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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
NOTICE OF INTENTION.

Notice of intention to pave Sixth
street from the easterly line of Grand
avenue one hundred ten feet (110)
toward the river for width of twenty
four ga feet between the carbing.
Ninth street from the easteriy line
OF Grand avenue and for distance
of forty ((4a} feet toward the river and
twenty-four CAD feet between the
curbs
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the city council of the
city of Keokuk held on the 10Th day
OF May, 1918. there was introduced
the resolution hereinafter set forth,
and that by resolution Of the city
council duly passed on the said date,
the said resolution hereinafter set
forth, Will be considered by the city
council for passage, at a meeting to
DC neid In the council chamber in said
city at 8 o'clock a. M on the eleventh
day of June, 1913. at which time the
owners Of property subject to assess
ment for the cost of the Improvement
contemplated by the said resolution,
may appear before the said council
and make objection to the contemplate
ed Improvement and the passage of
the said proposed resolution, if any
they have; said resolution being as fol.
lows.
Resolution 337.
Be 1T resolved. by the city council
of the city of Keokuk.
That it is deemed advisable and
necessary to make improvements by
grading, curling and paving with con-
crete, curbing to he sand and cement,
the foundation to be prepared and
paving to be constructed in accord
ance with specifications to be prepar-
ed by the city engineer, and apr -oved
by the city council, the following
named streets, and parts OF streets
to.wit:
Sixth street from the easterly line
OF Grand avenue. one hundred ten
feet t1l0) toward the river, and for
width OF twenty-four CAD feet be-
tween the curbing.
Ninth street from the easterly line
of Grand avenue and for distance of
forty (40) feet toward the river and
twenty-four CAD, feet between the
curbs.
The expense OF making said i'm
provement to be assessed against the
private property abutting thereon, to
the extent that the same is assess
able by law, said assessments to be
made in accordance with the law gov
erning the same.
Be 1t further resolved. That the city
council meet at 9 o'clock a. m. on the
eleventh day Of June, 1919, in the
council chamber, In the city of Keo-
kuk, for the purpose OF considering
corrections to the passage of the said |
Improvement, at which hearing the /
ABOVE resolution may be amended and /
passed, or passed as proposed.
ne 1t further resolved. That the city
oierK De, and he is hereby instructed I
70 cause notice of the tendency of f
the above resolution and the time at
winch the said proposed resolution
WIN be considered by this council,
ana objections to the passage thereof
aeard, to be published as provided by
Jaw IN The Gate City, a newspaper of
general circulation. published in the
city of Keokuk.
]. F. ELDER.
Roll call: Mavor
Elder-Aye.
Gray-Aye.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
To Abandon Old School.

There having been an attendance
Hof only six scholars at the Prices
Creek school during the term, the
question of abandoning it came be.
fore the board and then was finally
referred to the superintendent and
Directors Roberts and Hamill.
The resignation of Miss GleneIla
Carroll, teacher of domestic science
was accepted
Director Dunlap was ordered to
have heavy screens placed on the low
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23

subjects which will be discussed win
be: The family marriage and az
vorce, and topics relating to social
purity, intemperance, prison reform:
capital and its relation to labor, i'm
migration, emigration. international
peace, christianity and public educa-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
At Expense OF the People.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 90. TOO
many Judges get their experience on
the bench" said ex-President Taft. 4
regret to say | learned much of the
law at the expense of the people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Ten thousand Dollars Has Beet,
Paid on the George Wash
inston School Building
Bonds.
BOARD HOLDS MEETING
Salaries Of the High School Teachers
viii be Increased About Five
Percent Next
Year.

Gradually and contrary to the opin.
ions of some, the bonded Indebtedness
OF the Keokuk public schools is being
paid off. There now remains $4,000
of the former $4,000 cost of building
the George Washington school to be
paid, the hoard Of education at its
monthly meeting last night having
ordered the retirement of $4,000 of the
bonds. The school debt has been re.
duced $4,000 since the building was
first constructed.
Director l.. A. Hamill startled the
other members of the board some
what. when he made motion to have
bonds issued in the sum of $4,000 for
the construction of new building to
replace the present Garfield school at
Fifth and Fulton streets: also to erect
four room building on the new
ground at Twentieth and Exchange
streets. Mr.. Hamills motion was not
seconded, the board preferring to let
such matters rest until the beginning
of the school term next September.
|
Salaries Increased.
The board went into a committee eff
the whole meeting after dis
posing of several minor mat
tiers at the regular session,
and considered an increase in salaries
OF high school teachers. In effect, the
directors decided to grant FIVE per
cent increase to all teachers in the
high school which average is general.
Mrs. Hazen |. Sawyer and Mrs. Har-
~ ]. Reeves appeared before the
board last night and asked permission
to take up with the teachers in the
grade schools plan to instruct the
in local Indian history. Per-
mission was also asked by Mrs.
Reeves and Mrs. Sawyer to distribute
post cards Of the new Keokuk monu-
ment in the schools. The board re-
ferred 10th matters to Superintendent
Aldrich with power to act.
Miss Harriet Solomon has been ap-
eointed assistant principal Of the
high school.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Dead Weioht.

