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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

Why, asks the Ida Grove Pioneer.
docs woman buy new hat every
season. wear it long enough to show
the neighbors, and then lay it away
on the shelf and so bareheaded? A
still more pertinent inquiry is, Why
should the Ida Grove Pioneer ask a
fool question that it knows nobody
can answer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31
BREAKING OUT
ALL OVER BODY
ltched DreadfuIIy. When Scratched
t would Bleed and Become Very
Sore, Could Scarcely Sleep as
the Itching was Worse at Night.
Dreaded Putting Hands in Water.
Used cuticura Soap and Ointment 8
Weeks. Trouble all Disappeared.
-, Some time ago had breaking ont
all over my body. II first startee lie

WHdt we caII goose flesh
and itched dreadfully.
W hen ! scratched it, it
would bleed and become
very sore. | tried al
most everything for the
itching but none gave
me much relief. | could
scarcely sleep as the
itching was always
worse at night. My
hands were SO sore I
dreaded Putting them
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31
NOTES AND COMMENT.

I You can't exaggerate the truth. 4
lie can be exaggerated until it is a
whopper but the plain truth is simple
and can't be enlarged upon, says the
! Tama News
The Castana Times observes that
a dollar dinner to W ]. BRYAN can
give the Democrats more ROSY hued
landscape than ever shaped itself in
the most seductive pipe dream of the
alluring poppy.
b THE legislature, says the Cedar
Rapids Republican, lis more to be
blamed for not repeating some Of the
fool laws than it is to be blamed for
not passing more new ones. We have
laws enough to last US a generation. .
The cat that survived the lombard
ment OF the San Marcos and came ont
or the turret to ask the rescuers if
they had been firing at anything in
particular is sure of a pension and an
honorable mention as long as it lives.
The Homestead well says: "A man
who will work horse with a sore
shoulder and make no attempt to
cure or change the collar ought TO be
compelled to wear ill-fitting shoes
that would raise new crop of Bills
ters every week"
We have had million dollar rain
In summer, and now they tell us that
these March snow storms are worth
millions to Iowa. by delaying the bud
ding beyond the danger of late frostg.
The Waterloo Reporter concludes that
at this rate We ought all get rich in
q few seasons.
THE present salary" says the Web
ster City Freeman-Tribune, referring
to the pay of members of the lesis.
lature, lis not large and is not
enough for the average legislator, but
it must be conceded that is about
five times as much as the present gen !
eral assembly is worth
That bard we prize
Who Yields his pen
To eulogize
The busy hen.
birmingham Age-Herald. /
That bard we raise
Another peg
Who writes the lays
That praise the egg.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

A movement is on foot in Lancas-
ter, Mo-. to organize company to
prospect for coal. A dozen citizens
nave volunteered to finance the en-
terprise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

List Of EIisibes is Quite Large.
Washington Democrat: There are
lodges for every kind Of an animal
known, we presume There are the
Elks, the Owls, the Eagles, the
Moose, and while We do not know Of
any lodge of skunks we know Of plell.
ty who are eligible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31
Not Mourning With Lee County

burlington Hawk Eye: The
fiaWk-Eye does not propose to mourn
al great length with Fort Madison or
Lee; county over the loss of their old
court house by fire last night II i
nigh time the county of Lee possessed
court mouse commensurate in nro.
portions, modern Improvement and
convenience with the Importance and
wealth of the county. Like MANY 9TH.
ef counties in Iowa, and also in hi.
nols, Lee has been satisfied to 90 on
with a wreck of building. made.
auate 70 its needs, and disgrace In
us intelligence and progressiveness
henry county is in the same boat
Lee county will now build . hand.
some county seat structure and get
a lot OF comfort, convenience and ser.
vice out of it. Soon, It is to be hopad
without being driven to it by loss bv
IRE, Henry will follow suit. Everv
county in Iowa now POSSESSING a
reno OF past ages should proceed to
build new court house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.
AS Administered In keokuk Seems to
Be an Improvement on the
Old Form.


