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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
aANTl. soc,ETiEs IMpEAcHEp.

Organizations formed for the pur-
pose OF enforcing the liquor laws Of
the state came in for hard knocks at
the hands of Senator Sauln1is in the
state senate the other day. He was
speaking in behalf OF his bill which
takes away the payment OF attorney
fees to the lawyers who prosecute liq-
uor injunction cases. In pointing out
what he deems the necessity for en-
acting his measures into law he de-
clared that the anti-saloon organiza-
tons of the state-many of them at
least--are abusing the present law
which provides that il successful &C
tons against liquor dealers that the
court may award a reasonable attorney
fee TO the attorney prosecuting the
case, which fee is to be charged up
to the defendant as part Of the costs
of the case.
Senator Sammis asserted that it is
the game of many of the legal repre-
sentauves of these organizations to
start action against liquor dealer,
and then dismiss it as soon as the
liquor dealer would pay the costs,
which, of course, included fee for
the attorney. He declared that nine
out of every ten cases started ended
in that manner, which was sufficient
evidence of the bad faith of many of
the anti associations and attorneys
and Of the necessity OF some new leg
islation to put g. stop TO their work.
There are some organizations in
/ this state which exist on the fees col
4 lected by their attorneys in these
cases said Senator Samnis. THE
| lawyer who prosecutes the case is
regularly employed by the association
and all the fees he collects. he turns
into the treasury OF the association
Such procedure Is morally wrong and
a stop should lie put to it,,
! Senator Smith OF Shelby. after an
| nouncing his opposition to the Sammis
J. measure. defended the present laws
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
we ARE ALL PORE cREEToRs.-

I'VE ARE ALL PORE CREDITORS.
The Cedar Falls Record confesses
to feeling OF disappointment over
the way matters have gone in regard
to Canadian reciprocity. For years
there has been an heroic effort put
forward by certain political reformers
looking toward q readjustment of the
tariff through a series of reciprocal
treaties. At last a chance came to
give JUNCTION to the doctrine promui-
gated from the housetops in season
and out of season, but when the test
came the fellows who have been shout
ing the loudest took to the woods. A
case in point, with the moral, is cited
as follows:
Only one congressman from Iowa
voted for the treaty with Canada
The Iowa Idea seems to have gone
aglimmering. This convinces US that
we are all very selfish. AS long as
it was possible to give the other fell
low the worst of ii there was a great
clanaor for ripping the tariff but when
the matter came right home nobody
wanted to be responsible for casting
the first stone"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

A member of the state legislature
has introduced bill providing that
where the number of voters in pre-
cinct exceeds 500. an extra set OF
judges and clerks shall be provided so
that the count may be completed
within reasonable time. A better
plan would be to have more voting
precincts and smaller ones. And a
still better plan would be to install
voting machines. These would en-
able the vote to be known within an
hour after the polls closed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

Senator Allen OF Van Buren, coun
ty has introduced bill in the legis
lature permitting Iowa cities to adopt
commission plan of school govern
ment. The proposed law abolishes
the Office of superintendent and di.
vices the school system into depart
ments. placing an expert in charge OF
each. 1t contempiates the use OF
school buildings for social center
purposes, and the development of
school Fairgrounds. The bill applies
the initiative, referendum and recall
TO the school government, and pro-
vides for wide open publicity and
severe penalties for corruption in
seeking Office or in administering its
affairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27


Alex Miller Of the Washington
Democrat addressed the members OF
Group No. 10 of the Iowa Bankers
association at Ottumwa on the 22d
On What's the Matter With Iowa.
He said that too much undertaking
and too little boosting is what caused
Iowa's loss in population. Coming
down to plain particulars he added:
THE standpatters cuss Cummins
from hell to breakfast, and the pro-
gressives retaliate by the same thing.
when all of them should be following
Californiass ideas and do nothing but
boost"
No mention was made of the Demo
Gratis. on the found. presumably,
that they are negligible quantity in
Iowa politics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

The Ottumwa Courier agrees that
Governor Carroll did absolutely right
in Yetoing the Oregon primary plan
bill. 1t says that the measure was
brought up as a political deal, IS
mere trading stock to be used in the
present senatorial contest, and adds:
Governor Carroll realized that the
time had come to save the Legislature
from itself. A legislature. like q
child, has TO be prevented occasion
ally from playing with the fire before
its fingers are burned"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

Doctors are not reporting an in
crease in cases of nervous prostratior
among the Iowa farmers since this
Canadian reciprocity talk started
Des Moines Tribune.
No. Neither are the newspaper pub
fishers of the country reducing either
their subscription price or their ad
vertising rates because of the lower
duty on wood pulp contemplated By
the treaty. The fact of the matter is
that no one outside of the national
capital has taken Canadian reciprocit;
seriously as yet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

If WE HAD BUT A DAY.
We should fill the hours with the
sweetest things,
If we had but day;
We should drink alone at the purest
springs
Ii we had but day;
We should love with hfetime's love
in an hour.
If the hours were few;
We should rest, not for dreams, but
for fresher power
To be and to do.
We should guide our wayward or
wearied wills
BY the dearest light;
We should keep our eyes on the
heavenly hills,
If they lay in sight;
We should trample the pride and the
discomfort
Beneath our feet:
We should take whatever good God
sent,
With a trust complete
We should waste no moments in weak
regret,
II the day were but one;
II what we remember and what We for
get
Went out with the sun;
We should be from our clamorous
selves set free,
To work or to pray,
And to be whgt the Father would
have us be
II ne had hut dav.
Mary Lowe Dickinson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
The real Republican newspapers OF

The real Republican newspapers Of
the state are unit in commencing
Governor Carroll for vetoing the
Oregon plan bill. The ever-thoughtfui
always safe and sound Keosauqua Re
publican is one of the latest to ex-
press itself ON the subject. The Re
publican predicts that the veto will
be recognized in the future history of
Iowa as one of the most commend
able acts OF Governor CARROTS adj
ministration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

6ackache, Rheumatism, sieep,essness
Result from. diordered kidneys, 70.
ley Kidney Pills have helped others
they will Eelp you. Mrs. J. B. Miller,
Syracuse. N. Y. says: For long
time l suffered with kidney troub.s
and rheumatism. had severe back.
aches and felt all played out. After
taking two bottles OF Foley Kidney
Pills my backache is gone and where
l used to lie awake with rheumatic
pains now sleep In comfort. Foley
Kidney Pills did wonderful things for
me-" Try them now. Wilkinson & Ca
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

and questioned the accuracy OF the
statement by the senator from Plym-
outh that the great majority of the
cases brought by "anti-saloon associa-
lions, are dismissed upon the payment
of COSTS In this he was interrupted
several times by Senators Webbar and
DeWolf, who declared that they knew
of many cases in which this was done.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

The seventh annual conference of
the American Medical association on
medical education and medical legis-
lation will meet in Chicago Wednes-
day for a session of three DAYS. More
grief for the small medical colleges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

Governor Osborn of Michigan claims
that he can tell the stratum of so
ciety to which girl belongs by the
an cunt of false hair she wears. THE
less money a girl has nowadays he
said, the more hair she will put on
in the form of puffs, curls and waves. :
The Michigan executive is evidently
not enamored of CASTOR Chinese
queues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
London Fog Forty Years Ago.

The fog reigns in a world of its own
"a world Of illusions, of exaggera.
tions, Of phantassns Forty years ago
a London fog was described something
like being embedded in dilution Of
yellow pease pudding, just thick
enough 10 get through it without be-
ing wholly choked or completely SUI.
located. London Strand Magazine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

states Atuorney Waymsn says that
the Illinois criminal laws are 100
wears behind the times. Illinois Grim
inaIs, on the other hand, are several
laps ahead
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

The center of the universe seems
to have shifted OF late from Oyster
Bay. but the reception accorded T. r.
in Chicago shows that he is still some
Thing more than a ghost
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

The Iowa legislature clearly SUI
fered from brain storm OF violent
trpe when II PASSED the Oregon plan
bin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

The newspaper correspondents have
killed OF tie peach crop again This
Is sure sign that spring is near at
hand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

Since be got off that joke about an
nexing Canada some of the papers are
calling him "Chump~ CLARK.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
The Waterloo Reporter rises

The Waterloo Reporter rises to
remark
"The new president of the Keol-uk
booster club is Mr.. JOY. If there is
anything in the name the enterprise
will be happy affair anyway.
Happy, and successful. Mr.. Joy
takes a broad view of matters, deals
with them in a large way and makes
success Of everything he under
takes. AS the head of the Keokuk In
dustrial Association he will unity all
the elements in the community, in
spire it with an enthusiasm and de
termination that viii overcome all
obstacles and discouragements and
lead 1t triumphantly to the goal OF
: ambitions and desires. Mr.. JOY is
ght man in the right place al
RI '.a' ght time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

4 Kansas man claims he can tell
the minute he hears voman's voice
whether she wants TO vote or not.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
Found Stone Toad in Decayed Tree.

Founo stone ioac IN DScayeo Tree,
A petrified toad inciosed in bark was
found in an old dead tree by y. j..
Healy at Indian Rock. Conn. 1t is be-
Iieyed the toad was electrocuted %
years ago, when lightning struck the
tree and PARTIAL. killed IL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
DAILY BY MAIL.

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Ono year. 81. 00l1 -Four months. .$i. "
Six months. 49,. 1.b0IOne month. ..... y
Entered in Keo,Suk postonice ~ secon0
class matter.
Postage prepaid; terms In advance.
All subscription orders should elve !. "a y
new or renewal order II change %
address is desired. state both the ole
and new address.
Remit By postolfice money order:
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or draft, a. our risk. -
The date printed on the ADDRESS o.
each paper notes when the supscfape1oo
expires. .n~-
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s,iying notice Of the fact
Address all comm,nics tons 70
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

THE standpat guard Of the Iowa
legislature holds in It's keeping the
future of Iowa Republicanism, de-
clares the Des Moines Capital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

A former Iowan suggests that pray
err be tried as a means of ending the
Iowa deadlock. The Cedar Rapids
Gazette suggests stuffed club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
NOTES AND COMMENT.

With eggs down to eighteen cents
and butter below thirty cents, the
Waterloo Reporter begins to see Wis.,
ions of a summer vacation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27


Its a mighty mean man who viii
order his paper stopped as soon as
advertisements Of Easter bonnets ap-
pear comments the Des Moines Trib-
une.
"A standpat filibuster," remarks the
Sioux City Journal, would have been
simply odious. A progressive flibus-
ter, OF course, will be all that is
yirtuous."
Skeleton discovered by an English
scientist shows that the human race
has been on earth for 10000 years,
land we have only got as far as the
initiative and referendum exclaims
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Fairfield Ledger recalls that
the last time we had free trade with
Canada-under the Mills tariff law
hides sold at two cents pound in
Iowa, wool at seven cents pound,
sheep at dollar a head, while
horses were given away and In some
localities were killed and skinned for
the pittance their hides brought.
The Wayerly Republican applies an
old adage to the reciprocity treaty in
the following 1.-THE dog had big
hunk OF meat in his mouth when he
looked into the water of the river.
where he saw another dog with a
hunk of meat in his mouth. This
made him enyious and he dropped his
good meat to grab the meat from the
ether dog. He grabbed at a shadow
and while in the act his own meat was
carried away b. the rivers current
and lost. Is that what Canadian reci-
procity will do for the Iowa farmer?
Think it over
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27

Once National Guardsman.
Are you still member of the Ma
tionai guard?v
No. resigned my caDtaincy in
the sixty-ninth regiment about year
ago. I take an active interest in guard
matters and shall continue to do so.
II is a splendid body OF men, kept
down by mistaken ideas of red tape.
Fortunately, this condition oil affairs
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Personal Property!
VIII be sold at Public Sale on
TUESDAY, DEC. 9Th, 1911,

At the residence of the subscriber. on the
road leading from Pedrickt0Wn to Bridgeport,
about N miles from Pedricktown.
All the following described PERSONAL Prop
erty:
mare. Lady, I yrs. old, l6 hands high. good
worker and an extra good road mare. No. 2,
brown horse. Doc, 10 yrs. old, good workerand
driver. No 8, bay horse, Charlie. 9 yrs. old,
an exta a good work horse. No. 4, bay mare,
Nellie, 10 yrs. old, good to work or drive. No.
s. bay horse, good worker. Nine head OF
cattle. One with call py her sidei 1aiance
yrs. old. An extra good lot of cows. l Hol-
FARM UrENsILs-Three two horse heavy
wagons, cart, buggy, spring wagon, McCnr-
set truck shelvings, 2two-horse plows, 2 gang
ploWs. cut harrow, 2 smoothing Harr0Ws. 3
Ave tooth harr0ws, 3 sweet potato harroWs.
potato hitler, corn marker, corn shelter, field
els Of corn, swingle trees, trace and breast
chains. forks, sh0vels, hoes. rakes, sporting
HARSEss-Four sets double half chain har-
ness, cart harness, 2 sets single harness.
double carriage harness. collars, lines, Brides,
IF HoUsEHoLD GooDs-Hair cloth parlor suite,
erble top table. hanging lamp, 2 goose
her beds, holsters anu pillows, hen Ieatner
10 yds. ingram carpet. 80 yds. ingram
early new 20 yds. rag carpet, 5U ydS-
.t1R Is yds, kitchen carpet, quilting
sfsn s, rg-ro0m stove, nearly new; wood
40. cook stove, dough tray, table,
ssesa. s,ts. rs, kettles, and many other
80 sssss over SO a credit of 9
ri. & bafk note. Under $40 cash
- m u'cLocK, SHARP.
pgss4N dct. 11-24-2t
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
PUBLIC SALE
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Will be sold at Public Sale, on
Thursday, December I, 1911

AT the home of the subscriber, at Perkin-
town, on the road leading from Auburn to
Perkintown Station, about 2 miles from Ped
rickt0Wn.
The following described Personal Property,
to- lit:
STOCK -Four head of horses. No. ]. gray
1850 lbs, as good a horse as ever pushed a
collar. No. :, bay mare, 7 years old, Is hands
high; good worker, pleasant driver, very fine
family horse. No. 8, brown mare, 16 years old,
good worker and driver. No. 4, sorrel horse,
good work horse. These horses are all sound.
Three head of cattle. No. l Blackie, large
cow, 4 years old, heavy mixer, will have calf
ny her side by day of sale, will grace any
mans dairy. No. 2, Reddie, A years old, good
mixer and butter COW. No. 3, Edith. 8 years
old, very promising and coming into profit
soon. Sixteen fine shOats, Poland China brood
WAGONS, MACHINERY. IMPLEMENTs-Heavy
wagon, wooden axle. with pole and shafts for
8 horses, 2 twO-hOrse farm wagons with large
axles. 2 low wheel wagons, one nearly new
with pole and shafts. All are broad tire
wagons. One plant cart. Dayton or market
carriage, rubber tire runabOut, Deering mower
in good order, hay tedder. nearly new, hay
rake, nearly new, field roller, new tOnguelesS
sod cutter. new sulky plow, new Spangler
Fertilizer drill; 2two.horse South Bend plows,
sweet potato harrows, 1 Acme harrow, follow
harrow, Planet Jr. potato digger. Hewitt
potato digger. new ground plow., 2 wagon
bodies, 2 truck shelvings, long and short even
ers, swingle trees. 2 sets of wagon springs, lot
of forks, shovels. hoes and rakes.
ALSO, 200 BUSHELS OF CORN
on the cob, 70 lbs, to the bushel, 20 baskets of
white potatoes, 10 qts. of Jenny Lind %canta-
lope seed. by the qt., wheat bin holds 100 BUSH
els. sprayer, boxes, barrels, churn, butter
prints, creamery, 6 galvanized lard cans. glass
jars, bedstead and bedding, l stand, dinner
bell, and many articles not mentioned.
HARNEss-Two sets double half chain har-
ness, 2 sets single carriage harness, 4 brides.
A collars, L chains, trace chains. double and
single link COW chains.
SALE WILL BEGIN AT IL O'CLOCK, SHARP.
AB-Conditions made known at sale.
FRANK j. GAVENTA.
VIM. M. BURK, I-24-2t
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
F~reehoIders neeting

