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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
FRAILEY TO BE
A CANDIDATE
Fort Madison Attorney viii Enter
the Race as Candidate for
Attorney General.

Hon. Jos. R. Frailey, OF Fort Mad
ison, was In the city today on bust
mess connected with the Keokuk
water power. He said, in response to
question by a Gate City reporter,
that he intended to be a candidate
for the office of attorney general.
Several other prominent attorneys
have already announced their candi-
dacy and Mr.. Frailev feels that it is
time to inform his friends OF his in
tention. Mr. Frailey is one of the
most popular and one of the best Xix
ed attorneys in the state. His popu-
larity in his own home is attested by
the fact that he is now serving the
city Of Fort Madison for the third
term as city solicitor, the last two
terms being without opposition. He
is Q graduate of the collegiate and law
department OF the University of lowe
and in every respect well qualified fol
the position. The Gate City will OF
ficially announce Mr.. Frailey's candi
dacy in the editorial columns to
morrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
OF GOOD AND BAD EFFECT
Frenchmans Idea Is That Names
Have Distinct Influence on Char
acter of Child.

Onomatology is science or game
exploited of late by Frenchman of
scientific leanings-M de Rochetal.
Onomatology deals with the effect of
names on characters M de Rochetals
idea is that. Shakespeare notwith-
standing, there IS a good deal in a
name. and that the name giver to a
child at birth in some measure de-
termines his or her character Cali
Ing ones offspring Abel, for instance,
means that the child will develop into
a bandit Emile, Armand, Pierre,
Rene, Louis, Jean are excellent
names. The Jules have a special ap-
titude for politics. the Henris are CHI
valrous and generous, the Edwards
energetic and preserving.
There are names of evil augury,
such as Alice, which denotes SEXUAL
temperament, subject to gloomy ideas
and suicide. Helen is another. From
her of Troy onward the Helens have
generally ended badly, says Nj. de
Rochetal His studies, he thinks, will
be useful to parents and also to those
about to marry, for, as the inventor
seeks to prove in his pamphlet, where.
as Juliette and Pierre will go well in
double harness, Albert will ineyita
bly, fall out with Suzanne or Blanche
and Marguerite will not get on well
with Henri
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
Dispatch from That City Says That
J. M. Barker is Not the
Oldest Man in
the State.
CAPT. CLARK THE MAN
up-River City Lays Claim to Having
the Oldest Settler in the
State, He Being Older
Than keokuk Man,

There is nothing that stirs up more
rivalry among cities of state or the
residents of community as the claim
ing of the Oldest settler or inhahitant
Since the recent article published for
our readers last week, saying that j.
NJ Barker of this city was the Oldest
man as a resident of the state of Iowa,
much has been said. In dispatch
&oday from Muscatine, that city lays
claim to all honors of having the old
est resident Of the state. Just how
long the Angel city will keep these
laurels is not known, but another man
still older will turn up within short
time and life is too short to worry.
The Muscatine dopester says:
Again through the course of human
events it becomes necessary to- cor
rect an erroneous statement concern
ing the oldest resident in point OF
years spent in the state, now living in
Iowa. The honor has been conferred
upon j. NJ Barker of Keokuk by
Keokuk paper, but as Mr.. Barker IS
| but 76 years of age and did not reach
| Iowa until he was something over 2
years of age, he was scarcely born
when Capt. w l.. Clark of Buffalo be-
came an Iowan, which was early in
June, 1888, or two years prior to the
advent of Mr. Barker into the Hawk
eye state Not only that, but Capt.
Clark penetrated the wilderness OF
Iowa as early as 1929 when mere
lad and traversed the ground upon
which has risen the city of Muscatine
4 Capt Clark is about eleven years old
er than Mr.. Barker, and IA view of the
fact that he crossed Thea Iississipp
river with his father, Bentsslark, i'm
mediately after Iowa was opened t.
settlement in June, 1888, it would
certainly be difficult to find an oldel
resident The honor is beyond ques
: ton Capt. Clarl1's though at times i
is conferred by papers upon nearb.
!, Tor local residents, yet the dates il
!, every instance fail to make the CLAIM
substantial one. Capt. Clark is nov
in his SSth year, and while he live
: Keokuk will have to seek FAM
through some other channel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
ARGUE new TRIAL
COLLINS VS.. CITY
Major w. B. Collins and City Attorney
A. T. Marshall Heard by
Judge Bank This
Afternoon.
NEED HASTE COLLINS
Plaintiff Says That Fiscal Condition
of City Not satisfactory and
Changes Should be
Made Soon.
NEED HASTE COLLINS


