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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
Railroad Request.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Attorneys
for the Union Pacific and Oregon
Short Line railroads today filed with
the supreme court an application to
have that court include in its man
date ordering the dissolution of the
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger
a provision that the shares of the
Southern Pacific now held by the
Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line
as corporations shall be sold TO share
holders in the Union Pacific in pro-
portion to their holdings.
The attorney general filed brief
opposing such provision.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
kAHokA, MO.
= . . . . - - = . .

A fine baby boy was born last Sat
urday to Mr.. and Mrs Frank Turner,
of near Kahoka The youngster
weighed eight pounds and the parents
and relatives are rejoicing over his
advent
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Yant arrived Sat
urday from st. Louis The former re-
turned Sunday, but Mrs. Yant will re-
main for longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs Ross Yant, of Burlng
ion, are the happy parents of baby
boy, born December 49,
Gene Dixon went to St Louis Mon
day to accept for a few weeks a po-
stion in Uncle Sans mail service
J. w. McDermott went to Roches-
ter, MINI, on Monday in response to
ia telegram concerning the illness of
his mother, who is in that city to I'M
dergo surgical operation.
William II. Sherwood died at the
home of his parents, near Medill, last
Friday at the age of thirty years, five
months and twenty-three days Fun
eral services were conducted from
the G. p church in Medill Monday
morning at L o'clock by Rev. ]. p.
Samson. lnterment in Kahoka GENE
ltery. A wife and three children, the
parents and two brothers survive
! Raymond Hickerson, OF Pottersyille.
/ New Jersey, is the guest OF his grand
mother, Mrs. r. r. Hickerson.
4 The short course in agriculture
with Professors Douglass and Eckles,
of Columbia, opened in Kahoka Mon
day morning and will continue until
Friday These lectures are very in
teresting and instructive.
Rex Clinton left Monday night for
Los Angeles, Cal.
c. E. King, Of Keokuk, was ka-
hoka visitor Monday While here he
disposed of his Kahoka residence
property near the high school build
ing TO Mrs. Mary Vandruff
Mr.. Jolly of Joliet will give his fa-
nous lecture at the high school audi
torium next Saturday evening.
The Lancaster basket ball team
failed to show up on last Saturday,
much TO the disappointment Of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19

Kahoka lads who were all prepared 20
annex the deciding game of the season.
James Cartright was born in Les
county Iowa. October %, 1S45, and
Edied at his home in Kahoka. Mo. De-
tcember IL, 1912, after only days
Illness, from paralysis He was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Sarah E. Stew
art. March 7, 1875, and to them two
sons and one daughter were born.
namely, II. c. and Roy A., and Mrs.
Della Eichelberger. The wife and the
above named children survive. Funer-
al services were conducted from the
residence Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, conducted by Rev, w. r
Laidley Interment in Kahoka ceme-
ltery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19

probable that one or two OF the
cases of men accused of bootlegging
or maintaining gambling houses will
be reached by Monday
Tomorrow the arguments on the de-
murrer in the Lochhead case will
continue The arguments were post
poned to allow e. w McManus, who
will try the Lochhead case as county
attorney, to appear. 1t is probable
the Lochhead case will come to trial
about the middle Of January. Judge
Bank has overrllled the defendants
challenge to the grand jury indictmen.
and the motion to quash the indict:
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
$500
seabold-eorm.

Yesterday afternoon occurred the
marriage of Miss Jeanette Gorge to
Conrad Seabo,a at ST. Johns parish,
Rev, John Sage officiating. Martha
Gorge, sister of the bride acted as
bridesmaid and Carl Seabold as best
man. In the evening reception was
given In honor OF the newly married
couple by Mr.. and Mrs. o. Dobbs at
426 South Fifteenth street after which
the bride and groom left fer two
weeks honeymoon to st. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright 1912 by the New ork
ening Post Company

copyright 1912 by the New ork Nv
ening Post Company
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The process
of swinging backward and forward.
within radius Of one TO three points.
was continued on the stock exchange
today but the tendency of the day
was towards Improvement. and the
markets financial showing of strength
was general and nnmistakable N5
doubt the generally better sentiment
on the New York stock exchange was
helped by the similar sentiment in
Europe, where this was cheerful
day.
The close was strong, 1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
ROYAL Funeral.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
MUNICH, Dec. 19-Emperor Will
liam, of Germany the kings of the
various states of Germany; members
of most of the royal families and
special representatives of every union
were in Munich for the funeral today
Of the aged Prince Luitpold, regent OF
Bavaria, and one of the continents
foremost statesmen and warriors, who
died week ago.
The palace was thronged with
.notables. The Bayarians turned out
to pay tribute to the dead regent and
the streets were jammed Crowds
came from Berlin and many other
cities to witness the obsequies, which
we're 10 be characterized by all the
honors shown kings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
Modern woodmen Anniversary.

Modern Woodn1en Anniversary.
A splendid time was enjoyed last
night at the anniversary reunion OF
KeolSuk Camp No. 662, Modern Wood
men of America, at their hail. corner
Of Sixth and Main streets. 1t was a
large gathering of the members and
their families and included about four
hundred men, women and children.
all endeared with the finest spirit for
such an occasion.
An up-to-date moving picture show
gave fine entertainment for the time.
After this came a tempting oyster
supper with the following menu:
Escaloped Oysters.
Stewed Oysters.
Bread and Butter
Celery, Pickles
! After full justice was given to this
bountiful and tempting spread dane
ing was commenced to music furnish,
ed by Meador's orchestra, and was
continued to a late hour.
Those present pronounced it one OF
the most agreeable entertainments
they had enjoyed and everybody was
well pleased with every feature OF the
event.
The following committee had
charge of the affair: George Banks
William Anderson, William Dobbs
William Martin, j. G.. Wustrow, John
McCleary and J.J P. Johnson. The
menu was prepared by William
Racey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
Druggist

Owing to the long hours required
in your business, and the compound
ing OF poisonous prescriptions, don't
you frequently long for change of
occupations'
II could stand the hours" he re-
piled, but the concentration and ac-
curacy required in filling prescrip-
tions containing deadly poisons for
merfy affected me to such IN extent
that | was in a daily state of bad
nerves.
ITO divert my mind from the pre-
scriptien counter | purchased Kim
ball Acmelodic Player Piano Now /
continually catch myself whistling
popular waltz rcfrains, about my
work. The hours are not as long as
they used to be, and poisons no
longer worry me-"
The Kimball Acrselodic Player
Piano has the essentials necessary
to reproduce hand-played music.
This instrument plays the full
scale, SO notes plays Kimball or
any ss-note roll-full, round, rich.
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workmanship, roll guiding device,
Acmelodic soloist, ten exclusive ini-
provements, music roll library priv.
ileges.
We will take your "ncver-played"
piano in part payment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
keystone to Success.

"The only helps toward success that
/ have ever found worth while are,
first, to have purpose and then a
willingness to work for it. That is
the main thing. Coincident must be a
realization Of the absolute necessity
of good health and an absorbing in
terest or hobby entirely different
from ones pursuits. Edward Box,
In the Strand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
A Sunrise on Miss Mills.

LAS evening at her home, 1719
Franklin street, a surprise party was
given in honor of Miss Esther Mills.
Games and music were enjoyed and a
dainty lunch was served. AIT late
hour the young folks reluctantly de-
parted for their homes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
Probably.

Teacher - Tommy, what would
your mother say IL you should cover
her floor with peanut shells. as you
have miner" Tommy-"Oh shucks!''
Judge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19
MANY DISTRICT COURT
| CASES ARE CONTINUED
Practically all Of the Criminal Cases
Are Continued Beyond This
Week by Consent.

Most of the criminal cases which
pave been assigned in the district
court have been continued. It is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19

LOST $4,000 in one 5000 and two;
S. in paper. Return to this officn.
Liberal reward.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-19

LOST White brown and spotted
pointer dog, pup. 5 mo- old, wora
tan collar, brass trimmings. RETURN
1920 Concert st. Reward
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT modern unfurnished
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WANTED TO RENT by 1st January.
or room house. Address L, 1915
Fulton.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28

Steel, Henry b. Lewis, artificial stone.
Detroit Fireproofing Tile Co, cainuns
and glazing, Carl Kilwinsd; Mlioner
and Essen let for Chas. Wohlneid con-
tract for a four-story store buiiains
on the corner OF BTush-st. and Ool
lins-aye., as follows: Mason, John
.Bollln. cut stone, Northern stone
Granite Co, steel, Henry 3. Lewis
carpenter, Schmeid-Sisman Co., pias-
tering, Hilary Schaefer & Son, PLUMB
ing and heating, ID. karle Co., tile, ATT
Mosaic Tile Co, electric, Gustav ReiI-
stahl sidewalk lights, Albert Grauer
& Co, steel sash, Detroit steel FRO
ducts Co.: Varney and Winter let Tor
Mrs. G. W. Schumm additional con-
tracts for a brick warehouse building
on the corner of Howard-st. and Cass-
ave. as follows; Rohns and sheet
metal Robert Hutton 4 Co., electric,
MacCiean and Howes, glass, Pitts
burgh Plate Glass Co., hardware, T..
B. Rayl Co., heating, ]. J. Doyl Co.,
elevators, Otis Elevator Co, paru-
tons. A. ]. Smith Construction Co.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28
DEATH IN SNOW
IS MOTHERS FATE
Carrying Present, She Sinks in
Drift-Daugher May Die
From Pneumonia

MOUNT HOLLY, ". j., Dec. 2S.-
Tossing TO and fro on her bed, de-
lirious with fever, 14-year-old Mary
Lowther today remained In ignorance
that her scrifice for her mother was
ineffective, and that her prent IL dead.
Doctors In attendance were afraid to-
day that Mry will not live TO learn
that Though she could not save her
mother. she did prevent her younger
sister from freezing TO death in the
snowstorm that ciimed the life OF
Mrs. Lowther.
The woman, wife OF John Lowther,
a truck gardener, with her two daugh-
ters, left Harris station on Tuesday
to walk TO their home, Ave miles out
in the country Their arms were htl'
ed with presents and a binding snow
made progress difficult. Finally, the
mother, completely exhausted, sank
down in a snow drift, telling the girls
F, to 60 and seek help. The elder sis
ter. Mary, tok her sisters heavy coat,
and wrapped IL around her mother.
She then took her own coat, and
made her sister put II on. The two
sisters wandered on trying TO reach
a house. but there was none near,
and finally both sank down in the
snow, huddled in each others arms.
to get what little wrmth they could.
They were not discovered until 10
o'clock the next day, when a passing
farmer saw them, and hurried them
to their home. Mary Lowther's hrst
1 words were an appel for help for her
mother, but the woman was dead
when found. The younger sister is
uninjured. but Mary hs pneumonia,
and may die.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28

The farmer ought to try putting little
in the city newspaper
as the English farmers do In the Lon
don papers; and the city man with
something to sell ought to try adver-
Using In the country paper and farm
Journal
In England you may pick up any
newspaper and find little advertise
ments offering for sale through parcel
post fish. chickens, apples, apple
products, milk, cream, butter, new
laid eggs. country hens, bacon, roots
bulbs, flowers. cider, oysters, aspar
agus, vegetables and fruit
Big cities like Chicago and New
York have no rural routes. People
living IN such cities will have to get
their farm stun at the first zone
rate, which begins at 3 cents for the
first pound and increases 3 cents 9
pound MP to 80 cents for IL pounds
On 10 pounds OF butter the rate would
thus be 80 cents.
AS matter OF fact, there are within
the city limits OF most large cities
truck garden patches which use. the
city customers under the lowest OF
local rate"
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28
REAL ESTATE BOARD TO
NOMINATE OFFICERS JAN.

The Detroit Real Estate board will
hold its next meeting Jan. z, i'll the
Griswold House and the principal
speaker will be Prof A. II. Griffith
of the Detroit Art Museum. Preced-
ing the talk the board will nominate
candidates for officers for next year.
The new permanent stan OF the
board has started TO work and II Is
expected that several matters will be
brought before the board for decision.
Charles E. Tyrrell. the new executive
secretary, has been investigating the
multiple listing system which is in
operation in Toledo and the plan will
be considered by the Detroi. board.
Under this plan real estate is listed
exclusively for sale through one deal
er and is posted by him on a board
maintained by the organization and
the owner gets the services OF every
member of the board In selling his
property. There are 20 applications
for membership in the Detroit real
estate organization which are TO be
passed on by the executive committee
next week.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28
WOMEN FORCE MEAT
DOWN FOUR CENTS
Campaign On Egg Market Has
Effect in Philadelphia
Market

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2s.-The
crusade of the Housekeepers' league,
here, which lowered the price Of eggs,
has had its effect upon meats. which
are selling today at average OF from
two to four cents a pound below the
prices which prevailed at the time
the campaign was inaugurated. A
further drop is expected.
With the price of eggs at q high
figure, the packers could have main
tanned the high prices OF meats, but
the campaign by Philadelphia house
wives has had the effect OF making
the market lopsided. More than
double the amount OF eggs has been
consumed. and meat sales have fallen
of accordingly. The Housekeepers'
league Is considering cutting two
cents a dozen on their present price
for eggs, now % cents
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28
MAY GET S. OR
MAY GET 100000

DENVER. Dec. ...--Alonzo Thomp-
son, Jr 1.-The best-dressed man in Dem
YER" must determine by his own con-
duct within the next few years wheth-
er he shall receive his fathers entire
estate, valued at million. or inherit
only IS OF that estate.
Alonzo Thompson, Sr.. now so and a
spiritualist, Is now on his way TO PAN
anna TO spend New Years. At con-
ference a few days ago he said 10 his
son:
II have executed TWO Wills. nave
placed them with my attorney. Ons
OF them gives you So the other gives
you my entire estate. one of them
is to be destroyed You shall be re-
sponsible for the destruction of one
OF the Wills, and your conduct viii gov
ern the MATTER.
IF I'm my lifetime you make sue.
cess on your own responsibility
shall destroy the will giving you 80
II you fail l will destroy the Will Civ
ing you my fortune. IL you haV,
neither failed nor succeeded DURING
my life / shall leave instructions q
have my wishes carried out after ny
death.
Go ahead. son. and do your best
hope you will succeed. Make a mar
OF yourself"
Thonc pson. sr. was divorced from
his wife a few weeks ago. He pals
her 100000.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28

Eventually the department will
probs bly, work out system OF G. o.
d. shipping. by which a farmer could
send his product to his city customer
and have the government collect the
payment for 1t, just as the express
companies do now. The farmer would
insert q small advertisement In the
city paper. reading: Fine fresh eggs
sent G. o. ID. parcel post at blank
cents dozen, Address J. ]. Jones, r..
F. ID. No. g."
Or City Man could drop a postal
card to Mr.. Farmer. saying: Send me
four pounds OF your fine fall sausage"
the sending Of which will cost only 8
cents. Perhaps the farmer has some
good, fat chickens. Two OF them
weigh seven pounds. The cost or
sending them will be IL cents. This
would probably be less than the
charge added 10 the chickens BY let.
ting them go through the commission
house and grocery store Therefore.
II would actually help reduce the cost
Of living.
But remember, the c. o. d. feature
n not yet worked.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28

FARMER
By gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON, d. C, Dec. 2S.--
What can the city man, and the farm
err IN. the district near city, do with
this parcel post7 How can they get
together to use Il? And viii II bene-
AZ them?
The new parcel post is primarily in
tended to do just that thing-put the
farmer and the city man in close
touch. cutting out commission men
and other profit-taking folks between
them.
Only time and thorough tests every
where can tell how beneficial this first
attempt at parcel post will be. It's
bound to be changed as experience
teaches. Many OF the necessary
changes can be made without a new
law.
II you live In q city from which
start rural routes, or on such a route,
you are almost sure to benefit at once
BY parcel post. The new law bitches
up every city with its rural routes.
Goods sent from such a rural route
into the city Tor vice versa get
much lower rate than the general rate
TOR the "nrst zone'-the 50-mile circle
around your postofnce.
Iho rural routes average about 20
niles In distance. This means that
FOR about 20 miles out in the country
around such city its people may Sc
cure farm products at a low rate.
The rate for goods. coming into the
city Il called the local rate" Not
the FIRST zone rate. but the local rate.
This IL cents for the first pound.
and cent for every additional pound
np 10 II pounds. making III pounds Is
cents. This Is much better than the
express companies do over similar dis
f1nces. The express rate would be
- cents for anything up to 8 pounds,
and 80 cents up 60 III pounds.
A. q matter of fact this will be
mostly business which The express
Companles have never had. IL will be
newly developed business.
The regulations permit the carrying
. 81 nEKn. butter. vegetables. dressed
NJ fruits and similar products. prop
- 10 the city consumer AND
.&r q cot acquainted, and try
.[|& PlPctg ~ parcel post
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28
|EW RECORD FOR
BUILDING WORK
MADE IN 1912
Hiding Permits viii Reach
totals of Over s25,OOo.OOO, a
Cain of $4,000, 900 Over 1911
FACTORY BUILDINGS
LARGE PART OF TOTAL
Builders & Traders Exchange
Reports Architects and Con-
tractors Accounts For Year

Little work in building lines was
reported to the Builders and Traders
Rxchange during the week and con-
tractors and architects are busy adj
iusting their business for the close
Of the year. Building operations VIII
continue at q good rate for several
weeks II is expected on account OF
the mildness OF the weather and pos
sibly may be extended II the open
weather continues.
Building permits for the year show
4 total OF more than s25,000,o0G which
a $4,000, 900 ahead OF the building
record for 1911 and there Is every In
kdication that the year 1913 will show
ekn improvement over the year just
closing. There have been scores OF
factory buildings erected during the
year costing from 100000 upwards
and the building OF residences has
expanded incredibly.
The principal awards for the week
are as follows:
M. +. Purvey let for j. II. Thomp.
son contracts for brick 32-room
lodging house and cafe ON the corner
OF Manchester and John R-sts., as fol-
lows: Mason, Claxtou Brothers, car
penter, H J. Jacobson. plastering, E
Il. Edison, roofing and sheet metal
= GAMBLER and Oerhing, plumbing, A
il ask, painting, c. Gordan; Poll
and Ropes let for the Priscilla
additional contracts for the five
story hotel building on the corner OF
Cass-aye. and Ledyard-st., as follows:
Roofing and sheet metal. Michigan
Cornice & Slate CO., elevators, Otis
Elevator Co.. marble. Christa Marble
works; Smith, Hinchman & Gryils lei
for Dodge Brothers general contract
for brick and concrete heat treatment
building and concrete work for bridge
and tower In Hanltramck, TO w. L
Wood; Baxter, ODell and .Halpin LEI
for r. III. Rothman additional con
tracts for a store and hotel building
on Jefferson-ave., near Wanda Road
as follows: Steel. Chas. Amos 4 Co,
electric, w. d. Gale, gypsite partitions
Detroit Fire Proofng & Tile, terroz'
& floors, Venetian Marble Mosaic Ar
Co.: the same architects let for A
Schlessinger additions lcontraets 10
brick stores on the corner of Wood
ward-ave. and Glynn Court as follows
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28
JOHN E. GRIFFITHS
LAID IN THE TOMB

The funeral Of John Emory Grit.
fiths, local treasurer OF the Michigan
Central railway. took place Saturday
afternoon, Burial was private. The
active pallbearers were his working
Office force and the retired paymast-
er, George c. Upper, the following were
the honorary pallbearers: Henry Is.
Ledyard, Milton s. Barger, Lew Bar
Der, Frank w. Eddy, George Fl. Rus,
sci, Henry Russell, E. ID. Bronner, s.
w. Brown, Z. G. Brown, N. Z. Stay
maker, A. B. Atwater, Allen Bourne,
6. ID. Switzerland. r. II. L'HOmpe-
dieu, Bishop j. Y. Foley, Frank ..
Waldo, Drs. G.. @. jennings, Herbert
Bernard, T. A. McGraw and Harlow
W. b. Drake.
| Job Printing Done Right. Times
! Printing CO., Is John R--st.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28

"The Business of Life" will hold
you spellbound from the opening
chapter. The first scene, be-
tween Desboro and the wife of his
friend, will make you catch your
breath.
And your interest in Desboro's
character will deepen, as you read
of his meeting with the dainty little
daughter of the old curio dealer,
and of how he prolonged his bust
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28

ness call to the utmost limit of
good breeding.
There is no doubt of what will
follow: his life and the lives of these
two women, of totally different
mental, moral and spiritual natures.
will soon be intermingled In a tam
gled skein.
Five superb full-page illustrations
by Charles Dana Gibson. Get
YOUR copy before the news-stands
are sold out. -
The Detroit times., 1912-12-28
Robustness fLi
"A Romance OF Modern Society
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS
Illustrated by CHARLES DANA GIBSON

EACH ONE of Robert w. Chambers stories has been
IL stronger than the preceding it. Each has dealt
frankly and earessy with the real problems of modern
society His steady development remarkable the
with which his successive novels have
been received by the entire English reading public