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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-12-30

An old Scottish woman wished to
sell a hen to neighbor.
"But tell me-" the neighbor said
"is she a'thegither a guild bird?"
"Awell, Margot," the old woman
admitted. "she has got one fault-she
will Lay on the Lords day" -~
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-12-30
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Commencing. next Sunday morning
the Baptist church win hold series
Of special meeting. Rev. L. G. Clark
Of Helena will be present and preach
at the Sunday service and each even
ing during the wsek.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-12-30

The milkmaid came In with the sad
news that there was no milk, as the
calf had gotten with the cow and
drank It all. "Then why" said Kath-
crime, don't you milk the calf?" od
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-12-30
Christian Science,

Services every Sunday morning at
II o'clock in ]. o. o. F. hall, Second
street. Subject of lesson sermon for
Sunday, January l, God"
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-12-30
IN THE CHURCHES
Corvallis Baptist Church.

c. C. Hickman, will preach both
morning and evening next Sunday,
January 1. -
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-12-30

BASCOM WATERS. Pastor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
CITY NEWS.

The Wabash passenger No. 3 was
two hours and forty-five minutes late
upon it's arrival in the city this after
noon. The delay was caused by mis-
connections at Hamilton.
"A baby girl has been born to
Mr.. and Mrs Howard E. Kerr.
A tale is told of local grocerman
who bought pig at church bazaar
last night All well and good but when
the janitor of the church thought he
would take the pig home for the pro-
duce and edible dealer, he thought
the quickest and best method of get
ting master pig to the grocerman' S
home would be to drive it. short
way down the alley to its new home
He opened the box and out jumped
the porker with squeal and away it
went. Two little girls took after the
animated bacon but were unable to
catch it. The search and chase was
kept up until today, it is said, the pig
being spied several times, but the
pursuers were unable to get their
mitts on it.
The police officers were busy this
afternoon serving personal tax bills
on citizens who had not settled for
their personal property with the city.
A penalty of thirty cents was at
tached to each delinquent bill. There
We're several hundred of the pay the
bearer notices.
This afternoon one of the Adams
express horses, while attempting to
turn the corner of Sixth and Main
slipped and fell down, breaking the
left shaft, but no damage was done
to the horse
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
RAINY DAY IN THE NURSERY
Various Ways In Which the Children
Can Be Amused and Kept From
Peevshness in Bad Weather.

A rainy day is always something Of
I trial to the children in the nursery.
! The little ones miss their usual walk,
and the hours drag heavily. The chill
dren are listless and peevish and the
day very likely ends with fit of tenn
per or tears.
Now, here is way to avoid these
consequences: Dress the children In
their hats and coats and turn them
loose to romp in large room where
the windows are thrown open, but Sc
cure from danger. This plan gives
them plenty of fresh air and exercise.
Set aside few toys, not necessarily
expensive ones, and keep them strictly
Tor rainy days or when the children
are prevented by illness from going
out
The rainy day doll or box of bricks
or automobile will be welcomed as a
novelty and will keep the boys and
girls amused for hours when they
would soon tire of their usual toys
Another fine plan is 10 let the chill
dren help about the house A little
girl will be delighted with permission
to help make the beds or dust things
she cannot break
Let rainy days be always times of
indoor activity. You cannot expect a
child with overlooking energy to spend
hours in quiet occupations.
Why cant you sit down and keep
still with book?" mother asks.
The child doesn't know why It
can't though the explanation is very
simple one
A great deal of exercise is needful
Tor the proper development of growing
limbs, and if this exercise cannot be
secured by outdoor play it must be
gained in some other way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
PERSON AIS.

the district court at Fl. Madison, was
in the city today.
w. H. South, county auditor at FIT
Madison, was in the city this after
noon.
Jay Tumelty of Quincy. spent the
day, Tuesday, in the city.
Franklin Burt, the we'll known fish
erman, left this afternoon for New
York. where he will spend few days
on the market
John I4uder left this afternoon for
Peoria, where he will make his future
home.
E. j. Kelly. of Valley Junction, was
in the city this afternoon.
c. R. Joy and Leonard Matless left
this afternoon for Buffalo, where they
will spend a few days.
Mrs. Eliza Malcolm, of TT. Madison
who has been the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. w. S. Sample for the past week
returned to her home this afternoon
Mrs. ]. P. Allen and daughter, Miss
Blanche, will leave tomorrow night
for, Tacoma, Wash. for few months
visit with relatives
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
FLOATING ISLAND FOUND
Queer Discovery Made by the Crew
Of the Bark Atlas in the
Pacific Ocean.

The crew Of the bark Atlas, which
arrived in Seattle recently after
rounding the Horn from Philadelphia,
reports queer discovery for one day
of the 1873 of her voyage. She had
been out many days without seeing
anything only three ships were seen
ON the entire trip-when one morning
in the Pacific the lookout reported
that he had sighted land off the port
bow where no land was supposed to
be- Nor could any be found on the
charts.
1t seemed low in the water, but too
much like the real thing to be a
mirage. SO the captain ran toward it.
1t proved to be land, right enough; an
island covered with trees and thick
low underbrash. Birds and few
monkeys were seen upon it, but no
other signs of life These precluded
the possibility of the island being OF
volcanic origin, and leads the captain
to claim it as floating island. He
believes that it was washed out to sea
from delta OF the Rio de la Plata or
the Negro, and that the underground
was so thick that its roots held the
whole together
AS he saw two trees tumble into
the water from the islands edge be-
fore he sailed away his theory appears
to be somewhat substantiated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
CITY NEWS.

Few cars southern III. (Franklin
county, SKI nut, excellent quality.
Must move same. D. e. Reeves, mine
agent
Election of officers of Keokul5
lodge No. 256 A. o. U. w. at their
regular meeting tonight. All mem
bers are requested to attend BY
order of the NJ w. Ed G. Vaughan.
The police in reciting from the
city ordinances say that cattle, coal
wagons and manure wagons must not
be driven on Main street. Only at
the intersections where it is neces-
sary to cross to some other street
are these three things enumerated al
lowed to use Main street.
County Auditor W. H. South and
County Clerk Lotion prepared the
jury list for 1911 this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
CITY NEWS.

The Iowa cement show will be
held at Cedar Rapids, January 10
to 49,
Harry Mas, an employee of the
government at the first lock. was TAX.
en- to the hospital today to undergo
an operation.
The police courts are caring for
more "sleepers' now than any other
specie of offenders Several of them
We're up this morning for snoozing
On private property.
Merchants say that citizens are
needing the timely slogan: Shop
early" With only twenty more buy
ing days, there isn't much time to
waste and the wise ones are taking
advantage of every one.
Local coal dealers are meeting all
demands at the present time for fuel
and 1T is to be hoped that the plente-
Gus condition with the dealers of this
cold weather necessity will continue.
number of other cities throughout
me state are complaining of the
scarcity of coal.
Effective Dec. 1, E. X Fleming
IS appointed general agent of the
lleight department of the c., 3. & @.
ny. Co.. vice C. A. Johnson, deceased.
The Trinity Epworth isasue will
noia Its monthly business and social
meeting at the home of A. C. Wus-
row. 1928 Blondeau, 500 p. m. this
evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
The "pure food law is DESIGNED by

The pure food law" is designed by
the Government to protect the public
from injurious ingredients in food and
drugs. 1t is beneficial both to the pub.
lie and to the conscientious manufac.
turer. Elys Cream Balm success
full remedy for cold in the head and
nasal catarrh, meets fully the require.
ments of the new law. and that fact
is stated on every package. 1t con-
tains none Of the injurious drugs re.
CURED by the law to be mentioned on
the label Price 80 cents.
If you prefer to use an atomizer. ask
for Liquid Cream Balm. 1t has all the
good qualities of the cold form of this
remedy and will rid you of catarrh or
hay fever No cocaine to breed a
dreadful habit. No mercury to dry
out the secretion. Price rs cents, with
spraying tube. All druggists, or mail
ed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren ctreet,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Maybe superstitions.

1t would appear that some amount
of superstition is associated with the
maybe in country folklore; somehow
or other the bird has acquired moro
or less sinister reputation.
This may be due to its sable plum.
age or perhaps to its artfulness. Thus,
according to one doggerel relic of SUI.
perstition which, one often hears in
the south, the appearance Of one mag.
pie signifies sadness, two augur
mirth, three foretell death and four
herald a birth Agricultural Econo-
mist.
ANsABEL:
Use Gold Medal Flour for your pastry.
GIRALDINn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
HOSPITAL FIRE AT
FORT MADISON
It Was Necessary to Move Eleven
Patients From RuiIding-Prop-
erty Loss Slight.
[special to The Gate city.

Especial to The Gate City.]
FORT MADISON, Iowa, Dec. L.
Fire which broke out in the basement
of st. Elizabeth's hospital early this
afternoon, necessitated the removal of
eleven patients from the hospital
wards to various homes in the vicin-
ity. The patients were driven out by
the smoke which filled the building.
They were in no immediate danger
and the property loss amounted to
only few hundred dollars. Spon-
taneous combustion which started in
the coal cellar, caused the confagra-
ton
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Daily Grain Letter.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The action of
the grain market suggests that the
leaders are working this market high
err.
Domestic opinions mixed; foreign
news bearish. Flour people desire
May wheat back to one dollar Clev-
crest bear on floor advises against
selling on breaks. Market may cele-
brate; the deliveries out ofthe way
today by a little up-turn. Probably
that some profit taking will result in
such event. Technical position of
May wheat has not changed during
the past two weeks. Fighting ground
seems to be around ninety-six for
May wheat. Ultimate chances of
working May wheat to the dollar de-
ponds entirely upon steadiness OF
leaders.
Action of corn indicates that trade
will soon turn to the buying side on
market; sentiment on oats is also
changing, and there will be a ten
dency to buy on small depressions.
Broomhall Cable-The market at
the opening was under pressure of
realizing and values were three-eights
to one-half lower. American cables
were strong yesterday. Export bust
ness fair, rather dull, which offset
the strong cables. Later, and during
the remainder O. morning session the
market was strongly supported, and
prices advanced to seven-eighths
from opening. This support came
largely from shorts, who covered ac-
lively on fact that although day re-
ports of heavy offerings Monthly
stocks showed over million bushels
decrease, and reports from Russia are
less favorable, as regards crop con-
ditions. At midday the market was
strong and seven-eighths to one cent
higher than opening, and one-half
higher than yesterday.
Corn was neglected, and nominally
unchanged.
Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. l.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Recorda in Size.

The largest theater is the Paris
Opera house, covering three acres;
the largest bronze statue, that Of Pc
ter the Great in st. Petersburg, weigh
Ing 1,1o0 tons. The biggest stone
statue is in Japan, "A feet high; the
largest college is in Cairo. with over
ten thousand students and $40 teach
ers. Damascus has the honor of be-
ing the oldest city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
NOTICE.

] have replaced a lunch counter in
new restaurant, No. 90 South Fourth
street and am now ready to serve the
public with anything in the short
order line. ] hope to see all my old
customers as well as many new ones.
T. ]. FARMER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

8 room, 95x15o S. S. $4,000
8 room, 5Ox140 S s.. $4,000
Z room, corner lot S. S.. .$2500
Two Groom, N S. each. $4,000
Two S-room full lots ,ea. $4,000
S room cottage, S. S. $1,000
And Others just as good.
IS acres, frL. berry and
dairy. 1900 bearing fruit trees
$65 per acre.
100 acres, good house and
barn, orchard, well fenced, $40
per acre.
55 acres, bottom, we'll I'M.
proved, house and barn, etc.
$50 per acre.
80 acres, 5 room house, two
barns, fruit, good land, $a5
per acre.
Splendid bargains in farms
of all sizes and prices in Scot
land Co., Mo.
Come in and Sae us.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
work Commenced in Earnest by Keo-
kuk and Hamilton Water Power
Company and Realty De-
\ partment is Busy.
BIG ICE HOUSE TAKEN IN
Purchase Of Property Of Mississippi
Coal and Ice Company Includes
it-other Option is on
Remey Property.

