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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

Spanish farmers who raise melons
plant only the seeds of those speci-
mems which at the family table We're
found particularly sweet and fragrant
and pulpy. BY this process OF Sc
lection they bring it about some
times there is whole plantation
without a single flayorless melon
in the crop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

A number of business men of To-
ronto have associated themselves to-
gether for the object Of supplying
workingmen with good dwelling
houses at moderate return on the
capital invested. 1t is said that If
the first venture proved a success,
the association will widen it's public
enterprise and obtain coal and other
necessities, which will be distributed
at a cheaper figure than worKlngmen
now have to pay for such things.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

According to statistics recently
gathered, the raising of onions make
hundreds of thousands of dollars for
Iowa farmers. Best scientific meth
DDS are being used by all the grow
ers. The fields are kept perfectly
clean, as the onion smothers eas!Iy.
BY using the same soil for the cro9
wear after year the Land has become
so free of weeds that it is now kept
clean with little difficulty. Once each
summer the farmers flood then
fields with a formidable solution 10
prevent blight Every season small
norton of the land is set aside Ey
each grower for the raising OF his
own seed, and on this part of nls
field he plants the best bulbs select
cd from the crop of the season be
lule. Careful selection of the Du'bs
for seed is one of the chief reasons
for the size and quality of the Pleas
ant Valley onions. Two hundrtd ana
seyenty-five cars were sent out from
this section alone last year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

LOST-A dog head" watch charm,
also A. H. s. OF class pin. Reason
able reward. l.. r. Goldsby 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14
WANTED

WANTED
>-~Soo~~~~~-~-~~~~~~-~ ~~-~-~-~~~~-o~~~~~~
statesmen wanted for country
towns, $25 weekly salary and S. per
day allowed for expenses when trav-
cling. Western Cider Co., st. Louis,
Mo.
WANTED-Position to do houseWork
in good family of people. Address
May Brummett care J. S. Alverson,
Glenn, Okla. 14-6
SALESMEN-Every town has buyers
for our advertising novelties. Idle
time made profitable. Liberal COM
mission. Good representative want
ed in your locality. Box 70, New
ton, Iowa.
SIDE LINE Statesmen can make s.
to $40 daily selling our popular
price line of Post Cards and Ad
vertising Art Calendars; big com
missions paid promptly; references.
Kawkin & Company, Chicago, III.
WANT so acres meadow cut, baled,
"a mile north Ardmore. Address
]. A. Kendall, 1000 w. Seventh
St, Oklahoma City. 11-6t
WANTED TO SELL, rent or repair
the Singer or other sewing ma
chimes. ]. n. Moore. 7-lm
WANTED-A housekeeper without
children for widower with two small
children. Good home for right
person, good pay. Best of refer
ence required; middle aged woman
preferred. Apply Mrs. Curtis, Rest
Room, County court house, or phone
61O. 14-3
WANTED-To teach you Shorthand
at home. Mail Course in Spencerlan
Shorthand $40. Easily learned.
Easily written. Easily read Sci
vidge Business College, Ardmore,
Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

Holland exports more wooden shoes
to the United States than any other
country. Many hundred pairs are
now worn in Michigan, Iowa, Missou-
ri, New Jersey and other states.
The remarkable statement is made
that there is more wooden shoes
worn in Chicago, Grand Rapids or
Holland, Mich, than In the city OF
Amsterdam.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

The membership of the striking
longshoremen in New York is per-
haps the most polyglot in the coun-
try. Vidal, the leader, is guant'
swarthy Spanard. Nearly all the
firemen, with whom the longshore-
men went out in sympathy, are Span
iards and Portuguese. The ranks ol
the oilers, the checkers, the dock
handlers and the longshoremen are
composed of Lthuanians, Polacks,
Greeks. Italians, Turks, Syrlans,
few Lascars nd very feN ftrmans'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

The Woman's League for Humane
Legislation in San Francisco, has
adopted plans for the purpose OF
forming the city into districts in
which to organize clubs of women
to teach them the value of the ballot
and to induce them to register IL
order 10 exercise the right of fran
chise.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

= a n y q a q 8. a n = y q = q q
y LABOR NEWS AND VIEWS. 8:
q 8: :; :; :; :: :: 4 :: = = u = 8:
The laborites are again at odds
with the Asquith administration in
England.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

