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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
MAY GET PARDON
FOR HER0|SM.
Saved Property Of the State by
Shutting Of
Steam.
is TO BE REWARDED
Has Served Three and Halt Years
of Fifteen Year Term
in the Reforma-
tory.

Tom Gross, hero, will probably soon
leave the Iowa, state reformatory
free man. He will be able to make
a&swer to query, does it pay to be a
hero? He will get his reward.
Gross has served three and half
years of fifteen year term in the re-
formatory. He has a fine record and
had applied some time ago for a pa
role. He is likely to get more than
a parole.
That which won for him the favor
of those who do things occurred one
evening in the light and power plant
of the institution. There are two big
engines in the engine room. One of
them was in use and was running at
high speed Suddenly and without
known cause the piston rod broke.
The broken bortion whirled around
and into the fly wheel, which, al
though going at the speed of $50 revo-
lutions a minute was instantly stop
ped. Now, every engineer will under
stand the danger in such a situation.
The wheel was not broken; just stop
ped. The steam was on full head and
high pressure. 1t was almost mir
| acle that the steam chest or some
other vulnerable spot should not have
! blown UP instantly.
The workmen in the room, all in
mates of the institution, realized the
danger and they fed precipitately
\ yNbilo. tbar uyoro b;d;pc hest fhav
could and momentarily expecting the
whole works to blow up and to thus
/ end their terms of incarceration, Tom
Gross saved the day.
Gross was working in the boiler
room just few steps down and OFF
from the engine room. He is an Oh
engineer and perfectly familiar with
the danger of steam when brought to
head. He felt instantly that the en-
! tire plant of most valuable machinery
was in danger, and he rushed UP the
steps and into the room and in the
face of the greatest danger he turned
off the steam from the disabled en-
CINE.
1t so happened that the parole board
! was in the institution at the time in
terviewing prisoners. The next morn
ing they sent for Gross and had hin
tell what he did and why. He was
very modest about it. He did mo-
think he was doing anything more
than his duty. He didn't think about
the danger to himself-only the
thought of that valuable machinery
and how important it was to shut of
not ask or expect any credit for do
ing such a simple little thing.
But the parole board instead of rec
ommending a parole will recommend
to the governor that Tom Gross, hero
be given full pardon. 1t pays tt
he hero
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
HORSES IN DANGER
OF BURNING
Blaze Sunday Morning In Railroad
Stock Yards When Nine Animals
Were in Wooden Pen.

The fire alarm on Sunday morning
at 11:15 o'clock. came from the Rock
Island stock yards at Second and
Ridge streets where the hay and chaff
in the wooden pens had become ignit-
ed and the frame fencing was ablaze.
In one of the pens We're five horses
and in another were four being pre-
pared for shipment The animals in
prancing around in their enclosures,
kept the combustible stuff beneath
their feet pretty well tramped down
and thus helped to keep the blaze
down, but couple of the horses had
the skin on their legs and the hair of
their tails scorched by the blaze
which was put out by the chemical
engine.
The wooden fencing was burning
when the department arrived and four
horses were driven into the box car
at the side of the pen while the fire
was extinguished The blaze probab-
ly started from locomotive spark.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
GOLFERS FULL;
MEET A SUCCESS
Manager Norman Rlnsstrom Will Pro-
rate Receipts Among Athletes
Who Attended Tri-statc
Meet.
RECORDS IN QUESTION
Watches Worked Poorly, and it May
be Difficult to Have Them
Sanctloned-Aftermat
Of Big Affair.
RECORDS IN QUESTION

The fourth annual Tri-State meet
was financial success. according, to
Manager Norman Ringstrom, who so
capably handled the affair and Will
be ready to make detailed state
ment in few days.
After taking peep at his bank
book this morning he found that more
than $500 was on deposit with the
prospects of the sum being boosted to
$500 before all the receipts have been
gathered in. The ball in the evening
aided. materially. The tickets sold at
the door numbered approximately 100,
which brought in 81 each. Several
hundred dollars were taken in at the
gate in the afternoon, while moneys
for excess entries and program space
boosted the totals.
The expense of the meet will be
met and then the balance prorated
among the schools which sent teams.
In this the number of men sent and
the distances they Travelled Is calcu-
lated. The split will be made among
twenty schools, this number having
teams in the meet.
The next step Manager Ringstrom
will take is to have the records prop
erly sanctioned and later published In
Spalding's record book If this car
be done there will be no question as
to the authenticity of them.
A question has arisen as to the rec
ords. 1t is pointed out that the
watches in nearly all of the races
differed materially. making it difficult
to have the timo settled without more
or less arguments
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
An Aoa lin His Sleeve.

Munich has once more become the
scene of painful incident through
ignorance on the part of young man,
the son of high official, as to how
to hold his cards when playing, says
the Munchener Post A game was IN
progress at club when some one
saw the young man draw an ace from
his sleeve When the excitement
caused by the operation had some
what subsidized prominent citizen
prevented criminal proceedings by
bundling the card sharp into an ai-
tomobile. which took him without stop
across the Bavarian frontier
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
ARE YOU LIKE THIs9
ired all the Time, Not Much Good
Tor Anything, Hardly Able to
Drag Around, Just All Run
Down.

u you are, We guarantee our vinol
VIII cure you. 1t has cured many peo-
PIE around here who We're in this
condition.
NOW look here, just try one bottle
OF Vinol, and If you are not satisfied
mat 1t did you good. come back and
get your money. 1t will be returned
Without question. That is fair pro-
position and shows our faith In yinol.
and that We do not want your money
unless you receive benefit.
we know what we are talking about
because we have sold vinol for years,
and have seen how much good it has
zone among our customers.
Vinol is not patent, secret nos
rum, but an honest, tried and true
body builder and strength creator Of
world wide fame, delicious and easy
70 take. Come in today and start
your cure at once. You take no risk.
McGrath Bros, Drug Co, keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
Beating the Italians
At Their Own Game

The credit of inventing Spaghetti
belongs to Italy. To America, and to
US particularly belongs the credit of
lifting the manufacture of Spaghetti
from the kitchens of the Italian set
Elements to a modern, spotlessly SAM
tary factory.
Faust Spaghetti is made in the larg-
est factory of its kind in the world. 1t
is made of the only flour that is fit
for Spaghetti Durum wheat flour.
Our kitchens are immaculate. Our dry
ing rooms are dust tight and flooded
with sunlight.
Faust Spaghetti is rich in nourish-
ment, crisp. tender and tasty. 1t is
always uniform. Packed in damp
proof, dust proof, odor proof pack
ages.
5 and 10 cents at all Grccers.
Write for Free Book of Faust Spa.
ghetti Recipes.
MAULL BROS.
1921 St. Louis Ave, ST. Louis, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
PROOF oE WILL
State of Iowa, Lee County, SIS.
district court.

state of Iowa, Lee County, IS. In
district court.
To All Whom it May Concern;
Notice is Hereby Given, That on the
oath day of April, A. D., 1911, paper
was opened and read by the Clerk or
the District Court of Lee County, Iowa
purporting to be the last Will AMI
Testament of Mary Garthoff, late of
Lee County, in the State of Iowa, de-
ceased; and that proof of the genuine.
ness of said instrument will be heard
in the District Court of said County
at Keokuk, on the 22nd day of May
A. D., 1911, at the hour of o'clock p
m. of said day, being The first day OF
the May term, 1911 of said court
when all persons interested in said
VIII are required to be present and
make their objections to the same, u
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

ian church enjoyed fine social in the
church parlors Thursday evening.
There was a musical program, of high
class graphophone selections, and
male trio, besides an address by Mr..
Boyd, teacher of the Keokuk Chris
tan church Bible class.
Mayor Eckbohm is making prepare
tons to erect his mammoth two-story
warehouse.
Two new enterprises are due in
Warsaw soon and will be permanent,
In view of the proposed rejuven-
alton of the trolley line by it's new
purchasers Stone and Webster, when
we may expect better service, and
more trains, it behooves our neigh
bors who want sites for beautiful
homes to visit us and look us over
preparatory to locating here War
saw will not hold you up on property
prices, her taxes are low, her air is
pure, living cheap, and views unsur-
passed, besides it really is decent
place to live and decent people live
here, it is even safe to walk the
streets at night, but you would not
think SO to read the county papers.
Warsaw will keep pace with the
rest of the towns around here and will
average up in morality with any town
in the county, even dry towns, and she
expects many people to cast their
lot with her In the next few years be-
cause OF the great dam just a few
miles above her If Warsaw was
where Alexandria is she would quick
ly be a suburb of KeoIuk.
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Dunlap, j. F. Elder, l. A. Hamill,
James Huiskamp, Wells NJ. Irwin, G.
R. Joy, Thomas H. Joyce, A. q. John.
stone, Frank LeBron, John Nagel, G.
NJ Rich and Ira w Wills. Immediate
ly following the annual meeting OF the
stockholders the directors shall select
from their own number president,
first vice president, a second vice
president, secretary and treas
urer, who shall constitute the execu.
tive committee Of the board; and
the directors above named shall
have power to select officers to
serve until their successors are Sc
lected and qualified.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which said corporation is at any
time to subject itself shall not ex-
coed two-thirds of it's capital stock.
and 1t shall never exceed the actual
value of the assets of said corpora
ton
The private property of the stock.
holders shall be exempt from corpor-
ate debts.
Dated, keokuk, Iowa, February 81.
1911.
A. D. AYRES.
THEODORE A. CRAIG,
JAMES CAMERON, JR.
j. A. DUNLAP.
j. F. ELDER.
J.. A. HAMILL.
JAS. w. HUSBAND.
WELLS NJ IRWIN.
C. R. JOY.
THOS. II. JOYCE
A. E. TOMBSTONE.
FRANK LeBRON.
JOHN NAGEL.
G. M. RICH.
IRA w. WILLS.
incorporates,
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Land! land!
The Safe Investment. The Big Money Maker
The Safe Investment.
every line of this
OF
f $3.50 Acres of Deaf Smith County Land

The of
County Texas lying south the Chicago Island
Amarillo Texas
teen miles north of the land, the being
mall iwith
the Texas
and will undoubtedly
through Within
the Rock Island Gulf
Dahat
land which will, nc
The egalde cripto of land is asfo
in Township Range AN secdns Il 80
south half rs. 4
About the
depth absolutely all alkal This
akah district The soils fertile
tits By this
sands neither soil The
depth this land will hold the moisture 70 a
Unusually of from
section without This
the territory Las
class of neiner
dh md
dand
o. r
o d land a al til eht
0 9th He tsI.o hwgr
company in asddov
100000 worth land o
M prce
~ Panhandle values
For further particulars address Box 81 Kohuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

A touch of rheumatism, or twinge
Of neuralgia. whatever the trouble is,
Chamberlain's Liniment drives away
tn, pain at once and cures the com
plant quickl-- First application gives
relief Sold by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Foley Kidney Pills take hold of your
system and help You TO rid yourself
ol your dragging backache, dull head
ache, nervousness, impaired eyesight,
and of all the ills resulting from the
impaired action of your kidneys and
bladder. Remember it is Foley Kid.
ney Pills that do this. Wilkinson &
Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
/ Ioodis
SarsapariIIa

Cures all humors, catarrh ano
rheumatism, relieves that tired
feeling, restores the appetite.
cures paleness, nervousness,
builds up the whole system.
Get 1t today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Never hesitate about giving Cham
pertains Cough Remedy to children.
n contains no opium or other mar
Ioties and can be given with implicit
confidence. Az a quick cure for
coughs and colds to which children
&c susceptible. it is unsurpassed.
Bold by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Che Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ssss, sss :. lHzzzzn
Which Proves Il.

"A girl of twenty is ever SO much
older than boy of the same age
Sure, know girl of twenty whose
family Bible shows she was born in
1880"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
Not a Mean Man.

Why do YOU argue with your wife?
Pon you know it doesn't do you bit
good" Sure | do But amt got
|ucn a mean disposition as to deprive
er of the pleasure.
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any they have.
In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set
my hand this oath day of April, 1911.
G. B. LAKE,
Clerk of the District Court.
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Sense Of Smell All Right.
Love may be blind, but its olfactory
organs are all right when it comes to
smiling orange blossoms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
HALF MILLION
CONE TO KE0kUk
predicted That Excursion and River
steamer Passenger Business VIII
be largest This
Summer.
WILL BE THE CENTER
Local port VIII be Object Of Dozens
Of Trips During the Months
Of Water
Travel.
WILL BE THE CENTER

The possibilities of keokuk becom-
ing the most largely visited excursion
city on the river this summer, are
great
Last summer, an observer and Off
cjal OF one OF the local packet lines,
observed that there were something
more than 100000 excursionists AMI
regular passengers came to Keokuk
on the steamers. Commencing from
the middle of May this season and
continuing through until fall, it has
been predicted that the passenger
business on the packets will not num-
her much less than half million, or
Ave times as many persons as the
number coming here last season, is n
conservative estimate, it is thought
The steamer Columbia alone, of the
White Collar line, will be in port not
less than four times week. The
steamer Keolsuk commencing next
Sunday will reverse her trips on that
day of the week, and run from Quincy
TO Keokuk. arriving here in the af-
ternoon. the change having been re
Gently announced by officials of the
line.
The Keokuk will return to Quincy
on Saturday night after arrival and
unloading at the local warehouses
and leave Quincy about the same hour
that it did this port all last summer
on Sunday mornings. The Monday
morning trip will be made up from
Quincy also as the freight and pas
senger traffic on that day of the week
are always light, and return to Keo
kuk Sunday night after taking the
eycursionists home would be uncalled
for, because of the smallness OF Mon.
day business
Will Bring Thousands.
The new Streckfus boat line will as
sist materially in reaching the several
thousand mark for visiting excursion
lists this summer. The Sidney has g
number of dates for running excur
sions here. and the big steamer for
st. Louis but now in the excursion
business, viii carry thousands in anG
out of Keokuk.
The w. w, in the excursion trade
for the past six or seven years here
will support Its quota, in trips. The
through packets from st. Paul to ST
Louis, including the Dubuque and ST
Paul will help also.
The TT. Madison Atlee's boat. tht
Ottumwa Belle. and other pleasure
craft will contribute In building NJ
the biggest excursion business in th'
city's history.
The reason for the coming of 81
many sight-seers is well known-th.
work on the dam being the chief at
Y fractions on the entire river. 1t 4
said that Keokuk will not suffer from
inertia in making the city at the foo
OF The rapids as attractive as possihli
Tor those who are coming.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-22

that has marked the trial and came
on converting OF court. 1t began by
either real or feigned hysteria and
within few minutes all the other
prisoners had become affected until
the big steel cage resembled violent
ward in an insane asylum.
The prisoners wept, screamed, beat
the bars of the cage, moaned and
hurled excavations at the court and at
Informer Abbatemaggio who occupied
a separate cage to save him from the
wrath of the Camorrists
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Dynamiters Arrested in italy.

Turin, Italy, April 22.-Two an
archists who came here recently from
America have been arrested rhey
were heavily armed and provided With
dynamite 1t is believed they planned
an outrage in connection with the
opening of the Turin exposition TIE
identity of the men has not yet beel
disclosed. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-22
Bids for Construction of Cement
Sidewalks"

Sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned, to be opened before
the City Council of the City of Be-
midi on April oath, 1911 at 8
o'clock p. M, in council room, city
hall, for the construction of the
necessary cement sidewalks and
curbs in the City of Bemidji.
Information as to the estimated
amount of construction contemplate
ed can be had at the office of the
City Clerk. ..-
The right to reject any or all bids
is reserved. ..
Dated at Bemidji, Mimi, April 20,
GEO. STEIN,
City Clerk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-22

Lame shoulder is nearly always
due to rheumatism of the muscles,
and quickly yields to the free appli-
cation of Chamberlain's Linement.
For sale by Bankers Drug Store.
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MlsHAP TO GERMAN AlRsHIP
BerIin-Amsterdam Flight Ends Dis
astrousIy for ParsevaI VI.

Brunswick, Germany, April 22.-The
dirigible balloon Parseval VI, carry.
ing ten passengers, met with mis-.
hap ten miles north of this place and
was forced to make a rough landing.
The passengers escaped injury and
the airship was not seriously dam
aged, though it lies partly in the
swamp, and will, of necessity, be dis.
mantled and sent to Bitterfield by
train. IT.
The accident brought to an end
what had promised to be successful
nonstop flight from Berlin to Amster.
DAM
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-22
Proceedings Of City Council
City Of Bemidji
April 10th, 1911.

Proceedings of the city council of
the City of Bemidji, April 10th.
Council met in council rooms city
hall at s o'clock p. NJ.
n quorum being present, meeting
was called to order by President John
son.
Roll call showed the following alder
men present:
Klein, Moberg, Smart, Bailey, Roe,
Bisiar, Brown, Crippen. Johnson.
Absent none.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following bills were read and on
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-22

municipal court report Tor the week
ending April LIST showing $228.50 paid
the city treasurer andreport ending
April Sth showing $13S. 90 paid the city
treasurer We're read and on motion and
second were accepted and ordered filed.
Liquor license application of J. e.
MalOy was read and granted by the
following vote:
Ayes: Klein, Moberg, Smart. Bailey,
Roe, Bisiar. Brown Crippen, Johnson
Nayes: None.
Absent: None. -.-...
Liquor licensebond of j. e. Maloy
with the Fidelity u Deposit Co., of
Maryland as sureties wasread and ac-
copied on motion and second.
Communication was read from the
Salvation Army requesting permit to
build frame addition to their hall,
same being referred to the building
committee.
Report of Water Board Clerk for
month ending April 10th, was read
showing $549.7 collected and turned
over to the city treasurer and on motion
and second said report was accepted.
Bond of Doran Bros. in the sum of
100000 with the us. Fidelity and
Guaranty Co., as surity was accepted on
motion and second. " r."
A proposed resolution setting the
saloon license fee at 100000 was read
for information. Two proposed ordi-
htHCcS uAlIlS A1CcHSc Ice
for sale of Intoxicating liquors were
also read for information. On motion
dulyma de and seconded both proposed
ordinances and resolution were laid on
thetabl 60 be taken up at some future
tie. a.. IL. .-
On motion and second VIM. Evarts
was appointed city engineer at a salary
of $500 per day of actual service and
his bond placed in the sum of 100000.
Moved and seconded that Alderman
Moberg and the mayor be authorized to
buy COW for poor farm Carried ..
Moved and seconded that sidewalk i'm
provements in front Of lot IS, block II,
rear of Rex Hotel be assessed to prop
erty owners. Carried.
Moved andse conded that the city
clerk advertise for 10000 feet of 3
inch tamarac plank Carried
Moved and seconded that the city
clerk advertise for bids for street
sprinkling. for season 1911. Carried
Clerk was instructed to put in a bid for
the city team for street sprinkling:
Moved and seconded that the sidewalk
committee report as to how much side
walk there will be necessary to con-
struct this year. Carried. ...
! Moved and seconded that the city
attorney, mayor and president of cOun-
! ell confer with our district judge rela-
! tive to the appointment of a committee
| to amend the city charter. Carried.
Street commissioner was instructed
! to clean brush and rubbish on lots each
side Of garage, said expense to be as
sessed against property owners.
On motion and second the light com
mittee were instructed to have a ligh
put up back of Dudley's place and bacl
of the Markha m Hotel.
The city attorney was asked to lool
up the matter of an ordinance covering
bill posting.
City engineer was instructed to Sc
cure from Nj. d. Stoner, books, plats
etc, belonging to the city. .s- ~.
On motion and second the building
committee We're instructed to build
small fence in frontofthec ity hall
There being no further business i
was moved we adjourn.
Adjourned.
Attest: Approved:
Geo. Stein, l.. r. JOHNSON,
City Clerk. President
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Case stands and racks
number E, double news stand with
rack for 8 full sized cases. Good
as new. Sell regularly for 1915.
We have 6 of these at $3.50 each.
Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co.
Bemidji, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-22

WANTED-Dining room girl at
Hotel Fowlds. Salery S. 90 per
week. Address L. A. Hanson,
Fowlds, MINI.
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FORCED TO SUSPEND TRIAL
camorrist Prisoners indulge in Hys-
--- tericai Outbreak.

Viterbo, Italy, April 22.-An unex-
pected outbreak on the part of the
Camorrist prisoners, inexplicable on
any other ground than the volatile
nature of the Neapolitans, forced i
recess in the murder trial until the
gendarmes could restore order.
The outbreak was the most violent
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WANTED-A competent. girl for
general homework. 713 Beltrami
Ave.
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WANTED - Competent girl for
general house work, 1925 Lake
Boulevard. Inquire at Pioneer.
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HELP WANTED

WANTED-May 1st, neat, capable
person for general homework in
pleasant, convenient home. Ad-
dress G. S., care Pioneer.