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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-24
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

Notice is hereby given of the in
corporation of The Mississippi River
Hotel Company. whose principal place
of business is in the City of Keokuk,
in the county of Lee and state Of
Iowa.
The general nature of the business
to be transacted by said corporation
shall be hotel business and real estate
business. and said corporation may
purchase, build own. equip, operate,
lease or sell hotel or hotels. and may
purchase, lease, own, sell, or in any
other way deal in real estate.
The amount of capital stock author
lied is one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars (s150,00o) divided into fifteen
hundred shares of one hundred dol
lars each, which must be paid for in
cash when issued Said corporation
may begin business when ten thous.
and dollars of its capital stock shall
have been fully paid.
The time of the commencement OF
said corporation was July 10, 1911,
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kuk and the city of Keokuk are one
and the same community, and the
taxes to support the institutions of
both come out of the same pocket.
Yet it seems that the people as school
tax payers get no consideration at the
hands of the city council when the
matter of granting a franchise is be-
ing considered by it. 1t is time there
was change in this respect and that
the school houses should, when a pub.
lie franchise :; before the council or
the voters, be considered as public
buildings of the city Of Keokuk.
/ recommend that the board stand
by the tenoer Of $34.6O in payment OF
the bill for water used during May,
1911, and that in default of it's &C.
ceptance, that demand be made upon
the county attorney to bring actio
under chapter 9, of Title 81. of the
Code, to obtain Judgment of custer
against the company.
| might add in conclusion that it
may very we'll be the school district
has a claim against the Water Works
company for overcharges during the
past four years. The secretary in
forms me that during said period bills
have been rendered SO as to make 1t
appear that charges were being made
on the basis that charges were made
under the franchise that expired Jan
uary /. 1907.
Respectfully submitted,
w. ]. ROBERTS.
Director
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and its termination shall be twenty
years thereafter, unless sooner dis
solved, and unless renewed as by law
provided.
The affairs Of said corporation shall
be conducted by board of FIVE di-
rectors, to be selected from the stock.
holders at the annual meeting Of the
stockholders, and they shall hold Of
flee until the next annual meeting Of
the stockholders and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified Va
cancies in the board of directors shall
be filled by the remaining directors
until the next annual meeting of the
stockholders The officers Of the cor
poration shall be president, first
vice president, second vice president,
secretary and treasurer, and the Of
fees of secretary and treasurer NAV
be held by the same person. The Of
ficers shall be selected or elected byl
the board of directors at their first
annual meeting after their selection
by the stockholders. The directors
may select the secretary and treasur-
er from among their own number, or
from among the stockholders, but the
president and vice presidents must be
selected or elected from said board or
directors Until the annual meeting
of the stockholders in 1912, the board
OF directors shall consist of Jesse e.
Baker, j. A. Trawick, H. L. Cooper,
L. A. Hamill and Ira w. Wills, and
Jesse E. Baker shall be president, J.
A. Trawick shall be first vice presi-
dent, H. L. Cooper shall be second
vice president. l.. A Hamill shall be
secretary, and Ira w. Wills shall be
treasurer
The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which the said corporation is at
any time to subject itself shall not
exceed two-thirds (2-3) of It's capital
stock.
The private property of the stock
holders is exempt from corporate
debts.
Dated, Keokuk, Iowa, July 81, 1911.
JESSE E. BAKER,
E. S. BAKER,
HUGH L. COOPER,
A. c. DECKER,
JAMES CAMERON,
J.. A. HAMILL,
THOS. H. JOYCE.
! A. E. TOMBSTONE
G. R. JOY.
WILLIAM LOGAN,
JOHN LEISY,
GEO. S. TUCKER,
IRA w. WILLS.
Incorporators.
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Notice Of Incorporation.

