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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
FUNERAL RECORD.
Charles A. Prescott.

The funeral of Charles A. Prescott
occurred at 8 o'clock this afternoon
from his late residence, No. Il South
Third street, the services being con
Quoted under the auspices and in ac-
cordance with the beautiful and
touching ritual of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks.
The pallbearers were: Jacob Schou.
ten, Ira w. Wills, Earl Y. Wills, Will
liam vermazen. Frank Stripe and
Carl e. Schiebel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
Excursion to Quincy.

On next Thursday. the knights and
Ladies of Security Will give an excur-
sion to Quincy on the big steamer w.
W.. and barge, an event which prom
ises to be an ENJOYABLE outing ror .
big crowd. There is no better steam
er on the river for an excurrion than
the palatial w. W. and the knights
and Ladies of Security have always
made a success of everything they
undertake. Make your plans now to
go on this outing next Thursday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
Omaha Live Stock.

OMAHA, July 19.-Cattle receipts
1858; market steady. Steers, $4,000
$50; cows and heifers, S4.5o@7.5o;
stockers and feeders, s5.00@6.50;
calves. s5.5o@7.75; bulls and stays
s3.75@6O0.
Hog receipts 10000; market steady
Sheep receipts 1893; market
steady. Yearlings. s5.O0@5.5o; weth-
ers, s425@4.75; lambs, s7.Oo07.25;
ewes, sS.75@41o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, July 19-EFmbardier
Wells, the heavyweight champion OF
England started talk of another at
tempt at matching him with Jack
johnson by defeating Tom Kenneuy
of this city last night, Kennedy went
down twice in the eighth and took the
count the second time. Six thousand
persons saw the fiaht.
Johnson and Wells were matched tc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
FREY SECURES AN
OPTION ON LOT
Masonic Lodges Vote Unanimously to
Give Eastern Promoter Fifteen
Day optlcn on Main
Street Lot.
FREY GOES TO CHICAGO
Promoter VIII be in keokuk Saturday
and start the Organization
OF Company to Build
Hotel.
FREY GOES TO CHICAGO

At a meeting of the Masonic lodges
pf this city last night. 1t was decided
/ TO give L. C. Frey a fifteen days OPP
ton on the lot at Fourth and Main
streets, formerly occupied by the Ma
sonic Temple, at a price said to have
been $4,000. The price that Mr..
Frey paid for the option was not CIV
en- out this morning
Mr. Frey left Wednesday night for
Chicago on a short business trip but
he will be in Keolluk Saturday and
complete his plans for organizing his
company to erect a hotel on the prop
srty acquired by the option secured
last night Unless he Incorporates
mis- company within the fifteen days,
he will lose the property, said prom
nent Mason today. for the lodges
will not allow an extension of the
option and have already entered into
negotiations for the sale. outright, OF
The property with another man.
Just what Mr.. Frey's ideas are, re-
sarding a hotel building, are not
known except that he has said that
II he were successful in promoting
the company, he would give Keoknk
building that would be one of the
most pretentious in iowa. 1t is said
that he will try and interest local
capital in the project as much as pos
sible and would give local people the
Opportunity of getting their money in
he company first.
The promoter of the new building
mas had plans prepared for the struc
'afe but they have not yet been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
We Will Pay Your
Druggist SO Gents
For Full Size Box Of Make Man Tab.
lets The Results Will Amaze You.

