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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11
The Wonder Box.
DREW sTRAWS TO
SELECT ASSASSIN
One Who Picked the Shorter One,
Shot Gentry in the Back
of the Head.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Gervice, !
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Jan. IL.
Maurice Weightman, J. X. Mackey
and Mrs. Thomas Gentry are in Jail
today charged with murder, following
sensational developments at cor
oner's inquest here in which it was
testified that Weightman and Mack
ey drew straws to determine who
should kill Thomas Gentry.
The body of Gentry was found sit
ting in chair in his home Sunday
morning. The movements of Mrs
Gentry, who did not spend Saturday
night at home, We're traced by the
police. Evidence was secured that
she was in the company of Maurice
Weightman, who is her brother. aLo
Mackey. The arrests followed.
Police Chief Tilghman testified at
the inquest that Mackey confessed to
him that Weightman and he drew
straws to see which should kill Gen
try: that Weigbtman got the short
straw and shot Gentry in the back Of
the head.
Mrs. Gentry rersistently denies
any knowledge of the crime She is
locked in a cell with three negro wo
men as companions, while her five
year old boy is in the keeping of 3
,neighbor
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fear today that if the front walls of
the burned building collapse. they
will crush through Broadway into the
subway beneath. Building inspectors
are examining the structure and il
the danger is grave, subway connec-
tions in that vicinity will be halted.
Fear also is felt today that escap-
ing gas may explode and cause Sc
we're damage. Hundreds of gas pipes
throughout the building have been
broken There WAS great suffering
today among the 500 firemen and po
licemen, who have been on duty
many hours at the fire.
An estimate shows that it has cost
the city 100000 in wages and
smashed fire apparatus thus far to
fight the fire.
Bear spectators who sought to
raid the stock market because Of the
inability of sellers to deliver stocks
, which are tied up in the vaults, have
/ been stalled by the action of the
stock exchange in slspending the de-
| liyeries. The bears, knowing they
could not be called upon, under this
rule, to deliver securities, sold short.
| The governing committee immediate
/ ~ changed it's rule to read that de-
liveries need not be made by parties
directly or indirectly affected by the
4 fire. This stopped the bear raid i'm
mediately, compelling the bears to
buy stocks in the open market to
/ make the deliveries.
The vaults of William A. Read
banker, at Cedar and Nassau streets
We're opened early today. The con
tents were found to be intact, and
s15,O00,000 in money and securities
were taken out and removed to safe
quarters.
The dead line. is down, and Wal
street admits that. with all its securi
ty, it is afraid.
In by.gone years, Police Inspector
tom" Byrnes fixed Fulton street as
the deal line below which no croof
might penetrate on Manhattan Island
With messenger boys and clerks wan
dering about in the narrow labyrinthi
with millions in cash or securities, !
would have been thieves paradise
The dead line" ballled them.
The Equitable fire has kept the pc
J lice and plain clothes men SO bus,
they have not been able to catch tn,
crooks. Brokers and bankers, know
ing this, have put into service hun
dreds of special policemen and priv
|, ate detectives to guard the messen
gers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11
..DR,c,.Am" YOUNG vlaoRs
Refuse All Substitutes.
!. MAKES the OLD FEEL YOUNG
MAKES THE YOUNG STRONG

STATE OF MISSOURI. County Of
Clark,-ss.
|, Lewis Coleman, sworn on my
oath, say, | am Al years OF age. Three
years ago l became badly afflicted
with Kinney and Bladder troubles.
my back hurt me SO bad could 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, I commenced
taking Brigham" Young vigors, and
the improvement in my health began
| Immediately; and after had taken 6
or boxes, l was entirely we'll; and
fearing the return of my affection. |
! took 2 or boxes more, and since
that time have had no Indication
of any trouble with my kidneys and
bladder whatever.
! ! 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 feel that | am we'll paid for the
1 testimonial LEWIS COLEMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
1 this oath day of December, 1910
(SeaD. n. T. CHERRY,
Circuit Clerk.
i Never accept substitute.
For Sale by, l. G. Reeves, 326 Main
ST.. and other Keokuk dealers.
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ny sleep, and would have to go through
The scratching ordeal again.
II consulted our physician In regard to
It, and he pronounced it dry eczema
used an ointment which the doctor gave me.
but it did no good. Then he advised mo
70 try the Cuticura Remedies. AS this
t.oable has been in our family for years.
and is considered hereditary, ! felt anxious
to try to head it off. ! got the Cuticura
Soap Ointment and Pills. and they seemed
to be just what needed.
1.-THE disease was making great Roadway
on my system until got the Cutcura Rene
dies which have cleared my skin OF the great
pest From the time the eczema healed four
years ago, until row. have never felt any
of its pest, and an thankful to the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment which certainly cured me.
j always use the Cuticura Soap for toilet.
and hope other sufferers from skin diseases
viii use the Cuticara Soap and Ointment"
(Signed) IrVen Hutchinson, Three Rivers,
Mich, Mar. 16, 1911.
Although Cuticrra Soap and Ointment are
sold throughout the world, liberal sample
of each, with sep. book Oh the skin and
scalp will besent free, on application to Pot
ter Drug g. Gem. Corp, Dept. liza. Boston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11
NOTED ENGINEER
FOR GREEN BAY
c. NJ. Burns IL Appointed by Com.
missioners of Drainage District
Lying in the Two Ad-
Joining Counter.
LEADER OF PROFESSION
Work viii Move on Steadily in tn.
Reclamation of the Low Lands
in Famous Farming
Community.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial to The Gate City1
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Jan 11.--As
engineer of the Green Bay drainage
district, G, NJ. Burns, Of Kansas City,
was appointed by the district commits
sioners, H. A. Skyles, OF Lee county.
and S. j. Hilleary OF Des Moines
county, at meeting of the commits
sioners here. This is considered a
big step forward in the development
of the Green Bay bottoms which Is
moving steadily onward
Engineer Burns is the senior mem
her of the firm of Burns & Mcdonald,
drainage engineers. They have been
in charge of some very large drain
age projects including some around
Des Moines, Shenandoah, Kansas City
and st. Joseph, and stand very high in
their profession.
He will at once make survey of
the Green Bay lowlands and complete
the engineering preliminary work as
quickly as possible. 1t is not expect
ed to require very much time for this
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cRoToN.


Mr.. Ray Farmer Of Keokuk is Wis
iting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Anthony.
Mr.. Harry Bedell and Ray Wilson
are very busy delivering coal in our
village.
Mrs. Addie Harlan entertained a
number of her friends Thursday Of
last week.
Misses Blanch and Mary McOmber
have returned from Dumas where
they have been visiting relatives.
Miss Florence Davis, who has been
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Congregational Church.


AT the Congregational church there
was fair attendance, and deep in
terest in the service. In the opening
exercises, Rev. II. Foster of the Unit.
ed Presbyterian church read the scrip
lures, and DR.. Brown of tho Trinity
mon was preached by Rev. Jacob
| Nuesch of the German Evangelical
church who took as his subject Pray
err" He said
| We want to understand what pray
er is. 1t is conversation with God. We
know what that means when we con
verse with our neighbors and friends,
but it is something higher and bet
ter, because we are in higher mood.
Only man has this wonderful gift Of
talking with God. He has made many
beautiful things, but the most beauti-
full cannot speak to Him. Only man
who was made in His image can do
that. 1t is the breath of our life. We
cannot live the Christian life without
prayer. One reason why there is so
much Episitual weakness and leth-
! argy is because we do not pray
Abram, Daniel, and all the Old Tesla
ment saints prayed much. Even the
y Divine Son of God prayed.
How must we pray? We must pray
with reverence and sincerity. 1t is
Sod to whom We come. The Great
and Omnipotent God. We must come
with reverence and with faith. Tn
less we do, we may hurry through E
! form of prayer, but we do not reall.
! pray
For what must we pray? Jesus ha
: taught us in the model prayer. .sAfte
this manner therefore pray ye.' Ant
, We do well to remember that He ha.
, taught us not only how to pray, bu
) what we are to pray for. Forgive
ness The coming Of His kingdom
, The blessings He has taught us t.
J seek, We ought to seek. Too many o
Us ask for all kinds OF things, and for
, get that He has placed limits ant
| made apparent to us the things w
, must seek. If we would learn, of Him
, we should have much greater blessin.
. in prayer
The man who does not pray does no
r know the blessings he may receive
' L the church would pray more, ther,
. would be more of the Spirit of God il
I the church and in the world. We NEE
e in this week of prayer seeking tina
}. God would bless US. He will, if w
$ only think OF the blessing and TIL
jLower of prayer.
Methodist Protestant Church.
: The services at the Methodist Pro-
I estant church were SHINY attende
8 but there was much evidence of
Z gradual awakening among the pastor
and laymen attending,
: After fruitful song and praye
= service lead by the pastor. Rev. J.
Mccain, DR.. Ezra B. Newcomb of tn
First Presbyterian church was intr,
duced as the speaker of the evenin
T and he preached most able, eloquer
and appealing sermon from porto
OF the first chapter of Philippian
combining his remarks mostly to TIL
subject of living christian life, hi
text being from portions of the ele'
! enth chapter of Philippians.
/ He briefly spoke of Paul's tende
- feeling for the church at Phillip: Il
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spector Byrnes' famous dead line"
have such elaborate precautions been
taken to safeguard money in Wall
street.
The vaults of the American Elk
change National bank, across the
street from the Equitable We're emp
tied of their vast treasure so that bust
,, ness of the institution could be carried
on in the temporary quarters at 66
Broadway.
The mass of money and securities
were placed in steel barred express
! wagon. in which ten heavily armed
private detectives rode. In front, on
both sides and behind the wagon, as
! it moved through lower Broadway,
We're fifteen plain clothes men, uni
formed policemen and private detec-
tives. Immediately behind came a
large automobile, packed with armed
employees of the bank Not one could
/ tell the value Of the contents, but
financiers said the banks vaults must
have disgorged $60,0o0,oo0.
4 At 11:15 the vaults of the Mercan
tile branch of the bankers trust com
pany were opened. Thirty plain
clothes men, twenty uniformed men
4 and thirty-five private detectives
gathered around as the officers threw
the bolts. Under this guard the
4 s75,OoO,0OO in money and securities
was removed to the waiting steel
barred wagon and carried to the main
offices of the Bankers Trust on Wall
street. The papers were not even
scorched by the heat giving great hope
that the contents of all other vaults
would he found inact.
BY entering the second sub-cellal
under the building firemen today
penetrated to the spot where Vim
Campeon is buried in great sheet
of ice on the ground floor. They are
now cutting their way upwards, hop
ing to secure the body before the wall:
fall.
The Wonder Box.
!. Vice President Strong, of the Bank
ers Trust left the ruined building al
noon, unaccompanied. Under his
arm he held small tin box, s by (.
inches. When he reached his offices
he opened it, disclosing just $4,000,
900 in gold certificates of $1,000 do
nomination
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11
An Armed Camp.

NEW YORK, Jan. II. New
Yorks financial district became an
armed camp today. while more than
hundred million dollars was moved
from, the fireswept Equitable building
district to places of safety.
Not since the establishment of In.
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sick for the past three weeks is again
in the postoffice.
The cold weather of the past week
did much damage to some of our
neighbors cellars.
Mr.. Robert Anthony is reported
better at this time.
Miss Lille Anthony of Argyle is
spending a few weeks at the Robt.
Anthony home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11
TWO SERVICES
HELD LAST NIGHT
Rev. Jacob Nuesch breaches a Ser
! mon on Prayer at the
Congregational
Church.
THE AUDIENCE WAS FAIR
Rov. Or. Newcomb Address a Sue
ccssfuI Meeting at the
Methodist Protestant
Church.
THE AUDIENCE WAS FAIR

There We're two meetings at two
different churches last night of the
week of prayer series, hence with the
space allotted to each there can be
given no detail of discussion in the
respective sermon, Oh the pastors
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11

II your children are subject to at
tacks of Group, watch for the first
symptom, hoarseness. Give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse and tho attack
may be warded off. For sale by Wilk-
inson e Co., Pharmacy, and ]. F.
Kiedaisch C Son.
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would not seem to give any
relief. When the trouble first
began, my wrist and shin
itched like poison. I would
scratch those places until they
would bleed before I could get
any relief. Afterwards the
places would scale over, and
tine flesh underneath would
look red ara fevcrish. Some
times it would begin to itch
Until IL would M.a aen me- from
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11
Modern LIGHTED Cities.

In view OF the coming changes
for Main streets business sec
1lon the following will be pertinent:
IN an address before the American
Civic association G. L. Echelman OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11
Elegance In Humility.

"Can anything be 80 elegant az to
have few wants, and to serve them
ones self?"-Emerson.
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Liuht Man Coming.

A representative of the Stone &
Webster company is expected to ar
rive in Keokuk in a short time for
the purpose of working one the IL
Elimination proposition and determin-
ing what fixtures would be most ad-
visable to install The whole scheme
will crystalize during the spring and
summer.
And it is up to the merchants to
cooperate and do their part toward
making the Improvements radiate the
greatest possible benefit.
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PHYSICIAN ADVISES
CUT|CURA REMEDIES
For Eczema. Patients Wristand Shin
Itched Like Poison. Scratched
Until TheyBIed. Says: "Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Cured Me-"

-Four years ago he'd places break ont on
my wrist and on my shin which would itch
and burn By spells. and scratching them
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11
Merchants Arc Eager.

The merchants along Main street
are eager for new lighting system.
They have not agreed upon any uni
form method but are ready and anN-
ious for the adoption of some plan
that will show up the street to good
advantage and it is certain will Co
operate with the Stone & Webster
company along any line that will re-
suit in modern street Illumination.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-11

Charles Durham, Lovington, Ill, has
succeeded in finding positive cure
for bed wetting. my little boy wet
the bed every night clear thro' on the
floor. tried several kinds Of kidney
medicine and | was in the drug store
looking for something different to
help him when heard of Foley Kidney
Pills. After he had taken them two
days We could see chance and when
he had taken two thirds OF bottle he
was cured. That is about six weeks
ago and he has not wet in bed
since" Wilkinson & Co.
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sinule Track for the Present.

oTIyIc fTdCN TOT s''c
The Stone & Webster company pro-
poses for the present to put in a
single track OH Main street. but to
make all preparations for the double
tracking when the new single track
is built, which will be early in the
spring, it not being advisable to I'M
dertake this work under such unfav-
orable weather conditions.
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stone & Webster Go. Develop
ing Plans That Will Make
Keokuk Main Street as
Bright as New York's
Broadway.
USE MAGNETIC LIGHTS
Center Street System Is Sug
gested With Four Big Mag
netite Arcs to the Block
and Small Neutral
Strip.

slams are being developed for the
illumination Of Main street which wit,
make II one Of the most brilliant and
attractive Of any city in the United
states. The plans are being evolved
nv the Stone & Webster company
and will be considered later by Mayor
Elder and the commissioners. It Is
hoped the Main street merchants will
approve and cooperate SO that keo-
kuks main street can receive an "
Elimination that will make 1t a thing
Of beauty and never ending JOY.
Keokuk's Main street is one of the
broadest in the state. IT is excellent
lv adapted for traffic and the install
lation OF the new magnetic arcs at
the intersections gives an excellent
idea how brilliant this street can be
made with the installation OF more
lights Of the same kind. Some time
ago Mayor Elder suggested that in
stead of the customary curb cluster
lights that the illumination be placed
in the center of the street and the
merchants give their display windows
a liberal supply of incandescents o.
any other manner of lighting that
would show up the business section
to good advantage.
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The Meeting at Weaver.

Especial to The Gate Clty.1
FORT MADISON, Iowa, Jan. IL
A meeting of Green Bay farmers was
held yesterday at Viewer for the pur-
pose OF hearing the report Of Com
missioners Harvey Skyles of Lee coun-
ty and s. w. Hil!eary of Des Moines
county respecting the appointment of
an expert engineer to pass upon the
drainage proposition. The purpose
of the meeting was to find out II any
objections existed against any of the
several engineers proposed to make
the drainage report. The farmers
were represented by Attorney ice X.
Frailey and Attorney r. y. Johnson,
while Attorney George B. Stewart
appeared for the Water Power com
pany. No opposition to any of the
names proposed was offered and the
] farmers agreed not to offer any crit
/ icism to the selection made by the
commissioners. The meeting was
/ characterized by the most friendi.
feeling. The engineer appointed tc
] make the report on the feasibility Of
the drainage district is C. Nj Burns
of the firm of Burns & Mcdonald, OF
Kansas City. One OF the leading
/ firms of the country. This firm is i'll
| terested in Strengthening the Des
Moines river and has investigated
drainage districts in seventeen states
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CLEARING AWAY
THE WRECKAGE

Continued from page ID
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Neutral Strip Suggested.

One plan that is being agitateo
and would no doubt meet with popu.
lar favor is the proposal to place four
magnetic lights to each block in the
center OF the street. With the power
OF this light, as is displayed by the
ones at the intersection, Main street
would have daylight appearance. 1t
Would give an abundance of illumina-
ton and be most attractive. In adj
dition to this service that supplement
ed by the merchants from their dis
play windows and individual curb
lights, if desired. SO far as lighting
goes Keokuk would be unexcelled. II
the center-street lighting system is
adopted a neutral strip would almost
be necessary to prevent collisions
with the poles by drays and carriages
and automobiles. This could be ar
ranged by parking a small strip down
the center protected by curbing
and still allow about twenty.
three feet on each side which
would permit of three teams passing
abreast. This plan would certainly
make most beautiful street. The in
tersections could be set back far
enough to permit OF ample room for
automobiles to turn around at any OF
the intersections.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-09-26
fELiNS WHISPERS.
Delicate Sensitive Hairs That Record
the Slightest Touch. ~.

the Slightest Touch. ~.
We are apt To think that 'hp tat's
ability to see In the dark Is dn- entire
ly to it's eyes. but ron,lmirn, siutimrlt.
assures us that the feline ,mwri IL
this respect is due almost a. much To
its "whi>kerS
These deicatp hairs that project
from the uilzZlp OF The eat fanny are
wOndprfui mechHniSnS Eacn one
grows from Il folii,ie. or gland. nprved
to the utmost SenSibllity Its slightest
contact with any obstacle is Instantly
felt by the animal. though the hair
itself may he tough and in~enSibIe
The exaggerated WHISPERS on the mllz-
zle often project tn such Il distance
thai from point to point they Indicate
the exact width of the body of the
beast
Consider the lion stpnina through the
jungle at night in search of prey. when
the least stir of II twiu gives alarm
The hons whlSkprS indicate. through
the incest nerves. any object that may
be il his path A touch stops him short
before pushing through some close
thirket where the rriStline leaves and
b"ughs would bptray his presence
Wherever his head may he thrust with
ont warning from the vihrlsS;ie there
his body may pass noiSeleS>ly. 1t Is the
aid given him ny his whiSkers. in con
tunrti0n with the soft cushions of his
feet that enables him to ur,ptpd as
silently as a snake --fIarppr'S Weekly.