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appreciate soiuntary words o. endorse
ment for they are verF rare in this life.
Stage OF river here, Is feet and I
teaths AMI rising slowly.
Warsaw needs $50 a. m trolley
car 10 accommodate warsaw people in
Keokuk
Tuesday, April md. there viii be an
election held for the following city and
town Offices:
Police magistrate, three aldermen
town CLERK. assessor and collector
Very little interest seems 10 De taken
and vote viii probably be light
Kari Musset1er OF Chicago is visiting
his uncle. Frank Mussester.
Mike Maloney has resigned as en-
gineer al the Huiskamp shoe factory
and has secured a more lucrative job.
The State Water Suryey at Urbani
has just sent highly satisfactory an
alysis OF the water from the city ar
tesian well On southwest corner of 5tl
+ AMI Main streets. sent TO Urbana ;
/ few day ago. In brief the report say
from psychological standpoint tn
water IS excellent. The chemical Ell
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CURE FOR ECZEMA.
Discovery That Cures Eczema. Pjm-
pies and All Other Skin
Diseases ard eiensshes.

Hokars is recognized by the msdi-
cal profession as an ideal treatment
for eczama. pimples. .,iackheads. salt
rheum. ulcers. frecsles. acne. BARRIERS
itch OF any other skin disease.
II contains no grease or acids, is
eleanIy TO use and is q true food foE
the skin. cleansing the pores and
making the skin soft white and bean
tiful.
This remarkable preparation Is be
ing sold in KeoRuk b. Wilkinson &
Co. al the low price OF &C for {
liberal jar. Larger sizes soc and s1.oa
II HoKara does not giye satisfaction
or do all that is claimed for IL. got
may return the empty Jar TO Wilkin
son & Co, and theT viii re
fund your money. II ron have
arr skin trouble, you canno'
spend &c to better advantage thai
for jar OF Hokara-
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animation shows shas II contains a
large amount OF mineral matter and
would have marked physiological eff
feet ON its users. We are working on
the ANALYSIS of the mineral content
and VIII report the same as soon as
COMPLETED :
Warsaw notes With some sztisfac-
ton the statement OF Hugh l. Cooper
before the Chamber OF Commerce,
Quincy. on FRIDAY last. IN which he
said that three OF the largest manufac-
turing establishments in the United
States had. after careful consideration
decided 10 locate IN the Mississippi
valley TO take advantage OF the cleo
tric power from the great dam.
Woo6men here are much pleased al
the report from Springfield that repre-
sentative Donahue OF Bloomington had
PRESENTED bin endorsed by the In
surance committee. which will prohibit
anr fraternal society from raising il:
rates before January LIST. 1915 and sher
Tot without the majority vote OF ths
members. Should this bill become {
Law. the threatened calamity viii BIZ
averted, and the next Head Camp in
June. 1914 will be able 10 settle
matters 10 the liking Of the rank anC
file
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No. are visiting friends. having former
TX resided here and Invested IN resi-
dence ard business pTopsrT- MI
Her4zler is talking OF returning 10 War
sar. believing she has bright future
He has had his property listed as for
sala. bur he says now he viii hold II
We welcome him hack. q valuable adj
disson TO the boosters ciao. He is
ysrdmaster OF the C. & A r &. al
Slater.
There was 3 socialist meeting II
Dreamland theatre SUNDAY evening
small crowd
Mrs. A E Johnssone o. Keokuk- vis-
tied her mother. Mrs. Knox, on Thurs
day Of last week.
Mrs. Andrea Danegar vho has for
some weeks been in with alteration OF
the stomach, vas taken TO keokuk
] hospital on saturday for operation
Truman Plsntz. IT. arrived home
SATURDAY night from Knox college,
Gslesburg, for a short vacation
Mrs. Ella Jones. and son, Elmer, OF
Keokuk. visited warsaw Saturday.
Mrs. Edward Spsngier and little
daughter Louise, OF Lincoln Neb-. ar
rives Sunday for g months visis with
her mother. Mrs. D. H. kraashaar.
Misses Helen and Hilda kraushaar
i Of ST. Paul, arrived Sasurday and took
Rar in the fau1ily reunion al D. H
Kraushaar's. SUNDAY
Mrs. Fred Boone vent 10 Canton
Mo, called there by the Illness Of heI
father
WARSAW looks forward with pleas
nre to a lecture 10 be delivered here
The latter part OF April. by Rev. George
C. Williams. pastor of the Keosuk
/ Congregational church He is an able
and interesting speaker. and WI givs
CTR people treat.
