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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
Iowa's Population at the Turning
Point

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
worst has been told. Iowa lost only
1882 during the past ten years. All
of US feared that the loss would be
much greater, considering what a
vast emigration there has been to all
parts of the west, the southwest and
the northwest That the state has
held its own in population is re-
markable fact. Some would not have
been surprised If the loss had been
$4,000.
The population of the state at the
present time is 2,225,771, which is
1852 less than the census of ten years
ago showed The loss is about three
per cent.
We believe we have reached the
turning point. The exodus has taken
place. We believe that the currents
are setting in in the other direction.
We have heard of many who have
already returned to the state after
having tried the fabulous promises
of other sections. Some have been
coming back from Texas, some from
the Pacific coast and more from the
Canadian northwest. More are going
to come back
The farther west" has been dang.
ling before the eyes of the people of
Iowa for twenty wears. AS lands in
this state have gone up In price the
lure Of the lands that can still be had
for the asking has been too strong
for many. Hundreds of yorsg men
anxious to start out in business for
themselves, have not had the cour-
age TO buy land at $50 and 500, and
finally at 500 an acre. They have
been afraid of it. But it is a fact
that those who have dared to invest
in the high priced lands of Iowa have
Jared better than most of those who
have left Iowa to go to the places
where lands are only a dollar an acre
We have reached the turning
point. The future viii be better.
We have prepared the people for
the change. We have been teaching
better agriculture. We have been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
cRoToN, IA.


John Watts was born in Athens
county, Ohio, February n, 1916, and
died at his home in Croton, Iowa,
October %, 1910, aged 65 years, eight
months and eleven days. He was a
member of the Baptist church since
he was twelve years old, and had
lived a faithful, consistent christian
through all his suffering, which has
been long and severe The deceased
had held many offices of trust, al
ways serving his community faith
fully. The funeral, which was at
tended by large nunNer of people,
occurred from the late home in Gro
ton at p. M, Sunday, October 30,
conducted by Rev. Chip, of Farm
ington, while Blanche and Flossy
Wells, Blanch McOmper, Florence
Davis, Nora Merry ana xester Saltz-
gaver beautifully sang.
The remains were inferred in the
Croton cemetery.
Harry >iell, of Mosarty, N. Mex,
passed through our town last Thurs
day, enroute to his hor.e in Athens.
Mrs. E. j. Watts made business
trip to Keokuk Wednesday.
Riley McCracken left last Satur-
day for Oklahoma where he has en-
ployment.
Clate McOmber arrived home We'd
nesday from Kansas, where he was
employed on the pipe l.ae
Mrs. Harlin expects to take charge
of the post office again, and we are
all glad to welcome her back to our
town.
Roll McOmber, who has been via
iting his parents, has returned to his
work in Stillwell, Kansas.
Master Clarence Keck is getting
along nicely.
School opened again Monday. It
has been closed for some time on
account of sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Salzgaver
were shopping in Keokuk Thursday.
Earl Wells, of Keokuk, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his pa
rents.
Albert Johnson of Truro spent
several days last week with his sis.
ter, Mrs. E. j. Watts.
Mr.. Henry Springer has moved
to Kessinger, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
HOW DOCTORS DIETER.

magazine devoted TO health
Physical Culture by naMe-makes
much in the current issue OF outdoor
air as fertilization against colds.
It's editor, Prof Bernarr MacFadden.
himself a magnificent specimen OF
physical manhood, urges with great
force the doctrine which is evidently
growing in favor, that colds are not
what they are called but are a con-
sequence of imprisonment of effete
matter in the system, and the obvious
remedy is an increased elimination
of such matter by way of the lungs
and the skin, relieving the other or
gans of elimination, which are apt to
become clogged unless the skin and
the lungs do all they can to help. This
is putting in common language what
many physicians now express in a
more ponderous way. But when Mr..
MacFadden comes to advising the
wearing of cotton and linen clothing
as superior to wool in our climate he
ing his theories. His plea for as light
clothing as will preserve bodily
warmth is convincing enough; so is
his appeal for open windows at night,
but when the professor asserts that
draughts are harmless, being only
currents of wholesome air. good
many ordinary people will take refuge
under the directly contrary statement
or an expert as highly regarded as the
Chicago professor of Physical Culture
the British Medical Journal. The
latter authority has this to say on the
subject:
That the so-called draught is only
concentrated dose of fresh air, and
that millions suffer for want of fresh
air, certainly represent profound
truths. Nevertheless, they leave us
unimpressed for much the same
treatments might be said of so many
other things.
Lead, for instance, when distribut-
ed through the substance of india
rubber gloves, is as useful to X-ray
workers as fresh air to ordinary in
dividuals but when concentrated in
the form of a bullet, exposure to it's
impact is apt to prove inconvenient.
But, however these things be, we
adhere to our belief that draughts are
dangerous.
1T is not commonly understood
that the draught is merely the primum
movens, the immediate cause of the
III results experienced, being in some
cases perhaps microorganism. in
others perhaps toxin, with which
the system would have been able to
deal effectively but for the local de
preston of vitality brought about by
exposure to a concentrated dose of
fresh air.
Probably most readers Of this con-
trary advice will profit by the sug-
gestion Of the Buffalo News and take
the middle of the road, breathe all the
outdoor air they can and open the
windows at night, but avoid cross
currents over them when asleep. If
in multitude of counsel there is wis
dom 1t must be by such a compromise
of extreme views as will secure If
possible, the best of both. Common
sense and close watch of experience
seems to be still necessary to those
who would profit by the advice so
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
keokuk, Iowa NOV. 9, 1910
THOUGHT EoR The DAY.

