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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-01
BAT Climbs 4 Tree.

Uncle Bob Partin has some peculiar
rats out at his house. A few days
ago thc dog ran a rodent about the
premises for some time and finally 1t
was lost to sight. Some one accident
ally gazed into maple tree. and there
sat the rat on the highest limb he
could fnd.-Bardwell News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-01

SET IN SOLID ROCK
Construction Work is Ahead of the
Schedule and It viii be Com
pleted Before the
Date Set.

With the work ahead of schedule,
the Keokuk and Hamilton water pow
er dam is expected to be completed
sometime before the date of July l.,
1913 which has been set for the open
ing, according to Dexter P. Cooper in
charge of the eastern end of the
dam, in his speech at Davenport in
the Y. M. C. A. building. A Daven-
port paper tells of his interesting
talk as follows:
No arrangements have so far been.
made to sell any of the power in Dav-
export, says Mr. Cooper, but 99-year
contract has already been signed to
furnish the Public Utilities company
OF ST. Louis with 10000 horsepower.
Hannibal Mo-, Quincy, H., Burlington
and Fort Madison are some of the cit
les that will be furnished with cleo
trio power
Can Send Power 200 Miles.
st. Louis, $50 miles from the Keo-
kuk dam, is the greatest distance to
which the power is to be sent, al
though the current can be transmitted
profitably 200 miles. The carriers are
steel towers 80 feet high, on which the
six wires carrying the two alternating
currents are strung. At distance of
1870 miles Is per cent of the current is
lost. according to Mr.. Cooper.
The construction of the dam is now
ahead of schedule, and from present
bn M loft
before the time originally set, July,
1913. Mr.. Cooper told how huge steel
frames, costing s65,0oo each. used as
molds for the big concrete arches, are
thrown away after the arch has once
been cast, the costly steel frames be-
ing used to facilitate speed and insure
absolute precision.
1000 Men at Work.
At the present time 1000 men are
at work on the building OF the dam
and power house. In summer the
force is increased to 1900. A few
years ago it would have been neces-
sary to use several thousand men on
a project as large as the Keofulk dam,
but the use of the modern machinery
has enabled the Mississippi River
Power Company to carry on the worn
with comparatively few men.
Mr.. Cooper described great dam
projects all over the world, including
the Scandinavian countries, Germany
Switzerland. France. Spain. Italy,
Japan, South Africa, South America
and Australia, many of which he has
assisted in building. He also told OF
primitive and ancient forms of making
use of water power. His talk was Il
Illustrated with excellent slides show
ing these in actual work.
In this country Mr.. Cooper has beer
connected with the construction o
two large water power projects, on.
at Niagara and the other across tn
Susquehanna at McCall's Ferry, Pa
Set In Solid Rock.
In order to make absolutely sur
that the Keokuk dam will never Civ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-01

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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIANS.

w. ]. HARTFR. III. g., 3. o.
Osteopathic ans Electric treatments
speciality. On 20. 80 North Fourth
street. Ground door.
Hours 10 to IL p M: 2 to s D u
Evenings by appointment.
Phone-Ofns Iowa 1254-Red; ress
dence, lowe 870-Red.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-01
Wake Up with a
CLARK Brown
Tasfe''?
Get Rid of NJ! Rum for
OLIVE TABLETS

There isn't the slightest need to
wake up any morning with brown
mouth" Ugh! No need to describe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-01

way the bed had been laid from four to
twelve feet deep in the solid rock.
Whenever it has seemed to the engi-
neers that the rock is in the last yield
ing the foundation has been laid to
greater depth than four feet.
Because of the expansion and con-
traction of concrete, which is the
material out of which the dam is con-
structed, the dam is built in sections,
with spaces every 40 feet large enough
per The dam, which is 4,27S feet in
length, is expected to contract and ex-
pand at least four inches. The small
spaces between the sections will allow
for this and prevent cracking.
Peculiar Shape of SpiIIway.
In order that the water flowing ov
er the top of the dam may cling to
and not strike the surface and set il
in vibration the spillway has been
constructed in the peculiar egg-shaped
curve which engineering experts have
| figured out to be the most practicable
The preparatieE made to deflec
and discharge ilo.iting ice and to in
sure the safety Of the dam at thu
highest flood stage were also describ
ed by Mr.. Cooper. who showed slide:
of the Susquehanna river in floot
stage at Mccall Ferry and the dan
there withstanding the force of tn
river without any Ill effects.
| The first dam at Keokuk was plan
led in 1853, according to Mr.. Cooper
Then came a scheme OF a DETECTING
dam, and finally the present projec,
which has necessitated compan
capitalized at s25,o0o,0 600, with a lega
real estate and engineering depar
ments, and the actual construction G
the dam in large part by automati
machinery.
J Another Press Notice.
The following special dispatch frol
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-03-30

UIkALIEA ARAapNEsA
Huprssionsa testralss')
Conclusion
Ell herrador, q es eorto ue VISTA
desempenaba 81 papea de don Juan, pos
~trose aefhinoioa ante q Iumba de don
sGonzalosen lugn dhzcerllQ ante Ia de
~suh iJa, exclamandos
sMarmoI en- quien dona Ines
Ell enerpo sin alma existe.
~ Ia estatua del Commentator eontes-
is:
Mira, don JUAN que te e~qnlgocas.
ESQ Sc 10 ctefytas q aqu6Ha de AHA en-
frente, que q mi Made me pone NOTES.
SAr,nase ma tremenda barahunda, vel
escrif,ano. que es hombre de mai genio,
=nniso meter en- la carcel q toda Ia compaI
mia,
En- 81 cuarto pajar hubo trennollna II
terror. EN- ell escenarlo.
Guando Ell protsgonista iba 8 salir a
aas tahlas, p~resent6se a 81 un ganan y le
pregunto con males neodos:
1Essust6 Manolico Perezs
-servfdor de listed
Pas vengo q coIraIe 8 uste esta lac
turica. de parte 6 mi duelO-
-Iombre, en- este momento soy N
ssdvente. Don Juan Tenorio no paga.
-Nog Plus toma, por descarau !!
7 Sc oyeron dos bofetadas terribles.
Unos aplaalsos frenetlcos, ovacl6n trlbnA
tada al actor en- sn propio rostro.
va Sc senior director, a. NADIA de par
ticraar hallara listed en- estes datOS, tea
trales. recogidos en- hos ~Scoliseos de
AGA; pere ereo que tanapoeo ocurriran
scosas mayoress enles Teatros de las
erandes. eapitales Poraue "Don Juan
Tenorion segln mis- inforIRes, en- todas
parties Sc representa- naaI. Gonque apar
tie de Ia ehisanograf1a mas 8 menos varia
da. en- elarlto al "Tenorio' respecta,
aquf nos hallamos & Ia altnra de ESQ; y
east, east, los dates que lie remlto seran
parecfdos Is las noticias que puedan dar
nstedes q sus fectores de ana obra tan
vista = manoseada como eftTenorio, s
de ~reglanento estos das en- Ia alayoria
de los teatros
G-osrssponsag.
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Hotel Paris
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sitsado este esssbIselmisnte -
ssstro dc Ia Gale Mtndsx vIso. e.
n 5ardin 81 frenie. e. FL qus u ~
yerss vsntsjss y comodidadss pars ls.
ssseres visjercs. y 81 que eusn,s ssr
Ms5orss hsbitaciones frescas, ssntlisp
sas, masniacos bahos y dueks.
C0hDAs A ToDAs HoRAs
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21

SCOTS Best High Patent Flour
So. per barrel, at Cash Grocery.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21

time and nearly seven hours be-
hind the time advertised by the
local committee. At 1:30-the
time advertised-the town was full
of farmers, all eager to see and
learn, but owing to the storm few
of them remained.
The train consisted of seven cars,
comprising one baggage car with
milch and beef cattle and three ho 5
Poland China, Berkshire and Dur
ocs; one car with farm exhibits,
one car with fruit exhibits. two
coaches for lecture purposes and
two compost cars for the "a
commodation of the specialists in
charge of the demonstrations. The
train is the largest of its kind
ever operated in the northwest and
contains exhibits of great interest
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21

and value to ranchers, stockmen
and others who are interested in
stock and farming, as the exhibits
show the results of actual expert
ments on western lands, what
has been accomplished through ir-
rigation and the amount of water
used for securing good crops. Lee
lures were given on livestock, hor-
ticulture and the duty ok water.
Striking examples were shown of
what can be accomplished in feed
ing stock on western feeds and
also of what can be accomplished
in agriculture and horticulture with
a small amount of water. The
animals on exhibition on the train
are western products, fed on west
ern feeds and are only specimens
of what can be accomplished on ar
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
LETHA MAIL
CONTRACT LET
Awarded to JOSeph Ricketts,
Three Times Week.

The contract for carrying the
mail between Letha and Emmett
was on Friday awarded to Joseph
P. Ricketts, of Letha for $500
per year. A tri-weekly mail service
is provided-Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
The schedule is as follows: Leave
Letha at 12:45, arrive Emmett at
315. Leave Emmett at 9:45, ar
rive Letha at 6:15. Mr. Ricketts, is
fine young fellow, will give eff
cient and conscientious service and
no criticism can be made as to
his selection for the work. But it
does look like a piece of foolishness
and rank incompetency on the part
of the postoyice department to
put in effect tri-weekly service
by stage when a railroad is in
operation the length of the val
ley and connecting the two towns
and running two trains a day. Not
only would the railroad give twice
a day service to Letha, but to Falks
New Plymouth and other towns as
far as Payette. Mail for these
points will still require three days
in transit, though the distance to
Falks is only II miles and to Pay
,ette only % miles.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
A Big REAL ESTATE
DEAL
w. A. Reed Trades $4,000
Worth of Emmett Land
for Orchard.

W. A. Reed this week traded his
Emmett bench holdings to S. j.
Coburu for 2O-acre apple o.
chard at Fruitland, valued at
$4,000. The deal was made by
E. w. NJ. Day of New Plymouth.
The Reed properties comprise two
4O-acre tracts. One of them is
a portion O. the Billy Feen
place, which went at $225 per
acre. The other 40 joins the
William Whitsell place and sold
for $3.50. Possession will be
given in a few weeks.
Mr.. Coburn, wi o was a former
Grand junction, Colo, fruit grow
er, will improve both places next
year. He will build on the land
that joins the Whitsell farm ana
put out fruit trees.
Mr.. Coburn bought the Fruitland
orchard four years ago for $500
per acre, and sold it for $1,000
per acre. During his possession of
the property he has taken off
1900 boxes of apples.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
Fire Damages Auto.

Fire nearly destroyed Orrie
Critics and Bob Wells auto Friday
morning. Mr.. Critics was using the
engine in the auto to operate a
bean thresher on his suburban pro-
perty north cf town. The gasoline
tank leaked and considerable oil
accumulated in the pan underneath
the tank. The electrical connections
got loose and fell upon the rear
axle and the accompanying spark,
set fire to the gasoline that had
leaked out The fire department
quickly responded to the alarm, but
before their arrival the blaze was
extinguished. The machine was
badly damaged.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
Buys Land for Vineyard.

Louis Obermeyer has bought 10
acres of the John Heath farm on
the South Slope, paying 5000
per acre. The land is in a raw
state, but in teh spring will be
placed under cultivation and plant
ed to European grapes. Mr.. Ober-
meyer is an experienced fruit
grower, his hobby being grapes,
receiving his training on fruit
farm in Michigan.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
Grazing Permits for 1912

Forest Supervisor Mains is
sending out notices to the sheep
men of the Emmett-Payette dis
trict in regard to grazing per-
mits for the coming year. The
secretary of agriculture has au-
thorized the grazing of los, 700
head of sheep and $500 head
cattle and horses on the Payette
forest in 1912. Applications for
permits must be filed with the
forest supervisor not later than
January 5, 1912. The grazing per-
iods remain the same as last year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
RECOMMEND signing
Of WAIVER
Attorneys Find Nothing OBJ
jectionable in Either
Waiver or Bonds.

