The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-19

! Abraham replied, We'll, think we
will be able to keep house. whatever
happens" So likewise as to the city
and the country: there is room for all
to keep house. The statement is that
! Theodore Roosevelt spent thirty-two
thousand dollars during his great
hunting trip in Africa, and the Smith
sonian spent forty-eight thousand for
the collection of animals, birds, in
sects and other valuable articles for
| its exhibition. The money was well
invested for the instruction of the
public in natural history, and of
course Theodore had more than thir-
ty-two thousand dollars worth of en-
toyment in being chased and run up
trees by lions, elephants and water
buffaloes. l am also gratified and
fornia in their choice of woman suf-
frage, as l am in sympathy with any
movement whose mission is for the
elevation and moral welfare of our
country and it's people. Ali good citi-
zens have at heart the betterment
of their land and its inhabitants, and
iare working and striving for higher
elevation. l believe that our political
parties and government systems will
be greatly improved by the addition
of the ballot of the women National
affairs, state and local laws and Their
observance will be more wholesome
an righteous. The spirit of liberty,
liz th4 ,N~ir tr1 Of T01, r.,
goes marching onward to the sphere
of brighter light "Ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you
Free saith the Great Teacher.
Captain E. H Thomas, of South
Ottumwa, is writing of steamboat days
on the Des Moines and Mississippi,
and is giving to the public some in
te-esting reading as the chapters ap-
pear in Will Murphys Burlington Post.
In late chapter Mr. Thomas tells of
the cholera appearing in st. Louis one
summer OF the late sixties, and states
that the trouble first appeared on f, e
steamer Canada. The writer of these
paragraphs remembers seeing the
Canada, as the large, easy going ship
moved in power through the waters
OF the great river and occasionally
taking q scout up the Des Moines
when the stream was in good stage of
channel depth. The boat was some |
thing in size to that of the northern
line packets which were secondary in |
size to the Superior steamers of the
ST. Louis and Keokuk Packet company. !
The Canada appeared to be a special
affair of it's own, an independent en-
terprise which steamed about in any
direction at any time. Just as it fame
led to do.
The three months of winter should !
be dedicated to the cultivation and |
collecting of I very fine harvest of |
good knowledge.
There is the dear old Des Moines /
Valley railroad of my boyhood years. |
l would mention the road in kindly /
for it is the first rail |
road which saluted my attention and (
admiration. The signal whistle for I
crossings were one long and one short |
sound, and slowing up a train was by !
man power brakes. The smoke chin 1
ney was bombastic concern, re- I
sembling fair sized balloon. Wood /
was the chief fuel, and I can yet a.
most see that man with his saw en-
gagged, oh SO slowly, in preparing short
WOOD for the locomotives away out
neai the water tank in West KeokuK.
Inc tank was decorated with a big
metal SiOuy and E,ov Irdiop ,,,bo, +,
ms bow drawn and the arrow pointed
to some Pale Face in the direction
from which the wind came. Weather
Observer Gosewisch should have Sc
cured the Indian for decoration on
the government building. The fare was
five cents the mile.
JASPER BLINES.