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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
Y.W.C.A. NOTES

About fifty of the campfire girls
met for union council campfire last
evening in the Y ". c. A. The Ell
waw campfire, of which Miss Laura
Alton is guardian, entertained the 9th
er campfires and the members of this
campfire went through the ceremony
of lighting of candles and sang s new
campfire Song. Reports were called
for from the various campfires and
they showed that many of the girls
had completed the requirements for
henors for which heads were award
ed, Miss Nargurite I-oewenstein
read G report in blank verse of the
work of the Minnehaha campfire Of
which Mrs Lee naughrits IS guard
ian. The Qswetah campfire. Miss
Marie Kisdaisch. guardian. and the
Delatawa campfire. Miss Harriet Sol
ONION. guardian. each reported that
one member was ready for the next
rang except for two lectures, one of
which was given last night, At the
close of the reports honors were
awarde dmembers of Miss Atoms
campfire. Mrs. Or. Psase gave an in
terssting and profitable talk TO the
girls. aud refreshments were served
ny the girls C Miss Atoms campfire
which they hai planned and prepared
themselves
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the cause of the trouble and were
horrized to see the boy lying across
the rails, The trucks had passed
ever his right foot, almost severing
the member,
An ambulance was summoned and
the boy rushed to Graham hospital
and City Physician G. A. Dimond
called. 1t was decided immediately
10 amputate a portion OF the foot.
The boys father arrived In the city
today but could give no reason for the
boys being on the train. He will
take his son to their home at 1903
summer street, Burlington, as soon as
he is able TO travel
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go, wez-s Boiled Shirt.

TI-nited Press eased Wire SER ies ,
WEST ORANGE \. J. Feb IL
Thomas a. Edison was sixty-stx ysars
old today. Ills wife. after much urg-
ing. succeeded in exacting q promise
from the inventor that he would leave
his beloved laboratory this afternoon
and climb INTO boiled shirt
which he hates and participate in a
little sirthdzy party she had arranged
After giving his reluctant consent
10 this arrangement. Edison plunged
into his laboratory and resumed Ms
labor on his talking motion picture
deTise. the 'Einetophone
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MEET Mr.. WEBB"
POLITE BANDITS
The Automobile Outlaws Again at
Their Criminal and Suase
Work in Chicago.

Tinted press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. FEB. IL Automobile
bandits resumed heir activities
early today when three OF them stole
2 black limousine and toured the
south side with Il. making stops AZ
four saloons and robhing each The
event nessad them $3.50 and assorted
merchandise asd vaIuables-
The robbers WORKED with saavit-
and due regard for the proprieties-
sfter leveITtng pistols At the heads Of
all those IN each saloon. their spckes
man stepped forward and with deep
5oz. poin cd toward one Of his con-.
panions and said:
Good evening. gentlemen, meet
Mr. Webb
webb is being hunted By the police
for the murder Of Detective Petet
Hart three weeks ago The police
doubted. however, tha- Webb was in
the party.
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The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, Ill, February II, 1913.

completely, supposed to be the work
of incendiaries. Three fires occurred
in about ten days. first the poultry
house. then shortly the incubators and
breeders and then their new house
and contents. Mr.. Crawford had es-
#tablished himself in the poultry bust
ness Just outside of San Francisco,
and feels the loss very keeniy. He
is q Warsaw boy and his friends here
sincere sympathize with him in his
sad misfortune
The Young Mems Bible class of the
NJ. e, church will give Valentine
social in the basement of the church,
Thursday evening. February Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon p. Spite
we're married twenty-five years ago
Sunday. February 9. Because this an
nfversary occurs on Sunday. the near
est relatives and friends concluded to
surprise them Monday night and q
right royal evening was spent.
The Willing Workers of the NJ. e.
Sabbath school win give q Washing
ton social Friday evening. February
81. in the church basement
Frank Roth is candidate for the
effice of city treasurer. subject to the
endorsement of the republican p-i-
mary. February Is.
The Lincoln social at the Little
Brick. on Fourth street, on Lincoln's
birthday. February Il, viii have an
interesting program and luncheon,
As usual it win be a success.
DR.. J. Eaton Johnston, for many
years 3 resident of Keokuk. and now
filing the second and last term as city
treasurer, is candidate for city
clerk. subject to the endorsement OF
the republican primary. which meets
February IS.
Indications are that work on the
Tri-State Traction Co.'S road viii be
gin in early spring, and Will be rap
idly pushed to completion.
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EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
FELT IN MAINE TODAY
IRE First Ever Known in That Sec
ton Threw Residents
Into Panic.

