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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15

Local Live Stack.
KEOKUK, Jan. 1.-THE following
live stock market furnished today b,
Jogopn Haubert:
Hogs-Good butchers, sT.24.
Sheep Butchers. $500.
Calves $3.50 to T.5e.
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Senator Returns From Des noines
After Busy Week and Out
lines Good Method of Rails.
ing the Money.
VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT
Have Property Owners Agree TO AS
sessment Against Themselves
is What McManus is
in Favor Of.

Senator E. P. aics:anus, home from
the capital to spend Sunday. brought
back with him an excellent suggestion
as to how TO raise 100000 for the
future betterment of Kcokuk. His
idea is identical with the plan OF a
special assessment to be levied against
property owners, Illegal however, ex-
cept that instead OF being compulsory
1t would be voluntary act or the
ment.
The plan McNanus outlined to The
Gate City Saturday puts the burden
Upon the property owner. but it would
be by their own consent that the as
sessment would be met The plan
would be launched in this manner:
Slips would be printed and the as
sessed valuation of all of the city
property listed thereon The tax
would be ten mills on the dollar and
the slips would show just what every
property owner would be required to
pay These slips, properly filed out
would be sent TO all of the property
owners of Keokuk and would. take the
place OF contract. or agreement. If
the tax payer was willing to meet this
special levy he would sign yes" and it
would then be collected from him the
same as a regular tax assessment. 1t
is believed that Keokuk property
owners would gladly meet this de
mand up them.
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What it Would Cost You.

It is estimated that the levy of ten
mills would raise in one year the re-
qIired amount A property owner
whose assessed valuation was $1,000
would contribute $40. one whose as
sessed valuation was $4,000 would
contribute 800. etc However. there
is a question as to whether this con-
tribution asked would not be a little
high and if the plan of allowing il
to be paid in installments covering
three years would not make the bur-
Gen much lighter one. It is re-
called that the city would be unable
to levy a special tax to raise funds for
the purpose to which the 100000 is
intended, and the plan outlined by
McManus might we'll take the place of
such a move OF course if a person
old not wish TO pay this special levy
against the assessed valuation of the
property held by him at the time
he could not be forced to do 1t, the
idea being that it is entirely a vol
untary one.
1t is believed that a plan of this
kind or one similar will be necessary
II Keokuk is to raise any large sum
Of money, for it could hardly be Sc
cured by simply canvass of the
business houses.
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Fancy boxed fowls. II to 1870.
Dry packed springs, 121s to 15c.
Local Grain Market.

KEOkUK, Jan. 1.-THE following
markets. furnished by the o. A. Tai
bo. company:
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Chicago Market Range.

CHICAGO. III Jan. IT,
Open. High Low Close,
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ST. Louis Hay.

ST. Louis Hay
ST. LOUIS. Jan. Hay-Market
storing on the best grades of timothy.
Alfalfa. steady: receipts, $50 tons To-
cal and 70 tons through; shipments.
800 tons. Timothy-Choice, s1sG
1872: No. j, $500 1886; low
grades si3dI5. Prairie quiet; choice
grades. sl3.ooa15,oe. Prairie. quiet.
choice $500; low grades al sl1.ou.
Alfalfa Good, quiet but steady
at sl7Gl7.5g for choice: No. /,
si5.5DGls.50: low grades, $3.50
gil. Clover. dull: choice. SIS; off
grades much lower Glover mixed.
good. sl4a1e: 10. 2 sfiQl2.
New York Poultry.
NEW YORK, Jan. II Poultry
Alive, dull. Western chickens. Ice;
fowls. III q 1sc: turkeys. l5a1Sc.
Dressed. firm. western chickens.
1917 Glsc: fowls. I4i5 a1si7c ;tur-
keys, IsG25c
Chicago Car Lots.
Wheat. Today. q; contract, q:
estimated. q; last year. &c.
Corn: Today. 81; contract. i; es-
umated. 54I: last year. 3s5.
Oats: Today. 2l7. contract, 12I; es-
timated 21s; last rear, S.
Total Clearance.
Wheat and flour. $4,000
Corn. $4,000.
Oats. 1000.
Chicago Live Stock Unchanged.
CHICAGO. Ian Iz-Liye stock
market stands unchanged
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Chicago Live Stock Unchanged.
CHICAGO. Ian i4-Liye stock
market stands unchanged
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-12-08

