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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08

be divided into alleys forty
FIVE and thirty seven feet wide
respectively. Forty feet over
head in the alley facing the
Keokuk side of the river will
be thirty ton cranes supported
on the walls, for the handling
of the heavy machinery. In the
alley nearest the river will be
ten ton cranes for lifting the
heavy screens guarding the en-
frances to the turbines and for
the handling Of the headgates
for shutting off the water.
There will be forty seven I'M
mense generators, of 1900
horse power each, working on
"a vertical shaft, like the gen
orators at Niagara. The draw
ings show these generators to
be twelve feet in diameter. On
the same vertical shaft will be
three different turbines, one
over the other, about nine feet
in diameter, all working to-
gether to drive the generator
Just below the generator is a
thruft, bearing a cylindrical
box filed with oil and high
pressure and carrying weight
of the generator armature
three turbines and a shaft,
which will thus float in oil,
without any pressure to wear
out the lower end of the shaft.
Besides the big 1900 genera
tors, provision is made for
three EXETER generators, which
are intended to furnish current
to excite the magnets of the
main dynamos.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08

scarce on account Of the great
growth of manufacturing in
the United States; not from a
scarcity of coal in the earth,
for there is possibly enough
left to last until all present in
habitants are laid away but
the demand is so great that
there have been times in recent
years when factories have had
to shut down on account of be-
ing unable to secure their coal
supply.
Steam power costs a great
deal more than does electric
power and electrical power, de
rived from a river, can be pro-
duced at a less cost than can
electric power derived from ar
tificial means. Until that time
comes when electricity can be
grasped from the air, harnessed
and controlled, water power
shall be the cheapest power.
The expense of a water power
plant is virtually nothing after
the plant has been built, the
only bills to be footed, being
those for the men at the plant.
The river does the work and
the plant derives the proceeds.
One of Worlds Wonders.
The Keokuk water power
plant when completed, can
truthfully be said, to be one of
| the worlds wonders. 1t is a
gigantic undertaking to build
| a dam across the greatest riv-
er in America and among the
great engineering feats of the
world. there are few which ex-
coed this enterprise in size and
Importance.
/ Who could have conceived
fifty years ago, that the great
Mississippi, the giant of rivers,
could be tanned some day by
mere man? Who could con
celve few years ago that such
a thing would even be thought
! of, let alone planned and
worked out to success? Who
could conceive few years age
that millions Of dollars could
be raised for the building Of
such a projects
Even but a short time age
when Mr.. Cooper first gave
out his new plans which called
| for a dam clear across the riv
er instead of a wing dam, the
idea did not seem plausible
|
to many people who could not
see how it would be possible tc
harness the whole river. But
as the plan was talked over ano
progress was made in the pre-.
liminary work, the idea became
less beyond the comprehension
and today it would be hard to
find over a half dozen people but
who will agree that the plan is
feasible.
And why should it not be-
. II little dam can conquer &
little river, why cannot big
dam conquer a big river?
The world is young yet, con
sidering its thousands of years
OF existence and the Keokul
water power dam which is al
present considered wonderful
thing, may some day be but
] commonplace.
A Mile in Length.
The dam is to be $500 fee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08

