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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Nearly Forty Quincy, Carthage, Nau
VOC and Hamilton Business
Men Meet at Club Rooms
Here.
MANY FORM COMPANY
N. D. Pound in Conference With the
Prospective Promoters Explains
the PROPOSE
ton.

A meeting of between thirty and
forty prospective interurban builders
was held at O'Clock this afternoon in
| the Commercial club rooms.
n. D. Pound of Chicago, mention of
whose coming to Keokuk for the pur-
pose of interesting promoters in the
keokuk to Carthage electric line,
was previously mentioned, held coun-
Gil with those of the business men he
has interviewed on the subject.
The delegation in the city today
includes business representation from
| Quincy, Carthage, Hamilton and Maui
VOC
Talk of forming an organization for
carrying through the construction of
the Carthage to this city interurban
line as well as the other roads men
toned previously in this paper. was
heard from both Mr. Pound and 9th
ers who have made stu,y of the sit
uation.
In discussing the matter just before
press time today, those in session
could give out nothing definite regard
intg the formation OF a stock company
but said that such company may be
formed
Capital to the extent of several
millions OF dollars was said to have
been represented in the group of out
of-town visitors here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
sawdust contaminates Stream.

Sawdust communicates water, &C.
cording to the decision Of a Virginia
court in the case brought by resi-
dents along the banks Of a stream
to prevent the owners of a sawmil.
from dumping the dust from their mill
into the water
The farmers testified that the saw
dust gave the water such color ard
offensive odor that the cattle would
not drink It. On the strength of this
testimony and other facts brought out
the court ordered the sawmil people
TO make other disposition of their
refuse Popular Mechanics
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
THE REVISION
OF THE CALENDAR
New British Scheme Has Many
Things in its Favor But One
Great Objection.

NEW YORK, April 1.-The opin-
ions of the university authorities in
America are being sought by the
hackers of a new British scheme for
the revision of the calendar The plan
as outlined is as follows:
The first day of the year shall be
blank holiday called New Years
Day which shall not count as day
of the week, of the month, or of the
quarter This leaves 1854 days for the
rest of the year, a number that di-
vides exactly into quarters of ninety.
one each and into fifty two weeks of
seven days each. Each quarter would
be divided into two months of thirty
days each, and one month of thirty
one days.
This revision would make a calen-
dar in which a given date would al
ways fall on the same day of the
week
1T would be of the greatest con
venience in many ways says Prof
Harold Jacoby OF Columbia university,
in statement on the subject
"A single calendar would serve you
for life time, and after few years
of practice with it, you would become
so accustomed to it, that you would
hardly need to refer to the printed
form. The day on which the first of
each month fell would soon be uncon-
sciously memoriZed
But there is also a vital objec-
ton. The odd day which is to be call
of New Years Day. really means that
the Sundays on either side would be
eight days apart. This would involve
a violation of the fourth command
ment and you would find the churches
against it. AS soon as the clergy rea-
Lies that such change would mean
such a violation, you will hear their
protests
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

making fabrics for the Chinese army.
Recently an American engineer built
steel bridge over the Yellow river
at Lanchufu.
Chengtu, the capital of Szechnan
province, is one of the wealthiest
cities in the Chinese Empire. Ac.
corning to recent census it has a
population of $4,000. The city has
broad, clean streets, paved with flag
stones. There is no other city in
emma except Canton which has such
| me shops as has Chengtu. AS the
city is not a treaty port and as it is
lar removed from foreign influences,
being 2,l00 miles up the Yangtse
river, foreign goods have been slow
IN fndlng market there. There are
probably about 200 foreign mission
ares living in and about the city, who
nave introduced many western ideas.
usually followed in time by the use
OF much foreign goods, many such
tsmaller GOODS already being in the
Guys foreign goods shops. Chengtu
VIII soon be purchasing an electric
hight plant and will possibly install
water works. Once this wealthy city
is opened to foreign commerce it will
offer splendid market for such for
eien goods as suit Chinese needs and
tastes.
The Chengtu plain, which is 80
miles long, and 40 miles wide, is YER
table garden spot. 1t has a system
OF irrigation, said to be 1000 years
old, meeting the needs of 1000, 00C
people who live on the plain. Besides
Chengtu there are on this plain other
large wealthy cities. Szechuan is the
largest and richest of the is Chinese
provinces. The purchasing power of
its SO,000;000 people is high, and it
should offer wonderful field for for
eign commerce as soon as the Han
kow-Szechuan railroad, now building,
taps its wealth.
The Szechuan cities on the Yangtse
river are prosperous and all have for
eign goods shops. Chungkin is the
largest and most important, and being
treaty port is more in contact with
things outside than any of the Ezech-
uan trade centres.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Modern Cities of China