To whom it May Concern:
Notice Is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned have associated themselves
together under the laws of Iowa as a
corporation.
/. The name of said corporation is
Keokuk Air Dome Company, and It's
principal place of business is Keokuk,
Iowa.
2. The general nature OF Its bust
ness is to own, lease, operate and con-
troll Air Domes, Opera Houses, Thea
tiers, Moving Picture Shows, Vaude-
vile Attractions and to furnish all
kinds of amusements to the public and
present such other attractions as may
be determined upon from time to time
by the officers OF said company.
3. The capital stock authorized is
s2,200.C0 all to be issued at once and
fully paid for in cash.
4. 1t shall commence business June
goth, 1911, and continue of 90 years.
5. The affairs Of said corporation
shall be conducted by two directors
to be elected annually on the first
Tuesday in June, who shall elect a
President and a Secretary and Treas
urer. Arthur g. Hull as President and
Edward Eichhorn as Secretary and
Treasurer, and the two as Directors
shall serve until the first annual cleo.
ton.
6, The Indebtedness shall not, at
any time, exceed $4,000.
Z. The private property of the
members of said Corporation shall be
exempt from the debts of said cor
poratisn.
ARTHUR G. HULL,
EDWARD EICHHORN,
Incorporators
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An Inheritance Worth While

The man who side-steps his duty to
his body, who snatches hasty lunch,
in his effort to be always on the job
and catch the other fellow mapping
may come out ahead in the game for
dollars, but at a large personal cost.
The man who takes first thought to
health is piling up an inheritance for
his children that is better than great
riches.
In these days of hustle he is wise
who makes his meals of food that are
little waste and much nourishment
That are digested easily. That do not
overtax the physical and nervous cen,
ters
Faust Spaghetti is a natural food
Made entirely from the most glutin-
Gus wheat that grows 1t feeds inten.
sive nourishment right into the blood
with the least effort of digestion
Faust brand Spaghetti is made in a
wholesome, modern, sanitary factory
1t is sold in damp proof, odor proof
dust proof packages, that preserve its
goodness untainted, and its crisp ten
derness unspoiled.
At all Grocers S and 10 Cents.
Write for Free Book of Faust Spa
ghetti Recipes.
MAULL BROS.
1921 ST. Louis Ave-, ST. Louis, Mo.
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HE MAKES MORE
THAN TAFT DOES
Evangelist Billy Sunday Takes in
$1,000 Per Month by His SEN
sationa Preaching.

William A. Sunday, former profess
sional baseball player, now remark
able revivalist, closed the evangelistic
season of 1901-11 at Erie, Pa, the
other day, s705O7.T to the good as a
result of his years work winning
souls to Christ
The return for about ten months
work, more than the president of the
United States has drawn for the
same time, is evidence that from a
monetary standpoint evangelistic work
is more profitable than playing pro
fessional baseball.
The Rev. Mr.. Sunday recently re.
fused an offer to go back to the ma,
iors' once more. The inducement was
but $500 month.
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Nearly Out Of Cheese.

A grocery salesman entering a
store found the place in charge of the
delivery boy. Upon being asked
where the proprietor was, the boy re-
piled: Il am the whole cheese here
The travelling man departed. leaving
q note for the proprietor, which the
boy promptly opened. Permit me to
suggest" he read, that you are
nearly out of cheese. Success.
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state Of Ohio City of Toledo. Luca
county.-se,

state Of Ohio. City of Toledo. Lucas
county.-ss.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the Arm of f. j.
Cheney & Co.. doing business in The city
Of o1edo. County and State aforesaid
ONE Numbered DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of Halls Catarrn
Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day of December
A. D. 1856
(seaD A. ". GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS to Il internal-
iy, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
tor testimonials free.
+. ]. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, TIC.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
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WILL RECOMMEND CUSTER PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST THE WATER WORKS COMPANY

