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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
LET Her Go, Gallagher"

Judge Beaver of Morgan county. Ky
had a trotting mare of which he was
very proud The animal was always
driven at the race meets by a man
named Gallagher. who was at that time
city marshal Of Harrodsburg. On one
occasion the Judge entered his mare at
trotting meeting in Upton county.
Some sports there. knowing of the
judges pride in the animal. thought
they would lower his colors for once.
so they entered against her a noted fast
trotter AT the end Of the first half
mile the two trotterS passed under the
wire neck and neck at Il $40 pace. and
the judge grew wildly excited. Let
her go. Gallagher: Let her go.'' he
shouted. And Gallagher hearing. lOos-
ened the lines. The mare pluckily re-
sponded and finished more than a dozen
lengths ahead. amid the wild cheering
of the crowd. Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
Didn't Fear For Mamma.

A Lakewood woman was recently
reading to her little boy the story Oh a
young lad whose father was taken i'll
and died. after which he set himself
diligently to work to support himself
and mother When she had finished
the story she said:
Dear Billy, if your papa were to die
would you work to support your dear
motherw
"Naw." said Billy Unexpectedly.
"But why not?''
"Ain't we got a good house to live
imp
Eyes. deare. But we can't eat the
house. you know
Amt there Il lot of stuff in the pan
try?"
YES. but that won't last forever"
It'll last till you get another hus-
band. won't it? You're a pretty good
locker. ma"
Mamma gave up right there.-Clevc-
land Plain Dealer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
DeerheId

John Feigum and family of Brandon,
Mimi, are visiting relatives and friends
in Cottage Grove and vicinity. Mr..
Feigum until few years ago was one
of the successful farmers of Cottage
Grove.
Ellef Dahl of Christiana was prob
ably the largest beet grower in Dane
county this year He had in 2S acres
and it made him $240O. He had Bel
gians working for him. The land he
grew them on was previously on the
wet order but he drained and plowed it.
John Corbett, the dredge contractor,
went to Necedah last Friday to look at
big dredging contract soon to be let
there Mr.. Corbett has all three of
his machines engaged at present, but
the engineer on the job, knowing the
character of his work, insisted that he
should come and make bid on it.
The Observation-Disclosures steamship
line is attracting much capital in this
country, and Dane county is getting
we'll to the front with large investors.
Magnus Swenson of Madison is now
one of the heaviest stockholders in this
country, having recently increased his
holdings to $54, 1000. I. G. Thompson
has increased his holdings to $40, 600
and Knud Henderson owns S2260 worth
of its stock. One of the company's
ships is nearly ready and another is be-
ing built. The government of Norway
is backing up the project in such way
as to insure success.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
ForeetfuI Disraeli's Luck.

Disraeli received one morning let
ter from Il Mrs. Willyams. whom he
did not know. in which she said that
she had read his novels with much in
terest and would like to make his ac-
quaintance She also asked a question
which rendered it necessary for him TO
answer the letter Unfortunately the
letter was left in his greatcoat pocket.
and Dizzy" did not wear the coat until
several months after. When he hap
pened to be in the south of England
and in the very town III which Mrs.
WillyamS lived Coming across the
letter in such circumstances. it 0c-
Cured to him to call upon her. and
Mrs. Willyams was 50 fiattered at. AS
she thought. his carrying the letter so
long about him and then calling that
she decided on leaving him her for
tune
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
Stouohton

Thomas Oscar and M. O. Flom, the
firm name being Oscar & Flom, have
just completed a new garage located
on North Water street, adjoining the
farm implement warehouse of Mr.
Oscar.
Rev. J. J. Loughran of Ulysses
visit with his brother, J. w. Loughran
in the home they purchased some time
ago from the Adolph Rasmussen es,
tate. Rev. Loughran is the priest il
charge of the Catholic church at Ulys.
ses.
The wedding ceremony for Miss Ada
Reopen of Dunkirk and Mr.. Emil Lag.
err, a merchant of Belle Plains, Iowa,
was performed at IL Friday at the
Christ Lutheran church by the pastor,
Rev. j. A. 0. Stub, in the presence OF
numerous gathering of friends. The
wedding breakfast and dinner were
served at the home of O. E. Weston OF
Stoughton. Miss Julia Tiesberg played
the wedding march at the church. The
bride and groom left on the afternoon
train for Chicago and will later make
their home at Belle PLANES. Mrs.
Lager is a daughter of Soren Reopen,
prominent Dunkirk farmer.
DR.. Julius Noer returned Friday ev-
ening from a visit with his son, Oyvind
Noer, at ST. Paul, who is employed in
the agricultural department of the
Great Northern by James E. Hill, the
railroad magnate. Young Noer has
now 1900 farms under his observation
and will soon have 800 more, making
1000 farms that have some fields de-
voted to experimental purposes. The
object is to increase the output from
the land and all other methods having
failed, Mr.. Hill now proposes to apply
scientific methods.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
Evansville

