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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
BAD ORCHARD ENEMY.

| June is the month when careful in
specton should be made Of the young
apple and pear trees to see that the
newly Matched larvae Of the borer
beetle are headed off. While some or
chardists incase the trunks OF the
young trees with wrappers of one kind
or another, which extend couple of
inches into the soil, or paint the trunks
with whitewash in which rather
strong solution of carbolic acid has
been added. these precautions should
not be allowed to take the place of an
individual tree inspection. This is best
done by keeping all grass and weeds
| hoed away from the trunk of the tree.
getting down on all tours and careful.
~ scraping the bark for couple of
inches below the surface of the ground
with sharp knife, curved bladed
pruning knife being preferable The
presence of the newly hatched borers
will be indicated by drop of discolor.
ed sap exuding from the bark or a tiny
bit of brown wood dust If the borers
have been In the tree year or more
this brown excreta will be considera.
Bile. the adjacent bark giving hollow
sound when scraped with the knife.
This dead bark should be carefully
pared away and the borer or borers To-
Gated. for sometimes four or FIVE will
be eating the life out of the same tree.
Borers OF the preceding years hatch
usually work down and sideways from
the point of entrance. while those
which have been in the tree two sea-
sons are deeply bedded in the wood
and are usually working up prepare
| tory to their change to the beetle stage
and emergence from the tree in this
form some time in June. While plia.
Bile wire is good for reaching these
pests. a little peeled twig will answer
the purpose nicely, the use of it often
preventing serious cutting of the
bark and tree When the borers have
beer cleaned out the wounds should be
packed tight with moist soil, so as to
hasten the healing process. There is
| no other single pest which does as
much primary damage to fruit trees as
/ borers. yet there is no orchard enemy
| which the novice seems to know so lit
I tie about.
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WAYLAND, MO.
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Kay Spurgeon of Eldorado, Kan, is
visiting relatives in this vicinity and
and Kahoka.
Mrs. Frank Kamuf returned to her
home in Keokuk Monday, after spend
ing several days with her daughter,
Mrs. G.. Henshaw.
Lewis Van of Keokuk was a Way,
land caller Sunday
Harvesting is on in full blast. Lee
Coe began thrashing yesterday for
Sam Vermillion. M sf
Little Cornelius Means died Satur-
day, July 8. and was buried Sunday
in the Frazee cemetery. The bereaved
parents have the sympathy Of the en-
tire community. The little grave looks
small to those who never knew a
baby's love, but to broken-hearted
mother the mound that covers the
baby's little grave is bigger than all
the world, for her fondest hopes and
deepest joys were buried there.
Mrs. Will Haywood of Eldon, Iowa,
is spending few days in Wayland.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
hold their market Saturday, July six
teenth in Taylor building.
Mrs. S. A. Taylor is on the sick
list.
Mrs. James Hememy, who was oper-
ated on a few weeks ago at the st.
Joseph's hospital in Keokuk, will soon
be able to return home.
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ARMlNGTON.
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Mrs Amanda Crown and Miss Jessie
Ward of Chehalis, WASH, arrived Sat
urday for q visit with relatives and
friends
Miss Viola Schrerer returned We'd
nesday FROM Donnellson, where she
has been attending German school.
Mr.. end Mrs c. V. Woodworth of
Chicago, who have been visiting at
the home of w. T. Boyer, returned
home Saturday.
Miss Alma Frank is the guest of
relatives in Davenport.
Mrs Edward Manhart and son Elgin
of Des Moines are visiting Mrs. E.
E. Manhart and Mrs. E. s. Kelley.
Miss Edna Medaris of Ottumwa is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Dora Me
darts.
Mrs. T. w. Grimm has returned
from visit with relatives in Cincin-
natl.
Miss Christine Grown, who has
been visiting relatives near Bonaparte.
returned home Saturday.
Sam Hatrick visited over Sunday
with friends in Chicago
Mrs. Frank Yetter of Independence,
Mo-, who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Whitlock,
returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. Woodwork of
Chicago visited Thursday and Friday
with Pennington friends.
Miss Alma Frank is visiting rela.
tiyes in Davenport.
Mrs. 7 w. Grimm has returned
from visit with relatives in Cincin-
natl.
Mrs. Edward Manhart and son Elgin
OF Des Goines are visiting Mrs. E. E.
Manhart and Mrs. E. S. Kelley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
WILL BEAR WATCHING

The present unexampled solicitude
Of the fruit jobbers trust for the finan-
Cial welfare of the independent fruit
growers is entirely too belated TO be
credited with any large degree of phi
lanthropy or altruism Time was-and
that but a short time ago when all
growers were independent-tha is,
each operated individually and was
easy picking for the commission
sharks, who saw that their victims got
just enough returns for their produce
to keep soul and body together, and
sometimes not that much. The city
buyers We're banded together to quote
price for a given shipment of prod
uce and then notify all members of
the clique what that price was. and
the victim could wait until be got
black in the face, but he would get no
better offer. In time growers woke up
and realized how they had been hood
winked and swindled. They are now
organized. and organized effectively
enough so that they are beginning to
get fairly decent treatment from those
who formerly plundered them at will
Some dissatisfaction has been felt by
members of some growers associations
with prices received, and these are be-
ing enticed away from the organiza-
ton by temporary decent treatment by
the commission men and jobbers, but
it is only for the purpose of disrupt
ing these cooperative marketing or
CARNATIONS, when the old tactics can
be counted on to put into play;
hence when the fruit jobbers trust
displays undue kindness toward the
independents it is safe to assume there
is an Interior motive behind it. There
is niger in the wood pile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
Eddie Collins, one Of Best Hltters In
Illinois League Of kankakee
Team Taken by
Belt.
HILDEBRAND RELEASED
Right Fielder With keokuk for Past
Several Seasons Turned ov-
er to Burlington
Club.

Eddie Collins, short stop up until
Yesterday with the Kankakee Illinois
State league team. is today member
of the Keokdk baseball team and this
afternoon Is playing his first game at
Ottumwa in an Indian uniform.
Collins is reputed to be a good man
and the directors and Manager Belt
believe they have made find in him.
Belt received his contract yesterday
after a dicker had, been made with
the Kankakee club manager and the
new man is now in the circuit tour
with the home team.
Collins strongest feature aside from
his fielding Is his hitting, which is
above tie 800 mark. He should prove
a valuable addition to Keokuk in win
ming future games on account of this
fact alone, as this department Of the
game has been the weakest with
which the team has had to contend.
HiIdebrand Released.
Hildebrand, for the past two seasons
with keokuk, and one of the best out
aelders in the league, has been turned
over to Manager Geier OF the Burling-
Ton club and remained in that city yes
terday, when Keokuk left there for OF
tumWa. Hildebrand will finish the sea-
son. Belt felt that the hitting mark
which Keokuk's ex-right fielder had
set at the beginning of the season had
begun to deteriorate, and his release
4 as been inevitable for the past two
weeks, and his fielding not on a par
with former records established by
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
Chief Of Police schevers Says That
all Dogs Must Have License
to Remain
Alive.
WINTER CAMPAIGN
Until the Last Day Of May 1911 viii
the Scouting for Dogs be
Kept ur-Then Another
Campaign.

