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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15

Miss Marie Morrissey of 413 Pal
can street, has gone to Fort Madison
to visit with friends and relatives for
a week or ten days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15
WILL CITY BUY
WATER WORKS?
Commissioners Have Until the First
of October to Call Election and
Notify Present Plant
Operators.
TEN YEARS CONTRACT
Ordinance Passed by the Council in
1907 Makes System Purchas-
able In Five
Years.

If the city of Keokuk wishes to
operate it's own water works system
it must give notice to the present
company holding the franchise before
the first day of October this year.
For some months the commission
ers Of the city have haa under con-
sideration the purchase of a water
pumping station or water works as it
may be Known-to make and retain
such utility as one owned and operat.
ed under the jurisdiction of the
municipality.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15

September, A. d. 1911. at the hour of
2 o'clock p. m, of said day, being the
first dav of the September term, 1911,
of said court, when all persons inter-
ested in said will are required to be
present and make their objections to
the same, if any they have
In Witness Whereof, | hereunto set
my hand this 1st day of September,
1911.
C. B. LAKE,
Clerk of the District Court,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-8-room house. lot 50xS0.
corner 9Th and Bank Gas for light
Phone Haired. See j. R. Roberts &
Co, 720 Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15
w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED-Dining room girl. Hotel
Grand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15
LOST.

LosT-A six months old Collie pup.
Reward. Please notify E. e.
Hawkes. or Hawkes. Nest.
LOST-A tire pump, between Fifth
and Fourteenth on Exchange. Find
please notify this Office.
MISCELLAfIEOUS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15

vIAvI- Non-surgical home treatment,
3o2 Utica Bldg, Des Moines, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15

FOR SALE-House, lot 25x14O, No.
1924 Concert, large rooms, bath.
wired for electric light Phone ia
red. See j. R. Roberts & Co, 72o
Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15

FOR RENT Furnished front room
for one or two gentlemen. Inquire
619 Timea street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15

FOR RENT rooms lower floor En-
quire 1916 Morgan
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15

FOR SALE "A few very choice river
view lots, 50x350 feet. No better
view of the dam can be had any
where. These lots will be sold soon
at the very low price we are quoting
on them. See ]. A. Roberts, % North
Fifth street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-15
Daily Range of Prices.
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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

be turned over to the treasurer al
once. All are requested to enroll al
the earlist possible date and pay theil
fee as considerable of the expense
money will be required before the
term of school begins.
Superintendent P. A. Wright, OF
the Lynden schools has already en-
rolled as student and If he secures
the consent of the board and Of the
county superintendent all Lynden
high school students will be permit
ed to take up this course for the
one week and count attendance the
same as If going to the Lynden
school. Mr.. Wright says:
Il consider this an exceptional ed
ucational opportunity, and one that
we and the country schools about
Lynden cannot afford to overlook.
All school children who desire to take
the course shuld l think have the
opportunity to do SO without being
marked back in their regular work.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

priced it seems pity not to be
securing the fullest returns possible
from this great area of stump land.
Logged off land can be seeded most
successfully right after burning over
The seed settles into the ashes or
close to the burned over soil so that
as soon as rains begin much of this
seed will be able to sprout and gain
a foot hold in the soil. Before burn
ing or after the land has grown over
with vegetation again the leaves and
vegetation will prevent most of the
seed getting to the soil where it will
germinate.
If not seeded to useful plants
this burned over land soon grows up
thistles and other weeds, paving the
way for filling the soil with seeds OF
noxious weeds before real farming
ever commences.
The following mixture of seeds is
good one for well drained lands:
Orchard grass 3 lbs, timothy 3 lbs.,
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
wlTcoM WANTS THE PRIZE

