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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10

society which Bontecue left in Keo-
kuk as the result of his work here.
Active and ambitious at an early
age" says a writer, her first verses
we're printed when she was fourteen
years of age. and she continued that
activity and her energies were always
spent in promoting that which she
conceived to be right, and she did her
work in such captivating manner
that she left no wounds She scatter
ed rose leaves along the paths OF
men and women instead of thorns and
the people of Keokuk and other towns
she visited were captivated by her
womanly methods.
Mrs. washington was the mother OF
four children, son and three daugh-
tiers, and in spite of her active public
life as lecturer and writer, 1T Is
said she was a devoted mother and
her children all received good educa-
lions. To her, the children were her
jewels and to them, the mother was
a love-crowned queen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
MRS. Washington
FORMER RESIDENT
The Announcement Of Her Death is
Learned From a Related
Eastern News
paper.
WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA
Was Woman Of Great Activity, a
Poetess and Lecturer With a
Nationwide Repu-
tation.

A clipping from the Springfield
(Mass.) News. somewhat belated,
comes to this once bearing a biographi-
cal announcement Of the death of gift
ed woman, once beloved as bright and
active resident of Keokuk The late
Mrs. Lucy H. Washingeon is the
good woman referred to and she died
at Springfield September 2, at the
home of her daughter. Mrs, o. L.
Frazee.
Mrs. Washington was born at Whit
ng, Va, and descended from New
England ancestry dating back two
hundred any fifty years. She attend
ed the common school and academy of
her native state and commencing
teaching school at the age Of eighteen
years. She was poetess, her writ
ings consisting of three VOLUMES, as
the Press writer remarks, were filled
with the sweetness and beauty that
came from incidents and reflections OF
an active life" Her poems have been
republished by some of the leading
periodicals. The titles of the three
volumes of her poems are Echoes of
Song" "Memory's Casket," and Co
lumbia and other Poems"
Her husband, Rev. s. Washington,
well remembered by many people in
Keokuk, was graduate of Rochester
University and of Rochester Theolog-
ical seminary and during his profess
s1onal life served number of
churches in both eastern and western
states, among these congregations
thus served was the First Baptist
church of Keokuk.
She was not only poetess and a
sweet writer. but was exceedingly
active in other lines. She was an early
member Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and it was truly
said Of her that because Of her per-
suasive methods and christian spirit
she was popular with all classes" In
the temperance ribbon movement in
Keokuk nearly forty years ago, which
was led by the noted temperance lee
turer. Bontecue, Mrs. Washington was
one Of the active and brilliant among
the women, and continued her activ.
tiles in promotion of the Red Ribbon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
GOVERNMENT MAY
FIX POWER RATES
Conditions at Great Dam at keokuk,
VIII Be Invested by House
Committee.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 10-An
amendment Of the general dam act
giving the secretary OF war power to
fix the rates and regulate the affairs
Of the water power companies operat-
ing under government charters Is like
ly to be the result of the alleged ex-
tortionate prices charged for electric
power generated at Keokuk, la.
THE development Of the Keokuk
enterprise" Representative William
G. Anderson, chairman of the house
committee on Interstate commerce,
said today, Seems to bring the water
power question to head
1T is charged that the power pro-
duced there, after being farmsd out
through a number Of subordinate cor
porations, costs the public too much.
Personally am in favor Of the states
regulating these things But inasmuch
as the states have not done it in this
and many other instances, | am will
ing to yield to the pressure upon con-
gress for some remedial action.
my idea is an amendment to the
general dam act, applying both to
present, future, and past water power
charters, which will give the secre-
tary of war authority to regulate the
rates and practices of water power
concessionaires.'
Representatives Adamson, Sims of
Tennessee, Montague of Virginia.
Stevens of Minnesota, and Esch Of
Wisconsin, as subcommittee of the
interstate commerce committee, Will
visit Keokuk next week and lsarn con.
ditions there.
The trip is intended mainly as the
means of getting information upon
which to base action on the bills char
tering bridge companies which pro.
pose to use the power dam as an ap-
proach But the larger subject will
be taken up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
BENEFIT Matinee
TICKETS ON SALE
Excellent start i. Made to Secure
Funds for the United charI-
ties Work in the
City.
GOOD ALL NEXT WEEK
Afternoon Shows at the Grand VIII
Turn Receipts over-chli-
dren Are Help
Ing.
GOOD ALL NEXT WEEK

The sale of tickets for the matine IS
at the Grand, the receipts from which
will go to the treasury Of the United
Charities has commenced. The box
office receipts from every matinee
next week, beginning Monday and
continuing through the entire week
will be turned over by Manager G..
III. Dodge to the charity organization
for its work.
Saturday matinees are included in
this list, and there will be a special
matinee on Wednesday afternoon.
This is primarily for the benefit Of
the school children.
Manager Dodge has assured the
United Charities, Of which he is one
of the directors, that the Grand's pro-
grams at the matinees next weak will
be Of the usual high class and very
interesting. The theater will make
a fine place for you to 60 when tired
out with shopping. You will not only
have the pleasure of an entertainms mt
but will also be helping worthy
cause. For every dime goes into the
United Charities treasury.
A meeting was held yesterday aft
ernoon Of the school children at the
| Y. W. G. A. The children will all
| take tickets and have already started
to sell them The tickets were dis
tributed yesterday and one of the en-
terprising youngsters sold nineteen
the FIRST crack off the bat"
| The committee in charge of the
! ticket selling has decided to give one
! free ticket with every ten sold. The
sale of tickets is not to be limited to
the children. Adults who feel that
they can take time to help the cause
along are asked to come to the Grand
| box office between and 4:30 and
take tickets to sell.
A competition is developing be-
tween school districts and a pre-
will be given to the one selling the
most tickets. The sale of tickets will
be the biggest asset, it is believed,
and the committee is hoping that
everybody will take at least ons
/ ticket.
/ Every dime helps, and lots of dimes
/ makes lots of dollars, and that is
what the United Charities need. The
children are hslping, will you?
At the meeting OF the painters and
decorators union it was decided that
ticket should be bought for each
member. This morning the secretary
! OF ths union sent to the Grand box
office and purchased the tickets. 1t
has been suggested that other unions
might follow suit and in this way help
the charity organization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
Iowa as Honey state.

DIES MONIES, Dec. 1O.-Iowa is
rapidly forging to the front as the
leading honey producing state IN the
union and this is being demonstrated
here today at the second annual con-
vention Of the Iowa Bee Keepers As
ISOLATION at the Slavery hotel.
President Frank c. Pellet of At
lantic, called the meeting to order at
10 o'clock and reports were made by
S. w. Snyder, secretary, Of Center
Point, and c. H. True, treasurer, Of
Edgewood. The session will close
Friday evening and during the three
days, scores OF valuable papers giving
information upon the best method Of
keeping bees and marketing honey
Will be read and discussed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
Governor Addressed TIL I'M.

DIES MONIES, Dec. 10.-President
'C. E. Cameron called the annual meet
ing Of the state board of agriculture
to order at the state house this morn
ing and introduced Governor Clarke,
who addressed the delegates. The
morning session was given up to the
appointment Of standing committees
and listening to the annual report OF
A. R. Corey, secretary, showing that
the last state fair made net profit
of over $4,000.
Geo. M Chapel, director of the
Iowa weather and crop service. made
his annual report and Chas. Downing,
secretary Of the Indiana state fair,
delivered al address.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
new REMEDY SAVES OLD FOLKS
FROM KIDNEY AND BLADDER NISERIEs
Sleep Disturbing Bladder Weakness Backaohe Joints,
Pains Disappear After Few Doses

While people along in years arc
naturally more subject to weak kid
neys, they can easily AVOID the tor
lures Of backache and rheumatism.
and be saved the annoyance OF got
ting up at night with disagreeable
bladder disorders.
Croxone promptly overcomes all
such troubles by making the kidneys
filter the blood properly and sift out
the poisonous acids and waste mat
ter that cause these troubles.
1t soaks right in and cleans out the
stopped up, inactive kidneys, dis
solves and drives out the uric acid
and other poisonous impurities that
lodge in the joints and muscles ami
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10

cause rheumatism. 1t neutralizes the
urine so 1t no longer irrlt7tes the
bladder. overcoming unnec essary
breaking Of sleep and helps the kid
neys and bladder regain health and
strength
II matters not how long you have
suffered, how old you are, CT what
else you have used 1t Is practi ally
impossible to take this quick-acti7g
effective preparation without imme
date results. 1t starts to work the
minute you take 1.-THE FIRST time
you use 1t. An original package oil
Croxone costs but trifie, and all
druggists are authorized to return
the purchase price If 1t falls in a
single case. -Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
California Woman Seriously Alarmed

California Woman Seriously Alarmed.
"A short time ago contracted a Sc
we're cold which settled on my lungs
and caused me great deal Of annoy
ance. l would have bad coughing
spells and my lungs we're 80 sore and
inflamed, began to be seriously
alarmed. A friend recommended
Chamberlain Cough Remedy, saying
she had used 1t for years. I bought
a bottle and 1t relieved my cough the
first night. and in a week, ] was rid
of the cold and soreness of my lungs"
writes Miss Marie Gerber. Sawtette,
Calf. For sale by all dealers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10

Purchase Round Trip Ticket.
In making the trip, a round trip
ticket should be purchased at the
home station. On arrival in Keo-
kuk the return stub Of the ticket
should be presented at the first
store in which any shopping is
done. At this store slip will be
filled out and handed to the shop
per. Then at every store where a
purchase is made the name Of the
store and the amount Of the pur-
chase will be entered on the slip
by the store clerk. When the last
purchase Is made the amount OF
goods will be added up. the slip
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10

Frank H. Jones Co., Mems and
boys furnishings, 402 Main.
Peterson Bros, clothing, COZ
Main.
We'll & Co., clothing, 426 Main.
Golden Rule Department Store,
500 Main.
G. Megchlesen, 420 Main.
Sullivan & Auwerda, dry goods
store, 410 Main.
The Central dry goods store, s2s
Main.
The NJ. Younker store, dry goods,
42S Main.
winger Bros, dry goods store,
61s Main.
Nathan Lowitz. everything ready
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
Shop at These Stores.

From the firms included In the
Retail Merchants Association can
be purchased almost anything that
could be given for Christmas
present. In order to obtain the
rebate on the fare the goods must
be purchased from some member
Of this association, the following
stores being members:
Duncan-schell Furniture Co, so7
Main.
Linqufst Bros. house furnishing,
SIS Main.
schell-Demple Furniture Co., e15
Main.
Divers & Mccarthy Co., clothing,
Ale Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
Labor situation improved

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Dec. 10.--With the Dublin
transport workers strike said to be
settled and the refusal OF British
trade unionists to accept the proposal
of Jim Larkin, the Irish leader, for a
general strike throughout the united
kingdom, the labor situation today
was considered to be improved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
Condition. Of Refund.

II the amount of the purchases
is only half as large as the amount
imposed in the conditions, one-half
of the fare will be refunded. The
following table shows how much
goods must be purchased in order
that the fare, both ways, be re,
funded:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
Dubuque Poultry show.

DUBUQUE, Dec. 1O.-The Dubuque
Poultry Association is holding one of
the largest shows ever held in eastern
Iowa and the exhibits will continue
the rest of the week. Many exhibits
are here from surrounding states
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
Fares Refunded if This Plan is FoHoued

taken up by the clerk, and the
railroad fare returned If the sum
Of the purchases made during the
day is as large as the conditions
laid down by the merchants as
ISOLATION calls for.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
wooDMEN OF THE WORLD

Gate City Camp No. 81, Woodmen
of the World, meets second and
fourth Mondays of each month at
Hawkes. hall, corner Eighth and Main.
Visiting sovereigns cordially invited.
Albert Kiefer, consul commanders;
Jos. M. Skinner, clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10

LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Keolsuk Lodge, No. 704, meets ev.
cry Tuesday night at p. m. in Moose
hall, corner OF Sixth and Main. Visit.
ing brothers cordially invited. L. L.
Laubersheimer. dictator. Ed S. Lotion
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
ROYAL ARCANuM

Keokuk Council No $50 meets third
Friday each month. Hawkes. hall,
Eighth and Main. Visiting brethren
fraternally invited to attend. ]. M
Fulton. regent; ]. /. Annable, secre-
tar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
SHOPPING EXCURSIONS TO KEOKUK
On Rock Island Railroad Tues, Dec 16---Tues, Dec %

to-wear for women and children,
612 Main.
Ayres & Chapman. jewelry and
opticians, I'll Main.
Frank LeT,ron Jewelry Co., 4o4
Main.
Jules Renaud's Son, jeweler. s1o
Main.
wilkinson & Co.. druggists, 422
Main.
Hodge q Hawkes., shoes, $40
Main
J. NJ. Huiskamp & Son, shoes.
SEQ Main.
8. A. Miller, shoes, SIG Main.
Miss NJ. King, millinery. ssa
Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
A. o. q. ".

Keokuk lodge. No. 25e. meets every
Thursday night at 500 o'clock a
Hawkes. hall. Eighth and Main street.
Visiting brethren cordially invited. C.
H. Griffith, M. W.; j. A. Branson. re-
corder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
But Not Many.

Some men are so attentive to their
wives that you might think they wers
not married. Exchange
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECUR
ITY KEoKUK COUNCIL NO. 1919
meets the first and third Monday OF
each month at A. o. U. W. hall, at 8
o'clock. DR.. G. A. Jenkins, president;
Ernc5t Best, fnancier; Mrs. Ralph
Muse, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
X. OF p.

IA. VT
Morning Star lodge, No. s. meets a.
Fifth and Blondeau. X. Of P. building,
Tuesday at 7:S0. John P. Hornish,
chancellor commander: J. A. Burgess,
K. of R. and s. Visiting knights ira.
ternally invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
B. p. O. M ,Ks

SRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
Keokuk Aerie. No. ess. meets first
and third Wednesday Of each month
at Eagles hall, 523 Main street. Visit
Ing brothers cordially invited. James
Tickle, w. President; G. A. Noakes.
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10

Puckechetuck Lodge No. 80, meets
every Friday evening at O'Clock.
A. B. Hughes. N. g.; George w.
lmmegart, permanent secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-10
Cinton's Storage
Ainton's Transfer

Merchandise, Machinery, Furntturss
Peovss, MusIoai instruments, Pictures
And everything In tho storage Line.
Large, clean, safe warehouses. Prisse
Fsasonabie, Including Insurance.
TRANSFER LINE IN CONNECTIONS
ohies s2S Biondeau. Both phones -
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18
National Baths.

He was gentleman who was in
Washington as a minister representing
Honduras. Diplomats. according to
the popular conception. never say the
wrong thing. They are believed to be
the delicacy Of language and the
fnesse Of vocabulary. This particular
diplomat entered an uptown barber
shop in Washington and got q shave
after he had explained what he want
ed in words which were more full Of
accent than of duency.
Nov. sir" said the barber briskly.
'can't we give you a Turkish BATH
"NO-0-0" replied the man from Hon
duras, with some hesitation. You
see, I'm n0-nO Turk k"-POpular Maga-
zine.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18

/ Some men have all the luck. A
beautiful young lady lost her back
comb in one Of the Washington parks
and President Wilson got down on his
knees, found it, and gallantly restored
it to her. We tramped around in
those Washington parks more or less
for eight years and every woman who
lost back comb was at least 65 years
O d and wrinkled.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18
CHRISTMAS.

