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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
THE WASHINGTON
GOODS IDENTIFIED

Railroad officials at Washington,
this state, recently unearthed
plant in Washington in which sew
eral hundreds of dollars worth of mer-
chandise, including considerable silk
dress goods, had been stored by the
thieves. The Keokuk police were
asked for any information they might
have concerning any robbery in this
vicinity in which the booty might
have been secured but no such rob
hery was ever reported to the local
police.
Later developments show that there
has been a genuine silk robbery in
Trenton, Missouri. and that the Wash
lngton goods belonged there. And in
addition, Keokuk fellow was nabbeo
for completely in the robbery and was
held in Jail in Ottumwa until yester-
day. when he was given his liberty.
The fellow was William c'Blackie",
Hassett, and when he was released, he
said he was going to make tracks for
keokuk just as fast as his legs could
carry him thither. The railroad Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
The Heart Breakers.

Among the coming attractions at
the Grand next Thursday evening Wilt
be the Heart Breakers which has
registered the biggest kind of hit at
the Princess theatre, Chicago, known
as the house of hits In the musical
line. Mort H. Singer under whose
management it will be presented has
surrounded Mr.. George Damerel, who
takes the leading role with cast Of
exceptional ability and has spared nc
expense to make this the most pre-
tentious of all his many productions
1t is needless to say that perfect
Princess chorus will be seen. There
are many novelties among the most
worthy of mentio,, being the Turkey
Trot," dance that has made San
Francisco famous. Numerous song
hits abound as Somewhere She's
Flirting With Someone 'If | had a
Hundred Hearts and many others.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
Captain William Burke, A Genuine
River "saIt- VIII Be Seen on
the Mississippi no
Moro.
SERVED SIXTY YEARS
Familiar River Character Has Retired
and viii Spend the Remainder
Of His Life In
Comfort.

Few Mississippi river travellers are
there who are not familiar with the
face and figure Of that worthy char
acter, Captain William Burke, who has
piled the Father of Waters between
st. Louis and st. Paul for the past
sixty years. And these same travellers
Will learn with sorrow that Captain
Burke has severed his connection with
the river that has been his home for
so many years, but they are glad to
know that the captain has saved
enough of this worlds goods to re-
tire from active life and spend the re-
mainder of his days in peace and
quiet. He is going to make his home
In st. Louis, where he has consider
able property interests.
1t is possible that the river knows
no better or more popular captain
than this veteran Burke Although
having seen service of more than
sixty years along all points of the
river, the past twenty years has been
put In between Keokuk and st. Louis
The past few years he has been in
charge or the steamer Dubuque Cap
tain Burke has been bent on retiring
from active life for the past several
seasons, but when the season would
open, he would harken unto the call
which he knew so well and his famil-
lar face would be seen at its accust-
omed place.
Two years ago he decided he would
! give up the river. but the Diamond
10 people insisted so stronly that he
consented to remain another season.
Then came the Streckfus people last
season and they could not think Of
letting Captain Burke go. He agreed
to remain, provided he would not be
asked to remain this season. Thus
he retires, after an honorable SER
vice that carried him through more
than a half century of a busy life on
the Mississippi. His successor has
not been named as yet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23

Mrs. ]. E. Harmon. sos Star Ave. Bur-
lington, Iowa, and Mrs E. Morse. Council
Bluffs, Iowa. the only laxative given is
DR.. Caldwelfs Syrup Pepsn. 1t has
been found to answer most perfectly all
the purposes of laxative. and it's very
mildness and freedom from gripping
recommend 1t especially for the use of
children, women. and old folks gener-
ally-people who need gentle bowel
stimuiant Thousands of American
families have been enthusiastic about it
for more than a quarter of century.
Anyone wishing to make trial of this
remedy before buying it in the regular
dollar a large bottle (family size) can
have sample bottle sent TO the home
free of charge by simply addressing DIR.
Monticello, Ill. Your name and address
on a postal card will do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
BATCH OF SUITS
FILED TODAY
Time For Filing Suits For May DIS
trIct Term Closes Thursday
and Several Suits Are
Docketed.
$4,000 FOR EVICTION
Bernard Dolan, Guardian for Woman
Of Unsound Mind, Says His
Ward Was WronsfuIly
Used.
$4,000 FOR EVICTION

