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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs
STRONG IN STATE
State Secretary Merkens Says Mem.
bership In Iowa Now is over
10000.

The knights of Pythias closed the
year 1911 with membership in Iowa
oil over 26,000,'' said John II. Merkens,
OF Fairfield, state secretary and pub
Usher of the Iowa Pythian News, who
is in Keolsuk today to attend the an
nual celebration of the local lodge to-
night. This is the largest number
The lodge has e;en had in Iowa and is
an evidence of the rapid strides which
the order is making.
State Secretary Merckens was ac-
companied to Keokuk by George Les
ton of Council Bluffs, representing the
Uniform ranks
MIR. Merckens is well acquainted in
southern Iowa. He was close per-
sonal friend of the late Sam Clark,
Tor a number OF years editor of The
Gate City. He has been in politics
more or less and is republican
standpatter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
NEW BUSINESS FIRM
FROM ILLINOIS
jacksonville Business Men Have Rent
ed One Of the E. S. Baker
Properties on Main.

Arrangements were perfected today
whereby T. G. Duffer and A. A. Rem
ner, both of Jacksonville, ILL.,, leased
the room on Main street formerly oc-
cupied by the Osburn barber shop.
and will occupy the same for a tailor
ing establishment. The property is
owned by E. S. Baker who will put in
a new front and otherwise improve
the building to suit the tenants. The
building will be ready for occupancy
about March l. S. A. Keil, a former
resident of Keokuk, who is now en-
ployed by Messrs. Duffer and Renner
at Jacksonville, will return to this city
and take charge of the local branch.
Duffer and Renner now operate the
Jacksonville Tailoring Co., at Jack
sonville, Ill, and will continue that
business. opening the Keokuk branch
in addition to their other plant They
believe that Keokuk has big. future
and are willing to help make that
future. They are we'll known in their
home city and come to Keokuk well
recommended.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
THE DEATH OF
CHAS. R. PETERS
At His Residence Last Evening Of
Pneumonia After Over
Months Illness.

AT $40 o'clock last evening occur
red the death of Charles R. Peters at
his home. 1923 Palean Street, who had
been resident OF this vicinity for
about forty-six years and of Keokuk
the past six years. He was born in
Tennessee and soon after the close of
the civil war he was brought to Han
cock County, H., by his parents.
which continued to be his home until
he located in Keokuk.
He was born September 10, 1860,
in Tennessee and was married in Han
cock county. He was good citizen
and possessed many friends in Keo-
kuk and Hancock County, H., among
whom he has spent almost his entire
life. January IA he was attacked with
a serious case of pneumonia from
which he died He leaves TO mourn
a wife and three children, son who
resides at Hamilton, and a daughter
and son of Keokuk, Isabella Peters
and Olien Peters Besides these he
also leaves his venerable parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Peters Of Hamilton,
and the following brothers and sis
ters. Allen Peters and Mrs. Henry
Bradley of Minnesota. and Mrs. Ce.
ella Wardwell, Will Peters and Yves
ley Peters, the latter three of Hamil.
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
MORE DELEGATES
THAN SPARROWS
(Continued from mage ~

Continued from page ID
gers OF the East River National bank
and stole $4,000. And as a third
party, vitality interested, working tooth
and nail to cheat the private agencies,
is the New York detective bureau,
which will be utterly discredited If the
private agencies score where it has
failed.
The wave Of crime in New York
has been lost sight of in this fight.
When the Burns agency got rAe Amer
lean Bankers association away from
the Pinkertons, the latter charged
Burns had used underhanded meas.
ures Recently there have been a
number of unsolved bogus cheek
transactions which have cost banks
upward of $4,000. Then came the
taxicab holdup The Pinkerton PEG
pie, alive to their chance. had their
best men on the Job to land the rob
bers, Burns was no less active and
his sleuths We're promptly told that
their jobs depended on their success.
When this news reached headquar-
ters, Deputy Coroner Dougherty. once
a private detective himself, got on the
job. He called in his best men and
also put on the job the old time de-
tectives who learned their trade under
Tom Byrnes.
Today Dougherty said that he would
land every man concerned in the rob
berry before the private sleuths real
lied what was going on. The three
cornered rivalry has given the finan-
cial district confidence, something
missing for weeks. and today there
were not SO many armed guards on
duty there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Mrs. Betty Price Pitched Forward
Late This Afternoon While Talk
Ing to Mrs. LaPorte,
Neighbor.
HAD BEEN OUT AT NOON
Had Just Complained to Friend About
Pain Across stomach-suf.
fered From Goiter for
Years.

