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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
AND THEN TIE WORM TURNED
Remark Really More Than Suffering
Street Car Passenger Could Stand
Without Complaint.

At either end of seat in Broad
way open car was an individual, the
one at the far end smoking very
bad cigarette. Midway between these
two sat something very fat. Not only
was it very fat. but it's hat was fat
with feathers, its fingers were fat
with many ieweled rings, its neck
was fat with beads and its corsage
was superfatted with chains, lorg-
nettes, vanity Cd boxes and falls OF
lace 1t was in fact SO fat and so &C
curately placed in the exact center
of the seat that between it and the
two individuals at the ends there was
not room for the thinnest of passen-
gers to right or left.
The car stopped to take on a small
person in a beehive hat, just from
rehearsal. She inventoried the car
with the sweeping glance of the ex-
perienced New Yorker and picked the
seat containing the individuals above
enumerated as offering the best
chances for room, seeing that it held
but three, counting the one in the
middle as only one passenger.
The newcomer insinuated her small
frame between Mrs. Fatness and the
man with the bad cigarette She
wriggled, pried and showed, but got
no further than halfway back in the
seat. Then she swept the cigarette
gentleman with a scathing glance
Kindly more over" said she to him
with considerable acidity.
The gentleman had paid no atten'
ton to her shovings and wrigglings
since he was too tightly damned
against the rail to have them matter
one way or the other. But this was
too much. He slowly turned and
looked at her, pressing his lips togeth
er on one side to hold the cigarette
in safety. Then he growled: Kind
ly direct your remark to the dime
museum thing on your right New
York Press.
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Advertising the Carnival.

George Hines, who has advertised
Keokuk street fairs "all the time,
has been secured to handle the ad-
vertising matter for the Owls. He will
advertise the show for fifty miles in
all directions by rail and in these
towns which cannot be reached by
rail, automobiles will be used. Posters
24x36 will be printed and distributed,
these to contain besides information
about the carnival, attractive illus
trations of the great water power dam
which is calculated to do its full
share in bringing visitors to Keokuk
The local advertising will be liberal
and will be in addition to the general
advertising matter that the Parker
Carnival Company always sends out
With both parties to the entertain
ment energetic in distributing informa
ton about the carnival it is certainly
indicative of big results. The machin
cry for the big event--the first week
in October-is already in motion
Tell your friends to come to Keokuk
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Of said applicant, and the same shall
be subject to inspection and examin-
alton at any and all times by the
mayor or the councilman in charge OF
the department of public safety, or any
one designated by said mayor or coun-
Gilman, or any police officer in the
City of Keokuk
Section 5. No person, firm or cor.
poration and no person employed or
authorized by such person, firm or cor
poration to hire Or discharge en-
ployes, shall receive any part of any
fee Or any percentage of wages or any
compensation of any kind whatever
that is agreed upon to be paid by any
employee of said person, firm or corpor-
alton to any employment bureau or
agency for services rendered to any
such employee in procuring for him
employment with said person, firm or
corporation.
Section 6. No person, firm Or cor
poration engaged in the keeping of an
intelligence or employment office,
bureau or agency, as provided in this
ordinance shall publish or cause to be
published any false or fraudulent no
t1ce or advertisement Or give any
false information or make any false
work or employment to any one who
| shall apply for employment, nor shall
| they make any false entries in the
! register, contracts or other records to
| be kept as herein provided; nor shall
| they conduct said business Office OF
agency in or in connection with any
place where Intoxicating liquors are
sold.
Section Z. Every person, firm OF
corporation securing a license as re
CURED by this ordinance shall pay
| therefor the sum of five hundred dol
/ lars (S500.00) per annum, payable II
advance, and said license may be re
voked by the City Council for any
violation of any of the provision!
hereof.
Section 8. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any of the provis
;, ions of this ordinance or any section
hereof or who shall refuse access t.
the records, books or other paper
relative to the conduct of such agenc
! or bureau to any person having auth
, ority to examine the same, shall b
, deemed guilty Of misdemeanor an
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than fiv
| dollars (S500) and not to exceed on
hundred dollars (s1o000) or imprisor
> ment in the city jail not to excee
: thirty 600 days for each and ever
2 offense.
: Section g. All ordinances and part
: of ordinances in conflict with the pr
! visions hereof are hereby repea ed
! Section TO- This ordinance sha
Y be in force and be effective ten day
e from its passage and after its publ
e cation in The Daily Gate City, an
Z THE Constitution Democrat new
J papers of general circulation in tt
City of Keokuk
r Passed and adopted this twent
S second day of August, 1911.
Il Yeas: Elder, Gray, Schmidt.
n j. F. ELDER,
l. Attest: Mayo
a o. w. sANDBBRG, City Clerk.
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Use 1t for Cooking

