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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-08
JUST GOSSIP
By THE GOSSlPER.

There are bound to be some. dis
appointed men in this town tonight
| when the ballots are counted. and at
| this time it is impossible to estimate
Just who will feel the disappointment
| the most. All the candidates can
no. be elected. and when the last bal
Lot has been counted tonight four of
the present candidates for mayor will
go home with their chjns resting on
their chest bones, while the fifth
will feel the same jubilant spirit
which fills Dad Ferguson when he
leads bunch up the street after a
candidate for initiation in the Day-
tona lodge of Elks.
*..*
Marshal Lon Gore and his assist
ant. Street Comm ss;oner HUMPHREYS.
have been doing good work la;e.y in
Keeping the city clean of tramps and
buns and should have the thanks of
cae citizens for their efforts in this
direction. The weather eye of the
marshal is kept continually open for
hobos and a boomer no soner lights
in the town than the officer IS after
him like a buZzard after dead fish
Oh the beach. The south, a.d par
tcnlarly Florida, IS Il led at ,llis sea
son Of the year With luMs he head
ii this direction as soon IL, the frs
ti"ii "itlcs art from Med cine. Hat
and remain until after the lie has
broken Up III the head OF The Mis-
s!ssiipi III the spring. lvin. from
hand TO mouth and MAKING = aeae,.,,
nuisance OF themselves b: begging
from mouse to house and slaep;nu in
shacks Or wherever night overtakeS
them. SO long as the officers simply
drive them from town to town they,
are caused little Inconvenience and
continue to lead the care free and
easy life Of the wanderer. The Day
tona officer has struck the r:.ht
method OF hauling each one hefo.e
Justice Titus to be bound over and
sentenced to few weeks hard work
N the convict camp, and if this
method was followed IN al Florida
towns these fellows would soon begin
20 fight shy of thu. safe.
.:.:.:
II the efforts OF e Hotel Mems
Association OF Daytona t. bring a,tou
series Of aerop.ane fl .hrs and an,
loHl3bIe races between The Fiat and
oeuZ GAYS the last week m March ~,
successful, Daytona WI be the his
Stst town on the map fol. = few
days. McCurdy al this ;:ltle = the
most noted aviator in the :.o1nf~,
because OF his receIl- atteu.,,i 10 FIX.
from Key West to Havana. Will, ),
race between the Fiat and penz
would prove Il bigger at,rartit than
can be offered az the bic NEE, which !
Jacksonville 50 kindly took away
from Daytona. Tie hotel mems or
SANITATION should he give II every on
ccuraSement in their efforts to hiring
these attractions to DaytoIa in the
spring.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-08
THE DAYToNA DAILY NEWS

Published every evening except gln-
LAY, from December l to April !. by
THE GAZETTE-NEWS co.
T. E. FITZGERALD. Editor.
c. S. HARRIS, City Editor.
HARRY L. ROOD, Adv. Manager
GEO. F. CROUCH. Superintendent.
Entered as second class matter
December l, 1910, at the postoffice
at Daytona, Florida, under Act OF
March 3, 1879.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-08
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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-08
Feb. 8 In American History.

1S-O-General William Tecnmseh Shor-
man. born: died 1891.
1S6l-Provisional constitution Of the
confederate States Of America
adopted 1T Montgomery. Ala.
1o''-Admlral Charles Wilkes Of
steamer Trent and San Jacinto
1ame died in Washington: born
1898.
1904 pact between the United Statoe
and Santo Domingo signed at San
to Domingo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
Feast First-Then Trade.
agreed upon

Adjournment would be taken to the village,
where the squaws would hurriedy prepare feast
which more likely than not, would have as its piece
de resistance stewed dog (Ho-tam) Before the dis
cussion of the aesh-pos and eeks and onions there
would be passing of the calumet and the chief would
courteously remark Nah-vosh-e-ve- yo-me q am glad
to see youl Then the gorgng would be resumed.
The ensuing day the large tent of the trader would
have the goods displayed and the trading would begin
and continue until all the members of the Indian
camp were supplied. it beinga trading law that the
trader had to remain the bebest of the camp with
which agreement had been made to trade until every
Indian had been supplied the extent of his wants,
or until his medium for interchange was exhausted.
so peaceful and pastoral this amity of the Indian
lion and the white lamb, vice when the
former obtained too copious supply OF aguadente
that any belgerency would incredible, and yet
many desperate battles later fought all along
the Platte and the Little Blue these being favored
spots for contests between the Indians and the
stantly progressive settlers. Fort Kearney the
special outpost where the wagons accumulated.
Thirty armed men. under captain, was the smallest
party that was allowed to pass into the debaable
ground extending thence westward Usually the pay
OF teamster COX mule or horse) s45 and hoard
a month After reaching O'Fallons Bluffs It was $50
month and primitive edibles account of the addi-
tional hazard from the predatory Indians. The
residents Of that country TODAY would have diff
Guilty in realizing the strenuous life of the vanguard
OF civilization the dangers that continually beset
them. over the broad and fertile rraries bounded
on the north and south by the bluffs skirting the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

