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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-18
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= State Normal News. =
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Two events of special interest to
Normal students this coming week
will be the last Athletic dance of the
season, which will be given in the
Normal Gymnasium Friday evening
and a recital by Mr.. Frank Bibb of
Spokane, Saturday evening in the
Gymnasium. The recital by AIR. Bibb
deserves more than passing notice.
The program which has been arrang-
ed is one of the best ever given in
Lewiston 1t will consist OF classical
favorites by such masters as Men1els-
sohn, Beethoven and Wagner. 1t is
probable, too, that the program will
contain at least one number by De
Busy. the famous modern French
composer The recital will be given
under the auspices of the Girls Glee
Cub. of the state normal school.
There will be no admission fee for
students Of the school but a nominal
fee of twenty-five cents win be
charged to all others.
Mr.. Bibb. it will be remembered.
wrote the Japanese Operetta "A Cup
of Saki" which was presented by
the Girls Glee Club last year. He is
unusually gifted as a musician. This
year a new collection Of songs by
Mr.. Bib will be published. In the
autumn Mr.. Bib expects to go east
to round out his musical career.
Another musical event of interest
is the concert which will be given
by the pupils of Miss LOOMS TORY,
of the State Normal Faculty, Monday
evening, May %, in the Normal Fac
ulty Monday evening, May %, in the
normal gymnasium. This will be the
first opportunity that the people of
Lewiston will have had TO. hear those
students now enrolled in the piano
department. The admission will be
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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-18
Debating Club

The unusual weekly meeting of the
debating club was held last thursday
evening at which time it was decided
to debate the following question. Re
solved, That a Commission Form of
Government similar to the Tacoma
Plan should be adopted in the City
of Lewiston"
The work which the debating club
has done this year reflects great cred
Fit upon the members who have shown
for the most part continually in
creasing interest in augmentation
as the weeks have passed. A number
of those who have taken an especial
ly active interest in the club and its
work will be given special credit,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Secret Treaty Has Been Cancelled
and Brown Men Will Not Attempt
to Gain stransle
Hold.
PEACE WILL FOLLOW
President TAFT Has Been Assured
That Japan Will Take no
Part in Mexican
Affairs

NEW YORK, March 2S.-The New
York Herald publishes a dispatch to-
day from its correspondent in Mexico
City saving that by mutual consent
OF both governments, the secret
treaty between Japan and Mexico has
been terminated. The cause of the
termination is the military demonstra-
ton and demand by the United States
in which Mexico concurs.
THIS action is to be followed by the
withdrawal of troops from San An
tonic. The Herald says that Japan
processes to relinquish the secret
treaty with Mexico for the coaling
station, naval base and effort to col
onize the isthmus of Tehauntepec
Japan promises to withdraw from
Mexico and not seek another alliance
in opposition to the Monroe doctrine
\ President Diaz and his cabinet had
long session today and peace is ex
/ pected to follow quickly.
The secret treaty related chiefly ts
trade and opened Mexico's doors Il
/ Japan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
WILD GAS WELL
is TAMED
Had Been spouting for Six Years and
Was Menace to the Com
munity

SHREVEPORT, La. March 23.
The great wild gas well, which for
six years wasted daily millions Of
feet of natural gas, and which put in
danger the entire oil and gas field,
has been stopped. The news reached
Shreveport last evening. The stopping
of the great natural gas waste has
been a problem puzzling the experts,
and so great was the danger felt that
the legislature took steps TO remedy
the waste.
The well is the property of the
Caddo Oil company and the plan used
was the drilling of another We'll neal
great burning crater 300 feet across
and the pumping of water ON the burn
ing mass and forcing the flow through
the new outlet. which can be capped
The news was received in Shreve
port with great deal of interest tt
experts and the public in general
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
FOUND JAW BONE
IN COFFEE SACK
Doctor Made This Claim and Asked
$50 Hush Money to Not Tell

SPRINGFIELD Mo, March %
Because he demanded $50 hush mon.
ey for not making public the fact that
he found "a iawbone and three
teeth in a package of the firms cof-
fee, Arbuckle Bros. of New York City
caused the arrest of DR.. T. M. Calleh
of Kirbysville on a federal warrant.
DR. Callen was brought to this city
for arraignment He was released en-
bond and the case will come up at the
spring term of the federal court here.
DR.. Callen wrote letter to Ar
buckle Bros, asserting he had found
a iawbone and three teeth in pack
age of coffee bearing the New York
firms trademark, The letter was sent
to the Kansas city branch Of the firm
and the doctor was communicated
with. He replied with another demand
for $50 for his silence, and the letters
were then turned over to Inspector
Hodge The doctor is a man of promi-
nence in the vicinity OF his home. He
admits writing the letters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
TROOPS LEAVE
STRIKE Scene
Illinois State Guards to Return Horne
as no Further Trouble Is Ex-
pected at the Coal
Mines.
CITIZENS AS POLICE
Conference Was Held at Which the
Citizens Promised to See That
There Was No
Riotina.

