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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
PERSON AIS.

Mrs. G. w Alexander of Superior,
Wis, is visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. F. w. Semple.
Mrs Chas. j. Smith returpse last
night from Chicago where she has
been spending a pleasant visit with
her son Frederic G. Smith. Mrs.
Smith was accompanied from Burling.
ton by her husband.
Mrs. A. Weber left this afternoon
for Peoria where she will spend a
few days visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John German.
Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Beeks depart
ed this afternoon Tor Chicago where
they will spend few weeks with
friends.
Frank Bishop was city visitor this
afternoon from Montrose.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
CITY NEWS

The silent drizzle that started
about the noon hour is much relished
by transfers, who are glad that the
wet stuff has come to lay the dust.
A decided change in the atmosphere
is noticed, real cool snap having set
in and the hot July weather of the
past three weeks has evidently been
nipped in the bud. For this season
of the year, the weather has been en-
tirely too warm, so says everybody and
the time for a stiff frost is about
dues At this time last year there was
more snap in the air and the days
and nights much cooler.
Fred z. Gosewisch, of the United
Seates weather observatory, resumes
his duties tomorrow after fifteen
days vacation. 1t is a queer custom
that the government has in not allow
ing its observatory men to NEEDLE in
affairs of the weather outlook while
they ar taking leave of absence
Three parts sand and one part
lime that was placed over the brick
paving in Lucas Avenue, Is not the
success it was expected to be in the
matter of killing dust. No dust has
yet appeared there to any great ex-
tent but the treatment of thin lime
coating is crumbling off like the icing
from a piece of stale bakery cake.
The alley between Sixth and
Seventh streets between Main and
Blondeau is in need of paving This
cut-through is used as much as Luz
cas- Avenue between Fifth and Sixth,
and is a dodge from Main street and
short cut to the postoffice and
Blondeau for dozens who pass up and
down every day. The city it is re-
ported, intends to take up the mat
ter of paving next spring and if the
government which owns and controls
a back frontage of two hundred feet
on the alley is not willing to stand
part of the expenses, the entire will
likely be done by the city.
The system of keeling haff Tour
record of the police patrolmen both
night and day seems to be good one,
as the desk sergeant is at all times
Ill lOuGu Win bhO pOiiSC hiO al Z
making their beats during the hours
of daylight and dark. Should a pat
rolman be needed in case of emer-
gency, the desk man can Immediately
call the officer in whatever section
the summons may come from and dis
patch him Immediately. Telephones
are used at the present time by the
patroling officers but next spring
early, call boxes are to be installed
for use. the same as are used in the
cities of st. Louis, Chicago and else
where.
Captain Bard Hutchinson received
word this morning from Capt Walter
A. Blair, owner of the Carnival City
Packet Company sNating that the
steamer Keokuk will abandon Its
Sunday trips for this season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19

demurrer to the intervention by
way of cross bill brought by the
Western Illinois Telephone Com
pany in the case of Alfred j. Dean,
trustee, against the Mississippi Val
ley Telephone Company. This de-
murrer will be argued before Judge
MCPHERSON tomorrow morning The
attorney for the Western Illinois
Telephone Company, in his cross bill,
asks for the appointment of special
master to make an accounting. The
cross bill was filed. in this manner.
Two suits were recently brought
against the Mississippi Valley Tele-
phone Company for foreclosure of
two mortgages. They we're consoli-
dated and special master appoint
ed by Judge Mcpherson The sale of
property will be held Monday after
noon. Some years ago there was a
mutual relationship existing between
the Mississippi Co. and the Western
Illinois Company, by which the two
united their facilities. When the man
dSGulGHJ VI lllG LII luCl COMPANY
changed several years ago connec-
lions with the Illinois company were
severed Suit was instituted in the
district court here and mandamus
was secured, compelling the Missis-
sippi Valley company to restore pre-,
vious relationships. The Western IL
linois Company allege to have lost
money during the severance of these
connections and also in the account
carried on in the defendant com,
pany's office. all for which it seeks an
accounting.
Hiram Barney was admitted to
practice before the federal court, the
oath being taken by him before
Judge Mcpherson this morning.
The case against Andrew Hillman
charged with using the mails to de
fraud. was dismissed this morning
He is a West Point man who sent in
Fictitious orders for fruit trees.
number of witnesses for the state
were present, but were discharged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
New York Produce.
Pulp Testing Station.