be published must be. 1t must set
out the very franchise asked for. Else,
how could the property owners know,
as the supreme court inquiries, wheth-
er they wanted the question submit.
ted to vote of the people, according
to their right under sec. $50 OIL the
Code?
1t would not do to publish notice
in bold terms that 1.-The Water Works
company has applied for franchise
for ten years. t., notice must have
informed the property owners that
the company had applied for a fran
chise in words and figures as follows,
the following" being copy of the
franchise desired.
But not when bold termed notice
was published, for no notice at all was
published. The records of the city
council show that special ordinance
No. sc was framed and considered
with the publicity that is attendant
upon "star-chamber' proceedings.
The legislature has not only approx
ed the view of the supreme court in
regard to the requirement of sec. 955,
but it has emphasized it in it's sub
sequent enactments in relation to the
power of cities under the commission
plan of government to grant fran
chises to Water Works companies,
street railway companies, electric
light companies, and the like.
G
desired 9 franchise in this city, it
would be required to submit the very
franchise desired to a vote of the
electors, for section 1056-aoJ, Code
Supp. 1907, provides that franchise
| for water works must be authorized
Or approved by majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon at a general or
special election Without such auth
orization or approval, the city coun-
/! Gil has no power to pass an ordinance
! granting franchise.
! 1t would not do to submit the bald
proposition, shall the city of Keokuk
! grant to the Keokuk Water Works
/ company a franchise to operate water
works in the city of Keokuk,' for sec
ton 11O6, Code Supp. 1907, provides
that public measure, such as a fran
chise to Water Works company,
shall be inse ted in full upon the
ballot cast at the election held upon
the proposition.
The Little Joker.
Thus under the law as it is now, tn
electors would have the right and ar
opportunity to say whether or not
the school district should be compel
ed to pay nearly fifty per cent more
for water used in the public schools
of this city than it did under the
franchise that expired on January /
1907.
The little joker the Water Works
company slipped into sec. IL of spec
ial ordinance No. sc, making a change
in the section in regard to rates Of
the franchise that expired on January
!, 1907, is one tnat makes the schoo
district seven different consumers in
stead of one.
What does it profit the citizens o
Keokuk to have reduction on hyd
rant rates if they have their reduction
4 offset by an increase in school house
rates? The school district of Keo
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HappIest Girl In Lincoln.

A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes, Il had
been ailing for some time with chronic
constipation and stomach trouble. !
began taking Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets and in three days
l was able to be up and got better
right along. am the proudest girl
in Lincoln to find such a good meGi-
cine" For sale by all dealers.
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Hav Eever and summer colds

Must be relieved quickly and Foley s
Honey and Tar Compound will do It.
E. M. Stewart, 1884 Wolfram ST., Chi
cago, writes: Il have been greatly
troubled during the hc3 summer
months with Hay Fever and find that
by using Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound get great relief" Many 9TH
ers who suffer similarly will be glad
to benefit by Mr. Stewards exper.
fence. Wilkinson & Co., ]. F. Kied.
aisch & Son.
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In Patnarshin.

He-"So young March and his faith
er are carrying on the business"
Shelves. The old man runs the
business while young March does the
carrying on"-N Y. Globe
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Those Who Take Foley Kidney Pill.

Those Who Take Foley Kidney Pills
For their kidney and bladder all
ments, and for annoying urinary ir-
regularities are always grateful both
for the quick and permanent relief
they afford, and for their tonic and
strengthening effect as WELL Try
Foley Kidney Pills. Wilkinson & Co..
j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
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a higher rate than it charged it five
years ago.
Has No Franchise.
AS the result of such an investiga-
ton, | have reached the conclusion
that the Water Works company at
this time has no franchise which en-
Titled it to occupy the streets and al
leys of this city, or to make any
charge whatsoever for water furnish
ed to anyone. The last valid franchise
that entitled the Water Works com
pany to furnish water and make a
charge therefore was the one that
expired on January l, 1907, and I'M
der the provision of said franchise in
regard to rates, the bill rendered for
May, 1911, should be $3S45, instead
of S55.11; and had not section twelve
OF special ordinance No Sc been fixed
expressly to authorize this largely in
creased charge against the school
district, the bill rendered should be
for $3.50.
My reason for the opinion that
special ordinance No. sc is invalid and
does not constitute lawful franchise,
is that the requirements of section
955 of the Code of 1897, relating to
the power of special charter cities TO
grant franchises to water works com
panies, and other public service cor
porations, was not only not complied
with, but was wholly ignored. Said
section provides, THAT no franchise
shall be granted or authorized, until
after notice of the APPLICATION there
/! fore has been published once each
week for four consecutive weeks il
some newspaper published in the
city"
There was no publication of notice
| In respect to special ordinance No
Sc, and therefore the city council
was not authorized to pass it and nc
| franchise to the Water Works c5m
pany was granted thereby. The ordi
nance is wholly void.
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$1,000 a Month Better.

