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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
PhIlllps-Reltx Weddino.

FnitIIpS-6el1 wedding.
On Thursday evening, October % at
$3.50 o'clock In the beautiful Second
Presbyterian church, Michigan and
Twentieth streets Of Chicago, occurred
the wedding of Bertha Lillian Phillips
daughter Of James y. Phillips, 52S
Ridge street Of this city, to Frederick
William Beitz Of Peoria. The double
ring ceremony was used and was per-
formed by the Rev. Ernest Glen Wood,
whose father was the founder Of the
Presbyterian church here. Only few
friends Of the young couple were pres.
ent, including Miss F. NJ. Wood and Mr..
John H. Burnister of Chicago.
Miss Phillips is we'll known here and
has very large circle of friends, al
though for the last six or seven years
she has made Peoria her home. Mr..
Beita is the son of Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Bette Of 1925 Griswold ST., Peoria
H., where he has always .resss1ed, a
sheet metal worker by trade and in the
employ of the J. Knepp Sheet Metal
Co. He is a young man of fine quail.
ties and of the kind whose future is
sure to be successful.
Mr. and Mrs. Beitz are at present
visiting with their uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Hiegham, 1928 Reed ave.
and after few weeks will be at home
| to friends in Peoria.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Meeting Was Held This Morning OF
the Stockholders Of the
New Hotel Iowa
Company.
w. v. HOLMES, MANAGER
Present Night Manager OF Lasalle Ho-
tel viii be In Charge of
the New Keokuk
Hostelry.

This morning meeting of the
stockholders of the Hotel Iowa was
held at which time a new board OF
directors was elected and arrange
ments completed for turning the hotel
over to the permanent organization.
Four directors were elected to re-
present the common stockholders,
Messrs. Gazely and Wells and asso.
ciates. These directors are Geo.
Gazely, H. B. Wells, H. g.. Wander
hoef and w. v Holmes. John Nagel
was selected to represent the pre-
ferred stockholders. These five men
will constitute the permanent board
of directors.
I W. v. Holmes, who is a director,
has been named as manager OF the
hotel end he is expecte l to ariisc
here the latter part of the week to
take charge. Mr.. Holmes has oaen
RICH, manager Of the !sasalle '.otel In
Chicago since it was opened = few
years ago and is thnrcusb Intel
/! nan. Mr.. Gazely Is now in the city
| sHu { ds al OlSe OH u e SeCUuu 100
of the hotel. He will remain for q
month or so after the hotel is opened
The hotel is rapidly being prepared
for opening and after the meeting to
day it was again stated that 1t would
| be opened on November is unless
there was some unexpected interrup
ton The officers of the company
We're not selected this morning be
cause there was no quorum. Tee
officers will be elected as follows:
however, Geo. Gazely. president; H
B. Wells, yice-president and trsasur
er; H. g. vanderhoef, secretary, ]
P. Allen, who is now treasurer Of thu
company, will remain as treasurer I'M
til the construction work is finished.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Daily Stock Letter.
Copyright, 1913. by New York Even
ing Post Co.


/ copyright, 1913, by New York Even
ing Post Col
NEW YORK, Oct. 27-The financial
community found before it in the news
of today good deal Of food for con-
lecture, reflection and inference and
The undoubtedly strong tendency on
the stock exchange was evidence that
it's conclusions from 1t were cheerful.
The first information received by Wall
street was that Imperial Bank of Ger
many had reduced its official discount
ate-considerably more obscure as to
details; was that change Of highly
beneficial sort was coming about in
the managementin the Rock Island en-
terprise, the depreciation of whose Sc
curities has been one OF the sore
spots of the market. Along with these
developments came a further decline
in exchange in London, the rate for
which fell today to the figure at which
imports from England began last No
vember. Whether there will or will
not be any importations of conse-
quence is matter of doubt. New
York does not apparently feel the
immediate need Of such reserves as
much as Europe does But the side
light thrown by the movement on our
markets own financial position and its
relations to financial Europe is quite
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Colonial.