Do you realize that your health,
strength, happiness and even life itself
depend upon the condition of your
nervous system? You have simply got
to take flesh. strength and nerve
builder. Make-Man Tablets uoutish and
enrich the blood and strengthen and quiet
every nerve cell in the system.
Results prove 1t; results Will prove
cost you nothing, not a cent. We viii
buy. for you bO-csut full-size box OF
Make Man Tablets. You are under no
obligation whatever except to use them
as directed. Isn't that fair offer?
Send the coupon. to-day and begin u.s.
ing Make-Man Tablets without delay
ind Just watch how your nervousness,
Ftomach derang ements. rheumatism.
melancholy. poor, thin blood liver and
Kidney trouble, will leave you. Make
Man Tablets are sold at Soc a box in all Drug
stores on q guarantee or money refunded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
Torn by a puma.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHAMPAIGN, H., July 19-Little
Buster Higgins, four, is dying today
as a result of an attack made on him
by maddened puma at a carnival
animal show here last night. The
hoy was passing the cage with his
father when the puma, maddened by
the heat and glaring lights, without
warning reached out and snatched the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO July 19.-Wheat-No. 2
red, 97h@s1oO1a; No. 8 red, $50
9S1ac; No. hard, 9sA@s1.o1; No. =
hard, 95@sSc, No. 8 spring, $1,000
LOG
Corn-No. 2 white, 7s@761ac; No.
2 yellow, 71G71ac; No. 3, 6s@7oAc;
No. 8 white, 75@751ac; No. 3 yellow,
70@7oac; No. 4, 66@6Sc; No. 4
white, 72@74c; No. 4 yellow, $50
69Mc.
oats-No. 8 white. 5o@51kc; No,
4 white, 46@511ac; standard, 5oA @
/ 521ac.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, July 1s.-Hog receipts
IL 900; market strong. Mixed and
butchers, s725@7S5; good heavy,
81 .3On I. so; rough heavy s71067.30;
light, Sz35@785; pigs, s5.7o@77o.
Cattle receipts 1000; market slow.
Beeves, s5.5o@a45; COWS and heifers
s26o@7.5o; stockers and feeders,
sS.S5m6.5o; Texans, $4,000 7.05;
calves, $5.ooMS.a0.
Sheep receipts 10000; market slow
Native, s3.15G5,25; western, $500
5.25; lambs. s4ooa7.ao; western
S425674o
/ ST. Louis Live Stock.
+ EAST ST. LOUIS, July 49, Cattle
receipts 600; market steady Texas re
ceipts zoo; native beef steers, $4T5d
$50; COWS and heifers, 3.5o@8 IS;
stockers and feeders. .50a655;
Texas steers, s46o68.oo; cows and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
Turned on IIoht.

JACKSON, Mich, July 49,. Mrs. N
o. Womach, wife of a prominent ply
sician here, was killed by an electric
shock received in turning on an cleo
trio light in her home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
Not petit Larceny.

CHICAGO, July 19.-Robert Nc
Grath, II. held on burglary charge,
is alleged to have stolen piano, four
electric fans, a moving picture ma
chine and a half bushel of films.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, July 19--Cattle re.
ceipts 1000; market steady.
Hog receipts $500; market 5@1oc
higher. Bulk, s7.35@775; heavy
s7.So@7.45; medium, sT.4o@75o;
light, s725@7.6o.
Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady. lambs, s675@7oo; ewes,
s3.50@4.00: wethers. s4.0o@4.6o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Notice is hereby given that on this
18th day of July, 1912, the city council
passed the following resolution, to-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
MoorIdoe EARNED to Lincoln.

Wu9' Tuyt 7 dT1Heu 20 t-f''Co'H.
CHICAGO, July 19.-Pitcher Lief.
ty'' Mogridge of the White Sox has
been farmed to the Lincoln, Nebr.
Western League team.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19

fight in London about year ago. Be
cause Of the authorities the match
was called off. Today many who saw
last nights bout. want to see the
match rescheduled for this sale.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
It cures Diarrlloea.
It cures Dysentery.
It cures Cholera Morbus.
It cures Cholera Infantum.
Wakefeld's Blackberry
Balsam

Cures all loose bowel troubles in
adults, children and babies. 1t saves
lives after other remedies fail. Sc
years without an equal. 35c druggists
everywhere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
timely Aid

When ones digestion
is "out of fix a good
straightforward test Of
TODD is worth much.
Many who have suf-
tered from stom a c h
trouble have disc overed
that a dish Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
Grape-Nuts


is not only easily di-
sested, but actually as
slsts in the digestion Of
other food.
/, The power of proper
food the kind the stom-
ach will digest, and at
the same time yields
nourishment-is almost
unlimited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
9 There's a Reason =

Postum Cereal Co, Ltd, Battle Greek. Mich
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-19
Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO, H., July 49,

y IT'D
Open. High. Low. Close.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

