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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03
THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS.

Hon. Henry L. Adams, the able and
efficient senator from the Allamakee
Fayette district, struck popular
chord with educators over the entire
state and others who are interested
in the rural school problem, with his
bill providing for the training of
teachers for rural school work. The
measure provides that for the purpose
of increasing the facilities for train
ing teachers for the rural schools,
by requiring a review of such common
branches as may be deemed essential
by the superintendent of public in
struction and for instruction in ele-
mentary agriculture and home eco
nomics, provision be made for normal
courses of study and training in the
eleventh and twelfth grades in such
accredited four year high schools as
the superintendent of public instruc-
ton may designate, provided that
such high schools be elected AMI dis
tributed with regard to their useful
ness in supplying trained teachers
for the rural schools OF all portions of
the state and with regard to the num-
Der of teachers required for the rural
schools in each portion of the state.
1t is further provided that where a
county high school or township
high school can meet the require
ments of the superintendent of public
instruction, it shall be given prefer
ence over a city high school.
No high school can be approved as
entitled to state aid unless class of
of ten or more shall have been or
gained, maintained and instructed
during the preceding semester in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
proposed new law and the regula-
tions of the superintendent of pub
lie instruction. 1t is further provided
that in case more than one high
school in any county shall be APP
proved under the provisions of the
act the total state aid distributed in
such county shall not exceed $500 to
be divided equally among said high
schools.
The bill also provides that the
&
ton shall name normal inspector
at $4,000 per year TO look after the
work, and that the state superinten
dent shall prescribe the rules for adj
mission to normal training classes,
! the course of study therein, with
proper rules and regulations, and the
requirements for graduation from
normal training classes.
The examinations are to be held
the first Friday in February and the
Wednesday and Thursday preceding
and the second Friday in May and
the Wednesday and Thursday proceed
ing. The board of examiners prescribe
, the rules for examination which shall
be conducted by the county superin-
tendent
Each applicant for certificate of
d graduation is to pay one dollar to the
s state treasury. The certificate is good
ID ior Two years. After thirty-six weeks
As Oh successful teaching in rural schools
y. as certhed to by the county superin-
~ 'ehueht, the holder OF normal certifi.
= ca.e snail receive uniform county
:. certificate.
" me sum of 100000 is appropriat.
Us ed 10 carry out the provisions Of fine
i law. 1'oA' u ING
p-' The purpose of the hin q q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

1t is suggested by the Iowa City
Citizen that President Taft should
have studied the Iowa opinion of the
free exchange of farm products with
Canada from the standpoint of the
1904 election, when that policy was
realis an issue in the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

vide more and better teachers for
the rural schools, which is one OF the
great school problems OF iowa at the
present time. Educators are unani-
nous in declaring that Senator Adams
has provided the most practical plan
for taking care of the hard situation
which confronts the rural school in
Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03
'etite that had been working over

And in the springtime you remem-
ber-if you remember boneset tea
that sassafras tea was substituted,
According to the Kansas City paper
and it is wholly right in its dictum
the redeeming feature about that
old fashioned school of "home doctor
ing was that it believed in sassafras
tea as the spring remedy instead OF
sticking to the boneset drink the year
around.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

Twenty-one dams would make the
Des Moines river navigable between
Des Aoines and the mouth of the
river according to the government sur
veyors' report But the Marshailtown
Times Republican declares that it will
take more than that number to ex-
press the general opinion of the re-
port
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

The senate committee on ways and
means at Des Moines has decided to
report for passage the bill which has
already passed the house prohibiting
the employment of tax ferrets. The
tax ferrets now employed In this state
made a stiff fight to have the bill
killed. but without avail
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

Elgin, Ill, has adopted the commits
sion form of government. Now let's
have better butter and cheaper
Watches!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

An Illinois paper divides people into
two classes those who try to make
money go farther and the others who
are content to make it so faster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

Anyway, New Orleans has it's Mardi
Gras, and no other city can ever take
it away from it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

Abe Martin has noticed that politics
not only makes strange bedfellows but
ruins lots of hotel carpets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03
DAILY BY MAIL.

IA
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Six months 49,. 1.50lOne month. =. a
Entered In Keokuk postof1ice % secono
class matter.
All subscription orders should give tnS
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address is desired, state both the oau
Remit BY postofrice money ordsr:
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or draft. nj our risk. -
The date printed on the aaoI ess
each paper notes when the supscfspa
subscribers failing to receive ths sas
papers promptly will confer 1avo1 ~
Ewing notice Of the fact.
ADDRESS all communicating t0 s
THE GATE CITY COMfAN l.
No. Is, North sixth st.. keokuk, low
THE GATE CITY is on sale 1t the
Following news stands:
Hotel keokuk, cor. Third ana Jonnso11'
C. n. Rollins g. Co., 6z9 MAIN stIsss
ward Bros, 626 Main street
Depot News Stand
keokuk, Iowa .......... Feb. 8, 1911
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

Mad at some Chicago person, Mary
Garden says she wouldn't be chief
of police for anything" II she got
the anything, the chances are she
wouldn't wear it, but would rely on
just the badge and buttons. So Mary
had better stick to singing, suggests
the Des Moines News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03
NOTES AND COMMENT.

1t is suggested by Abe Martin that
a loafer must ieel funny when holt
day comes along.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

An English lord is to be one OF the
ushers at the wedding of Miss Gould.
The Chicago Record-Herald antici-
pates that the time may come when
it will be possible for an American
heiress TO have prince for her
chauffeur when .ne gets married.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03
Millions Of Pens Used

The daily consumption Of pens Il
100000 s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

California oranges are quoted at
forty cents peck in Iowa mar
kets. while fair-sized apples are sell.
ing at nickel apiece. The Fairfield
Ledger thinks il the orange grower
can make money when his product
is bringing price like this, an Iowa
apple grower should make much more
in an ordinary year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03

When one looks at the Des Moines
river triclling along its exposed bed
with no more water in it than a good
sized creek, he is inclined to doubt
the wisdom Of trying to make 1t a
navigable stream. We doubt If a row
boat, if the channel were free from
ice, could go down the stream without
being dragged in many places, says
the Winterset News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-11-09
Wind Wagon Travels Fast.

Nine. Bleriot has a wind wagon OF
aeroplane invented by her husband
which stays on the ground, but is
otherwise like monoplane. 1t is de
signed on principles similar to the
yacht, but it is on wheels and is drip
en- in the same way that an aeroplane
Is propelled. Nine. Bleriot goes out
on the sands in it with her five chill
dren, travelling at the rate of sixty
miles an hour.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-11-09
Right at Home At DRY YEAR Prices.
Read. Tbnb II Over. Buy Before.
The Other Fellow Gets 1hem.
They are SNAPS, SNAPS
A SPECIAL BARGAIN
In Fine Farm Near Elk Horn, Mile from Station
A. N & S. RY.

We offer for short time mile from railway
tion miles from mile from church. half mile from
school Large house. large hog house. double crib
combined Beautiful grove orchard chicken
chine She'd fine water SYSTEM windmill large tank living spring.
tight Then another enough
for eighty another of the farm Will divide the
farm and offer of it with of
and the 100 $40 The
ranged large left the farm This
worth $3.50 per Write JOURNAL Extra, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-11-09

80 acres good land Guthrie Center exchange
equity for good town property.
Several small properties in Extra. Call
miles good mile
house. fair five house. barn. good oubudngs splendid
orchard fenced fenced,
will carry three thousand dollars
three to five years.
miles from good town. all land except
native grove and hog pasture buildings all fenc
ed hog tight mortgage wants balance equity
miles from good house deep
we'll and windmill fair splendid cattle she'd crib
airy good orchard fenced hog tight
off hog tight This mortgage
at per cent at five years. owder wants equity.
miles from town. good house. splendid gran
ary spring of water fenced good
orchard and mortgage four 81
looking something good close to well improved
call
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-11-09
EXCHANGE

Good hotel building and few of land adjoining in
small town. exchange piece Pay
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-11-09
FINE FARM

We pleasure Offering the
Audubon county farm that lays within walk
ing distance of Extra and and
has The price
looking for to date farm Call at the
Journal office you interested and will you
look it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
BIG COLORADO sHIp11ENrs.
More Than $4,000, 900 in Cattle Alone
From Western Slope.

