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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-23

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, February term.
1912, All Lexington. Order of publica-
tion. In vacation, December 9TH, 1911.
Charles j.. MISUNDERSTANDING
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
INTERURBAN
PROBABILITIES
Agents for the Project Have Begun to
Secure Options for the
Right-of-Way.

QUINCY, H., Nov. 14.-Prospects
for an interurban railroad for Quincy
in the near future seem quite bright.
For the last three days, since Friday,
agents for the Quincy. Keokuk and
Niota interurban railroad project.
which Is headed by Henry Dayton and
backed by Quincy capital, have been
working along Jefferson and Vine
streets, getting the residents of that
section signed up for the right-of
way along those streets. 1t is under
stood that the road will enter Quincy
from the north, coming down Vine
street. make the circuit of the city and
go out on Jefferson street. 1t is also
understood that acutal construction
work on the road will begin within
a few months
Only in one place On either Jeffcr-
son Or Vine streets has opposition to
the road been encountered. The con-
gregation of ST. Francis church. ii is
said, opposes the construction of the
road down Vine street on account of
the danger to the school children who
attend the parochial school ana ST.
Francis college. Unless the authori-
ties of the congregation decide differ
emily, the route Of the proposed road
may have to be changed, since the
church controls the property from
Seventeenth to Twentieth streets on
Vine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
STEAMER MOLINE
WAS DESTROYED
Storm of Saturday Played Havoc with
River Boat Alton, Ill, and
Endangered Lives.

A river story from st. Louis tells OF
the destruction of the steamer Moline
at Alton Saturday night, in the follow.
ing paragraphs:
Reports of more damage to boats
on the Mississippi river at st. Louis
and Alton, H., in the storm of Satur.
day night were received on the river
front yesterday. The steamer City OF
Moline was sunk at Alton, imprison.
ing Toby Martin, the engineer, in a
cabin and endangering his life. The
steamer Keystone State was towed
from the center of the river, where
she was blown in the storm.
Martin, engineer on the steamer
City OF Moline, anchored at the foot
of Prospect street, Alton, awakened
at two o'clock yesterday morning snd
found himself trapped in a cabin OF
the steamer, which had turned over
in the storm, with the water slowly
creeping to the roof The steamer is
owned and operated by the Mississip.
pi Sand Company of Alton.
Martin became cold in the morning
and was awakened by the wet bed
coverings. He started to get out of
bed and found the cabin filled with
water. Martins only escape was
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14

vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health meens SO much
to me that for the sake of other suffer
ing women | am willing to make my
trouble public SO you may publish
this letter. - MRS. CHAs. BARCLAY.
RED, Granitevillc, VT.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and un.
qualified endorsement. No other med.
icine we know Of has such record
OF cures as has Lydia Z. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years 1T has been
curing woman's ills such as infiamma-
ton, liberation. fbroid tumors irreg.
ularities, periodic pains and nervous
prostration, and it is unequalled for
carrying women safely through tho
period Of change Of life.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
and always helpful
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14

