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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
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Miss sherbie Rand went to Chicago
Wednesday to attend the Chicago
Piano college commencement and to
visit friends at Evanston.
Mrs. Sullivan of Jacksonville, ILL.,,
is visiting the family of her brother,
A. C. Koch.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Ericsson, of Knox
Vile, Ill, have been visiting the fami-
lies OF M. l.. O'Harra and Jacob Palm
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Johnson, Mrs. l..
W. Berry and Mrs. W. p. Frazier, at
tended Sunday school convention
at Appanoose and Powellton Sunday af-
ternoon and evening
Mrs. A. F. Helms returned Tuesday
from Fresno, Calf, where she was
| called by the illness and death of her
son, Clay.
Miss Olive Cratenberg, of Coalfield,
Iowa, is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Shilling.
| Miss Gayle Huston is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Emerson Rose, at Cam
bridge, Iowa.
| Attorney Linus Cruise was a bust
ness visitor to Chicago the past week.
! Miss Esther Carlson is visiting home
folks at Rockford.
| Mr.. McClaughrey, of Ironton. Mo.
visited with Jas. Symmonds, the past
week.
Mrs Ida Crum Of Ashland, ILL.,, is
visiting her brother. L. c. Corson and
family.
irving Carlton and granddaughter.
Gladys Orr, went to Mt. Pleasant, Ia,
Thursday to visit Mrs. Bessie Orr, who
is taking treatment there and whose
condition is improving.
| John Bailey, Sr., of Bentley, and
Mrs. John Bailey, Jr.. of Hannibal,
Mo-, visited their cousin, Mrs. John
Vandiver the past week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McGuilvery at
tended meeting OF the Illinois Retail
Monument Dealers Association in
! Quincy one day the past week.
Mrs Georgiana Eubanks, of Grand
Junction. Colo, is visiting relatives in
the city.
Miss Catherine Cherrill returned
from Chicago Thursday
4 Mrs. Ralph Scofield and children, OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
WILLING TO HANG
FOR THE WOMAN
seotchman Has offered to Take the
Place Of Woman Condemned
to Death.

CHICAGO, June 26.-Patrick S. Fal
lon, British subject. born in Scot
land, but living In Chicago, has OF.
fered to die on the scaffold in sault
Ste Marie, Ont, instead Of Mrs. An.
gelino Napelatino, the young Italian
woman under sentence of death for
Staying her husband. Fallon declared
he would make the sacrifice ito keep
the British dominion from making a
cruel mistake" He wrote tonight to
the governor general of Canada, max.
ing the offer. Ten women's clubs to.
night held mass meetings and for
warded appeals for a communication OF
the woman's sentence,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
ANOTHER WAR
IN MEXICO
Women Want to Vote at the Coming
Election and Have Signed
Petition.

MEXICO CITY, June PA pc
tition signed by several hundred OF
the leading women Of the capital and
neighboring cities demanding the priv
ilege OF voting at the coming national
election was sent to President De la
Barra today. They contend that there
is nothing in the constitution prohibit
Ing woman suffrage. A club Of in
fiuential women has been formed Ito
promote the candidacy of Madero and
Gomez for president and vice presi-
dent respectively.
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Rettx Graen il pe.x.d

CHICAGO, June 26.-Neither con.
nrmation nor denial can be secured
tonight to the insistent rumor that
Mrs. Hetty Green has determined 10
dispose OF her Chicago realty hold.
ings, valued at 100000. 1t is said
Mrs. Green has given real estate
firm here an option on her entire
holdings. She is said to have been
peeved' ever since she let go $50
acres near Chicago at nearly half a
million dollars under their. true value,
and to have determined to leave the
windy city alone in the future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