Hamilton Press: Keokuk has nov
had almost a year under the commits
sion form of government and to cur
sorry observer it looks as though it
had been success. The state ex.
+ perts. have just completed an examin,
alton of the books OF the city officials,
and the showing is most gratifying
TO the officials and the tax
payers of the city. The commits
I sioners have effected saving of
something like $4,000 during their
! first year in office, which shows
mighty careful management. They
| nave made considerable of showing
in the way of public improvements
but have spent as few dollars out OF
the public funds as possible in MAX
ing this showing, looking always to
the interest of the taxpayers and
the credit to be made for themselves.
Everything has been done on bust
ness basis and results snow that the
affairs of the municipality are in good
hands. The commissioners have not
been at all backward in disregarding
presidents in this administration of
affairs, and that they had the cour-
age to do this rebounds greatly to
their credit When these men took
Office last April the mayor was an en-
tire stranger to municipal affairs. one
OF the commissioners had never had
experience in public office in the city.
and the third, while being perfectly
familiar with old methods, having
served in the city council. was COM
PEELED to forget all he knew and make
q new start
These men have made a remarkable
record and one which they and thei.
friends should be proud of. The PEG
pie of keokuk chose wisely when
they selected Elder Gray and Schmidt
to administer their affairs.
There are still some things to be
desired before keokuk becomes a
perfect Paradise, such as the aboli-
ton of the red light district and
The eradication of the gambling evil, |
put all reforms move slowly, and per.
laps at the end of the next year con-
iitions in these respects will be diff
erent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

Because of the backward condition
OF the fruit buds the March lion is
giving general satisfaction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31
FATHER GIGLINGER,s
LENTEN SERMON
The Goodness of God and the Prob.
lem of EVIL Was the Subject
OF Ii.

The truths, said Father Giglinger in
his lecture Wednesday night,
that have not already been
denled, could easily be writ.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

Fort Madison Democrat. Our Bur.
ilhgton contemporary is evidently Ia.
boring under a wrong impression as
70 Lee countys court house at Fort
Madison, which suffered from fire.
Wednesday night. Although the bnild.
ing was not of modern architectural
lines, 1t was by no means a wreck
OF a building, Inadequate to its needs
ana disgrace to Lee county's intel
igehce and Drogressiyeness."
The Lee county court house va. a
splendid example OF Doric architec-
ture and its solid brick walls as thew
stand today after the fire testify to
its strength. The original edifice
built in 1912. had years ago been
added to at the rear, to give space
necessary to accommodate the bust.
ness increase; it has been changed in
no other way as to the exterior. The
interior, in comparatively recent
years, has been changed more or less
as to arrangements, fire PROOF yaults
having been provided in the several
Offices and other improvements
made.
AS matter OF fact the building
was amply large for the needs OF
the county was of splendid arrange
ment and well furnished 1t is the
general hope OF Fort Madison people
that il will be rebuilt just as It was,
which will probably be done, as the
walls seem to be uDiniured and the
expense saved the county by using
them in rebuilding would be large.
The Hawk-Eyc's ideas regarding the
are quite natural, as they
would probably be those OF anyone
giving the edifice merely passing
glance and personally nnacquainted
with its splendid solidity, good ar.
rangement and comfortable furnish.
ngs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

You can't exaggerate the truth. 4
lie can be exaggerated until it is a
whopper but the plain truth is simple
and can't be enlarged upon, says the
lama News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

The Castana Times observes that
dollar dinner to W. j. Bryan can
give the Democrats a more rosy hued
landscape than ever shaped itself in
the most seductive pire dream of the
alluring poppy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

: THE legislature says the Cedar
Rapids Republican, lis more to be
blamed for not repeating some Of the
fool laws than it Is to be blamed for
not passing more new ones. We have
laws enough to last US a generation. ,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

Pam .Away-Pills, the best and safe.
hna q che rsssi',,iiy. All drugstores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31

The cat that survived the lombard
ment OF the San Marcos and came out
of the turret to ask the rescuers if
they had been firing at anything in
particular is sure of pension and an
honorable mention as long as it lives.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
Gary Mistakes
Saturn and Mars
For Airship Lights.

