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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Ask US Something Hard.

What has become of Charley Ken
nedy? Has anybody heard of the
First district congressman since the
eighth of November? If yet alive, the
Montrose statesman should send out
some garden seeds and let his con
stituents know he's still sitting in
and drawing his pay. -Keokuk Con-
stitution Democrat,
Donnellson Review: The Demo
cratic press seems to be laboring I'M
der the erroneous impression that a
congressman is no good unless he is
.'windjammer." He must be able to
rise to his feet, jam one hand in the
breast of his Prince Albert coat, and
waving the other wildly above his
head, proceed to save the country with
flow of e1oquence that a Cicero or
Demosthenes might well have en-
We'd. Nothing could be farther from
the truth; the would-be orators are
simply making grandstand plays to the
galleries-their oratory has no more
effect upon their colleagues than
water would on a duck. The making
of laws in congress is done in the
committee rooms, and there is where
Charles A. Kennedy has been since
the people of the First congressional
district honored him with Office.
He mas for some time been chair
man of the committee on mileage, and
Saturday he was appointed member
of the joint committee on printing. a
committee that was created to re-
organize the government printing off
ee, in which millions of dollars are
spent annually.
He has shown an aptitude and a
willingness for hard work in the com
mittee rooms, and he does more to-
wards framing the laws of this coun-
try than all the wind-bags in Wash
ngton.
Yes, Charley Kennedy is still sit
ting in don't let that worry you
for minute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
FRANKLIN.
, %e>~e~>4>>>>>>s

Mrs. Susanna L. Emmert who visit
ed here from Kansas City, Mo, last
summer and o former scholar in our
schools, whose many friends in this
locality will read with pleasure, that
she won both of her suits in the cir
cult court in Kansas City According
to the Kansas City Journal, the court
granted her a divorce from her 1lus-
band. Peter Emmert, and $4,000 The
other case being Mrs. Wilmer VS.. Mrs.
Emmert, asking $4,000 for SANDER,
plaintiff claiming that defendant had
sent letter to New York accusing
plaintiff of being at fault of breaking
up defendants family and all their
troubles. The jury found for defendant.
As soon as verdict was read, il is
stated plaintiff assaulted defendant
and had it not been for court officials,
great hair pulling match would have
resulted.
Mrs, Fred II. Ginning ventured out
OF doors for the first time last Tues
day, since her illness Christmas.
It is stated that j. p. Dickson trad
ed his local property for SIS a re
farm three miles west of keokuK and
that he will move to the dam" city
in the near future.
John Blacksmith sold one of his
fine horses and delivered same to
Donnellson Monday.
The Helm-Riebel horse-note contro.
versy has at last been disposed of.
Both parties agreeing to have a board
OF arbitrators, after plaintiff had re-
celyed a Judgment in Ohning's court.
A. Fey Chas. Wagner and John Pohl-
peter were selected, allowing peim
$500 while Rebel had to pay the
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DoNNELLsoN.
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Mrs. Chas Magerkurth of near La
Crew visited at the George Frueh
home Saturday.
Adrain Meinhardt of Keokuk visit
ed home folks Saturday.
Mrs. H. L. Hentzel and Mrs. E. B.
Wallingferd visited in Mt. Clara the
fore part of the week.
Miss Edna Roth returned home
Thursday morning from several
days stay in FIT. Madison.
Alfred Lowenberg of Keosauqua
spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. George French and sons re-
turned home Friday evening from a
weeks visit near La Crew.
Miss Anna Tempel of Keokuk Wis
tied home folks Saturday.
l.. q. Barnes and daughter Winona.
visited with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. E. Barnes, near La Crew
Wednesday,
Mrs. B. F. Warren was an over
Sunday visitor with her sister, Miss
Alice Taylor in Keokuk.
Lester Miller left for Omaha, Neb.,
Tuesday evening where he has Sc
cured employment. Mr.. Parish, of
Hale, Mo-, has his position here and
at La Crew
Mrs. John Gompf left for Keokuk
Friday morning for a several days
visit.
Geo. Hays of near Mt Hamil, Wis
tied in our city Saturday and Sun.
day.
Fred Vornkahl was a Pennington
visitor the fore part of the week.
Mrs. Fred Feikert left for Kinks
vile, Mo, Friday morning for a sever
al days stay with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Korn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Wilson and Miss
Orian Donnell were Fort Madison
| visitors Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Karst and son,
and Mrs. G. W. Warren were Keokuk
visitors Saturday.
Miss Pansy Beckett of New Boston
visited at the II. A. Trump home
Thursday evening.
] Win Schoene and Chris Hirschler
left for Upland, Cal, Saturday even
! ing to be at the bedside of Oswald
( Tersdeler, who is in critical con-
dition with blood poisoning.
I Mr. Knobbs visited in Niota. H.,
i Saturday.
/ Mrs. Dan Refer returned home
Saturday morning from weeks visit
+ in Fort Madison.
Walter scheurs of Burlington spent
/ Sunday at home.
i Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Hirschler and
K son David, and Miss Amanda Abel
I were Keokuk visitors Monday
Elmer Baust and JIM Wilson left
for Missoula, Mont. Monday evening
for an indefinite stay
! Mrs. John Wardlow of Mt. Clara
was in our city Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Tax the MORTGAGES.

