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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
CITY NEWS.

-Sorosis and Armstrong pumps, 81
and $3.50 grades at $3.50 and s3.40 at
Bode-Larson's sale.
u. H. Strict Of Sioux City, sec
rotary of the Iowa State Federation
of Labor, arrived in Keokuk this af
ternoon to remain on both business
and pleasure. Mr.. Strief is accomp.
anied by his wife and will DE shown
around by D. j. Hemmy.
The baseball carnival will be held
In Keokuk next week, beginning Mon
day, and the various attractions will
stretch from Tenth to Thirteenth, on
Main
pared with the previous year. From
June 80, 1910 to June 80, 1911, only
248 licenses were issued against 27S
the year before The clerk is prepar-
ing complete report which the law
requires him to send to the secretary
of the board of health.
Ralph Tabeau was operated on
yesterday at st. Josephs hospital and
/ is doing nicely.
Advance car No of Buffalo
Bills Wild West and Pawnee Bills
Far East shows arrived in Keokuk
last night and today new line Of
Autographs were spread upon Keokuk
billboards and displayed in Keokuk
windows. Victor B. Cooke had charge
Of the outfit, and during the day had
twenty-five men plastering the city
and surrounding territory with bills
of the big aggregation which will ex
hibit here week from Monday
The funeral of the late Robert
| Cusack occurred this morning at 8
O'Clock from St. Peters Catholic
church The Very Rev Father James
Gillespie conducted impressive SER
vices in the presence of large num-
Der of Keokuk people who gathered
to pay loving tribute to the memory
of their friend. Burial was in the
Catholic cemetery, the following
gentlemen acting as pallbearers:
Messrs. John Finigan, Rudolf Gusloff
1 c. A. Mcnamara, ]. B. Walsh, John
MCGEE, Samuel Ireland, Patrick
O'Brien and ]. Mccarthy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Holmes and
daughter, OF Glenwood, Mo, who have
been visiting friends In Keokuk Tor
several days. left this morning for
Davenport, making the trip on the
Black Hawk to Burlington and expect.
ing to go up from there on the Helen
Blair.
Mrs. C. A. Wickham went to ka'
hoka today for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dodds or Her
rington, Kansas, are visiting at the
home of W. o. Phillips
DR.. j. Eaton tombstone OF Warsa"
was transacting business in keokuK
today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
New York Produce.
PERSON AIS.

Mrs. w. H. Morrison is visiting the
Sunshine Camp today, the guest of DR..
and Mrs. w. M. Hogle
Hugh Hodge, Jr., will leave today
for Terre Haute where he is employ
ed by the government in the engineer
ing department.
Ed Nodler left this morning for
the north and will spend several
weeks travelling and visiting with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Lafayette Brown left Wed
nesday for months visit at Lake
Geneva, Wis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
PLANT WIZARD
ON WAR PATH
Charges Government Experts With Be
ing Pin Headed and Low
RroWed

SANTA ROSA, Cal, July 20.-That
the experts of the United States de-
partment of agriculture are pin dead
ed, narrow guage, low brows," and are
sending out to the country tons of
ancient trash SUI h as the builders Of
the pyramids mis- hit send out" are the
charges made by Luther Burbank,
the plant wizard in pamphlet just is
sued.
The wizard is somewhat peeved over
the refusal of the government experts
to take up as a great discovery his
spineless cactus and over their efforts
to supplant it with a spineless cactus of
their own production. Burbank says
his plant produces fifteen times as
much
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
Brandeis viii Take Part.

WASHINGTON, July 2o.-Announce-
ment that Louis D. Brandeis, the Bos-
ton attorney who appeared as counsel
for Louis r. CLAWS in the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy, would appear as
special attorney for the house COM
mittee on expenditures in the interior
department to assist in the investiga-
ton of the Controller Bay, Alaska, sit
uation, was authorized today by Chair
man Graham (dem. MD.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
Receiver Is Appointed.

ST. LOUIS, July 2o.-Judge Dyer in
the United States court today appoint
ed the st, Louis Union Trust Co., gem
eral receiver for the various corpora
lions of E. G. Lewis, the University
City promoter, now under federal in
dictment charged with violation Of
the postal laws Walter d. Coles, ref
cree in bankruptcy was appointed
master to take charge of an account
ing of the Lewis enterprises.
Federal Judge Smith Mcpherson of
Iowa heard arguments jointly with
Federal Judge Dyer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
Daily Grain Letter.