Something new, Woodrow Wilsoi
Sundae. HOFFMAN, DRUG co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

FOR SALE-2l5-acre farm three
miles southeast of Overbrook.
about so acres in cultivation. s.
room house, good barn, fine well
of water and good fences. The
pfice "a this will move it. Small
payment down, balance to suit. See
Steve Noland or phone 4O2. slim
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

WANTED-Position to do housework
in good family of people. Address
May Brummett care j. S. Alverson,
Glenn, Okla. 14-6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

TO SELL, rent or repair
the Singer or other sewing ma
chimes. ]. n. Moore. lin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-14

WANT so acres meadow cut, baled,
"a mile north Ardmore. Address
J. A. Kendall, 1000 w. Seventh
St, Oklahoma City. LIT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
Spectacular Exhibition Will be Given
in the Afternoon at 1880
O'Clock Between Fifth
and Sixth.
SHOULD BE THRILLER
Five Lines Of Hose 500 Feet in Length
VIII Shoot Streams at Fapp'ns
streamcrs 100 Feet
in the Air.

The city's spectacular water pres
sure test will be made Friday after
noon at 1880 o'clock between Fifth
and Sixth on Main street. With five
nozzles, each at the end of five hun,
dred feet of hose, manned by members
of the keokuk fire department, an eff
fort will be made to shoot water
against colored steamers Tapping in
the breeze at height of one hundred
feet above Main street
A cord is being stretched from one
side of Main street to the other. high
above the five story Estes house ant
the Ayres building. The test is fol
the benefit OF the board of appraisers
who are spending this week in Keolkul
appraising the local waterwork!
plant preparatory to submitting thu
question of municipal ownership t
the voters of KeolSuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
GUARANTEED
AT SIOUX CITY
Two Children Of Mrs. Hugh Cameron
Held There With Diphtheria
She is Here.

Yesterday The Gate City printed
such meagre details as it could get Of
the death from diphtheria of Duncan
Cameron, son of Mrs. Hugh Cameron,
formerly of Montrose and of Warsaw,
III.
Mrs. Cameron has arrived in keo.
kuk and her two younger children
Willie and Eva, are detained in quar-
antine at Sioux City in care OF their
older sister. Mrs. Anderson Mrs
Cameron is almost Frustrated over
the death of her little boy, eleven
years old, who died at Sioux City this
week and was buried at Montrose, ant
the detention and illness of her othel
two children. The little boy is sur
vived by his mother and several broth
/ ers and sisters as follows: Mrs
j Hannah Crowley, Mat Hogan. Melli'
Anderson. Stella Beelman, Mabel Mel
son, Willie Cameron, Eva Cameron
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
UNDERWOOD HAS
PIG IRON SCHEME
Is Charged With Trying to Create q
Monopoly for His Home
State.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-That be
hind the pig iron schedule in the house
steel bill turks a plan of Representa-
tive Underwood, democrat, Alabama
to give Alabama monopoly of the
iron business of the country, was the
assertion in the senate finance com
mittee of Joseph Butler of Youngs
town, Ohio He said that while at first
pig iron manufacturers had looked on
the bill as being for political effect and
that it would not pass, they now feal
that it will eventually meet the sen
late's approval. If the Underwood plar
to cut the tariff on pig iron becomes
law, lie said, only Alabama can com
pete with the foreign product. He
urged the committee not to report the
schedule favorably
Senator Oliver, republican, Pennsyl
vania) also opposed the bill and in do
ing so denied that the steel trust con
ltrolled more than forty per cent of thu
/ industry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
DIPHTHERIA TAKES
YOUNG BRASIL CHILD
Seven.Year-Old Daughter Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. John BRASIL Died This
Morning.

