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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
A New Step In the colvIn Matrimonial
Troubles Was Taken Today,
After First Suit Is
Dismissed.
VARIOUS ALLEGATIONS
Sets Out That He Deserted Her, Was
Cruel and Brutal and Com
nited AduItery-Basis Of
Petition. s

Vera Goodman Colvin today,
through her attorney, began suit for
divorce in the district court agains.
Guerdon j. Colvin, formerly a singer
In one of the local moving picture
theatres. Desertion, cruel and brutal
treatment, and adultery are the
grounds set out in the petition. Some
time ago Guerdon Colvin brought SUIT
against his wife, plaintiff in the latest
suit, but it was dismissed by him at
the last term of court. In asking for
a divorce, Mrs. Colvin makes the fol
lowing allegations:
That plaintiff and, defendant were
united in marriage at Keokuk on Jan
uary /, 1908 and lived together as
husband and wife until September s,
1910, at which time defendant did will
fully and without cause or provoca-
ton, desert and abandon this plaintiff
and has since remained away from her
and has contributed nothing to her
support and maintenance, notwith-
standing he has at all times command
ed good wages.
That during their marriage and par
ticularly the latter part thereof, de-
PENDANT treated the plaintiff in u
cruel and brutal manner. He threaten
ed and abused her, and on numerous
occasions drove her from their home
and compelled her to seek refuge at
the home of her parents; that plain
tiff habitually remained away from
home the greater part of the nights
leaving plaintiff alone, and upon such
occasions when plaintiff would in
quire as to his whereabouts defend
ant would grow insulting and abusive
after cursing and shaking plaintiff.
That defendant has told various per
sons that this plaintiff is impotent
and has Inundated and injured her By
filing in court a bill alleging that she
is impotent, all of which is false and
untrue and tends to hold plaintiff vi
to scorn and ridicule of her acquaint
ances and of the entire community.
That defendant during his marriage
with plaintiff, and in her presenc,
and in the presence of others has con
Quoted himself toward other women
in such a flagrantly intimate manner
as to humiliate plaintiff, disturb her
peace OF mind and cause great worry
and anxiety; and that defendant
conduct was designed to harass and
exasperate this plaintiff.
That defendant has been guilty OF
adultery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Chauffeur as Critic.

Dramatic critics could take les.
son from taxicab drivers in the art
Of damning a play" said a western
man. I'm addition to their capability
they have peculiar opportunity for
exercising their talent. The other
night told chauffeur who had driv-
en- us to certain theater that he
might call for US and take us home
Very WE'LL said he. About what
time? At the end OF the second act .
Why at the end of the second
act7 asked
Il guess the rest of the play is
40 good, said he. Anyhow, good
part of the audience goes home then. /"
New York Sun
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
be over-estimated. Many times cities

be over-estimated Many times cities
are imposed upon by fake concerns
desiring bonuses and grants but with
the experts making rigid investi-
cation of every proposed enterprise.
this unpleasant feature will be wholly
eliminated.
Another feature employed by boom
towns, of which Mr. Cooper disap-
proves, is the giving Of bonuses, which
he characterized as unbusiness-like.
The offering of reasonable site was
sufficient, in the opinion of Mr.. Coop
er. He informed the committee that
the power company would cooperate
in every way possible with the Quin-
cy business men in their efforts to en-
courage the growth of the city. Judge
Perry dwelt at considerable length on
the remarkable influence the work
would exert on the cities of the mid
die west, and said that Quincy is In
position to become one of the great
est beneficiaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Warning to Railroad Men.