KeOkuk which is larger than any single plant at
Niagara Falls, other plants Of similar character
The dam the Mississippi at that point is to be
the largest dam in the world, with the single excep
ton of the immense Assouan dam across the Nile in
Egypt, used TO further a great irrigation project
Under the terms of the franchise which congress
granted to the Keokuk and Hamilton Water Power
company work must be completed within FIVE years
The first year spent in uncoverng the immense
beds Of limestone laying railroad tracks building
sheds for the storing of materials and otherwise get
ting the preparations we'll under way During the
last winter, with a stop because of the weather
hundreds of men have been at work both the Ili-
nois and the Iowa shores and the abutments Of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

tvities at Keokuk OF the 100000 horse power
which will be developed 1000 has already been con-
tracted for by the Union Electric Light and Power
the Lacede Gas and the United Railways companies
of ST. Louis, while plans being laid to transmit
power to Omaha, st. Paul and Minneapolis, even to
Rockford, GalesbuTg and possibly to Chicago, III
Keokuk is in the hub OF big industrial wheel
the rim being only 200 miles distant and touching
St-Lous, Chicago, Omaha and all the larger cities of
what is known the grain belt of the central west
1t has already been conclusively that electric
power can be transmitted further than 200 miles
without any appreciable loss. Thus the day
only few years distant when every section of the
grain belt will be looking toward the power plant at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

dam already extending out into the river and the
power house. the Iowa shore, is already taking
form Golfer dams will be laid the mile-wide
wateTy path and section by section the immense dam
will be/buit The dam is to be of solid rock thirty
seven feet high, mbedded the solid limestone bed
of the river feet, and thrtyhve feet 1t
will hold back the mighty rushing waters until they
develop force equal to what is known in the indus
trial world 100000 horse power incidentally
these impounded waters will overflow the iowlands
along both the Iowa and the Illinois shores until the
me-wide Mississippi of today becomes a hve-me-
wide lake and twenty miles long II is proposed to
call this either Cooper Pool Gin honor Of the engineer
in CHARGE KeOkuk lake.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
story of White Bow Captivc.

Mr. Hunt also tells, in an interesting way of the
life of captive among the Indians, one Charley
Jones' afterward a soldier in the civil war Jones
taken by his parents from Maine to Wisconsin during
his babyhood. As as the ice ran in the Sheboy
gan river-abou May 2S. 1881, and when he was
months od-he stolen by the ChippewaF. He
was informally christened Wau-au-Fah CWak-up-the-
Creek and akentby his forcibe adOpters to Lake
Superior remaining with them until the fall of $40
nearly fifteen years. when he recaptured by the
whites (of whose written language he knew little or
nothing), his old home to find out his Amer
name, stayed there few days, then ran away
and has only his folks since.
The squaw who became his foster mother
fully six feet tall wild and fierce wolf in appear
ance, gentle kind toward her captive Charley
in battles with the Sioux in the woods east
of the Mississippi and near Lake Superior, and after
the1ast contest wished to follow the Tetreatng Sioux
with the pursuing party but was ordered to remain
the battlefield and scalp the wounded then kill
them and plumber the bodies of tomahawks tanned
deerslns and other desirable possessions In this bat
tie sub-chief of the Sioux captured and it
decreed that he should be burned at the stake which
done with much accompanying torture.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
he MeLong at Keouk Will Twenty Millions of Doa

