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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
THE KEOKUK SPIRIT
Latest Fort Madison Josh the Subject of Keokuk
Loyalty TO Keokuk.

To the Editor of the Fort Madison
Democrat:
Why can't the people of this town
show the same loyalty and local prids
as those OF keokuk? Look at the
money they have raised down there
to boom their town and think of the
Spirit of Keokuk'' they are always
talking about.
MINNEHAHA.
Fort Madison Democrat: Minnie,
Little Laughing Water. the Spirit of
keokuk." is only understood and ap-
preciated in Keokuk. We could never
have that spirit here.
Back in ancient times, when the
population of Keokuk was spare but
very, very select. a few noble families
started the X. XXX. X. society. This
must not be confused with the ku-
hiux-hlan. as 1t means Keokuk for
keokukians and Keokukians for Keo.
kuk, very hard to pronounce as we'll
as to understand The spirit then in
culcated has grown with succeeding
generations until We have the present
keokuk spirit, which means that any
yellow dog coming from Keokuk is
backed to the limit by all its inhabi-
tants. We do not mean inhabitants of
the dog-this is not lecture on fleas
but inhabitants OF the Water In
stallstion Metropolis (That sounds
better than the thread-bare expression
dam CITY," does it not?) 1t does not
matter how, when or what. If it comes
from Keokuk it is approved by every
one who lives or ever did live there
II Abraham Lincoln had ever stopped
10 buy a chew of tobacco In KeokuS
ne would be referred to as an "old
keokuk boy" to this day The only
way Old Abe ever missed this distinc-
ton was by not learning to chew.
If man in Keokuk gets up early
and looks at the river, the Keokuk pa
pers run an extra edition and say:
The Spirit of Keokuk was never bet
ter exemplified than yesterday morn
Ing, when Deacon Jones. our honored
townsman. arose just as the sun was
gliding the spires of keokuk with his
refulgent rays. while the birds were
twittering in Rand park-as birds
twitter only in Keokuk: and this
grand. lovable man stood there, his
silvered hair a crown of glory, tossing
in the zephyrs that watt the aroma of
budding flowers over Keokuk. his
aristocratic nostrils drinking in the
breath of morning and great gulps OF
the Spirit of Keokuk, contemplating
the majestic stream that, flown.
from some regions of the north up-
known here. gently laves the feet of
keokuk meath our everlasting bluffs
tbluffs is good like a giant arm Of
silver encircling Keokuk lovingly and
protecting her from the rude and
common outside world. oh, | Just
love Keokuk. yum, yum, don't you?'
Now, in Fort Madison the papers
would say in businesslike fashion.
odd man Jones must have had his
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The impression seems to obtain
among few people in the communi
ty that the contract negotiated b,
the city commissioners with Messrs
Stone & Webster for street lighting
contemplates that the price agreed
upon shall continue in force for a
period of twenty-five years. Such al
impression is wholly erroneous. The
contract distinctly declares that /,
shall remain In force for only sever
years, at the end of which time the
charges for electric lighting will be
fixed by the city commissioners un
less a state utilities commission is
created meanwhile, in which event
such commission will determine the
rate.
Those who imagine the contract
contempiates continuance of present
prices for street lighting for a period
OF twenty-five years have evidently
confused the lighting franchise with
the contract. The franchise is for a
period Of seven or eight years beyond
the life of the franchise now In ex
istence, period OF twenty-five years
all told, but the contract for street
lighting at present prices is to con.
tinue only four or five years after
the dam Is completed In return for
this brief extension OF the present
price for street lighting Messrs.
Stone & Webster will expend from
100000 to 100000 in Keokuk in re-
building and equipping anew the
street railway and in installing an
entirely new lighting system of the
latest design and highest efficiency.
If this offer is rejected Keokuk will
continue to pay present prices and
get in return nothing beyond the In
efficient service it is now receiving.
The city should not hesitate mo-
ment In accepting Messrs. Stone &
We6ster's offer and should make the
chorus of ayes" as loud and emphat-
ic as possible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
CHARLESTON.

Mrs. C. e. Davis suffered a stroke
OF paralysis Saturday evening and Ia
now in critical condition.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bowden are now pleas.
antly located In Los Angeles. Calf.
Mrs. Bowden was formerly MIss L,z.
zie Hitler and for number Of years
resided in Charleston.
Mrs. Adam Hopp and daughter Dor
othea were shopping In DonnelIgon
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Schubert OF fort Mad.
iaon were guests Of Louis. fditz and
family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hoilingsvorn, Mr.
Blood and Mrs McGrath 81 Keokpk
were business callers here Thursday,
]. D. Slater and wife If Mew tgys.
ton were guests OF NJ aBG MR., WI.
liam swindernlan Sunday.
Fred orion Of Wsper mr. guAst Al
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Personal INJURY LIABILITY.

An interesting feature of the an
nual report of the International Har-
vester company is the paragraph
which relates to compensation for in
dustrial accidents. The company has
in operation a comprehensive plan
for compromising it's employees for in
juries resulting from industrial acct
dents, based upon the principle that
the industry should bear the burden
of such accidents, and that compen-
sation should be paid promptly, re-
CARELESS of legal liability, according
to fixed scale OF benefits. In case
of injury, half wages are paid while
the employe is disabled. Specific
amounts are paid for loss Of hands,
feet or eyes, and in case of death the
employees family receives three years
wages. The report states that the
company has thus been pioneer in
the attempt to solve the difficult prob
lem of avoiding the waste. delays, in
justices and antagonisms incident to
personal injury litigation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
POINTS 70 AID HEALTH.

Paragraphic pointers are prominent
In the latest bulletin of the Chicago
health department Among the bits
OF good advice are the following:
Keep the baby's milk clean, cool,
covered"
TO preserve healthy eyes. studies
should be adapted to the child and
not the child to the studies.''
IT is conceded by those who have
studied infant mortality that ignor-
ance on the part of the parents OF
the baby.s needs is the cause of our
terrible infant death rate.
Because women's skirts are made
shorter they are no longer used to
sweep sidewalks and street cross
ingss
IF your butcher and baker are
careless about protecting their food
stuffs from flies, it will pay you to
hunt for dealers that have heard
about the disease spreading fy."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
the Hotel westerfall Monday.

the Hotel Westerfall Monday.
Mrs, L. A. Bassett returned Friday
from Bluff Springs. Ill, where she
had been called by the death OF her
mother, Mrs. Lamar OF that place.
Dave Weber and family Of New
Boston attended the Mennonite church
services at Donnellson Sunday.
I Frank Swinderman, who has been
! III with the humps, Is recovering,
which Is good news to his friends
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas s. Realm went
to Croton Thursday.
j. A. Varmazen made business
trip to Keokuk Monday.
Henry Kirchner took a jolly crowd
IN his auto to attend the ball game
In Keokuk Sunday.
Miss Goa Chez OF Montrose was
the guest OF Mrs. Darius Derr the
past week
John and Charlie Pezley spent Sun
day In Fort Madison
Miss BERTHE Pfligerstofer, of Dom
nelson. was delivering hats for Mrs
Nellie Reds millinery store Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Caldwell enter
tained at dinner Sunday Mrs w. y,
Doherty, A. y. Nevlll and family OIL
Atgyla and Stephen Beatty of Farm
jBgton.
John Henther and family Of Nes
Bostpn were In town Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
CONFESSIONAL FOR PROTEST
ANTS, a

The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
author of In His Steps, believes
that every pastor of a Protestant
church should have a confessional,
where the members of his flock could
60 to their pastor and pour their
troubles into q willing ear and receive
wholesome advice. He does not, how
ever. contemplate the forgiveness of
sin b. the father confessor. He is
quoted as Saving further:
The confessional is not entirely a
spiritual matter. 1t is place where
people can carry their troubles of
whatever kind or nature, business,
spiritual and religious, family affairs
and purely personal matters. and re-
ceiye advice such as any minister
should be able to give; advice that no
lawyer and few other friends could
giye.''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

Henry Watterson, Americas great
est Journalist, has creed that is i'll
keeping with his character and at
tainments, as follows:
ITO print nothing of man which
we would not say to his face; to
print nothing of man in malice;
to look well and think twice before
consigning a suspect to the ruin of
printers ink: to respect the old and
and at play, day time and night time.
to be good to the girls and square to
the boys: for hath 1t not been writ
ten of such Is the kingdom Of heav-
en!'"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

The lord chamberlain OF England
has notified all the smart dressmak-
ers that no woman wearing tight
skirt of the "hobble" fashion will be
permitted to appear at court func-
tons hereafter, by order of Queen
Mary. The dressmakers are asked to
convey this dictum to their custom
ers. Many of the women of the smart
set are indignant at this order as
implying their lack of discretion or
modesty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

Virtually all danger to the Iowa
fruit crop from frost is now at an
end. This is the view of Secretary
Wesley Greene of the State Horticul-
tural Society. His reports from all
parts of the state indicate that all
fruit except peaches and strawberries
will be full crop in every part of
the state. The strawberries were in
1ured by the dry weather last fall
which prevented runnering, and the
peach buds We're injured by the sleet
IN the winter time. But the apple and
other tree fruit crops will be practical
i ~ full and the small fruits promise
unusually we'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

With view to protecting the
depositors in the $50 state banks 81
Kansas, Bank Commissioner Dolly has
1ust put into operation rigorous sys-
tenn of service rules for officers,
stockholders and employees. That is,
every new official, employe. or stock
holder will have to pass an examina-
ton as to his personal habits, known
Integrity and financial standing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

Professor Wilcox of the state uni
versity recently listed the three lead
ing cities of Iowa as follows:
''Des Moines, the largest city in
iowa; Cedar Rapids. probably the
most beautiful. and Waterloo the
hustling city of the Hawkeye state
Just wait until the water power
here is developed and Keokuk will
maintain its position against all
corners as the best city in Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
THE LATE j. FRED klEpAIscH. sR

THE LATE j. FRED kiEDAlScH, SR.
Ruskin once defined man as one
whose body has been trained to be
the ready servant of his mind; whose
passions are trained to be the servants
of his will; who enjoys the beautiful,
loves truth, hates wrong, loves to do
good, and respects others as himself
All acquainted with the late ]. Fred
kiedaisch. Sr.. will agree that he met
the conditions of this definition in
every particular. During all his long
career in Keokuk as a citizen and
business man he exemplified the quail
tiles that make for human goodness,
human nobleness and human great
ness in its best sense-not by the de
gree of enlightenment with which he
pursued his own advantage, but by a
long life of self-sacrifce. by disregard
OF personal pleasure and personal in
diligence in the interest of Others near
and dear to him. Their welfare and
happiness was always first with him
and he found his greatest reward and
ohiefest pleasure in their appreciation
of his efforts In their behalf
]. Fred Kiedaisch was the soul OF
honor, and his life throughout was ex.
emplary in all respects and in every
detail. He was q man who stood al
his post at al times and performed
faithfully every duty that came in his
way. If at times he encountered the
Disappointment and chagrins OF life,
as all do. he derourei them silently.
A man OF reetitude. decision, con
scientiousness, Eho feared God and
obeyed Hin he could not be swerv-
ed from truth and right
Il is OF great and lasting vzlue to
q community TO hare had such man
as an integral part o. its citizenship
and q factor IN It's daily life for so
long q time Example Is always more
forcible than precept, and Fred kie-
daiseh preached better and more
enduring sermon with his life than 1t
would have been possible for him or
anyone else TO preach with his lips
Now that he IS gone he viii be sadly
missed His prominence in business,
his CHEEKY presence, industry, stead.
fast adherence TO the right and self
forgetfuiness were so much in evil
dence and so generally known that
his taking of creates distinct void.
in his death Keokuk has suffered the
loss of one Of its leading business
men and best citizens The entire
community sympathizes sincerely with
the bereaved family and relatives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