ficials will be present. Besides the
nearly four thousand delegates which
have accepted invitations the officials
of the congress say that upwards OF
fifteen thousand sight-seers will also
be present, making 1t the greatest
congress ever held.
Tho Vests Forum for Free Speech.
The Trans-Mississippi commercial
congress is The Free Forum OF the
West. 1t is a sort OF clearing house
Tor western ideas, which crystalize in
to legislative form in Washington. The
resolutions adopted by the congress
are forwarded to the national nresi.
dent, who, unless he oversteps prece-
dence, drafts them into bis annual
message to congress. In 1891 in Kan
sas City the Trans Mississippi was
conceived, though it got It's real birth
d Few months later in Manitou. Colo
rauo. AT that time three organiza-
ions existed in the west--the deem
water convention, the Trans Missis-
sippi convention and the first west
erh states congress. The first of these
WAS movement for gulf ports, and
.he latter two devoted attention to
lhe national congress in the hope that
agitation would force recognition on
the part of the eastern states. The
east having political control got polit-
icai patronage, and therefore the mon
ey' leaving the west without appro-
priations for Improvements.
Alya Adams, former governor of
colorado, called joint meeting of
these three organizations in Manitou
and from this joint meeting there
came the union which developed into
the existing organization.
On the opening night of tn. con.
gress the Kansas City Commercial
club will hold its annual John Law
Treaty banquet at which, this time.
fifteen hundred plates will be s3,ead.
The holding Of such banquet in con-
neetion with the congress is truly ap-
propriate. The congress will meet in
Convention Hall, though because OF
the great volume OF business which
win be transacted especial meetings
VIII be held every morning and after
noon in some of the downtown thea
tres.
III is going to be the biggest and
most important congress ever held by
the association, and this fact is caus-
ing Kansas City to wake to fitting
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mlttee with the need of improvements
special trip will be made down the
river to st. Louis in a feet of four
vessels. OF which the good ship Ches-
! ter VIII carry the command. Walter
>. Dickey, president OF the Kansas
Clty-Missouri River Navigation Com
pany, will be actively in charge of the
Missouri river matter. and will make
an address. Champ Clark, speaker
OF the house of representatives, Sena-
tor James A. Reed, of Missouri, John
Burke, governor Of North Dakota.
Congressman William P. Borland, OF
Missouri. Charles s. Deneen. COVER
nor OF Illinois. Herbert S. Hadley, gov
ernor OF Missouri, r. s. Veesey, gov
ernor OF South Dakota, j. Y. Sanders,
governor of Louisiana, w. X. Kava-
naugh, president Of the Lakes to CUT
Deep Waterway Association, and
Charles F. Booher, will espouse the
Missouri river cause in addresses.
OFFICIAL Panama Canal Pictures.
In connection with the vast import
ance OF improving the river comes
Lieutenant George Goethals with the
pictures he has taken of the progress
made on the Panama canal. Through
the efforts of Congressman Borland,
governmental permission was obtained
to show these pictures at the congress.
1t VIII be the first time that public
eyes have gazed upon them. Last
winter congress had brief. glimpse
OF them. These pictures are taken
daily, and when the great canal opens
its locks In reception to the first
ship the photographs will be filed
away in government archives as rec
ords
On the conservation of the nation q
health, Senator Robert l.. Owen, OF
Oklahoma, will speak, championing
his bill which provides for public
health commission. DR.. w. A. Evans,
health commissioner of Chicago. viii
talk on the same subject. But this
Dill has met some lively opposition
from health cure sects end thew will
be there in person TO give their ideas
OF how to keep healthy. They claim.
the congress officials say, that the bill
hampers public freedom, and on this
ground they will oppose it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
Those Bad Spells

Lebanon Jet, Ky.-Mrs. Minnie
Lamb. OF this place. says: Il be-
lieve would have been dead by now,
had it not been for Cardui. | haven't
had one of those bad spells since 1
commenced to use this medicine"
Cardui is specific medicine for the
ills from which women suffer. Made
from harmless, vegetable ingredients,
Cardui Is safe. reliable remedy, and
has been successfully used by weak
and ailing women for more than fifty
years. Thousands Of women have
Deen helped back to health and hap
plness by Its use. Why not profit by
their experience? A trial will CON
vince you that Cardui is just what
you need.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
Enthusiastic Crowds
Throng Drug store
Many Local People Now Prais-
ing New Medicine That Has
Created Excitement in
Davenport and Other
Cities.

The great good that is being done
In this city and vicinity has caused a
flame Of conviction to sweep over
many homes, and scores of people are
going to the Wilkinson & Co. drug
store to get some Of the health-creat.
Ing Root Juice that mas caused SO
much talk sin Davenport and other
cities during the past two months.
The necessity OF proving the merits
OF the great remedy has almost ceas-
ed as most OF the people having
heard of some neighbor or friend who
is rapidly improving under the Juice
treatment, are convinced OF its great
merit.
1t seems that after people take the
medicine few days they praise it SO
highly that their suffering friends
and neighbors, lose no time in going
to the store to get some of it. 1t is
said that the scientist spent a for.
tune in perfecting Root Juice and he
is certainly being rewarded, for it is
almost impossible to make the medi-
cine fast enough to supply the de.
mands. Its curative Influence in
cases of Indigestion. dyspepsia, belch-
Ing. boating, loss of appetite, and in
fact. most any form of stomach and
kidney trouble and rheumatism seems
little short Of marvellous. The appe.
tite increases, the digestion improves
and rheumatism pains seem simply to
vanish after few doses.
Many ptople after taking the rem
edy few days are so enthusiastic in
their praise that 1t is hard to doubt
the health-giving properties of the
medicine. We are informed that the
demonstration will continue but a few
days longer. The Root Juice is sold
for one dollar bottle or three bot
ties for two dollars and a half.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
through small window covered with