The work of paying out approx.
,mately 100000 for land lying along
the Mississippi river on both the Iowa
and Illinois sides. which has been
held under option by the Keokuk and
Hamilton Water Power Company for
nearly year, was commenced today.
Most of the land has a river frontage
and in many instances the flowage
rights of the company extend for
some distance from the shore. The
options expire on December 81, and
all OF them will be exercised on or
before that date.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Maxwell& Turnelty
Insurance and Real Estate.
IL North Sixth Street.

Beg to announce the sale of the fol-
lowing properties this month:
Oertel property, sixty feet on 14th
and Main streets.
Morgan store building corner 10th
and Main Streets.
Dwelling 1877 Bank street.
Dwelling, 1920 Blondeau st.
Dwelling, 416 High Street.
Vacant lot. corner 18th and Main.
We still have desirable list of
properties in all parts of the city
for sale, and il you intend buying or
have property to sell it will pay you
to see us.
Fell Phone 222 Black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

Worse than an alarm of fire at
night is the metallic cough of Group,
bringing dread to the household.
Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar in the house and give 1t at
the first sign of danger. 1t contains
mo opiates. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Transcon-
tinental railroads lined up today in
the struggle between New Orleans
and San Francisco for the Panama
exposition The Hartman lines have
favored San Francisco. A message
was sent to the railroad from New
Orleans stating IF you don't withdraw
your support from San Francisco and
withdraw from the fight, you will lose
$4,000, 600" The question of which
city will be awarded the exposition
will overshadow every other item OF
business at the short session of con-
gress. Both cities have big Hobbies
here
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
LATE AFTERNOON
BULLETINS
T3y United Pressl

WASHINGTON Dec. !. THE freight
rate hearing before the Interstate
commerce commission regarding the
proposed increased rates came to a
close today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

WASHINGTON. Dec. Leaving a
pathetic note saying that she was
turning out the light" Mrs. Alonzo
w. Schunk, wife of war department
official, committed suicide today be-
cause she feared her existence was
unfair to the other members of the
family She was victim of tuber-
culosis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Options Closed.

The options exercised today were
on the Remey property, lying near
the electric light plant, and the prop
erty of the Mississippi Coal and Ice
company near the first lock; also on
a small strip of the back lots owned
by number of Grand Avenue proper
ty owners. This last named land is
situated at the bottom of the hill and
some distance from the canal. Among
the owners were w. c. Howell, VIM.
"a. Logan, G. R. Joy, #. S. Pond, E.
T. Bartruff and B. P. Taber. Other
options will be taken up tomorrow,
and the warranty or quit claim deeds
filed with the deputy recorder i'm
mediately
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
e. Ross Baker Buys.

The deal was closed and the deed
filed this afternoon by which 3. Ross
Baker comes into possession of a
Main street lot on the south side,
between Fourth and Fifth, described
as lot 4, block So. The .grantor was
Frank Limbaugh. The property in
cludes he Smoke House, the florist
shop and the plumbing shop. The
consideration was not named in the
deed. MIR. Baker has held an option
on this property for some time and
recently proposed it as site for the
new Elks' home He made the pur-
chase purely as an investment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

Local CIVe STOCK.
KEOkUK, Dec. 1.-The following
live stock market furnished today by
Joseph Haubert:
Hogs-Good butchers, Sc so.
Sheep-Butchers, $500.
Calves $500 to $3.50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