Il believe that there are four hun
tdred more dogs in Keokuk that are
running around without their taxes
paid said Chief Schevers Of the po-
lice department, this morning, "and
we intend to keep up the campaign
against dogs until the 31st of next
May, when we expect to start a new
one all over again" Thus quoth the
head OF the force of officers today
when tackled for the ffty-flrst time
about the dog question, which has
been almost worn to FRAGILE to ex-
press. it the Roosevelt way.
The money received for dog taxes
by the city of Keokuk is over twelve
hundred dollars, pretty nearly thirteen
hundred, but still there are many of
these four-legged animals running
about that will have to be killed if
the officers get hold of them, and in a
little book that is kept on the desk
OF the chief of police, with the inscrip-
ton Dogs" neatly penned on it's leath-
er cover, the name of every dog owner
In the city is kept.
Informations will continue to be
filed by the chief against all those per-
sons who. have not paid the dues re-
CURED for keeping dogs. Just this
morning informations were filed
against the following persons, who
have not yet secured licenses for dogs
On their places. Ed Hillyer, George
Higham, William Krieger, William
Short, Tom Henderson, Jim Webster,
Jeff Monical and several others made
out against owners of unlicensed dogs
this afternoon.
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kAHokA, MO.
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MRS. Dierstein and two children OF
monmouth, III are guests of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. p. Bouru.
& Assistant Attorney General j. M.
lawson, Of Jefferson City spent Sun
day with his family in Kahoka.
Rev. and Mrs Roland Trump are
rejoicing over the arrival OF a
handsome son, born early Sunday
morning.
Miss Olive Puder visited friends in
Memphis Friday and Saturday.
The windstorm of Saturday night
blew down the tent at the picture
show.
Nicholas Volz, aged 20 years, a son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Vo1z, died at
the home of his parents in Kahoka
Friday at 1:10 o'clock, after only two
days illness. Funeral from the Metho.
dist church in Luray, Sunday conduct
ed by Rev. Wallace, interment il
Luray cemetery. Deceased was an ex-
emplary young man and his death was
severe blow to his parents and many
friends.
Prof s. e. Seaton came over from
Macon and visited Friday and Satur.
day with Kahoka friends.
Chas. Pryor while painting Satur.
day, fell from step ladder and sus.
tanned severe cut on his forehead
and nose and dislocated bone Of
the wrist.
Mrs. G. G. Calvert and daughter,
Miss Roxie left Saturday for Colorado
for q visit with relatives and friends.
Chas. Wickham of Keokuk was a
Kahoka visitor Sunday.
c.. E. King and G. L. Young are in
Minnville this week.
Mrs. Lydia King of Keokuk, is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Townsend.
Frank Wright has resigned his posi-
ton at the power house and is again
engaged in the barber business, on
the north side of the square.
Alfred Swanson is the guest of rela-
tives near Charlton, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Moore are again
residents of Clark county.
c. J. Kirch of Keokuk, was the
guest of his parents over Sunday.
The good rain of Sunday again put
corn forward another notch.
A horse driven by Mrs. Lindsey
Hodges took fright on the square
Monday evening and ran away. Mrs.
Hodges was thrown out of the vehicle
but sustained no serious injuries. The
horse was caught about three blocks
to the south.
Miss Sue Donart has returned from
her vacation and is again at the head
of the Beyler and Sage millinery de-
partment.
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LuRAY, MO.
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Rev. Wallace filled mis- regula

Rev. Wallace filled mis- regular ap.
pointment here Sunday.
The body of Nicholas Voss. the son
of George Voss, formerly of this place
but now of Kahoka was brought here
Sunday and buried at the side of mis-
two brothers who have preceded him.
Nicholas was a well beloved young
man, a good christian. He leaves his
mother, father, three sisters and two
brothers also host of sorrowing
friends to mourn his departure.
Orvil Buck, wife and family left
for their home in Winchester after a
few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. G.
NJ. Jones, the latter's parents.
Miss Mary Nicholas of Kahoka is
here visiting her cousin, Helen Cali
han.
Jim Riggs and family of Ashton
spent Sunday with DR.. Geeslin and
family.
The R. N. A. gave an ice cream
supper Saturday night. The storm
caused poor attendance.
Ernie Dennison and family spent
Sunday in town
Clara Bailey of Kirksville is here
visiting her two aunts Miss Alice and
Miss Annie Bailey.
Miss Maude Falkinburgh visited
the latter part of last week N kaho-
ka with relatives.
Charley Perry spent Sunday at
home
Mrs. Win Drew and daughter Nellie
are here visiting her brother and 9TH
er relatives.
Charley Davidson has started up
his meat shop in one of John Peters
rooms.
RMS. Sally Atchison is very
low again, Mrs. Atchison has never
been able to be up for twelve weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
PERSON AL

Miss Dean Griffin of Des Moines is
visiting her mother, Mrs. M. Griffin
for few days.
Frank Bulman has returned from a
business trip to Chicago, and Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
Mrs. ]. w Powell and children OF
Centerville, Iowa, and Mrs. Callie
Arnold OF Alexandria, Mo-, are visit
Ing at the home of T. A. Wilson and
family, 922 Exchange street.
G. F, Miller has returned from a
ten days trip visiting at Clinton, Day.
export and Rock Island
Mrs. Heman T. Powers and Heman,
Jr. will leave today for Chicago,
where they will visit tor few weeks
before going to their future home at
Winona. Indiana.
H. C. Norling of Burlington was a
keokuk business caller today.
A. H. Palmer of CORN was in the
city this afternoon
Frank j. Jordan was in the city
from Burlington today.
-. ~. A1oiD1Cu maui a lDuSIRSSS ITlD
to Burlington this afternoon.
c. e. Brown, General superinten-
dent and L. w Kanes, train master
of the Springfield division of the Wa
bash were in the city on railroad
business today.
A. K. Cory of Lima. ILL., was Keo-
kuk business caller today.
H D. Hatfield, travelling freight
agent for the Toledo, Peoria and
Western railroad, was in the city on
bosiness today.
Vera Hellhes of Canton is visiting
at the home of her cousin, Miss Lii
liam Teeters.
Mrs. John zeekan and daughter,
Miss Mamie and son, John Jr. are
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs
E. w. Moore.
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PocIsetad the Silver

There is an amusing anecdote re-
garding Lord Crewe how on one occa-
sion at charitable entertainment he
leaned against corridor wall and
went fast asleep with his hat in his
hand. Some young fellows started
dropping half crowns and coppers into
the hat from balcony above, and the
chink of the coins woke him up. when
he promptly pocketed all the silver
and pelted his impromptu benefactors
with the pence.-London NJ. A. P.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
HAND THINNING OF FRUITS.

When danger of frost is past and it
is apparent that the trees have set
more fruit than their size would seem
to indicate that it will be possible for
them to bring to good sized maturity,
hand thinning should be resorted to-
Tnis will not only reduce the number.
but will at the same time improve both
the size and quality of the fruit re-
naming, the total weight or volume of
fruit not being reduced by the process
but simply being confined beneath
fewer skins. The thinning in most of
the western orchard districts is done
when the apples are about the size of
shelled walnut, and the practice is to
leave no fruit on the trees closer than
six inches. The same rule holds for
pears. while for smaller fruits. such as
peaches and apricots. the distance at
which the fruit is left apart is about
four inches, varying somewhat upon
the variety and size which it usually
attains. IL ihe thinning is carefully
done much defective fruit may be
eliminated in the process. thus reduc-
ing the number of culls which will
have to De handled at harvest time.
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Row over a Nickel.

oSKALOOsA, July 12.--One hun
dred and twenty-five miners are idle
at the Bolden-Hoober mines because
of about 100 pounds of coal valued at
about five cents. The loss was sus-
tanned by i. E. Pierson, president of
the railroad union, when his car was
being hoisted The company refused
to reimburse him and the men say
they will not go to work until the
full amount due him is paid.
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Bitten hu Mad non.

IOWA CITY, July 12,-Little Alma
Baker, daughter of Henry Baker of
Wolcott, Iowa, was bitten by a dog,
supposed to be mad. and has been
brought here from Scott county and
placed in the archaeological labora-
tory for Pasteur treatment. 1t is be-
lieved by DR.. Henry Alder, the state
bacteriologist, and his staff that she
will not be victim of hydrophobia.
So far she is doing nicely.
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Stepped on Nail: LocklaW

MUSCATINE, July 12-Whlle at
tempting to take drink Of water.
Fred Schemps, aged thirteen. was
stricken with lockiaw and fell to the
ground, dying twenty-four hours lat
er. He had stepped on nail two
weeks ago, but paid no attention to
the injury at that time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
This is Good Mark.
Vail

BERLIN, July 12-Capt. Vail
kamps of infantry regiment III, sta.
toned at Rasthattt, South Germany,
has been dismissed from the army
and sentenced to two years in prison
for brutality to his soldiers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
Street Car Controversy.

DIES MONIES, July 12.-The city
council by unanimous vote adopted
a resolution directing the city solici-
tors to proceed against the street car
company and force it to furnish ade-
quate street car service and rebuild
Its plant or get off the streets. Bar
ring a few years in court, this is sup
posed to be the beginning of the end
of the controversy.
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Huuhes AGAINST Loeb.

NEW YORK, July 12.-When Gov
ernor Hughes reaches Sycamore Hill
tonight for his conference with Roose-
Welt he is expected to announce that
he does not favor the nomination of
Loeb for COVER
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Western Wreck.

sALINEAs, Cal, July 12-The sec
ond division of the Coast Line, South
ern Pacific train, No. rs, was ditched
near Metz, at 5:45 a. m. Six are
known to be dead, with scores report
ed injured
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
A Wink In the Dark.

There was to be an attack by night
The darkness was impenetrable A
sergeant addressed his section as fol-
lows; NOW. pay attintion. No. . sic
ton. We are going to do night at
tack There'll be no talking or smok-
ing. If there are any orders to be
passed down will just tip you the
wink
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c. W. 3. M. Meetinn

The G. w. B. NJ. society of the First
Christian church was entertained
this afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. L. D. Davidson, No. 500 Morgan
street. Mrs. Davidson was ably assist
ed by Mrs. Earl Rayburn and Miss
Pearl Uhler.
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The situation Here at the Present
Time and If Fans do Not Come
to Aid Will Be Dis
continued.
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
IL Amount Subscribed This Year.
Not Nearly as Much as TWO
Years Ago and Interest
is Waning.