CHICAGO, May 2s.Twelye pail
bearers lifted the casket that contain
ed the body of Mary Peters. weight.
600. museum freak, into a big mot
or-hearse.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Gold Dust is
sold in Sc size
and large pack
ages. The large
package means
greatereconony.
.'L.. The COLD DUST TWINS do ,our .oork.
windows of the high school bas

| r ~
er windows of the high school base.
ment.
All bills were ordered paid by the
board and a motion carried to draw
warrants to retire such time warrants
las is necessary.
Superintendent Aldrich was grant
ed SIS to furnish the domestic science
department with supplies for the re-
mainder of the school year.
Permission was given to the school
children to take part in the Memorial
day exercises under the direction of
the superintendent and Professor
Hayden.
A special meeting of the board will
be held some time soon to award
diplomas to the graduating class of
the high school. f
Parents Want Longer Escapes.
Director Hamill stated that he has
had several complaints from parents,
asking that the fire escape at the
Garfield school be made longer, as
children in jumping from the escape
as 1t now is. are in danger of being
injured. Mr.. Hamill made a motion
that the Garfield escape be extended
which was amended by Director Lutz
that all fire escapes on schools be
built nearer the ground.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Joke an the Snake.

LOCKWOOD. Pa. May Gibson
umstott, farmer, is respensibie for
the solemn report that a black snake
on his farm swallowed an iron rab-
bit. which was painted in natural
colors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Back TO the p,ow.

MOUNT VERNON. Ill. May PA
bolt OF lightning singed the hair on
the head Of ]. A. Vanwinlile, farm.
er, stripped him of his clothes and
left him unconscious. Two hours
later he was blowing again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Paris Is Too Small.

PARIS. May 23.-Dr Bertillon says
that Paris is too small, or too many
people try to live there, his estimate
being that 1,200,55o Of them live un.
der unhygenic conditions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
The Scarlet Letter.

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. May 23.-The
police censor put the ban on NOV.
ing picture production of Hawthorne's
Scarlet Letter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23

M1NEOLA, l.. l., May 23-Henri
styves, aviator. tried to escape arrest
by staying UP in the air several hours
The persistent policemen calmly wait
ed. st. styves went to Jail for failing
to pay his board.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Diamond In the Ro,,oh.

LONDON. May PA stray cat
picked up in an alley by the Animals
Shelter society, took first prize at a
Crystal Palace exhibition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Hole In the pouahnut.

CHICAGO, May 2S,-Daniel Lynch,
caught in the pantry OF hotel, en-
planned to the court that he was only
looking for doughnut, or cookie. He
got away with 1t,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
TELEGRAPH TABLoIDs

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, May 2S.-"I can't help it
Judge, fiirt in my Sleep" Ernest
Plath told the court, when arraigned
charged with nodding and smiling at
a girl on a street car. The flirting
somnabulist was fined SIS.
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Parents Want Lonaer ESCAPES.
superintendent,s Renort.

For the month ending May 2, 1913
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
scopyrIsht. 1918. by Frank 4: Munsey Co,