Sick only since Monday and quaran-
tine because of diphtheria only a few
hours before death, Letha Rose Bras
sill, the seven-yearcld daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John BRASIL, 725 Bank street,
died shortly before II O'Clock this
morning.
The first indication of the child's
sickness came Monday, but symptoms
of the serious disease which took her
away, did not manifest themselves I'M
ill today, when it was almost too late,
the child having taken a sudden turn
for the worse without warning. Tues
day and Wednesday the child gave evil
idence of having nothing more than a
severe cold.
1etba attended st. Vincent's school,
and was a first room pupil She was
the eighth child of Mr.. and Mrs. Bras
sill, being survived by five brothers
and two sisters. The funeral probably
4wil be held tomorrow afternoon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22

ium of the Young Mems Christian
Association to the doors Sunday after
noon February 20, at $3.50 o'clock.
The following personal testimonial
is from a Keokuk citizen:
To the men of Keokuk: Remember
ing the splendid address Judge Bur
ges gave here two years ago. and
knowing of his great, seif-sacrificing
work in connection with Mr.. Sundays
campaigns for the last few years,
want to specially urge upon all men
that they hear and meet the judge
Sunday afternoon.
+ C. F. Mcfarland, chairman meetings
committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
THUGS WAYLAY
CROT0N man
William Wesley Bradshaw Assaulted
and Relieved Of Money in Broad
Daylight in Levee
District.
LOST ROLL OF SAT
Received Highly Discolored Right
Optic and Broods over Loss
IN Police Station
Today.

Suffering from a highly discolored
right optic and empty pockets. William
Wesley Bradshaw of Croton, Iowa,
occupied n cane bottom chair in the
police station all day long today await
ing patiently for some word from the
police as to the thugs who assaulted
him in broad daylight late yesterday
Afternoon in the levee district and re-
lieyed him of some SAT IN hard earned
money, according to his own story
Bradshaw tells a disconnected,
rambling tale, and has failed utterly
to furnish the police with description
/ of the person or persons who victim
| ICED him in the bold manner which he
describes Bradshaw is man of
middle age and carries the mail from
Croton, Iowa, to Athens. Mo-, and re-
turn by boat.
Bradshaw came to Keokuk yesterday
for the purpose of purchasing lumber
for a new boat. During the after
moon he CHANGED to meet Charles Alex
lander. who lives across the river, and
la perfect stranger to him. He in
quired the way to one of the loca
lumber dealers. and was in Alexand
er's company for several hours, SO he
says. About $3.50 o'clock he was il
a saloon on the corner of First anG
i Main streets, and about 4:30 o'clocl
Bradshaw says an assault upon hin
was made outside of the building. Hi
story in this particular is very incom
prehensive and not altogether clear
The only things certain are that som
one gave him beautiful eye and hi
money is gone. The matter was re
ported to the levee officer about TO-:
|, Io'clock in the evening, Bradshaw ha,
ing spent much of his time in one 9
the levee restaurants early in til
Eevening.
: The police have not question:
Charles Alexander. as he was not I
be found in the city today. 1t wa
] thought he might be able to thro
!. some light on the matter, and gi,
, additional facts to those told t
Bradshaw.
Bradshaw was to be found broodin
over his loss during the entire da
lat police headquarters. THE onl
thing about it is wish they ha
< robbed someone who could afford |
: lose it." said the victim plaintively.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
BURLINGTON'S
HOSPITALITY
is Being Enjoyed IL " by Number
Of Representatives Of keo-
kuk Banks.

Group II, of the Iowa Bankers AS
sociation, with which Keokuk banks
are connected, is holding its annual
meeting today and is we'll attended by
representatives of Keokuk banks. The
following includes those from Keokuk: :
Keoku5 Savings bank-Howard w.
Wood, Fern e. Erdman, Clyde Inman,
Edward Walsh.
State Central Savings bank-C. J.
Bode, H. Boyden Blood, Leroy J.
Wolf, Alvin Kraft, Walter Bode, George
Duerkop, Rolla Erdman, Carl Klann
IL. ]. Montgomery
| First National bank John A. Dun
lap. e. r. Cochrane. Charles Vollers
Clyde Dollery, Ray Bauer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
CITY NEWS.