With the approach Of Thursday,
which is the last day on which suits
intended for a hearing at the May
term of the district court, may be
filed with Clerk Lake, the attorneys
are docketing them in twos and threes.
In addition to those mentioned in
ether columns Of today's Gate City,
additional suits were filed today and
more were promised
One suit OF more than common in
terest is an offshoot of one that has
been before the public previously. The
property of Louisa Grimsiey, wom-
an of unsound mind, figures In the
suit filed today. Bernard Dolan, the
voman's guardian, has brought suit
against E. T. Bartruff in behalf Of his
ward and makes demand of $4,000
In the bill filed with Clerk Lake
the plaintiff sets forth that the plain
tiff's ward was the owner of property
102, original Keokuk, located at the
corner of Seventh and Morgan, and
that the defendant did wrongfully.
illegally and mischievously secure the
wards eviction and expulsion from
a portion of the premises.
The defendant, the allegation is
made, secured a tax title to the front
part of the property and later de
cree was signed quieting the title to
the property in favor of the defend
ant. After the decree had been salts,
fled, the contention Is, compromise
was effected whereby the ward was
| to retain the rear half of the prem
! Uses. A final writ Of execution is
alleged to have been secured in the
final alleged eviction and the claim
is made that the ward has been
damaged to the extent of $4,000.
John Hueston has brought suit
against the Preferred Accident In
surance company for a payment on 6
policy covering an alleged accident
May 5, 1911, over a period of two
hundred weeks. s12.5 so per week IL
demanded A settlement was made
for $112.5o, but the plaintiff claims
it was made before he was cognizan
CT the fact that he had been perma
nently injured.
Other suits filed include one b,
Charles Hubenthal against Johr
Griffin for s7OO and one by the Star
Coal company against D. E. Reeves
for s1S3 40.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
WOMEN WHO
LOOK TIRED.
Should Learn How to Avoid Ap-
pearing Old Before Their Time.

Some women always wear a worn,
tired look. 1t is the outward sign of
nervousness with its accompaniment Of
worry, headache and sleeplessness.
1t is useless to tell some women to
rest. Circumstances will not permit.
But it is always possible to build up the
strength to meet the strain.
Overwork seldom kills. Worry often
does. If you would keep the worn look
from your face strengthen your system
with DR.. Williams Pink Pills and do
not worry. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
are blessing to women. They pre-
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give, the youthful brightness of eye,
the color in cheeks and lips that comes
alone from rich, red blood.
Mrs. John Utter, of Puyallup, Wash,
says: For eight years was able to
work only part OF the time and often
could just drag around. Most peo-
pie would have given up and gone to
bed. ! was SO nervous that ] could not
get much sleep and was subject to head
aches and dizzy spells. My stomach
was out of order ali of the time and
was troubled with gas forming on it. 1
would often have smothering spells
when I could not raise myself up.
took q great many kinds of medicine
but found no relief until followed
friends advice and tried DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills. They helped me right
away. / could sleep better, was not
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used the pills for some time and was en-
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house. My husband had severe case
of inhammatory rheumatism which
settled in his hands and feet. A few
boxes of the pills cured him and he has
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Get box of DR. Williams Pink Pills
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Two helpful booklets, Building Up
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men" giving more information about
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dress on request.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23

with conspiracy to violate the "malic.
ious injuries to property act" Testi.
mony had been produced showing
that the leaders urged the rank and
file to throw stones, break window
panes with hammers, and otherwise
destroy property.
There could be no more serious
state of affairs said Public Prosee.
cutor Bodkin in presenting the cases.
than for large body of people to
be banded together under such lead.
ers as these, organized and dispatched
in different parts of London, to strike
terror to the hearts of property own
ers"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
What's The Matter
With Your Baby?

