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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03

of the council room were not wide open
to any resident of the city As soon as
the falsity of this statement is known.
1t will probably go the way of all like
campaign material
Another story which the opponents OF
the administration have circulated is that
the commissioners are unfair to union
labor They hang their argument on the
following stories: First. that the city
had the firenen paint the station houses
and. secondly. that 1t removed the union
label from the tax receipt 1t is true
that the firemen painted the citation
houses. This was done in the interest
of economy as for more than one-half
month, at the time 1t was done. there
was no fire call for the department and
the city saved about 500 by so utilizing
tho time of the firemen. The label was
taken off Of the tax receipts, but 1t was
| wholly on account OF the looks of that
| document. 1t still remains on the stub
to which each receipt is attached. Union
labor Will not long be made the dupe OF
the politicians on this score
| Under the old form of government,
| FORMER council with farsighted wisdom
planned sinking fund to retire the bond.
| ed Indebtedness Of the city. At the time
the present council took charge there was
In this fund about s27.o00 The outgoing
| council had tried to get part of this
money to spend. but the bank In WV,
1t was deposited refused to honor the do
nand and kept the fund Intact At one
time. an old council had q chance TO buy
some OF the city bonds at par but, ow1ng
to the unwieldiness Of its machinery, the
Opportunity passed before 1t could avail,
itself OF It. The present council had the
Same opportunity. 1t Immediately seized
1t. Tho same day the offer was received,
an order was telegrapled to buy. They
added all the possible available funds 70
the sinking fund then in their hands ana
purchased and retired $4,000 of these
bonds This reduced the bonded indebted
ness of the city OF Keokuk below 500, 900
Tor the first time since 1865.
The commissioners at the present time
! are engaged in revising the ordinances
OF the city SO that they will correspond
| with the general laws Of the state and
Changing from a special oharttr city. this
is large undertaking, but they hope
to have 1t finished and the now ordi-
nances ready to go into force by the first
OF January. 1911.
Each commissioner has abandoned trs
private business and devotes his entire
time to the business of the oitN The
council tries to get one hundred DENTS Of
value for every dollar OF the citys
money. If 1t can. 1t gets hundred and
ten. 1t hopes to have a balance remain
ing in every city fund at the end OF the
fiscal year and from present indications,
its hope will be fulfilled. It is trying to
give the city of Keokuk q better admin
istration than 1t has ever had and prao-
tically all OF the citizens, except tho
knockers before mentioned, state that it
u is succeeding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
Shark Rests Twelve Men.

A singular sight was witnessed in
the harbor of Panama, one morning,
of man in small boat making a
cruise with shark for motive power.
Boat after boat went to his assistance,
until string Of seven, manned by IL
men, was in the procession; but the
sharks movements increased with the
increased weight, and. after rushing
around the harbor for two hours, sue
ceeded in throwing out the harpoon
and effecting his escape.
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mission stopped this. They not only re-
duced the compensation, but whenever the
work was unnecessary, stopped 1t. The
persons losing this income have naturally
not been cordial to the administration
and have looked for a chance to discredit
1t.
Taking a statement made by Mayor
Elder in his inaugural address that q
large number of the meetings of the new
council would be executive sessions, they
started the report that the meetings of
the city council are secret and the ordi-
nary citizen has no way of finding out
what the commissioners are doing. This
report has been spread so diligently that
number OF the citizens still believe it
to be fact The truth OF tho matter Is
that there have been no secret meetings
OF the city council. There has never been
any official action taken when the doors
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$4,000 REWARD
TO CLEAR MYSTERY
(Gnntinrad from rnano
CONTINUED from page i