Mr.. Burr Ellis of the town of Center
and Miss Maud Ham of the town of
Union were married in GAINESVILLE,
Wednesday, Nov. .1S. Miss Kate Ham
accompanied them. They will reside
with the brides mother in Union.
Brakeman Hughes, working on the
north-bound time freight, was killed
here about o'clock Wednesday after
noon and his body cut to pieces under
the wheels of the train Oh which he
was working. The accident occurred
near the stock yards, and exact details
are unknown, but it is thought he
stumbled in trying to go between two
cars on the track and fell across the
rails. The wheels of the train passed
over his body, mangling it horribly.
Railroad officials here are unable to
furnish any details as to Hughes home
or his relatives, if he has any. The
remains have been taken charge of by
the railroad officials and have been
placed in the morgue here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22

Cambridge

Alex. Buchanan of Lake Mills was
elected chairman of the Jefferson Co.
board at Jefferson Tuesday.
The Norwegian Pioneer Association
of America held their bi-annual meet
ing at Chicago, Oct 80 and 81, where
Knud Henderson was elected president
of the said society for the coming two
years.
The annual report of L. C. Kravick,
Max Sommers and H. j. Lohff, COM
missioners of the poor and trustees of
the insane asylum, shows that the
dairy and food products of the Dane
county farm at Verona during the past
year yielded S12, 998.30 Corn, hay,
milk and ensilage brought the greatest
returns.
On Tuesday, Nov. II, Mr.. C. L. Jor-
dalen of Deerfeld assumed manage
ment of the Cambridge Telephone Co.,
having purchased a majority of the
stock. He also holds a controlling in
terest in the Deerfeld exchange. Mr..
Jordalen is a practical telephona mer
and ray be expected to bring to the
local exchange new ideas that will fur.
Their improve our service.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
Fort Atkinson.

According to the record of DIR. Henry
Ogden, the rainfall for the month of
October was six and one-half inches.
The total rainfall since Sept. 1, 1911,
fourteen months, was seventy-two and
five-eighths inches, or six feet and five
eighths inch.
For some time past considerable
freight has been missing from cars at
the Northwestern freight depot and
those in charge of the freight depart
ment were unable to solve the mystery.
The matter kept on growing worse and
as last resort the railroad officials
sent detective here from Chicago to
trace the matter. After investigating
for few days he discovered a large
amount of valuable merchandise, such
as clocks, jewelry, laces, wearing ap-
parel, ETC., ingeniously hid under the
tool house of the section gang. An
other "cache" was found under the car
house. Two Italians, members of the
section gang, were arrested and exam
ined. 1t was found that systematic
looting of merchandise cars had been
going on for several months and the
thieves had secreted away about $500
worth of stolen stuff.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
DeafnessCannot he cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inh8med con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus.
tachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con.
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca.
tarrh, which is nothing but an infiamed
condition of tie mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars fol
any case of deafness Caused by catarrh'
that "ar-o. 10 n7rnd ~ Halls rafarrl
Cnre. Send fro eircnIar. free.
FL Cheeoey & Co.. Toledo. @
CE Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for Constipation
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
CORRESPONDENCE
Milton

