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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Local Company Hit in Information Filed in Fed
eral Court Today in Which Misbranaing of
Butter Sugar is Charged.
COURT CONVENED BY JUDGE MCPHERSON
Grand Jury Retired for Deliberation and Adjourn
ment Was Taken for Afternoon Because of
Justice Harlan's Funeral.

by Kellogg Birge company. Made
from 90 per cent maple syrup, 20 per
cen. cane syrup and 10 per cent corn
syrup"
Government chemists upon exam
nation found that the commodity thus
branded contained 32.40 per cent
commercial glucose, according to the
information.
The Kellogg-Birge Manufacturing
company is charged with labelling sug-
ar butter about the same as above
which contained 1871 per cent upon
analysis by government chemists.
Convened Court at 10 O'Clock.
The October term OF court was
convened at 10 o'clock this morning
by Judge Smith Mcpherson. As
sembled were the grand and petit
jurors, attorneys and a number Of
court attaches. Among the last named
were Marcellus l.. Temple, U. S. at
torney; George B. Stewart, assistant
u. s. attorney; W. C. Macarthur, clerk
of both courts.
The law, equity, and criminal dock
ets were called and few entries
made. The grand jury was called
and sixteen answered the summons.
The following from Keokuk were call
ed from the court room to serve:
Samuel Wakefield. William Holt,
George Walden and John Ferris. The
jurors who have been summoned
were the following:
F. H. Alvord, Davenport.
G. w. Burnside, Des Moines.
A. P. Black, Mt. Pleasant.
G.. H. Bolivar, Floris.
Wright Clark, Red Oak.
Charles Creighton, Oakville.
John Cruden, Oskaloosa
Willis Chrissinger, New London.
Ash Henderson, Centerville.
w. v. Hughes, Fairfield.
John D. Jones, Salem.
Geo. w. Kitterman, Ottumwa.
j. L. Moran, Davenport.
John A. Maltbie, Keosauqua.
VIM. McLeland. Milton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17


Informations charging Kellogg
Birge company and the Kellogg Man
ufacturing company of this city with
violation of the pure food laws were
filed in the United States district
court by United States Attorney Mar
cellus L. Temple shortly after Judge
Smith Mcpherson Of Red Oak, Iowa,
had convened the October term of the
United States circuit and district
courts in Keokul1 at 10 o'clock this
morning.
i 9TH informations charge that the
companies have violated an "act for
preventing the manufacture, sale or
transportation of adulterated or mis-
branded or poisonous or deleterious
foods. drugs, medicines and liquors
and for the regulation of traffic and
for other purposes. The specific of
tense with which each company is
charged is that of misbranding sugar
butter, and the allegations contained
in each petition are almost identical.
In the information against the
Kellogg-Birge company 1t is charged
that on November 26, 1910, the com
pany transported to George f. Castle
OF Hannibal, Mo-, quantity of food
stuff, branded as follows: Gate City
brand sugar butter, maple flavor, made
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Charles Stearns, Mt. Pleasant.
George Steingraber, Burlington.
George Ware, Centerville.
Welborn Walker, Selma.
3. G. Tisdale, Ottumwa.
Ewera erInas Suit.

Albert P. ]. Ewers of this city
brought suit in the federal court to.
day against H. o. Weaver, as collector
of internal revenue, for the annul-
ment Of a 800 fine assessed against
him. This case is parallel to that
brought about year ago by Frank
j. Ewers, from whom 500 was wrong
ly collected by the internal revenue
collector.
A motion for more specific state
ments in the case of l.. M. Hartley VS..
Lapidus and Holub company was sus-
tanned as to the defendants request
that dates be set out.
The case Of F. H. Zaizer. trustee,
vs. Albert carton, ct al. was continued
by agreement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Petit Jurors.
Capt. E. Allen, Agency.

