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NOTICE FOX PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior, 4. =. Land
Office at rucumcari, New Mexico,
lima : iUuu

UIIre AT IurumcuTl, New MeNIcO,
June = 1909.
Notice is hereby gwen that Olive
Buress, Of Forrest, \. NJ, who, on
June I, 1905, made Homestead Entry,
No. 2ag5G, for SfA, See. %, Twp : ",
Range ~ f., New Mexico Principal
Meridian, has filed notice OF intention
to make Final Communication Proof, TO
establish claim TO the land above de
scribed, before l.. &. Williams, L. s.
Commissioner, at Mmduck, y. NJ, on
the 18th day of July, 1903.
Claimant names "a witnesses: W. A.
Nof'skcr, samuel Nolsker, G. y.
Phillips, 4. h. Kennedy, all Of Forest,
y. NJ.
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NOTICE rOk pUBLICATtON
Department " the interior, l.. =. Land

NOTICE rOk pUBLiCATtON
Department of the interior, L. =. Land
ONCE at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June Z, 1903.
Notice IL hereby given that Ernest
T. Collins, of McAlistcr, \. NJ, who,
on March 18th, 1907, made Homestead
Entry, No 1910, for NWh, See. 20,
Twp 9 s., Range 80 h., New Mexico
Principal Meridian, has filed notice OF
intention TO make Final Communication
Proof, to establish claim 10 the land
above described, before j. l.. House,
1. ). Comm s,iuncr, at House, n. NJ,
ou the 18Th day of July, 1903.
Claimant names AZ witnesses: W T..
Smith, j. W. Smith, y. q. Childress, l..
l.. Baker, all Of NcAlistef, y. NJ.
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NOTIcF rOR PUBLICATION

bcpurru cut Of the Interior, o.. ;. Land
Ouirc at 1ucUmrHri New Mexico.
june :, 1909
Notice IL hereby given that Clarence
Hrargau, of podsou, N. NJ, who. on
April 21, 1909, made Homestead Entry,
No l,l6n. tor ~Fh See. .. Twp. . =.
kiugr 80 b.. New Nrsiro Principal
Meridian, has 3D. ! notice Of intention
tu muae Final Communication Proof. to
establish claim 10 the land above de.
s.tirci, bc,urc Register and Rec,'y r.,
@, ]Iurumcari, y. M ON the 18th day Of
July, 1909.
Claimant names n, witnesses: Charles
Randall. OF DuI-uu, ". NJ; Jesse
Moore, Of Dud-Hr. y. NJ: Ira i Bris
coe, Of Dod,ou, y. NJ; n. l.. Reed, Of
Oglc, y. N.
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BLANKS, BLANKS. BLANKsi
For Land once Blanks. Justice OF
the Peace Blanks, Etc, Ask the News.
We Have them Everything You Want,
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NOTICE FOK PUBLICATION
Department OF the interior, l.. . Land
U1ire ut ~iuruucari, New heAicO
June Z 1909.
Notice il hereby given tint FIN
Jiuhius, OF Loonoy, n. NJ, who, %
August 20, 1907, made homestead
Eutry, No. 1881, for SEA, see. aj,
Twp. 5 ~, Range 80 h., New Mexico
Principal Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention 10 make Final Communication
Proof, to establish claim 10 the land
above descI bed, before Register and
Recoi, eI, at Iucumcari, y. M, " the
10Th day of July, 1909.
Claimant nHmup AS witnesses: Jim
Burnum, OF Louncy, y. Al; j. II. Wal
lis, Of Looucy, y. Nj Bob Canady, uf
quay, y. A.; ". ". Wallis, oi LoOucy,
\. 81.
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Nat CT FOX BliCATION,
Department OF 10, interior, u. : Land
Oliy. 40 Iu,um All, New Mexico.
June 1903.
Notice BE- hereby given that John n.
Oii-cu, OF Iurumyari, y. NJ, who, on
February rs, 1900, made Homestead
Entry No. 1880. for MN, See. Is.
Twp u a., Range 30 b., New Mexico
Principal MoIidiau, has filed notice OF
attention 90 maize fiual Communication
Proof. 20 cstuhlrh claim 10 the land
above described, before Register and
Receiver, az Iugumruti, n. NJ. ou the
lith day of July, 1909.
Claimant nan e. az witnesses; James
A. haum, Benjamin Comstock, Wiley
sto,aett n. l.. sharp, all Of rueumcari,
n. NJ.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of ihe Interior, v. r. Land
Office at Tucumcafi, New Mexico.