Tle1 1prize to be given by the Great
Norf1 1rn at the American Land and
Irriga ion Exposition to be held IN
New FORK City, Nov. Sd to 18th, is
a s,4O five feet high trophy cup Of
silpr for the best 100 pounds ol
yh,a( grown in the United States
Th Puget Sound country is no,
kmut as a wheat country. 1t il
easl} conceivable that Mr.. Hill ex'
pets to deliver his big silver cup tt
sons farmer of North Dakota. Mon
tanai Idaho or Eastern Washington
Ltd fool him. l believe Whatcon
caI1f Y ought to have that cup, and
| bSlieve Whatcom county has
cla Ice of getting that cup, if any D
our good wheat is entered. INT
vh( bit must be exhibited by the act
ulI grower who must attest and hav
Rd witnesses to the facts. He mus
dY the yield per acre, tell the pre-
"a btion of the land, what crop
r( " on it for three years previous
la of sowing and method, amour
GI seed sown, date of harvesting, et'
Il the same exposition the Chicag
VI waukee & St Paul will give
1000 silver cup for the best III
n lnds of white oats, which with
1T question we may win for tnl
4 (unty II we but try for it. Quaiit!
Seight, yield per acre, purity freedol
I bm smut, weed and mixture Will D
! ;tnsidered.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

The following communication from
one of the Lynden fans seems to prov
that the Lynden ball team is champ
ion of the county:
'"The base ball fans of this vicinity
are sadly disappointed over the dis
banding of the Blaine White Sosks,
who were scheduled to play Lynden
next Sunday at Blaine.
Their string of victories number 20
games out of 90 played. The record
printed in the Seattle P. l. which Is
nothing but a lot of hot air. would
lead one to think that they We're the
only team in the county.
Their right to claim the champion-
ship of Whatcom County is away, out
of the question.
"Blaine has crawfished on the Lyn'
den team several times this season
and then they have their nerve to cal
themselves Sports
''rhe result of the Lyaden-Blain'
game was uncalled for. They foun'
we were not to be beaten by play
ing fair ball, so they tried to slip ONT
over on the locals. Their pitcher
Gotchey(now of the Cleveland Amer
icans) and also the umpire,had Det'
on the game. Yheywere determined
to win that game whether we recel
| we'd a square deal or not.
"Gotchey saw he was going u
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

ihere Is at present a large area
(sevefai million acres) of uncultivat-
ed logged Off land, and a large per-
centase of this area produces very
little II any revenue. Much Of this
land Is every well adapted to growing
grasses and clovers and should be
bringing in a fair revenue from pas
ture Ii seeded. Scattered here and
there over this large area are a Few
tracts That have been properly seed
ed and are producing nearly as much
good iced as an eastern man would
expect from pasture or meadow on
an old well titled field. Practically
all this immense acreage should be
doing the same. In many cases this
would be a great help in furnishing
much needed cheap feed for dairy
cattle. Where the location is too
remote or the land too rough for
mich cows it would be suitable for
young dairy stock or beef animals.
When feed is SO scarce and high
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
THEY COME IN SCHOONERs.

ESMessrs T. B. Long and Geo. NJ.
Darnall of Payette, Idaho who were
here in the latter part of last April,
and purchased the Richard Scherer
16O acre tract and 80 acres from
Henry Egley located about six miles,
northeast of town arrived in Lynden,
last Saturday. Messers lLong and
Darnall with their families drove
through in two covered wagons dnd
light wagon with eight head of
horses from Payette. located In the
Southwest part of Idaho, except a
short distance over the mountains,
they shipped from Othello on the
east to Moncton, a point on the
Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway,
on the west side of the mountains.
They were on the way just six weeks
and two days. The weather was good
during the entire trip and they did
not get any rain on the journey until
Saturday morning when nearing Lyn-
den. They report that the country
around Lynden looks better to them
than any they passed through on thei:
trip and were surprised that every
thing here was green without irrig'
alton. They were especially pleased
with the grandeur of the large maple
trees that adorn our principal streets
and avenues and say that Lynden is
the most beautiful little city they
have yet seen in this State. They
moved at once to the Scherer place
wheye both families will reside fol
the present
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
LYNDEN AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL PLANS
REGISTER AT ONCE. PLEASE