This great lake will completely drown out the
present $S00OOG0 canal and dry dock, but they will
be replaced by new lock and dry docks and river
navigation Will be improved Also the tracks of the
Burlington line between st. Louis and Burlington
will be inundated but roadbed is already being
prepared and the promoters assert railway service
will be betteTed instead Of hampered
The great engineering feat presents no new prob
lens to the expert engineers in charge and unless
the unforeseen happens it will be only twentyseVen
months more until Keokuk aspire to become one
of the leading industrial distributing eenters of the
middle-west The city is awakening to this posi-
biity. The Keokuk Industrial association has been
formed and $4,000 was raised in three days,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

1861 he enlisted in the Fifth Wisconsin infantry and
w, f. CBaldy') Smith shortly engaged his services
union spy for which his Indian training and nat
ural aptitude peculiarly fitted him. On May TO- 1863
at the battle of Charlottesville he had seven inches
smashed off bone of his forearm and three inches
off the other On December r. 1862 at Fredericks-
burg he had his leg broken at the place where
It had been previously crushed at Antietam. There
he also got wound just above the right instep, and
at WILLIAMSBURG Va, he received bad scalp wound
that trephined with plate, despite which and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

his various other wounds and minor injuries
Charley" Jones today carries his 20 years jaunty,
his brain is clear that of many young man and
his eye like hawks After the he en-
poyed spy by various commanders, including
John f. Sedgwick, Philip II. Sheridan and u S. Grant
During his tour of service he learned to read and
write English. Later he sheriff of Hyde county,
Dakota; chief of police of Tacoma Wash, and chief
police of Ashland, Ore and has also filled various
positions in the government service. At present he is
luxuriatlng at San Diego Cal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

JRPRIsB may legtlmatey be felt that
- during the none too frequent times of
/ peace between the Indians and the early
L ~ settlers in Nebraska and other western
E5EE54s55g states the latter should have been very
kssMs6eg amicable with the former and, in many
cases. intimately friendly But it must
be remembered that intercourse between them was
unavoidable and that barter and sale produced much
to the settlers and the Ratchet sometimes
buried that the whites might gain financial Advan-
tage over bitterly hated enemy The settlers also
continually hoped that the last outbreak of the
Ndans would be the last then what opportunities
would be available for ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and the In
dams would be made to suffer, pecuniarily, and
Of votive offering (f unwitting) to the
the settlers who had yielded up their lives in the
frontier development
Writing Of those early days Fred A. Hunt now of
San Francisco, but formerly of Nebraska says
while the settlers thus doing their part in
helping themselves, the Union and Southern Pacific
were seething in the brains OF those who also
DESTROYS of helping themselves The traders, like
wise, deferred by untoward modesty in try
ing assimate all the traffic would bear in this
they met attempted defense from the head of
the bands with whom they desired to do business
For example, Al Gay fthe well known trad
who was employed by Isador P Boyer, at Cotton
wood Springs; Boyer known as Hook-saw or Cut
Leg. The wagons would be carefully loaded with
provisions for the outfit and for the Indians
and with the varied articles that the Indians coveted
Mackinac blankets three and four point; hoop iron
beads. tobacco, calico bingham, knives looking
glasses veritabe iunk-shop of stun that for the
most cost but little outside of the transporta-
tiOn but that the Indians avid for. OF course,
staple groceries also among the articles for
ter. The wagons being duly prepared. the cavalcade
started for favorite stamping ground of the In
dams usually toward l. Eau qui Court (the Rapid,
or Niobrara) river, southwatd toward the Repub-
hcan. On stumbling upon Indian camp Al would
90 into camp with his wagons and would interview
the chief of the band and express desire to enter
upon campaign of swapping, and would invite the
chief and the head to a feast.
There the chief and head would examine
the size of the tin pint cups, which the Unit for
measurement of -four, sugar etc. and If the plnt cup
was foud o have shryeed too much in it's endeavors
TO assume something OF the proper dimensions Of a
four-gll measure the chief would usually drop the
cup the ground, crush it with his foot and walk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
CHIPPEWA MDIAT DAMP and GRAVE

Platte valley continuously meandeued the freighting
and emigrant teams, their bells ringing the requiem
Of many of their teamsters; yet at the same time
Ginning carlton of hope for the dawning of the
mighty state of Nebraska"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

away That terminated all effort to trade with that
cotere Of lodges If the cup had some semblance of
a pint measure a conference would ensue in which
pipes and sometimes frewater, played conspicuous
part and some rough basis of barter would be
agreed upon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