GARRY FLYNN, linotype operator;
body not recovered.
Unidentified employe; went down
with composing room floor.
Detectives at Work.
VIM. ]. Burns, the San Francisco
detective and M. j. Morgan, U. S.
secret service, assert that nitro-glycer-
inc was used to blow up the Times
building. Every sale of nitro glycerine
and dynamite in Los Angeles In the
past few weeks will be investigated
The total death list is now 10. None
of the injured are expected to die.
Seven charred and unacceptable
bodies were taken from the ruins of
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commissioners asked the people to come
to their assistance and pay the taxes in
May. SO as to give them funds with
which to carry on the government. Such
was the confidence of the citizens in their
commissioners that by the first day of
July over 40 per cent of the levy had
been paid, and at that date the floating
indebtedness had been wiped out At
the present time over 60 per cent is paid
in and the council has levied a tax for
next year of SO mills. reduction OF 10
per cent
It has been the custom Of former
councils to borrow from $4,000 to $30, 900
to carry them over from the beginning
of the council year to the last of August,
and pay psr cent interest on it.
The present council has not borrowed a
cent and by arrangement with the city
depository, has obtained interest on the
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patton.

''For over nine years suffered with chronic
constipation and during this time had to take
an injection of warm water once every a. hours
before 1 could have an action on my bowels.
Happily tried cascarets, and today am we'll
man. During the nine years before used
Cascarets suffered untold misery with internal
piles Thanks to you, am free from all that
this morning. You use this in behalf Of
suffering humanity. B. F. Fisher, Roanoke. Ill.
Pleasant Palatable. Potent, Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken Weaken or GRIPPE.
l0c 25c, Sec Never sold In bulk. The gen.
uine tablet stamped c C c. Guaranteed to
euro or your money back. $50
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nent $4,000 to the good
On the streets, up to this time last year,
there was spent $4,000; this year there
has been expended s11 500, and the amount
of work shown for the expenditure Is
practically double that Of last year.
The principal reason for the success OF
the commission form of government in
Keokuk, aside from the advantage of a
business administration, has been the con-
fidence which the general public has that
it's government is working for the best
interest of every citizen. This has been
shown by the way in which they advance
taxes and by the cordial support which
they have given to every move of the
government.
Under the former administration, there
were a number of people who received
large compensation for certain services
which they rendered the city. The COM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
Heard purina Rehearsal

Pro,Spter Ito leader of supers at
dress rehearsal of stirring Roman
drama, Right Against Might")-"Now,
are you all right with the cue?. Lead
EFT am, sir. When the man in the
sheet (toga) hollers Katy Field we
get ready, and when he sings out Rum
and crackers" Prompter (frantic)
-" 'Catif, yield Rome and Gracious
stupid" Jesse, sir; when he says
that we are to go for the chap in the
brass weskit "-Tit-Bits.
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6KM1M3K-MJ

1909, collected s1n.5s, and this was con-
sidered heavy collection for that time;
its receipts for the previous five or six
years having averaged between $40 and
SIS per month. Its receipts for half Of
April, May, June, July and August of this
year were $57255, an increase of 1888 per
cent There was no increase in crime
but there was business-ke collection Of
costs.
In regard to expenditures, the commits
sion form of government costs more for
official salaries. The increase in Keokuk
was from $500 month to $1,000 q month
In spite of this increase, however, the ex-
penditures from the general fund from
which they were taken decreased from
s275Oo in 1909 to $1,000 in 1910. The old
council should be given n crel!. of $500
expended in taking up time warrants. But
this still leaves the commission govern
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
SHOT FIVE TIMES
IN THE BACK
Man Who Was Too Intimate With
Theatre Owners Wife is
Killed.

vINCENNEs, Ind, Oct. &C. Ed
ward Gibson, aged AZ, wealthy oil
operator, was shot and instantly kill.
ed at o'clock this morning by Men
10 E. Moore, aged 33, proprietor of
theatres in several Indiana towns.
Gibson was shot five times in the
back Moore tried to escape but was
arrested. 1t is charged that Gibson
had been too attentive to Moore's
wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
Mistaken Identity.

Little Elsie was very fond of dress
ing up in big brothers clothes and
pretending she was different people.
One morning she appeared before her
mother wearing a long overcoat and
cap. She looked so quaint her mother
grabbed and kissed her, at which the
little miss Indignantly exclaimed:
why, mama, you'se mustn't tiss me
Use the grocer, and you don't tiss
im."-Delineator
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PERSONALS.