close consultation for an hour or more
with All. the supposedly devoted re-
tainer of the rich Mrs. Missioner.
For the second note to Curtis Girls
void that fell into the hands OF the
Hindoos-the one Prince Kananda in
tercepted at the door of the Fifth Ave
nue. mansion in which the great ball
was held-was written ON letterhead
that revealed to Mandy and the
Swami an address they very much de-
sired to know. Had that address found
its way to Detective-Lieutenant Britz
as soon, 1t would have saved him
much delay, and would have spared a
large part of the city's detective force
the necessity of a laborious search
through Manhattan's hotel registers.
Burlen was one of the most aston
ished young men in lower Manhattan
when. turning from his row of bottles.
he found the note entrusted to him by
Britz had vanished. At first he as
sumed he had fastened 1t carelessly
and that it had fallen to the floor. A
quick hunt showed him he was wrong.
He extended his search to every part
of the room, and 1t was not until he
had disturbed the dust OF ages that
he realized the scrap of paper actually
was gone. His sensations following
that realization were not of the pleas
antest. Britz was one of his best Gus
toners, and he knew from the detec-
tives earnestness the note was of ex-
ceptional importanc- 1t solaced him
only in part to find on taking the plate
from the camera and putting II
through developing process that the
lens had done its work more faithfully
than he. He held In his hand a perfect
duplicate OF the letter That woult
not satisfy Britt. of course, but 1t was
better than it would have been If the
note had disappeared before the photo
graphing was complete. Burlen hast
ened to subject the little plate of cop
per to the acid bath. and as the minut,
points of the halftone came out with
gratifying distinctness. the young maj
rejoiced that he at least was able t,
produce the facsimiles the Headquar
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-12-08
SYNOPSIS.
yZyl9111Z W.T. AlW (NAl9H1Y

The story opens with scream from
Dorothy March in the opera box OF Mrs.
Missioner. wealthy widow. It is oc-
breaks. scattering the diamonds all over
Sands, society men IN love with Mrs. Mis-.
steps on what IL supposed TO be the cele-
brated MahAranee and crushes IT, A Hin
doc declares II was not the genuine. An
expert later pronounces all the stones
substitutes for the original. One Of the
misging diamonds II found IN the room
Of Elinor HoIcomb. confidential compan-
ion OF Mrs. Missioner. She. Is arrested:
Notwithstanding Mrs Missioner's BELIEF
IN her innocence. Meantime, In an up
town mansion two Hindoos, who are IN
America to recover the Maharanee. dis-
ouss the arrest. Detective Britz takes
up the case He asks the cooperation OF
DR.. Fitch. Elinor's fance, in running
down the real criminal. Britz learns that
duplicates OF Mrs. MIssioner's diamonds
were made in Paris on the order or
Elinor Holcomb while walking Britz IS
seized. bound and gagged by Hindoos- He
II imprisoned in deserted house. but
makes his escape. Britz discovers an IN
sane diamond expert whom he believes
was employed by either Sands Of Gris-
void to make counterfeits of the Mission-
er gems. Griswold iatimates that Sands
Ii on the verge of failure. Two Hindoos
burglarize the home of Sands and are
captured by Britz. On one OF them he
finds note signed by "Millicent" and ad-
dressed to Curtis"
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made me pretty solid with the whole
family. Bruxton has done me several
good turns"
You think that square look OF his
is not front, them" inquired the de-
tective.
NO" said the doctor, who talked
more at his ease with the detective
than he would have dreamed Of doing
with any of his fashionable patients.
He's the goods"
We'll" rejoined the sleuth, Pm
glad to hear you say so. don't mind
telling you he made me little sus-
picious this evening. l must say that
for an honest man his attitude was a
little queer"
IN what way7"
We'll" said Britt, "he wouldn't let
me see bit of paper that might have
helped me whole lot in this matter;
and just for moment began to won
der whether he was as eager to have
the Missioner mystery solved as he
pretended to be-"
There's no pretense about Bruxton
Sands" said Fitch very positively.
He does want this thing Strengthened
out. and he wouldn't do anything in
any way. If he could help It, to hinder
you.
Britz then told the physician more
fully how stubborn Sands had been
In regard to the note the millionaire
himself had taken from one of the
Hindoo burglars.
''I'll admit It seemed strange" said
Fitch. But II you go on the assump
ton there is anything wrong behind
1t. you'll lose your point. Sands is as
square as they make EN-"
you don't think. then" asked the
detective. 'it is possible his infatua
ton for Mrs. Missioner would lead
him to do anything to queer his rtv
als?"
Most assuredly. not" replied Fitch
I'm the first place, he is not infatuat
ed. Bruxton Sands is genuinely ir
love with Doris Missioner, and he Ii
the kind of man who knows the sort
Of woman he wants. In the mex
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-12-08

ters man had ordered. Remorse
spurred him SO effectively that all the
hundred Impressions were ready when
Rawson sent for them. Half an hour
afterward, as many detectives were
comparing the halftone prints with
the signatures of all the Millicents In
the registers of New York's more
fashionable hotels.
Britz, as fit as fiddle after his par
boiling. walked briskly to the marble
lobby of the Holland House and join
ed Fitch In the bar. That hotel is not
patronized by the Bright Light get.
one reason being that It sturdily re-
pels all attempts at such patronage.
Half a dozen men OF undoubted fash
ion were in the cafe when Britz and
Fitch draped themselves over one end
Of the bar, and began absorbing long.
cold drinks In punctuation Of their in
terested talk.
We're getting warm, as the young
sters say" said Britz, and he told
him OF all that had happened since
their last meeting. "Your young lady
won't have to stay in the Tombs much
longer. I'm thinking. unless we have
a stroke Of bad luck. I'm puzzled on
one point, however. and that's what l
wanted to see you about. What do
you know about Bruxton Sands?"
"I know he's all right" Fitch re-
piled. "One of the best ever"
Known him long?"
Several years. was fortunate in
the case of a brother OF his. and that
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-12-08

native land. slipped through the door
way. crawled across the intervening
space between the threshold and the
camera. whisked the Millicent note
from the board, and a. silently made
his escape before Burlen had replaced
the cork In the bottle. BY the time
observation-disclosures Britz was en-
veloped in the fog of the steam room.
that little note was In the possession
Of the Swami and Prince Kananda
and those worthless were studying 1t
SO swiftly and SO profitably that ere
Britz took his cold plunge, the sage
and the Maharajah's son made q
swifter, deeper dive toward the heart
of the Missioner mystery. It was as
a result Of what they learned from
MiIlicent's missive that the Swami
and the Prince went separately to the
ballroom Of Doris Missioner's most
fashionable friend It was also In
consequence of the information CLEAN
ed from those petulant feminine lines
that the Swami found Mrs. Missioner's
society SO interesting. and that the
Prince. before and after that tete-a
tete. experienced keen curiosity con
cerning the doings, characteristics,
and state of mind Of Curtis Griswold.
The third result Of Millicent's little
letter and the Fasteners Joint visit
to the Fifth Avenue ballroom. was
their dash I'M separate cabs to bach
elor apartment In side street Just
on Central Park, where, shortly after
their several arrivals. they were in
The evening world., 1911-09-07

where emphasized. When Palmer ap-
peared In the arena the band played
God Save the Queen" amid the waving
Of the British colors. when Terry
came on the band switched TO THE
S~tar-Spangled Banner" Terry's little
brother Jim proudly marched in the
than himself. olIowed nv tho 6ghter
and his seconds. while in the rear came
the green and gold OF Ireland. And
how that crowd did veil. They simply
got IN on their hind legs and nowled,
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BY VIC