In legal opinion handed down
this week byi the weI-knowp regal
firm of Richard & Haga Boise,
the signing of the Waiver of Err
rors by the land owners in the EN-
nett Irrigation District is recon-
mended and the form of the bonds
provided by the bonding company
are pronounced satisfactory and in
legal form.
The opinion was given upon re-
quest Of the board of directors Of
the District and is given in full be-
low. The advice contained should
be followed by all the land owners
and the last obstacle in the sue
cessfuI negotiation of the bonds re-
moved:
"As requested we have examined
for the Emmett Irrigation Dis
trict the Waiver of Errors" which
the land owners in the District
have been requested to sign in
connection with the sale of the En-
NETT Irrigation Disric bonds,
"The waiver referred to creates
no liability; it only valves the
right on the part of the land
owners to object in the future TO
the legality of the bonds which
the District is about to issue, In
the event the bones have been legal
authorized or issued the waiver
valves no right whatever; in the
event they have not been legally
authorized or issued the waiver has
the effect waving objections
which land owner might urge on
account of such irregularities
''The waiver does not create
new liability; it simply confirms
and approves the liability created
when the bonds were voted and
issued. 1t should not interfere with
the securing of loans, except pos
sibly with individuals who might
make loans without knowledge of
the fact that there was a District
bond issue outstanding. The wal
yer, of course, calls attention to the
fact that there is a bond issue. 1t
should seem, however, that most
people who loan money in that
locality would have knowledge Of
the fact that the land is in an irri-
cation district, and tha bonds
have been issued by the district.
There is no legal objection to the
waiver that we can see, as as stat
ed above, no new liability is Great
ed by executing it. 1t may facilitate
the placing of the bonds to have
these waivers generally signed, and
If securing funds without delay is
important to the District, then we
would recommend that the waiver
be signed without delay.
I'VE have also examined the
form of bond which the District pro
poses to issue. We understand the
form is satisfactory to the per-
sons with whom the District has
contracted for the sale of the bond
That being the case we see no OBJ
jections TO it. There is nothing
about the bond that could be objec-
tionable from the Districts stand
point. In event these bonds are
delivered on or before January l
1912, all matured coupons should
be removed before the bonds are
delivered -
Seneca poultry and stock rene
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
SHEEPMEN WILL MEET
annual Meeting Will be Held in
Emmett January 8.

The Emmett-Payette Woolgrow-
ers' Association will meet in the
Commercial Club rooms in Emme /
Monday, January 8, at 10 O'Clock
/. m, to hold their annual election
If officers and to consider mat
ers of interest in regard to the
|ange with Forest Supervisor Mains
Two important questions to be
bken up are the adjusting of
Failing privileges across lands
'wned by the Payette Lumber
bmpany and the establishment of
hother trail into the Thunder
.ountain country.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
Sells BroMnIee Farm.

Mart Cloptcn this week sold
his 16O-acre wheat farm in the
Brownlee country to Madden &
Bailey, real estate men of Cald-
well, for $1,000. The land would
have been cheap at twice the price.
1t is located within three miles
of the new FIGURING mills that
will be built on the Idaho North
eru next year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21

w. B. Baker, clerk in the Gold
en- Rule store, who recently bought
10 acres of the Schrecongost farm
on the east slope, has plans drawn
for a neat five room cottage, and
will start building operations as
soon as the weather will permit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21
INDUSTRIAL
TRAIN
Storm Delays Train Until
Night---But Few Farm
ers Present

The Farmers Industrial train,
under the direction of the general
passenger department of the Ore
gon Short Line, arrived in Emmett
nearly three hours behind schedule
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21

ranch where the animals are pro-
perly cared for and rightly fed. The
3-year-oId steer is a product from
the Utah Agricultural college and
weighs 215O pounds. The animal
was fed on alfalfa, bran and bar
ley and is a magnificent specim
A Berkshire hog, 20 months old,
and weighing 600 pounds, is one
of the animals raised at the Univer-
sity Of Idaho and fed only on we t
ern grown feed.
An exhibit of the weevil which
is devastating the alfalfa fields
of Utah was shown The insect
eats away the foliage on the alfal-
ia stalks. No method has yet been
discovered to destroy these pests,
except to cut the first crop and
burn it, which is big loss to the
Utah iarmers. State Inspector Nc
Pherson, who was with the train
stated that the greatest precautions
are being taken to prevent its
introduction into Idaho.
Accompanying the train are
Prof. L. A. Merrill, DR.. E. D.
Ball, Prof. J. l. Caine, L. NJ
Winsor and Gottlieb Smith of
Utah Agricultural college, Pros.
w. H. Olin, Len H. Bark and
John q. McPherscn of Idaho. Every
one of them are experts in their
departments.
The officials felt keenly the ds
appointment which the Iateness &
the train had caused the farmers,
and Prof. W. H. OIin. who has
charge of the farmer institute work
in tbs state, said that under the
circumstances he would arrange TO
hold an institute here in March
if the farmers so desire, though
he did not intend to do so. Those
who wish to have an institute hel
here about March Is are therefore
requested to at once notify H. T.
Davis, secretary of the Commerce.
Club, or this office, so that arrange
ments may be made accordingly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-12-21

