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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

Vass made for funds to meet the ex-
penses of maintaining the Birse Home.
Mesdames Collier and Baker col
lected in cash, 1897, and secured
pledges for $4,000.
Mesdames Collins and Hills, cash,
Sl94.00; pledges s51.5O.
Mesdames We'll and Becker, cash
$4,000; pledges, $1,000.
Mesdames Dickinson and Mcfarland
cash, $3.50; pledges. $500.
Making total in cash, S6S3.O0;
pledges, $201.50. Total, $SS5.OO.
The committees are certainly en-
titled to our sincere thanks and are to
be congratulated On their success in
doing SO well under the present bust
ness depression.
Respectfully submitted,
LEULIA w. COLE,
President
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

FOR sALE-Cozy little home, midway
Kilbourne Park on Timea street.
Price $3.50. j. c. Paradice Realty
Co.
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ron SALE.

FOR SALE-Ideal chicken and fruit
farm. 20 acres, Groom house, we'll.
sc g trees, 6 miles west of city.
Price, to close estate $500. ]. c. Par
adice Realty Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

Mrs. Jacob Agne who has been
very Ill at aer home on Exchange
street is slightly improved today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

FOR SALE-Two white Wyandotte
cocks, three white Wyandotte COCK
erels, pure bred s1.00 each. Joe
OBleness, Keokuk, Ia, R. l. 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Apply Mrs. w. B. Daniel, FOG
High street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

FOR SALE-Cretor's pop corn and
peanut wagon, 1908 model in perfect
condition. Address 7. ]. Brophy, 1921
w. Superior ST., Chicago, Ill.
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Treasurer's Report.

Madam President and Ladies of the
Benevolent Union, herewith IS the an
nual statement of the treasurer, also
report of the $4,000 endowment
fund.-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

FOR RENT--Dwelling with gas. bath
and barn. Also farm near Keokuk.
inquire 727 Morgan street. :
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Keokuk. March 5, 1909.
Ways and Means Committee.

Madam President and Ladies':
The ways and means committee
begs leave to report the interior of the
Home in good condition. There is
much to be done to improve it on the
outside, such as painting and repair
ing of wood work, and porches, which
the Union has not felt able to attempt
this year.
The hot water plant is too small
for the building and during the cold
weather it was impossible to keep the
temperature where it should be. with
out stove in almost every room.
This has doubled the fuel bill and the
committee recommends that a new
plant be installed during the summer.
Respectfully,
HELEN ALLEN AYRES,
Chairman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

FOR RENT-House medium size,
modern; good neighborhood, central
location, south side Inquire 723
Orleans street.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN-On improved
city real estate. Must be good prop
erty. Overton-Klein Co.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-14 room house. good 10.
cation for boarding house. In good
repair. Modern, steam teat. 30S
Blondeau.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

Sewing Machine Operators Wanted
at The Penn Overhaul Factory.
Steady work. full Union Scale. Han
ma Manufacturing Co., Oskaloosa, Ia.
s-et
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

MARIETTA:
order Gold Medal Flour If your folks are
pernickity about their victuals. SALLY ANN.
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secrstary,s Report.

WV SsN' 'sSfS' -
Madam President and Ladies of the
Benevolent Union:
During the year 1908 and 1909 the
Benevolent Union has held twelve
regular monthly meetings, AID three
called meetings, with an average at
tendance of ten. There has been
shown a greater interest in the home
and it's work.
The Home has been the recipient of
many donations kindly sent by friends.
Due appreciation has been Shown in
all these cases.
An afternoon and evening excursion
was given on Saturday, June Is. In
spite of inclement weather the trip
was a success, a pleasant day being
spent, and $1,000 cleared. This was
made possible, in great measure by
the generosity of the merchants from
whom we purchased our provisions,
they either deducting part OF their
bills. or cancelling them altogether.
Three suppers were served at the
Country Club during the summer.
From these we realized the sum Of
$135.35.
The painters and carpenters most
though,lully offered to play game OF
baseball, the Benevolent Union to re-
ceive the profits which netted us a
neat sum.
Tag day. which is an annual affair in
many cities, was given for the first
time in Keokuk on the important day
of the street fair, early in October,
! by the ladies of the Benevolent Union.
! they thereby clearing S600.I,
The year draws to close with the
knowledge that much good has been
accomplished. with the assurance that
greater things will be done.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY LAURA BECKER,
Secretary.
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s4,7o9.o9

