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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
sTo224 STOPS
4 MURDER Trial
I 3 rtant Witness Was Unable to
,ome TO Court on Account Of the
Arrival of a Twelve
Pound Baby
TO TAKE THREE WEEKS
Hyde Case viii Run Into Next Month
Providing the stork Stays
Away From Now
on. !
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 23.-The
stork today stopped the machinery OF
the law in the trial of DR.. Clark
Hyde for the alleged murder of Col.
Thomas III. Swope, the eccentric
Kansas City millionaire.
This afternoon Attorney Walsh
asked for an adjournment to take the
deposition of Mrs. John Cleary who
was unable to attend court and ask.
ed that she be examined at home
On their arrival at the Cleary home
this afternoon court attaches were
denied the privilege of questioning
Mrs. Cleary Fifteen minutes before
their arrival the stork delivered a
twelve pound baby boy.
Mrs. Cleary is expected to testify
that DR.. and Mrs. Hyde dined with
her family seven days before the
Swopes were stricken with typhoid
The date is important to the state
1t is alleged that DR.. Hyde on Mon
day poisoned Swopes' water supply
with typhoid germs.
Today's session of the trial ended
with less thas third of the states
case before the court. At least three
! weeks more are thought to be re
quired to complete the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
WANT TO SEE TEDDY
AND NOT CUPID
Women Clerks at Washington are
Anxious to Have Vacations
in June.
Gate city Leased Wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON April 23.-So many
women clerks in the departments
here have applied for their leaves OF
absence for the middle of June that
the officers who first suspected mar.
riage epidemic made an investigation
today and found that 1t is because OF
the return Of Roosevelt.
Hundreds of women clerks have al
ready arranged to go to New York to
greet the colonel and the heads OF
departments are beginning TO take
measures to prevent the offices being
deserted. One of them declared to-
day that he believed the women
clerks had gone insane on the sub
ject."
"Why, / heard one of them say she
would 60 II she lost her job he re
marked.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
CALLED BALLINGER
YELLOW DOG
Pinchot Made this Statement Accord
ing to Testimony at the
Hearing.

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WASHINGTON. April "a" Balling-
Ell is a yellow dog.
This statement was made by Gif-
ford Pinchot formerly chief forester
of the United States, to George Otis
Smith, director Of the United States
geodical survey, according to the
testimony at the Ballinger in
quiry today. Smith was repeating
the conversation he said he had with
Pinchot last July, and which Smith
considered as an invitation to come
over to Pinchot's side of the conser-
walton fight and turn against Balling-
eT.
This interview with Pinchot. Smith
stated, came after there had been
some slight friction between himself
and the forest service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
"SUDS" STATISTICS
FOR MARCH MONTH
Nearly One Million Barrels of Beer
More Than for Same Time
Year Ago.

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WASHINGTON, April 23.-Good,
healthy, thirsty citizens of this great
country have no desire to be classed
as lopodus runlinants of the genus
camelus. which in Barnum and Bailey
talk means camels. For they drank
4,993,793 barrels of beer in March,
nearly 100000 barrels more Than
they drank in Marsh CT last year.
'lhey would have rounded out an even
100000 barrels had not Mayor Gay
ner screwed down the I'D in New
York and made some of that city's
leading houses go thirsty for several
Sundays. The "suds' statistics were
compiled by the bureau of internal
revenue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
RAT EATERS
STILL RIOT|NG
All Foreigners in Chang sha Have
Taken Refuge Aboard British
Ships in the Slang
kang
SEVERAL ARE EXECUTED
Leaders of Uprisines in China Lose
Their Heads But Trouble
Has Not Been
Abated.

