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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20
WILL SOON BORE FOR OIL
oo,,p4NY FOR THAT PURPOSE
OPTIONS FOR CHARTER.

,-,rr vork and Dawson Capitalists
,re Interested. The Sum of $780,
coo Already Paid In.
Two weeks ago The News made
.or+rn of the fact that Mr.. Ethel
+.r+ - KNAPP of New York state, who
,-.o wears ago secured large num-
,.r nj options on Terrell county
,or5 fer the purpose of prospecting
,or nj had returned to Dawson ac-
.on,noriad by Mr.. G. H. Loweree of
yor ysrk city, and that something
definite might soon be expected.
In +oday's News appears a petit
.ion for a charter for the Dawson
noTeIopment Co., a company that is
aornosed OF E. Belknap of West
chester county, New York, ]. A. Hors-
Iov Of Dawson and others, and the
nnrpose of the corporation as set
forth in the petition is to acquire
lands by purchase, lease or other
nisp and to dig or drill wells or de-
,,nIon the same for the purpose of
attaining oil, petroleum, gas or other
natural products of the earth, and to
refine and develop the same"
Mr. Belknap informs The News
that the company expects to begin it's
ovperimeuts and drill it's first well
in search of oil within the next three
months
It has not yet been decided just
where the first we'll will be sunk, as
hundred or so options on land were
secured. Most of these options are
on land in the southern section of
Terrell county, but there are some
on land in Calhoun county.
The company will begin operations
with a capital stock of $4,000, but
asks the privilege of increasing it to
$1,000, 600. The $4,000 has al
ready been paid in.
Mr.. Loweree, after looking over
the situation here, went back to New
York, but is expected to return to
Dawson today or tomorrow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20
A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE OF LOVE.
missionary Society Adopts Resolu-
lions on Death of Mother" Grigos

missionary Society Adopts Resolu-
ions on Death of Mother Griges.
Griggs. STANDARDIZATION long
and useful life Mrs. Elizabeth r
Grlggs quietly passed away at the
nome OF Mrs. j. M. Griggs in this
city. Fine mental powers, rare cult
ure and a sincere piety were COM
Dlned to make Mrs. Griggs an excep-
tlonaIly strong and beautiful charac-
ter. In girlhoOd she caught a vision
OF divine things. The risen Christ
became her personal savior. She
united with the Baptist church, and
during the years of her earthly pill
grlmage her christian profession was
adorned by spotless, bIameIess life,
In early womanhood Mrs. Griggs
was one of the leading teachers of
Georgia, 1t was her molding hand
That guided the young life and laid
broad foundation for the educa-
ton of her distinguished son, Judge
James M. Griggs, who became a com
mandlng figure and a leading spirit
IN the nations congress,
Our hearts go out in tenderness
and sympathy for the bereaved fam
lily, which during the past few months
has been so notwithstanding in
the passing away of Judge Jas. M.
GrIggs, then in the hOme-going of
the beautiful young wife and moth
er, Mrs. E. w, Hollingsworth, nee
Vernal Griggs, and now the dear
mother and grandmother has gone to
join the two She loved best on earth.
Sadly, sweetly, beautifully fitting that
she is permitted TO rest with them
in the shadow of His wing"
Resolved LIST. I'm the death of ouf
beloved sister we feel deeply the loss
OF personal friend. She was true
IN her friendships Our missionary
society realizes the loss of her sym-
pathy, wise counsel and help in the
Masters great work.
Resolved 2nd. Our church and
choir-how She loved to sing the
beautiful songs of Zion-will miss
her loving presence. THE vacant
chair" will remind us that she has
Joined the choir invisible" in 1.-The
general assembly and church of the
first born"
Resolved Bird. That a page IN the
minutes of the Woman's Missionary
! Society be lovingly inscribed to the
memory of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Griggs
that a COPY of these resolutions bt
sent to Mrs. J. NJ. Griggs, who Sc
tenderly cared for the dear mother
and that a copy be furnished The
Dawson News with a request for pub
licatiOn.
MRS. n. B. O'KELLEY,
MISS EMMA RFORDAN.
MRS. J. A. IVEW Committee
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20

we wish 30 employ as agent COM
r''eh' man so represent us as sales
We will offer an attractive
YPoSition to party who has ability
d" man who means business. In
Plying state age, experience as
'sI'an, if any, and references.
~ me M'NEYL MARBLE CO.,
largest Monumental Mill South,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20
A FPightfuI Wreck.

of train, automobile or buggy may
cause cuts, bruises, abrasions
sprains or wounds that demand
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, earth IS great.
est healer. Quick relief and prompt
cure results. For burns, boils, sores
of all kinds, eczema, chapped hands
and lips, sore eyes or corns it's su.
preme. Surest pile cure. 25c at
Dawson Drug Cos.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20
TWO BOYS DROWNED.
Lest Lives While i'm Bathing at Do
yer Bridge Saturday.

