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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Huge Pillars Left STANDING.

keokuk people who have visited FIT,
Madison have at some ting or another
not failed to notice the four
huge pillars of concrete and stone that
gave the building its prominent front
and state-house air.
The massive columns were left
standing and unframed by the llaze
and create a picturesque appearance
with the inwardly Quilted walls O., the
court house standing just behind
All about the building huge chaTed
timbers which were eaten away by the
flames, fell down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Prisoners See Flames.

Connected with the county court
house by large coal and fuel shed
of brick. the county Jail at Fort Madl-
son was in no danger of catching fire
from the flying sparks and the pris-
oners in their cells peeped from the
grated windows at the sight within
twenty feet of them.
Water was thrown on the roofs of
neighbo-ing houses but no damage
resulted to other property.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Worst Fire in History.

In the list of fire losses of public
buildings, Chief Decker said that the
one last night was the worst in the
nineteen years he has been connected
with the department.
Valiant efforts We're put forth by
the chief and his men to fight the
fire and they We're successful until the
shutting off of the water because of the
accident to one of the main pipe lines.
More than two thousand Fort Madi-
son citizens collected about the court
house from the time it started to
burn until we'll into the morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
An Old Building.

The court house burned at Fort
Madison was about the same size as
the one here and was built according
to information obtainable at this
time, in 1852.
In 1871, an addition was made TO
the first building. The large dome or
cupola which was wrecked by the
fire was built in 1876 and was colos-
sal affair, similar to the one on the
court house here
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
One Court House +?

As a direct result of last nights
county court house fire, ii is not UNI
likely that immediate agitation may
be begun to have larger court house
built at keokuk.
Between such proceedings. howev
Ell legal course stands and it is neces-
eary in reconstrucung a county build
ing, according to recently passed
state law, that three-fourths of the
vote OF citizens must be obtained he
fore proposition calling for the ex-
penditure of more than $1,000 can be
gone into.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
ed with water which ran from I
floors above.
Metal Roof Saved Others.

Had the roof OF the court house
been OF wooden construction, instead
Of metal sheeting, the entire business
and residence district for several
blocks might have been eaten up by
the flames AS it was the fire was
kept under this cover and the strong
northwest wind which blew il fierce
gusts and drove snow before it, did
not effect neighboring property.
AT the right of the court house, the
First Presbyterian church is located
and dozens of modern frame houses
of TT Madisonians owe their safety
to the sheet roof of the county build
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
believed TO Be DEED OF INCENDIARY
All Records Of County Preserved in Vaults Which
Remained lntact.---Sheet Roofing Saves Rest
OF IoWn.-One of Oldest Pubic Structures

As result Of fire starting county court house at Fort
Madison last night $4,000 supposed loss
Coniagaton is thought
seen proving near building shortly before fire
Al papers ana documents OF worth locked
from flames which ate away story.
housano ooar library OF court books
Water leaking through ceilings completely flood offices Of
county officials, doire damage fire
keokuk fire department Mayor Johns of Fo
Madison hut blaze local
Breaking Of main would have re-
Fort Madison Hremen fight 2o this orninu
0 large building
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Valuable Library Gone.

One of the most damaging results
of the fire was the total destruction
of nearly 20o Iowa judicial report vol
nmes. leather hound and valued at
nearly thousand dollars, These con
tanned in the library of the court
room with other books We're burnt up
by the fire.
The basement of the building was
fillad with water nearly a half foot
deem and the furnace pits We're chok-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