M. E. Davis, a former Milton boy,
Brown county, Wis, by large major
ity.
Mrs. o. D. Brace and daughter, Mrs.
Watkins, of GAINESVILLE were guests of
the Carr and Campbell families Thurs
day.
Among those who are enjoying deer
hunting in northern Wisconsin are Lou
Lumm, Will Kidder, John Skies, Wes-
ley Winch, w. A. Dodd, u. G. Miller.
M. H. Ansley has his new bungalow
on the west side about completed. 1t
is very neat and attractive and is fitted
out with all the modern conveniences.
We believe also that it is the first
building in town to be finished outside
in pebble-dash cement, a very popular
finish IN other places.
Being fresh from the game and in
good lodging form saved Willis Cole,
Lincoln's crack fielder, from receiAing
a big charge of fine shot full in the
face and probably saved his life. How
ever, by giving quick turn and get
ting very sudden bump on his back,
parIS OIL MS dndCOHly less FuIll0IdUle
received the broadside. The accident
occurred on F. L. Hull's farm Sunday
while Willis, Carl Davy and Mr.. Hull
were hunting rabbits. Carl fired at a
rabbit, not seeing Willis in the thick
brush beyond. Willis, however, caught
sight of the gun pointing his way just
in time to save himself. Forty-two
No. p chilled shot were taken out of
his skin, and he is mighty thankful it
was no worse There was no serious
injury barring chances of blood poison.
Carl says he has done all the hunting
he will do in some time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
18th St. & Michigan Ave,

Presbyterian church will give a straw
berry and ice cream social in the city
park Thursday evening and invite the
public of Nauvoo and vicinity to visit
them.
The Nauvoo Industrial Association
will hold their next meeting on Tues
day evening of the coming week. The
officials announce business of i'm,
iportance.
The Reorganized Church of Latter
Day Saints is endeavoring to raise
S20, 900 for a monument to be placed
over the remains of Joseph Smith and
brother Hyrum who are buried In
! Nauyoo. 1t is hoped that the church
members will succeed for it will be
la great attraction for Nauvoo visitors
Donald, son of Postmaster Beger
of this city. graduates from the Keo
kuk high school Thursday.
| Ed. Baff, formerly of Nauvoo ant
recently stayed with relatives here
was arrested in Fit. Madison last Fri
day evening for an alleged attempt a
rape on the person of an eight yea
lold girl of the above city. His tria
was set for Tuesday.
Children's day will be observed Il
the Lutheran church next Sunday even
ing at o'clock.
Rev. H. ]. Reimbold was sevent
. years old last Friday and has serve
for forty-six years as pastor of tn
Catholic church in Nauvoo. Fou
; years hence will occur the golden ar
,, niversary and if he is still retained b
Gods will rousing jubilee should b
arranged in his honor.
Mrs. VIM. Argast and little daughte
have returned from their northerr
visit
Miss Lulu Dagenkolbe of st. Loui:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
Want to
Feel Young?
lis Olive Tablets
For You!

Beware of the habit of constipation.
1t develops from just few constipat-
ed days, especially in Old People. I'M
less you take yourself in hand.
Coax the jaded bowel muscles back
to normal action with Dr. Edwards
Olive Tablets, the substitute for calo-
mel Don't force them to unnatural
action with severe medicines or by
merely flushing out the intestines
with nasty. sickening cathartics
Dr. Edwards believes in gentleness,
persistency and Natures assistance.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
gentle. yet positive. There is never
any pain or gripping when Olive Tab
lets are used Just the kind OF treat
ment OLD persons should love
Try Olive Tablets mixed with olive
oil and have no trouble with your
bowels or stomach.
Every little Olive Tablet has a
movement all its own"
1oc and 25c per box.
The Olive Tablet Company of Colun-
bus. Q. DR.. F. " Edwards, Presi-
dent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05

formerly of this city, will spend her
vacation in Nauvoo, arriving here dur
ing the week.
Quite a number of Nauvoo's citi-
zens want to build sidewalks with the
aid of the city council They should
be given the privilege at once while
the first notion possesses them. All
the walks are to be built of concrete
The wife of Henry Reed. the latter
being engaged with the telephone
company here. has brought suit for d.
vorce in Minneapolis, MINI. They
have a child seven years old and the
family resided in Nauvoo few years
ago.
There are now eighteen automobiles
in Nauvoo and more to follow. Every
Sunday Nauyoo can be called a city
of automobiles. Farmers in Nauvoo's
vicinity are many who own autos
Mrs. Carrie Hauptmann Gutherz
who was born and reared here, had
the remains of her husband and three
lchildren brought to the Nauvoo Gene
teries from the burial grounds al
iSummitville, Iowa. The lady and her
lchildren who survive are making their
home with Mrs. Geo. Hauptmann and
son Jake, in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Nellie Gralev who conducted a
millinery store in Nauvoo for several
years. went to Keokuk to make her
future home.
Elmer Fisher. manager of the Nau
vco opera house. has succeeded in
booking the drama Rosary for mex,
4 September and had to put up guaran
tee of 500 TO secure the company to
i play Nauvoo. II is safe to say that
the price of admission will not be lou
if the manager expects to clear him
self. Other fine attractions are be
ing booked for this popular house by
the management and all viii receive
ia liberal patronage because Elmer
knows how to advertise first class
shows which is three-fourths Of the
business.
There is no news out regarding the
Nauvoo trolley line Mr.. H. S. Payne
lis still diligently at work completing
that 100000 worth of stock to be
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
DEMOCRATS ADHERE
TO THE UNIT RULE
Action Takes From Wilson a Number
Of Delegates and Gives Them to
Harmon