BENLD, H., March 23.--Follow.ng =
conference between Adjt. Gen. Dick
son, Sheriff Etter of McCoupin county
and Mayor Romello of Bend, Gov
Deneen and Adj, Gen. Dickson have
decided that the troops will be with
drawn from Benld by noon. There
were no disturbances today.
AT the conference Sheriff Etter, to-
gether with Mayor Romello, T. W.
Edwards, president of the Benld Con-
struction company; Barney Flaritym.
member Toiga of the village board Of
trustees and Mr.. Lawrke, gave their
word with other citizens that they
would do their utmost to put down
any attempt at trouble, or any dis
order or demonstrations.
Adjt. Gen. Dickson came down from
! Springfield at the direction of Gov.
Deneen to look into the situation and
determine upon the disposition of the
Illinois national guardsmen who have
/ been here since Tuesday afternoon.
AT the conference held with the sher-
/ iff and the leading citizens OF the
village the citizens united in their re-
quest that the state troops be re-
moved at once.
The adiutant general stated to the
citizens that the situation was UP to
them, and that it is not the desire
of the state to keeo the troops there
longer than is absolutely necessary to
restore or guarantee peace.
The citizens asers assured that il
they gave the sheriff assurance that
no demonstration, no rioting will en-
sue and that peace will reign, and
that no lawlessness VIII be tolerated,
that the adjutant general would at
once recommend to Gov. Deneen that
the troops be removed This assnr-
ance was given and Mayor Romello,
the citizenship present at the con.
ference and nearly score of Others
were sworn in as special deputies
Immediately the adiutant general
!. called GOV. Deneen who approved his
action and issued recall to the mill
tia,
Adjt Gen. Dickson at once set about
making a routing for the soldiers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Also One Horse, six Pigs, His Divorc-
Papers, and Other Things Worth
at Least
1910.
Robert sharard and Irene osgood
Have Family Troubles and Both
Claim The
Honors.

LONDON, March 23.--Horses, pigs,
cats, manuscripts of plays and stories,
and earlier divorce papers, figured
largely to the amusement of the aud
ience at the trial of a suit brought in
the county court at Northampton by
the English author, Robert Har-
bourgh Sherard, against his wife, the
American writer, Irene Osgood, who
formerly was Mrs. Charles Pigott
Harvey
Sherard alleges that the defendant
purloined the above mentioned prop
erty. all he possessed, and SO left him
stranded. Sherard, describing his life
at Guilsborough hall, in Northamp.
ton, which is the property of his wife,
said he had been treated like dog,
aud thrice thrown out of the place.
Il am Irene Osgood.'' he said dra-
matically. Il wrote everything that
she is supposed to have written in the
last five years.
Mrs. Sherard who is the author 81
ITO a Nun Confessed and "Servi
tude,' and possesses an income of be
tween s50.000 and 100000 a year, de
scribed how she met Sherard a
Cannes, France. He was withou
funds and she gave him. she said $50
with which to buy clothes. She eit
not know that he had been married
/ previously until a few days after thei
! wedding she discovered his divorc
papers. She took possession Of th
documents. She denied that her hu'
band had written any Of the work
attributed to her
Mrs Sherard is native of Virgins
Sherard's works include a biograph
4 of Oscar Wilde, "The Story OF an Ul
happy Friendship and After TIL
Fault
After hearing both sides in detail
the judge decided that the defendar
must return to her husband on
horse. six pigs, one cat and the man
script in dispute, or pay him $2l
Mrs. Sherard entered an appeal frol
the judgment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Solitaire Player Dealt Out One Hand
Which Meant Either Life or
Death for Wife And
Children.
WAS LUCKY
AUTHORS IN COURT WAS
Game Worked Out and Player Decid
ed Not to XIII the Family But
Has Not Been Seen
Sincs