Two negro boys were drowned
while bathing in Notchaway creek at
Dover bridge between IL and l
O'Clock Saturday
AR alarm was given by another
boy who was with them, and a
searching party was soon formed.
1t was nearly shutdown, however, be-
fore the bodies of the boys were
found at the bottom of the deep
wash hole and recovered.
The boys were fifteen or sixteen
years of age, and lived On the Allen
farm over in Randolph county.
1t is said that they could not
swim, and lost their lives by getting
out in deep water
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20
WORK "a HOURS A DAY.

The busiest little things ever made
are DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Ev-
cry pill is a sugar-coated globule OF
health, that changes weakness into
strength, languor into energy, brain
fag into mental power; curing con-
stipation, headache, chills, dyspep-
STA, malaria. 25c at Dawson Drug
Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20
MIR. IRWIN is DOING WELL.
esteemed Citizen Who Recently Had
a Leg Broker.

a Leg BrdISeE.
The many friends of Mr.. J.. D.
irwin one of the weIl-known farm
T els ano good citizens who lives near
tp ID will be glad to know that
ne IS doing nicely, and is on the road
~ recovery from his recent accident.
j.. me he was hauling some school
teSAS In BronwODd several days ago
Wv. .Ie nltkes gave "a sudden jerk and
o snIe" 9r Irwin to the ground, re-
80 o1I,nS IN knocking his left knee out
Io Joint and breaking one of the
bones below.
-, ne mas suffered considerably from
. tue INJURY, but if he continues to
IMPROVE rI mis- friends will have the
. gIeaSore of seeing him out again
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20

We have just received a car load
of Brush Runabouts, representing
different designs. Come and secure
you one of these cars before they are
all sold. LOWREY & DAVIDSON,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
to have these three food products
under municipal supervision. Enough
said-it should be done-do II.
PEOPLE ALL EMPLOYED.
The CEDAR Falls Record saws


THE superintendent of census for
this district could not find man IN
Cedar Falls township who would take
the census and thus it is neeessarg
to get a gentleman from Arlington, In
Butler county, to do the job. This
suggests that people in this section
are generally occupied Nobody IS
out of employment who wants work
and taking the census does not pay
much better than any ordinarg job 50
people preferred not to bother with
it,
1t is understood that Supervisor
Rowley experienced similar difficulty
in securing competent persons to
serve as enumerators in some of the
townships in Lee county. In several
townships there We're no applicants
and IN other townships no eligibles, and
the emergency was met by the ap
pointment of applicants from adjoin-
ing townships. The same condition
of affairs obtained in several wards
in the city of Keokuk, and was met in
the same way. Presumably the ex.
PLANTATION advanced by the Cedar Falls
paper Is the correct one: that people
generally are occupied and could not
afford to give UP permanent job for
few weeks work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Where Gov. jackson Stands