twelve million dollars, and this
vast sum has been subscribed
by capitalists who have faith
in Messrs. Cooper and Powell
son and who see a good invest
ment for their money. Mr..
Mr.. Cooper built one Of the wa
ter power plants at Niagara
Falls and has had charge Of
similar great engineering feats,
all of which have proven sue
cessful. The Keokuk water
power will be but another great
achievement in his history.
What the income is figured
from the project, is not known
but it is evidently a large sum
each year.
There is but one larger dam
in the world, being the one
across the historic river Nile
and built, not as a commercial
enterprise for the power which
might be derived, but as a sal
walton to the people, regulating
| the overf1ows Of that river.
There is but one greater cleo
trical plant in America, the
one at Niagara Falls.
Description of Dam.
The dam las shown by the
plans, will consist, in its lower
end, of a power house, which
power house will really form
a part of the dam itself. It
will be built, however, higher
! than the rest of the dam, will
be built much wider and all
the mammoth building will be
above the highest water. This
building will contain turbines
and generators for the develop
ing of electricity. In order to
enlighten the reader, let it be
explained that a turbine is a
water wheel, usually having a
series of covered floats or
buckets, against which the
water acts by it's impulse or re-
action in flowing either out
ward from a central chamber,
/ inward from an internal cas-
ing ,er from above downward,
etc. The power house, as it
/ will be. begins at the lower
end Of what is now known
as the lower lock and extends
upstream 1,400 feet. The
power house will be erected
just outside the canal embank-
Iment which will then be re-
moved, to give the water ac-
cess to the wheels.
The upper end of the power
house will be 1900 feet above
the lock and extend to point
about opposite Eighth and
Grand avenue only of course,
along the canal.
Nearly a Mile.
From the upper end Of the
/ house the dam proper will ex-
tend, III a straight line, to a
point near the mouth Of Chan
iey creek Oh the Illinois side of
the river, and will be 400 feet
in length. This mammoth
/ dam will be of solid concrete
4 thirty-five feet wide on the
4 bottom land about thirty feet
high. The upper stream face
is to be vertical with round
ed top eight feet wide, the
lower side, ending in q
curve connecting with the bot
tom, 50 that the water coming
over will not fall, but slide
; down the face and be given &
horizontal direction at the bot
tom Of the river.
The whole height is thirty
eight feet in the plans, which
contemplate locking it into the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08
Place for Switchboards.

wafer.
Place for Switchboards.
One section Of the buildings
will be allotted to the switch
boards and transformers for
raising the current to a high
tension, to be in form for trans
mission to a distance.
Below the power house and
extending up stream one will
see the water of the river pour
ing over the top Of the dam in
a smooth sheet 4,400 feet wide.
After the dam is built, its
location being outside the pres
ent canal embankment. the lat
ter will be dredged away, leav-
ing space between the power
house and the shore con-
siderably wider than at the
present time. The present lock
will probably be utilized, but
built about twenty-six feet
higher than at present, with
massive gates, suited to a lift
Of thirty feet. The present ex-
IRENE lift is twelve feet.
Between this lock and the
shore will be built a new dry
dock. with space for shops, Of
fee buildings and store houses.
This will be Of about the same
| dimensions as the present dock
loo feet wide on the bottom
and 400 feet long.
All the power for the lock
and the dry dock will be gen
Grated by a special turbine and
lit is expected at present to use
compressed air for everything,
the turbine working the COM
pressor and furnishing power
for the lathes, planners and saws
necessary for the dry docks.
Canal Flooded.
/ The present canal embank-
Iment will be overlooked from
ten to twenty feet deep and all
the present guard lock and dry
docks will disappear beneath
the flood. The fact that the
government is willing that this
immense work of the Des
Moines rapids canal, which has
cost in the neighborhood OF
five million dollars. should be
destroyed and rendered use
less, shows that they are con-
WINGED that the scheme of one
| lock in the long run is super
ior to the present plan of over
coming the rapids.
/ At a public hearing held four
years ago by officers sent from
| Washington, there was a uni
versal agreement that the new
plan was better for navigation
and therefore should be en-.
tcouraged. Thus does the new
in this wonderful age constant
ly supercede the old.
The Des Moines rapids cana
which was opned in 1877 witt
the ringing Of bells, the blow
. ing of whistles and universe
, rejoicing. becomes now thing
out OF date. In every machine
; shop, cotton mill and factory il
the country this change is go
ing on. The best tools of ter
years ago are being RELOCATED
, to the scrap heap and new one
of improved design are takins
their place. Such is the marcel
Of progress.
Above the dam will extend ;
lake twenty-four miles Ions
and from three-fourths to on,
mile wide ,one Of the pretties
sheets Of water anywhere in th
country. Ice houses, bait
: houses, and boat houses will
( no doubt. line the shore, Will
7 on the hills will be the resi-
!, dences, connected by a broa,
: avenue. This truly magnifi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08

with favorable stages Of tile
river. it would be possible to
build the whole thing in two
wears.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08
Will Cost Millions.

The estimated cost Of the
project at the present time, is
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
WILL BANQUET ZYBsZKo.