Dubuque Times-Journal: Governor
Carroll has signed the bin abolishing
the tax ferrets and bill to exempt
MONEYS and credits is now pending in
the legislature Whatever may be
done with this, we should have Law
for registry tax on real estate mort.
cages. The last state census showed
that real estate mortgages in Iowa
aggregated $4,000 900. A tax of
half of one per cent on these instru-
ments would yield a large revenue to
the public treasury many times more
than enough to provide a short course
in agriculture for every county in
the state. And it could be levied
without raising the cost OF money to
the borrower by comparison with pres
ent cost In the cities at least the con-
cession to him on the interest rate
would be more than sufficient to cover
the registry tax.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
TAxPAYERs NOT ALERT.

Des Moines Tribune: Although the
school board is spending nearly as
much as the city council of the city's
money, and although the school levy
has gone up in recent years many
mills there will be but little interest
today in the school election and the
tax paving public will give but little
heed to what is asked or what is done
with the money.
This bespeaks a confidence in the
members Of the school board which
is in the main deserved. It also be-
speaks want of proper sense of
proportion on the part of the average
citizen, who gives his attention in
about the degree that there is politi-
cal excitement.
1t would not do to say that too
much attention is given to municipal
affairs. But it is proper to say that
altogether too little attention is given
to county and school affairs, which
together amount to much more TO
the community in dollars and cents.
1t is reported to The Evening
Tribune, and we are now looking the
matter UP, that $4,000 of county
bridges have been built recently with
out opening contracts to bids.
Good government is the possession
of an alert and wideavnae people.
None others have it, no matter what
their system may be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Why Leave Iowa

Webster City Freeman-Tribune A
320-acre farm four miles from Logan,
Harrison county, this state. known as
the L. E. Hunt place, sold twenty-five
years ago for SIS an acre. Last year
it changed hands at 500 per acre,
and this year it sells at st25. The
farm was purchased by an Iowa man
who knows the value of Iowa soil He
viii get fair returns from the products
of the farm, and then in a few years
he can sell it for $50 or S1I5 per
acre. Why go west or south after
cheap land-cheap because it is poor
when such investments can be
made right here at home? 1t is safe
prediction that nine-tenths of those
who buy in the cheap land sections OF
the United States make less than they
would if they invested in the substan-
tial lands of Iowa. Iowa may not be {,
health resort, but it is the place for
the sturdy, energetic, wide-awake far
mer to get into connection with the
coin of the realm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
ELECTRIC POWER CARRIED FAR.


Restrictive laws are not always a.
house to the Southern Commercial
Congress at Atlanta Had the legis-
lation sought for, in the SOS, by the
opponents OF the alternating current
system been secured and enforced,
the influence of electricity in the de-
velopment of the south and of the
nation would be too unimportant to
entitle it to consideration now.
- result of the development of the
alternating current is that power is
now successfully transmitted over dis
tances of two hundred miles or more.
Thus water power in almost mac
sible places awaits only the coming of
engineers and OF capital to be made
available for industrial purposes.
1T is estimated b. those who have
made study of the sources of water
power of the Appalachian mountains,
that there can ultimately be develop
ed from 100000 to 100000 horse
power during the dry season of the
year, and much larger quantity at
other times. This great water power
is brought by nature to your noun
tains and hills in widely varying
quantities and win continue indefinite
"; but the maximum and minimum
flow of the waters of your rivers can
be affected by the works of man and
by wise conservation of your for
ests.''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
poLLlyER.

