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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
The wehrmann Concert Co.

The Wehrmann Concert Co.
The Wehrmann Quartette is one of
unquestioned ability. For tone, quail
ity and range each voice is ideal for
its part. Miss Brand, the reader, is
a leader in her profession.
Choir Wants Friends to Be Present.
On Friday evening of this week,
will occur the first OF a series Of three
lectures, to be given by Rev. Geo. C.
Williams at the Congregational
church.
The subject of this first lecture will
be, Here and There in the British
Isles" AS Mr. Williams has travelled
extensively in these parts, he will be
able to impart to his hearers in a
most realistic manner the scenes
there.
These lectures are under the aus
pieces of the Congregational church
choir and the proceeds will be used
for the payment Of the pledge made
by the choir to the building fund
They extend an invitation to all of
their friends to be present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09

Keokuk for her second appearance on
Thursday of next week at the Con-
gregational church under the auspices
of the Keokuk Chapter d. A. r.. AS
an extra feature of the evening, sew
eral numbers on the pipe organ will
be given by Mr.. H. T Graham.
Here is what the Journal of Fort
Wayne, Ind, had to say of Miss Van
Volkenburg:
Last night was night of wonders
to all who assembled at the Wayne
Club to hear Miss Van Voikenburg
give the entire play of Sunday as
given by Miss Ethel Barrymore and
her company. In the first place the
very fact that Miss Van Volkenburg
has never studied dramatic art, has
never seen the manuscripts of any of
the plays she gives, and has seen the
plays only once, is a most astounding
truth. Added to her marvellous reten-
tive memory Miss Van Volkenburg has
a wonderful initiative talent. 1t was
truly a night of sensations, for one
listened to Ethel Barrymore's sweet
voice trailing off into music, saw her
charming touch of eye and hand,
watched her lovely smile, only to see
her change quickly. into Lively, with
his querulous, childish manner, or
gruff Towser or Alice Naresby, and
finally to Miss Van Volkenburg's own
warm magnetic personality, as she
gave her stage pictures and eXplana-
tons. Miss Van volkenburg gives the
entire cast, making each character
vivid and unmistakable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
Bank President and Editor in keokut
Yesterday to Discuss Proposed
Road From Quincy
North.
THE PRELIMINARY WORK
Carthage Is Expected to do It's Share
in Meeting Expense Of Survey
How Road is Received
Hero.

The latest western Illinois interur-
pan proposition which is being push
cd at the present time by Quincy in
lerests was discussed In Keokuk late
yesterday afternoon, when directors
OIL the heokuk Industrial Association
met with ]. c. Ferris, president of
the Hancock County National bank,
and S. G. Davidson, editor of the Car
thage Republican.
The two Carthage gentlemen came
to keokuk for the purpose Of learn
ing what was being done here regard.
Ing the project and ascertaining the
general feasibility of the road from
a Keokuk standpoint.
The interurban proposition discuss
ed is one which is to run north from
Quincy, going as far up on the Illinois
side as Niota, In Hancock county.
me route would connect with Car
image and stub would be run into
Keokuk. The Carthage men said they
were expected to do their share in
the preliminary work in so far as the
road would have to do with their
town. They wanted to know if Keo-
kuk was taking a part in the prelimi-
nary activities and in general what
was thought of the proposition here.
1t is the opinion here, at least
among few of the Industrial Asso-
citation directors, that the Quincy in
terurban project is one promoted for
Quincy benefit almost solely. There
is no assurance that such line would
pay for the reason that much of it
his through sparsely settled district.
Primarily. it is to give Quincy con-
nection with the Santa Fe, Keokuk
men say.
However, it is not denied that the
Western Illinois territory Is the most
feasible in this locality and should
be the first opened up. But the Quin-
cy route is not appealing. What Keo-
kuk's future as to an interurban ter
minal is to be cannot be determined
at this time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
Musical Madame Sherry Unlike 9th