of industrial and financial stagnation
is sure to bring to them; and am
willing to sacrifice good deal in
the way of personal opinions to do
this.
And now, is it not fair for me to
ask what are you ready to sacrifice in
the way of personal opinions in the
interest of united Republican party?
All that the Taft Republican club
organization asks of you is to indorse
and support Republicanisn as repre-
scented and advocated by President
Taft. which includes his policy for
closer trade relations with Canada, as
well as all other of his administration
policies.
A Republican President is the nat
ural and accredited leader OF the Re-
publican party. Success is the result
of organized effort, and organized eff
fort is brought about by the surrender
of individual opinions regarding some
things. that many essential things
may be accomplished. Are you will
ing to surrender few of your polit--
ical ideas that many of your political
beliefs may be acted upon, by placing
the Republican party on solid ground.
against the assaults of a united
democracy?
These questions confront every in
dividual Republican of Iowa and so
far as ! am concerned there is no
question in my mind what the an
swer of the Republicans of Iowa will
be at the June primaries. But what
would be the future of the Republic
can party in Iowa should We fail to
align ourselves with the vast Repub-
lican majority of this country and
what could we expect would be left OF
the party in this state after three
years more of discord and dissension?
believe the only way to place the Re-
publican party of Iowa en- safe ground
| is for all Iowa Republicans to be will
| ing to forego sorle of their individual
| opinions now, as we always have IN
! the past, in order to unite our party
and place it in a position to defeai a
! united Democratic party. To accom-
plish this purpose is the object of the
! Republican clubs in the state of
/ Iowa | have no personal political ak
to grind, no personal motive except
as I see it, the welfare OF the Re-
| publican party and its organization
upon such lines as will enable it to
meet united Democratic organiza-
tion. hope Republicans of Iowa will
take these important questions home
with them and settle them within
the recesses of their own heart and
4 conscience, and then let us get to.
i gether and decide to cast off party
] dissension and ever pride of opinion
4 at our state convention. and give to
President Taft such vote of conf
dence and support as will encourage
him in his fight in behalf of prosper
4 ity, business interests and the Re
, publican party.
Yours very truly.
FRANK d. JACKSON,
President Taft Republican clubs, iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
GALLAND.
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B. j. Harrington departed Monday
evening for Topeka, Kansas, where he
has accepted position with the
Santa Fe railroad.
Mrs. John Utley and children Of
keokuk visited with friends here the
first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Noonan attended
the funeral of William Fielder at
Sandusky Saturday afternoon.
Geo. Hemingway took Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Hilton and William Johnson
to Keokuk Monday in his new auto.
Miss Emma Noonan left for Mt.
Hamill Saturday, where she will
teach the spring term of school.
James Harrington of Denver, Colo,
visited Saturday with his brother, Mr..
F. J. Harrington.
Miss Iva Johnson of Keokuk spent
Sunday with home folks.
Orison Silvis and Miss Gertie John.
/ son enjoyed drive to Keokuk Sun
1 day evening.
| Grandma Hemingway who has been
very i'll for the past month, remains
| about the same.
Miss Grace Noonan, who teaches
school near Viele, spent Sunday with
her parents.
/ John Johnson has accepted the posi-
/ ton as lock hand at the guard locks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
BOWEN, ILL.
~A~<>> . - . ~> :

E. o. Reaugh of Carthage was call
ing on friends in this city last Satur-
day. ~
Allie Sehulze is very sick with ty-
phoid fever.
Dan Artz of Augusta was in town
last Friday
Daniel Worrel1 and Floyd Brunton
spent the first of the week in Quincy.
Miss Deena Thompson spent Sunday
with her parents in Carthage.
Mesdames NJ. Levitt and Fannie
Helm of Augusta visited last Sunday
with E. A. Rock and family
Miss Mary Dickerson spent Sunday
in Denver.
Lewis Thompson is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mickle OF Au-
gusta were Bowen callers last Sun.
day.
! Edith Griffin spent last Sunday with
/ friends in Denver
J. A. Robinson was Clayton visitor
Hast Thursday.
| Mrs. Ala Garner spent a part OF
last week in Quincy.
Mrs. Frank Binkley was in Carthage
last Saturday.
e. a. Rock arrived here last Satur
day from Canyon City, Texas.
Miss Lena Biswell of Plymouth Wis
tied last week with L. NJ. Ball ant
family.
T. j. Petition of Quincy moved las
week to his farm, recently purchased
of Homer Griffitts.
Ed. Eells of Aurora was calling OF
old friends in town last Saturday
Harry Futhey and wife of StlllWel
were shopping in town Saturday
Mrs. Hannah Carlin returned hom
Saturday from a two weeks visit witt
relatives in Coatsburg.
Ezra Jacobs was business Gale
in Camp Point last Friday.
/ Mrs. j. S. Grassland was shoppin
, in Quincy part of last week.
7 A. P. Gay and wife Of Camp Poin
2 were calling on friends last Friday.
r Ernest Denny and Charles ROWAN
r were in Keokuk Sunday.
r Miss Alma Morris spent Sunda
u with home folks in Carthage.
Clark Reaugh of Golden was in on
city Monday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
UNCLE JOE ON DEATH.

In tue Solemn1ty OF a service in the
national house the other day in mem
DRY of departed colleague, the late
Francis W. Cushman from Washing
ton, Speaker Cannon spoke of the tri-
ais met by public men in dealing with
popular opinion, and also speculated
somewhat upon the mysteries of the
hereafter. He declared that to serve
as member of the house is one of
the most trying positions in the coun-
try and referred to the opinions of
constituents which representatives
have to take into account and to the
. per cent of the constituency that
may change and send somebody else
to congress" In this connection he
said further:
Not only have we patriotic de-
sire to serve the best interests of the
country, but also to be personally in
dorsed. and at times there is great
temptation to try to please the per
cent, or 5 per cent, taking it for
granted that the balance of the con
stituency will be for us anyway.
doubt whether there is a man in the
house who does not take into account
the storms that come
Turning to the question of the
great unknown future, Mr. Cannon
said I'VE cannot tell as TO the future
any more than we can tell of the
past" this reference being to his re
marks concerning mems success OF
failure in their careers. He ther
went on TO say:
I'VE cannot conceive of an indie
structible entity having had a begin
ming. 1t is great mystery You ma,
! speculate about it, but you can neve
settle it. I think more and more i
is consensus of opinion that each en-
tity makes its own place here ant
hereafter"
Lowell he said, had expressed tn
| idea he had in mind in an essay il
which he said men hold stock ''in
great public debt that is sure of pay
ment. That is concluded the speak
! er, "a debt which the Creator of thi
universe owes TO the universe whic
/ he created. And ! shall not sell m
i shares in panic"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
CHARLESTON.
> = . 80 80 10 . = !.

Prof. Fred C. Woodson Of Mount
Pleasant, who was elected principal
of our school, to succeed Prof. Smith
Trump, who resigned, opened school
Monday. Prof. Woodson comes well
recommended as an instructor and
with the cooperation of his patrons
his success Is assured. Miss Kate
Cochrane of the primary room is quite
an adept in her line of work.
G. A. Swinderman and daughter
Miss Kate. visited relatives in Fort
Madison Sunday.
Mrs. George w. Fifer of Quincy
was a guest at the Wolfenbarger home
the past week.
Mrs. Michael Allen and children OF
Mooar were over Sunday visitors with
James Allen and family.
John Lutz and wife of Donnellsor
visited their son, Louis Lutz, south o.
town Sunday.
Miss Kate Swinderman opened
school in the Beverly district Monday
Miss Swinderman is very successful
! teacher.
| The township board met In regula
! session Monday. The resignation o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

To the Editor Of the Des Moines
Register and Leader: In your Sun
day editorial One Way TO Peace
you say: IF Governor Jackson. Mr..
Berrynill and Colonel Young will pre-
sent skeleton plan containing the
sort of Endorsement or closer trade
relations with Canada they think the
Republicans OF Iowa ought to adopt to
show their esteem for the President,
they might by that act avoid all ap-
pearance of strife in the Iowa pri-
maries. For the insurgents have not
been making a personal fight they are
interested in the cause and the
moment the cause is conceded the
fight will be over
Just what reasons are there for a
skeleton plank covering the above
proposition that are not good reasons
for a skeleton plank on every other
political proposition that President
Taft stands for? The foundation
principles of the Taft Republican
club organization is the Endorsement
of President Taft's administration and
the principles of Republicanism advo-
Gated and Endorsed by him. and While
the Presidents policy relative to
closer trade relations with Canada,
may or may not accord with my IN,
dividual or personal opinions, | am, II
necessary, willing to surrender such
individual and personal opinions, as
long as the great majority of principles
advocated by President Taft meet my
full and unqualified Endorsement.
am willing ct this time to surrender
this, and other individual opinions for
that which | believe to be OF mucn
greater Importance to the welfare OF
this country-the supremacy and per
petuity of the Republican party. There
( is no room in Iowa for two political
parties within the Republican party
There is nothing but defeat in store
for divided Republican party against
a united Democratic party In my
opinion, the success of the Democratic
party means disaster to the business
interests of this country. 1t means te
the business man, anxiety and de
pression-to the wage Garner. it means
that for a period of years the people
of this country will be struggling
simply for a living, with no oppor
tunity to earn a dollar beyond tina
which is necessary to provide thu
actual necessities of life. and in thous
ands of cases, it means no opportunit.
to even earn the dollar to provide
/ the necessities of life. We had thi
experience from 1898 to 1898. I, TO
one. do not want repetition of 1t.
have had enough. am willing t
sacrifice a number of my persona
opinions to avoid what l believe vii
be national calamity. There ar
thousands of young men in this stat
who are now voters who do not re
member the industrial and financis
havoc of the last Democratic admir-
istration. j would, if possible, say
these young men who are just ente
ing business life, the failures and di'
couragenents which six or eight year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
BOARD OF HEALTH WARNING.

The current issue of the Iowa
Health Bulletin. the official organ of
the State Board Of Health, just at
hand, contains the regular spring
warning OF the board Is officials
and citizens to be careful that dis
ease does not come with the balmy
days Of spring. Among other things
it SAYS:
Typhoid fever is prevalent during
the autumn, winter and spring
months 1t is a germ disease. 1t is
contracted by ingestion of typhoid
germs in water. milk, dairy products,
oysters, and fancy foods that come in
come in contact with infected water
and milk. These germs are contained
in the excretions Of typhoid patients.
Our water supply may be contami-
mated by faulty sewerage, surface
( drainage or unsanitarv surroundings
I Our food may be infected through
4 the medium of flies.
/ Typhoid fever is preventable.
j Boil all drinking water. IL there /.
/ the least suspicion that it is contamin
ated
Watch the source OF your ic1
supply.
Look after your milk supply and al
dairy products.
1t is well to remember that larg
percentage of the dairy herds are ir
fected with tuberculosis hence 1t i
absolutely essential that all cities an
t municipalities should have milk il
D. spection ordinance.
g Waterloo. Iowa, furnishes the bes
$ example of milk inspection, wit
), which we are acquainted. within til
state.
Investigate the Waterloo Way"
In another connection the attentic
u of mayors and health officers is Gale
! to their duty as follows:
u You are the guardians of the publ
re health in your community, therefor
IN it is necessary for you to rememb
IS that clean streets, alleys, backyard
Id and homes are all conducive in kee
ge ing sickness from your people
"a. The food products must and oug
-. TO be clean, pure and wholesome
water, milk and meat. All these q
IN disease producers if infected with d
~ ease heterogeneous ii is possfl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Mr. J A. S. Pollard of Fort Madison
has authorized the circulation of nom
nation papers as a candidate for con
gress, but, ia the language of the Fort
Madison Democrat, he refuses to-
make personal effort to secure the
nomination as against other Democrats
who may be candidates for the office.
This puts the gentleman before his
party in the district in dignified at
titude, il keeping with his talents and
character. Mr., Pollard is thorough
going Democrat who has conscien
tiously and consistently held to the
ancient faith of his party and beer
true to it's principles and tradition
despite the ascendancy of Bryan an,
Organism which he had the courag
to oppose. He is also famous NJ.
tor and is always in demand in tbs
capacity on important occasions 7
the sessetsnof his nomination he wi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
HAMILTON, Ill.

Miss Edna Shepherd of Keokuk Wis
tied her friend. Miss Gertrude Nichols,
Sunday.
Mrs. Hand Mayberry entertained a
company of friends from Carthage and
Keokuk Sunday.
Mrs Arthur Huel and baby of Fer
ris, visited with Mrs. M. A. Bumpus
a few days this week.
Mrs. +. D. Wilson continues quite
poorly. Miss Ella Fox is nursing her
Allen Peters and amily of Carthage
visited home folks Tuesday.
The township election was held
Tuesday Local option was voted on
and the result was that Hamilton will
remain dry. The entire republican
ticket carried.
The box supper given by the M. e
church Saturday evening was sue
cess in every particular.
Misses Helen and Julia Alexander
of KeokulS are visiting their sister
Mrs. Anna Ikerd this week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

Judge Conner of Denison is quoted
as urging upon Congressman Smith
the prosecution Of Rev. j. C. Pike of
Des Moines for having said in the pull
pit some things not complimentary to
Smith and his record. It is even hint
ed that the preacher may be called
before an ecclesiastical court with a
view Of having him ousted from the
pulpit for his effrontery. The Des
AIoines correspondent of the Marshall
town Times-Republican, an insurgent
paper says that Mr.. Pike is but little
known in the capital city and that but
little attention was paid to what he
said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
A Christian Spirit.

Everybody's Magazine: How MAN.
of you boys asked the Sunday school
superintendent, "can bring two other
boys next Sunday?'
There was no response until new
recruit raised his hand hesitatingly.
Well, William"
i can't bring two, but there's one
little feller can lick, and I'll do my
damndest to bring him."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

It appears that George H Williams,
the eminent former Keokukian who
has just died in Oregon, who was an
attorney general from 1871 to 1875,
was not the last surviving member OF
Grants cabinet" Ex-senator James
Donald Cameron of Pennsylvania.
who was secretary of war in 1867.
is still alive, although very little has
been heard of him in recent years.