About fifty members of keokuk
Aerie No. 6S3, Eagles, will go to War
saw to attend and assist in the insti-
tuition of an Eagle lodge there this
evening Frederic c. Naeye of Daven-
port will be the officer who Institutes
the lodge and it is reported that War
saw has secured about seventy-fve
members who will enter the lodge
ranks. Suitable social entertainment
is to be provided by the Warsaw peo
pie
Next "Wednesday the credit mer
Of the wholesale grocery houses o
southeastern Iowa will hold a meeting
in Keokuk and incidentally take tins
TO inspect the big dam. The last ses
sion was held In Burlington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
personal

Miss Ora Belle Cole is at home for
a few days visit from the Chicago
University.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Collier are ex-
pected home this week from Gator.
mia after a six weeks absence.
Mrs j. NJ. Bisbee left yesterday for
an extended visit with her daughter
Mrs. John Wright in Baltimore.
Walter Allen, an attorney of Spring
field, H., is in the city on legal bust
ness.
j. M Jayne, wife and daughter, Of
Memphis. are registered at the Hote
Keokuk.
Leo Bouquet left this morning fol
Rock Island, H.. OH business for thu
Water Power company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
MAPS AS LARGE AS
THE FLOOR SHOWN
Engineering Terms the Principal
Thing in the Hearing by Master
In chancery Allen.

Master in Chancery Walter NJ Allen,
of the United States court at Spring
field, Illinois, is in Keokuk today
holding another session of the hear
ings in the suit of the Green Bay
farmers against the Water Power
company. The topic is engineering
and the testimony chiefly about con-
tour lines, Memphis datum, variation
of sea level and such things.
Chief Engineer Hugh L. Cooper was
the first witness called by Attorney
Hartzell for the farmers. Mr.. Cooper
testified without hesitation that he be-
llieves the dam here will be perman-
ent in it's durability.
Engineer r. o. Marsh was on the
stand most of the day, including a
! long wait while he went to the office
and came back with party of men
LOADED with engineering drawings or
big sheets, which Attorney Hartzel
had insisted upon his producing
/ When the first one was unrolled ant
1 found to cover the floor of the court
Mr.. Hartzell waived having the othel
ones unrolled and entered of evidence
He did make Mr.. Marsh crawl owe
the big map on the floor to try to fine
some figures which were not there, i
developed.
/ The whole thing was subject to tn
objection of the Water Power compan
which claims that the land involye'
will not be flooded by the Gam any
how, and hence evidence about it j
immaterial. The sessions were hel
in the federal court room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
Aged Resident of Lee County Discov-
cred Lying on Face by Chicken
House on Farm on johnson
Street Road.
ILL FOR SOME TIME
Was Thought to be Recovering and
Had Started Out for Morning
Walk Around Farm When
Ovcrtaken by Death.

Thomas Howell! an aged man, form
erly Of Keokuk, but who has been liv-
ing on tho johnson street road near
Sugar Creek since last fall was found
dead this morning by his son at their
home Mr. Howell had been i'll for
about four weeks but was feeling bet
ter this morning and after he arose
told his wife he was going out for a
walk around the place. When his son,
Winslow w. Howell came in he asked
his mother where his father was and
she told him he was out walking. The
son, started out to find him. fear
ing his fathers recent illness would
have weakened him so that he could
not get back to the house. In front OF
the chicken house he found him lying
on his face dead. A doctor was called
and informed the stricken family that
| the man had been dead for some time,
Coroner Korschgen was then called
and left for the Howell home at one
o'clock to hold an inquest.
Mr.. Howell is survived by his wife
and one son who lived with his father
He was a Welshman by birth but emf
grated to this country when a young
man. While living in Keokuk he re
sided at 1925 Fulton street. He owned
several pieces of property in the cit.
besides his farm of 260 acres on which
he was living at the time of his death
He was seventy-eight years of age.
A niece of Mr.. Howell was recent,
dangerously hurt in runaway acc
dent while driving on the johnson
street road but has recovered stuff
iciently to be removed to her home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Swan and the skyIark."

ne SWdf and tHc SNyid'N.
Are you going to the concert to-
night? If you don't go you will most
surely regret it, for everyone will be
talking about it tomorrow.
Don't you want to hear Sibyl Sam
-McDerrnid, the dramatic soprano,
who has delighted immense audiences
all over the country? In st. Paul she
sang to 1000 people and in Syracuse
divided honors with Bispham, while
IGaIesburg people went wild over her
singing.
Then there is John Miller the lyric
tenor, who sang as soloist with the
Apollo club in the Chicago auditor
ium last Christmas. He pleased that
vast audience and many others as
noted. You can't afford to miss him.
/ Marion Green is the baritone, and
he is great fayorite here. The
Music club had to make a special eft
fort to get him for this concert, and u
:, congratulating itself that it succeed
ed Alice May Carley sang the con
tralto solos at the rehearsal last nigh.
Her voice has grown since people
heard her here year ago, showins
greater depth and richness of tone.
!. There are organ and violin solos
besides groups of songs by all the
noted singers This will constitute
the first part of the program "a re
cital in itself.
Last comes the Swan and the Sky
lark sung by ninety voices unde
the inspiring genius of the man ant
master musician, Dean VIM r. Bent
ley, with organ, stringed orchestri
/, and piano There is something TO
!, everyone. Don't miss it. The hou
ia S:15 sharp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Jos. WinlSing and daughter,
Helen, leave for their home in Hanni-
bal tomorrow, after weeks visit with
Mr. and Mrs. George Greayes.
Professor Bentley arrived in the city
last evening and was joined today by
the other musicians from out-of-town
who will take part in the Monday
Music club entertainment tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
TWO FUNERALS
THIS MORNING
Mrs. George w. Price Buried In keo'
kuk-CharIes r. Peters, Near
Hamilton, III.

The funeral of Mrs Bette Price,
wife OF George W. Price occurred at
% o'clock this morning at st. Peters
Catholic church, Rev. Father Gillespie
officiating, in the presence of mum
Der of friends The pail bearers were
Arthur Eggleston, Sam Whalen, Har
ry A. Tigue, Thomas Joyce, Andrew
Hickey and John j. Crimmins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
FUNERAL NOTICE.

STULTS- The funeral of George r.
Suits will be held at the residence,
1902 High street. at II o'clock Satur-
day morning, at which Rev. John c.
Sage of st. Johns Episcopal church
will officiate. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
TEN DOLLAR BOOK FREE!

The Adler-i-ka book, telling how
you can EASILY guard against appen-
dicitis, and how you can relieve con
stipation or gas on the stomach IN
STANTLY, is offered free this week
by Wilkinson & Co., Druggists. Az
Main st.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
S;|''|l||EEal
Winuer.Mc MILAN Weddinu.

Last evening at six O'Clock at the
home of the bride and of her brother,
Mr.. Ralph o. Winger, 1419 Concert
street, occurred the marriage OF Miss
Margaret Winger to Mr.. Charles Mar
shall Macmillan, the Rev. DR.. Ezra B.
Newcomb, pastor of the First West
minister Presbyterian church, reading
the service. The Lohengrin wedding
music, played by Mrs. Arvilla Cooper,
announced the approach of Miss Win
ger and Mr. Macmillan who entered
the drawing room unattended and took
their places before an improyised altar
of smilax and pink roses, where the
ceremony WAS performed to the soft
strains OF Traumerei and during con-
CALCULATIONS the Mendelssohn march
was brilliantly performed by Mrs.
Cooper.
The house throughout was adorned
with a profusion Of pink roses and all
arrangements were characterized py
elegant simplicity
A supper was served after the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Macmillan left at
g so for brief wedding journey. They
will reside in the house presided over
4 by the bride for four years. opt Of
town guests We're Mrs Joseph w
Winger of Lincoln, Nebr., mother OF
the bride; Mrs. T. T. Macmillan, OF
Durham, Iowa, mother Of the groom
Mrs. l.. A. Whaley Of Burlington, Sis
ter Of the groom and her two children
Irene and Marvin Whaley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
Charles r Peters.

This morning at 10 o'clock the fun,
eral of Charles R. Peters was held at
the church of the Latter Day Saints,
Rev. Charles Harpe and G. e. Wiley,
both of Lamont, Iowa, conducting the
services. at the conclusion of which
the body was borne to the Montebello
cemetery two miles north of Hamil-
ton. H., where the burial took place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22
Only ono Death.

Jupited Press Leased Wire Service
LoWDER, H., Feb. 22.-The death
list of the c., B. & @. head-on coils
sion Yesterday near here today num-
hers one, following the death of Pas
senger Fireman Lloyd Schaeffer from
burns and scalds received None OF
the other injured are in serious con
dition.