IF | did not have this pain across
my stomach I'd be all right re-
marked Mrs Betty Price to Mrs. La
Porte, neighbor, at her home, 316 B
street, late this afternoon, and then
died suddenly in the chair in which
she was rocking. Mrs. Price was six
ty-nine years old and has been ailing
more or less for number of years.
She is the wife Of George w. Price,
an old penioner.
Coroner Fred Korschgen was sum-
moned Immediately and viewed the
remains. He will not hold an inquest.
Mrs. Price is said to have been suf.
fering from goitre for many years
At noon today, however, she was out
and able to be around, having gone to
a nearby grocery store to do some
shopping.
She is survived by her widower and
two sons. one of whom, Charles r.
Price, resides at the family residence
and is employed by the Keokuk Rail
way and Power Company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Wear of Traffic on Roads.

A machine that measures the wear
caused by traffic upon public high
ways is among the scientific instru-
ments on show at the exhibition of
the Physical Society of London at the
Imperial College Of Science, South
Kensington.
In speaking about this machine an
official of the road board referred to
the wear on the various main roads of
London. Wood pavement" he said,
wears down one inch in about six
years, except In places where the traf-
fic is particularly intense. The as
phalt pavement in the city wears
down about half an inch in ten years.
The ordinary country highway wears
down two inches in from three to ten
years, according to the amount Of
traffic"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Vanity In Wearing Hair Long.


The church for hundreds of years
fought strenuously against long hair,
declaring 1t to be vain. as doubtless
1t was, and Is. Most Of the merry,
pleasure-loving monarchs in history
and their subjects wore the hair in
fastidious and ELABORATE ways. On
the other hand, the Spartans. the
stern followers Of Cromwell, and the
Puritans wore their hair short. Tho
wax figures in hair-dressing shops.
adorned with masses Of puffs and
curls, lead one to think that the pres
ent-day methods of hair-dessing are
not unlike those practiced hundreds
of years ago. 1t seems certain that,
while women still continue to con-
slider puffs and switches as part OF
the necessary paraphernalia OF the
head. men have discarded long hair
for good and all, with the exception
of the few musicians, poets, or pain
ters who think it incumbent on them
to let their locks grow long.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
TWO FUNERALS
WERE HELD TODAY
That of Mrs. Spring at ST. Mary's
Church and Kenneth Edward
Arend at Home.

AT 8 O'Clock this morning the fun.
eral of Mrs. Theresa Spring, wife OF
Sebastian F. Spring, was held at st.
Mary's Catholic church of which she
was long and faithful member, Rev.
Father Giglinger conducting the ser
vices.
The pallbearers were her three sons
Jacob Spring. of Keokuk, and S. S.
Spring and w. L Spring of Chicago
two sons-in-law, w. D. Mahin of Chi
cago, and Edward Kiser of Keokuk,
and viii Jacobs, near relative by
marriage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Know ThyselfI

If you want to, know how to account
for yourself. study the characters OF
your relations. You wonder at
the eccentricities of this or that con-
nection of your own. Watch your
self, and you Will find impulses which.
but for the restraints you put upon
them, would make you do the same
foolish things which you laugh at in
that cousin of yours.-O. w. Holmes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright, 1912, by New York Even
ing Post,

copyright, 1912, by New York Even
ing Post
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The stock
market moved again within fractional
variations and in even the most active
shares such as Reading and Union Pa
cific, the range of prices was scarcely
half point There was nothing to
the trading except the operations of
a few professionals who contented
themselves with buying or selling a
few 100 share lots. For absolute dull
ness the market, as a whole, surpass-
ed anything that has been witnessed
during the recent succession of unin-
teresting days on the stock exchange
Trading was, for the most part
very narrow, and while there was a
semblance of support for the seasoned
dividend stocks, the inquiry was at no
time broad. The movement was SINH
lar to that of yesterday. in that dull
ness was most pronounced just before
the close, when the standard stocks
scarcely moved at all.
The days transactions on the stock
exchange represented the smallest
volume of business sinca the first
week of last August
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
DISTRIBUTION
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Water Works Appraisers Are Busy
Today Taking inventory of Pipe
in City.

The distribution end of the Keokuk
water works plant is being appraised
today by the board of appraisers
which is here in the interest of the
city and the Water Works company,
preparatory to submitting the ques-
ton of municipal ownership to the
voters of Keokuk at the spring cleo
tion March %.
According to one Of the appraisers,
the distribution often represents the
greatest outlay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
JURY COMPLETED IN
SUIT AGAINST CITY
Special Venire Drawn Before suffici.
ent Number Of Non-taxpayers
Could Be Found.

After using up the special venire
called for the case of Van Pappelen-
dam VS. City of Keokuk, another spec
ial venire was drawn and the jury
finally completed. The jurors who will
sit on the case are as follows: Tim
Moriarity. Clarence Mullikin, w. W.
Witler,, j E. Keith, Albert LINEN
berger, l.. Brodsky. Albert Long, Henri
e. Tweedy, John Lowenberg, Thomas
j. McAndrews, J. Mr. Winkler. The
case will be resumed before Judge
Hamilton at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Vice Business Move.

Riggs" Singular, isn't it, that
neither Of your stenographers wants 8
vacation this year," Griggs-"No;
it's easily explained. recently took
a good-looking young man into the
Office and neither of the girls is will
ing to go away and leave the field to
the other one. '-Roseleaf.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Happy Social Anniversary.

Happy SOCldi anniversary
A happy evening of social entertain
ment was enjoyed at the anniversary
events of the knights and Ladies of
Security last evening at the A. Q. O..
w. hall. There was a large company
present and an interesting program
presented. An elegant menu of all the
delicacies of the season was served
while the Rabe orchestra furnished
charming music for the occasion.
This is the program given:
Orchestra selection.
Recitation, Blanche Sprangle.
Recitation, Vera Rowe.
Orchestra selection.
Address, r. o. Bailey, district dep.
uty. K l.. S,
Orchestra selection.
The following were the committees
through whose efforts the event was
made successful
Committee of arrangements, Mrs.
George Sprangle. Mr.. Jacob Parks,
Mrs. w. e. Kellerman. Mrs. H. D. Nc
Dowell Mrs. 0. W. Rowe, Mrs. e. A.
Essig
Supper committee: W. E. Keller
man, e. A. Essig. E. A. Whitmarsy
Henry Martin, Harold Huxley. NJ s.
Ackles, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bunner
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Dose, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Collins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Cowley and William Thon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
LOCAL SPORT NEWS.
80 . . . . . . . . . .

Another basket ball league is being
formed at the Y. NJ. G. A. to begin a
playing schedule on the first of March.
The new league is to be composed of
seniors only and games will be played
on Friday nights.
Another fight for pennant is on
again when the Worleys and King S
meet in the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium to-
night. The game will be called prompt.
ly at eight O'Clock. A large attend
ance is expected.
The entry list for the new basket
I ball league at the Y. NJ c. A. will
close Monday, February 25th at ten
O'Clock p. m. Each one Of the COM
mitteemen took a list of names whom
they expect to see personally. Much
interest was shown, probably on ac-
count of the close finish in the old
league when three teams tied for first
place.
A basket ball team composed of Paul
King, captain, C. Allen, B. Merriam,
G. Hightshoe, H. Porterfield and with
I L. G. Morley as referee will go to
FIT. Madison Thursday to mix with a
team of that place This team is not
representing the Y. NJ. G. A. but will
play independently.
Some time in March the dual tank
meet between junior students and the
junior employed teams will be held
At this meet there will be small
admission charged and ample seating
Accommodations arranged. The team
to represent the junior employed boys
will be chosen at their elimination
meet Wednesday evening.
An effort is being made to organize
class in boxing and wrestling at the
tx. NJ. c. A. Many inquiries have
been made recently of Physical Direc,
tor linn in regard to this and it is
expected that a class will be formed
in the near future
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
MRS. FOWLER rs
DEAD IN CHICAGO
Was Sister of Mrs. Harry NJ. Phillips
Of keokuk and Had Many
Friends In This City

