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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08

Our baby wa. sick and we
tried several kinds Of foods.
which did not agree with him;
A, FIVE months he weighed
twelve pounds and we thought
he would not live. A friend
told us TO try Mellin's Food.
We commenced using !; and he
began to mend and at eight
months old he weighed twenty.
five pounds and is a picture OF
health. We feel that we owe
his lie to Mellin's Food"
Mrs. c. Sears. Haskell, Texas.
~ have FIVE healthy children
and am just starting the fifth,
which is Two months old, on
Mellin's Food. am positive It
will prove successful, as gave it
70 the other four and had no trou-
bic with them, evea during he
hofesf rpxakkey. recommend
i to all my friends and recently
induced a friend who has a very
delicate baby to try It and now the
child is In perfect health. ] cam
not praise il too highly and would
mot think OF giving frygbaby any
Other food. Mrs, w. Mons han,
.a'S Hi'lburn. MY.
Wrltstcday for Z free sample.
1SiLIkfR FOOD Coz Boston, Msss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
CONTRACTS WILL
SOON Be OFFERED
Several Firms Were in the City Yes
terday Preparing Bids for
the Elevation Of the
Tracks.
MANY MEN EMPLOYED
Work VIII Necessltate Removal Of
Three Hundred and Fifty Thcus-
and Cubic Yards Of
Material.


That the c., B. & @. railroad will
spend many thousand dollars in and
around Keokuk is certain. The fact
was established yesterday when the
following men were in Keokuk on
business connected with the elevation
of tracks between Montrose and this
CITY, Representatives of Kilpatricks,
Beatrice, Neb., Connors, Chicago, Har-
ringtcn. ST. Louis, Clifford, Charlton,
Iowa, and Engineers Willis and Smiley
OF the c., B. & @. forces.
These men took an inspection trip
over the right of way and looked over
the situation regarding grading and
the work that will have to be done to
conform tc the overflow conditions
mat will prevail upon the completion
Oh the water power project.
The elevation of tracks will begin
about two miles above Montrose and
VIII extend to the sea-wall at Keokuk
making about fourteen miles Of grad
Ing to be done on the road bed. 1t will
involve the handling of over $4,000
cubic yards of material.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08

Suffered Gay and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me
until used Doan's Ointment 1t cured
me permanently" Hon. John r. Gar
rett. Mayor. Girard. Ala.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
THE GIGANTIC
LOCK GR|D|R0N.
Being Built In the Bottom Of the
Mississippi River for the OPP
Grafton Of Great Lock
at keokuk.
THIRTEEN FOOT TUNNEL
ls the Main Artery Of the cuIyert
System Through Which the Wa
ter Will Flow as Boats Go
Through Lock.

About the biggest gridiron ever seen
in these parts is laid out in the bot
tom of the Mississippi river here and
VIII be ready for the great game in a
little over year It Is the conduit
system by which the great lock will
be operated after the greatest power
dam in the world is completed
The side lines of this gridiron are
steel tubes thirteen feet in diameter
and the smallest of the cross lines are
six feet in diameter One can. easily
drive horse and buggy through the
main culvert of this lock which has
the same width and much greater lift
than any one ct Panama.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08

improved, according to Dr.. Wood and
will be able to recite the whole story
in much more detail than formerly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
THE WEST END
IN SUNDAY GARB
Everybody on Cleanup Day Put His
Shoulder to tho Wheel and
Brought About Good
Results.
NEW BUSINESS HOUSES
An interesting Stroll Through That
Interesting Locality Of Bright
Lawns and Pretty
Flowers.

The west end, which is frequently
called West Keokuk, looks as though
IL had on its Sunday clothes, this
bright spring weather. Everybody ov-
er there put his shoulder to the
wheel of cleanliness on cleanup day
and the result Is shown on every street
and lot of that interesting section
The grass is~ pretty and green, the
lilacs are in bloom and the snowballs
are forming their balls and soon will
be ready to glow in their attractive
whiteness about the coy and we'll
kept premises. Then there is pretty
and luxuriant growth of bed and other
flowers.
Some of the residents over there
object to having that locality called
West Keokuk. They are loyal resi-
dents of the city and feel that the
land beyond the Seventh street bridge
is as much part of Keokuk as that
portion lying on the north side. II
you call 1t the west end they do not
object because that is in keeping with
calling another portion of the city the
north side.
Is Pretty Section.
It is pretty section. There are
number Of new business places there
giving it the appearance of thrift and
progress. The new engine house, built
IL a more eligible location and much
more substantial and snowy structure
than the old, adds considerable to the
safety from fire and to the building
Importance of the west end. There are
number of new snowy retail grocery
houses, butcher shops, well kept ice
cream parlors and others perhaps that
a hurried glance did not discover. Out
on G and William street is level and
we'll kept tennis court which gives
pleasure to the younger set and on the
corner below 1t is the Second Presby-
terian church, the only house of wor-
ship in this section. 1t is white
frame building of ample size and has a
/ good appearance. There is one public
school building, the Lincoln school,
built OF brick, modern, and compar-
atively new, but from present pros
poets it will not be long before larg-
er building will be demanded by the
growing attendance.
| A stroll along the well kept streets,
some not yet brought to grade and
others being obstructed in places by
the rugged hills, Is interesting Will.
liam street for instance, for two blocks
! is not opened hillside obstructing
the way. You go distance on this
street and come to the obstruction and
must go block to the next parallel
street, follow this two blocks and
] then back towards William a block and
you have come to that street again
open. out to its end. These little
breaks with an occasional contract
with the rugginess of nature makes
i the trip all the more interesting and
the cultivated places and grass grown
lawns all the more beautiful in com
parison.
1t is an interesting portion of Keo
kuk and a trip about its streets vii,
prove short Joy journey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
culverts Lined With Steel.

The culverts are being laid in
concrete bed, and the steel cylinders
which are most. prominent during the
period OF construction are merely the
lining of the conduits. The water
will flow through them at such high
velocity. and some of the turns are so
short. that concrete would wear away
in time, and hence the culverts are
lined with steel which will be kept
painted-there will be no difficulty In
a man getting into them, although he
will have to work from ladder or
staging while painting the tops OF
these conduits inside.
The 13-foot culverts are the main
stem of the system and the branch
lines are diminished in size to q mere
six feet in diameter. The entire
gridiron is 400 feet long and Ito feet
wide. inside.
When the lock is to be filed. the
water will run into it from the upper
level, through these culverts, entering
the lock through big holes in the top
of the cross lines, which are in the
Bottom of the lock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Begin In Few Weeks.

It is said that work will begin on
THIS line within the next few weeks,
as soon as the contracts are let The
men who looked over the ground yes
leEday did so, in order to prepare esti-
mates on the cost of the work. The
whole day was spent in riding up and
Down the right OF way getting facts on
nov the work could be done to the
pest advantage and sites for the
camps. Several hundred men will be
given employment when the work is
started.
In addition to this work, the com
pany is ready to begin the laying of
tracks on the recently acquired strip
Oh land to be used for team tracks.
All Of the contemplated work on the
road In and around Keokuk will cost,
i Is said over quarter of a million
ooliars, showing the faith that the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
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0inton's Transfer

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Building pier. Under Water.