Grand Junction. Colo, Dec. Ell
Nearly 1900 cars of cattle, valued at
over 100000, and over 1000 cars
OF other farm products We're shipped
from the western slope the past year.
according to the figures just compiled
by the railroads. The total value Of
this immense output is given at close
to S1O.0O0,0OO. not taking into account
the products consumed on this side of
the range or of the mineral and manu-
featuring output.
The cattle shipments from this sec
Il n are the largest in the history of
the industry, belying the claims recent
" made that the high prices of meat
were due to under production of cat
tie. at least SO far as Colorado is con-
cerned-
The shipments from the western
slope Of stock aggregated 1881 cars.
with an estimated market value of
about 1920 per car. or a total value
of about S2.5GO,000.
The produce shipments from the
western slope totaled more than 1000
cars, and there are still from 1900 to
1900 cars of produce not shipped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
SANTA F7E ALL THE WAY.
German Traveller in Wagon Even
Uses Station Platforms.


Wichita, kan. Dec. 21.-Heinrieh
Van Dusen. a German on the other
side of 40 years, and travelling from
Texas to Nebraska with a ramshackle
vehicle and a slow mule, used the
Santa Fe platform yesterday for his
road. much to the amusement of pas
sengers waiting for trains.
The station master is used to seeing
only men and women and baggage
trucks use the platform, SO he was
prepared for Van Dusen's equipage.
Where are you going2" he yelled
at the outfit as it clattered along the
brick Don't you know that this is
the Santa Fe?''
Veil guess L does" explained the
driver of the mule. Wy shouldn't I
know it, what2 / hafe trafeied along
der Zandavee all der way"
A chance for learning something of
his fellow man never gets by the sta
ton master and he learned Van
Dusen's story.
The German is some traveller. He
started from a small town in Texas
several months ago to drive overland
to his brother, who lives in Green
borough. Neb. His mule was built on
a low gearing so he has been travelling
slowly He says that he travels along
the Santa F'e whenever he gets the
chance. He drove into the Santa Fe
right of way today from William
street He left today for Newton. He
carries his own grub and does his for
age work in the country. He expects
to reach his stopping place by June
that is, if his mule doesn't die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
Santa Fe to Try Out a New
Electric Lighting System.
A Single Battery Maintained
Only by Salt Water.
TEST IN KANSAS CITY
Officials OF Road View Exhibit
ti0n in Oklahoma.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

a small battery that Will supply cur
rent for electric lights and will last
forever with an application now and
then of salt water is to be tested out
on a series of switch stands on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway.
The test has been ordered by c. W
kouns. general manager of the eastern
lines. If it proves successful the road
will consider a radical change in switch
stand lighting.
The new electric lighting scheme is
the invention of man named Bryce
who is a graduate from both American
and German universities. Bryce has
studied electricity all his life and he
believes he has a battery that will rev
olutionize electric lighting.
The matter first came to the atten-
ton of a number of officials of the
Santa Fe in Tulsa. Ok, a short time
ago. Bryce was exhibiting his APP
paratus in Tulsa at the time. He had
an entire store room lighted by cleo
tricity all from a few of his batter
les.
The electric current is considered a
wonderful process by all who have seen
it. A man may take a wire in one
hand. make a connection with his 9th
er hand on a common tungsten electric
light globe and the circuit will be COM
plete-the lamp lighting in its full
brilliancy- And the man will not feel
the shock or have any sense OF feeling
for the current
A lamp that has been burning all day
may be taken in the hand of a person
and the globe viii be cool
In test made in a private house
of ten rooms where the lights were
burned continuously it was found that
the entire expense in keeping up the
batteries and maintaining the apparatus
was only 40 cents a month
There were scores of features about
the electric lighting system that ap-
pealed to the Santa Fe men and they
have decided to give the new invention
a tryour on their switch stands. The
apparatus and exhibits will be taken to
Kansas City this week where Bryce will
give his lectures on the new system of
electric lighting and the use of cleo
trir
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
4.JINI'' CALLAHAN IS NAMED.
Sox Manager VIII Help Make Base
ball Rules.

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Magnates Of the
two big baseball leagues are busy with
their plans for the New York meeting
at which the playing schedule for
next season will be arranged.
American league said that he had re-
ceived a letter from President Barney
Dreyfus OF the Pittsburg National
club regarding the making OF the
schedule and that the committees ap-
pointed by the two leagues for the
purpose would meet in New York be-
tween Christmas and New Years.
johnson and Robert McROy, secre-
tary OF the Boston American league
team. will act for the junior organiza-
ton and Dreyfus, Garry Hermann,
president of the National commission,
and Secretary Heydler for the Ma
tional league.
President Johnson said that the
work should not take more than two
hours as the schedule would be the
same as in the past.
The rules committee of each league
will meet in New York at the same
time.
President johnson has appointed
Manager James Callahan of the Chi
cago American club, as one OF the
three members of the com mittee for
the league He said a manager, ana
llnDire and a club owner would be on
the committee, Johnson announced
that he would appoint Umpire Thomas
Connolly. but said he did not know
vet who the magnate would be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
CHINK BALL TEAM COMING.
Robert zap Is Asked to Secure Games
for 1t.

Chicago Dec. 21.-A Chinese base
ball team will invade the United States
next spring, according to plans an
nounced by Robert zap, who is a resi-
dent of this city.
The team contemplating the trip is
the Chinese Athletic club OF Honolulu
and will be the first Chinese baseball
club to visit this country.
Mr. zap received letter from his
brother. who is vice president of the
Chinese Athletic club, to the effect
that the citizens of Honolulu had sub
scribed $4,000 toward the trip.
The team is composed of students
and former students of Hawaiian col
leges.
Mr.. zap will confer with Pat
Page. pitcher of the University of
Chicago team. who managed the Jan
anese baseball team which played in
this country last year. He hopes to
book contests for the Chinese players
throughout the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
JAKE sTAHL BACK TO FOLD.
National Commission Reinstates Two
Men Without Fines.

Cincinnati, Dec. 21.-Player Garland
C'Jake'D Stahl, mentioned as the prob
able manager of the Boston American
league team next season, was reinsta-
ted without the infection of a fine by
the national baseball commission in a
decision just promulgated.
Stahl violated a rule of the commits
sion by failing to report during the
season of 1911 to the Boston American
league club, to which he was under
reservation. In his application for re-
insta tement. Stahl stated that while
he retired from baseball last spring to
get into business, he now desired to
rejoin the Boston team
Harry Smith, who played with the
Brooklyn team, also was restored to
good standing without having to pay
fine Smith was suspended for leaving
the service of Brooklyn last spring
without permission of any of it's Off
Gals.
In extenuation of his action, Smith
said he was anxious about the condf-
ton of his wife, who was ill., and that
he wished to be near her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21

In being selected to manage the Reds
O'Day realizes what is probably his
lifes ambition. For years he has been
umpiring the games and is now recog-
nized as the dean of the baseball UNI
pires
O'Day, resident of Chicago. is one
of the best known characters in base
ball. He first won fame as a pitcher
and worked his last games with Con-
ME Mack for catcher on the old Wash
ngton club He retired from the play
ing end of the game when strong
enough to continue in fast company
and soon after became an umpire in
the National. There he was a contem-
porary with Tom Lynch, Bob Emslie
and Tommy Connolly.
Back in his amateur days O'Day
played on Chicago's West side lots
with Comiskey- After Hank began
showing real form he was picked rp
and shipped east, where he soon be-
came famous as a pitcher on the New
York and Washington clubs
Customer-What have you in the shape
OF oranges? Grocer-Well, we have base
balls.-Harlem Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
KANSAS CITY TO FORT SCOTT.
Meeting in Latter City TO Plan an In
terurban Commercial Line.

Fort Scott, Kan. Dec. Effort
Scott was never nearer the goal of a
long ambition That long cherished
ambition is an interurban line connect
ing this city with the southern marts
and joining with the northern coun-
ties lying between here and Kansas
City, in one unbroken, uninterrupted
line of commodious transit for both
manufacturer. mechanic. miner and
agriculturist.
At a meeting the final preliminaries
were discussed by representatives of
Kansas City, Johnson, Miami and
Linn counties. Definite propositions
as to the immediate survey of the
road leading out of this city south
and north were realized. In the num-
Der to lend enthusiasm to the RAJ
ly-for- Fort-Scott- and-an- electric line
were directors of the chartered Kan
sas City and Fort Scott Electric rail-
WAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
HUTCHTNsON-WICHTTA LINE.
Rumor of Interurban Between Two
Southwest Kansas Towns.

southwest Kansas Towns.
Hutchinson, Kan. Dec. 21.=A par
ty of men, said to be representing the
Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway
company, made drive over the route
which it is rumored the interurban
company proposes to follow into
Hutchinson.
The members of the party were Sc
cretive, but it leaked out that the in
terurban company is getting ready for
the building of the next connecting
link of the electric system, from Hal
stead to Hutchinson
Tt is reported that the road will ex-
tend almost due west from Halstead,
through Burton, and straight west
from Burton, passing little north
of the Bland store. The Arkansas
river will be cross east of Elmer and
the electric railway will cross the Mis-
souri, Pacific at Elmer.
It will then go west to the section
line running south from South Hutch
inson, and build on north to the lat
ter city, connecting up there. it is ru-
mored with the new South Hutchinson
interurhan and the Hutchinson sys-
tenn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
CLEAN BREAKS IN CLINCHEs.
Old Rules Changed by New York Box,
ing Commission

New York, Dec 21.-Clean breaks is
the rule hereafter for boxing bouts in
New York state. Since the new state
law controlling the sport went into eff
feet last spring there has been some
confusion regarding breaks. some ref
erees allowing boxers to hit with one
hand free.
At their weekly meeting the state
boxing commission settled the matter
and to enforce the rule provided that
referees negligent in this respect may
be brought before the commission. The
commission also decided that in future
a boxer can have only four seconds in
his corner and that seconds must stay
in the corner where they belong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
NAY ABANDON THE ExcHANGE
Valencia Telephone Patrons Stirred by
the New Ruling.

Edward Mitchell. one OF the direc-
tors of the Valencia Independent Telc-
phone company. says that the people
in his company are greatly exercised
over the ruling of the state utilities
commission on the telephone toll qucs-
ton. I'VE have a mutual company.
said he, land have been having service
at very low rate. AS is the case with
all cheap rate systems. We naturally
have poor service" He says that If
the rate is to be raised anyhow that
there is sentiment that may lead 10
the Valencia exchange being abau-
doned and running the line to Silver
Lake and using that exchange. there
by insuring better service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
BILLY DELANEY Is DYING.
Famous Trainer of PugiIists Can Never
Help Another Fighter.

san Francisco. Dec. 21-@Billy De-
laney, the famous trainer OF puglhsts'
Is confined to his Oakland home with
an illness which his physicians fear
must end fatally They declare he
will never enter another training
camp.
Delaney. who is suffering from in
ternaI complications, came here from
New York thirty years ago. He put
Corbett in condition to meet Sullivan
in New Orleans in 1892 When Cor
bett retired he developed Jetfries for
the match in which Fitzsimmons lost
his title Delaney's last work was the
training of Jack johnson for the cham
pionship contest at Reno.