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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-23

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The only -four ever had any luck With
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-23

FOR RENT 13 Concert street. In
quire at premises. w B. Daniel.
11-tf
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WANTED.

WANTED-Chicken pickers at once:f
don't wait to write, we pay 211sc, no
milk fed stock. Iowa Produce Co.
Centerville Iowa.
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FOR RENT-Four rooms on first floor,
vacant Dee. |. Apply Clio North Fifth
street.
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FOR SALE--we still have for sale
near Keolsuk 129 acres 1T bargain
If taken soon. R. E. swigelson, Ham
ilton, H.
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provisions Of the law in question, un-
til the proper officers under said sys-
tenn have been elected and qualified.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALES Square Grand piano
cheap Inquire, Mrs e. C. Griffey's.
"a south Second st.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-23

FOR SALE-if taken at once, nicely
located eight room house, lights
and furnace. r. T. Sherwood, Warsaw.
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FOR SALE Household goods at s14
Exchange street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

Two prizes will be given in this contest this week.
One dollar for the best original paper submitted by Los
gees girl boy and dollar for the best submitted
the boy girl living outside the city limits of Los Angeles
Papers be from $50 800 length written
side of the only and with margins and side of
each paper.
All contributions must be signed with and address and
name of school and grade.
Papers for this competition be addressed Aunt Laurie
Herald Junior, The Herald, Los Angeles, Cal
Topic: "Are you glad sorry that vacation handand
why" Letters be received this office not later than Thurs
day, June "A for publication July 4.
Topic: "How We Spend the Last Week at School," May
contain description of the closing exercises with
of the particular part which the various Juniors played in the
Letters be received at this office later than
Thursday July l, for publication July H.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Boy Saves Squire

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 like the topic which is in this
mornings paper. This is my first at
tempt to write to you and l hope 1
will be successful.
Squire Turner lived in Rochester, N.
Y. Every year he got dividends from
an insurance company which amount
ed to a great deal. One summer day
he started for New York to get his
dividends. On the way he was stopped
by a we'll dressed elderly man.
He said he was an agent for a big
meat producing house of Chicago and
was sent to New York on business.
The squire told him to get in and he
would take him to New York. They
reached the city at noon and went to a
hotel. The squire asked Fairfax, the
stranger, if he would wait at the hotel
until he returned. He said he would,
but did not live up to his word. He
followed the squire to the insurance
company, saw him get the money and
then returned to the hotel
The squire retained shortly after
ward and asked Fairfax if he would
not dine with him. They started for
home about O'clock When they got
to a forest Fairfax asked the squire
if he could get out and examine a leaf
on a certain tree. The squire stopped
and Fairfax jumped out. He held the
horses bride fast and then ordered
the squire to hold up his hands. The
squire was about to give him his purse
when rushing sound was heard in
the bushes.
A boy of 15 appeared, knocked the
gun from the villains hand and point
ed his own at him. He told him to
leave the place in hurry. The villain
left, going toward the city.
After ne disappeared the hero got
in the buggy and the squire took him
home. On the way home the squire
gave the hero 800 reward for saving
thousands of dollars.
ARTHUR SYMONS.
231 South Sichel street, Griffin Ave-
nue. school grade s, age IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

When they arrived in the attic they
thought they would eat the one bunch
up there and ended up by eating two
and bringing down two more.
They soon wanted some more and
they repeated the performance of 60
ing up after just one more bunch un-
til they had eaten them all and there
remained only the ten strings to re-
mind them of the grapes
Mamma wanted to take down the
strings, but her brother insisted upon
leaving them there, saying it would be
handy in case they got some more
gr- pes.
This is a true story and was told
to me by mamma herself.
MAUDE EDWARDS.
1927 West Tenth street, AS grade,
Hobart school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

happened, for to my surprise there was
my little tea table all set for a doll
party, as my largest doll was four
years old that day.
Mother had invited some of my little
friends to come and bring their dolls,
and we had real things to eat-the
same things 1 have at my parties, only
everything was made very tiny, as our
dolls did not care to eat very much.
We mothers did most of the eating.
Everybody said they had a lovely time
and went home happy.
l shall be very pleased to come to
the good time you are planning for
the Juniors. I think it very kind of
you to think of us.
HELEN MARIE BURGE.
Age s. Grade B3. Washington school,
Ocean Park.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