"The Groom Was Among Those
Present"
She was wooed and won meath the
harvest moon,
The wedding was set knee deep in
June,
The wedding music the same old
And the groom was among those
present.
The home was ablaze with lights
galore;
Every room was crowded with guests
to the door;
The bride was sweet-as oft before
And the groom was among those
present.
A score of women on every side
Praised and kissed the lovely bride.
But when they came to the groom they
SHE'D.
But he was among those present.
Lavish was praise for the bride SC
fair;
For her face and the clothes she
CHANGED to wear
They gave at most stony stare
To the groom-amon., those present
Alvin NJ Hendee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

An extract from the columns of the
Michigan State Journal, reproduced
elsewhere, tells of the participation
of Hon. William Ballinger Of this city
in a campaign for the commission
form of city government at Lansing
in that state. Mr. Ballinger, it will be
noted, is credited with having made
the address that carried the greatest
weight in repiy to criticisms and OBJ
jections brought forward by the OPP
position. This view Of his address, so
creditable to Keokuk, is confirmed by
advices from other sources. The
proposition was defeated, but this
was not the fault of those who advo-
Gated it. The politicians of both
parties were against it, the news
papers were lukewarm during the
campaign, paid but little attention to
the meetings in its interest and gave
it no help. Under these conditions it
is no wonder that an adverse vote
was polled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

affiliations. beliefs or forms OF wor-
ship Keokuk people Of all religious de-
nominations and of no denomination
are practically unit in sustaining
the forces that make for righteousness
in the world. This is as it should be
Ito the great credit Of Keokuk. This
community has in Its cap no finer
feather than the spirit of harmony
which 1t has manifested so unmistak-
ably on several important occasions
of late
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
Kansas City, are visiting relatives i,

Kansas City, are visiting relatives in
the city.
Mr.. T. j. Lane departed Thursday
for Bonaparte, Iowa, to visit the fami
ly Of his son, Walter S.
Mrs. Henry Walker of Keokuk, Wis
tied home folks the past week, Mr.
Walker being on business trip into
Kansas.
Miss Bess Todd, OF Burnside, has
been visiting friends and relatives in
the city the past week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

"A recent Issue or the Annals OF
Iowa. an official historical publication.
contains the following article by D.
c. Beaman, of Denver, Colo, on the
the sword of Black Hawk, the famous
Indian chief. Mr.. Beaman In early
times was a resident of southeastern
Iowa and at one time was agent for
the old Keokuk and Des Moines rail
road at Croton. He was a pioneer In
this section. There is a page Illus
tration showing a purchase in 1885
madebyIndians. The name of Chief
Keokuk appears In this account, the
original Of which Is now in the col
lection of James H. Jordan of Iowa.
vile, Iowa. The article alluded to
is as follows:
Story Of Long Ago.
From 1851 to 1874 I lived at 1nde-
pendent (now Selma), on the Des
Moines river in Van Buren, county,
Iowa, two miles below the farm OF
James H. Jordan, and one mile below
the town of lowaville, where was
fought the last battle between the
Sacs and Foxes and the Iowas, IN
which the latter were practically ex-
terminated.
Mr.. Jordan was Indian post trader
at Iowaville in 1888 and subsequent
years, when Black Hawk had quit
fighting and built lodge on Jordans
farm. where he died and was buried.
/ often conversed with Mr.. Jordan
about the incidents of Black Hawks
later life. These were written up by
me in 1873 for the Old Settlers Me-
mortal, journal then published by
Thomas Gregg at Keokuk.
1t was generally known, notwith-
standing the final destruction Of
Black Hawks skeleton in a fire in
Burlington, Iowa, and the destruction
or loss of the medals and swords CIV
en- him by others, that the sword CIV
en- to him by General Jackson was not
found with Black Hawks remains,
but it has not been generally known
since then what became of the sword
For many years l have been trying
to locate it, but without success until
last October / learned it was in the
possession of Arthur Hinkle, Jordans
grandson, at Selma, and he consented
to its deposit with the historical de-
partment of Iowa.
From Mr. Jordan's statements to
me and information by others, the fol-
lowing / believe Is its true history:
Black Hawk Prisoner.
In April, 1888, Black Hawk was TAX.
en- as prisoner to Washington, and
presented to President jackson, who
so impressed him with the futility OF
further warfare that he promised to
be good. He was then given this
sword by Jackson. Others gave MIN
some jewelry for his wife-all in tok.
en- of the new formed friendship.
He returned to Iowa and lived on
Mr.. Jordan's farm near IowaviIle until
his death, September Is, 1S3S The
day before his death he gave this
sword to Mr.. Jordan.
During the sos 1t came into the
possession of the Eureka Masonic
lodge in Iowaville by purchase from a
resident of that vicinity and the tyler
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
Portrait Ring Is Novelty.

