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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
MODERN WooDMENkI
Gibbons
Keokuk Camp,No. s. "
Wednesday evening az (
latch string is out to 4 81
Lake, v. c.; J. A. Pol
3. 2. q. EI

Keokuk Lodge, No. first
and third Thursday u Elks
hall, Gibbons opera hql Sixth
and Main streets. CN open
daily. Visiting nreth ly In
vited. w. H. ReimboI leroy
j. Wolf. Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
K. of 2,

K. Of I'll
Morning Star i.odgql
Fifth and Blondeau, ri
Tuesday at 1880 p. "a
Chancellor Com mand
gess K. OF r. and s.
iraterrally invited
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

FRATERNAL oRDEifLEs.
Keokuk Aerie. No. frst
and third Wednesday nth at
Eagles hall, 523 Maid broth.
ers cordially invited. alzer,
w. President; c. A. M tetary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
.DES MONIES BALL
POT IS STIRRING
Largest Iowa city May Give up Yves,
bert League Ball and Secure
a Franchise In the
Three-l.
MEN ARE UP IN ARMS
Commercial Organizations Have Taken
1t Upon Themselves to Appeal
to Herman for
Relief.

q 4 u
DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 1.-Des
Moines may be represented by real
baseball club in another circuit than
the Western league before the close
Of the present season, If plans mature
which were instituted yesterday by
local commercial organizations.
Preliminary steps already have
been taken toward diyorcing Des
Moines from the present Western
league organization and an appeal
will be forwarded within the next
forty-eight hours to Garry Herman,
chairman Of the national commission,
the supreme court of baseball, re-
questing that the local field be de-
clared unoccupied territory.
The custer proceedings are based
upon the open and willful abandon
ment Of Des Moines by John F. Hig.
gins as headquarters for his baseball
club in which he has been aided and
abetted by the entire coterie of West
ern league magnates, which is declar-
ed by those responsible for the action
to work a forfeiture of all rights in
the territory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
Hardin Lodge No. a.
ular monthly meeting
Monday evening OF eac1

INDEPENDENT ohpH|
FELLOWS
Hall seventh. and MAJ
Keokuk Lodge. No. n
larly Monday evening 81
John Moore, N. g.; oi
Recording Secretary. /
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

Right In your bus
you have the least
are most likely to t,
lose several days,
have Chamberlain's /
Diarrhoea Remedy
a dose on the first
disease. For sale b.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
Needs Of ~.

49,. Needs Of TIL
What is the grs
remedied In the mod
question which a /
asked a lot OF busins
Piled; Make the /
their hats and Ak 4
men can sleep in IN
Kansas City JournH
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
Opinion unfp

Opinion unH
Turing the ninth liner Of
the Traffic club Of Presi-
dent George F. Baer| story:
Now. do not altog e with
your POSTMASTER thai Tic has
any great respect I'd slity Of
railroad magnates. hey do
possibly overrate III ty. l
had very peculiar be last
summer. ! was sittiM porch
In Reading after diI ling a
cigar. when up the| tne a
very tall man with a in his
hand. He stopped om Of
the steps and said: presi.
dent OF the Reading | drew
up my shoulders and Then
ne walked up the 81 said:
What is the price from
here to Niagara Fail k?
said: My dear friend know
You will have to 60 e tick
ct office. Do you kr It is?
He said: Yes, pick carpet
bag. looked at me. You
are the president OF hg rail
way and don't know p Of ,
ticket to Niagara Il back!
Wen, ! said didn't. walked
down and steps and said
You are a hell of presi
dent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
FRATERNA.L'.

M.ssoN
Hail. corner Four
~ Eagle lodge. No.
M regular meeting 7
day evening Of eel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
Standing Of the Clubs.