The piers of the ice fender, which is
concrete bridge with arched spans,
the top being above high water and
the bottom of the arches being below
low water, will be built out in the
river.
Each pier will be built within a
caisson, and the caissons are now be-
ing constructed on top of the dixie
between the canal and the river. They
are high boxes of heavy timbers care
fully framed like log house.
The ice fender will extend from
the upper, western corner of the pow
err house to. the Keokuk shore, about
half mile long. 1t will have at its
western end timber floating boom
which will be opened like gate to lei
steamboats, through during the nav
igation season.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-16

We ~
n. y, nov. 16.-old sam clifford
is sertenly a wonder at keeping
married
sam is 81 years old. he got into
the habit of being married away
back when abraham linkon was
president and beefstake was 8
cents a pound
his first 2 wives lasted him 90
years, and when the I'd one died a
few days ago sam was pretty sad
she had been a good wife, and
he dident like to lose her, and also
it looked like it might not be so
easy to get anuther as it was
when sam was so or 90 yeres
yunger
after the funerel sam come
home feeling pretty dismel
he has nice little place of his
own out in brooklyn, and he did
ent like the idea of living alone in
it worth a cent
well, he was walking up and
down in front of the house, think
ing it all over, when he stubbed
his toe on the curbstone and fell
into the gutter
the poor old Teller got a pretty
hard jolt, and he was grooming
about his tough luck when he felt
Dorsu 10 OsI@
LokE If6AST8A
IS, T5s1a1% q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-16
OLD SAM SURE DOES THRIVE ON MATRIMONY

s~VN ARE
~ AoU -
b 4 RslfF
hisself being lifted up by pair of
arms
they was a lady's arms
the lady helped old sam up onto
his front porch, and asked him
was he all rite
he said yes, he was. all rite,
except he dident have nc. wife
then the lady began to sniff,
and She said she could sinpathize
with him, because she dident
have no husband, him having died
also
so they both shifted, and bime-
by old sam asked her who she was
she told him, and she was re-
specktable wilder that lived not
far away, and they had a nice lit
tie talk
next morning they was looking
for minister
there is more ministers in
brooklyn than anything else, so it
wasent long before sam was back
in double harness and trotting
along fine
well, there's an old saying,
what's one mans meat is another
mans pizen. some folks don't
thrive on matrimony, but sam
sure does johnny
4 IDQ
~ ~
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01
GOLD AND COPPER MINES
 IN NORTHERN PART IF COUNTY
HIGH PRICE OF METALS PREsAeEs STARTLING TVITY EXCEEDINGLY PROMISING AND THEY ARE EXPECTED DEVELOP MlLLoNAIREs

Parker is the center of the greatest mineralized section of Arizona, and that portion of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California, border ing the Colorado river. For twenty-five miles in every direction from Parker there are evidences that Mother Nat ure has been extremely lavish in her deposition of the precious metals, as we'll as the baser metals, such as cop per, zinc, lead, etc.
 The present high prices of the met als, notably copper, assuring greater activity in the mining industry in this section than ever before in the history Parker Usually the summer season $ void of much activity ill mining in the desert, but already representatives of great mining corporations are SCOUT ing the country seeking desirable pros poets for development, and those who own partly developed mines are plan ming extensive operations for this com ing fall.
 The rejuvenation of Swansea, the biggest copper camp in this part of Yuma county, has tended to inspire confidence among claim owners, who are now in position to work their properties and ship to the Swansea shelter Both mine and smelter will be running full capacity within a short time, and this will mean the starting up of number of properties in this section.
 Across the river the Steece Copper company, in the Riverside mountains the Horn mines, the D. & w., and various other properties have devel- oped large bodies of ore. The coming fall will witness considerable work in the districts in which these mines are located.
 Up the river on the California side, there are at present two mills in pro- cess of construction in the Copper
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

are that with development it would compare favorably with the big gold mines of the state. At present there is considerable ore blocked out and in sight in the mine At no great future date the Billy Mack will undoubtedly be producing on large scale.
 The old Puanet mine, southeast of Parker, was workd in the 7O's and it's ores were shipped to Swansea, Wales. Last year the company pat ented it's group of thirty-nine claims, and now that the price of copper has risen it is reasonable to suppose that this famous old mine will not long
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

with depth that the copper in it's car bonate and oxide forms will be elim- mated with depth and that gold will be the mineral exclusively.
 In this country, bordering on the Colorado river, the future can only be judged by the actual development of the past and what is being steadily put forward month by month at the present time The. formation is all that can be desired. Contacts well defined; dikes prominent; veins large with continudus trend. The surface rocks are largely igneous, porphyry predominating, though the schists, lime and gneiss will be noticed in greater or less quantities in the vari- ous districts, There is little if any granite or cyanite in this country.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

great Parker. valley, abounding in
 rich agricultural lands, is broken on the north and east by the appearance of the primitive, which are known as the Whipple mountains on the Cali fornia side and the Planet range a. cross the river in Arizona. This for nation is highly impregnated with southeast trend, and is traceable clear through to Globe and Bisbee and on
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

alized, and there are many properties there that can be put on paying basis with milling facilities located so 
 On the Arizona side about nine miles from Parker, the Arizona Elm pire has recently developed an inn mense ore body on the 2OO-foot level and it is the purpose of the company to continue developments on a good scale. Until ore reduction works are
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01
For Bargains

We are offering TOT sale some yer. rare bargains in the Yuma valley. l6 acres in the Somerton district for $7 per acre; 320 acpes in the Somerto, district at $75 per acre; 160 acres il the lower valley at $40 per acre.
 Orange lands on the mesa in tract from 10 acres up at S19O to $125 pc acre If you have any land for sale O. wish to make any purchases it wll pay you to see the Southwestern Lam Co.,, Gand0lfo Hotel building. 5-tf
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

A tomato, weighing one pound and five ounces, round and red, perfectly developed, is on exhibition at the Com mercial Club. This tomato is a good demonstration of how things grow in the Yuma Valley and something of a suggestion for tomato cannery for Yuma. Who has a larger tomato ?-- bring it in to the Commercial Club, if you can; if not, drop us a line or
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

into Mexico. There is not a property in any of the districts surrounding
 Parker that is absolutely copper, but to the contrary they all carry gold values. In no instance has sufficient depth been attained to determine what is below the oxide zone-no establish ed sulphides have as yet been encoun- Therefore who knows who knows that
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

Siphon Celebration in November. So bring in specimens, or if this is in- convenient inform the Commercial Club and your contribution will be called for.
 An exhibit of this sort is very inn portant and absolutely essential to comprehensively demonstrate and dis cuss with the interested home-seeker the superior advantages to be found
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

more conveniently located the product of the mines will be treated by outside smelters.
 The Billy Mack mine is the prem fer gold mine of the Parker country, and during it's operations at various periods during the past twenty years it has produced largely in the yellow metal. No great depth was ever at tained at this property, but indicatipns
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

ing to the inflamed stomach and in- testines. Four eggs taken in this man. ner in twenty-four hours will provide the best kind of nourishment as we'll as medicine for the patient.
 An egg added to the morning cup of coffee makes a good tonic.
 White of an egg beaten with loaf sugar and lemon relieves hoarseness A teaspoonful once every hour is the dose.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01
VARIOUS USES OF EGGS.
(By Mrs. s. A. Day0

Besides being indispensable for cooking, eggs may be used for several other things.
 A mustard plaster made with the white of an egg will not leave a blis- ter.
 One of the best remedies in case of bowel trouble is partly beaten raw egg taken at one swallow. It is heal
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

Capital seeking investment for eX- ploration purposes can do no better than to make Parker headquarters and give sufficient time to investigation of this section-Parker Post.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

It is said that when a fish bone IS caught in the throat beyond the reach of the fingers raw egg swallowed at once will dislodge the bone and carry it on.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01
Garage

General auto repairing. brazing and soldering; steam vulcanizing, tube ;punctures, 25c; blowouts, Soc up; ce- ment patches, 10c up; Standard Oil gasoline, 32c gal; Polarine oil, 75c; Mobiioil, $1.00 gal; storage, $2.50 per month; free air for all automobiles and motorcycles; free storage to tour lists for 4S hours.
 LaBATT BROS.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

phone the Club and it will be calico for
 The Commercial Club is endeavor- ing to collect and preserve an ex- hibit of the fruits and vegetables of Yuma Valley for display during the
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