Contracts have been filed for the
building of government experiment
station for testing wood pulp in Wau.
sau, Mich. A fireproof building will
be erected within 60 days. AS soon as
special machinery is installed the
work of testing Wisconsin wood for
paper making will begin The govern.
ment will spend $4,000 on this plant
in the first fiscal year This win be
the only plant of its kind in the United
States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
House Struck by Meteorlte.

Sweeping down out of the sky with
a sharp hiss. a small meteorite
crashed against the blind on the
house of Alfred H. Richards, near
Wakefield, Mass. and set the house
on fire The village hosemen were
called out, and no serious damage was
done. The meteorite glanced off from
the house to the ground. 1t weighs
about five pounds and is almost per
fectly round.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
Barred From Intoxicants.

On the Babylon cuneiform tablets
are records of laws forbidding the use
of wine in any form to persons en-
gagged in public business, and assert
ing that no work done for the govern
nent by persons who used wine could
be perfect All builders of palaces.
officers of armies, and managers OF
public works were required to abstain
absolutely from all use of wine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
Following An Inference.

Tommy heard Mrs. Jones tell his
mother that she used sour cream to
make the gingerbread they were eat.
Ing. He was duly impressed with this
piece of information, and, turning to
Mrs. Jones, he solemnly said: Mrs.
Jones, this is fine gingerbread you've
made. l can't taste the sour cream a
bit. Did you use bad eggs, o?"-Ex.
change.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
Fame.

Friend-How's business in this neck
of the woods? Uncle Jake-Finel |
tell ye. this Punkin Hollow store of
mine is getting quite national repu.
tation. Only yesterday | see an adj
vertisement in the paper, "Canem's
Codfish-Sold by Grocers Every.
where" and I'm one of 'em.--Puck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
CHICAGO Grain Letter.


CHICAGO, Oct. 19-Cables IA
higher Weather change in forecast
rain and colder conditions This
change will tend to firm the coarse
grains and may influence the wheat
movement little General situation
unchanged. Downward turn may
break but no signs that the bears will
not attack the list on appearance of
any fair upturn. A radical change in
conditions will be necessary before
permanent upturns can be forced. A
resting spell with scalping conditions
probable.
roomhall-Liverpool
Wheat opens Is to IA higher on
American strength, shorts showed
some nervousness on reports of buy.
ing for American account. There
was some little demand from CONT
ment and cargo offerings were light
but in quiet demand. During the NOR
ming some little realizing and prices
reacted slightly. Manitoba offers
were lower and slightly larger and
Argentine advices from our agent
continue to confirm favorable out
look there Market at mid day dull,
but steady, n to rs higher. Corn
steady, u higher.
Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 10
Onau Hiph Low Close
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
PERSONALS.

F. A. Frandhill OF Mt Pleasant was
in the city today on business.
d Earnest was in the city today
visiting friends from Warsaw.
s. L. Baron was local caller this
morning from Valley Junction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA and San
Diego. 3 big money making chances.
Detailed information given. Enclose
10c in stamps to Boyer-Black Co.,
Grant Hotel building. San Diego,
California. Bank reference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
roR SALE.

FOR sALE-Eight room house, three
acres, beautiful river view, north
side, $1,000 20 acres, room house,
near Johnson street road, $4,000 Z
five-acre lots near extension of Main
81, $500 to $500. 35 acres miles
out on Johnson street road, no build
ings, S1,75o 20 acres near this S4,-
200 A neat cottage, IA feet front on
Exchange street, $500 for quick sale.
Z room, modern, full lot, North side,
$500 8 room brick. modern, north
side, $4,000 Vacant lots on Leighton
st. Eight room modern house, beau
tiful corner, on Orleans street, $4,000.
The best business block in Hamilton
at half it's real value. 40 acres near
Hamilton $3.50 per acre. John A Rob-
erts, IS North Fifth street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
Northwest Receipts.

