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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Bull Moose Campaign.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, July TO- Deter
mined to register progressive party
vote that will settle the question as
to how far the bull moose movement
has receded, Representatives Muir
duck of Kansas, Bryan OF Washing
ton and Kelly of Pennsylvania today
invaded Maryland to deliver speeches
for their candidate In the congress
sional election called to choose a sue
cessor to the late Representative
George Konig. Each will speak II
three towns.
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BLANKS
924 Main st. Phone 249
ADJUSTMENTS.
70 HAVE Zine lime.

Expect to Have Fine Time.
IN afternoon and evening Of fpleas-
will be afforded the many who
tronize the Knights of Columbus ex-
rsion to FIT. Madison on Saturday
ternoon. The society has made a
bod selection of steamers, having
hartered the handsome Sidney of the
treckfus line, for the trip, leaving
here at 2:30 and returning at a sea.
eonable hour in the evening. Both
koing and returning, the Sidney will
make stops at Nauvoo and those In
|tkat little city who wish to attend the
Outing may do so. Street cars will
meet the boat on it's return and those
who cannot go during The early after
noon with the boat, will find 1t pos
siblbe to go by train to Fort Madison
to return with the party. The tickets
are now selling at fifty cents fol
adults and twenty-five cents for chill
dren.-Adv.
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NINTH GATHERING
OF POSTMASTERs
Enjoyable Meeting of Third and
Fourth Glass Office Holders
Held In keokuk Today.

Iowa's first district is the proud
claimant of some OF the most intellt-
gent men and women in the state
the third and fourth class Office post
masters and postmistresses. The fact
was brought more clearly home this
morning when about thirty of those
government employees met in the Uni.
ted States court room and held their
ninth annual meeting. The program
was to have continued during the
afternoon but the reports, election OF
officers and other business was dis
pensed with before the noon hour.
giving the postoffice people an oppor-
tunity to enjoy sightseeing trip in
the afternoon.
Officers elected at today's meeting
were: President, j. M. Crawford of
New London. vice-president, George
Hixon, Danville; secretary-treasurer,
Miss Jennie Dicus, Rome.
Those attending the session were:
Mrs. j. P. Kennedy, j. P. Kennedy,
Montrose, Ia; j. M. Crawford, New
I ondon, Ia; Mrs. J. B. Jones, Var
mouth, Ia; w. R. Butler, Fredonia,
La; Louis A. Bassett, Charleston, Ia:
I w. E. Wiltshire, Columbus Junction
| Ia; Mrs. A. NJ Gardner, Latty, Ia.
Miss Jennie Dicus, Rome, Ia; Miss
Katherine Schwarz, West Burlington
T. e. Maxwell. Charlottesville, Ia; j
| A. Frey, Noble. Ia; w. j. Allen, Way
land, Ia; ]. Wenger, Wayland, Ia;
E. G.. Rittler, D. D. S.. Wayland, Ia;
G. W. Hixon, Danyile, Ia; Geo
Pligerstofer, Argyle, Ia; John Blume
/ Viewer, Ia; Robt A. Gardner, Yves
Point, Ia. Harry Rider, Belfast; Lo1
Walters, Donnellson. Ia; Miss Alice
Schewers, Donnellson, Ia; T. L. Par
ish, Mt Sterling; Mrs. 7. L. Parish
Mt. Sterling: James Maxwell, Prim
rose. Ia; DR.. S. w. Moorhead, Keo
kuk. Ia; Miss Lillian Perkins, Keo
kuk; Jno w. Welborn, Ottumwa
post office inspector.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Girl In the Lake.

