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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31
CITY NEWS
-Ewer,s Grand Leader best SC cigar.

-Ewer's Grand Leader. best &c cigar.
Call Spoon River Coal Co. for
coal that will give best heat.
Fresh oysters sold in bulk at
Wittich's restaurant, SIS Main
For Sale-A No. / male bull dog.
See him. Holland 1. Ludgren, go
Main.
Have you bought your ticket for
the Kemp entertainment at the Trinity
church? If not, now is the time.
Next horse and mule auction at
Hamilton, Ill, Friday Nov. 5. Large
consignment of horses and mules. B.
w. Elder
r,osuIai meeting OIL rxcUkun iouse
No 13, Q. @. O. f., Monday right at
o'clock. Visiting brethren fraternal-
" invited to attend. Work in second
degree.
Charles Louch, toll house keep
er on the Keokuk and Hamilton bridge
Is laid up and unable to attend to his
duties. However it is thought that
he will be we'll enough to be out in a
short time. His place is being taken
by Eugene Holser.
Some of the friends of Walter
DOUGH who was recently married in
Dallas wished to give him and his
bride royal welcome when they came
home the latter part of this week. He,
however did not seem to be in favor
of the plan and took a freight train
as far as Quincy and came from that
place to keokuk, thereby foiling the
would-be fun makers.
Two young ladies who were on
their way across the Keokuk and
Hamilton bridge yesterday thought
that they would hook" a ride on the
T., P. & w. train which happened to
come along just at that time. They
got no more than half way across
though when the conductor came out
and demanded their tickets. Being
unable to produce any the hard heart
ed man put them off, not even stop
ping the train to insure their lighting
safely.
General Agent A. C. Maxwell was
in st. Louis this week attending a
meeting of the committee that is going
over the system investigating consol-
idation in leading freight. This com
mittee will be in Keokuk next We'd
nesday. It is composed of E. r. Puff
fer, general freight agent in Chicago;
w. w. Johnson A. d. F. A., Omaha:
w. q. Painter, chief leading inspector
lines west; c. A Salisbury, chief lead
ing inspector lines east. The purpose
is for obtaining improved methods in
handling freight out of iobbing sta
tons, all with a view to giving ship
pers a better service.
The case against Mayor Charles
Off for disturbing the peace and quiet
of Mrs. Morrissey and threatening her,
was dismissed Friday afternoon by
Judge W. l.. Mcnamara of the super
ior court, after testimony had been
heard for about an hour The dismiss
sal followed the motion of Deputy
Marshal Harrington who acted as at
torney for the defendant and by con
sent Of City Attorney Marshal. No
witnesses for the defendant were.
placed on the stand and even Mayor
Off did not take the chair. The wit
nesses for the city defeated any pos
sible case, for their testimony show
ed that Mrs. Morrissey started the
arguments which caused the trouble,
and resulted in Mayor Off interfering
AZ peace-maker. The court room was
well filled. Mrs. Morrissey was the
first witness and her story differed but
slightly from the interview with Mayor
Off, as printed i'll The Gate City fol-
lowing the arrest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31
CITY NEWS

-Snowdrift hogless lard, 15c 2 lbs.
Csc. c. ]. Carr. Both phones.
Autobiography has arrived, tools
and material at Philips Art store.
Autobiography has arrived, tools
and material at Philips Art Store.
j. o. Boyd has changed his place
of residence from S2S Orleans street
to S07 Franklin street.
Leroy Wolf. exalted ruler of the
Elks, has received an invitation from
Iowa City, to be present Monday at
dedication exercises. He will be un-
able to attend.
Alleging that he was falsely i'm
prisoned, John M. Collins, saloon
keeper, today filed a suit in the dis.
trict court in which Marshal Henry
Kesselring and James NJ Porter,
agent for the Popel and Giller Brew
ing company are named as defendants.
The suit is to recover damages in the
sum of $4,000.
The Gospel Regular Army is still
holding meetings as usual Meeting
at city jail, 10 a. m. 11:00 o'clock
holiness meeting in hall; 1880 open
air, corner Fifth and Main; 500
O'Clock meeting in hall Music will
be furnished by MIR. Johnson: preach
ing will be furnished by Mrs. Johnson.
Any one having old clothes or shoes
please send a card to 915 Main street,
up stairs. Lieut.. Hazel Meredith,
Major Ida Godefroid in full charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31
CITY NEWS.

