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Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04
Resolutions Of Respect

Canterbury Bell Rebekah Lodge,
No. 50s, I. o. o. F., Gray, Iowa.
Whereas; The Angle of Death
having entered our ranks and taken
from us our faithful Brother, Walter
j. Audas reminding MS "That in the
midst of Life we are IN Death,'' also,
what good we may domust be done
now as we pass this way but once.
Whereas; His demise breaks our
ranks by death for the FIRST time
since its i organization, about ten
years ago, he being charter mem
ber of our beloved order, and to his
memory therefore be it
Resolved; That although he will
be with US no more, his kindly words,
his noble deeds, his faithful perfor-
nance of every duty should be cher
ished in our memory. He may be
gone but will not be forgotten.
Resolved; That Canterbury Bell
Rebekah Lodge extends it's love and
heartfelt sympathy to all the sor-
rowing ones, bereft SO suddenly of a
kind and loving husband and father,
especially the members of our below
ed order and CO. workers in Friend
ship, Love and Truth and point them
for comfort in this dark hour to Him
who doeth all things we'll. Be it
further
Resolved; That our Charter be
draped in mourning for thirty days,
that copy of these resolutions be
presented to the family and publish
ed in the Audubon County Journal
and Advocate and the Iowa Odd Eel
low, and also placed upon our Lodge
records.
Fraternally Submitted,
Cora Mclaughlin
Eva Beers Committee
Myrtle Corner
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04
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Mr.. Sam Dutler spent Sunday at
Al Pindell home.
Jim Murry and family were Sun
day visitors at Ben Blacks.
Art Cameron and family spent
Sunday at Nels Christensen's.
Miss Katie Campbell is working
for Charlie Lay land at present.
Mrs. Lue Moore and children were
Sunday visitors at John Egans.
Miss Myra Bull spent Friday af-
ternoon at the Sam Dutler home.
Misses Eva and Julia Egan spent
Sunday at their uncles, John Egan's.
Willis Coffman and family spent
Saturday evening at the George Bull
home.
Mrs. Bert johnson OF Audubon is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert Felt
ner this week.
Mr.. August Dutler, Miss Margaret
Esgan, Allen Ditto and brother were
Sunday visitors at Sam Dutler's.
Sam Dutler's gave dance last Sat
urday evening. A large crowd at
tended and they all had very good
time.
Lost-Two steers coming 2 years of
age, missed first April 2lst. They
were spotted red and white. If found
please notify.
Mr.. Sam Dutler
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04
In The Wake OF the Measles

The little son of Mrs. O. B. Palmer,
Little Rock, Ark, had the measles The
result was severe cough which grew
worse and he could not sleep. She says:
'sone bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound completely cured him and
he has never been bothered since.'
Group. whooping cough, measles cough
all yield to Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. The genuine is in a yellow pack
age always. Refuse substitutes. Sold by
all druggists.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04

Mrs. Mease was Manning shop
per Tuesday.
Grandma Beason went to Audubon
Tuesday evening.
Charlie Mclaughlin was Carroll
caller last Tuesday.
John 10 nes went to his home at
Malcom Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Charles McLachlin and Alma
were Manning shoppers, Tuesday.
Mrs. Bessie Bunker spent Saturday
and Sunday at the parental home.
Chas. Garmire and wife were Aud
ubon shoppers Tuesday afternoon.
The Markley carpenters went out
to Mr.. Kenasts Tuesday to do some
work.
Mr.. Grun and his brother in law
are back at Gray to buy old iron
again.
Miss Ina McLachlin spent Satur-
day night and Sunday at tbs Smith
home. se
Miss O'Leary went to her home in
Anita Friday evening returning Sum
day evening.
Mrs. John Dunick of Manning Wis
tied her parents between trains Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Rogers and Delphia and Mrs.
Jensen and Marie were Manning
shoppers Saturday.
Orvilla Linn went down to her
Grandma Clarks's near Hamlin last
Saturday for a visit.
Mrs. John Markley and Steve went
to see her daughter Mrs. Ed Lacy,
who is sick last Sunday.
During the high wind Sunday af-
ternoon the smoke stack on the Up
dixie elevator wss blown down.
Glenn McLachlin of Omaha came
Saturday night to visit his parents
and other relatives during Sunday.
Frank Gray and wife returned
Tuesday morning from visit with
their son and family at Grundy Cen
ter.
Next Monday evening, May Sth
there will be an address by Rev
Riggs. State President of Young Peo
Piles Societies and short program by
the young people in the U B Church
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04
IN
Temptation

