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The Brinkley argus., 1910-05-06

morning asked for trade cou- pons."
 The second batch of votes to go in the ballot box were over 1700 voted for grandma T. P. McCreight.
 Cashier Stockard, of Henry Wolf 6 Co.'S. Big Store, said that it was interesting to see the number of people who came in and paid up to get trade cou- pons. :"
 T like to trade with Flora, " said one of the nominees on Wednesday afternoon she came to cast 10000 votes, six thous- and and seven hundred of which has been given thro' Andrew Flora 6 Go. She said: Some of the merchants don't look like they care to give the coupons and wont do it unless you ask for them, but l didn't t find it that way at MT. Flora's. My hus- band spent sixty-seven dollars there and these are the votes. Pm going to have a big bunch of them" Now this is a pretty good lesson to those merchants who imagine that they are saw ing something by not giving the coupons, except when they are asked for. It would be far bet ter for these merchants if they would not pretend to participate in the contest at all. Custo- mers who go to their stores and who do not feel like asking them for coupons, in many instances notice the omission and just as in the above instance they either do not come back to Brinkley to trade again, or else, go to the store that willingly and cheer fully gives the coupons.
The Brinkley argus., 1910-05-06
The Big $l200
 Contest Opens
Opening Reception on Monday
 Attended by 400 People.
Over 40 Contestants Line up on First
 Day of Contest.

Possibly the most unique and altogether interesting and en- joyable social function of the kind ever in the state was the OPENING RECEPTION OF THE BIG
 $120O PRIZE TRADE CONTEST, on Monday afternoon last from 2 till 6 o'clock at the Prize Dis play Hall opposite the postoffice.
 The Hall was tastily decorated and the Irizes displayed in a very interesting manner.
 Visitors were present from four different counties to enjoy the very delightful program of the reception.
 The opening musical number of the program was a piano duet by Misses Kathleen Flora and Minnie Pipkin, which be- cause of it's splendid rendition on the elegant $350 Grand Piano (the capital prize in the contest) was very much enjoyed.
 The followed a vocal duet by
  those clever and talented chil- dren artists, little Miss Virginia Murphy and Master Geo. A. Gibson, IT,, which was one of the hits of the afternoon.
 A vocal solo, Whistle and I'll Wait for You" by Miss Felix Stimson, displayed in this young lady a wonderfully clever and versatile talent.
 A childhood song by little Miss May Simmons was a splendid number and was most cleverly rendered.
 All of these numbers on the program was under the direc-. ton of Mrs. l.. A. Waddell, di- rector of music in the Brinkley school and each bore unmistak- able evidence of the talent and capability of Mrs. Waddell in her work.
 A piano solo by Mrs. Melvin L. Mack on the prize instrument was a highly enjoyable number of the afternoons program and because of the skill of the per- former gave additional proof of the merit of the splendid instru- ment.
 A dialect reading by Mrs. I. S. Nettleton, who is one of the most talented readers ever in
The Brinkley argus., 1910-05-06

FOR RENT: A delightful front room, Ucely furnished, within a halfblock of postoffice. will rentNx reasonable rate to permanent tenant. Mrs. F. w., care of ARGUS.
 Just tell lem you saw it in the ARGUS.
The Brinkley argus., 1910-05-06

Brinkley, added much to the pleasure of the afternoon ard closed the regular numbers on reception program.
 Interspersing the regular num- bers of the program an orchestra played sweet music during the afternoon which was greatly en- joyed by the four hundred guests in attendance.
 Delicious punch was served to each guest present by Miss Blanche McCreight assisted by Mrs. H. H. Barnes, while Mrs. Wm. B. Folsom pinned on each visitor a very clever little souve- mir of the reception in the way of a small coupon card which read,
 T was there''
 Opening Reception
 of the Brinkley Prize
 Trade Contest. Attached to this was a 25 vote coupon which every guest was allowed to detach and vote in the contest as they pleased. JUICES OF THE CONTEST SELECT
 ED. THE VOTING BEGINS.
 The ballot box-a substantial metal box was turned over te the Judges, Cashiers H. c. Strong of the Bank of Brinkley and Jas. s. Mitchell of the Mon roe County Bank, who went out and purchased a good lock and key for it. They are the only persons who will ever have ac- cess to the box, will in each in stance count the votes, make and keep the official record.
 The voting began in earnest Monday and there were possibly forty nominees in the race by Monday night. Many of the most prominent ladies in this and nearby towns entered as contestants and never in the history of this city has there been such a lively interest and enthusiasm as is being shown in this enterprise.
 The first count May II, 6 p. m.
 The next count on May 18th, 6 p. m.
 $5.0Oin gold to the person who leads in number of votes on the May 18th count.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE.