The trouble is here; Most people
who buy the Scent cans don't use Van
Camps for cooking.
They use it for coffee and cereals,
perhaps. But they still use raw milk
for making milk dishes. And there
they lose the greatest service that Van
Camps Milk can render.
Milk dishes made with Van Camps
have favor and richness which raw
milk never gives. You will use Van
Camps forever when you once learn
the difference.
The reason is that raw milk separates.
The butter fat rises and the solids fall.
When lnilkman's milk is used in cook
ing it generally comes very far from
whole milk.
Van Camps is whole milk. 1t has all
of the butter fat. all of the solids it had
when it came from the COW. 1t will
make your milk dishes twice as de-
licous as dishes made of raw milk. 4
Van Camps Milk Keeps
Van Camps Milk will keep because
it is thoroughly sterilized. An opened
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Timothy Boyle Who Has Been In Lee
County More Than Thirty Years
Succumbed This
Morning.
WORKED ON THE CANAL
Was Employed at Guard Lock Untll
Two Years Aso.-Dropsy and
Old Age Cause
Death.

After a residence of more than thir-
ty years at Galland, eight miles above
this city, Timothy Boyle, one of the
Oldest of Lee county citizens, died at
his home at 2 o'clock this morning,
aged IA years.
Mr.. Boyle had been ill since last
February, and the principal cause OF
his death was dropsy, coupled with
old age. He had been abed from
time to time and for the past two
years had been retired. Two years
ago he was employed as lock hand
at the third or guard lock of the gov
eminent canal. When the canal was
first built, Mr.. Boyle was employed on
the works and up until the time of
his retirement had been an employee
there.
Timothy Boyle was born in Ireland
and came to this country forty years
ago. For short time he lived in
Michigan before going to Galland to
make his home. He was a member
of the Catholic church. The wife of
the deceased has been dead for twelve
or thirteen years
Three children survive: Timothy
Boyle and Mrs. D. A. Beggs of Gal
land, and Mrs. John Conner of Bur
lington. Mr.. Boyle is also survived
by two brothers and sister, Edward
of Keokuk, and Miss Kate and John
Boyle of Galland. Nine grandchild
rem are living.
Funeral services will be held at the
Galland family home at 1880 O'Clock
Sunday morning and at 2 o'clock
from st. Peters church in this city.
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City Commission This Morning Gave
Consent to Use Of Streets for
Carnival Under Owls
Auspices.
FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER
An Effort is Being MaaI to Have
Poultry Show During the Same
Week as an Added
Attraction.

The city commissioners this morn
ing, acting on the petition of the
business men which was presented
through committee of Owls, gave con
sent to the Parker Carnival Co., to
use Main street from Second to Thir.
teenth and all intersecting streets
during the first week in October. This
request from the merchants was pra-,
tically unanimous and the action of
the commissioners was in compliance
with the general demand for some
kind Of an entertainment during the
fall. For several weeks the Independ-
ent Order OF Owls No. i, which is
incorporated under the laws OF Iowa.
has been arranging for the carnival
and the consent from the commits
sioners makes the event certainty.
Keokuk is always looked to each
year for some kind of amusement and
this season the Owls will appear as
hosts and the communities both near
and far will be invited and entertain
ed And the Owls promise a clean
and interesting show. Their contract
calls for entertainment that will be
understandable and gives the Owls
committee and the police department
the right to eject any show from the
street or grounds which is regarded
as improper, the police department
and the Owls committee to be the
judge. The Owls want the event to re-
fleet credit upon their organiza-
ton and on the city and the greatest
diligence will be used to secure such
a desirable result. There is little
cause for anxiety in this regard, how
ever, as the Parker Company will pre-
sent a line of attractions that will
give satisfactory entertainment.
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 3s4.


