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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-02

AHERE Prpont Morgan about Bis
trust there little doubt
who stood at the head Of American finance would show OF
forbid display for he
his Me without ostentaon
Wall and Doad so New oppsss tie United
Ooa1os treasury, reflects ~
ws-na x-x-a~xe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
s35, 900 BOND ISSUE
WILL BE ARRANGED
To Take up Certificates to Local Con-
tractors, City Council viii
Issue Eond.

1t was made public this afternoon
that the city council will issue bonds
to the amount of about $4,000 to
meet the certificates recently Issued
to local contractors for the grading
and street improvement made dur
ing the past summer.
1t was late this afternoon when
The Gate City received tip that such
was the case and Commissioner Gray
was reached at the city hall. When
asked about the matter, Mr.. Gray
said, Yes, it is true that we have
about decided to issue the bonds.
There was not enough money in the
fund to pay for the improvements and
last week we issued certificates to
the contractors to pay for the work.
We now propose to issue bonds to COW
er the amount Of the certificates. Mr..
Elder can probably tell more about
it,"
Mayor Elder was found at his home
and said that the matter had not yet
gone far enough to tell definitely what
would be done but that the city pre-
posed to issue bonds to cover the
amount of the certificates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
FRIEDMANN's CURE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Serum is Taken From Cold BIooded
Animals and Takes Long
Time.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Dr. f. F.
Friedman's famous cure for tubercu-
losis was the subject Of a long re-
port by Consul General Thackera at
Berlin sent to congress today by
President Taft Thackera said Ills
persons have been treated and while
the cure has not yet been accepted
by the medical profession, the results
warrant the attention of congress.
The report was submitted as the
result of a resolution by Senator
Gore. Consul Thackera says a ma
iority of the cases treated were chil-
dren and most of them were appa,-
emily successful. 1t will be long
time, however, he stated, before the
remedy becomes available for use
throughout the world, DR.. Friedman
says he is only able to produce the
serum in limited quantities, 1t being
obtained from cold blooded animals
through tedious and lengthy pro-
cess.
Consul Thackera said the Berlin
medical fraternity did not believe
the new serum should be acknowledge.
ed until facilities We're offered to
various physicians to observe the ef-
feots of the preparation under their
own administration and also to deter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
QUIBBLING OVER
POINTS OF Law
Dr.. Hyde Trying to Postpone His
Case Until April Has
Arrived.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 16-The
reason for the delays which attorneys
for the defense in the DR.. B. Clarke
Hyde trial have been causing became
apparent today when it was discov-
cred that the trial must end by April
6. Under the law, the court term
ends and the jury is automatically
discharged on that date.
While Prosecutor Floyd Jacobs is
doing his utmost to hasten the case
and is making every effort to expedi-
ate the jury selection, attorneys for
the defense during the last two days
have been imposing objections, read
ing lengthy reasons for each objec-
ticn and spending many minutes in
quibbling over points of law.
At the noon adjournment today no
additions were made to the five ven
iremen accepted yesterday. Thirteen
who were examined were excused,
three because they could neither reao
nor write. Adjournment was taken
and the names of sixty more venire-
men were drawn for appearance on
Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
CITY NEWS.

Thomas Moff1tt. Of ITO Carroll
street. underwent an operation at a
local hospital a few days ago, coming
through it successfully and is pro-
pressing toward recovery very salts
factorily.
The Upper Room Mission. Open
every evening at 1880. God is love 2
The spirit of love and kindness should
prevail among Gods people. The peo-
pie OF this mission seek to show forth
the spirit of Jesus Christ. F. A. Nc
Cav.
Our next horse and mule auc-
ton at Hamilton, Illinois, will be Feb.
Sth. VIII have 200 head of horses
OF all classes. Bring in your horses
and mules and we will sell them for
you at good prices. B. w. Elder
Adv.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Keokuk Country club
will be held tomorrow evening at
1880 o'clock. Officers for the ensuing
year will be elected and other busl-
ness disposed Of.
Several of the workmen on the
excavation work at the new hotel re-
ceived a bad scare this morning about
ten o'clock when part OF the bank on
the Fourth street side Of the site
caved in. Several men narrowly
escaped being struck by bricks or
buried under the dirt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
PREFERRED WHISKEY
TO THE LADIES
Could Not Properly Celebrate Bobby
Burns Birthday Without
Scotch.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-- There
will be Scotch whisky and no ladies'
at the banquet January rs Of the st.
Andrew Society celebrating Bobby
Burns birthday. The members had
their choice Of no "whiskey'' and
their feminine relatives, or no ladies
and the mountain dew. They chose the
Scotch.
Andrew Carnegie and the British
ambassador are expected as guests
at the banaue..
In order not to appear less chival-
rous than their Bobby Burns, the st.
Andrews membership will hold ladies'
night in February when members
wives and sweethearts will be the
guests of honor and there will be no
"whiskey."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
VIOLA AUSTIN FACES
SERIOUS CHARGE
Woman Who Gained Notorlety In the
keithley Case Arrested on
Serious Charge.

