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a collar to investi-
gate as to its fit,
one is apt to raise
it up to a higher
level than it is nat
urally o r and to
where the circum-
ference of h @
neck is smallest.
Then it settle
back to business.
and its lower edge
gets in some very
damaging work by
pressing on i'm
portant and sensi-
tive parts Of the
a n I o IN j C a ,
machine.
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xkVu ylIAT Is II. mammaT' cried the
M l!ttlc Jarr boy, when after
whispered consultation at
The evening world., 1911-07-01
"HOT UNDER THE COLLAR"

D--this il not in
reference to trust
m~agnates caught
in the fierce white
light Of Federal
prosecution. II is
suggested by h Q
widespread warn
ing from a distin-
guished and prsc-
teal physician, to
the effect that
IN h mysterious
ill-health, to say
nothing Of an un-
C o n 9 C i o a b ! G
amount Of ill-tem-
per, may b Q a t.
tributed to I n @
The evening world., 1911-07-01

Asst night I made UP my mind TO sk married This mosuans
This 10 nothing new II hAppSs on IN avsNGv OF three amss
- You know how Il il oA Chap. You have boon DANCING.
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Puzzles of the Summer Resorts.

CARNEGIE PUZZLE SOLUTION.
BY employing fractions tn total os
100 may he produced by arranging the
Inc diglts and 0 In various ways, as
D1onss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
CAUSE OF NERVOUS HEADACHE
ovework. Worry. Eye-strain and
othor Things That Bring on This
Worry Distressing AiIment.

Nervous headaches occur in hysteri-
cal or neurasthenic individuals and
those suffering from overwork OF wor-
ry. In this class might also be men
toned headaches due to eye strain
The error of vision may be SO slight
that the patient is not conscious of
any impairment of her sight, but the
constant effort to counteract it lis sap
ping her nervous energy. When fire.
quent headaches occur 1t Ia important
to have the vision carefully tested by
competent eye specialist No fur
Their search for cause may be neces-
sary.
Disease OF the ear, deviated sep,
tum In the nose, adenoids, enlarged
tonsils or other abnormalities OF the
nose and throat are often responsible
for persistent headaches that resist
treatment. In all cases these possible
conditions must be considered and
one by one eliminated Persistent
! headaches require careful study by {
careful, competent physician anc
painstaking observance of the ad
vice and directions he gives Won
ans Home Companion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
DoNNELLsoN.
a a q o 4 q = .

Mrs. Henry Meinhardt was a Keo-
kuk visitor Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Christ Seyb and son, Theo-
dore visited at the Peter Trump home
near New Boston, Saturday.
Miss Anna NJ. Weigner was a
Pennington visited several days the
past week.
Mrs. Harry Fare of Danville visited
at the Henry Trump home Saturday.
Mrs George Kirchner was a Keo-
kuk visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. d. E. Parrish and daughter of
Pennington were over Sunday visitors
with her husband in our city
Mrs. w A. Switzerland and Master
Richard Armknecht left for ST. Louis
Saturday morning for a several days
visit.
Peter Lang was Pennington visit
or Friday.
Master John EToldefer who has
been quite sick for the past week, is
improving.
Miss Hattie Meissner and Mrs. Mary
| Granlich were keokuk visitors Friday
Mrs. John Frank Of Mt Sterling Wis
tied in our city the fore part of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles BENJAMIN
we're in Keokuk several days the past
week.
Mrs. Dan Refer returned home Sat
urday morning from a weeks visit il
FIT Madison.
Mrs. Jacob Koch and daughter
Rosena, were Pennington visitors Fri
day.
Mrs. John Gompf has returned HON,
from a visit in Keokuk.
Mrs. Fred Feikert returned hom
Friday evening from a weeks visit il
Kirksville, Mo s,
Mrs. Chas. Holdefer was a FIT. Mad
son visitor several days the pas
week
VIM. Eett of Keosauqua was in
city Monday.
Several from here attended the 81
cial at Dover Tuesday evening
Misses Edith Taber. Hazel Gran
and brother Leslie were F'armingto
visitors Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
MRS. Van WIGHT
BADLY BURNED
Woman Past Eighty Years Of Age
Was Victim of Painful Burns
Early This Afternoon at
Home, s12 Exchange.
SAVED BY CHAMo1s VEST
Doctor Says Flames Were Unable to
Reacn Body Because Of it.
Tainted in Hands Of
Friends

