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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28
CIVIC ENTHUSIASM

If you want your home city to re
main stationary or to lose in popula-
ton, one sure way to help toward
that end, is to adopt an apologize
attitude in speaking of your home in
situations. If you have a friend Wis
iting you, or when you are convers-
ing with travelling men, be sure and
make it clear that you recognize all
the faults of the place you live in
Thereby they will perceive that you
are person of high social and bust
ness standards, of keen and critical
perceptions, accustomed to move free
ly among the seats of the mighty.
They will note that you condescend
to mingle with the common people,
and that you absent yourself from the
worlds great metropolitan centers
merely from some Interestingly eccen-
trio whim.
But although you may succeed n
making this impression. yoIr real
estate or your business vii not there
by grow more valuable, nor will your
wages thereby be increased. You will
not thereby add anything to the rep
utation possessed by your town as a
good place to live and do business in
which reputation is the only thing
that draws newcomers.
We have often noted the feeling OF
pride with which people in a grow
ing city speak OF the place they live
in They talk of things in a large
way. They cali the little brook run
ming through the town river, the
pond is a lake, the hill mountain
1t is easy of course for people to
get to speaking about such things il
high flown bombastic way. But
an enthusiastic view of ones sur
roundings need not necessarily make
itself ridiculous.
This habit of civic enthusiasm is
not the effect of growth, but a cause
and the principal cause. Just as {
man accomplishes in life the degree
of success he believes he can accom-
plish, so a city accomplishes in some
degree the growth its people believe
it can attain.
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Saints Of st. Francisville, score
to 1. In the afternoon Grand Warden
A. Sterling delivered fine address in
the park. In the evening initiatorv
work and banquet was enjoyed. Al
the noon hour splendid dinner was
served by the Rebekah.
Mrs. Harry Longnecker of Center
vile is the guest of Kahoka relatives
Marriage licenses have been ISSUED
to Samuel Mckee and Miss Alta
Gudka, of Revere; and George Glenn.
ents of Wayland, and Miss Bessie
Bradshaw of Athens.
"Bill'' Phelps, at one time the most
despised and notorious railroad lobby.
lists of the great state of Missouri, is
now the real head of the democratic
state committee. Wonder if Uncle
"Bill' Stone approves of the selec.
ton? 1t would seem evident that the
state democracy is not having re.
form" as their paramount issue this
year.
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Vice Grows.

Monmouth Atlas: Luther Burbank,
the plant specialist, says that graft
ing instincts come into the life of the
man when he is child and is not
disciplined to hold honesty as prec'
ious virtue. Parents abhor scene
and evade a clash with their children,
even though they know that the ques
ton of right is at stake.
When men steal large sums Of
money it is not their first offense
They took their initiatorv step long
before. The revelation of graft in
high places recently has stirred the
people so that they are trying to find
some way of preventing further politi.
cal dishonesty
Dishonesty is not confined to par
ties. it is in the individual A man
subject to temptation must have an
aggressive righteousness to escape
the opportunities of the tempter, who
is willing to sacrifice any principle to
accomplish his end
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HOW TO SELL REAL ESTATE.

Many people who have for sale
houses, farms, or business PROPOSE
lions, worth thousands of dollars, will
hesitate over such trile as real
estate advertisement in a newspaper
The situation is probably due less to
the expense of the advertising than
TO mere inertia.
The would be seller looks for some
thing TO turn up. In the end the re-
suit is apt to be the sacrifice of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, since
no steps We're taken to find some one
who wanted the property badly.
Hundreds of people read every day
the advertising Of real estate and
business opportunities for sale, mere
" for the pleasure of imagining what
they would do if they owned these
properties. A we'll written notice,
giving a good description of your
farm, residence, or business propo-
sition, Will set hundreds of people
to wishing they owned it Is not this
a more hopeful way of doing business
than to trust only to the variable ac-
ilNlls anu pe4HdpS lii4l4CSu opPol eGhi
ties of your real estate agents?
TIE ordinary run of purchasers
VIII buy only when you make sac
rifce. But somewhere here are
people looking for the kind of thing
you have for sale, who will pay a
liberal figure to get exactly what they
want
If YOU can find such customers Of
ten turning up in the most unexpect-
ed places where no agency but the
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newspapers would every locate them,
the trifling cost of the advertising will
be paid for fifty times over
FORMER MAYOR CHARLES OFF.