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
TOLEDO, O., June 5.-The unit
rule was written into the democratic
state platform by the resolutions com
mittee of the state convention here
early this morning.
Sixteen committeeman out OF 81
voted for the plank which seeks to
bind to Governor Harmon the vote OF
10 district national delegates who lead
the fight against the unit rule
Baker left the committee room at
4:45 a. M. announcing he would arise
on the floor of the convention today
and move the adoption of substitute
plank, instructing only the states six
delegates at large for Harmon.
Ed. H. Moore, manager of Har-
mons unit rule fight. declared that
Baker would be defeated by the votes
of 900 Harmon delegates.
When the delegates began to as
semble at the Terminal Auditorium
today. it was with the assurance tha
proceedings would be opened with tn.
biggest kind OF fight. Baker wa.
mad clean through and took no pain!
to conceal it
Moore for Harmon. announced tina
the Harmon men will insist that al
the delegates are bound to supper
Harmon by the states presidential
preference vote.
Mayor Baker was defeated on an
other plank-the recall. He propose
a plank approving the recall Of all o.
fictals. including judges. It was d.
feated IL to 9, as was an amendmen
approving the recall of officials asid
from Judges.
There was no mention of wome
suffrage IN the platform.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
PAGE TWO

time basis of fifteen minutes to each
contestant. Ii vas believed that where
state contests are similar, as in most
of the southern states, this will be
done.
To Seat TAFT Delegates.
Out of the mass of claims and COM
pick figures presented by each side it
was possible today to get line on the
action of the committee. It seemed
certain today that the Taft delegates
would be seated In nearly every case,
the only state where exceptions were
expected being in Texas and Wash
ington The advance briefs OF the
southern contests indicate for the
most part that the Taft delegates
we're elected at regular conventions
Differed by regular officials and
members OF the committee privately
insisted today that the convention
could not be expected to go behind
the face of the returns in deciding the
mooted questions.
Sensations In Southern Contests.
Sensational allegations were prom
ised in the southern cases, Lilly
whiteism' versus black and tan" was
to be argued out before the committee.
In Louisiana, Virginia and Arkansas,
managers for Roosevelt VIII allege,
the blacks were refused permission to
vote at the primaries or to have any
part in making up of the delegates to
the convention General Dick admit
ted that there might possibly have
been some precincts where the ne
groes did mot care" to vote, but he
stated that if the committee wanted to
throw open the matter Of negro rep
resentation in the southern states he
might be able to give some light on
manipulation by the Roosevelt forces
that would be interesting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
SAVED MOTHER
and SON

We gave Meln's Food to baby ac-
cofdins to the directions on the package.
He gained half-a-poundthe 6raweek and
q little more than half-a-pound the second
week. and Is now looking the picture Of
health. even after so short trial with the
Melm ST God and aftersons stead1ydown
grade on preparation Of cows milk. We
shall continue with MeIlin's Food and
recommend il to others. Since we com
menced siivingit to oubaby. Ihaveleaned
that yow food saved my life m infancy"
Nina F. w. Bradford % A.sabet Ave.
Concord Junction. Mass.
Write today for free sarnpIocf
Meiiin's Food to try.
MELLrNs FOOD co. BOSTON, MAsa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
HANNIBAL VICTIMS
ARE RECOVERED
Bodies Of Four People Who Lost
Their Lives In the River
Have Been Found.
Especial to The Gate City. ]

Especial 10 The Gate City.
HANNIBAL. Mo, June a.-The last
OF the four Lersons drowned here
Decoration day was taken from the
water Yesterday. The body of Gran.
dali King, the seventeen year old lad,
was found yesterday several miles be.
low the city, and just a short time
previous. the body of Mary Kirtley
was taken from the river Mrs. Kirt.
ley was found shortly after the acct
dent, and her husbands body was
subsequently hooked by fisherman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECUa
ITY. KEoKUK COUNCIL. NO. lo4s.
meets the first and third Monday Of
each month at A. o. d. w. hall Il
g o'clock. O. w. Rowe. president;
Ernest Best, financier: Mayms G
Schenk, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
Refus. All Substitutes.

