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The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14
WHAT A RAILROAD
WOULD MEAN

Four hundred million dollars is the
amount Uncle Sam would gain by
building a trunk line railroad in Al
aalEa. according to the calculations Of
the Seattle Times. The Times figures
out this way:
In the Susitna. Tanana and Kusko-
icwim valleys the government owns
<o.eO0. 900 acres Of agricultural lands.
The history Of railway building In
new countries has demonstrated that
land 10 advanced In value at the rate
OF $40 an acre by the building OF a
railway through 1t. The conclusion ID
obvious, and the government is war
rantsd In making the investment as
speedily AZ possible.
The calculation does not take into
account the increase in the value II
mineral lands along the line OF the
railway, which without the railway
would be entirely worthless. Nor
does It take into account the ono mil
lion dollars which the government
would save each year by being abe
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14
ROASTING THE
WICkERSnAMS
FAIRBANKS PAPER HAS NO usE
FOR MEN ELECTED 70
LeoIsLATURE.

The Fairbanks News Miner objects
to the so.cailed non partisan ticket
selected to represent the Fourth divis-
Ion In the Juneau legislature ON the
ground that four are Wickersham men
and the two others are equally divid-
I'd between democrats and republicans
It describes Rodsn az of the arm OF
Wicksrsham and Rodsn. and Wicker
sham's manager In Iditsrod. Dan su-
thsrland u called Wicksrsham's man
ager.
Dan Driscoll II called the Wicker
sham manager In Fairbanks who iz
quoted a. saying that he will keep on
voting for Wickersham until he dies.
J. J. Mutually f. described AZ the
creek manager for Wickersham.
ITO make the ticket seem non par
tisan." says the News Miner. "they
gave the other two places to Billy
Burns OF Chatham and E. h. Collins
OF Dome.
All this appeared In the News Afines
before election. but goes to show one
side OF the opinion prevailing In Fair
hanks.
Said the News Miner further:
That ticket does not appeal to us.
We have no personal criticism OF the
candidates to make. for they are prob
ably AZ decent men al could be found
In this district who would take the Of
aces II they were given to them, but
IL 10 the principle OF the thing which
does not appeal to us. Delegate Wick
Graham seemingly has a machine In
Alaska. which. through the disorgan-
ixation Of the opposition enables him
to. year after year. drag down the
delegate plum. To further build up
that machine until IL places the en-
tire control OF Alaska In the hands OF
ono man. no matter what that mans
name may be. seems poor business to
IN. To elect to the legislature a great
majority Of Wickersham followers
land what 10 being done In this dis
trict to that end In being done In every
district In the territory would be to
turn this territory and its destinies
over to Delegate Wickersham. and we
have not the slightest belief that such
q course would be other than for the
worst interests OF Alaska. While we
may not be able to do much to defeat
the Wickersham ends. we will prom
ise 60 % all We can The majority OF
ths voters Of Alaska do not believe IN
our delegate. and were they united
there would be no danger. but they
are not united"
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14

To the members Of the Miners Home
Club:
You arc requested to attend the
business meeting on Thursday. NO
vember II. Question Of interest to all
will be discussed. Our new home ID
No. 414 Front street Opposite Hollis
Miners HoteL)
N. d. o. FLoRANDER.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14

70 coal tho PaciAc fisst with Alasi,,
coal instead Of shipping the fuel
around South America from the HAST
srn states. In the opinion Of the Be-
attic Times such . railway far frou,
being drain upon the government.
would on it own books pay from the
start.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14

Canned Snowfall Caulinewsr an
canned Dill Plehlsa nsw ooeess
Frssdine q Bergen.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13
Hazel Bess Laugenour.

San Francisco, Aug. 13.-FIazel
Bess Laugenour, the first woman
who ever swan the Golden Gate,
San Francisco bay, declares that
women make better professional
swimmers than men, and that
they have more endurance.
Miss Laugenour, is cashlng in
on her reputation as "a result of
the Golden Gate swim by appear
ing regularly in vaudeville.
incidentally she is to. swim the
English channel
Miss Laugenour has decided
ideas as to health. and she isn't at
all opposed to voicing them in
public.
To begin with she declares en-
phatically that if women would
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

give as much time to swimming
as they. give to other forms of
beauty hunting that the world
would speedily have a healthier
race. ? 49,
You see. men with great knot
ty muscles in the middle of the
upper and fore arms and nothing
but skin above and below. That
is wrong. Development should
be symmetrical. Allmuscles, big
and little; sharing equally their
part of the body work. Hard
ness is lost, not gained, with
proper use" she declares.
Before l made my big swim 1
was in training three months I'M
der the finest trainer in the world,
Harry Newton, an Australian. He
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

Adelina Patti, for 20 years the
reigning queen Of song. is the richest
woman who has ever appeared before
the public. Her fortune is at least
ST. e0g. 000. and as her bankers are the
Rolhschilds. and they have always
taken a great interest in her affairs,
it IS very likely she is richer today
than she has ever been In all her
career Patti has never suffered the
loss of one dollar because of the in
ability OF an impressario TO fulfill his
agreement with her; and woe toshim
il he could not pay.
For a quarter of a century PATHS
agent was an Italian named Franchi.
and he had orders from the diva new
er TO permit her TO sing until ne had
in hand the $1,000 $1,000 in gold. Patti
tabooed checks.
Once poor Col. Mapieson was I'M
able 10 come forth With the entire
s4, 900 for performance. An audience
of 1000 was already seated in the
Acadmey of Music, New York, when
Col. Mapleson tremblingly went TO
signor Franchi and pleaded thus:
Here is $4,000 and later in the even
ing | will bring you the other $4,000.
Franchi asked the impresario to wait
while he consulted with the diva. Al
the end of three minutes he came
back saying: Madame has yon sleep
er on her foot-her right foot-and
she say to ne Eat when you send me
to her wiz re ozer $4,000 she will put
on re ozer sleeper
Mapleson, now fairly puzzled. hus
tied about the academy for about q
minutes in an effort to induct some
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
Patti Got $4,000 a Night
American Minstrel Magnae Considered the Price Rather
High But She Silenced Him.

one to loan him $4,000. which he f.
nally borrow from ticket Spectator.
Franchi toek the gold TO PATHS dress
ing rom. The diva beamed on him
and at once put on the second slip
per. IN a few moments she was be
fore the audience.
On another occasion. Patti had
come to America under her own man.
agement, because no impresario was
willing to pay her terms. Col j. Il.
Haverly, then a famous minstrel mag
nate. had ainassed fortune and was
ambitious to raise the level Of his en-
rerprises. SO he wrote to Patti asking
for an Interview, which was instantly
granted
Madame. he announced, I have
come 10 negotiate for a tour of the
United States. / would ike TO know
what your terms for tour of. say, le
weeks, would be?''
DO you want me to sing in opera
or concert asked Patti
Concert" replied Harerly.
How many concerts ?"
Sixty
every we'll" said Patti, Il will sins
In SO concerts for you for s24o, oee
one-haIf of the total to be deposited
with the Rothschilds on signing tbs
contract
But my dear Madame Patti,
pleaded Haverly, that is almost fiv'
times much as we pay our presiden
of the United States for years ser
vice.
We'll. answered Patti. why d.
you not engage the president to sin
for you 2''-McCall's Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

conspicuous example we have OF the
tendency TO extend the jurisdiction OF
the courts over legislative and admin
istrative matters
1t Is claimed. of course. that the
commerce court does not have any
jurisdiction that the other courts DO
not have. that Its mission Is merely
TO expedite business. But that IS not
what was contended for by the crea-
tors of the court. and that is not what
the court has confined itself to. The
purpose was 10 secure q second inter
state commerce commission and the
fact that the enemies of the innoya-
ton were able to force Limitation
into the statue has worked only par
tiai prohibition.
Whv should courts IN this country
be given the final word in so many
matters of administration, when in
England they have no such jurisdiction
at a1i7 Why should commerce court
say that an order of the interstate
commerce commission Is not warrant
ed by the facts. or a New York ted
eraI court say on what terms trust
organizations viii be permitted These
/ are not properly judicial functions
they belong TO the governing bodies
and are matters of policy TO be set
(. tied by the people.
The most Objectionable tendency o.
the times has been eniarging the jur
isdiction OF the courts. Men are men
and an arbitrary power in the hand:
of judges is no different than an arbi
trary power in the hands of anybody
elce. II is recognition Of this that &C
counts for the popular response TO |
general assault on the courts, in man,
respects unwarranted.
There should be no court of CON
merce, nor any other court veste,
4 with administrative functions. TIL
tendency should be the other way
Much more OF the responsibility 9
government should be forced onto les
islatiye bodies. The executive vet
and judicial veto are becoming altc
4 gether too frequent -Des Moine
/ Register and Leader.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
DoNNELLsoN.
) = 80 - . ~>> :

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harnagel and
children OF Clarinda are visiting in
our city.
Miss Mary Kruspovich of Oshkosh,
Wis. is visiting her friend, Miss Hat
tie Meissner.
Mrs. G. W. Mattern and Charles and
Mabel Schock returned home Tues
day from a several days visit at Huel-
ton, Ill
MISC Kathryn Walter is home from
a several weeks trip in Colorado.
Miss Anna NJ. Wiegner visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Barnes at LaCrew
the past week.
Miss Mary Best was an over Sunday
visitor in Fort Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Latta and son Of
Hamilton, Iowa, are visiting in oul
city.
/ Quite few from here attended the
lit. Pleasant fair Thursday.
Misses Hattie Meissner and Mary
/ Kruspoid visited in Keokuk and For
Madison Wednesday.
/ Mrs. Nellie Reid is home from Quin
Icy and st. Louis. where she ATTENDED
the millinery opening
Miss Alice TAYLOR of Keokuk visit
ed home folks several days last weel
and is also visiting her brother Il
Humeston.
Mrs. H. Mehl and grandson, Arthur
visited in Fort Madison several day
last week.
Fred wcodson of Mt Pleasant wa
lin our city Saturday.
& Miss Elsie Meissner visited in For
Madison several days last week.
There will be a stereopticon lectur
! given at the g. E. church Friday ever
! ing, Aug. %. All are cordially invited
: Miss Edith Faber visited in Charlie
: ton Saturday.
! Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Butler and fathe
Thomas Butler have returned HON
. from their western trip.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
TIME TO TURN ABOUT.

President Taft told callers today he
intended to fight congress for the re-
tention OF the commerce court II IT
kept him in Washington all summer
He declared he would again veto the
legislative, executive and iidicial APP
preparation bill If Vt came to him CON
tanning. the provision to abolish the
court as reported 10 the house yes.
terday. Washington dispatch in Chi
cago Evening Post
Leaving out Of account the partic-
ular conduct of the commerce court
and making no note whatever Of the
merit or demerit of anything II has
done, the commerce court is the most
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. 4os.

An ordinance requiring that Water
street and the ends of streets inter
secting Herewith be brought to the
established city grade.
WHEREAS. 1t is necessary that
Water Street be brought to the es-
tabIished grade, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEo-
KUK AS FOLLOWS.
Section /. That part of Water street
and the ends Of streets in ersecting
Herewith extending rom tho south
line of Blondaau street to the north
line of High street be brought to the
established grade in accordance with
Section 203. of the Revised Ordinances
of 1899 Of the City Of Keokuk.
Section 2. That the City Engineer
be and he is hereby authorized AMI
empowered to prepare plans and speci-
7 fications in accordance with which
said streets shall be brought to the
established city grade.
Section 3. That ali ordinances and
parts Of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section A. That this ordinance shall
be published in THE Daily Gate City
and cThe observation-disclosures
both being newspapers of general cir
culation in the said City Of Keokuk
and the same shall take effect from
and after its publication and ten (1o)
days after its final passage.
i PASSED AID ADOPTED this 14tf
iday of August, A. D., 1912.
Il Roll call:
i Ayes, Elder, Gray, Hickey
! Total, three.
Nays, none.
J.F. ELDER,
Mayor.
Attest:
0. W. sANDBERG,
City Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

Water street which Is not appropriat.
ed to road and sidewalk purposes in
this ordinance and has not been here.
tofore by ordinance appropriated to
some other purposes, Is hereby resery.
ed by the City of Keokuk 10 be used
by said City of Keokuk for such pur
poses as its city council may from
time to time determine is for the pub
lie interest.
section s. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section Q. That this ordinance shall
be published in THE Daily Gate City
and The Constitution-De Democrat
both being newspapers of general cir.
iculation in the said City OF Keokuk,
and the same shall take effect from
and after its publication and ten tl0)
days after its final passage.
Passed and adopted this fourteenth
day of August, A. D. 1912.
Roll call:
Elder-Aye.
! Gray-Aye.
Hickey-Aye.
i TotalThrea
j Nays-None.
J.F. ELDER,
4 Attest. Mayor.
10. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

Mrs. Agnes Riddle, who is mem
Der of the Colorado legislature, is
also very domestic. One cannot see
how she could be more domestic, as
she gets up at 8 o'clock In the morn
ing that she MAJ get breakfast for the
men who start out each day with the
min. from the Glen-hidd'e dairy She
has succeeded in getting a number of
bills for farmers passed, and thinks
them out as she cooks and sews and
sweeps in her ranch home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

:
ment in strength and some lines OF
fine goods have advanced under the
influence of scarcity caused By re-
duced production incident TO labor
troubles Jobbers, both east and west,
are doing a very satisfactory trade
and retailers are operating more
freely than a year ago, with their pur-
chases including much larger pro-
portion of high-priced goods A feT
sales were reported for China ship |
ment, but export trade, as whole, Is
slow, although the movement ON old
orders is good Business in mems
wear, woolens and worsteds and dress
goods is very active and further adj
vances in some instances are being
paid Cotton yarns are quiet and
practically unchanged, but worsted
yarns are In good demand and firm. A
few silk fabrics are selling well and
velYets are being taken quite liberal
lly.
Although the demand for footwear
shows further improvement. the en-
HANGED prices asked By manufacturers
still cause much conservatism on the
part of the buyers All kinds of leath-
err continue in good demand, without
any very large transactions. tanners
j still refusing TO contract ahead in any
considerable quantity at present
/ quotations. Sole leather is in the
strongest position, CSC being quoted
for tannery-run packer cowhide union
backs and 4oc for tannery-run packer
&: hides secured oak backs, or fully p
per cent more than the lowest point
touched last year Trading in upper
feathers is steady, but no special ac-
. tivity is shown Previous prices have
been exceeded in the hide market, the
adYances this week bringing native
packer steers up TO 19c Record prices
!, have also been reached in other de
fscriptions of packer hides.
The decline in cotton was not check
ed until prices we're fully SO bale
: under the high level reaching toward
the close Of July. but active short coz
. ering caused a sharp rally from th'
lowest point. Estimates on the yielS
are being increased, although II is still
too early for accurate predictions
iOptifnistic reports regarding aprin'
2 wheat were Offset BY an improves
= cash demand, buIlish visible suppl.
statistics and adverse foreign crop &C
counts. Consequently, values rule
= somewhat firmer. though the tren
= was irregular. Western receipts @
8 wheat this week of 7.549,2a1 bushel
{ again exceeded the 5,193,44S bushel
o moved year ago, while exports fror
Y all ports of the United States, flour IL
! cluded, were z,T21,S50 bushels agains
= 2.123.i35 In the earlier period. Their
was considerable strength in corr
'e particularly in the September optici
ID because of light offerings. Tn
OF weather was good and the crop r
ts nects Improvement. Primary arriva
ig OF this cereal this week Of 2,109,7l
re bushels compared with 2.624si44 la
ne year and Atlantic Coast shlpmen
re were S7.874 bushels against ss,739
IN 1911
'ic Liabilities Of commercial failures r
lie ported for August 10 date amountt
Is. to ss,133,383, Of which 1869. ],
ar were in manufacturing, s3.f12,456
.es trading and s337,79s in other CONNIE
he cial lines Failures this week numbe
Ter ed 28S in the United States again
Oh. 232 last year, and 80 In Canada COZ
gh. pared with "a year ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
& .ok,k Iowa ... August 20, 1872

LIFE.
Life is too brief
Between the budding and the falling
leaf,
Between the seed time and the gold
en- sheai,
For nate and spite.
We have no time for malice and for
greed;
Therefore, with love make beautiful
the deed;
Fast speeds the night
Life is too swift
Between the blossom and the white
SHOWS drift.
Between the silence and the lark's up
lift
For bitter words.
In kindness and in gentleness our
speech
Must carry messages Of hope. and
reach
The sweetest chords.
Life is too great
Between the infants and the mans
estate,
Between the clashing of earth'g strife
and fate
For petty things.
10. We shall yet who creep with cum
bered feet
Walk glorious over heavens colder
street.
Or soar on wings,
Margaret z. Sangster
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

Old King Corn and Prince Wheat
and Duke Oats and his lordgbip, Hon
orable Apple Crop, and the rest of
the imperial dynasty that rules this
agricultural realm, are about TO usher
in another golden age that will make
Pericles look like an impecunions
straw boss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
India Not a Nation.

There Is no Indian nation, and the
nations of India differ, not only in in,
terests, history and tradition, but they
differ in regard TO race feeling, and
there Is strong hatred and jealousy be
tween parts of India still. There is
nothing that keeps the peace in Indie
bst British rule.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
ResoIutIon mo-. 13f.

BE 1T RESOLVED, BY the Cit,
Council of the City of Keokuk, Iowa:
That it is necessary and advisable
to make the following improvements
to-wit:
Three-foot cement cutters as fol-
lows. In front OF lots Z. s, 9, 10, II
and 70, block IL lots I, s, 8, 10, II ana
u, in block 70; lots /, 2, 8. 4, 5 and y
block rs. lots Z, 5, 9, 10, Il and Y Z,
block sc; lots /, 2. 3. 4, 5 and 6, piocA
Sc. lots Z. s. 9, 10, II and II, block 81
lots /, 2, 9, 4, 5 and 6, block So io's
/, 2. 8, 4. and 6, block ~
Alongside of lots and 7, block Q,
lets G and I, block II; lots 6 ana e
block 10, lots and II. block Sc; io's
j and II, block 81: lots G and I, nioca
Gs: lots / and IL, block IS; lots anu
~. block SO.
All in the original City of Keokus'
Iowa.
And that the cost of the same ps
assessed and levied as a speelai "a
upon the real property abutung up,a
4 Lam
the alleys, or adjacent to the stfess
lin which said Improvements are MAUI
in proportion to the special oeneh.s
conferred upon said property by sa.s
improvements. and not IN eAce''
thereof.
And that this resolution viii pc con !.
4 sidered for passage at meeting :.
the City Council to be held on ~
ninth day Of September. 1912, al VIM ~
time objections may be made 70 -.
passage of this resolution ana 70 -.
making of said contemplated impio,9
ments.
Roll call:
Elder-Aye.
4 Gray-Aye.
/ ~ j. F. ELDER,
i .... MayoI'
10. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
4 Dated August II, 1912.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

The consumption Of beer during the
fiscal year ending with June fell of a
million barrels. compared With the
preceding fiscal year. a cool spring
blew considerable foam OF the brew
cry dividend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

While the Detroit grating alder
men were filing into court the other
day a heartless onlooker merrily
whigtled the tune, Hail, hail, the
Cans all Here" The unfeeling
wretch was quickly chased out Of the
building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

It is settled that the bull moose
party viii run DR.. A. Q. sewick against
Congressman Nick Longworth In the
First Ohio district Nick is not com
planning for publication, but the
aside remarks of Princess Alice"
are warm enough to melt the spear
that knows no son-in-law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

Mrs Caroline Hunbird is the larg-
est individual personal property tax
payer in st. Paul, Mimi She will pay
taxes next spring on s29l750. This
may be compared with j. J. Hills per
eonal property assessment of s149, 800,
and that OF Frederick Weyerhaeuser.
s148.so0.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is said
to be the most extrayagant in dress
among her peers. It Is said she spends
$4,000 year on personal attire. The
queen Of Italy comes next, with an
expenditure of $4,000, considerable
part of which goes for lace. Empress
Victoria Augusta spends s12,5 to
$4,000 on her wardrobe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20

Booze fighters striving TO consume
all the 4ohbejoyful'' in sight are up
against large Job. Over 100000, 900
gallons Of whisky and rum are stor-
ed away In distillery warehouses.
training to deliver the usual solar
plexus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of August. 1912, the City
Council OF the City Of Keokuk passed
the following resolution:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
Attest.
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. 4o7.
" t5xst' = 1'1ftN1'
City Clerk.

An ordinance establishing, laying
off opening and locating roadway
and sidewalk on Water street, extend
ing from the northerly line Of Bon-
deau street to the sontherly line
OF Morgan street and turning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
o. w. SANDBERG,
city Clerk.
Dated August II, 1872.

A vast amount of i'll health Is due - :
impaired digestion. When the s .;ons
ach fails to perform It's iun.a ,o.
properly the whole system Deter ssr.
deranged. A few doses OF .naT Tssv
lain's Tablets is all you need . "a
will strengthen your digestion ~, aar
crate your liver, aud reguia.s nat
bowels. entirely doing away wi'n s, s
miserable feeling due to fauils u ,.aeu
ton. Try it. Many others nave y ror
permanently cured--why ne YOU .,acy,
sale bv wilkinson & Co. pnai'As
and ]. r. Kiedaisch y Son.