Children are much more likely to
contract the contagious diseases when
they have colds. Whooping cough,
ton are diseases that are often con-
tracted when the child has cold.
That Is why all medical authorities
say beware OF colds. For the quick
cure Of colds you will find nothing
better than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy 1t can always be depended
upon and Is pleasant and safe to
take. For sale by all dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

A conscience-stricken man Of a
town in Anderson county called at
the office Of the county treasurer a
day or so ago, and paid his county
taxes for the past nine years. For
some reason his name never got on
the tax books. and he has been skip
ping the payments. The treasurer
kindly figured up the amount due by
the man. and he paid the sum with
out murmur. In fact, he seemed 10
be greatly relieved when the receipt
was handed to him and he walked
out the door.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
POTASH IN CALIFORNIA.
IMMENSE DEPOSITS DISCOVERED
IN SEARL'S LAKE.
Government Scientists Estimate Bed
mt From 100000 to 10000, 900
TOns@Supply for Thirty Years.

Washington, March 21-Enough
potash to supply the United States
probably for the next so years has
been discovered by the governmt mt
scientists in Searls Lake, San Fran
cisco county. California. The estimate
Of the geological survey and the bu-
reau Of soil field men was that the
deposit may amount to 100000 tons.
but the authorities here, from data in
their possession. consider that esti-
mate conservative and believe more
than 100000 tons Of potash IS
available.
The great value of the find is that
the product is in readily available
commercial form. Potash is known
to exist in many places in the United
States. but in most cases no CONNER.
cial means have been found to use it,.
The dried-up lake has received the
drainage from the surrounding hills
for thousands of years, vast cuanti-
ties Of dissolved minerals thus hav-
'ng concentrated in it.
Similar dried-up lakes, containing
valuable deposits, it is believed ~ Of
icials here. exist in the arid regions
and will be discovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
POSITIVE PROOF.
Should Convince the Greatest Skcptit
In Sumter.

Because it's the evidence of a Sum-
ter citizen.
Testimony easily investigated.
The strongest endorsement OF mer-
it.
The best proof. Read it:
G. II. James, 304 Council street,
Sumter, S. c., says: Il had kidney
trouble and the kidney secretions
caused me much annoyance by pass
ing too frequently. Backaches and
sharp pains across my loins kept me
i'm misery and | could not rest we'll.
In the morning when | got up, my
back was so lame and sore that
could hardly straighteI and if |
arose quickly after sitting. sharp
twinges darted through me. friend
told me about DOan'S Kidney l'llls
and deciding To given them a trial |
got "A box at Chinas Drug Store.
Their use as directed entirely re-
moved my trouble and since then my
kidneys have been normal. | con
slider Doan's Kidney Pills IA most ex-
cellcat medicine for the back and
Kidneys" Statement given March
II. 190S.)
\ Lasting Effect.
When Mr.. James was interviewed
on January ., 1911. he said: Il will
ingly confirm my former endorse
mcnt of DOan's Kidney Pills, for
they made permanent cure in my
case. You are welcome to continue
the publication of my statement"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents Foster Nuhuru 60. Nu"f9l0
New York, sole agents cor the United
Hta,cS.
"nmcmh"r the name-poan's
and take no other. No. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
DECLARES BIG DIVIDEND.
Standard Oil to Pay 1900 Per Cent.
on Stock.

New York, March 21.-The Stand
ard Oil Company Of Indiana today de-
clared a stock dividend Of 1900 per
cent payable to stock of record Of
April l. This action follows a recent
increase in the companys capital
stock from s1.OOO,OOO to $4,000. 900,
the additional s2s,OOO,OOO being given
to shareholders as a stock dividend.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

Cold, IaGrippc. Then Pneumonia
Is too often the fatal sequence. and
coughs that hang on weaken the sys-
TEN and lower the vital resistance.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound IS
reliable medicine that stops the
cough promptly by healing the cause:
soothes the innamed air passages. and
checks the cold. Keep always on
hand. Refuse substitutes. Siberts
Drug store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