The Canton college football team
with Paul Baer of this city, playing
quarter back, defeated the fast Gem
City Business college team at Canton
by the score of six to nothing.
Citizens should not forget the
mass meeting tomorrow evening at
the district court room, on Fifth and
Concert streets for the purpose of
talking over the new city ordinances
for the commission plan of govern
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31
CITY NEWS.

A Nicaraguan revolutionist was
discovered in Keokuk yesterday, when
=. F. Meeks found big, fuzzy taran.
tilia concealed in bunch of bananas
az his grocery store at Twelfth and
Morgan streets, The spider was a
fierce looking creasarp and its legs
spread out distansstof three inches.
The brute vas captured before ii had
killed anyone and was being exhibited
by its captor,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31
CITY NEWS.
sherwood,s for horse blankets.

-Sherwood's for horse blankets
Chicken pot pie for Sunday din
ner, 25c. Witticn's, 818 Main.
Ellisville coal for best heat. Or
der of Spoon River Coal Co
Monday night, that's the time.
Kemp. the impersonator, at Trinity
church.
Only eight weeks until Christmas.
No time to loose, have your pictures
made now. Anschutz.
Bucks starch can't be beat Two
pennies in each package. You save
20 per cent when you buy it. Price
10c.
--rnrss MARY serves, WIZ HIVES sBy-
eral miles west of Keokuk, is quite
seriously i'll. A number of her class
mates at ST. Peters high school visit
ed her Saturday morning.
Last week, through Gate City
want ads, pair of glasses and set
OF furs, which had been lost, were
returned to their owners. Gate City
want ads pay.
Word has been received in the
city of the death of Mrs. w. F. Dwight,
sister of Mrs. C. L. Becker and A. j.
Becker, and former well known res
ident of Keokuk. Death occurred at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. w, J.
Franz, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
She is survived by her husband, a
former railroad man of Keokuk, two
daughters, Mrs. w. ]. Franz and Miss
Grace Dwight, of Kansas City, and a
son, benjamin w. Dwight.
"A still alarm of fire Friday even
Ing at 6:55 o'clock called part of the
department to the Scott Manufactur-
ing Co., where there was a small
blaze over the core oven. A couple
of buckets of water were used to o.
tfnguish the blaze which did but little
damage
The neighborhood of Tenth street
and Grand Avenue was given a scare
shortly after / o'clock this afternoon
when the barn owned by Miss Olive
Sutton caught fire and the blaze
spread to adjoining structures, caus-
ing considerable damages, which was
covered by insurance. 1t tok nearly
an hour for the firemen to extinguish
the blaze.
Good sized audiences witnessed
the musical comedy drama at the
Grand on Friday, matinee and even
ing Although the production was
good, the cast was not as strong as
the companies that have appeared in
this city before, in the "Distrfct Lead
err, In the evening, the company's
pianist told the Keokuk musicians
that they could not play the music
satisfactorily for the entertainment
and dismissed them. The play would
have been more enjoyed by the large
evening audience had there been
full orchestra to furnish music for
the many jingles of which the play is
made up.
-Newhalrs Sketches of Iowa.
published by J. H. Cotton, in 1871.
gives little interesting history aboue
Keokuk, at that time spelled "Keo-
kuck.a He says Keokuck is situated
near the foot of the lower rapids ON
the Mississippi and derives It's chief
Importance from the necessity Of
freight and storage of mer-
chandise at a low stage of the Mis-
sissippi. Under such circumstances
steamboats, are compelled to discharge
much of their freight, and tow 1t oyer
with lighters. A town site, mile
square, has been laid of at Keokucls
Government are about removing those
obstructions which have proved SO
detrimental to che increasing trade
of tae upper Mississippi The popu-
lation Of Keokuck is about $50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31
LOOK AND LISTEN.

We want the good people to know
that we are closing out our entire
stock of wall paper, pictures, frames
and everything carried by US at cost
We can save you money. Call and
see us at 824 Main street.
FOULKES & SONS.
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Notice to the Public.

During the season Of burning Of
leaves, the public is cautioned to take
care that no fires result. Don't start
fires near wooden crossings, walks or
fences. or pile the leaves in large
quantities, or damage might result.
JOHN ANDERSON,
Chief of Fire Department.
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To Revise Ordinances.

There will be a meeting Monday
evening, November !. 1909 at 1880
O'Clock at District court rooms. Those
willing to work and Interested in re-
iyising the ordinances are requested to
be present
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NOTICE.

Wanted--teanls at $50 a. m. Mon
day at Twelfth and Main streets. APP
ply ]. H. Farrell, street commissioner.
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NOTICE.

Members Of the Country Club please
remove articles from lockers by Nov.
I'd.
GERTRUDE H. COLLINS gec'y.
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CITY NEWS.

The music firm OF sheafer ~
Saunders have brought suit iI &c
district court against Marie Comi9l'
asking judgment In the sum Of 81 oo0 2.
a plano purchased BY the defenQaAs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
MISERABLE BRUTE
MAKES CONFESSION
JOHN MUELLER DECLARES HE
KILLED MISS REED
ACCIDENTALLY.
POLICE DOUBT STORY BUT BE
LlEVE CRIME WAS PRE-
MEDITATED.

BaItiomre, Md, March 10.-Under a
searching examination by the police
yesterday John J. Mueller confessed
that it was he who Monday night shot
and killed his sweetheart, Miss Regina
Reed, and that there was no truth in
the story he told Immediately after
the shooting, to the effect that he and
Miss Reed were he'd up near Mount
Washington, a suburb, by a highway
man, who after securing MueIler's
money, demanded the necklace worn
by Miss Reed. Mueller stated Monday
night that in response to this demand
Miss Reed slapped the highwayman's
face and that thereupOn the fatal shot
was fired. Following the inveStiga-
ton of the coroner Mueller was held.
Yesterday he made and signed a state
ment in which he said that when the
electric car upon which he and Miss
Reed were riding, reached South and
Hilltop avenues, near Mount Wash
ingtOn, Miss Reed, whose marriage
to MueI er was set for April IA, and
he left the car, and according to Muel-
Ier's statement after they had walked
a short distance. the girl preceding
him, he thought he saw a man emerg-
ing from behind a tree and believing
himself to be in danger, fired, but
owing to unsteadiness of his aim on
account of fright, the bullet struck
and killed Miss Reed. Mueller de-
cIares the shooting to have been en-
tirely accidental.
His story, however, is not accepted
by the police, whose theory is thRt
the killing was premeditated, They
believe Mueller wished to break off
his engagement to Miss Reed, and had
not the courage TO tell her SO.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
FREAR DISCLAIMS
RESPONSIBILITY

To correct a possible wrong impres-
sion that might arise from reading Il
story printed in Milwaukee papar
10 the effect that correspondence pua-
lished in state papers upon political
questions was authorized or prOmptea
by him, Secretary Of State FTear yC7-
terday gave the following interview
M, Nagler is a clerk in this Office
appointed under civil service rul=s
after a competitive examination f.
writes over his own signatures to hi,
own paper and other papers arr
voices his own opinions without re-
straint
He speaks for himself and doe
not assume to voice the opinions o..
any one else in the office in his news
paper work"
Mr. NagIer writes occasionally for
mis- own papers as well as for Others
upon political topics and his pen
sometimes touches tender spots
hence the occasion for the criticism
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
CHANGES ORDER Of
NAMES ON BALLOT
! SENATOR MARTINS BILL FOR
THIS PURPOSE PASSES
UPPER HOUSE.
MEASURE PROHIBITING SALE OF
TOBACCO TO MINORS READY
FOR ENDORSEMENT.
Madison. March 10

Madison. March 10.
Senator Martins bill relating to the
certifcation of non-partisan nomina-
tons and delegates to national con-
ventions by the secretary of state was
passed yesterday. According to the
provisions of the measure the secre-
tary of state must arrange the sur
names of all candidates for each office
alphabetically for the first assembly
district For each succeeding district
the name appearing first for each Of
flee in the last preceding district shall
be placed last.
Senator Birds bill forbidding the
sale of tobacco to minors was on the
calendar ready for engrossment. It
was reported for passage by the com.
mittee on public health, Senator Gay
lord dissenting. Owing to the senat-
Or's absence the measure was laid
over on request of Senator Bird. This
bill prohibits the sale of cigars, cigar
cts or tobacco in any form to minors
of the age of 16 years or under and
provides a fine of not more than S25
nor less than $40.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
GOBBOON NEEDED
IN SMOKING CARS
so ASSEMRLYMAN TWEsME
THINKS AND PROVIDES
n 4 Bit.
SWEEPING MEASURE CALCULATE
ED TO OFFSET EVILS OF
FOUL HABIT.
Madison. Mnrrh IL