CHICAGO, July 20.-Geo. H. Phil
lips believes corn should be bought
His report indicates not above 2,700-
seems to have ground out the second
biggest winter wheat crop on record.
Calamity news from the northwest
fails to secure even an is that So"
Wheat is staggering under that ex
ira Canadian 70 million and recipro-
city insanity Canada's extra 70 mil
lion equals the United States entire
exports for one year.
Corn in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and
a large section Of Illinois and Ohio
and South Illinois has lost 10 to Is
since July 1st. Bankers and elevator
men are worrying over the extent of
grain loans not as to collateral value.
We face 80 to 120 day period of
packed wheat and oats elevators in
all sections. Farmers will commit the
crime of 1911 IL he cuts his oats.
They are cheap enough. Bear extreme
of September corn and oats the sixty
and forty levels. Moderate tempera-
lures yesterday, Illinois, Iowa, south
ern Missouri and Indiana still rain
short
Today Or tomorrow is time to buy
corn to hold on.
| Chicago average hog price 500.
Nothing permanent in selling January
products
Broomhall Cables.
LIVERPOOL, July 20.-The effect
of the late easiness in America V
partially reflected at the opening
with decline 1s@A although the I'm.
derstone was steady. Following the
opening there was good support espe-
cially in October which advanced Is
and other options Is.
Support was induced by the unfa-
favorable political situation and con
tinued bullish reports regarding the
American spring wheat outlook. Lat
err heaviness again developed on
4 freer arrivals and pressure of coast
cargoes with an absence of French
and German inquiry Showers are
predicted in Argentine which will re
lieve the talk of drouth At 1870 mar
ket steady and unchanged to Il low
er than yesterday. Corn opened Il
lower in sympathy with America but
later steadied on fewer speculative
offers The market dull after the
opening.
Price Current.
Price Current says: Favorable
week throughout most of Central reg
ion: rainfall and lower temperature
checked deterioration of growing
crop and bettered conditions gener
ally
Corn in good condition, damage no
considered serious. Spring whaa
needs rain. Black rust and grass
hoppers doing some damage, but ev
tent not known.
! Oats threshing results exceedin!
earlier expectations. Packing of hog
at leading western centers for thu
week, 100000 VS.. $4,000 last week
and 100000 last year.
Primary Receipts.
Wheat today, 340o00-241,O 900
: week ago, 1,14z,O0 $4,000; yea
ago. GAO, ooo-437 goo
;. Corn today. $4,000 100000; wee1
}, ago, 3s7, ooo-6o1, 600; year ago, 83S
000-1S0,O0O.
Oats today, 443, 4o1, 900; wee
/ ago, 371 Ooo-s75,ooo; year ago, 1853
ooo-445,0oo.
], Daily Range of Prices.
T. CHICAGO, Ill, July 90
{ Open. High. Low. Gloss
! WHEAT
July 80. s5ss ssA s5ss s6s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
Married Last Evening.

MFR. Frank E. Lucas and Miss Clara
Ritter were married last evening at
s o'clock by Rev. j. F. Sanders, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, the
ceremony being performed at the
home of the brides parents, 1913
Reid street. The ceremony was at
tended by nearly one hundred guests,
MANY of whom were friends of the
bride and groom from Warsaw. A
wedding luncheon was served: The
bride is a young lady of many friends
and the groom is cigar maker, en-
ployed by Fred A. Koechlins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
DUBUQUE LEAKY;
PUT IN DRY DOCF
Big Boat Took In Water While Going
Through Canal and Stopped
For Repair.

The Steamer Dubuque in going up
through the canal this morning sprung
a leak and the hull so filled with wa
ter that it was necessary to stop at
the government drydocks for repairs.
1t Is not known whether the boat
struck a rock or snag in being dam
aged about it's hull.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, July 20.-Hog market
today 10000; left over 1900; opened
strong. Mixed, $645@6.95; good,
s6.50d69O; rough, $6.20@6.45; light
$6.456695.
Cattle-Receipts 5000; market
strong.
Sheep Receipts $4,000; market
steady.
Second hog market steady at yes
terday's average Light, s6.50@6.95:
rough, sG.2o@6.45; mixed, s6.45@6.95;
heavy. s65o@690; pigs, s5.65@650;
bulk, s6.55@6.SO
Cattle market strong.
Sheep market steady to 10c lower.
Estimated tomorrow. Hogs $4,000;
cattle 1000; sheep 10000.
Close: Hogs closed weak to sc
lower than early. Mixed, s6.4566.90;
good, s6.4506.S5; rougn, $6.20@6.4O;
light, s6.45@6.S5.
Cattle. 10@15c higher
Sheep market weak.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
Stop
DiarrhO ca
Wakefield's
Blackberry Balsam

Quickly stops Diarrhoea, Dystentery'
Cholera Infantum and all bowel trou-
bles without constipating. No opium
nor other habit forming drugs. Accept
only Wakefeld's. 1t cures after otner
remedies fail. a5c or bottles Tor ~
Everywhere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
$|||l1E5Zl
r
Miss Fry VIII Entertain

Miss Clara Gertrude Fry will en-
tertain this evening at her home No.
Sls Franklin St, at an informal must.
cal In honor of Miss Florence Brink
man and her house guest, Miss Elaine
Lyman, of Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
WANTED.
BOYS

A TREASURE CHEST, full of hun
reds Of dollars in hard cash! The
TRAIL to it, any wide-awake boy can
follow. Don't worry any longer where
to get real money or whatever article
you want Come to us and get 1T.
Parents investigated this self
same ROAD has led many a boy to a
bank account. Come with your boy ii
you choose. Come early. G. H. Rol-
Inns & Co. 629 Main ST., Keokuk. la.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
In Mrs. Anna Roche,s Honor.

Mrs. G. A. Wickam, of 1427 Concert
street entertained eight lady friends
at six O'Clock dinner last evening
in honor of the birthday anniversary
OF her mother, Mrs. Anna Roche. The
guests played cards in both the af-
ternoon and evening and had very
enjoyable time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
NOTICE.

On Friday, July 81, 1911, at 7:30
o'clock p. m, the Civil Service Com
missioners of the City OF Keokuk will
meet in the mayors office at No. Z
North Seventh street, to examine ap-
plicants for position in the city's SER
vice.
!. JESSE e. BAKER,
Chairman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
#. Madison Lady Entertains.

FIT. Madison Democrat: Mrs. John
w. horschgen entertained at dinner
on Tuesday. The guests were Mes
danes J. P. Best of Goldendale, Wash.
Frank Duerlin of Keokuk, Theodore
Woepking of Burlington, Messrs. G.
W. Davis of Canton. Mo-, and C. C..
korschgen of this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
Mrs. Merriam Entertains.

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
BAPTIST church will be entertainer
FRIDAY afternoon by Mrs. George s
Merriam
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
LATE AFTERNOON
PRESS BULLETINS
IP,r tho I1nifad proan /

BLUE RIVERS, Wis, July 90
race driver, was instantly killed here
this afternoon in an endeavor to
avoid wagon, his auto careening and
crashing over a high embankment.
Strang was the driver of a Case car
carrying the technical committee of
the annual endurance tour of the
Wisconsin Automobile association
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The food
gates were opened for reciprocity
oratory in the senate today. Under
the arrangement there can be no de-
bate Saturday when vote will be
taken on the pact. Senator Bailey in
long discussion explained his reas-
ons for opposing the agreement.
MEXICO CITY. July 2o-An al
legged plot to assassinate President
De la Barra is being investigated by
the police. The plan was to have
killed him last Tuesday but the con-
spirators, the police say, failed to get
a favorable opportunity.
WASHINGTON. July 20.-Despite
the official statement Of Secretary of
State Knox, made public in Havana,
deploring the reports that the coming
visit of Secretary of War Simpson to
Cuba is the forerunner of interven-
ton by the United States, there was
no concealment of the fact today
that the Cuban situation Is the cause
of grave concern Reports indicate the
4 instability of the present Cuban gov
eminent and it is feared the fall cleo
tons will bring about a crisis.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The de.
partment of Justice today ordered in,
vestigation of the combines of milk
dealers which the attorney general
believes are operating in restraint OF
trade in violation of the sherman
antitrust law in large cities
NEW YORK, July 20.-The rea
parent of the sugar trust stepped for
ward today and proudly acknowledged
his offspring. Glen e. Parsons, Wal
street attorney, insisted to the mem
bers of the Hardwick congressional
committee that he is responsible fol
the trust
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
License TO Wed,

A marriage license was issued TO-DAY
to Joseph R. Wilcox and Louisa l.
Gabel OF Lorraine, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
Local Grain Markets.
Local Live Stock.

IoCd! Live StoCk.
KEOKUK, July 19.-The following
live stock market furnished today by
Joseph Haubert:
Hogs-Good outs ers. ss5.75.
Sheep Butchers, s3.50@4.00.
Lambs Sc to $3.50.
Calves-$5.oo to 5000.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, July 19.-The pro-
duce markets are as follows:
Butter Creamery, Csc.
PROCESS Special, 21Rc.
Eggs Western firsts( 17@1Sc.
Poultry-14@151sc.
firsts, 15kW1sc.
Elgin creamery butter, 24c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-Good horse, new buggy
and harness. Reasonable. Inquire
1923 Franklin street.
FOR SALE-Two good North Side
residences; close in; modern. Three
double houses, South Side; desirable
location. j. A. Roberts, % N. Fifth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-20

Estimated Car Lots.
Wheat, SIS; corn, IS; oats, 1871.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-02

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE F0R WOOD
Cortland cart sleigh. harness, robes. " ouid
exchange for new mich COW. Apply to d. J.
Boy CO. 10 Grant avenue. 270tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-02
EsrArE oF a. hEMIs.

STATE or VERMONT The Honorable
District OF Washington, IS. Probate Court for
the District aforesaid To the heirs and all
persons interested in the estate Of Ira Bemis
late OF Marshfield, in said District, deceased
Greeting
whereas. application hath been made to lhi.
court in writing, by the Administrator, pray ing
for license ana authority 10 sell all OF the real
estate of said deceased. TO wit: House and
pasture. including the interest Of the widow
Of the deceased therein, and the homests
right, representing to said Court that IL would
be beneficial TO the heirs and al persons inter-
ested In the estate Of said deceased 10 sell said
real estate anu convert the same into money
Aud bringing into Court the consent and ap-
probation In writing of all the heirs to said
estate residing IN this State, and setting forth
the situation OF the real estate.
wheIeupon. the said Court appointed and as
signed the 10th day Of February. i9ii at the Pro.
hear and decide upon SAID application aud petit
ton, and ordered public notice thereof to be
given to all persons interested therein. ny pub
fishing said order together with the time aud
place of hearing three weeks successfully in
the Barre Daily Times. newspaper which
oircuiates in the neighborh0ud OF those persons
Interested In said estate. all Of which puhilca-
tiOns shall be previous 20 the day assigned for
hearing.
before said Court at the time aud place as
signed. then and there 10 said Court TO make
your objections 20 the granting Of such license,
Gwen under nv hand at Montpelier. in said
District, this 25th day Of January, 1911.
FRANK J. MARITN, Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-02

FOR SALE-Farm Of about 70 acres In Will
Jamestown Plenty Of wood, good pasture, nice
laying fields, machine mowing with tair build
ngs. Price, $4,000. H. A. Phelps, Barre Vt.
247tf
FOR sALE-Farm Of about 40 acres in Will
Jamestown. Suitably divided into wood, pas
ture and tillage land. Buildings fair. Price,
100000, II. A. Phelps, Barre, VI. 41tf
FOR SALE-Farm Of about 80 acres on Hol-
lister Hill, near Plainfeld. Very fair buildings.
Fruit orchard Flenty Of wood; some lumber.
Running water at house and barn. Price, Sib01.
II. A. Phelps, barre, W. 247tf
FOR sALE-Ten- acre farm; just the thing
for market gardening between Graniteville
and Williamstown Nice house in good repair;
barn fair. good proposition. Price, $4,000.
II. A. Phelps, Barre, VI. 2iIu
FOR sALE--Farn Of 100 acres in Chelsea,
ehard wood and timber Between chelsea and
Williamstown. Price, s9OOOO0 H. A. Phelps,
Barre, VI. 247u
FOR sALE-Cottage house Of six rooms on
Perry street Price, $4,000. l47f
Cottage house Hill street Price, sl5O0. 24ftf
Two-tenement house on Foster street Price,
$4,000. 247tt
Two tenement house on Branch street. Price,
$4,000. 247tf
Double tenement house on Branch street
Price s2soo00. 2i7tf
A large list OF building lots in different sec
lions of the city at prices 20 suit.
Several hundred cords OF l4-inch stove wood
all piled In the woods, on Baptist street, near
Graniteville. Price, $50 per cord.
These properties are good investments for
rentals or homes and must be sold Would eX-
change portions for good farm all stocked
with tools H. A. Phelps No. Academy st.
Telephone call, Barre G2-il
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-02
FARMERS ALMANAC IN DEMAND.
Which the Gazzlebrooks Must Have
Though They're City Folk.

City people we are said Mr.. Gazzle-
brook, "but We couldn't do without the
Farmers Almanac, | think it is Mrs
Gazzlebrook from whom this demand
most arises. | know that every year
when December comes she says to me,
Frederic, have you got the Farmers
Almanac vet n Why she should so
fancy it | used to wonder, but | know
she always does want it, and when she
says that to me | know it's up to me
to get 1t, and | 60 down to the old,
old, long established place in an old,
narrow, busy downtown street, where
from time immemorial they have sold
it and where they sell it still, aud get
copy of the issue for the next year,
and the lady of the house hangs this
up on a nail in the kitchen, under a
handy calendar which she keeps there
for ready refence, and then we are all
right again for another year. I've just
bought and brought home the almanac
for 1911
1T is just the same, with the same
old woodcuts appropriate to the sea-
sons at the top of the calendar pages,
not only the dates and DAYS and the
rising and setting OF the sun and Of the
moon and lot of other astronomical in
formation, but also the usual weather
representations as fair 'showery,
great electrical storms, mild, clear and
pleasant generally fair, great wind
Storm fair, hot and so on in the
several months, all the weather eondi-
tons laid out year ahead.
And here, also, we reads Castor in
merid. ey.'; and Procyon in mer.
63S ev'; and Palm Sunday; and So
Cross in mer. ii ey, and "meteors,
1923; and Low Sunday, st. George;
and Spica in merid i ey. and Ber-
nice's hair mer 10 ey'; and I'd sun
AFT Easter, and so on, with wealth
Of other varied information filling one
after another every calendar pages, We
couldn't do without it.
and then You take the other pages,
where YOU find the interest table, the
table showing the capacity OF cisterns
for each ten inches in depth. the mug
gets OF wisdom, the tide tables, the legal
holidays in the various states, the tables
Of measures and weights, the table Of
Raster Sundays, the table Of heights
and weights Of men and the table of
heights and weights of women, the post
age rates, the time for sowing veg
etable seeds, the poultry items, the time
table for the cook. and so on and 20
on.
I'VE live in the city, and ] used to
wonder why Mrs. Gazzlebrook should
want the Farmers Almanac, as she al
ways does; but always when come to
look it over / find a lot in it to interest
me. New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-02

FOR SALE-BarTe granite quarry with about
t60 acres of land with all equipment and per-
sonal property connected. 1hese quarries have
been operated for many years and the property
comprises plenty OF land opportunity ana ad-
vantage for opening and developing many more
granite quaTries equal to and better than the
ones now In operation. The granite is OF a
white or light gray color, 1t is in sheets Of
practically any size or dimension, easily quar-
ried and worked. This granite is peculiarly
adapted for buildings. mausoleums, mon
umental and all hammered work, and can be
quarried probably for paving, underpinning
and curbing There is no better proposition Ia
New England as a money winner with the en-
tire property developed 70 its fullest extent
The entire property is for sale at very reason
able figure and the resources Of these quarries
may easily be made the key note TO Barres
INDUSTRY. aud the nucleus 10 an unparalleled
growth for Barre by the formation OF com
pany 20 manufacture building granite. For
Information, inquire Of II. A. Phelps, Barre,
VI Telephone 62-ii 259tf