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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

on Connecticut river at Oxford, N. H.,
covering the years 1907 to 1909. 1t
shows that the highest discharge for
the three-year period occurred on
April 16, 1909, when the river flowed
49,700 cubic feet per second. The
highest discharge in the year 1908
was $4,000 cubic feet per second, on
April 30; the maximum flow for the
year 1907 was 10000 cubic feet per
second, on May 3. The record furth-
er shows that the lowest water was
recorded in the year 1908 when, on
September %, only 2sS cubic feet per
second of wafer passed the Oxford
station. During that year the flow
exceeded 1000 cubic feet per second
in September and October only one
day, and during this two months low
water period the average flow was
only 687 cubic feet per second. So
wide range of flow is not uncom-
mon in many of the streams of the
eastern portion CT the country, and in
some of them the extremes are even
greater. Potomac river, for example
mas during the period in which its
flow has been observed by the geolog
ical survey produced flood flow 47O
times greater than that of low water.
This one record alone demonstrates
the necessity for observations of this
kind. because in developing water
supply enormous sums of money may
be useless expended If the develop.
ments are based on observations made
during high stages, because after con
struction has been completed 1t may
be found that low-water conditions
render large part of the investment
improbable.
COPIES of this report can be pro-
cured by application to the director
of the geological survey at Washing
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
DARK DAYS
Are Days of sufferins.-They Are
Becoming Brighter for Some
keokuk People.

Many dark days" from kidney ills.
Backache, Neutrality-suspicious., tired,
Urinary trouble-make you gloomy.
Doans Kidney Pills bring relief;
Have cured many kidney sufferers,
They are endorsed by Keokuk peo-
slc.
H. NJ. Reynolds, lilo Main st .
xeokuk, Iowa, says: Il can en-
dorse Doan's Kidney Pills just as
highly today as / did some years
ago when l gave public statement
in their praise. l took this remedy
recently and it acted just as effec-
lively as before. At one time ! had
a chronic backache that made my life
n burden. My back was SO sensitive
that | could not get up without as
sistance and all my strength and en-
ergy left me. The kidney secretions
We're highly colored and plainly show
ed that something was wrong with
my kidneys Nothing helped me TO
any extent until l procured Doan's
Kidney Pills at Wilkinson & Co. s
drug store. They did such good
work that I was thoroughly convinc-
ed of their merits"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
{ Remember the name-Do an's and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

| Thief which Manager Morley is Of
fering at the Grand opera house We'd
nesday, matinee and night, Nov. 80.
| The play is interesting not only
from an entertaining point of view,
but from the fact that its author, j.
| Wendell Davis, is western newspaper
man. 1t is said that every character
represented in the play is taken from
some one of the authors acquaintance
in and around Laramie, Wyo.
The play tells story of brothers
love for brother, and bears out the
Old saying that blood is thicker than
water. The ranchmen in and around
Laramie have been troubled with cat
| tie thieves; suspicion has centered
upon one Job Fawley, a ne'er do well;
Jim Davis, the owner of the largest
ranch in the section, organizes a
posse and they start out in search of
the thieves.
One of the cowboys on Davis. ranch
is in league with the cattle thieves,
and while the ranch is deserted,
Fawley and his gang raid the place
and abduct Davis ward, Margery
Holmes.
| An Indian girl traces the outlaws to
their hiding place and notifies Davis
and the posse; the gang is captured
and placed in jail. Fawley proves to
Davis that he is his brother and Da-
Wis aids him to escape upon his prom
! Use that he will turn over new leaf
and follow the straight road.
| Incidental TO the action, of the play
There is a very pretty love story be-
tween Margery Holmes, Davis ward.
/ AMI Richard Farnum, a handsome
young cowboy. Margery has just re-
turned from the east where she has
spent several years at school, and
Farnum, childhood sweetheart, i'm
AGNES her ideals are now placed far
above the western horizon, and is too
bashful to declare his love. Margy's
efforts to make him propose form
some very ludicrous situations. In
fact, the comedy vein is well develop
ed, there being a great many more
laughs than tears.
"The Cowboy and the Thief should
prove very acceptable offering to
the patrons Of the Grand and large
audiences will undoubtedly be the rule
during the engagement.
Prices: Ice, zoe, 3oc and SOC. Mat
inee 25c; all seats reserved.
|
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
MOUNT sTROMBOLI
is ACTING UP
vodcsno Pours Forth Lava and Many
People Are Fleeing For Their
Lives.