Jones Led Strenuous Life.
After Jones away from the white people he
became a sailor on the great lakes. On May 10,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

TIL 1000 men working every day and an
additional thousand to be put to work the
first of May such rapid progress is being
made on the mile-long $2O,OOO,OOO dam
across the Mississippi river at Keokuk, Ia,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

that Hugh L, Cooper engineer in charge, announces
the dam will be completed June l. 1918. Inasmueh
as the first shoyelful Of dirt turned until
fifteen months ago and active operations not
begun the Iowa shore until three months ago, this
is considered remarkable progress Especially is this
view the fact that the dam is the largest pub
lie enterprise American soil, with the single excep
ton OF the Panama canal.
Already the industrial awakening Of the upper
Mississippi valley is being brought about by the ae-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21

Miss Bernice Mckee who has been
tae house guest o, Miss Nell Powers
has returned to her home in Hum
boldt.
Mrs. ]. w. Barker has returned to
her home in Pittsburg after a visit
with her parents, Mr.. AMI Mrs. II. G.
Eaton,
Art Gilchrist of Chicago, and Mr..
and Mrs. Ward Smith Of Mound City,
came ia to attend the funeral of Mr.
illchrist.
Mrs. Oven McNulty, after visit
lere of a few days with Mr.. aud Mrs.
Harry Jenkins, has returned to her
nome ia Tnayer
According to report being filled
out for the beneti. of the State Board
of Health, there ara thirty practicing
physicians in Chanute.
Mrs. Fred Diefenbaker, who was
overcome with the heat Sunday after
aeon while at the cemetery. is reported
As considerably improved.
John Doe is abused a whole lot but
you will notice you will hear Tom
DICK and Harry condemned whole
ot more ia polite society.
Ernest Rees and sister, Sylvia, re-
-urned to their home in Girard, Fri
lay after a few days visit with Mr.,
I'd Mrs. Frank Bostwich.
S. f. Wade got back as far as
Tlayer from his Coffeyville trip Mon
day, and abandon led his car there
and came home on the train.
Rev. e. F. Morris who came down
rom Kansas City to preach the
Ioopengarner funeral is remaining
over to visit old friends few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. D. Caswellof Austin,
Texas, are visiting at the home Of r.
D, Comstock, at 40 North Steuben.
Before arriving here Mrs. Caswell also
Visited with her sisters, Mrs. T. H.
Stiles of Thayer, and Mrs. Robert
,tonabreaker of carlton.
a lame back or shoulder puts man
IN the retired list temporarily. The
time will be short if Billiards. Snow
.iniment is rubbed in. ItrelaXes the
muscles, relieves pain and re torres
strength and elasticity in the joints.
price 25c. SOC and s100 per bottle.
Sold by Legitimate Drug Company.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21

Joe Critic, an Old citiZ "a Of this
ocality of former days, and Mrs
}ritfin are visiting friends in the city
They now reside at Clay to1, Illinois.
Leona Van Cunningham and Miss
Leonard were appointed delegates to
the Babtist Young People, Union that
met in Kansas City Mon lay and
Tuesday
Mr.. j. R. Reynolds of Bartlesville S
visiting his daughter Mrs. Maggie
Nc Danels of this city. NJ. Reynolds
avs crops are very poor about
Bartlesville.
Mrs. Thomas Eye and sou e nest,
II near Slvonburg drove to Chanute
saturday to visit her husbatd aud
father who are being treated at one
OF the local hospitals.
Mrs. Laura Phelps and two sons U,
Ponca City, Okla, have arrived in
the city for visit with her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps OF
92O north Washington sire ct.
Toe Eagles hanqueted their mem
bers and families Thursday night at
their hall. Rhodes Orchestra fur
nished music. Mrs. Trammel sang a
solo, which was much apprecia ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lowrance have
returned home from two weeks trip
in Manitou, Colorado Springs, and
Denver. Mr.. and Mrs. Lowrance Sr.
also returned to their home in Thayer.
Mrs. John Nyman and two sisters,
Misses Pearl and Mammie Jorden
drove over from Savonburg yesterday
in the Nyman car, got caught in the
rain and are still visiting in Chanute.
10 Rush, living east of town, has
threshed cut 1000 bushels Of when,
the yield being over thirty b, shells
per acre. He has already secured two
cuttings of alfalfa and states that his
corn is in fac condition. NJ starya-
ton about that.
Fretful babies need the comforting
effect of Notices Baby Elixir. 1t
quiets feveriShness, correctS sour
stomach, cures collie pains and checks
diarrhoea 1t is a perfectly safe and
wholesome remedy containing no
opium. morphine or injurious drug of
any kind. Price 25c and SOC per
DO tie Sold by Legitimate Drug
Company.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21