ers.
Not at all like other musical com.
Iedies which have visited the Grand in
the past two seasons, was Madame
Sherry, the French wine, women and
song" production seen last night at
the opera house. The house which
saw the show may be rightfully term.
ed an elegant one. The parquet, bal.
cony and gallery were filed to their
utmost
Hallen Mostyn, New York clubman,
as Theophilus Sherry and uncle of
Yvonne Sherry, the dainty soubrette,
with pretty voice, Tessa Kosta and
the Irish woman, Catherine, were the
prominent funmakers of the exhibit
ton
The Mad Madrid and Dance of Dan
ger of the third installment Of the
Torrance by Virginia Foltz and Ted
/ .orraine was a masterful execution
of the art. The scenery used in the
entire entertainment, that of the
drawing ROOM. again the dance hall
of the yacht and the afterdeck of the
boat, were handsome. For the most
part, every one who attended liked
Madame Sherry.
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apple that they do not know it's name,
if they will write him he will send
them crate in which the apples or
fruit in question may be sent to him
and after he has examined same and
named it or classified it, will again
return the fruit to the sender, and
all without expense to the sender, ex-
cept the original letter, and that this
is intended for Mr.. Farmer, just the
same for Mr.. Nurseryman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
DEXTER COOPER TO
GIVE LECTURE
superintendent Of Illinois Division
VIII Take Place Of Brother at
Ottumwa.

CTTUMWA, Ia, Nov. 9.-The spa
cious auditorium of the Young Mems
Christian association has been secur-
cd for the illustrated lecture On The
Keokuk Water Power DAM Friday
night. November 10. This lecture is
one of the features of the annual con-
vention of the Iowa Chapter Institute
of Architects, which holds forth here
Friday and Saturday. The business
sessions of the convention will be
held in the parlors of the Ballingall.
A business engagement in Boston
will prevent the presence of Hugh l..
Cooper in Ottumwa next Friday, but
the lecture will be given by his broth
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
WRESTLERS WILL
CLASH TONIGHT
Hennemann and Porter viii Battle
for City Championship at
Grand.

Charles Hennemann, Jr., city
champion, and Dawn r. Porter, aspir-
ant to the honor will wrestle this
evening at thS Grand opera house in
what pronlIss TO be one of the fast
est matchsss ssser held in the city.
Both Iila{ Rs possessed of lightning
speed a eout for victory. While
Henrf a5es the largest mat fol
loving iI aity, Porter will have
tlsa5ls 81 9 recent to cheer him on
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
She Wouldn't Marry a Gagsns Ca
tarrh Splitter Like Him for a
Million Dollars.

Catarrh is not only dangerous, but
it causes bad breath, liberation, death
and decay of bones, loss of thinking
and reasoning power, kills ambition
and energy, often causes loss of ap-
petite, indigestion, dyspepsia, raw
throat and consumption. 1t needs at
tention at once. Cure it with Gauss
Catarrh Cure. 1t is a quick, radical,
permanent cure, because it rids the
system Of the poisonous germs that
cause cataTrh.
Ia order to prove to all who are
suffering from this dangerous and
loathsome disease that Gauss Ca
tarrh euro will actually cure any case
of catarrh quickly, no mattcr how long
standing or how bad, i will send a
trial package by mail, free of all cost.
Send us your name and address to-
day and the treatment will be sent to
you by return mail. Try 1t! It VIII
positively cure SO that you will be
welcomed instead Of Stunned by your
friends. Fill out coupon below.
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er, Dexter P. Cooper, who is superin-
tendent of the Illinois division of the
keokuk dam. That Ottumwaans who
hope to learn something of this NAM
moth engineering enterprise on the
Mississippi river at the Gate City will
not lose anything by the substitution
OF Dexter P Cooper for Hugh L. Coop.
err to give the lecture, is evidenced in
a letter sent to H. e. Radcliffe, mem
Der OF the Iowa chapter at Keokuk by
the latter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
Partisan Sage
is Guaranteed by
Wilkinson e. Co.

Wilkinson & Co.
to eradicate dandruff, to stop falling
hair and itching scalp, or money
back.
Get a fifty cent bottle today and
become acquainted at once with the
most delightful hair dressing in the
world.
Il gladly recommend it as the best
hair tonic have ever known. / find
it the only hair tonic that will cure
dandruff, cleanse the scalp, and
make the hair grow long and beauti.
full" Miss sigma Ali, Farwell ST.,
w. Worcester, Mass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
YOUR DRUGGIST r"
STOPS THAT itch

II you are suffering from Eczema.
Psoriasis or any other kind of skin
trouble, drop into our store for in
slant relief We will guarantee you
to stop that Itch in two aeoonds.
A csc trial bottle will prove it.
We have sold other remedies for
skin troubles, but none that we could
recommend more highly than the well
known compound of Oil of Winter
green. Chymol and few other in
gradients that have wrought such Won
This compound. known as d. d. D.
Prescription, will cool and heal the
itchy burning skin as nothing else
can. Get regular bottle and see-oa
our no-pay offer.
McGrath Bros. Wilkinson G. ca.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
Two Of a Kind.