Seven thousand month looks bet
ter to Sunday. Besides he can GO
vastly more good in the world preach
ing than playing baseball
During the past season, Mr.. Sunday
earned $4,000. At the same time he
caused nearly forty thousand people
to think more seriously on Christ.
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Lease is Cited.


In the case of Hall VS.. Cedar Rapids.
a special charter city, reported In the
lis Ia, 1879, the matter involved be-
ing the right of the city Water Works
company of the city to operate under
so-called franchise, the supreme
court, in affirming the decree of the
court below finding the ordinance
void, in its opinion at p. 206. said:
1--WE shall mention but one otllar
matter in disposing of this cas- Sec
ton 955 of the Code applies to cities
acting under special charters, ard
provides that no franchise for water
works shall be granted or aIthorlz-
ed, until after notice of the application
therefor has been published once each
week for four consecutive weeks in
some newspaper published in said
city,, Section $50 provides that the
council upon its own motion may sub
nit the question of granting fran
chise for the erection of waterworks
to a vote of the people, AID then
/ saws. .or the mayor shall submit said
~ estion to such vote upon the petit
ton of twenty-five property owners
1 of each ward in the city" Both of
/ these sections relate to the same sub
| iect and should be construed together
/ We, look then, for the object of the
4 notice before granting a franchise
I # is clear that its purpose Is to adj
! wise the property owners of the city
not only that franchise is desired,
but also of the very terms of such
1 franchise. What information could
the property owners get from the bare
statement that some kind of fran
chise had been applied for, and how
could they know whether they wanted
the question submitted to vote of
the people, unless advised OF the
! terms of the proposed franchise 1t
seems to us that the statute requiring
1 notice is meaningless, unless 1t be
based upon a definite proposition, put
4 info such form that those interested
NAV by examination thereon kno"
lust exactly what is contemplated.
IF this is correct, it follows that the
terms of the proposed franchise OF
ordinance cannot be materially
changed after notice nor can 1t be
changed as was done in this case, az
ter it had been submitted to a vote
of the people as originally drawn. 10
permit such action on the part OF the
4 council Is to sanction a fraud upon
the people, and to place 1t within the
power of any city council to grant
anv franchise it may see fit under a
notice or vote for different one
The above paragraph clearly indi-
oates the view of the court as to
what the contents OF the notice 10
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in which he has held revivals have
shown appreciation of his work:
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titles it to charge the school district
a higher rate than it charged it FIVE
years ago.
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Sundays Rich Reward.
This is the way the various cities
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ri st. FOULS Ava, ST.. Louis, Mo-.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

test In a cutter race for the 'LySiStrata
cup" offered by James Gordon Bennett:
will take a trip over to Tangier Morocco
i'm a specially chartered steamer and view
the sports of the Mediterranean and
Rowe Bathing clubs. of which they viii
probably be made honorary members. The
officers of the Gibraltar garrison viii give
lat homes" to the cadets and officers and
the latter will be entertained i'm the IL
Illuminated gardens of the admiraPs resi-
dence.
The homeward voyage will begin August
s. and after spending fifteen days in
crossing the Atlantic the squadron will
arrive inside the Chesapeake capes and
on the 2Sd anchor off Solomon Island.
where, after the accumulated mail has
been distributed. practical instruction VIII
be given in mooring ship and carrying
out anchors, which exercises must be
witnessed by all first and second class
men on board. Although Annapolis will
be reached August 2S. the midshipmen
And no sooner will their sea legs 10
shaken off than their regular September
vacation will have commenced. All save
those detained for misconduct upon the
cruise will then put out for home. or to
wherever their families want them sent.
One day of this vacation Will be
knocked off for each hour that a cadet
during the cruise has been late In re-
turning to his ship after the time Of
shore leave has expired. and he will DO
deprived of further days for so many
demerits above given number.
Another reason why each ambitious ca
det will endeavor to do himself proud
during the cruise is that his marks COW
ering that period will count twice as
much as those given at the academy
when he is considered for rank in tho
cadet brigade. Those who. during the
trip abroad, have made a term average
below $50 will be recommended to be
dropped from the academy roll.
Copyright. 1911, by John Elfreth wstkins.,
Evening star., 1911-06-04
HE MASSACHUSETTS

steep rock overlooking a beautiful valley.
Such Of the young gentlemen who care
to undergo the ordeal of being held head
down out of the castle window until their
lips touch the historic "Blarney stone
will return to Annapolis surcharged with
a magic that will in Lovers lane give
them vast advantage over colleagues
that had been too timid to undergo the
same ordeal. In fact. it is rumored, the
fear that the trip to Blarney might result
in an epidemic of premature marriages
among the midshipmen very nearly caused
the Navy Department to cancel this point
Of interest from the itinerary.
In Killarney. of which you have heard
so much in song and verse. the pictur-
eSque town itself will present for inspec-
tion a magnificent cathedral and other
buildings of interest. but the three famous
isle-dotted lakes will absorb most of the
mtddies' time and attention. Upon a penin-
sula jutting out in the midst of these
magic mirrors they will find the pictur-
esque ruins Of Ross Castle and of Muck
ross Abbey, built by the Franciscans 500
years ago.
During their stay in Ireland the boys
will return to their ships every night.
and their travelling expenses will be de-
Quoted from their allowance of $50 per
Evening star., 1911-06-04

which will come the call for daily In
struction. Supper will be served at 6.
hammocks will be out at 7:30. tattoo"
will be sounded at o and TAPS" five min
utes later. Such will be the routine at
sea, both going and coming across the
Atlantic and between European ports.
Amid firing Of salutes and futtering Of
iags. the squadron win put into Cork
harbor and anchor in Queenstown June
-. and 1t will be sore temptation for all
hands to run over to London and view
the coronation, three days later. But
Commander Coontz tells me that his
charges will not be permitted to cross to
either England. Scotland or Wales during
their eight days shore leave upon the
Emerald Isle.
From Queenstown excursion trips will
be made to Cork. only twelve miles away,
to the beautiful country along the River
Lee and to all Of the south Ireland points
of interest. as far as the beautiful Lakes
Of Killarney. At Cork. the third city Of
Erin, and as populous as our Kansas
City. they will visit Queens College, the
cathedral and Episcopal palace.
And just outside the city our young
hopefuls will be shown beautiful Blarney
Castle, the former stronghold of the
Earls Of Clancarthy, which crowns a
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Without the drain of drop from paren-
tai purses. they will be given spending
money at each port. will be flooded with
invitations and heaped with honors
wherever they go.
They are the future admirals and cap
tcins OF our navy, and this great excur-
sion. given them by Uncle Sam. will be
their practice cruise, which used to be
taken generally up the coast from An
napolis to Bar Harbor and back ag1n1.
in obsolete tubs. But for the second time
in the history of our Naval Academy this
cruise is to be extended to European
ports. and made in steam battleships
capable of real warfare under modern
conditions.
When the jolly little squadron-compos-
ed of the Iowa, Indiana and Massachu-
setts-puts out on Monday there will be
aboard one or more lads from every con-
gressional district in the Union. The new
first, second and third classes of mid
dies Will go along, but not the new
fourth classmen or ''plebes." for these
lads. just entering the academy this
spring, must be seasoned by a years dis
ciplne on shore before being intrusted
on board ship or with shore leave in
strange ports.
The trip across the big pond will re-
quire an even fortnight, within which time
mothers waiting at home will have no
need to be anxious. for the three vessels
will be in wireless communication with