In table just issued by the census
bureau heart disease ranks second
among the leading causes of death,
or next to the white plague. The
cause Is found principally in the con-
sumption of too much heterogeneous
(meat) food the drinking of too
much strong liquor, too intense living,
and the failure to take exercise
enough in the open air. The prevail
ence of the grip bacilli is another
cause, according to DR.. W. h. Gull.
foy. head of the bureau of vital statis-
tics of Greater New York.
While deaths from infectious and
contagious diseases are declining in
number those from causes not amen
able to sanitary regulation are in
creasing. Men actually work them
selves into debilitated condition of
the heart seeking to guard others
from contagion due to bad sanitation.
The ieea that the race is to the
swift is sapping the strength of the
strong and rendering them weak. So
far as the adoption of sanitary safe
guards is concerned, men willingly
assent to the provision of these, but
neglect to exercise over themselves
the control in temperance their bodies
demand for their best welfare.
The most important cause for the
increased mortality from heart dis
ease in DR. Guilfoy's opinion, lis the
luxurious manner in which most OF
us Americans are living today. We
are eating too much heterogeneous food,
meats and game particularly. We are
imbibing too much liquor. Cocktails
and wines taken to stimulate the ap-
petite are having their effect. The
numerous deaths from acute indiges-
ton. which IS heart disease more Of
ten than not, show that most of us
are oyereatirg. Our systems are I'M
able to take care of the additional
waste matter that is imposed upon
them, and as very few of US take
much exercise in the open air. heart
disease claims more and more vic
tins every year
We are taking great pains to pre-
vent the spread OF infectious diseases
but we pay comparatively little atten
ton to looking after our own health
DR.. Guilfoy tells us that If we would
! only eat less. drink less, and exercise
more the death rate from heart dis
ease would show decided drop.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
FOOD PRICES DECLINING.

Briefly stated, the great meat pack
ers of the country base their belief
in the downward tendency Of the cost
of living on the abundance of the
years harvest. Meat is going to be
much lower because people are to eat
less of it; they are to eat less of it
because other foodstuffs which have
been dear for the last two three years
are to be cheaper. For another rea-
son, the price Of meat will be lower.
Corn is plentiful this year. The crop
is estimated to be the largest ever
grown in the United States. Corn is
the great hog feed of the country.
Plenty of hog feed makes plenty of
hog meat, and causes the price of pork
to decline. A cheap pork market
lessons the demand for other meats
and brings their prices down also.
The underlying reason for this is lu-
cidly explained by an editorial writer
in the Christian Science Monitor as
follows:
The differences of late between
vegetables and meat, between eggs
and meat, between fowl and flesh,
have been SO small that people who
were formerly content with meat once
a day or three times week have felt
that they might as well have it twice
or three times day and every day
in the week. And the more meat
they consumed the higher went the
price. From all appearances now
there is going to be marked decline
in the price of all other foodstuffs
the tension on the packing houses
will be relieved and meat, as well
on the hoof as on the retailers block
will be cheaper
1t may be that the effect of the
great corn crop will not manifest it
self Immediately. Corn feeding and
fattening are going on everywhere
however, and in the meantime there
are evidences of a slight downward
tendency in prices of many articles
of food. The important thing is thai
the high prices seem to have reached
their climax. The decline will be al
the more satisfactory If it shall be
steady rather than swift.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17

forth in Kahoka this week, and MI,
ting on various kinds Of .stunts,
The defeated candidates have oil
returned from their journey IN sar
river, and are greeting all with their
customary smile and handsnake.
A local paper accuses this poner
OF saying the negroes were bought At
the recent election. We deny the
allegation. We said the most of them
voted with the democrats. We pre-
sumo they would be classed as .in.
surgents," or possibly they have been
reading the CHI. and become con.
WINGED that they were on the wrong
side Of the fence. Is this paper in
sympathy with its party in the matter
of DISTINGUISHING the colored voter,
We never could argue with poet, or
against poetry, and refrain from an.
swering further.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
SALEM.
, . . . = . 49, . = . . . :

