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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
NOTICE FOR BIDS
For the Purchasing Of Fifty Thous-
and Dollars Worth of Lee Coun-
ty, Iowa, Bridge Funding
Bonds.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office of
the auditor of Lee county, Iowa, ct
Fort Madison, up to ten O'Clock a.
m. on the 5th day of May, 1910, for
the purchasing of Fifty Thousand
Dollars worth of Lee county fund
ing bonds. Said bonds to draw inter-
est at the rate of four per cent per
annum. payable semi-annually on the
first day of June and December of
each year, and at the banking house
or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, IN the
city of Chicago, said bank to be des-
ignated by the board of supervisors.
The principal OF said bonds to be
paid at the, office of the county
treasurer of Lee county, Iowa, at
Fort Madison. Said bonds to be is
sued in equal installments of Five
Hundred Dollars each and numbered
from one to one hundred inclusive,
and all to be dated June 1. 1910. and
to mature as follows: Numbers one
to ten inclusive to mature on June
/, 1911, and ten OF said bonds to
mature on the first day of June,
1912, and ten of said bonds to mature
each year thereafter until said one
hundred bonds SO to be issued have
matured. Bids must be accompanied
by deposit of Five Hundred Dollars,
either in currency or certified check,
PAYABLE to the order of the county
treasurer of Lee county, Iowa, without
any condition, and all checks or
amounts deposited by unsuccessful
bidders to be returned
Should bid of successful bidder
not be completed and performed and
payment of bonds made within thirty
days thereafter, the amount deposited
or the certified check made payable
to said Lee county, Iowa, to be for
feited to said Lee county as liquidat-
ed damages. The successful bidder
will be required to deposit the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars in addition to
said Five Hundred Dollars, either in
currency or certified check, made pay
able to the county treasurer of said
county when contract is awarded,
and said sum to be forfeited as liquid
ated and ascertained damages to Lee
county, Iowa, upon a failure of the
bidder to comply with his bid and
contract.
The board of supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the board of supervis-
ors. BY W. H. SOUTH,
County Auditor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
THE REQUIREMENTS
ARE TOO SEVERE
Reason Why Drake Medical School
Which Absorbed keokuk College,
Will Retire.

Des Moines Capital: Drake medical
school will be discontinued at the
close of the present school year if
recommendations of the faculty to
the board of trustees of the university
are acted upon favorably. The faculty
took this action at a conference at the
Chamberlain last night owing to ad-
ditional requirements for medical
teaching that would require an add
ton of about $4,000 a year for five
! years and then an endowment fol
about 100000
President Hill NJ. Bell of the uni.
versity said today that the primary
reason for such a recommendation is
because the requirements made upon
Glass A medical schools, with which
Drake is classed. are SO severe that
the university could not comply with
out injuring the other branches of the
school.
In view of these conditions the
faculty decided it is best to close the
school," he said The financial sit
uation was looked into carefully and
We decided it would be impossible tC
meet the requirements in the time
allowed. To do so the faculty mem
bers feared would injure some other
branch of the university and rather
than do that they decided it best tc
close the medical school,
The American Medical society re
Gently advanced the requirements Of
teaching that require access to q
hospital of 200 beds, with so clinics 8
/ day, paid instructors who shall dc
nothing but instruct, and expensive
laboratories. The result of this adj
vancement of the standard of teach
ing, though favored by the profession
has been to influence the smaller in
situations to relinquish their work tc
the advantage of the larger schools
The building on Center street be
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, which
has been used by the senior medica
! classes may be sold if the school is
| closed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Y.W.C.A.NOTES

The first of the out door rambles
to be conducted under the association
will be or Saturday afternoon, when
those who will take the tramp for the
first time, will go to Rand park where
study of trees will be made under
Miss Ella Pearce. The party will
leave the rooms at half past two, and
the outing will be in charge of Mrs.
Weyer and Mrs. William Loeffler.
A week from this Saturday, the sec.
ond tramp will be taken to Crystal
Glen, where, under the instruction OF
Miss Becker, a study of plant life will
be made. Mrs. Lapsley and Miss Ora
Cole will be the sponsors Of this sec.
ond ramble. On the following Satur.
day, bird study will be made by
those ladies who will compose the
outing party. Misses Solomon and
Dunlap will be in charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Still with Us