Disbursements.
Oct is, 1908, John DeYong's
note at 6 per cent (se-
cured) 1855. .........$1, 500. 90
Fe'. "a. 1909, E. S. Baker,
Z note at G per cent $3.50. 5000. 90
s4,7os4os
Respectfully submitted,
SUSIE sMYTHE COL Ter,
Treasurer.
Presidents Report.
To the Ladies of the Benevolent
Union:
take pleasure in submitting here
with the results of the annual can
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keokuk, Iowa, March /, 1909.
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Milo Phillips and Harry Horn will
be the sponsors for select roller
skating party at the Roll-a-way this
evening. Skating will be enjoyed by
the party from 1880 until 10 o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-05

A bridge whist game was enjoyed
last evening at the Keokuk Club by
a number of lady and gentleman play
ers.
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TODAY'S MARKETS.

OPEN. HIGH. LOW. CLOSE.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
POST OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS

Postmaster Reeves Puts in Some
New l'sxtuIcs.
The new fixtures for the postoffice
arrived Saturday and were put in
place Sunday morning, which gives
postmaster Reeves room to turn
around in and adds greatly to the ap-
pearance of the Office. The new
parts consist of a number of lock
boxes and new money order win
dow
There is probably not another Of
fee in the state, that does as much
business as the Richfield postolice.
according to size of the town, and
postmaster Reeves says that he can
see a vast difference III the business
of the Office now ard when he was
first made post Masser. as there WIS
many day when the Office was first
established that ths cancellation 1c
not run over eigh. cots day.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
A CRAZY MAN AT WENDELL.

Last week young man giving the
name of Hatch arrived at Wendell
and put up at one of the boarding
houses. After few days his actions
caused the keeper of the house to be-
come uneasy and he asked for the
room Shortly after this the man
was arrested and put in charge OF the
Justice of the peace, j. B. Foraker.
Here he remained all right until
Wednesday morning when he went
violently insane and was brought to
Gooding tied hand and foot with
stout rope. At Gooding he was turn
ed over to Marshal Sutherland who
took him to Shoshone and turned
him over to Sheriff Wheeler. He had
a good sum of money and claimed to
be looking for land. He claims his
home is at Lansing, Mich.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
SYSTEM is POOR.
Nearly Impossible to Make Long
Distance Calis.

There is only one thing in Rich
field that is not up-to-date, and that
is our telephone system. If you wish
to call up a neighboring city you
can probably get them in the course
of Two or three hours, but it is more
often that you are not able to get
them at all. If you are lucky, you
can generally get Shoshone, but you
will probably get no further.
1t may be that Richfield is not en-
titled to any better services than we
are getting, but it looks very much
as though the service we are getting
is very little better than none, and if
it is not improved in the near future,
the citizens should get together and
organize an Independent Co.. The
amount of business that is transacted
at this place would justify a COM
pany in giving service that would be
of some benefit to the community,
instead of the wire and tin can SER
vice that we have.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
WEDDING AT WENDELL
Very Elaborate Affair in the Hub
City on the South.

On Sunday afternoon at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. w. Hastings,
adjoining the townsite of Wendell,
there occurred a wedding which was
beautiful in its simplicity, the con-
tracing parties being Miss Eva Mae
Hastings, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hastings, well known to Idaho peo-
pie, and Ira Anderson, well known
young business man anS farmer of
the Wendell section.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. c. A. Vernon of the Methodist
Episcopal church under an arch
draped with ropes of wild daises and
a wedding bell of roses. At five
thirty the beautiful strains of the
Lohengrin wedding march was play
ed, and during the ceremony 20,
Promise Me" was very softly played,
Miss Jennie Haley presiding at the
piano. Leroy Hastings acted as best
man, and Miss Alice Haley of Boise
was bridesmaid The bride was Civ
en- away by her father, Senator Hast
ings.
The brides gown was of white ba-
tiste and lace, she carried brides
roses and her veil was caught up
with a rosebud.
Alice Haley wore a gown of blue
silk null and carried pink carna-
tions.
After the ceremony and congratu-
lations wedding feast was served
and everyone who was fortunate
enough to be present voted them
selves lucky The wedding cake was
a masterpiece of sweet architecture
The happy couple were the recipi-
ents of many beautiful gifts.
Monday morning the bride and
groom, accompanied by the Misses
Jennie and Alice Haley, Miss Violet
Travis and Leroy Hastings, left for
trip to Blue Lakes, Thousand
Springs, Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls
and Boise.
The happy couple start on their
matrimonial journey with the best
wishes of hundreds of loyal friends
who wish them good luck and happi-
ness.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01

lous dealers who pay no license and
who assume no responsibility to the
community for the violations of the
laws relating to the sale of spiritu-
Gus liquors, such as selling liquor on
Sundays and to minors. Messrs. Dis
ney and Wheeler have made fine
start in this crusade and they have
started in the proper way by fighting
the devil with fire.
Their plan is to employ a deputy
who has been a saloon man and start
him out as a detective This was done
about the first of June when man
was sent up to Richfield where Chas.
De White and James De Noon were
engaged in selling soft drinks, near
beer and the like After two visits
by the detective these two men were
arrested and brought to the county
seat for trial The defendants en-
ployed Jas r. Boutwell, as their at
torney and the first trial on the 18th
resulted in d hung jury. The ease
came up again before Judge Fuller
on the 18th and a verdict of guilty
was rendered against the defendants.
Another Richiela man Thomas Rowe
had also been arrested and was wait
ing trial on the same charge and
when he saw the result of the other
trials he pleaded guilty and was fin
ed S10O by the probate court. The
sentence against De White and De
Noon was a fine of $3.50 and costs
making the full penalty $193.10 for
each defendant. 1t is understood that
these two men will appeal the case
to a higher court. Owing to the ex-
tensive construction work going on
in the country tributary to Richfeld,
it makes that town a very desirable
point for the sale cf liquors and ow-'
ing to the fact that the people Of
that enterprising siace, backed by
the Idaho Irrigation company have
repeatedly refused to grant license
for the sale of intoxicants, the temp
tation to bootleg is uncommonly
strong. -Shoshone Journal
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
AN INTERESTING DECISION.

The Idaho supreme court has hanu-
ed down a decision of interest to all
prospective office holders in the state.
Last fall Miss Mary Avery received
a majority of the votes of Owyhee
county for the Office of county su-
perintendent but proceedings were in
stituted against her on the grounds
that she was not legally qualified to
hold Office, not having taught two
years in the state on a first grade
county certificate. The trial develop
ed that at the time of her election
she had not yet completed the two
wears teaching but that between the
election in November and the first of
January when she would be required
to take charge of the Office to which
she had been elected, she would have
filed the legal requirments as to term
of service.
Judge Wood, of the district court,
held her to be disqualified. An dp-
peal was taken to the state supreme
court and that tribunal reversed the
the district court. 1t held that If an
officer is legally qualified at the time
the law requires such officer to take
charge of office to which they have
been elected, the officer is eligible to
office, regardless of any disqualifica-
ton that might have existed at time
of election.
This is an old question and has
been settled in many of the eastern
states year ago, always in the same
manner as it has now been settled
in Idaho by the supreme court. Judge
Wood in his decision was probably
consulting the same authorities ne
used when he prepared the instruc-
tions for the Haywood jury two years
ago.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
GREAT TRAMWAY.
Freight Across the Snake
River Canyon.