The world today is looking for men
who are not for sale; men who can
tell the truth and look the world right
in the eye; men who neither brag
nor run; men who neither flag nor
finch; Een who can have courage
without shouting to it, men who
know their business and attend to it;
men who will not lie. shirk nor dodge:
men who are not too lazy to work, nor
too proud to be poor, men who are
willing to eat what they have earned
and wear what they have paid for.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
eirps Ride of $500 Miles. :

A Cossack girl named Kudashef
has started to ride from Hardin to
st. Petersburg. a distance of some
5,420 miler. Her mount is light
gray Monaghan pony. and she is
riding astride on an ordinary Cossack
saddle. She carries hunting knife
and revolver, and her only com.
panion is a pure-bred st. Bernard
dog. The plucky horsewoman was
formerly railway employe, and dur
ing the Russo-Japanese war was
awarded the gold medal for zeal"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
scHuRMAN ON NEW NATIONAL.
ISM.
President of Cornell Says it Spells
Caesarisn in Government and
Bankruptcy in Business.

ITHACA, N. y, Nov. 9.-President
Schurman of Cornell, discussed Col
onel Roosevelts latest scheme of gov
eminent in speech at mass meet
ing of the Cornell Civic Club, non
partisan organization of students,
which discusses political problems.
The meeting was given over to dis
cussion by prominent professors on
the issues of the campaign, and DIR.
Schurman, who was delegate to the
Republican convention at Saratoga,
was asked to speak on the new ma
tionalism. He said in part:
81 regard Mr.. Roosevelt's new ma
tionalism as the most revolutionary
and dangerous program any political
leader has laid before the American
people since the close of the Civil
war. To call it an application of the
ancient moralities to modern condi-
items, is downright travesty on the
decalogue. In reality, the new nation
alism of Theodore Roosevelt is the
world old despotism of one-man pow
er, declared out in the rainbow prom
ises of benevolent socialism.
This republic, wisely instructed by
the political history of mankind, mar
rowly limited the powers of the fed
eral government Mr.. Roo seveit
would indefinitely enlarge these pow
ers to the detriment alike of home
rule and state sovereignty. Aud III mis-
highly centralized national govern
ment the congress and the courts are
to be subordinate to the President.
This new nationalism regards the
executive power as the steward OF
the public welfare. No longer the
three coordinate powers of our gov
eminent.
This Caesarian President is to
bring about more equal distribu-
ton of property. 1t is not explained
how the poor man is to get higher
wages than solvent business can af-
ford to pay. Yet, Mr.. Roosevelt con-
stantly suggests that If only we had
highly centralized government. and
Caesarian President, the masses OF
the people would be much better off.
HIS lllllu 10 uOulliotCa w lhS AcAioSy
that it is the duty of the government
to support the individual, whereas, of
course, it is the individual who sup
ports the government
But If it fails in constructive re-
suits, the new nationalism does its
perfect work in destructive, meddle-
some and useless interference vita
business. That stern old moralist,
Dr. Samuel Johnson, used to say that
there are few things in which man
can be more innocently employed
Than in making money Not so the
apostle of new nationalism. He would
allow no man to make money, how
ever honestly, unless it could be
proved, of course, to well salaried
government inspectors that this
mans prosperity was a benefit to
other people.
The new nationalism spells Gaze
sarism in government and bankrupt
cy in business, and all that without
adding cent to the income of the
wage Garner or any other citizen, ex-
cept the politician and his army OF
new government officials"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
BELFAoT.
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Rain is needed badly in this vcin
ity and wells and ponds are going
dry.
Simon Smith made business trip
to Keokuk one day last week.
R. B. Nelson attended the sale at
Gardeners last Thursday.
Perry Moline made business "trip
to Pennington one day last week
Charles Parsons and family spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Cepler and family of Farming.
ton.
Miss Mary Walsh opened the Har.
mony school last Monday which has
been closed for the past two weeks
on account of scarlet fever scare.
Charles Wells and family spent last
Sunday with A. Anderson and family
Yes Surrena and family were Don
Nelson callers one day last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

In late magazine one writer says
that state legislatures will gradually
disappear and the government will
be administered from Washington.
The great mass of voters will hardly
consent to this arrangement-eve if
it should be labeled New National
ISM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

day and Sunday with LESSEE Harrison
of Basco, returning home Sunday
night.
]. A. Price and R. Hazen. attended
the funeral of Mrs. Sholl in Carthage
Monday afternoon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

When Republicans turn their guns
on their own party principles, poll
cies and party organization it is not
surprising that the Democrats should
capture almost everything in sight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

A suffragette says the average wo-
mans faith in her husband is fully
two-thirds pretense. 1t is a question.
though, if a suffragette is competent
to speak for the average woman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

A country editor speaks of local
belle who wears "three-story eleva-
tor hat draped with fire escapes and
dead grape vines" That is little
worse than anything seen in Keokuk
to date.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

A woman in a Minnesote insane
asylum has been given first Prize by
a magazine for the best poem sub
mitted. Any surprise occas,oned by
this announcement is likely to be
swallowed up in wonderment ehat she
should be the only one committed to
date.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

At this writing it looks as if GER
tain illinois constituencies had sent
TO the legislature men who should go
to the penitentiary. Their failure to
distinguish between the disgrace that
attaches to these places is not, how
ever. wholly ineXcusable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

Forty-eight out of fifty leading
professors at big universities use
oatmeal, according to an advertise
ment A good many people had sus-
pected as much.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

If the Democrats carry the next
house the Burlington Hawk-Eye pre-
diets their party will have an attack
of infantile paralysis before the ses-
sion ends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

There is merit in the suggestion of
the Cedar Rapids Republican that one
way to bring down the price of bacon
is to eat more chicken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

A contemporary writes instruc-
lively on the dawn of agriculture. .
Further particulars are supplied by
the Kewanee Star-Courier, which says
that in this latitude the dawn of ag-
riculture occurs about $3.50 a. m. in
the summer and at 5 a. m. in the win
ter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
waterIoo's Welcome to Billy Sunday

Waterloo Courier: He comes with
the force of a tornado, with the alb.
ruptness of an earthquake, with all.
consuming indiscrimination OF fire
From whence? AS well ask who is
the author Of the thunderbolt. HE
IS HERE and the shrapnel of his
terrific invective is tearing through
our social and religious inanity till
whole, self-satisfied, self-suffi
cient people, bows its head in confes-
sion of it's vanity
He comes, not an ambassador but
mighty warrior of the great
Jehovah. He sees his foes, before.
behind. His mighty sinews tremble
for the conflict He thunders def
ance and the fight is on. His nearest
enemy is the apathy, the hypocrisy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

Where voting machines were used
the results were known within one
hour after the polls closed. keokuk
should have those conveniences be-
fore another general election occurs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

Once more it has been conclusively
demonstrated that the only way to
win party victory is to vote the par
ty ticket.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

About the next thing in order will
be demand for legislation requiring
aeroplanes to be equipped with safe
ty appliances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Mitchellville Index says that
H. G. Wallace has given a demonstra-
ton of how not to advertise Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

Iowa's gain was Missouris loss.
The latter state had more than its
share of spellbinders and welkin
ringers during the late campaign.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

T. R., stand UP! Have you anything
to say, etc?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

On the other hand, the amount OF
corn that was husked was quite
large.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

1t was landslide, all right, and
then some
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

1t is to be hoped the intelligent
voter seen his duty and done it,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

The chorus OF 81 told you SOS"
threathens to become quite vocifer-
Gus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

"Come one, come all, this rock shall
fly
From its firm base as soon as L.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

Women's rights and riots seem to
be badly mixed in Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

The Davenport Democrat says that
Mr.. Wallace was so eager to prove
lis case against the railroads that
lie made the Iowa farmer look like
thirty cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

The First district of Iowa to the
rest of the country
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

What else could you expect?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

1t continues to be true that house
divided against itself cannot stand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

The Des Moines Capital says there
is no state in the union which can
grow a finer looking crop of school
teachers than Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

He is as alert as tiger" said
the Des Molnes Capital in vigorous
welcome to the Colonel; and in sup
port of the proposition the Capital
pointed out that otherwise some
tiger would have secured him in the
jungle,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
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of course there are some rather
disagreeable things connected with
politics, and some more or less silly
ones, but is this from a southern news
paper any better?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

The EsthervilIe vindicator and Re.
publican says 1t does not believe it is
as Objectionable to bolt Republican
candidates for office as it is for Re-
publican office seekers to bolt the Re-
publican administration, a Republican
President and tariff laws passed by
Republican congress.
The supreme court has affairmed
the decision of the Davis county
court in the j w. Worrell suit
against the town of Bloomfield Wor-
rell's team was burned about the
legs and body from I've originating
from ashes dumped about the hitch
rack and soaked with water. Worrell
was awarded 500.
The School of Domestic Science
and Arts in Chicago will give medals
to those servants who have been with
their present employers for ten years
or more. There will be prize compe-
titions in all branches of cookery
and some of the debutantes are TAX
ing lessons, and expect to enter some
of their own products for the prizes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09

Her sweet face fell;
Her beau was nigh,
And with a yell, TIT
He caught her eye.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
HARB0R BOARD REJECTS
SPRING VALLEY SCHEME
Water Company Wants to Tax
State for Hydrants

By way of retaliation for the license
imposed by the state the Spring Valley
water company would tax the harbor
commission $3.50 a month for each so
called fire hydrant located on the
water front. The matter came up for
discussion at yesterdays meeting of
the harbor board and Fire Commits
sioner Max Goldberg. Fire Chief Muir
ply and J. w. Crawford of the Spring
Valley company were ali there.
AS the hydrants were installed and
are maintained by the Spring Valley
company for commercial purposes and
further as the only value they have in
hre hghting is to supply fresh water
for the boilers of the fire engines. and
as most Of the fire fighting is done by
the ire tugs the harbor board declined
10 consider the Spring Valleys propo-
sltlon and the matter was left in the
air. with the Spring Valley water com
pany TO make the next move.
At the request of the ferry cantains
the fog bell now on the south side of
ferry pier will be relocated on the
outer end of the division pierhead be-
tween slips and :.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA
FINANCE is PUBLISHED
Book by B. c. Wright Covers
Period From IS4o to Date

The history of California finance
from the discovery of gold in 1S49 to
the present day. is related in Banking
in California, 1S49-I9IO," a work from
the pen of Benjamin c. Wright, for
many years newspaper writer on
financial subjects.
The book cantains valuable informa-
tion of the development of financial
institutions and the adoption of the
hard money standard in this state
From the finding of gold, which per-
mitted and induced the state construc
tionists to taboo paper money, using
manufactured coins and gold dust. to
the issuance of clearing house notes
in 1907, the story of currency is traced
and detailed
Bank failures, panics, the appoint
ment of the banking commission, and
the growth and development banking
house movements are included
Pictures Of the first California bank
and more finished halftones of present
day institutions. illustrate the volume.
Wright's Office is in the Mills building.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
WIFE ABANDONED FOR
A FORTUNE TELLER
Court Summons Woman and
Orders Companions Arrest

Mrs. Josephine Daniels. II Haight
street, obtained a warrant from Police
Judge Shortall yesterday for the ar
rest of her husband, oliver Daniels.
on q charge of abandonment.
Mrs. Daniels said that her husband
had not supported her for two years.
but had spent his money on Jane
Hathaway, a fortune teller. He had
been travelling with the fortune teller
and she believed that they were living
together at 1929 Mission street.
The judge ordered a subpoena is
sued to bring Miss Hathaway into
court.
The police have been asked to find
Morris Hacker, a tailor He left his
wife, who lives at 1114A Buchanan
street. with two young children to
support, May 10, and is supposed to
have gone north. He is 26 years of
age, feet inches tall, light COM
piexion, brown hair and faint mus
tach.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
SERGEANT MATHESON
LEAVES CHINATOWN
Chief Martin Assigns Layne to
Command the SQUAD

The long deferred change in the
command of the Chinatown squad was
made by Chief Martin yesterday, Ser
geant Duncan Matheson being relieved
and Sergeant Arthur d. Layne assigned
TO MI the vacancy. No change has
been made in the squad.
Sergeant John J. Moriarty was
transferred from Company G, O'Far-
rell street station, to Company A, CEN
trail district, to take Laynes place.
and Matheson will go to Company G.
Layne is no stranger to Chinatown
and knows thoroughly the ways Of the
willy Chinese.
The chief has not yet given effect
to the request of Captain ODay to be
transferred from the central district.
but it is believed that the change will
be made soon and that Captain Glee-
son of the Mission district will be as
signed to the central