Harpers Weekly: The Sixty-first
congress lost by death an extraordi-
nary number of its members, both
senators and representatives.. Its con-
Guiding short session was swamped
from the beginning with important
public business. But it adhered to
the custom by which, when member
of either house has died, both houses
take the time to listen to eulogies of
his career. The house of representa-
tiyes has got III the habit of deyoting
Sunday afternoon to this observance,
and the senate would do we'll TO adopt
the practice. 1t would trend to make
what is said and done on these oc-
casions seem less hurried and per-
functory That was the character OF
the proceedings more than once dur
ing the short session. Moreover. the
great majority OF the eulogies pro-
nounced are stilted and lifeless, about
as moving as Washington statuary,
and in the same taste.
Some of the tributes to Doliiver of
Iowa were different They were not
perfunctiory; they showed real feel
ing; they even reflected something of
the dead orators real human charac-
ter instead of attributing to him an
impossibiy wooden embodiment of
copy book moralities. They all re
fected the powerful impression he
had so recently made on congress and
the country. Champ Clark, who spoke
rather better than anybody else, de-
clared that while Deliver had always
been an orator, it was only in the
/ last two years OF his life that he
suddenly became debater and rose
10 high rank in that role But the
change was bigger than that. Dolli-
i yer had for some years been known
to congress and the middle west, and
a little to the country, as one of the
best Republican speakers. In the
special session OF 1909 he suddenly
stepped ont into the view of the ma
ton as leader Of movement, orator
OF principle, champion of cause
Fine gifts, a wholesome. big person.
ality and the self training of a life.
time enabled him to keep to the end
the place he then assumed. And the
movement he led swiftly took on ex
traordinary force and potency. The
changed aspect of our politics is main
j ly due to it, and therefore apprecf
ably due to Dolliver. His is the strong
est and, on the whole. the best repu
tation made in congress in recent
years. He should have lived lone
enough to have a chance to turn II
into lasting fame.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15


cost. The amounts were paid and the
case stricken off of docket by consent
of both parties.
The many friends OF Oswald Hirsch-
Ter, one of the most successful farm
ers Of this township. but moved to
California last fall, will be sorry to
learn that his life is at stake and not
expected to live, on account of blood
poison
The country ladies welcomed the
snow Sunday, and will save as much
of its water as possible, for it is claim
ed that March snow water will make
the incest. finest and purest soap for
all house purposes.
Corporal C. E. Schiller is the guest
of his son, George. in Burlington. for
a couple of weeks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
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cRoToN. :

Mrs. L. G. Kelly pleasantly surpris-
ed her son Riley last Saturday even
ing in honor of his 18th birthday.
Inc hours we're passed with musical
selections, both vocal and instrument
tai. The refreshments consisted Of
oysters, cake and peaches. Those pres.
.ent were: Misses Blanch and Flossy
Wells, Miss Mary McOmber and Miss
Florence Davis, Evan Gray. Lester
iSaltzgaver, Smyth Battin, Clate Me-
Omber, Ross Raines, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
II. Wells. The guests departed at a
late hour wishing this estimable
young man many more happy birth
days.
The young ladies of the Baptist
church will give a pie supper in the
Baptist church next Saturday evening,
March Is. Everyone cordially invited.
Mrs. L. ]. Watts visited Saturday
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Johnson.
Mr.. Hugh Butler and sister, Mrs.
Jessie Mathews of Chicago are the
guests of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| w NJ. Butler.
Mrs. Louis Washburn and children
who spent a few days with her moth.
er, Mrs. John Davis, left last We'd
nesday for Donnellson to make a
short visit at the DR.. Washburn home.
They expect to leave soon for Payed
Up River, Idaho where they will make
their future home.
Misses Florence Davis and Mary
McOmber We're shopping in Farming
ton Wednesday.
Mrs. Sam Wells and Mrs. Chas. Bat
lin were Keoknk visitors recently.
Mrs. A. Harlin was business cal
Ter in Pennington Tuesday of last
week.
Henry Myers is still very low.
Miss Blanche Wells pleasantly en-
tertained Miss Flossy Wells, Miss
Florence Davis and Myrtle Hen Mon
day.
| Miss Blanch Wells visited Saturday
and Sunday with her sister, Miss Flos-
| sy.
Mrs. Bradshaw and daughter, Mrs.
George Clemens spent Saturday with
Mrs. z. j.. Watts.
+ Mrs. M. Courtney and daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Bierd of Revere spent
Monday Of last week with Mrs. Il. j.
/ Watts.
Remember the prayer meeting here
every Sunday night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
WORTH READING AND HgEplNe

The following sermonette, from the
Toledo Democrat, ought to be repro
duced in every paper in the United
States and made the daily Bible
readings of each OF several millions of
parents in this country. There is not
town, large or small where the lit
tie sermon is not applicable to par
ents, and the larger the town the
more parents it's message applies to
directly. Here it is:
1T is just as we'll to begin looking
after that boy now. 1t is so much
easier to keep him home and train
him into habits of home study now
while he is small than 10 wait until
he has crossed his teens. It may
mean that the club will be sacrificed
for the sake of the home, but if faith
er spends all his evenings down town,
he may expect his son to become an
early and apt imitator. Night all
isn't the best in which to exercise and
the way travelled may be dangerous to
morals. The future farm owner. iuuge
Or artisan isn't graduated from the
out at night crowd no matter how
long the years. Experience is a dear
teacher and what parent so disIikes
his son as to permit him TO nav the
crice?n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Peany-Retired.