The young mother-and many an old
cause of her childs Ill nature. The
loudness of it's crying does not neces-
sarily indicate the seriousness of it's
trouble. 1t may have nothing more the
matter with it than a headache or feel
ing of general dullness. 1t cannot, of
course, describe It's feelings. but as a
trying mild laxative.
Nine times out of ten, you will find it
is all the child needs, for its restlessness
and peevishness are perhaps due to OBJ
structton. of the bowels, and once that
has been remedied the headache, the
sluggishness and the many other evil
dences of constipation and Indigestion
will quickly disappear.
Don't give the little one salts, cathar-
tic pills or nasty waters. for these will
strong for child. In the families OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
Company | MInstrsIs Arc Greeted by
Fair Sized House and Are
Greatly Appre.
eiated.
BATTLE SCARED VETS.
Major John HrasslI and Colonel Walter
NodIer Are Ably Assisted
BY the Entire
Company.

Company l. put on minstrel show
at the Grand that was worthy of bet
ter patronage than it received AS it
was, they had g fair house and no
doubt will help out the Golfers of the
local military in substantial manner.
The opening scene showed the
chorus standing in semi-circle and
as the curtain rose members of the
company marched in from the wings
and stretched themselves out before
tents pitched at the rear Of the stage.
The chorus wore the full dress uni
forms and the soldiers were dressed
In the fatigue uniforms of khaki.
Following the soldiers were the end
men who executed bur1esque drill
before taking their seats. Then fol-
lowed the usual amount of horse-play
between Louis Rovane, the interlocu-
tor, and the end men, composed of
Smoky Miller, Ed. Lotion, Jr., Frank
Westerhoff and Carl Hemmy.
Frank Westerhoff got the audience
with him by his song, My Bill from
Louisville, and Jay Wycoff was warm
/ " applauded for his rendition of,
"Vale of Dreams
As Mr.. WycoM took his seat, the
interlocutor advanced to the front
and announced that two veterans, bat.
tie SCARED and covered with medals
for gallantry and bravery In action.
we're in the city and introduced Ma
jor John BRASIL and Colonel Walter
B Nodler. No one who saw the two
heroes Of the memorable march of
Coxey's army will ever forget the rp.
pearance of the two men who have
made the city of Keokuk famous, the
world over. After a few words to
the audience in appreciation of the
great honor thrust upon him by being
allowed to appear before them. Major
BRASIL sang, THE Lord Have Mercy
4 on a Married Man. to the great de-
light of his hearers and was encored
several times.
BRASIL was followed by John Nod
Ter, who, in his usual pleasing man
ner sang, IF This Rose Told You all
That it Knew Dreams, Just
Dreams by Thomas Rogerson. and
Smoky Miller put the audience into
spasms with "You never Will Know
What a Good Daddy I've Been
Fred Dressed, Keokuk's favorite
basso, sang The Silent Deep fol
lowed by Jack Welch with Girl OF
My Dreams, that was pronounced far
better than by the original singer
when he was here several weeks ago.
Ed Hamburger was warmly receiv-
ed by his audience when he sang
Ashore" and the first part was
closed by Colonel Walter Nodler, when
lie took the house by storm with THE
Chill Sauce Rag" He was called back
time after time by the crowd.
Smoky Miller opened the second
part with blackface monologue with
local hits and closing with Next
Week Sometime Now" In this
sct he showed to good advantage and
delighted his audience.
Little Jeanette School, a favorite
laughter Of Keokuk, sang "Dr. Tinkle
Tinker concluding with a dance that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23

Keokuk last week where they will
lake their home.
Commodore Webster returned home
after few days visit In Cantril, Ia.
ii. E. Stumps made business trip
to Keokuk last week
Mrs. Mary Marmoin is among the
sick.
Dan wilsey and DR.. strosnider
passed through town.
Miss Ora Davis of Keokuk is visit
ing relatives at their place.
J. F.. Bailey made business TRIP
to Kahoka last week.
The old saw mill is running again
Winter term of school will close the
18th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
VOTES FOR WOMEN
PEOPLE INDICATED
Mrs. Pankhurat and tho Lawrence
Couple Face Serious Charge
In tho Court.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, April 23.--Indictments
against Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
Mrs. Frederick Pethick Lawrence and
Frederick Pethick Lawrence, the lat
ter two joint editors of Votes for
Women were recommended today by
the judge presiding over the grand
jury investigation of the recent suf,
fragette outbreak
The three suffrage leaders. the
judge declared, should be charged
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
ST. FRANcIsvlLLE, MO.
>~>>~ ( = . = = - :

The weather is very much cooler
with a heavy fall of snow.
Several of the young folks spent
Sunday afternoon gathering flowers.
Not many We found as the weather
has been to cold for them to grow.
G.. G. hurry is on the sick list.
The Beginners society met at Miss
Bertha Keith Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal. Frost moved to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
A LEPER SUSPECT
IN CENTERVILLE
Michigan Man Is Held In Iowa Town
Pending Decision Of Medi-
cal Men.
Especial to The Gate city.1

CENTERvILLE, Iowa, April pa
More than an ordinary amount of in
terest is being shown here in the
case of Herman Hirschfield, of Bay
City, Michigan, who was taken charge
of here yesterday by the authorities
after the Michigan officials had sent
word that Hirschfield was a leprosy
suspect Hirschfield denies that he
has the leprosy and says he will spend
his entire fortune in fighting the eff
forts of the Michigan state board OF
health to place him in a leprosy
colony.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
Would Be Rid Of Undeslrable..

Ambassadors from besiegec town
were treating with Alexander the
Great on the terms of surrender. AL
exander ordered that Acuphis. the cid
est of the ambassadors. should be the
governor of the town. and that he
should send Immediately as hostages
100 Of the best citizens. Acuphis
then smilingly observed: Sire. !
could govern better If thou wouldst
permit me to send thee 100 of the
worst citizens instead of 100 Of the
best
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
DOCTORS ADVISE
OPERATIONS
Saved by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Swarthmore, Penn. :" For fifteen
years / suffered untold agony, and for

one perlod OF nearly
two years / had hem
orrhages and the
doctors told me /
would have to UNI
dergo an operation,
but / began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v eg e table Com
pound and am in
good health now. l
am all ov er tn e
Change of Life and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
Uses Of Nitrate Of Soda.

0oSS VI 'NTe'0kS VI SVou'
Sodium Nitrate is the only nitrogen
salt that can be used in solution. as
all the other soluble salts of nitrogen
become fixed as soon as they come in
contact with the soil However. they
become available in short time. The
released sodium may correct soil acid
ity or may liberate calcium. potassium
or magnesium from the SOIL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23

Germs of Disease should be prompt
ly expelled from the blood. This is a
time when the system is especially
susceptible to them. Get rid Of all i'm
purities in the blood by taking Hood
Sarsapariila, and thus fortify your
whole body and prevent illness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
COL MAIN ST.

fetal In charge Of the prosecution
failed to arrive in Ottumwa and the
officers there did not feel that they
should hold Hassett longer.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-25
PROHIBITION PETITION
First List of Names Asking for Sub mission of Liquor Question Has
 Arrived at the Capital.

Little Rock, Jan. i8.-The first petition asking for the submission of the liquor question to the people of the state at the next general election has been filed in the office of the secretary of state by citi- zens of Cabot. The petition was circulated by George P. Murrell of Cabot and contains f20 names.
 The petition calls for the enact ment of a statewide law. It pre- scribes the bill at length and makes provisions for the punishment of all violators of the measure.
 While there has been much talk of initiating a movement for state wide prohibition, this is the first specific petition to be filed with the secertary of state, either for con- stitutional amendment prohibiting the liquor business in Arkansas or for a statewide bill covering the question. It is understood that ad- ditional petitions will be filed with in a short time.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-25
MRS. I. 5. PROCTOR LEAD
Died Last Thursday of Heart Trouble After Only Few Hours
 IllneSs-Remains to Old Home.

The friends of the family of T. s. Proctor were shocked Thurs when notified that Mrs. Proctor who was in usual health Wednes- day died at ! o'clock Thursday morning at the home in the south ern sllhurhs of the city.
 Mrs. Proctor was taken suddenly ill about i0:30 o'clock. Medical aid was summoned at once, but nothing could be done 10 relieve her condition and death came just at the break of day. Heart trouble was the cause.
 A short funeral service was held at the home Friday after noon at o'clock by the Rev. c. w. Afford, and, accompanied by the husband and son, Tom Proctor, tine remains were shipped on the aft .ernoon train to Springfield, Mo-, the old home, for burial.
 The deceased was @ years of age She was born in Madison county Kentucky on April 25, 1929. The family moved to Mena about six years ago and have made many friends, whose sympathy goes ouI to the bereaved.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-25
NOW REFUSE TO
 ADDICATE THRONE
Yuan Shi Kai Has Stepped Aside in China and Situation Is in Hands of General Yin Tchang-Ne-
 gotiations Breaking Of.

London, Jan. 23.-The affairs of state at pekin are now in the hands of the Manchu reactonaries and Yuan Shi Kai has abandoned his task, according to adyices received by the American con -ul at Tien Tsin, and reported from that city today by the correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company. The dispatch adds:
 The situation in Pekin has un- dergone an extraordinary change. The imperial family has reversed it's policy and abandoned the idea of abdcation. Yuan Shi Kai has stepped aside and the whole control is in the hands of Gen. Yin Tchang, who was credited a few days ago with recommending a general mas sacre of the Chinese by the Man chus.
 Yin Tehiang assumed an atti- tude of firmness toward the revolu- tionary leaders, and is said to be preparing to resume hostilities. It lis reported that all negotiations which have been going on with a view to abdicatlons have been sum- marily breaking off"
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-25
SENATOR CARLLEE FREE
Technical Ruling of Supreme Court Saves Him--Strong Dissenting
 Opinion.

Little Rock, Jan. 23.--In the case of State Senator CarILee, he was fined $500 and sentenced to six months in jail by Judge H. N. Hut ton of the Woodruff Circuit court on charge of contempt. The court was divided on the matter Chief Justice McCulloch and Justice Wood dissenting, and holding that the pro- Iceeding was in all respects proper. Carl-Lee was cited to appear March 6, 1911, to show cause why he should not be punished for criminal con- tempt for having caused to be print ed in Little Rock paper an inter view, September 3, teiiGG ie9iGG, oriti0izirg Judge Hutton for his action in cer- tain proceedings in his court. Carl- Lee denied making any statements derogatory to the court.
 The supreme court holds that such contempt procedure must be upon the affidavit of some third person, and that in this instance the court erred in not having required such affidavit. In dissenting from his position of the majority, the 1 Following argument is made:
 The spectacle of a court of rec ord and general jurisdiction being without power to initiate proceed ing to punish for contempt the au- thor of a publication in the press of the state, reflecting upon the dig nifty, integrity and honor of the courts and judges, and calculated to bring them into public disfavor and contempt, without an affidavit of some third person first filed, setting out the charge, would be pltiful in the extreme and was not cOntem- plate by our statutes and under our constitution. The court would thus be rendered impotent, powerless to protect it's authority and enforce it's mandates and retain the respect and confidence of the people, for whose benefit it was organized and exists except by the grace Of some third lpers0n. Under our system of pro- cedure the accused is entitled tC know with reasonable certainty tho facts constituting the oHense wiif uiAeh he is charged and an oppor- ituniiy to make defense theret0-hi, day in court
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-25
FRUIT GROWERS ORGANIZE
Largely Attended Meeting at Court House to Listen to Talks on
 Melon Growing.

As previously announced, there was meeting in Mena Monday which was addressed by Philo K. Blinn of Rocky Ford, Colo, melon expert, and E. k. Cadwallader of Pittsburg, Pa, a member of the firm of Autchfield & Woofolk, per- haps the largest distributors of cantaloupes in the United States. These gentlemen were accompan- jed by J. H. Tull, agriculturist of the Kansas City Southern, and will hold meetings at all the towns be- low Mena in Polk county.
 Immediately following the meet ing the first steps were taken to- ward organizing the Polk County Fruit Growers and Shippers Asso- citation. V. w. St. John was chosen temporary secretary and c. E.. Davis, c. w. Foulke and w. Nj. Woltman were selected as com mittee to suggest names for presi- dent and to prepare bylaws to govern the organization, these to be submitted at meeting to be held in the court house at i:30 o'clock on Saturday, February 3, to which every fruit and truck grower and every man and woman interested in these industries is urgently invited.
 Early in the day it was expected to hold the first meeting in the large exhibition room at the depot, but MT. w. c. B. Allen, who aided materially in promoting the affair, soon discovered there would be many more present than could get in that room, and transferred the meeting to the court house.
 Messrs. Blinn, Cadwallader and Tull left on No. 3 for points south on the line.