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PEKIN, April 23.-All the foreigners
in Chang Sha ere taking refuge to-
night aboard two British vessels ly-
ing in the Slang Kang according to
reports from that city. There has been
much rioting throughout the day, but
NO loss of life is reported.
Commander Hugh Rodman of the
United States cruiser Cleveland has
his vessel In readiness at Han Kow
fo:' action whenever its services may
be demanded.
The other American vessels at Annoy
under command of Rear Admiral Hub
bard may also be brought into SER
vice.
The Japanese gunboat Uji, the Brit
ish steamer Snipe, and the German
vessel Otter, are now at Chang Sha
as we'll as a number OF merchant YES
sells.
Outside of Chang Sha, the sitra ion
is precarious.
The government today dispatched
soldiers to Ping Kiang, fifty miles
north of Chang Sha Chouchou, south
of Chang Sha, and Nei Yang, in all
of which places anti-fo-eign demon
strations are reported.
A number of leaders of the Chang
Sha uprising were executed today, un
der orders from Admiral Sab, who is
now in Chang Sha, at the head of a
detachment of troops from Hupef
province. Today's devesopments have
convinced the government that the
suppression of the uprising is a fal
more serious problem than it was sup
posed The British foreign Office to
day made pre-emptory demands upoI
/ the Chinese government for a more
rigorous campaign of suppression
1 Whether the missions in the town.
outside of Chang Sha have been de
4 stroyed has not been learned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
NO WINDOWS IN
FIFTY HOUSES
Dynamite Exploson Was Heard for
Fifteen Miles and Did Much
Damage.

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JEANErT, PA. April 23.-A score
of homes were wrecked and score OF
persons injured here tonight when 600
pounds of dynamite stored in a frame
shed by Ewards Brothers OF Yardsly
Pa. contractors. exploded as result
of the shed catching fire from un-
known cause.
The detonation was heard for fif.
teen miles and fifty houses near the
scene had every window broken
Three hundred houses within mile
of the shed had from one to half a
dozen windows broken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
POSTAL EXTENDS
ITS INTERESTS
Making Arrangements With lndepend.
ent Telephones for combina-
tion Service.

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OMAHA. April 23.-Negotiations
for an agreement between the Postal
Telegraph company and the Independ-
ent Telephone interests of the Unit
ed States similar to that OF the West
ern Union and the Bell Telephone
company are in progress.
Contracts already are being made
between the Postal and individual
telephone companies whereby the
telegraph company will use telephone
toll lines in invading territory at
present only reached by the Western
Union.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
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CHICAGO, April 23.-Property loss
amounting into the millions Is the
estimate placed tonight on the damage
wrought by the unprecedented April
blizzard wtnich ragged in Chicago and
...e surrounding territory today. Dis
patches received tonight indicate that
the fruit belts in northern 1ndii,.a,
western Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Minnesota and Wisconsin have
been deyasted by the eastward moving
storm and fears are felt that much OF
the fruit has been ruined.
TIE fruit crop of aouthern Michigan
will suffer greatly said Forecaster Cox
tonight, as the very center of the bliz-
zard is In the lower peninsula of that
state The peach crop is blighted, 1t
is believed for the blizzard coming
right after the abnormally warm
March will play havoc with yegeta-
ton.
The most spectacular feature of the
storm was the bleaching on Lake
Michigan of the big passenger steam
er Iowa off Racine Wisconsin, early
today.
The efforts of tugs to pull the boat
off failed and it was decided to take
The twenty-five passengers Off The
tug Dixon of Milwaukee accomplished
The rescues late this afternoon.
None of the passengers sustained
any injuries.
In the Northwest
fGate City Leased Wire Service
MINNEAPOLIS, April 23.-The en-.
tire northwest is in the grasp of the
most severe cold wave it has expert
enced in April for more than thirty
years. Tonight's reports show declines
in temperature varying from 10 to &c
degrees today, with a high north wind
which for the greater part OF the day
maintained a velocity of from thirty
Ave to forty-five miles an hour. Re
ports from this state, North and South
Dakota and Wisconsin indicate much
damage to the growing crops.
dispatch from Winona. Wis, says
the small grains have not been hur'
Dy the cold, but that the early bios
sorning fruit and vegetables have beer
entirely wiped out.
The Iowa Damage.
CHICAGO, Ap 23.--The damage
to fruit and grain throughout Iowa i
estimated at between $8,000,000 an,
Sl0,000000 according to dispatche
from Des Moines and other point
tonight.
The advices stated that the unpre
cedented cold weather continues an
Iowa nurserymen fear that whateve
OF the states fruit crop escaped las
weeks killing frost will be wiped on
by morning. Secretary Wesley Green
Of the Iowa Horticultural department
however, declared tonight he didn'
believe the apple and plum crop
would suffer as much as had been pre-
dicted. Reports no less pessimesti
have also come from Missouri, Inc
lana, Wisconsin and all parts of Ill
nois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
$4,000 DAMAGE
TO MoNTRosE CROP
Strawberries All Killed by the Cold
Wave and Snow Storm Of
Last Week.
[snecial 10 The Gaze City.l