TINTED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, July 10-Two society
debutants, members of a yacht club,
starting on morning cruise, became
hysterical and then tainted today wzer'
the body Of young woman dressed In
neat tailored suit Of blue floated
alongside their craft near the wharf OF
the Columbia Yacht club In Grant
Park. The body was brought ashore
but has not been identified The wo
man was about % years old. Her
body had been in the water two OF
three days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Walters Ask Protection.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 1o.-Strfking
hotel walters are today anxiously
awaiting reply from Governor Major
to their request for militia protection
from alleged attacks by the police.
The strikers informed the governor
that should he fail to act they will
organize to protect themselves and
fear unnecessary bloodshed will fol-
low The message to the governor
was drafted by committee of FIVE ap-
pointed by the Central Trades and
Labor Union.
Chief of Police Young says he has
heard of no one being assaulted by
the police and calls the situation
tame.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Bloon-schouten Wedding.
nouncenen'

This afternoon at o'clock at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Scho,,-
ten. 1902 High street, will occur the
marriage OF their daughter Jennie to
Mr.. G. Leonard Bloom. The service
will be read by DIR. Lathrop of the
Trinity M. e. church. Only the rela-
tives and few friends will be
guests. Following the ceremony a
wedding supper will be served. The
young people will go north to Mime
sofa for a wedding journey and will
return to Keokuk about August I.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
PERSONALS.

The Very Rev. James Gillespie, pas
tor of st. Peters Catholic church.
and Father Hogan of Fairfield, leave
Sunday night for trip abroad, to
be gone about six weeks.
William Carbon of Winfield and T..
P. Hollowell of FIT. Madison arrived
in the city this afternoon to attend
the ninth annual meeting of post
masters, being held here today.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bicksler, Mrs. G..
H. Cook and daughter Miriam OF
Salem, Ia, came to Keokuk today to
see the dam and power plant and to
visit friends. Mr.. Bicksler has for
many years been one of the promi-
nent men of Henry county, having
large property and business interests
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Hamill return
ed last night from their wedding
journey to the south and west
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Larson of Dav.
export are visiting relatives in the
city.
]. P. Allen has returned from q
| trip to Colorado.
VIM. H. Bueter of Spokane, Wash.
is visiting his sister Mrs. l.. M Hard
ing.
George w. scherer, former
Keokuk boy but now with the Ne
wark Shoe Co., of New York City, Is
spending his vacation with his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scherer o
% Blondeau street.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ralph Anderson lef
for Chicago and northern lake points
today to be gone two weeks.
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Blo Crowd promised.

For jolly outing and day Of real
pleasure, many have decided to go to
Burlington on Tuesday next with the
Ancient Order Of Hibernians. The
lodge has secured tie steamer w. w.
and barge for the all day excursion
and from the way in which the tickets
have been sold by members in the
last two or three days, 1t is probable
that one OF the largest excursion
crowds of the season will leave here
on Tuesday morning. The tickets are
selling at a half dollar for adults and
half that amount for children
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
$4,000 Doc Is Dead.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BRIDGEPORT. Conn, July 1o.-Two
veterinary surgeons and the family
physicians were unable, to save the
$4,000 japanese toy poodle owned by
Miss Elizabeth Blake. 1t was placed
in fine casket and buried with SER
vices.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Women Are Voting.

Tunited Press Leased Wire Service.
HILLSBORO, Ill, July 1o.-That the
women in Illinois will vote In mum
icipal elections was demonstrated to-
day when canvass of ballots in yes
terdays special election was an
nounced. Forty per cent of the bal
lots were cast by women. The ques-
ton was one Of public improvement
proposition, carried by $50 votes
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est.
LOST Black handbag containing
money and other articles. Return to
this office. Liberal reward.
LOW Living.

TowANDA, Pa, July 10.-Miss
Clara I4oewus lived twenty weeks on
diet of stale bread, peanut butter and
potatoes and now refuses to give up
the simple food. 1t cos.n only ten
cents per day.
Children Soused.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PAsSAIC, N. J., July 10.-The total
number of children intoxicated during
the year was eighty-one, was an entry
written into Truant officer Weber's
report.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
PUBLIC LIBRARY
ROBBED LAST NIGHT
Make Entrance Through the Cellar to
Library by Breaking Down
Doors Leading
To It.
SECURED SUM OF s4.7o
Unable to Get Into Safe But Secure
Several Dollars From Pocket
book OF Miss
Moody.

