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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

IN the prosecutors office. to which
they had access at all hours Of
the day. were Mixley and Nc
a Grath.
Flows the joint ballot:" called Mix
ley from across the room.
McGrath tossed u paper to Mixley.
In huge letters appeared one word.
Deadlock
Mickey smiled '.AIurgatroyd's hold
In 'eln. but that's all he's doin'. But
what of that: He's got nothin' to
hold EN- on. Why. everybody knows
that he hasn't any money. It's my
opinion that the job goes to Thorne."
How can it be helped" reasoned
McGratl. Look at them brewers
putting mp maybe quarter of mil
lion to help Thorne out. say what
do you think the votes of the wise
assemblymen were quoted att
II wish | was an assembiyman.
sighed Mixley.
"Twenty five thousand dollars apiece
and rising market growing stronger
every minute" answered McGrath.
.And them brewers i! pay it too One
fellow wanted fifty thousand. an bel:
get it, see II he dent"
II wish was an assemblyman," re-
peated Mixiey Swistfu!ly.
You'd vote for Murgatroydr yelled
| McGrath You know you would.
You wouldn't want cent"
but Amt an assemblyman. he an.
swered. and in the next breath he add
ed, There's somebody at that there
door,
McGrath opened 1t. and Challoner
Mrs. Challoner and Shirley Bloodgood
entered.
Shirley stepped forward and said
I'VE want to see the prosecutor"
"He's out" called Mickey.
"We'll wait" cllorused the visitors.
4 Meanwhile AIixley and McGratl
were still holding their desultory con
yersation upon the situation of th'
day.
"They said, Alixley remarked to tn
other, that the chief was politician.
dead after he had blackjacked the OF
ganization. Maybe he was maybe b
7 is, but he fights all right"
"He certainly cleaned things up.
admitted McGrath. feeling of his b
ceps. 1--WE helped him. eh?'
.sHe didn't do II thing 10 Cradle
baugh's,' unused sliyiey.
Nor TO the machine smiled Nc
Grath.
, We'll. anyhow. said Mi1ley. IF b
hasn't got the machine aud the brew
ers and the s25.o,0 asselitbIyinen bnc
of him he.y got tie people. oil risil
they know In''s honest. bs5 silg
IF he oiIiy Ind half a million
! The other silofted. 4.sp
!. Its wei, he bGsn't well he neys
had. II he had half q million I
wouldn't lie running for United STATE
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31


CnalloHar's eyes narrowed. Sudden
ly he said:
Somebody killed Hargraves. Who
did itg''
The prosecutor looked at the man in
credulously.
do you mean to tell me that, though
you know now that you didn't kill
Hargraves. that you don't know who
did kill him."
I'm here to find out y
why, thunderation.. CALCULATED MUIR
gatroyd and. looking the other square
ly in the eyes. went on: Il knew that
everybody didn't know, but l thought
you knew long ago that it was Penn
mican Of Cradlebangh's who did IT,
"Pemmican. repeated Challoner as
If to himself. was the only man who
knew, and he's dead,
| Yes" assented Murgatroyd, "he kill
| ed himself In Jail He confessed just
before the court of appeals filed its
| opinion Of affirmance in your case. He
| had stolen $4,000 from Cradlebaugh's
| and had been threatened with prose-
cution for it. He had to replace the
money The opportunity came. and hs,
seized it. He knew that you hated
| Hargraves. knew that there was mo-
tive on your part. knew that you 81
and missed. knew that Hargraves nad
lot of money on his person, and ne se.
out to get IT, 1t was safe. He gol -,
and Hargraves, too; shot him aeaa
with another gun after you misseu
him and paid back the money 70 Ora
dlebaugh's.''
Miriam burst out:
And you have known TINS ior
years.
eyes, he told her quietly. his eyes
wandering over Miriams face, "pnt
| it's plain to me now that you haven't
known it. 49,,
.How should we" protested chal-
loner.
Murgatrovd frowncd: then he an
s-.ff
fTo ba continued.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