Viola Austin, who gained great
deal Of no.oriety in connection with
the case of William Keithley last
summer, was arrested and arraigned
in superior court this afternoon on
a charge OF adultery.
The charge was made by Mrs. Anna
Hughes, who says that her husband
James Hughes, a teamster employed
by Cameron's, has been living with
the Austin woman in room on Main
street..
Miss Austin entered a plea Of not
guilty when arraigned before Judge
Mcnamara this afternoon and was
sent back to jail in default of $500
bond.
1t will be remembered that Miss
Austin was the sweetheart of VIII.
liam Keithley, who died under mys-
terious circumstances last summer.
His aunt Mrs. Belle Armentrout was
afterward arrested and charged with
his murder, but was afterward dis
charged. Miss Austin was also close
ly questioned in regard to Keithley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
PARCEL POST DOES
MUCH BUSINESS
Statement for the First Fifteen Days
Shows Great Increase at
the Postoffice.

The parcel post business for the
first fifteen days under the system
was such that it shows the system has
won its way very quickly in this city.
During that time there were 1879
packages received and 2.343 sent out,
weighing an average of one pound and
q quarter This practically is all
gain as before the parcel post law
went into effect the number of pack
ages sent through the mails was very
small
The postage revenue from the par
eel post at the postoffice was s1S4.54
while the added expense of handling
was only s23.10, which shows that the
increase of expense with the increase
of business under the new law is
comparatively small.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
FRENCH ELECTION
COMES TOMORROW
is Plainly Case Of the Politicians
Against tho Country Over
There.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Jan. 16.-On the eve Of the
presidential election at Versailles, the
utmost confusion prevailed when the
republican "lefts' today prepared to
resume their caucus to choose can
didate.i
1t was plainly a case OF the politi-
clans against the country. Newspaper
contests throughout the republic
showed NJ. Raymond Poincare. prem
Ter, to be ten to one favorite, while
his defeat at the hands of the legis-
lators in yesterdays second ballot,
showed that the premier's chances in
Fridays election were considerably
reduced.
Il will continue the fight" Premier
Poincare said in statement today.
If the people voted M. Poincare
would be elected by a landslide. To-
morrow, II they are sure of their
ground the politicians plan to knife
him, but his friends predicted tina. he
would be elected anyway.
The "lefts' caucussed again this
afternoon. Former Premier Delcasse
today was strongly favored as com.
promise candidate. 1t was said that
NJ. Clemenceau and other prominent
men favored him.
IF M. Pans wins again today
said Jean Jaures, the unified socialist
will he tomorrow not think that sc
many voted for PANS solely because
they opposed Poincare? Should they
succeed in defeating Poincare, they
would not then vote for Pans tomor
row. but for another. The minister
of agriculture is but a stalking
horse"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Directors Resumed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-In accord
ance with the dissolution order of the
United States supreme court the d.
rectors of the Southern Pacific rail-
road of Mexico, who We're also con.
nected with the Union Pacific, resign.
ed from the board at a meeting held
today. The designations were from
S. v. S. Crisby. r. l.. Gerry, Alex
Millar and w. v. s. Thorne. The va.
cancies we're filled by L. ]. Spence,
f. w. Mail, w. A. Worthington and
w. F. Bull. Julius Kruttschnitt sue.
ceeded Judge Lovett on the board and
az chairman OF the executive com
mittee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
$500, 900 Robbery.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Jan. 16-Robbery Of a
satchel containing stock which is
claimed to have a face value of 100000
was reported to the police today by
w, D. Wade, president of the Aus
tralian Marine Fibres, limited. Wade
said the satchel had been stolen from
him at the Northwestern depot, where
he had just arrived from st. Paul.
Wade said the stock, which was I'M
signed and non-negotiable, was being
issued for the company which he was
