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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
INSURANCE sWINpLERs.

There would appear to be plenty OF
grounds for an investigation for some
of the country's probers from state
ments contained in the address made
by President Joseph Burton In his
opening address before the national
convention of state insurance commits
sioners. After stating that commit
tee had investigated fourteen or If
teen companies doing an accident or
health insurance business, with the
result that disclosures shocking in the
extreme were made, President Burton
continued:
Instead of basing the adjustment
of claims on equitable principles, some
of the companies examined resorted
to every form of trickery and deceit,
and even forgery and theft, in order
to escape their honest obligations
This was the more outrageous, In
view of the fact that these frauds
were perpetrated on the poorer
classes, who, in the very nature of
things, should be given every possible
protection"
Such sensational charges as these 1t
would seem should afford plenty OF
ground for investigation. II President
Burton has knowledge of health and
accident companies engaging in bust
ness On such lines as he states II
would seem to be his duty to place
| his information in the hands OF the
proper authorities. Such companies
should not be allowed to continue
practices of this kind with which they
are charged, but on the contrary
where 1t is shown that trickery and
deceit, including forgery and theft
are carried on in the effort to escape
legitimate obligations, the guilty par
ties should be made to suffer the pen
atty provided by law. The public If
entitled to such protection, while the
elimination of such companies woulc
strengthen the standing of the bettel
companies engaged in the same line
of business. Though President Bur
ton does not intimate that there ha'
been any action taken against thu
offending companies, or that any &C
ton Is contemplated. it is quite like
.ly that his statements will attrac
the attention Of some investigator
and his address may have a NOR
: Efar.reaching effect that he anticipa
ted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
SAND FLEAs IN CALIFORNIA.

The Pennington Republican had the
following paragraph in its latest is
sue:
"a letter from Mrs. Sarah E.
Grimm, now on the California coast
in search of health, says the climate
is delightful but the sand feas are
something awful. The pleasures of
the beach are sadly marred by these
pests and the only way to avoid them
is to move out of their territory
California papers abound in refer
ences to the severity of Iowa winters,
but they are significantly silent on
the subject of California feas. Better
spell of snug winter weather now and
then than to be everlastingly tortured
/ by sand flies whose appetites grow by
what they feed on. There is nothing
that is awful encountered in Iowa
at any season of the year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
Character Above All.

Young man. character is worth more
than money. character Is worth more
than anything else in this wide world
would rather have 1t said of me In
my old age than to have monu
ment of pure gold built over my dead
body reaching from earth to heaven
would rather have 1t said that they
could find no occasion against him ex,
cept 1t be touching the law Of his
God" than to have all this world can
giye.-Dwight L. Moody.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

In William Jennings Bryan's Com
moner newspaper may be found the
following: Don't mistake the cheers
of the politicians for the votes OF the
people" Mr.. Bryan knows how it Is
himself and speaks from sad expert
ence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

vestigating committee. Following the
first session OF the committee, sec
ond hearing will be held at Fort Madi-
son. At the penitentiary it is expect
ed that the most important evidence
and testimony bearing on the case will
be brought forth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
A woman writer in a metropolitan

A woman writer in metropolitan
paper says:
Some foolish man wants TO know
why women wear big hats in church
on Sunday and then ride around every
other day of the week in the hot sun
In automobiles without any hats. Any
one but a man could answer such a
question without stopping to think"
In the absence of other volunteers
we'll consent to be the goat. What
is the answer?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

A farmer living near Iowa Falls
sold some ancient eggs to grocer. A
pure food inspector happened along,
and when the judicial proceedings that
followed were at an end the farm
err was in possession of information
that cost s17.S5 1t will be seen from
this that the rates of tuition In the
school of experience are still high.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

"Aviatrice'. is the new word for a
netticoat aviator. The sweet reason
ableness Of the appellation is pointed
out bv the Quincy Whig, which recalls
that OF course the janitor's spouse IS
the janatrice, and the feminine orator
Is an oratrice, and the leading lady
is an actrice, and the doctor of the
gentler sex is doctrice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
rHE PENITEN1IARY PROBE.

1t is announced from Des Moines
that Attorney General Cosson will
hold preliminary hearing for investi-
CATION of the charges centering about
conditions at the Fort Madison peni-
Tertiary on Tuesday, September 9Th.
Those interested in the probe will be
given the privilege of attending the
hearing and testifying before the In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

A Judge of the Juvenile court out in
snokane wants an official spanker ap-
pointed. He says that the spanking
should be done in open court and need
not necessarily be very severe, but ne
thinks that having once come in con-
tact with the official spanker the bad
how will steer clear of the Juvenile
court
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

Iowa.
You may talk about the mountain
breeze,
And the odor of the pine,
The grandeur of the Rockies,
And the castle guards of Rhine;
But for me the rolling prairies,
Where the vagrant zephys play,
Like angels around the throne Of God
In dear, old Iowa.
The oceans spray is balm they say.
To men of shattered will,
The sunny south, in winter time,
Makes languid pulses thrill;
But for me the upland hillsides,
Where the winter winds hold sway,
And snowdrifts bridge the hollows.
In dear, old Iowa.
You may sing about the lotus bloom.
Where tropic waters dance,>
Or lilies fair beyond compare
In the wales of sunny France;
But for me field of clover,
Where the shattered sunbeams, gay
Caress q field of tangled bloom
In dear, old Iowa.
The fertile valley of the Nile,
| Is famed in story DID,
The Yukon's turbid water rush,
Across its sands of gold;
But for beauty find the valley
Where the Wapsie winds it's way,
Or the lazy Boone drifts dreaming by
In dear, old Iowa.
ID. NJ. Kelly, Webster City, in Des
Moines Register and Leader.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
RULES OF coNpucr.

hen would do well to post the fol
lowing in their hats, women on their
mirrors:
no all the good you can.
BY all the means you can,
In all the ways you ran,
In all the places YOU can,
81 81 the tiGtcs you can,
70 all the people you can,
as long as eyor you can.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

The man who thinks of selling out
and going west is counseled by Abe
Martin to remember that the pictures
in the railroad booklets were all taken
in the summer time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

An upstate paper advised everybody
10 forget politics and go to the state
fair. or course there was no politics
at that big exposition!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

There is some good even in the
proposition to make the recall ap-
ply to certain judges. 1t would be
all right to recall Judge Lynch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

1t is proper to eat 'em now, raw.
stewed, fried or escaloped, but they
will taste better when the weather
has become cooler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
Complete.

Judson-"What is your wife's plan
for a country homer" hudson
.Fourteen closets and a pergola.-
Harper's Bazaar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

Cut out the cut-out! Only amateur
drivers of inferior machines find it
necessary to resort to it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

There was fall of snow at scran-
ton, Penn, the other day. First fruits
Of Canadian reciprocity?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

Come out, Mr.. Hobson! Admiral
Togo has gone home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
Hardly.

A man may be IN love with two
women at the same time. but not IL
either of them knows about it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
rHoucHr FOR THE DAY.

Every wise man has parachute
OF prudence attached to his balloon OF
enthusiasm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

The problem is to break the aviation
records without breaking ones neck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

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Address all communiGationnsM fppANy.
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THE GATE CITY is on sale at the
following news stands: Y,hn.on
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03

<eokuk, Iowa ..........Sept. 8, 1871
The searchlight., 1911-11-17
CAUSE FOR ALARM


Appetite is just natural desire for food.
Loss Of appetite or stomach distress after
eating indicate indigestion or dyspepsia.
Over-ea,ing is habit very dangerous to a
persons good general health.
Il 10 not what you eat but what you di-
sess and assimilate that does you good.
Some Of the strongest. heaviest. and
heaithiest. persons are moderate ea,srs.
There is nothing that will cause more
trouble than . disordered stomach. and
many people daily contract serious mslad-
les simply through disregard or abuse Of
the stomach.
We urge all in Culbertsoa Who suffer
iron any stomach derangement: indigss'
tioo. or dyspspssa. wheshsr acute os
chronic. TO Try Rsxan Dyspepsia Tablets,
The searchlight., 1911-11-17