Fo6MGh MAYOR CHARLES Ofr
The sudden and untimelyi death OF
former Mayor Charles Off was great
shock as well as a great surprise to
this community. Aside from slight
indisposition several days ago, in no.
wise related to the cause of his de-
mise, he was to all appearances in
good health up to the very moment
of his death. Without warning of any
kind he was stricken down in the
midst of his activities and at the
zenith of his usefulness as citizen.
Charles Off was of German parent
age and an honor alike to his native
land and the country of his adoption
He was honest, industrious, enterpris-
ing, thrifty, genial and popular. His
standing in the community is attested
by his elevation to the highest office
in the gift of the people of Keokuk,
which he filed with credit to himself
and the municipality. In the bust
ness world he achieved uninterrupted
success by strict adherence to bust
ness principles. He worked early and
iieO, u VhlSo Ills Aoiils anu
courteously, and wisely conserved his
increasing resources. AS a citizen he
was enterprising and progressive.
ever ready to do his part in any good
undertaking and to contribute of his
means for the promotion of the pub
lie good. His personal characteristics
and talents were such that he was
welcome addition to any company of
keolSuk citizens. In his home he was
a model husband and father, and in
those sacred precincts now plunged
in grief he was at his best. His fam
lily relations were ideal and an honor
to the community Of which they were
a part.
Charles Off will be greatly missed
in Keolluk. His example of industry
and thrift, his genial presence and
CHEEKY salutations We're an integral
part of it's daily life and were appre-
ciated as they deserved The com
munity shares the sorrow of the be-
reaved family and offers it the con-
ISOLATION of its profoundest sympathy.
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STATE NEWS.
factory

