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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
Invitation to Mayor.

Another big meeting was held
on June 10, when it was decided
to invite Mayor Albert Boil.
schweiler to formally pre-.
sent the "white way" tc
the citizens of Perth Amboy
by touching a button and turning
on the lights; hire a band of
twelve pieces for the occasion; Sc
leet Secretary Thomas Brown as
the speaker of the evening; and
select five judges to award the
prizes in connection with the
Mardi Gras and grotesque fea-
lures of the celebration. Herman
Philo again played an important
part in these suggestions. 1t was
his committee on arrangements,
which advocated the mentioned
features as the most practical for
the white ways" success.
1t was also announced, on the
same occasion, that seventy bust
ness men and property owners
had signed an agreement to sub
scribe two dollars per month,
after the initial cost, for the
maintenance of the "white way
and as this Is about two thirds of
the street s roster, the officials ex-
pressed much pleasure on receiv-
ing the report. A motion was
passed at the same session asking
the merchants to decorate elabor-
ately for the occasion and assist
in making the street as beautiful
and attractive as possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
Couldn't Hurt His Brain,


Strickland w. Gillian q y that Sam
Jones and Sunshine Hawks" Of Bal.
timore, the ~revivalists, were invited
to the homo Of a good brother and sis
ter in the church. At the dinner table
1t transp1red that the sister had had
a sinister purpose in issuing the In
vitation, for she said: Mr.. Jonas, I
wish you'd tell my husband that smok-
ing Is injurious to him. I know it Is,
but he won't believe 1t. I wish you'd
tell him, and 1t might have some in
fuence over him."
mo, sister," said Jones, who was
himself an inveterato smoker, 1T can't
tell him that. Smoking Injuries only
the human brain. And he hasn't any
brain to injure, or he wouldn't have
married you, Now, sister. I came re
to eat-that Is what ! was invited for
not to lecture. So II you'll carve that
turkey, give me a piece Of the white
meat and Hawks a leg we'll be all
right" And that husbands gratitude
lives yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
Association Incorporated.
CONTINUED from page ~

In the incorporation articles it
is set forth that the Office of Sec
rotary Thomas Brown, in State
street, is the Office of the associa-
ton and that Thomas Brown is
the authorized agent upon whom
legal papers can be served. The
association is incorporated under
the laws regulating incorpora-
tons for no gain, and hence no
stock was issued. Instead every
merchant along the street has
been assessed ten or five dollars,
according to his store frontage,
while the property owners have
been invited to join hands with
the merchantile houses and con-
tribute their little mite towards
the worthy project. Herman
Philo, Harry Petz and M. Leitch-
man were appointed a committee
on May % to solicit funds and
everybody has heard by this time,
Of the rapid strides made by this
energetic committee.
Another meeting was held May
26, which was really the second
meeting of the association. On
that occasion President Burke
advanced the idea Of having a
Mardi Gras on the night of July
4 and his proposition vas met
with "Hurrahs" and some more.
He, himself, was elected a COM
mittee of one to confer with the
executive committee in charge of
the "safe and sane" celebration
in this city on that day and en-
deavor to have the late hours of
the evening set aside for the ben
eft of State streets celebration.
Mr.. Burke is chairman of the par
ade committee in charge of the
local July 4th celebration, so east
ly secured recognition from the
executive committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
STATE STREETS GREAT WHITE WAY Is
AN EPOCH IN HISTORY OF PERTH AMBOY

