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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
uAitk PUWER|
BULLETIN OUT.
Many Illustrations are Contained in
it, and THERE'S Large Amount Of
Interesting Reading
Matter.
TELLS OF CONSTRUCTION
No Part Of Work is Done Under Cor
tract System, but All Men are
Directly Employed by the
Chief Engineer.

Bulletin No. ] Of Electric Power
from the Mississippi River publish
ed by the Mississippi River Power
company, is being issued today. Sew
eral thousand of them have been re-
ceived at the local offices and are be.
ing distributed to interested parties
as we'll as to limited number Of
Keokuk citizens. The bulletin is in
pamphlet form and contains thirty.
two pages of illustrations and com
position.
The first Illustration is a view from
the top of the bluff on the Iowa side
showing the river and canal and the
beginning of the Iowa main Golfer
dam. A number of boats are shown
in their winter quarters, frozen fast
in the ice of the canal On the on.
posite page is the title of the bulletin.
The first reading matter contained
is the introduction, which says:
The Mississippi River Power COM
pany recognizes the great interest the
people OF the Mississippi valley. and
in fact the whole country, have in any
project which affects the Father of
Waters. and has therefore decided to
issue this bulletin from time to time
Illustrating and describing what is
happening to the Mississippi between
keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois.
at the foot Of the Des Moines rapids.
The Power Company's interest in
the enterprise is in the sale of cleo
trio power.
In addition to this, however, it is
the desire of the Power Company, in.
asmuch as 1t will be permanently To-
Gated in the valley for all time to
come. to secure and always maintain
the good will of the residents therein.
and at the same time enable them to
have thorough understanding dur
ing the construction of this power
plant OF what is being done and how
y IS being accomplished, in order that
those who have sufficient interest in
the project NAV after the entire de-
yelopment is completed, be able to
picture in their minds the different
stages OF the work leading up to its
completion.
AS above stated, these bulletins
will be issued at frequent intervals,
timed to illustrate important stages
IN the progress of the work
The illustrations, together with the
text describing them will enable the
reader to attain REASONABLE, IA
mlllarity with the methods employed
IN the building of the work from the !
beginning to its completion.
Among the illustrations are the
following:
View OF the large steam shovel on
TIE Illinois side.
View of the concrete piers which
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Old I,ady's Sage Advice.

Knoxville, Tenn Mrs. Mamie
Towe, of 1872 w Main street, this city,
says: If you had seen me before
began to take Cardui, you would not
think | was the same person. six
doctors failed to do me good, and my
friends thought | would die. could
hardly get out of bed or walk a step
AT last an old lads advised me 10
take Cardui, and now ! can go most
anywhere All ailing women need
Cardui, as a gentle, refreshing tonic.
especially adapted TO their peculiar
ailments. 1t is a reliable, vegetable
remedy. successfully used for over
80 years. You ought 10 try it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28