We ought to be a very happy peo-
pie just now, We can put off the
buying of blankets and winter clothes
until the Democrats get through
with the wool schedule in the tariff
and we can hope that the coal strike
will be settled by the time that we
Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

X. G. Collins, Postmaster, Barne-
gat. n. j.. was troubled with a severe
la grippe cough. He says II would
Se completely exhausted after each
ut OF violent coughing. I bought
bottle OF Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound and before I had taken it all
the coughing spells had entirely
ceased. 1t can't be beat" Sibert's
Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

1t is said there are 1000. 900 germs
I'm every handshake." Nevertheless.
the politician is willing to take chanc-
es. He shakes hands now and later
snakes the men with whom he shakes
hands now.-Wilmington star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

The "Child's Welfare" movement
has challenged the attention of
thoughtful people everywhere. Moth
ers are natural supporters, and will
find In Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound most valuable aid. Coughs
and colds that unchecked lead to
Group. bronchitis and pneumonia
yield quickly to the healing and
soothing qualities Of Foley's Hcaey
and Tar Compound. Sibert's Drug
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
Nineteen Miles q Second

without a jar, shock or disturbance,
is the awful speed Of our earth
through space. We wonder at such
ease Of natures movement, and 80 do
hose who take DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. No gripping, no distress, just
thorough work that brings good
health and fine feeling. 25c at Sibert's
Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
Partly by driving blood from the
How Cold Cause Kidney Disease.

surface and congesting the kidneys
and partly by throwing too much
work upon them. Foley Kidney Pills
strengthen the kidneys. give tone to
the urinary organs and restore the
normal action of the h,addor They
are tonic In action. uuick I'm results
Try them. Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
To MOthers-And Others.

You can use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve to cure children Of eczema.
rashes. letter, chafings, scaly and
crusted humors. as we'll as their ac-
cidental injuries-cuts, burns, bruises,
ETC.. with perfect safety. Nothing
else heals SO quickly. For boils.
ulcers. old, running or fever sores
or piles it has no equal. 25 cents at
Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
NOTICE.

The registered Jack, Blarney, Jr.,
will stand the season at Booth Hardy
Live Stock Company's stables. He is
sixteen hands high, black, weighs
eleven hundred pounds. Liberal
terms allowed. Sumter Jack Asso-
citation.
WIS 16 T.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
Backache Almost Unbearablc

Is almost certain result Of kidney
trouble. ID. Toomey. 80S E. Olive st.,
Bloomington, ILL.,. says: "I suffered
with backache and pains in my kid
neys which were almost unbearable
gave Foley Kidney Pills a good trial,
and they done wonders for me. To-
day ! can do a hard days work and
not feel the effects" Sibert's Drug
Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
won It's great reputation and extern
sive sale by its remarkable cures of
coughs, colds and Group. 1t can be
depended upon. Try 1t. Sold by all
dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
Times Revenge,

How quickly Love makes Time to fly!
All yes! When Love Is young.
The golden hours go speeding by
Unnoticed and unsung.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

Before swatting the fly, make it in
teresting for him to get in, by seeing
the screen man.-Charleston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

Nose Holiday and Sarah Harvin.
colored, secured a marriage license
and were married in the court house
Thursday afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27

But little Love, howe'er sublime,
Must yield to older skill
The tables soon are turned and Time
Makes Love fly quicker still!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
Help Wanted

appear to
IN the cotton
owing " the late start could not be
ao where organized
j. g. ANDERSON, HILL. s G.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Maryland Couple Who
Walked Seventy Miles
To Get Home in Virginia

Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Taylor, who
walked seventy miles through the snow
from Aberdeen. Md. to Washington, in
search of employment, will probably be
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Prof. Holler Fails
To Get Verdict

AS result of the trial which has
been In progress for a week before Mr..
Justice Gould in Circuit Court, No. 2,
Prof. Helmut p. Holler, formerly of
Alexandria, failed to secure a verdict
for damages in connection with his suit
against The Washington Times for the
recovery Of $4,000 on account of an ar
ticle published by the newspaper in
February, 1909. relative to Mr. HolIer
and the Oriental University, which
was then located in the city of AL
Mr.. Holler complained that in pub
hshing an account of the difficulties
which at that tilue confronted Mr.. ilol-
Ter. who was the head of the univer-
sity, and which involved proceedings
In the police court at Alexandria, state
ments were made which caused him
damage.
The defendant admitted the publica-
tion and pleaded the truth of the
statements made as justification for the
article In commenting upon a quasi
public institution.
The jury, after being out for about
hve hours, were recalled by the court,
and stated that they had been evenly
divided on sSe question of the plea of
justification and announced that they
saw no possible prospect of reaching an
agreement, whereupon the court dis
The plaintiff was represented by At
torney w. q. Gardiner and the defend
ant by Attorneys Wilton ]. Lambert
and r. H. Yeatman.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Slippery Pavements
Again Responsible
For Minor Accidents

Slippery paycments were again respon-
slLle for several accidents this morn
Ing and last night.
While coastlnH on a hill on the old
Columbia Golf Club grounds, near
Georgia avenue Florence Winklsr,
fifteen years old. S34 Varrum street
northwest. collidcd " ith another caster
and broke her leg. An ambulance was
called ana the girl was taken to Gar
Held Hospital.
Ernest Curtain. eleven years old, e254
Eleventh street northwest, was coast
Ing OF Thirteenth street. near Florida
avenue northwest. when he ran into a
sled and cut the side Of his face. He
was taken to Garfield Hospital by his
father.
Dolly Rtchie. coiored, of 421 sixth
street northwest. fell at Pennsylvania
avenue and Four-and-a-half street. an
sprained her ankle. She was taken to
the Casualty Hospital in an ambulance.
Sllidding on the snow, Terminal
taxilab crashed Into the automobile Of
Senator Guzyenheim at the south por-
Senator tsugyenhcim Was Just leaving
the, White House after attending the
diplomatic reception when the accident
occurred. Paint on both machines was
scratched. but no one was hurt.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Women Urge Senate to
Vote for Arbitration

Urging that the United States Senate
vote In favor Of the arbitration treaty
measures under consideration to the
end Of international peace. the District
Womens Christian Temperance Union
passed the following resolutions at their
regular monthly meeting last night:
Believing that the passage of the ar
bitration treaties now pending between
England and the United States and be-
tween this country and France will be a
long step toward bringing about a
world peace, this body of women, repre-
senting the 1000 w. c. T. U. women Of
the District Of Columbia, urges the Sem
ators Of our United States to vote in
favor Of these treaties as they now
stand
copy of the resolution probably will
be sent to the Senate today.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Wives Can Preserve
Joys of Courtship
c.Aunt Ruth" in woman's Rcaim.)

("Aunt Ruth" in woman's RealmD
Every married woman should pay
the same attention to her personal ap-
pearance that she did In her sweet
heart days. Men admire we'll kept
hair. Yours will be made light. huffy
and beautifully lustrous by dry sham
pooling. which is far better than soap
and water. Put a cupful Of corn meal
in a fruit jar, add the contents OF a
small original package Of therox, and
shake we'll together. Just sprinkle q
little OH the head and brush thoroughly
through the hair.
use face powder sparingly. II at
all. To keep the skin soft and lovely
and prevent growth Of hair, gently
massage the face, neck and arms with
a solution made by dissolving an or
iginal package Of maytone In htf q
pint of witch hazel.
Mothers often lose their good looks
through worry. II you have 'croupY
and catarrh, use Mothers Salve. You
should have 1t ready for accidents:
anyhow, for 1t 10 truly wonderful
healer Of cuts. burns, sores. sprains'
pains and aches.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Find Difficulty
In Keeping High
Schools Heated

Serious difficulties are being encoun-
tered by janitors and engineers Of the
public schools in keeping the buildings
warm enough for the pupils. They are
working sixteen, eighteen and twenty
hours q day.
The central heating plants at the M
street and Business high schools have
required hourly attendance. Western
and Tech have been forced to keep
either the janitor or engineer at work.
there an authorized night janitor. and
the big plants in the other larger
schools have to be revisited during the
night by the forces now in charge.
oSeaney. the force V has siWays been @
short.