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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16

corner Of section 1, township Sc,
range 6, west; thence north 90 rods II
thence west "a rods; thence south 20
rods; thence east "a rods to lne
place of beginning. Containing (3)
three acres and all the improvements
thereon.
Also asking for such other and
further relief as may be equitable in
the premises.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the next regular September term OF
said court, to be begun and holden at
keokuk on the twenty fifth day OF
September. A. D. 1911, default will be
entered against you and judgment
rendered thereon as prayed for in
said petition.
WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
ORIGINAL Notice.

State Of Iowa, Lee county-ss. In
the District Court of said county, at
Keokuk, September term, A. D. 1911.
j. B. Van Pappelendam, plaintiff,
versus John Weldon and Emma Wei
don. defendants. Notice.
To the above named defendants:
You are hereby notified that a Pc
tition is now on file in the clerks Of
fee of the District Court aforesaid at
Keokuk in behalf of the above named
plaintiff, against you and claiming
judgment against you and each OF
you for the sum of (s185.51) one hun
dred and eighty-five and 51-100 dol
lars with interest thereon at (S) eight
per cent from July 10, 1911, as due
plaintiff from you on your (2) two
promissory notes dated January 10,
1905, and June 10, 1907 respectively
and executed and delivered by you to
plaintiff Also asking Judgment for
costs including an attorneys fee as
provided in said notes and claiming
the foreclosure of (2) two mort
cages of even dates with said notes
and given by you to secure the same
upon the following described rea
estate to-wit: Commencing at q
point 100 rods east of the southwest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
WAS INJURED
IN RUNAWAY
Horse Became Unmanaseabe and
Driver Was Thrown From
Rig and Badly Bruised.

KEOSAUQUA, Iowa, Aug. 16.-Em-
ory Simpson. residing in the southwest
corner of the county was seriously, if
not fatally Injured in runaway last
Sunday, internal injuries of dan
gerous character being reported. Mr..
Simpson, with his family, were driv-
ing when some part of the harness
broke, which so frightened the horses
that they became unmanageable. The
members of the family were thrown
from the rig, but all escaped with
slight injury except Mr.. Simpson, who
was at first thought to have sustained
a broken back, but this was later
found erroneous.
Mr.. Simpson is a prosperous young
farmer of that section and is we'll
and favorably known in the southern
part OF the county.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
SUPERVISORS
IN SESSION
D. A. Young Has Gone to Mason City
to Attend State Association
Meetjnu

d. A. Young, Lee county supervis-
or, left today for Mason City to at
tend the annual meeting of the state
association.
Burlington asks for the 1912 state
convention and is extending a cordial
invitation to the state association.
Southeastern Iowa has never had the
honor of entertaining the supervisors
of the state.
John H. Pettibone has had printed
a number of special invitations which
will be given to those who attend the
meeting They are as follows:
Burlington asks for the 1912 state
convention of county supervisors, and
in extending cordial invitation to
the state association, is Joined by the
southeastern counties of the state.
Southeastern Iowa has never had the
honor of entertaining the supervisors
of the state We want you to come
and visit with US.
The following counties send greet
ings and ask you to come, too: Des
Moines, Lee. Van Buren,, Louisa. Hen
ry, jefferson, Scott. Muscatine, Wash
ington. Mahaska, Jackson.
A visit to Burlington will give you
opportunity to see the Des Moines
County Pumping Drainage District
installed at a cost of half million
dollars, the most extensive and com
plete pumping drainage in the United
States, reclaming $4,000 acres of river
bottom land Also the great water
power project on the Mississippi river
at Keokuk, now in course Of construc
ton, at cost Of over twenty-five mil
lion dollars, and the permanent roads
in and about Burlington. These mat
tiers will claim the attention of the
supervisors, and be of unusual inter
est to them.
You are cordially invited to come tt
Burlington.
J. H. PETTIBONE,
OF the Board of Supervisors. Member
Drainage Commission, Burlington.
w, G. CROSS,
Mayor of Burlington
E. c. GAULD, President.
E. f. EGAN, Secretary,
Commercial Exchange, Burlington
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
orlalnaI Notice