One of the novelties of the season Is
the portrait ring. To all appearance
the circlet is an ordinary signet ring.
with the head massively set. At one
side. however, is spring, which, when
pressed, causes the top OF the seal
to leap back, the signet in reality form
ing a miniature box A tiny portrait
on copper in colors or monochrome
is then disclosed to view.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

A leading citizen of Keokuk, now
away on vacation, writes in a personal
note to the editor of this paper:
"Keokuk has done itself proud by
the unanimity with which 1t sustain.
ed the three ordinances at the recent
special election. was very happy
over the results when read them in
The Gate City. Nothing is now in
the way for the brightest kind of a
future for Keokuk and vicinity
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

Commissioner Barney of the state
food and dairy commission has given
notice that after August any person
operating milk Or cream tester with
out state license will be prosecuted.
AS the law requiring the license Is a
new one and not generally under
stood over the state, the commissioner
has decided to give this much time
Tor all dairymen. to comply with it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

The Denver Judge who put his jury
on diet OF lettuce sandwiches and
water in order to expedite verdict
may have strained the law, but he is
evidently shrewd Judge of human
nature, as western paper thus
points out:
The relation of victuals and yer.
diets is vital. There is the we'll paid
and we'll fed jury that delays a decis-
ion in the interest of mature consid-
Grafton; the well fed jury that acquits
a man it would have found guilty on
An empty interior and we all remem-
Der the story of the wise foreman
Who, WREN asked to order the meals,
said. Eleven porterhouse steaks and
n bundle of hay"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

The reckless aviator seldom carries
any other passenger, wherefore he is
declared by contemporary to be an
improvement on the man who rocks
the boat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

Attorney General Cosson of this
state, who was on the program at the
Salt Lake City meeting of the attorney
generals of the United States for a
discussion of express rates, recon-
mended to the convention that COM
mittee be appointed for the purpose
of cooperating with the convention OF
railroad commissioners and the inter
state commerce commission for uni
form and united action looking to set
Element of the express rate contro-
versy, He also declared that all that
is desired is that rates be made rea-
sonable. He came out for establish
ment of the parcels post in the post
office and for a law to compel rail-
road companies to accept express
packages from any express company.
Until the parcels post is established
he would have the federal laws so
changed that the weight of packages
might be as high as eleven pounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

Congressman Good of the Fifth dis
trict of this state has the right idea
of the reciprocity proposition. He
says:
"The more | study this question,
the more thoroughly convinced have
become that there is absolutely moth
ing in the proposed treaty for the
United States with the exception that
it might mean cheaper print paper for
the publishers of newspapers. l feel
that the price which we would pay
for this benefit would be unreasonably
high"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

Warden Marquis Barr OF the An
amosa reformatory wants an appro
priation with which to buy a farm
for the employment of the convicts
Mr.. Barr thinks that it will be easier
to reform man working in the free
air and sunshine than one toiling il
a dingy shop. The view is one il
which thinking people generally will
coincide
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
Headache Cures.

Monticello Express: DR.. Wiley has
blacklisted the powders sold to cure
headaches. Now will some one in
authority please put the ban on the
stuff that causes some of the head
thumps?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
HOME AGAIN.

HOME AGAIN.
Home, where the feathers are softest
Home, where the grub is the best,
Home, where fellow is part of
The circle, not merely guest.
Hone, where the bedroom is roomy,
Where upper berths never are
known,
Where you can't hear the shores OF
your neighbors,
And fog whistles never are blown
Home, where the laughter is truest.
Home to the kiddies again.
Home, where the skies are the bluest,
Back to the porch and the den;
Back where there is no confusion
Or clamor, or speeches, or shout,
Where the dining room never is
crowded,
EAnd bell hops aren't rushing about.
Home, where the songs are the sweet
est,
A Home to the ones that are true;
BACK to the life that's completest,
Back to the work we must do
Back to the grind; yes, and ready
/ To take up the battle again;
EFor after the fun and the travel
Home looks mighty good to us then.
fHad a good time? should say so!
Laughter and sunshine and song
Went with us all as we journeyed,
Nothing we planned turned out
wrong.
EBut now that It's over we're happy,
For somehow, whenever we roam,
] We find that the best joy of travel
/ Is always the getting back home
Detroit Free Press
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

A New Haven woman who was af-
fiicted with desire to play the piano
constantly was cured by a surgical
operation. The incident is most I'M
fortunate. There are entirely too
many operations performed on WON
en- already
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

A New York man who whipped an.
other for rocking boat was promptly
freed by the Judge before whom he
was hailed. The only fault to be found
with the verdict is that it did not in.
clude a gold medal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

ed to the consideration OF present COM
fort, furthermore, is the stern fact
that some of US need the practice in
that state of mind which alone can
temper the extremity of those warmer
chimes to come.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

A few more showers and the price
Of potatoes should begin to climb
down the pole. Three dollars bushel
in June does not dovetail with the
eternal fitness of things.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

Present day politics makes it clear
Ito Chicago paper that the American
/ people are divided into two parties
that of the Open Mouth and that of
/ the Sober Mind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

# the weather bureau has any re-
gard for the general wish it will give
us more rare June days and fewer
well done ones.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
Mrs. Taft Sends Letter

WASHINGTON. June 26.-The
house paused from it's business Of
legislating to listen to the
reading of letter from Mrs. TAFT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

The Iowa delegation in congress has
decided to let the federal patronage
matter go over until next winter The
i decision is a wise one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

A Keokuk man used 50 worth of
metered water to raise fifteen cents
worth of vegetables, and still isn't
happy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

expressing her appreciation and that
of the president for the silver service
set presented by the house on the oc-
casion of their silver wedding ami
versary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

There is only one thing that can
be as hot as day In June and that
is another June day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

Wizard Edison predicts that trolleys
viii soon disappear from street cars.
They cannot go any too soon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
NOTES AND COMMENT.

According to Ed Howe, a woman
always thinks her dressmaker keeps
half the goods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

The Culebra cut sounds to the
Omaha Bee like the choice part of
the beef and it costs nearly as much.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26
Sword Of Chief Black Hawk
History of the Indians weapon Related by D.
G. Bsaman of Denver, Colo, an
Iowa Pioneer
Iowa Pioneer,

II
of the lodge used It as his ofYicia
arm. Where it had been since 1888
and how 1t got out OF Jordan's i'm
! mediate possession, have not been
able to ascertain. Jordan learned OF
| it, however, and Immediately recog
nized it as the Jackson sword, blu,
made no effort to get it, and it re
NAMED there until the lodge became
defunct.
Hon. Robert Sloan, now of Keosau
qua, was secretary OF the lodge and
kept the sword and took it with him
to the Masonic lodge at that place. l,
remained there until 1871 or 1872
when the lodge building was burned
and the scabbard and hilt of the
sword we're destroyed or lost in the
ruins. and nothing now remains of ii
but the fire-scarred blade.
Debts OF Indians.
Mr. Hinkle obtained the sword from
the lodge in 1880. In Mr.. Hinkle's
possession is the account book Of Mr.
Jordan, his grandfather, kept by him
in 1owaville in 1893 and years follow
ing, and in which are entered many
accounts against the Indians, then on
their reservation near Iowaville.
On the first page appears an &C.
count against the Indian Chief Keo-
kuk, OF date October 4, 1888. Some OF
it Is not very legible. One item is for
"strowd" (proper spelling stroud)
which perhaps everybody may not
know is a coarse blanket used by
Indians. The breech clouts, toma-
hawks and powder horns need no def
milton.
1t seems that Keokuk also purchased
at one time forty-five handkerchiefs
at rs cents each Just what he
old fellow needed of so many hand
kerchiefs is not apparent, as 1t was
generally supposed that he did not
have that many wives.
1t will also be noticed that whisky
was then only 81 gallon. but that
was before the days of the civil war
revenue tax.
Had Little Divine Providence.
The last item in the account Is a
blanket for Jake West, who was a
half-breed, famous among other
things, for having a hand almost as
large as that of Divine Providence,
and feet which would crowd each other
in the narrow way. A portion of his
history / wrote up some years ago in
the Keosauqua Republican. This half
breeds name was really Chequest, and
creek near Iowaville was named
after him. but his name became cor.
rupted to Jake West.
The second page shows purchase
in 1885 by a bunch of Indians, but
the feature of interest is the names of
the Indians. among which again ap.
pears that of Keokuk.
There are good many pages OF the
account book showing purchases of the
many other Indians, whose names are
given, but they do not seem of sui
ficient interest to justify their repro.
duction.
/ had hoped to find in the book an
account against Black Hawk, but was
unable to do so. He must have been
cash purchaser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

Paradoxical as it may sound, this
See trial in Chicago isn't fit to see.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

nearing the point where it can de-
der the mulct law.
In the view of the Marshalltown
Times-Republican the increase in the
output of prison poetry argues
against the Iowa City Republican 8
contention that Iowa prisons are
worse than hog pens.
The state board of health has is.
sued bulletin on what to do with
your boy if he happens to be injured
on the Fourth of July 1.-THE best
thing to do with your boy" says the
Cedar Rapids Republican, SIS not to
let him get into mischief on the
Fourth of July. Teach him the beati-
tudes of a sane Fourth"
The farmers, who left Iowa few
years ago are coming back. Accord
ing to the Freeman-T Tribune several
of these prodigals have returned to
Hamilton county. Some of these
farmers are quoted as saying that
$3.50 land in Iowa is cheaper than $40
land in some of the boom sections of
the west, northwest and southwest.
Iowa has the soil and invariably gets
plenty of rain"
Burrell of the Washington Press,
old enough to be a good Judge, ex-
presses it thus: "The horse will stay
long while yet. The auto can't SUI
percede him, as long as there are
spoons For why? A sane and safe
chauffeur must keep both hands on
the wheel. He may have no idle arm.
But any fellow can drive horse
with one hand, experts say, while
t'other arm may seek other employ
ment, go philandering and encircling
fair equator. See? You old stupid
A horse knows enough to keep the
road, but an auto doesn't. Giddep
Dobbin."
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Manages
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and new address.
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The date printed on the address OF
each paper notes when the SUBSCRIPTION
expires.
Subscribers falling to receive then en-,
papers promptly will confer FAVOR oy
Ewing notice Of the fact
Address all communications to
THE GATE CITY COMPANY.
No. 49, North sixth St. Keokuk, Iowa
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the
following news stands:
Hotel Keokuk, cor. Third and johnson.
c. ri. Rollins & Co.. 6ls Main street
Ward Bros, 525 Main street
Depot News St2nu.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

The Waterloo Times Tribune says
that the Iowa supreme court is rapidly
nearing the point where it can de-
eide saloons cannot be operated un.
der the mulct law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

Alex Miller wants to know if a
woman who is active in missionary
work has right to dye her hair to
fool the people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-26

When in doubt "swat the fly"
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keokuk, Iowa. ........ June rs, 1911.