I feel almost sure that our board anu
the county superintendent will iooh
at it the same as l do"
Possible lower fee will be chars-
ed the scllonl ch:icren. This VIII cei-
taiuly lie ST. providihg the enrollmeh'
of grown pet pie is sufficient to qua
antee expenses. There is no desire
on the part OF the college to make
the Lynden school make money All
that is asked is the bare expenses
If these expenses can be secured With
out charging any fee for children Oh
school age the Tribune feels safe III
saying no fee will be charged.
Again the Tribune wants to urge
all who feel they can possibly take
the weeks time to attend the lec-
lures to enroll at once, either at the
Tribune office or at one of the other
places mentioned. Help insure the
success of the undertaking. 1t means
more to Lynden and vicinity than
can we'll be said at this time.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
BL, L,AINE' B B TEAM FUZZLES
50 THE FANS SAY

lose so he crawfished. Compromis-
ing failed to help matters. His head
was too big to listen to anything like
that.
Now comes the news of his sign
ing a contract with the Cleaveland
Americans. What does he expect 10
do in that Ohio city? Maybe he has
secured a job dusting home plate Or
earring bats to and from the ballyard.
"Gotchey's departure has saved his
reputation as a twirer in this neck
of the woods.
"Lynden has a right to claim the
championship of Whatcom County,
now thatBlaine has thrown us down.
Our record is just as good as Blaine
and before we hang up for the sea-
son Lynden will have the rag one and
put away.
"Lynden has won Is games out Of
II played.
! "Rlaine has won 20 games out of
, 23 played.
How can Blaine claim tie county
championship"
Next Sunday Lynden will play the
Bellingham Cubs Owning to the un-
favorable condition of the weather
this game was called off last Sunday.
Each team has a game apiece to
| their credit and something thrilling
| is looked for.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

according to many who have been up
both trails, much more difficult than
the Glacier trail. DR.. Mulder who has
made both trails says the Deming
route is equally as beautiful but not
nearly so easy as the Glacier trail.
The Tribune proposes that We OF
Lynden who love the mountains or
ganize ourselves into "Kulshan'
Club that We may be able to help in
the work of getting Mt. Baker and
the Immediately surrounding leigh-
borhOod set aside as a government
park.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

At the meeting held Monday nigh
y make arrangements for the course
y agriculture to be given by the
tate College In Lynden this winter
aenry Shagren was elected treasurer
md Mrs. Edna Axling was elected
ecretary.
"A Fees for the course we're fixed at
% cents for women and 81 for men,
nand at that fee 1t will be necessary
- enroll at least 100 men and SO
women. Those at the meeting be-
leved that that number would be ex-
seeded. 1t is necessary that the ad-
vance enrolment should be complet-
"a before September Is. To make
this possible a committee was ap-
Dointed to solicit enrolment.
Enrolment sheets will be found at
the Tribune office, at Edson's drug
,tore and at the post office. When
Irrespective students enroll they are
1eQuested to pay the fee which will
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

The EversOn mare until this year
has been a British Columbia racer
|and last year cleaned up everything
on the other side except circuit racers
she not entering in the circuit
races. She beat the best horses OF
Chiliwack, New Westminster ana
it is said, also, of Vancouver. so "
will be noted that Little Snip mas
his work cut out for him.
The race is, of course, free for ALL
The money is put up by the morse
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
NEW ROAD TO MT. BAKER
UP GLACIER CREEK

walker, though it is very tiresome
By far the hardest part of 1t is the
climb up Lookout Mountain steady
climb of about six miles in which
one rises over 1900 feet. The othel
five miles is none of it very steer
and in some places it is down hill
One Of the advantages of the route
over the proposed new route is that
one is 1000 feet or more higher ur
the mountain when he reaches Grouse
Ridge than he will be at the foot OF
Roosevelt Glacier.
The new route will it is believed
be still shorter and the grade will bc
very much easier. 1t will be water
grade with the exception of where it
passes the two box canyons. 1t is
the apparently ideal route to the
have in the past written a lot
and nothing about the Deming trail.
My reason for this is that I believe
that the Glacier route will always De
the poor mans route to the mount
aims. The walk. from Glacier is pos
sible for almost all women. By rail-
road and by walking using ponies
for camp outfits one may visit Mt.
Baker by Glacier way at a very small
expense. The Deming trail is very
expensive unless one Ownes team OF
an automobile and even then it Il
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

