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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
EQUALS BEST BARON TOLD
Story More Incredible Than Any
of Munchsussn's.

Baron Munchausen's famous book
Of travels was published In 1888, ex-
actly century and quarter ago.
That is not a very long time, says the
New York Evening Post. But suppose
Munchausen had protested to carry
his travels into an undiscovered land.
where science and invention had had
start of century or two as com
pared with Europe; and suppose that
he had told of an invention by which
the exact picture of an object was
permanently impressed upon q plate
by brief exposure to light: that at
flrst 1t took some minutes of ex-
posture to make the picture, but that
year by year methods were found for
plates, until at last picture could be
obtained in an almost infnitesimal
fraction of second; that favortte
amusement of the people was to look
at swift succession Of pictures OF
this kind, portraying persons and
things in motion, which produced upon
the eye the precise impression OF the
original living scene; but that some
exhibitors of such scenes got into
trouble because the actors in them
had INDUCED in vile language, forget
ful of the fact that the motion OF their
tips was perfectly reproduced, and
that deaf mutes had been taught to
read the lips. Would not this story
have been regarded as equaling in in.
credibility, and SURPRISING in gro
tesqueness almost anything the baron
actually put into his book?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Dumb Chills and Fever

Douglasville, Tex.-'Five years ago,
was caught in the rain at the wrong
tinle," writes Miss Edna Rutherford.
of Douglasville. and from that time.
was taken with dumb chills and fevers
and suffered more than can tell. T
tried everything that thought would
help, and had four different doctors.
but got no relief. so began to take
cardui. Now l feel better than In
many months Cardui does one
thing, and does 1t we'll That's the
secret Of its so years of success. AS
a tonic, there is nothing in the drug
store like it. AS a remedy for wom-
ems ills. it has no equal. Try it. Price
s100.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
TAX QUESTION
IS ANSWERED
Receipts Being Issued 50 That Taxes
Now Being Collected Are for
the Year Of
1910.
COUNTY COLLECTS THEM
Under Commission Form Of Govern
ment it Was Necessary to
Certify over to County
The Taxes.

There has been considerable talk
now due, which are being collected
for the current expenses of the city
of Keokuk for the year commencing
April 5th, 1911, receipt being issued
SO that these taxes are for the year
1910. Under former city government,
it was customary to make the assess
ment as of January LIST, the taxes be-
ing delinquent on the first day Of
September of the same year. Under
the commission form Of government,
of the county the collection of city
taxes. To do this, it was necessary to
certify over to the county authorities,
IN the year 1910, the taxes to be col
Iected in 1911 for the expense of the
fiscal year, commencing April 5, 1911.
In order to carry out the law, the
city council used the assessment of
the city assessor, which was identical
with the assessment of the city as
SCISSOR made in the year 1910
az tIiC SPINS ClCSIlOu vi IC1Up llS
city will have an opportunity of re-
turning to special charter govern
ment Should it decide to do this, the
tax to be collected for the year 1916
will be made from assessment as of
January LIST, 1916, and the assessment
made for the year 1915 will be drop.
ped.
The taxes collected for city pur-
poses this year will be ten per cent
less than those collected last year.
The question will soon be before
the city council to levy tax for the
year 1912. In the near future there
will be an increasing demand upon
the city authorities to extend the sew
ers, put in additional hydrants, lights,
grading of streets, etc, and, in other
ways, to make ready for the natural
growth Of our city. The tax paid in
from this levy will be spent by what,
ever city council may be elected next
spring AS already stated, taxes have
been reduced ten per cent since the
commission took charge. Is it not wise
to increase this tax for the year 1912?
The commissioners would like to hear
from the individual citizens on this
subject. If the city of Keokuk is to
grow, the city government, at least
should not he backward in preparing
for it, The plans for the current year
will cover greater amount of street
and general improvement work than
has ever been performed in any one
year in the city of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

she will take up homestead in Ore
gon after graduating and expects to
open an office in a neighboring town,
making a speciality of stenographic
work and collecting to support her
while acquiring 160 acres of land.
Mrs. Price has been identified WITH
the equal suffrage movement since
1880 and was the second woman to
register in Spokane when the ballot
was given to the women of Washing
ton. She is opposed to the tactics en-
ployed by the militant element in
England and elsewhere, believing the
method is wrong.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
CITY NEWS.

