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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
DoNNELLsoN.
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Miss Laura Gibson of Marshalltown
visited in our city several days the
past week.
Miss Laura M. Seyb was an over
Sunday visitor in New Boston.
| Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Wiegner and
daughter, Mary Dorothea, of Brook
| field, Mo, returned to their home Fri
| day morning, after having spent
Christmas in our city.
Mrs Jacob Schneider and daughter
Emma, of Keokuk, visited at the John
Gerupl home the past week.
Miss Julia E. Roth visited with her
sister, Mrs. Wahrer at Charleston
Friday and Saturday
Ben Harmon of Des Moines was 8
guest at the H. Meinhardt home dur
ling the holidays.
Miss Leona Gibson and Mr.. Kent
of Emerson are visiting in our city
Mrs. E. Sewers of Keokuk was a
visitor in our city several days the
past week.
There will be services at the G. e
church on New Years eve and all are
cordially invited
Mrs. Roy McCarty and children
were over Sunday visitors in Keokuk
Miss Hulda Bank of Fairfield spent
the holidays in our city.
Miss Daisy BENJAMIN OF Moline is
visiting homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Kiger of Galland
are visiting at the F. G. Taber home
Carl Bank of West Point military
academy surprised his parents in our
city by coming home for short
visit.
bud Barnes OF Cantril visited in our
city Saturday evening.
We wish all the readers of The
Gate City happy and prosperous
New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Epperson of
Abba visited in our city the past
week
Mr. and Mrs. J., E. Barnes and
daughter, Winona, spent Sunday at
LaCrew.
Miss Lena Wahrer of Keokuk was
an over Sunday visitor In our city.
Miss Gertrude Mattern who is at
tending school at Mt Pleasant, visited
home folks during the holidays
Ben Hermon of Des Moines gave a
very interesting talk at the young
peoples meeting at the G. E. church
Sunday evening.
Miss Agnes Lowenberg visited at
the T. Rye home several days the
past week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
GUAM APPOINTED
BY GOVERNOR
chicago Business Man Named a
Majority Member of the
State Board.

limited Press Leased Wire Service /
SPRINGFIELD. H., Dec. so.-Gov
ernor Dunno today appointed James E
GUAM, member of the wholesale Arm
OF W. j, Guam and Co., of Chicago. as
a majority member of the state board
or railroad and warehouse commits
sion.
Guam succeeds o. F. Berry, chair
man of the old commission. The
governor intimated that he would no,
be appointed chairman of the new
public utilities commission, however
but that either Vim. l.. O'Connell o,
5. S. Gregory, OF Chicago, would gel
this place.
Geo. w Fithian. OF Newton, 1t IL
understood, will get the third maiorit,
place on the new commission.
Richard Yates, republican. Of
Springfield, and Frank H. Funk
Bloomington, progressive, are to gel
the two minority places.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
The Tango Typlse,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-The tango typ,
list is on her way. Miss okve Bracher
of Cleveland, delegate to the con
vention Of the National Shorthand
Teachers Association, heralded her
coming today.
First teach my pupils to work to
the rhythm of a metronome," said
Miss Bracher. Later we let them work
to music. Many of them sing and
whistle while they write Who knows
but that the business office of the
future will be filed with little armies
of singing typists who will pat their
typewriters to syncopated ragtime. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Oklahoma Socialists.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec 80
Oklahoma socialists assembled fl
state convention Aere today, adopted
resolutions condemning Michigan and
Colorado state officials for the il
legal, unjust and tyrlnnical manner
in which they have used the power
Of their offices against the striking
miners in the Michigan copper cour-
try and southern Colorado fields
"Fraternal sympathy" was EXTENDED
to the survivors OF the Christmas eve
panic at Calumet and contribution
ordered to aiG both strikers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
WASTE PAPER BOXES
WILL BE INSTALLED
Civic League Decides to Put the Re-
ceptacIes In Place on Corners
of Three Streets.

The civic league has decided to
place twenty-eight waste paper cans
on Main, Blondeau and Johnson
streets, at cost of about s125. The
decision to place these receptacles for
waste paper was made following the
meeting on Saturday at which time
the proposition was put up to the
league for action.
The waste paper boxes will be set
UP from the sidewalk a short space,
and will be emptied regularly by the
city. The receptacles will be placed
on various corners of the three streets
and will help to keep a great deal of
unsightly stuff off of Main street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
persona

Mrs. Walter Scott Coen, of Fort
Morgan, Colo, is visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William MCGOWAN,
712 North Eleventh street.
Mr.. William Nelson MCGOWAN is
visiting with friends in ottumwa.
Miss Charlotte MCGEE left for Chi
cago Sunday, accompanied by her
aunt. Miss Addie MCGEE who has been
visiting her aunt, Miss Kate MCGEE.
Miss Anna Larson left for Chicago
to visit with Mrs. George Mawr.
Miss Caroline Baldwin left Monday
evening for Omaha where she vii
visit for three weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
CITY NEWS.