Formal presentation of Hon. Henry
L. Bousquet for nomination for an
other term as clerk of the supreme
court of the state is made by the Knox
vile Journal in its latest issue Mr..
Bousquet has served in that capacity
during the past three years and has
amply demonstrated his efficiency and
trustworthiness. He is a veteran OF
the civil war and lifelong Republic
can in whom there is no guile. Merit
and party precedent both entitle him
to further recognition. Mr.. Bousquet
has many personal and politica
friends in Keokuk. especially among
the older residents. who will tak'
pleasure in supporting him for en-
dorsement for another term.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

The steady progress that was made
In business activity during 1909 is
plainly reflected in volume of pay
ments through the banks which far
exceeds that of any previous twelve
months. Total exchanges at all cities
in the United States, according to a
statement issued by R. G. Dun &
Co, amounted to s1G5,113.922,72G, an
increase of 25.2 per cent over 1903 and
80 per cent over 1906. That the in
crease is not due to abnormal activity
In any particular direction, that may
prove only temporary, is shown by the
steady gain in the daily averages fol
the different quarters, compared with
1908 and 1906.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

An insurgent editor at Glidden de-
clares Governor Carroll is failure
in office. No details are given, but
the Waterloo Reporter has a well-de-
fined idea that it knows what the
trouble is, to-wit:
Presumably the executive has been
"a failure" because he has deemed it
a duty to pay attention to his office
and leave the hot air department TO
Others. If the governor was constant
ly pounding the tom-toms with a gong
heater and exercising an inexhauatible
fund Of wind on imaginary wrongs
his administrator" would probably
meet with the approval OF the insur
gent editor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
Gratifying progress is being mao

Gratifying progress is being made
in a preparatory way in the construc-
ton of the big dam. Needed roads
have been built. number of houses
put up and considerable excavating
done. Quarrying of rock will begin
at once and it will not be long until
the great wall which is to hold back
the waters of the mighty Mississippi
will begin to take form. The under
taking when completed will be one
of the greatest engineering accom-
plishments of the age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
Local Topics Of Interest:

Mt. Pleasant Journal If you would
interest a Burlington man talk rail
road to him. Mt. Pleasant man
viii listen attentiveIy if you talk on
..street paving A Fairfield man will
give you some attention If you mem
ton High school building New
London man will also listen if you
talk Court house" while Keoluk
man will be all agog if you simply
say dam"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
tContinued.)

SCOntinueo'l
Miriam .list. an closely.
Yes. YES. She conceded, 1T is true:
can see it'll know" and. sobbing.
dropped her hcad upon his shoulder.
i've got to prove it." he repeated
over and over again. patting her head
affectionately
But -Murgatroyd-w why. If you were
Innocent suddenly cried Miriam.
''Well?n
He ought to know it"
What do care about Murgatroyd:
What do ! care about anybody but you
and the little one that is coming
coming to you and TO me"'
Laurie breathed Miriam softly.
"I'm happy. oh. so happy. knew
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
Around in a Circle.

washington Herald: The price OF
shoes is to be advanced, it seems, be-
cause leather is scarce, and leather is
scarce because little meat is being
slaughtered, and little meat is being
slaughtered because people cannot
afford meat at present prices, and
there is no end to this story, you
know; it goes right around in cir
Gle
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
The Burlington Hawk-Eye observes

The Burlington Hawk-Eye observes
that
'.Keokukians are philosophical;
they don't care when people say 'Keo-
kuk be damned
They would prefer, however, in the
interest of the exactitude of thought
and expression that has always char
acterized them, that people would say
the Mississippi be damned or
dam the Mississippi"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

felt somehow that things would come
out right l don't care whether you
ever prove this-so long as we know.
Happy?" she rep2. ! rs she nestled
closer to him. II should think SO, with
$500 in the bank and a small business
and, after awhile"
THE most important thing now is
that I'm certain did not kill Har-
graves. That makes 1t easy for the
next important thing-for you my
baby-my little baby"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