In the district court this afternoon
the motion for new trial in the
case of w. B. Collins VS.. City of Keo
kuk was taken up by Judge Bank. In
his opening remarks Major Collins
touched upon the fiscal condition of
the city, expostulating against the
in which warrants were drawn
far in excess to the city's income.
That this condition of affairs had ex
listed for five years past o. ever since
and before the institution of the pres
ent suit and had been carried on year
after year by practically the same
politicians still in office was his dec
laration. He said that it was the ut
most Importance to stop this condi-
tion right now before the city enters
minutes of last nights council meet
ing was introduced in his arguments
for the new trial and upon which he
based his figures dealing with
warrants and city's income, declaring
the former to have been $4,000
while the income from property
which does not include the mulct tax
amounted to something over 100000
The Majors second argument was on
! the assessorship, declaring that since
the decision by court in the case, the
| code had changed materially, and he
cited the particular section covering
the point.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
GOOD GROWING WEATHER."
When the New Scalp Antiseptic is
Used.

A good head Of hair is as much
crown of glory" for man as it is for
woman, Notwithstanding all the poetry
on the subject applied to the female
sex exclusively. In the season when
flies bite, the bald-headed man can
sympathize with the Egyptians who
were SO sorely plagued on account of
the children of Israel. Why not try
Newbros Herpicide? Others have
been benefited and are loud in its
praise. 1t cleanses the scalp, kills
the germ at the root of the hair and
by keeping the scalp sweet, pure and
wholesome, the hair is bound to grow
as nature intended, regardless of the
temperature. Try it and be con-
WINGED. Sold by leading druggists.
Send 10c in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. One
dollar bottles guaranteed McGrath
Bros, special agents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
HAMILTON COUNCIL
APPROVES ADDITION
New Plat Presented to the Council
Last Evening and Lots Now
on Sale.


Real estate activity in Hamilton for
the past several weeks has asserted
itself in no uncertain way. Several
deals Of Importance have been made
and our Illinois neighbor is waking
up to new conditions and new indica-
tons. At the meeting of the city
council last night the new Conklin and
Joyce addition was approved and Ham
ilton now has another fine tract of
land within her limits. Keokuk men
are interested in this new addition.
among them being Thomas Joyce and
3. F. Jones. Quite number of lots
have been sold and there is an active
inquiry. The new addition is fine
one and the owners will experience
no difficulty In selling out the lots at
good figure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Nathan S. Lowitz left this week
for New York city and Boston on a
three-weeks' purchasing trip.
a. c. Larson is in Boston, Mass, on
business.
D.. w. McDevitt of Chicago, an
agent for large sugar firm, is in the
city.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Johnson, of st. Francis
vile, Mo. departed this morning for
her home, after spending the past
few days in Keokuk, visiting relatives
and friends.
f. B. McCreary, of Centerville, is in
the city. visiting relatives, having ar
rived yesterday.
H. G.. Hungate, of La Harpe, is a
Keokull visitor today.
Ethridge Powers returned last night
from Chicago. where he has been
spending the holidays with relatives.
Frank Oertel, the local blind youth.
who is studying law at Drake uniyers-
ity, Des Moines, returned this morning
to resume his work, after being the
guest of his parents for the past
week.
Charles McBrehny and family, OF
Milton, who have been spending the
holidays in Springfield, boarded @
train this morning at the local station
bound for their home,
Miss Grace Stricken returned to
Northwestern university, at Evanston
H., where she is a student, For the
past week she has been visiting with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
]. Strickler, of 227 North Fifth street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
PATIENT DIED
AT COUNTY HOME
Miss Ellen Nightingale Died This At.
ternoon at Ten Minutes of Three
From Cancer of Breast.