Burglars entered the public library
last night after battering their way
up from the cellar through doors but
we're unable to work the combination
to the safe and did not get to its con
tents. They did, however, secure
$470 from a pocketbook belonging to
Miss Moody, assistant librarian.
The burglars, evidently amateurs
at the game, broke through the eel.
lar doors leading to the stirway up
to the library and had no trouble
reaching the safe. The matter was
reported to the police who were work
ing on the case today.
How the burglars entered the eel
lar cannot be understood as there
was no evidence Of them getting II
through any outside opening. 1t i
believed that they got in the librar.
before closing hours and remained
there until night before beginninI
/ their work.
lie library has ever been threatene
by burglars In this city although tw
or three nights ago the library a
/ Burlington was robbed. In that cit
only small amount of money wa
secured.
/ The theory has been advanced b
some that there Is a gang of fellow
making their way from town to tow
robblng the libraries, and althoug
knowing that they will get a sma
amount In each case 1t is generally
very easy matter to get what none
there is.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Cards Of Pure Gold.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 1o.-The
200 invitations issued by spiridinoff.
of Moscow, to his golden wedding an
niversary, were on cards of pure gold
each weighing three quarters of an
ounce.
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Not Much of an Estate,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
SAN FRANCISCO, July TO-. Two
wooden legs are the entire estate of
Gustave Landrek, dead here. Deputy
Coroner Kelly is trying to sell the
property to save Landrek from burial
in the potter's field.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
$40 .nnn a Year Saved.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-Congress-
men will hereafter have to get along
without embossed stationery, an
economical committee having decided
the luxury isn't worth the 100000
year 1t costs.
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cure for rheumatism.

limited Press Leased Wire Service-l
WASHINGTON, July 1o.-Luther
Bedford, of New York. cured himself
of rheumatism by thirty day fast,
although he went temporarily insane
during the last few days of his ordeal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Has TWO Dozen Jobs.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SAN FRANCISCO; July 1o.-The
personal card of e. t. Abbott, general
manager of the Klamlake railway,
sets forth his twenty-four jobs, the
last one, keeping out of Jail
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w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED-An intelligent mechanic
to assist foreman in getting out
panelling, stair work, etc, also few
good bench men for large sash and
door factory In Iowa. Address Me
chanic.' care Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Announce Daughters Marriage.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gray of I'll
Franklin street, announce the mar
riage Of their daughter, Miss Mabel
Catherine Gray to Howard p. Murphy.
to take place Saturday evening, July
I12. at half past five O'Clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
caharet AL Country Club.

There will be a cabaret at the
Country club on Saturday evening
during the supper hour. This will be
the second time cabaret performers
have appeared on the club house
porch this season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10

WANTED Experienced sewing ma
chine operators to make wool skirts.
Highest prices paid Write, at once
stating experience, etc. Meyer Reig-
hard Higgins Mfg. Co., Quincy, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
,Ioint Picnic TodaY.

The Swedish NJ E. church and
Swedish Mission held joint picnic
at wildcat Springs today which was
largely attended by members of both
congregations. A large picnic dinner
and ball game enlivened the event.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
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POSTPONED Picnic.

The ladies society of the United
Presbyterian church have postponed
their picnic at Rand park which was
to have been tomorrow night and the
meetings will be discontinued until
September.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10

FOR QUICK ACTION $4,000 buys
125x300 feet, equivalent to biz,
full lots), river view, location de luxe
Grand avenue, fronting Fourteenth
street. Also attractive prices on
No. sos North Fifth street and Nos.
222-226 Exchange street. For full
particulars see j. c. Paradice, IA
North Sixth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
MEETING Postponed,

The meeting of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the First Christian church
which was to have been held on Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. A.
j. Wooley, 1875 Blondeau street. has
been postponed until further an
nouncement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Have PLANNED a Shower

The Royal Neighbors expect to
have a pleasant time this evening
when they give miscellaneous
shower for Mrs. Ellsworth Scott who
was a June bride.
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WANTED rent small cottage,
close In, family OF three, can furnish
best OF references Address at once
Otis J. Bear, General Delivery.
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WANTED Position by experienced
young lady stenographer, references.
Address "Stenographer' this cfHce.
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Tub is Too Bio.

WASHINGTON. July 10 President
Taft's bath tub is mistit for Wilson
and he has asked that shower be
installed at the white house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
Junior Leaque Social Tonight.

Miss Ritter and her class of Junior
league girls will give a social this
evening at Trinity NJ. E. church. A
program has been prepared and re-
freshments will be served.
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FOR sALE-Option on property situ-
ated on Lake Cooper. three miles
north of Hamilton on the Illinois
shore; about nine acres; eight room
house suitable for club or family
home. Augusta Buerkin, Quincy, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
ThImbIe Party.

Miss Hannah King will entertain
on Friday afternoon at thimble
party In honor of Miss Ruth Hating.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10

WANTED Rooms for light house
keeping, furnished or unfinished,
by August list, Address A, this office.
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FOR RENT Five rooms and bath.
furnished upper flat, No. 1903 Full
ton street. $4,000 per month. John
Tumulty.
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WANTED Second hand furniture,
dresser and ice chest. Address H.
care Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10
The ThImble Club.

Miss Leila McGaw entertained the
Thimble club yesterday afternoon.
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FOR RENT-Furnished room at S2a
Blondeau st.
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For RENT.

FOR RENT-After July 1st, Z room
house. hard wood floors and all
modern improvements. furnished or
unfinished. S2s Leighton street.
Phone 1853 Red.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-10

FOR RENT-Modern, furnished room
for gentleman, M. IT, care Gate
City.
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WANTED--at once, filter for women's
ready to wear store. State experi-
ence and salary Address @, this office
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BOSTON BANKERS
VISIT The CITY.
Come in Special Car to View the Wa
tor power as Guests Of
the Power Com
pany.
MISSOURI MEN COMING
State Water Power Conservation Com.
mission to Visit the City
Over Sun
day.

Thirty or forty bankers from Bos-
ton, Mass, arrived in the city this
morning in a special car to view the
water power as guests of the Missis-
sippi River Power Co. The bankers
are being entertained by Chief Engin-
eer Hugh L. Cooper and ]. A. Trawick.
This noon they were entertained at
luncheon at the Riverview club and
they will spend much of the day going
over the works. The entire party IL
on junketing trip, their object ir
coming being to view the work thai
has been done here.
Missouri Men Coming.
On Friday afternoon the Missouri
State Water Power Conservation Com
mission and also some state senator
will arrive here to spend Saturday AM
Sunday in the city. There will b
about twenty people in the party.
The party is coming here by steam
boat and will arrive late Friday aftel
moon. They will spend some tim
Saturday morning going over the WI
ter power construction work here an
will view conditions about the rive
Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
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LAUNCH FOR sALE-S2 feet long, $
feet wide, oak and cypress construc-
ton, new 1912, speedy. roomy. 4 cylin-
der. cycle motor, 41z-in. bore, Sin.
stroke magnetic All in fine condition
Address Box 402 Lacrosse, Mo.
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FOR SAIJE-1913 twin Indian motor
cycle first-class condition, used two
months. Bargain If taken at once. In
ouire at Sixth st. Fire Dept.
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FOR Observation-Disclosures room, bath and
gas. 812 High ST.
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WiANTED--A delivery horse. 3. G.
Weisman, the grocer.
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FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-Good paying cafe. fine
location. Cheap; good reason for
selling. Write Mike Schimmell.
Quincy, Ill.
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FOR SALE--Gas stove and oven at
1.-The Rose" Al Main street.
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kAHokA, MO.
. = q . . q q = a . . q . =

Revenge! That's what the Kahoka
business men got Tuesda1 when the
Memphis business men played the re-
turn game on the local diamond. The
nnal score was II to IA in favor of
the kahoka business men. The game
was fast and furious from start to
nnfsh with Kahoka leading all the
way. Memphis won the former game
py the score OF 81 to 10. Thus honors
are even. The Memphis team with a
Eoodiy number of "rooters' came by
auto. With but few exceptions the
game was good one for amateurs.
Very little kicking was done. At one
Time the Memphis manager took ex-
ceptions to the appearance OF Boyd
and Bell. the Kahoka battery in one
inning, and to please them, the form
or battery. Lang and Trump, resumed
their respective positions, and they
were just little more than the
Memphis bunch were able to cope
with. The deceptive shots OF Lang
We're unsolvable and the pegging Of
trump to second was good Dutch
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ust 8. There will be numerous
games and contests and plenty of
fried fish and fried chicken.
The American floating theatre will
be here next Monday, the fourth of
the season.
On Sunday, Warsaw possibly miss
ed the opportunity of getting before
several millions of readers, In the
Joint editions of two Chicago papers
the Inter-Ocean and the Record Her.
aid, the former containing full page
illustrated write-up of the dam and
the coming celebration, by our Will
P. Green. and the Record Herald a
similar write-up by Mr.. Fairchild Of
the staff. To have simply been mo-
ticed" as only FIVE miles below the
great dam-the nearest city besides
Hamilton-the homo of Secretary
John Hay, and the site OF one of the
country's frontier forts, might have
been worth thousands Of dollars to
Warsaw after the great celebration
crowds had come and gone, but, the
opinion was expressed by many lead
ing people here that the celebration
was Keokuk and Hamilton's show
and what has Warsaw got to do
with IT. Warsaw ia one of the twelve
power zone cities, and was asked to
contribute to the fund now being
raised to pay the expenses of the
celebration, as were all the other
power zone cities, but none respond
ed except Keokuk and Hamilton. Did
Warsaw make a mistake by her re,
fusal? Draw your own conclusions.
The monthly meeting OF the Luth-
eran mems club last evening was
very interesting and entertaining
Mr.. Butler. chiropraotor of Keokuk
addressed the club and Mr. Straacke
with his victrola. made some beautiful
high class music. About forty mer
were present.
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Michigan to Teach People How te

Michigan to Teach People How to
Live.
LANSING, Mich, Aug. THE state
of Michigan today is appearing in the
role of instructor in unique campaign
of public health education. In charge
of Or. r. l.. Dixon, head Of the state
board of health, public health spec
ial,' is making a tour of the state in
which every important community in
the lower peninsula will be visited.
The trip will last twenty-four days.
The public health special consists
OF three exhibition coaches and a
Pullman. DR.. Dixon will teach not
only the principals of good health but
the prevention of diseases. Crammed
into all the available space in the
coaches are pictures. charts and mod
els. One model was of an unsanitary
house In which tuberculosis might
thrive. Another was a model house
with quarters for tuberculosis per-
son separated from the rest OF the
building and with all sorts Of ap-
pliances to prevent any possible
spread Of the disease to other mem
bers OF the household. There are
models OF sanitary drinking cups, san
itary lavatories, bathrooms and kitch-
ems.
In one OF the exhibition coaches are
two bedrooms contrasting good and
poor systems Of ventilation and ar
rangement. In another part OF the
car model garbage incinerator is
demonstrated In another section is
en- apparatus showing the proper con-
struction OF wells to prevent pollution
of the water.
Moving picture exhibits and lee
lures will be given in all the towns
and cities visited where overnight
stops are made. About sixty places
will be visited by the public health
special" The length of stops will
vary from several days in the larger
cities to an hour or two in the small
towns.