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Six lives
were staked on game OF solitaire
played by respondent mecnanic at
his home on West Fifty-sixth street,
according to information which is in
the hands of the New York police to-
day. The mechanic who had laid his
plans carefully, it appears, for the kill
ing of his wife and children to be fol-
lowed by his own death, disappeared
when the game was finished and 1t
is believed he may have committed
suicide.
The missing man is Michael Crib
ben. He was seriously injured some
time ago in stopping a runaway and
for some time, according to his wife.
had been acting peculiar. Last Sat
! urday he wrote letter to a cousin
which the latter has just turned over
to the police. The letter is as follows:
Dear kim. am going to kill my
self. my wife and all the children.
have something pressing on my brain
that makes me want to kill them.
must do it. cant help it. The only
way I kept from doing it before was
i by playing solitaire. I've been playmf
all the time at home so I won't Xii
them.
Now, I'm going to play Just on
more game tonight and if beat 1t,
!. won't kill them, but il don't make !
!, I will
J That night, according to Mrs. Crih
! ben, the crazed man sat down to hi
! little card table. She noticed that h
was very nervous and watched hin
as he slowly exposed one card afte
! another and laid them in lines befor
: him. His figure was tense and h
} seemed struggling under great excite
ment.
|, What are you doing, Michael
t she asked
> You'll know soon enough" was hi
I answer.
: At last all the suits from ace
a king we're neatly piled In sequenc
Cribben gave sigh and hurried OF
of the room. He has not been see
since.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
BRINGS SUIT
FOR LARGE SUM
Iowa Lawyer Charged With MeddIin:
in Affairs of Chicago
Woman.

OTTUMWA, Iowa, March 23.-John
O. Malcolm, prominent lawyer OF os-
kaloosa, Iowa, has been made the de-
fendant in suit in the United States
court here for damages in the sum
of s24,S0O, brought by Mrs. Langdon
Mcpherson, 4611 Racine avenue, Chi
cago.
The plaintiff claims the Iowa law
yer intermeddled in her business af-
fairs to such an extent that she was
prevented from securing the insur-
ance policy for $4,000 carried by her
first husband, William McQuiston'
who died in 1905.
McQuiston was an Oskaloosa travel
ing man and Malcolm is alleged tc
have prevented Mrs. Mcpherson from
getting her rights in the policy whef
he died, the amount going to Harry
McQuiston, a son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
ERBSIfIN is
ALSO GUIL1LESS
Another Not Guilty Verdict Returned
by Chicago Jury in One of the
Numerous Bribery
Cases.
Since Year Ago When the Activity
Began One Lone Detective is
the Only One to be
Punished.

CHICAGO, March 23.-Attorney
Charles e. Erbstein and Arthur Nc.
Bride who for the last two weeks |
have been on trial on the charge of
conspiracy to defame States Attor-
ney Wayman, were found not guilty
by jury which was out less than an
hour.
The case grew out of an affidavit
filed by Mcbride with the Chicago
Bar Association in which Mcbride
charged that States Attorney Way
| man had led him ito fix" juror In
ia criminal case in 1903 In which Way
I man appeared as counsel for the de-
Tense. Wayman charged Erbstein with
4 having conspired with Mcbride to
i file the charges. This resulted out of
] the second trial of Lee O'Neil Browne
charged with bribery in the election
liner, and It's elimination ends the
litigation having it's inception in
charges that his seat was purchased
Since April 1910, when bribery
charges were first made, there has
been no time in which some resultant
action was not pending here. The
cases heard were:
4 Lee O'Neil Browne, former demo-
cratic legislative leader, tried twice
Il on bribery charges and acquitted;
8 Charles Erbstein, counsel for Browne
in his second trial, indicted on a
charge of having bribed Juror Grant
Z McCutcheon. He was tried twice and
acquitted. The United States Senator
Lorimer investigating committee
spent some time in taking testimony.
/, Erhstein charged States Attorney
John W. Wayman before the Chicago
!, Bar association with having been a
7 jury fixer before he became states at
! torney. The charges were inyestigat
!, ed and dismissed
e Patrick Keeley, detective formerly
I in the employ of the states attorney
i indicted for perjury and convicted
t Erbstein and Mcbride, indicted on
n the charge for which they were ac
e quilted.
t The only conviction during almos
Q a wear of constant litigation was tha
e of Detective keeley who had had Gus
= tody of Representative Beckemeye
IL and who is said to have testified
8 falsely as to order given Waymans 8 as
sistants for Beckemeyers' treatment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
HAD HIS WEALTH
TIED TO ANKLES
Body Of Man Found in Creek With
$3.50 Concealed in His
Socks.