ROME. Nov. 23S.-The volcano OF
Mount Stromboli on the Island OF
Strcnboli, north of Sicily. is in active
eruption and the district is in a panic
The eruption began Unexpectedly, fol
lowing two terrific explosions which
shook the earth.
Molten lava began to pour from the
crater in gigantic stream. 1t is
feared here that many persons resid
ing on tire slopes were taken unawares
and lailled The damage is heavy
Thousands are fleeing for their lives
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
MuIdoon's picnic.

Marsh Bros new Muldoon's Picnic,
a scintilating whirligig of Irish life,
wit and humor.
A laugh for every second and sec
cnd laugh for every laugh is saying it
mildly. A practical tailor is always
in attendance at every performance
in Marsh Bros new Muldoon's Picnic,
to sew on all buttons that are burst
ing off during the laughs that 60 with
this laugh producer, as there is not
a duh moment during the two hours
and a half Of fun, music, singing and
dancing Mandrillo and his concert
Rand will be seen on parade also with
his band at the free concert in front
of the theatre and will entertain his
audience with his specially arranged
concert program until the rise of the
curtain. Muldoon's Picnic contains
more songs, dancing and musical num-
bers than any opera ever written, all
original, modern and up to the min.
Ute. Wait for the parade, watch for
Jerry and Mike and don't forget the
airship, which will be seen in the
third act of this musical farce. At
the Grand opera house tomorrow even
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
HnM,s This2

~ We Offer One Hnndred Dollars Reward
xEurcd nv Halls Cntarrh Cure
III Y. J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known r. j.
fH Cheney for the last IS years. and be-
a1ieve him perfectly honorable In MI
husiness transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
This firm.
wALDINti. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. T..
Halls .Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
cous surfaces of the system. Tcstimon-
ials sent free Price IS cents per bottle.
Sold ~ all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
(urvey Work Has Started on Route
From keokuk to Burlington-sIde
Of River Not De-
term7ned.
'osTS ABOUT 100000
power VIII be Carried to Fort MadI.
son and Burlington, Two Cities
Using Possibly $1,000
Horse Power.

Surveys for transmission line from
Keokuk to Burlington is the latest
work to be started by the Stone &
Webster Engineering Corporation.
The cost of this line has been esti-
mated at 100000. Whether 1t will go
up the Iowa side or the Illinois side
will not be determined until after the
surveys are made. Work of making
the surveys was begun yesterday
]. A.. Trawick was in Burlington
this week on matters pertaining to the
transmission line The line will be
similar to that which is to be built to
St. Louis. The cables will be carried
lon high towers, following line par
allel to the river Should the line be
carried UP the Illinois side the cables
will have to be carried across the
river at Fort madison where distrl-
buting station is likely to be built.
Water Power Deeds.
QUINCY, Ill, Nov. 23-Another
batch Of deeds comforting strips of
land through this county, to the Mis-
&sissippi River Power company, to be
FUSED for right of way purposes, have
Ebeen filed for record with Recorder
Burlington. The deeds follow:
J. ]. Wagner, section 5, Melrose;
George Eshon, section 10, Lima; Ed
ward Schnieberger section II, Mel
rose; Jacob Schaefer, section Is,
Lima; C. H. Williamson, section 20,
EMelrose; Robert Long. section II. Ell
Ellington; Andrew Miller and others,
ksection 81. Fall Creek; Joseph Klau-
Eser and others, section 20, Ellington;
Mildred Candland, section T., Ursa;
Rose Cadwalder, section 10. Lima;
h.. X. Seymour, section 81, Fall Creek.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

