The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
A Third Of 4 Century.

Keosauqua Republican: The Keo-i
sauqua Republican is in its fifty-ninth
year. On November Is, 1879, J. w.
Rowley became part owner and one
OF the editors Of this paper. and on
November 20 just Ave days later, the
first issue of the Republican tina. car
ried his name at It's editorial heaa,
was given to the public That was 3S
years and months ago today, Marcn
20. 1914 third Of a century. We
succeeded w. H. Bleakmore, who now
lives, we believe, down In Oklahoma.
Our firs. partner was Judge Joshua
S. Sloan. with whom we were associa.
ted in the Republican until 1895, when
he sold his interest in the paper to
our present partner. John H. Landes.
judge Sloan has been dead severaf
years. He was a noble man.
When we became the junior OF the
Republican John H. Gear was COVER
nor of Iowa-he is dead Then came
Buren, r. Sherman as governor whom
we helped nominate about 8 o'clock at
night in the historic Moore opera
house at Des Moines in August, 1881
he Is dead. He was succeeded by
Larribee who died few months ago.
He was succeeded by Boies, who Is
yet alive. He was succeeded by Jack.
son. who survives. He was succeed
ed by Drake, who has gone to his re-
ward. Then came Shaw, Cummins.
Gaist, Carroll and Clarke, all yet liv-
ing.
A third OF a century ago Sam Clark
and j. B. Howell were a. the Keokuk
Gate City helm, and both are gone.
Frank Hatton, and a little later Char
les Beardsley, were with The Burling-
ton Hawk-Eye. and they are in their
graves. John Palm was with the Mt.
Pleasant Journal-he is living. w. w.
Junkin was with his son, Charles, in
the Fairfield Ledger-the father is
dead. Major Hamilton and Richaro
Worden were with the Ottumwa Cour-
Hamilton Is alive but Worden is
dead. John Mahin was with the Mus
catine Journal, and now lives in Chi
cago. The Leighton brothers were
with the Oskaloosa Herald--we have
lost track Of them, but good fellows
they were. Capt. A. T. Hull (Con-
gresham HulI was with the Bloom.
field Republican-he is We. living. Ret
Clarkson was with the Des Moines
Register and now lives in New York
] .afe Young was editing paper up In
Atlantic. putting in the winter months
representing Cass county as state SEN
ator in the Iowa legislature. Later he
moved to Des Moines, established,
stayed with and built up the Des
Moines Capital, one Of The great news
papers OF the west He is yet very
much alive.
When we went into the Republican
there were no telephones there were
no automobiles. there were no aero
planes or suffragettes, and still. to
look back. 1t does not seem 80 long.
1t does not seem long when we think
of the hundreds OF our friends whom
We looked upon as ''old folks third
OF century ago, who were then in
active life and enjoying the blessings
of this splendid world mos. all of
whom have since been called over the
river. Theirs were lives that left
their blessings behind-helpful TO
those who were their associates and
an inspiration for good in the com
munities in which they lived.
But we have perhaps said enough
of these bygone days, of which col
umns could be written. Glad and sad
emotions well up as we think of the
magnificent men and women whom
We knew In other years in this grand
old county OF Van Buren,, who are
with us no more. Blu. not for the
world would We have these recolec-
tions blotted out. No indeed-they
make us better because of their being
part of our existence. and we shall
go on cherishing their memories as
louo as life axis.s