Twin Falls News. The aerial tram
way across the Snake river canyon in
section 22, township south, range
16 east, about two miles below the
mouth of Rock creek and the foot of
Anger falls, is completed and in op-
Grafton. 1t is one of the longest
single span cableways in the country
and is probably the highest in the
state.
The Snake river canyon at the
point where the tramway crosses is
fully 600 feet deep and the cable span
is 2,2O0 feet in length. It is quite
spectacular piece of work and is
we'll worth a visit.
The promoters of the enterprise,
George Wise, Stanley Wilson and E.
V. Berg, encountered many difficult
ties and delays in getting the tram
way erected. To stretch the heavy
cables across the deep canyon, with
the advantages of roads or grades,
was by no means an easy task. The
river is unusually high at present and
the stream is narrowly confined at
the point where the cables were
stretched To the tiplid it would
seem to be a hazardous undertaking
to stretch the heavy strands Of steel
across the roaring torrent, but the
promoters were game and they STUCK
to their work until the tramway was
securely fastened and ready for bust
ness.
Produce and material, such as haT,
grain, lumber, etc, can be transport
ed over the tramway at the rate of
Is tons per day without taxing the
capacity of the structure. 1t is 10
trick at all to lift a load from wa
gon on either side of the river, shoot
it across and drop it on another wa
gon on either side of the river An
ordinary load looks no bigger than a
gunny sack when suspended over the
center of the deep canyon.
Particular pains were taken to Sc
curely anchor the cables which were
drawn into place with the greatest
care. Already the promoters have re-
ceived several orders for freight and
the tramway will be operated in much
the same way as a ferry. Ultimately
storage sheds will be built on both
sides of the river at the tramway ter
minals.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
ARE AFTER ALL BOOTLEGGERS
Attorney Disney and Sheriff Wheeler
Making 1t Hot for Them.

County Attorney Disney and Sheriff
Wheeler have made up their minds
that bootlegging in Lincoln county
must cease. Like any other law on
the statute books the law against
selling intoxicating liquors without a
license was enacted for the purpose
of being enforced. 1t is conceded on
all sides that all good laws should be
enforced and it is now realized that
la inherantly bad should be strictly
enforced in the interests of the law,
order and good morals. BY so doing
the example of law enforcement is
promotive of good government and
there is no surer way by which an un-
just law can be repealed than by its
strict enforcement IN the case of
bootlegging, however, there is no
room for doubt about the law for bid
ding it good law and one promotive
of the welfare of society. Even IL
quor dealers who operate under IL
eense cannot afford t. have their
business cut in UPON by unscrupu-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
A SUDDEN DEATH AT HAGERMAN

Mrs. F. G. Pickren died very sud
denly last Monday morning at her
home in Hagerman. She got up as
usual and went about her household
duties but was suddenly taken with
cramps and died before help could
be summoned A peculiar feature
about the death was that she has
maintained for several weeks that
she would never live to see the first
day of July, although apparently in
good health. Arson Thompson, the
Gooding Undertaken, was called te
lay out the body.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
DUBOIS PROJECT TO BE REVIVED
Another Large Territory May Be Re-
claimed on the Snake River.

1t is reported that the J. G. White
Company and the Kuhn interests are
contemplating taking hold of the old
Dubois project in Fremont county
This is a tract of some 100000 acres
of Snake river valley land lying north
of Idaho Falls and is said to be an
unusually fine body of land. A few
years ago the U. S. Reclamation SER
vice withdrew it from entry and made
some preliminary Investigations as to
it's feasibility, but finally dropped and
restored the land to entry. Their
reason for doing so was reported to
be that the cost was greater than the
reclamation service could undertake
at that time, having already started
the Minidoka and the Boise-Payette
projects.
It is estimated that from three to
five millions dollars will be required
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
WHOLESOME WASHINGTON LAWS