State of iowa, Lee county-ss. In
the District Court of said county, at
Keokuk, September term, A. D. 1911.
Carrie Pierce, plaintiff, versus John
Pierce, acknowledgement Notice.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that Pc
tition is now on file in the clerks Of
fee of the District Court aforesaid al
Keokuk in behalf of the above named
plaintiff, against you and claiming a
divorce from you, from the bonds OF
matrimony on the grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment, adultery and
habitual drunkenness and asking for
such other and further relief as may
be equitable in the premises.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the next regular September term
of said court, to be begun and holden
at Keokuk on the twenty-ffth day OF
September, A. d. 1911, default will be
entered against you and judgment
rendered thereon as prayed for in
said petition
WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
TO KEOKUK
NEXT THURSDAY
Members of Commercial Exchange Of
Burlington VIII Come Here
to See the Dam.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Aug. 16.-The
members of the Commercial Exchange
We're notified today of an excursion
which has been planned by the direc-
tors of the association to Keokuk on
Thursday, August II, for the purpose
of visiting that city and viewing the
work on the water power dam. All
members of the exchange, who can get
away for the day are expected to
join this party. Arrangements have
been made by which every opportun-
ity will be given to view the work
ings, in fact opportunities will be
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Terrible Picture of Suffering

Clinton, Ky.-Mrs, M. C. McElroy,
in letter from Clinton, writes:
For six years, was sufferer from
female troubles. l could not eat, and
could not stand on my feet without
suffering great pain. Three of the
best doctors in the state said was
in a critical condition, and going down
hill. l lost hope After using Cardui
week, began to improve. Now l
feel better than in six years. Fifty
years of success. in actual practice,
is positive proof that Cardui can al
ways be relied on, for relieving fc
male weakness and disease Why not
test it for yourself Sold by all drug,
g:sts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Fortieth Annual Exhibition Will be
Held During September and an
Interesting Program Has
Been Arranged.
RACES GIVE PLEASURE
Association Is Ably Differed and
With Favorable Weather 1t Is
Hoped to Make This Years
Event One of the Best.

The premium list for the fortieth
annual West Point fair has been is
sued and is being distributed in those
sections which are most likely to be
affected by this well known fair. The
dates are September &c, II and %.
The West Point fair is always quite
an entertaining event for Lee county
people and Keokuk always responds
with a liberal attendance. This year
the officers of the association are as
follows:
President-John w. Stewart, West
Point.
Vice President-John Shepherd,
West Point
Secretary-John Wallpaper, West
Point.
Treasurer Henry stellern, Fort
Madison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
AUTO ACCIDENTS
ON COUNTRY ROADS
Two Machines Ditched, One Turning
Turtle With Four Passengers
In II.

FORT MADISON, Iowa, Aug. 10
An auto carrying Frank Klopfenstein
of this city and Robert Wilson and
Misses Kate and Helen Brockman of
West Point turned turtle at the Mil
Ter corner of the upper West Point
road at about $50 Monday evening,
throwing out and bruising the occu-
pants and doing considerable damage
to the car None of the passengers
are thought to be seriously hurt.
The car, a twenty Flanders, belong
ing to Homer Hall of West Point, was
being taken home from Fort Madison.
Mr.. Klopfenstein, who is connected
with the Corsepius garage, was driv-
ing. The car simply refused to take
the turn and buckled, topping into
the ditch at almost the same point
Frank Stevens machines was ditched
few weeks ago. Another auto
brought the crippled machine back to
the garage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
CHAUTAUQUA
OPENS AUGUST 10
VIII be In Session for Nine Days and
Promises to be Interesting
Session.
Especial to The Gate CITY. l

