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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04
PRESIDENT INVITED
TO SCHUETZENFEST.
Taft Visited by Executive Committee of
Bund and Asked to Attend May
Festival

WASHINGTON, d. c., March p
President Taft today took under con-
sideration an invitation TO attend the
National Schuetzenfest and May festi-
val of the National Schuetzenbund to be
held at Union Hill, N. j., Mayl %. The
executive committee of the organization
accompanied by Representative SABBATH
of Illinois and others, called at the white
house today, and President Taft posed
for 4 picture with them.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04
SEINE AGAIN RISING.
Continued Rainfall in France Raises
Level of River Near Flood Maxi
mum of 1882

PARIS. March 2.-The continued rain
fall has raised the level of the River
Seine to u feet 5 inches today, almost
equaling the flood maximum Of 1882 The
water is again pouring into the mouths
Of the sewers. The weather, however, is
radually improving and the authorities
believe that the river will not rise
further
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04
Lived Two Hours-Three Million.

Lived Two Hours-Three Million.
Charles w. Mclean, of Brockville,
Ont, has fallen heir to $4,000, 600 as
the result of peculiar circumstances
attending the birth of his child and
its death. Mrs. Mclean, formerly
Mrs. George A Sheriff, was a daugh-
ter of the late Senator F'ulford. She
died several days ago and her child
survived her only two hours Mrs.
McLean's estate. according to the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04
Wolf Tears Cops Leg.

KENOSHA. Wis. March 1.-Charles
Rotfmann. one OF the members Of the
Kenosha police force, was bitten by
a wolf Tuesday and his left leg was
badly lacerated 4 dog had gone into
the cage of the wolf and the two were
engaged in a bitter struggle. Rettmann
attempted to rescue the dog and was
himself bitten.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04
MRS. PALMER PASSES AWAY.
First White Person Born in Eau Claire
Dies in Florida

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. March 81 Spe-
cial Nellie q. Palmer, aged %. the
first white person born in Eau Claire.
is dead at Orange City, Florida. Her
father, now deceased, gave Randall park
and Lakeview cemetery to Eau Claire
in the early days.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04

terms of her fathers will. amounted
to only $4,000, but if a child was
born it was to inherit one-third of the
whole estate. The estate Is now valued
at over s9,000,0 900, and the infant there
fore was heir to 100000 during its
Lifetime Of two hours. The father will
now inherit its share under the law.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04

its invitation of spiritual blessing, and
promises hope and healing both
heavenly and forever.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04


Solution F.
railroad locomotive
While
attached to it the engine emitted
eembed The
lie
into the the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04

Acrostics were invented in the
fourth century.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04

Many successful business has been
.oyerthrown by side issues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
FACTORIES ON MISSOURI SIDE.
The Completion of the keokuk Dam
Will Mean Much for Mis-.
aouri Towns.

Canton, (Mo.) News: Upon the com
pletion of the great Keokuk Power
dam, now being constructed at Keo-
kuk at cost of $2o,000,o00 it will be-
come the magnet which will enlist
the attention of manufacturers the
country over; and the comparison of
tax rates of Missouri and Illinois will
provide material for the greater argu-
ment in favor of the Missouri side of
the river.
The great project is not mere con
lecture, but has assumed tangible
form and active work on the construc-
ton of the dam has been in progress
for some time. ST. Louis has already
contracted enough power to warrant
its completion and superior induce
ments will be offered to manufacture
ers at other points along the river.
Canton is an ideal place for fac
tory sites. and if the proper induce
ments are held out, we are sure to
get some of them.
Our people should not lose sight Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
PARTY LOYALTY