organizing and which he was on his
way east to get started.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Threatening letters.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
Is CERESCO, Nebr. Jan. 16.-Postal
authorities arrived here today to
make an investigation of the threaten
ing letters that have been sent to five
farmers near here, asking each of
them to deposit $1,000 in currency at
a designated place. The writer's
threaten to blow up the farmers
homes with dynamite unless the de-
mand are satisfied.
A squad Of officers and detectives
are gathered here to take care of any
trouble that may arise in case the
blackhanders are caught, or any at
tempt is made to carry out them
threats
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
supervIses Five Schools.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16.-The new
duties Of provincial Of the Society Of
Jesuit for the Missouri province were
taken UP today by the Very Rev. A.
J. Burrows, president of St. Louis
University. Until new president is
appointed to succeed him, Father
Burrows will continue as the active
head OF st. Louis University, at the
same time supervising four other
Jesuit schools.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Canadian Collision.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
HAMILTON, Ont. Jan. 16.-Scores
of passengers on an immigrant train
narrowly escaped death or injury in a
collision with a freight near Dundas,
according to advices received here to-
day. The freight was backing off a
siding when 1t collided with the
west-bound immigrant train Several
freigh cars We're smashed and the pas
senger cars badly damaged. No one
was seriously hurt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Under American FLAG.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BOSTON, Jan. 16.-It was persist
emily rumored along the water front
and shipping circles today that the
entire fleet of the United Fruit Com
pany would be placed under American
registration and the ships hereafter
will fly the American flag Officials
Of the company said such step has
been considered.
The same officials refused to say
that the shipping trust investigation
now being made by congress is re,
sponsible. Scores OF the company's
feet officials have been ordered to
take out naturalization papers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Not Taken Seriously.
.IInited Preas Leased Wire Serrl

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 16.-State
officers are not considering seriously
the proposition made by William l..
O'Connell OF Chicago that they leave
their seats and permit the newly
elected officers to take their places.
II Attorney General Stead is called
upon for an opinion on the question,
he will undoubtedly decide that until
the legislature organizes this cannot
he done constitutionally.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Daily Stock. Letter.
ICopyright, 1918, by the New York
Evening Post Company.

EYenlng PoSt company.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-After a
couple of hours in which yesterdays
recovery OF prices continued on the
stock exchange, the market came alb
solutely to halt This was followed
by slow downward reaction in the
later afternoon which brought prices
for a good many stocks back 10 yes.
terday's closing level. Nothing in
the news of the day served to influ-
ence sentiment in either direction ON
the foreign stock exchanges, prices
seeming to move much as they did
here, going up for a time, hen drop
ping back again The market closed
inactive with an irreeUler recovery in
tho afternoon shertlg before the
close
Several new security issues were
announced and while the to.al OF
these loans was not large. it was evi-
dent that the banks would have plen.
ty of chances to employ their money
profitably through advances to syndi-
CO. es and others interested in the
operations. No more gold was taken
for Paris, but developments indicated
that further shipments would be in
the near future. The foreign exchange
market advanced nearly 1s cent above
yesterdays level
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
GrimsIey Matter is Rehearsed and At
torneys Add Some Charges
to the Already Large
List.
ARGUING A MOTION
Attorneys Arguing Motion Of Defense
to Take Case From Jury and
instruct for the
Defendant.