I left Leyden, and the man for whom
they were quarreling was marveling at
the strange beauty of the golden-haired
child. The dark one was all right, but
the fair kid was unique.
She was So different from the ordi-
nary pretty chii1,' whose expensively
dressed hair glinted in the sun in the
park She seemed more grown up, pos
sessed of q greater perception, and as
| she stood there. meeting his eyes with
half smile or her lips, he leaned
slightly out Of the window and produced
his cigarette case once more. He held 1t
up ana raised his eyebrows at them.
He was puzzled al the meaning Of her
expres sion and greatly interested.
Jeanne dashed across the road at once
with complete understanding, and stood
| under the window with appraised hands.
leyden looked down at her for a mo-
ment and droppsd one cigarette.
WEat do they call you?' he asked.
The girl made a snatch at the Gig
arctic and caugnt it with little shrek
of tricmph.
Jeanne" she answered.
leyden looked across the road. Marthe
brckoDed to ner. She hesftated q mo-
ment and then came slowly across.
"Dun't YOU like kgSptianse' asked the
Young man. ~. -s''=..%
Marthe nodded.
We'll, them" said Leyden. He held
Msrthe dropped her club and took up
the corners of her apron. The cigarettes
fell into it.
sAre you a Marie or a Marsuerite?'
asked Leyden.
The child wasged finger. Neither"
she said. i N -
What then"
"Marthe." said Jeanne, feeling that
she was being left out:
Thanks" said Leyden. Jeanne was
one Of type. Then. Marthe. will you
carry for me tomorrow morning.
A quite different expression came into
the cilild's eyes. Her look of mischiev-
Gus fun gave place to one which you
of Wall Street broker who pulls of a
wonderful deal. It was extraordinary.
Leyden was struck by it. 3,
Poor little devil" he thought. shes
home sufficient number of francs"
What time?" asked Marthe eagerly.
Leyden waved his hand ,indecisively.
oh, say 10 O'Clock.
turned to Jeanne. what did / tell YOU?
Good night. monsieur"
She picked up her club again and
slowed away the cigarettes. after eX-
amining them minutely. into little red
pocketbook which she produced from
about ten yards she turned. saw Leyden
still looking after them. and said in
English:
Good night, sair Verree prettee shot
indeed"
A somewhat seIf-conscious sigsle was
followed by a simultaneous rush down
the road.
Leyden smiled and turned away from
the window As he did so a tap fell on
the door.
your dinner is served. monsieur.
The voice was womans, young
woman's. -
Leyden raised his eyebrows. The
daughter? She would probably. be
abortively commonplace. but there was
just chance.
Thank you. mademoiselle." he re-
plied I'm coming
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
,LITTEEsFIGHTS WtIH FATE
Copyright, 1915, by Th. Pres, Publishing co.
By Alma Woodward,

tent ard ''heme atmosphere And in-
stead they unfold. with glowins eyes,
their Dlens for a future that will give
Eas Es,s I'D ,ssssspd less q them, And gro"
But 5eysn though they discuss more
often. than acquiesce they are never
ride about II or 6isobdient. The fault
was IN my dreaming j imagine them
always, ready to accent from their eld-
ers. Instead. they have pronounced
VIEWS and ,opfhionaSoE their own. That
1. suppose - progression.
i NysyH1ef and j started out to be
EAetAeff ~ father to- brood of little
EE9t p}6fting wing Now we hnd
|Uhffsalxe1' the protected, our children iE
the role Of protectors and exploiters of
advanced theories in our protection.
It's all twisted and unbabyish and not
as weet as the other way would be,
Imagine. But it's due to the time in
which we're iving-not to us Individ-
ualTy.
Still. I suppose their very independ-
ence sives. them that frank. sincere
and urderhanded about them. every
thing straight from the shoulder In
short, they're the sort of children Of
whom people say, "Ok. they're able 20
take. take care are Of themselves-don.t worry
It's not modern to be dertoast-ative.
so they don't show as much love as j
long for sometimes when I'm blue: bur
the thought is there. because often when
leave with a headache in the morning
the phone will ring several times dur
ins the day, and first one and then the
ether will ask how the old head Is.
When | encounter the quick. clear
slances they give me I'm sure that my
children will never DO anything TO make
me ashamed of them. Oh, yes, they're
E0Od
fault Is that they're moderr-and they
can't help that.
Anyway, they're MY children, and l
counlGn't live without them,
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
Kansas Training Girls in
Good Housekeeping
By FRANCES L. BROWN
kansas Agriculture College,

Five thousand Kansas girls who afford attend school
have been given elementary instruction Of domestic
science and during the last three years through Boys and
Clubs Not satisfied with leading all other States in the percentage
of her young people attending college, the State Of Kansas planned
put through system of education for young people
parents needed them At home.
Four years ago when womans time given wholly
extension of such lines of college work the womanind of the
State should DESIRE of the first demands for such training
cookery and sewing could be carried correspondence Ae
codng the Girls Home Economics Club work into
Wherever there group Of girls who wish take series Of
lessons regularly club organized Wherever is possible these
clubs affiliated with high schools and And ta rule
teachers make the best leaders for the clubs.
The clubs week Reports of what the students have
accomplished their homes read work planned for the
suing week. In Of the clubs the theory Of the lesson
paned by the leader by the pupils and demonstrations
either by the teacher alone by several of the students In
many clubs the students take regular giving demonstrations
Often when the schoooom the meeting place. each girl works
her lesson her kitchen and paper which de-
meeting The expenses Of these clubs slight
The college receives for this work and credit for
work being solely of sefmproveen the
girls carry education
possible
In sewing the first made elementary often
termed model work handsewng and is supplemented finished
will illustrate the work The second tape
system drafting making of
preparation and will with subject
and cleaning of clothing and kindred subjects
The Washington times., 1913-12-22

= ALWAYS though: that when 7 had
children I'D bring thcm mp ao-
cording 10 illuminated texts. ],
had imaginarx pictures ,ef then
cunning down some kind OF path 10
meet me when returned home from a
r srticularly grinding day .downte~n.'
And there was favorite fireside group
1 used to conjure rp-myself IN the
great armchair. my wife beside -pae-iH a
low rocker, and our children grouped
Fight and HsteriinE, 10 father s areoSns
of. interesting incdents pfs edAcAtlo
value. T2A.s..s sa9t ,4f4t.. 80. -
I Each one Of my. children wes 70 BE- 4
modest little, homebird, utterly at sea
without the support and Appreciation
of his father and mother. Mine vas TO
be one of those cor ,plete. perfect homes
that the surbUrba1 real estate COM
panies speak of as being the precious
units that help form 2 great eomnun-
ity.'' q.
Then the children came. At first they
were soft. warm armfuls Of delight, and
my dreams OF whist l WAS ycf1g TO
bring them ZIP 70 he grew prodfgiously.
But At q very early age they began 10
assert themselves and now that they're
grown their indepen 1ence knows no
bounds. 49,
They don't need .he prop Of home
fraternity. They chafe at their finan-
cial dependence. The boys are D,Ire of
success as soon as let them out OF the
home cage. And the girls want to take
up stenosraphT. interior decorating. the
stage, anything not OF the home.
Each of them is taken up with COM
p'eX plans Of IN ambitious future. The
thoughts are not for keeping the home
together Of living and loving. The aim
seems TO he the final bursting of the
bonds and freedom t. pursue divergent
paths.
I've brought them up. I've worried
and worked for their welfare. I've
asked nothing in return but love. con-
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
CHAPTER III.

~HE Cafe Tardot ct du Golf Club
was an ordinary little French
seaside cafe. You entered by a
glass door and found yourself in
a large, clean. tiled room with a bar, a
sideboard piled with many-hued bottles
and glasses, and one or two small
tables, each flanked by two chairs.
Out of this room was what might
have been. and looked like, an aviary
or a conservatory. It's roof and sides
were of glass, and in. accordance with
the characteristic dread OF "courants
d air." none of the panes was made to
open Little Sits worked by a string
tenpts to ventilate what ir the summer
months became sweItering suntrap.
II vas the dining hall, obviously built
out Of the profits of an ever-increasing
business-thanks to the advent OF the
golf clIb. Another door. also glass-pan
eled. with an uneasy assortment of Dds
and greens. opened into the salon.
The salon was the pride of the eStab-
lishment. II boasted carpet, whose
colors formed beautiful discord with
those Of the glass door, and a piano
which only those who had no ear for
spacc between The windows was occu-
one side,
In addition TO all thlsc triumphs
h'rhdIlc ildu beer 5t RTeHt pa1ng to Sc
Iect an assortment Of clIarIIiinr- knick-
kna"ks which she had arIaiged with
the eye of an artist. Two ni;t;ve women
in imitation bronze. carrying water
pitchers, smirked in a most decollete
garb on either side Of the marble and
gold clock. A sort Of pierspt in white
china stood on the walnut sideboard,
and his head ratified on his neck as
madame walked across the room.
Studies I'm still-life drew yuur eyes like
magnets TO the walls: piles of luscious
fruit placed as by the hand of a rail-
way refreshment room lady on golden
dishes, although no two kinds OF the
fruit appeared in the same season:
plates of meat, knives and forks: bottles
of Pilsener, apd daily papers. all paint
ed with a horrible eXaggeratinii Of real
ism.
The corner table of the dining hall,
from which there was beautiful view
of the sea. road. and links all soft in
the golden sunset, had been arranged
for LeydPn. 4 steaminc soup tureen
caught his eyes as he cams III from the
cafe bar. lie sat down, wCaocrinc who
the owner of the voice whicA had called
him was.
A door opened and shut. There w2s a
step on the tiles. and LeyGen saw q
small. thin servant girl In apron and
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
Professional Escorts Are
New Social Fad