Especial to The Gate City.l
KAHOkA, Mo-, Aug. 16.-The Ka-
hoka chautauqua will open August 10
and the indications point to very
season. The program is
varied and promises to give the best
OF satisfaction. The program is as
follows:
First Day.
Prelude-Winters Concert Co.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lincoln, I'm
PRESERVATION.
Concert-Winters Company,
Second Day.
Prelude-Winters Concert Co.
Lecture-Judge Lindsey.
Prelude-Winters Company.
To be supplied.
Third Day.
Prelude-Young Company.
Concert-Cincillo's Band.
Prelude-Young Company.
Concert-Band.
Fourth Day.
Prelude-Young Company
Lecture-Adrain.
Young Company.
Fifth Day.
Observation-Disclosures
Lecture-Cnandler.
Prelude-DeKovens Quartette.
Entertainment Ravens, New Yea
landers.
Sixth Day.
Prelude-DeKoyens.
Lecturer Waters.
Concert-DeKovens
Seventh Day.
Prelude-Highland Ladies.
Lecture-Lybarger
Prelude-Highland Ladies.
Entertainments
Eighth Day
Prelude-Highland Ladies.
Lecture-Frederick Cook
Prelude Highland Ladies.
Lecture-Walt Holcomb.
Ninth Day.
Prelude-Alpine Yodlers.
-Wickersham.
Prelude-Alpine Yodlers.
WicKersham.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16

Cuts and bruises may be healed in
about one-third the time required by
the usual treatment by applying
Chamberlain's Eminent. 1t is an an
tiseptic and causes such injuries to
heal without maturation. This llni-
ment also relieves soreness OF the
muscles and rheumatic pains. For
sale by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Live News From the Vicinity

offered at this time which individuals
would not be given.
The train leaves Burlinton at 11:55
a. M, five minutes before the noon
hour and on returning the train leaves
Keokuk at 7:35 and reaches Burling-
ton at $3.50 p. M. the round trip fare
is SLIP.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16

as has been learned. Saturday morn
ing. when he applied for something
to eat at a farm house at no great
distance from where the body was
found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Afternoon.

200 o'clock-Grand procession of
all premium animals around the ring.
2:30 o'clock-2:25 class pace, stake
800 o'clock-2:1S class trot.
3::30-Gentlemen's driving race.
400 o'clock Running half mile
dash
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Second Day-Wednesday.

otcUHu Ddy-WeuHesudy.
At O'Clock the committees on d.
visions A, B, C, d, E, F and G. will
proceed to discharge their duties.
In the forenoon cattle in division
B viii be shown, after which will be
horses in division A.
IL o'clock dinner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
One Near Sawyer.

A Hupmobile belonging to the Mt.
Hamill postmaster and bearing the
owner and Henry Schmidt of Mt. Ham
ILL., struck the bank at the edge of the
road while rounding the curve going
into Sawyer, On the lower Sawyer
road Monday afternoon. the collision
tearing off the fore wheel, generally
damaging the machine and throwing
the occupants over into the field ad-
joining. Neither was badly hurt and,
accosting the Hunt auto of Fort Madi-
son, rode on home for repairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Executive Committee

Executive Committee.
j. w. Stewart, John Shepherd, Hen
ry Stellern, AL. Link, John Walljasp-
er.
Program-First Day-Tuesday.
This will be preparation day. No
admission charged on this day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16

Superintendent Of Privileges-Gi Gil
bert Lee, West Point.
superintendent of Grounds, Stalls
and Chief of Police-Theodore Won
derhaar, West Point
Marshall. P. Fletcher, West Point.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16

Third Day-Thursday.
In the forenoon will be devoted to
the special colt show. -
IL O'Clock, dinner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16
Afternoon.

NTteTNOOh.
2:30 o'clock-2:30 class trot.
800 o'clock-2:15 class pace.
$3.50 o'clock-Commercial Club run
ming race, half mile dash.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-16

e. L. Trevitt, AL. Link, George s.
Timpe, ]. w. BLACKBOARD, VIM. j. Fran.
cey, Henry Jansen, John Lachman.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22

trict. Now to all fair minded people
no one at all minds paying taxes,
when the taxes are used for the bens-
fit of the people where they are COL
lected, especially when the money
collected is used for road and trail
building. Excepting for one road
used by a few passengers in the
winter, and one stage coach company
nothing has been done by the govern
ment road commission towards build
ing trails in this country
Let a traveller go to one of the
numerous mining camps and he
goes over trails built by the mining
companies and not the government
In this district are several bad noun
tain streams that require bridging
as they are both dangerous to life
and property in crossing. Excepting
for the bridge on the Kotsina, which
this year was swept out by the high
water, the government has not at
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22