Brewer shrugged his shoulders lit
tie angrily. for the idle remark irri-
tated him.
Its so," persisted the speaker
you've the best chance on earth to
be dishonest if you wanted to and
never be suspected. Lucky for the
banks-and lucky for you-that you're
honest!"
The words repeated themselves in
his mind as Brewer walked along.
Crayfoot was right Brewer, an ex-
pert man on safes, time and time
again again held the secrets of bank
vaults in his mind, with no man to
stop him should he choose to dispose
of the night watchman and, opening
those vaults, relock them after help
ing himself. 1t was indeed lucky that
he was honest.
With the speculative Smile still curv-
ing his lips he turned in at the Guth-
rles' house. springing up the steps
with the eagerness which was always
his when Gertrude Guthrie was near.
AS she came toward him, smiling.
Brewer thought again, as he had
thought innumerable times before,
how all things beautiful should be hers
by right-beauty of surroundings, Of
garb, of jewels. That she should be
wasted in obscurity seemed crime
and the Guthrie family was in only
moderate circumstances, with all the
longing of those poor for generations
for the power of wealth.
That evening he discovered that ex-
,c1tement swayed Gertrude's parents.
Evans, the millionaire. had of late
shown marked preference for Ger
trude's society. So In her mother 8
heart a wild hope had sprung to life.
Brewer, who always had been cordial
ly welcomed before, felt a chill in the
| air.
J You forget" Gertrude's mother told
her when she had promised Brewer
that she would go with him to the
theater the following evening, you
J forget that Mr.. Evans said he might
| call"
Brewer, watching the color come
and go on the girls face with queer
choking sensation in his throat, knew
that to Gertrude also Evans was a
glittering prospect.
Walking slowly homeward, thinking
1t over, he could not blame her. With
the possibility of losing her, despera.
ton began to tinge his thoughts. He
was still going over the same weary
round mentally the following day as
he worked on the time lock of the
Eastern bank. Into his musings, clear
and sharp like stroke, doated Cray
foot's idle suggestion as to his chances
to enrich himself.
His hands trembled as he worked
on. Once or twice he glanced, half
frightened. into the interior of the
vault, where he had no right to go.
Strange thoughts disturbed his brain
and his lips tightened into a line as
he planned-for 1t could do no harm
to plan. 1t really was very simple.
The only drawback was that eyentu-
ally suspicion would narrow down to
him. BY then, however, he could have
his plunder safely concealed. They
could prove nothing and Gertrude
would believe in him.
This thought brought the first chill,
for how could he face her. she believ-
ing In him? He remembered her
trustful eyes and breathed hard Then
he remembered Evans and again took
up his planning with Tightening lips.
There was queer medley in his
brain several nights later when he
again sought Gertrude He had a mad
fancy that he could better crystalline
his plans Il he were in her presence
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04
Quite Different.

The Chauffeur-If you don't pay q
taxicab bill in this town you can be
arrested. Do you know that?
The Load-1'll accept your word for
1t, old chap. And while you're taking
me round to the police station, I'll
have nap. The way you drive 1t will
be matter Of two hours. at least.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04
Natural Bent.

Cholly-I can't get one of the ponies
In this show to have word to say to
me.
Bill-That proves they have horse
sense
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04
Tho Difference.

Jack the Giant Killer was very
different man from Jack the Bean
Stalk"
"How different?"
"One raised beans. but the other
raised thunder.s'
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-04
Too Smart for .wx.r

90 smart for q Lawyer.
b. Davis Noxon was one of the
ablest lawyers In central New York. A
young man entered his office as stu
dent and was given Blackstone to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-01

OF notification hereinafter provided
for, one hundred and eighty-five (1S5)
or more of the type of arc lights here
matter described, for the use of the said
City, for the sum and at the rate OF
sixty (60) dollars, per annum for each
and every light, and to furnish such
additional number of lights at the
same price as the City may require
from time to time during the exist
ance of this contract. The City agrees
to pay for each and every such light,
at the rate aforesaid, on or before the
twentieth (20) day of each calendar
month for the lamps and service dur
ing the preceding month.
The Grantee shall, within a reason
able time after the date of notification
hereinafter provided for, procure the
necessary new equipment and install
the same in accordance with specifi-
cations hereinbelow given. Until such
time as the new lamps are installed,
the schedule herein contracted for
shall be maintained with the present
lamps and equipment, and the City
shall pay therefor at the rate and in
the manner above specified.
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CONTRACT AND ORDINANCES
Contract.

OOHVTdCL, 0-|
This Contrab and Agreement, made
and entered into this second day of
May, 1911, between Joseph o. Proctor,
u, his successors, lessees and assigns,
hereinafter called the Grantee and
the City of Keokuk. municipal cor
poration existing under the laws of
the state of Iowa, hereinafter called
the "City"
The Grantee agrees. on behalf of
himself, his successors. lessees and
assigns. in consideration of the pay
ments hereinafter specified to be made
by the City, to furnish, maintain and
operate for a period Of seven ca years
next ensuing from and after the date
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-01
New Capital and New Industry.

Not since Engineer Hugh H. Cooper
took UP and successfully prosecuted
the great water power enterprise has
anything SO fortunate happened to
keokuk as the present purpose of
Stone & Webster to take over the
public utilities of this city, provided
an extension to the present franchise
Is extended. There should be as near
unanimous approval to the franchise
as it is possible to obtain at a public
election, which is required under the
law. The franchises appear elsewhere
in this issue and should be read care
fully. They are largely similar in re.
quirements TO the existing ones in the
matter of detail but vastly different
in point Of seFyce as the new com
pany will install the very latest arc
lamp which gives almost three times
the illuminating power that is furn-
ished by the present company, and
in addition to this decided improve
ment will operate the lights on an
all-night, every-night schedule. The
Improvement in the service is certain
ly to be desired and will be an appre-
ciable change. It will be a welcome
departure from the past insufficient
and inefficient lighting system. But
the Improvement in lights is not the
greatest benefit to Keokuk. The OBJ
portunitv to identify Stone & Webster
with the city's comme-c.al life is of
the largest importance. This firm is
vitality interested in the building of
The water power and it is their finan-
cial interest in the water power en-
terprise that creates their desire to
own the Keokuk public utilities. It
is not their policy to make invest
naents in cities OF small population.
Their entire operating career covering
years of successful and dependable
business dealings has been with the
larger cities of the country.
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tract over for publication. and to
hear the remarks of Mr.. Trawick.
The conference was not heralded anu
only few of the business men were
called in. Those present were the
following: Mayor j. F. Elder, Attor-
ney A. Hollingsworth, Thomas H.
Joyce Asaph Buck, A. E. Johnstone,
c. +. Skirvin, DR.. S. w. Moorehead, l..
A. Hamill, :. D. Ayres, C. P. Dorsey,
Charles Warwick, Senator e. p. Nc
Manus, Thomas McManus and Wells
M. Irwin. A number of these gentle
men participated in the discussion.
The ordinances and contract we're
read by Mayor Elder A number of
questions were asked in order that a
good understanding of them could be
gained Asaph Buck believed that
the contract would have been a better
one and the ordinances would be more
readily passed If the people saw they
we're getting light for less money
AS the contract now stands the same
money will be paid for light four
times as good as the present service,
and equal or better than any light in
the country, Mr.. Buck WAS alone in
extending this view of the matter.
The other gentlemen were thoroughly
pleased with the matter as presented
and expressed the confidence that the
people would carry the proposition by
an overwhelming majority They all
spoke of the great future in store for
Keokuk, and Mr.. Trawick conceded
with them in this belief. Thomas Nc
Manus moved that the ordinances and
contract be presented to the people
as they were, and as published in The
Gate City this evening.
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and the Keokuk Gas and Electrical
Company on or before January 1st,
1912. If the Grantee, his successors
OF before said date, written notifica-
or assigns acquire said properties on
ton thereof shall be given to the City
and the term of service herein pro-
vided for to begin upon receipt of
said notice by City.
In Witness Whereof, the parties have
executed this contract the day and
year first above written.
CITY OF KEOKUK.
Attest:
Clerk of the Council.
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Maintenance and Tests.

The lamps shall be maintained in
good operating condition and the
globes cleaned when the lamps are
trimmed. Tests shall be made at
reasonable intervals by the Grantee
in the presence of the representative
of the City, upon ten days written
notice by the City. Such tests shall
include suitable electrical measure
ments. In case the City so elects,
such tests may be verified by their
representative in the presence of the
representative of the Grantee. NO
such tests shall be made except by
competent person and at the risk
of the City or of the individual max
ing the test. it being the meaning and
intent of this provision that the Gran
tee shall not be liable for any injury
or damages occurring because of such
tests by the City or its representatives,
but all such damages shall be assum-
ed and paid by the City.
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Location Of Lamps.

Location of lamps under the initial
installation shall be the same as at
as directed by the City. No change
of lamp location shall be made by
the Grantee except by permission in
writing authorized by the City.
If any change in lamp location
shall be made at the request of the
City, after the lamp has been erected
the cost of making such change shall
be borne by the City.
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Ordinance No.

An ordinance granting to Joseph o.
Proctor, Jr., his successors, lessees
and assigns, the right to erect, and
maintain poles and wires in the City
OF Keokuk for the transmission and
distribution of electric energy for
light. heat, power, and other pur-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-01
Number o, Lamps.

The number of lamps to be furnish
shall be one hundred and eighty-fve
QS5) or more. The number of lamps
in the initial installation shall be the
same as at present. Additional lamps
shall be installed from time to time
as ordered by the City, except that no
additional lamps shall be required to
be installed within one year of the ex-
piration of the contract; neither shall
the Grantee be required to furnish
additional temporary lamps under this
contract
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size Of Lamps.

The lamps shall be commercial Sc
ampere size, adjusted for an average
voltage of not less than IA volts at
the terminals of the lamps and con
Stunning an average energy of 500
watts at the terminals of the lamps.
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type Of Lamp.

The lamps shall be standard mod
ern arc lamps of the type known as
Series Luminous" or Magnetic. :"
They shall be equipped with clear
glass globes of good quality and
trimmed with standard copper and
Magnetic electrodes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-01
A Few EspAsions.

This mornings contence was Tor
the purpose Of gaining few EXPIRES
sions from Keokuk buy ess men be.
fore giving the ordinaNs and con,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-01
Schedule.

The schedule of lighting shall be
what is known as the All Night
Every Night Schedule The lamps
shall be lighted all night and every
night of the year from one half hour
after sunset to one-half hour before
sunrise.
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Construction.

The whole installation, including
lamps, poles. crossarms, insulators
and wires. shall be of standard type
overhead construction, and the con-
struction shall be first-class and finish
ed in a workmanlike manner
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Extensions.
Circuits shall be extended from time
to time as necessary to provide for
additional lamps as above specified,
without charge to the City for such
extension, except, however, that where
a new lamp is located more than sew
en- hundred and fifty (750) feet from
an existing circuit the City shall pay
to the Grantee the cost of the part of
the extension for reaching such lamp
which exceeds seven hundred and fifty
(T50) feet.
Conditions.
The grantee, his successors and as
signs shall not be held liable on this
contract unless the ordinances for the
operation OF electric light and street
railway systems in Keokuk applied
for by Grantee on the 2Tth of April,
1911. are duly adopted and unless the
Grantee. his successors and assigns
acquire the properties of the Keokuk
Electric Railway and Power Company,
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The Grantee shall so operate the
lamps that outages shall not exceed
those usually occurring in good prac-
tice for this type of service. For such
outages as may occur, pro rata re-
duction may be made for the actual
time out as reported in writing to the
Grantee By the City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-14
BANDITS HOLD UP IRON MEN
Cubans Keep One as Hostage,
but He Escapes During Fight.

Santiago de cuba, oct 13.-Jennings
:. COX. ir. general manager of the
spanish-American Iron Company and
Pedro Aguilera. mining engineer and
c47cial of the Sranish-American Iron
rompanv. were held mp to-day uy ban
dts or the road from El Cuero 70 Santi-
,oo in the vicinity Of the Nina Nina
Pir.r The bandits demanded $1,000
f.o,o the mon. and held Aguilera as a
hostage. releasing Cox IN order that he
,,i,b. obtain the money with which TO
release Aguilera.
COX proceeded 70 Santiago and re-
turned with a party Of armed men. who
,,..-,ook the bandits and exchanged
snots with them. During this fight
Aeuiiera escaped from the bandits unin-
iIrod A strong detachment Of rural
Guards is now pursuing the outlaws
4, the Offices of the spanish-Amarican
rro, company. iu this city t was said
,.....r,i5v that uo word had been received
tb.ra regarding the reported cdptlre oi
S.r,- Aguifera Doubt was Expressed tnat
'h tbiug could be possible II was
g,ated that Senior Aguilera ls duoul i"Ttt-
.iS ,aars OF age and the son or Lieutenant
SSi,l1,crsi Francisco Aguilera. the 'uhan
,.5t ard hero Of tine ten years war
ta,t,oe. bodv was first buried 10 Ne" i'Tk
"a later removed to cuba.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-14
CRUTCH BREAKS IN STREET
Owner, Helpless, Is Turned over
70 Hospital by Police.

4 fracture Of his wooden crutch' Whlch
also produced abrasions Of the handle' 10
so,. nothing Of severe laCerations or the
unholstered arm rest. sent N'liiann
Quinn who says he Is a Philadeipn'a
,,I,-,obar IN the New York Hospital last
night after a fall in the street
Quinn was laboriously making his way
,,, Ninth avenue late yesterday after
,oor lust opposite No. 23S the crutcn
broke and sent the plumber into the gut
ter Patrolman Patrick Devine' OF lne
old West Goth street station. picked him
-, a,d had him removed 20 the station
house.
Dr Fater who came from the Ne"
vork Hospital with an ambulance, saw
that Ouinns injury did not warrant MS
being taken 70 hospital on the other
hand without the aid Of his crutch quinn
,rae as helpless as if he had no legs. he
sat crrled up on the station house moor
,,pila lieutenant Powers and DR.. Faber
argued the matter.
"The man cannot walk and would bet
Ter go 20 the hospital said the heuteh-
ant.
There is no reason why he should 20
20 y bosuital." returned the doctor. lie
isin't hurt. and he'll tell you So
Yes. but the man capt walk ana
what are we going 20 do with MIN
asked Lieutenant Powers. This sally was
unanswerable. and the man was taken w.
the hospital