Reading waived by consent of all
the council
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
KEEPERS OF INTELLIGENCE OR
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, BU-
REAUS AND AGENCIES.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Ileokuk:
Section 1. That no person, firm,
company Or corporation shall here
after maintain an intelligence or en-
ployment office, bureau or agency or
engage in the business of seeking en-
pIoyment for others or procuring or
furnishing employment for others or
of giving information whereby en-
ployes or employers may be obtained,
without first having procured IL
cense from the City Clerk SO to do;
provided that no benevolent or frater-
nal organization, who shall engage in
such business for the purpose of rem
dering assistance to its members for
charitable or benevolent purposes
| and whose office is maintained under
| the auspices of some benevolent, fra
ternal, religious or charitable organ
| ization, shall be required to secure
and paw for said license. but they shall
be subject to the other provisions OF
| this ordinance.
Section 2. Any person, firm or cor
poration who shall agree Or promise
or who shall advertise to furnish en-
/ ployment or situations to any person
or persons in pursuance of such ad
vertisement, agreement or promise
and who shall receive any money
personal property or other valuable
| thing whatsoever therefor, and who
shall fail to procure for such person
| or persons acceptable situation OF
employment within the time stated il
said contract, or as agreed upon
or if no time be specified, thel
within one month after registra
ton or application, shall upon de
mand, return all such money, persona
property or valuable consideration O
whatever character, except an amour
not to exceed one dollar (s1,00) which
may be charged as filing fee.
Section 8. Any person, firm or col
poration receiving any application TO
employment from or entering int
any agreement with any person t
furnish or procure for said person an
employment shall at the time of re
/ ceiving said application furnish an
| deliver to the person or persons NAL
ing said application full and tru
! copy of such application Or agree
| ment, written or printed both in to
r English language and also in the nj
]. tive language of the person maxim
said application, or agreement, whic
: application or agreement shall spec.
7 the fee or consideration to be paid b
: the person seeking employment, tn
( place where said employment is to /
. secured, the nature of said emplo
. ment and the compensation to be r
ceived for such employment.
Section 4. Every person, firm {
|. corporation engaged in the bushes
, specified in this ordinance who sha
i. receive an application or make q
] agreement as specified In the prece
3 ing section hereof, shall retain
3 copy of said. contract giving the /
I formation required in said precedir
: section; and shall also keep a re
istration book showing the name, a
dress and present or. former employ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
president Hoffmaster Of Water Works
Company Sets Before School
Board Losses Of Past
Five Years.
6. L. vEsTAL RESIGNED
Teacher Of Physical Science viii Ac.
eept Position In Chicago High
School, Leaving This
Fall.

That the Water Works Company
has lost money steadily for the past
five years, and that the losses have
greatly increased each year until
they almost reached $4,000 during
1910, was the statement contained in
letter to the Keokuk school board
from President G.. E. Hoffmaster OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, which was read at
the regular monthly meeting last
evening. The communication came in
answer to the recent report made by
Director w. j. Roberts, in which pro-
test to the water charges were made
and the recommendation offered
that custer proceedings be instituted
against the company.
In his letter, President Hoffmas-
not excessive, and we feel that bills
against the school board should be
rendered on the same basis as those
to the private consumer, and trust
they will be paid.
1T is the desire of the Water
WORKS company 10 cooperate WITH
the city in every possible way and at
the same time be entirely consistent
When the last contract was made the
water rates were substantially re-
duced and an additional burden placed
upon the company. The expenses OF
operation have increased in greater
proportions than the earnings and
each year the company has sustained
an actual loss from the operations OF
the plant"
President Hoffmaster submits fig
ures in which he sets out what ne
claims represents losses for the past
five years. These losses total S12,
947.62. The smallest loss was five
years ago-s34S.70 and from that
year until 1910 the losses increased
until they were $4,S63o7.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
Industry Of Orchid Collecting.

In the Brazilian state Of Pernambu.
co orchid collecting has developed into
large industry which affords EN-.
ployment to many foreigners as well
as natives. From there orchids are
either shipped direct to foreign ports
or are sent to coast firms which act
as agents for business houses all over
the world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
hia wonderful Memory.

Excuse me" said the absent-minded
professor, but haven't we met be-
fore?"
Why. yes" replied the beautiful
girl. Our hostess introduced us just
before dinner tonight"
'Ah, I remember / never forget
a face!"-Stray Stories.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
Figure 1t Out

Van Camps is simply rich Holstein milk,
it'll two-thirds the water evaporated.
The milk as it comes to you is q
per cent solids, s per cent butter fat
If you replace the water which we
take out you should get rich milk for
N about six cents per quart
That is based on buying the 10-ccnt
cans, and buying them by the case.
For grocers give discounts on cases.
But the Scent cans-even when
bought by the case-nake the milk
d cost you over eight cents per quart
when you replace the water.
M So you will see you are paying just
VI one-third more when you buy the scent
vi cans
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
Varied Instruction.