Toledo Opening-Clover:
December and October $50 to sos.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Hogs-Open-
ing-Today 10000; left over 4,1oo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
Maxwell & Tunelty
Insurance and Real Estate.
IL North Sixth Street.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
No. 602 High street, thoroughly
modern, ten room dwelling, in fine
condition.
No. S2S Blondeau Street, an eight
room dwelling, in fine condition, mod
ern except furnace.
No. 1920 Blondeau, an eight room
dwelling, gas and water, full lot and
in A / condition.
If you are looking for home on
the north side of the city, all of the
above are exceptionally fine proper
ties and prices are reasonable.
Sixty feet on 14th and Main street
good investment property.
We have good list of desirable
residence and investment property
in all parts Of the city, which we will
be pleased to show customers.
Bell Phone 222 Black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
LATE AFTERNOON
BULLETINS
fRy United Press I


SPRINGFIELD Oct. ia Chica-
go and Alton limited train, north
bound, due here at HE'D a. M, ran
into an open switch near Milwood,
north of this city at 11:15 o'clock
and crashed into an extra freight
waiting on the siding. Sixteen per-
sons were injured, none seriously.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Associate
Justice D. White of the supreme court
of the United States, democrat,
may be the next chief justice. Presi-
dent Taft who has been seeking con-
sui from his advisors on this appoint
ment has been surprised at the unan-
unity with which bushes men, law
yers and friends have urged Justice
Whites fitness for the place.
SPRINGFIELD, H. Oct. 19.-The
first of the Illinois legislative trials
in Sangamon county began this NOR
ming when State Senator Pemberton
and Representative Clark appeared
in the bounty circuit court to answer
to charges of conspiracy to commit
bribery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
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Box Party Last Evening.

Miss Mildred Henneman gave box
party of ten to the Flint performance
last evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19

FOR SALE-A six room brick house,
corner of 18th and Clark streets, War
saw. I'll Lot 60 x $50 feet All kinds
of choice fruits. Location desirable.
City water available. Price s1,7O0.
Address Miss Rosetta Becker, War
saw, Ill
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
sandusky Couple Married.

Miss Mildred Petty and Mr.. Macy
Hagemeir of Sandusky were married
here today by Justice John Leindcker.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
Local Grain Market.
Local Live stock.

Local Live Stock.
KEoKUK, Oct. 19.-The following
live stock market furnished today by
Joseph Haubert:
Hogs-Good butchers, $S50@8.75.
Sheep Butchers, s5.o0@6.oo
S5.50@650.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19

Steady at yesterdays close. Mixed,
sS.40@950; good heavy, $s.55@92D;
rough, SS.26@S.50; light, $S.75@9.60.
Cattle-Receipts $4,000. Market
steady to loo lower.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000; market
steady.
Hogs Second market sc lower,
quality, fair; estimated tomorrow H.
0O0 Mixed, $S.35@945; good, $500
9.25; rough, ss.20@s.45; light, $3.50
$50; pigs, $s.25@9.25; bulk $s.45@
900.
Cattle market steady to 10c lower.
Beeves, $4.60W7.S5; COWS, $2.25@6.75;
stockers, $3.25@5.75; Texans, $4,000
$50; westerns, s4.5O@TOO; calves,
sS.0O@10.oO.
Sheep market steady, $2.75@4.25;
lambs, $450@7.00.
Hogs close-10c lower light; others
10000 lower Mixed, $S.25@9.35;
good, $S.45@915; rough, $S.05@9.30;
light, ss.65@945.
Cattle-market steady to 10c lower.
Sheep-Market steady.
New York Stocks.
| NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-American
stocks in London irregular, mostly
| inclined to sell off. Great storm
| damage In Florida and hurricane
now moving northward. London talks
| of an advance in bank rate contin.
gent on Egyptian demand for gold,
which is still heavy. Steel business
still stagnant, but number of bal
ances of industry report conservative
| Improvement in business. Bethlehem
Steel operating at full capacity. B. r.
IT earnings up to last years figures
in spite of comparison with Hudson
Fulton celebration. General market in
London dull with pressure In cop
pers. Annual meeting Of Illinois
Central today.
Local Grain Market.
KEoKUK, Oct. 19.-The following
markets, furnished by the o. A. Tai
bot company:
No. 2, Wheat, red ..........S "a
No. 3, Wheat ............... 10
No. 2, Wheat, hard .......... SO
New white oats CONGRATULATIONS. .2b
/, New mixed oats ............ 25
Corn ............. .o9E
Local Live Stock.
KEoKUK, Oct. 19-The following
live stock market furnished today by
Joseph Haubert:
4 Hogs-Good butchers, $S.50@8.75.
Sheep Butchers, s500@6.00.
Calvts-s 5.50@6.50.
New York Produce.
A NEW YORK, October 19-Today's
produce markets are as follows:
Butter-Creamery, extra, 30kc.
Process Special 27c.
Eggs-Fresh gathered, western
first-26 to &c.
Dressd fowl-Fancy boxed, 16 anc
lie.
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Farms! Farms!