Are you going to see THE Race for
the Millions" at the Colonial theatre
tonight? It's that exciting three reel
feature that has been advertised so
much, you better go tonight and see
one of those thrilling pictures that
you will enjoy See the balloon ex-
plosion in mid-sea, one of the many
thrilling scenes that will amaze you.
A wonderful picture. Four pictures
will be shown tonight. A funny
kalem comedy included In the great
program Tomorrow. Saved in Mid
air" another three reel feature. See
them ALL. advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
ELOPEMENT FAILS;
PARENTS THEN CONSENT
Young Couple Who Were Unabls to
Get License When They Eioped,
Gain Parents Consent.


Arthur Stice, 10 years old and Pansy
Garrett, Is years old were granted a
marriage license at the county clerks
office this afternoon The young cou.
pie left home Friday afternoon. not
telling their parents where hey were
going. The parents of the young cou
pie got in communication with Chief
of Police Kenney who located them at
Memphis, Mo-. where they had gone to
get married. but had been unable to
get license. Officer Parks was sent
after them and brought them back to
the city arriving here at noon today.
Upon returning here they were able
to prevail upon their parents to CON
sent to their marriage and a license
was granted them accordingly this
afternoon. Both of the young people
were employed at the Purity Oats
company in this city
Arthur B. Whapeles, aged 20, and
Lula M. Fowler, aged 16, We're also
granted marriage license at the
county clerks office this afternoon.
Both of the contracting parties are
residents of the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
ARE ARRANGING
FOR RECEPTION
industrial Association to Entertain
for Mr.. and Mrs. Towne and
Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhodes.
OVER 500 INVITATIONS
Will be Short Program Dying the
Evening-commlttee Appoint
ed for the Even
Ing.

A reception will be given on Friday
B. Towne and Mr.. and Mrs. G. B..
Rhodes by the Keokuk Industrial AS
ISOLATION. The reception will be held
in the Y. w. G. A. auditorium. Invi-
tations were prepared today to be
sent to the 500 subscribers to the In
.dustrial Association who will be ask
ed to meet the guests of honor.
Mr.. Towne, as the new manager OF
the Industrial Association. and Mr..
Rhodes, as Industrial commissioner of
the Mississippi River Power company,
will have much to do with affairs of
Interest to the city and with the peo-
ton directors that the subscribers be
given an opportunity of meeting them
and Of welcoming them in the city.
The receiving line at the reception
will include Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Joy
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Trawick, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. B. Rhodes, and Mr.. and Mrs
o. B. Towne. During the evening
there will be music and short ad
dresses by Messrs. Joy, Towne and
Rhodes. The time of the reception is
]8 o'clock.
The committee in general charge oil
the reception is composed of Mr.. ani
/ Mrs. J. O. Boyd, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Blood, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Matless
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Huiskamp, and
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. A. Craig. The re
freshment committee is composed o.
Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Matless and the
4 punch bowl committee Of Mrs. Blood
and Mrs. Boyd.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
RALLY DAY"
SERVICE rs HELD
Over 300 Present at the Trinity M. E.
Service Held Yesterday
Morning.

Rally day" was observed yesterday
in the Trinity M. E. Sunday school of
which Henry Kreuger Is superintend-
ent. Notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather conditions, 317 were present
in the Sunday school. Miss Ritter's pri-
mary departent had 81 present. The
program as presented in The Gate City
was carried out. Especial mention
should be made of the exercises and
recitaticns given by the primary de-
partment. The rally day" spirit was
carried into the church service, the
auditorium being crowded for the
morning service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
One Of Six Brothers Who Came to the
United States in Their
Early Boy
hood.
WAS BORN IN HOLLAND
Well Known and Highly Respected In
keokuk-Remains to be
Brought to This
Country.

Mr.. A. q. Matless received cable
from Mrs. Herman j. Huiskamp this
morning from Wiesbaden, Germany,
announcing the death Of Captain Her
man ]. Huiskafp, last night, from
apoplexy.
The body is embalmed and will ar.
rive in New York within a few days.
The funeral arrangements will be
made later.
Captain Huiskamp was born In
Amsterdam, Holland, seventy-three
years ago. He was one of six broth
ers, who came to the United States
in early boyhood and located for a
while In Saint Louis and removed to
Keokuk In 1863. He entered the shoe
business with his brothers and was
la very active member In the establish
ment OF the Huiskamp Bros. shoe COM
pany in which he continued his ident-
|ity, and was vice president at the time
of his death.
He was mustered into service as q
private In the Sixth Missouri cavalry
on the eighteenth day of June, 1861,
and advanced to the captaincy in
1854, serving throughout the war. He
also was a member Of Damascus Com.
mandary, Knights Templar, Keokuk.
For the past fifteen years ho spent
most of his time in California, where
/ he owned ranch near Monticello, but
he is Familiarity known in this com
munity and very much respected and
highly esteemed by his friends and
associates.
] He had sunny disposition and was
broad minded and extremely generous
with the greatest loyalty to his
friends. He was man Of high prin
lciple and strict integrity and beloved
lgreatly by all who knew him.
il He is survived by his brother, Johl
i M. Huiskamp. of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, who Is the last remaining mem
Der of the original Huiskamp family
i He is also survived by his wife
his son. Herman ]. Huiskamp, of But
falo, Kansas, and by his daughter
Mrs. e. Carol Taber, Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
FIRST MEETING
PRELIMIN AIRY
To the Drum upilft Forward Move
ment Held at the Y. M. G.
A. Today.

The first prayer meeting, relative
to the approaching Drum Forward Up
lift Movement, occurred yesterday af-
ternoon in the Y M. G. A. auditorium.
Rev. Lelley was the chief speaker.
He gave brief and pointed talk on
the essentials Of prayer as great
factor in the success of the meetings.
Rev Williams followed with few
strong expressions along the same
line Of thought.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Meeting Today.

This noon at the Y. NJ. G. A. was
held the first Of series CT noon
prayer meetings. Rev. q. B. New
comb being the leader. These meet
ings will all be of a preparatory ma
ture with prayer as the chief factor.
They will be in session from 1890
to 100 o'clock each day Of THIS week
and it is the desire of the pastcrs ana
those interested that the men of the
several churches drop in for at least
few minutes OF the meetings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Deep snows!

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ROLLA, Mo-, Oct. ~ This section
of Missouri and the Ozark country is
in the throes of heavy snow storm.
Already the snow is from eight to
twelve inches deep and the streets
are blocked with falling branches from
the trees.
The snow followed heavy rain
which commenced falling at o'clock
last night
At noon 1t was still showing and
blowing. Telegraph and telephone
service is badly crippled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
The Deadly Hat Pin.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-John Nineman,
who died of blood poisoning at the
county hospital today confessed, the
police say, that Mrs. Josephine Kar-
muenseki stabbed him with hat pin
when he tried to hold her up several
nights ago and that the hat pin wound
caused his death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Conscience Stricken.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. Phone cent,
the smallest contribution ever made
to the government conscience fund"
was sent to Secretary of the Treas.
ury MoAdoo by an anonymous Wash
ingtonian to pay for stolen box of
matches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Y. W.C.A. NOTES
Yesterdays Musicale.

!. The people who were brave enough
to meet the stormy weather and come
out Sunday afternoon to be present at
the pretty musicale given at the Y. w.
C. A. building, were delighted with the
excellent program produced. The rec
ords given were very fine and the
numbers thoroughly applauded. The
occasion was SO pleasing that a repti--
ton Is generally demanded. The COM
mittee hopes to repeat 1t on some
more favorable time when the weather
is in more propitious mood
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
S;||lI(zg!
$3.50. y !
st. Peters Ladies.

The ladies of st. Peters church will
be entertained on Friday evening at
a Halloween party in st. Peters hall
by Mrs. Joseph Moeller, Mrs. 7. u.
Tigue, Mrs. McGettigan, Mrs. Edward
Moore and Mrs. Joseph McAndrews.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
METER AT BAPTIST
CHURCH rs ROBBED
Thief Gets Into Money Box at PHI
GRIM Rest Baptist Church
Or Second Time.

Sunday morning 1t was discovered
that the electric meter at the Pill
grim's Rest Baptist church had been
robbed the night before. The thief
left as the only trace pick and the
meter on the vacant lot near the
church. The money was gone.
This is the second time the meter
has been robbed but no trace OF the
thief has been found. The amount OF
money taken is not known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27

WILL PAY sufficient rental to get q
furnished house for two or three
months this winter in an excellent To-
cation and we'll furnished. Highest ref.
erences furnished Address M. R. P.
Care Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Butter Goes Up.

ELGIN, Ill, Oct. 37.--Butter was
quoted at 3o%c today, an advance of
IN cents over the prevailing price last
week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
ENTERTAINERS at Dinner.

MI. and Mrs. Harry Phillips enter
tanned fourteen of their friends at a
seven O'clock dinner Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Bulletin Promised.

Because of the large membership the
board Of directors of the Wv. G. A.
are considering the publication of a
bi-weekly or weekly sheet to be sent
to the members for the purpose of an
nouncing association events.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
w ant Column
WANTED.

BUILD ME- A HOUSE, nice and in a
good location, and l will rent it en- a
basis to pay you a good return on the
money invested. want house. Ad-
dress R. B. c., care Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27

WANTED - Railway mai. clerks.
$500 to $3.50 month. Details free.
Franklin Institute, Dept. 1o4 T..
Rochester. N. Y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
Future Events,


The following events are bulletined
for this week: has s3@f
Monday afternoon, 2: 30, vesper COM
mittee from Trinity Methodist church.
Evening, union council camp fire. Miss
Davern's sewing class.
Tuesday afternoon, 4so, high school
gymnasium class. Evening, 8 p. m.
Folk Festival, auspices Visiting Nurse
Association 1880, Miss Hines needle
work class. T::3O evening gym class.
Wednesday at 2:'30, religious work
committee. Extension work committee.
Thursday 430 and 1880, gymnasium
p. m. Public meeting in interest OF
the charity organization to be formed
Friday $3.50 a. m. Women's morning
gym class. p. m. Industrial reception
z Saturday. $50, Christmas idea exbt.
bition. Milady's wardrobe, lingerie,
waists, cuffs, collars, etc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27

Mrs. Joseph Tall of Kahoka, Mo-,
spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. j.
B. Cobb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27

WANTED -Thousands of men, women
boys and girls to hear Chas. r.
Drum of New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Two old houses. Cheap,
for cash. Call Black-363.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
FRATERNAL. CARDS
MASONIC.

Hardin Lodge No. 20, holds its regu.
lar monthly meeting the second Mon.
day evening Of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27
B. P. O. ELKs.
A. O. u. w

n Y. 2. w.
Keokuk lodge, No. 25s, meets every
Thursday night at 500 o'clock at
Hawkes. hall, Eighth and Main street
Visiting brethren cordially invited. G.
H. Griffith, M. w; ]. A. Branson. re-
corder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27

WANTED man to work on
farm by the year, house furnished.
J. D. Piggott, Warsaw, ILL.,, route /.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-27

FOR sALE-All kinds and sizes OIL
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1913-09-06
SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGE PROVOST
W..
ALI RID SPENCER EFT Ais.
state Of louisiana. Parish of Iberia

state Of louisiana. Parish of iberia
1911 Jui Dist Count.
Notice ~ hereby given that hy virtue
Of a wit IT Fie,i Fncias. emauatirg from
the above ~ tiled aud numbered cause
and to me direeteh. ! q orge Henderson.
sheriff, through frnnk ! Mpstnyer, Den
uiy ShpilH have sized and will uiTsr for
s;.lp ND wi all ~, Public Auction FOR
CASH I" h" last and highest bidder vt
the tuur' House IN the city of New Ihrr
in. bnuISia"A h.ivppn legal snle hours
ON SATURDAY OCTOBER II, 1913
the following described property, to wit
certain lot f ground with all the
huildiugs aud pruvrmpnts h, renn snd
the, unto belonging situate IN the City
Of New Iberia, patish of lhpria la
m" ssnring sixty two fnet flnu' on Madison
Street hy y depth Of nue hundred and
twenty two ani a hnlf f.ct and honude d
ro"'h by Lel,u. south h, Spence east hy
I ,ir, and weei hv Madison = /: be
10. ~. one half Of y @ property purchase 4
by Fr-nces Sr.urp' from y :. Olivier
and being 81 ! cords IN Book # Convey
an9es No ~ NJ folio 2Sl of Iberia Parish
Louslpua
70 pay mud satisfy the sum Of ,ixt five
dollars debit, viii. iuttrtst at = per cent
per Anuum FROM Driuhpr 2l-t, 1908 m
til paid. the furihrr sun, Of three huudrpd
Iolats with pnr ornt interest pr snn-
nm from june 24'h 1905, until rpii. to
gpfhpr wi h ten pr cent attnru' ys f"rs
upon the aggregate amount Of principal
and interest aud all costs of these pro
eeedinFs
Given officially this 9Th day of Sept 1919
GEORGE HENDERSON She,in
par Frank J Mpstayer Dy. Sheriff
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1913-09-06
ARTICLE |.

The uamp md title Of This norpo'a alto
shatl be 'Tir Maria tpnfr"l F""'uiy and
Rn Iva, tomppuv," and under tn NJ e
he said rorp"ration shall hav. IL, y wr'
and su' u'horiiv to exist and p,jrv sucros
sion Tor thp full term of ninety nine yea 2
from aud ~ the date hereof; to con
tract, sue aud be sur,i: TO make and use
y 90 porHte seal and the same to lrpak
o change Mt pleasure; to hold. receive.
| ase, purchase ana aliena's aud rorrey.
ss well asto mu,lgngn and hy h att
property. real, personal md mixed and f'
issue stock ur bonds tn, refr; to borrow
money aud to issue all mpuupr OF notes.
bonds aud evidences of indebtedness ss
therefor; TO uame and appoint such man
aeers, directors. officers aud agents n
the interest," ol this c0rI ora ion may re-
uutrp asd to esrnhlish sueh H., laws, rules
and regulations for the innusgpm, NJ and
regulation Of the tffairs of this corpora
ion az may be necessary and proper, and
he same TO chs ge and alter Mt pleasure
ARTICLE II.
The domicie of this corporation shall
he in the Town Of LoreHnvile in the Par
ish OF iberia. in the State Of Lo siana,
aud NIL citations n 9th I legal proees g
shall be served on the President, and in
his ahsance on the Vice Pre- ihpnt, aud IN
his b .ence on any other uncer OF this
corporation
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1913-09-06
ARTICLE VI
ARTICLE VII.

This act Of incorporation may be chan'
ed, moditi j o altt red, or said co. porh =
ton may be dissolved. with the ass' II -
the majority in an, uut OF the capital
sto k of the said corporation at general
me, ng of the stockholders convened t"'
such purpose af er thirty days no''e'
thereof shall have been gwen III news
paper published in iberia Parish. Louis
lana. nrior to the date Of ssid meeting
sD,cICi r VIII
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1913-09-06
DEATH OF MISS MABEL ELIZ
ABTTH MESTAYER.

Died, at Covington, Ia. on
Saturday. August 30th, 1913, at
10 o'clock a. m, Miss Elizabeth
Mabel Mestayer. born Aug. "A,
1878 in the Parish of Iberia. Miss
Mestayer was a daughter Of the
late Norbert Mestayer and Eliz-
abeth Angers and leaves mum
ber of brothers and sisters to
mourn her demise The remains
Of the deceased arrived here on
Sunday morning and was in
tered i'm the Catholic cemetery
after the funeral services from
st. Peters church The family
have the sympathy Of large cir
Gle Of friends.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1913-09-06
..SEPTEMBE2 MORN ON
DISPLAY HERE.

The famous work Of art,
September Morn. with less
than diaphanous garb, attracted
much attention last Thursday
evening when il was first put on
exhibition in the show windows
of those enterprising jewelers.,
Messrs. Ptister Bros. The pic
ture can we'll be classed as one to
attract the notice of any one who
admire art. We understand the
owners were given permission to
hang it i'm their windows with an
assurance that they would not be
molested.