Program.
Music, Orchestra, Elks March.
Opening Exercises-Exalted Ruler
and Secretary.
Orchestra
eremonies-Exalted Ruler and Of
ficers of the Lodge.
Opening Ode-Orchestra and Broth
ers.
Great Ruler of the Universe,
All seeing and benign.
Look down upon and bless our work
And be all glory Thine!
Oh! hear our prayers for the honored
dead,
While bearing in our minds
The memories craven on each heart
For AUD Lang Syne.''
Invocation by the Chaplin.
Orchestra
Eulogy-Departed in 1910.
Announcement by the Brother Sec
rotary.
Robert II. Fegers Response by
Brother S. W. Moorhead.
Albert Azinger --Response by Bro
Their Fl. ID. Fleming.
Hugh Robertson-Respon by Bro
Their o. Il. Sobl.
Charles A. Bowen-Response by
Brother Edward f. Carter.
Charles Off-Response by Brother
Thos. A. Hartley.
Leighton Brownell- Response by
Brother II. A. Gray.
George c. Evans Response by
Brother w j Roberts.
Williams +. Rush-Response by
Brother c.. f. Smith.
Orchestra.
Scripture Reading by the Chaplain
Closing exercises Exalted Ruler
and Officers of the Lodge.
America Orchestra and Audience.
Benediction.
Star Spangled Banner-Orchestra
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Services for Departed Brothers viii
Be Held in Grand Opera House
and the Public is
Invited.
PROGRAM Is ANNOUNCED
Those Who Have Passed Away Dur
ing the Past Year Numbered
Several Prominent
Members.

Memorial services of the Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks I'M
der the auspices of Keokuk Lodge No.
LOG, will be held at the Grand opera
house Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
to which the public is invited. The
services are in memory of nine alb
sent brothers who passed away dur
ing the past year. They are David ].
Ayres, DR.. Robert H. Fegers, Albert
Azinger, Hugh Robertson, Charles A.
Bowen, Charles Off. Leighton Brown
ell, George G. Evans and William F.
Rush.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

MARIETTA:
Orier Gold Medal Flour II Your folks are
perpickity about their victuals. SALLY AMI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Many Men Are at Work.

The present force of men now en-
ployed on the Illinois side by the COM
many is larger than has ever been. 1t
was annouced from the Keokuk Of
fees this morning that one hundred
and seventy men We're on the pay roll,
with the prospects of an early in
crease in the number.
A stone crusher was received to-
day and is being installed. 1t will be
used for putting in temporary con
crete work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
ron SALE
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Two room houses Nos.
Alb and Ais High street. Steam
heat. All modern conveniences. In.
quire at All High street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Real Estate Transfers.

In consideration of $500. Americus
V. kendrick has conveyed to James
Cameron Jr., lots 4 and 5, block 10,
in Mason's upper addition. The prop
erty is on Ninth between Leighton
and Seymour
j. B. Chute has conveyed to the
Iowa Loan and Realty company the
rear sixty feet of lots ] and 2, in
Arch square The property is on the
rear of the corner of Tentn and
Bank
A deed made out thirteen years ago
conveying from John DeRosear to A.
A. Hall lots Is and 16 in the town
of Galland. was filed in the deputy
recorders office today. The consid-
Grafton was $3.50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms in
modern home, furnace heat, all con-
veniences, 1924 Morgan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

FOR RENT-Dwelling, 500 Blondeau
ST, 6 rooms, gas, bath. electric
lights E. F. Renaud, Agt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

FOR RENT-seven room cottage
with bath, modern. 419 Fulton In.
quire of Jos. w. Steiger
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

FOR RENT Front room, nicely furn-
ished, rs High street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01
Water Power Deeds Filed.

Deeds conveying the titles to land
described briefly above were filed
this afternoon. The property convey
ed by the Mississippi Coal and Ice
company is described as lot 3 and the
northerly 80 feet of lot 2, all in blk
7. Other grantors are George Has
sail. Carrie Blom, VIM. Logan, Sarah
]. Hutchinson, b. c. Taber, Clyde t.
Joy, e. T. Bartruff and w. II. Huis-
kamp.
The deed from George c. Remey
to the Water Power Co., was also
fled No consideration other than
ST is mentioned in the deeds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-01

wheat opened % lower. Corn opened
unchanged to a higher.
Market closed: wheat Y higher;
corn Y higher
Chicago Car Lots.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Car lots: wheat