Des Moines Register and Leader:
The genial public probably feels graft
fed that after congress had made
Robert E. Peary a rear admiral Il
wrote retired" following his new
title. The general public will feel still
more gratified if Rear Admiral Peary
will be retired in fact as well as in
name, for it has wearied of him and
III controversy. Peary missed being a
great man. There seems to be no
doubt that the credit of the north
pole discovery belongs TO him, but he
dimmed the glory OF his achievement
-inrevar nv his irascible, selfisb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
REVERE, MO.
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Miss Thelma Lucas returned home
Saturday from a visit with friends
in Montrose. She was accompanied
home by her aunt. Mrs. L. M. Dawson.
Elmer Best, who has been quite
sick at the hotel, is very much i'm
proved.
RUBY Price spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Georgia Woods.
Dr.. Hasse and family have moved
into the residence Of Mrs John Doore.
Samuel Painter moved into the house
vacated by the doctor.
The funeral OF Mrs. Jasper Daniels
was held here Monday Interment in
the city cemetery.
Andrew Baird, wife and son came
Sunday evening. They will make
this their future home, as Mr.. Baird
has purchased the old Baird farm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
CHAMBERLAIN'S
Cough Remedy
Cures Coughs, Colds, Group, Grip
and Whooping Cough,

We are pleased to inform our readers
that Chamberlain Cough Remedy does
not contain narcotics of any kind. This
makes it the safest and best for children.
1t makes no difference when you caught
that cold. You have it and want to get rid
Of II quickly. Take Chamberlain s Cough
Remedy.
1t won't do TO fool with a bad cold.
No one can tell what the end will be.
Pneumonia, catarrh, chronic bronchitis
and consumption invariably result from
a neglected cold. As n cure for coughs
and colds nothing can compare with
Chanberlain's Cough Remedy. Sold
everywhere mt PIC. Soc and Fl 90.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

smalI-bore conduct after he came
back. Men will never again speak of
his achievements without saying
but and adding qualifying words thai
detract from mis- fame. His new title
admiral is big. but it can't make of
Peary q popular hero. That chance is
gone for good.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

On the occasion of his golden we'd
ding anniversary Adolphus Busch pre-
scented Mrs. Busch with a diadem said
TO have cost 100000. Oh, you Bud
weiser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

Senator Carter and his whiskers re
tire. but Senator Kern brings his in
and the newcomer has mustache
which the old senator lacked
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

In view of Joe Baileys recent per-
Torrance, it is manifestly incorrect to
refer to Luke Lea of Tennessee as
the baby of the senate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

Elinor Glynn, just back from Eu-
rope, exclaims that the American
men are just the finest fellows in the
world. What is it you want to sell
this time, Elinor?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

The only sure way to keep jokers
out of the charter bills handed over
to the tender mercies of our Douglas
delegation is to keep guard on
watch all the time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

About dozen towns and cities in
Illinois have had mass meetings
where Senators Cullom and Lorimer
have been requested to resign. Let
us see if these statesmen will heed
the voice of the people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

One question congress has left I'M
answered. Who is the best single
handed efibusterer,' Congressman
Mann or Senator Owen?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

Even though its senator is belos
par. Chicago's interests ought not sui
fer SO long as it contributes three
members to the presidents cabinet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

The New York Sun thinks Joe
Bailey would make a great actor for
the heavy in a melodrama. Yes, or
Marks. the lawyer, in Uncle Tom
Cabin"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

And some people were foolish
enough to think that that anti-lobby
law would put an end TO legislative
lobbying in Nebraska forever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

His enemies are trying to dub La
fayette Young the humorist of con-
gress. It is taking an unfair adyan-
tage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

A San Francisco man wrote check
on the back Of postage stamp and
it was cashed at the bank. Well, it
ought to stick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

Mr.. Bryan has come out of his shell
far enough to admit coyly, that Gov
ernor Harmon is not quite his ideal for
President.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

One consolation is that the next
congress cannot leave much more I'M
done
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

These mild Marches are all right.
hut one feels irresistably constant
fear that he is about to be jobbed by
the weather man almost any minute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

The lawmakers who beat the union
label bill may expect to be labeled,
just the same.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

Just to think, because of other en-
gagements Boss Ruef will miss the
big show in 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15

The modifying OF $4,000 soldiers
on the Mexican border ought to give
those soldiers of fortune cue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
One Idea Of Prosperity.

Some men think they are getting
heir share Of the countrys prosperity
Il their wives succeed in getting
steady Washington Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Iowa Census figures.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Popu.
lation statistics Of the thirteenth cen
gus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
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keokuk, Iowa 1880. March IS, 1911