Mrs. II. H Owen and son arrived
Thursday evening from Dodge City,
for a visit with Mrs. Owens parents,
Mr.. ald Mrs. A. Z. Williamson of 319
North Central. Mrs. Owens reports
the VIII lat at Dodge is not yielding as
in former years, being somewhat
shriveled and light in weight. The
farmers are very much in need of rain
at the present time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21

Mrs. j. f. MarKle and Child have
zone TO Kansas City and Chicago for
visit.
Mrs r. S. Downing of Villas, was
,noppiog in the city Tuesday, and
8 Ting with d. G. Barker and fam
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mitchell and Miss
Gladys Coulter left Tuesday after
noon for Colorado Springs and Den
YER.
WIN Smith returned yesterday
rom three months trip to Denver,
Los Angeles and other points On the
cast.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Coultas went to
Parsons Tuesday afternoon for a
yisi5 with their daughter, Mrs. w. 3.
vib)e.
r Y Biackwood is entertaining his
nDlher, Mrs. b. f. Riackwood and
us sister, Miss Edda, Of La Grange,
,Iissouri.
Mr.. G. Koch and daughter, Helen
awe ist returned from visit at
}sntuu Harbor, Mich, with his sou,
Jiliiam.
T J. Wilson of Vinita, Oklahoma,
SICK az DR.. Bairds. He is threat
.aed with typhoid fever. Mrs. Wilson
win him.
Mrs. Il. L. Lindsay of Thayer, ar
ven IA The city this afternoon for
L. with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
.rLu Dlefenbaker.
The people who have been saving "
or "a rainy day should not feel an
ositancy about turning loose this
nd of weather
The Santa Fe railway company
londay paid it's assessment of the
lacadamizing of West Seventh street
amounting to $733.23.
Mrs. l. A. John of Ness City, Miss
yrtle Johnson of Buffalo and Miss
Anna Waye of Rose are the guests Of
IRIS. o. w. Sherman.
Mrs Emma Johnson Of Walnui
irove visited her sister, Mrs. Lulu
,reenwood several days last week, re-
urning home Sunday.
Edgar Freeman went to Kansa,
iJy, MONDAY, He accompanied
,Iandma Freeman that far on her
rip 10 Rock Island, Illinois.
Miss Joy Lemert has arrived in the
;ity from Hewins Kansas, for visit
With her brother Carl Lemelt and
ilso her friend, Miss Reta Loeb.
John l.. aud w. S. Barnes and fam
lies visited their sister Mrs. T. j.
Lynch in .Fredonia, Sunday. Mrs.
Lynch moved Monday TO California.
In the recent race between a donkey
and an elephant from Coney sIsland
to the White House, many Republicans
backed the G. o. p. animal. Evil
IDENTIFY they don't realize what
donkey can do on the long hike.
The Ohanute Browns Sunday de-
feated the GARRETT Grays on the home
grounds to the tune of too. George
Sweat, the tosser for the localsIstruck
out eighteen visitors aud ssallowed
them one hit. The GARRETT men did
not succeed in getting a man to second
bIse.
If you feel "blue," "No account"
lazy, you need a good cleaning out
Herbine is the right thing for that
purpose. 1t stimulates the liver,
tones up the stomach and purifes the
bowels. Price soc. Sold by. Legiti-
mate Drug Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
NEWLY FORMED
AQUATIC CLUB

In response to several inquiries as
to who are the officers of the Hui
Nala, the newly organized aquatic
club, which recently affiliated with
the A. A. IT,, we would say that the
president and captain of the club is
E. X. Miller while NJ. D. King is sec
rotary and treasurer.
The club has membership of fif
teen and it's sphere of operations is
the Waikiki district.
The committee of arrangements for
the aquatic carnival which takes
place in the Bishop slip on the after.
noon of August IL is as follows:
Course and entries-John Soper.
Publicity-Lorrin Andrews.
Finances and tickets-Frank Boyer.
Preparing course-C. E. Mayne.