Where They Play.
Boston at Pittsburg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
Want Three-l Franchise.

for the transfer OF a Three-I league
franchise to Des Moines which will
probably be controlled by local CAPT
tai. Owing to the peculiarities OF base
ball law no attempt has yet been
made to secure poll Of the senti-
ment Of the magnates of that circuit.
but 1t is not deemed likely that the
organization will refuse to accept a
city of Des Moines' population and
its enthusiasm for real baseball.
The decision of the national COM
mission, II favorable, will make John
F. Higgins and his team of baseball
n1isfits an aggregation of homeless
wanderers in fact as well as in name;
a ceaseless wanderer in the western
constellation without home; name or
friends.
Higgins will be possessed of sec
ondary comet similar to the one
which Dick Cooley plotted through
and around the leagues orbit last sea.
son, but without the comeback privi-
leges of which the willy Dick availed
himself of to pry bonus out of the
Topeka fans at the end OF his travels.
Says He Wants Bonus.
Business men stamp Higgins with.
drawal OF the team from Des Moines
as an attempt to induce the CONNER.
cial organizations to offer bonus for
It's return. Numerous bona fide OF.
fers for the purchase Of the club at
the price demanded by Higgins for
his holdings are shown in the evil
dence.
They call attention to one offer In
particular in which l.. F. Stevens, pres
ident of the Central Savings ba,
acting for Ned Egan, manager of the
Ottumwa club in the Central associa
ton, wrote to President Higgins Of
fering to pay in cash tho amour,
which he had indicated as his price
for the club They viii show furthe,
that no reply was ever received to
this communication.
What Higgins will do with the tear
IN case the local appeal Is sustained
is problematical. That he might sst
re upon Wichita, which was abandon
ed by 1sbell when the box office re
ceipts dwindled to one per cent OF tn.
net earnings of the bat boy, is con
s'dered possible. in fact. even nrob
able. as Offering the only availabl,
lighting Mace between St Joseph ant
he Rockies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

Read The Daily Gate City. 1ot
per week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

Reduction of the salary limit from
s1,400 to $1,000
Bylaw limiting the life of player
in the Central Association to three
years.
Bylaw making 1T the cuty of clubs
to file with president every fifteen
days a receipt of salaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

vas , the e Others do notrea they just below us
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-02
Deaths in France Exceed Births.

Paris, France, Nov. 10. The
attention of the public has again
been called to the depopulation
question in France by the publ
cation of official statistics. These
cover the first six months in 1911,
and show an excess of deaths
over births of 8,729. The fig
ures are all the more discourage
ing from the fact that in the
same period in 1910 the births
exceeded the deaths by 81, 189.
The figures for 1911, from
January to June, inclusive, are
as follows: Population, 80, 252, ;
N5; marriages, 153, 931; Divor-
ces, 1914; births, 1856, 999;
Cesths, 404, 278..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-02
Saved His wife's Life.

my wife would have been 10 her grave
to-day writes o. y. Brown. OF Musca.
dine. Ala, "lfit had not been for Dr.
Kings New Discovery. She was down
IN her bed. cot able to get I'D without
help. She had severe bronchial trou-
BILE and dreadful cough. got her n
bottle OF DR.. Kings New Discovery. and
ene soon began to mend. and was well
10 Z short time: infaIhble for coughs
and colds, it's the uiost reliable remedy
IN earth for desperate lung trouble.
hemorrhages, laerippe. asthma. has
lever, Group and whooping cough. 5O.:.
500 Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
BY all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-02
lightning Kills Few.

In 1906 lightning killed 169 people in
this whole country. Ones chances Of
death by lightning are less than two in
a million. The chance of death from liv-
er, kidney or stomach trouble is vastly
greater. but not if Electric B;tters be
nsed. as Robert Madsen. Of West Bur
lington, Ia. proved. -Four doctors gave
him up after eight months of suffering
from virulent liver trouble and yellow
iaundice. He was then completely cur
ed b. Electric Bitters. they're the best
stomach, liver, nerve and kidney remedy
aud blood purifier on earth Only soc
at all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-02
Notice of Final Proof.
q. S. Land Office. Baton Rouge, La.
October %. 1911

q. S. Land Office. Baton Rouge, La.
October %, 1911.
Notice Is hereby given that Lemuel
NJ. East, OF Pollock, Grant parish,
La, who, on July .. 1906. made
homestead entry No. 2744O. serial
No. 01734, for west half of northwest
quarter. section 20, township 6 north
range / east. Louisiana Meridian.
has filed notice of intention to make
final five year proof. to establish
claim TO the land above described,
before the Clerk of Court, at Colfax.
Grant parish, La, on the 2nd day OF
December. 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: G..
G.. Sermons. j. r. Taylor. Charles
Collins. and Howard Squires, all OF
Pollock, La.
JOHN f. NUTTALL,
Oct2S Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-02

st. Louis, Nov. 20. All re-
cords for receipts of hogs at the
National Stockyards were broken
to-day by the arrival of %, 655
hogs. The majority of the hogs
were graded as butchers and
packers, and the bulk of them
sold from Sc. 20 to $3.50.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-02