George Mckee. colored died at
Mt. Pleasant yesterday. lie formerly
lived in Keokuk and was known as
the chamiion bricklayer, working at
this trade for number of years.
Grace A. Reed and husband have
conveyed to John Megchelsen lots No
Z and s, block 81, town of Montrose.
Contract has been let to J. w
Young to install beautiful modern
front in the store of Ewers Mccarthy
Co. A new metal ceiling has also
been added. These improvements will
make the store one of the prettteist
in the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

of Mr.. Hubinger's death, the total
value OF his estate did not exceed
$4,000 to $4,000. The claim and in
terest which the law invests Mrs.
Hubinger in her husbands estate,
therefore, does not exceed the limita-
ton fixed in the ante-nuptial contract,
and. therefore, the contract, in my
the total value of the estate is not
large enough to make the provisions
of the contract applicable. / am.
therefore, of the opinion that Mrs.
Hubinger is entitled to receive the
| full amount which goes to widow
from her husbands estate, unaffect-
ed by the ante-nuptial contract; that
this amount is not enlarged by the
provisions of said contract In my
opinion, this contract could only be-
come operative if the value of Mr..
Hubinger's estate should reach an
amount where the widows interest
in the estate would exceed the sum
OF s5o,000. 1t appears to me that any
other construction of the contract
would disinherit Mr. Hubinger's chill
dren, both by his first and by his sec
ond marriage.
This construction of the contract
does not take away from the widow
any of her marital rights, but leaves
her the full right and interest under
the law, the same as though the ante
nuptial contract had not been made,
and distributes the estate equitably
between Mrs Hubinger and the chill
dren of Mr.. Hubinger."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
BOOSTERS GRAND
TOTAL $55, 845
Citizens Continue to Send In Their
Contributions for Greater
keokuk.

There Is no diminutIon in the in
terest In Greater keokuk. The de-
sire OF the citizens TO become identi-
fled with the Booster movement has
not diminished. Those whom the
committee were unable to visit or who
have been out of the city are sending
in their pledges with the result that
up to date the grand total is $55,a45.
1t is magnificent showing and it APP
pears that the statement made by
President Joy that he believed the
fund would reach $4,000 to $4,000
looks like good prophecy. The fol-
lowing pledges have been received
since the report was published yes
terday. The Gate City will continue
to print supplementary lists as furn-
ished by the committee. The latest
euhe = riherc ara &C fnItoMe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
LOAN AND BUILDING
ASSOCIATIONS
Meetings Of Both keokuk and Lee
County Organizations Were Held
Last Evening.

The annual meeting of the Keokuk
Loan and Building Association and oil
the Lee County Loan and Building
Association were held at the county
court house last evening and officers
and directors elected.
OF the Keokuk association. A. H
Evans was re elected president and J
p. We'll, vice president, and J. A. Dun
lap and George S. Tucker were re
elected directors
]. D. Ecker, secretary. made his
reports which We're ordered fled
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
GRADUATE AT
AGE OF SEVENTY
Widow Of Veteran Will Receive Di
pIoma From Commercial Col
eye This Spring.

SPOKANE, WASH, March Mrs.
W g. Price, 20 years of age, widow
OF veteran OF the Civil war, will be
graduated with a class Of young men
and women in local commercial col
iege this spring, her diploma showing
she is a competent stenographer AMI
lyp'st. She began her studies last
september, attending school five days
week, and up to today she has been
absent from only one session. At the
nome OF her SON. Vim. r. Price, 2o1S
Sleveland avenue, Mrs. Price said
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
CALUMET BAKING SCHOOL.

On Thursday, Lady Baltimore cake,
Sponge cake and Cinnamon rolls will
be served.
Tuesday afternoon great crowd
attended the school and the spice and
nut loaf cakes and the Dixie biscuit
We're fully appreciated. The Colonial
bread recipe is very popular one, as
it makes a pleasing variety in the
shape of a fruit and nut baking pow
der bread
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
There win be Nearly $4,000 in the
Bank at End Of First Years
Administra-
ton.
DIDN'T EXPECT $1,000
keokuk in Debt Over $4,000 Last
April Because Of Predeces-
sors Expendl-
lures.

When the city commissioners com.
plete thei. first year of administration
April first, Keokuk will have in the
bank between $4,000 and $4,000.
Six months ago when the three
councilmen we're figuring over &C
counts and estimating roughly the
amount the city's bank book would
show at the close of the first year
between $500 and $1,000 was as high
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

If you have trouble in getting rid Of
your cold you may know that YOU are
not treating it properly. There is no
reason why cold should hang on for
weeks and it will not If you take
chamberlain Cough Remedy. For
sale by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

Read The Daily Gate City.
I'm consideration of SLIGO Samuel
Scott has conveyed to J. B. Van Pap
pelendam farm land in section l, town
ship &C, north of range 6 west.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
A Rural Financier.

bill, you go out an clear up bout
ten acres O new groun', whilst John
gifts bout 20 acres ready fer cotton.
an Dick lays off 60 fer corn, an 200
for watermelons, then. saddle the
mules with the mortgages and lay in a
years provisions. an III stay home
an figger jest how fur Well be behind
when the years out!"-A Atlanta Con.
stitution.
Read The Daily Gate City,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
A sourlna Exrerlence.

