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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
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x. P. Anniversary.

Morning Star Lodge No. 8, knights
of Pythias, is making arrangements
to properly observe the anniversary
of the founding of the order at the
hall, corner of Blondeau and Fifth
streets, on the 21st of the present
month. The regular anniversary date
will be the 18th, but It is not conven-
lent to observe the day on that date
SO the 21st has been set for the time
to hold the exercises, which will con-
sist Of a program suitable to the an
niversary occasion Arrangements are
also being made for school of in
struction to be held on the oath when
the Wapello team will be present and
exemplify the work. The local knights
are anticipating a happy time for
both occasions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
DIED THIS MORNING
At ADVANCED ACE
Theodore Hcgeman, Citizen Of kes-
kuk for Over Forty-six
Years Passes
Away.
WAS BORN IN HOLLAND
WAS BORN IN HOLLAND
Announcement Of His Funeral viii
Not be Made Until the Ar
rival Of His
Sons.

Death has come to Theodore j.
hegeman, an old adopted citizen OF
Meokuk, who has lived an honorable
NE here for forty-six years.
MT. Hegeman died this morning at
MS home 1928 Fulton street after
confinement to his bed of only a
week, of Bright's disease. He was
porn In Holland January i, 1882 and
came to this country and to Keokuk
In 1866
April II. 1869, he was united in
marriage to Miss Theresa Steiger,
~ ,as ceremony being performed at ST
e.ers Catholic church in this city.
ar Hegeman was an exemplary
o,'izen, unassuming, but OF the most
''efiing manhood, a kind neighbor. a
model husband and good father he
~ MS impress upon the hearts Of
'aose who knew him best. His voca-
'ion was that of tailor az which he
was engaged until the death Of his
we about five years ago. when he
retired
spout three years ago he had the
!, to fall and dislocate his
up since which time he had been
compelled to use crutches, and this
injury may have aggravated the dis
ease Of which he died.
I ne was member of St Mary's
Oalhoiic church, true to his faith, a
ssonsistent and devout christion He
:, also member Of the Tailors'
snioh and knights Of Honor and
q high among the members Of
Asse organizations. He was well
deserved man and would have been
:. .sash at casual glance as man
- years Younger.
,a ~ Is survived by Three sons.
'y i. W Hegeman Of Chicago. VII
Aan 4 Hegeman Of Northwood,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
PERSON AIS.

Chas. A. Schenk has returned from
Des Moines where he has been on a
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Sage of this
city, and Mrs. Virginia Ritchey, of
Alexandria, Mo-, will leave tonight for
California.
Capt John Ferris, To- South Four
teenth street, is confined to his home
with an injured foot. Several days ago,
Mr.. Ferris stepped on a nail and the
member has not healed as rapidly as
it should. He will likely be confined
for several days yet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
FRENZY OF FEAR
BY AMERICANS
CONTINUED from page l..

their landing will not be officially re
garded "as Intervention" but merely
as force to serve as an embassy
guard
Ambassador Wilson has instructed
American consuis at ports where Uni
ted States war vessels will arrive, to
extend protection to foreigners as
we'll as Americans
Hundreds of Americans and other
foreigners are focking to San Luis
Potosi for refuge, according to an
official report from Consul Bonney
He said the countryside was infested
with outlaws and brigands and that
there was great appre hension.
/. was authoritatively reported this
afternoon that the state department
is preparing complete investigation
of the Mexican situation and COM
prehensive estimate of all the out
RACES to Americans and their proper
ty during the last few months. 1t
was understood that this information
was being made ready in message
to congress which President Taft
might decide to send in case he put
up to the legislative branch of the
government the question Of iDterven-
ton
Such message. 1t was said, would
reveal some sort of heretofore I'M
known facts as to the actual forces
behind the unrest in Mexico. 1t is
known that many members Of the
senate and house have already been
quietly tipped off, by the president
as 10 some Of the Information in the
possession OF the state department
State department records Indicate
that there are about 100000 Ameri-
can citizens in the Mexican republic,
more than fourIfifths Of whom are
permanent residents there. The re-
public's laws do not require foreign
ers to have, passports and records
show that only about $4,000 Ameri-
cans have obtained their credentials.
However, many more may have regis
tered at various consula.es. Secre-
tary Knox was today preparing de
tailed report OF Americans In Mexico
and their distribution over the repub-
lie, for submission to President TAFT.
The first signs OF pressure to be
brought by foreign governments on
the United States to take measures
to bring about peace In Mexico are
the "casuR1' visits OF foreign repre-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
cry NEWS.