are entirely unsuited to woman's require
Mrs Katherine Iaaberstroh OF McISees
COCKS, Pa and Mrs. A.. Il. Herrick OF
wheeler, Mich who was almost para
WED In her stomach and bowels. are now
cured by the use of this remedy. a free
sample bottle can be obtained by address-
ing Dr. Caldwell. and after YOU are con-
gist at fifty cents and one dollar a bottle.
DR.. Caldwell does not feel that tba
purchase of his remedy ends his obli-
Gauon. He has specialized in stomach.
iNer ana bowel diseases for over forty
Years and viii be pleased to give tha
reeader any advice on the subject free
~ charge All are welcome 70 write
tsl'n. whether for the medical ADVICE
u ur me Tree sample address him Dir.
" ", IS Caldwell. Sal Caldwell building.
Monticello Ill. @
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means OF clay puddle, will be built
around the site Of section of the
dam, about four hundred feet long.
me water Will then be pumped out of
tnls coHer-dam. In this space thus
made dry will be excayated a trench
IN the solid rock, on which the dam
is to be founded The piers and
arches forming the bridge and the
bottom part of the dam between these
piers Will then be built. After this the
colier-dam will be removed and an.
otner section of about four hundred
ieet Will be coffer-dammed and the
orldge built in the same way, thus
continuing until the bridge is extend
ed all the way from the Illinois shore
70 the junction with the power house
on the Iowa side. This will leave l19
large openings between the bridge
piers, through which the water of the
river Will pass unobstructed. These
openings will finally be closed off, a
Few at time, by means OF steel gates.
and the balance of the concrete part
OF the dam will be placed behind
these gates, gradually raising the
crest of the dam until it has reach
ed its full height.
The dam will consist entirely of
concrete, which is mixture - ce-
ment, sand, stone and water placed
in a plastic condition in molds or
forms, which hardens into artificial
stone in few days, after which the
forms are removed The concrete
VIII be mixed by machinery at the
concrete mixing plant, and transport
ed to the point of use in large buckets
by trains running on the completed
portion of the dam.
Standing on the end of the complet-
ed portion of the DAM and reaching
out over the work in progress. will
be large cantilever crane, which
VIII pick UP the buckets of concrete
from the cars, carry them out and
dump the contents in the forms. This
crane will be moved ahead as fast as
the work progresses.
In building the power house the
method will be to construct a Golfer
dam around the entire area in which
the power house will be built, ,enclos-
ing thirty-seven acres. The water will
be pumped ont of this enclosure and
the work of building the power house
will proceed within the space so un.
watered.
IL will be necessary to excavate a
large amount of rock for the founda-
tons OF the power house, and for the
tail race. The rock will be blasted out
with dynamite and loaded on cars by
steam shovels. 1t will then be hauled
to crushing plant and after being
crushed will be mixed into concrete.
The concrete will be hauled to the
point Of use in buckets and will be
deposited in the substructure OF the
power house by movable steel cranes.
The molds or forms for this portion
of the work, involving the water pas
sages and wheel chambers are very
complicated and require great skill in
design and erection.
After the substructure has been
built the placing of the heavy hydraul-
ic and electrical machinery will begin:
also the superstructure of the power
house will be built.
The river level will not be raised
until all portions of the work below
water level have been completed.
when the lake behind the dam will be
allowed to fill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28

Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other laxatives or cathartics. They
coax the liver into activity by gentle
! methods. They do not scour; they do
not gripe; they do not weaken, but they
do start all the secretions of tho liver
and stomach in a way that soon puts
these organs in a healthy condition and
corrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most all
bowels, which is really sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged the
whole system becomes poisoned, caus-
ing biliousness, indigestion and impure
blood. which often produce rheumatism
and kidney. ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation or any liver
ailment can expect to have a clear
complexion or enjoy good health. If
| had my way I would prohibit the sale
of nine tenths of the cathartics that arc
now being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining of the stomach.
setting up serious forms of Indigestion,
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgatives.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are q tonic
to the stomach, liver and nerves. They
lnvigorate instead Of weaken; they en-.
rich the blood instead OF impoverisl
it; they enable the stomach TO get all
the nourishment from food that is put
into it.
These pills contain no calomcl, no
dope. they are soothing, healing and
stimulating. They school the bowels
to act without physic.
Regular size bottle, containing 40
pills, p cents.
Take this coupon to your nearest drug
glst and obtain a free trial size package
of Munyon's Paw Paw Pills.
Get one of our 1911 almanacs at your
nearest drug store, or mailed on request.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Excursion Dates.

The first excursion into Keokuk will
probably be the one given by the Red
men OF Quincy on the fourteenth of
May The steamer w. w. has been
chartered for the date
An excursion will be run from
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Regular Trip Tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning at $40, the
Black Hawk will leave for Quincy. on
the first regular down river trip this
year. The boat will return tomorrow
evening and on Thursday morning
will alternate the trip by going to
Burlington, F1-Jay TO Quincy, etc.
AS soon as the river season opens
in earnest. the Black Hawk on her
Quincy trips will be snpplanted by
the Keokuk which is being equipped
and put in shape in the Rock Island
boat Yards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28