with the distinct understanding that we
will refund their money without question
o. formality. II after reasonable use Of this
medicine. they are not perfectly satisfied
With the results. We recommend them to
our customers every day, and have yet to
hear Of any one who has No, been benefited
by them. We honestly believe them to Be
without equal. They give very promp,
relief. aiding to neutrali.e the sas,ic juices.
Strengthen the digestive organs. to regulate
the bowels. and thus to promote perfec,
nutritieo. and eradicate all unhealthy
symptoms.
We urge you to try as cent boz of Res
all Dyspepsia Tablets. which gives 4. days
treatment. Al the end Of that time. yonr
mooey vill be returned to yor IL you are
not satisfied OF course. in chronic case,
length Of treatment varies. For such cases
Ne have tvo larger sisss. which sell 10,
soc and SI.oo. Remember. you can obtain
Rexall Remedies in this commusisy ooly
At our store The Rexall Store. The Val.
ey Drug Store.
The searchlight., 1911-11-17
CONTEST CLOSED
Close Finish Between Walter Kaye
Mathews and Mrs. Archie
Curran. Both Oct
Piano Prizes

Following are the names OF the
Pnze Winners in the Searchlighi
Grand Piano Contest, which closed
Wednesday evening, Nov. 18th:
Walter Kaye Mathews, Krause Pi.
ano, absolutely free. 1863, ,6SS
Mrs. Archie Currsn. krause Piano
Coupon for t26o. ......ISI.437
Walker Opera Hall Co.. Krause
Piano. Coupon for s. so. So, TAO
Nina b. Madsen. krause Piano,
Coupon for S75o.. 4o,o4o
Mrs. +. w. Collinson, Krause Pr
ano, Coupon for S23o. a.. 2so
DR.. H. d. Edmonds and X. o
Slette acted as committee to
count the votes and the counting
was done on an accounting ma
chine in the State Bank oil Gull
bertson which automatically adds
up the columns. The finish was
not very exciting affair. as all but
Young Walter Mathews and Mrs.
Curran had lost interest in the at
fair several weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curran were here
from Charlie Creek and Mayor
Mathews was here with his son.
Everything passed off quietly and
both leading contestants compll-
mented the editor upon tie fair
manner in which the contest was
conducted.
From financial standpoint the
Contest was not very pronounced
success. Howe, er. the Searchlight
added about a hundred new sub.
scr,bers to its already large list,
thus keeping it at the head Of the
Inst OF papers in Valley County as
far as circulation is concerned.
The searchlight., 1911-11-17
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: Dane Valley Items I:
Nov. IS IOII,

NoS' iS. i9ii.
Convention OF the North Dakota District
Of Lutheran Church was held in Dane VAL
ley. Mont. from Nov. 9th. 1911. The fol.
lowing ministers were present: Missionary
lens Dixon Of kennare, Kenmare. N. ID /.
Rev. Hjortsvang. Of Fiaxton. N. D.. Rev.
A. W. Lund and Rev. ]. ]. Kildsie. both Of
kenmare, N. D.: Rev. c. c. Mengers. of
Coaldridge. Mont: Rev. N. Dampskov. Of
Sidney. Mont; Rev. Brede Johanson and
II. p. X. Hansen. both Of Dane Valley.
Delegates present at the District meeting
were liver Nose. Norma. N. D.. Treas. OF
District; Chris Christensen. Brorson.
Mont: Jens : or,en, Norma. N. d.: MAIDS
Hogild. Coaldridge. Mont. Arndt Hansen.
Daneville. N. d.: |. Jacobsen, Fertile. N.
d Lewis Petersen, kenmare. N. D.. Ing
ward Knudsou. Dane Valley. Mont
The following are the officers Of the Dis
trict meeting: Chairman. Rev. ]. ]. Keid-
sig. kenmare. N. ID Sec. Rev. II. Hjorts.
want. Bowbells. N. D.: Treas. Lewis Pet.
erson. Of kenmare. N. ID.
Young Peoples Society Of the Danish
Lutheran Church Of the District Of North
Dakota including North Dakota. Canada
and Montana. The following delegate.
were present: Miss Msrgrethe christen.
sen. Of Flaxion. N ID Chris. Christensen
Of Brorson. Mont; George Landrock. o
kenmare. N. d.: Marius Dixon. kenmare
N. D.; Chris Hanson. Of Dane Valley
Mont. The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Rev. A. w. Lund
Chairman. kenmare. N. d.: Peter Steph
ems. Sec. fr d ]. Nelson. Treas. Dane
Valley. The meetings were not as vel
attended as they might have been on &C
count Of the bad weather but on Sunda,
the church was we'll filled to the door.
Officers and Directors Of Brorson High
School. kenmare. N d.: Rev. ]. !. keld
sig. President and Treasurer: A. w. Lund
Secretary Directors: Rev. |. !. Keldsig
Rev. A. w. Lund. Rev. r.. A. Hjortsvane
Rev. F. Petersen. L. Peterson. L. p. Mel
son. c. L. Christensen. A. p. Andersen
L. c Rytter. A. Lund and Aiolph Hanson
Visitors Al the meetings; Mr.. and Mrs
A. Westerly OF Pleniywood. MonI.; Wig,
Nelson. Coldridge. Mont; Chrsmer Peter
sen. Martha Andersen. Marie Anderse;
and Christine Skeem. all Of Fiax,on. N
d.: Anna Nelson. of kepmare. N. D.: Mr.
Nels Lund and child. Of Norma. N. ID. an,
Mss Anna Norsaard Of Coldridse. Mont.
The searchlight., 1911-11-17
Nearly a Whole Block in CulbertsOn
Swept Out of Existence Early
Monday Morning.
THE STATE BANK OF CULBERTSON REMAINS
Fire Broke Out in the Valley Meat Market and
Spread Rapidly to Adjoining Buildings

| ton place was a total loss and we
understand was not insured. HIS
loss is estimated At $500.
Inspite Of the efforts OF large
number OF volunteer FIRE fighters.
the fire crossed the vacant lot be-
tween the Valley Meat Market and
the Park Lodging House and that
was doomed That and the Park
Restaurant Building belonged TO
Mrs. Eta Goss. 1t took both
buildings about, an hour to burn
to the ground. Mrs. Goss also
owned the furniture and fixtures in
the lodging house. Her loss is
estimated at IS, 900 and was in
sured for s., soc.
Mrs. ]. w. Humphrey, who re-
Gently leased the Park Lodging
House, saved considerable of her
personal belongings including her
piano but she suffered loss oi
several hundred dollars with no
insurance
Toe, the Chinaman, who oc.
cupied the Park Restaurant, sui.
fered a loss estimated at a thou
sand dollars with no insui ance.
Zoe says mo more Culbertson fol
me-" SCI
l.. +. Schow, proprietor OF the
Phoenix Saloon was the next sui
ferer. Considerable of his stocl
of liquors and cigars were carried
out OF the buildings but most o.
j, was carried so far that il has no
since been found. He estimate.
his loss on stock and fixtures a
Sa, 500 covered by insurance o
lSI5oo. The building belonged tt
Mrs. w. S. Evans and was worti
about SIaoo 1t was insured To-
either $500 or 500
OF those thrown out OF busines,
by the FIRE two at least will reoper
within a short time. A. h. Mittor
has already leased the restauran
building between r. .. iunke',
Office and Reeds Cash Grocery
and expects to have his Baker,
and Cafe in operation by the frs
OF next week.
| L. E. Schow, proprietor OF thu
Phoenix Saloon, informed the re
porter that he expects to lease th'
same lot on which the old building
stood and. build at once. Thi'
will probably be the only building
that will be rebuilt in the nea
future.
| The cement side walk in front o
the burned buildings 10 badly CHIP
ped and cracked, but we under
stand can he resurfaced and mad
as good as ever without any YER
great expense, and this will prob
ably be done next spring.
The searchlight., 1911-11-17

Between one and two o'clock
Monday morning Nov. 18th, hre.
was discovered in the Valley Meat
Market by A. X. Milton, who was
mixing bread in the Milton Bakery
and Cafe adjoining. Mr.. Milton
heard a cracking noise and inves-
taated everything in his own
building but found nothing suspi-
cious. Shortly after he heard the
noise again and looking up found
the paint on the division wall
cracking with heat. He immedi
ately went into the street and gave
the alarm.
The whole interior OF the mea,
market was in blaze by this time
and il was realized that nothing
could save the meat market or the
Milton building. Mr.. Milton 60,
what help he could and saved his
soda fountain, show cases, cash
register and few other things,
but a large stock Of canned goods,
all the fixtures, stoves aud furni-
ture were a total loss. The huild.
ing and contents we're valued al
s.. 900 and all the insurance car.
lied was $500.
Both Of the Jacobs Brothers,
proprie,ors OF the Valley Meat
Market. were out on their claims
north of town and there was nc
one in the building when the fire
was discovered. The elder brother
was the last one IN the building
and he lett for his home in the
country about 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Everything in the
building burned including the
books and accounts. A very large
stock OF beef and meats were hang.
ing in the cold storage room and
along the south wall OF the build.
ing. Some Indians and breeds
had a feast on tender roast beei
on Monday. The stock in the
building is estimated at SI,ooe
and the furniture and fixtures were
valued at $1,000 The building
cost about $4,000 including a large
addition which was built a veal
ago last July. The insurance on
the stock, furniture and fixture.
was $1,000 and on the building
$1,000, making a total Of $1,000
acobs Brothers have made I
deal with Clarence Ross proprietor
Of the Star Meat Market whereof,
the latter takes stock OF cattle al
ready contracted for by them. anc
We understand that they will no
undertake TO 60 into busines.
again.
The old ]. 7. Clapper farm i'm
plement building north Of the Nit
The searchlight., 1911-11-17

Il, is pleasure to tell you that Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is the best cough
medicine have ever used" writes Mrs.
Hugh Campbell. Of Lavonia. Ga. Il have
used il with all my children and the re-
suits have been highly satisfactory" Fol
sale by All Dealers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-02
w, l.. DUNCAN, CANDIDATE
ALDERMAN SIXTH WARD

Elsewhere appears the formal A..
nounCement of w. l. Duncan as Il
candidate for alderman in the Sixth
ward, az the city election Aprii is
next Mr. Duncan resides at SIT
Twenty-second street lie mas oeei:
in Cairo fifteen years, coming here
from Kentucky and has 1een an eX-
emplary citizen He was employed for
seven years with the Illinois Central,
rising in that service from yard clerk
to chief clerk; he resigned that posi-
ton to become soliciting agent FOR the
Iron Mountain railroad; then Went
vita the Consolidated Hay and Gram
Co, as traffic manager where ne re
NAMED for two years, and IS now
traffic manager for the Samuef Hast
ings Co By industry and economy
he has succeeded in acquiring a homc
and Is a permanent fixture in Cairo
He is a young man and energetic. pro
gressiye and clean--the sort o: men
needed in the public service.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-02

All eyes are now turned towards
Union county as the great mecca
Of justice
Jake J. Blum was a Cairo visitor
Yesterday
Miss Stella Yocum al Jacksonville
Ill.,, is visiting home folks here for a
few days this week.
j. r. Jones of Cairo was in h
city on business Monday.
Miss Nette Koonce visited freod-
in Pulaski this week.
The big candle at B. |. Brittons
store burned one hundred and thirty
and one half hours, and Mrs. Edward
Hartman of Delaware avenue won the
lady's prize, a fine pair of shoes and
a pair Of silk hose Her guess was
1876 hours. Earle King won the gen.
,leman's prize, pair of nice shoes
His guess was 1873 hours
Elizabeth, infant daughter of Mr.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-02

c. II. Lindsay, died at her home on
blanche aevnue Monday. Funera
was held at 10 O'Clock a. m. Wednes
day, conducted by Rev, VIM. Bradley
of the NJ. e church. Tnterment al
Beech Grove cemetery,
Clarence Tobin has accepted a 20
sitiou on the bread wagon Of Weida
mans Star Bakery on Front street.
The snow fell slowly all day Tues
day, which lay on the ground until il
was about three inches deep, but ii
Is melting rapid ytoday
Constable Eli Armstrong is on the
sick list this week
n, J. Hester is the butcher in Tin
Maholey's big store on Delaware ave
nue., Newt knows a good pork steal;
when he cuts It,
On Tuesday about Is or 20 of the
citizens OF this town and county were
called to the county seat to answer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-02

only a day, except on Sundays
3 The full meal permitted on fas'
days is not to be taken till about
noon.
A. 4 collation. may be taken in the
evening.
The following persons are EXEMPT
from tae obligation of fasting; Per
sons uador 81 years Of age; the sick
and conyalescent; pregnant and nurs
ing women those who are obliged to
do hard labor; those who through
weakness cannot fast without grel
prejudice to their health; mendicants
who cannot count on a regular meal
The following dispensations are
granted
/. The use of flesh meat is per
rlittel during Lent at all meals on