Refuse All Substitutes.
STATE OF MISSOURI, County Of
Clark.-ss.
|. Lewis Coleman, sworn on my
oath. say, am II years OF age. Three
years ago became badly afflicted
with Kinney and Bladder troubles.
my back hurt me SO bad / coul1 not
sit up. ! could scarcely urinate, and
then small quantities, with hard
efforts, although having to respond to
the call OF nature every hour. After
trying other medicine. commenced
taking Brigham" Young vigors, and
the improvement in my health began
Immediately; and after / had taken 6
or boxes, was entirely well; and
fearing the return Of my affection,
took or 3 boxes more, and since
that time have had no indication
of any trouble with my kidneys and
bladder whatever.
l further swear am paid nothing
directly or indirectly for this affidavit
and If some other poor sufferers are
cured by means of reading what cured
me l feel that I am well paid for the
testimonial. LEWIS COLEMAN
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this oath day OF December, 1910.
(Seal). N. T. CHERRY,
Circuit Clerk
Never accept substitute.
For Sale by. l. C. Reeves. 326 Main
ST.. and other Keokuk dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
The Nauvoo Gate Civ
Nauvoo, III, June S, 1912

+ p #
NAUvOO. ILL.,, June 5.-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Rheinberger of New York
City, are visiting relatives and friends
in the city.
The Powellton and Nauvoo ball
teams met In the former place last
Sunday afternoon and our home team
/ was defeated by a score of 4 to s
/ Warsaw's fast team will arrive In
1 Warsaw next Sunday to play Nauvoc
and we expect to take this game from
those fellows who live just below the
Keokuk dam.
Nauvoo Odd Fellows Memorial day
will be observed on Sunday, June 16,
The order may engage the Nauvoo
! Military band and good speaker and
make it one of the most impressive
and memorable events OF the kind ever
held By the order.
The moving picture show given at
the Nauvoo opera house Is one of the
best ever seen in Nauyoo and hence
+! forth should be literally patronized
by our people Nauvoo needs an
IdHuuSciiicilt pldSS VI ttilS hlhu dlio II
cannot exist unless good patronage
is bestowed Last Sunday night the
opera house was fairly filled by our
citizens to witness the show. It will
again be shown here next Friday. Sat
urday and Sunday nights.
Hudson Bros, our grocerymen, will
receive another lot of about 1000 egg
cases this week. They have two teams
at work gathering hen fruit among our
people and rural brethren. besides
poultry and butter which they ship and
find profitable markets for.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Clark and child
OF West Virginia, are visiting the
lady's parents and relatives in Maui
VOC.
On Thursday evening, June IS.
Mark Hudson will give another one of
those delightful and enjoyable social
dances in the Nauvoo opera house,
and Agnes orchestra of Keokuk will
furnish the music.
Our farmers about Nauvoo are now
busy blowing corn: most of them re-
ceived a fine stand of this crop and
not a great deal had to be replanted.
A large crop is promised for this sec
ton with favorable weather.
Some of our fishermen are making
profitable catches and peddle about the
city and among OUR farmers. They
ind ready sales for the product
VIM. Kraus Of Keokuk visited over
SUNDAY with his brother in Nauvoo.
Nauvoo's city council met in regu-
lar session last Monday evening and
not much important business was
transacted.
We will soon know what our board
of supervisors viii do about the Lake
Shore boulevard They meet this
month in regular session.
Jas. Hager. one of Nauyoo's fisher
men, had the misfortune to iniure q
I foot by having it caught in his gaso
line engine some DAYS ago. 1t is 6
badly injured member and anputatior
may be necessary.
] Strawberries are plentiful in Nan
( voo's market now and only one straw
berry social has been announced *
far. They are selling at three hoxe
for a quarter and s1.a5 per crate.
J; John Koehler has finished sawini
lumber above the steamboat landing
He has converted many thousand fee
!, of lumber out CT the logs brought owe
from the islands opposite Nauvoo dul
/ ing the winter.
The Nauvoo band members will 500