through small window covered with
a heavy screen.
Martin called for help. The waves
beating against the side OF the boa.
and strong wind blowing in an op.
posite direction made 1t impossible
for him to be heard by anyone. The
imprisoned man became frantic, each
moment the water was rising and the
boat was falling gradually on its
side.
Hammers Way Out With Rifle.
Martin took down an old rifle
which hung on the cabin wall and be-
gan battering the window screen. At
ter almost half an hour. with the wa.
ter up to his knees, the staples In
the screen gave way. He crawled out
of the little window on the side of
the steamer. his night clothes frozen
to his body.
Martin climbed a 25-foot cliff. ran
to Sparks milling Company's plant,
several blocks from the river bank,
and telephoned to the captain Of the
steamer, George A. Darling. The en-
gineer at the mill supplied him With
clothes. Martin later was taken to his
home and treated by physician. He
is suffering from the shock. The
steamer was damaged $1,000, even il
it can be raised
The steamer Keystone State was
blown from her mornings the foot
of Clark Avenue, St. Louis, to the
middle of the Mississippi river. She
gave distress signal and the tug
Susie Hazard, with Capt. Thomas
Parker in command, went to her res.
cue, and while the storm was raging,
brought her safely back to the wharf
where she was anchored securely.
The propeller wheel of the Key.
stone State was damaged by collid-
ing with the Hazard and yesterday
repairs were being made on her.
Capt. Milt Harry announced the boat
would not leave st. Louis for Boards
town until Wednesday, when the
damage will have been repaired.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14

Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho,
whose great hobby is irrigation, will
present facts on this subject to the
congress. Railroads and interstate
rates will get their share of attention.
Governor Chester H. Aldrich, of Ne
braska, will talk about THE Regula-
ton of Interstate Rates and Their
Relation to the Producer and Con-
sumer,' and along the same lines will
be the addresses given by David R.
Francis, former governor of Missouri;
Governor Stubs, of Kansas, and John
L. Powell, president of the Southwest
ern Shippers Association, and Judge
Sam H. Cowan. of Fort Worth, Texas.
John F. Shafroth, governor of Colo
RADIO, and John B. White, president of
the national conservation congress,
will deliver addresses on conserva.
ton.
Insurance and Justice is the sub.
ject on which Darwin P. Kingsley,
president of the New York Life Insur-
ance company, will SPEAK. Col. Fred
Fleming, vice president of the Kansas
City Life Insurance Co., is president
of the congress.
From every state west of the Mis-
sissippi river, and from Alaska, Ha-
wall and the Philippine Islands the
delegates will attend the congress.
These delegates are appointed by the
governors of the states, counties.
cities. and also by all kinds of COM
mercial and business organizations.
Nine governors and nearly two hun
dred government heads and other Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14

OF dollars have been appropriated ~
congress for retaining land, both by
irrigation projects and drainage ca
nails The existence of the postal
banking system is due largely to the
efforts of the Trans-M Mississippi.
Through the endeayors of this body
rivers have been improved into nav
igable streams, and scores Of other
useful and beneficial things have been
accomplished.
But this year the congress has two
things to deal with, each of them Of
colossal importance. The one-cur-
rency reform is of national import,
the other of local interest-the west
ern rivers improvement appropriation.
The former has to do with Senator
Aidrich's proposed banking bill,
which provides for centralized bank
ing system controlling one national
reserve fund ready, and guaranteeing
TO render the country panic-proof and
at the same time, TO open up for use
the millions of dollars stored in fine
separate banks as reserve funds
Aldrieh to Champion His Bill.
ne west is an important factor in
the nation, and the commercial inter
ests OF the west are not to be unno-
uced. So far no definite expression
mas come from the west on the AL
drich bill, largely, perhaps, because
the west has had no opportunity of
studying 1t. 1t is almost impossible
TO comprehend its technicalities by
perusal of the bill Thorough under
standing of the bill requires language,
and Senator Aldrich has agreed to
champion in person the merits of his
pet measure. Senator La Toilette
who has studied the currency oues-
ton also, is expected to be there and
De heard on the other side.
Also George NJ Reynolds, president
OF the Continental and Commercial
National bank of Chicago, the largest
bank in America, and w. II. Fuuua.
president of the First National bank
OF Amarillo, Texas. and also president
OIL the Texas Bankers Association. win
be among the score of speakers who
VIII take further part in the discus-
sion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
IT'S THE VESTS CLEARING.
HOUSE FOR IDEAS AND OPINIONS

Knowing this more than four hun
bred bankers from over the west have
signified an intention of hearing the
speech. When the last question has
been answered and the vote has been
counted the resolution adopted will be
the acting influence on the future life
OF the bill. But, judging from the
tone of some of the letters received
at congress headquarters in the Rialto
building, Kansas City, many of the
western bankers oppose Senator Al
1iich's bill, so the scene during the
discussion of ,nis bill may prov, o
be interesting if not exciting. There
will be more than four thousand dele
gates present to cast unanimous
vote for the twenty million dollar ap-
preparation for improving the Missouri
river above st. Louis. This amount
is asked for in lots of two million dol
lars year.
Governor John Burke of North Da-
kota, who is president of the Missouri
River Improvement Association, hay
ing to do with the upper river, will
probably call special meeting OF
his organization to meet here with the
congress and boost the scheme it
fathers Fourteen members of the
house rivers and harbors committee
will be present to hear the debate
which will take place. Stephen NJ.
Sparkman. who is chairman of that
committee, will also be present.
Strong Speakers for the Waterways.
In order to fully impress this COM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14

When Speaker Champ Clark, Gov.
son w. Aldrich of Rhode Island, Gov.
Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri. AID d
few other of the nations men or note
take the floor at the Trans-M Mississippi
commercial congress, which meets in
Kansas City, today for a four days
session, there will be enough interest
in what they have to say to the peo-
pie of the west to warrant listening.
For the officials of the congress
have uttered the word that no one
will be allowed to read his opinions
from a paper. No, every man who ac-
cepts an invitation to address this
congress must be wide-awake one,
and able to flow his thoughts directly
from his tongues end. This ruling,
while particularly cheering to the
four thousand delegates who will at
tend the congress, Is wiser still, for
1t will improve the interest OF debate
hundredfold.
An Association That Has Been Felt.
And mighty questions will be prob
ably finally settled before the con-
gress adjourns. For the resolutions
adopted by the delegates assembled
at these congresses sound the key
note of feeling in the west that the
lawmakers in the east may act ac-
cordingly. And always In the twenty
two years that the congress has de-
bated and resoluted the national leg
islators have needed the keynote.
Through this body's influence millions
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
Clarence Mull!kin has about fift

Clarence Mullikin has about fifty
J. F. Parker, 2o21 No. 10t1 ST.. FIT.
Smith, Ark. says that he had taken
many kinds OF kidney medicine, but
did not get better until he took Foley
Kidney Pills. No matter how long
you have had kidney trouble. you will
find quick and permanent benefit by
the use of Foley Kidney Pills. Start
taking them now. Wilkinson G Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
Found Valuable Psari.

A negro pearl hunter the other cay
found pearl weighing At grains in
the waters of Lake Bioteneau, near
Shreveport, La, said to be one OF the
largest gems OF its kind In the United
States. The finder sold 1t in Shreve.
port for $3.50, and the purchaser in
turn received ,i,50O for the stone. The
second owner was merchant, but the
third professional pearl buyer. This
last values the gem at $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14

Or. BRUCE Z. alLFlLl.AN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
once. CHA Mair street. o,s
Crooks q Cox Millinery store. B,l
Phone 100 Black.
Residence 317 North Fourth stre,.
Bell Phone 1880 Red.
Hours: 1912 a. M: "a D. M: ~
p. m. Sunday by appointment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14

I rom nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and l
can truly say that
Lydia e. Pinkham's
V eget a b lie Com
pound has proved
worth mountains OF
gold to me, as 1t
restored my health
and $ treng TIL. l
never forget to tell
my friends what
II vida r. piukbau,,o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
OR. : EATON JOHNSTON

DR.. J EATON JOHNSTON
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
The only physician practicing OF.
opatny IN the county. The SmI.heont
a. truss fitted and guaranteed, til.
cniy truss that holds. Office. North
side OF Main street, third door aboy.
ilfth- Phone 80. Residence, Ninth and
webster Phone 4S4. ,. O. Lock Boz
4l. Warsaw. Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14

IN WOMAN
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Graniteville, Vt.-"I was passing
through the Change Of Life and suffered
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REST AND WEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

MRS WIasLow's SooruISG SYRUP has bee1
used for over Sixty YEARS by MILLIONS,9 :,
TkETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. -, ~
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Minsiow's Soothing syrup" and take no otSo
kind. Twenty Eve cents bottle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-14
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

CONTRACTORS AND 9UILDERS
John W. Young. Builder. Superin
tendent and contractor for al kinds
o construction. Also general repair
work. Prompt and careful attention
given 10. plans and estimates. Youf
patronage solicited Office SOC Blon'
eeau. Iowa p: one. Office 2143: resi-
dence. 3342.
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OR. c. J. CHRISTENSEN
OSTEOPATHlC PHYSICIAN
<. NJ. G. A. Building.
once hours-e to ~ q. NJ; Q to Il
p. N. Residence. Iowa phone liz;
rings Office. Iowa phone HI Il
ring: Residence 800 North Eighth q
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entertainment Of the guests who will
come.
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PROFESSIONAL CARns
PHYSICIANS
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PHfSiCii AND SURGEON
Oliice. ~ North Fifth strsa,
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p. M: evenings. 2 to 8: SUNDAY, !
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Strong Speakers for the Waterways.
In order to fully impress this COM
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-25
STANDARD OIL WILL SPLIT

A great many speculations have been
INDUCED in as to what the Standard
Oil Company would do in consequence
OF the recent decision of the supreme
court, most people seeming to be of the
opinion that it would find some way to
elude the law. The following from the
New York Sun, which is regarded as
being the best posted of all newspap-
ers on corporation affairs will there
fore be of national interest:
'One of the principal officers Of the
Standard Oil Company set at rest yes
terday the rumors which have been
going about Wall street since last May
that the corporation would find a way
TO reorganize within the law. The
Standard Oil Company will not be re-
organized. 1t will be split up into
thirty five smaller companies and each
stakeholder in the major corporation
will get his proportionate share in
each one of them.
There is no scheme of reorganiza
ton being considered said the Stand
ard Oil officer We are going to do
exactly what the supreme court told
us to do, and that is to divide up. We
will distribute our stock in thirty-fiv
companies to each holder of stock In
the Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey AS matter of fact, that is al
we can do and still act within the de-
cision of the supreme court"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-25
SUBMARINE SCORED

An incident of the recent battle of
Block Island" showed how dangerous
an opponent of the battleship the sub
marine is likely to prove in war.
While the flagship Connecticut, OF
the blue fleet. was creeping in, with
her big guns in readiness, theoretical
ly, to blow the enemy out of the water,
a defending submarine, the Grayling,
bobbed up alongside.
Lieut. Donald C. Bingham, in COM
mand, hailed the battleship in a casual
way and asked the officer of the deck
for permission to tie up to one of the
battleship's boOms.
The Crawling, unpereieved had stol-
en- under water to the battleships side
and had theoretically pierced the net
and blown the flagship to atoms.
Her unexpected appearance and the
cool request of Lieut.. Bingham caused
CONSERVATION more than theoretical
on the Connecticut.