The trolley carried big crowds
SUNDAY up TO view the dam. the vea
Their being ideal
i Or. Thos- Hartley. the dentist. re
lcelred letter from q former patien
in New Goodwin. Oklahoma, and Wit
III an upper set Of teeth for repairs
with monev order for the same, IN
writer saying y know q good DENTS
Ehen try him. your other work is q
good as il was three years ago. sen,
this plate 10 be repaired as / accident
ally broke il. Doctors and dentist
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Warsaw N.ishhors stand Pat on the
Pros.s. Against increased Rates
on Frss.rnal In
syrsnee
MOVING FROM KEoKUK
Three Families Frer Hers VIII Take
Up Their Home in the Neigh
boring City This
Spring.

WARSAW. Illinois April 1T
Frank Patterson has returned from
Excelsior Springs. Missouri, where
he pleasantly spent about ten days
IL was noted by WARSAW Nccdnen
the other day that Keokuk Woodmsn
had Ko-ns fof Des Moines1 but, War
saw woodmen haven't even cold
feet hut stand pat in opposition II
the ubiquitous high rates We gather
that The visitor did not have very
large or enthusiastic audience.
Mrs. ETaiine Conner Of Chicago
and young son are visiting relatives
here. her old home
Mr.. Jones, electrician in the Stone
& Webster Office. Keokuk, has rentet
the !. 1. White. u. cottage on Jack
son street It Is nov occupied b.
vice President J. S. Prosser OF lbs
Farmers National bank. Who viii "a
cate about April l5. removing 10 th'
Capt. DIPPED residence on Clark stree
vest OF Fourth Two other Ksokui
families may move 10 Warsaw mex
week, and SIX other families are plan
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Ii il understood and agreed that the

Il IL understood and agreed that the
portion Of the track marked &C. north
lof its connection with track B. shall
ne promptly removed, within one year
from date. upon thirty dayE' notice
from the City Council, and, further,
that tracks represented b! dotted
lines marked a and b shall re-
main IS now located south OF John
son Street. with single track CON
nection With the easterly track OF the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy double
track. for Z period OF two years. and
then be removed on resolution OF the
4 City Council, al the expense OF the
/ Railroads. II Is agreed. however, that
the tracks marked q and &C =
az described above, shall be made 10
/ conform 10 the grade Of the leree as
hereafter established By the City
Council. and such change OF grade
shall be made promptly By the Rail
roads, al their oTn expense, upon ten
days' notice from the CstY Council.
i Permission and authority is hereby
given FOR the construction OF e single
line OF track over that part OF the
levee controlled By the City, said
track 10 extend from q point on the
: westerly end OF the Keokuk and Ham
liton bridge track TO z point on the
uortherly line OF Main Street, ex.
tended, adjacent 10 the bridge track
/, and Inc easterly track Of the Chica go
Burlington & Quincy double track, as
shown on the blueprint Exhibit a"
, The center line OF this track AZ III
( intersection with the northerIy line Of
I, Main Street. extended. shall be not
Q 70 exceed seven and one-hslf (7hl
9 feet outside OF the right-ofway grant
= ed the Chicago. Burlington & Quinci
Railroad Company under this ordi
!, nance. This track. when constructed
q shall be open to the use of all lire
n entering the City Of Keokuk and b,
e constructed and maintained unde
s such terms and conditions as may b,
= agreed upon By al lines interested
i Provided, however, that It is expressi
n understood and agreed that no indus
}, try shall be located on this track, 0
S teaming done 10 or from Il. and tia
e a rip rap wall shall be constructed an
d maintained by the Railroads estat
e fishing this track, from the northerl
line of Main Street extended, to III
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II | Had Eczema

I'd simply wash il sway with that
soothing liquid, D. D. D. Prescription.
The very first drops instantly stop
that awful itch 4 25 cent trial bot
tie viii prove IL
We cannot absolutely guarantee a
cure every time but ne do say this II
the first regular size sLe4 bottle
does no. do exactly as We sar il viii
not cost ron . cent Better trr bot
tie al once on our personal guarantee
McGrsth Bros Co. druggists and
Wilkinson & Co, drlgg ists.
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ground used by said Railroad and De-
pot Companies of the width specified
in this Ordinance and extending from
the easterly curb of Water Street TO
the toe of the retaining wall east OF
the Burlington double tracks.