= The baseball situation in =
= keokuk has reached critical =
= stage, and action must be taken =
within forty eight hours to raise =
$in some manner $1,000. =
The franchise and players can .
. be disposed Of for sum that =
= will more than cover all liabil- =
y tiles but this means the end of .
league ball in keokuk. =
In some quarters the present =
situation is attributed to .cxtrav- y
= agance but this Is not borne out =
y by the facts which are as fol- =
= lows: q
y In 1908, the people Of keokuk =
: subscribed 1904, 1909 $3.50, y
. 1910 s1,415. y
# the people of Keokuk were =
as generous now as two Years =
ago, the club would be in fine =
financial condition. There has =
been less money raised in keo- .
= kuk for baseball this year than =
= In any town In the league. =
= At the present time Keokuk =
<can look forward to great flu y
ture. Every effort is being made =
y to keep her name before the pub .
lie, great newspapers are writing =
. of her brilliant prospects. .
= Is this the time to give up =
. good clean healthy sport7 That .
= gives joy to thousands? The =
: directors feel that they have =
= done all they can to keep the =
= game alive and now it is up to =
= YOU. =
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TO TIE PUBLIC

AS IS generally known this season
has been disastrous one for minor
league clubs, for which several rea-
scse e. 3ss.arce ai+e1 nrin. q
one being bad weather conditions and
me different teams paying excessive
salaries.
The keokuk club like most Of the
other teams in.the Central Association
Is short Of funds, Zone of the prin-
cipaI causes of the local association
being in this condition is the failure
Of the citizens to subscribe this years
as literally as they have in the past.
The subscriptions for the last three
years show as follows: 1908, $3.o44.-
DO; 1909, $4,000; 1910, $1,415.oo.
This shrinkage in subscriptions is too
large to overcome and the directors
find themselves short of funds with
which to finance the club through the
balance of the season.
A certain city In another league. has
made application for franchise In
the Central Association. The keokuk
BasebaI Association have chance
to sell their franchise to this city for
enough money to pay all outstanding
obligations and salaries. Unless ST.
10000 can be raised bv next Friday
hey have decided to accept the propo-
sition offered and sell the franchise.
It was thought best to put the con-
utlons and facts straight before the
'ltlzens OF kcokuk. and let them de-
eide what is best to do.
II is up to the public to say Wheth-
sr or not baseball Is a good thing for
kookuk in the way Of advertising the
city and also from standpoint of
recreation.
The local directors believe that they
nave done ali in their power to give
keokuk good baseball, but have
reached their limit and the business
men and the public generally must
now come 20 their aid, otherwise x O.
kuk must get along without profess
sonaf ball.
lSlened) Keokuk Baseball Assn.
Things Look Bad.
The baseball situation in Keokuk at
present is the most critical in the
history of league ball In this city. The
directors this afternoon expressed
themselves as thoroughly disheartened
WIZ. the way a number of the heaviest
contributors among the fans have re-
sponded to the call for money which
Is needed to continue the teams ex-
istence and to keep this city in the
central association.
Directors meetings have been called
everything possible has been done
% keep baseball alive and baseball
VIII live here If each and every one
zones to the front now and helps the
cub ont financially.
Recently boosters tickets were sold
aad only SAILS was realized from this
method u. OF raising funds for the club
me directors stated this afternoon
saat the last hundred dollars has been
spent and 1t is money the club wants
= Keep in with the other seven teams
= me league. The fact that this city
I las given less than any of the other
Jams Of the circuit IS one thing alone
= str Keokukians' pride to the
tepen and keep the game alive here.
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CAMPING Party.

Misses Isabel and Barnett Nc
Kee of Des Moines, Miss Helen Mckee
OF Wayland and Miss Mann Clark
Barr OF keokuk are enjoying weeks
camping party along the bluffs of
the Des Moines near st. FrancisvilIe.
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 12.-Ten
One Boy Killed

DETROIT, Mich, July 12.-One boy
was killed and forty persons injured
when an interurban car crashed into
work train today at Wilkes, Mich.