United Press Leased Wire Service
MEI1IONCKET, Ne. Feb. 1.-two
distinct earthquake shocks, the first
ever known in this section. early to-
day threw the residents here into .
panic The second shock which oc-
CURED at i've o'clock, was heavier
and besides shattering the concrete
foundations of The Catholic church,
opened rift in the frozen ground
about $40 feet long and several inches
vide
Clocks IN neighboring houses were
stopped BY the shock and articles sent
crashing from shelves The arsi
shock was felt al about two O'Clock
Each was Of several seconds dura
ton and was accompanied by ti,un
der ike rambIing
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The progressive and wide awake
Warsaw booster newspaper, The
New Era has been compelled to
cease publication because OF non-sup-
port as per notice given in the final
issue Thursday. Feb 8. This is much
regretted, for the management is
composed of live wires, and the class
of men needed in these ought-to-be
progressive days. if Warsaw expects
to be q city there is much to do
from now on and they are just the
men to largely help. Messrs. Shoe
maker, Bell. and Shaw viii carry on
the job printing business for some
time as they have number of large
contracts to fiji. but, the last newspa-
per has been issued,
Halsey. x. Sack of Sack Bros. has
been ION the shelf. with lagrippe for
the past week. but is out again.
PopelGiller Co. Clippert Brothers
and Piedrit Brothers have been cut
ting Ice the past week. taking adj
vantage of the cold snap, making hay
while the sun shines as it We're.
the ice is of good quality and is cor
daily welcomed by everybody as 1t
was feared there would be an ice
famine.
/ Warsaw Cooperative Association is
the name OF the new booster club.
organized last week at city hall. The
treasurer has issued call for funds,
and new stationery is being prepared;
il is to &c hoped that bright and
busy future is ahead for the new club.
Mrs, VI. e. Wolfe and Mrs. Thos.
a Hartley. her daughter. left Sunday
for Chicago 10 purchase spring mil
linery for Mrs Molfe's store, which
has lately been refurnished and 9th
erwise heautified.
WIN. Crawford and family who not
long ago removed from ST Louis to
San Francisco, Cal. were burned OUT
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xe.oheu F;ors Like sro.ser.

: niteti Press leased Wire SerEice- I
NEW YORK, FEB. l1-Leon hatch-
I'll brother Of shs late middle Weight
champion. wss receiving eongratula-
Mons TO-DAY for an exhibition OF the
fighting spirit thzt characterized
stanley hetchel Although clearly
outclzssed IN his bout Eith Damn
Ridge before the Olympic A C. last
night. the yoang westener stared the
tn round limit and vas boring in for
more punishment ~ The bell Those
81 the RAG side we're Convinced that
Keteheii needed only little exPers
.ence 10 land in the drst division
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This Girl Recovered
From CONSUMPTION

The makers " EckE2a1S Attentive
which Is doing 81 uiTaeh gt,g5d far t2o5-
s&nlptlyes, ar continually &c resrelfs -
wonderful reports ~ Essarar5eS a5rsszE II
shout solely through ths 1ss q IBIS Ezse43t.
cine. TAe>a reports are a3wsys at thp
command q any ogt interested. ard many
81 he writer's IN their srsxJttlde have snG
Learn wha, il did far them Sere i eHe
siieciEleu. +2l Seceui Ave Aurvr4 FL
tsntl-mea Pardon TIE f0T EDg writing
sooGer. but | wanted 10 80 i ! would Ssay
cured San unw Uruistafiy sSv j an
perfectly well / wish ie exprvSS rgv
hea rtfslt thanks ! have no pSir no
coRgh. no aiekt swsatS, no hay fexe7
Since ehiId ~ Vwo yssrS. have eseE
s8Iiug With lang trouble which srsa
fourteen, the do-sfor said i ] ,tlll rot
~ seat South ] would surely die et Con-
sumption Every winter ! would 4. Suze
"a have either BruaChiTtS. P3eartsF o.
Pneamol.is / had Typhoid Pausinonis
enc time had csltagrh Of the stomach
sud bowels ard had Hay Fever Tor the
lest few years: bat have not anything 81
the kind tht> year,
= will answer all letters sent to me
asking history OF my case from any
cGe suffering with lang trouble.
tSNera afidayttl ETA Pi4ATH
Five rrars lister reports Sill Nell-l
FrktrSusS A.serarire X effective In Bton
chtt3S Asthma Hay Fever Thruat ans
fsuhS Troubles and iu uphul3aing IN
sySteti. Tloes not contain pcS>efs. eltiaIe
or hstit-teFasiag drugs. Ask for toNSie
teliiag ss re~0veTieS aud write TO EcSnia'
Laboratory Piiilsdelphia Pa, for more eri
dense. For sale oy al leading druggist
: j. :. kledalsch & Son
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Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.

DES MONIES. Iowa, Feb. 1.-THE
following decisions hare been hand
ed down By the Iowa supreme court
Coleman. John. appellant. vs. JASPER
Pensgar. e al Davis county: af-
fruei
Barhera Harris =. n. L Harris.
AEahassa county: afnrnsd-
Stapp and Hendrick. appellants. vs.
U, NJ GODFREY. keosuk county: affirm
81
CyrenEas /. acCash. trustee, rs.
sEary Belle De-sy, appellant. Des
AE0iras cogntE, affirmed
The City Of ossumwa- Iowa appel
laat. X Albert scoSr, wapeiio ooaa
~ reversed
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Mrs. Grace Windsor Day IN Court 70
Answer to Charge Made by
81 Her Former husband
Pleads Not Guilty.
DIVORCED IN SEPTEMBER
Former Mrs. Windsor Charged With
Remarryins Within Year Con-
trary to Iowa State
Laws.

The first information that has been
fled in Lee county on the remarry
ing law concerning divorced people
was filed yesterday afternoon In SUI
pericr court By Shirley Windsor
AGAINST his former wife. Grace Wind
scr Day.
In the information he alleges that he
divorced the said Grace Windsor last
September and that she remarked
Francis Day at Memphis. Mo.. Deem
Der l6. and that they now live togeth-
er at ata North Second street this
city, all OF which is in violation of
section $751; Of tne lows code
She appeared in court this morn
ing and entered plea of not guilty
TO the information and was placed
under 3 bond OF slo0 for her future
appearance.
Mrs. Day was accompanied IN court
by her husband. Francis Day. and her
father. + Garrett, who signed the
hand
II is said that Windsor and the
woman. who afterWara became his
wits ware school children together in
Missouri. and they we're married ser
eral years $50. They hare two chill
G7en Windsor Is button cutter.
and last JAY Dsy came to their home
"a rocl
Some time durfng JUL Ms wfad-
So Is sid 10 have LEFT her tuo ehsl-
Grsnr one OF them 81. and e1oas6 with
Tar Sho-siy after they we're soaRd
n wTaasoE ana GsForca proceedings
ssz-rs TIE decree xas srsnEed IN
Sssssaassr. In December Day and
Mrs windsor ws-e Earss5 and came
70 ReeS1k 70 Ere
ne ERw passed AZ TIE saf-ty-sseo1S
ss1ral aSss-sssy states sAz1 no psr
sss. WHO are 5srEeess saasi MARI
2zcehsr Fsra EEtaSa rear Euz
Ese zine ms Se-sa Is granted Gz1es:
s1vE rs-zESss0a 30 Dc 50 hv tas
ssssse ssszz1g TIA seSres This psr
riSssaaz has ReT@ aesa granted ae
enraiEg 10 aE.dso- The nazsFas S
a1e os not les shsa oas dollar q
ure than sIae TIE marriage (
saI howexers and cannot ~ attack
ed.
Attcrnsss II the SITS are Of yarEoas
csri0ns as &c the exas2 manner O.
information that should be hled Ths
cae IN this case was drawn by Cera
y Attorney E " NcAanus Ssve-
81 others dsclare thai i Is net cor
recs while Others side vlth the k-ose
cetcr
Tie case vii e tried a. sooa q
lr, aesianus finishes with he gran.
59rg. now N session
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This farm is located in Missouri. .
miles south OF keokuk, Iowa. 1 miles
from Alexandra. No, and 4 miles
from Wayland, No. The improve
ments consist of new. 5-room. l.
story house built in 1912, full base
ment under entire house. fair barn,
double corn crib. mex chicken house.
Also an old residence occupied until
1872, suitable for tenant house Plenty
OF water Land all fenced Small
bearing orchard.
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Esd Oneida Fir

/ Tinted bPress Leased Wire Service
SYRACUSE n Y FEB 1.-THE
entire town q Oneida IS miles from
here, was threatened b re todag-
Tie business section was entirely de-
stroyed during ne night with loss
OF s2G001G and the flames hare
spread throughout the residence dis
tricts Five apparatus from i've sur
rounding towns have gone 10 ina
rescue
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BURLINeToN BOY MEETS
WITH AWFUL ACCIDENT
haroic Hinsbaush. Fifteen Year OLD
Boy Loses Foot "nIfe stsai-
ina EIds on Trsir

Harold HineAaush. 2 fifteen ye4r
CID bog from Burlington, v1s bzdiy
Injured lest night while riding TIE
tr1cSs e the south bound FSzsenges
Train
Exact details Of the accsaeat are un-
ssa5lable bat II IS supposed that the
10y was stealing q ride and had
cra1led on tbs trRck II IN effort %
keep ire trainmeu from seeng him.
When the train started 10 pull oct.
IN agoniEiEs SCREAM vas heard from
Under the train and the tran vas
stopped Brasemen hurried 10 end
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elarers wIII Net parade

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK Feb. lf-Nc E1ors
Will The sporting public be treated 70
the sight OF 2 triumphant American
league baseball team on parade The
omnibus Win the bali tcssers In full
Teealia has seen relegatei SC the rear
" officials OF the ieagge. and here
after the stars OF the diamond viii go
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11

Al level river bottom land. black
loan soil. rich as the valley OF the
Nile. 100 acres in one body, 50 acres
across the road one acre of OF 50
where school house stands Leyee
crosses the $50 cutting OF about IL
acres, this being in corn last rear,
raising q fine crop. Drainage ditch
carving of all the surface water. runs
along one side Of 100 Every acre Of
this farm. except the ievee, can be
plowed TILED.
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10 the grounds Ike ordinary people,
dress for the field. and. after the
game, they wiz make their re-appear
a,4ce in street clothes.
This vas one OF the most absorbing
topics Of discussion today, following
the adjournment OF the American
league magnares last night The
solons Of the younger major league
circuit agreed 70 open their season
April 10
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Deliberately Lied.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD. H.. Feb. 11-Ris-
ing to question of personal privilege.
Representative David Shanahan this
morning attacked George Fitch. pro-
gressive, from Peoria, because OF
articles which Fitch has been writing
in the Chicago Tribune. He declared
that the article in last Sundays Tri-
bune. Fitch had deliberately lied about
him
Fitch arose and said that if he had
made any mistake he was sorry for it
The attack caused great excitement
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dispatch from Sofia today said that
a fierce battle had been fought be-
tween Bulgarians and Turks on the
Tchatalja lines The Turks lost sew
eral thousand killed and wounded and
the Bulgarian casualties were heavy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11

Herman lodge No. 116 German,
meets regularly every wednesd.,
evening at 5 O'Clock. Henry Peters
y g.; Albert Kefer. recording secre
tary.
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FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
Keokuk Aerie. No. $50. meets frs.
and third Wednesday of each month
at Eagles hall. 52a Main street Visit.
ing brothers cordially invited Phil
CHASER. W. President: c. A. Noakes.
secretary.
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q q II ~

neokuk lodge. No 256. meets ever
Thursday night at f:30 O'Clock at han
over Keokuk Savings Lank. corner
Fifth and Main streets Visiting
brethren cordially invited C. 3.
Griffith, NJ W; ]. A. Branson, re
cnrder.
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Puchechetuck Encampment No !
meets nrst and third Thuraiay even
mss Of each month. VIM. c. Kun
mer. scribe.
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KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECUP.
ITY, KEOKUK COUNCIL. NO. IOts.
meets the first and third Monday #
each month at A. 0. o n. hall. at
Is O'Clock. o. " Rowe. presidel.;
Ernest Best. luancisr. Mayua {.
schsnk. secretary.
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Puckechetuck lodge No. 4s, mee,.
every Friday evening :. s O'CLOCK
Fred Schneider. N. G.; George "
lmmegart. permanent secretary.
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.

Yeokuk Lodge. No. To4. meets ever
Tuesday night at S p m in Moose
hall, corner OF Sixth and Main Visit
Ing brothers cordially invited &c. G.
Vaughan. dictator Roy " Martin.
secretary.
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Hardin Lodge No. %. holds II. 80,
lar monthly meeting the second Mo oa
das evening Of each month SOU
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B. p @. HKs

B. P. o. ELKS.
Keokuk lodge. No. LOG. meets hrr
and third Thursday nights at Elks,
hall. Sixth ard Blondeau streets. Club
rooms open daily. Visiting brethren
cordially invited. F. C. Smith. E. R.;
Leroy ]. Wolf. secretary.
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iix.i.s. Establishment.

A lazy man has aOout The same
opinion Of efficiency that an octozens
nan has Of Ribbon or cane
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ROYAL ARcANuM.

Keokus Council No. 52e meets E.
and third Friday eac: month. Hawkes.
hall, Eighth anf Main. VISITING
brethren fraternally invited 10 attend.
C. NJ yogler. regen.;: J. l. Annable,
secretary.
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K or p

Morning Star lodge No. S. meets
At Fifth and ysIondeau. X. OF P. build.
ing. Tuesday a. 1880. John P johnson.
chancello. commander. Robert Uirich.
X. OF r. and 8. Visiting Knight
fraternaliy invite
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To the man Who Is locking for a
farm where he has opportunity to
raise the most valuable crops this viii
prove sure and paying Investment.
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Alexandra has large tomato can
ming factory and the land in this farm
Is especially adapted TO raising this
crop. At keokuk the cereal Mills al
wars pay above market price for corn
and oats. assuring good returns from
these crops
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a. O Il

Hall No. 2s North Sixth street
meets ,he frs. and thirc THURSDAYS
+ each north. Visiting !, Others wei
come Jas. Fallon, president: Ed G
Vaughan. secretary.
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wooDMEN or THE WORLD.

WOODM NN OF f1E sf-Jlki-D.
Gate City camp No. 81. wocdmen Of
the World. meets second and fourth
THURSDAYS OF each month at HAWKES.
hall, corner Eighth and Main stress
Visiting sovereigns cordially Invited
Albert Kiefer consul commander: A.
j Anderson, clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11

The big power dam al Keokug is
only miles away. and al land in that
vicinity is rapidly increasing in price
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MODERN woODMEN OF AMERIc.
GIBBONS HALL.
z .aeokuk Camp No. 622. meets every
Wednesday e-ening at 7:3o p. m. Our
latch string Is out to neighbors. c. B
Lake, v. c.: ]. A. Pollard, clerk.
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Rrrorea Eiree 80

tinted Press Leased Wire Sersfce. ]
LONDON, FEB. IA news agency
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Terms: Ten per cent on day Of
sale: $4,000 can be left on farm u
desired. a. per cent interest, balance
due on Gay Of transfer.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF I'M.
FELLOWS

HAL Seventh and Main street.
heokuk lodge No. Is, meets "a,
iarly Monday evening at 1890 o.clocs
Alfred Lundberg. N. G.: e. T. Bona
recording secretary. s
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239 ACRE FARM
Public Sale
We will sell at public sale to The high
est bidder, without protection, on
Saturday, February Is

At O'clock p. m, our farm, known as
the VIM. Wood farm. sale TO be held
on the premises.
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/. B. z. ".

MUTUAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
Acorn Council No. 1896. " P l.
meets first Tuesday OF each month
7.3a d m. A. o. q. ". hall Fifth ana
Main A. l. Hemenway. president;
Lena II. Sansone. secresarF. -AdT
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L'ncoln's Birthday Tomorrow, Feb. |

Lincoln's Birthday Tomorrow, Feb. II
THIS illustration reproduces the fig
ure Of Abraham Lincoln as it APP
pears in the great statue by Augustus
Saint Gaudens at the entrance to Lin
coin Park in Chicago, a noble work Of
art before which thousands Of Ameri-
cans stand every year as a great shrine
of prtriotic inspiration.
Lincoln served his country and his
feoWmen according to his best judi
cement and ability; if he had made
no mistakes he would have been
more than human; but he did his
best
We all do what he did, in work it may be
running clothing store bank, farm, home; it
may be empoye employer; it be something
big something little Let do it well we can
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For further particulars address
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-01
SALOONkEEPER STUNG
BY SMOOTH SWINDLER

The police and the sheriff have
been put Oh the trail OF smooth
s"indler, about 30 years old, dressed
in the height OF style. and with the
manner of Chesterfield. who swim
died Il Woodward-aye. saloonkeeper
out OF $25, by representing that he
was an emissary from the Abend
Post, the German daily, on a mission
OF great Importance and great secrecy.
Since the victim OF the swindle
made up his mind that tho thing was
altogether too secret and too inl-
portant. and called up the AbeId Pos
for further information. score OF
other complaints have poured in 10
the newspaper office. from saloon
keepers who have been approached
though none has admitted handing
over any money.
The stranger stated 10 the saloon
keeper. that the Abend Post had
gigantic plan on foot, to wipe out all
official graft, adisut the whole liquor
question at one fell swoop. put the
saloon business on a high plane, and
convict all city officials suspected OF
grating from saloon men or In any
other way. Just what the plan was,
he could not say but he said that II
would be Strung on April (Which
happens 10 be All Fools Day., and
that money must be had TO carry OIL
the scheme.
The salooakeeper carried away by
the pleasing presence and soft but
forceful eloquence OF the stranger,
handed over $25.