The last legislature of the state of
Washington passed two laws on the
statute books that are so different in
their line as to attract wide attention..
One Of these provides that after the
first day of June no marriage license
shall be granted in that state unless
both parties to the contract shall pre-
sent a certificate from a reputable
physician certifying that they are
mentally and physically fit to bring
children into the world. The law
provides that the woman must be not
less than I 8 years of age and the man
not less than q and that parents can
not give consent unless the girl is
more than Is years of age. A penalty
of fine of $1,000 or imprisonment
in the penitentiary is added for Civ
ing false information.
Another law of Importance is one
making it a criminal offense for the
owner or any employee of any drink !
ing saloon or music hall where liquors.
are served to permit female per-.
son, common drunkard, and intoxi-|
Gated person or a felon to enter the]
place or to sell liquors to any SUCH
a person.
This is peculiar law With the]
exception OF the female person, i'll
permits the saloon. to entice any rel
spectacle boy or man into it's environ-|
ments and educate them down to the1
point OF being either a habituaII
drunkard, an intoxicated person or al
felon, and then when the victfm3
reaches the point where he really
needs the vile stuff the law maks It'll
crime to sell him more of it. TheI
wise ones sare not all in the Washing-
ton Legislature yet
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
WIDE AREA is sUB-IRRIGATED.
All the Farmers Have to Do Is 50
Watch Their Crops
Grow.

Many farmers on this Minidoka
tract are simply standing by and
watching their crops grow like jon
abs gourd. There has been but one
rain since March, but the soil is
moist clear to the surface and vege-
tation is fourishing in almost tropi-
cal luxuriance.
This is all due TO suD-irrigation,
which peculiar condition promises to
make this Minidoka tract the most fa-
vored spot in the Snake river valley
and enhance the value of the land
many fold. The sub-stratum of sand
and gravel that underlies the soil has
become saturated with water during
the two seasons since water was turn
ed into the canals and the moisture
ascends by capillarity to the surface,
producing an even and uniform con-
dition of moisture that is most favor
able to plant growth.
Last year the sub-irrigated portion
of the tract was comparatively small,
being confined to a section southeast
of Rupert. This season it is extend
ing over a much wider area. por-
ton of the Rupert townsite is now
moist clear to the surface, although
there never has been any surface irri-
cation on the townsite, and the sub
irrigated section extends all around
to the south and vests of town and
includes a belt to the north and west.
1t is believed now that fully half of
the tract will sub-irrigate eventually.
In some sections to the south and
east of Rupert there is too much sub
irrigation and the water stands in
ponds on the low places This will
necessitate the building of few
drainage bitches to the river, which it
is estimated will not cost more than
81 an acre. With these constructed
the water will be under perfect con-
troll and irrigation will involve no
more labor than the occasional rails
ing or lowering of a head-gate.
The sub-irrigated lands last year
yielded an enormous crop, as vegeta-
ton of all kinds thrives much more
luxuriantly when the moisture as
cends from below than when it is ap-
piled to the surface. With good
system of drain bitches the water can
be kept at any depth desired below
the surface Mr. Henscheid and his
neighbors. adjoining the townsite on
the southwest, have just completed
drain ditch to the waste canal and
the water level was lowered nearly
foot during the first twenty-four
hours.
The knowledge that these lands are
susceptible to sub-irrigation has
brought about a great change in land
values. Land that was for sale in the
spring at moderate price, to which
sub-irrigation has since been extend
ed, has been withdrawn from the
market and is not for sale now at any
price.
1t may be a year of two before the
settlers learn howsto handle to pc
culiar situation to the best advan-
tage, but eventually they will be able
to bring about an ideal condition, un
der which the cost of irrigation will
be reduced to the minimum and a
maximum yield of crops will be at
tanned Rupert Record.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-01
AN AUTO TRIP UP WOOD RIVER
Governor Gooding Makes a 800 Mile
Tour of Inspection

Last Thursday morning Gov. Good
ing with his family left Gooding in
their big touring car for trip OF
inspection to the Governor sheep
ranches up along the Big Wood river
They made stops at HALEY, Ketchum,
Clarion Springs, Carey, Silver Greek,
Richfeld and Cottonwoods. In all the
trip covered 800 miles and was great
ly enjoyed by all the party. They
reached Gooding again Sunday even
ing. The Governor reports the wool
clip this year as very satisfactory in
deed and the shearing season just
about over. Sheep looking well and
doing well.