The new issue of the London d.
rectory provides some curiosities in
names. Sebastian Bach is horse
dealer; Robert Bruce and John Bun
yam are greengrocers; John Milton is
a chandler and James Boswell mason.
William shakespeare is the name OF a
barrister, tailor and van builder.
There is Crusoe and also a Guilt
yer; julius Caesar is a chemist; Llvy
keeps apartments, Homer is a lighter
man, Pindar an electrical engineer.
Mars retails beer and Venus, not in
appropriately. sugar candies. Francis
Bacon is an architect and Bayard a
dairyman.. And what would be better
for the name of ssddler than Whippy?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
c. 3. 4 Q. Has Several Hundred Sec.
ton Men at Work on the K
Line Putting IT in First
Glass Condition
BRIDGES UNDER WAY
Entire New Bridge is Being Put
Across Skunk River and Des
Moines Bridge Work,
After Floods.

Spring road work on the co. has
commenced in earnest and large
gangs of section men are now being
employed by the road in putting The
tracks between Burlington and st.
Louis, what Is known as the ''K Line,
in the best condition that the road
has ever been. Within the next sew
eral months, not less than half hun
dred miles of the heavy, ninety-pound
rails which are found to be the very
best for heavy road business, will be
installed by the sectiin crews, and
several new bridges will span streams
demanding their construction.
W. w. Woodin, roadmaster of the
Hannibal division of the c.. B. G. O.,
stated this afternoon that on Monday
the commencement of unloading heav-
Ter rails for seventeen miles of road
bed, would be commenced This new
track, which will be eighty-ive and
ninety-pound rails, will be laid be-
tween Montrose and Fort Madison.
The nineteen hundred feet of rails for
the Burlington Quarry company at
Montrose is almost completed, and
will be by Monday of the coming
week.
The Des Moines Bridge Work.
Henry Zimmerman, master carpen-
ter of the Hannibal division said this
afternoon that work on placing in the
five new spans of the Des Moines
river bridge would not be commenced
until after the spring floods and fresh
cts had done their work and the wat
ers of the river had receded.
An entire new bridge is being
placed in over the Skunk river, which
is below Weaver Mr.. Zimmerman
went to Weaver this morning to get
/ his crew started on the first work OF
;sremoving the old piers and in their
places new ones will be built. The
entire operation will consume about
six months time and the work is. ex-
pected to be completed some time in
the late summer
During the spring months between
Hannibal and Burlington many Of the
bridges owned by the railroad COM
pany will be, Put in first class shape
and by fall road bed that would do
credit to any line in the country will
have been completely renewed.
Officials viii Return Through Here.
The two vice presidents, the gener-
al traffic manager, the general man.
ager and assistant manager, with the
superintendent and other officials OF
the party of CD & @. railroad men
who arrived in the city yesterday
morning at ten o'clock in five private
cars, will return to this city on Satur.
day some time. The "oig men, of the
road left last evening for Kansas City
and will include Council Bluffs and
other important cities among the Iowa
lines of the road in the itinarary
which is composing the annual tour OF
inspection.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
WARREN.
= . = . . a a . . . : . . I

y
Miss Grace Wedel entertained her
best friend from Fort Madison Friday.
E. B. Wallingford and wife drove
to Ke olluk Saturday
Mrs. Tom Purdy and little daughter
of Keokuk returned home Monday,
after two weeks visit with Geo.
Purdy and family.
Mrs. Frank Hagen of New Boston
spent few days last week with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. c. L.
Basset..
Our school began Monday with Miss
Nellie Poole teacher
w. l.. Henkle was a passenger to
Keolluk Monday evening.
Mrs. C. S. Bassett and daughter,
Grace, departed Tuesday evening for
Des Moines, New Mexico, where they
will visit relatives for a few weeks.
Rev. Butler and wife took dinner
with John Bowman and family Friday
w. A. Hennies and family and Aug.
Hennies and sister, spent Sunday with
P. w. Riser and wife.
Mrs. Nellie Mckee of Cantril came
in Saturday evening for visit with
her mother, Mrs. George Green
Jacob Otto and bride are nicely set.
tied in their new home.
The B. Y. P. w. had their quarterly
election of officers Sunday evening.
John Schoene was reelected presi-
dent, Oliver Reitz, vice president.
Harvey Henkle was passen, er to
Mt. Pleasant Friday evening.
Miss Grace Wedel was a pa. senger
to Pennington Saturday morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
REVERE, MO.