BOSTON, Dec. 22-"Hello. Back Bay 5000? Mr.. Rich
ards? TALL shouldeed escort blonde preferred
and jolly good dancer, for tomorrow night"
Just like that That's all that's necessary The little Miss
this end of the wire talking j. Jefferson Richards fash
onabe Back Bay dancing MASTER and of late dealer expert
escorts direct from Harvard. -. Ell
The escort will be forthcoming, fauessy alfred
wadonaly postgraduate in TANGO and ready
cep whatever commission Bk Bay contribute
the cause of learning Several men have volunteered
work the trade, and as the high of living is
high at Harvard elsewhere, the class is growing.
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
Boys Will Be Boys.

- ENATOR CULLOM ot Illinois gets
a good laugh out of the story he
~ tells about an old lady who, al
though sh. is a resident Of his
Stale, has a son in Montana.
Ono day the Senator met the old lady.
ard. knowing that the son was the an
pie of her eye, ms to say her very heart
hopes. he inquired as to how the how
vas doing. He was surprised to see
that the woman dissolved into a storm
of tears.
Why, what's the matter?' asked Mr..
Cuilom.
He just writ me-" said the old lady,
that he's Ndone been sent to the Leg,
isiature. / don't know for what or for
how long. but / prays God they'll be
easy on him. Popular Magazine.
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
DANCES TANGO
FOR MINISTER'S

BOSTON, Mass. Dec. a.
Mrs. James ]. Storrow, wife Of
one of Bostons banking heads
and a leading society matron
and social investigator, has
danced the tango before a meet
ing of cIergymen, social workers,
and church association to prove
that when properly danced, it is
a decorous sort of thing, it was
learned today.
1T is as refined and beautiful
as the minuet," she said to them,
provided, of course, that it is
danced properly Because it is
sometimes danced improperly is
no reason why it should never
be danced otherwise"
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
WiIIie's Reason.

-HAT the average younsster is
usually there with a ready rea-
son was demonstrated the other
day by story told by Congress
man John X. Walker. Of Idaho.
The family were gathered in the den
of a happy little home in an Eastern
town. Father WIS reading his sporting
page. mother was embrojdeinE pink
sunfowers. and Willie was supposed to
be getting his lessons. but Willie wasn't.
Willie" su id.niy exclaimed mamma
lnok'nt up from Ter embroidery. have
NO. ma'am. Was the frank rejoinder
Of Willie. who MAS listening to some
thing that sounled like great JOY in the
stree.
"Iou haven't severely responded
mother. well. why haven't you?'
because" explained Willie, papa
says that the map Of the world is
The Washington times., 1913-12-22

can peering in at him from The door
way.
she asked.
Leyden's pessimism was ali 100 cor
rect. The voice was that which had
summoned him to the meal. His disap-
pointment made him avoid her eye.
where's the wine list?"
The daInsel produced one from the
sideboard and laid It open at his elbow.
The Englishman glanced through tho
beers, turned to the wines, and gave his
order.
rContinued fomor row.
The Washington times., 1913-12-22
Author of "CheadIe & SON." etc.

grass across the road and swung her
club again. humming a little song to
in the carrying in of his baggage which
Jeanne was watching keeniy-
M. Leydenr' murmured Marthe to
herself. "I like that NAME and she
went on humming with sort of grunt
on the final syllable of each line-"Je
suis la beau Narcis-se-
The Washington times., 1913-12-22

Isle. to amuse and divert his guests.
Mr.. o'Connor accepted the invitation
with pleasure. But from the beginning
to the end of the dinner lie preserved
o solemn and serious face. The host
thought this very strange, and Just be-
fore rising from the table remarked
to him jestingly: Why, O'Connor, old
fellow, / don't believe the biggest fool
in Ireland could make yoI laugh to-
night
Whereupon his guest answered in a
solemn tone, speaking his first word
tina tevening: ''Try.'-Pittsburgh Chron-