Don't you feel that it is pleasant to
be kind and generous? Don't you ex.
perience happiness in giving?"
No replied Senator Sorghum:
not since got into mix-up by trying
to be kind and generous to our state
legislature"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

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Voemols pUe IeAH seuol SIela!a pooIa
goopIna 'isAH GzeI 10 ESQ uIeId
g asnr-i..go,, QosmoaS leqospeeH
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

For either acute or chronic kidacy
disorders. for annoying and painful
urinary irregularities take Foley Kid.
ney Pills. An honest and effective
medicine for kidney and bladder dis.
orders. Wilkinson C Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Evidence of Faith.

Mrs Brooke Have you any faith in
life insurance? Mrs Lynne-Yes, in
deed; I've realized 100000 from two
husbands, and they weren't very good
ones either.-Judge's Library.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

A specific for pain-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil, strongest, cheapest lini.
men ever devised. A household rene
dy in America for 25 years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Desoriptive.

Stella Would you say she was wei
dressed woman? Bella--No; she looks
like a Wall street bear who has Gov
cred in desperate hurry-Puck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08


as any of the three cared to hope
would be the over and above board
amount When the completion of the
fiscal twelve months had passed.
Basing $4,000 as the expense &C
count for the city during the present
month Clerk o. w. Sandberg estima-
ted that the amount in the bank at
the end Of March would be s3,760.13
The $4,000 must be used as basis
however, and it is possible that ex-
penditures and the clty.s up-keep &C,
count may run over or below that
figure.
Mayor Elder estimated that between
thirty FIVE hundred and four thousand
dollars would be the surplus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Must Have Clean Slate.

BY the first of April the city must
have a clean slate and all bills, cur
rent expenses, will be paid creditors
presenting them at the city offices.
At the close of last month more than
$4,000 was on dposit in the bank.
There is due right now more than ST.
100 in current expenses. More than
S1,100 must be deducted from the
amount on deposit, County Treasurer
VIM. Reimbold having given the city
check for more than eleven hun
dred dollars received from taxes, etc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

Manufacturing sorrow is ono Of the
worst OF sins
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Start New Year Well.

A feeling of security will be with
the commissioners wnen they start
their second year, because of the neat
sum left in the bank
The statement of the city clerk
appears for the month of February as
follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Mothers in Factories.

Ignorance, no doubt, accounts for
much of the waste of infant life. but
Lancashires industrial conditions give
her her bad prominence Mothers
who work In the factory cannot rear
their children naturally, and the care
and the skill and the attention neces-
sary for successful artificial feeding
are beyond them Manchester Guar
dian
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Suit, Which, If Won, Would Have Dis
inherited Children of j. c.
Hubinger Lost in SUI
premc Court
JUDGE BANK Is UPHELD
Antenuptia Contract is Held to be
Merely a Limitation Set Upon
Widows Share in the
Estate.

The disinheritance of the three chill
dren of the late j, G. Hubinger, who
died several years ago leaving an es-
tate which had dwindled from nearly
a million to a paltry $4,000, has
been averted by a decision of the SUI
preme court of Iowa in which Judge
Henry Bank of the district court is
upheld in the case of Viola M. Hubin-
ger claimant, VS.. Charles f. Weis-
man, executor under the will Of j. G.
Hubinger, deceased.
The suit had for it's basis con-
struction put upon the ante-nuptial
contract made and entered into by ].
c. Hubinger and his second wife at
the time of their marriage. Although
the supreme court has ruled in favor
of the estate it does not mean that
Mrs. Hubinger is barred from any
share in it, but it gives to her wild
ow's share, which is third, the
remaining two-thirds going to the
children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

When you have rheumatism in your
foot or instep apply Chamberlain
Liniment and you will get quick re-
lier It costs but quarter. Why
suffer? For sale by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Loss Affected Contract.


In lower court decision Judge
Bank gave the following opinion at
the time:
AT the time the ante-nuptial con-
tract was entered into, Mr. Hubinger
was widower with two children, and
1t would seem but natural that he
should desire to guard their interests
and preserve for them a large share
of his estate. The large value of his
property at that time shows that the
purpose Of the contract was to oper-
ate as limitation on the interest and
right of Mrs. Hubinger, who also had
a child by former marriage. The
amount fixed in the contract is much
less than one-third of Mr.. Hubinger's
estate at that times BY the agreed
statement of facts, it appears that at
the time Mr. Hubinger had large
income of property, and that he was
worth about half million dollars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
$4,000 Set as Limit.