The Leader recently received a
communication from a well known
Alaskan who has been in and around
Chitina for the past two years, re-
lative to the much talked of road
tax, which portrays the views of a
good many on this question. We
doubt if there is good Alaskan in
the territory who complains of a
fair road tax, say half the present
amount imposed, or even IS per
year. and realizes that trail work
is one of the most beneficial things
to Alaska at the present time, but
there are few who do not object to
the methods employed in collecting
these taxes and the following letter
voices the feelings of many on this
subject:
During the past few weeks the
government CD road tax collectors
have been pushing their nefarious
business in and around this dis
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22

tempted to bridge any of these and
travellers have to ford the streams
as in days of old. -
But the worst feature of this tax
collecting is the discrimination shown
by the collectors along the construc-
ton works of the Copper River &
Northwestern railway. The slogan
of the U. S. A. is fair play,
whether man is black, white, or
piebald, and these collectors certain
ly do not play fair in their work as
they only collect from the "muckers'
and do not go near any of the high
er-ups who might cause them some
trouble in their august work. If
ALL this money collected was spent
solely in building roads etc.. the pub
lie would not make a "holler' or
if the tax was collected from one and
all-big man and little man. AS far
as the tax being legal, enough has
been written and said about that
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22
PLENTY CAPITAL READY TO DEVELOP PROPERTIES

There is plenty of capital from
number of sources in the states to
develop good mining prospects and
properties in Alaska" This is the
statement made by Mrs. L. B. Ker-
wood, promoter who represents
several combinations of capital in the
east and middle west.
Mrs. Kerwood has just returned
to Chitina from four weeks trip
into the Nizina country, where she
succeeded in securing an option on
some placer ground situated on
Young creek owned by Fred Stevens
and Tony Diamond. The deal was
financed by D. H. Williams, capital
list from Minneapolis who remained
behind for few days to straightcn
up some business connected with the
deal. The purchasing of the Young
creek property and securing other
options in the Nizina district means
considerable activity this coming win
tei " NHiliHd, DIS the COMPANY VIII
ship 100000 hydraulic plant this
fall which will go in over the ice in
December or not later than February.
In an interview with the Leader
representative Mrs. Kerwood said:
81 have been pretty much over
the mineral belt of Alaska and Brit
ish Columbia and in no locality have
I seen more promising prospects for
mining activity than in this mineral
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22
INCREASED BOAT.
SERVICE

The Alaska Steamship company is
now arranging three freight boat
service from Prince William Sound
to take care of the ore shipments.
The Edith. Seward and Latouche
will be put on a regular schedule.
The Beatson copper mine at La
touche is increasing it's output fifty
per cent and will hereafter ship 1900
tons month If plans now in for
nation are consummated the Ellamar
mine will ship on a larger basis than
ever before. 1t is the intention to
install a concentration.
The Fidalgo bay mine, in which
Judge Ostrander is interested, will
commence to ship ore in September,
starting with fifty tons per day and
gradually increasing it to one hun
dred tons. They are at present
erecting a wharf with an approach
$50 foot long.
James l.. Galen is developing
property on Jack bay at Chenga is
land, which will also become ship
per before long.
The steamship company will give
such service as will permit of all
the mines in this section being work
ed to their fullest capacity.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22

belt surrounding Chitina, but there
is a most serious drawback here,
and your country will amount to but
little until your prospectors and prop
they must secure capital to develop
their properties, and in order to do
this they must give capital induce
ment to come in.
II have promoted several good
mining deals in southeastern Alas
ka, the Porcupine district, the Su
.sitna district. Kluwana country and
British Columbia and other placer
propositions, and l must say that in
all my experience I never found peo-
pie with likely looking properties so
hard to do business with Mr.. Will
liams. the capitalist, whom | brought
here, really wanted to get hold of
ready to offer as high as 100000
for something in this line. | know
there are some splendid quartz lodges
in this belt ready for development
work on a large scale, and nothing
can make a mine out of them until
many thousand dollars have been eX-
pended in preliminary work. This
the present owners cannot afford to
do, but l found it impossible to Sc
cure an option on any of them, the
owners apparently being ION the
fence and preferred to hold on, let
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22
CH|T|NA BRANCH
COMPLETED