Mr. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Phillips and
son Fowler, will go to Chicago this
evening, called there by the death OF
y rs Phillips sister, Mrs. Frances A.
foWler, who passed away last evening
at the Hotel Kenwood in that city.
Mrs. Fowler had a number OF ac-
qualntances in this city where she had
OFTEN been a guest at the Phillips
home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
New Industry for Italx

In Italy means has been discov-
cred to turn to account the hitherto
worthless pips OF the grapes used in
wine-making. Oil is now extracted
from them on commercial scale by
a process Of direct heating with
tetrachloride of carbon. The latter is
obtained In abundance In Italy in the
preparation of electrolytic soda.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Natures Gentle Hand

Nature gives to every time and sea
son some beauties of its own; and
from morning to night. as from the
cradle to the grave, is but a success
sion of changes so gentle and easy
that We scarcely mark their progress.
Charles Dickens.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Actual salesmanship.

man may make SIS a day in his
regular business, and not think much
about It, but he always feels like
leading flnaneier when he sells the
old bottles Ia the cellar for AZ cents
Ohio State Journal. y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Kenneth Edward Arend.

The funeral of Kenneth Edward
Arend, little son of MIR. and Mrs. Ed
ward Arend, was held at the family
residence, 1926 Palean, at $3.50 o'clock,
Rev. j. c. Mccain OF the First Meth
odist Protestant church, conducting
the services. The following boys act
ed as pallbearers: Russell Hunter,
Crescent Shepherd, Enrol ulrich and
Melvin Ulrich
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20


be
The turtle merchant who enjoys monopoly his
them their backs certain be
On the they taken board the New York
steam derrick The turtle makes the sea trip in large iron Just large
from the turtles during considered decacy
Line
The
n racer ION deck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Skinner of Burn
side, H., visited in the city today.
J. A. Pollard left this morning for
Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Flor
ida, for three weeks visit with his
son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
old Christmas Fare.

Old Christmas fare did not include
the modern Christmas bird--the tur-
key-a roasted peacock taking It's
place on the festive board.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

GET BUSY-If you are thinking of
building or remodeling this spring.
Call G. w. Randell Bell phone 64e-
black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

VIAVI-Non-surgical home treatment
Grace NJ. Heller. lock box 2ss. Fl
Madison. Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

FOR sALE-Two Percheron Stall.
lions. For terms and particulars
apply to Mrs. Burns Bolton, Elvaston,
Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

FOR sALE-6room house, full lot,
north side, $1,000 also 5-room
house, large barn, ~ lots, $500; out
side; also 10 acres joining city limits
suitable for plating. J. A. Roberts %
No. 5th
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
MIsfortunes.

Mlsfortunes have their dignity and
their redeeming power. Hillard
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Household goods OF
every description. 1T24 Des Moines
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

Read The Daily Gaze City. loo
per week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

FOR SALE Good so acre farm, we'll
improved, 81 miles from Hamilton,
3 miles from river w r. Honce,
Hamilton, Ill. Home phone SO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Shakespeare Club,

Miss Alice Maxwell will entertain
the Shakespeare Club this evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Miss Weber Entertains.

Miss Marie Weber delightfully."- en-
tertained small company of young
people at her home, 52S Orleans Ave.
Monday afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

WANTED--A lady clerk at once. Call
at 1924 Main st.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Honeymoon Couple In Keokuk.

Honeymoon Couple In keokuk.
Mir. and Mrs. Henry Gentner, Jr. of
Pennington, Iowa. who are on the last
lap of their honeymoon, spent today
in Keokuk before returning home fol-
lowing their marriage in Chicago.
They were married in the western
metropolis by Rev. Albert Mahoney
The groom is prominent citizen OF
Pennington and is in the mems fur
nishing business. The bride was for
merly Miss Lydia Hawkins, who has
been in the millinery business there
for several years. Her home is in
Woodbine, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

Wednesday Reading Club.
The Wednesday Reading Club will
meet with Mrs. David Hamill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Mrs. Hiooins Hostess.

Mrs. George Higgins was hostess at
an auction bridge party Monday after
noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED-G Girls and women to sew,
the natural work of womankind.
Paid while you learn. Apply at Irwin.
Phillips Co. garment factories. Keo-
kuk & Hamilton. Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
$780,
RusseIl.Malors Nuptials.

This evening at $3.50 o'clock will
occurr the marriage of Miss Edythe
Russell to MIR. Raymond Majors. The
wedding will take place at st. Johns
Episcopal church, the Rev. John c.
Sage officiating. The church is beau
tifully decorated with cut flowers,
with Easter lilies decorating the al
tar. Miss Ethel Russell, sister of the
bride, will act as bridesmaid and Mr..
Claude Erdman will serve as grooms.
man.
The brides dress Is of Duchess sat
in with an overdress Of embroidered
Brussels net She will wear a veil
with crown of orange blossoms and
carry bouquet of brides roses. The
bridesmaids dress is Of pink messe-
line. She will wear a white and pink
picture hat and carry bouquet of
sweet peas. The bride will be given
away by her brother, Mr.. Richard Rus
sell.
The ushers are Mr.. Arnott Weess,
MIR. Lawrence Scott, Mr.. Lawrence
Wood and Mr.. Fern Erdman.
Preceding the ceremony, Mr.. Donald
Dick will play two violin numbers, be-
ing accompanied on the organ by Mrs.
w. H. Carter The full vested choir
will precede the wedding party, sing
ing the wedding march from Lohen-
grin.
Following the wedding there will be
reception given at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Cope
land. coo Orleans Ave. About sixty
guests will be entertained at the re-
ception. The wedding will be beauti-
full one and will be attended by a
large company of guests. After the
wedding journey, Mr.. and Mrs. Majors
will reside in Springfield, Ill.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. Copeland, and is a girl
of unusual charm. The groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Majors,
and is young man held in highest
esteem by wide circle of friends
who wish for these young people all
the fortune and happiness which the
years can bring to them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

WANTED-A cook at st. Charles
Hotel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

WANTED-C hambermaid at the
Grand Hotel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

WANTED-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping in modern home,
about April / north side. Address q,
care Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

WANTED Kitchen help at Hollis
restaurant. 705 Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

Observation-Disclosures at Royal
Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
TWENTY-FIVE INDICTMENTS.
Grand Jury Finds True Bill Against
Josephine Simpson.

The grand jury yesterday returned
twenty-one indictments. four aeainst
women. One Of the indictments charges
Josephine Simpson. . white woman. with
sending Objectionable letters through the
mails. Among the other indictments are:
Robbery. Maggie Perkins. Clara Slaugh-
ter. Roscoe Middleton. Clarence Cash,
James Wheeler, Frederick Gregory. and
William Lloyd: destroying private prop
erty. Beverly Walker; forgery and utter
ing, Charles Wallis: grand larceny and
housebreaking, Thurman Brown; house
breaking and larceny. John Edmonds,
James Isabel. Otis johnson. and Wallace
Smith: HOUSEKEEPING. Samuel Carter and
John johnson: robbery and assault with
q dangerous weapon. Lucy Bowen,
Roscoe Middleton. and Mulligan Browne
assault with a dangerous weapon. Lloyd
Champ: larceny from the United States.
Lewis Lindsay: depreciation on private
property. William F. Kelly: robbery and
assault. BENJAMIN Bell: nonsupport.
William A. Hudson.