we are hearing much in these DAYS
OF insurgency in congress of what it
Is doing TO purge our politics of
bosses and other baneful influences,
but Senator Hotchkiss n the Abel
News points out the fact that if he
idea had been popular in Iowa in re-
cent years few men who are now
Imagining themselves TO be chief en-
gineers Of the relief organization. to
save the people from invented peril
would not have been in position to
kick up the dust One OF tie points
made by Senator Hitchcock is that if
insurgency had been popular in Iowa
Tour years ago tie anti-Cumuains ne-
publicans would have bolted lust as
Inc 1nsurg ents in congress have bolt
ed, defeated Mr.. Cummins for COVER
nor and elected Claude r. Porter. the
Democratic candidate Another point
IS that if boiling il Iowa had been
popular a year ago last winter those
Republican members of the legisIa.
ture who opposed the nomination of
A b. Cummins for the senate would
have bolted the caucus nomination.
voted for Claude R. Porter and sent
him to the senate 10 represent Iowa.
senator Hitchcock says By way OF
comment on these cases:
In both OF them after Mr. Cumnins
became the nominee Of his party the
appeal to party loyalty alone saved
ms defeat. Had Iowa Republican
voters done as he has done and as
me insurgents have done, Mr.. Cum
INNS would have been the worst re-
pudlated man in Iowa But when he
was nominated over George D. Per.
/ hlhs the call was for every Republican
70 stand by the party Those who re-
ers
When Mi. cummins received the
endorsement of the primary for SEN
aon every Republican legislator was
called upon TO stand BIZ the primary
result. When the legislative cauc1s
was neld and Mr. Cummins was noni-
nated lor senator every progressive In
eae state called upon the members
VI lhe legislature to stand bv the
1ancns nominee. The rule of the ma
Iofltv was insisted unon and the sub
MISSION OF the minority to the deela-
ron OF the majority saved Mr.. Cum
Ai.Hs rom defeat. Now both Mr..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
THE PREACHER IN POLITICS.

Rev. John H. Booth. pastor
of the Christian church in Centerville.
has announced to his congregation
that he is candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for congress in the
Eisnth district and wishes to be re-
lieved of pastoral duties shortly after
the primary in case he is successful.
If not nominated he is willing to
serve until the end of his year, Octo-
Der /. Mr.. Booth will be thirty years
of age on August 25, SO that by the
time of election he will be on the
right side of the qualifying age 1t
doesn't need to be said that the gem
tleman is making a mistake. He
would be making mistake if he were
a Republican seeking that party's en-
dorsement. Any preacher worthy
of the name makes mistake
In abandoning the pulpit for
rolitics. He lowers the dignity of his
ministerial office in SO doing and it is
only in exceptional cases. like that of
Garfield, that politics is benefited by
his entrance into public life. Preach
ers, as 2 class. make poor politicians.
Either they fail utterly and abandon
politics as they abandoned the pulpit,
or else they fecklessiy 20 TO extreme
lengths in their efforts to succeed and
are ultimately forced from public life
by outraged public sentiment. In Ell
tner event z preacher wko has become
water-logged politician is a pitiable
object He is unified TO resume his
sacred calling and he is at the end of
MS usefulness as a public man. His
only asset is bitter self reproach for
having made such q fool of himself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
DES MONIES RIVER
ACTING MODEST
Jasper Blines Pays Visit to Keokuk
and Jots Down Few
Notes.

A company of workmen are busy
on the Ballinger lands north of town,
preparing the soil and planting a
large acreage of tomatoes. We hone
that this company ray have pros.
Porous year. as they have experienced
oifhculties in their enterprise in this
territory.
Mrs. Ilene Fox departed on Monday
Tor weeks visit In Knox county
Murray Layport is having the north
and middle roads made better for tray-
el by use of the drag. The road to
buena Vista has also received atten-
ton OF late. Road reform is one Of
the great demands of the times. and
the reform moves all too slowly.
In defiance of the peculiarities Of
the spring season, oats, wheat. clover
and grass are making good growth
and are up with the times. The only
crop to suffer delay is the corn. and
this may prove all for the better.
Fruit Industries have mainly gone in
to the election column marked scat
tering.
The Des Moines river has acted
modest all spring, and has kept down
to low stages. This is proving very
favorable to our valley farmers. as a
low condition OF the river keeps down
seepage.
Coming up Fifth street this morning
the writer was glad to greet Charley
Becker, who announced that he is
taking the school census of his city.
We agreed that my county of Clark
and his home city are now being
weighed in the United States census
scales, and are wondering if they will
be able to reach the sixteen thousand
record. Charley appears as bright ind
pleasant as il long years gone by
when he lived in Old Churchville.
There is prospect that DR.. jenkins
will launch out into greater system
OF farming, by introducing steam
power on some of his farms. It ap-
pears that much of our territory will
move into more wholesale producing
capacities, and this means more grain
and more centralized government in
farming
Andrew Nelson came down and
visited the writer at Seven Pines, on
Tuesday. and gave good account of
social and moral affairs of his coun-
try around Revere. Mr.. Nelson is a
prominent school teacher. promoter
of good literature, farmer, and an en-
thusiast in Indian relics and natural
history.
Kahoka's new paper is making quite
a bright streak in the local journal
ism of our county. Mr. Talbot is
active, and hunts up things and
brings them to the light.
JASPER BLINES.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
CATARRH GOES
SO Does Sore Throat, Bronchitis
Group and Asthma.