Hail Christmas! The day of loving,
giving and forgiving. The one great
holiday universal; the gift day of the
world. The only holiday that is not
observed to commemorate deed of
arms; the the founding of a nation; a
great discovery or any human
achievement or triumph; yet it is the
dearest, sweetest and most univer-
sally observed anniversary in all the
wide category of holidays. Not only
is it celebrated by the people of ev-
cry nation that owes allegiance to the
milk and white banner of the Prince
of Peace, but In Mahometan realms
and in lands "where the heather in
his blindness bows down to wood
and stone," at approximately the
same time, is held a great gift
festival. What does it mean? There
can be but one answer. Every time
that a gift is bestowed at this festal
season it matters not how costly or
vaiueless the gift may be, it is testi-
mony, unconscious perhaps, but nev-
,ertheless a testimony that the Great
! Father of all bestowed on humanity
the greatest gift He in His omnipot-
ence could devise. Each present be-
slowed harks back to the time when
Angels sang "Peace on Earth, Good
Will to Men," Imbued with the spirit
Of the season the Herald says to all
its readers: Peace be with you, and
may yours be a happy, merry Christ
mas.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18

A married woman spends goodly
portion of her time wondering what
would have become of her husband if
he had married some other woman
that would not have known how to
manage him.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18

P. M. Ringdahl has been appointed
to one of the Land Office positions at
Crookston. Peter M. has made being
defeated on the Democratic ticket
profitable.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18

knock them down to manifest their
zeal.
President Wilson has shown almost
uncanny ability to protect himself
from his enemies-God save him
from his fool friends.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18

"At recent election in Sweden,
statistics show that but three and six
tenths per cent Of the women were
disqualified for failure to pay poll
taxes, while more than twenty-four
per cent of the men were disqualified.
-Ex.
Probably after the men paid their
wives taxes they had no money left
to pay their own.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18
A FAKE FORMATION.

Hon. Charles A. Lindberg, the
chrysanthemum statesman, (he is
styled chrysanthemum because he is
valuable for show purposes only) rep
resenting the Sixth congressional dis
trict in the congress of the United
States, has written a hundred and
fifty letters, more or less, to prom
inent Republicans in the state, chiefly
in the Sixth district, asking them their
heart opinion as to his becoming a
candidate for Governor.
Charles A. is not strong with the
Republicans, Democrats, or Bull
Moosers in his district, but he has a
lot Of vicarious strength and no one
knows better than himself that a
whole lot of the voters, especially the
Republicans, would like to unload him
and that they would like to see him
run for Governor as that would be an
easy way to get shut of him and it
would also demonstrate how thin he
would be if he tried to spread over
the entire state, so he knows that
they will fall for his game and that
every mothers son Of them will write
him to "Go in and Win"
Mr.. Lindberg, however, has no
more intention Of becoming a candi-
date for governor than we have of
entering the lists against Dan Lawler
for the Democratic nomination for
the same position. The position of
is more profitable than
that Of Governor and Lindberg will
never sacrifice coin for glory, unless
he is asleep. It is simply one OF his
fake formations for which he is FAM
GUS. In due time he will appear be-
fore the proper officials and make an
affidavit that he is a Republican and
file as Republican candidate for con-
gress. Then when his Republicanism
is questioned he will flash these hum
dreds of letters from prominent
Republicans and innocently inquire,
sIf was a good enough Republican
to become your candidate for Gov
ernor why am not q go d enough
Republican to become your congress
sional candidate?" Foxy Charley.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18

In this gladsome Yuletide season
when good fellowship and friendship
rule and reign, we desire to state that
if anything that we have written has
hurt the feelings Of any of the Her
AIDS numerous readers we stand
ready to forgive them.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-12-18

IF farmers received as much atten-
tion in legislation as they do in "mes-
sages" and Resolutions" everybody
would turn agriculturist.