Franklinton, La, Nov. 81
The district court has decided the
case of c. F. Dickey and F. J..
Adams against the parish school
board, enjoining the levying and
collecting of a five-mill tax voted
In August in the fourth ward of
this parish, was decided against
the parish school board on the
ground that the school board has
no authority to call elections and
levy taxes, this being the duty
OF the police jury. The case will
be appealed by the school board.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-02
Sheriff Sale.
Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish OF
Grant, State of Louisiana.


}. NJ. Lang versus A. H. Haynes
By virtue of writ OF II IA issued out OF the
Honorable I Thirteenth Judicial District Court in
aud for Grant parish. Louisiana, and to me d.
rected IN the above entitled suit. l have seized
and win offer for sale ut the principal front door
OF the court house in Colfax, La. between the
hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on
SATURDAY, DEC. i6. 1911,
the following described property. seized as the
property OF the defendant, to-wif:
certain piece or parcel Of land. commencing
at the southeast corner Of the southwest quar-
ter of section I, township north, range west,
In Grant parish, Louisiana. and running thence
north two hundred nlnety-ive and one-third
yards, thence west two hundred forty yards
thence south seventy yards. thence west four
hundred twenty yards. thence south two hun
dred pinety-fve and one-third yards to the sec
ton line, thence south two hundred twenty
yards. thence east two hundred twenty wards
thence north two hundred twenty yards to the
section line. thence to the point Of beginning.
forty acres more or less.
Terms Of sale-Cash subject to appraisement.
This November .. 1911.
A. Il. PERKINS,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
FLOUR RATES STAND
DESPITE A PROTEST
Reductions in Tariffs From Min.
nesota East Is Left I'm
molested BY Board.

washington, Sept. 21.-Dsregarding
the protest OF the eastern trunk lines,
the Interstate Commerce commission
today declined to suspend a proposed
reduction IN the rail and lax rate on
-four from Minnesota transfer points
To New York via Duluth and also re-
fused TO permit the eastern lines 10
withdraw their concurrences IN the re-
duced rate.
The decision is regarded as an inn
portant one. because il virtually ar
fects all -four rates from Minnesota 10
eastern points.
The commission declined 70 suspend
the tarif1s because lit is not believed,
or b~elieyable." SAYS the commission
that congress intended that the pow
er TO suspend rates should be exer-
ciSed when rates are voluntarily re-
duced bv q carrier and where undue
discrimination does not appear on the
face of the tariff
The commission received many tele-
grams from -four millers located at i'm
termediate points, protesting against
the proposed tariff and setting up thai
they would be nn1nstly Disseminated
against II reduced rates were not made
effective from intermediate points when
ttSy become effective from Minnesota
/ transfers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
INDICTMENTS FOUND
FOR BURNING NEGRO
Murder and Manslaughter Are
Charged in Gainesville
Lynching Case.

Coatsville, Pa, Sept. 21.-The most
important development in the negro
lynching case came today. when war
ants charging two members OF the
mob with murder n two policemen
with involuntary m~anslaughter were
issued by Judge Butler on the recon-
mendation OF the special grand jury.
The jurors were discharged. They
had been in session for three weeks,
and 1t had been charged hat they
were reluctant TO lake action.
The men indicted include Richard
S. Tucker, insurance agent, who was
the first man Il enter the hospital on
Sunday night, August 10, when Zack
Walter was dragged by a mob from
his bed and burned to death, and
Walter Markwood, mill hand, who, IL
is claimed, took only an obscure part
IN the lynching. Both were indicted
for murder.
Policeman Stanley s. Howe. who
was on guard at the hospital the
night of the lynching, and Chief %
Police G. f.. Umstead, who. So e
claimed, failed 10 perform their duty
properly, We're indicted for involuntary
manslaughter.
The grand jury report censures the
entire police force OF Gainesville, Bur
CESS and Shallicross and the Brand
wine fire company for failing ia
further the ends OF justice. Citizens
having knowledge of the lynchlnf
were condemned because their attf-
tude hampered the work Of investiga.
ton"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
INQUEST DISCLOSES
MURDER WAS DONE
Gust Graft Came to His Death
From Weapon in Hands
of Companion.