A large number of candidates for
the prospective Spectators union Wis
tied the Illinois side of the river yes
terday to inform themselves concern
ing the progress that has been made
to date. But for the fact that the at
mosphere was quite chilly the number
would have been still larger. A visit
to the scene of activity on the east
side is well worth the time and cost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
! Kansas City steamship agency

A Kansas City steamship agency is
quoted as saying that this spring not
less than 700 Kansans are going to
take Mediterranean tours and most OF
them belong to the farming communi-
ties. A few years ago the farmers
of Kansas. nor their wives and daugh-
tiers, did not dream OF going cruising
on the southern waters before the ac-
tive working season opens here. Now
adays farmers can afford to travel il
anyone can.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
TIE DAILY GATE CITY

from the railroads. and working ar
rangements will be made with the
roads similar to those existing be-
tween lake steamers and the rail-
roads; but coarse freight will be
handled in full cargoes at very low
rates--the company estimating that
the cost of this service will not ex-
coed O.S mills per ton mile
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
sroke the Record.

Wayland fMo.) Hustler: Lou Will
liams, of near Alexandra. broke the
record OF the season by shocking and
scooping ninety bushels OF corn from
Z O'clock to 4.30
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

DR.. Wiley, the government food ex-
pert, gives a prescription for deter
mining the age of an egg. He LIS
the housewife to drop an egg into
water with 10 per cent salt solution,
say one cup of salt to ten cups OF
water. If the egg sinks it is fresh. II
it doesn't sink it is cold storage pro.
duct.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31


The times may not be called days
Of prosperity, since it is remember
ed that even the minis of the United
States are not making dollar. Yet
those useful temples of finance are
making half dollars, quarters, dimes
and car loads of minor coins. Silver
dollars were discontinued in 1906.
From an independent and easy point
of viewing the battle of words over
the tariff subject. one has hours of
enjoyment. The tariff is a finely
pointed arrow which is shot at you
for the interests of civilization. The
arrows are tipped with a sharp edge,
and they invariably draw financial
color. The Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post, which claims circula-
ton of more than million and a
quarter, complains of the tariff arrows
which are shot towards its office in
asking one cent per pound as postage
upon the paper. Editors and other
critics of the tariff may well purchase
tickets and take shipping to another
country, for in a land of high grade
civilization good things are not furn-
ished cheaply The seventeen hun
! dred thousand critics should walk up
10 the money window periodically and
help the republic by paying full fare
Robin Hood was a citizen of the
British Isle who possessed some
free and easy notions that the taking
from the rich and giving to the poor
/ was about the proper equation in
worldly goods. Robin was a real
socialist of the extreme view, and the
principles which he espoused and
practiced yet survive in some degrees
Hence the name Robin is quite ap-
propriate and of fine vitality. 1t is
a perennial.
In searching for real funny read
ing, select the articles which picture
the Des Moines river covered with
great steamers doing rushing pas.
senger and freight business all along
the shores of the classic stream fol
two hundred miles Of course ouI
good friend Chief BLACK Hawk and 9
. few hundred braves will return ant
view the sublime scene from the blue
grass observatory OF the yellow
Z Banks.
The Kansas City Star replies to /;
+ correspondent that the largest can
: mons are of fourteen-inch caliber. TIL,
: Star seems to have overlooked Speak
IA er Cannon.
i In future years, the winter of 1905
] 10 will be referred to as the giacia
4 winter.
Mr.. Farmer man, are you qualifie
as TO the vitality of your seed corn
: Autumn conditions north of thirt,
nine degrees north were not favorabl
for the ripening OF the great grain
and the wise farmers are those VIII
a are making study Of their corn an
H. securing supply which will grow
z. When the battle comes on, goo
"a ammunition is necessary.
ie Some Iowa papers are talking oy'
n the terms as to what is a Democrat
III And what is Republican? We
al nowadays either person is usually OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

Nowadays people are called down. !"
In the old days If George Fitch re-
cords history Alright, they got their
come uppences.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
keokuk in the Iimelinht,

Jacksonville Courier: One is almost
tempted to forget that there Is any
other city in Iowa besides Keokuk
these days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
ITO BIO continued.)
WHY. Certainly.