IS &C. 3 mi. out, good bot
tom land, 5 room house, fine
large barn, we'll fenced $3.50.
20 &C. 8 mi. out, good poul-
try and dairy farm, fair inn
provements, $4,000. Will take
city property in exchange.
40 &C. 5 mi. out, splendid 4
room house and new barn, 400
fruit trees, best varieties, ST.
900.
76 &C. elegant fruit, berry
and dairy farm, 1000 bearing
fruit trees, good improvements
9 mi. west of Keokuk, sos per
acre.
317 &C. 8 mi. out, 200 in cul1
tivation. Best Of improves
ments. Splendid stock farm
$50 per acre. And many 9TH
ers as good or better.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19

FOR sALE-A few show csses yet
unsold at Ayres & Sons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-19
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-72S Fulton street, eight
room house. Apply at Peterson
Bros.
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Nj. S. Ackles
The Real Estate Man"
Room l, Estes Building.
w Int Column
WANTED.

WANTED - Dining room girl at
Racey's restaurant, No. %. South
Fifth.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-21
CHILEAN sTEvEDoREs.
A Ferocious Class of Men With tn
Mann.re IS Sauana.

A Ferocious Class of Men With the
Manners of Savases.
At Caronel. the principal coaling port
on the west coast of South America, 1t
Is customary for cargo boats to ship
twenty or thirty Chilean stevedores, In
addition to the regular crew, to break
out the cargo when 1t is consigned to
various ports farther up the coast. A
worse looking lot of cutthroats than
these seagoing longshoremen 1t would
be hard to find even among the BAN
dts of southern Europe or the old time
pirates of the West Indies. Swarthy.
understood. dirty and clothed In nom
descript rags, they are about the bot
tom notch in the scale Of humanity.
What they lack in Intelligence they
make up in ferocity and animal cum
ming. Even a crew of kanakas will
refuse to berth or mess with them
Every man Of them carries knife,
and they are commanded by an over
seer who Is addressed as captain"
and exerts a certain degree Of author
ity. They do their own cooking while
aboard ship. each man serving as cook
for a week, at the end Of which time
he resigns in favor of the next in line
or course the captain" never de-
sends to mental labor, not even to
week the cargo. He stands by with a
cigarette between his fingers and d.
reefs his men. The table manners Of
these semisavages are the manners of
the stone age. Neither knives, forks
nor spoons are used, but every man
grabs for himself and Grams as much
as he can into his mouth at once, greed
lily tearing the meat apart with his
fingers and cleaning up the grease
with piece of bread. which also does
duty as napkin before 1t is swal-
lowed. A number of sheep generally
are taken out on these tramp steamers
and killed when fresh meat is needed.
When the Chileans learn sheep is
going to be killed they crowd around
with tin cups or basins to catch the
warm blood which they drink eagerly.
They also bring chunks of bread and
sop up every drop that falls.-New
York Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-21
Ancient Ideas of Africa.

In medieval times Africa was an
unknown continent as we'll as Asia.
Until few years after the discovery
Of Columbus no one had sailed around
it, and it was quite generally thought.
as it had previously been thought in
regard to Asia. that the African con-
tinent extended on and on indefinitely.
1t was supposed that far to the south
was the zone of heat. in which no hui
man being could live. This was by no
means an unreasonable inference to
the ancients. They knew that the far
Their they sailed to the north the colder
1t grew and that in the extreme north
was a region of perpetual snow. They
also knew that the farther they sailed
to the south the warmer 1t grew. and
what was more natural for them to
suppose that If they went far enough
In that direction they would come upon
lands that were parched and baked
and upon seas that boiled. where moth
ing could live but salamanders2
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-21
THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS.
Head longs. Long Exposures and the
Ordeal of Lookino PLEASANT

Head longs. Long Exposures and the
Ordeal of Looking Pleasant.
An event was the taking of the first
photograph in the olden days. when
photography was still hampered by
pitchforks and long exposures There
are few good baby pictures of our
fathers. The fond mother and father
sit bolt upright. frozen or petrified.
while between them is a very starchy
little dress surmounted by a very
blurry little spot which represents a
composite of several partial likenesses
of the hopeful
But it was with the child of ten or
twelve years that the old time photog-
rapher succeeded best. the child that
has reached the age capable of feeling
the tremendous responsibility of hav-
ing picture taken. Every old album,
such as used to grace the center table
In the front room. parades before you
long array of these conscientious
young people undergoing the terrible
ordeal of sitting" Loving mothers
spent hours combing those smoothly
plastered locks tightly back and bind
ing them uneompromisingl behind
with irreproachable ribbon bows. At
the last moment, after the operator has
screwed the iron fork tight up behind
the trembling head and has pushed the
huge camera here and there. ducking
In and out under the black cloth in
most awe inspiring manner. mother
has slipped into range and given just
one more pat to the starchy skirts and
one more tug at the big sleeves Then
there came the awful command. Look
pleasant" which the victim did by a
remarkable effort Of will. usually at
tanning somewhat the expression which
comes over the face of a strangling
cat Five minutes later the artist"
announces that that will do" and
the family feels the same relief that
comes to friends with the announce
ment that the patient has survived
the operation and is resting comforta-
bly."-Detroit News-Tribune.
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The Artist and His Work.

The great artists. like the great he
roes, have always done whatever came
to hand. Michelangelo grumbled and
said he was sculptor when julius
II. set him to paint, but he paint
ed the roof of the Sistine chapel.
Shakespeare chafed at the popularity
Of the fool in the drama of his time
and then produced the fool in Lear"
If either of them had waited for per-
feet conditions and an inspiration un-
trammeled by circumstances he would
have done nothing. They produced
masterpieces because they made the
best of things as they were And this
is the business of the artist In life
London Times
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-21
A MUSICAL PRODIGY.
Richard Strauss Composed Dance Mu-
sic at the Age of Six.

Hicnard strauss composed Danc0 Mu-
sic at the Age of Six.
Richard Strauss was a musical
prodigy. His first effort at writing
music was made at a Christmas cele-
bration, says the Designer. Some chill
dren were dancing around the tree and
singing a three part song. II can com
pose music like that" said the six
year-old Richard to his mother. There
upon he sat down and did so. But his
mother was obliged to write in the
words, because, although he could
write music legibly. his pot hooks were
too large Strauss himself not only
vouched for the truth of this story.
but said that while he was still six
years old he composed a polka and a
schottische.
Richard was only fifteen when sym
phony composed by him was brought
out by Herman Levi court conductor
at Munich and conductor of the first
performance of "Parsifap' at Bay
reuth. When Richard came out to
bow his acknowledgment of the APP
plause which followed the symphony
a man in the audience turned to his
neighbors and asked. What has that
boy got to do with it?"
Nothing" was the reply. Except
that he's the composer"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-21

In f1fty-four years of his life-he
was born in 1849-W. e. Henley never
knew what a days perfect health
meant. When little more than a boy
he was attacked by disease which
necessitated the amputation OF one
foot. He was told later by the doc
tors that the sacrifice OF the other leg
was necessary were he to live. The
fame of Dr. Lister had reached Hen
ley, and, penniless and almost friend.
less. he determined to try Edinburgh
infirmary. Thither he Travelled third
class in physical suffering such us few
have known. and when he reached
the intirmary his whole possessions
amounted to few shillings. His con-
fdence In Lister was justified, and his
leg was saved. He was and remained
a cripple, but neither hopeless nor help
less. His astounding nimbleness I'M
der these conditions suggested to Rob
ert Louis Stevenson the physical sketch
Of John Silver.