This week started out rather bad
for those who are building.
Rev. Gray came Sunday and filed
Rev Alexander's appointment.
Rev. Bailey filled his appointment
at the c. p church.
Bertha Shuler came back from Keo-
kuk Tuesday.
Notice of the death and funeral of
Mrs. G. P. Buckner was received Mon
day from Pasadena, CAL DR.. Buckner
is brother of the late DR.. A. J. Buck
ner. The Woman's Relief Corps at
tended in body and conducted rit-
ualistic service. Interment was at
the Mountain view cemetery.
Abner Richey is still confined to
the house. His son Bert was down
from Fort Madison Sunday to see
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
PERSONALS.

Charles Slattery is in Fort Madison
on business today.
Miss Gertrude Chapman returned
this morning from visit in Boston.
Miss George Stafford, who has been
visiting her parents for a few days,
returned this afternoon to business
college in Quincy;
John Mcnamara. agent for the
Diamond 10 line here, has Resigned
his position, which will be filled by
W. d. Steele
|. P. Llsl. general freight and pas
senger agent for the Diamond 10
line, of ST. Louis, is in this city today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
TOMBSTONE ON
CLEVELAND'S GRAVE
Simple Inscription Does Not Mention
That he Was Once Presi
dent.

PRINCETON, April with no
mention in the. Inscription on his
tomb that he was once president of
the United States, but reading merely
Grover Cleveland, born, Caldwell, N
j.. March 1S, 1897, died. Princeton, n
j., June "a, 1908" the monument to
the memory of Grover Cleveland was
completed on his grave in Princeton
cemetery Beside 1t at the same time
was placed marble slab on the grave
of Ruth C. Cleveland, his. daughter. IT
too, bears a simple inscription. Both
stones were erected at the direction
of Mrs. Cleveland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Her Secret Resentment.

A parson was sent for by dying
parishioner. who had always sternly
refused TO have anything to do with
him before. He hurried to her bed
side, found her in most contrite
mood and made the best of his oppor,
tunities in long extempore prayer,
ending with sonorous "Amen!" The
last word made ner sit up with sudden
energy. AYE" she exclaimed, that S
it, It's a for men and nowt for US
poor women in this world"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Weak Ewes.

If your eyes are weak and are cas-.
lily tired when reading and sewing, it
probably means that your generel
health is below par A nourishing
diet and plenty of sleep, combined
with exercise in the open air, are
important. When you must work rest
your eyes occasionally for few min
nutes at a time. and always work in
good light--in daylight if possible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
CITY NEWS.

Mayor-elect Elder and Commits
sioners-elect Gray and Schmidt are
holding conferences every morning
and afternoon at the Keokuk club, the
most important business of which is
going over the list of applicants for
the various positions which will have
to be filed The new commission is
being flooded with applications.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

IECHANICS and laborers wanted for
all kinds of plow-shop work. ma
chine blacksmiths, punch men, filters.
grinders, polishers, erecters and la
borers; city work; good pay. Compe-
tent men will find unusual opportuni
Ties to secure permanent positions at
good wages. Apply in person to the
Employment Agent, Deere & Com
pany Moline, Illinois. If
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Republicans Elect Four Out Of the
Six Officers Voted for on
Last Tues
day
THE BUILDING NEWS
Exploitation Committee Decides to
Have Banquet Of the Bust
ness Men at a Near
Date.

WARSAW, ILL.,, April Capt. Fred
S. Rattermann left for Burlington,
where he resumes his place as purser
OF the steamer Columbia, and also
takes charge of the growing excursion
| business of the Carnival City packet
company.
| Painters and paper hangers are
busy with the interior decorating Of
the Dory store for the new clothier,
b. M. King, who expects to open for
business by the 18TH
George Troutvetter, Jr., one of our
young farmers, recently purchased a
fine five-passenger Maxwell automo-
bile from Walter Dross.
The election Tuesday was a quiet
one, and only about two-thirds vote
was polled The following is the re.
suit:
! Town Ticket.-Assessor, Fred G..
Floto, rep, 207; no opposition. Col
lector, Henry Ruckstuhl. rep, 40:
John Paddburg, dem, 305. Town clerk,
John Berlin, rep, 299; Frank Dubois,
dem, 1873. Aldermen: First ward, G.
D. Hackamack, rep, 81; Clarence
Johnson, dem. SO. Second waro, A.
:, Bliesner, rep, 1873; o. o. Tanner,
DEM, 3S. Third ward, E. E. McAdams,
rep, rs; S. P. Spite, DEM, rs.
w. C. Marsh is excavating for the
foundation of his house On his lot
adjoining c. E. Eymann on Fort Ed
wards. When the foundation is com
pleted he will move the old Marsh
home onto it and put it in first-class
off its old foundation to make room
for the j. B. Dodge residence, the lots
/ being purchased by Mr.. Dodge a short
time ago. The excavation for the
/ Dodge foundation (50x50) has just
! been completed, and work commenced
! on the reinforced concrete base. Mr.
'Menke of Quincy has the contract
| Miss Bertha Marsh is having a neat
! cottage built at the north end of Fort
Edwards 1t has a concrete founda.
ton. The view from Fort Edwards
cannot be duplicated on the Mississip.
pi river, taking in as it does the broad
expanse of river, north, the island in
the foreground, three states, the Des
Moines river, and Keokuk in the dis.
t-.nce.
There are over a dozen houses now
i'll course of erection and several
more are planned; two will be com
menced next week
Several of Warsaw's citizens have
offered free factory sites of good land
/ fronting the river
1 At called meeting of the Warsaw
! exploitation committee at Frank Pat
iterscn's office, it was decided to hold
] a banquet of business men in ole OF
the halls, inviting speakers from
| abroad, together with other prominent
guests. A committee composed of
Mayor Henry A. Brinkman, William
A Dodge and Truman Plantz was ap
pointed to make all necessary ar
rangements, including hall, program
speakers, music, decorations, etc. DR.
/ Thomas A. Hartley, Milton T. Hunt
and DR.. J. Eaton Johnston were ap
pointed a committee to solicit the ne
cessary financial aid. Committees are
to report in one week. Banquet date
has not been definitely settled, but
it. will probably be the middle of May
/ Mrs. Henry Sauter and daughter
Miss Marguerite, of Wichita, Kan.
are here visiting relatives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Injuries Proved Fatal.

LAKE CITY. April Fired Selkirk,
while switching in the yards here
caught his foot in frog and smashed
his leg. Amputation of the leg was
necessary and he became uncor-
scious and died before the operation
was completed. His remains will be
taken to Sioux City for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Farmer Found Dead.

MANCHESTER, April 7.-Luther
Sly. prominent farmer. was found
dead in the field where he had been
blowing. Death was due to heart
failure. He was found by his son. He
was 65 years old and leaves a wife
and two sons
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

NEW YORK, April THE Bor-
rough bank of Brooklyn, closed it's
doors today and the superintendent of
banks has taken possession of the in
stitution. The bank has capital OF
100000 with deposits of s2.000,00o
B. R. Sears is president Loans upon
poor security is said to be the cause
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
LATE AFTERNOON
BULLETINS
[By United Press.l

Another Bank Robbery
SEAFORTH, Mimi. April Bank
raiders at an early hour this morning
blew the safe in the vault of the Sc
curity State bank, secured $4,000 in
coin and paper money and escaped.
There were at least three in the party.
The town was aroused by three ex
plosions. Fire arms were not at hand
and no effort was made to stop the
raid of the bandits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Ss |Z'''}|'Z|!|EEzZZj
Beautiful Evenino Luncheon,

6eautiIui Evening LunCHcoH'
The members of the E. o. NJ.
Bridge Whist club and their hus.
bands will be entertained at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Johnson,
424 Orleans street tomorrow evening.
An elaborate three course dinner will
be served In honor of the gentlemen
guests who will be present, and COW
ers will be laid fo- twentyfour The
decorations will be most elaborate,
spring flowers and palms to be used
profusely in the several rooms and
the function will prove one of the
pret@rs,t of the entertaining season.
During the evening a select orchestra
will furnish music for the company
and the serving hour will be made
more delightful at o'clock in this
manner. Mrs. Johnson will be assist
ed by the other ladies of the bridge
club in entertainment Following the
banquet. which will be elaborate and
beautiful in every detail, bridge will
be enjoyed. This prominent social
event seill be one of the final func
tons of the E. o. NJ. Bridge clubs
many pretty affairs during the past
several months OF entertaining, and
will prove most delightful for those
/, favored.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07


