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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
OF
new SWITCHBOARD.
Iowa Telephone Company Makes "cut.
Over Last Night Without Al
fectlng the Telephone
Service.
HAVE MODERN PLANT
Old Equipment Discarded for New
and up-to-Date convenienees
That VIII Give Greater De
gree Of Efficiency.

An epoch in Keokuk's telephone his.
tory was chronicled last night when
the button was pressed that discarded
the old equipment Of the Iowa Tele-
phone company. for the new equip
ment that has been under installation
in the company's Headquarters at
Fourth and Blondeau streets for the
past several months. The "cutoyer"
from the old to the new took place
last night short time before mid
night, and SO quietly and perfectly was
the manipulation OF the complex de-
tails effected that the public in gen.
eral was unaware that anything un.
usual was happening.
For modern equipment, said Man.
ager Williams last night to Gate
City representative, Keokuk can now
boast Of a telephone plant second to
none in the state, and one that will
compare favorably With any in the
country. There are others larger
he explained, but with the installation
OF the new switchboard and the 9th
er arrangements completed, the loca
branch is thoroughly up to date ant
prepared to give more efficient ser
vice than ever before. The new
switchboard has been installed by {
small army of electrical experts whs
completed their work last night a
the time the "cutover" was made
Numerous inspectors were on the jol
from the time the work started unit
Its accomplishment last night and eS
ira precautions were taken to see tina
i everything, even to the most minut
/ detail, was in perfect working orde
before the "cutoyer" was effected. TIL
business Of "cutover' means the abar
Idonment of the old switchboard. an
from the time the 'tcutover" was mad
the new switchboard, a No. ! Multiple
/ will be in use.
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Practically New Plant.

AlLlOuSl the installation OF the new
switchboard was the most important
Improvement made by the company.
there were other improvements and
additions made to the plant to give a
greater degree of efficiency. Manag-
er Williams stated that figuratively
speaking, the plant had been renovat-
ed from top to bottom, giving prac-
tically new and UP to date plant. The
building has been gone over on the
inside until it presents a spick and
span appearance, and when the old
equipment is moved out there will be
plenty of room for the handling Of the
companys increasing volume of bust
ness. To Gate City representative
Manager Williams stated that the
company felt that the. business had
outgrown the plant. and for that reas-
on 1t was decided to make the change.
The new switchboard was so arranged
that at any time, when the increase of
business demands it, additional sec.
tions can easily be connected with
the new switchboard.
Manager Williams has been in
charge of the local plant since last
May, coming here from Burlington
4 Under him he has a very efficient
force Of operators Miss jeanette
4 Herkes Is the chief operator and un
der her guiding hand the other TWEEN
ty-two operators perform their work
The other operators are: Misses
Elizabeth Adams, Hazel Chambers
jDollie Chestnut. Bonnie Chambers
Ieona Danford, Anna Hartrick. Gladys
\ Hill, Lillian Hopkins, Marie Hopkins
Edith Harter, Birdie Lutz, Verna NC
Clary, Arlatte Montague, Leila Schiver
Irene Schiver, Bess Schiver, Dollie
Taylor. Harriet Weed, Margaret Wells
/ Ethel Wilson, Margaret Wunderlicf
4 and Mrs. Smith Bowles.
Officials Witness "cutoser."
/ A number of officials of the low;
company were here last night to b
present at the "cutover.'' These in
4 cluded District Traffic Manager w. E
Bryan, w. E. Gockley. Of the De-
i Moines division office, Enginee
Frank VIM, Engineer Fred Rull
SON. Division Foreman Goggin, an
inspectors Garry and Roupe, of tn
8 Des Moines division office, and othe
district inspectors. A midnight lunch
con was given the employees who hav
been instrumental in the installation
of the new switchboard
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Rev. Charles H. Beck. D. d., OF
West Lafayette, Ohio, secretary-treas-
urer of the Board of Home Missions
of the Methodist Protestant church,
is visiting at the home Of Rev. J. G.
Mccain
Miss Grace Park has returned from
Quincy where she visited with
friends the past week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
Harry A. w. Brown.