TOLEDO. o., March 2S. With $3.50
in currency wrapped around the anlI.
les under the socks the body of a
nliddle-aged man. who is thought 70
have been n. e. Hilliard of OIL City
Ok, was found in Swan Creek.
Although no marks of violence were
found on the body, circumstances indi-
cate that the man may have been way
laid near the creek by robbers, who,
after rifiing his pockets, threw him
into the water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Fixes county Recorders Salaries.

Representative Boetteer's BILL pro
yiding for the compensation Of deputy
county recorders, was passed in the
house Yesterday afternoon. The
measure provides that the salaries of
the deputies shall be not more than
5000 per annum in counties of less
than $4,000. not more than s1.0so in
counties OF from so 600 to 10000, and
not more than $500 in counties OF
more than 10000. The boards of SUI
pervisors are allowed by the bill to
make allowances for extra clerk hire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Assurances Received

WASHINGTON, March 2S.--Sweep-
ing assurance that Japan will with
draw from Mexico was given by Am
bassador Uchida to President Taft, it
was learned today, at yesterdays
conference at the white house. Quick
confirmation came from Mexico that
the secret Japanese treaty had been
cancelled President Taft has been
assured that hereafter Japan will
take no part in Mexican affairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
WHITE SLAVE
PLOT UNCOVERED
American Girls Sent to Japan For the
Rich Men of That
Country.

CHICAGO, March 23--A widespread
plot to secure white American girls
and ship them to Japan for the rich
japanese was brought to light today
here in the arrest of Eugene Hughes,
who claims to be a Corean, and was
a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.
He Will probably be sent to Salt
Lake City where girl named Julian
aged 16, of st. Louis, is under arrest
The girl was caught with other Ori-
entail, who is believed to be Hughes
partner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
HUNK OF MEAT
SAVED TWO LIVES
Famished Wolves chased Man Severa
Miles Along the Unused
Road.

CREELY, Colo. March 2S.-Chased
nv wolves for several miles, All. Hi
ton of Grove, had a narrow escap.
from death He stumbled into an un-
used road where homesteader saved
the lives Of both by throwing out a
hunl, of beef to the famished wolves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
THE WEATHER.
[Tfntil Z D. M. Friday

Unt1 Q p. III. Ff1udy.1
For Keolsuk and vicinity Fair to-
night. Friday probably increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
For Illinois; Fair tonight and Fri
day Warmer north and central por-
tions Friday.
For Iowa: Fair tonight with warm.
er west and central portions. Friday
probably increasing cloudiness and
warmer.
For Missouri. Fair tonight and
probably Friday Warmer west por-
tion tonight and north portion Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
STOLYPIN HAS
BEEN MUZZLED
Czsr Wraps Him Around His Thumb
and His Resignation is
withdrawn

ST. PETERSBURG, March % Pre-
mier Stolypin has been completely
muzzled by the czar according to a
story here. He has withdrawn his
resignation. From the most reliable
source 1t is learned that his resign
ton came from interference to his
prosecution of grafters in the arm!
and navy, which threatened TO lead
up to TIE czar himself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Weather Conditions.

There has been snow in portions of
the lake region and the northeastern
states. as the depression from the
lower lakes moved to New England,
and the western field of high pres,
sure, drifting slowly eastward, ex-s
tends from the Missouri valley to the,
western lakes, causing colder wealth,
er in its front.
A tropical storm is approaching the
sulf, and there have been rains in
Arizona, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
and on the gulf coast, rainfall being
very heavy at New Orleans and Cal
weston.
Conditions indicate fair weather
for this section tonight. increasing
cIoudiness and warmer Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
lndiana Drummer Kills Self.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 20
Paul /. Edwin, representing +. =.
Atkins 6 Co, indianapolis, committed
e,icide in Little Rock by shooting
himself in the head lie was deaa
several hours before being discovered
He left nothing to explain the deco.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
state Control is the Thing

NEW YORK, March 23.--That state
control and regulation Of public utili-
ties Is accepted as a necessity and
that 1t has effectively killed off SEN
timent of government ownership is
the statement OF the American Tale-
phone and Telegraph Co, in state
ment issued today. The report says
that the gross revenues collected by
the Bell Co. last year was s165,ooo,-
900 an increase of S16,000,00o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Congress Meets In April.