. VI / 4
Mrs. Carrie Van vucht, s12 Elk
change street, a woman past eighty
years of age, is in critical condl-
tion from nervous shock following
severe burns o her hands and arms
early this afternoon. The doctor at
tending her stated late this afternoon
that the burns are insufficient in
character to prove fatal, but he can
not tell what result the. shock may
have. He says her life was saved by
chamois vest worn by Mrs. Van
Vucht.
Mrs. Van vucht was tending bon
fire in the rear of her home when the
wind blew some of the burning rub
Dish upon her, ard her clothing took
| fire. Before assistance reached the
elderly woman her hands were bad
/ ly burned, and her right shoulder had
been caught by the. flames. The WON
an attendant who makes her home
with Mrs. Van Yucht, reached her q
/ few moments later. attracted by hel
screams, and rushing out into the
4 yard, enveloped her in a large rug
and rolled her about on the ground
Neighbors rushed to the assistance
and before doctor had arrived Mrs
Van yucht had tainted. She was car
ried into the house suffering from the
shock. but was reported as restin!
somewhat easier at later hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
200 PROPOSALS
EVERY MONTH
Hetty Greens Bachelor Son Has
Plenty Of Chances to Secure
Himself a Wife.

NEW YORK, March 21.-Col. Ed
ward Rowland Robinson Green, for
merly of Texas but now of New York,
son of Mrs. Hetty Green, called the
richest woman in America" has re-
ceived about 200 proposals of mar
riage every month since he was quot
ed last fall as saying he felt a bit
lonely and might we'd if he could
find the right girl. rich or poor,
There's substantial evidence of the
predicament the newspapers got me
| into when they printed those foolish
words of nine said Col. Green, point
! ing to stacks of letters piled 3 feel
high on desk in his room in the
Waldorf-Astoria today.
One letter is from countess II
France and another from a would-bt
cowgirl in Brooklyn. A beauty prize
actress" adores him and Nevada wo
man regards him as an Apollo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
Real Estate Transfers.

West w. Newberry and s. E. New
berry to John w. Brock 70 acres near
yincennes: consideration $4,000
G. A. Liebfarth to ]. W, Anderson
and j. O. Boyd lot II, block 131, the
property being on Franklin between
Eighth and Ninth.
Keokuk Lumber Co. to Cecil w. NC
Laughlin the front 81 feet of lots 10
and IL, and part of lot II, block 20.
The property is on Third and Carroll.
Ida j. Reed anu husband to Water
Power Co. lots 3, and S, block Is,
Montrose
L. E. Denmire to w S. Paterson
Il acres in Montrose township for
$4,000
w. S. Peterson and wife to John w
Peterson q acres in Montrose own
ship consideration $4,000
G.. w Campbell to c. G. Lichten
berger, the southeast y OF lot 5, bloch
100.
Francis NJ. Johnson and wife t.
Julia Spencer the east u of lot 5
and the west " of lot A. block 80
| Montrose.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
WILD INDIANS
NOT EXTINCT
Remnants of Tribe Which Was sup
posed to Be Wiped Out Has
Been Found.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2l.-An
anthropological expedition from the
University of California, under Proi'
Koeber. has reported the discovery
Of remnants of a supposedly extinct
tr,ho or California indians near the
beadwaters of the Sacramento river
The main body of the tribe the kom-
hos were exterminated in ,raid III
1870 by settlers. 49,
According to the members OF lne
exenedition which returned from the
north. there are about twenty IN ehe
tribe at present. They were ldenti'
fed nv arrow heads and other lmple'
ments found in their camps, although
the aborigines, themselves, are 1oo
wild to be approached. The uniSer
eitv will try to have them rounded
I'm bv a troop of United States caYai
nv IN order that their language anu
ancient customs may be studied IN the
interest OF ethnology, Numerous re
norts from sheepmen in Tehama couh
~ that sheep had been killed by ar
rows led to the search for the III
dams.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
CITY NEWS.

A. G. Gates, field representative
of The Central Howard Association
CT Chicago, spoke to High school stu
dents this morning on the object of
this organization-to aid prisoners be-
fore and after release; to advocate
improved laws for the prevention OF
crime, and to secure better prisons,
reformatories and jails. Mr.. Gates
was in Keokuk Sunday, speaking at
the Congregational church in the eve
ming Yesterday he visited the Fort
Madison penitentiary. For three
years he vas chaplain at the Kansas
state reformatory.
A young man named Siivers killed
a gray eagle yesterday two miles De
low Montrose that measured 49, fee
j from tip to tip Of wings. He was eX
hibiting the bird in the city today
The meeting at St. Johns churcf
scheduled for tomorrow evening
/ mentioned elsewhere in this issue
has been postponed until one Weef
/ from tomorrow on account of the IN
ability of Rev. Sage to come here
He sent word this afternoon that he
was called out of the city to preside
at the funeral Of friends daughter
and would be unable to come. The
meeting has therefore been postponed
Vim. D. Steele has been appoint
ed local agent for Keokuk by tn
j Streckfus steamboat line Successor
to Diamond 10 Line steamers IN
steamer Dubuque will be the frs
boat out, leaving ST. Louis April II
arriving at Keokuk the evening OF tn
twelfth will go through to Burlins
ton. Returning, leave Keokuk 10
St. Louis, Friday, April "a, at 6 a. N
-Chas. H. Dodge and B. J. Dodg
arrived in the city today from Jolie
and will look up location for factor
sites, both in this city and Quincy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
BELFAST.
We are having nice Weather at

We are having nice weather at pres
ent
Little Burthan Wells is on the sick
list
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Moline were Farm
ington callers one day last week
Mr.. Van Surena's have new organ.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bloom We're
Croton callers.
Charley Wells and family called on
their daughter Mrs. 2. Moline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nelson and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Padgett visited Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Padgett one day last week.
Miss Edna Johnson entertained a
few of her friends last Thursday eve
ming.
4 Mr. Truman Rains and family are
moving to Mooar station.
( Mr. Sam Hartrick and Eska Barton
were on the Croton streets Sunday.
Mr.. Reed is sick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
SAYS QUIN1NE WILL
NOT BREAK A COLD
now to Cure the Most Severe Cold
and End - Grippe Misery in
Just Few Hours.

You will distinctly feel your cold
breaking and all the grippe symp-
toms leaving after taking the very
first dose.
1t is positive fact that Pape's
Cold Compound, taken every two
hours, until three consecutive doses
are taken. will end the grippe and
break up the most severe cold, either
IN the head, chest, back, stomach or
limbs.
y IT promptly relieves the most mis-
cradle neuralgia pains, headache,
! guinness, head and nose stuffed up,
j feverishness, sneezing, sore. throat,
running of the nose, mucous catarrhal
discharges. soreness, stiffness and
rheumatic twinge.
Pape's Cold Compound is the result
OF three years research at cost OF
more than fifty thousand dollars and
contains no quinine, which we have
conclnsively demonstrated is not eff
fective in the treatment of colds OF
grippe.
Take this harmless compound as
directed with the knowledge tina
there is no other medicine, made any
where else in the world which viii
cure your cold or end grippe miser,
as promptly and without any othe
assistance or bad after-effect as ;
25 cent package of Pape's Cold Com
pound. which any druggist in thu
world can supply.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
keokuk Appealed to for Aid This AT.
ternoon and Part Of Our De-
partment Goes to
the Scene.
NOW UNDER CONTROL
Hotel Building Opposite Railway De-
pot is Destroyed Together With
Several Adjoining
Buildings.

keokuk has many times sent aid to |
Alexandria to save the town from de-
struction by water when the rivers
We're out of their banks, but this after
noon a different appeal for aid came
when the city was asked to send
down some tire-fghting apparatus the
little town being in great danger
from blaze which had started and
threatened the entire town.
The steamer from the Taber lumber
yards, rell of hose and several fire.
men, under Chief Anderson left Keo.
kuk as soon as possible and made a
quick run to Alexandria, ready to help
but when they arrived the fire had
about run its course.
The blaze started at 1920 o'clock
4 this afternoon on the roof of the build
| ing opposite the railroad depot, known
as the Peoples Hotel, owned by A..
Zeigler, who conducted a restaurant
on the lower floor of the two story
frame building. The fire is supposed
to have started from engine sparks
and the hotel was destroyed.
The depot was scorched by the
flames and adjoining residences and
out buildings were blazing, the fire
zone extending for about three blocks
The wind was blowing toward the riv
er and the big Bott cooperage factory
block north was thus out of danger
The location of the fire was sly
blocks from the river and the Keokul
, steamer could not be used on accoun
: of the insufficient supply of hose. Blu
in case the fire spread the steameI
would have come in handy.
A house belonging to l.. A. Reb,
was burned and two houses owned b.
, Mrs. Henrietta Dednlan caught OF
fire.
u Bucket brigades did good work i
keeping the fire under partial coontre
i and after Chief Anderson arrived an
: took charge, he stationed the citizen
on the roofs OF their houses with bucl
u els to protect them.
3 Word from Alexandria at 2:30 thi
= afternoon was to the effect that tn
fire was under control and that II
/ further danger was in sight. Tn
= loss at that time was estimated at b.
8 tween $4,000 and $1,000.
: At the time assistance was aske
! from Keokuk, it looked as though ii
. whole town would be licked up by tt
= flames, but hard work by the volu
= toers kept the flames from spreadir
y and confined the fire to one part
the town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
FRANKLIN.
. . 8 : . . . . . . :