Ter, Michael Draper, Max Gold
berger, Rubin Kohn, Barnekov 4
PETE, Carbon & Streiff, and Sing
Lee. Other names have been an
.nounced from time to time, until
now the organizations member
ship includes nearly ninety per
cent. of the merchants and a
Igoodly number of property own
ers. Several eligibles have not
been seen by the committee as
yet, but are known to stand
strongly for improvement, spelled
with a big a."
1t was not until June 8 that the
arch idea of lighting the street
was finally adopted, such action
being taken at a conference be-
tween a committee from the asso-
citation and two officials of the
Public Service Lighting Company.
The plan adopted calls for eight
cen spans, Of twenty Tungsten
lights each, on State street, be-
tween Smith and Washington
streets. The cost will be $3.50
per light, per year, and authority
to sign a contract along these
lines was given to the committee
on arrangements at a meeting of
the association on June IL. The
spans, as Is obvious, are located
In the center Of each block and In
an K form at the corners. The
decision to have the arches span
the street In the center Of each
block was not reached until 1t be-
came evident that warm words
would likely fly thick and fast If
any business house was favored
by the lighting company.
1t was first intended by the as
ISOLATION to have eighteen arches,
each composed of thirty-two, six-
teen candle power lights, at a
cost a trife less than the adopted
proposition. The new lights are
twenty candle power, and will
give a glow reassuring to every
contributing merchant. Under
the old proposition it would be
necessary to have 500 lamps,
while the number of lights on the
arches now erected will not reach
that total.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03

now will receive careful consid
Grafton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO THE
WHITE WAY.
Continued from page 1.

Quigley g McGrann
j, PHI. Goldsmith
Michael Arcaint
James l.. Lynch
p. Siskind
Joseph Kaufman
Henry Detering
Aaron Kaufman,
Richard Calvin
S, Kish
Budnicki & Co.
Henry Pape
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
LobdeAf Indian Word,

The longest Indian word Oh record
ts the following, that was printed In an
indian Bible In 1861
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ehtunk-
Quoh.,
It signifies 'kneeling down to him."
When the Rev. Cotton Mather, print.
tive Boston's Puritan pastor, first saw
this consolidated phrase 1T prompted
him to 1estingly observe that the
words Of the language must have been
growing ever since the dispersion at
Babel-New York Telegram.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
The Prophecy.

It is very probable that if the
"white way" between Smith and
Washington streets is successful,
and meets the expectations of the
business men, hat the line will be
extended to the Lehigh Valley
railroad bridge, and thus comply
with a request from the residents
there, made to the association on
June 8. The petition to share in
the prosperity of the upper end
of the street, such as will surely
exist following the permanent es-
Enlistment of the "white way
was laid over at that time but
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
Plan Additional Arches.

Another idea advanced several
times Is to have additional arches
erected, especially where the
blocks are unusually long, provid-
ing the treasury of the associa-
ton remains in a good condition.
Several merchants have argued,
repeatedly, that extra arches are
required in several of the blocks,
but the officials refused to tamper
with the adopted proposition call
ing for eighteen arches. Follow
ing the opening and permanent
establishment, 1t is expected that
the next step Of the organization
will be to erect extra arches
where deemed advisable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
Crowned With Success.

Coming down to the present
day and the finish Of the State
street "white ways" history, at
tention Is called to the recent
meetings of the organization,
where only harmony and good
fellowship prevailed. Working
continually In unison, the State
street merchants have achieved
the remarkable record Of instigat-
ing and completing a permanent
"white way" organization in the
short time Of forty-three days.
From May % to July 4.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03
Members Easily Secured.

On the night of May 26 the first
members of the organization were
announced, as follows: Max
Leitchman, Herman Philo, Jacob
Goldberger, Burke & Bolger, Max
Semer, Thomas Brown, DR., Char
les l.. Silk, Emil Sameth, A. Mil
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-03

"Did you struggle against the con-
sequences of temptation?" asked-the
prison chaplain. !
"Yes, / did," replied the convict.
"Ah, but you should have fought q
little harder. II you had fought hard
er you would not be here now"
81 done the best 1 could, mister. II
took seven policemen to get me to the
station"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30
Well Known and Highly Esteemed
Citizen of keokuk, Passed Away
at $50 O'clock This
Morning.
A PROMINENT DRUGGIST
For Fifty-five Years Mr. Kerr Was
Engaged Actively In Bust
ness Hereof Notable
Ancestry.

