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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09
Local Grain Markets.

Local Live Stock.
KEOKUK, Aug. 3-The following
live stock market furnished today By
Joseph Haubert:
Hogs-Good butchers, s5.75.
Sheep-Butchers, s3.50@4.00.
Lambs-$6 to S6.5e. *
Calves-s5.o0 to 5000
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The pro-
duce markets are as follows:
Butter-Creamery, 26c.
Process-Special, 22bc.
Eggs-Western firsts, 17@1Sc.
Iced poultry-12@13kc
Elgin creamery butter, zee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09

FOR sALE-i5-room house, barn, cleo
tricity, macadamized street and al
ley in flrst-class condition, north side,
below Twelfth. Address "Owner,"
care of Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09
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ST. Mary,s Children VII, Picnic.

81. MAry'S CntioTen VIII flCuics
Tomorrow at the Maerz farm near
the city, the scholars OF st. Mary's
rarochial school will have a picnic.
The children accompanied by Rev.
George Giglinger and other chaper-
ones will leave at nine o'clock In the
morning for the picnic place and the
day will be spent In merry making.
Delightful Picnic Supper Of Ephpha.
thae.
Mrs H. D. Mcdowell entertained the
Ephphatha society OF the Trinity M.
3. church at her residence, 61S Bank
street last evening at a picnic supper
on her lawn. A very delicious supper
was served and games and music
made the evening pass pleasantly, the
hours being from six to ten o'clock
Those present as Mrs. McDowell's
guests were the twenty young lady
members OF the class.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09
shamrocks Wall Patronlzed.

ShamrocKs W6II Patrontzeu.
Several hundred persons attended
the outdoor fete on. the Huiskamp
lawn at Eighth and Grand avenue,
last night given by the Shamrock
club of the Y. w. G. A. Refresh
ments were served and the affair was
successful in every way for the young.
women sponsors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09
FOR RENT.

FOR RBNT-11o3 Bank street; six
room modern house, $40. DR.. G. A.
Jenkins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09

FOR sALE-Cheap, a second hand
large size Peck-Williamson under
feed furnace, In good condition. Henry
Pechstein.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09

FOR SALE-All kinds OF ostrich
plumes. Bought cheap, sell cheap.
Seeing Is believing Cash or Install
ments. Call at GIG Des Moines St.
Home Phone 1916.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09
w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED Family washings. at home
Call at 129 North LIST. Mrs. Smith.
LOST-Opal tie pin at Elk's camp
last night. Return to Ward Bros.
Reward.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09

GIRLS WANTED at American Rice s
Cereal Co.. steady work; good pay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09

A GOOD AGENT WANTED in every
town to represent an old establish
ed life insurance company that makes
a speciality Of temperance risks; low
rates and liberal contract to capable
man. Address S. Wilson. Secretary.
253 Broadway, New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-09

W,ANTED-A good gentle horse.
weight about 1900 or 1900 lbs. Adj
dress Robt. Farris, near Middle Lock,
R. F. d. 4, Montrose.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

Earl Simmons OF Mt. Leonard WI
in Marshall Wednesday.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

Ono Of the most remarkable crea,
lures known to natural history II the
bower bird, which builds a miniature
cabin made Of small sticks and sur
rounds II with . perfectly kept ring
or circus composed Of twigs and moss.
studded with brilliantly colored fow.
era frcits and insects. Az the curious
ornaments become faded they are con.
stant!y replaced by fresh ones. no that
seitntists are inclined TO credit the
bird with the possession Of the artis.
tic tense In those decorated play.
grounds the males meet and pay their
court a. The female. the bower being
used purely ~ pas oses Of recreation
and not rs q neN ig place. Thsss
bls'ls nre chiefly found In the Owen
Stanley range Of British New Guin~~
Wide World.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20
Work Of Modern Chemists.

Modern chemistry enables man TO
make owe some Of the most useful
metals worry much ut his will. and
greatly to his profit. DR.. w. Rosen-
hahn. IA England. recently made a re-
port IN the prophecies OF new alloys
Of copper. aluminium and manganese.
which show remarkable p~eculiarities.
An siIoy OF eight per cent. copper. 9.99
per cent. aluminium and 2.oi per cent.
idanSaneso showed tensile
strength, n coldrdrawn bar having q
yielt point OF t0.ss tons per square
Inch. and an ultimate stress OF SOS
tons a square inch. Another alloy is
so hard TINT II can take
cutting edge sharp enough to
easrpen a lead pencil. The British
admiralty IL experimenting with these
allows to determine their resistance to
t~orrosion In sea water.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20
IRachei's Onion.

