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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
SAWED SLEEPING
MANS HEAD OFF
Ten Minutes Work on the Neck Al
most Completely Severed
the Head.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Dec. 20
Saving away continuously for ten
minutes, Hamilton Cook almost com
pletely severed the head OF Frank
Bennett from his body at the home
Of the latter, about fifty miles from
here.
Cook was boarder at the Bennett
home, and found his victim In a
drunken stupor. BENEFITS 12-year-old
son who witnessed the murder, arous-
ed the neighbors, who rushed to the
house, only to find that Cook had fled
He was soon captured in the noun.
tains nearby, after being wounded in
the arm, and was brought to the
Meadville jail. Cook is said to have
been intoxicated. The two men had
quarreled before over domestic trou
bles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
THEY CELEBRATED
OVER CHRISTMAS
A Number of Plain DRINKS ushered
Before Judge McNamara
This Morning.

Christmas did not slip by without
the usual celebration and as result
Judge Mcnamara had quite number
of plain DRINKS ushered into his pres.
ence this morning. Charles Rocks
and Spencer Barker were fined SIS and
costs; Phil Pelgin was fined 81 and
costs; Phil Walker and Robert Phelps
were handed sentences of five days
each; Frank Wheeler, Joseph Merritt
and Andrew, Simpson were sentenced
to thirty days and William Powers to
three days. Informations charging
Donald Pollard, Walter HUFFMAN and
Blank Thompson with disturbing the
peace were fled. The alleged disturb
ance is said to have taken place in a
South Fifth street restaurant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
A Unitarian.

Old Mr. Close. who is the wealthiest
man In Chatville, has a rooted objec.
ton to all unnecessary expenditures.
and even the necessary ones are &C.
we're trials. He had saved the drug
gist's bill for months, and when
finally he plucked up sufficient resolu-
ton to pay it his creditor was SO
pleased that he celebrated the event
by inviting Mr. Close to drink with
him--at his soda fountain.
"Oh, no. l guess not. said Mr..
Close.
Yes. do" urged the druggist, and
thoughtfully added, "the drinks are on
me, understand. 1t won't cost you a
cent"
I'm" said Mr.. Close. How much
Is soda water glass;"
Five cents said the druggist
Five cents repeated Mr.. Close,
slowly Well, think I'd rather have
something useful. Tell you whst-you
can give me bottle OF ink
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

Miss Matte Busch of ST. Louis, ar
rived in the city Saturday evening to
spend the holidays with her parents.
Dr.. Robert S. Reimers. assistant
surgeon at the Santa Fe hospital
Fort Madison, Iowa. spent Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ
Reimers.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Morris and chill
dren of Ottumwa, Iowa, spent Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nelson
Mr.. Norris returned home last night
but Mrs. Morris will visit with hel
parents for few weeks.
Joe Martin of Kansas City. is visit
ing relatives and friends in the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Sunday School PROGRAM.

The Sunday school class of ST.
Francis de Sales Catholic church
church gave the following program in
st. Francis hall last evening.
Piano Margaret and Frances
Stadler.
Recitation Catherine Higgins.
Recitation-C Catherine Winger.
Notwithstanding Weber.
Recitation-Marga Stadler
Recitation-Cathe Samuels.
ecitation-Gertrude Breheny.
Recitation Mary Louise Breheny.
Song-Alice Weber.
Recitations-C Clara Weber. Francis
Stadler, Mary Egan, Anna Fruin,
Gerard Higgins, John Breheny. Jack
Fallon, Agnes Fallon, Harold Stadler,
Corfine Weber
Piano solo-Helen Sargent.
Violin solo-Gertrude Weber.
Marder's orchestra also rendered
several numbers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
THE LABoRER AND HIS HIRE
American Worker ls Capitalist of La
Dor World-Averases st.s5
Day.

A leborer must earn enough to sup
port himself and his family; there
fore. closely accurate idea Of the liv-
ing expenses In various countries can
be gained from knowledge of the ay
erage wages paid a Iaborer In each.
The American laborer is the capital
list of the labor world, receiving in the
United States an average of one dol
lar and eighty-five cents a day. The
next highest average is found in Aus
tralia, where one dollar and sixty
cents Is paid In Canada and the
provinces dollar and ten cents is
the average. Only in these countries
does the average wage amount to a
dollar day.
Brazil and Chile each average eighty
cents a day. In Great Britain and
Ireland 1t is seventy cents; in France
and Central Europe. sixty-flve cents:
In Germany. ,fifty-fve cents; and In
Austria Hungary, forty cents. The la.
borers OF Spain and Portugal earn on
ly thirty-five cents day; while those
of italy and Malta must be content
with twenty-five cents. In the Chi
nese Empire the average is twenty
cents, and in Japan 1t is lowest Of all,
only fifteen cents day.
Logically, one should be able to live
as well in Italy on an income of -four
hundred dollars year as in the
United States on twsnty-eight hundred
dollars. and II a man in Japan should
receive the American wage, he should
be able to get along as well as the
American whose annual income is five
thousand dollars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
PERSONAL

