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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21
July 10, 1911. $50 a. m


Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Council
of the City of Keokuk;
That it is necessary and advisable
to make the following improvements,
towit:
Construct an eight-inch tile sanitary
sewer through the alleys in blocks
90, % and SO. commencing at the
west line of Fifteenth street and con-
Meeting with storm sewer In Eighth
teenth street, also through the alley
in Blocks 81, 80 and 49, commencing
at the west line of Fifteenth street
and connecting with the main sewer
in Eighteenth street, all in Kill
bourne's Addition to the City of Keo-
kuk, Iowa.
And that the cost of the same be
assessed and levied as special tax
upon the real property abutting upon
or adjacent to said improvement in
proportion to the special benefits con-
ferred upon said property by said i'm
provement, and not in excess thereof
And that this Resolution will be con.
sidered for passage at meeting of
the City Council to be neie on the 10th
day OF August, 1911, at which time
objections may be made to the pas.
sage of this Resolution and to the
making of said contemplated improve
ment.
Roll all: Elder, aye; Gray, aye;
Schmidt, aye.
j.. ELDER, Mayor.
Attest:
o. w. sANDBERc. city Clerk
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state Of Ohio city of Toledo. Luca.

state Of Ohio City Of Toledo. Lucas
counfy.-SS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner OF the frm of F. j.
Cheney & Co.. doing business in The city
and that said firm will pay the sam OF
ONE Numbered DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day Of December,
A. d. l886
tSeaD A. ". GLEASON,
] Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is ts Al Internal
~. and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
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r. J.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. TIC.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21

Right In your busiest season when
you have the least time to spare you
are most likely to take diarrhoea and
lose several days. time, unless you
have Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy at hand and take
a dose on the first appearance OF the
disease. For sale by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21
Kidney Diseases Are Durable

Kidney Diseases Are Durable
under certain conditions. The right
medicine must be taken before the
disease has progressed too far. Mr..
Perry A. Pitman, Dale, Tex, says:
Il was down in bed for four months
with kidney and bladder trouble and
gall stones. One bottle OF Foley,s
Kidney Remedy cured me we'll and
sound" Ask for it. Wilkinson &
Co, ]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21

"Doan's Ointment cured me OF
eczema that had annoyed me a long
time. The cure was permanent
Hon. s. W. Matthews, Commissioner
Labor Statistics. Augusta, Me.
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would then make possible the preser-
walton of permanent supply of the
BIRDS
Why not have good hunting and
crops safe from insects by consum-
mating the single act of preserving
the prairie chickens? Why not re-
verse the old proverb and restore two
birds with one stone?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21
Eor Limit on Donkey Riders.

For Limit on Donkey Riders.
At the Yarmouth (England) town
council 1t was recently proposed that
the donkeys on the sea front should
not be allowed to carry persons
weighing more than 125 pounds.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Ditch People of Grand
Valley in Muddle.

Much strife exists between the
Palisade people. the Government
and certain irrigation promoters.
Palisade wants the high line ditch
and stands pat for the survey. The
Government proposes to build on
the lower survey. The Government
also is inclined to disregard the
decision of referee Sternberg upon
the disposition of the 1,400 feet of
water already used for power pur-
poses, contending that the ir-
rigation rights precede the power
rights.
Assistant U. S. District Attorney
Ethelbert Ward declares that the
Government will not be delayed by
the adjudication report recently
filed. Mr.. Ward states that the
Government is anxious to have the
matter come up in the courts in
order to settle as to whether the
power company has the priority
over the Government, and that the
decision to come out of the case
will have more than local effect.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES.

Stunt night. May :. in basement
of Baptist church. All Y. NJ. c. A.
members and contributors invited.
Three hundred people enjoyed the
Play Festival at Eckert last Satur-
day in which the schools of Cedar
edge, Eckert and Fairview partici-
pated. Cedaredge won the basket
ball game for the girls and Eckert
won the girls and boys base games,
also winning the banner, they hav-
ing the most points. The only acci-
dent of the day happened early in
the morning when Mr.. simpson s
little girl ran into the barb wire
stretched across the grounds and
cut her face badly. The standing
was as follows; Cedaredge 5S.
Fairview "A and Eckert S4.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
STUDENTS TO TAKE PART
IN CLEANUP TOMORROW
Tomorrow is the Day, and Delta
Should be Rid of All Dirt
BY Sunday.