The funeral of Harry A. w. Brown,
infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Abel G.
Brown, was held at o'clock Saturday
at the home Of the parents, 1918 Ash
street. Rev. James G. Mccain of the
Methodist Protestant church conduct
ed appropriate services. The burial
followed in the Mound cemetery, a few
miles southeast of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11


standard, 32Ac; No. 8 white, 311sc to
s21sc; No. 4 white, 30kc.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1o.--Cattle receipts
200; market steady; beeves, $4,000
1925: Texas steers. $4.s5@700; west
ern steers, s6.00@S.3o; stockers and
feeders, s4.oo@70o; COWS and hefiers,
s2.6o@7.9o; calves. s5.5o@1o.oo.
Hog receipts 1000; market Sc high
err; light, s7.SO@s.4O; mixed. $4,000
$40; heavy, s7,256s.2o; rough, s7.2o
m7.5o: pigs, ss.oO@s.1o; bulk of sales
s7.7o@S.2O.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady Native. ss.2o@4.7o; western
ss.4o@4so; yearlings, s4.4o95.6o;
lambs, native, s4.4o@7.5o; western
| s4So@7.s5.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Aug 10.-Butter mar
ket steady and unchanged; receipts
1874 tubs.
Cheese market firm and unchanged
receipts, 697; no exports.
Egg market firm; receipts, SAT
cases; fresh gathered thirds and poor
er, 17@1sc.
Poultry, alive, market steady; ives
tern broilers, 1s@19c; fowls, l5c
turkeys, lac.
Poultry, dressed, market firm; fres
killed western broilers, 1S@25c
fowls, 14@17c; turkeys, 16@17c.
/ Chicago Produce.
) CHICAGO, Aug. 1o.-Butter-N
market.
Eggs-No. market; receipts, 7,4o
cases.
i Cheese market steady. Daisies, 15'
]. @15hc; twins, 14A @15c,. Soun
: Americas, 15A@15hc; long horn
a 15A@15hc.
n Potato market steady 20 cars.
e linois, 65@6Sc; Missouri and Kansa
t 75@7Sc.
d Poultry alive, market weak. Tu
e keys. 12c; chickens. 13c; springs,
3 @1Sc.
e Veal market steady 9@1sc.
M st. Louis Hay.
I'll ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.--Old hay mi
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Real Estate Transfers.

L. o. Dooley and husband, W. d. to
William Howell, lot 9, block 40, Orig.
Keokuk on Blondeau between Fourth
and Third. Consideration, 81.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
cal anxieties have been considerably

ical anxieties have been considerably
abated.
The government crop report, except
in corn, amply bore out the high ex-
pectations which had preceded 1t and
had inspired inside buying OF the
stocks of the grain-carrying roads.
The railroads Of the northwest are
assured of enormous tonnage OF GER
eals. the yield of spring and winter
wheat Of 6So,o00,0o0 bushels alone
giving solid basis to start from. The
corn yield may prove considerably
larger than estimated and In any
event is fairly satisfactory except to
those who had figured on record
crop.
Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. TO-
Open. High. Low. Close.
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ninton's Storage
linton 5 Transfer

Nerchandise, Machinery Furniture
Stoves, Musical Instruments, Pictures
and everything In the Storage line.
Large, clean, safe warehouses. Prices
reasonable Including Insurance.
TRANSFER LINE IN CONNECTION
once 525 Hlondeau. Both 'phones 70
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Peoria Cash Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 1o.-Corn, nc to
lie higher; No. 2, yellow. 75c; No. 3,
yellow, 741ac; No. 3, mixed, 73hc;
sample, Coo to roc.
Oats, steady; No. 2. white, 32hc,
standard, 32Ac; No. 8 white, 311sc to
s21ac; No. 4 white, 301ac.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17

Charles Durham, Lovington, H.,
has succeeded in finding a positive
cure for bed wetting. MY little
boy wet the bed every night clear
through on the floor. 1 tried several
kinds of kidney medicine, and I was
in the drug store looking for some
thing different to help him when 1
heard of Foley Kidney Pills. After
he had taken them two days we
cauld see a change, and when he had
taken two-thirds of a bottle he was
cured. That was about six weeks
ago, and he has not wet in bed
since. Dawson Drug Co. and Peo-
pies Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17
MASSEY GUANo INSPECTOR.

Commissioner Hudson Gives Citizen
of Bronwood Appointment.
The spirited contest which was
precipitated by the resignation OF
Chief of Police J. Z. Turner as guano
inspector, has been settled by Com
missioner of Agriculture Hudson
with the appointment of Mr.. G. L.
Massey to the position.
The large number of applicants
for the place caused more than usu-
al interest in the contest, and failure
to pluck the plum has Of course
brought considerable disappointment
to some.
Mr.. Massey was an applicant for
the position when Mr.. Turner was
appointed, and is former citizen OF
Commissioner Hudson's home county
-Schley He is in every way quail
fed for the place, and will render
efficient and conscientious service.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17
GIRLS COUNTY CANNING CLUB
MISS CRESWELL VISITS DAWSON
IN INTEREST OF MOVEMENT.
VIII Return ON January goth, at
Which Time All Teachers of the
County VIII Meet Her.


Miss Mary CresWell, who is sent
out under the auspices of the State
Agricultural College at Athens, was
in Dawson Thursday in the interest
of organizing a girls canning club.
She held her meeting at the Dawson
library rooms, and was listened to
with. much interest by the club wo-
men of Dawson and the members of
the city and county school boards.
She and Prof F. e. Land will hold
another meeting at Dawson on Janu-
airy goth, at which time the teachers
of the county are expected to attend.
Miss Creswell explained fully the
feasibility and desirability of the
canning societies, which are now in
operation in other localities to great
advantage She expects to spend
some time here during the canning
season and give directions for carry
ing on the work.
The advantages to be derived from
the canning clubs are obvious. In
the first place, large sums of money
are sent away annually for canned
fruits and vegetables which are
canned by business men hiring the
cheapest labor they can find, and as
a matter of course the consumer has
no assurance that the sanitary con-
ditions surrounding the canning pro-
cess are what they ought to be. With
the canning done at home, under
Miss Creswell's supervision, we will
know that it is done according to the
most approved sanitary methods.
Also it will afford desirable occupa-
ton for the girls of the community
at time when they are out of school,
and when entered into by them with
the right kind of interest will prove
very remunerative. Moreover, in
view of the almost certain approach
of the boil weevil it behooyes us to
commence developing our natural re-
sources in such manner as to be in
dependent of King Cotton.
The state allows 500 for each
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17
MAY BUY AUTO FIRE WAGON
Chief Kenney Is Getting Prices and
One May Soon Be Added to the
Dawson Fire DEPARTMENT.

Dawson Fire Department.
1t is not improbable that an auto
mobile wagon will soon be added to
the equipment of the Dawson fire de-
partment.
The purchase of such machine has
been under consideration for some
time. Alderman A. B. Hamilton, the
new chairman of the fire department,
is in favor of its purchase, as is
Chief S. w. Kenney, and the latter
is now in correspondence with manu-
facturers asking that prices be sub
mitted.
The auto wagon, if bought, will
be used for carrying the hose and
chemical apparatus.
Dawson already has one of the
best fire departments to be found in
any of the smaller cities, and the
purchase of this machine would
place it on par with the departments
of the larger cities
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17
TWO WEDDINGS IN CUTHBERT.
One of the Brides Resided in Dawson
Until Recently.

A note to The News states that
on Sunday afternoon Miss Belle Pow
ell of Dawson and Mr.. E. G. Phillips
of Cuthbert were married in that city
Sunday afternoon Mr. Phillips has
been connected with the Cuthbert
Grocery Co. for several months. The
friends of the bride in Dawson ex-
tend congratulations Another mar
riage that occurred there Sunday was
that of Miss Willie May Jones and
Mr. Boyer, travelling man. The lat
ter couple will make their home in
west Indiana.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION.
Music Glass of Sasser Public School
Entertains.

AAuSIC SlStSS VI FoaASSCE uDIAC oCIIOOl
Entertains.
A delightful entertainment was
given Friday evening in the school
auditorium at Sasser, in which the
members of Miss Grier's music class
participated The following pro-
gram was rendered:
Chorus-"Old Oaken Bucket
All music pupils.
Solo-"Teddy Bear March Cor
rie Johnston.
Solo-"Dance of Haymakers"-
Ophelia Spear
Reading - Swan Song" - Lucy
Marshall.
soIo-sRose Fay"-Erma Warner.
Dialogue-"After Delightful
Season. Misses Mount, Spear and
Davis
Solo" Rustic of Winter Matte
Lee Brim.
Vocal Duet-'Tf l should''-Miss-
es Davis and Crawford. (Encore)
Solo-"The Snow Man"-Lalia
Clifton.
Solo - Robins CALI - Gladys
Warner.
Observation-Disclosures Romance"
jamie Brim.
solo-"F Failing Leaves Johnnie
Belle Crawford
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17
So, 800 900 FOR TERRELL
FARMERS FROM 1911 COTTON

$2,5OO,0OO the farmers of Terrell
county have received from their
1911 cotton crop.
The crop of $4,000 bales this year
is the largest ever grown in the his
tory of the county, and exceeds the
next largest-35, 4S9 bales in 1908
by nearly 5000 bales. 1t is greater
by 1900 than the crop of 1910,
which was one of the smallest ever
grown, and amounted to only 272,-
290 bales.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17

Up to January LIST there had been
ginned in Terrell county something In
excess of $4,000 bales of cotton.
The crop always maturing early
here the major part of it had been
marketed before the drop in price
came, and valuing it at an average
of $4,000 a bale, which is conserva-
tive, the $4,000 bales were worth
$4,000 Add to this the value
of the seed at $3.50 bale 100000
is obtained, and makes a total OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17

congressional district for this work,
and this will have to be augmented
by each county where the work is
carried on. Terrell county will pay
Miss Creswell SIS for her services
here, which has been guaranteed by
the club women of Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17
SET THE BLANKETS ON FIRE
Prisoner in BronwOOd Guard House
Wanted Warmth and Succeeded
in Getting 1t.

BRONWOOD, January 15.-Jim
Hicks, a negro, was put in the guard
house here Monday for being drunk
on the streets. After being in there
about two hours he decided he want
ed to warm, so he proceeded to set
the blanket on fire, and If it had not
been discovered when it was it might
have burned the negro to death. He
was asked why he set the blanket
on fire and replied that he was cold
and wanted to warm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-17
Ranks Will Close.

The banks of Dawson will be clos
ed Friday, it being the anniversary
of General R. e. Lee, and a legal
holiday in Georgia.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02

The senate inquiry into the causes
that resulted in the loss of the Titan
ic with it's frightful sacrice of human
lives, has brought out many surpris-
ing facts of criminal carelessness and
negligence on the part of ship owners
and crew. The simplest precaution-
airy measures for the safety
of the passengers were sacrific-
ed in the mad mania for
speed and dollars. Had there been
sufficient life-boats on the ship none
would have needed to perish, and if
the vessel had been furnished with a
search light, or a common field glass
furnished to the man in the lookout,
the dangerous iceberg might have
been seen and avoided. tits high
time that more stringent laws be
passed to insure the safety of those
who go to sea.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02

George w. Perkins is the big mo-
gull of the Harvester Trust which
the Sheaf the other week referred to
as a heavy contributor to the Roose-
Welt campaign. He gave $4,000 to
help carry New York City primaries
for Roosevelt, that campaign costing
the Roosevelt managers $4,000 or 81
for every vote received. 1t is the same
Perkins who was the organizer OF the
Harvester Trust and is one of the
defendants in the governments suit
Just started against said trust. He
is also an official of the Steel Trust,
and was for many years connected
with the banking house of J. P. Nor
gan & Co. 1t was Perkins who as a
director of the N. Y. Life Insurance
Co., contributed $4,000 to Roosevelt S
campaign in 1904, which fact was
brought to light by the Hughes in
vestigating committee as a result of
which Perkins was indicted. All
Roosevelt's supporters are not angels.
And there are many more like Per-
kins.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02

No business man in any town
should allow a newspaper published
in his town to go without his name
and business being mentioned some
where in it's columns, says an ex-
change. This applies to all kinds of
business general stores, dry goods.
stores, furniture dealers, repairing
establishments, mechanics, profess
sional men, and in fact all classes of
business men. This does not mean
that you should have a whole or half
q page ad. in every issue Of the pa
per, but your name and business
should be mentioned If you do not use
more than two line space. "A strang-
or picking up newspaper should be
able to tell just what business is rep
resented in a town by looking at the
businesses mentioned in the paper.
This is the best possible town adver-
tiser. The man who does not adver-
tise his business does an Injustice to-
himself and his town. He is the man
who expects the newspaper to do the
most free boosting for his town. The
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02

The farmers as we'll as many other
people of this country, who have fell.
the oppressive power of the big trusts
have for years been agitating and
clamoring against these giant mono
poles. Very little Roadway has been
made in checking them Now we
have as President of the United States
man who is honestly endeavoring to
make these big trusts obey the laws
of the country More suits have been
started against the trusts in the three
years Of his administration than dur
ing the administration Of any former
president Mr. Taft is himself an
eminent jurist, having large expert
ence both as a lawyer and judge. He
is the Moses who will deliver this
country from the bondage of the
trusts, if upheld in this work by the
people, and thus restore to the people
the rights and equal business oppor-
tunities that they have been robbed
Of by the trusts. But will the people
rally to his support? Sometimes it
seems as if the people were really
asleep at the switch, lulled to sleep by
the fattery and Establishments Of a
siren song. Yet there are evidences
of general awakening of the people
who now are beginning to get the
dust rubbed out of their eyes and can
see thru the sham and hypocricy with
which they have been blinded. Rouse,
We farmers, and send Taft men to the
county conventions at the coming pri.
maries and thus help place the proud
North Star State in the Taft column
where it properly belongs.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02

Taft carried the Massachusetts
preference primaries on Tuesday by
1855 votes over Roosevelt, and will
have 26 votes from that state to
Roosevelt's 10. Taft now has 439
delegates, hence needs only 1O1 more
delegates to secure the nomination.
Roosevelt has 209, Lafollette 80 and
Cummins g. There are still 3S8 del
egates to be selected and Taft will get
more than enough of these to insure
his nomination.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02

Is it any wonder that Illinois which
is the headquarters of the big Har-
vester Trust with all its ramifcations
and with scores of other trusts De-
sides, should be carried against Taft,
or that Pennsylvania, the home OF the
mighty Steel trust and the chief CEN
ter of the protected interests should
20 against him? All the big trusts
that the government has fought, are
arrayed against Taft, and they know
we'll how to manage things so as to
fool the people.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02
Will Visit Norway

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Tonderum, pioneer
residents of town of Oak Park, and
their daughter, Miss Clara Tonderum,
who is teacher in the county schools
will leave May 3rd on three months
visit in Norway. They will sail from
New York on May 9Th on the steam
ship Lusitania, of the Cunard line.
They have ordered the Sheaf sent to
them across the sea as they want to
keep posted on the happenings in
Marshall county during their absence.
The many friends of the Tonderum's
wish them bon voyage and safe re.
turn
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02
y y
FoLDAhL

IS t y 800 .
Hi no, for the coming summer! Yes
it looks like summer today. We had
a good rain last night. It was not
so much but it is sufficient to put new
life in everything if we only get warm
weather, too.
Some farmers are seeding oats yet,
but most of them are thru with wheat
and oats, and are now preparing their
barley fields by good coat of man
ure.
Andrew Ostrand's barn was subject
to close escape from fire last Thurs
day when the awful sandstone pre-
vailed. The fire was a prairie fire
driven by the hard wind, into straw
stack close to the barn. Luckily they
were able to put it out before it got
a strong hold.
Another fire swept section II Mon
day afternoon
Jacob Andeen was presented with a
sum of money amounting to about $50
some time ago. The money was got
ten by circulating a, list. The pur-
pose OF so doing was to gather some
money SO he could get clothes and
necessary articles, all Of which he
lost when his house burned.
Quite number Of friends of An
drew Andin followed him to the grave
last Wednesday.
Name Andeen went to Thief Rives
Falls last Saturday on some land bust
ness.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02

Despite the immense amount OF
newspaper space devoted to the ques-
ton of who shall be the republican
and democratic nominees for presi-
dent, the people of this part OF the
country refuse to become excited over
it. The questions of drainage, good
roads and the coming of another rail-
road and the acquiring of more new
settlers greatly overshadow all mat
tiers of national politics in the minds
of the people of Marshall county
Middle River Pioneer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02
Noted SINGER Here.

Annar Myhre, noted singer, who
appeared together with the Swedish
prima donna Madame Hellstrom-
Gagne in her tour Of the United States
two years ago, giving one concert at
Warren, is here for a visit with his
friend, Roy NJ. Prytz, Of the Peoples
Store. He and Mr.. Prytz will rem
der a select program OF Scandinavian
F'olk-songs, solos and Duets at the
North Star College auditorium, the
proceeds to be for the benefit of the
school.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-02
CARD OF THANKS

We feel deeply grateful to the citi-
zens, friends, schools and churches
for their warm sympathy for us in OUT
recent sad loss. Especially do we
desire to express gratitude for the
many practical kindnesses and mater
ial aid rendered. We also thought
much Of the beautiful and numerous
floral emblems received Such evi-
dences Of esteem on the part Of our
friends will ever remain a gracious
memory.
Peter 2. Swanson and Family.