ROOMS TO RENT-Furnished roonss
 in new clean building, and very cen trally located, water and stationary
 basin in each room; bath in con- nection; gentlemen only. H. Wup- perman, second street. 4-15-tf
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

Basin and Whipple Wash districts. Numerous prospects will thereby be enabled to resume operations, having
 reduction mills located in their very midst. The Whipple Wash and Cop per Basin sections are highly miner
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01
IA YUMA TOMATO WEIGHING
 ONE POUND AND FIVE OUNCES

COMMERCIAL CLUB EXHIBITION "A wANTED IF YOU HAVE ONE, BRING TOMATO cANNERY PROSPECTIVE INDUSTRY FOR YUMA VALLEY FRUITS NEEDED PURPOSES
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01
CHOICE ORANGE LAND IF YOU ARE WANTING ORANGE LAND, READ THIS, AND
 CALL AROUND

Have three extra choice -orty-acre tracts upon the Yuma Mesa. All of them being Al orange land and near. ly level as a floor. Best orange land in the United States; no Jack Frost :: 10 scale; no smoot.
 Choice 40-acre tract, only miles out
 KERR & MUNROE
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01
LaBATT BROS.

The Examiner Office for Job Work of Neatness and Quality.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01
YUMA DAIRY

MILK AND CREAM
 Delivered to All Parts Q. the City Address a letter or a postal to th' Wm. Lyon ranch, Yuma, R. F. B. No w. H. LYON, Prop.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-08-01

KERR 6 MuNRoE
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-02-22
Far Reaching Decision

Topeka, Kans., Feb. 20.-The de cision fthe United States Supreme Court in the school laud cases today has a far reaching effect. It gives to actual settlers on school lands in the state clear title to their lands and puts an end to an endless chain of litigation which began in 1900.
 The lands effected are in the west ern half of the state and comprise many thousands of acres which orisi- nally belonged to the state under the United States School Land Act. The lands were sold to settlers and aban- doned when the boom collapsed in 1885 and 1886.
 In 1900 local speculators sent all over the east and bought up the old certificates and brought suit to recov- CT the lands from the actual settlers on the ground that the forfeitures made when the lands were abandoned were irregular. The legislature en- acted a new law in 1907, giving the new owners the absolute title to the lands against the original holders who had forfeited them, and this law was upheld by the supreme court. The decision of the highest tribunal today sustains the action of the Kansas court
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-02-22
Resolution About
 Bomb Was Joke

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 20.-Fire crackers in the hall, not dynamite un- der non-union "jobs," were referred to in the resolution submitted to the ironworkers' convention at Rochester, N. Y, inn 1910, according to a state ment by Frank M. Ryan, president today Ryan had denied the authen- ticity of the resolution, the original copy of which the government obtain ed in the raid on the ironworkers headquarters here, but today he re- called the measure proposing that mo more bombs or explosives be exploded while this convention is in session" :" ''It was just joke," said Ryan, land came about because P F. Morin of St. Louis had put punches of fire crackers under the delegates chairs and set them off"
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-02-22
Commits Suicide

A young man by the name of Chas. Fuson, but who has been known by the name of Wilson, committed sui eide yesterday afternoon at the home of w. J. Jones in the valley.
 He took strychine and left a letter to MT. Jones, and one to a sweetheart of his, stating the reasons for his rash act.
 He had been employed by MT. Jones about eleven months and came here from Texas.
 His death, according to his, letters, was due to trouble with his sweet heart.
 Dr. Honri ApJohn was deputized by Coroner J. c. Jones to hold a post mortem and the remains were remov- ed to the Johnson Undertaking par lors last night, and inferred in the Yu- ma cemetery today.