A public sale of New York state
COWS at Elders sale pavilion at
Hamilton Saturday afternoon, Febru
airy Is. Holstein and Jersey Part
fresh and close springers. ADV.
The petit jury in the district
court will not report until Monday at
2 p. m. The first case on the assign.
ment list is: Knight vs. Daily Cases
have been assigned so many time and
postponed by the attorneys when the
time comes for trial that it is impos-
sible to predict when any case will
really come to trial
The first of a series Of Lenten
sermons preached by the Rev. Dr.
Rudd of Fort Madiosn was delivered
in ST. Johns church last night. Or.
Rudd is very forcible speaker and
treats his subjects in a logical and
most rational way
Keokuk Aerie esq, F'raternal or.
der of Eagles is conducting cam
paign for new members and within
the last three weeks have received
40 applications 115 OF these were
received in one night according to
officers Of the lodge. At this rate,
Keokuk will soon have the fastest
growing lodge Of Eagles In the state.
The regular meeting Of the Wood
men OF the World has been changed
to the first and third Thursday
Therefore no meeting tonight. Mem
bers take notice. Adv.
"A public sale of New York state
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
The keokuk Colony

There is quite colony of Keokuk
people in Los Angeles Just now
among them being Mr.. and Mrs. c. D
Streeter, Mrs R. G Horne, Miss
Marie Horne, Miss Alexine Reid
Mrs. Virginia W, WINS Mrs. VIM. A.
BrowniIl, Mrs. H. C. Huiskamp, Miss
Huiskamp, Mrs, Allen and Miss Gar.
net Allen. While Major and Mrs
Tyler, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Z. Beeks and
Mrs. Helen NJ. Comstock have esiab.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
W. B. SEEL.EY
j. B. VEIL
A. WEBER

Iowa. and Theodore Hegeman OF
Lyons. Neb., three daughters, Misses
Jennie, Serena and Norma at home,
and four grandchildren, Ruth and
Joseph Hegeman of Chicago; Donald
Hegeman Of Northwood, Iowa, and
Marion Hegeman Of Lyons, Neb.
The time for the funeral will be an
nounced after the arrival OIL his sons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

lished homes in Los Angeles keokus
still claims them. Recently Mr.. and
Mrs. Streeter were at dinner given
by former resident of Keosauqua
and attended only by former resi-
dents Of that town. Mrs. Horne was
recent guest at luncheon given
by the D. A. RS of southern Cali
fornia which was attended by num-
Der of other Iowa daughters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

cows ar Elders sale pavilion at
Hamilton Saturday afternoon, Febru
airy IS. Holstein and Jersey. Part
fresh and close springers. ADV.
Royal Neighbours Valentine So
cial tonight at Woodmans hail. Re
freshments. Dancing and cards. Ad-
mission 10c.--Adv
Miss Julia Renaud has been re-
moved from the hospital to her home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

A Warnlns-to feel tired before es.
ertion lie not laziness-lt's a sign that
the system lacks vitality, and needs
the tonic effect of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Sufferers should not delay. Get rid of
that tired feeling by beginning to take
Hoods Sarsaparilla today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
NO SENATOR
FOR THIS WEEK
Continued from page IL

en- 1: Caldwell 1.
| House vote: Mcdonald 4; Beech
enstein Al; Sherman So; Funk "a; Al
schuler 8: Hopkins q La Crone 2;
VIM B. Mckinley 8; Caldwell i: Lew
is 2; Lorimer l; Cermak 5 Boiling
8; Magill 4 Comisky /; Hibbler 1;
Rosenheim 1; Rosenberg !,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
The losing Side Banquet.