Mrs. Martha Taylor, an aged lady,
wife of William Taylor, departed this
life at her home in the southeast
part of Salem, Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral was held from the Friends
church at II o'clock Friday morning.
Services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Mitchner Interment was made in
Friends cemetery.
Albert Lester gave his numerous
friends at this place quite surprise
Thursday morning when he returned
from the west accompanied by a
! bride. Mrs. Lester was Miss Emma
Pope of York, Nebraska.
Under the auspices of the Woman's
Club, Rev. John Wesley Potter, OF
Keokuk, will deliver lecture on the
Passion Play, at the M. e. church
| Tuesday evening of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Turner left for
their home in Kansas, Friday morn
ing, after weeks visit with relatives
and friends here.
Marion Miller and Mrs. Kate Ross
arrived from Missouri Saturday to
visit at the home of their father, Ma.
son Miller.
Encouraging reports are received
| from Mrs. A. Banta. She is recover
! ing as we'll as can be expected follow
| ing two surgical operations at the
hospital in Chicago.
Mrs. Susan Craig has returned from
| a two weeks visit with her son, Sam
Long. at Mt. Pleasant, and relatives
/ at Oakland.
Mrs. o. n. Knight has organized g
Needle Club. The club will meet
each Saturday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Dr. Pittman.
Whittier foot ball team went to Fit
| Madison Saturday to engage in q
game with the team at that place.
Protraeted meetings at the Friends
church continues with increased in
terest.
George Wilmeth drove to Hillsbore
Sunday.
J Saturday Mrs. E. Beery returned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
1t is apparent that contractors prices
are cxorbitant.

After all is said, what is there in
Iowa that Colonel Young does not
take with him when he goes to the
senate? What darling scheme of re-
form is there that is lacking in him?
What is it that he does not represent?
The Cedar Rapids Republican pro-
pounds these inquiries and thus an
swers them:
We have known him for a great
many years and he is about the most
Iowan of all the men now in public
life. His every thought has been for
the real, the substantial welfare of
Iowa. That some callow newspaper
men, some of them thinking them
selves Republicans, think TO the con-
trary is not in the least against SEN
ator Young.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
A BAs THE RIVER COUNTIES.

The Washington Democrat has had
the conclusion forced upon it that its
party will neever be able to elect a
river counties, (Lee and Des
Moines.) and it gives notice that
next time 1t will insist that the nomi-
nation go to some man outside OF
them. Among other things more or
less pertinent it says:
We want one of the five counties
known as the inland counties to
have chance to go against the
game for once at least. We were told
that We had to carry Lee county and
Des Moines in order to win. We
made trial time after time with the
same result. We shall henceforth in
sist that the next Democratic candi-
date be from the interior counties
and we are not running for congress
either. Since we have tried every
other plan, why not try this one?
we still believe that the right man
can be elected on the Democratic
ticket but up to date he has not been
found. At the next election, every
Democrat should insist that the in
terror counties be given a chance"
With Alex Miller of Washington
county as its candidate the Democrat
ic party would come as near carry
ing the First district as with any can
didate from an interior county it
could put in the field. He is not, as
he says. running for congress, but his
party would do well to give him the
chance when the time comes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
CARTHAGE, ILL.
go 80 ~s>.e>

