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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
Hamlin-Bispham Concert.

Chicago and New York musical sea-
sons would be incomplete without the
annual concerts of George Hamlin
and David Bispham. 1t would be i'm
possible to select two more popular
and finished artists than the famous
tenor and the great baritone. Both
of them are favorites, not only Of this
country but of all the musical centers
of Europe and South America. For
years Mr.. Hamlin has turned a deaf
ear to the offers of tempting salaries
made him by the managers of the
great opera companies. This season,
however, the pressure was too great
and he has signed with the Chicago
company to create the leading tenor
role in the great American opera Ma
toma. The presentation of this opera
with Mr.. Hamlin heading the cast
will be made special performance
which in opera circles always means
an event of unusual Importance and
| brilliance. Whatever Mr. Hamlin's
success may be in the opera it can
never exceed his success on the con
cert platform. AS a concert singer
he has won his great fame by carry
ing his audience right with him into
the land Of art. Indeed so great is his
art, that one need not be musician
to fall under the spell of his great
voice. Mr. Hamlin is to appear in
Keokuk Thursday, Dec. T.
BY subscribing now for seats for
this concert and the Bispham recital
on Monday, Feb. 5, there is ma
terial saving of money and additional
advantage in the way of first choice
of seats.
large subscription list and crowd
ed houses will mean not only host
of thoroughly satisfied people but a
big advertisement throughout the en-
tire country that Keokuk is becoming
a musical center and able to appre
ciate the worlds great artists.
Subscription blanks can be obtain
ed from j. e. Baker and should be
promptly signed and returned to hin,
Seats are paid for at the box office
SO it is unnecessary to send none,
with the subscription.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
The "Keokuk Plan"

10 the Editor of The Gate City:
The scheme for inducing outside
manufacturing concerns to come to
[eokuk and locate that has prevailed
pr over quarter of a century has
zen dubbed the "Keokuk Plan
)riefly, it is a scheme whereby the
agreed to be paid to
be newcomer is taken out of the
Sands of the city, raised by taxation
br other purposes. OF course, it is
! illegal scheme and one that makes
III city officials participating in it
liable to Imprisonment until after
he offense committed is barred by
he Statute Of Limitations. Notwith-
handing this, the plan has been her
lded in the local column and praised
Sn editorial page. The beauty of it
has been said to be its uniformity of
Sction upon all parties in interest. AS
he gentle rain from heaven, the tax
II it falls alike upon the just and the
bnjust-the widow and the capitalist
But the plan, in all it's beauty and
hunificence, was never fully develop
d until now. For we did not know I'm.
now that it included the idea OF
4aking retribution to the raped city
treasury, after those guilty of the
Tense had been rendered immune
y the gentle but steadfast running
Of the Statute of Limitations. The
fail ra1, IN ho n rnh the
treasury to get the unwary manufac
hrer here by means of donation o.
land, and, when it is safe and the u
m. is firmly and securely located, tc
take his donation away from him, or
The ground that it was illegally ant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
AEROPLANEs ON
REGULAR MARKET
Customs House Records Show Them
to be Article of Commerce
Now.

Aeroplanes are becoming factor
of international commerce. The rec
ords Of the bureau Of statistics, de-
partment of commerce ana labor show
that more than $4,000 worth of aero
planes were imported into, and ex-
ported from the United States in the
months of July, August and Septem-
Der of the current year. The bureau
of statistics only began the mainte-
nance of separate record OF this
comparatively new article of COM
merce with the opening of the cur
rent fiscal year. In the month of
July the first month of the new fis-
cal year, the official records show
that two aeroplanes we're exported
from the United States to Canada at
a total valuation of $3.50. In the
month of August, 1911, two machines
were exported to Canada. their value
4 being $4,000 In the month of Sep
! TENDER, 1911, one aeroplane was ex-
ported to Canada, it's stated value be-
| ing $4,000, making the total value OF
exports of aeroplanes in the three
| months for which record is now
available s1S,450, Or an average valu-
alton of $500 each. On the import
! side no transactions are given for the
month of July, but in the month OF
August two aeroplanes were import
ed from France, their combined value
being stated as S15,O91. In Septem
Der the number imported was five
valued at s22,752, one being from
England, valued at $4,70o and five
! from France, valued at $1S,o52, max
| ing the total importations of the three
months in question aeroplanes val
! ued at s37,S43. or an average valua
tion of s4,730 each.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10

into cooking and drinking utensils.
And every hair carries germs"
Aside from the danger Of food con-
tamination, DR.. Cutler said, a great
risk is taken in permitting children
to play with cats and dogs.
They breathe the hair and germs
into their lungs" he said. and in this
way are exposed to infection.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Hoods SarsaparilIa

murderers sentenced from this coun-
ty within year to four, also new
record. The other two were Abe
Anderson, negro, slayer OF Moses
Jordon. Lee county farmer, and
Henry Rose, negro, murder of one OF
the Cutrights. A fifth murderer, Chris
Schock, slayer of his wife, was found
insane and committed to an asylum
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10

he would ask for a new trial in a
motion which would be filed tomor-
row morning. A statutory ground will
be set out.
Judge w. S. Hamilton will sentence
Roland Wednesday morning. unless a
new trial is granted. The statutory
time for passing sentence is three
DAYS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Crime Charged to Roland.

John Roland was charged with the
murder of Mrs. Lily Jones. his com
mon law white wife, on the evening
Of June 20. The states evidence
showed that Roland went to the home
of Mrs Anna Gross and within few
minutes after his arrival shot the
Jones woman several times. Not sat
isfied, he shot her several times again
as she lay on the ground in the yard
near the kitchen door. When Roland
entered the Gross home he carried a
gun in his hand.
In view of the states strong case a
defense was difficult and the trial goes
to show how it is almost impossible 20
fabricate a defense. Case after case
now on record show the impossibility
of constructing story that will fit in
with the previous or succeeding events
that naturally must be linked with it.
The story on which the defense pin.
! ned its hopes was that of self defense.
The story had its origin in the fertile
brain OF Mrs. Roland, mother of de-
| PENDANT, as the minutes of the grand
jury will show. But the strangest part
of it all was how John Roland could
shoot Mrs, Lily Jones six times while
shooting at some one else This was
the incredulous part. When the case
was given to Attorney John e. Craig
! by the court he took the grand jury
minutes, especially the testimony OF
Roland's mother. and built his defense
around it.
Family Has Criminal Record.
/ The Roland family from which the
murderer comes has a long criminal
record. The father and mother were
separated several times; one daugh
ter is out of the penitentiary only a
short time, after serving term fol
throwing carbolic acid in the face Of
her husband; one of the sons has beer
in jail at Burlington for assault upor
; his father; Frenchy, who testified a
) the trial, is being held here charged
with attempted rape.
The heavy budget of criminal bust
ness has almost taxed the capacity o
Theodore A. Craig. prosecuting at
torney, and he takes rank as one o
the busiest prosecutors the county hal
ever had. In the Roland case he wal
assisted by Deputy E. G. Weber o
Fort Madison and Assistant E. w. Nc
Manus of Keokuk.
VIII Ask New Trial.
Il Attorney John e. Craig today sal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
LIFE SENTENCE
TO JOHN ROLAND.
Negro Murderer Found Guilty and
Three Jurors Hold Out for Hours
Demanding the Life of
the Accused.
WAS TRIED IN FIVE DAYS
Case is One of the Shortest on Rec
ord In Lee county-A Brief Re-
sumo of Crime and Story
Of State.

John Roland was found guilty of
murder in the first degree and sent
enced to imprisonment for life by
jury which returned their verdict
shortly after 9 o'clock this morning,
after being out all night. The time
consumed in trial of the case is be-
lieved to set a new record for Lee
county. Only five days were con-
sumed in impanelling a jury and
trying the case.
The jury would have reported much
earlier than it did had it not been for
the fact that three jurors were hold
Ing out for infection of the death pen
atty. The jury retired few minutes
before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and the Negroes guilt of murder in the
first degree was determined on the
first ballot cast. From then on it was
mere matter of fixing the punish
ment With the jury of this status a
disagreement was almost impossible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Waterless Milk

Close to each dairy the milk, fresh from the
cows. i. nut into copper vacuum. There we
evanor,,. ,vo-,b;rds of the water And because
of the vacuum, this is done without s'A'os'
That is all we do before the milk IS seaiea'
Nothing whatever is added the max is pA'''''
lied after the can Is sealed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Thick as Cream

The milk comes to you % per cent solids, 8 per
cen. butter fat 1t is SO thick and rich that folks
always dilute it, even for cereals and coffee.
In cooking, it gives to milk dishes twice the
richness and flavor Of the average nilkmans milk.
That's because milkman's milk separates. When
it gets to the cooking it is rarely more than
balf.miIk. And Van Camps is the whole-milk.
You'll be amazed at the difference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10

MARIETTA:
Ordc.- Gold Medal Flour II vonr folks arr
Dernickity about their victuals. SALLY ANE,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Dear. Madam

Think what that means 900 cows Tor iolks
who wan. Van Camps Milk. This city is '''ieo
with its users.
We have diaries in seven states-each in the
heart Of a great dairying section. They are stock
ed u,i,,, IJo,...;r, cows. There is finer milk in
all the world than comes from these i''ooeA
And it is germless milk-utteFly sterile eAn-
dren can drink it without thought OF iniecaoh'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Tip to Takers.

You can't prove you are good
talker by doing it all; comparisons
are needed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10

Yet, with all these advantages, Van Camps
Milk costs less than the mkman's. We save you
the cost of the daily delivery. And we save you
all the waste. In the average home the use of
Van Camps cuts milk bills right in two.
1t is nothing but habt-the milk wagon habit
which keeps anyone from using this milk. If you
once learn its economy, its convenience, richness
and purity you will never use other milk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
No Waste-No Waiting

You can buy, if you wish, months supply at
a time. Then you have milk and cream OF the
highest grade ready all the time. And none is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
We Milk 10000 Cows Per Day

left over-none goes to waste. An opened can
will keep till you use it up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Death Asked by Three Jurors.

OSesh fNSNCu Wy iIiVSC uuiOTS.
When the first ballot was taken on
the punishment of the crime three
jurors held themselves out for DEATH
The other nine wanted life imprison-
ment. This way they held for some
time. Soon one of the jurors Topped.
but it was all night before the other
two had been brought to the majority
view Of reasoning.
The jurors came into court before
Judge Hamilton this morning and the
Legro defendant was called. For the
first time during the week he gave
evidence Of a nervous strain and APP
peared as though he had slept but
little during the night The report
was made by c. M. Teeters. foreman.
The other jurors who served were the
following: w. c. Thon, VIM Teller
Michael Collins, V. R. Mckay, Thorn
as Young, E. H. Avis, Len Brewer
Charles Moander, S. w. Ingersoll
James Allen and H. ]. Bonham.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10

p,, hack the water and the milk is the same
:. came from the COW, save for the sterilization
by heat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Recent Murderers

Not only does the case set a record
in point Of time consumed in the trial,
but it is believed to be the first time
that two murder cases have been
tried in successive terms of court, the
defendant found guilty, and the punish
ment fixed at life Imprisonment. The
other case was that of Joseph Sam
uels, who is now serving life term.
Likewise it increases the number of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10

The 1902. cana full
pint of Van camp's-costs
10 cents. The 6-oz. can
costs S cents. That's with
two-thirds the water evap-
grated. Your grocer gets
it direct from our nearest
dairy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10

Van Camp Packing Co
Indianapolis. Ind.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
Your Interests Our interests.

Put your new residence in South
Park Addition. We will see that many
others do the same and you will get the
benefit of their improvements and
ours We live here. We are staying
on the job.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
Mrs.


100 acre farm, bes, of land, one-half
mile from Chelsea for quick sale,
$4,000 per acre. 1.lO0 mortgage.
Six room house. close in, 1900.
Twenty beautiful residence lots, 8
blocks from depot, 500 each.
See Dr. Williams. or call phone SS.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
Pianos For Sale.

Lauderman Grand, $780,
Hardman & Sons, S175.
Both pianos are standard make and
worth $400 each
Drop-head Singer sewing machines,
$500. Beds $40O Springs $15O.
Chair and leather sofas your own
price.
Call at Warren's Implement House.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
NIbbIes the Wood.

"T'm tired OF this old joke about a
woman sharpening a pencil with her
husbands razor" There's nothing
in it. No woman sharpens pencil
She gnaws 1t to point"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28

A particularly beautiful form Of es-
pousal ring was known as the "gim-
mel" or linked ring, which was made
in parts, which, when brought to-
gether, assumed the appearance OF
the ring shown with clasped hands.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
An Evident Success.

$50 you have position as stenogra-
pher hope you will succeed in ma
king yourself indispensable to your
employer" II think have. auntie.
We are to be married next month"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
To Erustrata BURGLARS.

The largest type burglar-proof safe
is built to Withstand the gas cutting
burners" used so effectively by many
crooks, and revolves, when 1t is
closed, by means Of an electric mo-
tor. >t
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
Match the Occasion.

"Why did you smile when | told you
Gussie was going to celebrate her
wooden wedding?" II couldn't help
thinking how we'll Gussies husbsnd
would match the occasion"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
Easy to See.

When a man says he is looking
around" and has not yet quite decided
what he will engage in, we know what
is on his mind: An automobile agency.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
FINANCIAL AID

We want to aid every local indus
try that merits cooperation, and will
seek it of us.
This bank is constantly on the
lookout for opportunities to be useful.
The best way to have the cooper
alton of this institution is to be a de-
positor here. so that we can get ac-
quaited with each other.
Let us join forces and grow to-
gether.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-28
} 900 30 90 0 90 90 oooe
THE WEATHER

o Fair and colder except in the
o southwest. Wednesday fair and
o cooler.
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-12-22
PROGRAM

For the Quarterly Meeting 10 be
held with the Freewill Baptist
Church, Sandy City. Boyd county,
KY, beginning on Friday before the
fourth Saturday and Sunday in jan
uary, 1912:
/. The best methods to promote
true religion. Rev. w, NJ, suddith,
2. The evils which exist among us
and how to get rid Of them, Rev
Carter
3. The unity of the ministry in
doctrine and discipline, Rev. II. 3.
Conley
4. The state of Christian fellow
ship in the ministry Reys Isaac
Griffith and John n. Conlye,
OF he manner. time and place in
which the minister can best devote
his time, Rows. Naaman Borders and
George Adams.
6. The two witnesses and who
we're they. Reys. G. II. Young and
II. w. Williams.
Z. How to maintain or keep fell
lowshlp in the churches, Reys. Judd
Borders and Emmett Dills.
8. Bible sanctification, Reys. Geo
Lyons and John Estep.
0. The religion Of to-day as com
pared with apostolic religion, Reys.
Jesse Hampton and Paris Vanhoose
10. What are the conditions Of
salvation according to the Bible,
II. whast was the apostles
church covenant, Revs. James Van
hoose. ISAAC GRIFFITH,
Charley, Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-12-22
CONCERNING OUR COAL FIELDS.


The Louisville Post says;
The development of the Kentucky
coal fields is now in the hands Of
companies which have the unlimit ed
resources OF Eastern capitalists, and
which win be conducted with the
skill that comes from long expar-
fence.
These companies have been or
ganized by the capitalists OF Mary
land and Pennsylvania, who were
the first to become Interested IL
The Kentucky coal fields and by the
Kentucskians who forst realized the
possibilities OF this section. Beside
their, own ample resources. they
have the backing of such New York
institutions as the National City
Bank and Kuhn. Loeb Il Co.
When the full history OF the
development of Eastern kentucky Is
written the name that will stand
above all will be that Of John C. c.
Mayo,
Mr.. Mayo is. in truth, the pioneer
OF this splendid region of opportu-
nifty. A native OF Eastern Kentucky.
born in Johnson county. he realized
IN youth the opportunities that were
locked up in the coal lands. and the
set himself to make the most ot
them and to bring about the awak-
ening of his part OF the State. The
story of Mr. Mayo's achievements is
ona Of which Kentuekians may be
proud With no money save his
own earnings, and with no one 70
assist him. Mr.. Mayo began the pur-
chase of coal lands, and at the
same time undertook the work 81
bringing the small holdings togeth-
or in tracts that would be large
enough to repay working and of in.
teresting outside capital
1t is a story OF years OF patient
work. OF confidence in his plans
when others were inclined TO scott
of obstacles and dlsappointments
eheerfully faced and overcome and
oi ultimate victory.
Other Kentuckians became asso-
ciated with Mr.. Mayo in this work
and have contributed largely TO its
success; Among these are r. II, Van
SAINT, OF Ashland, KY, john stew-
art. of Ashland, KY and John "
Hager, ofAshland
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-12-22
THE PARSONS LOSS.
A Tale Of Two Guinoas.

A recent number of the Brooklyn
Eagle contained an amusing story
concerning the tribulations OF the
Rev. Frederick F. Shannon and a
couple OF alarm clocks, alias guinea
hens, which had been sent to him
to usher forth the feast OF Noyembe
30th They were extra fat and pres
umably tender and mouths OF tho
Shannons had watered In delightful
anticipation. Bnt the best lain
plans OF men and cooks, regarding
hens gang aft a-glee One hen u
the guinea persuasion can as those
who are familiar with the habits
OF the bird can testify, can make
noise enough to keep an entire
neighborhood awake. and when the
pot rackl pot rack OF a couple Of
them is added to the myriad noises
Of big city you can well believe
that, with Shakespeare blood-siained
warrior, they murdered sleep"
ThAdominle's near neighbors stood
1t NJ long as they could and then
they hribed his girl to let EN-
loose. At any rate they got away,
and the News viii bet an apple 70
doughnut this is how they got a.
way. One was returned however
and the Brooklyn parson ordered
its instant decapitation as the only
means of detention until it should
be wanted for the oven.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-12-22
IN MEMORY.

Mrs. Elizabeth Collinsworth was
born Aug, 9Th 1894, died Doc. l.
1911 aged "a years, four months
and five days she had been III but
a short time, yet when the SUNNI.
ons came she sank peacefully to rest
In the arms OF Jesus, surrounded
by her children and friends who had
done everything that loving hands
could to relieve her suffering,yet 10
no purpose. God called her unto
himself.
Funeral services were held from
the |. 0. O ~ Hall Dec. ~ 1911 co
Quoted by Rev. II. y, tlulett. who
In beautiful and touching words CAV
a brief and concise account OF her
life Beautiful aud appropriate songs
were sung after which the remains
were laid To rest on the hill over
looking her home beside the
loved ones gone before.
Fragrance of lovely flowers were
waited out upon the air as they
we're scattered over the grave rs
tokens OF love from those left 10
mourn her death.
In the still. lone hours Of morn
ing. death came with his icy clasp
and bore thee away to thy home In
heaven.
In his ever fatal grasp gone TO
her peaceful rest, her work is done;
Her journeys ended. all her suffer
ings DER gone to her bIest. reward
her better home Whore toll and
care are known no more
To the children and friends We
extend our heartfelt sympathy N
this sad hour T. + NJ
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-12-22
FORT D. A. RUSSELL, WYOMING.

t o.
will send you a few lines, as I
am getting your pepper here ana !
don't see any western news, The
weather is fine here II has been
awful cold here all winter sofir.
but II was warmer here "Wednesday
than II was in Florida or Alabama,
and is nice and warn now
There has been several good size
SHOWS here this winter and some
awful bliEzards One night about
three weeks ago several soldiers
were frozen unconscious and were
confined to the post hospital
This post is situated about three
miles from Cheyenne, a city OF about
$4,000 inhabitants There is plenty
OF game in this state-el deer, an
telope. mountain sheep, Jack rabi,s
and sage hens This post contains
about 5000 soldiers. largest post
In the U. S. and second largest u
the world Fort Mckinley is the
largest / guess this regiment win
go to foreign service IN 1912 hut
DO not know Just when. There has
been talk OF going TO Alaska I
will close hoping those few lines
will escape the waste basket u
they do. will write again
Pvt. Floyd Plymale