The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
Pennington Will Have 5000 to $500
Profit to Show When the
rSoks are Balanced
up.
CLOSED ON SUNDAY.
Railroad Excursions Brought il
About 700 People and tho
Gate Receipts Were
Large.

I1A1sfniAN0i Wy aug. IO.-OuuQay
was the last day OF the chautauqua,
and it was big day in point Of at
tendance. The two railroads brought
in about seven hundred people. The
gate receipts passed the 5000 mark
and nearly equalled the day when
Rev VIM. Sunday was here. The total
ticket sales were $500 greater than
last year and Secretary Beeson ex-
presses the belief that the association
will have six to seven hundred dollars
net profit after paying all expenses.
The permanency Of the Pennington
chautauqua is now assured. The
people have come to appreciate gen
uine chautauqua talent and to prefer
IL to the spread eagle stunts of po-
litical notorities.
saJoseph Carver, the hustling Lee
county farmer, Is a live wire all of
the time. He put his shoulder to the
wheel last year and again this year.
His energy was contagious, he set a
pace for others to follow.
Mr.. Carver's persistent enthusiasm
was complimented from the stage by
the many speakers, and materially
helped to make the assembly sue
cess. Pennington people take off
their hat to the Lee county farmer
who successfully managed two chau-
tauquas, after there had been two
bad years.
A Rousing Reception.
Adrian M. Newens of Chicago filed
his third engagement and made his
fifth appearance before the local
chautauqua Saturday night. The ap-
plause as he stepped upon the stage
lasted fully ten minutes. It was a
glorious reception for Newens. The
great monologist is one in class,
all by himself. His stories are never
selected to amuse an audience. Mr..
Newens is purposeful always, and he
uses the story only as vehicle to ar
rive at a definite end Newens'
stories always teach a lesson. Sat
urday night he rendered 1.-THE Mes
sage from Mars and he was given
an attention second to none during
the six years Of the assembly.
The Last Day.
Sunday was great day DR..
Hughes. the platform manager. was
the Bible instructor and preacher for
the forenoon. He is not a great
orator. but he is deep thinker.
John E. Gunkle. of Toledo, Ohio,
founder Of the Newsboys' Association,
talked nearly two hours Sunday af-
ternoon. His stories Of how he man
ages the bad boys of the street was
a revelation to the great throng.
"Gunk,' as he is caned. was for near
ly thirty years a passenger agent for
the Lake Shore road, but he recent
ly gave up his post to devote all of his
time to his reform movement Mr..
Gunkle should be heard in every town
and city. and school boards and city
governments should secure him for
an address. He only makes a limit
ed number of dates, as his duties at
the head of his association require
his presence at Toledo most of the
time. He has eight chautalqua dates
for this season all Of the time he
could spare during July and August.
Mr. Gunkle works along lines very
similar to Judge Ben Lindsey, but his
movement promises to ontrun that of
all other bad boy reformers.
The Last Night.
Mr.. Newens closed the chautauqua
Sunday night. Fully three thousand
people filed and surrounded the big
tent for the closing hour, applaudinI
the great story teller and giving him
loving farewell