WWTT 7 T||T1
Notice b. hereby 3 ven that Ray r..
Mclnrcn, ~ Quuy, y ~, who, on May
Us, 1901, made ilum tend Entry. No.
u 132, f0f a.. Nh, Zee. 80, 50 SEN.
See. ~, Twp - a., Range 30 h..
new McA,co ptiuoiI ~ Meridian, has
filed notice Of WtcufiO 100 To make Final
Communication Proof tu establish claim 10
the land above dosct bed. before Reg
t-tct aud Receiver, at rucumcRri, ". NJ,
pn the 10th day Of luly, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: W. NJ
S~wirryuud, H. d. llunt, G.. u. swope.
t. Mrla.eu. al of Quay, ~ M.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
department Of the Interior, U. ~. Land
Office at Tuoumcari, New Mexico.
L.. . LuLu

Notice il hereby given that George
ll Montgomery, of Raglaud, y. NJ,
who, on Octohcr -, 1906, made Home
stead Entry, No. i23O2, fof NWA see.
10, Twp q ~, Range 30 b., New Mexico
Principal Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make Final Communication
Proof, To Establish claim TO the land
above described, before j. H. House, u.
-. Commissioner, ut House, y. NJ, on
the 18th day VI July, 1908.
Claimant uHmcs as witnesses j. wiz
Smith, Vt dcAlisteL n ~; Mack q.
liill, VI Ragland, ". Nj John g.. Pol
lard, OF McAiister, \. NJ; alter =.
settle, of MoAlistcr, n. NJ.
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NOTICE. IUK pUUDIlArIJN

NOTICE FOX PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior, T.. s Land
Ouicc at Tucumchli, New Ncxico.
June :, 1903
Notice is hereby given that Leslie
Il lIumm, Of Tucumciri, a. NJ, who.
ou March y, 1907, made homestead
Entry, NO. lGil3, TOT Lots J aud o,
see. ., Twp u y, Range 30 h., aud
-'a aud sen, Sec. ~, Twp. u s.,
Range 81 H., New MoAico Principal.
Meridian, ba. lied uuirc of intention Geo
make iual Communication proui, Co &C.
tabiish claim to the land above
described, before Register aud Receiver.
at Iucumcari, y. NJ, on the l2th day
Vt July, 1909.
ClHimani names ~ witnesses: Linz
Monott, Willium r. Ridley, HuI.o
Flint, J.. l.. S,hump, all Of Iueumrar.
\. NJ.
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NOTICE FOX PUBLICATION
Department of the interior, L. =. Land
office al Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June !, 1909.
Notice II hereby given that William
;. BlanN"nship, of Hasscll. y. NJ, who,
On March 10, 1909, made Homestead
Entry, No. 1888, for NWh, section
20, Township q ~, Range % t..
New MeNi.o Principal Meridian, has
filed notice of intention TO make Final
Five Year Proof, 20 establish claim
to the land above described, before
John " Hassoll, q. ). Commissioner,
at Ias-oll, n. NJ, ON the 18th day OF
Jul. Ivu9.
Claimant names ns witnesses: NJ. II.
blackburn, T. W. Hanna, r. G. Fogg,
John \. Bourne, all OF l~iusscll, y, NJ.
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NOTICE. FOX PUBLICATION
department VI the lntcIluI, q, r i".
once al Tucumcuii, New Mexico
June 1903.
Notice IL hereby given that Nancy A..
kcuady, vi san Jon, n. NJ, who On
tcutuary /, 1900, made lIu lu
Lutfy, 80. 1885, Tor SNii, -,g. D.,
Iwp. y a., Range - b., New deAl,O
Principal Meridian, has lied uulir, ul
intention 10 make Final I|Oiulrulu ~
Proof, to establish claim ~ tine nd
above described, before " W. bennett.
l.. .. Commissioner, at san jon, y H.,
On the 18Th day vi July, 1903.
Claimant names a. Witnesses \. y.
Alley, +. a.. Robinson, D. H. LiiIs, d..
II. Alley, all of San Jon, y. NJ.
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\ NJ. Butcher Is responsible for the
wheels he damages by drawing tires
too light. SO Nv G
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior, &. >. Land

NOTICE FOR "a BllDAIIDN
Department Of the Interior, e.. =. l.aud
Office at ~rucumrari, New Mexico.
June . 1909.
Notice H. hereby given that John
Suider, of Ard, y. NJ, who. on August
18th, lyuG. made Homestead Entry, so.
a7.,. Tor N&h, Sec. r.. Twp ; S.,
Range 80 H., New Mexico Principal
Meridian, has flied notice u intention
20 ma . Final Communication Proof, tU
establish claim To the land above de.
-riibcd, before j. L. House, 4. ;. Com
m]issi9uer, gt House, y. NJ, On the 18TH
day Of July, 1909.
ClnimHnt names As witnesses: T. Il.
Sprinkle, OF McAlistet, ~ NJ; ". l.,
sprinkle, ot McAli,ter, y. NJ; Henry
~as,c, Of McAlister, n. NJ; j.. 4.
louhl,y. of Ard, y. NJ.
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NOIlCI rOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, q. =. Land
Office, at Iucuucuri, New NcNiro.
Juuc Z, 1903
NDfi"o d. hereby given that Joseph
e.. Bray, of Ford. y M, who, uu sep
'cm5oi g.. 1900, made Homestead Entry.
SO, lu'5s, rpr SNi a, Soc. Ia, Twp q
N., Range .s g., New Mexico priuripa.
Meridian, has filed notice uf intention
To- ma Final Communication Proof, ~
establish clam tu the land allow, lee
sofibcd, before j. l.. House, L. :. Com
missioner. at House, y. NJ, on the 18th
day Of July, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Harry
d. Turner, Of Ford, n. NJ; Mrs. r.
ogden, OF Ford, n. NJ; VI. Beck, OF
Curry, y. NJ. Is T.. Dawson, Of Curry,
y. VI.
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NOTICE tOE PUBLICATION
department uf the In cfiur, q. s. Land
OIAyo, lt I~urulucati, New Mexico.
hmm = TuIQ

Notice il hereby given that Mel
Iuiado~ Abcyta, Of 1ucumcari, n 81,
Who. uu Aril ~, 1904, Wado Home
stead ini. No 5Js for NEh sEi.
~'e a2, NJ sW md NW4 sEis
~c. 49,, Twp i2 a.. Range 30 h., New
AicNiu Principal Meridian, has ilcd
uoti.c of |ilieuIiuu Goo make Final Five
year Proof, to establish claim 10 the
iaud above described before Register
and Receiver, at iucUmcari, ~ ~, on
the Iuth day of july, 1903.
DlHtuuuI name. as witnesses; Joe G..
Abcyta, Dt Iu uu. ari \. NJ; santiago
Nuuiz, VI Iucumea.i, a. NJ; j. I Mon
toya, u Rovuelto ". ~ Manuel Mon
toya. of he,uol'o. y. N.
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.H.'N ~ A'.AH . n. DINA ! ANNN
bcpartucn OF the lu'c.iU r. T.. :. Land
once 900 Tu,umupri, New Mexico.
june r, lgUl.
Notice d. hereby uitou that Henry
O.. ~%nfiorNhilc. uf Quay y VI, who,
un Apuu :, 1905, made Homestead
Entry, SO. 2i>l3. fut SEii. See 81.
Twp. : s., Range 30 IT,, New Mexico
IIln IIul Meridian, UH- Glcd notice of
intention 10 make fInaI Communication
II"ui. fu establish .I..m 60 the lald
above described, before Register nud
Receiver. 90 lu'uu,n.l. y. NJ, IN the
i.fh day of july. 1900
Claimant names COS witnesses: John
j.. Abbott, Bon Dunlap. Mrs. Minnie
Chisholm, John Kennedy, all Of Quay,
~. NJ.
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Department of the Interior, O.. : Land
OIicc a. Tu"rucnfi New Mexico.
June :, 1903
Notice B.. hereby given that Robert
T. NLl|fwcycl, of .Ali.'rr, y. NJ,
who. con- september 90. 1905. made
Homestead Entry, so. mas, for NEH,
ur -n. Twp o. g.. Rouse, "a e., New
Hrsi.o Principal Meridian. has fled
.ufi.r u' i.ituflpu 90 ma e. Final Com.
uu.Itiu. lrpuI to establish .iuim Ia
'Hr 'ur. above described before l..
g. NiI.Hw.. O. S t.um. Toner. n
NurdDn s.. ~, ou thr l.th day Of
Iuiy. lal.
t'.in. names 20. Witnesses, lnuhlc
O.. sheriff.. Nur-Ir ~bcIIill. John
IIYuUltF. Ihumu. Tony all .f No,
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We sell city property farms ranches and accomplishments and charge a. mr.
commission ; per cent It the party selling
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> 80 = . = = = -
kAHokA, NO.
) . "a = 80 . =

Clesson Arnold will start an overall
factory in the Meyer building, occupy
ing the upstairs rooms The factory
will be started on small scale. Mr..
Arnold will supply Irwin-P Phillips &
Co., of Keokuk, with the products OF
his factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Piffle of Nebraska,
are the guests of their son. James,
in kahoka.
Geo. Wahrer of Texas, came in Sat
urday for few days visit with his
parents, near town.
]. A. Long returned Saturday to his
home near Carnegie, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Sarah M. Cotton died at her
home in Kahoka, Monday, aged &c
years. Deceased is survived by a
husband and four children. Burial
Tuesday in Union cemetery, services
being conducted by Rev. Laidley.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Penn is in st. Louis to
attend her husband, who was slightly
injured in a railroad accident last
week.
A report gained circulation in Ka-
hoAa Wednesday that Prof. A. D.
Moore of this city was a benedict,
having been united in marriage some
three weeks ago to q Centerville girl.
When interviewed by The Gate City
man, the professor denied the firth
Of the report but in such a way to
lead one to believe there was. ground
for suspicion. However, he promised
full details in a week or so.
The first snow Of the season fell
here Wednesday.
Colonel and Mrs. ]. S. Tall are so.
journing in Old Mexico, for few
weeks.
The annual Teachers Association
will be held in Kahoka, at the opera
house, three days of next week, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 81. 90
and %: The meeting will be largely
attended, and fine program has been
prepared for the occasion.
b. F. Duvall left Monday for visit
with his son in Fresno, California.
Mrs. Frank Earl and baby of st.
Louis are guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Kireh.
About 125 delegates are in attend.
ance on the meeting of the Iowa and
Missouri division of the A. Fl. T. A.
A trip was made by the delegates to
Luray Thursday, to inspect the first
meeting place of the organization.
The order originated in Clark county
more than half century ago
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MRS. WEIRATHER
DIED YESTERDAY
Death at 1870 Wednesday Afternoon Of
We'll Known SummitviIle Lady,
from ParaIytic Stroke.

Yesterday afternoon at 1920 occur
red the death of Mrs. Julia Weirather
at her home at Summitville. Death
came after an illness of several weeks
and was due chiefly to a stroke of
paralysis from which she suffered
some time ago.
The deceased was born at Sandusky
and at the time of her death was 70. ty-
two years of age.
She was a deI out member of st.
Mary's Catholic church and was an
active church worker. She was well
known by many persons having lived
in this vicinity all of her life.
To mourn her loss she leaves her
husband, John Weirather, daughter
Katherine and infant son, John, be-
sides three sisters, Mary Moriarity
and Kate Moriarity of Saadusky. Ella
Driscoll and brother Timotn Moriarity
of Sandusky.
Funeral services will be held on Sat
urday morning from ST Mary's Catho.
lie church.
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WILL BE GUARDED
BY THE RANGERS
One Hundred Mounted Men Will
Keep cranks From Getting at
the President.

GALVESTON. Texas Oct. 14.-The
Taft ranch in southwest Texas, where
the president will spend three days as
the guest of his brother, will be pro.
tected from unwelcomed guests,
cranks and other trespassers by cor
don of 100 mounted Texas rangers,
who will ride the country for miles
around. The rangers will be divided
into five companies and will keep in
touch with the Taft home and them
selves by signals and telephone, spec
tally arranged for their use On the
immense estate corps of secret SER
vice men are employed as servants
and farm hands, whose duty it will be
to look out for strangers and suspic-
ious characters who might slip
through the outside guards.
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+ prove of much value to those who
J were concerned VITA the prompt arriv-
al of the mails and conditions assumed
their old form again.
In August this year Postmaster S.
w. Moorhead wrote to E. l.. West,
superintendent of Railway mail serv-
ice, Sixth division. Chicago, calling at
tention to the latenass of train IL ana
expressing hope that such conditions
would not be allowed to continue.
The postmaster's letter in full
will no doubt be of interest and
also serve to depict the local situa-
ton when the morning mail continued
to arrive late day after day:
Sept. IS, 1909.
Sir: l regret that X line train No.
II continues to be late in arriving at
Keokuk to the great injury of Keokuk
business interests, particularly in the
jobbing and manufacturing lines.
To-day the train in question was
one hour late making it impossible for
the jobbers to get their orders in time
to fill them and get the goods into the
freight depot1 by noon. In conse-
quence, none of the goods to go out
over the Burlington road north will
leave here until Monday afternoon and
some of the goods will not leave here
until Tuesday morning. Always the
goods have to remain in Burlington a
day before going out over the main
line of the Burlington
You will see from this that the
situation is especially aggravating
when train - is late on Saturday.
respectfully and earnestly request
that you give this matter your atten-
ton with view to affording prompt
relief
The understanding here is that the
trouble is caused by the late arrival of
the connecting Rock Island train at
Burlington
'Bespeaking your best offices in the
matter / am respectfully"
S. w. MOORHEAD, P. NJ
The following day, the postmaster
sent into the superintendent of rail-
way mail service, strong letters from
the S. P. Pond Co. and s. Haclill Co.
F. Fl. George, secretary of the S. p
Pond Co. in writing of the matter said
he thought it shame after all the
complaints that had been made that
the Post office department allowed
such service to be continued. He also
added that it has been shown many
times that there is absolutely no reas-
on why we should not get our mail at
Keokuk on time. Even with trains
on time l understand We get our mails
three hours later than competitive
cities, which is much more serious
matter than would seem on it's face"
says Mr.. Georges letter.
The writer protested most vigorous
ly against the service we are getting.
S. Hamill Co. declared that the
late arrival of the mails was detrimen-
tai to Keokuk's business interests.
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CITY NEWS.