nave been constructed on the Hi.
nols side at the waters edge
view showing the large concrete
mixer.
panoramic view of the cons,ruc.
tlon plant on the Illinois division.
view OF the dam excavation looking
from the concrete mixer.
A large steam shovel at work in
the quarry.
PORTION OF yard of the Iowa divis
ION in which machinery and materials
are stored.
Railroad tracks across the canal.
Work on coffer-dam cribs which
extend out into river from Iowa side
Another view of the coffer-dam
which will surround the site of the
power house.
Methods of Construction.
Under the sub-head Methods of
Construction, are contained the fol,
lowing paragraphs of interest.
No part of the work is being done
by the contract system. The men are
employed and directed by the chief
engineer, and all apparatus and its
arrangement is designed by the Power
Company's engineering department
under the direction Of the chief en-.
gineer
The construction work will be
handled by two separate and distinct
organizations. The Illinois division
viii build the dam. The Iowa division
will build the power house and the
government lock and dry dock.
The first stage of construction con.
sists OF assembling and erecting a
concrete mixing plant, stone crush
ing plant, a central power plant sup
plying compressed air and electric
current to the works, machine shop,
a carpenter shop, warehouses for stor-
ing cement, warehouses for miscel-
laneous materials. and various other
structures.
The method of building the dam
in the river will be as follows:
A cofferdam consisting of a rect
angular timber crib structure. loaded
with stone and made water-tight by
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
RUNNING Around keokuk.

The steamer Coal Bluff came north
this morning, passing the draw about
$40.
The government steamer Henry
Bose which has been at the second
lock dry dock, went south this noon.
The little government boat, Grace,
took the dredse Etna and two barges
down to Taber's Landing yesterday
afternoon at 4.30
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
PUBLICITY BILL
COMES UP AGAIN
Measure in Which keokuk is Espec.
tally Interested Temporarily
Defeated in House.

The Keokuk publicity measure,
which several weeks ago passed the
senate. was defeated in the house last
Saturday by few votes. Representa-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
A Doctor; writes:

We use Postum confluu0usIy IN the tamil, anal
belIeUe you1 campaign against The 'lo6re habH has
sased more HUes than all LIuch Sans H1r-M7lug
stations continual
Rypect1ulIy.
Like all our printed testimonials this is genuine
Would like to prove it?
Write us and the name and address will be sent
Why saved lives?
Many and many a finds the life sands
running low and daily troubles show that food keeping
the body up active heathful and wonder why?
Some hidden thing reard digestion and the body does
receive its needed nourshment.
such earnestly suggest leaving off coffee entirely
the famous only in the morning Replace it
with good hot Postum made per directions pkg. and
carefully observe day by day the return of health and strength
That's the and
"7here's Reason
Postum Cereal Co, Ltd, Battle Creek Mich, u S. A.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Increase In Rail Workers.

The number of railroad employees
in this country has increased 81 per
cent in ten wears
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Steamer Dubuque up April II.

The first boat of the Streckfus
Boat Co., up the river will be the
steamer Dubuque, which will leave St
Louis on the eleventh of April. The
boat has been auartered in the gov
eminent canal here at Keokuk all
winter
The steamer Sidney which will be
the largest excursion boat on the
river this summer, will make her first
cruise from Cairo, H. on the eigh-
teenth of April
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
FREE COUPON.

Present this coupon to any first-class
druggist and secure. absolutely free. a
Laxative Pills as long as they last.
Munyon's Homeopathic Home Remedy
Company. sd and jefferson streets,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
No Sunday Trips Yet.

No Sunday trips will be made by
the Black Hawk or the Keokuk until
the latter part of April or May per-
haps, and warm weather is here for
good
The boat companies depend mostly
on passenger business for the Sab
bath and no great amount of freight
is carried on the first day of the
week
The Black Hawks tri-weekly trips
will continue between Burlington and
Quincy with Keokuk as the turning
point for about three weeks or until
the Keokuk is off the ways. The lat
ter boat is now undergoing extensive
repairs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Black Hawk Officers.

The officers Of the Black Hawk who
will arrive tonight with the boat are:
S. R. Dodds. captain; ]. E. Tengy, of
Canton, Mo, clerk: Hugh Mckenzie
and William Enderle, pilots; Edward
Koechle and Frank Goldsmith, engi-
neers; Mckenzie, one of the pilots,
was on the Keokuk last year. and will
probably be transferred to that boat
as soon as 1t arrives.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08
The Gloomy Outlook.