h"utSoli, MaItO ~.
\ bill which aims to ahate the foul
splitting practice was advanced to
third reading in the ASSEMBLY yester-
day. It was introduced by a. T.
Twesme Of Galesville, and an import
ant provision requires transportation
companies to provide ''gobboons," as
the varsity boys call them, in smoking
cars.
Splitting upon the sidewalk or cross
walk of any public street, avenue,
park, public square or place, or upon
the floor of any hall in any tenement
house which is used in common by The
tenants thereof. or upon the floor of
any hall or office in any hotel or lodg-
ing-house used in common by the
guests, or upon the door of any the
alter, schoolaouse, church, store, fac
tory or of any building which is used
in common by the public, or upon the
floor of any railroad car or street car,
or upon the floor of any depot or sta
ton, or upon the station platform OF
any railroad or other common carrier
is rtgidly forbidden by this bill The
corporations or persons owning or
having the management or control OF
any such building, store, factory, rail-
road car or street car, or any depot or
station are required to keep permenent-
ly posted a sufficient number of notices
forbidding splitting and calling attep-
fiC,, n tho INrCvfcipr,C CF Tho
The corporations or persons owning
CT having the management or control
of buildings. store, factories, depots.
coaches or cars are required to pro
vide sufficient and proper receptacIes
for eXpcctOration, and also 10 provide
for their cleansing and disinfaction at
least once every twenty-foUr hours
It is made unlawful for any common
carrier or any person knowingly to
bring into the state any person sick or
suspected of being sick, with Asiatir
cholera, smallpox, typhus fever, diph.
liberia, membraneous Group, scarlet
fever, bubonic plague and leprosy
Any collation. of any of the provis-
ion of the act or failure or neglect to
comply with the provisions, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding 5000
or by Imprisonment in jail not more
than six months Or by both fine and
imprisonment.
Mr.. Twesme explained the bill, say
ing that smoking cars ct the end Of
trip looked rather more like the back
of barn than place wherein per
sons were supposed to find sanitary
surroundings. Splitting in cars, he
said, was essentially dangerous. Sp1-
tum elected on steam pipes in a coach
dried rapidly. Thus were the germs
released to fly about to work ruin. No
opposition to the measure was ex-
pressed, but Mr.. Twesme made his ex-
PLANTATION in response to an inquiry a.
to the effect of the bill By J. F
Thomas of WauEesha
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
AGED MURDERESS
DIES IN PRISON

Leayenworth, Kas., March 10
Mrs. Nancy Wilson. generally Known
as Mrs. Stafleback, one of the most
notorious women prisoners in the
Kansas penitentiary is dead, aged
10. When she realized her serious
condition she asked that her son,
George. Stameback, a life time con
yict, and Charles Wilson, her second
husband, another convict, be brought
to her bedside. They remained with
her until she died
Mrs. Staf1lebaCk was brought to the
Kansas penitentiary in May, 1897 to
serve a q years sentence for muir
der. At the same time two Of her
sons were brought in under life SEN
fences, a third son to serve seven
years; Charles Wilson. her husband,
to serve 2 years. One Of the sons
serving a life sentence died four years
ago. The third one served out his
sentence of seven years and it is re-
ported he is now serving a term in the
Missouri penitentiary at Jefferson
City
The Staflebacks lived near Galena,
Kas., and were accused of numerous
and atrocious MURDERS They ran a
hotel and it was alleged that they
murdered guests who had money and
threw the bodies into a deserted mine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
ENCOURAGEMENT
OF DISHONESTY
BASIS OF OPPOSITION OF COM
PANlES TO PROPOSED
LAW
Madison, March 10.

One of series of important hear
ings on the insurance bills before the
legislature was held last night by the
assembly and senate committees on in
surance. Among the measures dis
cussed was the bill to change the law
with respect to the liability of the
policy holder in regard to his repre-
sensations in the application for the
policy. At present the policyholder
guarantees the truth of all his an
sWers as given in the application, but
this bill would put upon the company
the burden of proving that death
loss had to do directly with a false
statement made in the application or
else the policy is incontestible. Judge
Moves of Milwaukee, counsel for the
Northern Mutual, appeared for that
company and John NJ. Olin of Madison
appeared for the Association of Life
Insurance Presidents. H. L. Ekern
deputy commissioner of insurance.
spoke for the bill. The companies as
sert in opposition that the measure is
in the interests of the dishonest pol
icy holders and against the great body
of honest holders of insurance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
ATTORNEY APPEALS
TO UNNRITTEN LAW
GENERAL. MEEKS, FOR DEFENSE
IN COOPER TRIAL, WAKES
ELOQUENT.

Nashville. Tenn, March 1O.-The
unWritten law was extended yestel.
day TO cover the editors who attack
private or public men, by General
Meeeks of the counsel for the defense
in the Cooper trial. The sensation
was sprung during Meeks' speech to
the jury. Previously he had express
ly disclaimed belief that any editorial
attack justified the killing of the
writer. But when warmed up to his
subject, with burst of eloquence, he
said:
You talk Of liberty Of the press.
Why, gentlemen no man lives who be-
lieves more firmly in the liberty Of
the press than | do. But when a man
in an editorial position turns the lib
erty of the press into license, and I'M
dertakes to defame and def = you and
your family, what are you going to do?
The prosecution will tell you you have
your recourse in the courts. Yes, and
you get a judgment of $4,000 against
man not worth the price of a plug
Of tobacco. Is this satisfaction?
"Oh, gent.ement, l tell you that the
streets Of this, our city, have run red
before with the blood Of man who i'm
properly used othe. mems names in
public print"
Mr.. Meeks devoted five hours to the
speech. He painted the defendants
as the finest types of the southern ar
istocracy and breeding; declared that
no crime had been committed when
Carmack was shot to death and closed
with a dramatic appeal to the jury to
turn loose this gallant old soldier,
Colonel Cooper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
ASSEMBLY ROUTINE.
Bills Ordered Enqrossed

Mr.. Hammill's, 42a, permitting a
district to establish and maintain
more than one rural school and to
get $50 state aid for each school.
Mr.. Hull's, 163a, permitting com
munity to increase the time in which
it may grant aid to a railway when
CONSTITUTIONAL work is actually in
progress.
Mr.. Kindlin's, 237a, permitting the
electors of a school district contain
ing city of the third or fourth class,
not operating its schools under the
provisions of a special charter, to
vote to instruct the school board to
employ superintendent.
Mr.. Hambrecht's, 320a, forbidding
railways to fill in or close up or fence
in any waterway or culvert which has
existed for 40 years without the con.
sent of abutting property owners.
Mr.. Stacks, 338a, giving to an ofic,
er or other person a lien on any horse
cruelty exposed, for which he may
care. Mr.. Keup's duplicate bill was
| killed.
Mr.. Readers, 344a, creating the
town Of Nashville out of a portion OF
! Crandon in Forest county.
Mr.. Nelson's, 368a, creating the
town Of Pembine out of a portion OF
Amberg, in Marinette county.
Mr. Busletts, Ala, fixing the timer.
ant drug vendors license at 81 900 d
! year or 500 month.
Mr.. Hoyt's, 525a, sharply regulating
the practice of midwifery. DR.. Hoyt
explained the measure and urged It
necessity.
Bills Passed.
/ Mr. Hampers, pa, relating TO the
municipal court of Racine.
/ Mr. Viebahn's. 88a. relating to free
/ high school districts
Mr.. Kay's, 134a, prohibiting the pay
ment in advance of the salaries OF
justices of the supreme court and cir.
cult judges.
| Mr. HammiIl's, 155a. relating to the
assessment of taxes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
NELSON CONTINUES
TO FIGHT RULES
WITH OTHER INSURGENTS VS.
IT'S PRESIDENT TO TALK
MATTER OVER.
TAFT sfDE-sTEPs AND WILL NOT
INTERFERE IN THE
MIX-UP.

Washington, March 10.-President
Taft was given an opportunity yes
terday to declare himself on the "1n
surgent" movement to revise the
house rules. automatically he side
stepped announcing how he stood
Representative Payne of New York,
chairman Of the committee on ways
and means, sought the support Of Mr..
Taft for the existing order Of things,
and the insurgent case was advocated
by Representatives Gardner of Massa-
chusets, Madison Of Kansas and Mel
son Of Wisconsin,
The visit Of the 'jnsurgent' delega-
ion to the executive offices consumed
most Of the afternoon. The three
insurgents" heard it charged that
Mr. Taft intended to join hands with
The house urga citation in the inter
est Of getting the tariff bill through
as soon as possible. Greatly dis
turbed by these reports, they hurried
10 the white house TO urge Mr.. Taft
10 take soft seat on the fence and
leave the fighting to them. When
they came out OF the executive offices
Mr. Gardner declared with an exhibi-
non Of confidence hat the 71nsur-
gents" were no longer in d compro-
missing mood.
we are firmly impressed that Mr..
Taft is not opposed to a change of