The Ladies of the Maccabees are
looking forward to their banquet to
be given next Tuesday night by the
losing side in the attendance contest
to the winning side. The order is ex-
pecting a prosperous year under the
new officers:
Lady commander Mrs. o. d. Nc.
Mains
Past lady commander-Miss tn.
cinda Brayshaw.
Lieutenant lady communicable
Maggie Wurm.
Lady record keeper-Mrs. Ieta e.
Nelson.
Lady finance keeper-Miss Flor.
ence O'Brien.
Lady chaplain Mrs. Ufa Buss.
Lady-at-arms-Mrs Helen A. Lyons.
Lady sergeant-Mrs. Ora Dorian.
Lady sentinel-Mrs Dora Lang.
Lady picket-Mrs Lucretia Parks.
Musician-Miss Marie vogt
Captain of the guards Mrs. Oral
Hennings.
Color bearer No. Mrs. Ethel Nc
Dowell.
| Color bearer No. miss Gussie La.
feber.
/ Ensign No. Miss Carrie Lafeber
! Ensign No. 2-Miss Gertrude schev
ers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
a Sewing Party

Mrs. David j. Ayres, $40 North
Fourth street, entertained a few
friends this afternoon at a sewing
party in honor of Mrs. Hearst of West
Virginia who is her guest,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

Read The Daily Gate City. 10
cents per week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
GEO. S. TUCKER
B. F. KETCHAM
JNO. ROVANE
The Want Column

FOR RENT Two furnished front
bedrooms, in modern home, hot
water heat. Good location. Phone
1923-Red
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

FOR RENT--seyen room house, e26
Concert street, Apply at 917 Blon-
deau.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
LOST
MISCELLANEOUS.

FURNISHED ROOMS for rent; board,
ing by the day or week, at 211 Blon-
deau street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

WILLOW RIVER, coming commercial
center of interior British Columbia.
On Grand Trunk Pacific and Pacific C
Hudson Bay. Rys., entrance great
Peace River country. For full infor-
nation write Pacific Land & Town.
sites Co, Ltd, 1o7 Richards streets
Vancouver, B. G. Agents wanted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

WANTED At once, rs glaciers. Ap.
ply to David Lupton Sons, fore
man Mississippi river power house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

FOR RENT Five room house, 419 N.
10th. Inquire 317 y. 4th Phone 900.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

FOR RENT Furnished room In
strictly modern home. Phone 112o
Red. 1t02 Bank.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13
WANTED.

WANTED - Woman for general
housework at 4os N. Tv elfth st.
Apply at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

their landing will not be officially re-
garded "as intervention" but merely
as force to serve as an embassy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

WANTED-A colored cook and cham
bermaid Phone 462.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

FOR RENT Furnished rooms in
strictly modern home. Phone 1925
Red 1902 Bank
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-13

WANTED Laborers for factory
work. steady employment; good
wages; open shop; no labor troubles
Parlin & Orendorff Co, Canton, Ill.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28

Meters will be installed in each
building in order to accurately de-
termine the amount of current con-
sumed and it will be to the inter-
est of the consumer to always re-
member to turn off the lights when
they are not in use. The meter
never forgets to run while the
light is burning.
Buildings will be wired by the
city practically at cost, a slight
percentage being added to the
cost of material and labor to cover
transportation charges and break
age. A stock of this material
has already been received and
those desiring their buildings
wired should notify the city cleo
trician at an early date in order
to avoid delay.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28
'Glades Can be Drained

Warren E. Hall, district engi-
neer of the United States geologi-
cal survey, returned to Atlanta
recently from the Florida Ever
glades, where in company with E,
I. Perkins, M. o. Leighton and
Isham Randolph, he made a sur
vey to determine the feasibility Of
draining the great swamps. Mr..
Hall is pleased with the result of
the investigation and declared to a
reporter for the Atlanta Georgian
that it will be possible to reclaim
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28

HOUR SERVICE
OUR NEW ELECTRIC SYSTEM
MiN Soon Be In Operation Chang
es Now Being Made

The changes necessary TO the IN
stallation cf the new electrical
service are being pushed forward
as rapidly as possible both by the
Punta Gorda Ice Company and
the city. At the factory machin-
cry is being re-arranged in order
to provide space for the new elec-
trical equipment, which we under
stand has already been shipped,
and every effort is being made to
have foundations, etc. in readiness
so that there will be no delay when
the apparatus arrives.
A new transmission line has
been run by the City from the
factory to the intersection OF Mar
ion avenue and King street and is
now being extended South on Mar
ion avenue as far as the New
Southland.
Motives of economy will render
it inadvisable to give the new SER
vice to the entire city at once.
The business section will be given
the new service first. The line
material at present serving this
section will then be taken down
and used in extending the new SER
vice to the residence districts.
1t has been decided by the City
Council that the charges for cur
rent will be at the rate of 15c per
kilo-watt-hour during the first
three months that the new system
is in operation; this will be
sufficient time to arrive at definite
figures for the cost of operating,
and then il possible, rates will.be
reduced. The following table gives
the cost per month of running diff
ferent sizes of lamps at this 15c.
rate. The column at the left gives
the number of hours per night
which the light is burned while
opposite this number in the other
columns will be found the cost per
month for different sizes of lamps:
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28
DeS0tO County Affairs

you will only observe that the cur
rent expense of the county was
paid nothing more-and that
cut to the lowest figure. This
same gang who now seek to bond
the countv and keep preaching
and seeking to deceive the country
cracker TO come their way. 1t re-
minds us of the frame-up of q
county court in our county some
four or FIVE years ago, which was
done over our protest, and which
very readily proved to be a fail
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28

ure, waste of our public funds
and Nuisance and burden to our
people.
Nothing would be more highly
proper than for the governor of
the state to have the state auditor
take the papers in some litigaho ion,
Continued on last page
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28
THE GROWTH OF FLORIDA
Since Reconstruction Has Been Won
fuI-Forfy Years Progress

iui FVIIt ISdIS TIVyfSSS
No one with eyes to see will say
the south is not more prosperous
than ever before in its history,
and that Florida has not in natur-
nj resources and in soil, products
and climate, all the elements of a
great future. Today the indus
trial development of the south de-
fes adequate description.
We recall the south as it was
nearly half a century ago. Forty
years ago we spent four months
in Florida. Desolate places every
where where mansions had occu-
pied the land. Fortunes had van
ished as in the night; the best men
had died in fields of battle; its civ
ilization was gone; its labor sys-
tenn was destroyed; it's affairs
we're administered by dishonest
strangers known in history as car
petbaggers; and there appeared to
be no prospects of capital for in
dustries.
Ten times richer now In all ma
terial things which 60 to makesa
people great and powerful, be-
cause it lost nothing in heart and
hope, the south is now the fairest
and most inviting land in all this
great country, and is growing
more and more self-dependent
every day and year.
The working out of their own,
salvation by the people Of the
South, aided of course, by people
and capital from other sections, In
a way that has been almost sur
prising to themselves, when they
think of conditions as they were
thirty-six years ago when the
troops were withdrawn and they
were left to control their own af-
fairs, as it has been to those who
have looked on from the outside
is one of the marvels of single
generation of men.
The recovery from conditions
which would have caused a less
self-reliant and courageous people
to give up in despair, has never
before been equaled in history.
Talking politics in the south,
one seldom, if ever, hears. Par
ty is in reality combination of
the intelligent forms of good gov
ernment. In the course Of events
the party name happens to be
Democracy Southern Democracy
as it is called. In the far south it
is onesided affair, dishonest car
petbaggers having made it such.
And in the wonderful change for
the better that has taken place,
Florida in the development Of its
agriculture, the expansion of it's
commerce, the growth of'its cities
with a cosmopolitan population
representing every state, all ma
tions Of Europe, Canada and the
West India islands, has but just
entered upon a new aud marvellous
career. jackson, mich. J Patriot.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28
VALUABLE MARINE GROWTH
The Common Leggerhead Sponge
Has Fertilizer Elements

The national department OF
agriculture, through its bureau of
soils, has recently completed an
alysis of the loggerhead sponge,
which grows abnndantly in the
waters of southern Florida, to de-
termlne its value as fertilizer
The sponge, according to Thom-
as E. Reedy Of Key West, grows
in countless thousands and to an
enormous size ia shallow water,
where it is easy to procure.
Mr.. Reedy also states that the
farmers of the Florida keys use
loggerhead sponge with wonder
full results and hardly ever use
chemical fertilizers.
DR.. I'll. f. Moore of the United
States Bureau of Fisheries, cites
the use of this sponge by citrus
growers of tho Florida mainland,
and states that he has seen this
sponge growing in such quantities
that he has long thought it should
be exploited.
A specialist of the department
recently made analysis OF samples
from Key West, which verify the
value of this sponge as fertilizer.
The analys;s..shows that the approx
innate results Of air dry material
show 4 per cent, of nitrogen, 3-4
of l per cent, each of potash and
PHOSPHORUS acid, per cent, Of
lime and 40 per cent, of organic
matter.
The specialists say that it is evi-
dent from the composition of this
material and its demonstrated eff
Cheney as ii fertilizer that it has
considerable value to farmers and
fruit growers, who have easy ac-
cess to it in the shadows of the
sea.
The department. is conducting
further Investigations to determine
the feasibility Of extending the use
Of this sponge as fertilizer.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28

most of the water-covered area.
.There are," he said hundreds
of square miles in the Everglades
where no white man has ever set
foot. I predict that just as soon
as enough money can be appro-
priated and judiciously used this
now useless territory can be turn
ed into the most fertile farm land.
"The first great task to be I'M
dertaken will be the construction
of a canal which will connect Mi
ami and Fort Myers thus uniting
the east and west coasts of Flori--
da. This canal will be made nav
igable for the largest ships and
will reduce the distance between
these two points 165 miles.
"Florida some time ago made
an appropriation for drainage
work. Several million dollars
were spent. The work was done
without due consideration. The
man engaged jumped at conclu-
|sions and as as q consequence the
work done is lost time and money
uselessly spent for the water does
not run the right way.
San appropriation of $40, 900
has been made recently for inyes-
tigation alone to determine exact
ly what can be done. Our report
has gone in and $6, 900, 900 will be
appropriated at once.
Zone place where the drainage
work previously done proved q
success -Zona, Fla, about eight
miles west of Fort Landerdale--a
real estate company purchased
10000 acres of land for ST. an
acre. This company is selling
this land at $50 an acre.
"The Everglades are about
twenty feet. above sea level and
the water can be made to run easi-
ly into the ocean. Our scheme is
to perfect drainage system in
the wet season and an irrigating
system in the dry months. The
soil is rich and black and the cli-
mate is ideal. No malaria is found
in the center of the Everglades at
Lake Okeechobee-a beautiful
lake abont thirty square miles-a
little inland sea, one might term
it. There is not minute in the
day that huge black bass do not
jump in the water. There are
hundreds of them, and as You
travel in boat a continual splash
ing is heard.
sssThere are very few mosquitoes.
So far this summer the tempera-
ture in the Everglades has been
cool. ] think 80 degreee is the
warmest day we had.
1--WE travelled many of tie riv-
ers and | tell you I saw many
strange and weird sights. We
travelled in a combination sail and
power yacht. L the evening
when the moon shone bright, we
sat in our boat and fished. |
caught many bass as large as sew
en- pounds and shot number of
alligators-one over twelve feet in
length escaped. His jaws were
large enough to take calf in his
mouth.
81 enjoyed the trip every min
ute and can positively say that
golden opportunity and fabulous
wealth await. investment in the
Everglades of Florida"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28

No more can the small boy get
fish hooks and marbles nor the lit
le girl get doll babies inexchange
for Octagon soap wrappers. Let's
abolish the Legislature, says an
exchange.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28

Ocala Banner: r:-The lime crop
on the lower Florida keys is
bringing the growers good prices,
and as good as the prices are they
are keeping down the yet higher
prices of lemons. The lime growers
of Florida are genuine benefactors.
There are few things more re-
freshing and cooling on hot sum-
mer's day than a limeade, if prop
erly made.