Mitchell, s. d., Sept. 21.-The mur
der mystery at Woonsocket is partial
ly cleared up through the investiga-
ton OF the coroner's inquest. which
was completed this morning. 1t having
been adjourned over for a day to
await the coming OF two witnesses
from Croker, S. ID.
The verdict was TO the effect that
Gust Graft came TO his death by be-
Charles Gentry. The men from
started out several weeks ago In a
and the description they gave of
Gentry is Identical with that given
by a young boy who works on n farm
in the vicinity OF the murder. The
lad stated that the men called at the
farm q week ago Sunday and asked
about the location Of towns in that
section aud that he particularly
noticed Gentry.
Both descriptions fit Gentry and an
effort will be made to find him.
From the position OF Graft on the
ground il is presumed hat Gentry
tool him unawares and shot him at
close range from behind, as the hole
in his hat was small, but nearly the
entire head was blown off.
A shot vas heard in the direction
of the grove where the body was
found, but no Importance was attached
TO ii at the time, as the day was the
opening of the chicken season and
shots could be heard in every direction.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
PHENOMENAL RUSH IS
PORTENDED WHEN THE
GATES THROWN OPEN
Accommodations of Mail Show
Marked Interest in Rose
bud Country.

Gregory, S. D., Sept. 20.-Judge Wit
tens assistant. G. G.. Fish. arrived
Sunday night and is fixing up head
quarters for the superintendent and his
clerical force. Judge Witten and his
private secretary, Frank Woods. and
a clerical force Of 10 men, will arrive
from Washington the latter part of the
| week.
The presence of Judge Witten and
his force so far ahead of the anal day
OF registration, October 2, is made nee
essary by the heavy receipt Of mail
to be disposed of before that time.
Seventy-eight sacks OF these letters
are piled up IN the Gregory postoffice.
and a like accumulation is reported
at Dallas, Rapid City and Chamber
lain.
Getting Ready for Rush.
1t is safe to say that there are more
kinds of activity in this city at present
than in any other locality on the globe.
People Of every employment have some
function in connection with the COM,
ing registration for Mellette and Ben
nett county homesteads, which begins
on october 2, when Uncle Sam viii
apportion nearly 800, 600 acres OF
land to new settlers, and all are busily
at work preparing for that event. One
or the hVeliest places in the city is at
the Commercial club rooms where a
force Of six mailing clerks is busy an
sWering inquiries from the prospective
settlers. 1t is expected hat this crew
of earnest workers will have to be
largely increased when Judge Witten,
superintendent of the opening arrives,
from Washington next week, as there
is now accumulated in the United
States land office here over two tons
Of letters, rs mail sacks full, addressed
to the judge. 1t is presumed that these
are mostly inquiries regarding the,
opening and that the judge win simply
turn them over to the Commercial club
to be answered, as the club has pre-
pared q booklet which has been o.. KID
By the judge, and which answers all
questions which it is possible to ask on
rho cl1hiantM&
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
PLOTNER AND QUINN WOMAN
ARE UNEXPECTEDLY ARRAIGNED

Mitchell. S. D., Sept. 20.-Rather un-
~eXpectedly to the general public, the
preliminary examination OF Luther Plot
ner and Mrs. Kate Quinn was held
Monday afternoon. Not to exceed 70
people were III the court room when
Judge Drake opened the case. Seven
witnesses We're presented by the state
in an effort to prove a statutory Of
Tense. Plotner's examination was held
separate from Mrs. Quinn's. The court
denied the motion of Attorney Spang-
Ter TO dismiss the case on the ground
that no evidence had been presented
to show that q crime had been commit
ted.
Plotner was bound over TO the No
vember term Of the circuit court In the
sum of $500.
Mrs. Quinn was brought to the
court room yelled in gray and wearing
O. jaunty gray suit. She waived ex-
animation and was placed under $1,000
bonds.
German Quinn, Of Minneapolis, and
his attorney, +. d. Sterling, were in
the city going over the evidence again
with the idea OF getting a murder
charge lodged against Plotner. They
had nothing new to offer but asked for
time in which TO secure other evidence
which they claim is available.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
BODY SUGGESTS
MAY Be MURDER
Corpse of Gust Kraft Is Found
in a Small Grave By
Farmers.