w. o. Helm and wife spent Sunday
with the formers brother, Judge II.
Helm, whose wife is very low.
George Armour, former West Point
resident, staid over night in town
last week on his return home from
the Pacific coast.
Mrs. A. Fl. Laisy is able to walk
with clutches.
Mrs. Fred H. Ginning, who had been
up and around several weeks after a
long illness, took a suden setback
Saturday evening, necessitating a
physician.
The annual school election is a
thing Of the past. VIM. Schreiner and
Joseph Krebill being reelected with
out opposition.
George w. Smith and wife. wht
spent the past three months in To
peka, Kansas, with their children, re
turned home Thursday They CLAIM
there is no place like Iowa.
The Helm Boeding lIar
meyer West Point bank land muddl
/ is at present the main topic in Yves
/ Point and Franklin. The suit brough
in the district court will be eagerl
watched by all, when called ct tl
next term of court.
Sunday was the third pleasant Sal
bath for 1911 and the good people {
the country focked to town to atten
the church services. The large bull
ing being crowded for the first tim
during the new year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
Burned to Death.

HANNIBAL. Mo-, March 21.-The
Cobb building located at the corner Of
Main and Center streets, was damag-
ed by fire that broke out at Ills
o'clock Saturday night. 1t proved to
be fatal to Harry Williamson Of
Springfield, although this fact was
not discovered until Sunday morning
when his dead body was found in the
room he occupied on the second floor
Of the building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
SENT THREATENING
LETTER TO JURYMAN
Foreman Isaac woodward Offers 81,
coo Reward to Find Out the
Writer.

DANVILLE. Ill. March 21.-lsaac
woodward. until recently foreman OF
the yermillion County grand jury of
Tered reward of $1,000 for informa-
ton which would lead to the arrest
anu conviction of the person who a
lew days ago sent him a threatening
Letter.
It was not known until today that
ar. woodward was in receipt of sucn
letter, and when questioned in re
gard to it declined to state positively
what the letter contained. further
IMAM to say threats were made against
MIN If he continued as. member Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
Murdered Younoster.

CHICAGO, March, 21- Harry
Mountfod, 90 years old, murdered 10
seph Burke, IL years old, in the base
ment of the Boys Home here, attack
ing the boy with Ratchet. The head
was cut to bits and severed from the
body A man passing the home saw
the murderer who is believed to be
demented, leave the house with a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21

the grand jury, to actively urge and
aid in the Investigation into election
corruption.
Jno. Goodwine, the Potomac banker,
present foreman of the jury, is also in
receipt of threatening letter Mr.
woodward stated that when the grand
jury reconvened on April II, the day
before the city election, it would re
main in session until the close of the
present term of court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
,nItiat,y. and Referendum.

The initiative and referendum may
properly be called political phrase.
The initiative means the right OF
section of the people-a party-to
have its yiews on certain political
question brought before the whole
people for decision. The referen-
dunn is the system of deciding po-
litical question pending in congress
by submitting to popular vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
, . = . . . . = = . ,
REVERE, MO,
. . . . . = . . . . . es .

Mrs. l.. NJ. Dawson visited the hrst
OF the week with j II. Thompson and
family of near st. Francisyille and
Abraham Sortore. of near Wayland.
Mrs. Daisy Noel was married in IA
hoka Saturday We did not learn the
lucky groom's name.
o. NJ. Lucas and G. w. Epperhart
were business callers in Keokuk Mon
day.
Earnest Williams and Miss Edna
Painter were married in Keokuk last
week. They came up for few days
visit with Mrs. Williams parents
Master Howard Lucas was under
the doctors care Sunday night until
Monday.
I We have several cases of smallpox
! in town,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
DISTRICT COURT.

Gale Hewitt and George Dunbar,
charged with breaking and entering
the Golden Rule Store. were acqult-
ted. 1t took the jury only few hours
to reach verdict for the defendants
Fourteen ballots we're taken, The
Jury retired late in the afternoon AT
ter County Attorney Craig had closed
for the state and the Judge has read
his lengthy instructions in which he
set forth that the state did not have
to prove that goods We're taken, but
merely that the place has been brok-
en- into. The first ballot was taken i'm
mediately after the jurors had been
locked in their room, and stood to
4 for acquittal. The second ballot was
9 to 3, the third 10 to @ Here 1t re-
! NAMED until the eleventh ballot when
one more juror Topped and on the
twelfth ballot the verdict of acquittal
was reached.
| 1t was at 800 o'clock that Judge W..
S. Withrow was summoned He came
to court, the verdict was received and
the jury dismissed.
Hewitt and Dunbar stood trial for
the second time on the charge, a jury
failing to agree at the first trial.
Jones.DaI!y Case.
The case of j. N. Jones VS.. Joseph
Daily was begun today with the fol
lowing jury: w. Swindermann, Frank
Heller, Chris Writ. ID. V. Agne, Her
man Oelson, H. Arvidson, Alvin Kraft
]. w. Rober, c. c. Cole, Chris Nelson
A. H. Miles, James Mackey
The plaintiff brings his suit To re
cover damages for the alleged wrong
7 full suing out for a writ of attach
A ment The defendant has counte
q claim for several thousand dollars
The plaintiff asks $500 damages
setting out the various things the dc
PENDANT failed to prove out in tn
former suit The defendant claim
that all of the things were settled II
the attachment suit, wherein DAN
recovered Judgment in the sum Q
S41354 and costs. In the counte
claim Daily asks $500 attorney fee
q $500 for wood cut off the place an
/ 1920 for failure to clear brush an
take care of ornamental and fru
o trees. Also $500 for failure to keep
D. head OF cattle on the place.
e Jones was renter of Daily's. th
m farm being about three miles out o
the Main street road.
Divorce Suit
re A default was granted Maud \
81 Allison in her divorce suit again
NJ Roy Allison. Habitual drunkenness
~ was the ground upon which the pei
le ton was based
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
New Link With Cuba

The hope that the United States and
Cuba would some day be linked to-
gether by regular steamship sery
ice as speedy and luxurious as any
between America and Europe has
been realized. Havana has been
brought within less than a threedays.
sail of New York, and travellers may
now enjoy all the Injuries of modern
ocean travel on the voyage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
II YOU ARE A rRlFLE SENSITIVE

About the size of your shoes it's some
satisfaction to know that many people
can wenr shoes a size smaller by Shaking
liens Foot Ease, the anti-septic pow
der into them Just the thin. for Dane,
ing Parties. Patent Leather Shoes, and
Coz breaking in New Shoes. When rub
bar or oyershoes become necessary and
your shoes pinch, Aliens Foot-Ease gives
Instant relief Sold Everywhere, 25c.
sample FREE Address, Allen s. Ohm
sted, Leroy, n. Y Don't accept any
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
COUPLE WELL
ALONG IN YEARS
Illinois Pair Married Here Today, Be
ing Third Venture
For Both.

Daniel w. Stoneking, aged 81. of
Rushville, H., and Mary E. Stoneking,
aged IS, of Birmingham, III We're
married here today. Although they
have the same name no relationship
exists, they say. Both have been mar
ried twice before.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
PERSON AIS.

+. E. Greenlee, editor of the Clark
County Courier, was in the city to-
day on business.
MIR and Mrs, B. C. scurlock OF
Dean are visiting their daughter mrs,
w S. Patterson, at her home, go
South Fifth street,
Gilbert Lee Of West Point was IL
the city today on business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
-
Auto Accident.

GALVESTON. March Sergeant
Johnson of Fort Totem, N. Y, was
seriously injured and six privates
were slightly hurt in an automobile
accident here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21

Don't let the baby suffer from &C.
zema. sores or any itching of the skin.
Doan's Ointment gives instant re-
lief. cures quickly. Perfectly safe
for children. All druggists sell it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
[.,tatlvs Negotiations on That May
cad to New Owners Of the
Gas, Electric and Street
Railway Companies.
WELCOME THE CHANGE
v.okuk public Utilities to be Decid-
edly Improved If the New
owners Decide to Take
Over Properties.

There is a reasonable probability
that within short time interests
represented by Stone & Webster, of
BOSTON, will take over the public
antilles of Keokuk, comprising the
electric light company, the street
railway company and the gas com
many The utility companies mention
ID are now controlled by Sargent 4
.Inpdy of Chicago. Their franchise is
effective for seventeen years but in
event of the property being bought by
the stone & Webster and Cooper inter
ests it is understood that a twenty-five
year franchise will be asked for, which
would in reality be extending the
,fa of the franchise eight years. Ne
gotiations have been in progress fol
several months but are closer to q
anality now than at any time since
the deal was started and there is very
good reason to believe that transfer
satisfactory to all interests will be
made in due time.