Read The Daily Gate City.
Allan Majors, who was taken with
ptomaine poison Saturday evening is
recovering and improving each day.
The blood hounds of Bert Daley
were unsuccessful at LaHarpe in run
ming down the post office robbers. Too
many people had tramped around on
the ground nearby.
Don't miss the first one of the
Star course entertainment at the
Grand this evening. Miss Ridgeway
and Miss Bridge will entertain with
readings and music. A special oppor-
tunity is being afforded by the social
committee of the Y. NJ. c. A. to those
who have never heard these enter
tainments.
Those at the head OF Y. M. C. A.
basket ball are planning for weeks
trip in connection with the regular
schedule. Physical director Chamber
lain has game for the early part of
the season with the ST. Louis "Y," and
says that the association at Omaha
Hdo dioO CuIlEopoHueu Will Hlul Ill Ie-
gard to arranging a battle. It looks
as though there will be big things do
ing in the line of this great indoor
game this winter on local floors and
foreign too. Basket ball is gaining
great hold as a sport and more inter.
est is being evinced every year. Keo-
kuk always has been good town for
the game and this year will probably
eclipse others by big margin.
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Words to Freeze the Soul.

Your son has Consumption. His
case is hopeless" These appalling
words were spoken to Geo. F. Plevens.
a leading merchant of Springfield. N.
c. by two expert doctors-one lung
specialist. Then was shown the won
derful power of DR. Kings New Dis
covery. After three weeks use"
writes Mr.. B1evens. she was as we'll as
ever. ! would not take all the money
in the world for what it did for my boy"
Infallible for Coughs and Colds, its
the safest, surest cure of desperate
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Visit Of keokuk Man to Quincy to At
tend Banquet an opportun.
ity For Wing to Recall
Few Facts.
HIS COMMITTEE SPEECH
His Burst Of Eloquence Responsible
For Life Of Central Associa-
ton and Sunday
Baseball.

Quincy Wing: Edward P. McManus.
OF Keokuk, who responded to toast
at the banquet given by the knights
of Columbus Of Quincy, Tuesday night,
is largely responsible for the existence
of the Central association of baseball
clubs, although this fact is not known
by more than half dozen residents
of Quincy. Mr.. McManus is state SEN
ator from the First senatorial district
Of Iowa president of the Keokuk Base
ball association, and an old time ball
player himself. He is also one of the
quaintance which extends to every
little hamlet in the southeastern part
of the state, and known by reputa-
ton all over At the last session of
the Iowa legislature bill was intro
duced which. had it been enacted into
law meant the death knell of Sunday
baseball. Had such bill passed it
would have been impossible for Bur
lington, Waterloo, Ottumwa and Keo-
kuk to have remained in the league,
which meant that the league would
have gone to pieces. Davenport. Sioux
City, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Des
Moines, all league cities, would have
been forced to cut out the Sunday
games as well. So quietly did the ad-
vocates of the bill work that before
anyone was aware what they were do.
ing they had petitions at Des Moines,
signed by ten thousand persons, the
purpose being to let the lawmakers
see that the people of Iowa did not
want Sunday baseball. The time for
adjournment of the legislature was an
en- on the bill by the house committee
to whom the bill had been referred.
All Of a sudden it leaked out that the
state was flooded with petitions and
that the petitioners were anxious to
have the committee report in favor of
the passage of the bill Senator Nc
Manus formulated plan of campaign
in a day to Offset the favorable i'm
preston made by those signing the
first petition. III less than two days
from twenty-five to two hundred can.
vassers were out in every town and
city in Iowa. soliciting signatures to a
petition which advocated Sunday base
ball in Iowa. AS fast as one sheet
was filled up, it was mailed to Des
Moines, a special delivery stamp affix-
ed, the envelope addressed to the
chairman OF the committee to which
the bill for the suppression of Sunday
amusements was referred This mans
mail was simply enormous for week,
at least 100000 names of the best peo-
pie in the state being signed to the
petitions. Then, when the committee
met to consider the matter. Senator
McManus came over from his side of
the state house and made speech
which for eloquence has never been
equalled in the history OF Iowa politics
A day or two later 1t was announced
that the bill prohibiting the playing of
baseball on the one day of the week
the working people could 60 and see a
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game was dead as door nail. If it
had not been for the quick action of
Senator McManus. following his
speech before the committee. the as
ISOLATION of which Quincy is member
would have gone to smash, without a
doubt. McManus saved baseball and is
deserving of all the credit that can be
given him.