Mitchell, S. D., Sept. 20.-Information
was received here this morning Of the
finding OF the body of a dead man
east OF Woonsocket, which had been
lying in q grove about a week. The
body was discovered by a farmer who
vas moving near the grove.
Death was evidently due to the man
being shot In the back Of the head.
which was partly torn away.
A letter o. the body showed hat mis-
name was Gust Kraft, and that his
mother lived at Croker. s. ID.
The body wac taken 10 Woonsocket
and the inquest will be held this aft
ernoon.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
WILL MEET TO CONSIDER
PRACTICAL IRRIGATION

Pierre. S. D., Sept. 20.-The Pierre
Merchants association has largely com
pleted plans for a great irrigation meet
ing the 23rd of October. Immediately
following President Taft's visit, thus
taking advantage OF the crowds which
will flock in to see him. The practlc-
ability of the small project, watering
from a few TO several hundred acres.
and within the means of local capital.
viii be emphasized. Agents of pump
ing machinery houses will be on the
ground with their outfits giving prac-
tical demonstrations. The dopartnient
OF agriculture has promised to send an
expert. Speeches will be made bv
prominent citizens.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
w. c. T. U. STATE CONVENTION
ENDS ITS ANNUAL SESSION

Aberdeen, $. D., Sept. 21.-The state
convention of the Women's Christian
Temperance union for South Dakota
concluded it's sessions last night with
a gold medal contest. During the day
officers were elected for the next year
as follows: President. Mrs. Anna r.
Simmons, Faulkton; vice president,
Mrs. Alice Nj. Picker, Faulkton; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Ruby
Smart, washington Springs; recording
secretary, Mrs, G, E.. Lundquist, Mil
bank: treasurer, Mrs. l.. E. Stafford,
Milbank. A young peoples branch of
the w. c. T. Z. was organized, and
Mrs. Anna Rice, OF Aberdeen, was
elected secretary for the branch. The
convention was the largest attended OF
any in the history Of the organization.
10 delegates being present and every
local union being represented.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
POSTOFFICE is SHORT
PACKAGE OF $4,000
Roll Deposited in Vault Yester-
day Has Disappeared
Today.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept. 21.-Mys-
terry surrounds the disappearance OF
a package containing $40, 900 in cur
rency from the vault In the Sioux
Falls ~postoffice. The package disap-
peared yesterday, but not until today
did the general public become aware
OF the robbery. The package was
assigned to the Sioux Falls
Savings bank and arrived at the
postoffice yesterday. 1t was regular
ly receipted for and placed in the
vault. When a messenger from the
bank called for the money the pack
age was not TO be found, and has not
yet been recovered. No arrests have
been made in connection with the
disappearance of the money. 1t is
understood the authorities investiga-
ting the case are baffled, at least for
the time being, in the efforts to ac-
count for the loss OF the package, but
they are hopeful of ultimately I'M
travelling the mystery.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
SUBSTITUTE LANDS FOR INDIAN
ALLOTMENTS HARD SELECTION

missioner Brinker anticipates possible
difficulty in securing proper indemnity
lands in Mellette and Todd counties.
Sections 16 and 36 by law belong TO
the state school endowment. The In
dams are permitted TO disregard this
provision and select their allotment
wherever they choose. There Is 80, 900
acres OF this school land thus entered
upon IN these two counties. The fea-
ture OF the Law permitting only two
sections in a township outside of 16 and
So to be used for school endowment
makes the work OF the department to
secure a proper substitute for this In
dian land very difficult.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29

An English paper, commenting on
the efficiency OF the London postoffce,
says that q letter was recently received
from q continental city which bore in
lieu Of address on the envelope the
word London" and q drawing or q
showed five interviewed arrows. Under
the shield was the motto. "Concordia,
Tntegretas. Industrial The letter was
promptly delivered TO the banking
house OF Rothschild, for which 1t was
intended. The achievement seems to
nave excited no great wonder In the
Berlin Post. which asks: with h
coat OF arms OF this house 80 Well
known. where else could the letter
nave gone2 When a letter addressed
Herr Schletz. Berlin finds It's way
promptly 70 the person for whom IL
$ intended. there is reason for APP
~)iause."