II find that my husband has been
having the Office boy call me up every
day and humble terms Of endearment.
That's nice way to fool his wife.
He's been going to the ball game"
How IS it that you didn't catch on
to the voice?"
We'll, I'm busy at bridge every
day and I've been having the cook an.
swer the telephone"
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Ellen Van VoIkenbura.

Miss Ellen volkenburg. the gifted
perhaps the word marvellous would
describe her better-girl from Chica.
go, who goes to a play once and can
then sit down and repeat every word
and action of the piece, will be in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
Forsakes Business.

President Fisher has given up ac-
tive management of his business to
go about the country this year for
the purpose of converting laundrymen
to the association idea. THE laun-
dryman OF today is not dub as
ne formerly was but works things
out on scientific basis the same as
in any profession. and is profiting
thereby" were the words of Geo. Nj.
strain, state president of the Ne
braska association.
In the United States there are ac.
curately 5.1S6 power laundries. BY
power" laundries, it is wished to dis
tinguish by the term, the difference
between the washer woman ana
Laundry which is using electric
lty, steam or other methods.
Last year the laundries of the
United States employed 10000 per.
sons to do their work. The business
IS increasing yearly. The properties
OF all the more than 5000 laundries
q the country is valued at 500, $780,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
Partisan Sage
BANIsHEs DANDRUFF

1t quickly kills the dandruff germs
that's why dandruff vanishes SO
promptly when PARTISAN SAGE ia
used
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
NASHERMEN LIKE
DAMS LOOKS
Iowa state Launderers Association
Came to keokuk Yesterday to
Study the Big
Works.
AN INTERESTING CROWD
Prosperity Written in the Face of
educational President Fisher
Among the
Visitors.
AN INTERESTING CROWD

Forty strong, the members in con-
yention of the Iowa Launderers Asso-
citation, headed by the national presi-
dent, L. H. Fisher, of Kansas City,
Mo-, arrived in Keokuk at 1:15 We'd
nesday afternoon to see the dam.
When seen just before seating them
selves at supper In the dining room
of the Hotel Keokuk last night, by
Gate City representative, many Of the
visiting laundry proprietors expressed
amazement at the stupendousness of
the magnificent enterprise and felt
repaid many times for their excur-
sion to the city from the conclave
seat.
Among the state officers of the
laundrymen present were President
H. l.. Wilson Of Des Moines, Secre-
tary Moses Black of Creston and
Treasurer Schaeffer OF Muscatine.
Geo. NJ Strain, president of the Ne
braska state Laundrymen's associa-
ton, whose headquarters are in
Omaha, was among the visitors. W.T..
Strain is a former newspaper man.
and is native of Galesburg, Ill. He
is the proprietor of laundries at
Omaha, Beatrice, Nebr., and Water
loo.
National President Fisher is owner
of the largest laundry business in
Kansas City, Mo-, and the middle
west. Last year the pay roll of his
concern amounted to 100000 a
large number being employed in the
clerical department of the business
alone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09
DENMARK.

Mrs. Showater and children are
home, the osteopath at Kahoka telling
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-09

McGrath Bros, Wilkinson & Co.
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pme in
years.
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fischer
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TERED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