Trains leav. from Union Depot
Berths and tickets. Fifth and John.
son streets.
South Bound. I,@ii
NO. 8. st. Louis and south.
leaves 80. ............... 12:46 am
NO. IL. ST. Louis and Kan
sas City ind west. south.
leaves ........ ........ 500 am
NO. 4. Quincy. Hannibal d
I st. Louis. arrive 10 p. m.
leaves ......... ......... 1920 pm
mo. 10, Quincy and Hannt
bal. arrives .............. s:2b pm
No. 10 leaves ........... 8:e5 pm
North Bound.
No. Z. Chicago. st. Paul
and points west. leaves ;. z:3b an
NO. 13 Chicago. st. Paul
and points wost. arrives :. 7:ss pm
No. IL. leaves .......... 1885 IN
mo. 3. Burlington. Chicago
and east, leaves ......... 1856 pr,
NO. ]. Burlington. leaves 1885 an
No. 81. Donnellse \, G., b &
X. c., srd North Road
leaves ................. $3.50 pm
mo so. from Do,nellson.
O. i. & X. G.. & North
Road. arrives ........... 1880 am
mo. /. X. & W lest, leaves sos am
''No. s, Centerville. leaves >. 7.35 pm
mo. 4. from Cenlsrville and
points intermediate, arrives 1:16 pm
'No. 2. from Ccnterville and
west. arrives ............. $50 pm
mo. 3. Centerville. leaves 9:1o pm
emo. 6, from Canterville. ar
rVes ................. ll:ab am
-Laily.
daily except Sunday.
"Sundays only.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

moved to the studebaker theatre.
Chicago. When the show moved out
of the Studebaker, after phenomen.
ally successful five months engage
ment, there were seventy people in
the road shows roster.
Bailey and Austin have a motto
Never cut your show-give the peo-
pie the goods and rest easy-you will
do the business" They have proved
that they are right. THE Top o. TIL
World this present season, carrying
seventy people, has played to abso-
lutte capacity since the opening date.
The company contains Bailey and
Austin, twelve other principals, twelve
ponies" eight mediums eight
show girls,' ten chorus men, four
musicians, four executive staff, two
wardrobe women. six working crew,
and two men in advance. At the
Grand Friday evening, Dec. /.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
EXPRESSED YOUR
CHRISTMAS YET?
shop Early Aa. Caused Expre.sase of
Big Holiday List Through the
Local Express
offices.
DRIVERS ARE HUMPING
More Than Month Before Christ
mas but Business Of Those Who
Handle Gifts Takes
on Boom.

The express companies of the city
are almost swamped with business. A
month before Christmas this seems
almost unbelievable but the great
rush and congestion of holiday par
cells in the offices Of the several
places of expressage, has begun and
the men who handle the st. Nick ar
ticles are in for it.
One expressman said this morning
that his office kept open until 1880 a.
m and though at that hour all of the
business that had come to his estab-
lishment had been cleaned up the
same condition may be expected from
now until after the first of the year,
daily and nightly.
The Adams, United States and
Wells-Fargo Co., offices handle the
dearth of business which comes an
nually at this season, the last com;
pany having opened an office during
the summer SO that the burden CT the
year end rush is somewhat tighten
ed for the other two, longer in the
city.
Is An Unusual Condition.
To have the brisk holiday business
commence this early before Christmas
and New Years weeks, is not the
usual order of things although some
few packages are always handled five
or six weeks ahead of what may be
called "the big rush"
The numerous packages which have
been received by all of the express
companies in the past few days, are
not confined to business delivery but
to private individuals in many parts
of the city.
Mail People Loosening up.
Although the briskness of the holt
day season is not yet upon them, the
mall clerks in the post office noticed
that the shop early, slogan is the
same as saying mail early when
purchasers send their, gifts away.
With Thanksgiving yet. to come, it
seems somewhat premature to speak
of Christmas; but when that seasons
busy appearance cannot be daunted
before the day of Thanks returning.
the subject becomes one for impera-
tive discussion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
"Gct Rich quick WaIlinsford."

Few plays presented on the Ameri-
can stage in the past ten years have
attained and sustained the vogue
that has been monopolized by Geo. NJ.
Cohan's comedy Get Rich Quick Wall
ingford," which is to be presented at
the Grand Tuesday evening, Nov. %.
Originally staged at Cohan and
Harris Gaiety theatre, New York City
on September 10, 1910, it continued at
that playhouse until February II, 1911,
when it was transferred to the new
Geo. M. Cohan theatre, few blocks
down Broadway where it stayed with
out interruption until September %,
of the present year. A Chicago COM
pany, formed in December, 1910, IRE
scented "Wallingford". at the Olympic
theatre. in that city for more than 375
times These two runs constitute a
record, insofar as straight comedy
productions are concerned, and is a
distinct tribute to the dramatic gen,
JUS whose creative pen fashioned this
comedy structure which is commend.
ed by all amusement seekers who have
had the privilege of viewing it.
Seat sale opens Friday forenoon,
10 a. m. Curtain promptly at o'clock.
Bailey and Austin in "Thc Top o. tn
World"
It must have struck habitual theatre
goers rather fsrcibly during the past
two or three seasons that great big
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Hamlln Concert Postponed.