MONTROsE. April 2S.--The cold
wave OF Friday night did $4,000 worth
of damage to the strawberry crop OF
this vicinity, not counting the dam.
age done to peaches, pears, plums and
other fruit, all of which have been
killed.
some of the growers had covered
their berry patches with straw and
thus saved them from the previous
frost. but they were caught this time
and had removed the straw, theli
patches being killed.
Nauvoo reports the grape crop all
gone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
Nebraska Town Burned.
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SALEM, Neb., April 23.-Salem is
in ruins tonight. Fire starting from
the overheated oven of Mrs. G. M.
Coffees kitchen spread over the vii
lage and in six hours destroyed it.
The loss Is estimated between $500
600 and 100000 with but small
amount Of insurance.
One hundred people are homeless
and are being cared for by farmers
about here.
A terrific explosion of dynamite
which was stored in hardware store
resulted in the serious burning of four
persons
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
FIRST ARREST
IN CENSUS CASE
Proprietress Of Bachelors Hotel Re
fused to Give Out information
Asked for.

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DIES MONIES, April 23.-The first
arrest i'll Iowa for violation of the CEN
sus law was made tonight by the Unit
ed States Marshal when he arrested
Mrs. Mary Anderson, proprietress of
the Bachelors hotel, for refusing to
give information regarding her board
ers. The arrest was made by direc-
ton of the directer of tire census at
Washington, D 9.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
Mrs. Thaw Saw Harry.

[Gate City Leased Wire Serylce.J
F1SHKILL ON HUDSON, n. Y,
April % Mrs. EVELYN Nesbit Thaw
paid Rer first call to Harry X. Thaw
at Matteawan asylum since last
Thanksgiving. The call was r.thel
formal. and Mrs. Thaw left for New
York without seeing the prisoner
mother
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
OFFERED FINE
EUROPEAN TRIP
Mrs John A. johnson Has Invitation
to Go Abroad For Three
Months
IGate CITY Leased Wire Service

MINNEAPOI is. MINI. April %
Mrs. John A. Johnson, widow OF the
late Governor has been invited By
Olive F'remetad, who is now in Chi
cago. to be her travelling COMPANION
in Europe for three months. beginn-
ing MAY 10 Mrs. Johnson is eonsi-
dering the invitation and it is thought
she will probably accept.
Madame Fremstadt at one time liv-
ed in ST. Paul. Minn. the home of the
late Governor and they were school
mates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
Serious charae.

CEDAR RAPIDS, April -23--C Chas.
stanton. china FAINTER, was arrested
today on charge of rape. his alleged
victim being fifteen-year-old girl.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
THE WEATHER.

For Iowa Partly cloudy in.west To-
cal SHOWS in east portion Sunday;
Monday fair and warmer.
For llinois-snow Sunday, except
in extremely south portions; con
tinued cold Nor day fair and slightly
warmer
For Missouri-Fair Sun.aJ preced
ed by snow in central and northeast
portions; Monday fair and warmer.
River Bulletin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
nu,ers OF the CITY Of London.

The city of London corporation con
sists Of the lord mayor 70 other al
dermen and 206 common councillors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
Mark Twain Paused on His Way to
the Grave. SO that His Face
Could be seen for the
Last Time
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
Most Pathetic Scene in New York
Church When Body of the
Humorist Laid in
State.
a = . 80 >>>>>~> : . . = - :

- Some Mark Twain Philosophy. =
= Let us endeavor SO to live that =
= when we come to die even the .
. undertaken will be sorry. =
. Why is it that we rejoice at =
. birth and grieve at a funeral? 1t .
= Is because we are not the person =
. involved =
= All say, "How hard it is that =
= we have to die"-a strange com =
. plant to come from the mouths .
. of people who have had to live. =
Referring once to being at the .
= point of death, he said =
. 81 did not know what an easy =
= thing it is to die. have since =
= learned that it is like falling asleep<
. The hands and feet grow cold, =
. but yor do not know it. Then .
= you are in kinL of dream or =
= trance, and you do not under =
= stand that YOU are dead at all un- Z
= til you begin to investigate the .
a matter" =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24
Local Observations.
KEOKUK. April %.

Bar. The. Wind Weather.
%. a. M. 1888 81 NV 1t. Snow
% : p. M. % sc % NV Cloudy
Rainfall for past twenty-four hours:
] hundredth.
April % Mean temperature. 29 de.
grces; maximum, 80; minimum, 26
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-24

KEOKuK, April %.
Flood Heigh Change Rain
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
County Fair

The directors of the Sedgwick Coun-
tIy Fair Association held q meeting in
Julesburg on Tuesday night at which
time secretary was appointed and
sother business connected with the coun-
ty fair this fall was disposed of.
r. J. Dobell of Ovid was made sec
rotary of the association and his work
will b. carried on through assistant
secretaries in different parts of the
county and they in turn will have var
iOus subcommittee. A meeting will
be held at an early date of the board of
directors and the assistant secretaries
at which time the premium list and
all matters that can be taken care of
at this time will be taken up. 1t is the
alesire of every member of the board of
directors to have this fair the very best
that can be had and to do this every
one in the county must take part.
They must be interested. As was an
nounced some time ago, in addition to
Individual premiums, contests between
the three divisions of the irrigated dis
trict and between the north and south
table lands will be arranged and every
one ought to feel pride in the parti-
cular section in which he lives and COM
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16

The Ovid Stores Co. Go see.
Mrs. C. Putnam was in Ovid on Sat
urday.
J. E. Saunders was in Julesburg on
business Monday.
The Ovid Stores Co., is very busy
preparing for inventory. Some rare
bargains.
Do you know where to get the best
prices for yeur produce? The Ovid
Stores Co.
Rev. Eaton and wife and Miss Gale
Lewis accompanied DR.. Lewis to Ovid
on Thursday last.
C. A. Shroads and Fred Saunders
took in the ball game at Sedgwick Sat
urday afternoon.
Chop corn and mixed feed in sacks
now obtainable at warehouse of Ovid,
Produce, Milling and Elevator Co.
C. A. Shroads and J. C. Blake at
tended the dance in Sedgwick on Sat
urday night. They report very en-
joyable time.
Edgar Shoemaker, E. X. Shoemaker
and Lewis Blackburn returned from
Sterling Saturday night where they
had been spending several days looking
after land interests.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
Receives q Painful Injury.

J. w. MARBLE received a severe in
jury Thursday of last week which will
confine him to the house for some time.
While riding horse early Thursday
morning it stepped in badger hole
and threw Mr.. MARBLE to the ground
but he would have escaped with slight
injury had not the horse fell on him
injuring his side and dislocating his
shoulder blade. We trust that he will
soon be able to be out again.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16

The ChiIdren's Day program given
by the Methodist Sunday school in Ovid
last Sunday evening WAS decided sue
cess in every way. The audience was
all that could he desired, the hall being
packed and standing room at pre-
MUM. A great deal of time and labol
was spent on the decoration feature.
one especial feature being q fountain.
Everyone on the program did excep-
tionally well and the sunfOwer drill
lin costume" was one of the prettiest
parts of the program.
Those having the entertainment in
charge are certainly to be congratu-
lated upon the success of the under
taking.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
Pool Hall Changes Hands

The ownership of the barber shop
and pool room changed Monday. H. J.
Erickson buying out E. X. Shoemaker.
The transfer not only included the per-
sonal property but Mr.. Shoemaker
real estate as well. Mr.. Erickson took
possession Immediately and Mr.. Shoe
maker and family will spend some time
in Denver aftes which Mr.. Shoemaker
will look up new location.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16

A. G. Reeder. one of our farmers
from the south side, has been suffering
with appendicitis for several days and
upon the recommendation of DR.. Rock
will go to St. Luke's hospital where
he will be operated upon. We all sin
cerely hope that the operation will be
a successful one and that Mr.. Reeder
will come back to US a well man.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16

Howard Yates is entertaining MS
father from Missouri.
A band of Gypsies were telling for
tunes in Ovid Wednesday.
H. ]. Erickson and E. X. Shoemaker
and families were in Julesburg on
Wednesday.
There will be dance in the opera
house in Ovid on Friday night June IL,
under the management of J. c. Blake.
The Chappell orchestra will furnish the
music.
lie, Saunders and R. ]. Dobeli at
tended the directors meeting OF the
Fair Association in Julesburg Tuesday
night while Mrs. Saunders attended the
lecture at the high school auditorium
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
The Ovid State Bank
Ovid, Colorado

mence now to prepare something for
an exhibit. 1t is the desire of the di-
rectors not only to have a splendid ex-
hibit in Sedgwick county this fall but
to pick the best of this exhibit for the
state fair at Denver and also for the
Irrigation Congress in Chicago. If
everyone will work little we can have
the best county fair ever held and also
advertise Sedgwick county in an intel
ligent and forceful way.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16

Rev. Eaton came down from Sedg-
wick on Sunday nights motor to at
tend and take part in the Children's
Day program Sunday evening. His ad-
dress was short but entertaining and
was thoroughly appreciated by all.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
Keep a Written Account
Of all Your Expenditures

You know from experience it is hard to
save from your earnings it can be done
il Won set YOUR heart and head in that direc-
ton. The only way to do it Is to Keep AN
account of what you earn and what you spend.
The simplest way to keep this record is to
have a bank account deposit your money
with this bank and pay all bills by check
Your bank book and returned checks are the
record you want they will tell the story of
your money both earned and spent
Now would be the proper time to begin.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
Entsstain Ralaiivos

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Saunders were
entertaining on Sunday and Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Morley and little
daughter of Akron, Colo. Mr.. WOrley
is a brother of Mrs. Saunders and is
county superintendent of schools of
Washington county and is also secre-
tary of the institute being held last
week and this week at Julesburg.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
u Visiting in Denver.

Miss Leota Saunders left on No. ID
Tuesday morning for a visit with
friends in Denver. Master Chas. Do
bell accompanied her and will spend the
summer at Castle Rock.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
Takes aVaeatioo.

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. b. Tibbals left for
Denver on Saturdays afternoon flyer
for a week rest and recreation. They
will visit with Mr.. Tibbals' parents in
Denver and otherwise enjoy life in the
Colorado metropolis. Earl is = hard
worker and no one will enjoy their
summers outing more than this estim-
able couple.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
Etertaius Hi Parsots

Malcolm Sewell was entertaining his
parents for several days this week.
Mr.. Sewell, ST.. is interested in land
in the vicinity of Ovid and he with his
wife are making the heart Of Malcolm
glad with their visit here.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-06-16
Ice Cream and Cake.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
church will serve ice cream and cake
to the public in the hall on Saturday
evening, January ls. We know that
the ladies' are both good ice cream and
cake makers and it behooves US all to
get busy on that date.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
REFILE PETITION
Library Subscription and Peti-
ton Was Withdrawn and Re-
filed Because of Legal
Point.

The petition and subscription
list, for a free public library in
Plymouth, which was filed cou-
pie of weeks ago in the office of
the county clerk Whitesell, was
withdrawn and rehled Friday al
ternoon The law provides that the
clerk shall give written notice to
the Judge of the circuit court,
the city council and city school
board. Immediately upon the FL
ing of the petition. This Mr..
Whitesell neglected to do, and
in order to make the action legal
the petition was withdrawn and
relied. Notice was officially serv-
ed on the three above named this
afternoon. The Judge has already
appointed three members, namely
Mrs. Winnie Humrichouser, l.. ]
Hess and George d. Marks. The
school board and city council,
will each appoint two members
At their next meeting.
comes hack from Indianapolis,
where it is first submitted. L &c
examiners stated that many dis
crepancies are found in tie re-
cords OF township trustees
throughout the state. which are
due more generally to poor book
keeping. than otherwise.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Entertains Whist Club.

Mrs. Ray Logan was hostess
to the Twentieth Century Whist
Club and a number OF guests, at
her home on north Center street
Thursday afternoon. After spend
ing the afternon at whist, a
bountiful two course dinner was
served to the guests and all de-
parted having spent an enjoyable
time.
Twenty-four in all were pres
ent. The members OF the club
keep their scores, and at the end
OF the year, the half holding the
lowest scores entertain the others
This is the only prize PLAYED for
The members of the Goth Century
are the Mesdames Frank Kleber
President, Walter Lindquist,
Secretary and Treas. VIM Mat
thew, F. F. Garn, Frank Tanner
VIM. English, ]. r. Losey, l.. NJ
Lauer. Eli Miner, DIR. Eley. FL
L. Singrey, c. Fires.o one, George
Marks. Ray Logan, ?. ]. Kruyer,
and Welcome Miller.