2. S. Bacon. II Bast St., Bath, Ne,
sends out this warning to railroaders:
"A conductor on the railroad. my work
caused chronic Inflammation of the
kidneys. and l was miserable and
all played out. A friend advised Foley
Kidney Pills and from the day 1 COM
menced taking them, began to re-
gain my strength. The Inflammation
cleared and l am far better than l
have been for twenty years. The
weakness and dizzy spells are thing
of the past and highly recommend
Foley Kidney Pills. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Ute
FLOUR

know without hedging, and his facts
given in regard to the relation o.
the power company to Quincy are con-
sidered decidedly encouraging. Mr..
Cooper said that tomorrow there
would be a meeting in the East of the
capitalists financing the enterprise,
and an outline of the proposed rates
will be available within a short time.
The power will be distributed solely
through the local power companies
Of the various cities, which means thai
in Quincy the Quincy Gas, Electric &
Heating company will probably get
the contract. One fact in connection
with the power which will mean a
great deal is that the saving in cost
will not be less than SO 1-3 per cent
and possibly more Nsr. Cooper es-
timated that amount as the lowest pos
sible saving, giving the impression
that in his opinion the saving would
really be much greater.
The local. men desiring contracts
for power will always be protected by
the company. A clause will be in
serted in the contracts made with To-
cal power concerns providing GER
tain price for the consumer, and the
concerns letting the individual con-
tracts will be prohihncd from charg-
ing more than that amount.
Contracts will be made with local
light and power concerns for three
years, at which time renewals can be
made based on the cost of fuel at that
time, clause in the original contract
providing for this. So that under no
conditions could the local company
overcharge the consumer, even if it
should be so minded. The big dam
will develop 100000 horsepower with
twenty-five generators always working
and five held in reserve. To give some
idea of the reliability of the power,
Mr.. Cooper mentioned the fact that
the big plant at Niagara Falls was
shut down for exactly twenty minutes
during the past twelve months, that
being on account of lightning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
At MONDAY Luncheon Of Quincy
Chamber Of Commerce Yesterday
This City and Big Project
Were Doomed.
REPORT OF TRIP MADE
Engineer Cooper Told Quincy Men
That Offering Of Bonuses Was
Very Observation-Disclosures
Sufficient.

QUINCY. May 1o.-The big dam
across the Mississippi river at Keo-
kuk was the subject OF discussion at
the MONDAY luncheon yesterday Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, held at the
Hasse cafe, on Maine street The
committee which had been named to
inspect the big engineering project in
its relation to the business enterprise
Of Quincy made report, and. every
business man present was greatly Inn
pressed with the possibilities laid
bare by the enterprise. Two speak
es, j. Will Wall and Judge Perry, were
enthusiastic regarding the immense
field which the dam, when completed,
will open up for Quincy, and charac-
terized the dam as the greatest bene-
factor this city has ever known. Only
two members of the committee were
present, but they told enough Of the
work and its relations to Quincy to
set every man thinking and seeing
great things in store for the Gem
City in an industrial way.
Immediately following the lunch the
meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent Osborn of the Chamber of Com
merce, member of the committee,
who told how thoroughly impressed
the committee was with the work and
with Hugh L. Cooper, the engineer
in charge. He gave description Of
the city of Keokuk, and of trip the
party made with the secretary of the
work,
J. Will Wall Speaks.
j. Will Wall then made an informal
report of the conditions at Keokuk
and he grew Enthusiastic in relating
the immense advantage the big dam
and power plant would be to Quincy
The committee was taken over the
entire work, and Mr. Wall gave some
interesting information concerning the
magnitude of the work. He told of the
party being conducted down the great
steps of the Golfer dam which covers
Is acres, and they were taen shown
over the preliminary work. One OF
the remarkable features OF the pro.
ject is that the Golfer dam, when COM
pleted, showed no leaks at any point
which Mr.. Cooper declared to be the
first time in his experience that such
perfect construction has been made
The Golfer dam will be the site OF
the great power house which Will
generate the vast amount of energy
to be used for Industrial purposes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Power on July 1, 1918.

Mr.. Cooper informed the members
of the committee that the power would
be turned on July L, 1918. Power will
be distributed no further north than
Burlington and no further south than
st. Louis. Mr.. Wall said that before
he made the Keokuk trip he was I'M
der the impression that this could
hardly be done, on account of the
great magnitude Of the work, but
after seeing and hearing Mr.. Cooper,
and getting an idea of me manner in
which the work is being carried on,
he is of the opinion that it will be
omplished-unless some unfor-
seen event occurs. In the case the
power will be availat.e FOR use In
Quincy earlier than was at first sup
posed 1t behooves the business
men of the city to get busy at once
with plans for the securing of indus
trial enterprises. Mr.. Cooper said
that the company was willing to CO.
operate in every way possible with
the Quincy people, and the more con-
sumers of power there are in the city,
the less power will cost The cost
will be gagged by the amount inves-
ed. The rates will be, of course, less
at Keokuk than at Quincy, but Quincy
could overcome this by securing more
consumers and having a greater In
vestment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
viii Have Experts.

Judge Perry brought out during his
talk one of the most important points
of the day. During the conference
with Mr.. Cooper. the engineer in
formed the committee that the power
company will employ at a regular sal
airy two experts on industrial ques-
lions, to be constantly at the service
of the cities who desire their SER
vices. Any time an investigation Of a
proposed industrial scheme is desired,
all that is necessary is to wire Mr..
Cooper, and the services of the ex-
perts will be placed at the COMMAND
of the city desiring them, absolutely
free of charge. The vast Importance
of this, Judge Perry said, can hardly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Consultation With ceoner.

About four o'clock Wednesday after.
noon the members of the committee
met Mr. Cooper and a long consulta-
ton was held regarding the work.
Mr.. Wall said that the members of
the committee were greatly impress
ed with the Straightforward, earnest
manner of the engineer. He told the
committee everything they desired to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

John d. Rockefeller would go broke
if he should spend his entire income
trying to prepare better medicine
than Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea,
dysentery Or bowel complaints. 1t is
simply impossible, and so says every
one that has used it. Sold by all
dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Lacked Atmosphere.

Il did hope for an artistic career
said the disappointed looking man,
but l met with difficulties | could not
conquer What I needed was atmos-
phere.' Il see; the same old trouble.
What were you-an author or paint
err Neither was learning to
play the trombone, but was natural
ly short of breath
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Coal In Georgia.

All the coal mined In Georgia is
nlsn-srade bituminous and makes a
sood steam fuel. AS bunker coal it
mas no superior In the South Atlantic
states. It also makes excellent coke,
ana about 80 per cent. OF the output
- made into coke which is sold to the
furnaces at Chattanooga and other
points IN Tennessee and Georgia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

% YOU Have the Right Kind Of Help7
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right kind of,help to neutralize and
remove the poisons that cause back
ache, headache. nervousness, and
other kidney and bladder ailments :"
Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

Foley Kidney Pills take hold OF your
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Years Of Suffering
catarrh and $1,000 Disease
' Doctors Failed "a Give

Miss Mabel F. Dawkins, 1914 Lafays
cite ST., Fort Wayne, Ind. writes.
For three years was troubled viii
catarrh and blood disease. tried sew.
eral doctors and dozen different rem
eoies, but none OF them did me an,
GOOD. A friend told me Of Hoods Sar.
sa parilia. took two bottles Of thi
medicine and was as well and stronf
as ever. ] feel like q different persoi
ahu recommend Hoods to any one SUI.
lering from catarrh."
Get 1t today. in usual liquid form q,
cnocolated tablets called Sars atabs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Ky Kidneys Are
Killing Me!
Martyrs to Kidney and Bladder Trou.
Bile Try This Remarkable New
Treatment, Free.

Here is treatment for kidney and
bladder diseases and rheumatism that
is absolutely guaranteed, that is safe
and positive. and that you can test
yourself without investing one penny.
1t is a new, scientific, safe, power
full cleanser of the kidneys. The new
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

gree with the possibilities which are
opened to Quincy when the dam is
completed, and he dwelt at length up
on the vast improvement which can
be made in the industrial life of the
city by the application OF the power
secured from the big plant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Honey In Switzerland.

Though but small nation. Switzer-
land makes 1Oo,ooo,00O pounds OF
honey year, SO we'll is it's fora
adapted to bee culture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Voters Of keokuk Are Not Called uf-
on to Vote on the Proposed.
Lighting Contract With
stone q Webster.
TO VOTE ON FRANCHISES
keokuk VIII Vote on the Lighting
SO Franchise and the Street Rail.
way FranchIse-Not the
Contract.

The Gate City has tried to make 1t
clear that the people Of Keokuk will
be called upon May 25th to vote for
street railway franchise and light
ing franchise.
One ordinance Is to grant permits
sion to the Stone & Webster Co. the
right to erect and maintain poles and
wires In the city OF Keokuk for the
transmission and distribution Of cleo.
trio energy for light, heat, power and
other purposes.
The other ordinance grants permis-
sion to the Stone & Webster Co. to
operate street railway and power
company in the city OF Keokuk.
On the above two propositions the
people Of Keokuk will be asked to cast
their votes. They will not be asked
to vote on the lighting contract. That
contract Is made between the city
commissioners and the Stone & Web
ster Co. and vote on the contract is
not legal requirement.
The official publication OF the ordi
nances appeared In last evenings
Gate City, will appear again May
18th and May 23rd and can be read
by every voter. The ordinances are
plain and free from ambiguous state
ments or double meaning. They are
for the information Of the voters and
there is no excuse why anyone should
be misinformed as to their purposes.
When the proposed franchises are
studied in comparison with the ones
now in existence it will be seen that
Keokuk has everything to gain and
nothing to lose. It Is the opportunity
of a life time for Keokuk to get bet
ter light, more light, improved service
both in street railway and lighting
franchise. 1t is an opportunity to get
strong firm to take the place OF a
weak one. 1t is an opportunity tina
any city in the United States would
give thousands Of dollars to possess,
and the opportunity comes to Keokuk
because OF the big water power en-
terprise. It would be public calam;-
ty to defeat the franchises.
And Keokuk has encountered all the
calamity she wants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10

One Consolation.
Al any rate the husband of the suf-
iragette can't taunt her with not get
ting the votes his mother used to get.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Judge Perry Speaks.

Judge Perry, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. was the final
member OF the committee to make a
report. E N. Monroe was not pres
ent at the luncheon, and Messrs.
Henry Dayton and j. j. Fisher, the
remaining members of the committee,
are out of the city. Judge Perry was
also impressed to remarkable de-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
About Registration.

The law does not require registra-
ton at special elections. II you have
moved from one ward to another
since last election all that will be ne
cessary Is to swear In your vote be-
fore the election judges election day.
Vote in the ward in which you are
now a resident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
Representative From State College at
Ames is in Fort Madison to
Get Things in Readi-
ness.
FARMERS INTERESTED
Corn Planting is to Begin Next Week
Some Of the General De-
tails Which Have Been
Worked Out.

Q. NJ. Adams arrived in Fort Madi-
son several days ago from the state
college at Ames to superintend ar
rangements for corn planting at the
state experiment station, the station
being portion of the state farm a
half mile out on the Fort Madison
Augusta road
A piece OF ground, twelve or fifteen
acres, has been prepared for the
planting of corn this week. On Tues
day two men will start out from the
experimental station to get corn for
planting. Travelling the country
roads throughout the county they will
stop at each field where corn planting
is going on and will obtain from each
planter. il possible, quart of the
seed he is using. This will give
large number of samples of seed cbrn
for use at the station Each sample
will be marked and records will be
kept of its growth and fruition. After
the corn is gathered next fall full
particulars will be published to the
people. 1t is expected that paintings
will be secured from 100 farmers.
Representatives from the Ames
college will be at the Fort Madison
station continually from planting till
harvest time
On Tuesday next Prof. NJ. l..
Mosher of Ames will be at the sta
ton, where he will be pleased to
meet any and allsfarmers interested
in experimental and everyday corn
raising and other farm matters.
New Corn Planter.
r. H. Gardner, an engineer on the
Santa Fe, has secured a patent on
new appliance for corn planters Mr..
Gardner is resident of Fort Madi-
son, residing at 2412 Webster street
Mr.. Gardeners invention will do
away with the old method of stretch
ing wire across the field to get the
rows straight and mark them so that
they can be plowed. This is done by
a wheel to which is attached four
iron rods, which are placed feet 8
inches apart. AS the planter goes
down one row these rods mark the
place where the next row is to be
planted. thus making the rows an
exact distance apart and also mark
ing it in such manner as to make
1t possible to plow the field both
ways. In using the old method of
marking much time was lost in
stretching the wire each time.
This appliance is also arranged in
such manner that it plants corn au-
tomatically. In using the old method
a wire was stretched on which iron
fixtures were placed at intervals to
trip the hopper, which was consid-
erably slower method.
Mr. Gardner made a very success
full demonstration this morning in
field just west Of town and found
that everything was arranged so as to
do the work with exactness.
This is something that will save
the farmers much time and labor
and is an invention that should
prove of much pecuniary benefit to
Mr.. Gardner.
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gley Grocery co. Weisman, d. Q.
Krabill and Miller, Donnellson.
j. V. Crum, Hamilton, Ill.
A. G. Denton, Hamilton, Ill.
Chas. Allen, Montrose, Iowa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
WAIT FOR GLOBE TR0TTER
French Liner Will Let lager
schmidt Come Aboard Down Bay

Andre Jagerschmidt. the French journal
ist who is making trip around ths world
in the hope Of beating the time OF the fast
est globe trotter. will arrive here to-day
from Montreal too late 10 board the Lor-
rains at her pier. He will not miss ths
boat. however. as the French line has
agreed TO let her steam slowly down tbs
Bay where a tug with the journalist on
board will overhaul her.
Jagerschmidt wired the company ysseer-
day from Montreal asking that the Lor-
raine be held at her pier, but as she is a
mail steamship she is compelled to sail on
schedule at 10 a N Ths journalist was
informed. however, that Captain Maarras
would take his time going down the Bay.
and II Jagerschmidt could be put aboard
in the Narrows by noon the Lorraine would
wait for him. He is expected 70 arrive
from Montreal at 1910 a m, and by taxi
cab from the Grand Central Station should
arrive at the French line pier by lo35 a. m.
. II is thought that he will be put aboard
the Lorraine before the liner PASSES Robins
Reef Light.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
BODY FOUND AT WEST POINT
Believed To Be That Of New
York Suicide.
Bv Telegraph 70 III. Tribune |

Highland Falls. ". Y. Aug iS--Chares
COnley. seven years Old found the body Of
a young man hanging 70 six foot stake
used 20 support cordwood in the woods
at West Point Military Academy this af-
ternoon. Badly frightened. the boy notified
Forester Charles Knowles. who. with
Coroner Buss OF Newburg, removed the
body 70 WORKINGS morgue here.
The man was about twenty years old
In the pockets were found some small
change and several checks made TO the
order OF Herbert Livingston and a note
book bearing the same name, but there was
no address bunch Of KEYS bearing
registry tag Of the Empire Registry Com
pany. No 20 Broadway New York. was
numbered IS. 401 He was well dressed IN
gray suit with black stripes. dark lavender
ito. a gray felt hat, hearing the initials
III L." His other clothing also bore
similar marks
The BODY was In an advanced stag ~
decomposition end life had been extinct
several days That the man came 70 West
Point last Saturday is conclusively shown
by return ticket on the Day Line steamer
Hendrix Hudson. dated Saturday, which
was found in his pocket There were no
letters towel bearing the steamers i'm
print was used 10 suspend the body, which
hung in crouching position. with the feet
touching the ground. From the position ~
the body foul play was first suspected. but
no marks Of any kind were found.