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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Incompatible Iowa.

j. E. Chamberlain in the New York
Mall: There is nothing the matter
with Iowa. The state is the soundest,
sweetest, wholesomest commonwealth
In the American union. From the
point OF view of the general happiness
and welfare, of the moral and social
we'll being of the people, you come up
on an elevator into Iowa from any
other state in the republic.
| say this after having sojourned in
and studied several very good states,
and after having lived long time in
some of the most highly favored COM
munities of the east.
Iowa is as fair outwardly as it is
lnWardly. 1t Is about the only state
into which a man could come from
any other state and feel at home. Do
you love the mountains? These green
hills, undulating back from the count
less rivers, will make you think OF
them, and yet will gladden. you with a
sense OF something tenderer, some.
thing more feminine, than the shay
o. oioiAeo JOu nave Known.
Are the plains and prairies dear to
you? Here are fair prairies, too. but
dlmpled, wherever you gaze, with a
billowing smile that wins your heart.
Clean little cities; steady, quiet lit
tie cities, with happy faced children
bubbling out of innumerable school
houses; endless little cities. all So
much alike that they recall to me
Solomon's flock Of newly shorn ewes
just come up from the washing. where.
OF every one hath twins.
And between the cities long miles
OF fat farms, with white or brown
buildings. grouped amiably on the tops
OF undulations; such is Iowa-happy
Incompatible Iowa, without a Pitts
burg or Jersey City within its limi s
with not one fostering slum in all Its
length and breadth, content amid its
bursting corn cribs, agricultural and
pure and sound.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

Two old coffee coolers, over at
Macomb, who fought in the battle of
Atlanta in 1864, put themselves on
record in conversation the other day
about the 22nd inst. being the forty
sixth anniversary of that historic en-
gagement. Another old coffee cooler"
a reporter for the Journal, wrote up
the interview. He now says he knew
the right date was July % instead of
June %, but that he was under the
impression that we are now in July.
And yet Macomb has been triumphant
ly pointed to as one town in which
prohibition really prohibits and has
done so for a third of a century! Go
to! AT this rate there will soon be no
idols at all left.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

The Des Moines Capital says that
more 'malefactors of great wealth
have been indicted and convicted by
the present administration than I'M
der any three administrations which
preceded 1t. And yet neither press
bureau nor a brass band has been
utilized to make the fact public. On
the contrary, these agencies of TWEEN
tieth century blatancy are being used
night and day in an attempt to dis
credit President Taft. The Capital be-
lieves that the people will get their
eyes open after awhile. 1t would
seem to be high time already that
they should do so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

Il wish to protest" writes wom-
an to the Atchison Globe, against a
habit your paper has of saying in
every notice of party that refresh
ments were served OF course they
We're served II there had been no
refreshments there would have been
no party, for that is all the hostess
thinks OF and is the first and last
thought in the minds of the guests.
Sane men and women will stay out
OF bed till midnight, the men because
they can't help themselves and the
women because they want to see
what there will be to eat, and the
eating which doesn't appear before
1920. consists of dab of ice cream
fist full of cake, and perhaps coffee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
DARKEST AMERICA

Mr.. Honeywell, whose balloon land
ed in the mountains of eastern Ken
lucky, thinks he found Darkest Amer
lea" He said the people were so
ignorant they did not know what
balloon was, and that they had never
seen banana or orange before-both
of which he had taken along for re-
freshment-an could scarcely be in
duced to taste them He declares that
young persons as old as twenty years
had never been to the nearest town,
only six miles distant He says his
balloon was shot at, which is not at
all surprising. 1t is the cheerful Gus
tom of that region to shoot anything
new or strange, and they are quite
handy with a rifle Mr.. Honeywell
Is fortunate they did not continue
shooting after he landed Strangers
in the mountains are objects of deep
suspicion. as some of the occupations
of the natives are subject TO an Of
fetal supervision which they resent,
as certain Keosuk gentlemen who
have visited that region can testify
from personal experience.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

Sioux City has undertaken to raise
100000 for the Y. NJ. C. A. in seven
days They propose to buy the Y. Nj.
c. A. property and turn it over to the
association free of debt. w. P. Man
ley and F. A. Mccormack have started
the subscription with $4,000 each. A
committee of 100 trying to raise the
remaining $4,000 will report at head
quarters morning, noon and night and
lunch there daily as the canvass pro-
crosses. AS such campaigns are in
variably successful in live Iowa cities,
Y. NJ. C. A. building free of debt in
the northwestern metropolis seems
very well assured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Ban Of the street Carnival.

Clinton Herald: Fort Dodge has
placed q ban on the street carnival.
The city officials undoubtedly have
acted wieeiy. for there IS much about
these trayeling aggregations that even
though they may not be demoralizing
are TO say the least. not elvating. Yet
the people are entitled to amusement
good. clean, moral amusement
They are not only entitled to it. but
they must have It. and something is
missing when Il ls not provided
What might perhaps better have been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

well said that mans savings account
is the best indication OF his general
progress. 1t Is the prosperity of the
individuals of state that counts more
than an accumulation of wealth IN the
hands of very few. Five billion six
hundred million dollars is no neon
siderable sum and one out of every six
men, women and children possess
s3s1.2S of this vast sum. In other
words there is almost that much
wealth to every FANNY in the Unitea
States accounting the average family
at five members.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
DRINK BILL DECLINING.

According to facts and figures sub.
mitted by the American Grocer, which
makes compilation on the subject
annually, the nations drink bill for
1909 is encouraging for the cause of
sobriety. In the two years from 1907
to 1909 the population increased by
2,749,966, but the money spent upon
alcoholic drinks fell off sl10,1S5, 600
This was not an economic after-effect
of the panic; that would have been
more apparent in 1908; besides, tea,
coffee and cocoa established in 1909
a record. The per capita use of spir-
its In 1909 was the smallest since
1900; of beer since 1905. Of both there
was a decline in 1903 and again in
1909 The consumption OF wine alone
increased, but by trife But our
national drink bill is still large enough.
averaging 1915 for each family of
FIVE persons. The totals are:
Malt Iquors ............ S904,212, 1897
Spirituous liquors ....... 539, 469,7 44
Wines 1................ 1881 ,657
Coffee tea, cocoa, etc. :. 216,440,9SS
s1.7s2,oo5, 22e
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
to keep the victims awake the rest Of
the night. Or course refreshments
were served. That is all there is to
social affair."
Denver Opinion.

Denver Republican: When Senn
tor Dolliver says he is trying to build
up the Republican party he reminds
one of the aid the Democrats gave
the union cause in 1864 when they de-
clared the war to be failure. they
made that charge in their national
convention, and but little more than
six months later Lee laid down his
arms at Appomatox. Six months hence
the country will witness the collapse
of another rebellion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

At a recent meeting of the Iowa
Fruit Jobbers' Association protest
was prepared and filed with the state
railroad commission against an in
crease in the charge by express com
panies for the carrying of empty ban
ana boxes The fruit jobbers say that
the bakers had similar trouble over
the charges for return of empty bread
boxes. and this has been adjusted and
they ask the same adjustment of their
complaint.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
Tho Farmer Talks.

The Farmer Talks.
Here's letter from John in tn city,
Amt heard from him now fer
year:
Yes. his handwritin's stylish and
pretty.
An rounded and wonderfully clear;
Says he hopes we are all well and
thriyin'
Remarks that June's been rather
cool,
But know jes' at what he is drivin'
When he says that the Kids have
done school.
Don't hear much from John through
the winter,
Excep' when l go into town,
An then he don't even begin ter
Warm up or git rid of his frown;
Guess he amt fond of much enter
tainin',
An thinks mebbe am fool,
Yet know jes' why he's explainin'
The kids will be soon out of school.
Poor John amt got much excep'
trouble,
A mortgage or two an some debts,
An sell one hog for jes' double
The weekly amount that he gets.
But still John is given ter braggin',
In the city that's often the rule;
An his wife is etarnally naggin'-
So the kids will be soon out of
school
Well. I guess that I'll send fer 'em
Jenny,
Though l amt got much use fer
John,
An wouldn't favor him any,
But now that the summer is on
Those youngsters need sunshine, I'm
thinkin,
An air that is fresh an, is cool:
I'm writin' him-darn me. I'm blinkin'
To send EN- when they's out OF
school
Edgar A. Guest, in Detroit Free
Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

sundry and various Iowa contem-
poraries are demanding a thorough
oyerhauling of the primary election
law The oyerhauling proposed can
hardly be too thorough. If The Gate
City could have its way it would
strike out all after the enacting
clause. Rather than that there should
be any feeling over the matter this
paper would consent that the enacting
clause should 60 too.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

The high price of beef has caused
the people in some parts of the south
to resort to friend chicken as an al
tentative. The hardships endured by
the poor in some parts of tie country
are almost beyond belief.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

Prof. John E. Hug of the manual
training department of the Ames
public schools was married the other
day. 1t is not the first time, however,
that hug has led to serious results.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
The poet Coleridge long ago wrote:

"The River Rhine, it is well known,
Doth wash the city of Cologne.
But tell me, gods, what power divine
Shall henceforth wash the River
Rhine"
1t is an allowable inference from
the foregoing that river front condi-
tions then were not materially differ
form what they are now The same
inquiry, with change of name, might
properly be made concerning tie Mis-
sissippi. The citizen of Keokuk, or
association of citizens, that inaugur
ates campaign for betterment OF
river front conditions locally will de
serve place well toward the top o.
the list headed by Abou Ben Adhem
who, it will be recalled, was given {
certified check on divine favor because
he served his fellow men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

No session of congress can long
Withstand hot wave like the present
one. AS an incentive to get busy and
get away from Washington there is
nothing equal to 2 high temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

Both Marshalltown and Fort Dodge
are to vote in the near future upon
the question of the adoption of the
commission plan of government. At
the present rate of progress the west
ern city under the old form of gov
eminent will soon be the exception
rather than the rule.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

The following is given as an ex-
tract from young lady's letter from
Venice:
Last night l lay in a gondola in
the Grand canal, drinking it all in,
and life never seemed so full before. =
Likely not. Nor the girl, either.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

In New York a marriage license
costs 81 and a dog license 50. But it
has been pointed out, in defense of
this discrimination, that the man Sc
cures possession of the dog for a year
at least.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

Count Zeppelin's airship, the
Deutschland, is equipped with an up
to-date restaurant. This accounts for
part of the high living.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

done by the city fathers at Fort
Dodge would have been to censor the
attractions and permit nothing that
was Objectionable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26

Race antagonism seems to be set
on hair trigger in the region in and
about Cairo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-26
"Floatjnov Formulation

It is calculated that no fewer than
$4,000 people spend their lives on the
canal boats and barges OF England
alone.
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keokuk, Iowa. .......... June 2s, 1910
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-21
BOY, FORMER
CADDY, FINISHES SECOND
in NATIONAL TOURNEY

WISSAHICKON HEIGHTS, Chest
nut Hill, Pa, June 21.-Alex Smith, OF
the wyagyl Country Club, New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, yesterday won the play
off in the triple tie for the national
open golf championship at the Phila-
delphia Cricket Club. ]. j. McDermott,
of the Merchantville, N. j., Country
Club, finished second, while third place
was taken by Macdonald Smith, of
Claremont, Cal, a brother of the win
ner.
1t was the first time in American
golf1ng history that there had been a
triple tie. There have been two double
ties-one at Myopia, in 1901, when
Willie Anderson won from Alex Smith,,
and the other at Baltusrol in 1903, when
Anderson won from David Brown, once
champion of Great Britain.
The contest was at eighteen holes,
medal play. Alex Smith, being the old
er and more experienced, was expected
to win. Macdonald Is his younger
brother, while McDermott W years
ago was a caddy. The latter has made
a new record for homebred profession
ais by tying for the championship.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-21
By FRANK ]. M'TAGUE.

~ 20 matter how hard they try, they
IN can't keep the Tigers out of first
Mace. It's true Kelley's Leafs
held the position for a lew hours anu
Cancels champions less than tnal'
lust think out how long the Tigers
have had the honor.
To make it stronger, the Tigers nave
not displayed the same ginger as at
the opening of the season, and put rev
of the twirlers are going real Wen
Theat means look out for the Bengais
when they are right. The Royals were
easy victims yesterday, 4 to /. hlq
Mueller. after having one bad inning,
the second, pitched a great game anu
deserved to win. One harsh mlnisterial
critic left before the battle was over
when the Egg Harbor boy displayed
his old-time form.
Jimmy Wigs was just as easy yes
terday as on the other three days ne
ssayed to pitch against the Tigers
He lasted a full inning and until ne
filed the bases in the second. George
Winter, the medicine man, finished the
Came. but the damage was done anu
the doc had no remedy.
The Tigers pleased the fans when
they clinched the decision in the very
first round. They tailed twice as many
runs as the Royals totaled and addeo
two more in the second. With the
game tucked away the locals TOOK
things easy throughout.
Ganley started the proceedings IN
the first after Jimmy was retired. he
shook his head at a quartet or pao
ones, and Umpire Finneran did not
raise his right hand, SO Bob walked.
Meyer beat out a hit to Smith
Gettman slashed one to right, winch
scored Ganley. Louden popped a foul
fly to Krichel, and the latter made a
play for Gettman. who went to sec
ond and Meyer crossed the plate. 1t
was a genuine Barry" on Krichelrs
part with a player as fleet as Meyer
on third.
Joe Agler wanted to display his
ability in the presence of Postmaster
John F. Hay and William r. Setter,
both of Beach City, and he walked.
Hearne caught n on the elbow ana
Mueller beat out a bunt. Barrow
waved the flag of truce from the bench,
a white linen handkerchief. and called
for the doctor. Winter placed n In
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-21
FOGLER AND KRAMER RESUME ARGUMENT

would not be surprised IL the cham
pion was shut out again in the semi
final the same way as last week, 1t
promises to be a bitter fight from start
to finish should these two qualify,
which in all probability they will.
Then again all h other cracks, in
Guiding Anderson, Krebs, Root, Stein,
Hehir, Goulette, Lawrence. West, Rup-
precht, Bardgett, Freddy Hill, Jumbo
Wells, Pedlar Palmer. Pete Drobach
and Albert Crebs, must be considered.
The fans are In for one Of the great
est treats of the season in the fifteen
mile metor-paced race between Jimmy
Moran and Elmer Collins. These two
are the best pace followers in America
today, and are among the leading men
in the world at this style of racing.
The followers of the game well remem-
Der the race the two had at the track
last summer when Collins just nosed
out Moran by a little over q length
after q great ride. Jimmy is out for
revenge, and is determined to show
the national pace champion the way to
the tape. Both men are In good form
and are confident of winning. Moran
states positively that he will be the
winner, while Collins a that all
though BORN down East, he will claim
the State of Missouri as his home for
tomorrow. There ID also a one-mile
handicap race on the card for the pro-
fessionals, In which event Fogler and
Kramer will start from scratch, ana It
is very likely that they will fight IL
out again. All the cracks will be in
the race. and the back-markers will
have to do some tall hustling IL they
expect to coup.
The half and fve-mile races for the
amateurs should be interesting. Nc
Carthy, Passenger, Wright and Schiller.
also Magin, will be on scratch in the
short race, which will be a handicap
affair. The race should be a corker.
and with the entire bunch of amateurs
in the five-mile open more exciting rae
ing should be witnessed. The races will
start at 5 o'clock.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-21
VIRGINIA TENNIS TOURNEY.