Petit Jurors.
Capt. E. Allen, Agency.
S. H. Bennett, Cantril.
Geo. r. Bishop, Bloomfield.
R. S. Beuchamp, Pulaski.
Henry Chamberlain, Burlington.
Geo. H. Cooper, Des Monies.
James Cummings, Malcolm.
F. A. Dustin, Fairfield, R. F. D.
J. C. Frame, Salem, R. F. D.
Michael Healey, Muscatine.
Ed. Hardgrove, Milton.
John Hayes, Wapello.
George Hornung, Burlington.
d. j. Johnston, Fairfield, R. F. D.
]. ]. Kyle, Perlee.
F. NJ. Mathews, Stockport.
VIM. G. Parsons, Douds-Leando.
T. F. Parker, Mt. Pleasant.
Peter Sven, Corydon..
w. A. Shirk, LeClaire.
D. A. Scott, New London.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17

prettiest of social functions OF the
autumn. A large number of guests
were present and the reception for
the guest of honor, succeeded the
schubert-Schumann program render
ed.
Miss Katherine Jenkins and Miss
Pearl Collier presided at the punch
bowl. The use of numerous, pretty
fall blossoms, added to the loneliness
of the occasion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
EVIDENCE ALL IN;
ARGUMENTS BEGIN
Taber Damage Suit VIII be In thu
Hands of Jury Some Time
Tomorrow.

The $4,000 damage case of Mil
lion VS.. Taber Lumber Company very
likely will go to the jury some time
tomorrow afternoon. The evidence
was concluded at 1870 this morning.
The plaintiff and defendant both rest.
ed and at two o'clock this afternoon
the arguments to the jury were be-
gun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Attend Road Meeting.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
We have the water power and there
is nothing that will build this city
like good dirt roads and suburban cleo
trio roads. Attend the meeting at the
court house this evening and learn
how to do it. Be enthusiastic. w. B.
Collins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Charles Norton. Ottumwa.
George Roscus, Burlington.
Lee R. Ruggles, Birmingham.
w. c. Saunders, Wapello.
Otturnwa Man Made Foreman.

Otturnwa Man Made Foreman.
Before the grand Jurors were sworn
and instructed, Judge Mcpherson ap.
pointed Charles Norton of Ottumwa
Iowa, as foreman Of the body. Mr..
Norton is qualified to serve, having
been district county clerk in that city
for several terms.
The instructions Of Judge McPher.
son to the grand jury were very In
teresting He told them that vote Of
twelve is necessary to indlct and that
no offence need be investigated ex-
cept those against the United States. II
no statute on the subject can be
found no offence has been committed.
They must be violations of an act OF
congress for 1t is congress that makes
laws for the government A century
and quarter ago there we're few Of
fences but as institutions have come
and gone congress has enacted stat
utes at every session. Judge McPher-
son then took up briefly the various
offences which the grand jurors are
likely to have to deal with.
Selling liquor without a govern
ment license is a frequent crime, ac-
cording to court and it is on the In
crease Where men are selling liquor
in this manner for livelihood they
are committing crime and should bs
! indicted.
| Counterfeiting is another offence.
The wrong doing of national bank
officials is third One of the most
prolific in Iowa, according to Judge
Mcpherson, is misuse of the mails.
He characterized 1t as an unmitigat-
ing nuisance and crime, and the
amount of it simply astounding. The
government does not want two cent
stamp for this infamy. In this con
nection he went on to speak of the
men who sent obscene literature to
women. Not one case out of one hun
dred of these ever come to light.
The grand jurors then retired fol
deliberation to adjourn at noon for
the afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Petit Jurors Excused.

The petit jury body was excused
shortly before II o'clock by Judge
Mcpherson and told to report Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock. At the
present time there is no certainty OF
jury case, although three trial no.
tices have been served. The petit
jurors follow:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
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. Judge Smith Mcpherson, who =
. convened federal court in Keo- y
4 kuk at 10 o'clock this morning. .
= adjourned it at noon until 10 =
= o'clock Wednesday morning In .
. respect to the late Justice Harlan =
= of the supreme court of the .
. United States whose funeral is =
. being held this afternoon in =
. washington, D. C. For many =
. years Justice Harlan has been =
. leading figure in the country" =
= said Judge Mcpherson, and it =
. is proper that this observance be =
. made =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Invited to Warsaw.

Acorn Camp, Royal Neighbors OF
Warsaw. has extended an invitation
to the members of Eureka Camp No.
7 to be present at a social meeting
there on the evening of Thursday, No
vember ninth. The invitation has
been accepted and number from the
local order will be the Warsaw
camps guests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Surprise Shower for Mise Chute.

Last evening at the residence of
Mrs. Oscar Swartz, 1912 Exchange
street, number of ladies of the First
Baptist church, invited Miss Ferne
Chute, who will be bride of tomor
row, to the Swartz residence and pre-
sented her with number of pretty
presents. The shower was quite I'M
expected and a very enjoyable affair
for those participating.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Halloween Social and Entertainment:
10 be Given by ROYAL Nelphbors.

At meeting of the social commit
tee Of the Royal Neighbor lodge held
OF The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jos
w. Sseigsr last evening, plans wese
made for a Halloween social which
will be held on the night of Friday,
October 81.
A program will be arranged for the
entertainment and musical and recita-
tive numbers will be rendered Guess
ing contests Of several natures will
provide amusement for those attend
ing and refreshments will be served.
Decorations indicative of the season
will be used.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
3,Z|'||zz5z'

Morning.
A quiet, early morning marriage
ceremony was performed at half past
five o'clock this morning in St Pet
er's Catholic church, Miss Anna l..
McCune, wedding Mr.. John Concan-
non. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev.Father Gillespie in the pres
ence of number of relatives and
friends of both bride and groom. Miss
Nellie Reardon was bridesmaid and
the groom's best man was Mr.. Will
liam Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Concannon departed
at 1875 o'clock for Chicago where at
ter a honeymoon trip they will re-
turn to this city and make their resi-
dence at 1927 Bank street. Both bride
and groom are we'll known Keokuk
people having been born and reared
here, and their many friends take
pleasure in wishing them well in mar
ried life.
Unitarian Reception Friday Evening.
Friday evening in the parlors of the
First Unitarian church, a reception
will be held in honor of the Rev. Ed
ward Hughes. The reception hour is
at eight o'clock and the public is cor
daily invited to be present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17

Reception for Miss WINS and Delight.
ful Musicale, Last Evening.
The formal reception for Miss
Elizabeth G WINS rendered her by the
Monday Music club and invited
| friends last evening, was one OF the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-17
Marriage In Washington Of Former
Keokuk Girl

At their residence in Spokane,
Wash, Miss Lucille Driffield, daughter
of the Henry Driffleld family of this
city, was united in marriage to Mr..
Charles Farnsworth of that city, last
Wednesday, announcement of the
nuptials having been received here
by relatives and friends
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
MORE. LAND OPEN
FOR HOMES
Twenty-tIlree Thousand Acres
in Iron County Available
March 22.
GREAT RUSH EXPECTED y
BY SCORES OF ENTRYMEN
Tract Is FavOrably Situated and
Contains Excellent Dry
Farm Soil.

Another big land rush is promised
for the local United States land office
March %. when thirtysix square miles
OF government land east of Modena, III
Iron county, will be thrown open foT
entry under che enlarged homestead act.
The land is said to be the choicest IN
that part of the state. and undoubtedly
the sixty seven entries will be taken IN
one, two. three order on the morning OF
the opening. II is known that num-
Der OF Salt Lake City people, includ-
ing some Of the state officials, have
arranged to take some of the ground
The rest undoubtedly will not remain
unclaimed after the hour Of the opening
On Salt Lake Route.
Notice of the opening was announced
Tuesday, when the plat of township 81
south, range Is west was received in
the land office from the surveyor gen
eral. This township is intersected by
the Salt Lake Route railway. On the
west line Of the township is the town Of
Modena, and on the opposite side IS the
station called Escalante.
The land was designated by the gov,
ernment under the enlarged homestead
act on October 9. 1909, but was not
subject 10 entry until 1T was surveyed
and the pats made by the surveyor
general. This work completed, the land
ohce sets the time OF the opening, Whlch
in this case is March %
According TO the records kept In the
land Office the land TO be opened TO
entry under section 6 of the enlarged
homestead act in the township is ms
follows: All of sections | II, II, 13,
Il, 10. 81, %, %, "a, 81. 33. "a and 30,
and the south half of section 10, the
south half Of section 20 and the
south half of section 30, This totals
1920 acres. The rest of the tract is
designated under section 3 Of the act,
and requires residence on the ground.
Soil Looks Favorable.
In the entire tract are more than 23.-
600 acres. A part OF this is held by the
Salt Lake Route as a right-of way.
The land involved in this opening lies
TO the west of tho 2Ss square
miles opened February 3, which caused
the greatest land rush IN the history of
the local land office.
J. X. Gardner, q civil engineer, was
in the land office Tuesday afternoon
after visit to the ground He said
the soil is clay loan, with trace Of
gravel, aud is decidedly favorable look
ing ground for dry farming. The
average rainfall at Modena, according
TO the weather bureau, is eleven and a
half inches year
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
NEW COURT HANDLES
COMMERCE MAT TERS
Cases Formerly Going Through
Federal Courts Now Go to
New Tribunal.

In the future all cases involving a vio-
lation OF the interstate commerce COM
mission acts. except cases in which a
penalty is provided. must be filed with
the new court of commerce. which con-
venes in Washington today. This was
the information received Tuesday by J.
r. Letcher. clerk of the federal courts
In Salt Lake City.
All cases now pending in the circuit
court of the United States must be trans
ferred to the commerce court. and np-
peals in cases in which DEGREES have
been handed down must be made to that
court Heretofore the practice in most
states has been 10 file the complaints
with the federal circuit court and trans
act such business as demurrers. amended
complaints and bills and appeals through
that court. 1t was then placed before
the interstate commerce commission and
an examiner sent to the most conVenien.
place to take testimony. Locally. how
ever. this has not been the procedure
most of the complaints being sent To the
commission direct.
Mr.. Letcher says there are no cases
In the circuit court in this state which
are affected by the new order The
class OF complaints affected are those
complaints in which charges OF discrim-
ination or eXorbitant rates are alleged.
II does not involve cases such as viola
ton of the safety appliance act or the
cattle transporting or twenty eight
hour law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
PETITIONS RECEIVED
BY COUNTY BOARD
All Are in Reference to the
Improvement of County
Roads.

Several matters OF routine business
were passed upon by the board of county
commissioners a, the regular weekly
meeting OF the board held Tuesday. y
petition signed bv sixteen residents OF
Sandy and Granite. asking that high
way leading east from highway l0l south
to intersection with highway los be
opened. was presented The matter was
referred to the county surveyor TO locate
the highway,
Another petition signed by twenty resi-
dents of the vicinity OF Fourth West
and Fourteenth and Fifteenth South
streets, asking that the road in that part
OF the county be turnpiked, was pre-
sented. The road commissioner was au-
tborized to do this. The residents want
the road turnpikcd so that the drainage
will be improved.
Forty-four residents OF Murray pre-
sented n petition asking that the Muir
ray Holiday road from Big Cottonwood
creek TO Murray city limits be graded
and the matter was referred 10 the roads
and bridges committee. The appoint
ment of w, De Valley as collector Of
personal tax in the office OF County
Treasurer Fred II Bassett at a salary
of SO n day was confirmed
The board also confirmed the appoint
rSent of O. r. Lund an extra clerk in
fne office of County Auditor c. r. Nigus
at salary of SS5 a month.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
WYOMING CAPITALIST
WINS SALT LAKND]
r. w. Bradley of Cheyenne Ia M
to Mrs. Ferdinand
Dickert.

A romantic seaside scquain1
ripsning into courtshlp and 81
within few weeks, has neMltd
union OF Mrs. Ferdinand Dickers 81
Of Ferdinand Dlckcrt, and r. ". ID
of Cheyenne. Wyo. Every sfort
been made by the two interested d
10 keep the affair secret. but eyer
the recent return Of Mrs DlekeTt
the coast and the beginning Of 81
preparations for a marriage. her %
Iances have all been aware thl|
event was not far distant. Ms
Dickert. the daughter OF the br.tA
present nj the wedding, and The D
pal service was read by Dean NJ
Colladay Yesterday afternoon
o'clock In the apartment OF Mrs. p
at the Bransford.
The acquaintance which has "
in the wedding began at Long
only a few weeks ago, while hr. ~
with MS daughters. was a gusS q
Virginia hotel. where NrS Dca@
was a guest. When matters rearh
proper stage the trip TO Sail Lau
made that preparations might
tened, and the marriage pehur1~
the brides home city.
Mr.. Bradley Is & govemmen! =
tor and a man OF consldeIsoe
His home is in Cheyenne. whitnsr = =
gone with his bride by way OF
Mrs. Dickert Is also possessed o. e.
cradle means. having been let
estate by the recent death o. q
band, Ferdinand Dickeri- IL y ~
that Mr., and Mrs. Bradley VII
their home In Cheyenne.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
CITY AND VICINITY

JULIAN RILEY, deputy United States
marshal. returned Tuesday from a six
days trip To Kanab, in the extreme
southern end OF the state. whittier he
went to summon witnesses to appear be-
fore the United States grand jury In Art
zona next Saturday. Riley says the trip
condition Of the roads.
THE UNITED STATES civil service
commission has announced examinations
for March Is for cligibles for the posi-
tions of cataloguer in the national mu
scum and assistants in plant DaLholog!St
An examination is scheduled for March
S for eligibles for electricians in the de-
partmental service.
HARRY JAMES, who Is managing the
Gee club of the Y. NJ. G. A., says that
considerable interest is being manifested
and that at the regular get together"
meeting the last of the week definite
plans will he made toward organization.
EXERCISES APPROPRIATE to Wash
Gus schools or the city next Tuesday
afternoon The schools will be closed
Wednesday. the day being a legal holl-
day.
THE REV. p. MANNloN arrived in
the city yesterday from Eureka. He Will
spend several days in Salt Lake visiting
old friends before returning to his home
In the Tintic district.
JACOB GREENEWALD, United States
collector of customs has gone to CaIiror-
mia for months pleasure trip. leaving
Miss Rhee Rogers. his deputy. in charge
OF the office.
a FULL REHEARSAL of the Sym
phony orchestra, under the direction OF
Prof. j. j, Mcclellan. will be held nj the
Salt Lake theater at 1890 o'clock Thurs
day morning.
A FAREWELL entertainment. in honor
OF Elder Philip {. Reynolds. prior TO his
departure on a mission 10 Germany. viii
/ be given AT the Nineteenth ward cha pei
this evening.
THE FUNERAL OF l.. C. Hemick will
be held Friday afternoon al O'Clock
Services viii he conducted in the nl0
Methodist Episcopal church.
A LECTURE by returned missionary,
on Chinese missions, Will be given at the
Swedish Free church. 73i' Seventh East
street this evening.
BANK CLEARiNGS for Salt Lake.
Tuesday. were $1.2S9 ,571i1: on the cor
responding day OF 1910 clearings were
81 397. .S57.23.
THE STATE BOARD OF coRREc-
TlONS met at the state prison al 10
o clock Tuesday morning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
WINCHESTER IS PROUD
OF ENTERTAINING DOUGLAS
Salt Lake Visited by Party OF Tourists
From Town Made Famous by
Great Orators Presence.

Mrs. Collins and the Misses Lillian and
Mary G. Collins of Winchester ILL.,. are
guests OF the Knutsford, on their way
TO the Pacific coast on a pleasure trip.
Winchester is the county seat of Scott
county. H.. and has the distinction OF
being the first settlement in the west
at which Stephen a. Douglas arrived In
1893. He was then youth Of twenty
years. direct from his home in Vermont,
Upon his arrival at Winchester. lie had
no friends and only 80 cents Gin his
pocket. On that day an auction was held
and the young man was asked II he
would act as clerk and keep accounts.
Answering in the affirmative, he was i'm
mcdiately employed. The auction lasted
three days and Douglas received for
his services s6 the first money he ever
earned. Immediately afterwards he start
ed a private school and at the end of
three months he found himself $50 "to the
good
From Winchester Douglas went TO
Jacksonville, about thirty miles distant.
read law. was admitted to the bar and
within ten years was prosecuting attor-
ney and member OF the legislature, su-
preme court judge and member OF
congress.
Mrs. Collins, in speaking OF Douglas, s
early career In Winchester said: His
arrival has been recognized ever since
by the old settlers as an epoch in the his
tory OF their little rural town"