Great suffering, borne with the for
titude and resolution that made him
the gallant soldier that he was, is the
marvel Of grieved and bereft family
and friends today, in the death of d.
A. Kerr, one of the older residents of
the city and man whose kindly,
christian character had given to him
the love and esteem of community.
which will never be lost in the mem
cries of years.
An invalid for the past fourteen
years, Mr.. Kerr had not been able to
leave his residence, 322 Fulton Street,
for many months. having been confined
three years last April. He died at $50
this morning. During the past six
weeks the aged gentleman had suf-
fered in untold manner and without
protest against his affliction from
cancer of the face, and during that
time has been in bed Up until then
Mr.. Kerr remained firm in his deter
mination to remain up. During his
long illness his wife had been in con-
slant attendance at the bedside of her
husband, supplying his wants with
loving care and soothing the prolonged
suffering.
Was Born in Illinois.
David Ayres Kerr was born at Jack
sonville, ILL.,, August Z. 1888, and this
month the seventy-third anniversary
of his birth was observed.
| Mr.. Kerr came to keokuk when
nineteen years old and entered the
business life of the city as a drug
clerk for man by the name of Bra
den. Some time later Mr. Kerr pur-
chased the drug stock of the late
| John T. Wilkinson and afterward as
ISOLATED himself in the apothecary
business with former druggist, Vow
ell, the two conducting their store at
Third and Main Streets.
After this last business enterprise,
Mr.. Kerr was engaged as drug mer.
chant in the firm of Kerr & Fuller
with George and DR.. E. E. Fuller. The
| firm of David A. Kerr & Co. was later
established and until the time Of his
1SAAISiiheo thO Sity Ii uS olOl y, IllS
business was known as the Kerr Drug
Co., having it's headquarters between
Sixth and Seventh on Main Street, on
/ the north side.
The late H. H. Clark was associated
with Mr.. Kerr in business for a mum
Der of years and the establishment
was one of the leading businesses oil
it's kind here. Mr.. Clark purchased
the interests of the Fullers.
David A. Kerr retired from his owr
business activities about ten years
ago, disposing of his stock to other
parties and entering the City Drua
store as prescription clerk
1t was long career of fifty-five
years as druggist for Mr. Kerr whel
| he retired from active life three years
ago. The more than half century as
business man in Keokuk had cause;
| him to become widely known as {
man of exemplary habits, and mode
character.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30

Mrs. Edward Hall of Hamilton, Ills
and Mrs. Sarah Hayes of Chicago.
Mrs. Charles S. Pond of this city is
a sister-in-law of the decedent. There
are also several nieces and nephews
surviving, here and elsewhere.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock in the
Westminster chapel and interment
will be made in the family lot at
Oakland cemetery. The honorary pall-
bearers will be; Messrs. David B.
Hamill, Capt. A. H. Evans, Col. H. B.
Blood and DR.. j. M. Shaffer The ac-
tive body bearers will be: Messrs.
l.. A. Hamill, Rice H. Bell, D. A. Col
lier, o. w, Ellsworth. w. B. Collins
and George Collingwood Tucker.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30
CITY NEWS.

For school hosiery try Racine
stockings on sale at the Central.
Union barber shops will close at
10 o'clock Monday morning.
Light delivery wagons at Sher-
woods, T03 Main.
Elizabeth A. Leighton has con-
veyed to F. A. Wedler lots /, 2. 8,
block Is. Leighton's addition, being
on Tenth between Leighton and Sey.
mour streets.
James Cameron, ST., has convey.
ed to Archie Starr lot s, block 9. Kill
bourne addition. The property is on
Johnson between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets.
Moose meet tonight at Hawkes.
hall. A large attendance is desired.
New dress ginghams, 10c and
121ac per yard at Central store.
-Ottumwa Courier: This is the
first trip of Company l. of Keokuk to
an encampment. 1t is rlmored that
the l. boys will become thoroughly
acquainted with the mysteries and
secrets of camp life before homecom-
ing time rolls around. The old vet
Grams say they will give them one de-
gree each night.
See Wabash Home Visitors ad
New buggies, new harness, new
whips at Sherwood's. 7o3 Main.
Regular meeting of Hermann
lodge, No. 116, 1. O. O. F.. tonight 1T
! 7:30 o'clock. Visiting brethren corr
daily invited.
New blankets and oomforters for
/ fall at the Central
Postmaster S. W. Moorhead has
received notification that the Postal
Savings bank to be conducted by the
postoffice is to be opened in the
Keokuk postoffice September %. The
supplies have been ordered and are
expected to arrive in few days. Be
fore the time arrives for opening the
/ postal savings bank Postmaster Moor
4 head will appoint some employee OF
the Office to act as cashier
New fall dress goods are now on
display at the Central Store.
The steamer Dubuque will arrive
in port tonight from ST. Louis. A
dispatch from that place says: The
steamer Dubuque of the Streckfus
Il line departed yesterday Afternoon
with good shipments of freight and
good passenger list for Burlington
Iowa. The Dubuque will have a spec
ial Labor day trip Saturday Afternoon
to Keokuk, and will not return unit
Tuesday morning.
New percales sc inches wide, 10
121sc yard, at Central Store.
4 -Keokuk Camp NJ. w. A. No. SO:
will hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30

of the signers of the Declaration of
independence. His maternal grand
father was M. Regnaud, a French
jurist, who was presiding over the SUI
perior court of the Island of San Do
mingo at the time OF the great upris-
ing of the blacks under Toussaint
LOuverture and the frightful massa.
ere of the whites which followed
His property on the island was all
either stolen of confiscated by the in
surgents, but his life was saved by
the fidelity and devotion of his faith
full slave, who warned him in time to
enable him to make his escape by
swimming to a vessel in the harbor
on which he sailed to Philadelphia
where he spent the remainder of his
life
Those Who survive.
Beside the wife, those who survive
the late D. A. Kerr, are two sisters,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

Fall of Troy at the Colonial Tonight.
The Colonial theatre will show to-
night only, the greatest motion pic
ture ever made, 1.-THE Fall of Troy
$4,000 production in two parts. 1t is
a reproduction of the Trojan war, O.
00O armed gladiators engaged in dead
ly conflict, spectacular attacks on the
city, settings dazzling with grandeur,
awe-inspiring CONGREGATIONS showing
the giant wooden horse, captured by
the Trojans, and the sortie in the
dead Of night by the soldiers conceal
ed in the animal, who set fire to the
city, the terror of the lovely Helen as
her husband at the head of the
avenging Greeks, destroys the Tro-
jams with fire and sword and Paris,
her lover, and a multitude of amazing
incidents. Absolutely the greatest
motion picture ever shown in Keokuk.
Beautiful women, dashing chariots,
massive palaces, regal costumes.
This picture should be seen by every
teacher and scholar One night only.
Tonight Two shows, at 7:45 and g..
The Friday Excursion.
The Warsaw Odd Fellows excur-
sion to Quincy and return on Friday
will be the event of this week. The
big steamer Sidney has been secured
for the outing and the boat leaves
Keokuk at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing with tickets at but so cents for
the round trip for adults and %
cents for children from to IL years
of age. There will be good music and
dancing and an enjoyable time for
all The boat will leave Quincy at S
o'clock, thus giving plenty of time
for visiting in Quincy and getting the
excursionists home at seasonable
hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30
OF Notable Ancestry.

He came of a very honorable and
somewhat distinguished ancestry. One
of his great-grandfather on his faith
.er's side was Dr. Benjamin Rush, one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30
Wounded In Battle.

In a stiff engagement at Big Creek
Cliffs, in Case County, Missouri, on
July II, 1862, the young soldier was
severely wounded in the right arm by
shot and an artery opened The in
jury had never been properly attended
and as result, the use of his right
arm was impaired. February 6, 1863,
at his request, because of his wound,
Mr.. Kerr received his honorable dis
charge from the army. He took part
in battles at Silver Creek, Mo, July 8,
1862 and at Prairie Green Creek, De-
cember 2. 1862.
His Wife, Captain Rartett's Daughter.
Miss Mary e. Bartlett, eldest daugh-
ter of Captain Rufus Bartlett, became
the bride of David A. Kerr in this
city May 1, 1866. Two children were
born to them, Rufus, son, who died
in infancy, and Miss LYDIA. the daugh-
ter, who expired six years ago.
When twenty-eight years old Mr..
Kerr united with the First Westmins-
ter Presbyterian church, and for thirty
years had been deacon there. He
was also a member of the G. A. r.
post here and several times had been
post commander. In both church and
order he was familiar figure and a
leading worker
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30
Russian Aviator Killed.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 30
Lieut.. Zolotnehin, Russian military
aviator, fell with his aeroplane while
making fight, and was killed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30

ATTENTION APPLE GROWERS.
We will buy your hand picked
Maiden Blush and Wealthy apples.
Bring them in.
LAGOMARCINo GRIPPE co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30
Bravery for His Nation.

David A. Kerr had career of mill
taryism, entering the service of the
United States during the war of the
rebellion, when twenty-five years old.
He enlisted with Co. A, First Iowa
Cavalry, June 10, 1861, and on July so,
little more than a month later, he was
promoted to the office of sergeant. In
October of 81 the deceased became
adjutant of the First battalion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30

Visit Centrars remnant counter
for materials for school dresses and
waists.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-16

ter and existing conditions disclosed.
The debt of America to Dickens
has long and often been commented
upon across the water. This debt
was supposed to have been incurred
by the reproduction of Dickens work
here without the protection to the
author which the international copy
right has since provided. There
was in Dickens time no such pro-
lection given in America to English
authors. Any debt incurred In this
way was later cancelled, in large
part at least, by the enthusiasm en-
gendered and the money (aggregat'
ing some 10000 pounds sterling), ,
which Dickens received for a course
of 76 readings given by him in the
larger American cities on his second
visit to the United States.
His heirs are, as the heirs Of any
other man, and should be, able tc
make their own way in the world
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-16

V"l 6f0ot 7Ap0la0ure "a uaos1Vy m M.
tcfments pay" continued Mr.. Fort
WIN increased population come In.
creased land values. Then, too. a great
majority of the men who are TAKING nm
the new farms are either farmerS -
nave been farmers at one time. rrrts
cation, as practiced in Idaho, La new
TO most of them, but they speedily
learn, through the kindness of thedr
helshOors and the agricultural COLLEGE.
AM IN return they bring ideas of their
own which are of value. All this re-
suits in larger crops on the farms a.
Ieauy Delng titled. That is where we
pront With the increased crops come
greater business for the Union Pacific
and so We are justified.
Inc United States is now at work
IN Idaho on two of its greatest recIa.
matlon schemes, and when these are
completed they will bring into fertil-
lty nearly 100000 acres of land. In
the M1nidoka and in the Payette-Boise
projects, the size of the farm units has
been limited to 40 and 80 acres This
has been done for several reasons
with farms of this size there will be
little demand for farm help. They are
the one man, or the one family home
steads, and the saving of money spent
Tor farm labor is vast. On such a farm
1t Is not only possible, as every one
In the state knows, but also COMPARE,
lively easy Of accomplishment, to pay
for the farm and amass a comfort BILE
competence.
Diversified Farming Profitable.
Diversified farming is usually
adopted by the man who comes here.
His early aim is to get his ground
cleared and leveled and his bitches In.
Then he gets In an alfalfa crop, for
alfalfa seems to have again found its
natural home here. Then come the
grains, and a COW and few chickens.
These lay the foundation for a COM
Portable old age. AS improvements are