You can easily tell by reading the
symptoms below, whether you have
eatarrh or not:
offensive breath, frequent sneezing
uischarge from the nose, stoppage oil
the nose, huskiness of the voice, tick
ing In throat, dropping in throat,
cough, pain in chest, loss of strength
veriable appetite, spasms of cough.
ing low spirited at times, raising OF
mucus, difficulty in breathing. loss OF
vital force.
Wilkinson G. Co. have sensible
remedy tmoney backs if it fails) for
catarrh, called Hyomei (pronouncea
High-o-me) which is vaporized air
SO antlseptic, that when it is breathed
over inflamed and germ-infestea
membrane, 1t kills all germ life, gives
relief In two minutes and cures ca
tarrh.
The price including hard rubber
inhaler is only s1.0o The hard ruo'
Der pocket inhaler will last a liie'
time SO that should you need a sec
.ond bottle of Hyomei you can get y
for so cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

-brated his seventy-fourth birthday an
niversary last Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Martin, the latter an aunt OF Mr.
Bogguss, were in attendance.
Fifty-eight rural graduates have re-
ported to the county superintendent
and will receive their diplomas June
IS.
The Pythian Sisters presented Mrs
Milo Nicely with beautiful souvenir
spoon previous to her departure for
her new home in Illinois.
County court will be in session Wed.
nesday, June /.
L. L. Duer will close out his stock
of groceries, and with his family, go
to Portland, Ore, for several months
visit, and perhaps to locate.
Lee Bridges, assistant at the depot.
has been transferred to Billings, Mont.
Charles Jones Of Cantril, Iowa, takes
the vacant position.
Miss Jessie Watson will represent
Kahoka chapter, P. e. O.. at the state
meeting to be held at Breckenridge,
Mo-, June 1-3.
A telegranl was received in Kahoka
announcing the death Tuesday, May
II. of Capt Samuel Spangler, at the
home OF daughter in Oklahoma, aged
eighty-six years. Deceased is sur
yived by his wife, four daughters and
three sons. Hon. E. P. Spangler of
Kahoka is one of the surviving sons.
Mrs. c. A. Kilkenny and Miss Nellie
Williams are delegates from Clark
county to the Rebekah grand lodge in
Columbia.
0. s. Howell. George Heller and
Harry Martin were in Burlington
Thursday, attending meeting OF the
Shriners.
Tae graduating exercises of the Ka-
hoka High school will be held al the
Christian church, ON the evening Of
May 81.
Misses Stella Fairbrother and Ade-
line Meyer have returned from Ian
easter, where they taught school the
past winter.
A number of Kahoka people spent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

The New York legislature has
passed bill which limits habitual in
ebriates to one drunk a year, without
penalty. Persons who get drunk oft
ener than once year and are caught
at it are liable to be sent to a hos
pital or farm colony provided for in
the bill. And they will have not less
than one and not more than three
years in which to sober up. The one
drunk-a-year arrangement is not with
out value, but the statute should have
provided that the drunk should not
be continuous. Habitual inebriates
can easily escape the penalty by keep
ing drunk all the year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

tie great possibilities which will be
brought to our very door and act early
With the coming of factories Canton
would double and thrible in popula-
ton within short time, and all real
estate values would grow by leaps and
bounds.
The above is written with no great
stretch of the imagination, and Will
come about as sure as fate, providing
our citizens keep alive to the real
conditions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
Recent Discovery.

