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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Lansings city council adopted the
assessed valuation as determined by
the state tax commission which rails
ed the valuation of $1S,500.000 as de-
terminated by the local assessor, to
s37,500,000 or more than double what
1t was last year This does not mean
an increase in city taxes, but rather
will help out the resident taxpayers
AS the corporations have been boost
ed more than double what they were
formerly taxed at.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

The young man produced small,
square box from his pocket.
II have present for you" he began.
II don't know whether It will at your
finger or not. but"
"Oh, Georse!" she broke in. this II
SO sudden! Why, / never dreamed"
Hut just then George produced the
gift-a silver thimble-and 1t got sud-
denly cooler in the room.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

An automobile running wild in New
York bumped into wagon contain.
ing half ton of dynamite, with no
subsequent proceedings. These mod.
ern products. II seems, cannot be re.
lied on to always rise to their oppor.
tunities.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
Allen Jury Can't Agree.

The jury in the case of Claude AL.
len, one Of the members of the Allen
gang charged with the assassination
of court officers at Hillsville, Va, re-
ported that an agreement was impos.
sible. The jury was discharged and
another venire was ordered summoned
for new trial.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
The Moons Offsprlnq.

Looking out Of the window one eve
ming, little Marie saw the bright, full
moon ia the eastern sky, and, appar-.
emily, only few inches from it. the.
beautiful Jupiter, shining almost as
brightly as the moon itself. Marie
gazed intently at the spectacle for a.
moment, and then turning to her
mother exclaimed:
"Oh, mother, look! The moon has
laid an egg!"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
Soldiers to March 251 Miles.

The first and third battalions Of the
Twenty-sixth infantry, stationed at
Fort Wayne, will march the entire
distance of 251 miles to attend the
state encampment of the Michigan
National Guard, which meets near
Ludington, July %. This will be the
longest hike that federal troops have
ever been asked to take in the state.
The return trip will be made by rail.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Nine Oregon girls who went to New
York for the purpose of looking over
that city report that they were unable
20 see anything there which was beau.
tiful. Still. we think they may have
been prejudiced. The view down the
bay is pretty fair.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

A great deal of attention is being
given these days to. mothers clubs.
Yet the time was when the slipper
seemed to answer the purpose very
well.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

The young man named Wright, who
cleared thirteen feet in pole vault,
is not related to the Wrights OF aero
plane fame. but he is considerable
aviator, all wright all wright.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

One of the unconscious jokes OF
fate is shown in the fact that Bel
gian stamp has been withdrawn from
circulation because the face of the
king upon It has a squint
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Battery B., Michigan national guard,
OF Lansing, has been supplied with
its new equipment of field guns, Gals
sions, harness and other material.
This equipment is supplied by the
general government free OF cost to
the state and is valued at about
100000 II is the same in all re-
spects as the material supplied to
battery A four years ago.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

The proposition to card catalogue
every public school child In the coun-
try and keep tab on its record merely
shows how easy II is for the statistical
mind to figure out Jobs for itself.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
GENERAL MARKETS.

The berry supply is light and market
firm. Demand for all kinds OF berries
and small fruit is active, but oner-
ings have not been on liberal scale
for several days. Poultry. is in good
demand and the tone is firm in hens
and springers. Broilers are trlhe
i in moderate rates supply. Potatoes are easy
and there is an active business IN all
the vegetable line.
Butter = Extra creamery. 20 DC &c:
package stock, 19c per ID EggsLCur-
,APPLEs-wiloy- twig. s1l%75o per
ee PhA PsT Ser sia5 OF per
s-basket crate; Texas, s1@I25 per bu.
CANTALoUPEs-sta 1926 per
crate; Pony, SO per crate; -
aU GsoesoSEBERRIEs-s2@2.25 per bu.
BLACKBERRIES-$1 per 16-quart
RAsPBERRIEs-Red s3:5o@4 per
24-quart case black, s1.4o@1.5o per To-
'p HiIISScKIE;BERRIEs-ss@225 per le-
VoNIoNs-Texas Bermudas, yellow,
s1.25; white, $3.50 per box; Egyptian,
sl:25 per bu;, and s2.2s per oa sack sn 49,,
crate; home grown. s150@f.75.
DRESSED CALVES-ordinary, s@9c:
fancy, 1O@11c per ID.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $Z'ioW
ToMAToES-4-b basket crates, soc@
IToNEy-Cho'ce fancy comb. 15@16c
per ID; amber. 12@13c.
LIVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 24@25c
per Id; chickens, 1903 1-2c;. hens. 13@
IL 1-2c; ducks. lac; young ducks. $50
lee: geese, 11M12c; turkeys. 16@1Sc.
ETABLES-Cucumbers 35@50c
per doz; green onions. IL 1-2@15c doz;
watercress 25@S6c per dog; green
81 rs per bu; green peas, s1.50@1.75 per
bu. .,orn>
e15O: mess pork. s2050: clear backs,
sis5o@215o; smoked hams, IA lao
15c: picnic hams 10 1-2@11c; shoulder,
12c: bacon, 14@16c: briskets, II 1-2@
ice: lard in tierces. 12c; kettle rem
dered lard. 13c per Id.
HAY-Carlot prices. track Detroit;
No. / timothy, s21.50@22;. No. timo-
thy. $1,000; light mixed, s2o@29 80;
11.5O; wheat and oat straw 500 so
per ton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Judge in Pittsburg advocates a law
prohibiting the soused individual from
riding on a street car. A better plan
would be to make him pay an extra
fare for his load.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

There is no limit to the amount OF
punishment the human stomach can
stand. For instance, there Is the man
who goes camping In summer and
cooks his own grub.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Professor Metchnikoff has found
some microbes In dogs that he thinks
will prolong the lives of men. But
who wants to gain more days by the
dog route?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

A traveller tells us that laborer in
Egypt can live on cents a day, but
there is reason to believe that said
laborer does not eat porterhouse steak
any oftener than once a day.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

II baseball players should announce
that they will defy the umpire's de-
cisions before they commenced the
game, how many scores would they
win by that method?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
GRAIN, ETC.

Detroit: wheat-Cash No. red.
gained sEs Il and sny d eeHnea to to sos Ia
September opened at 500 ga, touched
s110 "a and declined to $1:10 IA;
December opened at SLIP, touched,
s1.13 and declined to SLIP 1-2; No. l
white. s1.07 1-2.
Corn-Cash No. 8. "a 1-2c; No. 2
yellow, TIC; No. 3 yellow. l car at
&c 1-2c.
1000 bushels at sec; No. 8 white. 81
1-2c.
Rye-Cash No 2. 73c.
Beans-Immediate. prompt and July
shipment, $265; October. car at $2.25.
clover seed-Prime October, 1915.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

A frankfurter, glass of lemonade
and ball game proved fatal to Jer-
sey City boy. Strenuous combine
tons are apt to prove fatal these ex-
acting days.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Japan is alleged to have no swear
words. This may explain its failure
to produce first-class baseball team.
which cannot be expected to flourish
without language to hurl at the um-
pire.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Fined $4,000 for Lumber Relating.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana rail-
way was fined $4,000 by Judge Ses-
sions in United States court in Grand
Rapids on Ia counts for rebating to
lumber companies. The railway was
recently found guilty and the fine is
the minimum which could be assess
ed.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

= -s-.--E.4---
An Oklahoma dentist says kissing is
a national crime that ought to be
stopped by law. Are there not enough
laws that are dead letters now?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

We are told that coal gas first was
used as an illuminant 100 years ago.
but natural gas has been used as an
argument since politics began.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

They have had incubators IN Egypt
since the dawn OF history. Tush!
They never used the vacuum for q
dogs fleas, anyway.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Milwaukee doctors say that kiss
Ing is blot on the state. 1t is at least
frequently a blot on a freshly damask-
ed cheek or a newly incarnadined lip.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

A Kansas farmer advertises for a
good mixer who will not swear at
the cows" Explanations from the gen.
tie milkmaid are now In order.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

French pc,ice deny the rumor that
the Mona Lisa has been found. but in
>spite Of that dire catastrophe. the
world is able to sit u and take nour-
ishment
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
Practical Version.

Mrs. Knicker-Laugh and the world
laughs with you.
Mrs. Bocker-Weep and you get q.
present.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

The king OF Siam is searching for
a good agricultural adviser. to show
the people Of his country how to make
farming profitable. according to In.
formation to the department OF agri-
culture at Washington.
A sun kink" is believed to have
caused the wreck of Glendyre, &. b.,
when the locomotive plunged down IN
embankment and Engineer William
Campbell was killed. A "sun kink"
is the railroad term to express twist
ing of the rails by the suns heat.
Fortunately the passenger car did not
leave the rails, and Campbell's death
was the only casualty.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

twenty-five million dollars worth
Of cutlery AZ. Kitchen utensils belongs
to the shah of Persia, yet he never
has homemade strawberry shortcake.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
She knAM IL.

Stella-This is the presidential year.
Bella know. The farmer we
board with keeps eight bull moose
that chase you every time you go out.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

A New Yorker is building $4,000
dog house at Lenox. Mass. Possibly
afraid Of some one kickin' his houn'
aroun'.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

A foreign prince says that American
girls are the prettiest in the world.
and most of theI, ~dmit 1t graciously.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

According to many millionaires, any
man can become rich. But after look
Ing at some OF them, who wants tot
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
CLIO MESSENGER
STERLING ]. wICKHAM. Editor and Pub.
CLIO. MICHIGAN
II Venice builds subways the gon
dola will get black eye.
Missouri claims to be the banner
strawberry state OF the union.

They used to say that football was
an awfully rough game beforS politics
got to be so unladylike.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

California man committed suicide
because he was deserted by his wife.
Excessive Joy often causes insanity.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

Man in Baltimore demands d.
vorce because his wife is deaf and
dumb. Casting pearls, as 1t were.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
MASON CITY HAD
RIOT LAST NIGHT
Local Militia Held in ReadIsness in
Case Foreigners Break Out
Again.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
MASON CITY, Iowa, May Fol-
lowing a night of rioting and the ar
rest of one hundred foreigners by po-
lice and deputy sheriffs, the local ma
tional. guard company has been held
in readiness to respond to riot call.
The Greek and Italian laborers in the
Dennison Brick plant congregated
about the isolated powder house and
when the officials heard report that
the men were after powder to blow up
the plant officers surrounded the men
and forced one hundred of them to
march a mile to the city jail with their
hands in the air. They were searched
and large number armed with re-
volvers and knives were locked up,
the others were released.
The manufacturers refuse to meet
the demands of the men for an adj
vance in wages and more trouble is
feared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
TWO Suits For Personal Injuries Were
Among Those Filed In the
District Court
Today.
$4,000 FOR FINGERS
George Watson Wants $4,000 for Al
legged Permanent Injury to Fin.
gers in the Pond
Plant.

The first batch of suits intended for
a hearing at the June term of the dis
trict court were filed with Clerk Lake
today. Two Of them are for personal
injuries, while the others are suits on
alleged personal accounts, one OF them
being an appeal.
George Watson, butter maker,
wants $4,000 from the Pond people.
He claims he suffered permanent in
jury to three of his fingers while en-
ployed by the defendant company. He
claims a portion of the machinery
around which he worked was defec-
tive and sudden break resulted in
his injury.
Lydia Mccain wants $4,000 from
Leon KARL and e. f. Hawkes. for a
broken arm. She claims she was driv-
in horse in Montrose township. when
the above mentioned defendants ap-
preached, In KarllPs automobile at an
unlawful rate of speed. Her horse,
she says, became frightened and in the
accident that followed, her arm was
broken and permanently injured.
Emma Baily has brought suit
against Charles McQuade and others
on promissory note for $1,000 while
an appeal suit, in which $50 is the de
nand, was docketed today, entitled
koppenhaffer against H. c. Henke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
KEOKUK BOY PASSES
ENTRANCE TESTS
James {. Belts OF This City Is Motif
ed by Congressman That He
Has Passed Examination.

James Emmett Belts. 1923 Orleans
Ave-, this city was advised today by
Congressman Kennedy that he had
successfully passed the mental exam
nation for entrance to the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Nd.
Belts took the examination at Bur
lineton in April and will go to Ann
apolis in June to take the physical ex-
animation that is necessary before he
can enter the academy. The message
from the congressman did not give the
particulars Of the examination and his
grades are not known. He took the
examination a year ago as alternate
with Burlington boy and as the lat
ter failed to pass the physical examin-
alton, it gave the Keokuk man a
chance That he will pass the requir-
ed physical test in June is sure. ac-
cording to his friends and doctors
here.
Belts has lived in Keokuk all his
life and for some time was a member
of the Keok1k high school. He then
went to st. Adams school in Knox
vile. H.. where he graduated last
year.
He will leave about the tenth of
next month for Annapolis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
The Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO. May Wheat prices to-
day held steady at about the elevation
of yesterday when the market took an
excited climb Reports from the
wheat districts over Illinois and from
other sections of the country, which
said the former bright prospects were
slightly dulled by weather conditions,
were responsible, and many shorts
were still on the buying side today.
Corn prices today showed a decided
upward tendency, and active buying
boosted futures during the day.
Oats opened easy and slightly under
Mondays close, but during the morn
ing took on strength and prices were
higher at today's close.
Provisions held strong.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Iowa supreme Court Decisions.

Especial to The Gate City
DIES MONIES. Iowa, May viii
mer. petition, VS., District Court, Polk
county, Polk district; dismissed,
Hanson vs. Ind District Hclstein,
appellant, Ida district; affirmed.
Geo. Robertson VS.. City of Waukon,
appellant, Allamakee district; affirm
ed.
Mccoy, ct al. appellants, VS.. Paxton,
ct al, Potawattamie district: affirmed.
Clark VS.. Iowa State Travelingmen' s
Association, Polk district; affirmed.
Kurts VS.. Paine Investment Co., ap-
pellant, Sac district; reversed
White, appellant, VS.. international
Text Book Co., Linn district; reversed.
Abner Fry VS.. Arminda C. Fry, ap.
pellant, Marshall district; reversed
and remanded
State VS.. Baker, appellant, Johnson
district, affirmed.
Morrow, treasurer, vs.. Hendrich, ct
al, appellants, Allamakee district: af.
flrmed by operation of law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
First by Many Photographs Hung on
Walls at Sioux City, and Next,
It 10 Hoped, at Next Con.
entlon Here.
To Be Made at the Sioux City Con-
ventior Of the Manufacturers Of
Iowa Which keokuk viii
Attend In Force.

That the Keokuk headquarters at
the Iowa State Manufacturers con.
yention at Sioux City shall be the
most attractive rooms there is the in
tention which amounts to certainty.
j. P. Allen and ]. A. Trawick, of the
Mississippi River Power company, are
taking along a pretty large gallery of
pictures and drawings showing the in
austrial and manufacturing revolution
being worked out in the Mississippi
river here. These will be hung in the
Kcokuk delegation headquarters and
no doubt will be one of the features of
the convention.
One object of the display is to in
duce the convention to hold its next
annual meeting at Keokuk, next year,
when the water power plant will be
nearly completed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Work Of Building the New Line on
Account Of the Water Power
VIII start This
Summer.
CONTRACTORS
ARRIVE WATER POWER EXHIBIT
Burlington" VIII Spend a Large
Amount Of Money in and Around
keokuk During the Pres
ent Year.

A number Of contractors were in
the city today to bid on the work Of
changing the G. B. & @. tracks from
a short distance above Montrose to
keokuk, made necessary on account
of the construction of the water pow
er. The work will require consider
able grading. Some of this new con-
struction will be done by the water
power people and some Of 1t by the
railroad company. The present tracks
will be submerged and new right-of-
way has been secured. The new track
will be placed further up the bluff,
between Keokuk and Montrose. Con-
siderable work has already been done
toward the new Burlington right-of-
way and new cement bridges and Gull
verts have been placed in position.
The grading will be done this summer
and it is for that purpose that several
contractors arrived in the city today
to submit bids.
Bids for New Yards.
1t is understood that bids will be
submitted for the new Burlington
yards. They will require lot of fill.
ing and the railroad company will be
one of the busiest concerns in and
about Keokuk during the summer
The completion of the dam by next
May will make it absolutely neces
sary that the new G. B. & @. tracks
be completed this summer. These
contracts will probably be let within
the next few days. Local contractors
are submitting bids. The contractors
interested today made trips over the
new route to get an ieda of the
amount of construction work and
grading.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Don | Grow Bald
Young Man!
Take Care of Your Hair While
You Have Hair to Take Care
Of.

It's safe ten to one bet that the
young man who uses PARTISAN Sage
as an occasional hair dressing will
never grow bald.
There's a reason, OF course, and It's
very good and sufficient one.
Dandruff germs cause falling hair
and falling hair means thinner hair
and in due time badness.
PARTISAN Sage prevents badness,
by destroying the cause OF badness
the little persistent vociferous dan
druff germ.
If you have dandruff or itching
scalp 1t means that dandruff germs
are sapping the vitality from the roots
Of your hair. Get rid Of all hair trou-
bles by using PARTISAN Sage.
It is not a dye, mind you, neither
does 1t contain poisonous sugar OF
lead or even sulphur It is scientific
preparation that abolishes dandruff.
stops falling hair and scalp itch, and
makes hair grow lustrous and luxur-
liant.
Many young women as we'll as men
IRE growing bald and for the same
reason.
Use delightful, refreshing PARIS.
IAN Sage: it nourishes the hair roots
If the roots are not dead, and brings
to every user head OF glorious hair
radiant and fascinating. Large bot
tie for so cents at drug stores and
toilet counters. See that you get
PARTISAN Sage.
Wilkinson & Co. guarantees It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
WAS RELATED TO
NOTED PEOPLE
Mrs. Elizabeth colfax, Former keo.
kuk Lady, Died Yesterday In
Omaha, Neb.

Local relatives have received word
of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Colfax.
former resident of Keoluk who died
yesterday in Omaha. Neb. Mrs. Col
fax died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. w. l.. Selby. She frequently
visited in Keokuk and was we'll ac-
quainted here.
Mrs. Colfax was the daughter of
the late Marcus Baldwin, former gov
ernor of New Jersey. Her husband.
Joseph Colfax, died eighteen years
ago. He was cousin of Schuyler
Cofax, vice president of the United
States under President Grant. Mrs.
Colfax was sister of T. r. Baldwin,
of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
MORE BLOCKS ARE
REPORTED CLEAN
Lieutenants Send In Additional Re
ports Concerning Clean Up
Day.

In compliance with the wishes of
those in charge of the recent clean UP
campaign which was successfully
waged in KeolSuk, the lieutenants in
blocks heretofore not reported cleaned
are sending in their reports and adj
tional reports are expected shortly.
The following blocks have been re-
ported clean yesterday and today:
First ward-Block AZ BY Mrs. F..
C. Johnson and j. e. Baker.
Third ward-Block 15s-By Mrs. j.
II. Sutlive and j. II. Breheny.
Seventh ward Block By Mrs. j.
Dupy and Geo. Molitor. Block 90 =
BY Mrs. Frank Weisman and DR.. c..
H. Kinnaman. Block 59-By Mrs. T !.
Winkler and NJ. C. Miller.