When the centennial committee Of
st. Louis, who had in charge that
city's recent celebration, when the
program embraced more novelties
than did the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
ton in New York. announced they
had secured DR.. Cook, the discoverer
of the north pole, to give one lecture
at a cost of $4,000, people rubbed
their eyes and admitted that was go
ing some" but when they learned
only by rumor that DR.. Cook would
attend a special matinee performance
of The Top o. TIL World at the
Century theatre, they were not pre-
pared to see a performance actually
halted for twenty three minutes when
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Too Many Explosions.

SAN FRANCISCO. April "A
series of explosions aboard cruiser. in
Pacific waters, eliminating i'll the
owing out Of a tube on the Mary
land, when w. Anderson, fra nan,
was killed. has created a furore in
naval circles. The vessels of the
fleet will be overhauled
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Via Wireless

SAN FRANCISCO, April "A wire
less message from James G. Gilmore,
captain of the armored cruiser Mary
land, confirms the report that one
fireman was killed and two others
seriously scalded on board the vessel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07

that no sane person, after witnessing
the performance of The Top O. TIL
World could dispute their claim as
being the discoverers, as they surely
got there first by presenting the best,
funniest and cleanest ard most law
ishly staged musical performance he
had ever seen, and what pity he
and Commander Peary did not know
it sooner, so all this worldwide con-
trovcrsy could have been avoided.
Bailey and Austin are fast friends OF
Dr.. Cook and the photo here shown
was taken in the alley of the theatre,
as he appeared when in search of the
pole.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Garst Makes Announcement

DIES MONIES, April Former
Lieut.. Gov. Warren Garst today an.
nounced himself as candidate for
governor of Iowa to succeed Carroll.
Senators Cummins and Dolliver have
promised to stump the state for him,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
After Ice Melted.

BUFFALO, N. Y. April AFTER
being held in Lake Erie ice all win
ter the bodies of the first mate of
the car ferry Pere Marquette and
George n. McAulley fireman of the
steamer Clarion, have been picked up
in the Niagara river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Motor Car Service Resumed,

DAVENPORT. April Word was
received by S. F. Boyd, division pass
enger agent of the Rock Island rail
road, that the motor car service be-
tween Muscatine and Iowa City,
which was discontinued will again go
into. effect next Saturday on the old
schedule
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Golda on the Stand.

WATSEKA, ILL.,, April Just be-
fore the noon adjournment of the Say
Ter murder trial, the defense, which
has been expected to rest, called to
the stand Coda Sayler 17-year-old
daughter of John Sayler, the slain
banker. This move was surprise
as the defense had promised not to
call the girl as witness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Turks Are Eiahtinn-

CONSTANTINoPLE, April BE.
lated messages arrived today telling
of a heavy engagement at Riverland
on April a, in which several We're
killed and wounded The fight lasted
two days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
CITY NEWS.

Fresh fish at Joe Haubert's, 700
Main both phones
Eastern Star dance tonight, Glib
bon's hall; Agnes orchestra Special
flower decorations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
St. Ry. Masnate in MarshaIItown.

MARSHALLTOWN, April Con
gresham Mckinley of Illinois is Wis
iting. Marshalltown with view of
purchasing the local street car system.
s!io tried to buy the Des Moines sys-
tena last summer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Mrs. T. r. Riley Entertained.

Mrs. T. F. Riley Entertained.
The E. O. NJ. Bridge club was very
delightfully."- entertained on Wednes-
day afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
t. F. Riley, No. POI North Sixth
street. An elegant course luncheon
was one of the most pleasurable fea-
lures of the afternoon and bridge
proved enjoyable at the residence of
the hostess.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
Fatal Lack Of Sense.

Few greater misfortunes could be-
fall q man than to be dead to the
beauty OF his surroundings-Tho
Davidson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-07
ATTENTION sELkNAp POST q A 2

You are requested to meet at 2 p. m.
Friday afternoon at the Protestant
Methodist church, Twelfth and Ex-
change streets, to attend the funeral
of Thomas Bunch. All old soldiers
are cordially invited to attend
G. A r.