That fellow fails to please or
charm, who's always viewing with
alarm. Old Kickshaw hangs around
on. town and wears a most depres-
sing frown, and knocks on all our
boosting schemes, and pours cold
water on our dreams "A boom is
born and then it Dies this most
unpleasant old man cries, land
when it dies lot of jays will get
the cleavcr fifty ways And still
our one-horse village grows, in spite
of him and kindred foes, who lean
against our walls of brick, and chew
the rag and roar and kick. And all
that poor old Kickshaw gains by all
his misery and pains, is just frost
where'er he wends; in all our burg
he has no friends. And that's as
much as you will gain if you devote
your heart and brain. to blocking
wheels that ought to turn and
quenching fires that ought to burn.
The knocker has a clammy time;
the folks regard him as a crime;
they plug their ears to miss his cries
and hold a picnic when he dies
Walt Mason.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08

ny large numbers of bacteria, es-
Lcoially of the putrefactive and the
spore producing kind.
Probably the most prolific source
of milk contamination, as far as
numbers are concerned, is the milk
utensils. As the milk passes from
one utensil to another it gathers
more ana more bacteria. Pals and
other utensils are usually washed
with hot water and soap, but after
ordinary washing there will be left
clinging to such utensils, many bac-
terra, ready to develop as soon as
fresh milk is added to furnish prop
er food and conditions. Undoubted-
ly most of these bacteria are Tactic
acid producers and, although harm
less. will cause an early souring of
the milk
These arious communicating fac
tors can be largely lessened or com
pletely eliminated The most of the
bacteria from the fore milk can be
Arown out by rejecting the first
Few streams. Dust in the air can be
reduced by exercising care as to the
time of feeding and bedding. The
number of germs from the animal
and the mixer can be reduced by
cleaning and moistening the udder
and flanks of the animal, by using
a pail with small opening. and by
requiring the mixer to wash his
hands and use clean clothes. The
use of scalding water in washing the
dairy utensils will entirely exclude
the germs from this source.
G. A. GILBERT.
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08

vino and wave, frost and flame, and
All the secret subtle powers of earth
and air tsre the tireless toilers for
the human race. / See a world at
peace, adorned with every form of
art-with music's myriad voices thrill
led while lips are rich with the
words of love and truth-a world
In which no exiles sigh, no prisoner
mourns. A world on which the glib
bets shodow does not fall; a world
where work and worth go hand in
hand' where the poor girl trying to
"hcTe labor reaps its full reward;
win bread with needle-the needle
that has been called the "asp of
the breast of the poor not driv-
en- to the desperate choice of crime
or death, of suicide or shame. l
see a world without the beggar's
outstretched palm. the misses heart
less, stony stare, the piteous wall
OF want, the livid lips of lies, the
cruel eyes of scorn. l see a race
without disease of flesh or bone
shapely and fair, the married har-
mony of form and function-and, as
| look, life lengthens, joy deepens,
love canopies the earth; and over
all in the great dome, shines the
eternal star of human hope.-Robert
G. Ingersoll.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08
Bacterial Contamination of Milk.

The bacteria. seeded so numerous
ly our market milk come from wide
ly in market milk, come from wide
certain that milk udder is sterile
milk from the COW. In the case of
COW suffering from disease, such
as tuberculosis OF inflammation of the
udder, the germs can pass directly
from the COW into the milk ducts,
find their way up into the teat
for a short distance. Here they find
rich food in the few drops of milk
that remain, and the warmth of the
that cause their rapid increase.
One of the chief sources OF con-
tamination is from the COW herself.
The coat of the COW, even kept un-
der good conditions, offers the best
of facilities for harboring dust and
dirt. All of this filth is laden with
bacteria in immense numbers. In the
switching of the tail. the movement
flanks. the rubbing of the skin by
the mixer, there is a constant show
er of bacteria into the pail.
What is true of the COW is also
true of the poison of the mixer.
Clothed in the dust laden garments
of daily use he carries innumerable
bacteria. many of which are dis
lodged and fall into the milk. 1t is
not so much the number from this
source as it is their liability of be-
ing disease producers that is import
ant.
The air is anothr source of con-
tamination. The movements of men
l.. l., n
good deal of dust to raise and set
tie in the exposed milk. The pres
ence of dust is always accompanied
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08
Legal Hotiees
Call For City Warrants.
to
buy
Now
Delta. Colo. Nov. "a. 10