was amused by the observations Of
a retired actress who sat beside me at
the conservstorie examinations and In
an updertone thought aloud AZ the
re citations went IN.
why SO much weeping and wiring
Ing OF the hands?" she said Of q candi.
attempting Andromaque. How
she spells her nice young face In at
tempting to force tears from her eyes!
At this distance nobody could scent an
onion in her pocket handkerchief.
Rachel resorted to that trica In 'Adrl-
euno Lecouvreur.' and the tears flowed
Freely without facial contortions.
heard It said that as she left the stage
she gave the onion she held to Prince
NAPOLEON to eat In salad. and that he
eIs so."-Parls Letter TO London Truth.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

Mrs.. Leo II. Ruffsl, formerly Miss
xsde Beck OF this city, daughtez
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20
Japanese Garden.

Ono OF the famous garden de-
signers OF old Japan. soami. once
raid that the ideal garden should
express the sweet solitude Of q
landscape clouded by moonlight
with q half gloom between the
trees" Rixlu. another oId.timer and
authority on gardening, wanted his
garden to be TO him 'the lonely pre-
eincts OF a secluded mountain shrine
with the red leaves Of autumn scat
tered around" The Japanese garden
a reach perfection on any scale.
ever the smallest. This Is shown In q
tiny garden laid out M minute perfec'
ton with sand. pebbles. moss and
twtga In . samoan
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

Ira T. Russell is back from Boon
field, Iowa, where he spent sever
nj weeks with his family.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

Ed Keehart yesterday brough
the editor a weeks supply OF fin
beef. It's nice to be editor-somc
times.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Swift OF Black
burn, we're guests OF DR.. and Mrs
q. T. Nuckles Sunday.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20
Local Items

Mrs. Webster NJ. White Is spend
ing the week In st. Louis.
W. A. weinrich returned Monday
from a visit to st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Swift OF Black
burn, were guests OF DR.. and Mrs
q. T. Nuckles Sunday.
Ira T. Russell Is back from Bloom
field, Iowa, where he spent sever-
nj weeks with his family.
q. X. Scott came in from Hunts
Vile Friday evening and remain
ed over Sunday with his family.
b. w. Vessel OF Waverly and
Miss Bessie Trent OF Dover, were
married by Ed. b. T. Wharton on
Jan. 18th.
Frank Lisetor last week sold j.
NJ. Turner's residence near the gas
works to Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Petry
for $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Radford enter
tanned a number Of their friends at
their elegant Eastwood Ave. home
last Friday evening.
-
J. p. Evans, the enterprsing mule
buyer, was up from St. Louis over
Sunday to visit his mother, who
has been on the sick list.
Jul Bueker, OF Grand Pass, was
a Marshall visitor Saturday n
called to leave us two years ad-
n subscription.
r. A. Hightshoe, OF the Marshall
Produce Co, says this unloading
will not affect the market here ana
that no butter or eggs are stored
here.
manuel Wittrup manager oftne
lEarshali Floral Co., was in Mexico
this week a. q witness In dam
,~e case OF Q Mexico florist against
the city OF Mexico, claiming that q
defectave sewer damaged his flow
srs.
1Grs. Leo II. Ruffel, formerly Miss
EaHe Beck OF this city, daughter
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

Ralph Irvine, manager OF the
Marshall, Light, Heat & Power Co.
spent several days In Chicago las
week.
Dan O'Brien has returned from
a prospective trip to south east
Missouri.
Jim Blackburn of Las Animas,
Colo Is In Marshall on business.
Albert Pollard OF near Mt.
Leonard was in Marshall Tuesday.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

WV, "
gelcs, Cal, worth between $4,000
and 3 10000. Mrs. Ruffel now re-
sides In Moberly.
Earl Simmons OF Mt. Leonard was
In Marshall Wednesday.
Ed Keehart yesterday brought
the editor a weeks supply OF fine
beef. It's nice to be editor-somc-
times.
c. C. Barnds, OF the Lacrosse
Lumber Co handed us the name OF
Mrs. j. r. Carr, OF Kansas City rs
n new subscriber this week.
ID. ID. Duggins who always c
members the printer man, has
thanks for renewal this week. Long
may he live and prosper.
o. w. Strodtman, OF Kansas City
In renewing adds, ~ can't do with
out my homo paper, ! also would
like to be with my Saline county
county friends once more but Kan
sas City Is n good town. l am
motorman for the Metropolitan
railway-have been for 3years, 3
months"
Ed A. Mitchell, OF Emporia, Kas.
sent us a dollar for renewal and
adds that he has a prosperous
business and that he likes the
town very much. He uses twelve
delivery wagons In his business
regularly. He says the Republican
takes him back to Marshall every
week.
Senator Holmes Hall writes that
he received letter from here ask
ing him to support a bill grant
ing Confederate soldiers n pension.
He is anxious to hear from the
old soldiers in this regard but
wants them to sign their name so
that no can do more effective
work.
FOR SALE-1 good work horse,
1 good brood mare, both gentle in
any harness, 1good mich COW, Q
steer calves. rood ~ and
harness, 1 single buggy, some
household furniture. w. + Flynn,
8 miles east OF Marshall on John
Howard farm. sap
Big reductions in every
thing at Rose G. Buckner's
big sale ends Saturday.Jan
28th. no longer.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

OF Mrs. John Beck, Is heir to half
the estate Of Ed Beck, OF Los An
gelcs, Cal, worth between $4,000
and $40, 1000. Mrs. Ruffel now re-
sides In Moberly.
The Marshall republican., 1911-01-20

Big reductions in every
thing at Rose & Buckner's
big sale ends Saturday, Jan
28th, no longer.
The Washington times., 1911-11-30
RETAIL MERCHANTS
OPPOSE GRANT OF
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS
Applications Rejected Al
Meeting Last Night.
Other Business.

The Retail Merchants Association
10 to train its guns against special
discounts to special classes Of per-
sons. Two applications for such dis
counts were put before the associa-
ton at it's monthly meeting In tho
rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce
A long discussion followed the
reading Of >the applications and near.
ly everyone present went on record
- opposed to granting discounts of
any kind to any class OF customer.
+ The. success Of the early Christmas
shopping campaign brought out q
vote Of Thanks TO the Washington
ron @. Collier, and the newspapers
for assisting In It. The motion was
The proposed credit bureau IL now IN
process Of formation, President Joseph
StrasburCer announced. Chairman Ger
son Nordlinger was not present. and
the announcement for the committee
was made by the president. x. p. AN
drewg report as chairman Of the get
together" dinner was read and APP
H. Zirikin and Adolph N. F1shel Joined
the association. Notice OF the election
Of Louis Boekstyns and Terry B. Simns
was also given. The next meeting cf
the association will pe the third
Wednesday In January. which will be
the annual meeting.
The Washington times., 1911-11-30
REFORMS PROBABLE
IN MANAGEMENT Of
THE POSTOFF|CES
House Committee Probing
All Divisions of This
Government Branch.

Important reforms IN the Postoffice
Department are likely TO como about az
IT,. result Of the inquiry into tho admin
istration OF this branch Of the Govern
ment now being conducted By the House
Committee on Expenditures This COM
mittee 10 headed by william A. Ash
brook of Ohio. II consists of four
Democrats and three Republicans.
While the committee has made little
noise. It 10 probable when its report IL
completed It will be round to be among
tn" most valuable made In recent years
by . Congressional body. The investi-
cations are covering wide range.
The committee has set experts ex-
plorin9 into the question OF the cost of
carrying second class mail matter.
President Taft also has q commission
looking into this subject. The quss-
ton Of railroad mail pay also 10 being
considered. It 10 not long since Post
master General Hitchcock gave It az his
verdict that the roads were getting
about 100000 year too much. Several
years earlier, however. the redoubtable
Murdock Of Kansas made fight In the
House to have railroad mall pay re-
duced. He succeeded in getting the
House. headed by ''Uncle Joe" Cannon,
'arrayed against him. The railroads
maintain they are underpaid about
$l5. .0O0, 900.
Much attention 10 being given to the
famous case Of the Lewis publications.
The question Of appeals to the courts
r fraud orders 10 another phase Of
the inquiry.
One suggestion, which 10 being given
serious consideration 10 the separation
Of the duties of the inspectors, 80 that
the postoffice inspectors shall have
charge only of civil matters and the
criminal phases OF inquiries be left to
inspectors of the Department Of Justice.
The Washington times., 1911-11-30

arms; Thought several boxes Of ointment. gave
him blood medicine. and had two doctors TO
treat him, but he got worse all the time. He
had Il about SIX months when o friend told
me about Cuticura. ] sent and got . bottle
Of Cuticura Resolyent, . cake OF CuticurA
Soap and box Of Cuticura Ointment. In
three days after using them he began to
TO stop scratching his head. After taking
two bottles OF Resolvent. two boxes Of oint-
ment and three cakes Of Soap he was sound
and well, and never had any bresking out Of
any kind. His hair came out IN little curls
all over his head. ! don't think snything
else would have cured him except cuttcurs.
"I have bought Cuticma Ointment and
Soap several times since TO use for cuts and
sores and have never known them TO fall TO
cure what | put them ON: cnticHrs , e. soap I3i, y
purposes" (signedl Mrs. +. E. Harmon.
h. +. D. 2. AtcEs, Tenn. Sept. 10. 1910.
cutieara Soap and Ointment sold through S 8,
Corp, Dept. l6B, Boston. for liberal sample
efsseh. post-free. with s2-p. beck on the skia.
The Washington times., 1911-11-30
HEAD WAS SCALY
HAIR ALL CAME OUT
And Babys Face Broke Out in Red
Bumps. Spread on Hands and
Arms. Got Worse All the Time.
Mother Says, ~ Don't Think Any,
thing Else Would Have Cured
Him Except Cuticura."

"when my hrst baby was SIX months old
he broke out on his head with little bumps.
The Washington times., 1911-11-30
Tibbets Tells What Happened.

There was not much. of a fight. but a
good deal of a chase One of Richards
men-"Bob" Walker-was bruised by a
saber; the other side was almost ami
hilated-twenty-six killed and wounded
We're left on the ground, and fifty-four,
with their arms. horses and equipments,
were captured. The following dispatch
from General Tibbetts tells what hap
pened:
The Washington times., 1911-11-30
|ADAMLESS EDEN
TO MEET UPSET N
EDUCATION BOARD
Normal School Girls Plan
to Raise Money Likely
to Be Opposed.

That august body, the Board Of UAu.
cation. is likely to put q big crfmp IN the
plans Of Normal School girls who want
TO- build bungalow ana establish an
Adamless Eden on the upper Potoinac.
dances to raise funds for this proJecE
but the Normal girls found on inveoo6
cation that the board always has d.
mentr Tor o "ms,sin~ purnosss
the schools. save in the case OF the high
schools. where one entertainment o year
has been permitted.
The Washington times., 1911-11-30

Mems Sweaters
Closely woven. we'll
made sweaters.
7bc Sweaters ..... $50
91.O0 Sweaters 80. SEQ
e1.SO Sweaters 80. $3.50
Mems All-wool Sweat
ers, heaviest 50 CS
Mems and Boys Sam
son All-wool nO~
Sweaters ........ CCC
Anniversary Sale Of Mems
Underwear
Janeway and Golden
Star All-wool Under.
wear. Regular price.
per per. garment ..,a. $50. 98c
Jaeger's Health Under
wear; fleece lined; heavy
weight. Worth 76o per
garment. Special. I9N
per garment ..... fOV
Derby ribbed Fleece.
lined Underwear. Worth
75c per garment.
Special, per gar I9c
ment ..;...;..... 1OS
Cooper's Underw Q a r,
in colors of blue and
salmon. No seconds.
Sold everywhere at $1.0o
per garment. Spe-
cial. per gar 65c
ment ............ WV
$1.25 per suit
The Washington times., 1911-11-30
Duke and Duchess to
Be Guests of Hamilton

HAMILTON, Ont. Nov. So.-The I'm
ishing touches have been put to elabor-
entertainment Of their royal highnesses,
the Governor General and the Duchess
OF Connaught, who are to arrive in
Hamilton tomorrow for visit Of two
days.
The Washington times., 1911-11-30

They would dry
up and leave .
scale. T h Q n It
would break out
agai n . n d ~
spread all over his
head. All the hair
came out and his
head was scaly all
over. Then h ! 8
face broke out all
over In red bumps
and It kept spread-
ing unth II was
-. kta ka.Ia .a1
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

therefor, the actual valiie OF TIE
physical properties taken over by IN"
state, subject to the exemption hero
inbefore mentioned, shall be determine
by agreement between the owner Ur
owners thereof, such officers and
agents of the state as shall hareunto
be authorized to act in its behalf by
tie act which authorizes the taking
of such property. rights and privileges:
and failing of such agreement within
six months after said act takes ci-
feet. the supreme judicial court of
either county where any of the prop
erty. rights and privileges So taken
are situated may, upon petition OF
either party appoint three disinterest-
ed persons as appraisers to lix and
determine the amount of money to be
paid for the actual value of tie ply
sical properties So taken subject to
the exemption aforesaid, the method ol
procedure and the duties and powers
of the appraisers to be determined h."
the act authorizing such taking. Pro-
viied that. should the state proceed
under tins section. il shall assum"
the contracts of the COMPANY ur COM
panies whose property is taken.
The corporation shall in lieu or all
other forms of State taxation pay to
the state of Maine an annual tax on
or before the first day of February of
each year one per cent. of its Grus.
annual income for the year ending tIly
preceding Dee. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