Maouoketa-Ou button factory
will be busy soon.
Lester-The girls have organized
dancing club.
Rockwell-We hope to have S.
500 cooperative creamery.
Waterloo-Ten year old Helen
stamp fell and broke her wrist
Waterloo-The city Jail paid prof
it of s792.14 during August
Iowa Falls-The short course will
not be held here this year.
Marshalltown-A new independent
telephone company is being planned
DEWITT. F. Butterfeld lost s1o,-
600 worth of barn, grain and horses
by lightning.
Traer-S Several Tama county farm
ers were dissatisfied with Texas and
have returned to Iowa.
Cedar Falls-FranK LIE Valley
went to sanitarium in Wisconsin
for stomach trouble
Atlantic-Oscar w Peterson lost a
harm with horses, machinery and
Grain TO the value of $4,000.
Iowa City-Ine post olnSo ooid ~
the postal card supply entirely ana
had to telegraph for more,
Diaeonal-A farmer sold Andrew
Foyde wagon load of green melons
and refused to make good.
Maauoketa-N inety-two year old
Mrs. sarah Said, died of old age. She
has resided here fifty-eight years.
Fairfield Jefferson county VIII
vote on the proposition to erect
soldiers and sailors monument
tweny-one feet high.
Humboldt-The Rev. H. b. Stafford
goes to Clear Lake and the Rev. w.
o. Tompkins comes here, pastors OF
the Nj. E. church.
Iowa City-The members of the
Congregational church who support
any saloon interests will either get
out of the church or the pastor will.
Council Bluffs-W. F. Sapp was ap-
pointed United States commissioner
for the southern district of Iowa in
Mace of Nelson A. Crawford, resign
ed
Keokuk-B Because some one had
iumped her claim in the west, Mrs,
Harriet English resigned as teacher
in the public school and hurried back
to her farm.
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James Fortune has again assumed
charge of the Ark" restaurant
Fire partially destroyed the resi-
dence of Mrs. Mariah Clark, in south
part of town, last Saturday. The fire
originated from defective flue, and
had gained considerable Roadway be-
fore an alarm was turned in. The
house was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Alva Hays, who succeeded in saving
nearly all their household furniture
Marshal R. w. Jewart has sold his
residence east of court house, to Mr..
Childers. Consideration, $3.50. Mr..
Jewart will build on his land north of
town, recently purchased of the Chan
dler heirs
G. L. Young came over from FIT.
Madison and spent Sunday with his
family in Kahoka.
One of the democratic candidates
for U. S. senator recently filed suit
against the st. Louis Republic and
others, claiming his candidacy had
not been given proper publicity. If
he only knew it, this same candidate
has a cause of action against num-
Der of papers in the first congression-
al district
Chas. Todd and wife expect to
leave about October for Oregon to
make their future home.
A large turnout of the Woodmen
is expected at their hall on Tuesday
evening, October 4.
The Catholic picnic will be held at
the fair grounds on next Saturday,
October j.
j. S. Hunter will soon move from
his farm to his residence in west part
of town.
A telegram has been received by
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Spangler an
nouncing the serious illness of their
son, Harry, at Oklahoma City, Okla.
Hon. ]. A. S. Lehr, of st. Louis,
was in Kahoka last Friday in the in
terest of Hon. David r. Francis
candidacy for the U. S. senate. He
made many friends while in the city.
We expect that Francis club to be
| - otAAiHS' 81 GIL .iAiiO INV VI IL may
4 be that the newly elected bosses of
the Clark county democracy have
been able to "stop the proceedings"
Fred Kirchner and youngest broth.
er celebrated their birthday anniver-
saries at the parental home In Jack
son township last Sunday When
seen by Gate City man Sunday even.
ing, Alderman Kirchner looked and
acted as though the "eatins'" had
! been especially good
Sam Fulton of Oklahoma is the
4 guest of his parents in Kahoka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Garrett expect to
soon move to Keokuk to spend the
winter.
| The numerous public sales being
4 held throughout the county are being
4 largely attended-by the candidates.
Clark Duer and son. of Madison
! township, are having a big demand
for their Poland China swine.
Tuesday was Odd Fellows day in
Kahoka and a large crowd was in at
tendance. The ball game in the
morning resulted in favor of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

out"
Taft" says the Waterloo Courier,
SIS an original insurgent as concerns
pork barrels. Let's give him credit
for that"
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune
says that Judge Prouty seems to be
getting into deeper and hotter water
every day.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune pre-
diets that the President will now have
a hard time to make the insurgents
take the Offices.
The Waterloo Reporter says that
Mr.. Tawney committed the unpardon-
able sin of being a Regular republi-
can, and that is enough to arouse in
surgent fire
"The fight commenced in 1901, says
the Marion Register, has at last rails
ed b. spell it havoc-in Iowa,
elsewhere the same, until a Democrat
+ c congress is practically assured"
Roosevelt is about the only Repub-
lican who can be elected President in
1912" says the Charter Oak Times.
La Toilette is too radical and would
not r ceive all the support of his own
faction. The same with Cummins.
Dolliver is looked upon with a meas
ure of distrust as not being of suf-
fcient ripeness. standpatters are out
of the running on general principles.
Roosevelt is about the only man who
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

Ezra Meeker should have ample
support from the people of the west
in his self-appointed task of marking
the old Oregon trail. This trail is too
much part of western history to be
permitted to vanish.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

Lillian Russell is to appear before
a convention of Chicago dressmakers
to lecture on dresses and show now to
get in and out of the latest freak crea-
tons. We should like to see-oh, or
that is we would like to know now
the airy fairy queen could go through
a hobble skirt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

Those Burlington net earnings.
showing an increase for the year of
more than s9.5o0,0oo seems to indi-
cate that with all the patent book
keeping systems devisable Mr. Hill is
not able to make his roads show up
a deficit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