In an article in reference to the
Keokuk dam reproduced in another
column the Cedar Rapids Republican
falls into the error of saying that "the
huge undertaking is being financed by
the government of the United States
and by the Mississippi River Power
Company" The fact is that the project
is being financed by the Mississippi
River Power company exclusively.
The government of the United States
was not asked to contribute a cent
and hasn't picayune invested in the
enterprise. Private capital is doing
and will continue to do all the work
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

The'real thing in diplomats is a real
Estate agent, In the view of the Mar
hhalltown Times-Republican which
advances the suggestion that ten ex-
perienced real estate men could get
the title transferred from Diaz to
Madero in two weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
. Peoria scientist rises n declar

A Peoria scientist rises TO declare
that the hook worm is nothing more
or less than the common garden va
riety Of angle worm This worm.
when placed on hook" he is quoted
George Fitch as affirming, sis one
of the greatest producers of lazfness
In existence"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
can adds, that If one wants to be
progressive, he should stand pat

Speaking of the spring style OF WON
ems hats. the Emporia, Kansas. Ga.
zette says: They look like the tip
end of hard winter soaked in woe
They are without form and void. they
are ungainly, ugly, shapeless, color
less, freaky and grotesque. Put those
hats on the men or the dogs or horses
and they will look like the devil be-
fore breakfast"
The Britt Tribune predicts that
neither Senator Kenyon nor Senator
Cummins will vote for Canadian reel.
procity. Kenyon will vote against IT
because he is protectionist," the
Tribune continues, while Cummins
will vote against 1t because he Is a
free trader and says the proposed
treaty doesn't go far enough, but real.
ly because he is afraid that If he does
he will lose his political hide
The afflicted should shun the can.
Ger cure claimant" says the Marshall.
town Times-Republican In a timely
article on cancer fakirs. If he is an
itinerant it should even more sedu.
lousy avoid him. The man who can
successfully treat cancer by medicine
need seek neither patients nor wealth
He could name his own fees in an
stitute greater than the Mayos ever
imagined. He could sell his formula
for million tomorrow"
As friend OF the fraternity or
ders the keithsburg Presbyterian
believes in the good that is being
quietly accomplished by the orders
We have learned to appreciate the
beautiful teachings of Masonry. We
are glad Of the protection our family
receives from the Woodmen. We have
seen enough Of the quiet work OF the
Odd Fellows and others to feel very
friendly disposed, and yet we know
there is an element of truth in the
complaint OF the anti, whose argu.
ments, as such, are directed more
against the individual than against
the lodge. 1t is evidently too true that
some men have become lodge crazy,
they jine' everything In sight and
dream for more. Such men become
intoxicated with lodge affairs, and
thus make an evil of the very thing
that was designed to do good
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

A Chicago professor predicts that
the commission form of government
will become national and that con-
gress will be abolished; then all the
"orating" will be done at the chautau-
uuas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

Under the Frederick Taylor system
of scientific management the United
States arnory ct Springfield, Mass.
has reduced the cost OF rife BY s105,
and at the same time has increased
the wages of the 300 workers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

War forecast suggested by the
Boone metropolitan: Peace Mon
day and Tuesday; Wednesday unset
tied with local battles in Mexico;
Thursday renewed war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

There is no indication that Demo
cratic farmers hereabouts are work
ing up much enthusiasm over reci-
procity even If Iowa's lone Demo
crat in the house did vote for it.
Sioux City Journal.
Nor in this part of Iowa, either.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

habits on last night, as he was seer
at an unearthly hour down by thu
river trying to cool his Katzenjamme,
! in the damnable wind that kept u.
awake half the night.
Then If man makes money Ii
keokuk, everyone says he is the
greatest Captain of Industry, Merchan,
Prince. or Napoleon of Finance, the
world has ever known, that they are
proud of him and his prosperity, and
they reduce his taxes and elect him
an honorary member of the most ex
elusive clubs and crown him one OF
Keokuk's honored sons. fit to wear
the mantle of his illustrious predeces
sors in the glorious history of the
city.
Here we would say, That cuss
never got that money honestly. He's
a robber and all kinds of highway.
man, but he's got it and it's up to us
to get it away from him somehow,
which we proceed to try to do.
But, socially. Keokuk sets stand
ard which would freeze a Boston
school marin and form icicles on the
eyebrows of Mrs. Grundy. We have
her backed clear off the bench when
it comes to liberal spirit in society
If Keokuk young lady should be
so bold as to sit on the front porch
some Sunday afternoon without a
chaperon the whole community would
be scandalized.
But in Fort Madison if one of our
girls should happen to kill COW
while taking joy ride. or should
beat up policeman on the way home
from dance, people don't say she is
lacking in reserve, but that she's just
full of fun
No, you can't compare the two
towns, but don't for a minute think
that we like the Keokuk spirit the
best Here in Fort Madison a man
must prove his worth and fight every
inch of his way to the top He ism:
lifted on an elevator run by past
greatness like one born and reared
in Keokuk. In fact, while both sys.
TENS have their advantages, ours IS
best. for we never gid any lead
bricks.
But all the same we can learn A
whole lot from this Keokuk Spirit.
We need more of that rural simplicity
and innocent faith in each other
which is SO well illustrated by our
neighboring city. We are really toe
metropolitan for our size, and are
conducting ourselves like a great
business center on village popula
ton. We have plenty of ginger and
don't care a plugged dime about our
glorious history. We don't care what
we sprung from, but we must quit
springing at each other (ancient Irish
joke), and it will do us good to absorb
moderate dose of the Keokuk Spirit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

TEN. The company has It's own chief
engineer and engineering depart
ment and every part OF the work
is being done under the supervision
and management OF that department.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

Our trials act as thorn hedge to
keep us In the good pasture: but our
prosperity is gap through which we
go astray. Sturgeon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

Others have distinguished them
selves as trust busters, but Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock is the deficit
destroyer par excellence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

The Progressive Republican league
appears to the Sioux City Journal to
have bitten off more than 1t can con-
'yeniently masticate in Illinois, as
well as In Iowa and Minnesota.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

One of the late plays is entitled
1.-THE Mouse Trap It ought to be a
catchy affair, o. course.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

Caterpi1lers held up a train in
Oklahoma. Next thing minority stock
holders will turn, too.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

The only good fly, also, is dead
ny.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

The gross receipts OF Saturdays
sale Of benefit tags in Cedar Rapids
were 1880, OF which SLIPS will he
added to the maintenance of the st.
Luke's hospital there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
DAILY BY MAIL

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The date printed on the address OF
each paper notes when the subscription
expires.
Subscribers failing to receive their
papers promptly will confer favor by
giving notice of the fact.
Address all communications to
THE GATE CITY COMPANY.
No. is, North Sixth St, Keokuk, Iowa
THE GATE CITY Is on sale at the
following news stands:
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
GraspIno Happiness.

Happiness does not come to us on
our own terms. We have to reach out
after It and grasp it where 1t lies. -
From Just Folks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

Just little sunshine, just a little
rain. that's what will make the mighty
corn grow In Iowa once again." sings
the poet" OF the Waterloo Reporter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
SERVICE.

SERVICE.
AL service ranks the same with God;
II now, as formerly he trod
Paradise, his presence fills
Our earth, each only as God wills
Can work-God's puppets, best and
worst,
Are we; there is no last nor first.
Say not small event! Why "small?"
Costs 1t more pain than this, We call
A great event." should come to pass
Than that? Untwine me from the
mass
OF deeds which make up life. one
deed
Power shall fall short in or exceed.
Robert Browning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

keokuk, Iowa ......... May 10, 1911
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
NOTES AND COMMENT.

In Abe Martins opinion 1T haint
allus tn doctor that drives tn most
bosses t. death that has tn most
practice"