.
tleman has been looking over the pros
poets of becoming a land owner in
that section.
Miss Muriel Mcclure sent Sunday
in Galesburg with her sisters, Vera
and vern, who are attending Knox
college.
Mrs. Clara Davis and Miss Blanche
Hoyt are home, after ten days visit
with friends in Galesburg.
Mrs. c. NJ. Martin and daughter.
Helen. spent few days with Ma
comb friends last week.
Mrs. Frank Warren departed Tues.
day for weeks visit with Rev. and
Mrs. j. n. Lackev at Adrian, Mich.
Mrs. John NJ Lyon and Mrs. Louis
Conrardy will entertain large party
Saturday afternoon and evening It
is a Halloween affair and a most en-.
joyable time is anticipated.
The following teachers from here
attended the Military Tract Teachers
meeting in session at Galesburg last
/ Friday and SATURDAY.: Professors
Everett and Lantz and the Misses
Clarv. Nudd Forbes and Comstock.
! Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Dark came
home Saturday from their western
trip. Mrs Dark visited her parents
at Garard. Kansas. while Rev. Dark
! visited brother in Washington and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
swept Over NIAGARA.

This terrible calamity often happens
because a careless boatman ignores
the rivers warnings-growin ripples
and faster current-Nature's warnings
are kind. That dull pain or ache in
the back warns you the Kidneys need
attention if you would escape fatal
maladies- Dropsy, Diabetes or
Bright's disease. Take Electric Bit
ters at once and see Bachache fly and
all your best feelings return. After
long suffering from weak kidneys and
lame back, one s1O0 bottle wholly
cured me- writes ]. R. Blankenship
Of Belk, Tenn. Only soc at Wilkinson
& Co, and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

Mr. and Mrs. William j. Fowler are
the proud parents of son which ar
rived at their home Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Bennington and
Mrs. Robt. Secrist, of Dallas City, at
tended Rebekah lodge in this city
Monday night Mrs Secrist is Noble
Grand of the Fort Madison lodge.
Mrs. Frank Warren has purchased
the C. O. Levitt home and Mrs. Lovitt
and children will go to Carthage to
live.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. j. Rhea and grand
son, Rhea Hull. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Hallowell in Quincy.
The Gate City chronicled last week
an account of fire in barn at
Wichita, Kansas, where thirty horses
and four men were burned to death.
One OF them was Fred George, boy
who was born in LaHarpe and lived
here until the family moved to Olustu,
Okla. about three years ago. He was
son of Albert George, and a bright
young man and friends here were hor-
rifed to learn of his terrible death.
He lived only long enough to tell
where his home was.
Prof. and Mrs. T. w. Everitt visited
over Sunday with the gentleman's
parents at Prairie City, Ill.
Misses Clair and Fay Claycomb
and Miss Harriet Wheaton were in
Burlington Saturday
Ermil and Wendell came home Mon.
day from several days visit in Dali
las City.
Mr.. and Mrs. j B. Ferguson of
Princeville, have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Kaiser.
Dr. and Mrs. w. o. Butler have re-
turned from sight seeing tour in
Texas. They were well pleased with
the outlook there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

Foley's Honey and Tar clears the
air passages, stops the irritation in
the throat. soothes the infiamed mem
branes, and the most obstinate cough
disappears. Sore and infiamed lungs
are healed and strengthened, and the
cold is expelled from the system
Refuse any but the genuine in the vel
low package. Wilkinson & Co., ]. F.
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
ottun1wa Manager is Trying to Or
ganize League to Make Some
thing Out Of His White
Elephant.
HOW THE DOPE READS
1t is Strange That in All This Redis-
tricting keokuk is Left En-.
tireIy Out in the
Cold.

Snapper Kennedy is the latest stell-
ar light of the baseball world to come
forward with new league, which is
simply an effort of his TO make some
thing out of the white elephant of his
in the nature of ball park at st.
Joseph Mo- keokuk is left out en-
entirely, and so it seems in all of this
re-districting. Here is the latest story:
Ever since the directors of the
Three-Eye league decided to request
the National commission to redistrlct
their league and tle Central asso-
citation these two leagues have been
chopped into mincemeat by baseball
fans and sport writers, who have
been either hazarding guesses as to
what the commission will do, or
have tried to do the work for this
supreme body. Belden Hill wants
league composed Of Cedar Rapids.
/ Waterloo. Rock Island, Davenport,
Burlington. Ottumwa, Dubuque and
possibly Clinton. Waterloo papers
/ have fixed up a Central association
composed of Hannibal, Quincy, Keo-
kuk, Galesburg. Kewanee, Mon
mouth, Bloomington and Danyille.
Kineslla. of Springfield wants to
trade Cedar Rapids for Quincy and
/ leave the two leagues otherwise just
as they are Hayes, of Davenport
wants to take the pick of the two
/ leagues to make one good one and
| leave the little towns to organize
circuit which would qualify for class
| G, if classes went any lower than d.
The Three-Eye directors had nc
idea of dirsupting the two leagues
Instead they want to secure an annie
able agreement or a satisfactory ad
iustment of their troubles through
the National commission and If pos
] sible satisfy all the cities that wan1
baseball. However, the idea was ia
ken up by Belden Hill, wlo figured
that in the event of some sort OF
. rumpus. both leagues could be wiped
off the earth to make room for two
other circuits, one of which woult
include Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
He realizes that the Three-Eye nj
longer wants Cedar Rapids and in
: forms the world Tat he will figh
. any movement towards getting bacl
! into this circuit.
When it is considered that neV
leagues are born on paper every day
lit is not at all surprising tina
snapper" Kennedy for numbe
of years manager in the ITE;
State league and its successor, ,
Central association, has written U
all the baseball men of the middl
west trying to interest them in
league of his making. Last yea
Snapper bought the St Josepl
No. bail park, expecting to break int
, the Western league. The specula
ton failed to materialize and nov
he has a white elephant on his hands
; st. Joseph, although city of 1870
, 900 population is a poor ball towr
Last summer the Western leagu
, played several Sunday games there
! but the results were not sufficien
j to induce the league to conside
: Kennedy's application. Unless "SnaI
per" creates league of his own, s.
Joe will not have organized ball mex
t summer and the ball park will nc
4 pay much more than the taxes.
t Kennedy's league is composed G
the following cities: st. Joseph. O
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

attended the exposition at Seattle.
While they were away the Methodist
church of which Rev. Dark is pastor,
renovated and repaired the church,
perpetrating surprise on the parson.
The church presents very pleasing
appearance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

Poolrooms are a stepping stone to
evil.
Fifty to seventy-fve per cent of
high school boys are habitual smok-
ers.
Indecent literature and pictures are
circulated freely. especially among
high school boys.
Boarding houses should be regulat
ed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

NJ. M. Moulton, for the past eight
years q member OF the law firm OF
Edison & Moulton. and one of the most
public spirited citizens Of Storm Lak>
left this week for Hennewick. Wish,
where he will practice his profession.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

Wallace Ellsworth of Bancroft
threshed 1925 bushels of oats from a
field of 10 acres and the quality of
the oats is fine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

An organization of the Young Wo
mems Christian Association for Mar
shalltown is Icing perfected, with
Mrs. Ella N. McKim as secretary, and
association rooms will be opened in
the down town district within few
weeks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Waterloo Claims Flaw.

A Waterloo dispatch says: The d.
rectors and president of the Central
association evidently overlooked the
following important section of the
constitution when they voted to GUST
this city from membership at the an
nual meeting held in Burlington on
September IS.
Sec. 16. The carry into effect the
provisions of sub-sections two CD to
thirteen (13) of Section Is of this con-
stitution, the facts in any case cover
ed by such section or subsection must
be reported to the President of the
Association. who shall at once notify
by mail or telegraph, the party charg-
ed with the specific default or offense,
and inquire whether any dispute ex-
lists as to the facts alleged; and re-
quire the accused to answer within
t5) lays from receipt of said notice.
The Board shall, after due notice, try
the case under any regulations 1t may
prescribe, and its findia~s shall be
final and conclusive or u psrts.'
The members opposing Waterloo
voted to drop Waterloo from member
ship under section 15 subsection 2,
referred to in the above section, which
reads as follows.
Section Is. The membership of
any club may be terminated:
"f2) BY an adverse vote Of a ma
jority of the remaining association
clubs in meeting duly convened, when,
for business reasons. or when the to-
tai attendance at the games fall below
$4,000 during any one year, such
membership may no longer be desir.
able
Even had the members of the Cen
trail association been justified in drop
ping this city from membership they
proceeded in a manner contrary to
provisions of the constitution, and a
hearing of the case will be all that
will be necessary to restore Waterloo
| to full membership in the Central as.
sociation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

tumwa, Burlington. ROCK Island.
Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo
and Quincy. The league would just
about qualify for class B, but would
be scattered over an awful territory.
There would be some lovely jumps
to make from Rock Island TO st. Jo-
sepl and from st. Joseph to some
where else. Incidentally it would
wreck both the Three-Eye and the
Central association The Three-Eye
would have to drop Dubuque, leav-
ing the four southern towns to hunt
four others for class C league,
w1lile the Central would have to
amalgamate with the I. M. to have
league ball.
"Snapper's" dream will not be
realized, and all the stationery and
stamps used in presenting his idea
to the managers of the two leagues
are wasted capital.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Hints Tor the Farmers Wife.

When vegetables or meat boils Cry,
set the vessel in which it is cooking
quickly into a pan Of cold water. The
contents can then be easily removed.
leaving the burned parts in the vessel,
and the latter can be more readily
cleaned.
Wash ollclOth or linOleum in milk
and water to give gloss almost equal TO
new.
Two tablespoonspoonfuls of ammonia
in bucket two-thirds full of cold
water and soft mop will make the
kitchen floor white and save any
amount OF backache.
Cheesecloth or mosquito netting make
most excellent dishcloths. as they do
not absorb the grease. Two should al
ways be kept. one for dishes, the other
for kettles pots and pans.
a few drops of ammonia with brick
dust will remove all spots from steel
knives and forks.
Ammonia with whiting or silver gloss
will save half the labor in Frightening
silver and will not injure the silver.
In kneading bread cut often with a
knife in order to allow the carbonic
acid gas to escape, or. as is usually
said. Ito let the air out" This will
! make the bread fine grained.
Flowers of sulphur scattered on cup
board shelves, or in any place infested
with red ants, will drive them away
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Is Dry Feeding Best.

Some very successful poultry men
are replacing mash for fowls by dry
feed and say they find it to be Of
greater value as food and find their
hers are less subject to disease.
In one Of Prof. Gowells experiments
the effect OF replacing mash with dry
feed was also studied with HOO chick
ems fed cracked corn Tor this grain
ana wheat) and beef scraps kept i'm
separate Slated troughs so that they
could help themselves at will TO which
ever feed they desired. The grain IA
ton for pullets Was about three-fo urths
corn aEd one-fourth wheat and for
cockerels cracked corn only. There were
no regular hours for feeding. but care
was taken that the troughs were never
empty. Grit. bones and oyster shells
were also supplied as usual.
The results were satisfactory. The
labor of feeding was far less than that
required by any other method followed.
The birds did not hang around the feed
troughs and overeat, but helped them
selves little at a time anu ranged
off, hunting or playing and coming back
again when SO inclined to the feed sup.
ply at the troughs
There was no rushing or crowdine
about the attendant, as is usual at feed.
ing time when large numbers are kept
together. While the birds liked the
beef scrap. they did not overeat at 1t
During the range season from June
to the close of October the birds ate
i.lst about ono pound of the scrap to
ten pounds of the cracked corn and
wheat. They had opportunity to bal
ance their rations 10 suit themselves
by having the two classes of food to
select from always at hand.
The birds did well under this treat
ment and the cockerels were we'll devel.
oped and We never raised better loi
of pullets. The first egg was laid wheI
the Oldest pullets were four months and
ten DAYS old
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Trees for Wnste sn.ts

Many poor soils, now waste spots on
the farm, would become profitable if
planted with the right kind Of forest
trees aud cared for in the right way
There is money in most of them if
they are set to work producing wood
lots and forests But knowledge and
judgment are necessary. and bad
guess may he costly. Many trees do
well i'm these Soils-cone-bearing trees
In particular. The farmer is fortunate
whose land has no poor spots. Few
land owners are so well off Scarcely
one OF them need remain unproductive
They VIII grow timber-pine. locust,
poplar. Usage orange. oak, chestnut or
some other kind. But the soil must be
studied and the species selected to suit
II. Failure might follow the planting
Of walnut on soil suited to white pine
or vice versa. Studies of various re-
gions and trees that suit them have
been made by the forest service at
Washington. Results and conclusions
have been published and may be had
by writing to the forestry division.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Work with Enrm Poultry.

The laying hen must have meat or
green bone If she is to do her best
If you lave cowpea hay, throw the
chickens some. They will get exercise
threshing cut the peas and the splendid
egg food at the same time.
Separate the cocks and cockerels
from the hens until eggs are wanted
for Matching. 1t has been proved that
the hens lay better without them.
1t is the lazy hen that keeps the
average of the flock down. The trap
nest is the policeman who arrests her
and judges the drones.
A pound of chicken is produced as
cheaply as one of mutton. beef or pork,
and always brings better price.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
IIunius.

Most soils. even when very poor, as
n general thing contain plenty of plant
food, except nitrogen. though some
times other elements are lacking The
texture must be improved in order to
increase fertility. and plant food and
humus added. Tillage goes great
way towards improving texture. but
this alone is not enough. Humus must
be added. and in doing so plant food is
added, making the soil more permeable
to air and water.
Humus is supplied to the soil, first,
by the addition If stable manure and
this Is probably the best method, call
ing for more forage crops and more
stock second. by planting crops for the
purpose of turning them under (plow-
Ing under green crops is called green
manurlng) third. Oy growing clover
end timothy. which are usually left
down for several years, during which
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

There is a great difference in the
amount ef water used by different
plants Careful experiments show that
barley needs approximately 400 pounds
Of water TO produce l pound of dry
matter, though this figure is not at all
constant Dent corn requires about BOG
pounds o. water for l pound OF dry
ma trer, while flint corn uses very
much less water. and as low as 22J
pounds of water will often produce a
pound Of dry matter. The average may
be placed at about 80 pounds.
Oats need about 800 pounds of water
to give / pound of dry matter. and
sometimes the amount of water re-
quired is fully so pounds In other
seasons as low as 400 pounds of wa
ter are used. Glover often uses over
$50 pounds of water for every pound
of dry matter produced. and peas use
approximately 400 pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
Plenty of Exercise Necessnry.

Plenty Of regular exercise must be
taken in order to keep the body in
healthy condition. Any excessive or
unusual exertion, however. is sure to
cause stiffness and soreness Of the
muscles and joints.
To counteract this effect there Is
nothing better than Sloan's Liniment.
Law it on lightly where the muscles
have been strained; it requires no rub
bling for it penetrates right to the
bone, relieves any congestion and in
flammation and makes the muscles elias
tic and plant.
SlOans Eminent is great boon to
athletes. for it not only relieves pain
and stiffness, but it is an excellent
remedy for sprains. cuts, bruises and
cramps.
Mr.. J. T. Brice of Tuscumbia, Ala,
writes ~ am an engineer on the
Southern Road from Chattanooga to
Memphis. Tenn. The continued eleva-
ton OF my arm upon the throttle gives
il a sore feeling when on a long jour
ney, and there is nothing that will take
the soreness out like SlOan's Liniment
and I keep a bottle in my grip always"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Jean Cueon, the superb racing
automobiles of New York, said the
other day of a cheap car:
at may be all right, but-you know
how we all feel about cheapness, eht
Ny doctor recently told me how he
once sought out a dealer and said:
~ want to buy a good pair of car.
rage horses-a good pair. you know
price rot stiff
"'Well. of course, sir said the deal
er. TO find horses-nOihing easier The
woods is full of horses. But as far NJ
price goes-well. you can have 'em al
all prices. sir. just like Doctors
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
His Privilege.

Haven't you given yourself little
more space above the ear than YOU are
entitled to-" asked the visitor of the
artist who had painted his own picture
by the time-honored method of looking
In the glass.
YES" he admitted. modify, 'but il
seems to me you have a right to make
yourself high brow in your own pic
ture, haven't you? If you don't. who
will?"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28

grew stronger, and within three months
! was a perfectly we'll woman.
q want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOHN G. MOLDAN,
2115 Second ST., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands Of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia Z. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex Should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
Ifyou want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
Shewill treatyOurletter strictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women in
this way, free of charge. Don't
hesitate write at once.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
THEY KNEW HOW TO WORK,

But Don't Need 10 Work So Hard
NOW in Western Canada.
The experience Of the Blaser broth
ers in Western Canada is similar to
that reported to every agent of the Ca
madam Government. whose advertise
ment appears elsewhere.
Wheatwyn. Sask., Nov. 6, 1908.
To the Commissioner of Immigration,
Winnipeg, Manitoba:
Dear Sir-I, in company with my
brother and other relations, arrived In
this country in the spring of 1893. 1t
the time we got off the train at Wolse
ley. Sask., we had only a few dollars,
not enough to start farming on our
own account. so we were compelled TO
work out for a considerable time in or
der to make sufficient money to enable
Us to establish ourselves. When we
thought we had money enough to start
with, l and my brother took up one
quarter-sectiUn (1G0 acreS) land eacn
in the Loon Greek district. In 1900
we moved on our hOmesteads with one
team of horses and one walking pillow.
While was engaged with the work
the field. my brother built shack and
barn of logs, which we had hauled dur
ing the time we were not able to work
in the field We were certainly work
ing very hard, but l am glad to say
that we made our fortune in this coun-
try To-day we do not need to work
so hard as we used to do. as we have
three hired men steady, for whom we
pay $1,000 to $1,000 a month, besides
board and lodging during the summer
time. | am also glad to tell you that
to-day we are owners of a section and
three-qua rters of the best land. with
first-class buildings thereon, besides
having all the necessary machinery.
We always do our own threshing, for
we have a 22-horse-power threshinS
outfit.
Our success in farming in this cOun-
try also enabled US to get rid of a
number Of horses of less value, and in
stead we bought ten pure-bred mares.
representing a value in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000.
Regarding raising grain, which is the
main factor in our district, / am proud
to say that we have always had good
success. We have raised wheat as high as
thirty-fve bushels to the acre; and this
year. although we suffered from lack
Of sufficient rain. our wheat went twen-
ty-seven bushels to the acre. and we
had 900 acres in crop. We have broken
this year about 100 acres new land.
and by next year we will have about
LILO acres in crop. For one carload
of wheat which we have shipped a few
weeks ago we got price of % cents
per bushel, and ii was graded as No.
Northern. although We have guam
tity of wheat which will surely go as
No. Northern. During the six years
we have been farming for ourselves. we
have never had one frost around here,
so that we always had good crop.
I. for myself. feel compelled 10 say
that our Great West is the land where
a person who Is willing TO work and
turn his hands TO anything can make a
fortune and a comfortable living. Our
country is a thoroughly free country,
and we have a good Government; and
as long as we have good crops and q
good Government, we are satisfied, and
l think that is al we want
Yours very truly,
LORENS BLASER.
p O. Wheatvyn. Sask.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
OLD MOTHERS.

! love old mothers mothers with white hair,
And kindly eyes, and lips grown softly sweet
With murmured blessings sleeping babes.
There is something E their quiet grace
That speaks the calm Of Sabbath afternoons;
A knowledge in their deep, unfaterng eyes
That far Outreacles all philosophy.
Time, with caressing touch about them weaves
The silyert threaded fairy shawl of age,
While all the echoes Of forgotten songs
Seem joined TO lend a sweetness 10 their speech
Old mothers. ac they pass with slow-timed STEP
Their trembling hands cling gently youths strength
Sweet mothers! as they pass, one sees again
Old garden walks old roses. and old loves