c~linching and Mitigating. against which
George was powerless to protect him
self.
In the eighth and last round. Dixon
came out n little YEARLY and Terry
instantly shifted his attack from the
body to the head. lie smashed a ter
rife right on Dixon's Jaw n the
colored boy went down with a dared.
p~iteous expression In his eyes. Terry
helped him to his feet and imme-
dIately after knocked Dixon down with
a heavy blow In the short ribs. Again
the Brooklyn boy assisted his rival to
rise. only TO bound at him like q tiger
half Q second later. A third time
Dixon was knocked down and at
O'Rourke's orders tool the count OF
nine. Four more times he was knocked
Sc~:. each :..re taking :: ..:cs rest
as he could. As George rose from the
seventh k~nockdown. his legs were tot
tering, but he rushed and iunged vicious
" at Terry. The Brooklyn boy ducked.
laughed and clinched: then ~ rght
shot homo on Dixon's sorely battered
ribs with all the strength Terry had
behind II. Dixon went down nat on
his face. lie stayed on the floor four
seconds, got on all tours and looked
weakly around AS he was vainly try
ing 10 rise. a big white sponge came
sailing through the mir into the middle
OF the ring. thrown by the hand OK
Tom O'Rourke. and the fight was over.
Triumphant youth would not be denied.
and Terry McGovern was the new fear
thcrweight champion OF The world.
The evening world., 1911-09-07

person inside that building. Had the
night been held In Madison Square Gar
den the Jam would have been just as
great. Hundreds tried In vain to get
within several blocks OF the building.
Men excitc1ly offered from IS to $40
for any kin OF a seat. Both boys had
weighed in that afternoon under the
1is-pound limit. When they entered the
ring they both weighed abou ll9 or 100.
McGovern was In tho pink OF condition.
Dixon looked a little fine. Johnny white
was the referee ana Joe Dunn time
Keeper. There was compa ratively little
betting. Plenty Of McGovern money
was In sight. but the Dixon end was un-
a~ccountably short.
In the first round Terry devoted his
efforts almost entirely to Dixon's ribs
ard kidneys During The Nrs' rourd No
landed probably Atty blows on those
portions Of the colored boys anatomy.
Terry rushed Dixon all ovcr the ring
and landed five blows % Dixon's one.
lie was a terrific whirlwind In action.
The second round was lightning fast.
Terry continued to pay particular at
tentlon to Dixon's ribs. While George
punished Terry about the head. But
Terry took Dlxon's hardest blows with
a laugh. Dixon did as much rushing
as McGovern. The latter's blocking and
lnnghtinE were beautiful and he almost
invariably ducked out of harms way
and ran into a clinch. during which he
pounded Dlxon's stomach and ribs un-
mercifully. This continued practically
the same through the fourth. rfth.
sixth and seventh rounds, the colored
champion meantime growing weaker
from the terrific pounding that NJ.
Govern gave him about the rib and
The evening world., 1911-09-07
When Term Beat Dixon.

Tho beginning Of tho New Year
brought with It a battle that astounded
the entire pugilistic world and marked
the beginning of the end OF the won
derfui little Dixon. This happened whom
Terry defeated Dixon at the Broadway
Athletic Club on the night of Jan. ..
1901, and scratched his name at the bot
tom of the long list OF feather weight
champions of the world.
Ever since McGovern's defeat Of Ped
lar Palmer. the one big topic In the
sporting world had been the possibility
OF a match between Dixon. the veteran
hold ar Of the title. and McGovern. the
phenomenal little whirlwind. Tit
celebrity with which this Hsht was ar
ranged II an instance OF how easil,
The evening world., 1911-09-07

jaw. This right to tho jaw was tho
finisher. Paine swayed for var
twirled around. and fell to the floor
in a sitting posture M then tumbled
over on all fours. The fight was over
In Two minutes and thirty-two seconds.
81 quickly had the nnish como that
many men sitting In the arena failed
to see II. -Ons man who came many
miles to watch the fght turned his
head to light a cigar. When he looked
back tho battle was over. A party OF
Enslishmen who came all the way
from London sat near the ring laugh
ing and talking n not paying much
attention to the night. suddenly q man
rose in front Of them. They yelled at
him to sit down and he replied. az he
began climbing into the ring. Why
should I sit DOWN. The nght's over!"
| Many who travelled lsisurely to the
scene OF the battle arrived outside tho
big arena Just In time to see the droves
coming out. The victory was so quick.
so decisive, 80 olean-cut that II left
the sporting public of America and
England gasplnR from the suddenness
OF 1t. Palmer sailed the next day for
England.
The day following the night Terry went
up to Hartford and boxed an exhibition
bout of -four rounds with Danny Dough-
erty. on Nov. 20 he met Fred Snyder
at Philadelphia in a %six-round. no-de-
cision affair, and put him away In two
rounds. The Chicago sports we're very
anxiods to see the man who had con-
auered Palmer In such Jig time. and
Terry journeyed out to the Windy
City. There he met Patsy Haley again
on Nov. IS and finished him In one
round. On the same night Terry put
the quletus on Billy Smith OF Philadel-
phia In three rounds.
McGovern returned last and fourht
The evening world., 1911-09-07
After Knocking Out PedIar
Palmer in Less Than a
Round, McGovern Hung Up
Record for Quick K o''s'
Often Beating Two Men in a
Night, and Then He Won the
Title From Dixon.
Tern MEG OCeyn.

Copyright. 1911. By The Press Publishing Co.
THE Now York Wosldl.

THE Now York woridi.
TERRY M'GOvERN. always noted
for his short fghts. on Aug. Z,
1890. hung up a record that has
never been surpassed. This was q
chan pionshi? victory over Pedlar Palm
o. OF England In two minutes and
thirty-two seconds. No championship
battle before or since has ever been de-
clcsd In 81 short a space OF time. al
though there have been shorter ights.
notably BAL Hawkins's defeat OF Mar
tin Flaheryy' In four seconds at Carson
City on March Il, 1871. and Battling Nell
son's k~locXout OF William ,.Rossler In
three SECONDS at Harvey, L.. On April
: i9O,.
PedIar Palmer. the BOX OF Tricks"
was probably the cleverest man that
England ever sent over to America,
He had been In America before. or
whica occasion he mad bested George
Dixon In a six round 20. This time ht
came over Tor the express purpose OF
agnting the Brooklyn Terror. as TerrJ
was sometimes known. The match was
for the bantam championship OF the
world at Ito pounds, "A purse OF 5000
and a SIDE oe1 OF $500. The fight was
scheduled to take place on Aug. IL In
tee open air arena 0. the Westchestei
A. G, at Tuckahoc.
According 10 the articles Of agreemen
the battle was to take place at high
noon. providing the weather was such
that moving pictures of the fight coult
he taken. II conditions were untavor'
able the match was to be postponed
from day to day until a favorable da,
arrived. The men were TO weigh II
eight hours before the fight at Ever
ards Baths In Tw~enty-eighth street
This was I O'Clock In the morning. IL
case OF "A pos,poncment they were 4
weigh In elCG mOrl!ng at that place
and nour uni!l the fight had been pullec
of. On ,Ae morning OF the eth Nc
Govern and Palmer were on hand an
weighed In under the l%lj-pound limit
The evening world., 1911-09-07

$50 Austrian China Dinner
Service at SCI
A complete open stock OF fine Amer
lean porcelain at one-half former
prices.
S1O.76 Limoges China Tea Sets,
So pieces, dainty decoration, at 81. 90.
Cut Glass Water Sets, six glasses
large jug and mirror plateau; regu-
larly $3.50, at S4.26.
S26 Game Sets OF Limoges china,
hand-painted, at $40.
$3.50 rich deep Cut Glass Orange
or Cut Fruit Bowl. square shape;
former price sl8.75; at $40,
IS large Cut Glass Vases at So.
A complete open stock OF Syracuse
China nov one-hali former prices.
a table OF fine French and English
China Vegetable Dishes, Soup Tu-
reens, etc, marked one-third former
prices.
35c thin Austrian China Plates, with
large decorations, lor wall placQuei
ETC. Now 15c.
Sl95 real Bronze Figure al S97.50
S3S.75 Bronze Figure At Sl8.75.
S65 Vienna Vase at t32. 80.
$l25 Scorer Vase at 1872. 80.
s226 Vienna Vase At Stl2. so.
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with Eddie sprague At Hartford on Doc.
! at Billy Crowley's Nutmeg A. c.
Sprague was a clever boy from Streator.
Ill. The hght was scheduled for twenty
rounds. but Terry ended II In the Sec
ond round with a hard right to
Sprague's Jaw. He then returned to
Chicago. n on the 18th OF that month
knocked out In two rounds Q tighter
who called himself James J. Corbett jr.
At Cincinnati no disposed Of two men
on the night OF Dec. II. The FIRST OF
these was Charlie Mason OF Chicago.
who triee to stay ten rounds with the
Brooklyn walloper. He went to dream
land In The second round. McGovern's
recond opponent was "Freckles'
O'Brien Of New Orleans. and Terry put
him away with . right swing In Q break
away after two minutes Of ighting.
McGovern returned to New York and
wound up HE remarkable career OF the
year by knocking out Harry Forbes
In a round and . half At the Broadw way
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managers and promoters car agree when
they want TO-. ono afternoon In Decem-
Der Of 1900 Harris met Tom O'Rourke
on a Broadway car. Their talk natu-
rally turned to lighters. and Harris
said: well. Tom, Il looks ~ though
Dixon and McGovern would have 10
sporting world 10 anxious to see them
pitted against each other"
why. Sam. Terry wouldn't hGh,
Dixon.'' said O'Rourke. HE wouldn't,
en- said Harris. WELL. I'll match him
against Dixon any time. and the quicker
the better" AT what weight7" asked
O'Rourks. zone hundred and twenty.
two pounds" replied Tcrry's manager
mo you DON'T" rctorted Tom. 1T vii,
have to be lis pounds. I don't believe
Terry will aver meat George 49, that
weight" well. I'll tell you what III
DO" said Harris. "If you will got OF
here with me md walk over to the
Giisey House I'll sign articles for Terry
to fight Dixon at lis pounds any time
or place you want. and I'll make q good
side bet on II. too"
O'Rourko complied and the two went
TO the Gilsey House IND Immediately
had articles OF agreement drawn up ant
signed them then and there. Thes,
articles specified that the men should
night for the feather weight champion,
ship of the world at lis pounds. weigh
In at 3 o'clock In the afternoon. Tn,
| nght was scheduled for Jan. Q at IN,
Broadway Athletic Gu for q purse o
| $40. 600.
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Wooden Ware

OOO W oAO
Medicine cabinets, white enameled
beveled mirror, with adjustable glas!
shelves. regularly s6.bO. now IS.
Oval Mirrors. white enameled frame.
beveled glass; these mirrors are all o
the highest grade: regularly So. nov
1925.
White enameled Bathroom Stools
made exceptionally strong. regularly
$3.50. now VI.
Kitchen Chairs. finished In oak. slat.
ted back, shaped seat, extra strong
regularly Sl.5U. now sl.l0 each.
500 only, Kitchen Chairs, round
back. extra strong and durable. regu'
larly 81, now Toe each.
Kitchen Tables, made with tapereG
square legs. 3 II. size. regularly $3.50
now ". 312 II. size, regularly $3.25
now $3.50.
A special lot Of Kitchen Tables
turned legs. 3 It. size, regularly $l.65
nov Sl.4b.