The nearness of the planet Mars to
the planet Saturn caused no end of ex-
element in Gary last night shortly aft
er 10 o'clock. So unusual was the spec
tacle of the bright stars that many
who had not read of the stellar phe-
nomenon mistook them for the port and
stern lights of an airship. AS the
night wore on, the planets, of course.
approached the zenith. which convinc-
ed many of the foreign steel workers
that a nocturnal visitor was making
great speed through the clouds.
Just look at that airship in the east
ern sky" said woman in a Broadway
car, pointing to the direction where
Atwood's biplane had disappeared sew
eral hours before. In a minute every
passenger on board was straining his
neck gazing into the heavens. People
in Broadway took up the sky search
but the well-read told that 1t was Sa-
turn and Mars. In the negro quarter
1t was really believed that a nocturnal
birdman was abroad.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
CITY GIVES COUNTY
ROAD RIGHTS
Mayor Smalley Calls Special
Council Meeting For
That Purpose.

Mayor Smalley called special
meeting of the Hammond city council
last night for the purpose of giving
the county commissioners the right of
way over White Oak avenue, Roberts
dale. TO build a macadam pavement
from Fischrupp avenue to Indiana
boulevard In order TO avoid any con-
flict between the city and county on
the question of grade, a proviso was
included in the resolution according to
which the grade is to be established
by the city and county engineers joint
ly.
The board of public works having
received but one bid for the digging of
a big we'll in connection with the en-
largment of the pumping station, the
council last night recommended that
the board re-advertise for bids,< The
proposed well is to be about twenty
feet deep and thirty feet wide, and is
to be brick and cement lined. The
only bid received was for $4,000, and
this was considered too much by the
council.
All the councilmen were present
with the exception of Messrs- Hover,
Eastwood. Hubbard. Cotton and
Schultz.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
Especial to THE TiMEs)

Crown Point. Ind, Aug. 1e--De-
spondent over his arrest for drunk
enness at Gary and his subsequent in
generation at the county jail, young
man giving his name as John Johns,
ended his life in a peculiar manner last
night in his cell at the county bastfle
Johns was brought down in the Gary
BLACK Maria about four o'clock, and
was given his regulation search and
bath before being placed in his cell
The warden left him In supposed
stupor and sleep and made his beat
about one hour afterward to find his
prisoner in the same condition.
At suppor time 1T was noticed that
Johns did not respond to the supper
cali and upon investigation by the jail
warden it was found that the man had
committed suicide by tying his
suspenders- around his neck and cnok-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
HAMMOND
FOLKS SEE
ACCIDENT

Many Hammond people were eye
witnesses to the two fatal accidents in
which two aeronauts lost their lives.
but like thousands of others they did
not at once realie the fact that two
lives had been sacrificed
Among the spectators were Mayor
Smalley and John l. Rohde, Robert
Smith, DIR. T. w. Oberlin, Joseph Mey-
ers, Roscoe F., Woods, William Hutton,
Miss Bessie Goodland, Mrs. Jacob FOX
and daughter. Florence. and a score of
Others
Hammond has the aviation fever as
much as Chicagoans themselves, and
every train takes its quota of specta-
tors. Aviation talk is the UNIVERSAL
topic of conversation these days, and
enough fans have been developed to
cause an interesting discussion of the
merits of the monoplane as compared
to the biplanes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
MARKHAM
BRAINS FOR
TRUSTEES

Miss Virginia Brooks has turned de-
tective. She claims to have discov-
ered as a result of a sleuthing stunt
yesterday. that the village trustees
are in league with Attorney S X.
Markham, and that Markham is the
brains of the opposition to the setting
of the date for the village election.
Miss Brooks learned that a number
of the village officials were going to
Chicago to get legal advice. She says
that Markham had informed her that
he is in favor of setting the date for
the election and suggested that he
would aid her to mandate the board,
but Miss BROOKS intuition lead her
to believe that Markham was fooling
her and that he was really in league
with the gang that Is trying to- delay
the election.
So she followed the trustees to Chi
cago and watched every move they
made. She saw them go into Kav-
anaugh's saloon on Van Buren, street
and she stood on the elevated plat
| form watching them while they pro-
ceeded to spend half an hour in "tun-
| ing up" for their interview with
Markham
| Confer with Markham.
! After they had bought several
rounds of drinks they came out of the
saloon and went over on Dearborn
street. where they went directly to the
] office of S. K Markham, in the First
j National Bank building.
] Miss Brooks still shadowed them
| and when she saw a West Hammond
| woman come out of Markman's office
| she learned from her that the Mark
man and the trustees were in confer
ence.
After obtaining this information
longer. She got into communication
! with the citizens committee and al
S:4S this morning she went to Chica
go to make arrangements with Attor-
ney Perry s. Patterson to have the
| writ of mandate issued at once.
1t is understood from Miss Virginia
Brooks that Attorney L l. Bomberger
| Hammond from entering into the con-
tract with the Interstate Construction
Co. for the building of the power line
to Dolton.
Other developments of the day are
that the village board ordered $4,000
worth of electrical applisnces from the
International Electrical Co. OF Chicago
and that Attorney r. Clancy. repre-
senting that company. was in Wes
Hammond yesterday to attempt Il
make collection for the company. H,
was informed that the village had M
funds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16

Power War Between South
Shore and u. G.. I. Inter
ests in Lake County Pre-
sents Interesting Story;
Big Interests at War.

The power war which enabled the
United Gas & Improvement Co.. which
operates the Northern Indiana Gas &
Electric Co.. to purchase the surplus
power of the Chicago. Lake Shore &
South Bend Railroad Co. at 1.12 cents
per killowat hour has been made pub
lie.
The elimination and final settlement
sof this war of financial giants was mos,
dramatic. 1t left the Northern Indi-
ana Gas & Electric Co. without COM
petitor in the Calumet region outside
of Gary
After the Chicago, Lake Shore &
South Bend railway had been financed
by the Cleveland Trust Co. and had
been built. its line from Pullman &c
South Bend ii was discovered that the
power house at Michigan City had beer
built larger than the traffic needs OF
the line required.
Negotiations Begun.
When this fact became known the
Cleveland Trust Co. sent representa-
tives to c. II. ,Geist, then the president
of the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric
Co., and offered to sell this surpiu,
power at nine tenths of a cent pei
kiliowat hour.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
REPRESENTATIVES
OF SEE IN TOWN
-.-....-.-.,s -
Seek to Make Trouble For
Lessee and Manager of
Orphehm.

The manager and lawyers of Evelyn
Arthur See promise trouble for Lessee
James Wingfield and Manager H-L st.
Clair of the Orpheum theater on ac-
count of the canceling of the contract
to appear in this city.
A man who represented himself to
be Attorney Lichenstadt, Sees counsel.
was in Hammond today and announced
that he would bring suit for DANA ges
against the management of the theater
for its refusal to permit him to appear.
st. Clair refused to accept the notice
and went to see Attorney J. X. Stinson
about the matter. Stinson said that he
had done the right thing.
Later this attorney and his COM
panion took a train for Crown Point,
and it is understood that he intended
to start suit there against the manage
ment of the Orpheum theater.
As the matter stands now 1t is be-
lieved that See and his manager may
try to give the lecture in the face OF
the opposition OF Manager ST. Clair in
order to make a technical case against
him FOR refusing him the right to ap-
pear in the theater.
r If this is done it is believed that
there will be a delegation of citizens
l. " itO Will i1d ne ~ So liiitTtSllllS LOT illiI
that John Alexander Dowie's expert
ence with Hammond crowd will be
fun in comparison.
If Sees managers knew. the feeling o,
the people of Hammond over this mat
ter 1T is doubtful that they would risk
See with a Hammond crowd. Manager
st. Clair wants 1t distinctly understood
that he has received explicit fnstruc.
tions from Lessee Wingfield not to oper
the theater, and If See gets into tht
house he will have to break in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
SCHREIBERS FIGURE
IN A RUNAWAY

horse belonging to H. w. Schreib-
er. the grocer, ran away on Summer
street this morning, throwing young
Carl Schreiber out of the rig and bruis :
ing him about the head and body.
The exact cause of the runaway
could not be learned. but it is thought
that something came 7oose and the
turned the rig over Albert Schreiber,
the injured boys brother, jumped when
the rig overturned, but Carl was un-
able to get out.
After the horse dragged the buggy
some twenty feet it broke loose and
ran to the Schneider barn.
Carl Schneider was picked up and
taken to his home. where he was found
not to be seriously injured and escaped
with a few scratches and bruises.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
LATEST NEWS
THREE AUTo1sTs BADLY HURT.

THREE AUTOISTS BADLY HURT.
Bedford, Ind, Aug. 16.-M. F. Nc
Grath, president of the Dugan Cut
Stone company, with his wife, M. J..
Morgan of the Giberson Stone COM
panys and wife. and Miss Anna Reed.
daughter of Robert Reed, had mar
row escape from death while on q
tour. They left Bedford in McGrath's
automobile and while climbing the
Leesville Hill the machine started
backward and over the embankment.
turning turtle twice hefcTe~sta anpipss
Mr.. Morgan suffered broken coma.
bone. Mrs. Morgan was terribly bruised
and Mrs. McGrath suffered a sprained
wrist and was badly bruised Mr.. Nc
Grath and Miss Reed on the front seat
escaped injury. The car is a wreck.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16

The entire northern part of Lake
county cheered Harry Atwood in his
spectacular flight from st. Louis to
Boston. He passed through half a doz-
en- Lake county towns and cities.
Following his arrival at Roby At
wood picked out the right of way of
the Lake Shore railroad and followed
it through Robertsdale, Whiting. IndI-
ana fTnrisor, Gary and Chesterton-
At eaeh one of these citfes there
were hundreds and in ; some cases
thousands of people looking for the
appearance of the aeroplane. Hundreds
of Lake county people saw an aero
plane for the first time and marveled
at the wonderful developement of tbs
science of aeronautics.
At the Lake front park in Hammond
Atwood flew directly over the pumping
station At Whiting he followed the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
GARY PRISONER TAKES
LIFE IN COUNTY JAIL
Remarkable Suicide Occurs at Crown
Point When Well Dressed Prisoner
Chokes Himself witha Pairof Suspen-
ders. He isDead when Found

ing to death. Little Is known about
the prisoner. and it is supposed that
his alleged name of Johns Is fictitious
1t is said that he attempted to take
his life yesterday at Gary after his arr
rest Johns was committed for twenty
days on account of drunkenness. He
was particularly well dressed and
seemed to be in good circumstances
The authorities are making an effort to
learn more about the dead man and the
remains viii not be inferred for several
days in order that his relatives. If he
has any may make proper disposition
of them.
Johns Is about 40 years Of age and
was employed by the W. A. Cain Sup
ply company of Gary. For the past
two years he hasslived In Gary and
was a member of X. p. lodge Sal. He
is believed to have a sister In Penn
sylvanfa-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16

James Arbuckle, Scion of
Noted Coffee Family and
Related to Scotland Mil
lionaire, Takes His Life
After Spat With Woman.

Lowell. Ind. Aug. 16.-James Ar
buckle. so years old and single. said to
be the prodigai son of millionaire in
Edinburgh, Scotland and to be a second
cousin of the millionaire coffee mer-
chant of that name; shot and killed
himself following a lovers quarrel with
Mary Williams, Chicago nurse y 49,
is visiting at Snyder and with whom he
Is said to have been engaged.
The suicide has created a tremendous
sensation in and about Lowell and an
effort is being made to lift the veil
from the past and reveal the tragedy
which resulted in the disinheriting Of
the scion of a wealthy and respected
family in Scotland
James Arbuckle has been a character
In the vicinity of Lowell for the past
ten or twelve years. He came, from
whence no one knew, and 1oca,-d in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
No Meetings Scheduled.

Secretary E. f. Johnsyon, of the
Hammond Business Mems association,
said today that there would probably be
no further meetings of the association
until fall, unless It was necessary to
take up the question of rates of freight
on less than carload lots.
The question of smells has come up
again and Johnston said that thes re-
finery at Globe had been warned again
that the smells would have to be sup
pressed. The Hammond Glue Works
and the Hirsh-Stein company were
also named as offenders spd some ac-
tion will be taken against them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-16
BRANCH LIBRARY
FOR GIBSON

A branch of the Hammond Public Lii
brary will be opened at the Gibson Y.
M. c. A. in the near future for the ac-
comodation of hundred or more sub
scribers there.
The Hammond library board which
held a reorganization meeting last
Monday night had the question up and
the arrangements are practically COM
pieted.
The Rev. C. A. Smith was elected
president of the board to take the place
of Dr. w. F. Howat