Miss Ellen Nightingale, an insane
patient at the Lee County home,
passed away this afternoon at ten
minutes to three. Death was caused
from cancer of the breast. The de-
ceased had been an inmate of the
home since 1879 and was well along
in years.
The only living relatives of the de-
ceased woman that is known is sis
ter. Mrs. Margaret Pecil, of Oakland,
Cal. The body will probably be taken
there for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04

Clyde Howard Shelley, age TWEEN
ty-three and Miss May Leayer, age
nineteen, the former of Mt. Pleasant
and the latter of LaCrew, secured a
marriage license today.
Word has been received here that
Mrs. NJ. E. Roberts of Elvaston, H.,
died this morning just as she was
about to arise from her bed. She was
seventy years Of age and had been in
i'll health for short time, her death
being very sudden, seemingly of heart
trouble. The. deceased was born near
Dayton, Ohio, and was an ardent
church worker. Five years ago today
her husband died. Surviving her is
one sister Miss Hannah Holmes
Mrs. Ufa Buss of this city will attena
the funeral which will be held Thurs
day. Although she is not relative
of the dead woman's, she has always
been a great friend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
CITY NEWS.

Kennedy 6 Mccoy dance Wed
nesday night, rights reserved.
Don't froget your sore feet. cali
on the expert foot doctor, corns, bun
ions, ingrown nails cured without
pain. Bell phone, 300 b. Office, Ill
North Seventh street. Office hours,
10 I'M. till p. m. DR.. Henry Kicker.
"A workman engaged in repairing
the light in front of the Colonial
Theatre yesterday afternoon, took a
tumble from the scaffold from which
he was working and broke his arm.
George S. Wee, aged forty-two
years, passed away this morning at
800 at his home, two and one half
miles. northwest of Mooar. Death was
caused from liver Smplaint from
which he had been a sufferer He was
a member of the A. o. u W., lodge
NO. 256. He had lived on a farm for
the past ten years and was well
known in that section of the country
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day morning at ten o'clock, burial to
be made in Hickory Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Lydia Welch died at her
home, 1920 Ash street this morning at
nine O'Clock. Death was due to old
age. The husband of the deceased il
will be remembered was killed two
vars ago in railroad accident. The
body of Mrs. Welch Will be sent tc
Kahoka tomorrow morning, for burial
-Conklin and Joyce's addition te
Hamilton, H., was approved at las
nights council meeting. These lots
are now on sale; plats can be seer
at offices of b. f. Jones, Maxwell an(
Tumelty and w. r. G.. Kendrick, also
David Conklin and Walter Reyburn's
at Peoples Bank Of Hamilton, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
James Wilson Had His Head Caught
Under Wheel, Resulting
in severe Injuries
to Him.
HE SLIPPED AND FELL
Accident Happened While Stepping
Into Wagon-Ice Harvest
Still Going on in
Places.

m
Hundreds of men have assisted in
the present ice harvest, which consti-
tutes dangerous occupation in some
ways, but the first accident of any
consequence was reported late yester-
day afternoon when James F. Wilson
living at 1923 South Fourth street, fell
under an ice wagon and had the hind
wheels pass over his head He was
rendered unconscious and three
stitches were. necessary to close the
wound inflicted.
The accident happened shortly after
o'clock Mr. Wilson was employed
IN driving an Ice wagon for Cameron,
McManus and Joyce and hauling the
Ice, to Azinger's house on Johnson be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets. He
sustained the fall and injuries in step
ping from a car into the wagon bed
covered with ice when he slipped and
fell beneath the wheels. The hind
wheel passed over the left side OF his
head causing quite cash above the
eye. injuring his shoulders and bruis-
ing his cheeks. He was rendered I'M
conscious and remained in that state
for about thirty minutes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
How a Don Gallons.

The gallop of the dog differs from
that of the horse in that the sequence
of foot fallings is rotary instead OF
diagonal, The order is the left fore.
the right fore, the right hind, the left
hind, and then again the left fore; but
this sequence is often reversed. so
that the order becomes left fore, the
left hind. the right hind and the right
fore, and then again the left fore.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
Engineer Cooper Kept on the Go and
His Associates Are Busily
Engaged on Their Re
spective Tasks.
IN CHICAGO TOMORROW
Engineer Goes TO Chicago to Confer
with Concerned Interests
Burlington Boosts Big
Dam.