Owing to the pressing demands
made upon Mr.. Hamlin by his opera
work it is necessary to postpone his
concert in Keokuk until Monday zee.
10. Therefore subscription sale Win
be extended for one week and will
not close until Monday, Dec. 4.
Subscribers who are inconvenience
by the change in date may cancel
their subscriptions by notifying ]. e.
Baker. Mr.. Hamlin will come to keo-
kuk direct from his operate triumphs
and can be counted upon to satisfy
everyone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Local Freight Trains.
Be a Booster,

Be booster not knocker. You
know, without telling. which of these
two your highness. Yourself, prefers TO
have.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
The Chicago Daily News

IS Fifth Avenue North, Chicago This supplement is
furnished free Of charge all who ask for it, either at
the news dealers by postal card request to the
Chicago Daily News
The Daily News will send specimen bag with
recipes free any address, upon receipt of postal card
request
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

"The Cowboy and the Thlef.r
One of the most interesting of the
new western plays that this season
has disclosed is "The Cowboy and the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
EVERY HOUSEWIFE

his system Of paper bag cookery and the article by
Mrs. Margaret Mccullough Williams, describing her
practical experiment with the SYSTEM recently published
in this paper will be interested know that supple
of the Chicago Daily News containing the
of descriptive articles and recipes from the beginning
can be had from the local news dealer by writing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

X. 6 w. ELECTRIC CO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

Trains leav. from Union Depot
Berths and tickets. Fifth and John
son streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
The Frederick Wilhelm Goes tn
Take Off Passengers.
THEY NUMBER 1,72O.
No Trouble Is Expected in Max
ing the Transfer.
Those ON Stranded Steamer
Have Been in No Danger.

Lone Hill Life Saving Station. April
TN a choppy sea the transshipping
OF the 1,72O passengers on the steamer
Frinzess Irene to the relief steamer
Prinz Frederick Wilhelm, was under-
taken this afternoon by surf boats.
The wind had veered into the north
west and this gave a bit of smooth sea
10 leeWard of the Irene. The surf boats
came alongside and approached the ac-
commodation ladder on the forward
part OF the imprisoned liner
Passengers lined the steamships
ralls and gave a cheer as the officers
ana deck men assisted the first boad
load of women to their places in the
surf boat.
The captains of the life saving crews
from Lone Hill, Blue Point and Point
~ WOODS stations said that the trans
dent. s'cel-
There are but five or six hours of
WORKING time today in which to trans
Ter 2Ol0 passengers, 2S5 cabin passen-
sers' I, 1'4So steerage and $50 of the crew.
Inc magnitude of the task appears
when it is remembered that if took
eight hours to transfer the 500 passen-
gers OF the sinking steamer RepubIic.
NO passengers will be risked in small
boats at night. 1t seems likelv there
fore that if the weather permits the
Frlnz Wilhelm will take aboard all
lne passengers she can and leave the
others on the stranded ship.
There has been absolutely no fear
!or the safety of the passengers. who
IN fact, have shown no apprehension
over their enforced stay on the shoals.
some OF the ocean voyagers played
prldge Whist in the cabin while Others
attended the band concert. Neither did
the steerage passengers show any fear.
captain George E. Goddard. of the
Lone Hill life saving station. spent All
last night aboard the Irene and came
ashore this morning in the station surf
boat.
Il had long talk with Captain
PETERSEN of the Irene,'' said Captain
Goddard soon after he came ashore.
and he was at a loss to explain how
| he ever got ashore. He told me he
had been sounding regularly and that
the last sounding showed Is fathons.
the next he knew the Irene was on
| the sand shoal.'
| Fire Island, April THE sea was
found to be running too high for the
| life boats with the passengers in
transit to make the trip to the Prime
Wilhelm safely. consequently the life
boat ran alongside the tug Tim1nons
| on the lee side of the Irene and put
their passengers on board. The tug
left the Irene with her first load at
2.19 O'Clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
VOTE Will STAND
Canvass Is Completed and Shows
Little Change. .
Jones Crowds VOiland Off Sch col
Board.