A. l.. Macarthur, of Hamilton. was
transacting business in the city Mon
day.
DR.. and Mrs. Baker. of LaHarpe'
visited over Sunday with DR.. and Mrs.
Elsea, of this city.
Mrs. Clara Fletcher and son, VIII
liam. are spending the week with
Mr.. Fletcher. at Colusa.
Mr. Dexter, of Augusta, was visit
ing friends in the city over Sunday.
Lester Cox, of Moorehead, Mimi,
arrived in the city Monday evening
for a visit with relatives and friends.
Lewis Cox, of Quincy, came UP
Wednesday morning for visit with
relatives near Middle Creek.
Miss Helen Laffey, who Is teaching
near Burnside, visited over Sunday
with Carthage friends.
Earl Wood of Hamilton was bust
ness visitor to the city Monday.
Mrs. Barker, and children, oil
Eureka, Illinois, visited over Sunday
at the home of Ed. Miller.
DR.. E. NJ Robbins was business
visitor to Keokuk the first of the
week.
James N. Morris has sold his dairy
business to Kunkel and Garard. Mr.
Gault will still have charge Of the
old route.
Quite number of our sportsmer
have been hunting the past week.
Van Brunt, was sentenced to jai
for one year, and fine of $500 i'm
posed by Judge Waggoner, for the
manning of one John Yates, of Au
gusta.
The Baptist ladies shipped theil
car load of paper last week.
Mrs Frank Casburn and son, are
visiting relatives in this vicinity. DR.
Casburn has sold his practice at La
cine, Kansas, and expects to locate a
Wichita
Holly Markle and wife have gone tt
Dallas, Texas, to make their home
and where he has position with A
ices Engraving Co.
W. E. Stockham, of Omaha. who
has been visiting his mother, at tn,
home of his aunt, Mrs. 2. T. Duncan
returned to his home last week.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the county clerl
the past week:
Wesley William Altitude, Basco, tt
Bertha E. Humke, Warsaw.
Clay Nudd, LaHarpe, to Alice Lion
| BERGER, La Harpe.
| Lee Scott, Denver, ILL.,, to France!
I Suddeth, Basco.
| P. c. Huey. Plymouth, to Lucy T
| Walton, Kentucky.
Charles Sample, Carthage, to Mis-
| Mabelle Mears, Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
gRANT TO ROOSEVELT.

In a late issue OF his Iowa City Re-
publican Editor David Brant publish
ed an open letter to MY Dear Roose-
Welt, in the course of which he told
the latter some homely political truths
in the plain language for which Mr..
Brant is noted Especial emphasis
was put upon some of the workings
of Iowa politics in recent years and
extended reference was made to the
defeat of Candidate erik in the Sec
ond district, in whose behalf the col
oneI made a speech at Davenport.
Mr.. Brant did not hesitate to tell
Roosevelt that t'in the end l think 1T
will be better for Charlie that the
people did not heed your advice and
elect him to congress, although do
not expect an engraved card OF
thanks for the suggestion"
The closing paragraphs of the letter
deal with family affairs and will be
read with keen appreciation by every
parent and grandparent to whose at
tention they come. Mr.. Brant wrote;
.'By the way we all regret that the
engineer Numbered when you were
here and pulled the train so far west
that the station hid from view our
city motto and one we have displayed
in large letters to be seen all day, and
by night Illuminated by electric lights.
The sign is, See Us Increase. From
what said above do not think we do
all the increasing by extending the
city linus
Now that we are touching upon
such matters; you may be interested
to know that am grandpa. l have
two of the finest grandchildren you
ever saw. The Oldest is sweet lit
tie miss of less than three years and
the other is a couple of years young.
er. They were here all summer and
what time we had. The little tots
would watch for the coming of their
+ grandpa and IN the evenings we had
stories. I have fund of hunting
stories that are pretty near equal to
those in your book. The oldest had
| round of these stories every evening
1 and some of them closely allied to
what l imagined was happening when
YOU were in Africa.
Jealous, are you? OF course. But
that Is not my fault and of course
not yours, but considering your of
given advice TO others. / have often
wondered why you are not grand
pa. You may think you enjoy hunt
Ing and the strenuous life, but just
have the sweet things climbing VI
and calling you grandpa in words as
unlntelligible to the stranger as the
e language of the African Kaffir, and
4 you will know what real enjoyment is
/ II ! were you, would speak tc
) NICK about this. He is not giving
j, you half chance to enjoy life.
Maybe you think l will apologize
Tor the length Of this letter, but no,
SO: ! could tell you many more
$ things about our city and country
+ but we expect you to come here soor
! to make an address at the university
2 and 1t VIII be much better to sec
things than to be told. Our neonls
a may not heed your advice about vet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
from a visit with her parents,

from visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Raines at New London.
Following visit with relatives here
Mrs. Charles Jones left for her home
near Moravia, Friday.
Alta Williams is visiting Mrs. Dol
lie Morrison and family at Trenton.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith have re.
turned to their home at Sibley.
Ross Kester is home from a bust
ness trip to Reno, Nevada.
Miss Maude Mathews was Keokuk
visitor last week
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thompson, and
infant daughter, came down from
Stockport in their automobile and
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. R
V. Davidson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
tricity can be transported without
loss. The company now plans to Sc
cure light and power franchises.
Speaking of Suoaestions.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: There is
merit in the suggestion of the Cedar
Rapids Republican that one way to
bring down the price of bacon is to
eat more chicken" says The Keokuk
Gate City. Anu after all the chickens
are eaten, the people can resort to
eggs as substitute. IF you please
sir" said the housekeeper, there is
no bread in the house" "Um-m,'
murmured the bachelor resignedly,
''then you may give me toast" The
which is pertinent to much OF the
suggested legislation to regulate
prices and abolish supply and demand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
Water Power At sonaparte.

Milton Herald: E. S. Irish, of Keo
sauqua, has purchased the old Meek
dam, the land On each side OF the riv
er and the LARGE brick mill building
at Bonaparte and the rights and dan
franchise We understand a company
Is being formed 10 repair the dam
and equip it for electricity developing
1900 horse power.
The United Wooden Mill Company
having taken over the Wooden Mil
property are arranging to open mills
and will use 300 horse power the rest
of power vii be conveyed to sur
rounding towns within radius OF
fifty miles the distance to which cleo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
kAHokA. MO.

Circuit and probate courts are in
session this week. The Gaze of state
OF Missouri vs. James A. Colvin was
taken to Knox county on unange OF
venue
On Wednesday. December IA, the
Clark county court will burn 1927, 500
OF funding bonds. Within couple of
years now the county will be entirely
free of this bonaed debt.
The Misses Weber left Tuesday for
visit with relatives near LAGRANGE
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Black were call
ed to Memphis. Monday. by the death
of the latter's father
Miss Kate barnes Is the guest OF
her parents in CORN.
The kahoka high school will give
declamatory contest on the even
ing of November 49,
Mrs. S. E. Russell will leave Thurs.
day for her home in Ball. S. D.
James Davidson met terrible
death at Wyaconda On last Saturday
evening. In attempting to cross the
railroad track to see his son who is
an employe at the depot, ne stepped
/ in front of a work engine and his
head was severed from the body
Coroner Reese was called and held an
inquest, the verdict being in ac
cordance with the above. Deceased
is survived by wife, one son and one
daughter. He was 53 years of age
Funeral services were conducted Sun
day from the NJ E. church in VIVA.
conda by Rev. Scott Miller. The at
fair is a very unfortunate one, and
relatives have the sympathy of all.
The fire department was called to
! the Swan laundry Tuesday shortly af-
ter noon, but before their arrival the
blaze was extinguished by the bucket
brigade. Damage slight
The Gilpins, hypnotists, are holding
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17

The Value Of Proprietary Medicines
is proven by the very large percent
age of physicians prescriptions for
same remedies found In every drug
store in America, but as they are
written in Latin, few patients real
ize this fact
The old standard proprietary medi-
cines like Lydia E. Pinkham's vege.
table Compound, that have stood the
test of time. deserve place in every
family medicine chest, and it is most
certain they would not be prescribed
by physicians if they were able to
devise formula equally as efficacious
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17
The Cause Of It.

Chicago Tribune: Othello was tell
ing Desdemona OF the dangers he had
undergone.
But did you ever photograph a
charging rhinoccros?" she asked.
1t was then that he discovered she
had found other heroes in the illus
trated magazines, and the green-eyed
monster began to take possession OF
him
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17

The town of independence in this
state puts in its street crossings in
stead of letting the work to the low
est bidder, and saves money thereby
In the past three years something like
$50 cement crossings have been built
by the city itself under the direction
of its street commissioner. Their
average cost was sig per crossing
Before this period the city always
let the work to contractors and the
average cost was s35 per crossing. In
the three years the city has effected
saving of $22 per crossing or more
than $4,000. There is said to be a
state law which requires that bids
shall be invited for all such work. II
there is such a provision on the books
it should be wiped off at the next ses
sion of the legislature. Cities should
be allowed to do their own public
work under proper restrictions when
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-17

Eastern Democrats are intimating
to Champ Clark that he does not
hold a copyright on the speakership
rainbow. 1t viii take more than an
animation however, to keep Champ
from getting it.