Work on the Chitlna branch or
the Copper River Il Northwestern
Railway, which means from mile 1872
to 1876. will be completed today. With
the exception of small force left
to cleanup, the entire crew of men
and steam shovel will be removed
on Monday to mile 81, where the
track from mile 62 to 67 will be
brought to grade. 1t was on this
stretch of five miles that so much
trouble was experienced by the
trains last winter. When the pro-
posed work is completed no more
delays will be experienced from the
ice.
Next week the construction of the
snow sheds will also begin, the lum-
Der for which is now being distrib-
uted between mile SO and 65.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22

fer to several who interviewed me
as to disposing of their ground, but
they seemed so reticent or of the
belief that they could do better, that
l was discouraged and came out with
making only one deal on Young
creek. We paid the owners of this
ground several thousand dollars
cash and they still retain an interest
in the properties. l shall make no
more trips in here, as | am get
ting too far along in years to mush
over these bad mountain trails, and
don't have to do it, but l love the
work and realizing what wonder
full mineral belt you have in here
am Interested in seeing the coun-
try developed. But first of all you
want to get men in here who are
ready and willing to let capital help
them, or this belt will lie dormant
for many years yet"
Mrs. Kerwood and party left for
Cordova on Tuesdays train enroute
to the states. Should anyone who
has likely looking quartz showing
and who has the assays and the ear
MARKS of mine, write her at Prime
vile. Oregon, she may be able to
finance the deal and will consider
anything of legitimate venture, but
nothing else.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22
POLL TAX SHOULD Be EXPENDED ON LOCAL TRAILS

in the past. But in the opinion of
many, nowhere in the laws and stat
utes governing Alaska is there a
clause authorizing that it is legal
to collect taxes.
People around this district should
at least get the benefit of this money
collected as the whole country de-
ponds on the mineral wealth being
developed.
Something should be done with
all this money that will be collec-
ted during the next few months in
building bridges and trails where
they are needed. Let us hope that
the road commission will be more
of a success this year than it has
been previously and within a short
time we will see good trails to the
various mining camps.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22

ting their property lay idle in evil
dent hopes that something better
would turn up. Some seem to be
the opinion that now the railroad is
from that source, but this is mis-
taken impression, as the railroad
company proper, or the stockholders
of the concern, are not in the mining
business. They are in the railroad
business and are after the tonnage
and the people in this section will
more properties than one in opera
ton, and a promise of ore ship
ments. There is only one solution
to this, and that is that capital must
get hold of the mines and good pros
poets already. discovered, expend
thousands of dollars in making real
mines and get the ore moving to the
coast. l have capital representing
several millions from different sour
ces at my command which is only
awaiting the necessary inducements
to get hold of good mining property,
but first of all the owners must show
disposition to turn over their prop
critics, or at least an interest in them
for the necessary development work.
"To any likely looking quartz or
placer property we are willing to
pay part cash and let the owner re-
tain an interest, and l made the Of
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22
$50" FOR THE NEWS.

The Yukon Valley News, owned by
Albert Stamm, who is doing repetor-
ial work on the Valdez Prospector,
published weekly at Tanana. suspen-
ded publication. The paper has been
in charge of Art Heacock, formerly
employed as foreman of the Cordova
Daily Alaskan.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22
SENATE
PASSES
TAFT BILL

Washington, July 22.-The Can
adian reciprocity bill passed the SEN
ate, without amendment, by a vote
of SO to 81. The measure, how
ever, cannot become law until We'd
nesday, as the house, from where it
must be returned with engrossment,
adjourned until noon of that day.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22
Let the Leader do your job work.

Washington, July 22.-Postmaster
General Hitchcock has ordered the
establishment of fast ocean mail
service effective August IA. 1t will
include weekly service between
New York, New Orleans and Colon
and Seattle, San Francisco and Pan
ANA.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-22

New York, July 22.-This city
has let the contract for 225,O0O,-
900 subway extension through Man
haitian, Brooklyn, Queens and the
Bronx.