-ohoice dressed turkeys, geese,
ducks and chickens at Jos. Haubert,s
7O9 Main street.
congressman c. A. Kennedy. who
IS home during the congressional holi.
Jay recess, was in the city TODAY visit.
Ing with friends and looking after
business matters. Mr.. Kennedy feels
quite confident that the Inter.City
brldge Co. bill will be passed at this
session of congress and is working
diligently for it.
The fire department answered an
alarm at 1910 this morning to a
mouse at 913 Leighton street. The
plaze proved to be nothing more than
a fiue burning out, and no damage
was done.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
OF moose, keokuk lodge No. 7O4, to.
night at O'Clock in Moose hall. visit.
Ing brothers cordially invited. A. l..
Laubersheimer. dictator Ed S. LOT.
ten. secretary.-Adv.
sherman Rutledge of Iowa City
formerly OF Keokuk, is a candidate
Tor United States marshal for the
northern district of Iowa. Mr.. Rut
ledge is we'll known in this city and
MS many friends here will hope thai
he is successful in his efforts to gel
TINS position which is at the disp sal
OF the present administration.
"A meeting of the convention com.
mletee OF the Industrial Association
Will be held this afternoon.
There will be three masses at St
Mary's church on New Years day,
VIZ, at 6, 8 and 10 o'clock. Rev. j. P.
stahl, secretary of Bishop Davis, and
professor at st. Ambrose college,
Davenport. will say one of the masses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Church Adyertlsina.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec 30, After
carrying half page ads in all the news
papers every Saturday for a month,
urging men to attend church the fol
lowing Sunday the churches have put
this one On all the street car tenders
Start the New Year right" Every
body at church"
Sunday, January A."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Compromise Attempted.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. SO.-W. H
Packard, head of the biology depart
ment of the Bradley Institute of Pc
oria, speaking today before the parent
teacher section of the Illinois Teach
ers Association attempted compro
mise of the radical views of other
speakers.
Responsibility for the sex instruc
lions rests primarily in the home" he
said. But parents have neglected it.
Two things should be done at once
create and enlighten public sentiment
by lectures before mothers clubs and
parent-teacher clubs and furnish the
parent thorough treaties and pamph-
lets the information and stimulation
needed for than to instruct their chill
dren."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Water PLUGS Wide Open.

At the last time we had trouble
about water PRESSURE Chief Ander-
son said this morning, the company
SAID we did not have the hydrants
on full force. So yesterday / took
James Huiskamp with me, and we
went to every hydrant where hose
was attached, and tried the hydrants
We found them clear on"
On this inspection trip with Mr..
Huiskamp, Chief Anderson said that
they found 1t took sixteen or seven
teen turns to shut off the water, so
there was no reason to doubt that
the hydrants were not vide open
It was reported to one OF the Off
Gals today that some one from tbs
water company's Office was also in
srecting the hydrants.
In turning off the hydrant to which
the last line of hose was attached
after the fire was put out yesterday
one of the fireman reported to the
chief that it took nineteen turns to
Shut off the water. The MIGRANTS are
supposed to open in seven or eight
turns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Thinks Man Her Nephew.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec 30.-Rose
Kramer of 230 Mohawk Place, told
local police today that she believes the
man whose body was found in a trunk
in New York City is Adam Kramer,
her nephew who visited her about
three months ago.
He had been working in the West
Virginia coal mines. she said, and
came here before going to New York.
Kramer came from Hungary about a
year ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30

decline began soon after the an
nouncement Of the mercantile failure
which excited a good de}l of COM
ment. The trouble came about. how
ever, from well understood causes
and was not typical at all of general
conditions. After the facts OF the
failure became known, there was
some selling of stocks by profession
al operators who are always on the
lookout for some such incident on
which to base their operations. But
the selling did not cause very sharp
declines or cause real holders OF
stocks to part with their holdings.
The lowest level of the day was
touched In the last hour with first
selling two or three highly speeula-
tive shares. The market was on the
whole a rather narrow affair with
little indication of outside participa-
ton of any kind. London bought ana
sold few thousand shares here but
offerings from abroad had little infiu-
ence here. Abroad markets were r.
regular, sentiment bsing governed
largely by arrangements under way To
meet end of the year payments.
Prices here closed rather heavy but
at prices far below the level of yes
terday. Call money was loaned at
six percent but most money was put
out at lower figures. There was
good deal CT activity in loan markets
and while out of town banks Offered
money on call the market was not
broad enough to induce vevy large iu-
e4i4utions other than those of this
city. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
keokuk Boys Wedding

Invitations have been received here,
reading: "Mr. and Mrs. !. B. Vickers
desire your presence at the marriage
of their daughter Marie, to Mr.. Martin
T. Griffith, Wednesday, January the
seventh, Nineteen Hundred and Four
teen, at half after eleven O'Clock, at
their home, Emmett, Idaho"
The groom is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Griffith of 72S Ridge street
Of this city, and is we'll known here,
having been educated in the schools
here, and has made good, being now
a partner in the Shenandoah Hosiery
Mills, Shenandoah. Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Not Patched Up.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST, LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. 80 Despite
assurances that the differences be
tween the Frisco and the Order of
Railway Telegraphers would be set
tied amicably, the conference of the
Frisco receivers and the grievance
committee adjourned abruptly at
noon with no arrangement for further
meetings. Receiver Nixon refused to
make statement Union officials said
there might be another conference
and again there might not.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Boy Killed on Trek.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
JOHNSToWN, Pa, Dec so An
unidentified boy. believed to have
been from Springfield, Ill.,, was killed
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
lockwood early today The boy was
about 16 years old. He had told a
Waterman with whom he CONVEX ed
last night that he was beating" his
way to Springfield, his home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Found stolen Gems.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ENID, Okla, Dec. 30-Cached in a
wad OF chewing gum, hidden under a
porch, the police today found diam
onds valued at $1,000 stolen from the
home of DR.. b. B. Mckenzie. Three
Toys, charged with the theft, led the
police to a vacant house where several
hundred dollars worth of iewelry was
found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Bio Fire Starts.

United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-A serious fire
broke out this afternoon in the old
ship district on the lower east side.
The blaze threatened extensive dam
age.
Great clouds of smoke poured from
the building and flames shot from the
building endangering coffee and other
warehouses in the vicinity Firemen
are believed TO be able to confine the
blaze to the one building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
3I|''|lI{;a3z'
Keokuk People Attend,

Van Hayden of this city attended
the party given in honor of Miss Mil.
dred Mckee at Quincy last night. The
Quincy Wing contains the following:
One of the most beautiful and for.
NAL social functions OF the holiday
season given in Quincy was rendered
last night at the Knights of Columbus
hall by Mrs. William I. Mckee, in
honor of her daughter, Miss Mildred
who has Just made her debut in local
society.
Mrs. Mckee was assisted in rsceiv-
ing by her daughter and her daugh-
ter's holiday guests, Miss Isabelle
Mead, of Kansas City, and Miss El.zA-
beth Patch of Oak Park, Ill. The re-
ception which preceded the dance
comm snced at $50 O'clock and dane.
ing started thirty minutes later. The
hall was beautifully decorated, the
lighting effects being especially
unique and appropriate
The affair was probably the NEST
formal dress function of the holiday
season. Two hundred and fifty invi-
tations We're issued and with few ex-
ceptions were honored. A number OF
holiday visitors in Quincy we're among
the guests and besides these there
We're present Miss Elizabeth Warwick
and Messrs. Harris and Van Hayden
of Keokpk. Harold Mccoy OF Mime
apolis, Mimi, who is also guest at
the Mckee home, was among the out
cf-town attendants.
Music was supplied by the Jackson
featured the program and the music
was appropriate. During intermission
and at intervals Of the program, re-
freshments were servsd.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Schmidt Jury.

NEW YORK. Dec 3o.-At $3.50 this
afternoon the Schmidt jury was still
out. Lunch was served them in the
jury room Reports We're circulated
that the jury stood II to l for con
viction and this was understood to
have caused Judge Foster to insist
that deliberations be continued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
High School VS.. Hamilton.

An interesting game of basket bal
viii be played tonight at the Young
Mems Christian Association, between
the keokuk high school reserves and
Hamilton, ILL.,, which promises to be
an exciting contest:
Following will be the lineup Of the
high school.
Seifert, captain, forward; Dan Nc
Cold and LaFaivre forwards; Elder
center; Hollingsworth and Stricken
guards.
The game will be called at 1880
sharp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
sinns Won DAMAGE suit.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ALBANY, n. Y, Dec 30.-Jack
Binns, wireless operator of the liner
Republic was awarded So 900 by the
court of appeals today in his suit
against the vitagraph Co, because o,
the production of pic'are purport-
ing to show Binns summoning sid for
the vessel by wireless when the Re.
r''h'io was wrecked. Binns sued for
$4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Thursday Njoht

The first day of the new year will
close with an exhibition at the Young
Mems Christian Association Thursday
night, on which occasion TIE following
interesting features will be presented
A boys swimming contest and lively
basket ball game between the high
school team and the Y. M. C. A. ma
jors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
L ack of Faith.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS. MoS Dec. 3O.--Lack Of
faith in Uncle Sam today landed Al
exander Mckee, one-legged army de-
serter in the Jefferson Barracks guard
house, when he might have been free,
drawing pension. While receiving
instructions In Jefferson barracks here
his left foot was frozen. Returning
from the Fort Leavenworth hospital
where his leg was amputated, a
strange man scoffed at his idea of a
pension, declaring Mckee was going
back to life Of drudgery. He was so
impressed that he deserted. He was
easily recognized and his arrest fol-
lowed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Community Christmas Meeting.

On Wednesday afternoon at 200
O'Clock in the Y. w. c. A. building will
be he'd a meeting of all who aided in
any way to bring to Keokuk the uni
yersal Christmas and OF any who are
interested in hearing the reports Of
various committees and of the receipts
and expenditures. There is balance
in the treasury and at this meeting
it will be decided what shall be done
with that community Christmas tree
fund.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Police Exonerated.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
Los ANGELES. Calf, Dec. 30
The public safety committee which
has been investigating the Christmas
day riot here in which one man was
slain, today completed its report, ex-
onating the police from blame.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
The all Raiser

< CHICAGO, Dec Marshall Scott
alias Dexter Clark, of Rockford, Ill.
was today sentenced to serve five
years in the Joliet renitentiary by
Judge Lands, after conviction on the
charge of raising a So bill to $40
Scott said the money had been given
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
After Twenty Years.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
BELLEvILLE, H.. Dec So Having
gone twenty years without a bath,
William Knaus, aged sixty-six years, is
today bathing out a fine of $500
Three negro prisoners today gave him
a scrubbing with brushes as ordered
hy Magistrate Underwood.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Engagement Announced.

The following is from Minneapolis
paper and concerns former Keokuk
people: Mr.. and Mrs. Byron c. Cook,
Second avenue south, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Evelyn
Araminta, to Mr.. George Palmer Nicoll
of this city. The wedding will be an
event of January.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
DAILY Stock Letter.

Copyright, 1918. by the New York
Evening Post.l
NEW YORK. Dec 3O.--There WIS
moderate reaction in stock market
prices today after coed deal Of
strength in the early trading. This
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Luncheon at Mrs. Rich,s.

Mrs. Corydon NJ. Rich, 424 Orleans
avenue, entertained at q one o'clock
luncheon today In honor of Mrs. Will
liam E. Wright of Chicago. The table
was decorated in holiday colors. Gov
ers were laid for twelve and beau
tifully appointed luncheon served.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Rehmeier-Akinson Wedding.

Mr.. F. P. Rehmeier of this city
leaves tonight fer Kansas City where
he will be married to Miss Myrta E.
Akinson OF that place on New Years
night They will return Sunday and
will make their home a. oil Bank
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Entertains for Niece.

Miss Lucretia Huiskamp enterta ned
company of girls this afternoon In
honor of h-r niece Lucret'a Reiner Of
ST Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Tango Tea.

Mrs ,Alois Weber will entertain a
company of girls tomorrow afternoon
from $3.50 to 500 at tango tea in
honor of her niece Miss agnes Cor
man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A fine $50 acre farm in
Clark county, Mo. 1t is unsurpassed
in fertility of soil, In agriculture. pro-
duction OF fine stock, crops o. all kinds.
So much could be said Of its beauty
and worth that 1t would require con.
siderable space. 1t will be offered at
a bargain. Don't wait. Address John
NJ. Dawson. 2s North Fourth street,
Keokuk. Iowa, for particulars. or bet.
ter still go ane see him and get full
particulars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS
Boys Exhibition.

There was a very good attendance
at the boys exhibition gwen at the
Young Mems Christian Association
last evening, and everybody was well
entertained.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
w. C. r. u. to Meet.

The w. c. T. U. will hold It's regu-
lar meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Y. w. G. A. building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Many Going to Warsaw.

keokuk will be we'll represented at
the private dancing party to be given
at Odd Fellows hall in Warsaw to-
night. The interurban car will be
held until after the dance for the ac-
commodation of Keokuk couples who
attend. Agnes full orchestra will
furnish the music.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Friday Niaht.

Friday night, the Commercial league
will begin It's activities Ct the season
with some pleasing features.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Saturday Night.

Saturday night the high school team
will meet the Canton, Mo. basket ball
team in game which is expected to
be holly contested and afford much
sport pleasure to those who attend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30

MiscELLAN Eous.

RAILWAY NAIL CLERKS wanted.
Big demand Parcels post SIS and
up monthly. Write Immediately Amer
lean Institute, Dept. 122, Kansas CITY,
Mo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30

FOR RENT-Modern cottage, SIG
Orleans avenue. Inquire A. J. Rud-
dick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
Dixie Club Meets.

Mrs. George We'll was hostess to the
Dixie Card club today.