consul Julean H. Arnold of Annoy
.eils OF some of the modern cities of
| interior China. Talyuanfu, the capi-
TAI Of Shansi province, is a city of
apout 10000 inhabitants, with broad
Wen paved streets lined on both sides
with large, well constructed cement
Grams. Electric lights. telephones,
modern school and college buildings.
foreign goods shops, 1000 uniformed
ponce and uniformed street sweep
ing brigade give to Talyuanfu the APP
pearance OF a modern city. Even the
school girls and native women are
imoibing the spirit of western civiliza-
tlon, as is evidenced by the march
ing OF school girls in public parades
ana the greater freedom with which
women now go about shopping and
visiting.
Sianfu, the capital of Shensi prov.
ince, has a population of about 800.
GOO. Its principal business street is
several miles long and lined through.
out its entire length with shops, but
lew indeed are the shops in which
foreign goods are sold. Sianfu is one
OF the Oldest cities in China. The
province of Shensi is far removed
from western civilization, though the
people seem favorably inclined to for
elgn things. AS soon as the We
Basin is tapped by a railroad Won
oerful changes may be looked for in
THIS cradle of the empire. Sianfus
only modern industrial institution is
match factory making sulphur
matches, put up in much the same
form as the old block sulphur matches
common in the early days of Cali
fornia.
Lanchufu is the capital of Kansuh
province, which though still further
away from the influences of the out
side world is in many respects more
progressive than Shensi province
Several years ago it was necessary to
hire a thousand carts to transport to
Lanchufu a gold mill, copper MILL
machinery for a soap factory and for
candle factory. The gold and cop.
per mills were of American manu-
facture. Lanchufu claims the distinc-
ton of having a modern wooden mill,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
VINcENNEs.

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. n.
z. Shoemaker, who died from the eff
iects Of drinking coal oil last Friday
noon, was buried in the Meeks Gene
'tery Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Mott spent sun
day III Keokuk with their son, John.
Miss Marie Young was vincennes
caller today.
Roy Chance is studying teleeraphy
under the agent, Mr. " w. C. New
berry.
Mrs DR. Wedel of Keokuk spent
sunday with her mother, Mrs. L. A.
Teel of Hinsdale.
G. G. Freeman is on the sick list
at present.
Rev. Carr will open revival meet
,ngs at the Union Chapel this even
The snow and rain of yesterday
VIII stop Dloughing and seeding for
the present
Vernon Chronicle departed for Wa
'ertown. S. D.. last Monday.
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collection of books and documents
which it is possible to duplicate Mr..
Draper values at S3,500,000. No es-
innate whatever can be put upon the
states unique and unduplicated pos
sessions which it has lost. 1t was
probably the greatest single library
catastrophe in history.
The Inconvenience to lawyers and
the business community in the burn
ing Of public records has a limit. 1t
can be cured by legislation or under
the rules of equity practice. 1t is the
loss to future historians tracing the
rude beginnings of a great common
wealth and the sentimental loss to all
citizens that count the most in such
a senseless, excuseless conflagration.
That these public possessions had
come safely down to us through the
days of log cabins and unpayed
streets and t1imsy frame houses and
town pumps and volunteer firemen or
none and qony-mail messengers, only
to be sacrificed in the day of electric
alarms, water mains, telegraph, tel
ephones, fireproof vaults and automo-
bile Ere-en gines-this is what stings.
1t is useless to repine over what Is
lost. But the state has a duty to
perform in putting its entire service
upon higher plane. 1t is the duty
of seeing to it that public office is no
longer regarded as mere opportun-
ity for corrupt gain or for filling
places under government with time
serving and negligent politicians, but
as chance for Jealous public service.
The work of the Empire state, wheth-
er it be legislation, or inspecting
banks, or building roads, or plan
ming canals. or saving for poster
ity the garnered treasures of the old,
est and richest civilization on the
continent, is work worthy of the best
men in the state--New York World.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
The Burned Capitol
The Official lncapacy Shown by the Albany Fire. and
the Nations Great Loss

A pail of water might have put out
the fire in the Albany capitol when 1t
was discovered. There was no water.
Hand-grenades or small eXtinguish-
er would have checked it, There was
none near. With hose it could
have been drenched. There was
none. A prompt alarm would have
enabled the firemen sooner to control
the flames. There was no alarm-box
A complaint had been filed that an
electric switch was out of order;
prompt attention might have prevent
ed the fire altogether. 1t was not
attended to. A loss past the power
of computation to measure is the re.
suit.
we may disregard as almost trivial
the partial destruction of the building.
Though it had cost S2S,000,0 900, it was
IN large part a monument of graft
and incapacity. From the papier-
mache ceiling of the assembly cham
Der to the shifting clay foundation
which constantly opened cracks in it's
massive walls, it was such an incon-
gruous medley of defects and excel
lencies that 1t had little permanent
value.
But the contents We're priceless.
They We're so rare and precious that
Commissioner of Education Draper
must have been perplexed in deciding
what to put into his safe along with
the Washington relics and the origin
al manuscripts of the Farewell Adj
dress. the Emancipation Proclama-
ton and the first State Constitution,
which were thus saved by his fore
thought
! New York is an old state. 1t had
rich historic treasures in the shape
OF records running back into the earl
lest colonial days. The best of them
are gone. They are beyond the pow
err OF man to replace. Even those
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