A board of army engineers is soon
to meet in Omaha for the purpose of
discussing Missouri river improve
ments They viii find that something
more than mere admonition is neces-
sary to make the Big Muddy behave.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

1t must please the insurgents inn
mensely to be told plump and plain
by the democratic allies that they
have accomplished nothing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

One is constrained to inquire, on
reading the reports of the Diaz ball,
to which it cost 500 to ride in cab,
if there was any law against walking.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

This talk of making aviation
safe seems like just talk, in the
light of recent reports of railway
travel in Indiana and Kansas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

Ugly as some of the dress styles
are, what relief is offered in the sug-
gestion of dressing according to the
disposition?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

Kansas comes to the front with a
wreck in which sixteen persons are
killed Still Indiana is ahead for the
week with thirty-nine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

"Electrocution has not proved
popular" says an exchange. No,
somehow or other, hanging never has
been popular.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

The fish is the real father of
les says the Chicago Post. vindi-
Gated at last, Satan may claim the
victory
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

Does the increase of salaries by
Yale have any reference to the en-
trance of politics by the Princeton
scholar?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

AS Napoleon met his Waterloo and
Mr.. Jeffries his Reno, so those "Old
Guards met their Saratoga.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

If Champ Clark is elected speaker,
will he smoke a corncob pipe instead
of cigars?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

More than ever some distinguished
Americans are beginning to realize
that guilt is personal"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

Champ Clarks program of prom
Uses has that old familiar sound
that we hear before every election.
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Must Be ORIGINAL.

There is nothing very good to be
done with ready-made clothing for the
mind.
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can win again both the Democrats and
tie disatrected of his own. party"

can win again both the Democrats and
tie disatrected of his own party
The Knoxville Journal observes tina
the wise guy who insists upon telling
the farmers how to run their business
are now suggesting the wisdom of s
lecting the seed corn and hanging
away in the loft.
Teddy says it's all right to criticize
the United States supreme court be-
cause President Taft said it was,
notes the Ottumwa Courier. Bill is
the man to get back of when there
is danger ahead
up to about October / the Repub-
licans usually scrap says the Hamp-
ton Chronicle. After that they calm
ly over look family disagreements,
rather than see a bankrupt party ap-
pointed receiver for Uncle Sam"
The Usage News suggests that the
tnsurgent who has several appoint
ment puzzles on his hands that he
does not know just how to solve may
not thank the President for raising the
blockade on patronage to insurgents.
The President did weak thing
when he withheld the. right, and
weaker when ne did not restore it
without publicity" says the Harlan
Republican, speaking of President
Taft's recent letter restoring the pat
ronage to the insurgents.
Progressive republicanism,' says
the Spirit Lake Beacon had not it's
inception in envy or malice or passion
of any sort 1t Is a deliberate pro-
test against the prostitution of pub
lie functions to selfish ends, and an
intelligent demand that popular gov
eminent shall remain in control of the
people"
''If Taft should do the proper thing
just now SAYS the Castana Times,
''he would take a two years vacation
and let Teddy finish out the term.
Of course, Teddy couldn't legally be
president, but he could be the big
boss and. the American people dearly
love bosses It's even better to be
boss than president
The Paullina Times concludes that
there is little hope for Mr. White, the
Eleventh district Democratic congress
sional nominee. He may carry a
county or two in the vicinity of his
home" says the Times, but he
hasn't much show to compete sue
cessfully Wit, Mr.. Hubbard in the
northern counties of the district"
ut always has been a mistake to
accept Theodore Roosevelt as a Demo
crat," says the Dubuque Telegraph
Herald. Theodore Roosevelt is an
aristocrat who would have good gov
eminent as a boon from him, decision
being with rim as to what is good and
what is bad. 1t is benevolent mon
archism."
so far as the insurgents of Iowa
are concerned, says the Emmetsburg
Reporter. there is only one kind OF
Republican when it comes to the dis
tribution of offices and places of hon
or That is themselves. The
only place where a regular Republican
will be considered is when it comes
to voting and the putting up of the
campaign expenses. He won't be left
out In these two matters.
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Official Minutes of the Last Pro-
ceedinss of the Board, Held at
City of Fort
Madison.
THE CLAIMS ALLOWED
Complete Digest of all the Business
Which Has Been Transact
ed by That
Body.
(Continued.)

The following report of Fred
korschgen. superintendent of poor in
keokuk for the months of June, July
and August, 1910. was approved and
ordered filed, to-wit:
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

"Ballinger," says the Coon Rapids
Enterprise, mas been made victim
Of malice, and malice that is winning
out"
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up to about October 1 the Repub-
licans usually scrap says the Hamp-
ton Chronicle. After that they calm
ly over look family disagreements,
rather than see bankrupt party ap-
pointed receiver for Uncle Sam"
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And all other taxes as reported
and certified to the county auditor by
the different cities, towns and town
ships, independent and school town
ship districts in the county.
The board also levied poll tax of
fifty cents (so.5O) on each male resi-
dent over q years of age, and also a
tax of one dollar (s100) on each male
dog, and three dollars $4,000 on each
female dog as returned by the sever
al assessors in the county.
The county auditor is hereby order
and directed to place all taxes thus
levied on the tax books of Lee coun-
ty, Iowa, for the year 1910, and ac-
company same with his warrant to
the county treasurer of Lee Couny,
Iowa. as required and directed by
law.
The petition for redemption from
tax sale of 1903 Of the north part of
block No IL, on the s e quarter sec
ton &c, twp. G6, range 5, on account
of error in assessment, was granted
The petition for reduction of assess
ment on certain real estate in Wash
ington belonging to Joseph Krie-
ger was granted as per recon-
mendation of the township assessor,
on account of erroneous assessment.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Wednesday. September IA, 1910, a. 8
o'clock y. m.
Wednesday, Sept IA, 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment All members present.
The minutes Of yesterdays session
were read and approved.
The following persons were APP
pointed to serve as judges and CLERKS
at the coming general election to be
held in Lee county on November s.,
1910:
Cedar ownship-Judges Charles
Beard, R.; R. S. Pease, D.; A. E. Dick,
D.; Clerks, A. B. DeRosear, r.; VIM
Paisley, D.
Charleston township-Judge ia.
cob REM. D.: Casper Swinderman. R.;
James E. Farrell, D. Clerks, ]. A.
Vermazen, D.; L. A. Bassett. R.
Denmark township-Judge A. T.
Houston, R.; j. E. Dow. r.; Samuel
Hazen, D. Clerks, Jos. A. Maxwell.
R.: E. T. Mckee, D.
Des Moines township-Judges: John
Cruze, r.: Ed Meister, r.; John S.
Lowrey, D. Clerks, E. H. o'Connor,
D.: W. Johnson. r.
Donnellson precinct, Franklin town
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keokuk, Iowa Sept. %, 1910
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Teddy says it's all right to criticize
the United States supreme court be-
cause President Taft said it was, .
notes the Ottumwa Courier. Bill is
the man to get back of when there
is danger ahead
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

The Knoxville Journal observes tina
the wise guy who insists upon telling
the farmers how to run their business
are now suggesting the wisdom of s,
lecting the seed corn and hanging
away in the loft
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

The Usage News suggests that the
insurgent who has several appoint
ment puzzles on his hands that he
does not know just how to solve may
not thank the President for raising the
blockade on patronage to insurgents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

The President did a weak thing
when he withheld the. right. and
weaker when ne did not restore it
without publicity says the Harlan
Republican, speaking of President
Taft's recent letter restoring the pat
ronage to the insurgents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28

The minutes of today's session
were read and on motion approved,
whereupon the board adjourned to
meet Monday, October 3, 1910, at 8
O'Clock a. m.
GEO. A. BRINKMAN,
Attest: Chairman.
w. H. SOUTH,
County Auditor.