Delta, Colo. Nov. "a, 1911.
The following City Warrants will
be paid on presentation at this Of
flee. Interest on those not includ-
ed Ill former calls, will cease 80
days from date of this call.
Fee and Salary Fund-Nos. 10
IA, S57S, 81, 50. SO, "a, IS. sc. ST
IS, SO. 80. SO. 100. 104. los. LOG.
General Fund-Nos 1857. 1868,
s167. S21O. $3.50. 81. 55, 101. 129,
1872. 143. 157. 156. 1853. III, 16l.
Sidewalk District No 3-No. 60
O4
Sidewalk District No. Mos. IL
81. 7162. 7163.
Sidewalk District No. 20-No. So
II.
Street and Alley Fund and Print
ing and Stationary Fund-All reg
istered warrants are payable.
n. J. BRADLEY,
City Treasurer.
First publication Nov. 81, 1911.
Last publication Dec. 10. 1911.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which is Better-Try an Expert
ment of Profit by n Delta
Citizens Experience.

Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as repre-
sented.
The statement of a manufacturer
is not convincing proof OF merit.
But the endorseent of friends is.
Now supposing you had bad
back,
A lame, weak or ACHING one,
Would you experiment on l?
You will read of many so-called
cures, endorsed by strangers from
far-away places.
It's different when the endorse
ment comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Home endorsement is the proof
that backs every box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
Read this case:
G. w. Mathews, Goa Main street,
Delta. Colo, says; Il suffered from
attacks of lumbago and the kidney
secretions were highly colored and
unnatural. The best possible results
followed the use of Doans Kidney
Pills, procured at the Peoules phar-
macy. Although three years have
since elapsed. have had no furth-
err need of n kidney remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08
Notice of Adjustment Day.

Notice of Adjustment Day.
Estate of Sylvester huntington De
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrator of the es-
tate of Sylvester Huntington. late OF
the County OF Delta, in the State
of Colorado. deceased, hereby gives
notice that she will appear before
the County Court of said Delta
County. at the Court House in
Delta. In said County. on Tuesday.
the End day of January, A. ID. 49,
IL. at the hour of 10 O'Clock a. m.
of said day. at which time all per
sons having claims against said es-
tate are notified and requested to
attend for the purpose of having
the same adjusted. All persons in
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08

debted to said estate are request
ed to make Immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated at Delta, Colorado, this
25th day of November, A. D. 1911.
SARAH HUNTINGTON,
of the estate of Syl-
vester huntington, Deceased
H. ]. BAIRD, Attorney.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08
THE STAR OF HUMAN HOPE-A
PROPHECY.

/ see a world where thrones have
crumbled and where kings are dust.
The aristocracy of idelness has per
ished from the earth. l see a world
without a slave. Man is at last free.
Natures forces have, by science
been enslaved. Tightening and light,
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08

There's fool born every min
rte"
sometimes two FOOLS
Huh. you have twin brother
have you?
The real value of baby can new
err be determined by the size OF
the stork's bill.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08

The fellow who wrote articles on
How to Make Fortune Raising
Chickens" has quit. He explained
that it didn't pay. why" said he,
so far as the money in writing such
stuff is concerned, you might as well
raise chickens
The Delta independent., 1911-12-08
GERMOzONE

is the best health insurance you
can furnish your fowls. indie
spensible as remedy for Roup,
Colds, Chicken Pox and other
ailments of poultry. Disease in
your flock now will probably
mean diseased birds all winter
and poor breeders in the spring.
Germozone twice week, tones
and builds up the system, de-
stroys diseae germ, insures bet
ter and healthier stock now,
and strong, vigorous birds for
the breeding season. Best
guarantee against disease; the
surest remedy If disease has
already taken hold.
Either Tablet or Liquid.
Price so cents.
Every package of Lees goods
sold. on our PERSONAL Guar
antee of satisfaction or your
money back. Use them NOW.
FOR SALE BY
GEO. {. CRABIll