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The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-20
meninal.Is Quarantine at Peoria.

Peoria. H.. Aug 20-A rigid quar- antine was established by City Health Commissioner Sholl to prevent the spread of an epidemic of spinal men ingitis. Three children have died within two days of the malady.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-20
Chinese to Receive Countryman.

New York, Aug 20.-The Chinese of New York city are making great preparations for a reception here this week to Major-General Lum Wing Wei of the Chinese army, who is in this country to study municipal affairs and the American army.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-20
Bull FIqht for Church Funds.

Lajunta, Colo. Aug. 20.-A bull fight with all the usual stage settings ex- cept that the picadors' and matadors' lances were tipped with rubber was held here to raise funds for New Mexican church.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-20

Assistant Secretary Hayes is criti- cised for considering an investment in a North Carolina drainage project under departmental investigation. The report also scores Maj. ]. o. Wright for accepting stock and fees from drainage promoters, while a govern ment engineer.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-20
Ptomaine Killed Pastor and Family

FtOmdIHt NIIItu FdStOT ana FdnIIy.
 Rocky Ford, Colo, Aug. 20.-After an analysis of the stomachs of the Rev Gustava A. Latzke, his wife and two children, all of whom died sud denly, State Chemist Ekeley said death was due to ptomaine poisoning. At first 1t was believed they had been victims of some fanatic.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-20
Duel With Empty Pistol Fatal.

Lewiston, Idaho. Aug. 20.-Playing with two revOlvers supposed to be empty, Robert Robinson and Joseph Blake proposed duel. Blake fell with bullet in his brain. He was IA years old.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-20
Stranded Steamer to Tighten Cargo.

San Francisco. Cal. Aug. 20.-A radiogram sent out by the steamship Pleiades, aground on the Lower Cali fornia coast, indicates that the vessel could not be tioated until part of its cargo had been discharged. Two boats are standing by the Pleiades.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07

Miles Cough. of this place. supplied
the vacancy.
Helen McMasler was at Mt Pleas
ant last week visiting her cousin,
Inez Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Brown have re-
turned from a visit with relatives at
Mediapolis.
Mrs. Clyde Taylor of Mt. Pleasant,
was guest at the James Taylor home
last week.
Mrs. A. G. Pidgeon is entertaining
her niece, Miss Helen Craig, from Mt.
Pleasant
Miss Cora Kelley returned Saturday
from visit with relatives at Danville.
Miss Myrtle Trueblood is a guest of
friends at Dallas City, Illinois.
Mrs. Comley Hollowell is quite
poorly.
A. c. Fisher received message
that his sister-in-law, Mrs. Joseph
Fisher, at Clarinda, is in critical
condition from stroke of paralysis
received last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark kirkpatrick. Mr..
and Mrs. Dennis Cowell and Mr.. Fuller
autoed to Keokuk Sunday and spent
the day sightseeing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
STRANDED BOAT
is HELPED OFF BAR
&c. w. Hip is Taken Off the Sand
Bar Friday Evening and Goes at
Once to Quincy.

The steamer, &C. w. HILL" which
was stuck on a sand bar near Mont
rose, Thursday night, was helped OFF
the bar Friday, by the Henry Bosse
"a United States government boat
that went to her rescue, She went
through Keokuk about eight o'clock
Friday evening bound for Quincy
where she was chartered by the Elks
lodge Of that city for an excursion.
The boat was not damaged at all
by her accident and the owners say
that the only loss they sustained was
from the transportation of passengers
to Burlington after the boat became
fast. The company has received
many compliments for the way in
which the passengers were transferr-
ed and taken care of by the Wisherd
Line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
THE CHURCHES

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mis-
sion Church, corner OF Fourteenth
and Morgan streets. Aug. F. Torn
blam, pastor Sunday school, $3.50 a.
m. Preaching at 1920 a. m. and
7:45 p. m. A cordial invitation to all
Scandinavians.
First Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Seventh and Blondeau Sts,
Rev. E. B. Newcomb, D. D., pastor
Services at 10:45 a. m. The pastor
will preach on "a Visit to Bethany.
There will be no evening service on
account Of the union meeting in the
Trinity NJ. E. church, the first of the
union services through the evenings
of July and August. Bible school at
$50 a. M; Y. P. S. c. q. at 700 p.
m.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Chuch,
Tenth and Main. James M. Brown,
pastor Morning subject, The Path
of Wealth" There will be union
service in the evening. DR.. Sanders,
pastor of the First Baptist church
will preach the sermon. Sunday
school, $50; morning worship, 10:45.
Junior League. 2:30; Epworth Lea
que. 700: evening service, 500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
STEAMBOATING ON
DES MONIES RIVER
Clara Hine Reaped Golden Harvest
In Boating Business Fifty
Years Ago.