Zybszko. the noted wrestler, who is
to meet Karl Lehto at the Palestra, on
the night of March 1, will be banquet
ted by the local Polish people, after
the match. The banquet will be held
at the Arlington hotel, where Zybszko
will make his headquarters while in
Calumet.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25

where Mrs. Sorson will visit her
daughter.
Ernest Daricls and wife went to
Duluth last evening on a short visit
Peter T.. Ruppe and wife left yester.
day afternoon for Los Angeles, Cal,
where they win spend some tsne.
The funeral Of the late Mrs VIM.
Grierson was held this afternoon with
services i'm charge of Rev. d. d. Stalk
er at the First Presbyterian church.
John Barnotti, formerly employed
by the Mineral Range in Calumet left
last evening FOR Duluth where he ex-
poets to take up his residence in the
The Calumet Boys club will give
masquerade dancing party at the Red
Jacket town hall this evening. Good
prizes have been hung up for the win
ncrs.
At a meeting to be held in Annex
Sunday, new Slovenian-Croatian So
ciety affiliated with the national or
ganization will be launched.
The regular weekly meeting Of the
Calumet W)man's club will be he'd
this afternoon at which time the eec'
ton Of officers will take place.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25

LOCAL MAN IN ATTENDANCE.
e. L. Whitaker Attends Insurance
Mems Dinner in Duluth.

District officials of the Prudential
Insurance company last evening held
business meeting and dinner at the
Spalding says the Duluth News-Trib-
une. n. Nissen, superintendent of the
Duluth district, which embraces the
Zenith City, Two Harbors and Cloquet,
was toast master. There were 70
covers and several of those present
were accompanied by their wives. All
of the men present, including Mr.. Mis-
sens staff and the assistant superin-
tendents and medical examiners, de-
livered brief addresses
Among the visitors present were
District Manager John p Mackin Of
Newark, n. j., superintendent f. l..
Whitaker of Calumet, Supt. w. A.
Butler OF Superior, Inspector Charles
FussnelI, Agency Organizer S. p. Mil
Ter of Virginia, Mayor-elect NJ. b.
Cullum OF Duluth and George NJ. Jen-
sen. advertising man, of the West
End. The dinner was i'm recognition
of successful work done in 1909 i'm this
district.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
LOCAL BREViTlGS.

The United Singers of Houghton
county were entertained at "A supper
and dancing party Wednesday even
ing i'm the Red Jacket townhall. a
very pleasant time was spent. Prof.
$. Mustonen was the guest of honor.
owing to illness i'm his family. Isaac
Barkle, who was to have left yesterday
afternoon for his old home in Cornwall,
was unable to start on the journey
Mr. Barkell will leave later.
S. p. Martin has gone to the 500
whore he will spend a few days on
business
William Veale, chief clerk of the Os-
ceola Consolidated Mining company
! has gone to Marquette on a short bus
mess trip.
William Parvela of Gilbert, Mimi, is
visiting in Calumet He formerly re-
sided here.
Rev. Andrew Gillies, who lectured
! last evening i'm the Calumet theatel
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A..
left on the night train for Duluth
where he will lecture this evening.
Supt II. Il. Kratz will leave this af-
ternoon for indianapolis to attend the
meeting of the department of super
intendents of the National Educational
association March l to 4.
Mrs. Sorsen, mother of DR.. O. II
Sorsen and son-inlaw, Rev. Uno Will
len. left last evening for Ironwood
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
BASKET BALL team TO MAKE
TOUR OF UPPER PENINSULA
Y. M. c. A. Aggregation is Max
ing Arrangements to Play
Fast CUNTS.
PLANS TO LEAVE MARCH %

Arrangements are being made for
series of basketball games to be played
| by the Y. NJ. c. A. team and n quar-
tette of U. r. teams. Physical Director
Sherwood is i'm communication with
the management of the Marquette,
Crystal Falls, Ishpeming and Munising
teams, with a view to taking the Y.
NJ. C. A. quintette to those cities, prob
ably during the week of March 81.
Arrangements for the trip are also
being taken up with the local railroad
companies, with the view of securing
spitable rates, etc. 1t is quite likely
that in addition to the team a number
of local lovers of the game will go.
Director Sherwood believes that he
has n team OF basketball players that
can hold it's own against any i'm the
u. =. While Weir. Johnson and Prem
tiss have dropped from the team, there
are others who have taken their places
who are looked upon to be equally as
good. Crowle is playing a good game
in the forward line while Nekervis at
guard is one of the best men that has
ever held down that position.
If dates with the iron country teams
are arranged, the local team will leave
here the afternoon of Tuesday March
22, playing in Crystal Falls, the same
evening. The rest of the games and
dates are yet to be arranged. The
games, if played, will have to be on a
guarantee basis.
This evening the Y. NJ. c. A. basket
ball team will go to Houghton to play
the Michigan college of mines team
in the college gymnasium. A series of
five games is being arranged between
these teams for the championship of
the county.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
CALUMET HIGHS EXPECT TO
WIN BASKET BALL HONORS
Have the Advantage Over L'Anse
Team in Remaining Contests
of Schedule.
SEASONS REMAINING GAMES

The high school basketball season
is fast drawing To a close but the sit
uation i'm regards To the pennant IS
still vague and uncertain. The Calu-
met and L'Anse teams tied for first
place at the beginning Of the year and
have remained i'm that position to the
present time. The local boys have an
advantage over the LAnse five. how
ever, for the remainder of the games.
having only one more game away from
home while L'Anse has all its remain
ing games away II is therefore the
opinion of most of the basketball sup
porters that the Calumet highs will
win the pennant. Most of the L'Anse
victories have been on its own floor.
while the locals have won an equal
number away and at home.
For the remaining scheduled games.
L'Anse will meet both the Houghton
and Hancock teams i'm the Amphi-
drome. The Calumet highs will play
the first Of their two remaining games
with the Lake Linden five in the Y.
NJ. C. A. gymnasium Saturday. while
the other viii be played with the Han
cocks on the latter's floor during the
week of March 1.
If these games do not decide the
championship race arrangements will
be made for the Calumet and L'Anse
teams to meet on a neutral floor. The
following are the percentages of the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
YOUNG man IS ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED ON NJ. R. RAILROAD
John Ervasti, Aged About Il, is
Struck by Engine and Life
Squeezed Out.
WAS WORKING ON THE TRACK

While engaged I'm picking ice from
the track of the Mineral Range road
near the Wolverine station, John Err
vastl. aged about 81 years. was accl-
dentally struck by the footboard AT
the rear of a switch engine, about $3.50
a. m. today and instantly killed.
Coroner Fisher impanelled the fol-
lowing jury. which will meet next
Monday evening: NJ. Jacka, Charles
Barquist. John Wills. Thomas Leahy,
Sam Abramson and Henry Geucke.
From evidence obtained by the cor
oner this morning at the scene of the
accident, Ervasti was working on the
track of the NJ. r. r. with other mem.
bers of the section crew, engaged IN
picking ice from the rails. A switch
leading to the wolverine mine. The
fireman was ringing the bell of the
locomotive. 1t was not showing at
the time and it is believed that Err
vast was either careless or did not
hear the bell. The locomotive which
was coming on slowly struck the un-
fortunate man as he was leaning over.
He was caught underneath the foot
board of the engine, and dragged some
distance. The wheels of the locomo-
tive did not pass over him. he being
doubled up and the life squeezed out of
him.
This is the second railroad accident
that has happened this week, the other
being that of Jacob Kokonen. accident
ally killed early last Sunday morning.
The decedent was a single young
man. He resided with an uncle at
Wolverine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
PICTURES AT THE ROYAL.

The program at the Royal theater Of
Calumet is attracting considerable at
tention. The feature film, The Devil,
The Servant and The Man" is one of
the best feature films ever offered by
that playhouse. 1t shows the effect of
a troubled conscience upon a wrong
doer. The picture portrays the dream
of a man after a nights debauch, in
which he sees his wife following his
example. Believing the dream real he
attempts suicide. but is stopped by a
servant who arrives on the scene just
in time. He is shown that his wife has
been true to him and becoming pen
itent, asks her forgiveness.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25

There are 27,7OO cotton mill opera
tives in New Bedford. Mass. and
about the same number in Fall
River.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
Relative to Vaccination


The following information relative
to the vaccination of school children
has been sent by Supt. II. f. Kratz to
the principals CT the various grade
schools. The superintendent wishes all
parents to notice this statement as the
school authorities will be unable to
prevent the spread of this disease
without cooperation on the part of the
parents.
"The health officers and board Of
education unite i'm ordering all the
children i'm the schools of Calumet who
have not recently been vaccinated 10
have it attended to at once. Children
OF employees i'm any of the mines can
be vaccinated by mine physicians.
while those whose parents are not so
employed can be vaccinated by the
health officer of the locality i'm which
they reside. DR. Wetzel for the loca-
ton, ID. MacNaughton for Red Jacket
and DR.. Mcqueen, for Laurium, will
vaccinate any child free Of charge"
District Oratorical Contest.
The date and place for this years
district oratorical contest have not yet
been decided. The students who are
trying out i'm the local school have
handed i'm their compositions to the
judges for markings. No names are
attached to the papers, each partici-
pant having a number given him. In
this way 1t is impossible for the
judges to know whose composition
they are rating.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT.

one of the leading attractions that
will be offered to the patrons OF the
Calumet theater during the present
dramatic season is George Broad
bursts great American play, The Man
of the Hour" and presented by Man
ayers VIM. A. Brady and JOS. r. Girls
mer's special company of players. II
Is one of the biggest hits in the history
of the stage and goes merrily on its
way sweeping everything before it
An entirely new scenic equipment is
carried this season. The attraction
will be presented at the Calumet thea
ter, tomorrow night.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25

WANTED-Clean cotton rags Sc per
pound, at Calumet News office. X
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
EQUIP TENTS FOR ELKS.

Ben Meisner and. Charles Fordon
have leased the ID. A. G. grounds on
Woodward avenue for the Ell<'s con-
vention dates i'm July and will put NJ
several hundred tents equipped with
cots to provide for visitors who may
be unable to procure rooms at the ho-
tells. The terms of the lease are said
to be $1,000.
The tents will be fitted out with
everything that is necessary To make
the nights comfortable for those who
vantage of the out-of-door sleeping
quarters.-Detroit News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25

In ten minutes FOR 25c-your
photo on postals. goth Century Photo
Studio. opp. First Nat. Bank.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
WATER PIPES FROZEN.

Plumbers throughout Calumet assert
that the recent cold snap has brought
them more business than they can
properly attend to. A large number of
water pipes i'm unprotected places have
been frozen and if the cold weather
continues the plumbers will fall be-
hind in their work
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
MISSIONARY MEETING.

There will be a social gathering
Saturday evening in the parlors of the
Calumet NJ f. church, in the interests
of the Calumet Laymens missionary
movement. program of vocal and
ranged, and there will also be adj
dresses on missionary work and other
matters by the laymen of the church.
John Jory will act as chairman of the
meeting. The Calumet NJ. f. church
takes a very deep interest in both the
home and foreign missionary move
ments, and is one of the heaviest con-
tributors i'm the copper country to the
cause OF missions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
MIR N RONESHO

will show our complete line of silks,
black and colored dress goods, wash
fabrics. embroidery dresses. neckwear
and belts Saturday at the Calumet
Hotel.
THE BONESHO SHAIDNAGLE CO,
80 Milwaukee, Wis.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-25
CAKE SALE.

Don't forget the cake sale to be held
Saturday. February 26th. in the Christ
Church Episcopal parlors from two to
five p. m. 90
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-01-24

men Of Edelweiss in the streets. I'll"
snapped Spantz.
Don't they ever 60 out shopping7"
Hardly. The merchants, II you will
but notice, carry their wares to the
houses Of the noble and the rich. But
tomorrow the garrison at the fortress
marches in review before the prince.
II you should happen to be on the ave-
nue. near the castle gate at II o'clock
you will see the beauty and chlvalry
Of Graustark. The soldiers are not
the only ones who are on parade"
There was an unmistakable sneer in
his tone.
You don't care much for society,
I'd say" observed Truxton. with a
smile.
Spantz's eyes famed for an instant
and then subtly resumed their most
1ngratiating twinkle. I'VE cannot all
Be peaoocks," he said quietly. You
win also see that the man who rides
beside the princes carriage wheel is
an American, while Graustark mobiles
take less exalted places"
IAN American, ehY.
Yes. Have you not heard Of John
Tullis, the princes friend? He, your
countryman, il the real power behind
our throne. On his deathbed the
princes father placed his son In this