Concerning the age of eggs, there is
likely to be much dispute. Very often
It seems as if the only trustworthy an-
thority must be the hen herself. If all
raisers of chickens, however, were as
frank as a certain man, householders
would have little of which to complain.
One Saturday one of his customers
asked him II rhe might have a dozen
eggs within the next two or three
days.
ooh. yes. ma'am," replied John. ri
bring you dozen fresh ones tomor'
row morning"
No. protested the housewife, Il
should not want you to bring them on
Sunday-not on Sunday, John
We'll" replied John, all right,
ma'am. II you say so, but It doesn't
make any difference to the hens. -
Tit-Bits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Easy to put Rtans.

A woman handed the cashier at the
Wolcott the other day the check Of
the cashier of a Denver bank on To-
cal bank
This check is no good, madam, he
informed her.
But why? The cashier OF the Den
yer bank sent it to me
ut is unsigned explained the
cashier.
"oh, is that the trouble? Wen, here
/ have letter from the cashier
himself telling me he is enclosing the
check"
But that will do the check no
good" said the patient hotel cash
Ter
But why persisted the woman,
can't you cut the signature off the let
ter and paste II on the check? THAT
would make it all right. New York
sun
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
sth Of Well Known Elderly Lady
At Home Of Daughter, Mrs.
Addie l. krus-
koff.'
las BORN IN AUSTRIA
inc to This Country When a Young
iii and Was Well Known Resident
OF NEuvoo in For
Y mer Years.

Mrs. Mary E. Baxter passed away
lis morning at nine O'Clock at her
bughter's, Mrs. Addie L. Kruskoff's
bsdence after short illness which
bllowed stroke of apoplexy Satur-
Az evening about six o'clock. Since
hen this aged lady had been confined
her bed and was In a sub-conscious
late on account of the seriousness
! the stroke.
Mrs. Baxter came to Keokuk In
|Sss to make her home here and the
husband, Emile J. Baxter passed away
|Eo years later while residing in this
(ity
Mrs. Baxter was born at Linz, Aus
|ria and had she lived until mex.
honth would have passed the sixty.
Eighth year of her life. When but a
Eoung girl of fourteen years, she
ZANE to this country and landing al
New Orleans with relatives, later
rame to st. Louis and Nauvoo, in
which latter place. she lived for a
number of years.
The Bakers of Nauvoo are among
he most prominent residents of that
place today and are direct descend.
ants of the beloved lady whose part
ing is noted today.
Although member of no church
he deceased was a consistent Chris.
Ian woman living life of content
nent and happiness and giving in
piration and virtuous example 20
hose about her. She attended the SER
ices of the st. Paul's Evangelical
Eurch.
Those who survive the passing of
he mother are the following chill
ren; Mrs .Addie l.. Kruskoff of 1914
'imea Street, this city, Emile J.,
hos p, and Cecil j. Baxter of Nau-
90, DR.. A. j. Baxter of Astoria, H..
Mrs. George Smith of keokuk and
hrs. Bertha Bradford, of Pierre City,
10. More than twenty-five grand chill
lren are among the bereaved rela-
ives.
The body will be taken to Nauvoo
thursday morning where interment
ill be made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Central African Tree.

a remarkable tree has been discoy
cred about the region of Lake Chad
africa. Its power of increase In every
way is remarkable. In few months
an extensive tract of land, we read
oecame an inpenetrable forest In one
eeason it is said to grow to the height
:. from four to five meters; in other
words, from 10 to over Is feet.
us foliage is said to resemble the
~, and its branches are thorny.
!, ue wood can be cut into planks, and
~, ,me natives work It up into canoes.
Inc Tilho mission has utilized the
WOO for making tables and doors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
unwelcome Flattey.

"F'lattery is dangerous to sensitive
ladies', says Senator Depew. Il am
always very careful in the matter, be-
cause one evening | told lady that
she was as sweet as honey. and the
next day she had hives. The Sunday
Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Woman on Trial

FORT WORTH, Texas, April "A
jury was secured this morning to try
Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks, wife OF an at
torney, charged with killing Mrs.
Mary Binford because she gained the
affections of Mrs Brooks husband.
The unwritten law is to be the de
Tense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
New Yorx Produce

NEW YORK. April THE pro-
duce markets are as follows:
Butter-Creamery 1912c.
Process Special, 17M@1Sc.
Eggs-Fresh. gathered, western
frsts, 16A@1612c.
Elgin creamery butter &c.
Fancy boxed fowls, 14@161ac.
Dry packed springs, 14@161ac
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
LATE AFTERNOON
BULLETIN
[By the United Press. ]

INDIANAPOLIS, April With
John P. White, the new president
presiding, the international board Of
the United Mine Workers of America
met here today. White viii recon-
mend the appointment of VIM. Green
for the position of international stats
tician. Green is an anti-Lewis man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
At Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April. DE
spite the rain, it is expected 10000
women will vote at the school election
against the socialistic control of the
school board. Even priests and
clergymen are urging the women to
vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
American Ambushed

WASHINGTON, April A. Consul
Miller at Tampico. Mexico, telegraph
ed the state department today that
George Critchfield of New Jersey had
been shot from ambush and cannot
recover. Critchfleld was at one time
a candidate for congress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Discretion.

"Hes awfully touchy, isn't he?"
II should say he was. A man who
had grudge against him defed him
70 come out and fight, and he got SO
mad at the fellow that he locked him.
,elf In his office and stayed there tvs
lays
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Investigate Census PADDING

WASHINGTON, April THE cen
sus department will send men to
Fort Smith, Ark, Seattle and Helena,
Mont, to investigate the padding of
the census and prosecutions will fol-
low if evidence is secured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
REV. JNo. SAGE
ACCEPTS THE CALL
dubuque Minister Will Come to keo
kuk the First OF June to Be st.
Johns Rector.

Inc Rev. Jno. c. Sage of Dubuque
mas written the church yestry of st.
'ollhs Episcopal church accepting the
esh 70 the rectorate of the local
church He will come, to Keokuk the
nrst OF June to assume charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Local Grain Market.
Local Live Stock

KEoKUK, April 4.-The following
live stock market furnished today b,
Joseph Haubert:
Hogs-Good butchers, s6.75.
Sheep-Butchers, $500
Lambs-s5.00.
Calves-s55O 10 750.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
LOST.

LOST-Open face gold watch. between
Ninth and Grand ave, and Seventh
and Main. Monogram on back, j c.,
,Jr. Finder please return to Jas.
Cameron, II South Seventh street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
THE MARKETS

CHICAGO, H., April 4-Board Of
trade in vacation today owing to city
election
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
WASHINGTON, April 4--The demo
cratic house caucus nominees for
house officers We're elected.

WASHINGTON, April -Represen,
alive Mccall reintroduced Presidenu
Taft's Canadian reciprocity bill in
exactly the same form as it passed
the house last winter shortly after
the house convened this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

WANTED-Lawn mowers and gaso-
line stoves to repair. Work called
for and delivered. e. H. Luke, 901
Main. Phone 1888 Black
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

WASHINGTON. April "A bill
multiplying Hitchock's recent attempt
to increase rates on mail matter was
introduced this afternoon by Repre-
sentative Fitzpatrick of New York.
The house adjourned until noon to-
morrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

FOR RENT A furnished five room
cottage. North side. Iowa phone &C.,
black. Home phone 25o4.
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PERSONAL

M, B. Lewis has returned from a
BUSINESS trip to Chicago.
Miss Ruth Harley has left for Des
y, to visit her sister, Mrs. L. c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

WANTED Night cook, lady pre-
ferred. Prescott's Restaurant, No.
"a South Third street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

FOR SALE-My blacksmith business.
Best stand in Keokuk, Geo. Well,
1927 Main street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

WANTED-Rooms and board for mem.
WANTED-ofiice safe. Address
Safe, this office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

WANTED-Rooms and board for men,
bers of keofuk Base Ball club Adj
dress Frank Belt, Manager, or phone
Bell LIP Red.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04

An Unorthodox View.
FreLoh heels and a Merry Widow
hat never made an actress.
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WANTED-Dining room girl at Eos
ter's Restaurant, 423 Main street.
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WANTED-Agents canvassing the
country to handle side line OF two
last selling articles. Address Box
206, Dallas City, III.
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WANTED - Chambermaid dining
room girl and kitchen girl at Grand
Hotel.
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FOR RENT.
MISCELLANEOUS.

$3.50 PER DAY paid one lady in each
town to distribute free circulars for
concentrated favoring tubes Perman-
ent position. f. E. Barr Company,
Chicago
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w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED-Boys and girls to work in
shoe factory Good wages and
steady employment. The Huiskamp
Bros. Co.
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Read The Daily Gate City.
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