Wise men are instructed by reason,
men of less understanding by expert
ence, the most ignorant by necessity
unknown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
Madam, See What You Lose
On Scent Cans
The 1O-cent of Van Camps Milk give you sixteen
Scent only six Note how much this

Thin milk. with too little water evaporated,
costs just the same as Van Camps.
So you get just as much of Van Camps
as you get of the poorest milk on the market
But you spend more than you ought when
you buy any milk in the Scent size
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25

can will keep "a hours in ordinary weather.
1t will keep 4s hours or longer on ice.
If you use only part, you can leave the rest
in the can and use it next day. You don't need
to buy in small cans for fear the opened cans
will spoil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
Quiet and Short Meeting.

The August meeting was sweet lit
tie session and the directors were not
troubled with problems of any mo-
ment. 1t was with some regret that
they accepted the resignation of c. l..
Vestal, teacher of physical science,
who has accepted position in the
science department Of the Carl Shurz
high school Of Chicago. The offering
to Mr.. Vestal is an excellent one and
in Justice to himself could not decline.
Mr.. Vestal has been connected with
the Keokuk high school for several
years and has proven capable teach.
er. Superintendent William Aldrich
was instructed to secure successor
and was given full power to appoint.
Several other minor matters Ell.
gagged the attention of the board.
George c. Bunner, janitor at the
Wells school building, was made tru-
ant officer. He succeeds Jerry Reidy
who is unable to serve because of 9th
er work which he has.
Edward F. Hillyer was appointed
janitor of the George Washington
school with an assistant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25

Worlds Wheat Cultivation.
There are over l70,000.000 acres un
der wheat cultivation in the world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
Distribution of Shows.

The distribution of the attractions
will be with view to administering
the fullest equality possible so that
all the business men can share in tho
benefits and care will be exercised SO
that the merchants, who have SO
promptly responded to the request of
the Owls, will be satisfied. Additional
free attractions, supplemental to those
provided for by the Carnival Co., will
be supplied by the Owls and each day
of the week made as entertaining as
possible. The committee promises to
be diligent and endeayor to give to
Keokuk and the visitors the best
weeks amusement that has been fur
nished for many years and with such
a purpose in view solicits the coop
Grafton of the people in general and
the merchants in particular.
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j. w. DEVERO
Successor TO Geo. We'll.

PRACTICAL HoRSESHoER
Special attention to quarter cracks and
corns. All kinds of shoes made to or.
der. All work guaranteed.
1927 Main ST.
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Cost Of George Washington.

In response to an oral request as to
the cost per cubic foot of the George
Washington school, DR.. G. Waiter
Barr secretary Of the board, submitted
some very interesting figures and Ike
wise notation or two which tells OF
the character of the building recently
constructed in the third ward. Score
tary Barr reports that the building
contains 36S,392 cubic feet and was
erected at cost of s50,605.SS. The
cost per cubic foot for building and
installations was s.1O3Ss. In note
Secretary Barr says:
"A leading school administration
journal of the country said editorial
ly that In this building we got more
for our money than In any other build
ing, and that the building is a mode
in that 1t contains everything desir
able, but at minimum cost
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
Additional Features.

While it is not definitely determin-
ed an effort is being made to have
the poultry show held during the
week of the carnival. 1t is believed
that this show will do much toward
attracting visitors Another sugges-
ton is that the Hubinger building at
the corner of Third and Main be Sc.
cured for an agricultural exhibit.
Farmers would be interested in such
an exhibit and it is believed they
would respond to such proposition.
Lee county farmers and those in the
nearby counties could be enlisted in
such an exhibition. If it could be ar
ranged for it would be an attractive
feature. The Owls committee says ii
these two additional attractions are to
be put on it will require support from
the merchants and the question must
be determined within the next week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25

You get six ounces of evaporated milk in
Scent can of Van Camps. ~
But you get sixteen ounces in the 10-cent can
"a full pint. And you get the same milk in both.
That is one of the ways in which you lose
explain them all
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-25
No Maker Gives More

No maker gives more than six ounces of
evaporated milk for five cents.
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MAINE CENTRAL R, R,
In Effect Oct. Z, 1911.
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS Fo,z
LOWS.

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LOWS:
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TO Moos head LaAe via Oakland. Belfa AZ
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Wateryille and Skowhegan: 100 p NJ
Watervlile. Skowhegan and Bangor
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Trains leave Augusta for Halloween.
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