The real reason the Tribune had
nothing about the Old Settlers pic
mic at Ferndale, last week was that
the editor was off playing on the
mountains 1t is not to late to say
it was the best picnic ever held in
the county and that Ferndale did
herself proud as host to the many
who attended Most of our people at
tended one or more days and all re-
ported most enjoyable time. Right
now we wantto invite the people OF
Ferndale to come over to our fair
and give us the honor of returning
some OF their cOutesies.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

horse in two heats out Of three
$3.50.
Naturally Lynden sports expe
Little Snip" to win the race. Wit
out more than few days training i
showed more speed than most of IL
horses that ran in the Sumas rae;
the Fourth. Since then he has bel
regularly exercised and he now a
pears to be in the pink of condition
The distance is the distance at whct
he will show off best though he dI
run half nicely.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

The county commissioners haav'
authorized the county engineer t.
survey route from Glacier up Glac
Ter creek to the foot of Roosevelt
Glacier on Mt. Baker (Kulshan Vand
within the next month the work viii
be done. 1t is believed a pony and
foot trail can be made at very mod
crate cost. The difficulties to be
overcome are two box canyons about
half the way up the creek, and the
engineer is reported as saying that
these can be bridged in such a man.
ner as to make them not difficult TO
pass.
II this route is built it will make
the glaciers of Mt. Baker practically
as accessible as are now NOOksack
Falls. One will be able to go by
train to Glacier and from there by
pony or by foot at an easy grade to
the foot of the falls said to be 800
feet high that come from the ice Of
the mountain. There 1t is planned
to build shelters and undoubtedly
someone will put up an eating place.
about the Glacier way to Mt. Baker
The present route from Glacier by
Grouse Ridge to the mountain is only
IL miles long and is not at all DIFF
ficult. One can ride a pony the
whole distance and the walk is not
beyond the possibilities of an average
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
JONES BUYS OUT
BARNHART STORE

Another business deal of Importance
whereby Wilder r. Jones will take
over the gents furnishing goods store
and business of w. F. aBrnhart about
the 18th of next month was consum-
ated this week. Mr.. Barnhart is also
selling his lot and store building, Miss
Folz buying it. She will continue to
occupy her present quarters with her
milinary store and Mr.. Jones will
take the present Barnhart quarters.
Mr.. Jones will hardly need an in
PRODUCTION to Lynden and Whatcom,
county people. For five years he has
been employed in the drygOods and
furnishing fgoods side of the Far
mers' Mercantile Co. store. Before
that he was employed for about live
years in tie same lines by Montague
& McHugh, of Bellingham.
Mr.. Jones said in answer to ques-
ton:
"Will | have a store name? Yes,
| / lulHk IL oSoL " AAo'S O'S'
store will be known as THE Effic-
iency Shop"
q am fully aware that the word
efficiency" is not a word to be
spoken of lightly and / have chosen
the name only after very serious
thought.
1T is my aim to carry merchandise
that will come up to certain hlgn
standard of efficiency in quality and
workmanship. / believe that people
want good goods at a right price
rather than cheap goods at a cheap
price.
Il shall sell for cash and have one
price for everybody.
Il mean to run this business on
strickly Golden Rule principles and
IL | succeed it will be simply be-
!, cause | have been well sustained
The weather is ordered for the fair
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
FAST HORSE RACING SATURDAY

owners and their friends. Those
who love horse racing for the fun OF
horse racing should be present. This
vii, especially be a good opportunity
for the Lynden people to get ac-
ouainted with Little Snip who never
hefore raced in our own town. He
was bought nearly year ago by
Messrs Rusco and NAPLES from a
Seattle stable. He is bay with a
patch of grey roam about his hind
quarters and tail. The Everson mare
is a dark brown in color.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

The first of a series of afternoon
sporting events is to be pulled off in
Lynden next Saturday, at in the
afternoon.
1t will be a 1900 yard horse race
between A. f. Rusco's Little Snip"
and a racing mare owned by George
Swanset, of Everson.
The race will be run on the straight
road west of town starting at the
Beech cottage near the town limits
and running west 1900 yards.
The prize to be won by the fastest
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
VAN HEMERT BUYS
INTO |. D. STORE