The teachers of the Delta schools
have been instructed by Superin-
tendent Condit to hold special
meeting with the students this
morning, read the Mayors procla-
nation and try to arouse general en-
thusiasm in the work of cleaning
up the city.
The boys are to organize in
troops of eight, each troop to elect
a leader to oversee the work.
They will congregate at a point
to be named and from there will go
in equal divisions to all parts of the
city, provided with shovels, rakes
and other tools necessary in the
work of beautifying.
There are enough boys and of
sufficient strength in the Delta
schools, that if they are properly
enthused, the city will surely shine
next Sunday morning.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
ELECTRIC ROAD OFFICERS
CEDAREDGE WEDNESDAY
With Montrose and Delta People On
Inspection Trip to Surface
Creek Terminal.

President T B. Townsend. of
Denver; l. n. Pepper, first vice
president; E. L. Osborne, second
vice-president; Sol. A. Sprague, sec
retary; C. ]. Moynihan, company
attorney, with ex-mayor Allen, Ray
Britain and Otto H. Mas, passed
through Delta from Montrose, We'd
nesday morning on a trip of in
spection of the Surface Creek termi-
ma at Cedaredge. The company
were Joined at Delta by Chief NJ. P.
Parret, B. P. Smith. DR.. A H.
Stockham, Millard Fairlamb and
others. Photographer Ray also
made one of the party.
Secretary Sprague and Engineer
Parret remained in the field at
Cedaredge to attend to minor de-
tails of surveys and other matters
The Independent is informed that
the plans for the electric road are
progressing favorably and that the
road, with the encouragement asked
an assured fact.
1t is not difficult to sum up the
advantages such a road would be
10 the entlre country II proposes to
build through. and to secure it our
people can well afford to offer every
encouragement possible.
We believe the electric road
would do more to develop large por-
tions of Delta and Montrose coun-
ties than any one proposition so far
at hand. Believe that its building
would be the inspiration for many
other desirable enterprises which
would quickly follow.
To the Surface Creek country, a
productive empire within itself and
now practically without railroad
transportation it would mean almost
everything.
The electric railroad is no longer
an experiment bu an innovation.
IL is the beginning of practical
revolution in railroad building and
railroad transportation, which, as
soon as developed, will offer the
people SO much better service as
TO make comparison odious For this
reason and many others, We want
the electric road.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Northwestern Fruit Damaged.

John F. Moore. Colorado's noted
fruitman, after spending five weeks
inspecting the orchard sections of
the northwest. reports that frosts
did great damages in all except
the Hood River Valley section.
This news is unfortunate for
the general fruit supply prospects,
but as those sections had their
large yields last year they are no
doubt in shape to weather a partial
loss of this years yield.
Two years ago Delta county had
n banner crop and fine market.
Last year our crop was light and
market not nearly so good as two
yeas ago. So far this season we
have prospects of a larger yield
than two years ago. with an equal
prospect of high prices for the pro
duct.
1t is in no way proper TO re-
joice at the misfortune of others,
even though 1t accrues to our bene-
fit, and we are glad to say this
feeling does not prevail. Our grow
ers express sympathy for those
whom the frosts damaged. but are
entirely excusable for rejoicing over
their own prospects.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Mrs. II. II. Stone Passes Away.

Mrs. r. II. Stone, who with her
family has lived in Delta for the
past twenty years, passed from life
at her residence, sos South Meeker
street, wednesday night, from can
cerous tumor.
The funeral will take place Sat
urday at IL o'clock. from the Pres
byterian church.
Mrs. Stone leaves to mourn their
loss. a husband and two daughters
two sisters and four brothers.
The brothers of the deceased are
T. w. Sampson. of the Smuggler
Union Mini & company of Telluride,
NJ. Sampson of San Angelo, Texas,
with the American Express company
c. c. Sampson of Delta, state stock
inspector. and Harry Sampson of
Muskogee, Oklahoma, agent for the
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Ry-
Harry is at this time i'll in the hos
pital at Muskogee. and unable to be
present at his sisters funeral. The
sisters are. Mrs. j. ID. Dillard OF
Delta. and Mrs. Warren watkins
of Whitewater. Others of the family
are all expected to be present.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
School Election Monday.

A member of the school board
will be to elect Monday and the
prospect is favorable that Judge A.
h. King, whose term expires, will
be elected to succeed himslf. with
out opposition. as we understand his
is the only candidates name filed.
Judge King. we feel safe in say
ing, has proven entirely satisfactory
as a member of the school board.
and will continue to prove equally
satisfactory. He has shown an
aggressive interest in the school
matters. and his high standing in the
community makes him a most de
sirable person to continue on the
board. and we have no doubt but
this will be done very nicely by the
voters on Monday.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Roy welch Gets Badly Broken Arm

While playing circus with a
number of other children of the
eighborhood last Friday, Roy
Welch, the ten-year-old son of
Judge NJ. r. Welch, fell while slid
ing down rope and broke his left
arm in three places, one of which
was in the elbow. one in the wrist
and one between the two. The arm
although getting along nicely at
present is still quite a serious mat
ter, and it is feared ii will be stiff
in the joints. He is getting the best
OF care. however, and with his
youth in his favor, strong hopes
are held out for the best results.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
DIR. barley Resigns.

The friends of DR.. Geo. NJ. Dar-
ley, long pastor of the Presbyter-
ian church of Delta, are panied to
learn that he has rendered his res
ignation. which. however. has not
yet been acted upon. DIR. barley has
been looked upon not only as one
of this city's fixtures, by the popu-
lation, but an always agreeable gen.
tleman and able citizen and preach
err whom they would dislike to see
displaced. not to mention his pro-
spcc.ivc loss as citizen.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
BUSINESS MEN WTLLOP
PROFESSIONALS TUESDAY
business Houses all Closed and
A Large Crowd Witnessed
Exciting Game.

The base ball game at the Mesa
park Tuesday afternoon between
the business men and the profes-
sional men of Delta, was one OF
the most interesting events in this
line to take place for some time
in these parts. The business houses
all closed up and one of the larg-
est crowds ever seen at the Mesa
park was on hand for the occasion.
The day was one of the ideal
kind which are SO common in Delta
at this season of the year, thus
completing the happiness of the
spectators and rooters.
The final score was IA to in
favor of the business men.
Vim Clark did the twirling for
the professional aggregation and
Leslie Conklin for the business men
1t was a ppitcher's battle up to
the sixth inning, at which time Vim
Clark retired and was succeeded by
Claybaugh. The score stood nine
TO nine up to this time.
Both Clark and Conklin made a
good showing in the box and
Charley Parker proved the goods
as backstop for the business men
Harrington, who caught for the
professionals. was not quite equal
on all occasions to Clark sting
ers"
Features OF the game were Daye
Severance's clever work on third
bag. not forgetting his batting
ability. and H. j. Baird in right
field
Attorney Blaine made a couple of
nice hits, as did Harry Williamson
also.
Games are now being talked of be-
tween Delta and Paonia, and Delta
and the high school team, the for
mer game to take plac on July 4.
1t is plain that strong team can
be picked from the two teams that
played Tuesday and with little
practice such team should be
equal to any on the Western Slope.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Should Stock Lower Gunnison
With Eastern Brook Tr,

1t has been fairly proven that
eastern brook trout-the red-specks
will thrive in the waters OF the
Gunnison below the irrigation
bitches
Some of these fry were dumped
in the river above Delta two years
ago, and since that time a num-
ber of them have been hooked by
parties fishing for suckers Those
caught this spring are to 9 inches
long.
There is no reason why these
trout should not do well in the Gun
nison above and below Delta. They
are hardy and abound in some of
the mountain streams that are
yellow and thick with placer tail
ings all summer.
The Gunnison down this way is
muddy only during the irrigatiug
season and is otherwise an ideal
the ditch season than the waters of
the canon are in the spring high
waters or after rains, where the
rainbows live and thrive.
The eastern brook thrive in our
lakes and they will thrive in the
stream been stocked with them four
or five years ago and each succeed
ing year. there is scarcely a doubt
but We could have fine trout fishing
now at home
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Convict Road Work Costs
Plateau Valley $4,000.

The people of Plateau Valley
have raised. II is said, the sum OF
$4,000 to retain the 80 convicts for
road work four months. They have
to pay guard and foreman's salaries
and the expenses of the convicts.
which is about 43 cents per head
each day. This item, we suppose,
is accountable for, or should be.
in a saving to the state. Many
Plateau farmers are donating pro-
visions to help out the expense while
the road work is going on.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
CAN HOLD FRUIT TREES
BACK FROM BUDDING
Simple Method of Mulching Sug-
gested That is Said to Make
Buds Backward.

A very simple plan has been
suggested to hold trees back from
budding until danger from spring
Irosts is past, and II adopted, there
is reason to believe the smuoge pot
might loose most of its glory, for
its need would be almost averted.
This simple plan is by mulching
Merely pile straw or other stun
around the trees to hold the frost
at their roots and the trick is ac-
complished.
Every farmer is familiar with the
process without Instructions. He
has noticed underneath a pile of
straw or light manure which he
has been occupied in removing, ice
or snow unmelted weeks after all
frost had escaped from surrounding
ground.
We have seen ice underneath a
bridge that crossed mountain
stream through all of July. You
pack ice in sawdust and keep it
year The principal involved is so
common and simple that IL is strange
IL has not suggested itself to fruit
growers in any section where frosts
are threatening in spring.
IL has rem aimed for man in
Kentucky to finally advice ochard
owners that the people Of his com
munity have practiced the method
and made il obey their every wish
that they have been able to hold
their fruit buds back at viii, until
practically all dangers from spring
frosts were past.
~ AsrsA IN
suggestion. The fruit grower is
only warned not to hold his trees
back beyond the scientific dates
beyond which the buds might not
be fully developed for the season
crop.
The matter OF mulching would
be an easy one and could be at
tended to in idle periods in the lat
er part of winter. II done too early
IL would possibly AFFORD winter nest
ing places for vermin which might
gnaw the bark on the trees When
accompiizisss II would be but TO
remove the mulch at the Will of
the orchard owner. and its presence,
with the fragments remaining,
would no doubt be benefit to
the tree as fertilizer.
II the trees have been frozen
in" as is a common custom, there
will be all the more frost to re-
train. perhaps enough to even pre-
clude the rising of the sap.
The Independent editor is not
writing this as text proposition.
He is discussing the suggestion.
which seems both simple and logi-
cal. II remains for the tree owners
to study out points of objection. II
there are any. and to experiment
along the lines mentioned. IL they
see fit.
That orchard heating is expensive
as well as laborious. all must admit.
II plan that will serve the pur-
pose as well or better. comes to
the grower of fruit. and that plan
should place in his hands the pow
er to control the season as well as
conquer the frost. II is certainly
worth considering. particularly when
It lessons both expense and labor.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Legislature May Change
Fish and Game Laws.

The House has adopted an
amendment to the Colorado game
and fish laws, making the season
for trout fishing open May 1st in
stead of May 25th and close October
1st instead OF November 30th, as
heretofore.
The amendment also closes any
open season for killing deer for
five years and increases the salary
OF the fish and game commissioner
from 400 a year to 50 500.
The change in the trout fishing
season is an advisable one and will
doubtless meet the approval OF all
fishermen. AS regards the closing
OF the deer season, II may serve
as protection to that game in
some measure, but, II the deer
increase. still greater proportion
ate number will be slain by people
of their isolated mountain ranges
for, to protect them an army OF
range guards would have to be
kept on duty through the greater
part of the year. II may be that
the number thus killed would not
offset those killed and crippled by
the thousands of hunters who go
out for few weeks of open sea-
son, for II must be remembered
that the local poacher gets his deer
meat to eat anyway. and the city
hunters. under the new law, will be
practically shut out.
AS n matter OF fact, big game
disappears before civilization as
naturally as did the red man. and
there are few instances OF protecting
by closed season. which show an
increase OF the species so protected.
The amendment has yet to pass the
Senate.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
THE CIVIC ALPHABET.

A-Aim to make Arbor Day annual
Cleanup" Day.
B-Banish the tin can district from
your city.
Clean up back yards and alleys.
D-Destroy rubbish by burning.
Educate housewives to demand
clean markets.
Fine every club member who
does not work.
G-Give free lecture on civic i'm
provement.
H-Have capaign against unsightly
bill boards.
city authorities in Clean
up Day.
all forces for the anti-dirt
crusade.
XIII sidewalk splitting or it will
kill you.
Let your slogan be: DO ii for
Home Sweet Home"
Make requests of preachers for
Cleanup sermons.
Next to Godliness is cleanliness.
the children into civic
leagues.
PLANT trees and Their plant trees
and plant more trees.
Q-Ouestion authorities about city
expenditures.
to plan parks and
play grounds now.
for city ordinances and
work for their enforcement.
Try to make the school buildings
social centers.
Use every effort TO arouse citi-
zens.
the opposition with
good nature.
unceasing war upon all
weeds flies and mosquitoes.
N-Nact obedience to city sanitary
laws.
Y-l-our city is you; never forget
that.
Zeal. courage and patience will
cleanup" any city.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
Vincent to Present Telephone Data


Facts concerning the value of the
property owned by the Colorado
Telephone company will be submit
ted to the state board of equaliza-
ton by Merle D. Vincent, a former
member of the house of represen-
tatives, now engaged in the practice
of law at Paonia, on the Western
Slope.
A letter from Mr.. Vincent was re-
ceived by the board today. He has
accepted its invitation to submit the
data concerning the Colorado Tele-
phone company. During the last
political campaign Mr.. Vincent al
legged that the state board of equali-
zation had been partial to the tele-
phone company and had not assess
ed its property at the same ratio
as that of oher corporations.
In his letter Mr.. Vincent said:
When l appear before your board
for the purpose indicated in your
letter / desire to have Mr. Field of
the Colorado Telephone company
present, or some officer of that com
rany familiar with the principal
kinds and classes of materials con-
tanned in the company's plant, the
cost of the same and cost of labor
employed in construction, so that
your board may be presented with
both sides of the question.
In other words, if the Colorado
Telephone company questions the
accuracy of any data l submit, your
board should have the advantage of
hearing me and representatives of
the Colorado Telephone company at
the same time
Mr. Vincent declared that later
he would set a date for his ap-
pearance before the board.
Hearing on proposed assessments
will be concluded by the board this
week, but it will hold daily meet
ings until June l 5 to agree to the
valuations that shall be placed
upon the railroads and other cor
porations. After the valuations are
fixed, nothing further will be done
until next September when the cor
porations will have the privilege of
demanding that their assessmnts be
reduced Denver Times.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
COMPANY q. Inspected.

General Kelly of Denver, assistant
TO adjutant general Captain Humph-
rey assign to Fort Collins school and
Major Reeves of Montrose, have
been in Delta the past two days for
the purpose of inspecting Company
G. National Guard, of this place.
The inspection was made Wednes-
day night and everything was found
to be in very satisfactory condi-
ton. The officers expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the
work of Captain Conklin and his
company.
Captain Conklin will accompany
the three above mentioned officers
to Grand Junction today. where the
company there will undergo a like
inspection.
Mrs. Kelley is accompanying the
captain on the trip.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-28
WEDDINGS.
McQuiston-Redrnond.

Ernest McQuiston and Miss Pansy
+. Redmond. both of Delta, were
united in marriage at the residence
of he groom's parents in Delta, on
Wednesday of this week. at S
o'c ock. by Justice S. l.. Fairlamb.
A large number of relatives and
friends witnessed the ceremony of
the popular young couple. after
which a guitar. mandolin and violin
concert was rendered and we'd
ding supper partaken of.