Now, by this contract, Mr.. Hub
niger does not, in my opinion, agree
to give Mrs. Hubinger, if she survives
him, any particular portion of his es-
tate, but the contract specifically re-
cites that all her claims and de-
mands against his estate shall be
limited to the specific amount men
toned in the contract, namely $780,
900.
Now, this amount is much less
than the sum which the Widows dis
tributive share would have been at
the time the contract was made. |,
therefore, believe that it was the in
tention of both parties that the cor
tract should operate as limitation
upon the widows distributive share
and not as a grant, for the contract
recites that it is to limit the claims
and demands of every kind and char
acter, which Mrs. Hubinger could
have in her husbands estate, If she
survived him.
"The interest which the law gives
to every widow is her distributive
share in her husbands estate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
Would Disinherit Children.

NO words of gift or grant are
found in any part of the contract
which defines Mrs. Hubingers inter
est, and the contract does not recite
that her interest is limited, and
shows that it was the intention of the
parties that Mrs. Hubinger was to re-
ceive less than the law allows to a
widow. in the event that at the time
of Mr.. Hubinger's death her claim as
his widow would exceed the amount
now stated. Now, the agreed state
ment of facts shows that at the time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08

Read The Daily Gate City.
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-01
PENSIONS FOR THE OLD

whatever opinion the country at
large may have formed of Victor Ber-
ger, Milkaukee's Socialistic congress.
man., 1T is safe to assume that he
stands well with the old people of the
country. Yesterday he introduced in
the lower house of congress a bill
providing a pension of $500 per week
FOR all men and women over go years
of age, and inserted a clause which
provides that no court shall have
power to pass upon the validity of the
act.
While the bill, of course. will never
be taken seriously by congress, many
worse measures have been enacted at
the present session.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-01
FRATERNAL ORDER
r O. T.

I. o. o. F.
HUMBOLDT LODGE NO. yd@
i6' /. @. o.F.-Meetings ~
the LIST and Sd Thurs
day evenings of eacn month at hall
IN silver State building. Visiting
brothers in good standing always
welcome.
P. J. MANGANp N. g.
]. A. LIPMAN, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-01
Western Pacific Railway.

western PacIHc RAILWAY.
In effect Jnue Is, 1911.
West Bound.
No. l Iimited)-Arrives Winnie
mucca 4:0S a. M; No. 3 arrives 2 P. m.
East Bound.
No. 2 carbohydrates Winnie.
mucca 4:0S a. M; No. 4 arrives 200
p. m.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-01
Winnemucca-Natio Paradise Stage
Line.

Stage leaves Winnemucca daily,
Sunday excepted, at 5:45 a. M, arriv-
ing at National at 1880 p. m. the same
day. Returning, leaves National at
1880 a. M, stopping at Cane Springs
wei night, arriving at Winnemucca
$3.50 p. m. the following day.
At Willow Point the Winnemucca-
National stage connects with stage
for Paradise, and at Flat Creek with
stage for MeDermitt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-01
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS

On and after July /, 1191, the water
rate will be as follows: Consumers
using $4,000 of water or less a month
win be charged at the rate of $3.50
per month, and those using 10000 gal
Ions during either of the months of
June, July, August or September will
be charged $500 a month each month
the year; and those who use
more than $4,000 or 10000 gallons a
month will be charged an additional
rate of Zoe for every 1000 gallons in
excess thereof.
Winnemucea, New, June 30, 1911.
WINNEMUCCA WATER & LIGHT
COMPANY
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-01
|. D. HUBBARD, Prop.
Serial O6OO3.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Carson City, Nevada,
July IA, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Eliza
beth Hendra, of Dun Glen, Nevada,
who, on May 3, 1911, made homestead
application No. 06003, for the So of
section 10, township 80 north,
range SO east, M. D. Meridian, has
fled notice of intention to make final
five year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before w. S.
Bonniield, Jr., U. S. Commissioner, at
Winnemueea, Nevada, on the Gath day
Of August, 1911.
Claiman. names as witnesses: Rich
ard Granville, of Clear Creek, Hum
county, Nevada; William s. Bon
Sr, Harry M. Leonard and
Elizabeth Floyd, all of Winnemucca,
LOUIS J. COIN,
Register.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-01
joint STATEMENT

" the Auditor and Treasurer of Hum
boidt County for the Quarter ending
June Both, 1911.
Wlnnemucea, Nevada, July 8, 1911.
10 the Honorable the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Humboldt
County, Nevada.
Gentlemen: We herewith submit
our quarterly report of the finances
OF the County for the quarter ending
June 30, 1911.
Cash in treasury March 81,
ISIl $1,000. ......... $10S, 604.31
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-01
Winnemucca-K Kennedy Stage Line.

Stage leaves Kennedy every Thurs
day morning, arriving in Winnemucca
Friday. Returning, leaves Winnemuc-
ca Saturday morning at 7 O'Clock.
Winnemucca~Barret Springs Stage
Line.
Round trip to Barrett Springs every
day in the week, leaving Winnemucca
at s O'Clock a. IN