At the special meeting OF the Board OF
Freeholders on the 18th the plans and
speclfcations for the new iron and &C.
ment bridge over the branch OF Salem
creek to replace the present Quaker Neck
wooden bridge were rejected, because 1t
was decided to widen the abutment
walls to 81 feet at the bottom and add
II feet at the top.
A great deal Of time was consumed IN
considering and paying election bills Of
township clerks. The majority we're
ordered paid and some few were return
ed for more information and detail.
The contract to furnish the county
buildings with coal was given to +. II.
Lloyd. the lowest bidder for $40 a gross
ton.
A letter wal received from City Re-
corder William B. Dunn, by request OF
Salem City Council, asking that the
County repair the pavement extending
from the Union Fire House OH Broadway
TO the Liberty Hook and Ladder Conn
nan building on Market street. The
matter was referred to the Public Build
iugs Commute to exami he and report to
the December meeting of the Board.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
Women's Coats

While our stock is so very large and var
led that it contains possibly every known want
in coats, there are numbers of styles that stand
out prominently as possessing both merit of
style and reasonableness; thus we call your at
tention to the following:
Large assortment of double faced cloth
Polo Coats at $500. $500, $4,000, $500
each.
At $500 each we show full length Goats
in Cheviot, Broadoloth and Serges; sleeves and
waist lined; these are such good values that
you will be surprised at the very modest price
asked.
At $500 each a new model in wide vale
Serge, very unusual model.
At $4,000 each we show trimmed styles
in both Serge and Cheviot, with the new sailor
collar effect. These are marvels of style and
quality.
Other long Coats in more dressy styles of
Broadcloth,at $25.O 90 each and upwards. Sizes
for large, small and regular size women.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
wOODsTOWN WHISPERINGS
What You Would Like to Know
of PiIesgroYe People.

Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Harvey and two
children, of Camden, have beeh visiting
henri other, Mrs. Mary Humphrey. While
here Mr.. Harvey was taken sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Joel Snellbaker and Mrs. | Shell
baker attended the Woman's foreign
Missionary Society Convention OF Bridge
ton district held at Millyille the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Legrand virgins, Mr..
Jean and Miss Alice Clayton spent Sun
day in Salem.
The Woodstown high school football
team played against Salem high school
OH Saturday. The score was 6 to 10 in
favor Salem.
The P. o. s. of A., of Woodstown, are
preparing for a mock trial sometime e
month.
Mrs. Wiley attended the Fogg-Currie
wedding in Salem last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ZeigIer, OF Weno-
nah, were over-Sunday visitors at Miss
Belle Crother's.
Walter Graves, a we'll known and high
ly respected colored man who has been
managing Restore Turner's farm, below
Sharptown, several years. was found dead
aside his wagon where he was working in
the field Tuesday afternoon. Apoplexy
is supposed to have caused his death. He
leaves a wife and six young children to
mourn his loss.
j. Archer Avis who formerly had charge
of the newspaper route here has moved
his family TO Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Hitchner have
been visiting their Sol Reeves, a student
in the shool of forestry State College, Pa.
John Adams, a carter, aged "a years,
died last Saturday night three hours after
attacked with indigestion.
Clemenence A. Bassett's farm of 10S
acres, near Woodstown, on the backroad
to Sharptown, was sold at public sale last
Saturday, to John Quirk for $l23.50 an
acre. A field of III acres adjoining the farm
was sold to Gilbert Borton for $2l5 an acre.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
Unusual Suits

The moment you try on one of our many
Suits you will notice the style and cut as be-
ing unusual and which stamps every suit we
own with that distinction that is different from
the majority you see shown. No matter how
modest the price we insist on all that is best
in quality and style. Our stock comprises
suits made of Serge, Cheviot, Wide Vale
Cheviots, Whipcord, Broadcloth Velveteens,
Scotch and Mannish Suitings. Every price
idea is represented beginning at 1915 each,
and upwards to s65 each, with best assort-
ments at $500, $500, $4,000, $500.
5000, s25.Ha eac1-