Mrs. L. Kraft has returned from a
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
Filker of Quincy III.
Miss Matt Whalen and Miss Mabel
Murrey of st. Francisville, Mo, and
Mr.. Tuin Donaldson of Kansas City,
Mo, are visiting at the home of Miss
Ora V. Davis, 719 Morgan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
The Rate QUESTION.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 3.-Members
of the Western Shippers Association
committee opposing the railroads in
the rate hearing before the Interstate
commerce commission are in session
here today to consider evidence in
troduced by the road at the recent
Chicago hearing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
Where the Woman Does the courtuns

In the Ukraine, Russia, the maiden
is the one that does all the counting.
When she falls in love with a man she
goes to his house and lets him know
that she would like to be his wife. If
he reciprocates formal marriage is
duly arranged. If he is unwilling she
remains there, hoping to coax him
into changing his mind He can either
stay and be coaxed or run away and
hide until she has gone. AS general
rule he stays and changes his mind
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net daily balance, amounting at the
present time to $2177s.
Other receipts OF the city, besides
taxes. increased. The clerks collections
increased over 100 per cent Some items
taken from his account will show where
this money came from:
In 1909 ninety-four dog licenses were
issued. In 1910 the clerk collected over
1000 licenses. These at $1.35 apiece made
quite an increase.
The city owns about twenty acres along
the water front, which is rented to bust
ness firms. Formerly, part of these
renters paid their rent and part did not.
Some had not paid for five years. These
rents are now all collected up to date.
So with the different city licenses.
They were only partially paid They are
now all paid In advance
The superior court up to September, In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
Refused the Money.

CHICAGO, Oct. S-Rep. Joseph
Clark of yandalia was a witness be-
fore the senatorial investigating com
mittee today. He said that he was Of
fered money to vote for Lorimor but
refused to do so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
TO MAKE JAILS
MORE HOMELIKE
No More Solitary Confinement or
Starving In the British Pen
itentiaries.

LONDON, Oct. "a revolution in
the English penitentiary system that
will do away with solitary confine-
ment, the starvation of prisoners and
other Practices, is foreshadowed to-
day by a visit of Home Secretary
Churchill to the Pentonville Jail. He
released four prisoners.
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He Is A Wonderful Man.

seek his advice ON Business, Mar
riage, Friends, Enemies, Changes,
Speculations, Love Affairs, Journeys,
and all events of life Price % cents
and upwards.
Have your hands read by the Ster-
ling Palmist. His Office, 3o3 Plondeau
ST. Office hon!s every day. 9 a. m.
to 9 p. m.
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the Times building today. They were
found near the foot of the elevator
shaft. The police announced today
that they had found four sticks OF
dynamite near the plant OF the Maier
Brewing Co. 1t is thought that the
dynamite was bought in Oakland and.
shipped here by water.
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Henry Sanders is supporting it. This
is satisfactory to the former Mrs.
Sanders, but not to the father.
Il am growing tired of this Sand
ers matter asserted Attorney Miller.
after learning that he had been
brought to the court room regarding
this case for about the 'steenth time.
THE Sanders case is always bobbing
serenely up and l am sick of being
dragged into court every few hours
over it. Henry Sanders Is simply try
ing to avoid the support of his own
child"
IF Henry Sanders is going to sup
port the child he wants the custody OF
It," retorted Attorney Ballinger. I'VE
want Mrs. Sanders barred from any
rights except that of seeing the child
under proper company"
Every time Sanders gets a new
brand he gets new idea about this
case" came back Attorney Miller.
Eyes, and every time Mrs. Sanders
gets a new man she gets new no.
IlOn lHlO lel pldlll dpoue ~ wv, "Ao
Ballinger's reply.
Arguments between the two waxed
hot and Judge Bank had to explain
that he could not give the case his
attention Immediately, and passed it
over until q future day.
Attorney Ballinger declares he will
push the case to final hearing dur
ing this term, as it has precedent ov-
err other matters, he says
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-03
When Conservation Began.

No stranger shall transport beyond
seas any pilchard or other fish In
cask, unless he does bring into the
realm, for every six Turner's two hun
dred of clap-board fit to make cask,
and SO rateably, upon paine of forfeit
Ing the said fish.--Law of Queen
Elizabeth.
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Fightmaster Trial this Week.