Hugh L. Cooper, j. p. Allen, Judge
VIM. Logan and w. N. Sage arrived
last evening from Burlington where
they had been in the interest of the
water power enterprise. They had
splendid success at Burlington and
found in that city most ready spirit
to cooperate with Keokuk in secur-
ing the big dam. The Commercial
Exchange adopted a favorable reso-
luton and the Hawk-Eye speaks in
the most friendly spirit The entire
valley is waking up to the fact that
the building of the dam at Keokuk
has much more than a local signifi-
canoe. 1t means much to the Missis-
sippi valley towns and cities.
Cooper to Chicago.
Mr.. Cooper will go to Chicago this
evening on business connected with
the project. He will return in time
to attend a meeting in Nauvoo Fri
day. Mr. Dexter Cooper, a brother OF
the engineer, arrived in the city yes
| terday and will remain until the ques-
| ton of building the dam is determine
! ed.
Work Progressing.
Mr.. Cooper's engineers and assist
ants are all at work at their re
spective tasks and getting everything
in shape as rapidly as possible. The
option taking is going forward ane
progress is being made. Mr.. Herrick
who arrived yesterday, left last night
for Chicago and will work on the en-
terprise from that city. 1T is neces
sary to go ahead with the work, sait
one of the gentlemen, lust as If tn
i dam was to be built, for our time i
limited and nothing will be lost bu
much gained in case the dam is t
become a realization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04

MEN WANTED QUICKLY by big
Chicago Mail order house to dis
tribute catalogues, advertise, etc.
$2l00 a week. Liberal expense all
lowance first month. No experience
required. Globe Association, 1912
State street, Chicago
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
Property Sold.

Lot 5, block SO, West Keokuk, or
what is commonly known as the
Williams estate on Reid street, was
sold today at public auction by l. N.
Tichenor for partition suit. The
property was purchased by e. b..
Hawkes.. 1T was heavily mortgaged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
NOTED AVIATOR
LOSES HIS LIFE
fContinuer from mage ~

orville Wright. On Sept. I, 1909, E.
Lesebzie was killed at Juvisy and on
Sept. 90 Capt. Louis Scraber was
killed at Bologne. NJ. Fernandez was
killed at Nice by the explosion of his
motor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
Ice Harvest Going on.

Although the harvest is nearly over,
a few men are still at work on the
canal. Ponds have not yet gotten ell
they can use while Azinger IS not
quite satisfied with his pile yet al
Enough the massive house which he
uses is almost filed. Both of these
companies have uptown houses and
this accounts for the fact that they
Shave not finished while the others
have. 1t is necessary for their ice to
he sent by train to the Johnson
street switch and from there by wag-
on to the house.
The railroads also have to have a
supply and for this reason, the Miss.
issippi coal and ice company have a
force at work filing an order for fit.
teen carloads to be used here by the
%
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04

HOW so CENTS made $500 and SIS
made $4,000 in Short time is the
title of fascinating booklet, which
especially investors of small means
looking for similar opportunities ought
to read. Copy free on application.
Address Pres, A. Il. Waterbury, $50
Dearborn St, Chicago, H. 2-4t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
FOR SALE.

$50 ACRES rolling to level farm
land, well watered, ideal for stock;
2 miles to depot, $500; 8 acres, in-
provements worth price asked, at de-
pot, $4,000; so acres, some fruits, fine
springs i mile to depot, $1,000. Will
take part pay in crops. West Florida
Fruit Farm, Cottagehill, Fla. 1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
DOCTORS SCARCE
TODAY in KEOkUk
Twenty of Them Left This Afternoon
Leaving Only Small Number
Behind to Care for
Sick.
TO RETURN TOMORROW
Went to Fort Madison to Attend
Medical Society Meeting--List
of Those in the
Party.

Doctors are scarce in Keokuk this
evening only a small majority of the
large number being left. The reason
for this deficit is that most of tnens
have left town. However they intend
to return, having only gone as far as
FIT. Madison where they will be In at
tendance at the meeting of the Lee
county medical society. There We're al
most twenty local physicians on board
the North bound train when 1t left
this afternoon bound for the peniten-
liary city.
There will be both afternoon and
evening programs. DR.. w. B. LaForce
will relate some interesting surgical
experiences as one number. This
gentleman should be capable. of giving
an interesting talk along those lines
and the attending physicians will no
doubt have some novel experiences
| told to them.
Those who We're in the group which
left this afternoon were: A. B.
Hughes, Robert Reimers, o. T. Clark
c. Armentrout Il. G. Wollenweber, J
A. Scroggs, H. A. Gray, c. A. Dimond
R. M. Lapsley, f. M. Fuller, w. B. La
1 Force, g. M. Hanson, w P. Sherlock
/ F. B. Dorsey all of Keokuk and DR.
! Cooper of Hannibal, Dr. Washburn OF
Donnellson, and DR.. Williams of Oska
loosa.
4 The party will return home earl.
tomorrow morning. Following is the
i program:
The Program.
L. Location of Abdominal Nerve
in Relation to Abdominal Operations
DR.. H. j. Prentiss, Iowa City.
2. Gumshot Wounds in the ABIDE
men, DR.. Carl Wahrer, Fort MADISON.
s. Some interesting Surgical e.
periences, DR.. w. B. LaForce, Kee
kuk.
4. Treatment of Labor Pneumonia
Il Dr. Tabor R. Washburn, Donnellson.
5. Cerebral Localization and il
Relation to Diagnosis of Brain TX
sions, DR.. John Painton, Kansas City
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04

Read The Daily Gate City, 10
cents per week.
The Lee County Board of Super
visors visited the county home here
today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
= - -
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT 21S Concert street. In
quire w. B. Daniel, of 206 High
street. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-Men to learn barber
trade. Demand greater than supply.
Gradutes earn splendid pay. Few
weeks completes. Wages while learn.
ing. Unusual opportunity to start an
Independent business. Catalogue mall
ed free. Moler Barber College, st.
Louis, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04

WANTED Good cook. Apply Mrs.
]. B. Howell 11S High street. 1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04

MISCELLANEOUS.

REAL ESTATE-If you are in the
market for farm OR city property
see us, We have a few bargains if sold
before March 1st. Egbers & Wallace,
Warsaw, III. 315t
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-01-28
His Mother

Captain Jack Crawford, the poet
scout, pays the following eloquent
tribute to his mother: 81 had a
Christian mother, my earliest rec
objections of whom was kneeling
at her side praying God to save
wayward father and husband.
The mother taught me to speak the
truth when child, and have tried
to follow her early teachings in
that respect. 1t would require a
much larger book than this to tell
the story of my life and the suffer
ing of one of Gods good angels
my mother. To her | owe every
thing--truth, honor, sobriety, and
my very life. Her spirit seems to
linger near me always. In the
camp, the cabin, the field and hos
pital, on the lonely trail hundreds
of miles from civilization, in the
pine clad hills, and lonely canyons,
| have heard in the moaning night
winds and in the murmuring stream
lets,
The voice of my angel mother
whispering soft and low.
"And these sacred thoughts have
made me forget at times that there
was danger in my pathway. Nor
will lever forget the day that we
Parted, mother and |, never on
Earth to meet again;
She to a happier home on high,
/ a poor wanderer on the plain.
"That day was perhaps the great
est epoch of my life. Kneeling by
her bedside, with one hand clasped
in mine, the other resting on my
head, she whispered, "My boy,
you know your mother loves you.
Will you give me promise that |
may take it up to heaven" Yes,
yes, mother, / will promise you
anything Johnny, my son, l am
dying, said she; promise me that
you will never drink intoxicants,
and then it will not be har1 to leave
this world" Dear reader, need ]
tell you that Ipromised 'yes;" and
whenever | am asked to drink, that
scene comes up before me and am
safe. p"
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-01-28
TO Teachers

Our three months private term of
school will open at Pocahontas,
February "a. AT that time we will
start complete Teachers Review
course, carefully reviewing all of
the common school branches. Also,
classes will be in active progress
in any of the High School branches
that may be desired. Psychology,
Agriculture, Dinsmore's District
school, Arithmetic and Grammar
will be given special stress.
The examination in Theory and
Practice will be based on Psychol-
ogy in March, but on Dinsmore's
District School in June. Also, you
will have to be examined on Agri-
culture in this county
will endorse license for attend
ance at this review course the same
as for attending the June institute.
Come and spend the spring with
us and let US help you to prepare
for a thorough examination and
give you our best ideas of success
full teaching.
Tuition will cost you $500 per
Board about $1,000.
J. w. Campbell,
Principal Pocahontas Schools.