In recent issue of the Burlington
Saturday Evening Post appears Capt.
c.. H. Patterns article, in which he
tells of the profitable boating business
INDUCED in by the Steamer Clara
Hine in the early SOS on the Des
Moines river. He states that the
steamer made enough in one season
in the Des Moines river trade to pay
for itself. The boating trade on that
river was so great that it demanded
the service Of three steamers. Now the
river is closed to navigation by the
presence of stationary bridges and the
boating business which could be fol-
lowed without difficulty for eight
months out of the year is impaired.
A boating business on the Des
Moines river would in time become
very profitable. All towns along the
'Des Moines river will lend practical
encouragement to the man who will
place a good steamboat and barges on
that stream. They will subscribe for
stock in steamboat company and
will contract for large tonnage an
nually for term of years. AS the
Des Moines river is navigable
stream, the railroads would have to
build open bridges. The War Depart.
ment would compel them to do this.
Within the next few years power
dams will be constructed every few
miles in the Des Moines from St
will insure a good stage of water
throughout the season. The man who
has few boats on the Des Moines
when these improvements are made
will reap a good harvest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
ECZ I: WI "a
Also Called letter, Salt Rheum, Prur
titus, Mllk-crust, Weeping
Skin, Etc.

ECZEMA CAN BE CURED TO
STAY, and when I say cured, / mean
just what l say-C-U-R-E-D and not
merely patched up for a while, to re-
turn worse than before. Remember |
make this broad statement after put-
lting ten years of my time on this one
disease and handling in the meantime
ia quarter of million cases OF this
dreadful disease Now, / do not care
what all you have used, nor how many
doctors have told you that you could
not be cured-all ask is just chance
to show You that know what am
talking about. If you will write me
TO-DAY, l will send you a FREE
TRIAL of my mild, soothing, guaran.
teed cure that will convince YOU more
in day than or anyone else could
in months time. If you are dis
gusted and discouraged, | dare You to
give me chance to prove my claims.
E writing me today you will enjoy
more real comfort than you had ever
thought this world holds for you. Just
try 1t and you will see / am telling
you the truth.
Or. J. e. cannady, 437 Park suqare,
Sedalia, Mo.
References: Third National bank,
Sedalia, Mo.
Conld you do better act than to send
this notice to some poor sufferer
of Eczema
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
SALEM.
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Following several days visit will
4 her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Brown
Mrs. Sidwell Stanley and daughter
Celia, returned to their home at Bur
lington, Wednesday
A large crowd attended the G. e. II
cent social held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Rice, three miles ives
of town, Friday evening. variou.
amusements, a Jolly time and the
hours were ushered into the past al
too quickly.
Monday evening OF last week, Mr.
and Mrs. Greedy Frary entertained
DR.. and Mrs. Edwards and Mrs
Judith Boyce from Mt. Pleasant.
Ross Frazier and family, who spent
several days with the formers pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs Benajah Frazier
have returned to Marceline, Missouri
Mrs. R. E. Hoyt, son Clement and
father. A. c. Fisher, went to Keokuh
Friday and returned Saturday. While
there they we're guests of Mr.. Fishers
niece, Mrs. D. E. Reeves and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Chambers Of Mt
Pleasant spent few days Of last
week with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Brown.
At the M. E. church Sunday morn
ing, the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society gave an interesting program
to a good audience. The annual thank
offering was taken.
Mr.. and Mrs Kibhen and daughter
vesta, Of Dallas City, Ill.,, recently
visited friends at this place.
At the Congregational church Sun.
day morning Rev. v. H. Kuring gave
a Fne address His subject, Going
Forward
Mrs. Sarah Waugh came from Shen-
andoah to visit her niece, Mrs. G. E.
Hill and family
Saturday William Masden left for
an extended visit with his son, C.
Masden, at Omaha, Nebraska.
A musical program. interspersed
with recitations, was enjoyed at the
M. E. church Sunday evening.
Ira Pierce is home from Iowa City,
where he graduated in pharmacy. at
the Iowa State University.
Miss Alice Savage is at home after
a visit with her brother. DR.. Sam Say
age, at Shirland, Illinois.
Mrs w. H. Collins recently enjoyed
visit with her sister, Mrs. s. G..
Smith and two sons. from Mankato,
Kansas.
During the vacation OF the station
agent Mr.. yegalius, at Mt. Hamill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
kAHoKA, MO.
= - $50 - : . = = : !.

Aahoka BARRIERS will on and after
their work.
Mr.. Sterling, Iowa will play Kahoka
on the local grounds next Sunday,
July 7.
Walter l.. Bridgewater and Miss
Nellie Alltop, of Keokuk were united
in marriage in Kahoka Tuesday,
Squire S. M. Perry officiating. Mrs.
Nora Crow, mother of the groom, ac-
companied the couple to Kahoka.
Missouri democrats, and especially
Kahoka democrats, are about the sick
est looking and acting specimens to be
found anywhere. So sure were they
that Champ Clark would be the demo
cratic nominee for president that
when the blow fell they were unpre-
pared for any such contingency and it
is mighty hard for them to become
accustomed to the fact that the mighty
Champ Clark has gone down In defat
and that the peerless one, William
Jennings Bryan, heretofore the pride
of all Missouri democrats, was the
cause Of their fayorites downfall.
Bryan is bitterly denounced and if he
has any chautauqua dates for Missouri
this season he would do well to can
eel them Immediately and save him
self much embarrassment If not per-
sonal violence Missouri democrats
are aroused as they were never arous-
ed before, and If the peerless one
could hear one-half what is said
against him by former admirers he
would hide his face in shame and new
er attempt to look a Missouri demo-
crat In the face again. Up until Sat
urday night Kahoka democrats still
had hopes for their man and were con-
fident that on Monday Clark would
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07

again forge to the front. Monday morn
ing, shortly after ten o'clock, a tele-
phone message was received from
Wyaconda, which was said to have
been direct from the convention, stat
ing that Clark had 600 votes, Bryan
200 and Wilson $50. The joyful It'd
ings was soon on every lip and there
was great rejoicing. It was short
lived, however, for in short time an
another message was received from
the same source which stated that
the message was bogus" and was
merly the work of some practical jok-
err, DR.. Swearengen being the victim.
from that time on the boys just mere
ly went from one spasm into another
to the end. 1t was indeed a sad and
mournful funeral, the saddest we ev-
er attended. The old and reliable
Col. Cherry was the first to come to
life, as usual, and Is already in fair
way toward recovery Many Kahoka
democrats will not support the ticket,
because 1t bears the stamp of Bryan.
JOG GURUS has llOfSQ Hlo
into the Trump building on the north
side of the square.
Mesdames Alfred Seyb and Warren
Trump and Misses Ella and Elsie Seyb,
Alberta Callison, Hazel Scott and
Clara and Leila Karle left Thursday
for Keokuk where they took the
boat for a trip to st. Louis.
The Kahoka band furnished the
music for the celebration at Wyconda.
Earl Resor arrived Tuesday from
Chicago for visit with home folks.
He will be accompanied upon his re-
turn by his sister, Miss Elsie.
Elmo King, a telegraph operator,
and a former rsident of Revere, died
last Friday at Topeka Kansas, aged
10 years.
G. w. Watson, national bank exam
iner, arrived Wednesday, from Kansas
City for visit with home folks.
Grover Bogus of Keokuk is spenu-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
Small Contribution From the Stone &
Webster Co, Said to be the
Reason for Abandoning
Amusement Plan.
COMES AS A SURPRISE
It Was Expected That Increased Bust.
ness for Street Car Company
Would justify Liberal
Assistance.

After several weeks hard work, the
men who fathered the movement for
securing concerts at Rand Park on
Sunday afternoons, were disappointed
by the refusal of the street car COM
pany to donate more than five dol
lars toward the concerts. 1t is said
that the official who was asked re-
garding the donation by the company,
gave the men to understand that If
the concerts were held, the people
would have to use the street cars
anyway, and that If they were not
held, the people would have to use
their lines to get to the park, so 1t
made no difference to his company.
| According to reports, the street car
company has more business than they
can handle and do not care to take
care of a big crowd Of three or four
thousand persons who would attend
the Sunday afternoon concerts.
| The city council voted several days
ago to appropriate fifteen dollars per
concert, while Charles Yeager, who
hao tAC ISlEeSHu1cHI btduU ~ Inc
park was willing to give ten dollars
and another business man would
have given five. Twenty dollars was
the amount expected to be donated
| by the electric car line, but their re-
fusal throws the whole thing in the
air.
This means that the visitors to
Keokuk for day, on the excursions,
will continue to walk around on the
streets, sweltering in the hot sun, be-
cause the citizens Of Keokuk fail to
provide amusement for them. 1t
has been said that SO many Of the
visitors from Quincy and Burlington
have taken notice of this fact that
they are advising their friends not to
come to Keokuk and that the boat
lines have almost decided to discon-
tinue the excursions from these
places on account Of poor patronage.
The Citizens Band, which was to
have given the concerts, costs fifty
dollars for each concert and musi-
clans say that that is very low price
for the class Of music that they give,
and that almost any other band of
the same class would be receiving
500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
STICKS TO TAFT
AFTER CONVENTIONS
keokukIan In Washington Is Satisfied
With the President as
Leader.

The Washington Post of recent date
contained the following:
Il attendet4she Chicago convention,
said j H., Ballinger, prominent law.
yer OF Keokuk, Iowa, at the Willard
last night. II thought the republican
party, after its deliberations there
was hopelessly split I had never be
fore witnessed such scenes and sc
much bitterness displayed among the
delegates. have always considered
myself a progressive republican, and
voted for Senator Cummins from the
time he first became candidate for
governor of our state. / came on to
washington for the purpose Of seeing
what the democrats were going to do
in Baltimore.
THE convention at Chicago was a
pink tea compared to the democratic
convention now in session at Balti-
more. If the democrats complete their
deliberations without bloodshed or
even murder, they will be lucky.
Looking at the situation from every
angle, / have determined to cast my
lot with the regular republican nom
inee at Chicago. While President Taft
has made some mistakes as chief
executive, | believe that his admins
tration, as a whole, has been entirely
satisfactory to vast majority Of the
people of the country.
Il would sooner trust the affairs of
the. nation to him than to see man
in the white house about whose record
the country knows absolutely nothing,
but who might land the presidency
through the disgruntled element in
both parties. am for the reelection
of President Taft and believe he will
win at the polls next November
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07

Read The Daily Gate city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
Tact.

Mrs. Smith and her little daughter
Margaret, aged two, were spending the
summer at the lake. The mother often
spoke Of the excellent quality of the
milk she fed the child. While out walk
ing with little Margaret one day, Mrs.
Smith happened to meet the wife OF
the farmer who supplied the superior
milk.
What do you say, Margaret, to the
lady for bringing you such nice milk?"
prompted Mrs. Smith.
"How's the cow" asked Margaret
politely.-Women's Home Companion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
ing a couple of weeks vacation in Ka-

ing couple of weeks vacation in Ka-
hoka.
John Sanford, OF Keokuk is spend
ing this week with Kahoka friends.
Harold Trump. q son Of Charles
Trump, former resident Of Kahoka,
was an over Sunday visitor with Ka-
hoka relatives, enroute to Illinois,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wavering are the
guests of Quincy relatives.
Mrs. James Owens departed this
week for visit with a daughter In
Topeka, Kansas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
Charles g. whapeles, Who
Died in Keokuk Friday.
Was 101 Yrs. 6 Months
II Days Old.
AN INTERESTING CITIZEN
Came to This City About 1847
and Did Much Work in the
Cemeteries as a Stone
aMson.