A business transaction of con-
siderable importance this week is
the purchase by P. J. Van Hemert Of
the Ed Eerkes stock in the Lynden
Department Store, Inc., Mr. Eerkes
retiring from the company.
Mr.. Van Hemert has been in the
west less than year, coming mere
from South Dakota where he still
has considerable interests. In South
Dakota his business was grain and
real estate. but he has also had con-
siderable experience in the mercan-
tile lines. He will take an active IN
Aerest in the store and devote 20
It his entire energies. Mr.. Wapies'
and Mr.. Boerhave retain their stock
in the company .
The LINDEN Department Store Is
one OF the old established businesses
Of LINDEN. For years 1t has oeen
ono Of the best known stores IN the
county. It was originally built up
by w, H. Waples, VINO apout
wears ago took in Messrs Eerkes ane
Boerhave as partners turning over TN
management of the business 10 1ne'''
since then as in the past its po"c'
has been a liberal. progressive ON
that always brought lots OF business
to the town.
The taking in of new blood and cal
ital makes the company stronger "'''
n one may judge from reports AM
from appearances Mr.. Van Hemert
a man who will be a leader IN al
progressive movements. not only 10
his own business but for the town.
The sidewalk and front OF khap
Bros. store today looks like a CIT
piano factory. They are "h'oau
ana storing a full load OF pianos
Look for particulars next week.
There is only one big fair In Wna'
com county. Coming up
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
SEEDING NEWLY BURNED-OVER LANDS
GEORGE SEVERANCE

Italian rye grass lbs, English rye
grass lbs, tall oat grass 4 lbs, red
clover lbs, and alsike clover lbs.
All except timothy are excellently ad-
apted in manner of growth to pastur-
ing and do we'll in this climate. Tim
othy is inserted because of its GER
taintv of making a stand and its
high feeding value.
On wet land it would be we'll to
omit tall oat grass and red clover
and substitute 4 lbs. red top.
Large owners should be able to de-
rive considerableg revenue from
properly seeded logged off lands by
leasing if they own no live stock.
BE sire that the seed used is free
from noxiops seeds and possesses high
vitality.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

|5yNo time is being lost in preparing
the fair grounds for this falls fair
The slashing Is finished and burning
is underway./As soon as the burning
is done Slade will get busy with his
rig clearing the ground ready for the
builders. s1s
The we'll is now practically COM
pleted. The ball park will be ready
for games in a few days. Work. on
the track will be underway in a
few days.
Lynden is giving an example OF
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
FAST WORK ON FAIR GROUNDS
READY FOR THIS FALL

what Western people can do when
they are in hurry. The Tribune ex-
poets that this falls fair will be
held in a completed fair grounds
|fhe best grounds in Western Wash
kgtar potfeven excepting the old
sseasSa n puysElupJ Wherever p,s'
sible S(hout spelling the view of
the Sk and where not conflicting
withsi es for building shade trees are
bein it.
Sac your prize produce for the
Whdc4 I'm County Fair.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

The Farmers Mercantile Co. store
is almost chock-a-block with new
fall and winter goods that are ar
irving now.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

Whatcom county fair dates, Will be
named next week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

The weather will be fine, fair time.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

The weather is ordered for the fair.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24

There is only one big fair In what
com county. Coming up
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-01

God Himself-they are called inalien-
able they are the right to life and the
pursuit of happiness. He enjoys liber-
ty in as far as wise and just laws pro-
tect that life and enables him to pur-
sue that happiness Without just laws
to protect erroneous opinions Of right
and wrong, to restrain those who may
be evily inclined, from infringing upon
the rights of others, we could have no
liberty. We must have wise judges,
skilled in the law and we must have
our court of last appeal. When in
doubt we do not decide for ourselves,
but the court says, "this is the law and
this is the decision" "This you must
do" This you must not do
This system or manner Of prescrlp-
tion 10y law instead of curtailing our
liberty is precisely what makes us free.
Ii insureS us freedom because it pro-
hibits any man from taking unjust ad-
vantage over another by any means
whatsoever This my friends We call
Civil liberty and because we have and