Said Railroad Company shall CON
struct and maintain approaches and
crossings al Main and Blondeau
Streets of not less than Fifty (50)
feet in width. and at Johnson and Bank
Streets Of not less than Thirty 500
feet in width. At each Of said cross
ings, the tracks shall be planked or
paved with brick between the rails
and for twelve inches on the outside
thereof. and the space between the
tracks shall be filed and have top
dressing OF six inches Of crushed
/ stone
On the Water Street eide, the ap-
breaches to the several crossings shall
/ be paved with brick as at present,
and on the river side the approaches
shall be constructed OF the same ma
terial az the roadway on that side
1 leading TO the river front
Section S. Streets and Roadways
The said Railroad Company shall con
struct a concrete curb or retaining
wall on the northwester1y side of ths
tracks herein described, said curb u
I be located seventy-fve f75) feet from
the property line OF Water Street, be
tween Blondeau and Main Streets, ant
as near this width az possible be
tween Main and Johnson Streets
westerly of the Union Depot stul
switch track six 49, feet from outsid'
! rail, and shall provide sufficient sew
:. craze facilities TO drain all of tn
street northresterly Of said curb lin
! az established above. The openings {,
: be subject to the approval Of the Cit,
I Council
!, Section Z. Rights of Other Raj
! roads. Nothing in this ordinanc
: shall In any way abridge the right 0
, the Wabash Railroad. the Toledo. Pee
, ria & Western Railway. or any ~
1 tlre railroad tenant OF the Keokuk
3 Hamilton Bridge Company OF havIn
) free access TO the Keokuk Union Dc
pot tracks. free OF charge other tina
Its share Of the expense OF mainter
ance of the tracks used Jointly wit
3 the Chicago, Burlington & Quinc
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Railroad, and said railroads, includ-
ing future railroad tenants OF the
Bridge. shall enjoy equal rights with
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad. on and over that portion of
tracks in question used in common for
entrance to the Union Depot tracks
from the Keokuk and Hamilton
Bridge
Section s. General Provisions. The
grading. Improvements and reconstruc-
lions specified in this ordinance shall
be performed in a good and workman
/ like manner and in accordance with
the provisions hereof All work con-
,emplated in this ordinance shall be
completed By the railroad company
on or before July Isl. 1913.
Section g. Reyersion. II is hereby
agreed By and between the City OF
| Keokuk and the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad Company. the I'm
ion Depot Company, the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railroad Company
I that the rights granted in this ordi
nance are the only rights held By
any Of said companies in Water
i Street, between the north line OF Banh
i Street and the south line of Concert
4 Street, with the exception Of the
J rights Of the Union Depot Company t.
use ali that part of said ground fol
! station purposes that lies northwest
: erly OF the main track of said Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com
pany and between Bank and johnson
!, Streets. The location of said nev
, main track OF the Chicago. Burling
, ton & Quincy Railroad Compan,
: shall be as shown on the attached
} blueprint.
II is further agreed that in consid
, GRAFTON Of the granting of this ord
7 nance, all of the rights which hav,
heretofore been granted to any or al
!. of said Companies, between the mort
= line of Bank Street and the south lin
of Concert Street, are hereby release
+ to said City OF Keokuk. Provided
Z that nothing In this Ordinance shal
Z in any way abridge or modify IN
3 right granted to the Dies Moines Va
; ley Railway Company to maintain an
q operate a single railroad track acros
I and along the levee In said City fror
B a point below Bank Street to poin
: on the levee al or near the foot q
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SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. sss.

WHEREAS, The MISSISSIPPI RIY-l
LR POWER COMPANY - engaged in
constructing a dam across the Missis-
sippi riTer for the improvement OF
navigation, the Development OF water
power and generation, use and trans
mission OF electric energy, and
WHEREAS, the construction, main
tenance and operation O. said dam,
with its appurenauces, viii require
q relocation and new elevation CT the
tracks Of the Chicago, Burlington &.
Quincy Railroad Company and Union
Depot Company. south of the westerly
abutmert Of said dam, and
WHEREAS. the city OF Keokuk IS
interested in the abatement OF freight
switching along Water Street and
above Bank Street, and Is interested
IN widening and improving Water
Street. between Bank Street and Blon-
desu Street, as public thorough
fare, and in defining the rights Of pub
lie service corporations IN said tract,
and
WHEREAS, the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad COMPANY desires
Encouragement OF tracks that will
better fill the needs Of future bust
ness,
now, THEREFORE,
BE 1T ORDAINED. b. the CITY
COUNCIL OF the CITY OF KBoKuK
IOWA:
Section /. That permission am
authority is hereby given the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com
pany and the Union Depot COMPANY
to lay down, construct. maintain an
operate in Water Street, south Of IN
northerly line OF Concert Street. eel
tain railroad tracks shown in soil
lines on the plat hereto attached
and made part hereof, and marke
Exhibit A. and designated thereo
as tracks proposed TO be built and e,
listing tracks 10 remain; all track
shown in dotted lines are to be z
moved, except that portion of the u
ion Yard tracks lying below Mai
Street and easterly Of the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy double track
more specifically described as tn
tracks represented by dotted lines an
marked A, b. and &C" on tn
Plat fled herewith.
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DIES MONIES RIVER
AT FLOOD STAGE
Fifty Families Had 20 Move Out o
Their Homes on Account Of
High Water.

The Des Moines river is al the
seventeen foot mark and still rising.
although very slowly
Fifty families were forced TO pach
bag and baggage Saturday and Sun
day and leave their homes near the
levees in the southeast lowlands Pc
lice have been detailed TO watch the
district thought TO be in danger and
will warn the people If the water rises
above the leyees. Wagons have beer
given to those who were forced te
move Saturday and Sunday by the po
lice department.
Service on the Fort Dodge ane
Southern road was suspended Sun
day, water covering their tracks neal
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down the river by the force Of In.
current. The water was up to within
8 foot Of the tracks of the Belt Lin.
Tcad While the river is high abovs
the dam the great danger lies belor
the forks OF the Des Moines and tn.
Coon river.
While the river is not rising rapid
II the recent rain may cause CO..
siderable damage within the next few
hours. City authorities do not vie,
the situation with alarm and Will,
the danger is not serious Just nov
families in the south bottoms ar,
making their own observations AMI
are ready TO move, should the coca
sion require prompt action.
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bridge approach, along Z line parallel
10 said track and al distance not TO
eTcaed seven a. feet from the center
line OF said track This wall Is to
take The place OF the retaining wall
provided for in Section 4, IN case this
track il constructed.
The blueprint hereto attached, num-
bered es3s. and identified By the sig
nature Of II. l. Breckinridge, is here
by made part OF this ordinance
The permission and authority here
by giFen Is granted under the follow
ing terms and conditions:
Section 2. Location Of Tracks. The
tracks vfen complete, shall consist Of
2 double track, fourteen feet centers,
from the south line OF Concert Street
to the north line cf Bank Street, with
a crossover between Blondeau and
Concert Streets; four Union Depot
tracks in addition to stub track al
each end OF Union Depot: single
track from the bridge, connecting By
switch with the western track OF the
double track Of the Chicago, Burling.
ton & Quincy Railroad: also two
switch tracks for The benefit Of the
American Rice & Cereal Company. az
shown on blueprint; it being agreed
and understood that should the
American Rice & Cereal Company, its
SUCCESSORS or assigns. discontinue tbs
use Of these tracks, or either Of them
for movement OF its business in OF
outbound, said track or tracks shsl
be taken UP at the expense Of tn.
Railroad Company. Further. NJ
freight is 10 be loaded from, or TN
loaded into, wagons. or other vehicles
and no switching is 10 be done Oh
these Cereal Company tracks, excep
for the American Rice & Cereal Com
pany, it's successors or assigns. or 70
the Keokuk Electric Company. ii
Successors or assigns. or for the move
: ment Of passenger train equipment I
. and from the said stub track at tn
east end Of the Union Depot
The outside rail % the east doubl
track shall not exceed the folloTin
, distances from a line extended throug
t The eastern boundaries of Blocks
/ and 6, in the City Of Keokuk. bein
= the property line OF Water Stree
? from Concert Street 10 Johnson Stree
E al south lire Of Concert Street, 7
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feet; at center line of Blondeau Street,
i0e feet; al center line OF Main Street,
1865 feet; at center line OF Johnson
Street IA feet and at north line Of
Bank Street, IS feet
Section 3. Elevation If Tracks.
The top of rail OF said tracks shall not
exceed the following elevations, Mem
pnis datum plane being used in COM
putting said eisyations. which plane is
hereby fixed at 1885 below Keok1k
datum plane: North line of Bank street,
512.2; center line of Johnson Street.
westerly Union Depot track shall not
exceed 1898; the easterly track
shall not exceed an elevation OF 513.1s
Al the center line OF Main Street,
extended, the track shall not exceed
the elevation Of 5i4.7. except that the
track for the American Rice & Cereal
Company plant shall conform to the
grade Of Water Street, so far as is
practicable.
At the center line Of Blondeau
street, extended. the tracks shall not
exceed the elevation Of 1854.
From Blondeau Street northerly the
tracks OF said Chicago, Burlington &:
Quincy Railroad Company shall as
cend TO meet the new grade required
By the construction OF said dam and its
sppurtenances.
Section 4. Retaining Wall. Proyis
ion is made on the blueprint for ar
I embsnkment outside of the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy double track fol
q width Of twenty feet from center Of
outside track between Bank and John
son Streets. and for a width OF 12is
feet between johnson and MAR
Streets The slope Of said embank
ment shall be maintained by ripraI
wall with slope OF not 10 exceed two
: thirds to one The crown OF said en-
Dankment at property lines OF Banl
; and Johnson Streets. shall be drawn in
, as shown on the blueprint, TO widtl
, OF only 121z feet outside of the cente
Of said track. Further, riprap val
; not 10 exceed six fsl feet in height
; shall be maintained between the nortl
! line OF Main street and the Bridg
, abutment, to hold embankment q
, shown on blueprint.
!, Section s. Approaches and Gross
/ ings. The word approach" az nse'
n this Ordinance shall mean all of tn
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Main Street, connecting with the
Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge track, as
set forth In Ordinance No. s, passed
on June 2. 1858. It is understood that
this track vas embodied in the Union
Depot, or Union Yard tracks. and u
now maintained and operated as
part thereof.
Section 10. Regulations. No freight
cars shall be switched on any OF the
tracks on Water Street above Johnson
Street, except such as are necessal!
to receive or deliver car load freisn'
for the American Rice & Cereal COM
pany or the Keokuk Electric COMPANY
their successors or assigns, on tracks
provided for that purpose
| Nothing in this Ordinance shall pro
/ hibit the movement of freight sIains
across the tract herein specified, OF
switching trains passing through, oe
tween tracks located above Ccncels
Street and track located below BANK
Street.
I 1t shall be a misdemeanor for an!
train to block the crossings at bloa.
deau, Main or johnson Streets, ioi
more than FIVE consecutive minutes q.
cept that the Johnson Street CROSSING
may be blocked By passenger trains
for not to exceed fifteen minutes, onp'
. however, while loading. or unloadihs
; passengers, baggage or express.
Section IL. Acceptance. The onl,
cago. Burlington & Quincy RailfoAu
Company, and Union Depot Company
! shall acknowledge acceptance OF lae
terms and conditions of this orar
Z nance within ninety days after in'
! passage of same.
This Ordinance shall take effect ten
; days after such acceptance by ea'
Railroad Companies, and upon its pun,
E LEGATION in The Daily Gate City anu
! constitutional such pupiica'
j ton to be paid for by the said CnicasO'
e Burlington & Quincy Railroad eon
j pany. =,
!. PASSED and ADOPTED this s'n
l day of March, A. D. 1912.
e Roll Call.
/ Elder-Aye.
i Gray-Aye.
3 Schmidt--Aye.
d ]. F. ELDER,
/ Attest. Mayor.
/ 8. ". sASDBERG. city Clerk.
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Bowels are Basis e
Of Child Health

too powerful for a child. IN. hon.
Mrs. J. L Etrong, 2e4 No. Iov.n - ~
Ctarinda. Iova-and Mrs Feet FryesIa,ssN q,
s zna e. otnmws. Ioca;. are alTass;;
Pepsin. ard With them, as ss Up
Thousands OF others. there is no s w,ta
stitute for this grand laratirs su9 2.
ts really more than laxative. "a, 4
contains superior tonic properties wh,os
helm to tone and strengthen the stomach
liver and bowels SO that after a byie;
use of 1t all iaxauyes can be dispsnsss
with and nature viii do Its own wn,,
Anyone wishing to make trial a. M.
remedy before buying il in the revr,. !.
way of druggist at Atty cents ar 1 nas
Collar large bottle tfamfly sizel c c.s
have a sample bottle rent to the hnrr..
free Of charge by simply sddressinr ~.
W. B. Caldwell. 4os Washington 81
Monticello. Ill Your name and addrss,
on a postal card viii dc. s''
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Tho careful mother, who watches
closely the physical peculiarities Of her
children. viii soon discover that the
most important thing in connection with
: ch:idss constant good health is to keep
The bowels regularly OPEN Sluggish
bowels win tie followed by loss OF sppe-
s;te. resllessness during sleep, irrita-
bility and SSzen and one similar evil
dences Of physical disorder
Al the FIRST sign OF such disorder give
the child a teaspocnful of DR.. Caidwelrs
s-rup Pepssn at night On retiring and
repest the dose the following night il
necessary-ulore than that Will scarcely
be needed You VIII find that the child
will recover It's accustomed good spirits
at once and viii eat and sleep normally,
This remedy Is vast improvement
over salts, cathartfcs. laxative waters
ard similar things. which are altogether