Donnellson Review: The Farming
ton Republican man has recently dis
covered that Congressman Kennedy
has been voting with the Republicans
in congress. Brother Carr was not
the original discoverer Of this fact:
others have noticed this state of af.
fairs for several years, and with a
majority OF the voters OF the First
district this is not considered a crime,
but when man loges postmaster
ship his eyes are suddenly opened to
the fact that the present congressional
incumbent is failure. Our esteemed
contemporary should change Its name
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
c. A. Kennedy.

Pennington News-Republican The
only claim that the enemies of c. A.
Kennedy can bring against him is
the fact that he stood with the reg
ular Republicans and voted for the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill and other
measures which were in line with the
program of the regulars. But may We
ask. is it a crime for man to stand
by and voice the sentiments of his
constituency? No, Mr.. Kennedy was
elected On the very principles for
which he has stood and can lay claim
TO being consistent. He did not be-
tray the people Of the First district;
he is their representative and did as
they expected he would do and as he
claimed ne would do when he asked
for the nomination. The claim was
made that he voted TO keep Joe Can
non in the chair as speaker, but did
not every progressive Republican do
the same thing? They had a chance
unseat Cannon. but they did not do
fl and why should any blame be at
tached TO Kennedy for not doing what
even the boldest insurgent was afraid
to do. Let us be fair. 1t is conced-
ed by all that Mr.. Kennedy is man
OF irreproachable character in both
private and public life, is active. en-
and attentive to his duties.
Those things should count both in the
First district of Iowa as well as in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

The apple cure for drunkenness is
again attracting a good deal of atten-
ton. The Kewanee Star-Courier sug-
gests that it can hardly be called
new. as it figures in one of the stories
that has been told for twenty-five
Gears. The town drunkard was expa-
tiating on the apple cure. You be-
lieve in 1t. then. do you, HANK" a
listener asked. Believe in it?" re-
plies Hank: How can help believin'
in it? Amt it cured me eight times?'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
De AaIIeylooyah Comet.

=
o. sinneh, yo's a.smiiin' en- a-winkin'
on de paff,
But de Halleylooyah comet gwine ter
flick yo' Wifi his wraff;
Hits a-boilin' on de upgrade lax a
red-hot train o. cabs,
OATS a-makin' up de los time whilst
hit whizzes thoo de stahs-
So be good Mistah Sinnah,
Gaze de fac's an figgahs say
Dat de Halleylooyah comet
Am a-rushin' on de way!
Yo' say dey want no Adam en- dey
neveh was no Eve.
En- yo low dat talk bout Noah Is a
thing yo' DON believe.
But dey ain no dead-en-goneness in de
sto'y dat dey tell
When de Halleylooyah comet come en-
make de sinnehs yell.
So look out Mr.. Sinneh,
Betteh change yo' min terday,
Wild de Halleylooyah comet
Des a-t'ahin' UP de way!
Q, sinneh, yo' kin chuckle en- kin toss
yo' head an grin,
En- kin do de double-shuffle on de dan
Gin flo C sin,
But yo' got to pay de fiddleh eff yo'
don git out de dance
En- de Halleyloofah comet ain gwine
glib yo' much mo- chance.
So look out, Mr.. Sinneh,
Bes' come in fun whar yo'
stay
Gaze de Halleylooyah comet
Des albumin UP de way!
w. D. Nesbit in Chicago Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
Tho cantril New Era says:

Judging from Gate City head line
New Suits in The District Court, one
would be led to believe that keokuk' $
court room had been turned into a
clothing store.
The district court in Keckuk does
not deal directly in clothing, but 1t
does its share toward keeping up the
demand for striped suits at Fort Madi-
son. Instead of being clothing store
the court room has for its most promi-
nent feature Bank
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

Hon. G. A. Feely, of Waterloo, is
making an active canvass for the Re
publican nomination for attorney gen
eral, and the indications are that ms
efforts will be crowned with success.
The newspapers, in announcing MS
presence in their several localities
agree in saying that he makes fav-
orable impression. In case OF ms
and election the state VIII
be assured the services of a capable
and worthy official.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