SAN ANTONIO, March 90 The
Mexican congress will meet April /,
three days before the American con-
gress and important action by vote
will probably result Immediately.
Taft cannot send troops across the
border without the authority of con-
gress and no important news is ex-
pected until that day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
POsTOFFICE SAFES
ARE DYNAMITED
Get Rich Quick Men are Busy in the
Middle West States With Fair
Success.

TOLLERTON, Ind, March 23.-
Wrecking the postoffice safe with nj
trc- -glycerine early today, robbers es-
capped with stolen horse after secur-
| ing $3.50 in cash and stamps.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
To the Jury Tomorrow.

SPRINGFIELD. H., March 23.--The
fate of State Senator John Broderick,
accused of bribery, will rest with the
Jury tomorrow. All of the evidence
was concluded at noon today and ar
guments began this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Freight DEPOT
IS DESTROYED
Council Bluffs Building Destroyed
This Morning With All Of the
Contents
in it.
THE EMPLOYEES ESCAPED
Eleven Loaded Freight Cars We're
Consumed and Rock Islands
Loss Will Be
$4,000.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, March 29-
The Rock Island freight depot with
contents and II loaded freight cars
burned this morning.
Loss $4,000.
Two employees sleeping in the build
ing, narrowly escaped being cremated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23

The above message was received
this afternoon by The Gate City from
e. Dana Durand, director of the cen
sus at Washington and shows how
Keokuk's pop. lation was divided by
wards last year.
Statisticians can now get busy and
see just where "the mistake in count
ing was made when the census was
taken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Another One.

GAHANA, o. March 23.-Fiye safe
blowers wrecked the postoffice here
with dynamite. They were discovered
by citizens and escaped to barn. All
are nov surrounded in the woods
and battle is expected
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Iowa Woman Burned to Death.

MASON CITY, Iowa, March % "A
kerosene lamp resting on a hot stove
exploded and threw the oil over the
clothing Of Mrs Charles Hassmu"sen
of Kensett. She died two hours later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
A,s,ri. Has os.5s7 ses people.

VIENNA, March 23.The provincial
census returns estimate the population
of Austria at 2s,567,S9S, an increase
OF 2.4l7,l9o in ten years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Ate breakfast This Morning.

BERKLEY, Cal, March 2S.-Col.
Roosevelt arrived at 7:45 this morn
ing and took breakfast with Ben |.
Wheeler and later delivered an ad-
dress in the creek theatre
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
Car Repairer Killed

PULASKI, H., March 2S. Frank
Britt, car repairer. was killed at
Mounds. He was crushed between
two cars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
THE RESULT
OF THE VOTE
Forty-Eighth Joint Ballot for v. S.
Senator as Taken Today
at Noon.

DIES MONIES, March -s.--The for
ty-eighth joint ballot for U. S. sena-
tor at noon today resulted as Follows:
Kenyon, Go.
Deemer, "a.
Porter, so.
Hamilton, !
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23

Highest temperature. so.
Lowest temperature, tG.
Lowest temperature last nisht. So.
FRED z. GosEWIseH.
Observer,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
RlNer Eorecas

The river will remain nearly sta
tionary the next fS hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
The POPULATION
IF kEOF!!|K
How it is Divided into Wards s iiven
Out by the Department sae-
cial Message Thi s
Afternoon. :
THE SIXTH WARD LEADS
First Ward is Smallest With Sec
ond Ward as the Second
Best in the Figures
Given.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The
population Of keokuk according to
wards in the census Of 1910 is as fol-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
TURKEYS SULTAN
is DEAD AGAIN
Abdul Hannd Reported to Have Pass
ed Away for the 'Steenth
Time.

VIENNA. March 23.-It is reported
here from Salonica that Abdul Hamid
the deposed sultan of Turkey. is dead,
following an attempt at suicide.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23
local ohservations.
March

March. Bar Ther,Wind Weather.
% Z pm. 80. 80 As NV Clear
90 : am. so. 81 81 NV Clear
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23

Banks Vast Business.
q nach day the Bank of England fills
W sedgers in keeping the accounts.