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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
The American Rhine at the Grand
Toniuht.

The American Rhine at the Grand
Tonight.
The patrons Of the Grand will have
an opportunity to see the points OF in
terest along the Hudson river tonight.
BY steamer we take a trip up ''the
American Rhine passing Grants
tomb, spuyten Duyvil, Indian Head,
the highest point of the palisades;
Tarry.own lighthouse, the storm house
on Treason hill where Major Andre
and Benedict Arnold met, the walnut
tree at Stormy Point where Washing
ton paid off his troops, Stony Point
hill captured by mad Anthony
Wayne in 177s, Washington's victory
at Newburg, New York, the tower OF
victory at Newburg and the Otis In
cline in the Catskill mountains. These
are some of the many picturesque
sights to De seen a. the Grand tonight.
Such productions are great help to
the school children and every child in
Keokuk should take advantage Of the
opportunity. Three other pictures are
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LETTER FROM
HANDSOME JACK
May be Genuine or May be Simply
Written by Smart
Alec,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26-The Chicago
Tribune today announced the receipt
of letter purporting to be written by
Handsome Jack" Hooters, wanted
as the alleged slayer of Mrs. Emma
Kraft, of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the Sara
toga hotel here nearly two wekse ago.
Handwriting experts to whom the let
ter was referred were divided in
their opinions, some declaring it was
a hoax, and others saying it bore
traces of being genuine.
The letter, mailed in Chicago at
100 a. M, Sunday, insisted that the
woman was not murdered, but that she
me. her death by accidentally falling
backward and striking her head. TINS
message was signed "A victim of I'M
righteous suspicion
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MASONIC BUILDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Several Sites Are Being Considered
and Choice VIII be Made
Public Soon.

The building committee OF the Ma.
sonic lodges of Keokuk reported to
the members last night and their re-
port, while not made public. is under
stood to have been favorable to the
early selection OF a site and the be
ginning Of work ON new Masonic
Tempe here in the spring.
Several different sites are being
considered now, according to promi
nent Masons, and within the next few
weeks 1t Is likely that the committee
will make a definite choice.
The president and secretary Of the
lodges were instructed to make out
deeds to the Hotel Iowa Company fol
the lots where the former home of the
lodge stood.
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THE QUESTION
Of A0UR|SHMENT
A Better Digestion viii Increase
The Value Of Your F God to
You Many Times.

When YOUR food does not nourish vou.
the blood IS thin or impure. Unless the
blood is pure, assimilation, the final
step OF digestion, is imperfectly done
and the body poorly nourished. Every
day instances oflack OF nourishment be-
cause OF thin or impure blood are seen
In children, who eat almost continually
yet do not grow; in convalescents from
the grip, fever, or some other serious
disease, who remain pale, weak and
debilitated; in persons who are run
down through overwork or worry and
are unable to get back their strength.
Before the body can be properly nour-
ished, the blood must first be cleansed,
built up and made fit to work. DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
will do this more quickly and effectively
than any other medicine. They contain
the very elements which the thin blood
lacks. Not only do they strengthen the
stomach but they build up the blood go
that you get full nourishment from the
food.
For six years / suffered untold
misery from stomach trouble" says
Mrs. II. r. Flanagan, Matron, State
Penitentiary, Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota, although was treated by four
physicians. No two agreed as to the
nature or cause Of my disease. One
said I had ulcers Of the stomach, an
other that it was chronic stomach
trouble and incurable, another called it
neuralgia.
1.-THE pain was dull, not sharp, and
when / walked or rode j noticed it was
a great deal more severe. 1t was relieved
when / rested or would lie down.
had no appetite and didn't caro- to eat
at all. I tried to eat to keep up my
strength but the pain was there whether
/ ate or not. was run down in
strength and weight.
My husband persuaded me to try
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and I an,
80 well now that l eat everything ]
want,to. I have no trouble with my
stomach and have no doubt that my
cure is complete. My general health il
good and / have gained in weight. =
Send today for the free booklet,
"What to Eat and How to Eat. -
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
al druggists, or will be sent, postpaid
on receipt OF price, Soc. per box; ST,
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. William
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. J
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BLANCHE BATES
TO QUIT STAGE
WIN be MARRIED. on Thanksgiving Day
to George creeI, Former
Newspaper Man.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service i
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Fifty liter
airy and theatrical folk of note today
were preparing to attend the house
party arranged for the wedding OF
Miss Blanche Bates, the actress, who
will be married on Thanksgiving day
to George Creel, reform politician and
former newspaper writer at Denver
at Miss Bates home near Ossining
N. Y.
Judge Ben 3. Lindsey of Denver will
be best man and Brand Whitlock and
Harvey J.. O'Higgins will be ushers
Mrs. Rupert Hughes, wife OF the play
wright, will be matron of honor. The
newly weds plan to live at Golden
near Denver, and Miss Bates says she
will never return to the stage.
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PAROLED CONVICT
AGAIN rs IN BAD
Morriatt, Paroled from Fl. Madison
Prison is Caught Attempting
to Break Into Store.