with the automobile and bring Uncle
George and grandmother.
We went into the parlor again and
talked, and everything was surprising
to us which Aunt Lucie told US, and
so we passed an hour when we heard
the sound of an automobile. We
quickly ran to the door and opened il
and there was father and mother and
grandmother and uncle, all talking and
laughing over their surprise. They all
came into the house and uncle was
pretty tired from his long trip from
New York, and when he was asked
why they had not all come together
he said that some business had to be
attended to and he had to wait But
our little cousin was the most surpris-
ing of all to us, for we had never
heard that we had a cousin until now.
After uncle and aunt had spent the
summer with us they liked California
so well that they made their home with
us in Pasadena.
ELIZABETH AGNES.
123 North Catalina avenue, Pasade-
ma. No school. Age a.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

a chick crying. 1 went down to the
barn to see what was the trouble. l
found little baby banty chick, and
that was unexpected.
L went to school that day. When |
came home 1 hunted in the barn and
found ten more little banty chicks.
They grew up and 1 sold them, but 1
still have Billy and Katherine. The
other day mamma went to get tub
which was turned upside down. The
edge of the tub was resting on box.
In the space under the tub sat little
Katherine on five eggs, and you may
be sure that was unexpected.
ROBERT BEST THORP.
Grade 2, La Habra school. Fullerton,
r. F. D. No. 3, box No. 4.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Care Cured Ankle
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Tom looked at his sprained ankle and
scowled. "Oh, N.Y. but 1 wish this old
ankle of mine would get well in time
for me to go to the beach on the 2Oth,"
he said out loud. His mother looked
up from her sewing. Il wish so, too. =
she said, but it would be impossible
for you to 60"
Tom was 10 years old and a very
sturdy boy. Two weeks before this he
had been swinging in the garden anc
had sprained his ankle.
Just then the doctor came in and sat
down near Tom. 1t took quite a while
to examine the ankle, and Tom waited
impatiently.
At last he was through "I do be-
lieve your ankle will be we'll by the
20th," he said, "if you are very, very
careful of it,"
"Hurrahi Hurrahi" yelled Tom
"Oh, / am so glad that was careful of
it and didn't try to stand on it like
wanted to to see if it was better"
Now don't try to step on it until the
day comes for you to 60" said the
doctor
"All right" said Tom smiling, "I'n
do So" LILLIAN STANTON.
Sixth grade. 902 Grattan street
You used both sides of the paper,
Lillian, so some of your nice letter
could not be used.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Arrest Caused Surprise
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie;
The unexpected happened in a very
funny way to me. 1 had been invited
to birthday party, which was to be at
night. My mother was over to my
aunt's house on Vermont and my sis
ter had gone over to the grocery store
to telephone to a friend of hers. I did
not want to wait for her to come back
so 1 started out. Some way or other
mother found out 1 was going without
telling her. l had got down to the cor
ner of Thirty-first and Main when a
man dressed as a policeman came out
and got me by the arm. I was ter
ribly frightened and thought I saw
jails, patrol wagons and everything
else. The policeman turned out to be
my brother in a tissue paper suit. He
did this to teach me a lesson not to go
away without letting mother know.
Also when got home found the party
at my house How they got there I
never knew. But I know I was very
surprised at the unexpected treat, and
also the tissue paper policeman.
MARIAN ATWATER,
16S East Thirty-fifth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
An Unexpected Family Party

Dear Aunt Laurie:
AS we enjoyed writing our other let
ters 1 will write again and tell you an
other experience of mine which took us
very much to our surprise. One bright
and beautiful Easter morning papa,
mamma, my three sisters and my
brother and 1 all made up our minds
to go out on picnic to spend the day,
as we had colored about three or four
dozen eggs the night before.
We started out and when we got to
the front gate there stood my two
aunts, two uneles and my eight cousins.
1t never once dawned upon us that they
were in town. But nevertheless we
went away Papa had the buggy for
us to go in, but when we had such a
big crowd he went and got the big farm
wagon. We had great fun. When we
got to the picnic ground we were just
as merry and happy as could be. We
fished, went in bathing and feasted on
Easter eggs. l had the most fun that
day of any day ever spent 1t was a
surprise to everybody.
ETHEL WASHABAUGH,
1412 Webster avenue, San Diego. 5A
grade, Logan school, age IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
The Strings in the Attic

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In Alsace, Germany, where my moth
er was born, the houses are all built
with large timbers and have tall ga
bles permitting double-deck attics,
where all of the winters meats, vege-
tables and fruits are stored.
When mother was a little girl she
and her brother ate as many grapes
as they could and still had ten fine
lunches left. So they decided to hang
them on the beam in the attic for the
winter.
They walked up the stair to the
first attic and then climbed the lad
der to the top attic, where they hung
up each bunch with a string.
After they had been down stairs a
while they felt like eating more grapes,
so they decided to get just one bunch.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Celebrated Dolls Birthday

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I have a party most every birthday.
Just before my eighth birthday, which
was last September, 1 asked my
mother if I was going to have a party,
and she said NO"
So when my birthday came mother
sent me to a friends house and told
me not to come home until noon. The
little girl lived near and I made two
or three trips home before the time, as
noon seemed so long in coming. But
each time / found the door locked At
last noon came and the unexpected
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
WRITER'S CONTEST
of


Los Angeles first prize $1oo-Henry Nesbet 1855 West
Thirty place
Honorable mention-Regina Norton COL West Thirty ysixth
place Doris Collins, 927 Grattan street.
Out of town. first Prize $OO-Doris Webb, 843 Keaney
street. San Diego.
menon-Ethe Harpin Sawtelle Margaret Need
ham, 984 South Thomas street, Pomona.
LIMERICK CONTEST
Los Angeles first prize book-Sea Guess 2441 La Grand
Honorable mention-Rut Jacobson US Central avenue;
Martin Edward Pollock 303 Minnesota avenue.
Out of town, first prize, bool-Lois Alice, Terminal
Honorable mention-Margaret Needham, 984 South Thomas
street. Pomona Aaron Shafer 905 First Santa Ana
UNFINISHED STORY CONTEST
Prize story boo<-Oa Hail. Baldwin Park Vineand school,
Honorable mention-Eizabeth Agnes 23 Catalina
Pasadena; Bertha Wardell, 1909 Rich street
YOUNG ARTISTS CONTEST
Prize picture, $100Kitty Carlson 921 East Fittyo
street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Falling OFF a Log

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last summer when we were camping
in the mountains papa put an old log
across the stream so that mamma could
walk over without jumping from stone
to stone. After he had it in place he
thought he would try it first, and just
as he got half way over the log turned
with him so suddenly that he was
thrown in the water and had a bath.
He then secured the ends firmly so that
the unexpected should not happen to
mamma or the rest of us.
JESSIE CLAUDINO.
Jefferson Street school, A3 grade. 663
West Thirty-sixth place.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Birthday Anniversary Surprise

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Something that 1 did not expect,
happened when 1 was years old. 1t
was a surprise party.
AS usual I came home at noon and
ate my lunch. The door-bell rang
shortly after 1 came and my mother
went to the door. She came back with
a large can of ice cream, but / didn't
know that there was any ice cream
in it.
Like I always did, I asked what it
was, but she said it was just a can
she had ordered. That was all
thought about it and went back to
school. When school was out I came
home and my mother told me to get
ready and go up town with her.
When 1 was dressed l came into the
dining room and to my great surprise
found quite number of my playmates.
They all said Surprise" as I entered.
The room was decorated with pink and
white. The cake was pink and the ice
cream was white. After the party
was over mamma and went to
Hoegee's and bought football, which
l had always wanted.
RUSSELL WRITSMAN.
1917 East Twenty-third street. Grade
Z, Twentieth street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Some Unexpected Rantams

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My papa gave me a dear little ban
tam hen and rooster. The little hen is
brown and the rooster is red with a
black feather vest and white collar. l
named him Billy and the little hen is
named Katherine and she laid some
eggs. I set the eggs and she Matched
out four little chicks. When they were
grown one of them stole her nest. She
was gone a long time. One day l heard
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
An Interested Reader