There is remarkable story OF
longevity and some interesting facts
connected with the life and death OF
Charles G. Whapeles Of 600 North Fiji
teenth street, which occurred Friday
at 1915 o'clock p. m. He was per-
haps the Oldest man in the city and
county, II not in the state of Iowa.
The details Of his early life and his
career In the United States are very
meagre. He was an industrious, hard
working man, but is said to have been
rather reticent even with his own
family about his affairs. Not that
there was any mystery connected
with 1t, but that 1t was not to his
taste or inclination to be voluminous
in discussing matters purely personal.
The birth Of Mr. Whapeles was a
novel event. His parents who were
natives of France started for Amer
lea aboard ship and he was born on
the broad Atlantic ocean during that
trip. So he barely escaped being a
native Of either country.
On Christmas Day.
1t was away back yonder in the
past, even before the Second War for
Independence with England, generally
known as the war of 1912, that this
Interesting birth took place in bleak
December on Christmas Day, 1910,
on the stormy ocean and at the time
OF his death Charles G. Whapeles
was one hundred and one years. six
months and eleven days old
He was a stone mason by occupa-
ton and much Of the stone work
about the city and especially in the
cemeteries was done by him. When
the parents arrived in the United
States they settled first in New York
state, at Buffalo. Later he came west
where he located first either ataKeo-s
kuk or Quincy, as he is known to.
have lived at both places It is
thought, however, that he finally set
tied in Keokuk about the year 1S47
where he has continued to live since.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
WAS BORN on THE OCEAN
OVER HUNDRED YEARS AGO
He was married twice, his second
j wife dying many years ago when the
only living child, man past middle
age, was but three days old.
A Walk on the Fourth.


Mr.. Whapeles continued to labor
almost to the hour Of his death. He
worked all day on July 8, and on the
morning Of the Fourth visited his son
Charles G. Whapeles at 1906 Orleans
street, several blocks away, and they
together took walk down to the
river. In the afternoon the father
again visited the son, returning to his
home afterwards and. cooking his own
supper. He was suddenly taken i'll
Friday and grew worse until a few
minutes past the noon hour when his
long and interesting life ended, peace
fully as the lying down of a tired
child to rest.
While not connected by member
ship, his son said he attended the
Methodist church and to the Sunday
school of this denomination the son
was taken when child.
: There are not many survivors Of
the family. One son, Charles w.
Whapeles, is the only surviving mem
her Of the immediate family OF the
deceased. Then there are four grand
children, Arthur, Charlie and Louis
Staples and Mrs. Betsie Simpson, and
one grandson, Arthur Windler, son OF
Mrs. Simpson by her first marriage.
Too Old In 1861.
The con, as an incident verifying
the age Of his father, said that at the
breaking out Of the civil war In 1861
his father was considered as too old
to enlist. This was the conclusion
OF the late Erie j. Leech and
others active in the volunteer move
ments Of that day in Keokuk. His
father was then fifty-one years old.
The remains will be taken to Pom
toosuc, ILL.,, for burial. The son at
one time lived there and has "a large
family lot, and it is to carry out the
express wish of the father that he
will rest in this quiet spot. He often
said that he had done SO much stone
work In the Keokuk cemeteries that
he did not wish to be buried in any
Of them.
The quiet rural cemetery at Pom
toosuc, not far away from the city he
called home so long, will hold his re-
mains and the broad Mississippi will
wash the shores at Pontoosuc Just as
1t has dashed for years the foot of
Keokuk, and sing iullabys as it passes
the little Illinois mound beneath
which are resting this departed and
honoreds centenayian
The remains. were taken from his
late home to that Of his son 1906 Or
leans street, to await funeral, the ar
for which have not been
made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
Frohnan Knew.

It was reported to Charles Froh-
man that one of his most prosperous
male stars was in fair way of get
ting married. Il don't believe It,"
answered the manager, who 10 him
self confirmed single man; "he Will
escape; he was always good fight
err
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-05-23
!, ..l)0F OF
The PUDDING,
0eing Another Case of Truth
Stranger Than Fiction.
BY O. HENRY.


copyright. 1870 By Doubleday. Page &
Company.]
Spring winked vitreouS optic III
Editor Westbrook of the Minerva
Magazine and DETECTED him from his
course. He had lunched in his favor
ite corner of Broadway hotel and
was returning to his office when his
feet became entangled in the lure OF
the vernal coquette. Which is by
way of saying that he turned eastwa!G
in Twenty-sixth street. safely fordrI
the spring ireshet of vehicles in Fifth
avenue and meandered along the walks
of budding Madison square.
The lenient air and the settings of
the little park almost formed !; pas
toral; the color motif was green-the
presiding shade at the creation of man
and vegetation.
The callow grass between the walks
was the color of verdigris, a poisonous
green. reminiscent of the horde of der
elict humans that had breathed upon
the soil during the summer and au-
tumn The bursting tree buds looked
strangely familiar to those who had
botanized among the furnishings OF
the fish course of a forty cent dinner.
The sky above was of that pale aqua