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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
His Limitations.

"Yes, indeed" averred the impecu.
NOUS party, II enjoy automobiles
enjoy them very much, in fact-but
am never carried awnv by them"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

Aud occasionally a man tells lies by
keeping his mouth shut.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
rha FIrst ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Bride-"That is too much shall
leave you forever-golng to my moth.
er. He--"Well. what are you looking
for. then" She-"The latchkey."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

PERRY DAVIS rAINkILIER
~ "an ounce ~ pgoecntiun" a. we'll a.
pound ~ cure Dor towel troubleS skln
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
Asking
Father
Stock Subject
for
Testing
BY HELEN oLDFIELD

hE world Is full Of number Of things that much
amusing to folks than to others From time mmemora
asking fathc has been stock subject for jest yet to the
man who faces the ordeal il by laughing matter
True paerfomlas far from being the autocrat he was
OF yore and the modern maiden makes her lovers path much
more easy for him than by any possibility the girl Of the past
however much that way disposed could do. The modern
parent knows his limitations better than attempt to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
FINANCIAL MARKET
STOCKS IRREGULAR.
NCsr York Central Weak
Bank of England Rate.

Opening fairly firm. the stock market
YESTERDAY soon showed a declining ten
dency. with the chief weakness N New
York Central and in the copper issues.
and during the greater part Of the ses-
sion there were constant price huctua-
lions. a moderate rally toward tho end 81
the last hour bringing final prices. as
rule. above the lowest, the close being
irregular. with rather more net losses
than net advances. Reading, as usual.
was the most active stock Of the list.
the transactions in II representing al
most a third Of the days total business
Of slightly under million shares, and
its strength Was in sharp contrast 20
the prevailing general weakness. The
selling OF New York Central. which
forced that stock down about points.
was on The announcement Of the
large now stock issue. which, il was ar
gued would make unlikely an increase in
rhe dividend rate in the near future
There was less than the usual quantity
OF rumor concerning tho copper COM
5inatiou project. but the impression
gained ground that the Standard Oil de-
NlNINfI Arl 81 iBlAEle AlAAfiifltl WIN All-
purposes Of the movers in that plan. and
the copper stocks were under pressure
until the late afternoon. when in the
general covering movement they TO
gained much Of their previous losses.
steel common. which was next 10 Read
iug In point of activity. did not al any
time touch tho closing price or the previ-
Gus dsv. and closed Al = not decline Of a
point the selling IN II being supposed IN
represent n = considers bic extent dis
triburion of pool holdings.
The late recovery. which was due ~
the main 10 evening NJ IN preparation
for the holiday. had as ono II us factors
slso'tho belief fhst the Bank of England
n ouid TODAY lower its discount rate. but
that expectation rs likely 20 prove un-
founded. the best opinion here as well ss
iu London being that IN spite of its
strong position p week ago and the large
sccezsious since then 70 us gold supply.
the hank viii make no change I'm the rate
until sitter the complications attending
the budget controversv shall have shown
signs ~ being cleared away In tho local
nonev market the call loan rate was
without change -esterdav. the ruling dE-
Ure beng still a. per cent. while time
mone- was easier in tnne for four
months funds snd slightly firu1er for
sixty DAYS sc-ommodstion In Chicago
me rate of Ne"- York exchange. which
on Tuesday had advanced from = cents
discount n - cents premium. rose .
cents further. giving indication Of an
ssrlv return Gov - currency 70 tins
centre m such -olume as 70 insure soon
r substantial increase IN the cash hold
iugs ~ the local financial Institutions
The foreign exchange market vas strong
rates advancing about - points. owing
70 the short supply 81 bills and the de
msnd for exchange incidental 70 the SET
tlement in London engagements Of gold
coin for export 10 Argentina aggregated
$4,000 bringing the total for the week
thus far no 81 80 npp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

For the greater part Of the day the room
traders ON the Consolidated stock En-
change were operating on the short side
With one exception Reading. they offered
the leading stocks freely. The day closed,
however, with covering 70 even up con-
tracts under way on a large scale. Read
ing failed 20 sell under ISL, compared
with low OF 1885, on the other board and
n sold as high as ll3l4. against -. Anal
Eamdrel copper was. under especially
heavy selling pressure early in the dav.
II opened al Ssos- or 81 of 2 point under
the initial New York Stock Exchange fc-
ure. and " failed 70 get above S97s There
vas pressure also against United states
Steel common. which did NOT sell above
SS@s- Reading was by far the most active
stock. with Steel common second There
were dealings IN fifty issues Detailed
operltions follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Speculation In the market for out
securities continued fairy pIlsh.
nr{ces showed an Irregular tendency IN
some Of the copper issues decided sirens =.
was shown ON various rumors, Willle ~ 4
other high-priced issues the genera LVli-
was downward In the Industrial llst a.
most similar conditions existed. WIN tit1-
ing on 2 fair scale. This was espeel@-ls
nOticea bic in American Tobacco, Whlch ~
velOped more activity at an Improvement OF
s points Standard OIL. after an cary gam
Of q point reCeded B. In the miiilh4 Isl
Boston Consolidated Copper was the tedt-
ure- advancing a full point on the report
that the Utah Copper Company Would tahe
A. over. Greens-C ananea- NeVadd Lci-
solidated Butte Coalition and GlrOuN toil-
solidated showed weakness In seVerdl
lower priced stocks prices were steady on
fair activity. New York Central rights we're
extensively deal- in At a recession or =
OF a point from the opening. Bonds were
quiet with little or no change In prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

ND-lll NAIss< icT. - Money cn cali
Opened at - peI cent, iuEavst, % per cent
lowest. F. pr cent. last Joan. ~ per cent.
r.l.llE -era per cent ruling rate. as yer
cent Time money was Dlslra 1lerIzco tE n
slaI r-cr demand 1or the -IEIy-days ma
r-rllE. Wrth q. somewhat tirIleT attitude oD
rho part 0i iff lenders. There was some
demand also f0r the longer dates Rates
rive per cent f0r sixty DAYS 4t.Q5 yer cent
frr Ninety days 80 peT CTUt tHr tour
months and fieQ4s4 per cent Tor I'VE ana
49, months. Mercantile paper was W moo
e-sre'v good demand here au1 elsewhere
fair sized assortment % paper " as ole
fe~eC FareE. 5Oal- peT cent Tor Endorsed
hills -e-eivs he and choice single names 81
an oates. SGT per cent for others
FOREIGN EE-HANc1f- - The fore IN
s1-hsree market opened strong a. fur
rter advance a. 1n points IN s.6S20Q- - fnr
80 lieE g7fndz s-fr f0r demand srcT t-E and
sg7s6s - fo~ slErv-1av bills short francs
ue~e quoted st -1Sls .eE9 '-'t ana short
re,chsnls rkS ~ 95 a-fh0ss bio plus l-.- The
market was 81 -r iu rho afternoon. show
f-E decline of 10 ~ t5 points from the
NiFh level Gables were quoted a. $500 .
$50 demand sterling 1r -570s s-s0 ana
Ei,--v-dsv bills ~ s'a40f-+ short francs
we're qucred - s1t7- plus ~ end short
-etchsrra~i-s rr - bio Jess '-2- az .-fs
rarkerr' posted rates follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25

DOMESTIC EZ-FT A r-t-T- Boston. ,n-
1iEcoUrt- Chicago. enc premium. San F-an-
sew 0-lea-r. commercial f- discount.
NsrE 3 premium Charleston. hu-1nE r-r.
selling l-ld~ premium p Louis. 10C pre-
rriuu bid 5n- premium asked, Cincinnati
~ rre-iur~ Minneapolis. --o premium
ssrz-rsh. n-vi0E 'sr 6i- count. Ee ling
psr
EsNk CLEAETNGS sew York ~
~ra-ces ss-- as s-- balances tis 70 -
ph Iacelphis. exchanges g25.sfl go. BALANCES
= 20 r7f Baltimore. exchanges q .2f- So
balances $50 f-s. chicago. exchange Sf5-
- sT5. balances E-la.--t
SILVER -FAFEE- -rr7lr1-r~ls1 hs~ sill
uer gs.c Mexican silver dollars. 49, bar
r.lVer ir London closed IN cr &C. unchanged
GOLD PREMIUM -Ir Madrid. SEQ. las
N-n -c-i
MTETCAN ENCHAtCE - NeVirsr -.
rnslFe on 1er- s. or BIS quoted m r6''r
COVE R9S1IE,-T FETENI D. - Receipts
fv1u customs reEterdar were S2qIG= .--
-e-nsl revenue gsl7. and n-lE~el Isurous.
fsr ~- total ~ SIS ofs Eaiusr total
For rre month 20 date crdinarV re-
~eir-s have been 80 - 80 and crdiuarv
Expenditures So o. SIS rhe excess ~ aE-
usr5irures arCvnri-g - s. 0-7 81 For the
rscsl yez~ 20 date 1rciIarT- receipts have
besr SCI 81 81 against k2.e COG 90 tr rle
same rfrrle m lsos and crcina~v eEnendi-
cures szss as loT. aEsins- s-5sLs.-7- n 1918
rr- excess tu pEDeud lrures This ear
@r-cuur-rE ne g. G- - compared with su
egoess last veer ~ Sc s1o l5e Including
rl.e excess c- al expenditures over receipts
sfrce July amounts 20 81 1E.ss. against
g. excess iD the CrrreE bonding period o
~ear ago ~ f'- ss ~
cT-E-TFEASI RT The Suh-Treszrfrv
voe detfor ~ rhe Clearing House S-f lsl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
IRON AND STEEL BONDS.

Furnished by chisholm Chapman no II
Wall street
BID Asked
Beth steel ist erf IS due Jan I 1926 sos 90
do pur money -. due Aug 1905 III
Bur a Susq Iron L. Sc June 1882 aaa
do deh Ts Jan 1925 -.--.-.--.... ~ 9Tt.
Dominion 7 A. S IS due july, 1922 e5i1
I.a b lion WIS isr Is due Dec. la2s Ia. laais
] acka steel 1st IS due Feb 1872 as 20
MARYLAND Steel fst s. due Feb le22 io2
Penn steel Isl s. due Nov 1917 90. los
Penn a AID steel De due sept ID, fiGi-
Republic ! & 3 Let -. due Oct. 1894 i0t - Toe
sloss I 4 r tsi -. due Fen. 1890. los
DE- couroi 4ias due April 1ois -.. ass
Iof.s 81 steel lst Is due May. 1880. l0i = IO2i.
UNITED STATES steel. CORPORATION
Col IT - scr a. O. g. cue Apr lG5iII4A 1Iat.
DO series = r. r. Que April 1851 ia. Ifst.
sinking fund .s. due April I. losi. i04s. Ie4 :,
Tuiou steel - as. due Dec. JOS. ie4ss l05 =
flairtou steel aF due 1eos- u ...- 100
IN clair Furnace ist "a due 1910 80 100
Et riair steel tst g. due 1905 ~ 100
Illinois steel deb is due Ian. 1910 ioo
d. A.. Que April 7. ieia. .-.--- Ito
All bonds quoted and interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25

4 DvERTIsEMENTs AND SUBSTITUTION
for The Tribune received a. their Uptown
once. No. 1854 broadway. between c6ta -
and S7th SIS. until O'Clock . Advsrtis>-
Tnents received az the following branch osic.
a. regular Office rates until 8 o'clock . n
viz 264 sth ave cor "a ~ l5s 8-h
ave. cor 18th st.. 104 East 18th ~ 257 IVES,
42d ST. between tn and sth aves 263 WeSs
I25th - 1885 81 ave. 1925 81 ave usa- siss
81. 17Os tst ave. near seth 81; f5T East Iz5ta
St. 7J6 Tremonc ave. $50 Sd ave. ara any
American District Telegraph once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following were the last actual sales
and the closing quotations for stocks IN
which there we're no transactions yester-
day on the New York Stock Exchange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
MINING
WHEAT

q. 600 Dec option 81 u.s. 81 co.. a oss q, 49,,
%. ooo Mly option. 06i. 06ss h Asi, = ~ Ii
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25

e n. -. 60 20.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
BOSTON CURB STOCKS.

FURNISHED b. Thomas Reinhzrdr - q
Broad street. Ven York. and 30 81 Devon
shire street Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
BONDS.

Sales open. II iEh. Low. Close
L. 600 40 Pac Js.-... a6ts 96h a6 g6
1000 Mar NJ & T. IS. 92a> 923& 9c% 9.4s
W -. e7s. a77s a7N o7E
a. 600 50 7 & Is. .-. 6sl- 20 6s'7 20
'Odd lots +SeHs cents Per share.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
DIVIDEND NOTICES.

MiAALAPOI1s IT. LOTS n. X. 90.
soupous du- Dacculnar a. lsal8 from MTE-
CLAM III Ef-IIDA a. ALhE.Er LEA and
-llf 'Ni.-7t.isN t1NTf-,fEI0N bonds WlI he
1all on aUr .ftsT thar latr ~. n presentation al
i'm COMPANY Crtice. - Br8sc street. NcU YORK
l a. DAVIS. TREASURE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
BONDS
BANK STOCKS

~ dividend r-r cent ana IL per sn- .ztra.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25

Furnished ny chisholm a Chapman. No IA
Wall street)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
pHILADELPHlA STOCKS.

-rrfsrec be- Charles D. Hsrues. a fr. 40 =
F~1s1 srrefr NeN ore auc 30. - SCUM
siI rffeef Pifalelllla.B
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
BALTIMORE STOCKS.


FURNISHED by Van -chsi,s a. Ca. $50. Wan
street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
CITY NEWS.

Two weeks from today will be Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
Tommy Herbert, one of The Gate
City's carrier boys, is laid up at home
with the diphtheria.
In the District court, James A..
Hirst has filed a suit against Myrtle
Butcher, asking Judgment for $40 on
note alleged to be due and unpaid
"A fellow who gave his name as
Ossler and claimed that ne was from
Carthage, was rudely aroused from a
sweet slumber this afternoon at the
depot by persons who thought that he
might want the south bound o." but
though half asleep he stated what his
name and destination were and fell
to snoring loudly again.
Some of the many friends of Pro-
fessor Barnes are contemplating APP
pealing to the governor for pardon
in order to get the professor out of
the county jail this week so that he
can celebrate Lincoln day. His arrest
and sentence of thirty days in the
county Jail, comes as great hard
ship to him at the present time as he
was Just about to start invoicing at
his department store in the Burrows
row.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
SENATE AND HOUSE
COUNT VOTES
Galleries Crowded With Prominent
Visitors Who Witness the Count
ing of Electoral Votes.

WASHINGTON. Feb 10.-With i'm
pressive ceremonies the closing scene
of the presidential election was ell
acted today in the hall of the house
of representatives and the senate
The house in joint session met and
counted the electoral votes cast last
fall. After the tellers were appoint
ed both houses scrutinized the re-
turns of all states which We're handed
to Vice President Fairbanks, carefully
bound with much red and gold seals
and announced the vote was Taft 4S3,
Sherman 321; Bryan 1872, Kern 1872.
The galleries were brilliant with Wis
itors among whom were Mrs. Fair
banks, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Roosevelt,
Mrs. I.ongworth. who had as her guest
Ethel Barrymore, the actress. After
the ceremony of the counting of votes
the senate returned to it's chambers
and regular business resumed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
Is in Burlington at the Present Time
and Hopes to Win This Sec
ond Mat Engagement
in keokuk.
HAS STRONG OPPONENT
John Voss is a Good Man and Follow
ers of the Game in Illinois and
Northern Iowa Await
Results.

Carl Busch is in Burlington at the
present time training hard and faith
fully for his match Thursday evening
with John Voss. He writes The Gate
City to that effect, saying: / will
be in Keokuk Thursday morning; am
training hard for my match with Voss
and hope to win again.
The speedy German is of the opin-
ion that he will have the hardest prop
osition of his career in the big Rock
Island champion but in spite of the
odds hopes to come out the victor. He
has been training at Burlington since
his last engagement in the city and
will be in prime condition for the
struggle.
Illinois and northern Iowa followers
of the game are quite familiar with
the ability of John Voss and have
every confidence in his ability to de-
feat the German. They are watching
the coming match with great inter
est and hope to see Voss the victor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
DEPOT DIRECTORS
HELD MEETING
Superintendent T. r. Board Reelected
secretary-Treasurer-Henry
Miller, President.

The annual meeting of the Keokuk
Union Depot Company was held this
morning at 10 O'Clock. Four different
roads were represented and number
of railway officials were present at
the meeting this morning at the union
depot.
S. NJ. Russell, superintendent of the
Il. P. & w. at Peoria, was present to
represent that road, F. H. Ustick, gen.
eral superintendent of Missouri lires
of the O., and A. N. Willsie, superin-
tendent of the Hannibal division, rep
resented the Burlington. Henry Mil
Ter. vice president, and general man
ager of the Wabash, represented tina.
road while Superintendent w. H. Civ
en- of Des Moines represented the
Rock Island interests in this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
ATTACKS STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH
Miller, of 3remer, in the House Takes
to Task Organization for Grill
cising Him.
fGate CITY Special Service. ]

[Gate City Special Service.l
DIES MONIES, Feb. 1o.-In the
house this morning Miller, of Bremer,
in speaking to a question Of privilege
made a bitter attack on the state board
Of health for what he claimed was pub
Iished deroaatory to him in recent
bulletins and other pamphlets. He
charged the board had "gone to Fort
DODGE for clean bill o. health" and
then he charged that "medicaI ignor.
ance and villainy had attacked greater
sway at Fort Dodge than in any other
place in the state" Referring to the
death Of a prominent lawyer and poll
tician at Fort Dodge recently he said:
"His life was sacrificed because he
was treated for full week for indi-
qeston before the doctor found he was
suffering with a far more serious dis
ease" At the close of hsh remarks
resolution was presented by lnman
for the appointment of point commit
tee to investigate the state board Of
health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
HOPKINS STILL
HAS 70 VOTES
Illinois Senator Does Not Show Any
Additional Strength on the Bal
lot Today.

SPRINGFIELD. H.. Feb. 1o-The
vote on United States senator today:
Hopkins rs, Shurtleff IA, Foss 19, Sher-
man 2, Mason 4, Mitchell 4. Stringer
50. John c. Eastman Is, Mckinley i,
Lowden |. Calhoun !.
Deneen Contest Killed.
The contest of election of Deneen
for governor of Illinois was knocked
in the head in the house this morning
when after a long debate the Repub-
licans, with the aid of number OF
Democrats adopted viva voce vote
on the resolution prepared by Shana-
han. specifying that joint commit
tee of the house and senate go no
further than merely Investigating
whether the Democrats have prima
facie case that would warrant fur.
Their inquiry or opening of the ballot
boxes. The committee will report by
March 2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
SUMMER RATES
ON THE WABASH
Cheap Fares Granted to Those Who
Wish to Attend Conventions
This Year.

This afternoon the local Wabash of
fee received letter containing the
official fares to be in effect this year
for delegates and those who are to at
tend a number of the big conventions
and national meetings. The letter was
signed by j. d. Mcnamara, formerly
of Keokuk and now general passen-
ger agent.
The International convention Of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor
will be held in ST. Paul July T-12 and
fare of one and one-half will be in
effect.
The general assembly of tie Presby-
terrain church will meet at Denver May
20. Those wishing to attend will be
granted the summer tourist fare which
has not yet been announced.
Quite a number of others were con-
tanned in the lists, the above being Of
local interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
ROOSEVELT's LAST
EXTENDED TRIP
Will Be a Dash Into kentucky to De-
liver a Lincoln Address at
HodeenvilIe.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-The last
extended trip of Roosevelt before he
retires from Office will be the dash
in special train to the Lincoln farm
at Hodgenyille, KY, next Friday. to
attend the laying of the cornerstone
of the memorial hall which is to be
erected on the site of Lincoln's birth
place. The presidential party will
leave tomorrow noon. Secretary
Wright, Loeb, Mrs Roosevelt and
Ethel will be among the party The
party will reach Hodgenville about
noon where conveyances will meet
them, and take the party to tho farm.
The governor of Kentucky and his
staff will also attend the ceremonies.
there being a special military escort
to Roosevelt. The President will
speak about 8 o'clock. starting back
to Washington an hour later. He will
arrive back here at noon, Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
LEMPs' DOMESTIC
TROUBLE AIRED
Principals in Divorce Case Will Tes-
tify as to Causes Leading UP
Separation.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1o.-Mrs. Lillian
Lemp. wife of VIM. ]. Lemp, Jr.. whom
he is suing for divorce, was late
today in the court room while waiting
for the deposition of Jacob Rosen-
stein to be read. She said she had
often seen Lemp in resorts. Lemp ar
rived in court early and sat with his
note book, following closely the testi-
mony 1t is probable that Lemp will
take the stand this afternoon and tes-
tify to the cross complaint 1t is said
he will say that when he got up in
the morning the fleas on the floor bit
his feet. The fleas, he said, had been
the property of Happy dog be-
longing to his young son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
OLD TIMERS
ROLLER SKATE
On Saturday Evening the Old Time
Skaters of keokuk Will
Have Chance to Have
Good Skate.
SEVERAL GOOD SKATERS
Others May Skate Also But the "oId
Timers" viii be the Principals
in the Grand March
on Saturday.
SEVERAL GOOD SKATERS

On Saturday evening Wilmering &
King of the Roll-a-way roller skating
rink have decided to have an "old-
timers evening and those who We're
the best of roller skaters a number OF
years ago will have chance to show
some of the younger generation what
can be done on rollers.
The management is planning for
big night and an enjoyable evening for
all, as every one will be allowed to
skate, though the grand march which
will be pulled off at 8 o'clock will be
composed of all old timers. The grand
march will be one of the features of
the evening and an enjoyable time
will be in store for all who attend on
that evening.
Fresh in the memories of the older
Keokuk citizens are the roller skating
Kinks that were conducted in this city
a number of years ago and where old
timers learned the art OF roller skat-
ing. The rink in Gibbons hall is
fondly remembered by those who used
10 SKATE Oh WooueH ToHeis lAsIedu VI
on the up-to-date Richardson and 9TH
er makes of ball bearing skates of to-
day.
The roller skates of today are much
different than those Of twenty years
ago; those being used at that time
We're on wooden rollers, and the price
of skates came as high as 81 and So
even for pair of those old timer
skates
Those who skated on skates in those
days made of wooden rollers will find
no trouble, however, in using the pres
ent day steel and aluminium roller
skates, ball bearing and up-to-date in
every detail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-10
UNEASINESS FOR
THE TAFT PARTY
Relieved by Wireless Report That
Ships Were Safe and the Party
All Well.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10.--The con
tinued lack of wireless messages from
the cruisers North Carolina and the
Montana, bearing Taft and party from
Panama to this CITY, are beginning to
create uneasiness. A storm has been
sweeping the gulf the last two days.
The scout cruiser Birmingham. which
was to have met the North Carolina
off South Pass, arrived here amidst a
gale.
Later a wireless message said the
Taft party would reac.l the mouth of
the Mississippi about 10 o'clock to-
night. The North Carolina and Mon
tana are about 200 miles from the bar.
Taft and members of the party are
we'll