Departing Paassenger--O, conduc-
tor, won't you give me transfer o.
some ether color? This one doesn't
match lny gown at l!--Puck,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

Paris also has gene @wet"-with a
vengeance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

If beef and pork become much high
er in price it may be found advisable
to fall back on quail on toast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

Occasionally pretty little reform
springs up and flourishes. The Snake
river is to be officially named the
Lewis and Clark river. according to
u. S. government authority.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

The storm which passed across the
land on Friday went down to 2S.s
when it took its departure off the
ST. Lawrence. Weather storms com
monty come from the west Financial
storms are sent out from the east.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

The winter season is especially OPP
perfume for the sweet enjoyments of
good reading. 1t is time indeed for
the laying up of treasures of heart
and mind and righteous morals. 1t is
time for gathering jewels. Some
even will excel and secure the Pearl
of Great Price.
JASPER BLINES.
Seven Pines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

who wants long time Office, peren-
NAL which yields abundance of fruit.
A few in each party have the public
welfare at heart. These are called
statesmen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31

keokuk, iowa $500. January 81, 1910.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
CHAPTER XVII.

IN the prosecutors office. to which
they had access at all hours Of
the day. were Mixley and Nc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
SEVEN PINES PHILOSOPHY.
The Mint and the Tariff-An Early
Day socialist-Navigating the
Des Mo'nes-Justice to
Lewis and Clark.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
The times may not be called days
Of prosperity. since it is remember.
ed that even the minis of the United
States are not making a dollar. Yet
those useful temples of finance are
making half dollars, quarters, dimes
and car loads of minor coins Silver
dollars were discontinued in 1906.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-22
Taft's New Departure.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 14.-Presl-
dent Taft has taken his first import
ant step toward cutting loose from
the old Republican custom of dis
pensing patronage in the southern
states according to the recommenda-
tions of referees, who, being given
control of the patronage, generally
deliver the delegates of their states
to the administration at the nation
al convention for the nomination of
a president. This is taken to mean
the ultimate disappearance OF the
negro as a factor in Southern
Republicanism. The new arrange
ment has been started with North
Carolina, according to information
received to-day. Mr.. Taft and his
advisers believe they have a chance
to carry North Carolina in the COM
ing elections, and they are busy
building W business mems party.
They desire to make Republlcanlsm
respectable in North Carolina and
other southern states. North Caro-
lina's committee on patronage will
control the Federal jobs, absolutely.
If the committee cannot find good
Republicans it will pick out good
Democrats, it is said. The intent is
to make an end of the old cry in the
south that the Republican party is
dominated by an Objectionable ele-
ment of the population, whether that
element be black or white.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-22
HOMICIDE NEAR BRANCHvILLE
Charley McAlhany, Aged 45, Shot by
Bryant Dukes, Lad.

Branchville, Sept. 17.-Chariey
McAlhany was shot and almost in
stantly killed this afternoon by Bry-
ant Dukes on the place of Curtis
Dukes, about five miles below this
town.
It SENS that Charley McAlhany
would not allow Bryant Dukes to
come into the field to gather fodder
and ran him out with shovel, in
the meantime using profane language
and continuing to run after Dukes
Dukes, it is said, ran as far as ne
could, and. being exhausted stopped
and shot McAlhany with his gun,
killing him almost instantly.
1t will be remembered that about
two years ago Charley McAlhany was
arrested, tried and acquitted, in Dor
chester county, for killing young
Presley Reeves, the game warden
Charley McAlhany was about 40
years old, while Bryant Dukes is
mere boy. The coroner has oeen
sent for to hold the inquest
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-22
"Suicide" Shot in the Back.

Lunenbury, VT, Sept. 1S.-An au-
topsy to-day having disclosed that
William Heath, a painter, who was
supposed to have committed suicide
yesterday, was shot in the back, the
authorities placed Mrs. James Dodge
a prominenet resident, in custody in
her own home.
Heath had been employed for sew
eral days painting at the Dodge resi-
dence. Yesterday Mrs. Dodge ran
out of the house exclaiming that
Heath had shot himself while at work
in her bedroom.
The revolver with which the shoot
ing was done was owned by Mrs
Dodge, the authorities declare. Mrs
Dodge is about 48 years old, a widow
and active socially in the town.
The authorities will hold a hearing
in the case tomorrow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-22
WEST T. GREGORY CONVICTED.
Jury Says Cal Furr's Slayer Guilty
of Manslaughter.

Laurens, Sept. 16.-"Guilty OF
manslaughter, with recommendation
to mercy" was the verdict found at
$50 o'clock this afternoon by the
jury in the case of the State against
West T. Gregory, charged with the
murder, in July, of Cal Furr. Notice
of motion for a new trial was given
by defendants counsel. The trial of
Gregory commenced yesterday and
occupied the court practically through
to-day's session, the case going to the
jury at $50 o'clock.
The killing of Furr occurred July
23, on the streets of Clinton, where
both men lived as employees of a
cotton mill. .Furr was shot to death
on the spot by Gregory, who, after
emptying the contents of his own
pistol into Furr, picked up the dying
mans revolver and fired several more
shots into his PROSTATE form. Greg
ory's plea was that Furr had ruined
my home,' and had subsequently
stated that he (Furr) was prepared
for the defendant; also that when the
fatal encounter took place it was
merely by accident and defendant
shot to save himself.
On the other hand it appeared,
from testimony, that several months
elapsed after the alleged discovery
of Gregory's wife's unfaithfulness
and the Staying, by Gregory, of the
man accused of invading his home.
Defendant had made threats and, &C
cording to witnesses, fired the first
shot when the men met; in fact it
was not proved that Furr returned
the fire, though one witness swore
that deceased shot twice after fall
ing. Furr, it seems, was paralyzed
by the first shot and fell limp at the
feet of his assailant.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-22
Prohibition Leader Arrested.

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 1.-THE
Rev. Ben Cox, a prominent local min
ister and leader in the recent prohi-
b;tion fight, was arrested tonight
and taken to Jail in patrol wagon
because he refused to disperse a
gathering of several thousand per-
sons whom he was addressing on
downtown street corner. The ar
rest of Mr.. Cox brings to a climax
as question of the right of the city
officials to prevent religious gather
ings assembling at the intersection
of certain street corners of Little
Rock.
Rev Mr.. Cox was later released
under bond to answer charge OF
obstructing traffic.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-22

tendance and still keep up our snow
ing. We began to feel something
tense in the situation, as though a
cable were straining to its breaking
point. Now we know what it was;
through all those days an assassin
doubtless with confederates-Was
waiting to shoot down the repre-
sentative of the people in open
court. I refer, of course, to the at
tempt on the life of Francis j. He
ney. And in that tragedy of which
many of our women we're eye-wit-
nesses, we saw again the working OF
the force which corruIts communi'
ties in the man-managed world, in,
to whose deeper operations we were
looking for the first time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-22
Man Kills Himself.

Flora, Indiana, Sept. 16.-When
Mrs. John E. Lodd, wife of the su-
perintendent and treasurer OF the
schools of the city, read to her hus'
band from newspaper last night
the report of examiners of the state
board of accounts that the funds IN
his care had been discovered to DC
short 5000, he made no comment
but to-day she found his dead body
in his bedroom and a bottle that had
contained carbolic acid clutched IN
his hand.
The schools and most of the busl'
ness houses were closed to-day out o1
respect to him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-09-22
Anderson Man Dies Of Pellagra.

Anderson, Sept. 19.-J. Perry
Glenn died at his home here at 6
o'clock this morning after an illness
of two months from pellagra. He
was 60 years old and one Of the
prominent and substantial citizens OF
the county. He had been in failing
health for two years and recently re-
signed as a member of the board OF
regents of the State Hospital for the
Insane on this account. He is sur
vived by his wife and one adopted
son. The funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon.