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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
Was Watched.

The members and congregation of the
First NJ. E. church thought that their pas
tor. Rev. NJ. L. EverZ, needed watching.
so last Friday evening he became the
possessor of an elegant gold watch and
chain as testimonial of the love and
esteem in which he is held by his pari-
shioners-and the public generally which
appreciates him as man, and worker
for the moral and spiritual uplift of the
community.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
Vaughan ReappOinted

Charles A. Vaughan, present deputy
sheriff of Jefferson county for this
section of the county, has been reap
pointed to the position by Max Wege-
mann, the incoming sheriff Mr.
Vaughan served two years under
Sheriff Shower, and so far as known
gave good satisfaction and his reap
pointment will be learned with pleas
ure by the people Of this section of
the county.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
Provision for Funds.

That the benefits which would re-
suit from the comprehensive improve
ment of our waterways, and the losses
which would follow our failure to
make such improvement, are SO enor-
nous, that funds should be provided
by the issuance of bonds-as has been
done by railways-so that the work
may be begun at once and finished as
soon as possible?
That the national government claims
exclusive Jurisdiction and exercises
supreme control over all navigable wa
terways? And therefore
That it depends entirely on the con-
gress Of the United States whether
the work of creating great national
system Of waterways shall be done at
all and how soon 1t shall be finished
That the vote Of the member OF con-
gress from your district will help to
decide the policy of the government
with regard to waterways?
That the action Of congressman ts
Influenced by the wishes of their con-
stituents, when they know what those
wishes are?
That you have the right to ask the
candidates for congress in your dis
trict to state their position on this
question now, before the election?
That you are blind to your own in
terests If you do not ask your candi-
dates to pledge themselves to work
and vote for waterways if elected, and
then demand of the one who is elect
ed that he shall keep his pledge?
The facts and figures given in this
series of articles have been submitted
IN the hope that those who read them
would see the importance Of the policy
Of waterway improvement advocated
by the National Rivers and Harbors
congress, and would aid In securing
the adoption of that policy. How we'll
they have served the purpose for
which they were written must be lHft
for their readers to decide.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
FREIGHT BY WATER
COSTS ONLY oNE-SlXTH TO ONE.
TENTH AZ MUCH As RY
RAIL. sf5
TRANSFORMATIONS BIG TOLL
American People Annually Pay Out
Three Times az Much for Trans
portation as They Pay for Support
of tho Government.
Do you know

Do you know
That the people Of the United States
pay out each year about three times
as much In transportation taxes, that
is, for the carriage Of freight and pas
sengers, as they pay In taxes for the
support Of government, national, state
and local?
That transportation affects the price
OF everything that everybody buys,
sells, eats, wears or uses in any way
whateVer-air, water and sunshine ex-
cepted?
That cheap transportation benefits
both the producer and the consumer,
making wheat and cotton higher and
-four and cloth lower at one and the
same timer
That the cheapest known transport
tatton Is water transportation, costing,
on the average, from one sixth to one
tenth as much as transportation by
rail?
That the direct saving on the goods
actually carried by water in the
United States Is over $3.50, 100000 a
year?
That railways always make lower
rates when subject to the competition
Of waterways than where such compe-
tition does not exist?
That the indirect saving, thus
caused, is probably as large as the d.
rect saving given above?
That both the direct and indirect
saving would be largely increased by
the further improvement of our water
ways?
That waterways always increase the
profits of the railways with which they
come into competition? For the rea-
son that waterways, by giving cheap
transportation for raw materials, actu-
ally create both industry and COM
merce? AS is indicated by the fact
That in 1900 there was only one city
in the United States, with population
Of 10000 or over, which was not To-
Gated ON navigable waterway? And
further
How Frankfort Benefited.
That Frankfort, Germany, grew
more In the twenty years after the
River Main was canalized than it had
grown in the two hundred years be-
fore? And again
That Germany, which Is nearly CO..
900 square miles smaller than Texas,
but has one Of the finest waterway
systems in the world, had in 1908 q
foreign commerce greater than that OF
the United States by over s500,000.-
900?
That throughout the civilized world
the largest cities, the densest popula-
ton, the busiest and most prosperous
people are to be found along naviga
BILE waterways?
That the surest and speediest way
to develop the resources of the nation
and every state and section thereof.
to increase the growth Of every city
and community in the country, to pro-
mote the prosperity Of every interest,
including the railroads, and of every
citizen, east, west, north and south, Is
to improve all our waterways as fast
and as far as we can?
That money used for the improve
ment of waterways, wisely planned
and honestly constructed, is not an
expenditure but an investment, which
will pay a dividend of at least 100 per
cent Year,
fofA dc
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30

Every obstruction to the FREQ and
open navigation Of our waterways IL
q brake on the wheels Of industry.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
Liverpool Also Aided.

Liverpool fought desperately to pre-.
vent the building of the canal and the
establishment of the new port of Man
chester; but instead of being injured
by the canal, the business OF Liverpool
has increased faster than before. Dur
ing the - years before the canal was
opened the increase in the harbor re-
ceipts at Liverpool was only $4,000;
in the same length of time after It
was opened the increase was $685.
600. The 100000 tons of 4raffic at
Manchester have not been stolen from
Liverpool. they have been created by
the canal.
Frankfort, Germany, before the
River Main was improved, was not
dying city but was decidedly stagnant
Mannheim and Mayence on the Rhine,
which had been improved, were grow
Ing rapidly. while Frankfort was grow
ing very little. AS soon as tt canal
ization of the river was finished, which
was in 1888, the city began to grow
and has kept On growing ever since.
The population, which was 154 900 in
1885. has increased to 900 in 1895,
to $4,000 in 1905, and is probably
more than 100000 now. Evidently the
people of Frankfort expect their city
to keep on growing, too. They spent
over $1,5o0.000 on a harbor when the
river was first improved and are
hard at work right now building a
new and much larger harbor at cost
Of SIT 100000. Just as in the case OF
Manchester, the benefit was not con-
fined to the city of Frankfort; the in
dustrial and commercial life Of the
whole region was greatly stimulated.
Mines long closed were reopened, new
industries were started, and today
there is an almost continuous success
sion of factories lining the banks Of
the river from Frankfort to ths
Rhine.
Everybody Reaps Benefit.
Hunt the world around and always
and everywhere we find that the I'M
provement Of waterways sets cities to
growing, factory wheels to humming,
and commerce to moving in a wider
and swifter stream. Railroads get
more business In big cities than In
small towns, in a densely populated
manufacturing region than in one that
Is thinly settled. Waterways, there
fore, benefit raiiways-and states and
nations Rs well-by promoting an in
crease In population, in manufactures
and In commerce. But for one who
likes to get clear down to the bot
tom Of things there still remains the
question:: why do waterways in.
crease population and create com.
merce and Industry"
Consul General Mason, now In Paris.
but for some years at Frankfort, saws:
German craftsmanship was amon~
the first to foresee that the time
would come when, railways having
reached their maximum extension and
efficiency, there would remain a vast
surplus OF coarse, raw materials-coal.
ores, timber, stone, and crude metals
which could be economically carried
long distances only by water trans
portaion, and that in fully de-
veloped national system the proper
role Of railroads would be to carry
passengers and the higher classes at
merchandise manufactured from the
raw staples that the waterways had
brought to their doors"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
THE DEATH OF
MRS. E. j. HOLMES
Well Known Aged Lady Passed Away
This Afternoon at the Home
Of Her. Daughter.

Mrs. Eliza j. Holmes, widow OF
james R. Holmes who thirty years ago
was a prosperous Iowa farmer and
later resident of Hancock county, Ill.
died at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
j. n. Durnenil, 1920 Des Moines
street. this afternoon at lis o'clock,
Death was due primarily to old age
for she was in her eighty-second year
Mrs. Holmes had been failing for
five or six years past. the infirmities
of advanced age gradually breaking
her down.
The deceased was born in Hiland
county, Ohio. on October IS, 1929, and
was united in marriage on February
IA, 1S49. to James R. Holmes. The
couple came west in 1865, the year
that marked the close of the civil
war. They settled in Iowa, Mr.. Holmes
taking up land in this state for farm
ing purposes. Later they moved te
Hancock county, Ill, Bying there al
the time OF Mr.. Holmes death, wher
occurred twenty-nine years ago. Mrs
Holmes then came to Keokuk to make
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. J. N
Dumenil and had Lived with them un
til her death.
She was beloved in her old age b.
relatives and many friends and wa
a Conscientious woman of high stand
ing in this community. She was
member of Trinity M. e. church.
The surviving relatives of Mrs. Ho
mes are her daughter, Mrs. ] n Dr.
menil and two sons, l.. H. of Hamilto
and R. f. of Ottumwa; also min
grandchildren.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
CITY NEWS.

"A ten-pound baby boy was born
this noon to Mr. and Mrs. E. r.
Camp.
Regular meeting of Keokuk
Lodge No 1O6 B. P. o. e., tonight at
Elks hail. Sixth and Main street
Visiting Elks invited
Away out additions being contem-
plated will cost purchasers of lots
three years time before they come in
the market. Buy in Kings addition
and sell and your profits will buy the
lot in away out addition.
-Keokuk lodge, No. 256, A. o. U.
w, meets every Thursday night at
1880 O'Clock at hall over Keokuk Say
ings bank corner Fifth and Main
streets. Visiting brethren cordially
invited. G. w. Trott, M. W., Ed. w
Moore, Recorder.
Mr. and Mrs. D. w. McDevitt OF
Chicago, former residents here, are
the proud and happy parents of a
bouncing baby boy, born to them yes
terday afternoon Mrs. McDevitt is
in the st. Joseph's hospital and both
mother and babe are doing well. Mr.
McDevitt will arrive today.
Regular meeting of fuckechetuci
encampment No. Z, 1. o. 0. F.. at Ode
Fellows hail at s o'clock tonight. Wis
ng brethren fraternally invited t.
attend
Fl. c. Johnson was called to Quin
cy on Tuesday morning by the dealt
OF his aunt, Mrs. John l.. Moore. Mrs
Johnson and son, Milton, went t
Quincy today to attend the funera.
Mrs. Moore has frequently visited il
Keokuk and had number of friend
and acquaintance here.
Jim Seigfried announced late thi
afternoon that he would go to Cartf
age with Sheriff Bertschi without r
QUESTION papers. If he carries out thi
| plan both he and the officer will leay
at 4:30 o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB
GETS SOME Land.
Hawkeye Addition Owners Donate
Seven Acres Of Land to be
Used for Factory
Sites.
IMPORTANT ITEM THIS
No Price Set to the Land Which is
Given Free and Clear for the
Good of keo-
kuk.

r.
The Commercial Club Of keokuk
received splendid gift and boost TO-
day, in the way Of donation OF seven
acres Of land, to be given free ana
clear to the club to be used for rae
tory purposes. The Hawkeye Invest
ment Co., owning HaWkeye addition 10
the city made the generous offer and
the club is delighted to find that in
Keokuk there are some people who
have enough pride In their home city
to give land away instead Of holding
It and expecting private gain.
The land is situated on the North
road, on the site of the old Hubinger
brick yards and forms a good site
for factory. It gives the club good
basis to work on, as it can now OFFER
free site to any factory desiring to
locate here.
If few other patriotic citizens can
take the hint from this gift and FOL
low suit the Commercial club will be
able to do a great deal of good for
Keokuk
The gift came without solicitation
and it is really one of the most I'M
portant news items of the present day
In Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
PERSONALS.

DR.. w. o. Weber of California is
visiting friends in Keokuk.
Earl Prouty left this morning for
Ames, where he will resume his
studies.
Woodford Bacon returned to Ames
this morning after months vaca-
ton.
w. e. James and mother, Mrs M.
E. James, left this morning for Kaho-
ka where they will spend weeks
visit.
Senator D. A. Young left this morn
ing for Fort Madison on business.
o. B. McNamee, former treasurer OF
the Rock Island offices in this city
spent the night in Keokuk, visiting
with friends.
A. N. Willsie, superintendent of the
Hannibal division of the c., B. & @
was in the city yesterday Afternoon Oh
business.
]. S. Dulin. roadmaster of the Rocl
Island at Oskaloosa was in the city
yesterday afternoon business.
/ w. j. Brinkman left for Nauvoe
and Fort Madison on business this
morning.
Henry Zimmerman, master carpen
1 ter of the c. B. & @. was in the cit!
today on business.
David McElroy, left this morning
for Ames, where he will continue hi:
studies in electrical engineering. HI
will graduate in June.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
THIRTY ACRE FARM
HAS BEEN BOUGHT
keokuk People Purchase Hamilton
Land-Thc Real Estate Deals of
the Day in keokuk.

The thirty acre Lyons farm in Ham
cock county, being about a half mile
from the Hamilton depot and inside
the city limits OF that place, has been
purchased by II. c. Brown and Gust
C. Johnson of the Kellogg Birge Co.
The property was purchased as an in
vestment
Following are the real estate trans
actions of the day:
J. H. Mollers to Summitville Hall
Association a small part of section
SO. township c., range west. The
consideration was S25.
E. C. Brownlee transferred to James
C. Huiskamp Il interest in part of lot
8. block 1873. This property is on the
south side of Main between Ninth and
Tenth and is unoccupied by AMI build
ing. No consideration is mentioned
Lots 81 and 50 in block /, Kings
addition was sold to Mrs. Emma Bird,
and lot 7, same block, to John j.
Meister.
C. C. French sold to Frank Keller,
the front S41s feet Of lots II and IL,
block la. The property is on the
corner of Ninth and Carroll
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
1o45 Miners Killed.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. zo-One
thousand and forty-five lives were lost
in the coal mines of Pennsylvania last
year, according to reports received by
the state department of mines. In
1908 the number was 1.250 The
number of nonfatal accidents in all
Pennsylvania coal mines in 1909 was
2,19S or two more than in 1908
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
After More Maybray Men.

CRESTON, Iowa, Jan. 2O.-Postof-
fee Inspector Ranger, of this place, is
at Hot Springs, Ark, with a warrant
issued in Des Moines for the arrest OF
Mccall, Johnson and Warner, three
alleged members of the Maybray gang
of swind1ers A local sheriff has them
under arrest there, charged with rob-
berry and clash between the state
and federal officials is expected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Snow Saves One Life.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 20.-Mrs.
Name Williamson, of Moline, H.,
jumped in front of train here with
the intention of committing suicide.
The snow was high between the rails
and the engine pushed her outside the
track. She received only few
bruises.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Would Close Schools.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 20.-State
Superintendent J f. Riggs advises
the closing of all rural schools having
six or less pupils, the abolishment of
school treasurer and the reduction of
school taxes. Over 500 rural schools
would be affected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Formal Opening Exercises of George
Washington School to be Held
Tomorrow Afternoon at
O'Clock.
THE PUBLIC rs INVITED
Informal Gathering Of Parents and
Teachers Of Grammar School
Following Exer-
cises.

Tomorrow afternoon, at o CLOCK,
the new washington school building
at the corner of Ninth and Concert
streets, will be opened to the general
public, the parents, and all others in
terested in viewing this fine public
school to be present at the opening
exercises. For the formal opening
program of addresses and music has
been arranged for tomorrow after
noon The schools will be dismissed
to give the teachers an opportunity OF
attending the opening exercises. The
school children, however, are not in
vited to attend the opening of the
school on tomorrow afternoon, but on
Saturday morning, accompanied by
their parents, may do SO. The school
will be open tomorrow afternoon and
evening for general public inspection,
and on Saturday during the day and
evening, the doors will be open to
| permit any one who wishes to go
through the new George Washington
school, to do SO.
The addresses on tomorrow's pro-
1 STdul Will COASloC VI NV AhAAANSO teNAAN~'
| by members of the board of educa-
| ton, and others. Following the exer-
! cises, which are to be held in the
assembly room of George Washington
school, an informal meeting of the
parents and teachers of Mckinley, OF
now, George Washington school pl
pills, will be held in the, different grade
rooms of the Grammar school. Invita-
ton are being issued today by the
4 teachers of that school to the parents
to visit them on tomorrow afternoon
after the exercises at the new schoo
house have closed. These invitation:
are being taken home today by the
students of the Grammar school. The
gathering will be for the purpose o
getting the parents and teachers bet
, ter acquaintance and talking over mat
!, tiers pertaining to the scholars.
The Program.
[ The program for the opening exer
cises at George Washington school to
} morrow afternoon at O'Clock is a
} follows:
Music Grammar School Choru
al Santa Lucia ......,.... ltallal
b. The Cossack Song ~. William
!: Invocation ....... Rev. j. c. Mccain
!. Address ....... Dr. A. B. Hughe
! President Board of Education.
Address ............... j.. A. HaInl
: Chairman Building Committee,
/. addraee Row George Giglinge
e Pastor st. Mary's Church.
y Fourth and Fifth Grade Choru
az Spinning Song $685.. Reinecke
b Flag Song ...... Eleanor Smit
Address 1855. Hon. w. e. Strlmbac
5 Address ..... George w. Bank
Address ..... E. S. Patterso
g Principal Washington School. F..
Music ...s-.-..
> Sixth and Seventh Grade Chorr
. az The Hunting Song So. Bretzne
b. In Spring .............. Arnt
Address $500. Hon. E. P. McManr
Address .......... William Aldrie
Superintendent of Schools. =.
Music-Spring Song (PinsutD 1851.
u Grammar School Choir
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Train Kills Team.

PRESTON, Jan. pa valuable
team belonging to Fl. Craven became
frightened at a Burlington train and
started across the tracks ahead of it.
Both horses were killed, the buggy
demolished, a switch torn up and the
train only escaped being wrecked by
miracle. Craven jumped and saved
his life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Anamosa Man Sentenced.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Jan. 20.-Dr. J. q.
Gilmore of Anamosa, convicted OF
causing the death of a young woman
by means of criminal operation, was
sentenced to Fort Madison for ten
years by Judge f. o. Ellison, who re-
fused a petition for a new trial
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
street Car Men Bound Over.

WATERLOO, Iowa, Jan. 20.-Otto
woodward, conductor, and w n.
Smith, motorman, of Cedar Rapids.
have been bound over to the grand
jury charged with criminal negligence
as the result of the street car wreck
here three weeks ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
WARNING to Bo'Nlers.

EAST ST. LOUIS. H., Jan. 2o.--J
Fl. Potts, 60 years old. dropped dead
from excitement in local bowling
alley when his son, Thomas Potts
won the city championship for mis-
team by making a strike on his last
ball
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Hold Consultation.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not
a common. everyday cough mixture.
It is meritorious remedy for all the
troublesome and dangerous complica-
tons resulting from cold in the head,
throat. chest or lungs. Sold by Will
kinson & Co. pharmacy and J. F.
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Stensland Wants Out.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2O,-Paul Q. Stems
land ,wrecker of the Milwaukee aven-
ne State bank, the failure of which
impoverished number of persons and
caused a number of tragedies, today
is petitioning the state for the third
time in an effort to get his freedom
from the Joliet penitentiary. He says
he will soon die unless pardoned,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
New Yord Office?

In speaking recently with General
Manager Ward of the O., he stated
that as soon as the grain people had
completed their structure, the railroad
company would commence the work of
doing away with the old buildings, in
Guiding the yard office, the ice house
and other holdings of the @. and the
work of erecting new ones which
would be credit to them and the
improved appearance with the new
elevator, installed. The location in
mind for these new railroad offices
will in all probability be below the
grain elevators. near what is known
as the mouth of Soap Creek.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Americans Are Prisoners.

GENEVA, Jan. 20-Scores of Ameri-
can visitors at the fashionable Alps
resorts are imprisoned indefinitely on
account of the heavy, continuous
rains. Such condition has never
been known in Switzerland A dozen
towns and a score of villages are suf-
fering from floods, torrents running
through the streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-20
Trainmen Killed.

DENVER, Colo. Jan. 20-Three
trainmen we're killed and two injur-
ed one of them probably fatally early
TODAY when an inbound freight train
on the Moffitt road was wrecked after
running away down a grade. Near
Antelope, Colo, the wrecked train fell
over bank.