court house will mark the site, for the
present, at least.
Fierce Blaze Ragged.
AT 1910 last night an alarm of fire
was turned in from the Sallander au-
tomoblle garage, located at Front
and Pine streets, stating that the
court house was ablaze A few min
utes later a second alarm came from
the home of Mrs. A. p. Brown at
Fourth and Pine, and the departne nt
was hurried to the county building.
When Chief VIM NJ. Decker and the
firemen arrived at the court house,
flames were bursting out and smoke
was pouring from the rear upper win
dows ON the north of the building.
The seat of the fire was discovered
Immediately at the head of the land
lug OF stairs leading from the main
floor to the jury room and judges
apartment above.
Five lines of hose were laid and get
lug W lle StCCuu uOol ny lnSdDS VI
ladders, the flames We're fought for
three quarters of an hour before they
We're under control
Entire Roof Drops.
Fire sprang out from beneath the
building cornices at the rear corners
of the court house and the ell roof
was ablaze in few minutes after the
large attic above the court room was
a roaring mass
Burning out the huge wooden beams
and Orders of the roof, the heavy
metal sheeting with whicI. the build
ing top was overlaid, the cap and
heavy dome fell with a crash on the
floors of the second story and with
enough impact to break through the
ceiling in the Office of Fred c. Cham
bers, county recorder.
The two stairways at the rear OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

recognition accorded a fine dress"
BOYS, too, buy new clothes for the
event of graduation, Mr.. Reddell says,
but that the suits they buy are nearly
always suitable for general ware and
that their purchase is not, therefore,
an extravaganza.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Treasurer Heard Cracking.

Mr., Kennedy said this morning that
he thought he could distinguish a
cracking sound as if something was
burning when he was in the building
at $50 last night. He smelled no
smoke, however, and thought nothing
more about the matter until the fire
alarm sounded and the big building
AT Fourth and Pine was afire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
SKY For a Roof.

A Gate City representative, in com
pany with Chief Decker, made g de-
tour through the remains of the Fort
Madison court house this morning at
$3.50.
Looking up from the long. broad
corridor which extends from the front
entrance to the rear of the building,
the place appears entirely decapitated
and ugly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Water Main Bursted.

After the firemen had the blaze
under control and were putting the
finishing touches to the burning parts,
the water suddenly stopped running
from the hydrants on account of a
bursting main in the north end of the
town.
Handicapped in this way. the vol
un,eers fired a steamer which has
been undergoing repairs. and having
new boiler placed in and
for time pumped water from a
neighboring well through the nozzles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Repaired Year ADO.

In repairs, $4,000 We're spent year
ago by the county in putting the build
ing in more modern shape, painting.
furnishing the officials Offices, etc
The fire last night was the first
that had ever started in the court
house
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Send For keokuk Department.

Mayor A. e. Johns Of FIT. Madison,
realizing the plight aud impeded con.
dition of the fire fighters, telephoned
Chief Anderson of the Keokuk fire
department and asked that aid be
rushed there as fast as possible.
Chief Anderson Immediately awak-
ened Commissioner Gray and arrange.
ment was made With Yard
master Harry L. Roberts for
special train to carry a
party of local fremen to the town
in distress. A fiat car and coach
We're provided and within ten minutes
after receiving word from Mayor
Johns, the Rolla hose reel with 1850
feet of hose and the steamer was
on the platform in the uptown yards
A switch engine took the firemen with
several others 20 the lower railroad
yeards ready 20 attach to road en-
CINE. At that time "a second message
reached Chief Anderson from Fl Mad
ison saying that the blaze was under
control and the services of the depart.
ment here were not needed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Temporary Headouarters.

Some building will at once be rent
ed by the county for use of the coun-
temporary location has not been
selected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

North British and Springfield, for
s1,S00.
Appraisers are expected to be on
the ground Immediately and estimate
the loss of the destroyed building
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Water Floods Everything.

On the first floors of the court house
water was five and six inches deep
until holes We're cut in the boarding
to drain it Off Water streaming in
torrents fom the ceilings of metal i'm
mersed everything and damage by wa
ter proved a greater source of destruc-
ton than the fire itself.
The floods in the rooms crept under
the steel vault doors but records and
papers OF value are out of reach and
iii metal encasements, We're safe. The
vaults as they are constructed arc ali
solutely fire proof
Typewriters, desks and everything
that had been left lying on desks in
the several office rooms on the main
floor, were wet heavily by the water
streaming from above.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Water Service Restored.

After being off for more than an
hour, the bursted water main was re
paired and lines were again used on
the fire which had renewed itself and
completed the wreck of the upper story
of the court house.
Fire Chief Decker said today that
had the water service not been cut
off when it was, the damage would not
have been nearly of such serious
nature as ii is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
PHYSICIANS.
DR.. W. p. SHERLOCK.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office. IS North Fifth street in
Howell building.
oftice hours 10 to L. a. m; to 5
p. M; evenings, I TO s; Sundays, IL
TO ] y. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Sure Of Fire Rua.

A family by the name of Hitch re-
ported to the police that man of
ragged appearance was sulking about
their barn a short time before the
fire last night and ran out of there
when seen by them.
Others saw the man in the neighbor-
hood of the court house alley about
nine o'clock and the fire it Is BELIEF
ed by many, was the work of an in
cendiary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Steam Heat-No Wires.

hihc " tlOCh anu LhS lllS ~ iS DSiiG
ed by many, was the work of an in
cendiary.
Steam Heat-No Wires.
There was no meeting of any kind
in the court house last night and the
building appeared in perfectly safe
condition when the ianitor left for
the evening.
The building was heated on both
floors by steam and no coal stoves
were used.
No light wires of any kind enter
the building and fire from defective
ness of this kind, an uninsulated wire,
is known to be impossible.
A. Fl. Stempel, from his home north
of the court house. saw the fro short
ly after it started, and with several
others rushed to the place but saw no
one running away.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

court house will mark the site, for the
present, at least.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

New orleans's First victory.
After a most balns hearlh
extending over several days, the
House Of Representatives. commit
tee on industrial arts and EXPOSE
lions ned leport syofabie ii
e8 ofleahs AZ lie places Which
to hold a. exposition to celebtte
the completion OF the Panama canal.
The advocates OF both New Orleans.
and San FTanciseo appeared before
the committee and presented elab-
crate arguments, the committee
holding meetings from day to day
in order to get all information OBJ
tainable upon which to base its find
Ing. It was not until everybody
who desired to speak had been given
the opportunity to do so that the
public hearing closed.
Both cities put their strongest ad-
vocates forward, every claim which
each city had to advance was pre-
scented, the opportunity being given
the rival city to traverse the allega9
tions of its opponent. IN this way
only those contentious stood that
could successfully bear the test of the
most searching analysis.
"a report resulting from a perfect
method of obtaining the facts means
something and shouldscommand the
popular confidence and support. It
means that the advantages Of hold
ing an exposition at New orleans
have been made clear to majority
Of the members of the committee,
which has had far better opportunity
than either house Of Congress to be-
come familiar with the facts.
The report OF the committee will
.be presented to the House without
delay and the vote upon its adoption
may be expected shortly. Aside from
M the arguments that ought to In
tluence the support of New orleans
by everybody east of the Rocky
mountains, the committees report
resulting from this exhaustive hear
ing ought to be convincing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

II. c. Logan. of n. Logan & Son,
meat dealers, Parkersburg. w. Va,
writes as Follows:
T. j. Martin, Dear Sir:
81 believe in giving credit to that
which IS good. 1 have used Martins
Rheumatic aud Blood Elixir and have
found it satisfactory in every way. I
am fully satisfied your medicine will
bear out the claim made. for 1t, and
am glad to speak a good word in be-
half OF this remedy" @
1t Is difficult TO realize that a single
preparation will permanently cure the
worst cases of Rheumatism. But this
is true. Martins Rheumatic and
Blood Elixir, sold by druggists and
general dealers everywhere at $l.OG,
per bottle is doing this in s5 cases
out of 100. Not only rheumatism, but
liver, kidney and stomach troubles as
well. Hornor-Gaylord Co., wholesale
distributors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
On the side of Right.


IN analyzlng and commenting
upon the legislative tangle in this
state, several of the newspapers
published in the larger cities are
compelled to admit that the fifteen
Republican senators have right and
justice on their side in refusing to
permit wholesale plumber by the
fifteen Democratic senator's. For
example. the Baltimore American
says:
Remarkable for some of its fea-
lures, the tangle in the West vir-
gtnia legislature which involves the
Republican members of the body
cannot be laid to their charge. They
are assuming the only position left
them through the scheming of the
Democrats to OBTAIN control of the
Senate. Governor Glasscock is en-
ttrely within bounds in declaring
his purpose to refuse commissions
to the choice of the Democratic eau
Gus, Messrs. Watson and Chiffon, in
case the legislature rattfies their
selection. The fact that the legis-
lature is not legally organized, ow-
ing to the detection of the Republ!-
can senators who have gone into Ohio
to escape arrest for their action,
gives him full warrant for denying
the validity of the acts of the Dem
ocrats until after the contest for the
seats has gone before a bipartisan
commission.
The Democrats by their acton in
unseating Republican senator's have
created deep indignation, and any
course that the party in its usurpa-
ton of power may take will rightly
be repudiated by the governor. The
Republican senator's sin:rly take
the ground that If the Democrats
will be fair with respect to the con-
test over the two Republicans un-
seated, they will permit the Demo-
Gratis to have their two senators.
Otherwise such acquiescence would
be consent to gross irregularity.
The self-fmposed exile of the Re
publican senator's is a most remark
able method to bring about Just
courses by their opponents, but!
they have right on their side.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
Fire Protection Necessary.

Reorganization of the city fire de-
partment ought not to wane with
the natural decline of excitement
over the disastrous Traders block
FIRE. The hazard OF another such
fire and even more costly con
fiagration is still open and will re-
main SO until adequate fire fighting
equipment is provided. The city by
all means ought to have a better
fire department.
Let 1t be hoped that a lack OF
funds available at the present mo-
ment will not deter city officials from
taking steps toward giving the peo-
pie adequate fire protection. In
deed, this would be a poor excuse.
Only an Insignificant fraction of the
quarter of million dollars that went
up In smoke in the Traders FIRE
would provide good fire depart
ment here for years to come. A re-
duction OF insurance premiums
would pay for such department
within few years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

1ct penny - faiia Jle fol
y re frs fiittne arat1s
and he Isl 81 4 1907 nzed IRE
depar nen onid Be rok 81
prudence tie r ot property
owners voluntarily to Contribute d
lew dollars each Cor the ptrpose OF
purchasing the needed apparatus
But prsly local sell government IS.
not failuFe here as to permit
any such action as that.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

Has the Wheeling Register any
thing of recent date in West Virginia
in mind. when 1T defends the course
OF Judge Blair for granting immu-
nifty to vote buyers, while he is filming
and disranchising vote sellers? Per-
haps, the Wheeling Register feels
that the Democratic party of this
state has a chance to have two
United States senators but no
chance to re-elect Democratic leg
stature, and hence 1t is Of no con-
Germ what becomes of goodly num-
her Of the present legislators.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

Chiffon and Watson seem not to
have been satisfied with the spell
they put the West Virginia Demo-
cratic legislators into when they
persuaded that set to nominate
them for United States senator's, as
evidenced by the fact that they sent
kilograms to Governor Dix OF New
York advocating the election of
William sheehan, whom many Dem
ocrats are repudiating. Itds a case
OF senatorial birds of feather.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

The work of the professional New
York vote purchaser who spent sew
eral days at Charleston ends tenn
porarily with the election OF United
States senators tomorrow at Char
deston, 4 the Democratic program
goes through. Democrats returning
from Charleston state that his work
ibTaaSYery clever.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
2 Letter 20
DIR. KiImcr g Co,
Binghanrton, n. y.
Prove what swamp-Root WIN DO For

You.
Send to DR.. Kilmer 8 Co., Bing-
hamton, N. n, for a sample bottle.
II VIII convince anyone. You Will also
receive a booklet of valuable informn-
tton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing. be sure and
mention the Clarks5urg Daily Tele-
gram. Regular Afty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
American Petroleum..

The United States lights the
world, In one hundred countries.
colonies and islands, scattered in
every grand division and in every
climatic section OF the world Ameri-
can kerosene supplies light. while
in more than eighty countries the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
START FOR HOME.

After a visit OF six weeks among
relatives in this county, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Gain and two daughters,
Hazel and Lulu, started this morn
ing Tor their home at Wanette. Okla.
They have resided there several
years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

Some one observes that with Judge
Blair at Charleston now there would
soon not be enough Democrats in
the legislature to have quorum in
the lower house even. MoundsvilIe,
however, might insist that its census
tigures be increased by Director
Durand.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
.emooratic aolons are ahont \

Democratic solons are about to
complete the Watson-ChfIton deal,
which appears to have proved SO ex-
pensive. doubtless. the Democrats
who accepted favors from the no-ni-
nees console themselves with the
thought that they were really en-
tsledato something for a job like that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

y Is q safe bet that as soon as
Chiffon and Watson are elected
some Of the Democratic Legislators
viii lose interest in the proceedings
Of the legislature
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
STONE III BLADDER RTNOYID
IIIIh0UT SIR6IlEL OPERATION

=
the spflnE o 4 se4s Ityias con
tined' e my he'd With iiidney trouble
and thought thai woHld never re-
cover: Z took 4 lot ~ niedIeine but
did not realize any benedt from any
thing, I flnalty saw DE- Sllmer's
swamp Root advertisement ana sent
for sample bottle ana thought the
ample bottle helped me. so 9 bought
more Of the medicine from ID drug
gtat and after using q few bottles
diseharged very large stone from
my bladder.
after p9ssing this stone my health
was very much improved and have
been able 70 continue my, business
without any serious sickness.
]. L. KNOWLES.
Headland, Ala.
Personally appeared before me this
Sth day OF September. 1909. j. Lotus
Knowles who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the
same is true in substance and in fact.
-. W. wHIDDoN,
Notary Public.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

With Robinson voting or Campbell
and Campbell voting for those who
were nominated a mystery remains
iinsolyed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
i5oNpAY JANUARY q, 1911.
An Eyenine Echo.

70 really great man ever thought,
lts9nseit 80. The idea cir greatness
in the mind answers but iii to our
ltnowletge, or to our ignorance Of
ourselves. fIlAZIITT.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24

If you can't find Old Forester at
your dealers, write to Brown Fore
man Co., distillers, Louisville. KY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-24
Bears Out Every
Claim Made

BEARS OUT EVERY CLAIM MADE
DOES MARTINS RHEUMATIC AND
BLOOD ELIXIR. ANOTHER WELL.
KNOWN BUSINESS MAN OF
P.ARKERsBURG GIVES HIS EN-
.DORSEIENT.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-10-26
MR. c. K. SLONEGER.

The sorid seems dark AVID life not
ortiz living o lb~ person who suffers
oa, mIIg @loo and s'omach trouble
YEN 10 and grar oft, IN spite Of his
tlfoa's % be cured But it is all a
qarst;9o Of being fortunate enough to
strike lbe rlah. medicine. c. K. Sion
mcgee, Liberty Ind, says the right
medicine tor indigestion and stomach
trouble is Dr. CalJweIls syrup Pepsin
which cured hin 1t is absolutely
guaranteed to DO what is claim ed, and
Il you waut 10 try it before buying.
send your sddress for a free sample
boaielo Pepsi Syrup Co., 1l9 Cald-
well Bldg. Monucello, Ill. 1t is sold
by all druaais al SOC and 81 a bottle.