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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BILL IN LEGISLATURE
Measure Opposed by Meeting Friday
Night will be Presented to
state LEGISLATURE.


nuhlic utilities commission to
have control over corporations OF a
nuhlic nature will be advocated by
senator l.. E. Francis of Spirit Lake,
in a bill which he will submit to the
legislature. Senator Francis outlined
his plan 20 the Register and Leader
in Des Moines yesterday.
"Some kind Of public utilities bill
will go through the coming session."
said senator Francis. The Oregon
man Of state government which was
adopted two years ago was vetoed by
the governor.
The meeting Friday nigh. to dis
cuss the telephone question adopted
a resolution to the effect that they
would fight any such bill as Senator
Francis proposes.
The public utilities commission
idea. however. has grown and has
heen ed in a number Of states
in the country.
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limited Press Leased Wire service.l
Los ANGELES, Dec. 2s.-Located
through letter at Burbank, Calf,
Herman keystone, former postmaster
at Emerson, N. j., indicted in October
1911, on the charge of embezzling
$500, announced here today that he
would waive extradition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
MASS MEETING
OF the Men and Women of keokuk to
Hear Miss Angy Man.
Ming Taylor.

The Young Women's Christian AS
sociation is very anxious for every
body in Keokuk to remember the mass
meeting at the auditorium of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
$3.50 O'Clock this afternoon, to be adj
dressed by Miss Angy Manning Tay-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29

Inns also proposed that the meeting
should oppose any public service com
mission, that being local PROPOSE
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
VIII 40 to Legislature.

Two resolutions were passed by the
meeting, both proposed by Major Col
Inns. Major Collins made the motion
that ut be the sense Of the citizens
comprising the meeting that should
appeal to the legislature to pass law
giving cities and towns the right to
regulate telephone rates. Major Col
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
The other side.

MIR. Huebener said that several
years ago when the exchange had but
five or six hundred subscribers they
paid the same rate as they have
lately been doing with 5000 subscrib-
ers. 1T is reasonable to presume,
said Mr.. Huebener. chat with five or
six times the service you formerly re-
oeived you should have paid more
money
Mr. Huebener said that as the num-
her of subscribers increased the cost
of operation increased in a greater
proportion to the gross earnings than
in most business concerns.
He offered to assist in any investiga
ton that should be made and declar
ed that the citizens of keokuk under
the new rates would pay no more fol
their service than in other cities.
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questions concerning it. In response
to the request, give us true reason
for raising the rates. Mr.. Huehener
launched into discussion of the tele-
phone company's side of the question.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
PHONE FRANCHISE
runs UNTIL 1925.
Mississippi Valley Company Bought
Out BY Iowa Telephone Company
Had Long Priv
ilese.
PROTESTING INCREASE
Citizens Threaten to Take Matter In.
to the Courts and Decide
on a Reasonable Com
pensatIon.

Contrary to the prevailing impress
sion the telephone franchise granted
to- the j. G. Hubinger company runs
until 1925. The special ordinance
NO. u, passed May 10, 1894, gave the
company franchise for twenty years.
In 1900 new ordinance was passed
and accepted by the company. This
ordinance extended the time OF the
franchise for twenty-five years from
that date.
The Iowa Telephone company,
which succeeded the Central Union
Telephone company, has no franchise
from the city of keokuk, according to
the records. Commissioner Gray
stated Saturday that the company had
taken the position under the interpre-
tations of the law by the supreme
court that they needed no franchise
in this city. The Central Union com
pany had a franchise which expired
october IA, 1893
The citizens comprising the meet.
ing called Friday night to protest
against the increase In rates by the
Iowa Telephone company passed a
resolution that the commissioners
should be asked to investigate and
ascertain If the Iowa Telephone com
pany had franchise and IL it were
required to have one.
Late Decision.
| In several decisions the supreme
court of Iowa held that the law OF the
Legislature giving the telephone com
ranies the right to use highways with
out permission applied to city streets
as well. Attorneys Craig and Collins
on looking further in the matter
found a decision handed down May 16
1912, to the effect that telephone com
lpanies were required to have fran
chise under the law
1t appears that the Iowa Telephone
company under this decision coult
have been forced to have franchise
before it could operate further in the
city. However, since the consolida
lIOIl, 1T is i)TeSuIH6u IHdI tuG lOWi
Telephone company will operate unde-
the privileges of the Hubinger fran
chise which runs until 1925. Thu
right of the Iowa Telephone compan.
Ito operate under the franchise In
wolves many legal complications but
is generally regarded as incontestable
Much Smoke at Meeting.
There was much smoke at the meet
ing Friday night which was attende
by more than one hundred men an
one woman Just how much fir
there was in it remains to be seen !
further developments.
Upon motion of n. G. Seeman, TIL
meeting chose as chairman John v
Rovane Newspaper men acted a
secretaries. The meeting soon d.
veloped into a debate between S. 7
Huebener and volunteers from tn
audience. The men present were
: no conciliatory spirit and the manne
: in which some of the men treated M
Huebener was much regretted.
/ John Kelley read a portion of NJ
!, Huebeners interview in The Cat
S City and asked Mr.. Huebener sever;
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No Investigating Committee.


a motion for the appointment of
committee to investigate was lost for
want of a second. Major w. 3. Col
Inns took the floor and gave his inVes-
tigation of the tax books.
The present building is assessed at
$500 and the Mississippi Valley Tele-
rhone company building at s7,40O The
Iowa company has 3S.S miles Of wires
within the city for which the full
value, based upon the taxable value,
is $500 per mile. This, however, is
fixed by q state commission and is
the average for the entire state.
Major Collins declared that public
service corporations such as the Iowa
Telephone company must do such
things as are necessary for service to
the public at a reasonable compensa
ton" He said that the courts had
fixed six per cent per annum as a
reasonable compensation and that il
was evident that the Iowa Telephone
company would make more than that
amount
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Inns also proposed that the meeting
should oppose any public service com
mission, that being a local PROPOSE
ton
Chairman Rovane took the floor and
explained the methods by which the
Iowa Telephone company had put the
Hubinger company out of business He
said that before competition came in
the Bell telephone rate was IS for a
business phone and $3.50 for a resi-
dence phone, but that to drive the
other company out of business it re-
duced the rates to point below com
petition prices and finally drove the
competing company out of business.
Another Phone Company.
The suggestion was made that an
other telephone company should be
launched and one man said he would
take $1,000 worth of stock in it. Sew
eral men privately expressed their
! opinion that the citizens had not sup
ported the Hubinger company and
could not be expected TO support an
other.
Various suggestions were given By
1E M. Majors, William Timberman
DIR. H. A. Kinnaman, Ed. Sargent ant
George w. Bauer. The meeting thet
adjourned Another meeting will be
! called by the chairman.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
A ROAD NEEDED

The new gold camp in the Plat
orc district is about one mile
southeast of Sumner and the most
feasible road to it is via Jasper and
Sumner. Sumner is about five
miles above Jasper and the road
between these two points is i'm
practicable for teams aud all sup
plies have to be packed in. This
road should be made passable at
once and then a postotiice will be
located at Sumner to be called
Huffman.
There is being considerable high
grade ore stored at Huffman,
samples of which run as high as
$1,000 to the ton. The new camp
will be shipper and not exclu-
sively milling camp.
There is every reason to believe
there will be something doing
in that district in the Spring and
Monte Vista should assist in open
ing the road.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

ONCE IN long while you hear f,,,
say that a farmer has no business in mill
This sort of individual is in a class with
man who is TOO BUSY TO READ
Too long have farmers delegated eGI
tive power to members of the "learned i
fessions.
Folks who have for years clamored
PROTECTION" in a general sense n|
have an opportunity to vote for men who
lieve in protecting two of the largest classes
producers-the farmers and workers.
The claim has been urged against G.
Gates as candidate for the Legislature Il
he is farmer!
In the first days of the Republic, farm
we're chosen by the people as their lawmak
and elected to administer the law. Hist
records the wisdom of such action.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

INFANT INDUSTRIES have been nro,.
and fostered until they have becon.
monopolies. The American voter h..
to realize that no government has anv,L
give to one of its citizens save what T.
from another citizen; hence, to pro,s,,
industry means to lay a corresponding h,
upon other industries.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
US in Wednesdays mail:
Monte Vista, Colo, Oct. n, 1912.

EDITOR JOURNAL,
Sir:-I have been reading your paper good
many years and ordinarily agree with most OF the
things you have to say in it when you don't talk
politics too much but take exceptions to the things
YOU said last week about Hon. Robt. G. Brecken-
ridge of Monte Vista. Maybe Bob Breckenridge is
what you could call boss but he has always been
looked up to as boss because he is good boss and
what is more he has forgot more in minute than
the rest Of them knew will know because
Robt g. Breckenridge is the Theodore Roosevelt OF
this county and ought to be the candidate for Gov
ernor of the State of Colorado this year Everybody
who has been here long enough knows that for
twelve years anyhow the name of Robt G. Brecken-
ridge has been firesde word in every home in Rio
Grande County and he has always stood like the
Pillars of Gibraltar as a consistent and powerful
worker in his church and home and against the
loon and the boot eggers and gamblers and has been
clean in his own life and has always been on the
right side of every question and always said Just
what he thought about everything if it was I'M
popular and would make him enemies And if the
gang of Irish back bters and the newcomers OF their
ilk that trying to run things and tell the
rest of us business would follow in the foot steps
of Bob Breckenridge this community would be
good deal better off and when they pull themselves
out from under the avalanche of votes which will
pile up on top of you next Tuesday maybe you will
conclude that Bob Breckenridge is still doing bust
ness at the old stand as the boss of this county.
Take Robt. G. Breckenridge out Of this county and
who would take his place is question l would like
to ask you About all that anybody has to do to be
successful here is to be friend of Bob Breckenridge
He done in the legislature than anybody we
ever had and about everybody in this county that
amounts to anything in politics has Bob Brecken-
ridge to thank for it land don't except the west
side of the County either and some of the republi.
cans over there that holding good fat jobs that
Bob Breckenridge got for them either. You needn't
print any of this letter unless you print all Of it and
/ want to conclude by saying Friends of Robt G.
Breckenridge put your armor and rise up in your
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

There seems to be a strong OPP
position to voting 100000 state
bonds to build a tunnel for the
Denver Northwestern e. Pacific
railroad. The experience of the
general government and some of
the states in voting bonds for rail
road companies has not been sat
isfactory.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

We have the best and finest b
Lanterns in the county Wscin
you If you came from that foreign
try, Missouri. The Monte Vista
ware Co.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
GATES FILES STATEMENT
NUMBER ONE.

Believing that the people should rule, and
their choice must be supreme, Geo. w. Gates
subscrbes to the legal form of statement
which was filed with the Secretary OF State
and is in the following FORM
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

at is pleasure to tell you that Cham
berlains Cough Remedy is the best
cough medicine have ever used, writes
Mrs. Hugh Campbell, OF Lavonia, Ga.
II have used it with all my children and
the results have been highly satsfac-
tory" For sale by all Druggists.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

w. V. Hilderbraud received a
telegram Saturday announcing the
death Of bis mother Mrs. r.. M.
Hilderbrand, at her home in Attica,
Ind. Mrs. Hilderbrand was seventy
years of age, and had been in poor
health for several years. She and
her husband celebrated their gol.
den wedding anniversary Sept. 20,
just a month before her death.
-Four years ago, Mrs. Hildebrand
and her daughter Flora visited
here and will be remem bered by
many Monte Vista people.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

Rarely do we give any heed to r...
communications, but the ardor tb,, Il '"Ss
of the above displays, and his consn;o s s'
Grafton for broken idol is so unswer,; Ou'
we publish the eulogy for what il is n n"'s
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

A $1,000 stock Of up to date A'l7
including fixtures in Lincoln Ns'
trade for land or property IN $40
Valley. Inquire Monte Vista kl'
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
STATEMENT NO. l

hereby declare to the people of the
State of Colorado as well as to the people of
my Legislative District, that during my term
of office, will always vote for the candidate
for United States Senator in Congress who
has received the highest number of the Peo-
pies votes for that office at the general cleo
ton next preceding the election of Senator
in Congress, without regard to my individual
preference
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

The Monte Vista Hardware Col
some mighty nice horse blsnketi
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

FOR SALE-Heavy sheeplinsd
coat. Good as new. Harry Chi
LIST Natl. Bank.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
FOr Rent

A four-room house in the west
Also a six-room house, furnished
GEO. S. LlLLl
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

Miss nellie Ydren who is a stu
dent at Greeley arrived Friday for
visit with her parents.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

Will pay good price for 2-inch walnut.
+. T.. Zerbe.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

PIANO For SALE-Good as new.
at bargain. Enquire at JOURNAL
office.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
MONTE VISTA JOURNAL

might and be counted next Tuesday 70, ~.
lican legislative and county ticket. 4' 'eput
Yours Respy
A REPUBLICAN
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1912

A message from the State
Chairman, Geo. T. Bradley, says
the Democratic Executive COM
mittee have investigated the
Denver Posts charges against
James B. Pearce and find them
UNTRUE and malicious.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Plummer Friday, Nov. |, boy.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

Will pay good price for seasoned 2
inch lumber. f. e. Zerbe
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
Wan

Will pay good price for walnut lum
Der 2 inches thick. r. r. Zerbe.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

The Monte Vista Hardware Co. have
on their shelves about 10000 cartridges.
You can buy what you want there,
surely.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

FOR RENT-New Groom house close
in. Mrs. Robert Campbell.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
George w. Gates,

Candidate for Representative to the
General Assembly of Colorado.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

Nicely furnished rooms, comfortably
heated. 3l8 Washington St.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
HASTENS TO DEFENSE
OF STATESMAN

Taking exception to the article in the
JOURNAL last week wherein we took the posi-
ton that X. G.. Breckenridge's reign as Re-
publican boss in Rio Grande county was
rapid decline, Republican reader of this
paper has sent US the following which reached
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

Wanted or 3inch seasoned I
FEE. ID
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

See Popular Fiction at Fullers.
so cents.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

ROOMS to Rent-Inquire l53 Bronx
st. or phone Monte &C.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-11-15
WILD HORSES IN COLORADO

James and Jess Mccarthy. who are
mining a copper claim above timber
line on Mount Blanca, Colorado. re-
port herd Of wild horses running
loose on the sand dunes of the I'm
comphagre range of mountains. south
west of Mount Blanca and Mosca
pass.
The McCarthys declare the hoofs of
these horses have spread out to &C
commodate the peculiar formation Of
the grounds over which they run un-
til they have attained the circumfer-
ence of dinner plates. Many other
prospectors to the mountains have
seen the horses, and a peculiar story
is related concerning their presence
on the dunes, which are very rare
in vegetation.
1t has been told, on good author
ity, that many years ago party of
government surveyors was sent to de-
termine the scope and character of
these dunes, and after many months
a searching party was sent after the
men, The only trace of their pres
ence was a surveyors instrument.
which stood like lonely sentinel in
the sands.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-11-15
RecordIno Sea Temperatures.

The superintendent of the Johns
Hopkins Botanical Gardens, William
II. Witte, has given to the public his
ingenious plan for automatically re-
cording changes in sea temperature
when ship is passing through the
ice fields. Water flows through a
small tank in the bow of the vessel. in
which three distinct appliances serve
to record the changes of tempera-
ture. These include a high and low
thermometer, copper plate which,
Iengthening or shortening, operates a
lever and records the changes Of
temperature on a revolving drum and
series of tubes filed with alcohol, the
tubes being connected by small alco-
hol filed pipe with a diaphragm which.
through lever and pen, also records
the changes of temperature on a
drum. All records may be read in
the pilot house. Scientific American.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-11-15

81 know Bill came in for lot Of
praise because he hunts with cam
era instead OF a gun" said a friend
to me. 1T never seems to strike peo-
pie that there may be more than one
kind Of brutality"
What's the matter with Bill?"
asked.
"Out in Canada last autumn" he re-
sumed, Il went OFF by myself one day,
when Bill was fiddling over his cam
era, and I stumbled full on a black
bear. Because was the only thing
In sight, very likely, became the inn
mediate object Of her attentions. I
had only slight lead. but was go
ing very well when Bill poked through
the brush and took in the situation.
Hold on there, old chap!' he
yelled. You're too far ahead. / can't
get both Of you int"