NORFOLK. Va, June 21.-Despite
the hot weather the opening day OF
the seventh annual State tennis tourna-
ment was attended by a large crowd at
the Country Club courts yesterday,
Only three rounds were played, the
others going by default.
H. @. whitehead defeated Richard
Dobie, 1913, 60; Thornton defeated
washington Taylor, 81, SIS; McIn-
tosh defeated zimm, 81, GA; Angler
took two sets from hurry, by the
same score. ca; Fleet beat Charles G
Hunter, Go. 6-2; Collier defeated
Henry Johnston, So, 81; Tomlin beal
Epps, 0-2. ell: Collier and Grant
broke even, Us. 6-3; Thornton de-
feated Tomlin, e-S, Ell
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-21
PROTEST GAME WON BY ERNIE WOLF

The organization would like t heaf
home grounds. Managers will meet at
Knickerbockers' headquarters, Court
and Washington streets, at $3.50 o'clock.
At weequahic Park Saturday after
noon the married and single men OF
the American Insurance Company will
engage in a baseball contest. The game
will start at $3.50 o'clock.
A baseball game between the 1909
and 1910 Burnet Street school teams
will be played this afternoon at Branch
Brook Park.
The Branch Brook A. C. will journey
to Upper Montclair Saturday and
cross bats with the fast Commonwealth
Club Of that place. June 26 and July
3 and 4 are open for n team Offering
suitable inducements. Address ]. NC
Lean, manager, Branch Brook A. c..
telephone 1902 Branch Brook.
A light semi-professional team would
like a game for Saturday and Sunday,
June rs and 20. Address Dan Mackay,
manager, Guardian A. c., SOB West
T~wenty-first street. New York city,
telephone 444o Chelsea.
The Winot A. A. would like to ar
range games with teams having home
grounds. All Saturdays and Sundays
in July and August are open. Address
Albert Huber, 81 Madison avenue, city.
A good first baseman and second
baseman would like to Join some
Branch Brook League team. Address
Charles Dcozynski, II Nichols street.
Newark.
The Lyric P. C, would like to arrange
games with all first-class out-of-town
teams. Send challenges to G. Hob
weller, 131 Tichenor street, city.
The Emerald A.. c.. would like to al
range games with frst-class teams.
Address Frank Infeld. 227 Camden
street. city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-21

Kid Burns and Fighting Joe Hyland
will be the headliners in Browns gym
nasium, West Twenty-third street, to-
night. Both are rugged and agrees
sive fighters. Young Dreycott,. of
Brooklyn, and Jimmy Dunn will meet
in the semi-windup.
Philly McGovern's right hand, which
he broke In his bout with Johnny Cou-
lon, Is o. X. again, and Manager Nc
Meals wants to match him against
frankie Burns. This would be a good
match.
Sailor Burke and Jim Smith are to
do their %ten-round stunt at the Fair
mount Club this evening. This should
be one of the best little scraps seen
here in a long time. The tar Is going
to try to stop Smith In less than five
rounds, the time it took for Ketchel to
finish him.
Referee Jack O'Brien stopped the
bout between Joe Heffernan and John
Krause in the sixth round at the West
End A. c., of Philadelphia, because
the men collided and a big cash was
opened in Heffernans head. Krause
had the bout well in hand, but Heffer-
nan was not in danger.
The men had fought five rounds at
a terrific clip. and Heffernan was cut
ting down the lead of Krause when he
missed a right-hand swing and
Krause's head struck him over the
right eye. The blood gushed in a tor
rent, and the referee promptly stopped
the match.
Maxey Baker won a shade decision
over "Buffles" Robinson at Glen Falls,
N. Y, last night, in a ten-round bout.
Baker did most of the leading and his
c%leverness baffied the colcred man.
Monte Attell, of San Francisco, and
Patsy B%rannigan, of this city, fought a
fierce six-round fight to a draw at
Pittsburg last night. Local fight fans
give Brannigan a shade the best of
the bout.
Billy" Berger, of Pittsburg, and
Tommy Crawford, of Philadelphia,
were scheduled to go fifteen rounds at
New Kensington. Pa, but Berger so
far outclassed Crawford that the Phila-
delphia boy was knocked out in the
second round