FIT. MADISON, Nov. 26-Bert Nor
riatt, paroled convict from the state
prison here, lies in the county jail to
answer the charge of attempting TO
break and enter the w. A. Sheaffer
jewelry store, 726 Second street, at
1870 o'clock Sunday morning. Nor
riatt was caught red handed by Off
Ger Hillesheim as he was attempting
to pry open a heavy iron shutter at
one Of the windows in the rear of the
store.
Officers Hillesheim and Buckler
were making their regular patrol,
Buckler on Front street and Hilles-
helm going through the alley, when
the latter heard noise in the yard at
the rear of the Sheaffer jewelry store
Entering the yard with his revolver
in hand the policeman flashed his
light on Morriatt who stood with his
back to the alley attempting to pry
open the iron shutter with light iron
bar taken from The piano moving
wagon which stood in the yard. He
gave himself up without struggle.
1t is believed that an accomplice OF
Morriatt made an escape. Footprints
indicate thai man leaped the fence
separating the yard of the Sheaffel
! jewelry store from the next yard east
and some time later in the night, OH
Ger Buckler caught sight of man
running on. of the alley when they
were searching the premises. Nc
trace of the strange man could be
found other than the footprints by
1.-THE fence and unless Morriatt divulges
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WHITE STENOGRAPHER
OF NEGRO PREACHER
Girl Took Poison In the Office ana
Police Take Charge. Of Her
Employer.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
JOPLIN, Mo-. Nov. POI. N. Brown.
lee, a negro minister. is held in jail
here today under a special guard fol.
lowing the suicide Of Pearl Nugent
a II year old white girl who was en-
ployed by Brownlee as a stenographer
The girl was found dead in Brown.
lees ONCE. She had swallowed, poison
Another negro said to have been a
frequent visitor to Brownlee's Office
is also held in connection with the
case.
Friends OF the Nugent family say
that the girls father did not know
she was employed by the negro.
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

Notice is hereby given in compli.
anee with Section 1913 of the Code of
Iowa, as the same is amended in the
1907 Supplement to said Code. of the
incorporation of the HOTEL IOWA
COMPANY with it's principal place of
business at Keokuk in the County of
Lee and State Of Iowa.
The general nature of the business
to be transacted is that of hotel and
inn-keeper, cafe keeper, caterer; buy.
ing, owning. operating and renting
hotels, apartments, rooms, offices,
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porate existence on November 7th.
1912, and will continue for twenty COO
years from that date, or until No
vember 7th, 1882, unless sooner ter
minated as provided in said Articles
of Incorporation.
The management and control of
the corporation is vested in a Board
of Directors consisting of not less
than three nor more than eleven
members, each of whom shall own
not less than one share of stock and
one or more of whom shall own at
ieast one share OF preferred stock.
and at least one of whom shall be
elected by the holders of preferred
capital stock
Those directors serving for the first
year, or until the first annual stock
holders meeting, are as follows:
| Hugh l.. Cooper, representing the
preferred stockholders; J. o. Boyd. J.
p. Allen, w IN. Sage and B. H. Par
sons, representing the common stock
holders
| The directors are to be elected an
nuaily by the stockholders at the an
nual meeting to be held on the Sec
! ond Tuesday in January of each year,
and the directors SO elected shall
hold office for one year, or until
their successors are elected and
1 qualified. The officers of said cor
poration until their successors are
elected and qualified are as follows.
i Hugh L. Cooper, president,
j. P. Allen, vice president.
j. o. Boyd, secretary.
/ ] Allen, treasurer
The highest amount of indebted
ness to which the corporation shall at
any tine be subject shall in no case
exceed two thirds of its capital stock.
! This limit on Indebtedness shall
not apply to Obligations secured BY
mortgages on real estate or to obliga-
4 lions secured by the actual transfer
! of real estate mortgages for the bene-
fit and protection of the holders of
such secured obligations.
The officers, directors ami stock.
holders personally and the private
property of the officers, directors and
stockholders shall be exempt from all
liability for corporate Indebtedness.
For the complete record of said Ar
ticles of Incorporation see Corpora
tion Book A. page 1853 of the Lee Coun-
ty, Iowa records at Keokuk or record
Book G-5, page 4S7 of the corpora.
ton records of the State of Iowa in
the office of the Secretary of State
for the state of Iowa, at Des Moines.
Iowa.
HUGH L. COOPER,
]. P. ALLEN,
J w. N. SAGE,
J. o. BOYD,
) B. H. PARSONS.
Incorporators of Hotel Iowa
Company,
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cafes, restaurants, barber shops, to.
bacco stands and news-dealer stands /;

cafes, restaurants, barber shops, to.
bacco stands and news-dealer stands /;
to buy, own, sell and mortgage real
estate, bonds, stocks and mortgages,
including its own capital stock; to
borrow money: to act as depositary
for personal property; to buy, sell,
own and operate machinery, appli-
ances. electrical devices and use the
same in buildings owned by the cor
poration; to buy, sell and deal in ice,
food supplies, lighting and heating
supplies, fuel supplies and all hotel
equipment supplies; to become pro
prietor, lessee or manager of and to
rent music hall, convention hall or
ball room; to sue and be sued; to
contract and to be contracted with in
respect to any of the foregoing pow.
ers and to have and exercise such
powers as are incidental to the bust.
ness in which said corporation may
engage and to have all the powers au
thorized by law necessary, useful or
convenient for the operation and sue
cessful management or conduct OF
said business, or which shall at any
time be conducive to OF expedient for
the protection or benefit of the cor.
poration: to engage in business at
any other place the directors may de.
sire; and in carrying on its business
and for the purpose Of attaining or
| furthering any OF it's objects, to dc
any and all other acts and things
and to exercise any and all other
powers which a co-partnership OF
natural person could do and exercise
! and which is now or hereafter may be
authorized by law; provided that
! none of the foregoing shall be con
i trary to the laws of the State Of
| Iowa
1 For more detailed statement oil
4 the full powers of the corporation
see the recorded Articles of Incorpor
alton in Book No on page 35S o.
the Corporation Records in the rec
orders office of Lee County, Iowa, al
Keokuk, or as the same are recorded
in the office of the secretary of state
for Iowa in Book G-5 on page 437 o.
said records of the state of Iowa.
The amount of capital stock author
lied is One Hundred Seventy-fiv,
Thousand Dollars (S175, 00O0U) On,
Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar
/ (s125. 0o000) of which is six per cent
non-cumulatiye, limited-voting, pre-
tferred capital stock. and Fifty Thous
and Dollars ($5O,000.00) is commo,
capital stock Before any certificat
of stock shall be issued the sam
shall be fully paid for at par value il
money, and all capital stock. shall b
paid for under such conditions a
the Board of Directors may determin
and the stock may be issued fror
time to time as the board of director
may authorize.
The corporation commenced its CO.
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RECOVERED FROM
SEVERE LUNG TROUBLE

While we all know that plenty of
fresh air and good food are necessary
to persons suffering from lung trou-
BILE, something more ia needed to
bring about full health. Eckman's Al
terative Is a medicine for throat and
lung troubles, and SO many reports
have been received showing that 1t
brought about good results in num-
Der OF cases which were declared hope
less, that all sufferers who are not
benefitting otherwise should at least
investigate what it has done for 9TH
ers. 1t may be the means of restor-
ing you to health. Investigate this
easel
Madison Lake, MINI.
Gentlemen: In December, 1908,
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my bed These left me very weak
and coughed at nights and could not
sleep. My appetite also failed me.
My doctor advised me to go west So
in September, 1909, planned to go
but ] had four more hemorrhages
which put me in bed for three weeks.
"In November | started for Denver
Colo. After my arrival 1 met Michael
Brody, who, upon learning of my con
dition. urged me to take Eckman's AL
| terative In about two months ! be
gan to feel better. | kept on taking
the medicine and improved fast. In
March. 1910, | returned home / think
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yer my weight was 100 pounds. now
weigh 165 pounds, my normal weight
| thank God and your Alternative fol
my health. If can help any Other
person suffering from tuberculosis,
will gladly do So
4 fSworn Affidavit)
PAUL l.. FASNACHT.
Eckman's Alternative is effective il
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building the system. Does not contain
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drugs. For sale by ]. F. Kiedaisch {
Son and other leading druggists Asl
for booklet telling of recoveries AM
write to Eckman Laboratory, Philadel
Iphia, Pa, for additional evidence.
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Former Prison Record.

Morfriatt, the man who was caught
by Officer Hillesheim. was out on a
parole from a ten year sentence for
breaking and entering which he be
gan to serve in states prison In 1908
He had been out Of prison on parole
only few months. Previous TO this
term, he had served former prison
term here on the same kind OF q
charge from 1906 to 1907. Before that
he Is reported to have had reform
school experience.
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will cling long to such a striking con-
oeption as that of Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch and the satellites of
good humor and innocent jollity
around her. The play is as clean and
fresh and morally uplifting as pos
sible. After the average problem
play it is as refreshing as breath of
morning after a night Of champagne.
Dear, old, kindly Mrs. Wigs is the
Archdeaconess of American fun. More
over she has the approval of the Rev.
Charles Wagner, who says that here
is the simple life lived humorously.' .
The play will be presented under
the management OF the United Play
Company, at the Grand opera house
Friday evening, Nov. 29.-Adv.
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CRITICAL TINE
OF WOMAN LIFE
From 40 to SO Years Of Age.
How It May Be Passed
in Safety.
Odd, Val am enjoying better
health than I have for 20 years, and /

believe ! can safely
say now that ! am q
well woman. ! was
reared on a farm and
had all kinds of heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la
ter. For five years
during the Change Of
Life | was not able
to lift a pail of wa
%a,. r hod Lavror
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Don't waste your money buying
strengthening plasters. Chamber.
lain's Liniment Is cheaper and better.
Dampen a piece of flannel with It and
bind it over the affected parts and it
will relieve the pain and soreness. For
sale by all druggists.-Adv.
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High Praise for Mrs. Wisss.

G. H. Dodge. manager of the Grand
opera house, this morning received
the following telegram from Henry
Sandmeyer, manager of the Majestic
theatre a. Peoria, relative to the Mrs.
Wigs Company: Peoria ILL.,, Nov. rs.
&C. H. Dodge, Manager Grand Opera
House, Keokuk. Iowa: United Play
Company's Mrs. Wigs of Cabbage
Patch played here tonight to capacity
business. They have one Of the Lieb.
lers productions and an excellent
cast. Gave utmost satisfaction here.
Henry Dandmeyer, Manager Majestic
Theatre" The seat sale for this play
opens tomorrow morning at 10 a. m
and mail orders will be filled as re.
ceived. This Is one of the many high
class attractions coming to the Grand
Be sure and be at the box Office early
tomorrow morning to get your seats
Adv.
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included on the bill for tonight. To
morrow is Pathe's Weekly day. This
is an exclusive feature at the Grand
every Wednesday and is fast making
this the big day of the week. BY spe-
cial request numbers three and four
Of the What Happened to Mary
series of pictures will be repeated
Thursday giving those who missed
seeing them before another opportun.
ity to do so. Mary insStageland" will
be presented at the matinees and
1.-THE Affair at Ramins'' at the even.
ing performance. An entirely differ:
en-. program will be presented after
noon and evening. A complete. list
will be found in the, regular Grand
opera house ad.-Adv.
Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch.
Seldom does play present one
fresh and striking type, but IN Mrs
Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch" are -four
that everyone who sees the play re
members with equal sharpness OF
pleasurable mental definition AROUND
them are gathered score more char
acters and types, however, and eacf
role is fastidiously cast. Incredible
pains have been taken by the United
Play Co. to make the players fit theil
roles as though moulded to them, anC
the success attending the endeayor.
of this enterprising firm, is sufficient
lily attested by the fact that the play II
now in it's fifth year of enormous
business, and has already passed iii
300th performance at Terry's theatre
in London, Eng. Book plays as ruiz
are not long lived, but Mrs. Wigs
bids fair to run on for generation.
lis already an American humorous
classic, and as the public. waited loni
for great woman humorist, SO too. i
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the secret in his hearing tomorrow
morning it may not be known wheth-
er he was an accomplice OF the would
be burglar or not.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-04-17

i'll the past week is more comfort
able. Her neice, Miss Leola I. For
saith, who was called here by her
illness, returned to St. Johnsbury,
Saturday.
Mrs. A. j. Corriveau of St.
Johnsbury visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C.. L. Stacy, Thursday.
Mrs. Alec Kerr spent Friday in
st. Johnsbury, a guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Mclean.
Mrs. John Edney and Mrs. H. J..
Daniels were visitors in st. Johns
bury Friday.
Miss Rose Tassea and Henry
Baker returned Wednesday from a
visit with relatives in New Hamp-
shire.
Mrs Christina Borland of Shar-
on was a guest at the FOrsaith
home from Thursday till Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bailey of
Lisbon, N. H, have been visiting
relatives in town.
Helen Stearns of St. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with Mrs. E. D. Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Adams and
daughter, Evelyn, of st. Johnsbury
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
MIS-. harry L1lIlcrap.
Miss Alice Bailey of Lancaster,
N. H., has been spending few days
at her home here.
Miss Bernice Pierce of st. Johns
bury spent Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. F. M. Cobleigh.
The April committee of the Uni
versalist church will hold a food
sale in the vestry Saturday after
noon from 8 to 5.
At the regular meeting of Con-
cord Grange, Friday evening, the
degrees were conferred and a short
literary program given: Reading,
Mrs. H. A. Joslyn; song, Miss An
mis-, Passumpsic; reading, Rev.
Grant Van Blarcom; song, grange.
Messrs George and Luther Green
and Mrs. Thaddeus Cormier of St.
Johnsbury were in town the past
week called here by the illness of
Mrs. Sarah Hovey.
Mrs. Gertrude Burt of Hanover,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-04-17

N. H., was a recent guest of DR.. and
Mrs. R. r. Johnson.
Mrs. 1. P. Chase went to Newport
Saturday, to attend Methodist con-
ference. returning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Richards of
Lowell, Mass, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Reed and other friends
in town.
Charles Cornish and Charles
Warne of Barton visited at John
Cornish's the first of the week.
The Ladies' Guild of the St.
James Mission will give a dime So
cial at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles May, Thursday evening.
Mrs. Lillian Hitchcock of Massa-
wippi, P. O., visited at F. M. Cob
leigh's the past week.
Miss Florence Sartwell is at
Bethel, visiting her aunt, Mrs. Hen
ry Davenport.
Mrs. Frank Wood spent several
days last week with friends in St.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. L. T. Holton and Mrs. Caro-
line Tilton have been i'll the past
week.
Mrs. L. l.. Shackford left Monday
lot manchester, N. IL, " NC dOSSuI
several weeks.
Miss Clarissa White of st. Johns
bury visited at L. w. Hastings the
first of the week.
/ Mrs. Rhoda Ripley, who has been
spending several weeks with her
son, N D. Ripley has returned and
will open her home here. Her son
came with her and will spend sew
eral days here.
Miss Grace Miller has returned
from Portland, Me-, where she has
spent the winter and is stopping
with her brothers, Frank and Leon
Miller.
Miss Helen Bedell has finished
work at St. Johnsbury and will work
for Mrs Karl Richards.
The Easter concert at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church Sunday was
we'll attended and the exercises by
the children were up to the usual
standard of the little people.
The Passumpsic Telephone Com
pany installed 1872 telephones dur
ing the month of March. Jennie
Belden, Fuller Bros, Walter Glea-
son and Carl R. Warren are new
subscribers in the Concord exchange