W. c. Hedgecocis and Arthur
Hawkes. OF Louisville, KY. spent
Christmas as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John J.. Hawkes..
Ralph Spaar of Indianapolis is in
the city spending the holidays with
his parents.
Mrs. Lydia Nifng of Jacksonville,
H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jas.
Conoran.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. y. Conner and son
Glenn left Monday for Selma, Ia, to
visit relatives for a few days.
Miss Ruby Dollery who is attend
ing Highland Park College at Des
Mpilles IS snenuing the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Dol
lery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William q. Wright OF
Chicago spent Christmas with Mrs
Wright's parents. DR.. and Mrs. Lafay.
elite Brown. Arthur Brown of Doni
phan. Mo, is also home for the holi-
days.
Mrs. Harry II. Bradford and daugh
ter, Helen are spending the holidays
in st. Louis with relatives.
Mrs. f. H. Grimes and son.. OF
White Deer, Texas and Miss Evalene
Busch OF st. Joe. Mo-, are spending
the holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mr.. Jacob Busch.
Charles e. Peel of Spokane, Wash
is spending few days in Keokuk. He
was formerly in the Burlington ticket
office here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Unique Undertaking.

Running store on the honesty
system" is to be undertaken by the
farmers Of Stony Ford Grange Mid
dleton, n. Y A stock will be sup
piled and when member wishes to
obtain anything therefrom he will
be entrusted with the key of the
storerom and whatever he takes he
will make note of and leave the
price. II he takes more than he
leaves the money for he will not be
trusted second time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
VIM. EISENHUl'H
DIED SUNDAY
Life Long Resident of keokuk Died
at Hospital After Operation
For Stomach
Trouble.
IN THE SPANISH WAR
Deceased inclined Toward Militarism
and His Ambition Was
to be Sol
dier.

Il y - - -
Following an operation for acute
stomach trouble, last Wednesday,
William Eisenhuth passed away in
Graham hospital near midnight Sun
day Since the fifteenth of last Feb
ruary the deceased had been ailing,
and his death was not unexpected.
William Eisenhuth was born in
Keokuk, September Is, 1874. He had
been Keokuk boy all his life, al
though having seen larger portion
of the country through travels. When
the war with Spain broke out, he
was one Of the first to enlist with
Company A, Fiftieth Iowa, and with
that organized company went to Flori-
da. Fond of military tactics, deceased
had always enjoyed that calling in life
and his greatest ambition was to be
a soldier and serve his country. In
Company A, he was corporal under
Captain Sumner T. Bisbee.
In 1901, William Eisenhuth welded
Miss Florine Dewitt, his wife surviving
him with one little daughter Made
line, in death.
Until his recent illness. Mr. Eisen-
huth had been employed at the A. c.
Decker Manufacturing Company's
plant.
Funeral services are to be held from
the residence, "A South Eleventh
street, tomorrow afternoon at two
O'Clock. The pallbearers will be
from among the veterans of the late
war, and interment will be made in
the National cemetery
Mrs. Nellie Wilson, sister, sur
wives the deceased.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Question Of Sex.

A local ironworker who has been
married couple of years always de.
slared that his first son should be
named Mat, after one of his best
friends. Learning that the irouworker
and his wife had recently been
blessed With charming baby. =
friend smiled all over his face when
he greeted the father on the street.
Well" he heamed. how Is little
Matt Mat, nothing, answered. the
father. Its Mattress. Youngstown
Telegram.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Potatoes Better Than Gold.

Carlyle once told man who was
financially interested In gold mining
that all the gold ever produced in Cali
fornia was not worth one good mealy
potato. And yet the potato in Scotland
has history of less than two hundred
years, When Macdonald OF CIanran-
aid, in 1913. bought seed potatoes for
his tenants in South Ulster they OBJ
jected TO planting them because the
potato is not mentioned in the Bible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
: Long Official Of Noted School.

James Edward Gaffney, who for
nearly 20 years officiated as the
school clerk at Elton, has Just retired.
He had to know about everything con.
nected with the administration OF the
school down TO the initials of a mem.
Der of the third form. The majority
of famous Etonians' names are to be
found in his "Tardy Book" He had
to see that fresh birch was made
for every boy "swished
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Keokuk and Hamilton Water Pewer
Company Has Spent Approximate
" $4,000 in tho Past
Month.
OPEN SPUR TOMORROW
Track From Hamilton Depot to the
company's Works on the Illinois
Side Is Nearly
Compieted.

The Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power company has taken over all of
the land held for the past year. under
option, according to statement from
the company's Office today, and the
expenditure of money for the same
amounts to approximately s450,oo0.
The deeds to the many pieces Of
property have been placed on file
with but two or three exceptions, and
in these Instances the grantors re-
side out Of the city and the instru-
inents are in the mails at the present
time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

Seventh street, this city, will be mar
ried to Miss Pearl NJ. Rose, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. B, Rose of Bush
nell, Illinois, at the Catholic church
at Bushnell at 8 n. M. tomorrow morn
ing. Mr.. Short is the Denver repre-
sentative OF the Hubinger Bros. Co.
The young couple will make an ex-
tended trip to California. after which
they will be at home at Denver, Colo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Married on Christmas Day.

Miss Massey Middleton Of Abba.
Iowa, and Mr.. Max Downing of this
city were united in marriage Sunday
afternoon at the residence of the
brides sister, Mrs. Constantine at
Mooar. Rev. biiiey OF the Christian
chhurch performed the ceremony at
half past three o'clock. The bride is a
we'll known young woman and has a
number OF friends in this city as
well as being popular young woman
in her home city. The groom is the
son Of U. M. Downing, a well known
resident of Keokuk, and has many
friends who will wish him and his
bride ali happiness in the future. Mr..
Downing is employed in the powder
department of the Dupont mills. Mr..
and Mrs. Downing will make their
home at Mooar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Dance al Fort Madison.

Invitations have been issued for a
dancing party which will be given al
Fort Madison tomorrow evening by a
number of the popular set OF young
people of that city. Many of the in
vitations have been received in Keo-
lSuk. The sponsor list and invitations
read:
Hazel Amborn, Louise sollander
Georgia Davis, Lucille Grouse. Ted
Okell, vallie Foreman. Lala Hazen,
Mamye stempel, Elsie Schroeder.
Marquette. Dec 2S, 1910.
Masquerade, $50 O'Clock
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
B. p. O. ELKs.

Keokuk Lodge, No. 106--Meets first
ard third Thursday nights at Elks
hall. Gibbons opera house block. Sixth
and Main streets Club rooms open
daily. Visiting brothers cordially n
vited. James Cameron, Sr. Z. R.;
William Reimbold. Secretary.
bold. Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
TWO Children Rurned. .

CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 2I.-While
Mrs. VIM. Sheetz went to the grocery
this morning, her two little girls play
ed with the fire in the stove. They
were burned to death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

ERATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
Keoluk Aerie. No 6S3-Meets first
and third Wednesday Of each month at
Eagles hall. corner Eighth ana Main
Visiting brothers cordially invited
Frank Moeller, w. President: c. A.
Noaks. Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

KNIGHTS AND LADIES CT SECUR-
lTY, KEoKUK COUNCIL No. 1889.
Meets the first End third Monday OF
each month, at A. o. U. w. hall at
o'clock. 0. w. Rowe. president;
=. Whitmorsh. Financier; Mayme
c. Schenk, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

Foley's Kidney Pills are tonic IN
action, quick in results. and restore
the natural action of the kidneys and
bladder. They correct irregularities.
Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
ORDER OF OWLS.

Regular meeting or the order Of
Owls thu first and third Tuesdays OF
each month at their hall In the Schilta
building. corner Third and Johnson
streets, third floor. Visiting Owls are
cordially invited. r. ]. Hickey, worthy
president; e. starkweather. secre-
tary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

Herman Lodge. No. Lis (German).
meets regularly ever, Wednesday
evening at o'clock. 4. H. Llnnen-
burger, N. G.; Albert Kiefer. REQ.
Sec.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

A. Q. U. ".
Keoknk Lodge. No. 256--Meets
every Thursday night at 1880 o'clock
at hall over Keokuk Savings bank,
corner Fifth and Main streets. Visit.
Ing brethren cordially invited. Ed
Vaughn. NJ. W.; A. A. Baur. Recorder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
WORKMAN Dance SATURDAY.

A number of young people epjoyed
the dance given Christmas eve, by the
Woodmen in their hall at sixth and
Main. Agnes orchestra played.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

puckechetuck Lodge, No. 4s. meets
every Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Set. w. Sweeney, N. c.: Geo. w. Inn
megart. Permanent Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
In Honor of Visitors

Miss Mary Culkin will entertain at
cards Wednesday evening in honor of
Miss Katherine Martin of Chicago,
and Mrs. Robert H. Martin Of New
Haven, Conn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
X. OF P.

Morning Star Lodge, No. S--Meets
Firth and Bloadeau, X. of p building
tuesday at 1880 p. m. c. B. Lake,
Chancellor Commander; J. A. Bur-
CESS X. Of r. and 8. visiting knights
fratenally invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Dance This Eueninn.

Messrs. Malcomb Mcfarland Ed
ward tombstone and Henry Huiskamp
will hold a dancing party in Gibbons
hall this evening for number of their
friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Elks, Dance the Thirtieth.

dancing party will be given by
the Elks' lodge in Gibbons hall on the
evening of Friday, December thirtieth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

Puckechtnck Encampment. No Z
meets first and third TueSday even.
ings Of each month. Otto Anschutz.
Scribe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Illinois Abstracts.

The O'Harra. O'Harra. Wood and
Walker legal firm has just completed
an enormous amount Of abstracting
for the Keokuls and Hamilton Water
Power Company.
One hundred and ten tracts of land
We're investigated and their titles run
back to the original grant They were
greatly involved and complicated by
divisions and subdivisions and fire.
uuent change of owner. In the old
days the first settlers located on the
river. AT the time the Hamilton and
Keokuk bridge was built it was
thought a big boom was coming to
that region and two towns named
Montebello and Des Moines we're
plated into town lots which very
greatly complicated the abstracting.
Much Of the land about Nauroo was
Fowned by !Morlnons and in the great
higera of the Mormons to Utah. much
land was deserted and the owners
could not be traced which caused a
break in the title. This was the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
FRATERNAL CARDS
MASONIC.

Hardin Lodge No 29--Holds its reg.
uiar monthly meetings the second
Monday evening of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
To Cure Headache.

An obstinate headache often will
disappear if the head behind she ears
be bathed with hot water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

Hall Seventh and Main Streets-
heokuk Lodge. No. Is, meets regu,
iariy Monday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
Geo. Hardin. N. G.; Otto Anschusz.
recording Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Piles Quickly
Cured AZ Home

instant Relief, Permanent cure-Tria,
Package Mailed Free to all
IN Plain Wrapper.
Many cases Of Piles have been cured
oy trial package OF Pyramid Pile
1uEe without further treatment.
Wnen 1t proves its value to you, get
more from your druggist at soc box,
and be sure YOU get what you ask
ior. Simply fill out free coupon be.
low and mail today. Save yourself
from the surgeons knife and its tor.
TIRE. the doctor and his bills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
MODERN wc

MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
Gibbons Hall.
Keokuk camp. No. 622-Meets every
Wednesday evening ct 1880 p. m. Our
latch string Is out to neighbors, John
Wustrow, v. c.; ]. A. Pollard. Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Montrose Hotel to Go.

When the water power dam is built
The entire river front at Montrose will
he oyerfiowed. The Montrose hotel. de-
pot. bank andAthe other buildings on
Front street will be flooded The
options on the property there were ex-
eicised the past week. The hotel
owners got $4,000 and the bank peo-
pie $1,000. The Q. tracks there will
also be flooded and will have to be
moved back or raised. Most OF the
track between Keokuk and Fort Madi-
son will have to be raised. Nanvoo
Independent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

To Wed at Bushnell.
William Thomas Short, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Short, 7o3 South
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
To open Spur Track.

The spur track which has been con-
structed from the Hamilton depot to
the company's works on the Illinois
side, will be open for operation on
tomorrow. The time consumed in the
construction of it has consumed only
a few days. AS has been previously
stated the street car tracks to Second
street, which have been regarded,
will be used and the line will be
operated by the company.
Already ten car loads OF machinery
have been received from McCalrs
Ferry and is being installed. Men
are drifting in daily and are going to
work. but no large consignment of
laborers has been received during the
past few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
Realty Transfers.

Eva Ryland to Water Power Co.
two acres at Prices Creek.
Lucy A. Reeves to Water Power Co.
property in Montrose.
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