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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Mrs. David Baxter Instantly Killed
While Returning From Christmas
Service Near Ham
ilton.
HUSBAND BADLY HURT
Team Became unmsnageable and
Mrs. Baxter Jumps From Sur
rey. But Is Thrown on
Her Head.

Returning home from Christmas
services near Hamilton yesterday
Mrs. Isaac Baxter was killed and her
husband suffered dangerous injuries,
when the team which Mr.. Baxter was
driving became unmanageabie and
ran away with The surrey, In which
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter and six children
were riding.
The party had attended church at
the Raymond school house and were
on their way home when the team be-
gan running, for no apparent reason.
Mr. Baxter was unable to control
them on account OF crippled arm
and finally one of the horses, a colt,
began kicking The singletree on the
surrey was ioosened by the horses
frantic actions and was kicked into
Mr.. Bakers face cutting him badly
About this time Mrs Baxter, be
coming frightened, picked up q small
child in her arms and sprang from
the buggy. In alighting she was
/ thrown to the ground and her skull
fractured The child was unhurt. Mr.
Baxter, when the horses tore loose
! from the surrey, was dragged from
| his seat and about fifteen yards or
/ the road. He suffered two broken ribs
and Is thought to be internally inJur
ed.
Just after the accident happened
an automobile passed and picked w
the injured couple and took them te
their home short distance away
I Drs. Gray and Runyon were imme
diately called and Mrs. Bakers broth
er. c. Bird Kellogg, of Keokuk, sen
for.
The physicians arrived shortly al
ter and at once pronounced Mrs. Bax
tiers injuries fatal She never regain
ed consciousness and died about one
/ o'clock She was badly bruised ant
cut and suffered broken skull.
blood eIot was also found at the bias,
of the brain.
All the children escaped seriou
injuries, although all Of them wer,
severely bruised and shaken up. Nj
4 A<e@AbCi 10 otlil bdA bhdpS fl0u VII
be confined to his bed for seyera
weeks
i Mrs. Baxter leaves beside her hus
band, two sons. David and Fred, ais
three brothers. Grant, Fred and c
Bird Kellogg and two sisters. Mrs
Frank PARKER of Florida, and Mrs
Joe Dickenhood, of Los Angeles, Cali
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter yer
among the most prominent resident
lof Hancock County, the former hayin
been born on the present home OF III
family, near Trinity church, abou
five miles north Of Hamilton, an
Mrs. Baxter having spent her marie
life there. Both we're well known I
q Keokuk where they had often Yisite
and where they had many war;
friends.
Mrs. Baxter was ffty-two years c
age. The funeral viii be held tomo
row afternoon at two-thirty O'CLOCK
It could not be ascertained this afte
noon, whether the services would b
: held from the house or the church, {
which she was a prominent member.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
BREAKFAST FOOD
MONOPOLY PLAN
Continued from page IL

those who refuse to enter into the
selling plan.
"fEhe patent monopoly decision"
laid down the principle that manu-.
facturers Of patent devices had the
right to fix the selling price Of the
~stcles. The government asserts
that the Kellogg concern took out a
patent on carton, and then laid
down conditions OF sale of the car
ton, attempting to utilize the raten
monopoly decision in this respect
The government condemns this plan
alleging that the status Of the cartol
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Home Aoain.

Ben o. Chapman, boys secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, returned home this morning
from q few days holiday trip In north
ern Iowa, ready to conduct the close
of the years work and to begin the
new year under the most promising
circumstances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Wanted se.ief.

IN one Of the West PHILADELPHIA hos.
pitfalls q woman patient in the ward
was groaning with pain. At last she
called 10 the nurse: 20 nurse, i am
suffering go much; can't stand it.
Won't you please give me an epi-
demice."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26

rope ana Aspiration In Man.
It is not for a man to rest In alb
solute contentment. He is born tc
hopes and aspirations "a the sparks
Fly upward. Southey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Much Money Invested.

The purchase of the additional land
further displays the determination of
the Stone & Webster company to
build up an Industrial city that will
consume the power Of the dam. With
the entire 500 acres In the tract now
there ia represented an investment
said to be about $4,000, although
the purchase price Of the lands has
never been stated In full.
As soon as the report Of NJ H XIII
gallen is accepted or some definite
scheme Of laying out the tract is
adopted If is expected that work viii
be begun TO put it in shape for sactory
siteg.
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is negligible. The bill also calls at
tention to the fact that the company
does no sell direc. to consumers.
A decision declaring the selling
plan illegal and violative OF the
Sherman Law Is requested IN the BILL.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
No Good Thino 10 Ever Lost.

Remember that truth. the most ira
portant and encouraging of all truths
Your life may not seem worth while.
the sacrifices that You make for 9TH
ers may not seem worth while. But
no good thing Is ever lost. And he
who does his duty contributes ior-
ever to the sum total of that which
is good In the universe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
THE, WORLDS MARKETS

! rough, s7.1O67a5; light, s7s5a7 e
bulk. $7.4007.55; pigs, $S.50a7oo
Sheep receipts 1000; market IRA
25c higher. Sheep and mutton. "a 2sa
500; lambs, $s.250s75.
Omaha Live Stock.
+ OMAHA Dec. 26.-Cattle rece,n,.
1000; market slow, steady. Steers
S7..S009.00; COWS and heifers. IS 4om
$50; stockers and feeders. ss4Oa
500; calves, s4.750s.75; bulls ana
stays, s4.4o06.o0.
Hog receipts $500; market stron,
to 10c higher. Bulk, N.1507.4o.
Sheep receipts 1900; market 15m
Csc higher. Yearlings, s5.756850.
wethers. $4.s5@5.oo; lambs. ;7.750
s.z5; ewes, s45o147s.
kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. &c. Cattle Re-
ceipts 5000; market strong. Steers,
$6.00@S.6o; COWS and heifers. $500
500; stockers and feeders. $4,000
\ f.Svs LdlSCSs eS7.uUNplV.Up
Hog receipts 1000; market steady
Bulk, s7.150T.45: heavy, s7.4o975e.
medium, s735@T.45; light, s7.oo073a
/ Sheep receipts 5000; marke. 100
25c higher. Lambs. $7501s.4o: eve.
! s4.oo@4.s5; wethers, $4.5o9515.
Chicago produces.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Butter-Extras
35c: firsts. 30@32o; dairy extras, 81
@32c; dairy firsts, 2s@27c.
Eggs -Prime firsts, 24025c; firsts,
2s024c.
cneess-Twins. 17ssc; Young Amer
tcas. 17Mc.
Potatoes. 45@50c.
Live poultry-Fowls, 1olAc; ducks,
14c: geese. 1sc: spring chickens, 100
12kc; turkeys. be.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Flour mar.
ket dull and unchanged.
| Pork market quiet. Mess. $4,000
/ 1880.
/ Lard market steady. Middle west
spot, $1o.25@10.35.
Sugar. raw. market quiet. Centrifu.
gal test, 1892: Muscavado SO test.
1892.
Sugar. refined, market steady. Cut
loaf. $50: crushed. $3.50; powdered,
S. 90; granriated, s4.9eD4.s5.
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, 14% q
14Ac.
Tallow market quiet. City, SIC;
country, e@6Nc.
Hay market easy. Prime. 311u;
i No. 3, S5@s5c.
Dressed poultry market quiet. Tur
keys. 14N2sc; chickens. 1262sc;
fowls, 10621c; ducks, 10@21c.
Live poultry market easy. Geese,
| 13@14c; ducks, 14@15c; fowls. 800
j 13hc; turkeys, zoe: roosters, SC.
Cheese market quiet State milk
common to special. 14ha1sc; skins
common to specials, 8914Ac; full
skins, 366c.
4 Butter market steady. Receipts s..
300; creamery extras. s70s7Ac;
dairy tubs. ss@a4c; imitation cream
| cry firsts, 25025lsc.
Egg market easy. Receipts 1865:
nearby white fancy, 42@45c; nearby
mixed fancy. 279s2c; fresh, 2S934c
New York Money Market.
Money on call, BIZ percent.
Six months, 51a percent.
Mercantile paper. unchanged.
Bar silver London, unchanged
Bar silver New York, unchanged.
i Demand sterling. 4s5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Y. M. C. A. ITEMS
play BAN.

The boys basket ball team Of the
Y. II. G. A. VIII play game with a
visiting team from Att. Pleasant to-
morrow night which is expected to be
. very interesting contest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Daily Thought.

He needs no other rosary whose
thread of life Is strung with the beads
Of love and thought.-sir John Lub-
book.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
OFFICIAL REPORT
Of SUPERVISORS
What the Lee County Board Did at
the Last Session Which Was
Held at the County
Court House.
THE BILLS ALLOWED
Proceedings Of Body Arc Herewith
Given as They Appear on the
Records for Benefit
of Citizens.
THE BILLS ALLOWED
Wednesday, Nov. 10. 1912.

Board met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. Supervisors Young and Scheff-
Ter present. On motion the following
claims were allowed, Supervisor
Young voting aye, Supervisor Scheff.
Ter voting aye. to-wit:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
CLOSE BIG DEALS
FOR LAND TO-DAY
Following Announcement Of Ten
Days Ago Stone & Webster Pur-
chase Addition to tbs In
dustHaI Tract.
IS ABOUT 282 ACRES
Addition csr1es Limits Of the Tract
up Rock leland Tracks to
Church and School
house.

Carving out the announcement
made ten days ago. the Stone G.
Webster company has purchased adj
ditional land near the Des Moines
river bridge The new addition takes
the limits OF the tract up along the
Rock Island track 10 the school house
end church In the valley. In all about
282 acres have been purchased in ad.
difion to the original i've hundred acre
tract.
When the report Of NJ Il. Kiigallen
upon the. industrial tract was pre-
eentsd the contents we're not divuIged
but # was stated that Mr.. KiIgallen IS
report included more than the
original Industrial tract and the add
ton would be made. 1t was stated
this morning that the 2S2 acres in
cludes all the Intended purchases al
the present time.
The land is conveyed to J. 4. TIA
wick, OF the Stone & Webster com
pany and the nominal consideration
is named IN each case It was stated
that the agreement for the last pur
chase had been reached this morning
that for about seventy acres owned by
Kate MAYHEM.
Four Separate PIecsa.
In addition to the Mayhew land
there were recorded sales OF land OF
May Peters and husband and Earl D
Prouty and wife containing about one
hundred and twenty-seyen acres, tbs
transfer being made public this morn
ing. The company also purchase.
twenty acres of James Rigney and
about sixty-fve acres from Henry C
Peters.
The new additions carry the tTac
farther south and north OF the othel
purchase. following the Des Nome.
river and the Rock Island railroad
The land all lies in the valley" abou
a mile beyond the limits of West Kec
kul, leaving quite a space to be bull
up. It is expected that all of tn
industrial tract will be used for fac
tory purposes and the prediction i
made that this means boom in build
ing on the higher land adjoining tn
tract and the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26

s,,,ts tate City Want Ads. bring re
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Chicago Live stock.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Hog receipts
1900: market strong. 5@1Uc higher.
Mixed and butchers. $7.15@7.60;
good heavy, s7.3O@76O; rough
heavy. s7.15@7.3o; light, $7.1o@7.47:
pigs, s5.25@690.
Cattle receipts 10000; market
steady to 1Dc higher. Beeves, 5000
9.55: COWS and heifers, s2.75@7.so:
stockers and feeders, s5.2517.40;
Texans, s46O@5.s0; calves, s6.50@
1925.
Sheep receipts $1,000; market gem
orally 1oc higher. Native, $4,000
$50; western. $425@550; lambs
s61o0s.75; western, $6.45@875.
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Gate City WANT Ads. bring re-
suits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
ST. Louis Live Stock.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.-Cattle
receipts 5000; market steady. Texas
receipts 1900; market steady. Native
beef steers. s5.OD@1O.oo; cows and
heifers, s4.50@910; stockers and
feeders. s5.356675: Texas steers,
s5.0o@7.90; cows and heifers. 1850
500; calves (car lots) s6.00@7.05.
Hog receipts $500; market 5@1oc
higher. Mixed and butchers, 1880
ITO; good to heavy, s7.6097T0,
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-Read The Daily Gate City.
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New York Money Market.
Money on call, BIZ percent.
Six months, 51a percent.
Mercantile paper. unchanged.
Bar silver London, unchanged.
Bar silver New York, unchanged.
Demand sterling. 4S5.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-03
FRECkLES
Don't Hide Them With a Veil; Re-
move Them With the New Drug.

An eminent skin specialist re-
Gently discovered a new drug, othine
double strength, which Is so uni
formly successful in removing
freckles and giving a clear, beauti-
full complexion that 1t is sold by
Barnekov & PETE under an absolute
guarantee to refund the money II 1t
fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get an ounce Of othine and re-
move them. Even the first nights
use will show a wonderful improve
ment, some Of the lighter freckles
vanishing entirely. 1t is absolutely
harmless, and cannot injure the
most tender skin.
Be sure to ask Barnekov B. PETE
for the double strength othlne; 1t Is
this that Is sold on the money back
guarantee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-03

or credence could be given by the
country to any declaration of any Re-
publican platform upon which MIR.
Taft might be running for office.
But now, In the face Of this incon-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-03

the attitude of the one who has the
right to feel aggrieved. 1t is an as
founding exhibition of willingness to
deceive the people Of the country In
the effort to secure office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-03

trovertible fact, and Of scores more of
exactly similar purport and effect, Mr..
Taft has the effrontery to stand before
a public audience and %denounce Theo-
dore Roosevelt and present himself In
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-03

MAN PROPOSES, BUT
b. H. M. Egbert.
Copyright, by w. G. Chapman.)
why, yes, anybody could open
those machines" said Frank
Meath to Marjorie. "You see,
you take a piece, of ordinary pic
ture wire and bend it; then you in
sert the loop in the lock and feel
for the wards, and then"
Frank, you haven't been pill
fering from automatic slot ma
CHINESE declared Marjorie, look
ing at him severely.
'Of. course not, Marjorie. But
what 1 mean is, anybody could,
You see, the principle of the lock
is"
Marjorie turned away to hide
the trembling of her lips. It was
not all mirth, either, that she was
trying to conceal, for a very little
might have brought tears into her
eyes just then. You see, they
were standing before an auto
matte machine at Coney Island,
and by inserting enny-only a
single penny-it was possible to
obtain a photograph of your fu-
ture husband or wife according to
which slot you made use of. And
Marjorie had gone out with
Frank for nearly two years. And
only the week before his salary
had been raised to twenty-five by
the Elselsior Safe Company.
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meeting. And he had almost
screwed his determination UP to
the point of doing so when-well,
it went put of his finger tips and
he began talking about locks in
stead.
For when he looked at her, in
her neatly fitting blue gown and
her hat framing a pretty face set
in an aureole of fair hair, he just
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-03

They Walked BY the Sad Sea Waves.
felt like a worm. He was sure
nobody could have the courage
to ask Marjorie. In his mind he
had almost consigned her to eter-
nal spihsterhood, simply because
the days when archangels came
down to wed the daughters of
men were over.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-17

your way to the door leading into your
neighbor's gyounds?'
Yes"
The dreaded moment had come. This
Yes" had no sooner left Arthur's
lips than / saw Ella throw out her In
nocent arms and leap impetuously to
her feet with a loud, "No, no, can
telr'-
She did not say what, for at the hub
bub reused by this outbreak in open
court she tainted dead away and was
carried out in her dismayed fathers
arms.
This necessarily caused break in
the proceedings. Mr.. Fox suspended
his cross examination, and in a few
minutes more the judge adjourned the
court. As | observed the satisfaction
with which Mr.. Moffat scented this
new witness-a satisfaction which
promised little consideration for her II
she ever came upon the stand-l sur
rendered to fate.
Inwardly committing Carmel's future
to the God who made her and who
knew better than we the story of her
life and what her fiery temper had cost
her drew a piece of paper from my
pocket and, while the courtroom was
slowly emptying, hastily addressed the
following lines to Mr.. Moffat, who had
fingered to have few words with his
colleague:
There is. a witness in this building who
can testify more clearly and definitely
than Miss Fulton that Arthur Cumber-
land, for all we have heard in seeming
contradiction to the same, might have
been on the golf links at the time he
swears to. That witness is myself.
ELWOoD RANELAGH.
l was ready to meet the surprised
lawyers look when his eye rose from
the words had written and settled
steadily on my face. Next minute he
was writing busily, and in second
later | was reading these words:
Do you absolutely wish to be recalled as
a witness, and by the defense? M
My answer was brief:
do Not to make confession of crime
I have no such confession to make. But
I know who drove that horse. H.
| had sacrificed Carmel to my sense
of right. Never had l loved her as
did at that moment.
A turning point had been reached In
the defense. That every one knew aft
er the first glance at Mr.. Moffat ON the
opening of the next mornings session.
AS | noted the excitement which this
occasioned even in quarters where self
control is usually most marked and
such emotions suppressed / marveled at
the subtle influence of one mans ex-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-17
ISLAND POND. VT. FRIDAY JANUARY IL, 1912

WAS it not at later hour. much
later, little before IL instead of a
little before 9Y"
mo. sir. l was on the golf links
then"
But some one drove into the stable"
$50 you say"
Embarrassed the horse, drew up the
cutter, locked the stable door and, en-.
tering the house, hung up the key
where 1t belonged
No answer this time.
Mr.. Cumberland, you admitted in
your direct examination that you took
with you out Of the clubhouse only
one bottle of the especial brand you
favored, although you carried up two
into the kitchen?"
NO; said that only had one when
l got to Cuthbert road. don't remem-
Der anything about the other"
But you know where the other-or.
rather, remnants of the other-was
found?'
"In my own stable, taken there by
my man Zadok Brown. who says he
picked it out Of one of our waste bar
rels."
This is the part of bottle. referred
to. Do you recognize the label still ad-
herring to 1t as similar to the one to be
found on the bottle you emptied in
Cuthbert roadT'
at is like that one"
Had you carried that other bottle
off, and had it been broken as this has
been broken. would 1t not have pre-
sented an exactly similar appearance
to this?"
Possibly"
"Only possibly?"
"It would have looked the same;
cannot deny 1t. What's the use fool
ingT
"Mr. Cumberland. the only two bot
ties known to contain this especial
brand of wine were in the clubhouse
at 10 O'Clock that night. How, came
one of them to get into the barrel out
side your stable before your return the
next dayT
81 cannot say"
"This barrel stood whereT
ain the passage behind the stable"
"The passage you pass through on
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pectancy and the powerful effect which
can be produced on a feverish crowd
by a we'll ordered silence suggestive of
coming action.
i, who knew the basis of this ex-
pectancy and the nature of the action
with which Mr.. Moffat anticipated
startling the court, was the quietest
person present Since it was my hand
and none other which must give this
fresh turn to the wheel of justice Il
were well for me to do 1t calmly and
without any of the old maddening
throb of heart. But the time seemed
hong before Arthur was released from
further cross examination and the op-
portunity given Mr.. Moffat to call his
next witness.
Something in the attitude he now
took, something in the way he bent
over his client and whispered a few
admonitory words, and, still more, the
emotion with which these words were
received and answered by some ex-
traordinary protest, aroused expectation
to n still greater pitch and made my
course seem even more painful to my
self than had foreseen when dreaming
over and weighing the possibilities of
this hour. With something like terror
| awaited the calling of my name, and
when it was delayed it was with emo
tons inexplicable to myself that |
looked up and saw Mr.. Moffat holding
open a door at the left of the judge
with that attitude Of respect which
man only assumes in the presence and
under the dominating influence of
woman.
"Ellar' thought l. Instead OF saw
ing her by my contemplated sacrifice
of Carmel, l have only added one sac
rifice to another"
But when the timid. faltering step
W. could family hear crossing the
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But her eyes were unequal to the task.
With a sob she dropped the paper and
entreated the nurse TO relate to her
from her own knowledge all that had
passed.
Miss Unwin complied. but with res
ervGtions. She said nothing about the
marks on Adelaide's throat or of the
special reason which the police had for
arresting Mr.. Ranelagh. She did not
dare. Strangulation was a horrible
death to contemplate, and If this fac
tor in the crime-she was not deceived
by Carmers exclamation that there
had been no murder-was unknown as
yet to her patient. as 1t must be from
what she had said. and the absolute
impossibility, as she thought. of her
having known what went on in the
Whispering Pines, then it had better
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-17

N EAT HAT is the explanation Of
EM CarmePs reappearance in
w town and of this sensational
introduction of her into the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-17

room beyond had
brought It's pos
SCISSOR W | t b i n
sight and | per-
ceived the tall.
b la * rob e d.
heavily veil e d
W o m a II W b o
reached for Mr..
Moffat's sustain
ing arm | did
not need the
startling picture
of the prisoner,
standing upright
with outheld and
repellant hands,
to realize that
{ h g impossible
b a d happened