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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
DIME NOVELS
MADE HIM BAD
Sixteen Year Old Boy confesses to
Having Stolen Money From
the Safe.

MOUNT VERNON, H., April 27.-
Dime novel reading caused Martin
Kidd, 16 years old, to turn robber &C
cording to confession made to the
police after his arrest on a charge
of robbing the Southern Express
company's safe at Cullihan, Ala, of
$1,45o.
The boy admitted that while an
employe of the express company he
learned the combination to the safe
and took money on two occasions.
The first time he secured 5000 and his
second venture netted him $3.50.
Kidd was not suspected following the
first robbery, but general police
alarm was sounded when the boy
disappeared after his second haul.
The youthful safe looter said he
was in ST. Louis last week and sent
post card picture taken there to
Alabama The post card clew led TO
his arrest. He claims pal picked
up in st. Louis, relieved him of $500
He had $50 when arrested.
Kidd said he expects a sentence OF
about ten years in the penitentiary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
DOUBLE INDIAN
FOUND IN CAVE
Boy Had Two Heads and Eight Limbs
and Remains Were in Good
Shape.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, April
27.-The body of an Indian boy with
two heads. four arms and four legs
was discovered in cave near Okmul-
gee, Oklahoma, yesterday, by En-
mons Lowe, a farmers while hunting
rabbits. The body is nearly five feet
tall. The arms are all of the same
length and reach far below the knees.
The flesh on the bones has dried and
apparently there has been no decay.
Old residents in the vicinity of the
cave where the body of the monstros-
ity was found, say they remember
such an Indian boy, and that he has
been missing nearly ten years. He
was kept out of sight by the other
members of his tribe as much as pos
sible. 1t is supposed he wandered
away and died in the cave.
Persons who remember the freak
declare it walked and talked as if it
were not different from normal hui
man beings. The monstrosity was
in reality two persons with one body,
even the shoulders of each being
separate and perfect, the body very
wide and the lower limbs perfectly
developed The bodies are joined to-
gether below the shoulders and from
there down to the hips.
Physicians who have examined the
body assert there We're really two
persons and that they were grown
together so that even surgical op
GRAFTON could not have separated
them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
ENGINEER STAPLES
WILL BUILD TRAIL
Head Of Waubonsie Trail Between
keokuk and Nebraska confers
With Club. &,

At 9 o'clock this morning and Q
o'clock this afternoon, conferences
between the members of the CONNER
cial club and Chief Engineer w. ].
Staples of the Waubonsie Trail AS
ISOLATION, were held.
Engineer Staples is in the city for
a few days for the purpose of inter-
esting the local Commercial club
members in taking up the Waubonsie
Trail proposition of having highway
from the Missouri river to the Mis-
sissippi river, which has been ex-
planned in previous issues.
Arrangements have been made with
the Industrial Association for that
organization to give Mr.. Staples a
hearing and it is more than prob.
able that Keokuk business interests
will have hand in the move of build
ing a great highway across the south
ern tier of counties in the state FIT
Madison. it is said, is working hard
for the road to pass through that city
but on account of the location OF
Keokuk. it is thought this city will
obtain the Waubonsie trail.
The officers of the Keokuk Good
Roads Association will be informed oil
the move to build the trail and kept
in touch with the movements of the
Waubonsie association. SIS
Engineer Staples is the man who
will build the river to river trail
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
KEEP BOY ON FARM
is GARST'S ADVICE
Former Governor Of Iowa Gives Few
Side Lights In Talk at
Des Moines.

We should keep the boy on the farm
That is the best place to prepare
him for war.
This statement was made by Form
er Governor Warren Garst in an ad-
dress before the weekly meeting of
the Des Moines Real Estate exchange
at the Wellington hotel.
sOn the farm the boy will develop
the sturdy character necessary to
make him a good soldier said Mr..
Garst. and every nation must think
Of war preparations
Mr.. Garst's subject was Taxation.
He stated that the taxes should 60 to
good roads and other methods of i'm
proving agricultural conditions to
keep the boys in the country.
The speaker told the realty dealers
that he favored direct Inheritance
tax and some form of income tax.
Many lawyers earn from $4,000 to
$4,000, a year in Iowa, and as rule
they are not taxed he said 81
think it is a mistake that their librar-
lcc are uot SuDJeCI W LdhdtlOU.
II bought eighty acres in 1881 for
81 an acre. Now it is worth easily
S115 an acre. How was it Increased
in value? did nothing except hire
man to cultivate it. 1t paid FOR itself
practically every year. Who raised
its value? Society. And to society
We owe some of the returns. This
should come in taxation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

forms desired by the island are grant
ed by the French government. An
increase has been levied upon the
customs tariff. the people assert with
out any of the money thus gained be
ing spent upon the country They
also demand the drainage of the
fever-ridden east coast. At mass
meeting here it was decided that I'M
less relief We're granted within a
very short delay Corsica will use
force, if necessary, to obtain it, EN-
element is intense and feeling against
France high.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
DAME NATURE HINTS.
When the Food is Not Suited.

when INC = OOQ Is MOL OullSCs
When Nature gives her signal that
something is wrong, 1t is generally
with the food; the old Dame is always
faithful and one should act at once.
TO put off the change is to risk thai
which may be irreparable. An Arizona
] man SAYS:
"For ,Asars / could not safely eat
any breakfast. / tried all kinds of
breakfast foods, but they were all
soft, starchy. messes, which gave me
distressing headaches. l drank strong
coffee, too, which appeared to benefit
\ me at the time, but afterwards added
to the headaches. Toast and coffee
& were no better, for ! found the toast
very constipating.
"a friend persuaded me to quit
coffee and the starchy breakfast foods
4 and use Postum and Grape-Nuts in
stead. shall never regret taking his
advice
THE change they have worked in
me is wonderful. now have no more
OF the distressing sensations in my
stomach after eating, and | never
have any headaches / have gained u
pounds in weight and feel better in
every way. Grape-Nuts make deli
cious as we'll as nutritious dish, and
TI find that Postum is easily digested
and never produces dyspepsia symp-
toms
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich.
Get the little book, The Road to
MELVILLE in pkgs. There's Rea-
4 SON.
ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full Of human
Interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
WAS FORMER
KEOKUK CITIZEN
Death of Daniel Webster Who Con.
Quoted Book Store Here Many
Years Ago.

Many of the older residents of Keo-
kuk will remember Daniel Webster,
who was engaged in the book bust
ness on the east side of Main street
between Fifth and Sixth streets
forty years ago.
James B. Diver has received copy
OF a Joplin, Mo-, newspaper, in which
appears an account of the death OF
this former citizen, who passed away
at Carthage. Mo. The Carthage item
is as follows:
CARTHAGE, Mo, April 25.-After
an extended illness, Daniel Webster
for 80 years resident of Carthage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

record than was made on the track
here a year ago, by about eighteen
seconds. There is expected to be a
good contest in this part of the meet.
The two jumpers, Ryan and Phillip
are reputed good and are slated to
make the others casting for honors in
that department hustle for their
breakfasts.
A big bunch of Galesburg rooters
will accompany their track team to
Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

| will tell your name, your age aud
the date of your birth, also of changes
that are in store for you, whether or
not you should make them and If you
VIII be successful. will also tell OF
marriage, deaths, divorces, travels,
home and heart affairs, talents and
questions that pertain to the future. I
viii diagnose your disease free of
charge. Parlors at 1928 Blondeau
street. Readings daily until $50 p m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
B. p. O. ELKS.

KeokIk Lodge, No. 1Os-Meets first
and third Thursday nights at Elks
hall, Gibbons opera house block, Sixth
and Main streets. Club rooms open
daily. Visiting brethren cordially in.
vited. James Cameron, ST.. E. R.:
William Reimbold, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
ORnER or owns.

Regular meeting of the Order of
Owls the first and third Tuesdays of
each month at their hall in the Hub
niger building, 25 North Sixth street
Visiting owls are cordially invited.
f. NJ Ballinger, worthy president;
Ed. w. Kiser, secretary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

Chas. w. DOUGH left this morning
for Dallas City, H., to visit with his
son Walter.
Mrs. f. NJ Bateman who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. 3. A.
Brown of Keosauqua for the past
three weeks, will return home Friday
evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
ORDER OF OWLS.

Regular meeting of the order OF
Owls the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month at their hall in the Schlitz
building, corner Third and Johnson
streets, third floor. Visiting Owls are
cordially invited. F. NJ. Ballinger,
worthy president; Ed w. Kiser. secre.
tary,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
FOUND WATCH
AFTER NINE YEARS
Iowan Receives SurpriseWhen He Gets
His Shoes Shined in
DubIInlIe

ITS OTIUts OTIIIEd III
Dubuque.
A Dubuque dispatch says: G. w.
Blackburne went into a shoe shining
place here last night for service, and
asked the Greek who shined his
shoes the time aday. He was aston
ished to see the Greek pull from his
pocket a watch that mad been stolen
from Mrs Blackburne nine years ago.
Blackburne had the Greek arrested
and identified the timepiece by the
numbers of case and works.
The Greek surrendered the watch,
claiming to have bought it at a second
hand store in Chicago five years ago.
He was released
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

Diarrhoea should be cured without
loss OF time and by medicine which
like Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy not only cures
promptly but produces no unpleasant
after effects. 1t never fails md is
pleasant and safe to take. Sold by
all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
Corsica Faces Revolution.

BASTIA, Corsica, April 27.- Serious
trouble, if not rebellion, threatens in
Corsica unless many much needed re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
Keokuk Aerie. No. 6s3-Meets first
and third Wednesday of each month at
Eagles hall, corner Eighth anu Main.
Visiting brothers cordially invited.
Frank Moeller. w. President; c. A.
Noakes, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
A. o. U. w.
X. of p.

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECUR-
! ITY. KEOKUK COUNCIL. No. 1899.
Meets the first and third Monday OF
! each month, al A o. U. w. hall at
Il O'Clock. 9. w Rowe. president;
Ernest Best, Financier; Mayme G..
4 Schenk Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

Gate City Camp No. 81, Woodren
Of the World, meets every second and
fourth Tuesday, at Hawkes. hall. cor
ner Eighth and Mail street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
FRATERNAL CARDS
MASONIC.

Hardin Lodge No 29.-Holds Its reg
uiar monthly meeting the second
Monday evening of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

Puckechetuck Lodge No 43, meets
every Friday evening at o'clock.
l.. e. Witch, N. G.; Geo. w. I'm
megart. Permanent Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.

Hall Seventh and Main Streets.
keokuk Lodge. No. 10. meets regu.
larly Monday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
Geo. Hardin. N. G.: Otto Anschutz.
Recording Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-27

Puckechtuck Encampment, No. Z,
meets first and third Thursday even
ings of each month. VIM. G. Kun.
me-, Scribe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02

tConsianed @ PAGE =
a oasexsson~ uAs rs-referTe9 70 tas
committee On appropriations
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
THE MODERN PIPER.
The following item is from tn,
Newton ENTERPRISE:

The following item is from the
Newton Enterprise:
"a man by the name of Brown,
said to bel from the Denver section,
was in Newton Wednesday morning
with a four-gallon keg of corn whis-
key in buggy. After making pro-
clamation, he produced a syphon and
invited everybody to drink. He was
in the lot in rear of Smyre's hard
ware store and soon had q good
crowd around him. Later he moved
to the other side of town. He must
have taken about everybody with
him, for when the Enterprise report
er went out to get this item the
streets were deserted. The man had
no fear of the police. He said it was
liquor and he could give it away to
whomsoever he pleased"
The Enterprise reporter says that
when he went out to get the news
about the free whiskey that the
streets were deserted and. the popu-
lation had followed the modern
piper. Where were the prohibitions
lists of Newton? Was the reporter the
only prohibitionist left? Or did he,
too, follow the crowd in order to
get-the news?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
FREIGHT RATE DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA.

Everybody knows that North Car
DINA is being grievously discrimi-
mated against in the matter of freight
rates. The facts have been publish
ed more than a hundred times, to
show that the railroads charge more
to haul an article Of freight from
Birmingham or New Orleans, or even
Atlanta. to Charlotte or to Green's
boro, than they charge to haul the
same article of freight on the same
train through North Carolina to Dan
vile or to Richmond or to Norfolk.
An effort should be made both
by the State and the National gov
ernments to stop such hurtful and
outrageous discrimination. What will
the present Legislature do about it?
We suppose it Fill do as much as it
did to pass an antitrust law with
teeth" in it.
In the last Congress, when the
railroad rate bill was pending, and
Senator Hepburn offered an amend
ment that would have squarely Gov
cred the determinations against
North Carolina. Simmons and Over
man did not open their mouths in
support of the same, and when the
vote was taken they were either alb
sent or paired.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
WHY THEY OPPOSE HOLTON.

The Raleigh News and Observer,
in it's Washington letter, announces
that many Democrats in the State"
are appealing to Senators Simmons
and Overman to oppose the confirma-
ton of Mr.. Holton as District At
torney.
Why should any Democrat oppose
the confirmation of a man Of the
high character of Mr.. Holton, and
whose record as District Attorney
stands at the top of the list in the
Department of Justice at Washing
ton?
There can be but one ground for
this, and that is that the Democratic
bosses would like to see some in
competent man appointed to the
place 30 as to hurt the Republican
party, But it is also known that
there are some Republicans in the
State who are joining these partisan
Democrats in opposing the confirma-
ton of Mr.. Holton, and these Repub-
licans are the same remnants of the
old referee patronage machine that
did all they could against Republi-
can growth and success in the last
campaign.
Every effort that these Democrats
and Republicans make to try to dis.
credit Mr.. Morehead and hurt the
Republican party has, of course, the
hearty cooperation of the Demo
cratic machine.
1t is to be hoped that the truth
will get to President Taft in time.
One thing is certain, and that i.
that the truth will be known before
the opening of the next campaign.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
GREENSBORO NEWS CHANGES
HANDS(?).

It is announced that the Green's
boro Daily News has been sold to
Mr.. Hildebrand and to Mr. Crater,
and henceforth will be run as an in
dependent CD paper, along the
lines of the Asheyille Gazette-News,
the notorious organ of the remnants
of the old, repudiated patronage ma
chine.
We predict that the paper will be
80 conducted in the future that every
issue will bring pleasure to the Raj
eigh News and Observer. We make
this prediction and ask our readers
to watch and see If we are not cor
rect. and this being true, further
comment is unnecessary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
THOSE ON THE PAYROLL.

Representative Spainhour intro
duced bill in the House Monday to
appoint a committee of five to ascer-
tain the number of employees in the
State government and to consider
such reduction of salaries as may be
deemed advisable. 1t seems that thus
far they have been unable to ascer-
tain just how many, are on the pay
roll and the amount OF their salaries.
The Auditors report does not give
this information.
Representative Spainhour has stir
red up a hornets nest among the
Democratic off1ce-holders, and it is
doubtful IL Mr.. Spainhour will find
out just how many are on the States
payroll or the amount OF their fat
salaries.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
WHY DO THEY APPEAL I'D
CHAIRMAN MOREHEAD?

Il is reported here that those DEM
ocrats who are behind the scheme
10 issue more bonds 30 erect mil
lion-dollar public building have been
snneaiinx TO CONGRESSMAN and State
Chairman Morehead 10 favor the
project and to write the Republican
members OF the Legislature TO vote
for the same. The fact that the Dem
oorats. with their large majority.
should appeal 10 Chairman More
head TO endorse the project and TO
enlist the Republican members OF
the Legislature TO support it is sig
nificant.
1t is clear that the Democrats do
not need the votes of the Republicans
I'm the Legislature. Then what can
be their object? Nothing except to
have the Republican party commit
ted to this Democratic project. AL
ready, the Democratic machine
through it's incompetence, misman-
agement and extravaganza, has run
the State in debt and damaged its
credit. Recently, the State failed to
float a per cent bond issue, and
nothing but the coming of the Amer
lean Tobacco Trust to their rescue
saved them from humiliation.
There is now large deficit in the
State Treasury, and it will be neces-
sary to issue bonds to fill the Demo-
cratic hole, and, on top of this, these
good government" Democrats are
attempting to plunge the State into
the scheme of a million dollar public
building.
The Democratic machine wants to
tie the hands and shut the mouths OF
the Republicans in the next campaign
and thus keep them from telling the
people the truth about their record.
It is safe to say that Mr.. More
head will not be party to such
scheme.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
THE TORRENs SYSTEM FOR REC.
ISTRATTON OF LAND TITLES.

The bill introduced in the Legisla-
ture for the adoption by the State of
the Torrens System for the registra-
ton of land titles is meritorious and
should be adopted by our State. The
adoption of this measure would not
only secure the title to property and
save the farmers and others big law
yer's fees, but it would also enable
the farmer to raise money on the IL
tie to his lands as easily as a stock
holder in corporation can now raise
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
CHEAP PEANUT POLITICS.

The Democratic members of the
Legislature exhibited some cheap
peanut politics when they amended
Representative Marshall's bill so as
to make it. apply only to Surry Coun-
ty, and further providing that the
funds for buying the books even then
should come out of the general fund
of the county.
Mr.. Marshall's bill to furnish free
textbooks to the pupils in the COM
mon schools of the State was offered
in good faith and in the interest of
the school children Of the whole
State. regardless of whether their
parents were Democrats or Repub-
licans. 1t was one OF, the most i'm
portant measures that has been in
troduced in the Legislature and the
Democrats showed themselves up in
poor light: Their only excuse for
not giving the free textbooks was
that the depleted condition of the
State Treasury would not justify it.
Yet they have introduced bills to
create new judgeships, new solicitor
ships, new commissioners of various
kinds, increased salaries of present
officers, and in fact, are almost every
day Offering some new bill to he
States Treasury. If they woul,- stop
thinking so much of Office, much OF
the money they are now voting away
could go to aid the poor children oil
the State in securing an education
If the State hasn't the money and
can't raise it otherwise, then have
additional taxation sufficient to pa,
for the books. They have introduced
bills providing funds for the mainte
nance of libraries and other bills fo1
establishing travelling libraries, all o.
which might be very good If all tn.
poor children were able to buy Their
school books and secure an educa
ton so they could read the books ii
those Libraries.
North Carolina is long way be