II is very likely that there will be
few cases tried by the jury during
the present term other than criminal
matters. The term will continue but
three weeks longer. During this time
large portion of it will be consumed
with the trial of Thomas Fightmaster.
charged with attempt to commit rape
This case is to be retired. The first
trial was held during the term pre-
sided over by Judge Clemens and re-
suited in hung jury. Attorney Nc
Cold. representing the defendant and
County Attorney Craig, the prosecu-
ton. conferred regarding the trial
this morning and will ask the judge
to set it for Thursday
Following the Fightmaster trial will
come the trial of Abe Anderson,
charged with the murder Of Moses
Jordon. Anderson has been In jail
for more than half year. Beatrice
Keys. also colored will be tried for
attempted murder. Unless pleas of
guilty are entered in some Of these
cases the trial OF them VIII consume
part of the present week and the last
two weeks of the term.
VIII Opened and Read.
The will of the late Isaac K. Car
penter. was opened and read by the
clerk of the district court. To John
Franklin Carpenter and Sarah Car
penter. adopted son and daughter OF
the deceased, is bequeathed his entire
estate and personal property, equally
divided among them
In the suit for $4,000 damages
brought by Pearl Million, administra-
trix, of the estate Of Ray Million, de-
ceased, VS.. Taber Lumber Co., an an
swer has been filed to the plaintiffs
petition. The answer sets forth THAI
II Roy Million was killed 1t was by
reason of his own negligence. 1t 's
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-10
PLANNING ANOTHER
BIG FARM EXHIBIT
tiomessekers Who Stop in Kansas
City May Be Shown the New
States Products.

Muskogee, Okla, Arg. 1O.--A plan
to advertise Oklahoma properly aud
correct the false reports sent out
about drought running the crops was
developed here Tuesday. It is pro-
posed to interest all of the larger towns
in eastern Oklahoma, gather an ex-
hibit of the products of the state and
send 1t tc Kansas City. The exhibit
will be displayed near the union de-
pot. and when the homeseekers head
ed for the southwest arrive here they
will be shown what is growing and
what is being taken from the earth in
Oklahoma.
1t is proposed that each town inter-
ested send a man with the exhibit to
assist in giving information to the
homeseekers. 1t is believed that thou
sands can be interested this way who
otherwise would not investigate condi.
tions in Oklahoma.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-10
OKLAHOMA C|TY'S
!. PLEDGE REDEEMED
It is Now Up to Governor to Either
Accept or Reiect--Look For
Acceptance.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 10--At 3
O'clock yesterday afternoon the citi-
zens of Oklahoma City made a tender
of a 100000 cash donation to the
state of Oklahoma for capitol building
purposes. together with 20 acres of
land out Of Section IS Of state school
lands located two miles north of Main
street.
The plan is headed by c. G. Jones
and he is supported in the movement
by the best business men in oklaho-
ma City, and the Chamber of Com
merce has fully endorsed the plan.
The citizens will give the state ST.
100000 in actual cash and 20 acres of
land for the capitol site, and will pur-
chase the school land section. $40
acres. The capitol will be located on
beautiful spot in the center of the
tract. and the citizens will depend
wholly upon the revenues derived
from lot sales to reimburse them for
their cast outlay of ready money. and
thus the state will be obviated from
the necessity of engaging in the real
estate business, feature that has
been greatly condemned by the enc
mics of Oklahoma City in the capi-
|tal fight The citizens will also fur
|nish the state a certified $500,0 900 bond
as evidence of good faith that the
terms Of the contract win be complied
with to the letter.
The proposed site is considered the
most logical OF any so far offered, and
since the state gains everything with
absolutely no chance 70 lose cent it
lis hoped by the best citizens that Gov
ernor Haskell viii give the tender
careful consideration The Chamber
of Commerce several weeks ago pass
ed a resolution recommending Section
is as the most desirable location for
the location of the capital buildings
Now 1t only remains to be seen what
action Governor Haskell will take in
the premises. If he turns the offer
down 1t will furnish new food for the
oft-repeated accusation that he was
actuated by selfish motives in hasten
ing the capital removal fight, and If
he does turn 1t down it will also de-
prive Oklahoma City of its. prediction
pledge to the taxpayers Of Oklahoma
to furnish the state with capitol build
ings absolutely free of cost.
The proposed site is one of the most
accessible that could possibly be agreed
upon, and the proposition is so liberal
that it is probable it will be accepted.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-10
4 BY Associated Press.