that called for real diplomacy But though it required
an interview with Margaret to convince Benedek,
he at last consented to play the assigned part in
Tournament for the Fairest' 1 willing to pay
handsomely; but, though Benedek as yet
ing very little he absolutely refused to receive cent
to do kindness to lady, and all is in love and in
fare right and fairness" Once embarked, Herr Won
Benedek threw himself into the affair with keen enjoy
ment of the situation.
PRESENTLY all was prepared, and one evening
opened the subject to Mr.. Drayton. II have been
You will see, though not at chess analysis "and am
now ready to accept your challenge"
ITO the chess tournament?s he asked eagerly.
you half dozen games of chess If win them all, you
are to consent to our engagement and marriage"
"Quite correct" he agreed. what have you done,
engaged medium" and he laughed derisvey.
answered, Exactly. have found Austrian medium
Continued page 10
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wished to find highclass player entirely unknown
to my prospective father in law and one who would be
willing to play part in the little drama | was con,
leave our city out of the question, and import my
talent from another locality.
This took sometime; but at length heard of an
Austrian expert who had been only short time in
America and was reputed to be a most remarkable
champion. looked him up, invited him to dinner and
after we had become friendly excellent meal
set up the and played few games.
The result quite convincing as to his rank as a
chess player Mr.. Drayton beat me, it is true: but
tories were hardly won. My Austrian friend Herr
Benedek played horse with me, the boys say. He
beat me with ridiculous ease. I asked for odds but
with little effect. He explained, he demonstrated, he
smiled, and most courteously tried to help In
short fully sustained the reputation he had brought
with him. After modest disclaimers of superior
skill l gained from him the admission that he had
ranked high in several international tournaments and
was fairly entitled to the name of chess master.
Then came the more difficult part of my task, part
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Der wearing sack coat-a gray sack coat sack coat
of homespun, unbuttoned and flying loose He breezed
right into the rock coated aSsembage the steps
of the das whacked the gavel the desk and spread
out his face in thirty horsepower grin which, being
translated, meant
a know this is pretty sudden; but it goes with
me-
Previous to that two Senators, sapping prece
dent in the face, had sack coats in the summer
time tribute to the heat; but Sunny Jim did it in
the winter, without shadow of and, worst OF
ALL presiding officer. Senators talked about it tor
week-and finally began to appear in sack coats them
selves.
few days after the Vice President began his duties
of overseeing the dismal actions of the Senate, new
reading clerk from the House appeared at the main
door of the Senate and, in the customary language,
bill Instead of making the announcement short how
ever he spun with flow of unnecessary language
The lawmakers silent, dignihed, full of glacier
dust snow, and frost. When he had finished, Sherman
said in tones audible throughout the chamber:
@All right, Dearly"
Whereupon Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,
shot new dose of driven into his arteries and
Bacon of Georgia sank into icelike trance No such
whmsicality had before shocked the cold calm OF
that uplfted body. While Sherman laughed, the Sena-
tors sat appalled,, incredulous, and ashamed.
takers among his fellows, spoke the whole of day
on subject in which he much interested The fol-
lowing morning another Senator and, addressing
the Chair, inquired:
"Has the Senator from Texas Mr.. Bailey elaborated
his views this matter?"
al believe" said Sherman in mock gravity, "that the
Senator from Texas nearly got started Yesterday"
Kidding the Senators! That's what that was and it
had never been done before 1t much of a sacri
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He revouted evoluted, and diluted the ancient and
frozen customs until he had raised the temperature of
the impressive legislative chamber one hundred and
three degrees He transformed the Senate of the United
States into something that looked exactly like an as
sembage of human beings.
Prior to the advent of Mr.. Sherman presiding Off
cer the atmosphere of the upper house coolly
tors approached the daily sessions they journeyed
to the burial of their dearest friend and feared to parade
their mental anguish in public. Anybody who had
human emotion his system craftlly hid 1T behind the
door before entering he had tears to she'd he shed
them on the hard, cold floor of the marble corridor
outside If he felt good laugh coming he gagged it
or buried it in his sleeve. Dignity had death grip
the whole procession. burst of merriment from a
Senator was as lonely thing lunch ticket in the
pockets of tramp, and if Scion emitted honest
out light haw haw he might well have taken his stand
picturesquey in front of the presiding officers desk and
shot himself in the heart nine times. -
1t entirely matter of precedent and peri
phrasis. The daily legislative business had all the
gaety of public execution and all the snap and
crispness of ceremen Senators addressed questions
and comment to one another only after they had
ceived the recognition of the Vice President and the
sanction of the principles outlined in the Ten Com
mandrnents the laws of parliamentary procedure, and
the rules of poteness as laid down by Beau Brummel
Their talk a between long drawn out groan
and Gottschalks Last Hope" trimmed up with
oceans of adagio stuff.
Their studied politeness had the triple prostraton of
the Mikados court looking like grotesque and TIN.
couth piece of horseplay and their stride ornamented
by the powerful flap of coat tails against their knee
holoWs, would have enabled even Oliver Goldsmith to
achieve dignity and taught David Garrck things
in acting. Even their garb fixed by hard and
fast rule for they had to frock coats with long
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BY JAMES HAY, JR.

tails-although the tails had moth
ing on the senatorial faces in length.
And all of this courtesy, dignity,
freeze, and frown went double for
the presiding officer. With the
Senators looking like chief mourn
ers, the Vice President had to
furnish the piece de resistance and
impersonate the corpse. Jokes
and wit were out of place. Senators
didn't do that sort of thing, don't
you know Everything was dig
nifty, which was sad. If you don't
believe it, take a look at Colonel
Charlie Edwards blind mule in a
snowstorm, which, he says, is the
most .dignifed collection of animal
matter and weather known to the
annals of time.
But Sherman differed from the
dignity doctrine. He had seen long
service in the House of Represen-
tatives, in business, and in State
politics, and he concluded to con-
tinue as natural, as irrepressible,
and as light hearted in the upper
chamber as he had teen in the
lower. Light hearted in the Sen
ate! Yes gods and little minnows! 1t
was like setting off a skyrocket at
the feet of King George at the most
solemn stage of the coronation.
But Sunny Jim carried out his
intention. The first thing he did
was to blow into the Senate cham
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LAR back in the beginning of
i things, when Grandfather
carried a goldheaded cane and
Grandmother knew all of Robert
Herrick's love poems by heart,
somebody invented a combined
foodstuf and bone stiffener called
senatorial dignity. 1t was made
by the following recipe: "One-
third frost. one-third snow, one
third glacier dust; neither warm
nor stir before using
1t Strengthened the back, length
ened the face, and put the soft
pedal on the voice, and it was ex-
ceedingly popular until Sunny Jim
otherwise known as the Hon.
lanes Schoolcraft Sherman, Vice
President of the United States
got a taste of it. After that things
in the Senate began to change
rapidly. to heat up and to melt
down. Hoary and hidebound prec-
edents were smashed to smallest
smithereens, and the bone stiffen-
ing recipe was thrown into the
furnace. The Senate found itself
humanized; for Sunny Jim jumped
on the works with his coat off and
necessarily insisted on acting as if
he had coursing through his veins
an effective mixture of red blood
and nitroglycerin.
What he did to the glacier dust
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-17
PRES. TAFT WILL
PROBABLY VISIT MINo1


President Taft may visit Minot on
his tour west, which he Will make
soon. Representative Hanna has in
ted the president to visit the state
and he has submitted to the White
House several schedules OF stops, &C.
cording to which road the president
will take. Most of the large cities of
the state lie on the G.. sN.e.and It is
probable that he will take this route.
i he does he will be asked to stop
at the Following. places and giveaad-
dresses: d Wilhston., Stanley Minot,
Towner, Grand Forks, Hillsboro, Rug
by. Leeds, Devils Lake, Lakota, sar-
MIA, Fargo and Wahpeton. II he goes
over the 500, he will stop at Harvey,
Fessenden, Darlington, Kensal, Court
enay, Wimbledon, Valley City, Ender-
lin, Wyndmere. Hankinson, Bowbells.
Kenmare, Minot, Velva, Balfour,
Drake and Anamoose.
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house every Sunday at 2 O'clock:
sy'et4EdEA1 sadgsss. Ia l,lhs9n',I. horse,
AuRELIA CHIPS.

Not very long ago everybody were
crying for rain. Now it is the other
way, too much of gold thing.
Harvest will be general this week
wheat will make light crop, but fax
corn and potatoes will turn out well.
S. M. Olsen and s. N. Thompson
were among those who registered for
land on the Berthold reservation at
Minot Tuesday.
P. DuPaul, H. Johnson and S. Pet
erson helped the Doonybrook ban
team to get stung atMinot last Sun
day. ..g.
Joe spaulding il getting ready for
the fall threshing by having his rig
thoroughly overhauled.
Socialist State Organizer Meyer
will give talk on Socialism here at
Aurelia Sunday, let US all turn out to
listen to an able talker.
Notice Of Sale Of Land Under Decree