Mr.. Gates A. Ryther, vice president
Of the Live Stock National Bank ~
Chicago, tells of conversation he
recently heard on a train. The pre.
yailing high price Of farm products
was under discussion. There were
farmers in the party. They account.
cd for an advance in the price Of
eggs which had become effective
about that time, on the theory that
the girls were taking music lesson
end the farmers Just boosted the price
a little. Hogs went up. the farmers
SAID when the boys went to COLLEGE
last fail, and a universal advance T.
inc price of butter was attributed r
ne purchase of automobiles bv tbe
farmers. The conclusion drawn h.
Mr. Ryther from these revelation. =
.hat the banker isn't in It with tb :.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

.
the greater portion of Wednesday
night trying to locate the comet, and
they were greatly disappointed at the
failure OF the celestial wanderer to ap.
pear.
Kahoka has organized a baseball
team and is now ready for engage.
ments.
George La Bonte of near Williams
town was calling on old kahoka
friends Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Pollock have re.
turned to their Texas home, after a
several days visit with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Pol
lock.
John Ball and son Nicholas depart
ed Tuesday on a prospecting tour in
Canada.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

Cummins and all the insurgents haze
declared that no majority decision
binds them, no caucus result places
them under obligation to act in mar
mony with the majority and no ma
jority or party loyalty influences. their
action. Mr.. Cummins is twice Tor
tunate in not havirg insisted upon
political independence until he was
elected 10 the senate. Political. or
party, loyalty twice saved him from
defeat"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

A Catholic priest in Chicago asserts
that the Germans and Irish are fail
Ing us in the matter of getting mar
RED and raising Rooseveltian fam
ines. If the complaint is well found
ed the situation is indeed serious.
The Germans and Irish have been The
main reliance of the country in that
particular for many years, and the
product has been highly satisfactory
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

The average Keokuk man wisely
insists on knowing what he is talking
about before expressing himself IN
PROOF witness the following from the
Memphis tMo) Democrat
A drummer from Keokuk was ask.
ed by a Memphis merchant last Fri.
day II they had the Mississippi dam.
med yet. He replied BY askino he
question, In what wav do , s1u
mean" W you
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

Even Atlantic, Iowa, with less than
half the population of Keokuk, is to
have Great White Way" on its main
street. The improvement is by order
CT the city council. TIE electroliers
are to be OF the five-cluster light kind,
the same as are used in Des Moines.
i is high time for Keokuk to move in
the same direction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

The penalty of life Imprisonment in
DR.. Hyde's case expresses, in the
view of the Dubuque Times-Journal,
the lingering doubt in the minds OF
che or more jurors. If the man is
guilty he should hang.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

Congressman Kennedy, Of Ohio, is
a standpat Taft Republican. He was
renominated last Tuesday over his in.
surgent competitor SAYS the B,r.
lington Hawk-Eye: Dut
mat event Is token. Congress.
man Kennedy, of Iowa, who likewise
Is a Taft Republican, will have sim
liar endorsement at the primaries
In other words. the Republicans Of
other states are putting Republicans
on guard" . = ,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

It would be interesting to know
what the people who were so cock
sure that the passage of the earth
through the comets tail would be at
tended by dire consequences think of
themselves now.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
Sure. the Mothers Were There

Cantril New Era: The Gate City
SAYS; last Sunday was Mothers
day in all parts of the country. To-
morrow will be Fathers day in Keo-
knk. Game called at $3.50 p. m. sharp.
keokuk is funny old town if the
mothers airs not there also.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

Bill Nye once referred to five
shot revolver as Professor Colts
five volume treatise on ventilation Of
the human system" There have been
worse definitions than this.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

Now that the comet is receding at
more than cannon-ball speed it is to
be hoped that the superstitious south
ern darkies-and some other people
will return to work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

Complaint has been made that the
average precipitation" of aviators is
too high. The remedy is for those
who go up in the air not to fly
higher than they can roost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20
kAHokA, MO.

. e . , . o o > + . . . . o .
J. H. Nolan Of Jefferson City, deputy
labor commissioner, was Ia Clark
county Tuesday. gathering statistics,
as regards the levee and
drainage proposition.
Richard Bogguss of Kahoka cele-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-20

The comet will be visible again this
evening, after which the comet party
season will be closed for another
seventy-five years.