4 BY Associated Press.
McAlester, Okla, Aug. 10. = six
hundred Indians were assembled at a
war council at Sulphur, Okla, and
wrote their signatures individually to
the McMurray land contracts although
informed that McMurray, holder of the
contracts, would make a net profit OF
from two to three million dollars in
attorney fees The Indians were ad-
vised that this afforded the quickest
way to realize on their land In addi'
ton to the land contracts MeMurray's
agents had the Indians sign contracts
for tax cases against the government
at fee of ten dollars head. The
land fee was ten per cent, contingent
upon the sale Of land"
James H. Godfrey, Chickasaw In
dian, by intermarriage, gave this tes-
timony before the congressional com
mittee today. Godfrey said he induc-
ed Indians to assemble at Sulphur to
persuade them to sign the contracts,
almost ten thousand Of which McMur-
ray previously had secured. McMur-
ray he said, had been successful in
previous litigation for Indians and the
Indians believed If they paid him ter
per cent attorney fees, he would be
able to urge the authorities at Wash
ington to expediate the sale
do you mean to say that you told
the Indians it would be bargain to
pay McATurray several million dollars
to do something which the government
had already promised to do?" asked
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-10
Bought Riders to Denver.

Many of the Rough Riders are plan
ming a trip to Denver to meet their
former colonel, Theodore Roosevelt
the latter part of August
The Oklahoma camps and their com
|manders who viii probably attend the
|encampment are: Guthrie. Capt. II.
NJ. Haulbee; Enid, Grant A. Hart: Ok.
Ilahoma City. Dr T. A. Meyers; Mus.
Ikogee. DR.. J. L. DeGroot; Vinita, Chas.
Goodpaster; Watonga, Thos. People
baum: Chandler, Roy v. Hoffman;
Chickasha, A. L. Mccoy.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-10
DRIVER ABANDONS
LOAD OF MELONS
Mystery Surrounds the Missing Man
-Rumor Of Drowning During
Terrific Storm.

Rumors Of the mysterious disap-
pearahce of a man whose identity is
unknown were rife at the sheriff's
office this morning.
Shortly after the storm early yes
terday morning subsidized farmers. on
their way to town, saw wagon load
led with watermelons. with a team of
horses tied to the wheels of the wa
gon, standing near the swinging bridge
across Cabin creek south of town. No
driver was in sight, but nothing was
thought of the matter until late last
evening the farmers returning home
saw the same wagon and team stand.
ing as they had been in the morning.
A search Of the vicinity failed to re-
veal the driver adm the farmers be-
came alarmed and notified the sheriff
office.
Sheriff Ridenhour went to the scene
and took charge Of the wagon and
team and today sold the melons on the
street. No information as to the driv-
er's whereabouts can be had
AS the abandonmers OF the wagon
occurred at about the same time as
the storm, the theory was advanced
that the man, blinded by the storm
had walked over the steep embank-
ment into the stream and was drown
ed. The water at this point is fully
fifteen feet deep and the banks are
high and slippery
Sheriff Ridenhour, however, is Of
the opinion that the driver is in town
somewhere and alive. The team is
said to belong to ]. L. Puckett, but u
is not known that Mr. Puckett was
driving them A search Of the city is
being made for the lost driver.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-10
Resolutions Of Respect.

Whereas, God. in His Providence,
has removed from among US. our dear
griend and co-Iaborer. John Franklin
sisson, we bow in humble submission
to His divine will, who doeth all things
we'll.
Be it Resolved. by Pheasant Hill
Sunday school, that in the death Of
Brother Sisson, we have lost a good
superintendent, a faithful friend and
teacher
Be IL Resolved, that our community
mourns the loss Of kind-hearted
neighbor, friend who will be sadly
missed By the children.
Resolved. that copy Of these reso-
lutions be sent to his family, and, also
70 the vinita papers for pph"
We extend to his g
felt sympatf