Seneca poultry and stock rene
dies at Cronk's..
Arizona republican., 1911-09-13

The accident which befell Robert
Fowler Yesterday in his attempted
flight from ocean to ocean will not
deter other aviators from undertake
ing the task Of flying across the
American continent. The great prize
of fifty thousand dollars Offered by
Mr.. William r. Hearst for the first
successful flight from the shores OF
one ocean to the other will lead the
Adventurous airmen to keep on trying
until the feat is accomplished, and
even if there were no great financial
prize in sight the cross-continent
flight would stin appeal so strongly
TO the more daring aviators that they
could not resist making the effort.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-13

at times it is just the reverse. When
simple effects are used, the trimmings
are buttons and strips Of the satin
itself, but when something more elab-
crate is desired, eyelet embroidery
and cluny lace are employed.
1t is very essential for the woman
who wants an expensive looking waist
to avoid mixtures in net and imitation
venise for these waists. for they soil
easily and it is after the cleaner has
finished his work that the terrible
tale of simulated modiShncss is told.
quite as smart as the satin blouse.
and more practical from the stand
point of wear is the white blouse of
crepe de chine In many instances
this is tailored in the most severe
manner The question Of sleeves is
still undecided, both the kimono and
convention sleeve being employed.
Frills. detached and otherwise. are
going to have much 10 do with the
charm Of fan and winter blouses,
but this question has been touched
upon before.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-13
The Modern Notion,

The Nogales Oasis is a paper of
peculiar ideas. For example:
Arizona needs capital and popula-
ton far more than political theories
and experiments in government
Leave out the latter and embrace
policies and measures which will
bring in the former"
The oasis is entirely too old fash
toned. 1t exhibits n lack of under
standing of the modern idea of gov
'ernment The modern idea is that if
we can only enact laws enough, and
will elect to office the men who hold
certain beliefs" everybody will be
made prosperous; it will no longer
be necessary to make the state in
viung TO capital, for somehow, the
enactment Of laws will provide every
body with capital, and it won't be
really necessary for anybody to
work unless he wants TO. The old
fashioned notion of jefferson, that a
country has the best government
when it has the least government;
that the chief function of government
is TO appOrtion taxes fairly and to
assure to every man an equality be-
fore the law and to assure equal OPP
portunities to every man under fair
laws fairly executed, has given way
to the modern notion that we cannot
possibly have too much government;
that it is the duty of the govern
ment to make every man prosperous
regardless of his own lack of thrift.
and that all the economic principles
established by human experience can
be overturned by legislation.
We of course are making no ref
erence to any particular dogma of the
new anti-Jefferson school. We are
merely calling attention to the fact
that the multitude of new PROPOSE
tions that are put forth as nature
produces mushrooms are all a mani
festation of the new idea that the
government and the lawmakers can
make everybody prosperous.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-13
Fashions and
Follies
By Maude Griffin.
Observation-Disclosures


New Yorl.-DiifiCult indeed are the
leaders of the chroniclers of fashions
although they are belittled by the
creators of the modes. AS one world
famous dressmaker said, 1T takes
brains to create fashions. my dear. -
To which the humble describer of
these creations replied, THAT is true,
Madame"
Yet there is a prize for literary
merit, distinction in style and the
coinage and use of words awaiting
the discredited pencil pushcr who can
competently convey to the mind of
the woman anxious to acquire a fall
wardrobe that will be faultless in the
requirements of fashion just what
is what and ust what should be.
If one go to the realm of hats, 10,
there are big hats and little hats;
medium sides TOPICS and steeples;
bird hats and saucers.
If it be the dress that We are de-
Gliding upon, there are lace trimmed
frocks-"positively the most authori-
tative things sent over from Paris for
the FAM" but if you should not happen
to take a fancy to. for the reason
of its cost most likely because all are too
beautiful not to be admired, why you
see the embroidered dress, or the
one stitched deliberately with braid,
and that one will be quite as au-
thoritative and you will find choice
"a matter Of individual taste" Really,
there is no one who puts quite so
much of a discount on the shopper
Arizona republican., 1911-09-13

Sixty days ago it looked as # the
Hon. G. W. P. Hunt would have no
opposition for the democratic nomina-
ton for governor. 1t was generally
assumed that the nomination would
be handed to him on a platter gar
nished with flowers. But what a
change in a few short weeks, Now
it appears, Mr. Hunt will have trou-
BILE in carrying his own county. And
there's public gratitude. in all its
dimensions Wasn't it Mr.. Hunt that
wrote the constitution? And doesn't
everybody know that without him we
should have had no constitution?