Dear Aunt Laurie:
have been reading the Herald
Junior for long time and it is a fine
paper. 1 don't understand where the
Juniors get the subjects that they write
about in the letters, and would be ever
so much obliged if you would tell me.
MARIE CLARKIN.
Sixty-second Avenue school, sixth
grade. Age 10 years.
Look on page 2 of the Junior under
the head Writer'S Contest Announce
ments and you will find topics you de-
sire.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Boy Takes Snowy Trip

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In one of the coolest sections Of
Eastern Canada Jerry Randolph, a
boy u years of age lived in hum
BILE cottage with his father and mother.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-11-04
not be recalled, but the future is rich
in promise of better things.
DODGEVILLE NEWS.

From the Chronicle.
S. w. Harker of the town of Dodge
vile sold four ear-old draft horse
Saturday to Harry Light, horse buyer,
for s24O. The horse weighed /, 400 lbs.
and was a fine animal.
The state tax for Iowa County for
1909 is $40, 348.97, and special state
tax of 81, 587.27, total state tax $50. :
1864. This is an increase Of over $50, :
900 over last year.
Married, at Baraboo, October 5th, at
the residence of the brides parents, by
Rev. Z. c. Henke, Mr.. Burr H. Lamb
and Miss Hulda Dietrich. The contract
ing parties are well known here having
resided in this city until recently.
Robert Lloyd Of Hyde was seriously
injured in a train wreck which took
place in the Northwestern Monona yard
at Madison Tuesday and is now in the
City Hospital in that city. 1t was re-
ported yesterday that Mr.. Lloyd was
improving and that danger was passed
Mr.. Lloyd and Evan Griffiths of this
city were shipping stock to Chicago
when the accident occurred Mr.. Crit
fiths was on the engine at the time of
the accident and was not injured be-
yond good shaking up. The wreck was
the result of a collision between pas
senger train and a stock train. II. II.
Proud of Earlville, H., was killed and
four persons on the freight were ser
iously injured. Mr.. Lloyd received Sc
we're cuts on the head and shoulder and
was otherwise cut and bruised. He is a
man about seventy years of age.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-11-04
THE IOWA COUNTY COURT
Proceedings Before Judge Aldro
jerks. Presiding.

Estate of Gardner Dodge, final ac-
count and petition for allowance Of
same
Estate of Patrick Dolan, adjustment
Of claims.
Estate of John B. Curry petition for
administration.
Estate Of Elizabeth A. Nicholas, ad
iustment of claims.
Estate Of Kate Boylan. petition for
administration.
Estate of David Thompson, adjust
ment of claims
Estate of Oliver Glanville, petition
for administration
Estate Of Ann Evans, adjustment of
claims.
Estate of John Drummer. final hear
ing.
Estate of Francis Bottoms, adjust
ment of claims
Estate of Mary j Lanyon, adjustment
of claims.
Estate of John j. Morgan, hearing
petition for allowance of GUARDIAN
final account.
Estate of John d. Davis, adjustment
of claims
Estate of Rosetta Lawrey Jewell ad
iustment of claims.
Estate of John l.. Jones, final hear
ing.
Estate of William NJ Rowe, adjust
ment of claims
Estate of Stephen Gibbon, petition for
sale of personal property.
Estate of Mary Ann Murphy, final
account and petition for allowance of
same.
Estate of James O'Keefe win and
petition for probate of same.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-11-04
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A special trial bottle Of the oil of
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Mineral Point, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-11-04

Milwaukee News.
The Daily News makes no preten-
sions TO perfection or infallibility Of
judgment. We are free to confess that
we may have done injustice not only to
Mr., LaFollette but to a great many
other public men in judging their acts.
Yet there are few men in public life
that have reason to complain of injus-
tice even at the hands of their most Bit
ter opponents. Mr., LaFollette is no ex-
ception. He has sanctioned and engaged
in many political deals that cannot be
defended. The only justification that he
may offer is that he was in Rome and
that he did as the Romans dot that he
fought the devil with fire.
We recognize that Mr.. LaFonette is
a man Of superior ability and that in the
senate of the United States he has been
a credit to the state of Wisconsin. Yet
in recognizing this fact, we do not feel
that We did him an injustice when we
condemned his spoilmongering or de-
nounced his alliance with Stephenson
an alliance that is responsible for Steph-
enson s presence in the United States
senate The Daily News never has OPP
posed the progressive principals for
which LaFollette stands, but it has
condemned his political methods. We
may have demanded too much from him;
we may have been impracticable and
idealistic in expecting him to measure up
% his 3enunciation Of machine" meth
DDS and boss rule, but if injustice
has been done him it has been in iudg-
ing him b. the very standards with
which he has judged those that have
stood 10 his way.
1i1es change and men change with
them. LaFoIlette no longer is demean-
ing himsei. before the swollen fortune
Of Marinette. He has sloughed off Levi
Bancroft. and the "reformers" that
made a moekery Of the progressive
He is standing more upon
his own abilities and upon his public ser
vice and less upon the tricks and trades
and devices Of practical politics. His hor-
lion has become larger. He is growing
into his full stature. We must Judge /
him. then from what ne is and not from
what dc was. The past Is gone ana can
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-11-04
OUR BANK CALAMITY.
Varied Serious Effects and Test OF Ma
tional Honor Consequent.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
In the words Of the late President
Garfield on the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln, '"the nation still lives. So
would say today in regard to the ca
lamity that has befallen our city
through the failure of the First Nation
al Bank by rascality unsurpassed IN
the annals of similar crime and by one
who, now it is discovered, leaves not
only the ruin financially, but also the
danger of the ruin of much more in
character and morals from the infiu-
ence Of example.
1t will have a very serious effect on
the young who have been taught pre-
cepts of economy and thrift; on the
older ones who have already had many
privations TO provide for their declining
years, causing them to feel the use
.lessness of effort and leading to dispair.
To the unfortunate aged and faithful
Christian souls it proves the words of
him who tried to initiate Christ: Thou
art deceived if thou seek any other
thing than to suffer tribulations; for
this whole mortal life is full of miser-
les, and marked on every side with
crosses. "
To the young J would say. DO not so
easily despair, because the greater thy
fortitude the more thou showest the
possession of virtue, and if you viii
only search yourself you will find album
dainty more virtue than it requires to
overcome this misfortune. To the
older ones it would hardly seem neces-
sary to say that by example they should
strive to show the young what they
have already borne and that they have
manhood remaining to bear a great deal
more.
The depositors of the bank, hope,
will be dealt with by those in charge
with absolute impartiality, because the
eyes of the whole nation are on them,
and if there still should be violation of
law, our government (which was found
ed by true patriots, who risked their
lives, fortunes and sacred honor is not
worth bundle of straw.
Let the world see that our commune
ty is one which, Notwithstanding some
yillainy, is still full of energy, man
hood and virtue.
With this spirit, / respectfully sign
myself A CITIZEN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-11-04
HeaIthfulne., of Air Voyaging.

The healthfulness Of the upper re-
gions of the air, whether visited by aero
plane or balloon, must be included in any
description Of this new experience. We
readily undertake journey Of hundreds
of miles by train, boat, or automobile
to reach a higher altitude where we
may breathe cooler and purer air. The
airship rises to the altitude Of the
mountain top in few minutes. Looking
well into the future, Rudyard Kipling
has described the hospital airships with
their decks crowded with tuberculosis
patients gaining new life from the up
per air lanes.
The experience of Mr. A. Leo Stew
ems during many flights is a case in
point. 'As one ascends rapidly. espec-
tally on a damp, depressing day." said
Mr.. Stevens, THE reilel OF one lungs
is soon noticeable. The air becomes
more rarifed with every breath. I have
felt something Of the same sensation in
ascending a high mountain | have
started several times on flights suffer
ing from a severe cold when noticed
that my head has cleared after a few
hours spent in hig. attitudes Incident
ally one never takes a cold on balloon
trip. have been wet through by pass
ing storms and almost frozen, but l
never return to earth with a cold. There
are no microbes il the upper air lines. "
From "How It Feels to Fly, by f.
A. Collins, in the American Review of
Reviews for November.