The board of canVassers of the city
commission met this morning and can
vassed the vote cast at the city cleo
ton.
The only change of Importance in
the canvass returns is in the school
board. Here L. NJ. Jones nosed Fred
Voiland out of sixth place and out of
the election.
fact that the election judges in making
the counts had mistaken the name
'VanHorn" for "Voiland" and vice
versa. AS a result Voiland was given
a big vote and the election The board
of canvassers found the mistake in
their count today.
The hopes of c. f. Jordan to OBJ
tain the election as commissioner
from E. B. Stotts failed. Both Jordan
and Stotts lost votes in the final count
but their places remain unchanged.
Mayor Billiard lost four votes and
Tom McNeal five votes. This. settles
all doubt as to the final mayoralty de-
cision.
After the votes had been counted
and the official figures sworn to, the
five new commissioners were sworn in
by the city attorney. Mayor Billiard
and Commissioners Bone, Tandy and
Miller were reelected to their offices
and Stotts. the new successful candi-
date, was made a real commissioner. M.
C. Holman stepped down and out. 1t
is now Commissioner Stotts'' instead
of Mr.. Stotts."
The official results:
MAYOR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

estimating the possibilities of the Wa
ter power of the Kaw you can figure
on the lowest flow of this period. Four
months of the year would not have Pro-
vided the necessary power. That
makes it necessary to build an auxil-
iary steam power plant or utilize
reservoirs provided on the tributaries
of the Kaw.
1.-The estimated running expenses OF
the proposed plant. provided steam
auxiliary plant be erected, would be
$235, 200, after making the proper de-
ductions for deterioration of the ma
chinery. The plant would produce 2S,-
100000 kilowatt hours per year. which II
sold at one cent per kilowatt hour
would clear $2S0,000 annually. Thts
would pay expenses, but if two cents
were charged the earnings of the plant
would be $3.50 900 per year, which would
net profit of Is per cent to the stock
holders" In this connection 1t might
be mentioned that a number OF those
present at the meeting said they We're
paying the Edison company cents per
kilowatt hour.
Mr.. Won Schon told in an interesting
manne- of the details of producing a
hydro-electric plant, illustrating with
lantern slides.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
BLOWN OFF HIS STOOL.
Telephone Operator Stunned by Ex-
plosion in New York Street.

New York, April IA heavy bomb
was exploded in front of the basement
door at No. 131 West Forty-fifth
street between Sixth avenue and
Broadway in the very center of the all
night district at O'Clock this morn
ing The terrific report Jared the
whole neigh hborhood for Is blocks
around and the force of the explosion
blew in the basement door of the chop
house and shattered all the windows.
No one was hurt.
In the hotel Lyzum nearby. the tele-
phone operator was blown from his
stool and stunned by the fall and the
guests came piling downstairs in a
panic. From apartment houses near
the scene scantily dressed crowds
poured onto the pavements surveyed
the damage done and went to bed
again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT.
Annual Convention of Topeka Pres
byterian Society.

The thirty-second annual convention
of the Topeka Presbyterian society.
which began with conference
Wednesday evening, will come to a
close tonight. The evening session
will be in the nature of young peo-
pies mass meeting, with the members
of the Christian Endeavor and other
societies present in force.
This afternoon Mrs. II. L. Weber,
who spent several years in Afuler,
Africa, engaged in missionary work.
gave an interesting talk on "West
Africa Missions
The morning session dealt largely
with the work of the young people in
the church
Perhaps the address which made
those attending the sessions 'sit up
and take notice. more than anything
was that of DR.. s. j. Crumbine. who.
Thursday night. declared that There
is four times as much money spent in
the United States each year for gum
as there is spent for foreign missions.
I'm one year in this country $2o,-
100000 is paid out for gum, as COM
pared with s5,o00,00O given towards
foreign missions