Stai" To do business under regulation.
His company proposed at an cxpendi-
ttirc of $j.o00,0Go to develop 5000
horsepower while all that the opposing
company had done at an expenditure
OF $3.oG0 0oo was to develop 1000 horse
power. Would it not b" well for the
state to find somebody to sell power
chcaply when from Rockland and fram
Camden and all over the S'tate comes
the cry for power," continued Mr.. Han
son.
Tho State OF Maine, he declared
peeded capitrI to come in here and de-
velop it, 1t was now rcanng what 1t
had sown. The day when long lumber
would he n thing of the past was close
at hand.
He hoped that the principles of the
lartv would be as good at the end of
THIS Legislature as they were at the
beginning. He saw nothing in the bill
to effect the party good His personal
interests were as great lin thus matter
as were his political interests and he
did not fear the results.
Mr.. Heath. he said, had put up a
straw man by quoting him as saying
things which he had not said. He fol-
lowed this with brief discussion of
Section II, saying that it had been pre-
pared by Senator johnson and Forrest
Goodwin. lie further declared that
they asked the State to fix the price
which should be charged for the power.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

t,z,r md ,;aid that tfIS bill provided
tF,t nar c..at on HE gross fneom.
ot Tho. c,nn,ar,, should he in lieu OF all
,,tatc ta,,4s not ntIlrr taxtS.. In add
t;,, ia tbis e,,e,.i3l tax III, coI3panv
v-,rid he IiaI,lr for n tax IN its Xaljla-
tion TIE, same as other. companies are
taxed.
He then sand that this company ask
cd tio right to 20 anywhere the iaM@
par:uitted it to III power. Have We
not = ri@ht To come here WitA such
proposition as this" he asked. "MHet
has been said here about the rights of
tGa people. Are the rights of the peo-
pl. t. br given alone To- one monopoly
ar one man Is free competition to pre-
v..il2 We violate no law Of liberty or
o. Democracy in asking this right"
lie said ;hat it had been suggested
that tlcs" water powers he syndicat-
aG and Sold l,l- tine state of Maine. This
.sae..-stian Was made by the secre tary
~ STATE. Mr.. Davis. He said that tn"
ta.nrio in SOM localities in this stat
had in the past uad sufficient oG thcS'
S%udicatcS ard cared to have nothing
Ia0rr tu do With thClu. HE ridlCuled
this icu Tie said that the very end
an ann of this opposition WAS to pro
trct u monopoly and that his company
aired t. compete everywhere with tho
existing monopoly and give to the poo
pie tl.ir rights, not take away their
rights
Mr. Hanson said that there are 9th
cr bills in the Legislature asking for
the raising Of great ponds and so long
a3 the Legislature of Maine thought
it was for the best interests of the
state to raise great ponds it would
grant that privilege. He said that Ny.
Hudson wanted to shut off the knnne-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16
A CARD

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on Il so
cent bottle of Grcene's Warranted
Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Bowditch e. Webster Jackson Bros.
Kinsman Pharmacy, G. IL. Beane,
Arthur Tetreault. Chas. Ward & Co.,
Willis r. Partridge, Gardiner.
John Coughlin.
Temple Pharmacy,
= Augusta ..- nov5 eodSm
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16
How's This?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
T.. J.. CHENEY & co, Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known i. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
Waldng. Kinnan q Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimon-
ials sent free. Price rs cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

developed. His company had no desire
10 injure Brother Easton's company,
II wanted to help it. 1t wanted to sell
il power. If 60 per cent. of the gross
earnings of the company were To he
paid out. it meant added prosperity.
He predicted that this development
meant the springing up of a town and
perhaps towns in the kennebec valley
and there the tax collector would reap
the harvest. The company expected tn
pay a tax as did other companies in
Continued on Page Four.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

When you have rheumatism in your
foot or instep apply Chamberlain's Lin-
ment and you will get quick relief. 1t
costs but quartes Why suffer? Tor
sale everyWhe.". SssHsD tetez-ls s2t