Inc attorneys IN the case OF Ber-
nard A. Dolan as guardian of Louisa
Grimsley against e. T.. Bartruff re-
hearsed the entire Grimsley matter
in their statements before the jury at
the opening of the case. Dolan asks
$4,000 damages from Bartruff for his
ward because Of injuries suffered by
the eviction Of Mrs. Grimsley and her
household goods from the house on
the corner of Seventh and Morgan
streets. This afternoon the attorneys
argued the motion of the defendant
to the iuGge to instruct the jury for
the defendant 1t was necessary for
Judge Hamilton to call the attorneys
down several times in their opening
statements.
b. F. Jones, who made the opening
statement for the plaintiff, painted a
word picture Of the old lady walking
up and down in front of her house
after the eviction, unprotected from
the bad rainy weather and not only
homeless but friendless. He told OF
the pieces of antique mahogany fur
niture worth much money, the oil
paintings of her which were valuable
and the mental anguish and suffering
caused her He attacked Bartruff for
his manner of doing, claimed he got
the property for mere song by a
tax title, said all was settled with
Felix T. Hughes and extolled Mr.
Dolan for his efforts in the old lady's
behalf.
Ballinger, on his part, assailed
Dolan as a professional ward hunt
err and declared that the only pur-
pose of Jones and Dolan had been
to drag down in the mire and filth
of publicity honorable men Of the
town" with their charges and suits.
He cleared R. c. Mcllwain and Judge
Hughes and said that the acton by
which the case in the supreme court
was dismissed upon agreement that
Bartruff and Judge Hughes should
divide the property was right.
The goods which were taken from
Mrs. Grimsley's house about two
years ago were taken first to the rear
lot on Judge Hughes property and
later taken into the street where
they were subsequently burneds
Bartruff had secured the order of
eviction and Henry NJ. schevers, then
chief Of police executed It. Thefplain-
tiff alleged that the putting of the
goods in the street was continue
ton OF the act of Bartruff in expell-
ing the LADY from the house and that
defense claimed these were two sep
arate ac.s
The defense in Its motion to Judge
Hamilton to take the case from the
jury and decide for the defendant all
declared that Bar.ruff was not re-
sponsible for the acts alleged, that
he was the absolute and unqualified
owner of the place by virtue Of the
decree OF the superior court and also
held legal title outside the decree
that he did not do any Illegal act
that If any injury was done it was by
the acts Of others, of the public Off
GERS and because the placing Of the
properly into the street was done at
the request Of Felix T. Hughes and
not Of Bartruff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
mine whether the cures were perma-
nent.
FUNDS ARE Low
IN STRIKE SAFE
(Continued from page IL

Many of these sweat shops pro-
prietors have trick, when the air is
filled with discomfort, of raising the
wages Of about one-fifth of their en-
ployes, usually the American girls,
and when they have these workers in
good humor, they make up the loss by
cutting the wages of the foreign girls. {
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16

Unimpeachable--E you were to see
the unequalled volume of unimpeach-
able testimony in favor of Hoods
sarsaparilla. you would upbraio your
self for SO long delaying to take this
effective medicine for that blood, dis
ease from which you are suffering
ADV ertisemept.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16

limited Press Leased Wire Service. /
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 10 "RuIe
Teutonia, rule the air. Dreadnaught
building nations please beware to
he tune Of Rule Brittania," is a
Danish newspapers suggestion for a
national anthem.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16

Clancy from the Leavenworth prison.
would be examined by the United
States district attorney here this aft
ernoon. Six local men furnished bonds
to.alling s3S,50O which were submit
ted yesterday and the rest will be
submitted today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
$4,000 Bonds.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. s.-Patrick
H. Mccarthy, formerly mayor of San
Francisco declared today that the
$4,000 bonds necessary for the re-
lease OF Olav Tveitmoe and Eugene
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Wills aa Collector.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--President
Taft today nominated. To be collec-
tor of customs o. Alaska, John r.
Willis of Alaska.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
He's Dead. Thank Goodness.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. Jan. 10
Parts of the skeleton of a giant griz-
Fly bear larger than any now in exist
ence were unearthed today in the tar
beds of the Labrae ranch near here.
Scientists say the bear stood five feet
and half high on all tours This is
the largest of number of remarkable
prehistoric finds on the Labrae ranch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
KEOKUK GETS
ANOTHER CONVENTION

Especial to The Gate City.l
y SIOUX CITY. Iowa, Jan. 1e.-The
Iowa Master Plumbers Association
today decided TO hold the next an
nual meeting in keokuk. These an
nuaI meetings are held In January.
John King Of keokuk is attending the
convention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-160 acres, close in, near
Belmont school. Good improve
ments. Can divide this in 40 acre
tracts. Good investment property. ].
B. Van Pappelendam, 26 North Fifth
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16

FOR SALE Corner lot at Twelfth
and Blondeau streets, at a very low
price II taken within three days. Geo.
Sherwood
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16

FOR sALE-Five room house, partly
modern, on corner, centrally locat-
ed. North side, s225o. Address B. B..
care Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16

The funeral of Mrs. Jerome Douglas
was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock,
at the family residence, 1910 Franklin
street. The services were conducted
by Rev. F. A. McGaw, after which the
burial took place In lakewood ceme-
terry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
Born In keokuk.

George A. Br1nkman was born In
keokLk on June 8, 1859, ard was mar
ried here to Miss Alice C. Breiten-
stein on July 10, 1887. For number
Of years he was one of the city
leading business men, being mem.
Der Of the firm of Weinberg Brinkman
Co., engaged in the dry goods bust
Eess. He was engaged In this occupa.
ton from 1886 to 1904 with the ex.
ception of two years spent at Mount
Pleasant in the same line
Retiring from this, he entered the
insurance business in 1904 with Col.
H. B. Blood, on South Sixth street,
and that year was elected member
of the board of supervisors of Lee
county, serving six years and being
one OF the best county officials ever
serving in Lee county.
He was member of Puckechetuck
lodge No. 43 of the Odd Fellows and
Unitarian church.
Besides his wife and daughter Miss
Florence he is survived by his moth
er Mrs. Rosa Brinkman and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters.
Mrs J. G. yezina, Ellsworth, Wis;
Mrs. Olaf Linquist, Monmouth, H.;
Mrs Mary Weinberg. Keokuk: Mrs.
r. E. Hunt, Keokuk; Miss Alice Brink
man and ]. w. Brinkman of this city,
Fred H. Brinkman of ST. Louis, Ed
ward H. Brinkman, Decatur, III.
The funeral announcement will be
made later. Owing to sentiment
often expressed by him that flowers
are for the living" the family re-
quests that friends will not send
flowers for the funeral.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-16
|l1lS1[RS' CLUB DECIDES
|N FAVOR OF BASEBALL

Thomas R. Joyce. Il am heartily in
favor Of baseball but something
should be done to boost the attend
ance."
T. r. McManus: Lets find out how
much money we need and then go af-
ter 1t. We can raise it without tron.
BILE but let's get enough at the start"
George S. Tucker: Il am perfectly
willing to double my regular subscrip.
ton, but hope that we may have a
better natured club on the field than
we were forced to watch last season"
Hazen |. Sawyer: II don't want it
because sneak away from the office
too often to see the games, but be-
lieye that the people q, the city will
find out that the money spent for
baseball is well worth it In advertis-
ing. 1t will not do to drop out Of the
game at this time"
T. A. Craig: II believe that the
people with the exception Of small
minority, want the game and will
subscribe literally to keep it here
After these opinions had been ex-
pressed, general discussion Of the
situation followed. Nearly every man
present had something to say regard
ing the matter, but the general opin-
ion was that the city could not afford
to give up the game at this time.
Ex-president Frank l.. Griffey, of the
Keokuk Baseball Association, was
asked to give an estimate as to the
amount necessary to carry the club
through the season and after explain
ing the situation IS it was now and
comparing 1t with last year at this
time, he declared that four thousand
dollars would be ample to cary the
club. This was based on an attend
ance Of $4,000
Myrtle F. Baker. the leading spirit
in Keokuk baseball circles also out
lined his plans, which have been made
public through The Gate City at other
times during the pas; two weeks, and
they were Endorsed by his hearers
Mr.. Hobbs then read list OF men,
who had been suggested as solicit
ing committee for the campaign for
the necessary money. The list con-
tains the following men: