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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-06-28
IT axe a Drop"

"Come in, Patrick, and take drop
of something" said one Irishman to
another.
"No, Mike; I'm afraid of drops ever
since Tim Flaherty died."
"Well, what about Tim?"
Gle was one of the liveliest fellows
in these parts. But he began the drop
business in Barney Shannon's saloon.
1t was drop of something out of a
bottle at first. But in little while
Tim took few drops too much, and
then he dropped into the gutter. He
dropped his place, he dropped his
coat and hat, he dropped his money;
he dropped everything but his thirst
for strong drink.
"Poor Tim! But the worst is to
come. He got crazy with drink one
day and killed man. And the last
time l saw him he was taking his
last drop with slipping moose around
his neck. I have quit the dropping
business, Mike. I have seen too many
good fellows when whisky had the
drop on them. They took just drop
from the bottle, then they dropped
into the gutter, and then they dropped
into the grave. No rumseller can get
a drop in me any more, and If you
don't drop him, Mike, he will drop
you"
The whisky business is a lawless
desperate. 1t tries to "get the drop"
on boys and girls, on men and women,
on politicians and officers. The train
robber presents his pistol with the de-
mand, "Your money or your life
Rum gives no such alternative: its
demand is, "Your money and your
life. "-Selected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
ALTA AND BERTHA
IN THREE ROUNDS
Forces Alta to the Ropes Dur
Ina the Encounter.

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VANCOUVER, Washn., Dec. 21-
Round one Bertha lead to the nose.
but Alta countered They clinched
Alta missed a hay-maker a. the break
away They mixed IT in the middle
of the ring. Alta getting the best OF
the exchange They We're fiddling at
the bell. Even round.
Round two-They clinched Bertha
forces Alta to the ropes with a
straight left Alta rocks Bertha 3
head with stir right. Bertha pep
pers rights, Alta guarding. Even
round.
Round three They fiddled in the
center OF the ring. Alta missed a
hard right and Bertha feinted They
ciinched for most Of the round, Ber-
tina getting in left stab at the bell.
Even round
This in brief Is the description to-
day of the mill between Miss Bertha
Taylor and Miss Alta Macomber, be-
fore the Royal Artisans They were
seconded by men and wore regulation
five ounce gloves and gymnasium
suits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Al is Af..r W,ilte

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LOS ANGELES. Calf. Dec. 2f.--Ad
Wolgast wants to meet Willie Richie
July 4, and when the new lightweight
champion arrives in Los Angeles next
week TO ill a theatrical engagement,
the Dutchman plans to camp at his
elbow and demand that articles be
signed
! have $1,000 to hand Willie the
minute he signs for another fight
SAID Wolgast. He owes me chance,
and he can draw more against me
than against any other boxer. It will
De poor business if he doesn't sig..
ana I'm going to demand the match"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
KEOKUK HAS CHANCE
FOR OARSMEN,s MEET
u City Shows any Enthusiasm in Mat.
ter, Big Rowing Association May
be Induced to Select CITY.

QUINCY. H., Dec. 21.--At the an
nuai meeting of the Central States
and southwestern Amateur Rowing
association, soon to be held in Quincy
the lake above Keokuk may be select
ed as the place to hold the annual
race In 1913.
With the completion of the big
dam at Keokuk, a great lake will
form back of the concrete wall.
When the ice goes out and when the
annual spring floods come, the large
area back of the dam should be COW
cred by many thousands OF tons OF
water. making lake almost II not
quite as large as that at Peoria. In
year or two. 1t is believed the lake
VIII be the largest on any river In
this section of the country. Capt.
Waiter Blair thinks 1t should be
named Lake Cooper in honor of the
engineer who made the project sue.
cess Many river men. however. are
n favor Of calling it Lake Blair. In
honor OF the veteran river man. well
known from the gulf to the Twin
Cities.
Many members OF the Central
states association, particularly local
oarsmen, are enthusiastically in favor
OF having the 1913 meeting at Keokuk
on the new lake and IL Keokuk shows
sufficient interest and make a sincere
effort to get It Peoria may lose Of,
keokuk wants the regatta 1t Is up to
keokuk to go after it and to make as
good an offer as Peoria. Keokuk
might get the Southwestern meeting.
too, for the difference In mileage win
appeal to all delegates and oarsmen Of
eight of the eleven clubs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Troubles Of Past Few Days Seem 70
be About Over and That keo-
kuk VIII Have Baseball is
Prediction.
HAWKEYE
EDITORIAL
Suggests Plan TO Raise 5000 and
Give Louis sterne Complete
Charge of Baseball In
Keokuk.

The outlook upon the baseball stu
alton in Keokuk has taken a decided
brace in the last two days. Fans are
optimistic now and it seems as though
they Will SO something within the
next few days TO make baseball sure
thing In Keokuk for another season.
Since the papers of the circuit have
taken the matter up and are condor
ing the spirit OF the fans in Keokuk
in allowing the situation TO reacs
the present stage, there seems to
have been an awakening and many
have expressed themselves as ready
and willing to help.
The following editorial was in the
Burlington Hawk-Eye Saturday morn
ing and shows the feeling that is
around the Central Association in re-
gard to baseball affairs in Keokuk:
1t begins to look as though Keokuk
is going to drop out of base ball APP
parently. it has not yet occurred to
the people OF that city that it takes
the united efforts OF the business peo-
pie. as well as the enthusiastic fans,
to make the base ball game go in a
city of minor league It has been
fully demonstrated that one or two
men cannot carry the burden unless
they have all sorts of money thai
they do not know what to do with.
/ What Keokuk really ought to do Is
/ to subscribe the necessary $4,000 for
1 the game and place Louis Sterne in
/ charge of the base bali affairs. It is
/ too much TO ask him, or any small
/ group of men, to shoulder all the bur
den of seeing that the city has first
class base ball year after year. Il
Keokuk falls down on as simple a
matter as raising $4,000 for so impor
tant feature of city's outdoor life
1 what can be expected of II when the
really big things that make for q
greater city are presented to il?
Whether or not Mr.. Sterne would
accept the responsibility of securing
baseball for keokuk is question .hat
has not vet been put to him, but i
ia thought that rather than allow thu
game to die here, he would take up
on his shoulders the burden and de
VOC his efforts to the task of placing
Keokuk in line for pennant.
Mr.. Sterne has shown ability Il
handle affairs in baseball by man.
years experience in the game and tht
suggestion by the Hawk-Eye will NJ
doubt receive serious consideration
The $4,000 will be forthcoming when
ever the affairs of the club are placed
In competent hands and IL the Boost
ers decide Q meet Monday and tall
over the situation it is probable ina
something definite will be made pub
lie
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
THE GUN CLUB
IS VERY ACTIVE
viii Hold Big Tournament on New
Years Day and Many Prizes
VIII be Awarded Crack
Shots.
TOURNAMENT
Definite Announcement is Made OF the
National Shoot to be Held
Here Next Sum
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

The Keokuk Gun Club will auspici-
ousiy open the new year next We'd
nesday with big shooting tourna-
inent at which number of prizes
will be awarded Today the club is
holding its regular bi-monthly shoe,
on the club grounds In the LINEN
burger grove
An unusually prosperous new year
is anticipated by the club IN view of
the proposed tournament that is plan
ned for next summer The tournament
is assured and Anal arrangements will
be made next month when j. w. Ora
ham OF the DUPONT company, who par.
ticipated in the recent Olympian
games, comes to confer with the club.
{ The DUPONT company Is backing
the project and finances will not be.
lacking in making it large event.
Crack shooters from all over this
country and Canada are expected here
and the gun and powder companies
are expected to be the donors OF med
ais, loving cups and other valuable
prizes The people of Keokuk will
not be called upon for subscriptions
or gifts.
The only obstacle to the tourna-
ment is the lack of proper facilities
for holding SO large a tournament.
The present site is adequate but is
announcement for handling large
crowds. When Mr. Graham comes
next month the grounds will he picked
out and the date set.
The officers Of the club are:
/ President Henry Kesselring.
Vice President. H. Pechstein.
Treasurer Conrad.
Secretary Ed Vaughan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Richie ls an Actor.

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SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec 2I.--
Willie Richie. lightweight CHAMPION
OF the world, and his manager, BILLY
Nolan, today are reported rehearsing
for the pointed questions AID Wolgast
and his manager, Tom Jones. are sure
TO hurl In their direction when Richie
opens his theatrical engagement In
Los Angeles next week. Nolan says
ne WIN not lend an ear to the impor-
tunities OF Jones and Woigagt until
after Richie has toured the vaude.
vile circuits, and now declares he
may decide to give Packey Mcfarland
the frat crack at the title.
Richie and Mcfarland worked to.
gether under Emil Thiry,s manage.
ment for time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
KEOKUK HIGH WINS
OVER kAH0kA
Great Improvement Over Last Game
But Still Show Many Rough
Edges in Caring for
Ball.
HUSBAND AND DEvERo
keokuk Shows Greater Glass Both in
Individual Play and Team Work
and Win by Score Of
40 to IL.

Playing in vastly improved form,
yet with many rough edges. Keokuk
high won from kahoka high at the
y. NJ. C. a. gymnasium last night by
a score of 40 to u.
Keokuk outweighed the Missouri
team By several pounds and showed
a great deal more class both indiyid-
ually and in their team work than
their opponents, but the game was
hotIy contested throughout by the
visitors. :
During the first half. Devero and
Huiskamp were in the stellar roles
for the local school, while Eriisr,
played practically the whole game
for the Kahoka team. Keokuk's pass
Ing In this period was Of excellent
class but they slowed up several
times when the ball was in the visi-
tors territory.
Huiskamp. during his stay in the
game showed complete mastery of
the ban, throwing several difficult
baskets from almost impossible posi-
eoAS dho pioshS q "niiA''h a. ~
Tense.
The last half showed both sides
slowing up perceptibly and McGrash
was put into the game, to relieve
Huiskamp. but stayed only few min
utes, giving way to Newcomb, who
! played great game during the last
! few minutes of the game.
Vaughan also played a good game
/ for Keokuk, in fact all the local men
1 played a good individual game. bur
the team work is far from the class
shown by K H. s. last season. This
will probably be overcome before the
next game is played and the loca
/ school viii mo donbt render a good
account of themselves during the bal
ance of the season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Grown Has Retired.

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CHICAGO, Dec. 81 Mordecai
Browns pitching days are over. The
three-fingered artist whose pitching
helped win four pennants for the
Cubs. is the latest initiated into the
annual wilmer retiring club.
Brown told Manager Tinker Of the
cincinnati team tonight that ne had
reconsidered his intention of joining
Inc Reds and would play no more
lie said he could make more none,
teaching sons of wealthy men how f.
pitch than he could playing bah AM
II was coaching for him after this
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Sporting Views
By the Editor

Clarence H. Dickey. former sports
editor Of The Gate City, Is in the city.
spending the holiday vacation from
his work at the law school of the Uni
versify of Iowa Mr.. Dickey is well
remembered for his many spicy stories
Of Central Association has aball and
his fellow-scribes over the circuit will
be glad to learn that he is leading the
league at the university in all
branches of the game.
Has anybody stopped to think what
a gloomy place Keokuk would be to
live in, If there was no bali game TO
attend next summer? with no amuse-
ment park, or anything to take in dur
ing the long hot summer, this would
be the last place on earth for o red
biooded man to live. Lets get to-
gether and put a baseball club in the
Central Association for Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Another White Hone

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DENVER, Dec. 21.-Albert Linton
aspired to become pugilist, accord
ing to his wifes divorce petition
heard today. Albert went into train
Ing at home, she said, and made her
his involuntary sparring partner, not
using gloves at that. Judge Dunn
awarded her the decree.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22

Referee, Orsborne: umpire. Howe.
Goals. Devero. r Huiskamp, 81;
Vaughan. 3, McGrath. .; Newcomb.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Electricity and seienium.

1t has been discovered that cleo.
trical resistance of selenium changes
with moisture and the metal has beer
incorporated in new hygrometer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-09
KEASBEy

Mr.. AMI Mrs. Emil Meyer were out
of town visitors Saturday evening.
Mrs. Matthew Schaub spent Satur-
day evening in Perth Amboy.
Mrs. George Smith was a Perth
Amboy visitor Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Paulick, spent
Saturday evening ip Perth Amboy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holman were out OF
town visitors Saturday evening.
Mrs. Hans Hansen was a visitor in
Perth Amboy Saturday evening.
Miss Sophie Narolesky spent Satur-
day evening in Perth Amboy.
Mrs. A. Levine, formerly Of New
York, now of town, vas a Perth AM
boy visitor Saturday evening.
Misses Anna and Katharine Reissig
were Perth Amboy visitors Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Stephen Wodzinski was an
out of town visitor Saturday even
ing.
Miss Mary Schmidt, of Fords, spent
Sunday afternoon in town.
Mrs. Charles Henry, of Perth Am
| boy was a Keasbey visitor Sunday af-
teernoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heinrich Moog were
out of town visitors Sunday after
noon.
Misses Clara and lillian Lefko-
WITT, of Woodbridge were visiting
relatives in town Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Harry Schoenbrrn was q
Perth Amboy visitor Sunday.
Mrs. M. Harding and daughter, Of
Perth Amboy, were visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Elmer La
Forge, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Schmidt and
sons were out of town visitors sun
day afternoon.
Raymond Lurz and Charles Lipka
were Perth Amboy visitors Saturday
evening.
John Vecsi spent Saturday evening
in Perth Amboy.
Edward Gloff was a Woodbridge
visitor Saturday evening.
Emil Beaslock spent Saturday
evening in Perth Amboy.
William Riessig was a Perth Am
hoy visitor Saturday evening.
John Rok, of Railway, was visiting
at the home of his parents Sunday.
Joseph Brunsky spent Sunday
evening out of town.
Louis Gloff was a Perth Amboy Wis
itor Saturday evening.
The rally day exercises of the
Keasbey Sunday school will be held
in the chapel Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
The Keagbey Protection Fire Com
pany, No. 1, held their regular bust
ness meeting IN their rooms Mon
day evening. Important business
was transacted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-09
lords

Miss Marie Rogan Is recovering
after a serious Illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Chris Olsen, of Jersey City,
spent the past week at the home Of
relatives In town.
Misses Agnes and Dora Martinu-
sen we're out-of-town visitors Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. John Nelson spent Saturday
evening out Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ling were
the guests Of relatives in Plainfield
on Monday afternoon.
William Fullerton, OF Metuchen,
was the guest OF his parents in town
Monday afternoon.
Miss Olga Gihansen, Of Perth Am
boy, formerly of town, spent Sunday
afternoon In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dalton and
daughter, of Perth Amboy, spent
Saturday afternoon in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ralph. who
have been residing for the past six
months in Providence. r. l., are ex-
pected back In town this week.
Miss Lulu Davis, Of Perth Amboy,
spent Sunday afternoon in town.
Mrs. James Dalton and Miss Mar
garet Dalton were out-of-town
guests Sunday evening.
Mrs. Hans Thompson spent Satur-
day afternoon In Perth Amboy.
Mrs. Charles Jensen and Miss
Carrie Jensen were out-of-town WISH
tors Saturday evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-09
WHISTLE
TO Be MOVED
Public Service Refuses to
Serve Metuchen Longer.
special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to he EVENING NEWS.
Metuchen, Oct. Git was an-
nounced at the meeting of m
council, Monday night by councilman
Kramer and Mayor Clark hat Harry
S. Platt, treasurer of the manufact-
ured Rubber Company, had offered
to furnish Metuchen with a fire
alarm service. The Public Service
Corporation refused after October 10
to have anything further to do with
blowing the fire alarm. For a time
officials were in a Quandry over the
matter of steam to blow the fire
whistle. Mr.. Platt's offer relieved
the situation and Councilman Soper
has been appointed a committee to
see hat the whistle apparatus Is re-
moved from the Public Service plant
to the Rubber factory. While the
rubber factory is a little removed
from town, 1t is felt that as the alarm
is a powerful II 1t will blow loud
enough to be heard by Metuchen fire.
men who are always on the job any
way.
The meeting Of the council was not
a very busy one. Councilmen La
forge and Johnson were absent.
For sometime past there has been
considerable trouble with electric
street lights being out, and it became
necessary for the borough clerk to
notify the Public Service Corporation
to give attention to defective lights.
Public Service does not like to be
proded evidently, for communication
was received in which the corpora
ton places the cause of the trouble
on thunder storms. There has not
been any thunder storms for some
time, however, but nevertheless, the
light committee of the common coun-
ell has not kept a tabulated record Of
such things and the excuse Of the
corporation was accepted.
Another sidewalk ordinance was
! passed on second reading. A num-
Der of bills were paid, including one
for Engineer Carman for 500. maxi
ing $1,135 that he has drawn from
the borough treasury for sidewalk
and street work. D.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-09
SOUTH RIVER

Mrs. Mary Sauter, who recently
moved to New Brunswick. has moved
back to South River. Her daughter,
Selma, will remain as she holds q
good position at johnson and John
sons factory.
Calvin Rose has been awarded the
contract to build a lunch room for
Charles Coburn, to be located be-
tween Prices store and the Peterson
building.
The Circle Of Kings Daughters will
be entertained tonight at the home
of Mrs. Nelson DeVoe.
Miss Mary Wh1teman spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Squire, OF
Old Bridge.
Returns of the worlds series base
ball games played between the Giants
and the Boston Red Sox are received
every afternoon at Galatians pool
parlors In Ferry street.
The Misses Kitty and Lena Weldy,
Mrs. Asher Bissett.
Bonnie Totack has been taken to
Wells hospital, New Brunswick, SUI
fering with typhoid fever.
A runaway occurred Monday after
noon on George street, starting in
front Of school No. 1. The children
had Just been called to their rooms
the horse dashed down the street,
turning into Stephen and stopping at
Brothers barn. No damage
was done.
A meeting Of the Concklin Epworth
was held last night in the
Of the Methodist church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-09
SEWAREN

Lloyd B. Champion, of Glen Gard
ner, visited friends in town Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. G. w. Boynton entertained
Mrs. McGrue and Mrs. Van Kuren
of New York, over Sunday at he1
home in West venue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George De Haven
of Elizabeth, spent Sunday with MI
De Ravens parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert De Haven.
Mrs. Montgomery Balfour and hel
sister, Miss Cassidy, left Monday fol-
a two weeks visit in the Poeone
mountains.
Miss Eloise Gimbernat has reopen
ed her school for beginners at heI
home in Cliff road.
Mrs. e. w. Christie and Mrs. F. J
Adams were Perth Amboy visitors
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Robinson and Miss Rachel
Robinson, of Railway, spent Monday
with Mrs. Wilson Waring, of West
avenue. 1i
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Huyck visited
relatives in Plainfield Sunday.
Mrs. T. F. Zettlemoyer, Of the
Homestead, was a Railway visitor
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Demarest and
Miss Ada Bode returned Sunday
evening from a weeks visit in Glen
Gardner.
Mrs. Joseph Henry Smith, OF
Woodbridge, was a visitor in town
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Irving Demarest
we're over Sunday guests of Mrs.
Demarest's aunt, at Monmouth juno
ton.
Mrs. Albert De Haven Is spending
the day with relatives in Elizabeth.
Miss Tosh, of New Brunswick, was
an over Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Warning.
Mrs. A. T. Child has returned to
her home in Darien, Conn, after a
short visit with relatives here.
John and Lewis Kreyer, OF West
avenue, will attend a birthday dinner
in Borough Park, Brooklyn, on
Thursday evenin.
Mrs. A. F. Sofeld was a Perth AM
boy visitor Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Walker have
returned from a ten days visit with
relatives In Brooklyn.
Mrs. H. Raymond Groves, of New
Brunswick. spent Tuesday as the
guest Of Mrs. NJ. Irving Demarest, OF
West avenue