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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-30
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FORMER IOWAN
TO WE'D GOULD
Interesting Romance Of Beatrice Won
Bruner Who Has Meteoric
Career.


A Boston correspondent has the fol-
lowing concerning former Daven-
port girl, whose meteoric carer has
interested many readers:
From wash tub in lowly Tren-
ton, Mo-, home, to member of the
highest social set In the east is long
step, but it is one that will be realized
If Mrs. Beatrice Won Bruner-G Godfrey,
the divorced wife of Arthur Godfrey a
wealthy Boston lumber merchant, be-
comes the bride of Jay Gould, as re-
ported in the cable dispatches.
The news has practically been con-
/ firmed by friends here.
Pretty and accomplished, Mrs. God
frey has been sought by notables on
two continents. Twenty-Five years of
age. artists have raved over her blonde
beauty and she was the center of in
terest in both Boston and Paris
Five years ago Blanche, or Beatrice,
as she now calls herself, left her home
in Trenton, where her mother had her
assist in the weekly washings of her
neighbors, and went to Davenport
Iowa. There she secured work In a
music store. Pretty and talented, she
attracted the attention of the Won Bru-
ner family and became their adopted
daughter. She had been styding in
the music store and the foster-parents
saw possibilities of a great musician.
They sent her east to perfect herself.
At the Harvard class day exercise in
1907 she met Arthur Godfrey, son of
one Of the proudest families of the
Back Bay district of Boston. Godfrey
was Immediately enamored of her
and followed her to Davenport, where
he wooed her, and few months later
they were married.
An anonymous communication from
Trenton, her home town in Missouri,
Ileflecting on her character, was the
means of turning the Godfrey family
against her, and although she was ap-
parently indicated on the allegations,
the Godfrey family never received her
as a daughter.
She was left alone in the magnifi-
cent honeymoon suite at the Hotel
Tuileries in the back bay after few
months of welded bliss. Here she
waited long for the return OF her
young husband and tried to drown her
sorrows in her musical studies.
Later Beatrice sued for divorce and
in February, 1909, she was granted a
separation and alimony
A counter action by her husband in
which it was alleged that she had be-
came too friendly with Richard earle,
the actor, was dropped. Blanche went
to Europe soon after the divorce. She
returned to America and appeared on
| the stage as Beatrice VonBruner, in
Miss Held's company, playing the part
Of Miss Innocence"
At one time last spring rumor came
from abroad that Mrs. Grodfrey was
engaged to Count Alexander Grimel-
sky, first secretary of the car of
Russia. 1t is said she threw him down
/ for Jay Gould Gould arrived In time
to break the match with the Russian.
Then he and the charming Mrs. Cod
/ frey were seen constantly together in
| the foreign cafes. Their escapades
were heard in America, and Mrs. Bea-
trice received peremptory orders to
come home. Gould soon followed her.
Friends of Mrs. Godfrey in Boston say
the courtship begun in such joyous
fashion will now be terminated by an
early marriage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-30
Captain A. c. Decker and Party
Left This Morning in the
vivlane III For Peoria
Races.
CAPTAIN WILD PLOTTING
St, Louis Riverman Of Many Seas
and Much Experience Will
Take Handsome Craft
600 Miles.

With the red and white burgee OF
Keokuk floating gaily from her stern,
the handsome pleasure boat of Cap
tain A. G. Decker, the Viviane III
pulled anchor from the local port this
morning at ten o'clock on the way
down the river to the Illinois and the
magnificent water pageant, regatta
and races that are to be held at Pc
oria, the Fourth, fifth and sixth of
July, next week.
Captain Frank Wilde, the veteran
Missi ;sippi and Illinois river pilot ar
rived in the city yesterday from his
home in ST Louis and was at the
wheel this morning when the Viviane
left port. Last year during the IVY
races at Peoria, Captain Wilde took
Captain :Decker's big cruiser safely
through on the six hundred mile trip,
down the Mississippi, UP the Illinois,
through the ninety mile Hennepin
canal and home again via tie Father
OF Waters.
This year the same identical trip
is to be made. Captain Decker said
this morning before leaving that he
expected that his boat and party
would be home by the 10th of July.
Keokuk will be represented all during
the races by the Viviane and the triI
homeward after the big water eve>-t
will take about three or four days
time. Peoria will be reached some
time Sunday and landing will be made
in place reserved for the local cruis
er. Commodore Tom Webb, the genial
head of the Peoria boat club having
made all arrangements for the com
fort and care Of Captain Decker and
his party.
Plenty to Eat.
sPhil', the cook aboard the Viviane
this morning and with pilot who
knows things from a to all the
guests on board have to do is eat
sleep, smoke and tell yarns tween
times on the roomy upper deck of the
cruiser.
No trouble is looked forward to In
going up the Illinois river as that
stream is always deep and with
plenty OF the most beautiful scenery
in the world along its banks the TRIP
will be one OF grandeur and supreme
pleasure for all who attend.
In the Party.
Abroad the viviane HI are the fol
lowing gentlemen, the Capt. A. G
Decker and his guests: Pilot. Capt
Frank Wilde, Of st. Louis, Ira Spang
Ter, engineer, w. G.. Zeche, Chicago
DR.. H. C. Anderson, H. Williams, J
Holdridge, j.. w. Yeast, c. R. Decker
all of Kansas City and Chas. M. Nc
MILAN, John Cosgrove and Harolt
Johnson of this city.
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In the Party.
Deceit.

Deceit.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive!
But once experience we get,
We do it pretty smooth, you bet!
Smart Set Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-30
be placed at / to 10 that Johnson will
not answer the call of Time at the
seventh round.

Two Meanings for Same Word.
New York Herald: Witness tried to
explain to the judge the meaning OF
dear" Simple matter. When man
says dear before his marriage he
means loved. after marriage expen.
sive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-30
HOW'S THIS FOR
EASY MONEY
Former Sport Writer Wants to Bet
to 10 Johnson viii Not Last
Seven Rounds.

CHICAGO, June So-Louis House
man, former sporting writer, an
nounced today that he has $4,000 to
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
COTTON PICKING TIME
IN. IMPERIAL VALLEY
Bale of 490 Pounds Worth $72.
Displayed by the Lotus
Brothers

The San Diego Union announces that
a few days ago the first bale of cotton
from the 1910 crop produced in the I'm
perial valley, was shown in that city,
The bale weighs about 400 pounds and
is valued at approximately S72. 1t has
been presented to the chamber of COM
merce by the growers, Lotus brothers
of Imperial valley.
That the Imperial valley is destined
to be a cotton growing center of great
importance is universally conceded by
experts who have acquainted them
selves with conditions there, For the
season of 1909, 500 acres of cotton land
were cultivated. During the coming
year not less than $4,000 acres will be
under cultivation, producing, accord
ing to estimate, little better than
one bale to the acre. An area approx
imating 100000 acres, comprising
practically all of the land which will be
irrigated from the vast Yuma dam pro-
ject, will be devoted to the raising of
this commodity.
According to the July report of gov
ernment agents for the department of
the interior, the cotton crop for the
country showed an average of only rs
per cent of normal, excepting in the
Imperial valley, where indications are
that it will amount to 9S per cent of
what is estimated to be the normal
yield. AS an indication of the excel
lence of the Imperial valley product,
the management of the Oakland cot
ton mills, which purchased the entire
1909 output of the Imperial valley. pro-
nounced it to be the finest quality of
any in the United States and announced
that ii would be willing to contract for
the entire 1910 crop.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
FINE RECORD IN NEW TRACT
IN SALES OF RESIDENCE LOTS
Manchester Heights No. z Com
mandS Splendid View

Considerable activity n Manchester
Heights No. 2 is reported by the J..
"a. oswald Co. Ih.s tract Is one Of the
most elevated additions adjoining Los
Angeles. 1t Is at the southwest corner
of Manchester and Vermont avenue,
and has a clear view of the entire val
ley surrounding this city, and of the
mountains, which makes II an exceed
ingly attractive residence section.
The ]. M. Oswald Co, owners of the
tract, report the following sales, made
during the past week
To Patrick F. Doherty, lot h42 on
Seventy ninth street between Budlong
and Normandie avenues; to Richard
Mackey, lot Sal, 40x135 feet, on Seventy
ninth street between Normandie and
Budlong avenues, for $275; to Charles
Kenney, lots 466, 467, 46S. 60x135 feet on
Seventy-s street between Bud
long and Normandie avenues, for $780,
to Fred Bevan lots 577, 578, 57S, 120
feet on Seventy ninth street between
Budlong and Normandie avenues, for
1926; to Lena T. McGinnis lots $50, 5S1,
5S2, 120x135 feet, on Seventy-ninth street
between Budlong and Normandie ave-
nues, for 1926; to A. Johnson, lots
$50, 5S4, $50, 120x135 feet, on Seventy
seventh street near Normandie ave-
nue., for $S26; aggregating $3675
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
ALLIGATOR PEARS GROW
IN ORCHARD DALE TRACT
Rapid Development of Rich Fruit
Land in the East Whit
tier District

After fifteen months of almost con-
tinual labor the improvements at
Orchard Dale tract, in the East Whit
tier district, have about reached com
pietion. Great pains have been taken
by the owners, Dawson, Smith and
Mizener, that the tract should be a
model of it's kind, and as result
Orchard Dale is recognized as one OF
the finest suburban tracts in Southern
California. The street work is of the
grade used in Los Angeles. Nearly
ten miles of pipe have been laid TO
supply the tracts with water from the
big reservoir. A large pumping plant
that can supply a miners inch or
water to every four acres is In con-
stant operation.
Although the improvements IN
Orchard Dale are not quite completed,
building operations have been going
at fine pace and a great many OF
the five and ten-acre tracts are being
PLANTED in citrus fruits and alligator
pears. The alligator pear is somewhat
of a novelty in this part of the country,
hut they do very we'll in this district
and the income to be reaped from
them runs high.
j. p. Thompson of Imperial Valley
has just purchased lots II ana - IN
orchard Dale, upon which he Will be-
Gin Immediate construction of resi-
dence and to plant his property INTO
lemon trees and a family orchard.
Herman Engelberg, grocer OF Los
Angeles, who bought lot 50, is putting
q grove of lemon trees ana VIII sooh
begin the erection of nome
n nj. Jordan, a prominent nursery
man of whittier, purchased 5h acres;
to be planted soon to lemon trees and d
a citrus nursery stock. Mr.. Jordan
viii make quite a show ground OF
his property. He has been resloens
Of Whittier for twenty-one years and
boupht in orchard Dale after having
planted some of the land for the pur-
Mr.. Mizener of Monrovia is putting
lots SO and SO (nineteen acres) INTO
lemons and alligator pears, ana VII
liam G. Smith and D. A. Mlzener OF
Mitchell. South Dakota, are planting
lot " to lemons and lots 10 and % to
valencia oranges.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
Valley OF Owens River Is Empire,
Great Section of Natural Resources
Land This Rich Productive Re gon Extends for Distance of
More Than 100 MesFarms Cost from S10o to $500 Acre.
Owners of This Property Are Unwilling to Dispose of 1t

domestic purposes, as it is highly i'm
pregnated with saline properties and
tastes very brackish. In the winter
time the lake is the resort of myriads
of wild fowls, such as ducks, geese,
snipe, CurleW, ploVer, etc The birds,
after using the lake for few weeks
take on a whitish coloring from the
soda in the water. A person bath
ing in the lake must rinse himself in
fresh water after emerging or he will
find himself colored like the wild
fowl. Salt and boraX, as well as other
deposits, are found in great abundance
around the lake.
Your correspondent left Los Angeles
on Wednesday evening of last week
and arrived at Mojave about the
next morning. At o'clock 1 left Mo-
jave over the new line of the Southern
Pacific and enjoyed one of the most
interesting rides l ever had the pleas
ure of taking. The way was, for the
most part, over the desert; but even
the desert has its charms and the Mo-
jave desert from Mojave to Olancha has
charms that appeal to anyone who
will keep his eyes open.
TO EXTEND ROAD
The line extends directly north from
MojaVe and Is a beautiful piece of
road The rails are 90-pound steel and
capable of carrying the heaviest ana
fastest trains that the Southern Pa
cific runs on any of its lines. Some
day in the near future this road will
be through highway connecting the
east and the west.
The road is practically completed to
Lone Pine, which place will be the
northern terminus for trains for sew
eraI months after the middle of Sep
tember. the date set for the arrival in
Lone Pine of the first train over the
new road Olancha is now the termi-
nus. Lone Pine is about thirty miles
north of the latter point.
From Lone Pine the narrow gauge
road will be widened to Hazen ON the
Central Pacific, with which road the
new line will connect, making a
through highway to the east. Much of
the travel from the San Joaquin and
Sacramento valleys will then come
over the new road to Los Angeles. Thus
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
RL d. d. MCDONALD
DN7 N' 1T
cial correspondence to The Herald

Special Correspondence to The Herald
INDEPENDENCE, Cal, Aug. 19-
To the northward a little more than
200 miles from Los Angeles, begins
the great owens river valley, which
extends from that point to the town
of Bishop. another hundred miles
north, making the length of the valley
approximately one hundred miles In
width the valley will probably average
eight miles. In places it is less than
two miles wide, while in other places
this great valley widens until it is
twelve or fifteen miles across.
independence, the county seat of In
yo county, is an interesting little town
of perhaps 300 inhabitants. Bishop
has aspired to wrest the county set
away from where it now is located,
but without avail.
There are three merchandise stores,
two blacksmith shops, two hotels,
restaurant, churches, school house,
postoffice, land office, telegraph Of
fee weather. bureau, butcher shop
barber shop, physician, several at
torneys, two livery stables. several
saloons where the nearest to liquor
that is served is milk shake; court
house and other public and private
institutions. The people are hospitable
and welcome strangers. The climate
is lne.
A few years ago owens IiNeI NS'lley
was an empire within itself. Its laws
were practically made and executed
without interference from the outside
world, and its people saw few strang-
ers. To get out of the valley person
had to go by team across the desert
either way for miles and miles. In
those days trip to Los Angeles meant
a great epoch in the life of the person
taking it.
Beginning at the southern end of
the valley and extending northward
for a distance of 25 miles is that great
natural wonder, owens lake. The lake
is about Ave miles in width with
depth that is as yet unknown. A line
has been let down 600 feet in the mid
die of the lake without finding bottom.
There are many streams running into
the lake. but none running out.
The water in owens lake is unfit for
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
INGLEWO0D RANCHO ACRES
ARE POPULAR WITH BUYERS

Patton &, Longlev report the follow
ing sales in Inglewood Rancho during
the past week:
Thomas e. Sidebotham, two acres on
Eucalyptus avenue, $1,000.
Matte M. Southworth, one acre, cor
ner Fir and Belleview, $3.50.
r. ]. Johnson, one acre on Eucalyp-
tus avenue, $3.50.
NJ. Williams, one acre on Fir street
$3.50.
Samuel Sidebotham, two acres, Eu-
calyptus avenue, $1,000.
M. r. Selby, one-half acre on Mar
ket street, $425
George Griggs, two half acres on
Market street, $3.50.
F. ]. Stillson. one acre on Inglewood
avenue, 5000.
M. A. Parish, one acre corner Center
and Eucalyptus, $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
HOME BUILDERS SELECT
FINE LOTS IN NEW TRACT
Bungalows at $1,000 and $4,000
Built in Normandie Square

The Mccarthy company reports in
creased inquiry and interest in its new
tract at Florence and Moneta, thir-
teen lots having been sold in this tract
alone in the past week. Normandie
Avenue Square has also met with great
success. and lots are rapidly selling
out Many bungalows are being
erected, ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 in
valuation. The street work has all
been completed and great activity is
reported
Van Ness Avenue Square, the Nc
Carthy company's Wiltshire boulevard
tract, is reported to have been. more
than two-thirds sold since it was put
on the market, less than a year ago,
Some beautiful residences are also be-
ing erected on this tract and others
are being planned.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21

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the route to the latter point will be
materially shortened. The road will
not be completed to HaZen short of a
year at the least calculation. At the
present time the narrow gauge trains
run from this section to Hazen.
About seven miles south of the lower
end of the lake two oil wells are be-
ing sunk. Indications of oil are plen-
tiful in the district, natural gas es-
Gaping from the water at the lower end
of the lake. Dr. Merritt is at the head
of the oil company and has unlimited
confidence in the final outcome of his
projects. other companies expect to
begin operation in the district in the
near future.
At Keeler on the east side of the lake
soda works are in operation and have
been for many years. Great quanti-
ties of soda are manufactured each
month The works employ large num-
ber of men.
At Magnolia, far out on the desert
from Mojave, there is quite little ac-
tiyity. A good many settlers have
flocked in there and taken up govern
ment land. Wells have been bored and
artesian water found in sufficient guam
titles to irrigate their lands. Other
settlers are depending upon pumps TO
furnish water.
NJ. G.. Boynton, an Engl1shman VINO
was on the train out from Los An
geles, has taken up 800 acres of land
and has just had a well sunk. The well
Is twelve inches in diameter and 225
feet deep. The water come to within
short distance of the surface, from
which point it is raised by means OF
a pump. He says that he will have an
abundance of water for irrigation. Mr..
Boynton's father also has a half sec
ton of land. Others have wells down
and are pumping water. The soil is
rich and capable of producing in great
abundance.
To the west of Magnolia the line of
CONTINUED Rage TwOj
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
14-STORY BUILDING
TO COST 100000
TaIIeSt Office Structure in City
Will Rise on Broadway
= Corner
THE SITE SOLD FOR $475,000
Los Angeles Investment Company
will Occupy a Permanent
Home in 1911
THE SITE SOLD FOR $475,o00

Negotiations were concluded last
week, as heretofore announced in The
Herald, for one of the largest deals
for Broadway business property in the
history of Los Angeles.
The lot on the northwest corner of
Broadway and Eighth streets, diagon-
ally across Broadway from the Ham
burger Department store, was pur-
chased by the Los Angeles company
from Harry Gray and associates at a
reported consideration of $475,000. The
lot has frontage of 101 feet in
Broadway and is $50 feet deep to a
20-foot alley. One-story business
stores occupy the lot at present. but
they will be razed shortly in January
when the Los Angeles Investment
company carries into effect contemplate
ed improvements.
1t is the purpose of the Los Angeles
Investment company to improve the
property by the erection of modern
steel and reinforced concrete bank and
office building of fourteen stories and
basement, the first floor of which will
be occupied by the Globe Savings
bank and the investment company.
The entire top floor will be set apart
for the use of the architectural and
building department of the Los An
geles Investment company, which now
has enrolled more than 5000 stockhold-
ers, with capital and reserve total of
S4,172G77 am no debts.
Identified with the sale of the lot
described were O. E. Parish and L. j.
Durnerin of the realty firm of Mines
& Parish, who represented the pur-
chasers, and Robert Marsh & Co. and
r. A. Rowan & Co., representing MI
Gray and associates.
A fc 4
in preparing plans for the fourteen
story structure which is designed to
be the tallest office 5uilding in Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
BUILDERS ARE BUSY
ON BIC CONTRACTS
Rapid Progress Shown in Erec-.
ton of Many Towering
Buildings
HOME CONSTRUCTION FACTOR
Total Permits Issued 539; Valua-
ton of improvements Is
$758,499
HOME CONSTRUCTION FACTOR

Noticeable as a remarkable feature
of the summer season of 1910 in Los
Angeles in the line of construction is
the rapid progress made in the COM
pletion of the big buildings in the CEN
trail business district.
Contractors have been called upon to
do their best in rushing work on the
huge jobs, and they have delivered the
goods, as will be observed by the prog
ress made in completing the larger
contracts. 1t has been slow work on
the fourteen STORY annex to the Alex
andria hotel, but the construction of
the double basement has taken a vast
amount of time. The foundation of the
building is really the big thing in the
contract, and now that it has been
built according to plans the contrac-
tors are going ahead steadily with the
street construction. Work on all other
big buildings in the city shows steady
progress. Saturday afternoon the cor
ner stone of the Union League building,
at the northeast corner of Hill and
Second streets, was laid. This building
is to be eleven stories high. Work on
the basement is about finished.
The feature of the building statistics
from the Office of the building inspector
is the large number of permits issued
thus far this month for homes in var
ious parts of the city. The number of
permits for homes alone is 242, au-
thorizing improvements worth $504, III;
permits for alterations and founda-
tions 2SS valuation $164.522; for bust
ness buildings, 0 permits, valuation
$S9.S00, making a grand total of 549
permits. valuation $75S. .499. For the
same period in 1909 total permits is
sued, 4S2 valuation, $747.112.
OFFICIAL TABULATION
Following Is the official tabulation
of improvements in Los Angeles Aug
ust to August 10 inclusive:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
SPECIAL TAX LEVY

Electors of Long Beach will soon
vote on the proposition for a, special
tax levy of $65OOO to be included in
the city budget for the fiscal year.
The petition recommends a bond issue
of $4,000 for the maintenance of the
municipal band, $4,000 for advertising
purposes, $4,000 for light and fire inn
provements in Belmont Heights, and
$4,000 for a park in the seventh ward.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
LEASED IN ADVANCE

Newton e. Cramer will erect a two
story business building on the south
side of First street between Spring and
Broadway. The lot is 42x120 feet. The
building will be occupied by rubber
stamp manufacturing company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
OFFICIAL rABULATION

Following Is the official tabulation
of improvements in Los Angeles Aug
ust l to August 10 inclusive: