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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
Special Announcement

The committee having in charge the
showing OF the moving picture film
From the Manger to the Cross
wishes to announce that here will be
private exhibition on Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock for the boys
and girls and older persons who
might not have the opportunity TO
view these pictures on account OF the
fee which Is charged at the regular
hours today and tomorrow. The COM
mittee desires to make these pictures
count as a religious educational fea-
ture, and for this reason every person
old and young ought to see them,
hence the free exhibition for Satur-
day morning.
DR.. Chas. H. Parkhurst writes: Il
feel that am rendering service to
good cause In expressing the pleasure
and satisfaction afforded me by the
opportunity of Witnessing the drama
entitled From the Manger to the
Cross yield myself unreseryediy
10 the influence Of the occasion and
came away from the representation
with the feeling that the transactions
In our Lords life had been brought
nearer to me rather than pushed far-
ther away. Presented In the way In
which am confident you propose to
present It. the drama cannot fall to
be means of instruction and relig'
ious culture"
The operator arrived with the NOV
ing picture machine this morning He
| reports crowded houses at Washing
ton from whence he arrived. Admis
sion tickets are: Adults. 25c; chill
dren, fourteen and under loc--Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
GALLEY, OF HOTEL
IOWA, IN KEOKUK
Part Owner and Future Manager Of
the New and Fine Hotel Visits
Its Construction.

George H. Galley is in town today
to see the progress being made in the
construction OF the new Hotel Iowa,
In which he is much interested as ap
owner OF the common stock Of the
company and as future manager of
the big hostelry
Mr.. Galley caused the building OF
the LaSalle hotel In Chicago and be-
came its manager from the day It
opened. His connection with Keo-
kuks new hotel insures that 1t will
be managed by the very highest stand.
ards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Airdome.

A packed house greeted the opening
performance of the Airdcne last night
and were well pleased with the classy
show staged at the open air theatre.
All the motion pictures were feature
releases and caught the fancy of the
big crowd. Ford and Miller. In CLASSY
songs and dances and Sherman and
Fuller, comedy acrobats, tumblers and
aerial artists, were greatly enjoyed
by the audience and the general
opinion was that the Airdome would
as usual, be an exceedingly popular
place during the summer months The
same show will be given tonight. :
Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
PUBLIC OPINION
. . . . % 90 . . eee .
More small houses.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
notice in The Gate City OF April
2lnd an article, More small houses. !"
1t Is well known fact that small
houses are in demand, but can a
small house OF five rooms be built for
ten dollars per month rental l am
afraid not, when counting the value
OF the lot upon which the house is
built and would smaller house be
sufficiently large for the average fan.
lily to live in? VIII someone please
reply and show US"
Counting the cost Of lot, the cost o.
material and the price of skilled
labor during tne last decade.
CITIZEN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
At the Hippodrome.

MEMO Moore's Rah-Rah Boys, with
Lorna Jackson, are furnishing the big
feature Of the Hippodrome bill for the
last half of the week. The act is a
miniature musical comedy entitled
ION the College Campus" and is nh
ed with good music The act carries
FIVE people. The Tambo Duo have
clever act introducing tambo n1anipu-
iation, singing. dancing and talking
was another hit Of the evening and
won great deal OF applause Pau
Flores is a xylophone solotst, whose
work surpasses anything in that line
ever seen here. Williams and Ster'
ling have clever act. entitled Songs
and Smiles" The act was winner
last night Latest motion pictures
complete the biil-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
The Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, April 25.-Continued
strength at Liverpool and Buenos
Ayres caused furry In the wheat
market today that sent options UP at
the start V to one cent over yester-
days closing. Commission houses
had buying orders, but offerings were
scanty. Later offerings increased but
at noon May was 931s. an advance OF
&c over the days opening and &c
over yesterdays closing. July jump
ed 1sc during the morning.
Corn futures were little Influenced
by the strong movement in wheat.
The market opened strong and higher,
but had an easier feeling towards
noon.
Oats opened firm but was easier
later in the day. Some Of the dealers
sold on the advance and the market
suffered fractional losses.
Provisions opened firm and higher
but were easier later In the day. Trade
centered about pork.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
An Unfit Place.

To the Editor Of The Gate City:
IT became my duty to visit the city
calaboose. l believe have been in
the greater number OF the dirty holes
of Keokuk. The calabouse was the
most unhygienic hole l have ever Wis.
tied. The ventilation was very bad,
the air was foul, and absolutely no
means of preventing the spread oil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
Plenty OF Applications.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-More
than 100000 applications for conces-
sion privileges have been received up
to date by Frank L. Burt, director OF
concessions Of the Panama Pacific ex.
position. Only thirty-one contracts
have been granted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
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Two months ago gave ont 4 few
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DOROTHY GUILBERT
CHICAGO, ILL.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
SHIPPERS TO DISCUSS
DEMURRAGE RULES
Meeting is Called for Monday Morn
ina by Chairman Of Transport
%,tion Connntttee

IGIiDf SotHHthtSS.
Ira w. wills, chairman OF the In
dustrial Association transportation
committee. has called a meeting OF
Keokuk shippers for Monday morn,
Ing to consider the new demurrage
rules which will come before the
iowa state railroad commission at
Deg MONIES on May 10. The commits
sion will decide whether Iowa shall
or shall not adopt the national uni
form demurrage rules proposed in
which the car demurrage is increased
from 81 to SO per day.
The local shippers will decide
whether or not they will protest
against 1t and II representative shall
be sent to Des Moines to represent
them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25

J. Little. real estate dealer. frankly
told the commission he thought the
hearings had been part of an 'adver-
Using scheme" and that the evidence
heard had been put up job
Chief Underwood was asked why
he didn't close up the hotels.
How are you going TO do it, he
answered. We tried IT, The courts
wouldn't convict. It's mighty hard to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25

For rheumatism you VIII find moth
ing better than Chamberlain Lini-
ment. Try It and see how quickly It
gives relief. For sale by Wilkinson &
Co Pharmacy and J. F. Kiedaisch &
Son.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25

Suffered Day and night the torment
OF itching piles. Nothing helped me
until I used Doan's Ointment. II cured
me permanently. Hon. John R. Gar.
rett. Mayor. Girard. Ala.-Advertise-
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
wife Remembers.

Every father is sure he mao .arns
lot more sense when ne Mas ,.. mt
and In love than his boy esnipi,a, yill
he didn't. Ask his wife, ana sue .ous
tell you he was SO silly that sne
near throwing him over IN disgust
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25

Regulates the bowels. promotes
easy natural movements, cures consti.
pation--Doan's ReguletC Ask your
druggist for them. Csc a rox.--Adver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
Repor. Over Cat, CIV


SIS, stockers and feeders, s5.25a
500; Texas steers, ss.25a $50; cows
and heifers, s4.ooG7 700; calves (eas
lotsl s5o0d6-50.
Hog receipts 5000; market SC hish.
err Mixed and butchers. sS.65dS.sO;
good to heavy. ss.65GS.75; rough
sT-759s.I0; light, ss75GS.s5; bulk,
$s.7oGs.so; pigs. s7OeGS.T5.
Sheep receipts $500; market steady.
Sheep and mutton. s5.eQG rs; lambs,
$7.o0Qs.s0.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. April 25,-CattIe receipts
6a5; market steady. Steers, IS .2oS
SIS; cows and heifers. ss.75Gs.oq;
stockers and feeders, s1.5aGs.25;
calves, s7OoGs75; bulls and stays,
ss.o0a7.25.
Hog receipts $40; marke. Sc high.
er. Bulk. ss.55Gs.s5.
Sheep receipts s.12s; market steady
to strong Yearlings. s7.s5G7Is
wethers, ss.75G7.oo; lambs. ss.s5fs
$50; ewes. s6.s56s'75.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, April 25.-Butter-Ez-
tras, ale: frsts, asc; dairy extras
2sc; dairy frsts, 25c.
Eggs-Firsts. 17Ac; ordinary frsts,
|17h91sc.
Cheese-Twins. l41sc; Young Amer.
icas. f4A G1414c,
Potatoes. so93sc.
Live poultry Fowls, 17aTac
ducks, 1561sc. geese. 11fiie; spring
chickens, 17a91shc; turkeys, i5c.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK. April 25-F1oar mar
ket active and firm.
Pork market quiet. Mess, slioVV
1925.
spot, sf1.25@11.35.
Sugar raw, market quiet. Centrll.
gal test, 1896; Muscayado So test
$3.50. -,
Sugar refined. market quiet Wv
loaf. s5.o5a5.15; crushed, s4.soas.es,
powdered, s4.30G4.45; granuia'eu'
S4.2o94.4o. ,a
Coffee Rio No. : on spot, lias
11asc- "a.
country. 5M G6Sc. .,o.a
Hay market firm. Prime. slg.@
1o71a: No. 8, 7o9s5c; clover. SAG sao'
Dressed poultry market STEADY. ~ aa =,
keys, 15@25c. chickens, l0a4'e'
fowls, 14@19c; ducks, 15d22c'
Live poultry market firmeF, 1eess s
lie; ducks. 16c; fowls, 1870 'ui 49,
I15c: roosters. lie. lib
Cheese market steady. state n,. ~,
common to special, 1l1sa ! ~, ~,
skins common to specials, 90 low
full skins, 1G4c. -, +.
Butter market firmer. Receipts =
294; creamery extras, $3.50 ua To-,
| tubs, 32W33t2c; llnital
firsts. 30c. .. eas
Bgg market steady. Receipts sa,zs -,
Nearby white fancy, 22Q2Sc' nea a,e
mixed fancy, 10000; fresh, lS9-iS
New York Money Market. .
! NEW YORK, April 25.-MoneS :
call percent.
| Six months, Az percent
/ Mercantile paper, 5h percent
| Bar silver London. ~ s.leo'
| Bar silver New York, 6o7sc'
| Demand sterling, s4.se.
! wife Remembers. !,
| Every father is sure he had W. VIZ,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25

Itching piles provoke profanity. but
profanity won't cure them Doan's
Ointment cures itching, bleeding or
protruding piles after years OF suffer
ing At any drug store.-Advertise-
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25

Read The Daily Gate City, II
cents per week.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

CHICAGO, April 25.--Wheat-No. 2
red, s1.os@110h; No. 3 red, sIo1@
1.o5; No. 2 hard, s41s @96c; No. ,
hard, s3@94Ac: No. spring, s1@
93c.
corn-No. 2 white. 5s95sAc; No
. yellow, 5e957c; No. 8, 5595Sc;
No. 8 white, SIN 5sc; No. 8 yellow
5525sc; No. 4, 54@54hc; No. 4
white, SIC: No. yellow, 54@54hc.
oats-No. 8 white. 35@35Ac; M
"a white, s4@35c; standard, ssAG
36hc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, H.. April 25.--Corn-Mar
ket unchanged. No. white, 55a g
5s1sc: No. 3 yellow, soc; No. 4 vel
low, 549541ac; No. 8 mixed, 55c
Market steady. No. 2 white
Ssnc; No. 8 white, s5@351kc; No.
white, 33Ac.
Chicago Live Stock.
| CHICAGO, April 25.--Hog receipts
1900; market strong and higher
Mixed and butchers, ss.70@s00; goot
heavy, s8.70@s.92h; rough heavy
ss.55QS.70; light, ss.ov@s.1o; pigs
sGS008.90.
Cattle receipts 1000; market stead!
Reeves, s7.3o@e.20; cows and heifer,
s3.90@84o: stockers and feeders
s62O@8.10; Texans, $6.8o@7.s0i
calves, $s.5o@9.00.
Sheep receipts 10000; market SLOW
and weak Native. s6.o0@725; west
ern. ss.2597.25; lambs, $s.6oQs.s0
western. s70oQS.s0.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS. April 25.-Cattl'
receipts $500; market steady. Texa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25
st. Louis Live stock.

ST. LOUIE Live STOCK.
EAST ST. LOUIS. April, 25.--Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. Texas
receipts 200; native beef steers,
s5.75@9.0o; cows and heifers. $4,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-25

Gate City Want Ads. bring re-
suits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
Women nf influence.

We are. all Of us. whether young or
old. famous or obscure. women OF in
fuence. We cannot live Iiay without
affecting the world somewhat for good
or I'll. whether we will or 40. We are
all n part CT IIfe's forces. whether We
know IL or not Be rs humble az you
like. you are still a person Of Influence.
IL not by your own choosing. then often
by Gods decree. Z may be oily a
smile or a simple kindness that you
have given to little child. but it
starts agencies you little dream Of: or
it may be some selfishness aud lacs II
honor, some weakness in you that sets
In motion IT long train OF hurtfuI and
sad influences or circumstances. For
all life Is connected. and whether you
tyish II or got your life affects other
WomaD's Home Companion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

Kinds or sawdust and requests that you
will telephone your needs so that there
may be an early delivery.
Ii used to be that any one who want
ed sawdust went to the sawmill and
asked for as much rs he wanted There
was only one kind of sawdust in the
good old days and that was an unim-
portant product. which anybody could
have for the asking Now the saw
dust wholesaler Will tell you that saw
dust is "a very valuable product aud
that the sawdust business is offering
greater opportunities.
There are about sixty kinds of saw
dust on the market. so says the saw
dust expert, and all of them have their
stated uses in the realm OF trade.
All the way from the preparation of
food to the polishing of precious metal
ranges the usefulness of sawdust. The
hardwood dusts are used for polishing
in some jewellers shops and cheaper
sawdusts are used for polishing less
valuable metal work. In packing and
making cushions. for the covering OF
floors and In the fur business. sawdust
is useful-New York Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
INCIDENT CLOSED
AS To LICENSES?
Such Seems to Be the Present
Situation Relative TO
Saloons.

As far as the sitting out Of undo
sirables under the new control by the
commission as a whole, OF the saloon
question I'm Rock Island the incident
seems TO have been closed with the
return yesterday afternoon Of the
license TO James O'COnnOr. which had
previously been revoked. 10 conduct a
saloon at 81 Twentieth street Where
IN the city erred. either in the revoca-
ton OF the License or the return OF IL.
Is a question on which there l. diff
ference OF opinion. The place Is again
running.
But the city has been relieved Of
its three most notorious dives, as far
as the licensing OF them IS concerned.
ANY move on the part OF the commits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
OUTPUT AT MINES
SETS anew MARK
Rock Island Southern Expects
to Transport 925 Carloads
From Matherville.

The output of the Matherville mines
for the month of November promises
TO surpass all previous records, &C.
&C riding to the announcement OF Secre
tary James Walsh OF the Rock Island
Southern today. The Southern has
transported just $50 carloads of the
bituminous substance this month, and
/. is predicted that this number will
have been increased TO 925 by the first
or December. The highest previous
record was made late last month,
when 912 carloads were taken from
the mines. Secretary Walsh states
that fully two-thirds of the total output
gees to the tri-cities.
Mr.. Walsh spent yesterday in Gales
burg in the interest of the company
The city council at that point has
granted the Rock Island Southern the
right to extend it's tracks as far as the
old Standard Oil works, n concession
which has been much sought The
new track construction work at Gales.
burg is progressing rapidly, and with
the new extension completed, great
Will accrue to the Southern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
CORONER'S JURY
CONVENES AGAIN
Investigation Into Murder of j.
B. Schoessel Will Be Re-
sumed Tomorrow.

The cOrOners jury investigating
the death OF John b. SchoesseI, who
was murdered in front of his home,
2S2S Seventh avenue. on the night OF
Nov. Z, will reconvene tomorrow aft
ernoon at ? O'Clock at the Office of
States Attorney f. +. Thompson
II is thought that little new evil
dence will be ready for presentation
AZ the inquest. The facts -urrouud-
ing the tragedy are still in the dark,
although the police have several
clews which they confidently hope will
result in the ultimate capture of the
guilty parties. Mrs. Prosser OF
Davenport claims to have seen Mr..
Schoessel and four men following him
on the night of the attack as she was
leaving the home of Mrs. J. I. Bro
quist, 2s15 Seventh avenue, VIII CHI is
in the same block with the SchoesseI
home. She says she will be able TO
identify at least one if not more o.
the members OF the party who are be.
lieved TO have committed the deed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

sion that would restore any OF them
under any pretense would be met with
a vigorous protest compared with
which the recent agitation would be
but slight
From the trend OF public sentiment
the city is expected to 20 further, and
see 10 IL that the places closed are
closed in fact for consent would be
as evil in its effect as license.
The city can be no cleaner than ii
TO the casual observer to be, p"
said citizen commenting on the sub
ject- IF conditions are 10 remain i'm
proved the fact will show for itself
and show very plainly. If morals are
TO sink 10 the former level. the people
will be very quick TO find 1t out with
out half trying, and no one will know
it quicker than the police department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
CGUSTiC CRITICS.
When Poet Clashes With Poet rhon
Comes a War of Wiz.

Tennyson has been severely handled
by his fellow writers. Bulwer-Lytton
killed three birds with a stone when
he spoke of Tennyson's
Jingl!ng medley OF purloined conceits.
Out-babying Wordsworth and out-giitter-
ing Keats
George Meredith said OF the Holy
Grail" that 1.-The lines are satin lengths,
the figures Sevres china. Why. this
stuff Is not the muse-it's musery. The
man has got hold of the muses. clothes
line and hangs IT with jewelry." The
"Idylls of the King" are yards of linen
drapery for the delight of ladies'
But, then, Tennyson once said OF
Meredith that reading him was like
wading through glue. And If Meredith
called Matthew Arnold "a dandy
Isaiah" George Moore has set it down
that lin George Meredith there is notb-
ing but crackjaw sentences, empty and
unpleasant in the mouth as sterile
nuts" not a particularly happy bit OF
style in itself.
OF CarIyle's French Revolution
HaIIam said. 1.-The style is so abomi-
nable / could not get on with It." and
of HaIIam's European History" Car
lyle remarked. "Eh. The poor. miser-
able skeleton OF a book"-New York
Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
PERSONAL POINTS

Eli Mosenfeld sr last night left for
Cleveland. o., TO visit his daughter.
Louis SybeTkOop and son. Frederic,
Of Des Moines. are in the city for a
few days visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Olson and chill
dren. Charlotte. Dorothy and Paul. of
Chicago. arrived yesterday for Thanks
giving festivities at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Anderson. 1903 Six
teenth street They will visit with
Milan relatives before returning 10
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
OFFICIAL CALL
WILL Be ISSUED
Formal Notice of Special Meet
ing of Board of Supervisors
Made Tomorrow.

Offcial call for the special meeting
or the board of supervisors TO be held
Dec. will be made tomorrow by
County Clerk II. =. Hubbard. The
required number OF members OF the
board have signed the petition for a
gathering.
4 number OF important matters are
20 be up for consideration at the APP
preaching session. 4 county superin-
tandent OF highways is 10 be chosen.
Wallace Treichler. city engineer, IS
the only applicant for the position
no is eligible. since he alone passed
the civil service examination. His
appointment viii come as matter or
course. a successor TO fill out the
uuexpired term Of the late : J. Fer
guson. county superintendent OF
schools. will also be selected. The
term does not and until Dec. !. 1914.