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Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
His IittIe Red Cart.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you about my cart. My mother had some spare certffi- cates. SO she got me a cart The cart is a very good one It is red with gilt figures on the outside. There is a nice red seat Ii is large enough to hold two or three children.
 I have carried quite a. few papers and books in it. Yesterday I went to the almshouse with books for the old people.
 Some day I want to go to the Rock Nook home with some books and toys l do not use any more
 R. DE WITT PARSONS. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29

My dear Mrs. P: I thought you might be interested in hearing some of the things I think our city has done for me. It has furnished us play grounds to play in. In the parks there are swings, see-saws and sand boxes. It has furnished us the William Back us hospital for the sick people.
 It has furnished us schools for chil- dren and libraries to get books from and many other things.
 Some of the things I can do for my city are to pick up all the papers I see, all the fruit skins I see, not break off tWigs from trees or set any fires that might destroy property and keep my back yard clean.
 Your friend.
 WALTER CLABBY.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
Should Pick up Paners.

My dear Mrs. P: These are some of the things that our city has done for us. We have nice parks in which are big swings, and see-saws. Then we have the hospitals. where many sick people are taken to be doctOred. We have playgrounds with swings and sand boxes and ee-saws.
 This is wFs we can do to make our city look beautiful. We can keep our wards clean. If we throw banana skins on the sidewalk. someone might come along and fall and break bis hand or leg. So we must never throw any fruit skins down. We should pick un any papers that we see on the side walk and lawns.
 Your friend
 ANNIE GULOMB
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
What the City Does for Him.

My dear Mrs. F.: What my city has done for me?
 The city furnishes the schools. Tn schools there are chairs and desks. I go to the West Thames Street school. In front of our school there is a lawn and three trees.
 Another thing the city gives us is the library. People get books from the library and when they are read they must be returned
 The city also furnishes the parks. Tn the parks there are swings. see saws and benches. The names of some parks are Mohegan park and Wash ington Street park
 WALTER SCHILLER, Age 9.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
A Bio Lemon

Dear Uncle Jed: We have a lemon tree. and it has one lemon on It. This morning, May 18th. my father picked it. It was very yellow and weighed one pound and a quarter, and meas urer IA inches around the middle of it.
 It was q very large one, and I think if we were to exhibit it, 1t would take the prize. Don't you.
 The end of it will be in two good pies.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29

C. Sevin, Norwich J. Connor &5 Co, Water St. T. McMahon, West Main St Otto Ferry, Franklin St Louis Itkind, ITO West Main St. k. Henderson, High St Chas. Fairclough, West Thames
 St. Panoss x Demetri, F Thames St. The Great A G P Tea Co. w. E. F4oldridge- fl Dunham St. Thomas CromptCn, c. w. Pearson, c. w. Hill &s Son. 147 Franklin
 St.
 Mrs. B. Sirkin, 9 Forest St. D Williams. Maple St. The Herman Alofsin Co, 175
 West Main St. Wm. E. Jones, fl Maple St.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
low to Make the City Beautiful.

My dear Mrs. P: Pm going to write you little letter about what my city has done for us. The city has given Us playgrounds where we can play every summer day The city has giv- en us the hospital where we can go when we are sick. The city has given us parks where we can go on a hot summer day
 The city has also asked us to help make it look beautiful The way to make it look beautiful is by picking up papers that are scattered on the street, by cleaning up our front and back yards. Other ways, we should not break off the branches from the trees, or take the young birds out of their nests.
 Your friend.
 JOHN PERTNGFP
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29

Beautiful.
 My Dear Mrs. P: I enjoyed your talk very much Arbor day and hope you will come and talk to us again sometime. Our city has done great deal for us. It has given us libraries where we can get books, and the parks where they have swings and seesaws. Then we have the playgrOunds where we have sand boxes, swings and see saws. Some of our streets look very nice, and I hope they will still inn prove. I will do my part in making the city beautiful
 We should keep our schOolyard look ing clean and nice. We should pick the papers up when we see them in the street and put them in a rubbish can., We should keep our yards look ing clean and nice.
 We shouldn't throw banana skins on the sidewalks, because somebody might slip on them and fall and be badly hurt. We ought not to chalk sidewalks, fences public park benches or any public property.
 We shouldn't break the twigs off of our neighbors' trees nor build fires in the trunks of trees, because it would kill them. and then there would be no trees. We ought not to kill birds or rob their nests, because some day the eggs will be little birds.
 Your friend.
 MARTHA HANSEN.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
Your friend. JOHN PERINGER.
What She Gan Do for +ba ci+v

My dear Mrs. P: am writing to tell you what my city has done for me and what I can do for it. The city has given us parks, playgrounds. lt- braries, hospitals and many other things to enjoy
 To help the city I can pick LID the paper I see, not throw down the skins of the fruit l am eating, not break the twigs off the trees and hedges and keep my ward clean. If we do all that it will always be .'Spotless Town.
 Your friend.
 HELEN WOODWORTH.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
What the City Does for Him.

My Dear Mrs. P. One of the things that my city has done for me is. it has given me the use of the public library. When there are rainy days I can read book taken from it. An other thing is the parks. There is where l like to go.
 l was up al Mohegan park once, but I didn't stay long because it was late. I hope to go again this summer. An other thing is the hospital. When my mother or father are sick they can be taken there, l hope that you will come and speak again.
 Your friend
 STEPHEN NOECH
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29

hope you will come again. Our city has done a great deal to help us. It has given us the public parks, the boxes and the lovely swings and see saws. where the children have such fun.
 There are a great many things we can do to help this city. Some of the principal ones are not to break twigs off our neighbors' trees, not to burn the trunks of any trees, not to shoot birds, not to rob birds nests. and not to harm little birds or trees. We should be very careful about tearing up papers, and pick up any that we find scattered about.
 Your friend,
 ELIZABE BILL,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
done for me?

done for me?
 My city has furnished the schools for me. In the schools there are books. desks and chairs. In front of our school there is a lawn and a few trees. 1 go to the West Thames street school. It is on West Thames street
 There is another thing that the city furnishes. It is the parks The city plants flowers and keeps the grass green. In the parks there are benches, swings and see-saws. The names of some parks are Mohegan park and Washington Street park.
 ANNA HUSSET, Age g.
 May IA, 1913:
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
Pearl Eishfnu.

Pearl fishing Is one of the oldest in dustres Pearls are found in oysters which are found in the warmer waters. A diver who goes down after the pearl oysters faces many dangers, the com monest being the shark
 When a shark sees a diver he waits half way from the surface. If the div CT reaches the bottom in safety he is safe until it is time to ascend. If he
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
The Following GroCers Sell 7ECkER'S SUPERLATIVE FLOUR

A. T. Otis. 72 Franklin St. Henry Norman. 36 Franklin St. M. B. Prentice. 159 Sachem St. H. D. Rallion. 45 Broadway w. J. Fletcher, 25 Oneco St. H, D. Avery, POP Franklin St. Laurel Hill Market, 322 Laurel
 Hill Ave
 J. H. Davis. Laurel Hill Ave. F. l.. Naples. Elizabeth St. A Francis & Son. l Thames St. J. Jordan, SS West Main St J. Nj. Young & Son, 3-6-9 Market
 St.
 Wm. Disco, Jr.. 499 Main St. Sherwood Potter, 40 Main St A. E. Main. 217 Central Ave. Michael Bray, 400 North Main St. ]. w Semple. 285 Central Ave. P. H. Ether, 351 Central Ave.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
What He Should Do.

My Dear Mrs. P. The city has giv- en me and all the rest the playgrounds. the libraries, the streets, the Business College the new little trees, the Nor wich Free Academy. the parks and swimming places and hospitals where sick people can go.
 I can look after the trees around my house and everywhere and after the streets I should not throw papers in the streets. I can give apple cores and banana peels to horses for they enjoy them.
 Your friend.
 ATFPFD KEARNFY
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
She Can Help in Many Ways.

My dear Mrs P: My city has done a great deal for me. It has given me public parks, schools, libraries and playgrounds.
 I can help in many ways to keep my city clean. l can keep from throw ing papers about it, or rubbish of any kind, or banana peels. We are learn ing many things about how to make our city more beautiful
 Your friend
 ROSANNA MONTE
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
Keepins Clean Adds to Beauty.

Keeping Clean Adds to Beauty
 My Dear Mrs. P: I am going to tell you some of the things my city has done for my use and what we are do- ing to help make 1t beautiful. It has given us a library called the Otis li- brary, large schools surrounded by pleasant schooIyards. a beautiful park called Mohegan park. playgrounds and 2 beautiful large academy called the Norwich Free Academy
 l can pay the city back by picking all the paper up I see on the street, and throwing it in a rubbish can. I can feed birds in winter. I must not make fires in old tree trunks, and not break limbs off of trees. Our city Is so beautiful that we call it the "Rose of New England" and we can add to its beauty by keeping it clean.
 Your friend,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29

J. P. Holloway, Main St l.. Rosenberg, G. BudWick, Mrs. J. Fox. West Main St
 FitchVille Lewis E. Branr-
 Yantic E. A. Jones. w. E. Manning.
 Norwich Town Brady & Saxton- J. E. Banning. H. H. Young.
 TaftVille J. c. Marsan. P. Dion Alfred Chartier. W. E. Baldwin. A. J. Senft. The Peoples Store.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Josephine HoIbrook of Norwich, Jackanapes. by Juliana Horatia Ewing. 2-Juiia Virian Latham of Norwich, The Young Archer. by Charles F.. Brimbletom.
 3-Ednah CaIkins of Kissimmee, Fla. Her Little Mother. by Miss Mulock.
 4-R. Dewitt Parsons of Norwich, A Great Emergency, by Juliana Horatia Ewing.
 5-Carrie A. Pratt of Pomfret Gen. ter, Theodore and Theodora, by Mari an w. Wildman.
 6-FIossie Meyer of Taftville, A Loy- al Little Maid, by Edith Robinson. 7-Bertha A. Fuller of Eagleville. Big Brother. by Anna Fellows John- stone.
 8-Edward Burns of Norwich. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas. by Frank Gee Patchen.
 Winners of books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business of fee for them at any hour after 10 a. nl on Thursday. CITY BEAUTIFUL LETTERS
 FROM WEST SIDE
 SCHOOL CHILDREN.
 Pick Up Scattered Litter. My Dear Mrs. P: We enjoyed vo1r talk very much on Arbor day and
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29

All the largest Canadian steamships must now be tquipped with wireless outfits
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29

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Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29

Whatever you are-Be that; Whatever you say-Be true Straig act Be honest-in fact
 Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
Rules for Young Writers.


 l. Write plainly on one side of the paper onIy' and number the pages. 3. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 8. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 4. Original stories or letters only wll1 be used.
 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress pLasInIy at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications to Un- cIe Jed, Bulletin O61ce.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
What the. City Does

My dear Mrs, F.: What has my city
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
Will Do Her Part to Make the City
 Beautiful

HYMoN BENJAMIN BASS.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
WiII Not Set Fires.

Your friend. ALFRED KEARNEY.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-29
CITY BEAUTIFUL LETTERS
 FROM WEST SIDE

Pick Up Scattered Litter.
 My Dear Mrs. P: We enjoyed your talk very much on Arbor day and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
PERSON AIS.

DIR. and Mrs. Frank M. Fuller left
last night for a short stay in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs F. C. johnson will
leave next week for Los Angeles to
make their home. Mr.. and Mrs. John.
son have been residents of Keokuk for
many years and their friends sincerely
regret their departure and hope that
the friendships here may prove more
attractive than California's climate
and that they may return here to live
d. b. Reeves left today for Burling-
tos and Mediapolis on business.
Ex-postmaste- John P. Kennedy OF
Montrose. was in the city today
October first he turned over the Mont
rose Office to VIM. Eppers.
v. H. Mendelson of San Francisco
is a Keokuk visitor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
CITY NEWS.

Choice spring chickens at Jos
Haubert's, 7O9 Main street. Adyer
tisement.
Steindel Trio, world famed art
lists. Grand tonight. -Advertisement
Representative Pepper and Cen
molly made another pilgrimage to the
white house yesterday on Iowa pat.
ronage. They are seeking to hurry
along the appointments to help along
the recommendations Of the organiza.
ton. The white house continues to
promise the appointments In few
days.
-Steindel Trio and Kirk Towns at
Grand tonight. -Advertisement
William Walton, a junk dealer,
was arrested this afternoon on an
Information filed by his wife, charg-
ing desertion and non-support of his
wife and child When Walton was
brought before Judge Mcnamara he
claimed that there was a serious mis-
take of some kind being made. His
case was continued until tomorrow
At Grand tonight. Steindel Trio
and Kirk Towns-Advertisem
Regular meeting Keokuk Council
No. 536 tonight at O'Clock, Tawke5'
hall, Eighth and Main. Visiting breth-
rem fraternally invited to attend. j.
NJ. Fulton, regent; ]. l. Annable. sec
retary.-Adv.
Congregations market, Home Tea
Co., Saturday afternoon. Advertise
Iment.
The fire department tested out the
nag fire engine stationed at West Keo-
kTNl this morning in order to make
sure that 1t would work all right in
case, it should be necessary to use it.
It was found to be in as good shape
as when it was new and was taken
back and stored away. The depart
ment lua,, completed the work of filling
the cityA,cisterns and is ready now
for winter to come.
Puck eNhetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday night at s o'clock. Ali
members requested to be present. By
order of nopse grand. Geo Immegart,
secretary Advertisement.
Trinity bazaar Dec. 1.-Adver-
tisement.
To Ne Man.
A man shall and must be valiant;
he must march forward and quit him
self like man Carlyle "On He
roes.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
PERSON AIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Rich and family
have moved into the f. C. Johnson
home on Fourth and Orleans street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Peterson have
moved into their new home at 500
Fulton street.
l.. H. Aver, Jr., has returned from
business trip to Chicago, ILL.,, and
Indianapolis. Ind.
9. D. DeBarry of Des Moines is in
the city
Charles Grundy of Boston is a
Keokuk visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Trivilo of
Spring Valley, Ill.,, are visitors in the
city today.
Sam Woods of Quincy is a city
visitor.
s. NJ. Pray OF Minneapolis is visit
ing in the city.
Miss Gertrude Wiley returned to
Burlington Tuesday morning to take
up her work in the Elliott Business
College, as principal of the shorthand
department
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore A. Craig left
this morning nv auto for st. Louis to
he gone week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
TAKES ACID BEFORE
! FAMILY; REGRETS IT
Annie shuItz Cries for Doctor After
Drinking carbolic Acid in
Presence Of
Others.
WAS TERRIBLY BURNED
Asks Doctor If She Will Live Follow.
Ing Attempted Suicide; Re-
covery Is Very
Doubtful.

After she had been chatting with
her mother and a visitor Just az noon
today Annie Shultz, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Shultz, of 21O south
Fifth street, made an attempt to take
her life by drinking carbolic acid. AS
the visitor started out the door she
suddenly stood up and put the bot
tie to her lips, uttering cries of pain
as the acid burned her.
She was Immediately carried In a
room and DR.. w. Frank Brown sum-
moned. She was in great pain when
he arrived and her chances for recoy-
cry were regarded small.
Immediately after she drank the
acid she seemed to repent the act
for she cried for doctor. After the
doctor had arrived she repeatedly
asked If she would die.
Miss Shultz Is about eighteen years
of age and had been in very nerv-
Gus condition for some time, seeming
to be constantly worried, it is said,
over domestic troubles. This is be
lieved the cause for her rash act.
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sureties to be approved by the city
council of the city of Keokuk, for the
faithful performance of his contract.
The contract will contain provis on
that the contractor shall guaran 90
the Improvement to remain in good
repair for the period Of two years
from and after the date of its accept
ance by the city council, and the bond
will contain like condition.
In case the successful bidder shall.
fail to enter into contract with the
city of Keo5uk for the construction
of said improvement or furnish bend
as herein required, and as required by
law, the certified check deposited by
him with his bid shall be forfeited
to the city of Keokuk as agreed and
liquidated damages
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
The proposals received will be act.
ed upon by the city council of the
city Of Keokuk on the 18th day of oc-
tober, 1913
Published by the authority of the
city council OF the city of Keokuk.
O. w. sANDBERG,
City Clerk.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
October & 1a1:

4
Inviting proposals for constructing
an s inch sanitary sewer in the alley
through block SO, to a connection with
the sewer In block SIS, Kilbourne's
addition
Sealed proposals will be received by
the city clerk of the city of Keokuk,
at his Office in Keokuk, until o'clock
p M, on the 18th day of October.
1918, for the construction of the fol-
lowing described improvement, as per
plans and specifications now on file
in the office of said clerk.
An s inch sanitary sewer in the
alley through block 50, Kilbourne's
addition, to a connection with the
sewer in block 55, about 275 linear
feet, more or less, work to begin on
Or before the 25th day of October,
1918, and fully completed on or be-
fore the 31st day of December, 1918.
So much of the cost OF construction
of the said improvement as is by law
assessable against abutting property,
TO be assessed against the said abut-
ting property in accordance with the
law governing the same, and payment
to the amount of such assessments
for such work will be made in as
sessment certificates, bearing interest
at the rate of six per cent per an
mum, issued in accordance with law.
In case of any deficiency between the
contract price and the amount of such
certificates, such deficiency will be
paid in warrants drawn on the sewer
fund available for the fiscal year be
ginning April 1, 1914, payable out of
the proceeds of the tax levied there
for, and from no other source, the city
to incur no liability other than the
duty 10 levy the said tax and to prop
erly apply the proceeds thereof, to
making the special assessment above
referred to and issuing assessment
certificates to the contractor therefor.
The warrants herein provided for, to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03

be drawn as soon as the proceeds of
said tax are available. Said assess
ment certificates and warrants, If
such warrants be issued, shall be ac-
cepted by the contractor in full pay
ment for all work done under his con-
tract without recourse on the city Of
Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check In. separate en-
velope said check to be drawn on
some responsible bank, and made pay
able to the order of the city treas
urer of the city Of Keokuk, in the
sum of fifty (s50o0) dollars. Each
envelope must be addressed to the
city of Keokuk, and endorsed with
the name of the bidder and the i'm
provement such check and proposal
are for. Certified checks accompany
ing proposals will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders when the con
tract has been awarded, and also to
the bidder to whom the contract is
awarded when he shall have entered
into contract for the construction OF
saiG improvement with the city of
Keokuk, and given bond in she sum
of two hundred (s2o0.00) dollars witt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS
Association Bows.

The association boys met for the
hrst time this season, enjoying the
gymnasium classes yesterday. The
Juntor student class met at AIS yes
terday afternoon and the Junior EN-
ployed class at o'clock. These first
meetings were encouraging, all the
classes being started with a large and
enthusiastic attendance. If the initial
day is fair criterion from which to
Judge, this session will prove q record
breaker In the Junior department
The Senior class has Its first meeting
at 5 o'clock last evening. Class work
was taken in navy calisthenics, follow
ed by some fast and furious volley
ball and basket ball.
Several of the old members of the
gym are getting back into the harness
which gives promise for an exception
ally interesting years work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
DREW GETS $50
DAMAGES FROM CITY
Jury In District Court Brings in Small
verdict-He Had Demanded
Sum of $1,000.

The jury reported in the case~oi
John Drew against the city about n
O'Clock last night, giving Drew $50
damages. The case has been on trial
for day and half and Drew had
demanded $1,000 damages. He claim
ed the city was at fault when he
struck his hand on an iron railing
pipe erected at st. Joseph's hospital
to keep people off the grass, claiming
ut extended out over the sidewalk.
The petit jury was excused by Judge
Hamilton until Tuesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

State of Iowa, Lee county-ss.
In the District Court of said county,
at Keokuk.
Mary A. Davenport, plaintiff, versus
Stephen A. Davenport, defendant
| Original notice.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that Pc
Iition will, on or before October 23rd,
1913, be on file in the clerks office OF
the District Court aforesaid at Keo-
lluk, In behalf of the above named
plaintiff, against you and claiming an
absolute divorce from YOU on the
grounds Of habitual drunkenness and
desertion, and also asking for the
custody of the minor child, Stephen
Davenport, and such other relief as
may seem equitable.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
OF the next regular November term of
said court, to be begun and holden at
Keokuk on the 3rd day of November,
A. d. 1913, default will be entered
against you and Judgment rendered
thereon as prayed for in said petition.
E. w. McMANUS,
Attorney for Plaintiff
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Club Elects Officer.

Mrs, E. c. Peterson, S11 Bank street
entertained the Kroweldeen club yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. /. A. West OF
Denver, Colo, was an out of town
guest. The club elected officers for
the year, Mrs. D. L. Linquist, presi-
dent, and Mrs. A. G. Peterson, secre-
tary treasurer.