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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
ADVERTISING IOWA.

H. T.. Stout, secretary of the lowe
League of Commercial clubs, believes
the legislature should appropriate
$4,000 to $4,000 year to advertise
Iowa. He says the Chicago, Milwau
kee e Puget Sound railroad spent
4 $2oO,o00 in advertising Montana dur
ing the past year and believes this
money we'll spent Idaho annually
spends $4,000, North Dakota 100000,
Minnesota $4,000 and will ask for
sl0o,o00 this year, Wyoming S11 900
With an additional $4,000 for main
tanning permanent exhibition, Colo
RADIO $4,000 Missouri $4,000. These
are state expenditures.
Turning to cities, he finds that
Portland spends 100000, Seattle
$4,000, Spokane 100000, Tacoma
100000, while the Great Northern
spent during the past year for adver-
Using the Pacific northwest $685.
Northern Pacific $4,000 and the
Puget Sound line s250,o00.
An inquiry propounded by the Du-
buque Times-JonrIal anent this show
ing is a pertinent one, to-wit:
What will Iowa advertise? Her
lands? They arc already so high that
the young farmers are moving west
in search of cheaper lands. An ap-
preparation of $4,000 year devoted
to impartial advertising of the cities
oil Iowa might be worth WHILE
1t would, undoubtedly, but there
would likely be some difficulty in
making satisfactory disposition of
the appropriation A better plan
would be to pass law permitting
Iowa cities to advertise themselves
and pay the cost Of such publicity
within certain limits out of the gen.
eral fund. Each city could then con-
troll the matter for itself and the
country districts would not be re-
CURED to contribute to the cost of |
for the benefit of the cities
and towns. Under such an arrange
ment given city could tax itself lit /
tie or much, within the limits of the (
law, as it saw proper or as its needs I
seemed to demand. Raising the
money by taxation would assure that
the burden CT the cost of Industrial
betterment would hear equally upon
all, and would not have to be borne
by few of the more enterprising
members OF the business community,
as in the past.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
THE JIMswjNGER.

In recent interview Governor.
elect Lee Cruce OF Oklahoma de-
ciared he would not wear a dress suit
at the Inauguration ball He averred
that dress suits are all right "for
them as likes EN- but as for him
! self, he would attend clad in his Jim.
swinger. which he considered ought
| to be the summit of sartorial aspira.
ton for such as he. The term siim-
swingers was a new one to n good
many people, and inquiry was prompt
and general as to what it meant. 1t
appears that the new governor of
one OF the newest states is Ken
tuckyian by birth, and his use of the
odd term signified to Kentuckians
everywhere that Kentucky had be-
come the mother OF another govern
or The Louisville Courier-Journal, in
an editorial article, thus tells all
about the jimswinger:
Here, where Governor Cruce was
born. the jimswinger has, in consid-
cradle measure. been discarded in IA
favor OF the ordinary sack business
wear dress suits Just as elsewhere. |
When a man desires 10 dress up |
there is often nothing to bridge the /
chasm between sackcoat and claw I
hammer 1t is highly probable, how
ever, that in some sections of the +
state the jimswinger still prevails as
the height of conventional attire for
formal occasions, such as county
court day. election day night riding
bees and the like.
The jimswinger, be it known to the
benighted, is what is called in other
sections OF the middle west and south
a Two-taiI coat. In the tailors' cat
alogues it is lis ed for the city man
as a cutaway. The cut of jimswinger
favored by the Kentucky elite has a
generous length of tails, these flap
ping almost 10 the knees. In each
tail there is a pocket, capacious as g
In one pocket one usual
~ bestows his handkerchief and his
store of eatin' tobacco. In the other
there is room enough for a bottle Of
1cker' large enough TO tide a man
over a whole camp meeting. Finally.
he garment Grapes itself about the
person of the wearer in such fash
on as 10 afford ample concealmant for
/ Young cannon in the hip-pockat
without hindering speedy access to the
armament. The whole affair is boil
.asty and convenient, and it is to be
hoped that Oklahoma, ever in the
orefront OF progress. will take
eaf from Governor Cruces fashion
book and adopt it as the correct thing
or gentleman's wear. both for day-
light and evening occasions"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Gotham,s Christmas Remorse

New York Times: Promiscuous and
compulsory Christmas giving has
grown alarmingly in New York. Tips
that were acceptable few years ago
are scorned now, yet the givers are no
richer. AS for the suffering poor PEG
pie, the true objects of charity, who
should be made to feel something OF
the spirit OF Christmas. ii is doubtful
If their needs were allayed in spite
of the activities of organized benev.
olence. We give too much at Christ
mas for other than kindly or benevo-
lent reasons to have much left for
the poor; and we are gaining nothing
in comfort, in self-respect, in service
or in uplifting our fellow-men by such
giving.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
High Prices and the PostoffIce.

New York Evening Post; Does
anybody remember the time when
postoffice receipts were regarded as
one OF the important signs of general
well being or the reverse? 1t was not
very long ago, and yet nowadays one
seldom hears of it; probably because
the business of the postoffice has in
recent years been going upward at
such a stupendous rate that all mere
fluctuations are swallowed up in the
big and constant general rise. Still
IL is curious thing that after year
OF unprecedented complaining over the
high cost of living, there should be
from all sides reports of record break
ing Christmas business at the post
OFFICES. An item that comes today. for
instance, tells of the city postoffice
at Washington having handled, in the
days from December 19 to December "a
426,l50 packages of incoming mail,
an increase of 131 $50 packages
over the same period last year.
This is exclusive of letters and post
cards, and seems indicate an
increase Of not far from SOL
per cent in the number OF Christ.
mas presents sent by mail to Washing
ion people this year, as compared with
last. There may be. and very likely
is, some special explanation for this
remarkable showing, but the general !
reports OF the Christmas business at
the postoffices indicate that the pinch
OF high prices is not felt SO universal
" as one might suppose.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

forts of all existing organizations
working for road improvement.
To arouse and stimulate sentiment
for road Improvement
To strive for wise, equitable and
uniform road legislation in every
state
To aid in bringing about efficient
road administration in the states and
+ their subdivisions, involving the in
PRODUCTION of skilled supervision and
the elimination of politics from the
management of the public roads,
TO seek continuous and systematic
maintenance of all roads, the class
ification of all roads according to
traffic requirements, payment OF road
taxes in cash and the adoption of the
principle of state aid and state super
vision.
To advocate the correlation of all
road construction SO that the import
ant roads of each county shall con
meet with those of the adjoining
counties and the important roads OF
each state shall connect with those
of adjoining states.
The association has established per-
manent offices in Washington and ex-
poets to wage continuous campaign
for better roads. Part of its work
will be to assemble at it's Washing.
ton Office complete information on
every phase of the road situation, to |
be given out to all workers for good |
roads.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

If George NJ. Curtis is to he a can
didate for United States senator the
burlington Hawk-Eye wonders who
VIII present his name in the Reppb
iican caucus. Clinton county did moi
elect any Republican member OF the
legislature, neither did any other
county in the Second congressional
District In view of this state of AZ.
Sfalrs the IIawk-EFe Is moved to re.
mark: ~
AS every senator and representa-.
s Nv, from ron that district is a Democrat.
Ar. Curtis will have to relv mon
some progressive Republican aIse.
where in the state. But q solid
democratic delegation is rather If
2 handicap upon the aspirations Of ;
hepupiican candidate for tho senate
living in district formerly Rennbli.
can. who was unable to save soil
'ary Republican member OF the sen.
ersi assembly from the wreckaye a.
sz1nnlast election" a.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

In the latest issue of the Appeal 10
treason in large red letters stretch.
ing across the first page, Eugene V.
Debs calls upon the working people
OF the United States to revolt against
the courts and other established In
situations OF our free government Mr.
Debs should not be taken too serious
" The editor OF the Appeal is in
laii for melting lawlessness, and it
has long been true that
no rogue eer felt the halter draw
with good opinion of the law.
BESIDES, there are the demands ~
the Appeals subscription list which
simply cannot be ignored
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
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kAHokA, MO.
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The Kahoka knights OF Pythias
have postponed their installation I'M
I'll Thursday night of next week.
Guy Murray retiring county recor-
der returned Tuesday to his home in
St Francisville. Guy has the I'M
usual experience of making four races
. for a two year office, and was then
defeated. He made an accommodating
and efficient official and we look for
him to come back
McTurner, of Clark county enjoys
the distinction OF being the youngest
or baby member Of the Missouri
Legislature.
Wednesday evening. at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Martin, in Jack
son township occurred the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Bertha to Mr..
Edward Dienst, of Alexandria, Rev.
c. d. Reichle of Kahoka, officiating
in the presence of immediate relatives
and friends. Miss Bertha Blum of Ka-
hoka, and Arthur Dienst, brother or
the groom, accompanied them. They
are very popular young couple, have
a host of friends who trust their
matrimonial voyage will be a happy
one
kahoka Camp No. 2290 NJ. w. of A..
will install officers next Tuesday even.
ing
Harry Brammer, a son OF John
Bfammer, and Miss Era NJ Walker
daughter Of c. f. Walker. were uni.
ted in marriage at the home of the
brides brother, Morris Walker, in Ka.
hoka, Wednesday evening at Z O'Clock
by Rev. e. NJ Hochens. Both are
from Sugar Creek neighborhood and
are very popular. Friends bespeak for
them happy married life.
Geo. Jester, son and daughter John
and Georgia; OF Keokuk attended the
funeral of William Jester in Kahoka.
Wednesday.
Mrs. Eta King of Skedee. Okla, is
the guest of her niece, Mrs. James
Talbot
Harry Hoewing and Miss Clara r.
Reed, of Gregory were united in mar
riage at the home OF the officiating
minister, Rev. NJ. Sexsmith, in Ka-
hoka, Wednesday.
Guy Murray as recorder issued TAT
marriage licenses during 1910. an in
crease OF Sc over the previous year
The receipts of the Kahoka post
office, exclusive of money order busl-
ness shows an increase of s70661 for
fQfn ovar fha -.ror;n,,,
in salary should be the next thing line
for the Boss"
Miss Merl Carter and William Greg
DRY have accompanied Senator Carter
TO Jefferson City and have secured
clerkships.
After spending a few days in Keo-
kuk, Mrs. David Martin decided she
would not spend the winter in Texas
and returned to her home in Ka.
hoka
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Hye and children
returned Thursday to their home in
Mansfield, S. d. They had been the
guests Of county relatives for a few
weeks.
John seyb is the guest of relatives
at Bucklin, Mo.
VIM. L. Sherman has sold his PCS
acre farm in Jefferson township to
George X Walker. of Warsaw Ill,
consideration sGs per acre.
Chas. Martin has been appointed as
superintendent Of the poor farm for
another term with an increase OF com
pensation.
DE- ". II. Martin went Up to Medilll
Thursday, and raised the quarantine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
MILTON.
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The holidays were quietly spent by
our people. The horse, corn and
poultry show being held during two
days of the last week.
Friday evening, Dec. go home tai
ent play was given at the opera
house, which was good.
Saturday night watch meeting was
held at the NJ. e. church, and Sunday
a series Of meetings was begun, by
Rev. circuit, assisted by Rev. Pugh OF
Cedar Rapids.
On the sick list is Mrs. .Margret
Russell. who had stroke of apoplexy
Monday evening. She is better at
present, and conscious, but being IA
years old. the chances are against
her recovery.
DR. u. Z. Summers has sold his
drug business to Mr.. Norman. owing
to his health, which is quite poor. be.
ing unable to leave his home ct pres
emit.
Our schools began Tuesday. after
weeks vacation
Hosea Hoiiiway spent the HOLIDAYS
with his parents, and Tuesday, Jan.
3 was married to Miss Mary Powers
of Bloomfield, teacher OF music in
the schools. Elder Holliway pro.
nounced the marriage rites father
OF the groom. The happy couple
left for Sheridan, Montana, Tuesday
evening. D. A. Miller and wife OF
Milton, attended the wedding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
A Roman Matron,s EpItaph.

Stranger. what have to say is
quickly told; stop and read 1t to the
end Here is the unbeautiful tomb Of
beautiful woman. Claudia was the
name her parents gave her. Her hus-
band she loved with her whole heart.
! Wo so--- she bore; of them the one
she leaves on earth. the other she
onried beneath the sod. Charming in
DISCOURSE, gentle in mein, she kept
tne house, she made the wool. have
bnisneo Go thy way."-From so
ciety and Politics, in Ancient Rome.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
The ELS

Burlington Hawk-Eye. An EIks lodge
with seventy-fiye charter members has
been instituted at Sterling. H., There
is a superabundance of clnbs. frater.
mel societies, etc, in every city In
the country But the better she be-
comes acquainted with the Elks and
with Elkdom, the more firmly will
Sterling be convinced that there
was room for one more in the flourish
ing town. ard after she gets ac-
auainted with Eldom Sterling will
place this order among the societies
with which IT will never want to part
There is marvellous capacity for fun
and there is endless doing of good
among the best people on earth,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

on families exposed or who hare had
the diphtheria.
Ira Boone is now located at Van.
couver, B. G. He is linotype opera.
tor and is making an extensive tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Hanslow 10
parte6Tuesday for their home In Law
renee, Kansas, after a weeks visit
with Kahoka relatives.
Mrs. J. NJ. Coons, of Memphis, was
Kahoka visitor Tuesday.
kahoka people are greatly interest
ed in the water power news from The
Gate City They nearly all read The
Gate City, Keokuk's best daily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
A CREED FOR 1911.

10 be earnest; to be strong;
To make light the way with song
Slow to anger; quick to praise;
Walking steadfast through the days
Firm of purpose, sure of soul,
Pressing onward to the goal,
Upright, even, undismayed,
Sure, serene and unafraid.
=
To be patent; TO be kind;
To be purposeful, and find
Sweetness all along the way.
I.oath to judge, but firm to say
Truth with unrelenting tongue;
BY no cayil yeered or swung
From The right; and to endure
hopeful, helpful. clean and pure.
To be gentle; to forgive:
True To life and glad to live,
To be watchful and to be
Rich with boundlcss charity;
TO be humble in success.
Strong OF heart in bitterness,
Tender gracious, thoughtful, good
in our man and womanhood.
To be smiling, to be glad
For the yesterdays we've had;
To be gratefui all the way
For the beauties OF today;
To be hopeful and to see
in the days that are to be,
Bigger. better, broader things,
Robes of purple, crowns of KINGS!
james w Foley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

1t will be recalled that John G..
Busby, the all-wool-and-a-yard-wide
Iowa weather prophet. predicted that
January would be cold. In order to
rfyet his copper-bottome reputation
as forecaster Of meteorological CON
ditions in this latitude i. is now only
necessary for Mr.. Busby to assure us
that July will be quite warm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

III the primary law was proper
machinery for the election of one
senator, why should it not be for the
election OF another" pertinentlv in
auires the Fairfield Ledger, which
rightly holds that what was sauce for
The Cummins goose should be the
same kind of dressing for the Bvers
gander
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

1t has been suggested that the Ad-
ans county, Ohio, vote selling must
be viewed with contempt by the citi-
zens of Montana. According to the
code of morals of that state man
who will not stay bought is pretty
contemplate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Trying to Look at His Back.

His Mother-"Willie. why are you
twisting your face and squirminS
around in that ridiculous manner ?"
Little Wiilie-"Mamma, ] just can't
help harboring the mental delusion
that my back itches! Chicago frib.
une.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Lillian La Riaht.

Iama News: Lillian Russell SAYS
that when all women dress as well as
she does there will be fewer divorces.
We guess Lillian is about right. There
will be fewer marriages and there
cant well be divorces without mar
riage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
How He Made Al. M,s.,

rich old man was asked how he
maze mig money Simplest thing IN
the world, he said. i always did the
reverse Of what everybody else Was
dong II everybody bought, | sold
prices we're high. II everybody sold
bought-pricss were low
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

The strawberry has appeared in
market in number of northern cities
Something always happens when
there seems prospect that the cost
of living can be reduced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

Waitl

Burlington Gazette: Three hundred
Masons at Cedar Rapids last night
swore that henceforth they will cent
out profanity. Good for them. but
walt until they encounter tack in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
hia LoA

In the critical times upon which
he has fallen It behooyes the poles
to be vigilant and not let tn. epemy
catch them sleeping at their nost -
In other words, policeman's lot q
not happy one" =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

Speaking for Burlington. the Ga.
zefte asks that that city be permit
ted to join in the toast to Hugh Il.
cooner All right. The larger the
number the greater the honor TO a
modest but eminen,ly deserving gen.
tleman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

odorless onions have been pro.
duced in Ohio, but an odorless legis.
iature in Illinois seems as remote
as ever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

The cost of living cannot hope to
become really popular until it learns
TO fall as readily as an aeroplane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

Can Keokuk come back" The
people of this community are unan-
sinously of the opinion that 1t can
and will.
70 doubt would be disloyalty,
TO falter would be sin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

4 "corking good time too often
involves the drawing of an excessive
number of corks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

Cheer up, The chances are there
are still more Christmas bills to fol-
low.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

Inc SnnnoWer philosopher has no.
ticed that woman who cries great
deal is usually a great kisser
| According TO the Macomb Eagle,
people are always amused when they
hear of school teachers and bank
clerks being overworked.
The Burlington Gazette SAYS that
the optimist who confidently declares
you cannot hribe the people has never
been in Adams county, Ohio.
The Charles City Press observes
that SO far not progressive politi-
clan nor progressive newspaper has
declared in favor of senatorial pri-
mary.
In year or SO. the Moline Mail
predicts, you will hear the Demo.
cratic house of representatives de.
clare, when talking of the tariff. that
they didn't know it was loaded,
The Buffalo News has discovered
family named Pinkepank in Smith
vile, NO. The Des Moines Register
and Leader anticipates that the next
move may be to organize the whole
bunch into a banjo club.
Tucker, the FELLOW who killed a
woman at Knoxville the other day.
and then fed only to be arrested at
burlington. says he is a man of re-
ligious inclinations and has been
teaching Sunday school class. II
seems to the Cedar Rapids Gazette
that he needs all of his religious in.
clinations and his Sunday school
knowledge right now
The Republicans OF South Caro-
Ina says the Cedar Rapids Republi-
can, struck great keynote when
they declared President Taft to be
national and not sectional or fac.
tonal President. That is the concep-
ton OF the President that is beginning
70 dawn upon the country. In the
higher national sense we have not
had such President for some years,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

the darkness of the bedroom or stub
their toes over little Willie's play
things.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
NOTES AND COMMENT

The sunfiower philosopher has no
ticed that woman who cries a great
deal is usually great kisser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

The Burlington Gazette says that
the optimist who confidently declares
you cannot hribe the people has never
been in Adams county, Ohio.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

According TO the Macomb Eagle,
people are always amused when they
hear of school teachers and bank
clerks being oyerworked.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

The Charles City Press observes
that SO far not a progressive politi-
clan nor progressive newspaper has
declared in favor of senatorial pri-
mary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

In a year or so, the Moline Mail
predicts, You will hear the Demo
cratic house of representatives de-
clare, when talking of the tariff, that
they didn't know it was loaded,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-21

az classes and the classification VI
students A. the present time he
enrolment IS running about forty
ahead Of last year and many students
are expected tp enter within the next
month
Several Of the leading high schools
q. he s;ate have contributed largely
'o fhe nsnter Of student. and there
vi" D" fully one hundred persons en-
rolled DO the regular college work.
The formal chspel ser, ICES we're held
Thursday and Friday and interesting
.icresscs were del vored nv President
lorcy and Dr % n Ciart pastor Of
he Frsf - g. church Tho literary
s.c.cf'"s have been organized and ne
frs meef.rgs sere largely attended.