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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Sporting Views
B. the Editor

FIT Madison Gem City: Get Keo-
klk. !"
With Dallas City high school bas-
ketball team disposed of in good
style, athletic Interests in the high
school have taken turn to the south
and the old time cry Of Get Keokuk
will be the watchword all this week
about the Fort Madison high school
Keokuk high school basketball team
plays the local school on next Friday
evening at the Armory here and the
game will be one OF the biggest of
the season. Keokuk and Fort Madt-
son for many years have been bitter
athletic rivals and the call OF Get
Keokuk' is. enough to start school
spirit bubbling In the local circles.
Muscatine Journal: Information
has been received In this city to the
effect that the Central Association
playing schedule for 1913 will in all
probability be drafted within the next
two weeks. The chart Will not be
definitely prepared, however. until it
has been first submitted to the vari-
Gus clubs of the circuit.
The schedule committee comprises
President NJ e. Justice as chairman,
Secretary Bonham OF the Ottumwa
club, and President Hugh Hill of the
KeWanee club. They are expected to
gather in keokuk, according to an
nouncement by President Justice. be-
fore the end of the month. The final
decision lies with the committee and
after complaints have been heard and
the playing dates adjusted, the Off
cial chart will be announced, follow
ing which no appeal will be consid-
cred.
This method of selecting schedules
has become necessary in this circuit
on account of the difficulty in secur-
ing majority vote on any one sched-
ule submitted.
President B. b. Hobbs has issued
cards for the Booster club luncheon
a. the Elk's club tomorrow noon. The
cards state the reason for the lunch
con and ask the assistance of all
boosters. A heavy attendance of the
club members is expected and plans
for the baseball campaign outlined.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
ManteII Eliminated.

United Press Leased Wire Service
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. 15.--
The veteran easterner, Frank MantelI.
of Providence, stands eliminated to-
day from the middleweight title race,
the result of his being defeated by
Tommy Gavigan, Cleveland middle
weight, in a hard fought twelve round
go here last night, Because he was
three-fourths Of pound over weight,
Gavigan was forced to work himself
down to the weight limit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
mrs. 9. BLAIR
PASSES AWAY
Former Resident Who Worked Ably
and Earnestly During the
Days Of the Civil
War.
BRAVE, GOOD WOMAN
Died at the Home Of Her Daughter
Mrs. William RaImer, Near
Pontiac. Him
OILS.
BRAVE, GOOD WOMAN

A valuable contributor sends The
Gate City the following story of the
death of former beloved resident Of
keokuk and a beautiful tribute to her
honored memory. Many people In
keokuk and vicinity will remember
Mrs. Blair and her noble work during
the trying. days of the civil war, when
she labored SO faithfully end patriot
icaliy to relieve the grief and suffer
ing of those troublous times:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
To Meet In Detroit.

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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15.-Detroit
will be the next meeting place of the
Grand Circuit stewards about this
time next year. An important rule
adopted at the meeting here was that
when a horse has pulled down $4,000
as its share of the stakes, that horse
must thereafter race in the class to
which its fastest heat makes it elig-
ible. The present officers Of the or
ganization were reelected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Entries Close Tonioht.

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BEAVER DALI, Wis. Jan. 15.--At
midnight tonight the entry books for
the eleventh annual tournament of the
Wisconsin State Bowling Association
will close and final arrangements Will
have been completed for the tourney
to begin here January "a.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Mrs. Charles z. Blair.

On Sunday. the fifth inst, Mrs.
Chas. F. Blair. a former resident of
keokuk. died at the home of her
daughter, Annie, the Mrs VIM Balm
er, near Pontiac, I'll. Deceased was
born 1889, and at the time OF her
death had passed her seventy-th:rd
mile stone. Mrs. Blair was rela-
tive of the late z. II. Wicker.S am.
The older people of Keokuk will re-
member deceased and her husband,
Chas. f. Blair, who after the war con
Quoted a grocery store at Tenth and
Main streets. During the early sew
enties, Mr.. Blair removed his bust
ness to Big Mound. this county. and
during 1880, when the Moth road was
put through. moved his store to the
railroad at Mt Hanill and later went
to Kansas to take up government land
About six years ago Mr.. Blair passed
away.
At the opening of the rebellion Mr.
Blair enlisted and Mrs. Blair re-
NAMED at home and bravely played
the part of a soldiers wife. She join
| ed in every effort to encourage the
soldier and to relieve the suffering
and distress during those years so full
of serious and terrible meaning, but
| which now are only glorious and
sacred memory She joined hands
i with other loyal women in forming
land maintaining every organization
formed during those eyentful years to
keep alive the fires OF patriotism and
| loyalty and to care for the sick and
iwounded soldiers. In this regard she
| emulated the example Of Mrs. John
A. Logan, Mary A. Livermore and our
own beloved Mrs. Wittemeyer, who
were yeritable angels of mercy fifty
Years ago. Money had to be raised,
sewing had to be done and many deli
cacies had to be cooked and baked
The patriotic and benevolent women
of that day were ever ready and even
lanxious to relieve distress and min.
lister to the sorrowing, dying and be
reaved
Il Mrs. Blair was a woman, ambitious
active, alert and made every day use
full and worthy of her Unborn energy
Hundreds were assisted during sick
ness and death. Nothing stood in the
. way of her going to the home of pair
and grief, where the shadow had fal
len. Even strangers were not beyond
the pale of her good Samaritan hanf
land heart. She was full of spirit AMI
believed in doing things, and Xix,
!, most men and women Of her temper
, ament. she abhored pretense abom
: mated sham. This commendable trai
in her character made some think he
austere and proud. She was auster'
with negligence and shiftlessness
She was proud; but she was not vain
Her pride came from her self respect
. her dignity from good breeding.
! All her life long this good woman
) was full of hope and courage, Away
! facing the future braYely, under tn
: most trying circumstances and IN
e toward events; and this made her al
ways active until some months age
when her willing hands became ur
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
McCourt Beats Jones.
United Press Leased Wire Sc,

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PITTSBURGH. Pa, Jan. Is. Chas.
McCourt, the local man, again defeat
ed Frank Jones, Of Philadelphia, in the
second match of the Pittsburgh Phil
adelphia series of the l-ational three
cushion billiard league. The score
was so to 38.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Mesteraaard Matched.

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OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 15.-Arrange-
ments are being completed today for
a match here January % between
Charley Cutler of Chicago. and Jess
Westergaard Of Des Moines. Wester.
gard made bid to wrestle Cutler
after defeating ordeman in Minneap-
oils recently. 1t is planned to hold
the event in the auditorium here
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Six Games This Year.

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MADISON, Wis, Jan. 15.-Six con
ference games instead OF the usual
five will be played by the University of
Wisconsin football team, champions of
the big nine" conference, this fall,
according to the schedule made public
by athletic board officials here today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Morain and Perkins.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. 1.-two
Wisconsin middIeweights, Al Worgin
and Billy Perkins. will clash in the
final OF five card bout before the
Milwaukee A. c., tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15

Hives, eczema. itch or salt rheurn
sets you crazy. Cant bear the touch
of your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. w.
suffer. All druggists sell it.-Adver-
tisement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
SIX pay Riders Even.

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PARIS, Jan. 15.-The riders in
the six day bicycle race at the Palais
Des Sports. with the exception of one
team. were still neck and neck at 10
a. m. today. They had covered 1885
Kilometres since the race started at
six p. No., Monday. The Bulgarians
were one lap to the bad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Beyond the Hills.

During her last illness she was
tenderly cared for by her beloved
daughter, Annie, at whose home she
passed away as stated, on the fifth
inst. And SO this oman, who had on
SO many occasions been the angel OF
hope and love and had often smooth
ed the pillow of the dying, herself
passed into rest. The brave spirit
had passed beyond the purple of the
hills as silently as the twilight falls
at evening. She had led worthy life,
and, though she had buffeted many a
storm, yet it can be said of her that
she was one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
When Humor Crates.

When man is not amused, he feels
an involuntary contempt for those who
Rre.-Edward Bulwer Lytton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15

neryed by a stroke Of paralysis, which
rendered her an invalid and caused
great suffering.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15

The remains were brought to Mt
Hamill on the ninth inst, and were
buried in the family lot at Sharon
cemetery. The surviving relatives
are two daughters, Annie, the Mrs
VIM. Balmer, Pontiac, Ill; Mary, the
Mrs. Herbert Antoine Miller, in Kan
lsas; three sons, Geo. R. Blair, Pratt
Kan; John R. Blair, Usage, Okla;
VIM. NJ. Blair, lilo, Idaho; also clever
grandchildren.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Committee on Transportation.

Among numerous other matters
much work has been done by your
committee in endeavoring to better
the freight and also the mail service
in and out of Keokuk.
in accomplished work we wish to
report that we have succeeded in get
ting the G. B. & Q. to put on an ex-
ira train, No. 40, leaving Burlington
daily, except Sunday at S:25 a. M,
reaching Ileokuk at S:4S a, M. Seized
ule of old train No. IS has been
changed SO it now leaves Burlington
(if on timeo at ESQ a. m. reaching
Keokuk at 9:13 a. m.
This new train No. 40 became ef
fective Monday, January 9Th, 1918
and since this train has been running
We have had some delays of the mai
caused by the mail wagon waiting 70,
train No 13, but we are taking thai
matter UP with the proper parties
and hope in the future to have quici
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Report of the Committee.

The proposition to oil the streets
was not given in the report of the
committee made to President Joy and
the Industrial Association which is as
follows:
Some of the members of your COM
mittee met with the city commission
on the tenth to discuss some of the
problems affecting streets and alleys.
The commission will be glad to dis
cuss any questions with us and it is
expected the committee can and will
aid the city by interesting the public
to aid in some feasible plan to start
cleaning at least the alleys in the
business portion of the city with the
opening of spring. One of the diff
culties your committee meets is
the lack of public interest taken in
the matter at this time of the year.
All with whom we have talked have
promised to give us aid"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15

Who through long days OF labor
And nights devoid of ease,
Still heard in her soul the music
OF wonderful Melodies
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-15
Industrial Association Committee Has
Collected Some Convincing
Data on the Sub
Ject.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
Work Thus Far Done by Industrial
Association Committees is Pre-
paratoy Ma
ture.

The streets and alleys committee OF
the Industrial Association, OF which
T, r. Board is chairman, Is planning
a movement which Will be put to the
residents along the streets of the city
which are not paved to eliminate the
dust In the summer and preserve the
streets.
The committee has been Investigate
Ing the oiling of streets in different
cities and are gathering some con
vinclng data upon the subject. The
cost Is trifling and one application
in the spring will keep the streets Of
the residence district free from dus!
all summer.
One argument advanced agains,
the plan is that the oil is harmful to
automobile tires. The damage, il
there really is any, is SO slight when
compared with the general good re
suits from the plan that it is not
thought that automobile owners viii
oppose it upon this ground The
housewife also objects for the frs
few days after the oil is put on be
cause the boys will carry it into the
house on their shoes, but If the inter
sections are protected and the oil
properly applied this objection car
be overcome.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-21

State Federation of Labor, a copy be
sent to the union press Of the city
Of Chicago, and also a copy be placed
upon the minutes of this body"
Resolutions were also adopted
calling on delegates to enlist minis
tiers of their churches against the
Methodist Book Concern for employ
ing nOn-union men; and against the
Fuehr & Stemmer Piano Co., % E.
oath street, which is said to employ
preachers as statesmen.
Other resolutions favored more
seamen on lake steamers, and the
opening of postal savings banks to
unlimited deposits and making them
government banks open for a gen
eral banking business.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-21
MERELY COMMENT

Gee Whiz, 24O brand new lawyers
turned loose on the state to seek
whom they may practice on. And up
goes the cost of living and litigation.
If the Automatic telephone must
sell out, why not to the city? If the
Bell buys it people who use tele-
phones must pay to the Bell what
the Bell pays for the Automatic.
And if the Bell, or Chicago Tele-
phone Co., buys, how long will it
compete with itself, selling Automatic
service for 81 when it gets $40 for
Bell service?
Opportunity is knocking at Chi
cagO's door. Good chance to get in
to the telephone business. Buy the
Automatic.
This may account for the sudden
policy of the Chicago Co. yanking
out Automatic phones. The Chicago
Co. may already have the Automatic
or deal all fixed up to get it.
The Tribune can't get away with
that bunk in trying to make people
believe Hoyne is trying to protect
gamblers by prosecuting the Trib-
Une's chief gUnman for shooting
down an innocent bystander in the
street.
Newspaper gunner are more dan
gerous than gamblers, great or small.
And even the prostitution of Cartoon
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-21

list McCutcheon'e great talent can't
make a martyr to public decency Of
Gunman AnnenbeTg.
Whatever criticism Hoyne may de-
serve for other acts, he is doing his
duty in prosecuting the Tribune's
gunman and circulation manager;
and is the first states attorney who
ever dared risk the TribUne's dis
pleasure.
The Tribune's policy of attack on
HOyne is the old policy of rule pub
lie official or ruin him. There's been
too much of that kind of newspaper
government in Chicago.
There are a lot of things on which
we don't agree with LOrimer, but if
he had been a good dog and Obeyed
Tribune orders, the chances are he
never would have been bounded by
that newspaper boss.
Tonight the women begin attend
ing political night school at the city
hall, to find out how to be alder
women; or how not to be ALDERMEN.
And now the loop cafes claim the
tenderlOin cafes are back Of the move
to stop dancing in the loop so that
people who want to dance will have
to travel south of the loop. Even
dancing mustn't interfere with Bust
ness, y'knOw.
If those U. S. sailors who turned
Seattle inside out thought raids on
Socialist and /. w. w. headquarters
patriotism, it's about time Uncle Sam
were teaching new kind of patriot
ism. Even government itself can't
teach order by violence and inter
ference with free speech.
A fool way of working toward
municipal ownership of street rail-
ways is to keep on granting 2O-year
franchises to private corporations,
which corporations are merely play,
ing horse with the city.
Some sense to that court of arbi-
tTatiOn ORGANIZED bV the builders and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-17
TIRED OF HOBOING
Want TO GO HOME
ALABAMA BOYS LED AsTRAY BY
TWO MEN, DESERTED AND FOR
y r 20 4 Z: 10 q
LoRN ARE REPENTANT.

Travel stained and hungry, tired and
repentant, two. boys, giving their
names as Ira Parker, aged Is, who
states that his mother, a widow, lives
at No. 1913 22nd Street, Columbus, Ca,
and Glenn Hoggett, aged 16, whose
parents live at No. 1905 Second avenue
in the same city, were found wander
ing around in that part of this city
just north of the Mississippi Central
shops, some time Friday and were
locked up awaiting advice from their
relatives as to what disposition should
be made of them.
When found by the officers, both
boys were almost in state of col
lapse from hunger, and until young
Parker had been given a good, square
meal he could scarcely walk, SO weak
was he from his long enforced fast
When questioned as to themselves
both boys were eager to explain, and
they claimed that they had arrived In
Hattiesburg Thursday night with two
men who deserted them here, attel
repeated unsuccessful efforts made Ell
route from Columbus to get them t
beg food for the party of four. The!
say that they met the hoboes in thei
home town, and without knowing thu
character of the men, they were in
duced to start out on blind baggag
and truck riding trip for New o.
leans, where they were assured o
ample work at good wages.
The boys are both rather homes
looking and the clothes they veal
though being stained by travel, ind
cate that they must have left HON
, well dressed.
When asked by a News reporte
what they wanted to do, they salt
I'VE want to go back home" The
assert that they were well treated {
home and that their present predici
ment is lesson that will not soon b
forgotten. Only spirit of adventul
encouraged by the two men who b
guiled them from their happy hon
with seductive promises is the reaso
! assigned for their present condition.
, Young Hoggett states that b
). father, A. E. Hoggett, is the manage
4 of the julius Freeman Bagging & T
;. Company, of Columbus, Ga.
4 The officers wired to authorities
!. Columbus, but are yet without any
structions as to the disposition to
made Of the youths.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-17
fort WORTH MOB
FAILS TO GET negro

Fort Worth, Tex, May 17.-Up to
a late hour last night no attempt had
been made to repeat the disorder of
Thursday night when a mob, bent on
lynching Tom Lee, negro bootblack.
attacked the county Jail and later de-
stroyed property in the business Sec
ton of Fort Worth valued at more
than $4,000. AS precautionary
measure, however, military guard
is being maintained at the prison.
Lee, who killed policeman, negro,
wounded several other persons Thurs
day and then shot himself, has been
taken from Fort Worth for safe keep
ing. Sheriff Read refuses to divulge
his whereabouts. Two other men I'M
der sentence to be hanged have also
been removed from the jail.
Judge Sayne of the Seventeenth
District Court, instructed the grand
jury today to Immediately investigate
the rioting and return hundreds o
indictments"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-17

ties to be given by four members of
the Fortnightly Bridge Club, compli-
mentary to the husbands of the mem
bers, took place Friday evening at
the home of Mrs. Phillip ]. Toomer,
on Fourth avenue, with Mrs. Toomer,
Mrs. l.. w. Bayne, Mrs. M. A. Holli-
Mrs. TONERS home was abloom
with quantities of sweet peas, nastur-
tiums and ferns. In the hall where
the punch table was most inviting
with sweet peas and ferns, Mrs. l..
w. Bayne, wearing white crepe fin
ished with touch of pink and Mrs.
M. A. hoffman, in Kings blue crepe
de chine trimmed in lace, dispensed
punch.
Mrs. Moore, whose costume was OF
white embroidered crepe, with green
brocaded satin girdle, was receiving
with Mrs. Toomer, whose yellow satin
gown was draped in yellow chiffon.
Eight tables of guests participated
in the games of five hundred. A com
bined salad and ice course Of refresh
ments followed the games.
The trophies were, for the ladies
hand-painted plate. which was VOL
by Mrs. M. D. King, and for the gen
tlemen, silver deposit ash tray
which was captured by Mr.. H. E
Allen, on the cut with Mr.. c. M. Sigler
The club members, their husband
and few guests enjoying the pleas
ures of the evening were: Mr. an
Mrs. G. M. Sigler, Mrs. ]. w. David
son and F. D. Lander, Mr.. and Mrs
c. e. Craven, Mrs. E. N. Patton, MI
and Mrs. M. L. Thompson, Jr. an
their guest, Miss Hattie May Sadlel
of Sheffield, Ala; Mrs. e. R. Farrell
Mrs. T. L. Morrow, Mr.. w. B. Follar
bee, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Edminstor
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Allen, Mr.. an
Mrs. R. X. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Floy
II. Ames, Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. King, Nj
and Mrs. Phillip J. Toomer, Mr.. an
Mrs. B. D. Moore, Mr. H. s. Haggert.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hoffman, DR.. an
Mrs. L. w. Bayne, and Mr. and Mr.
w B. Perry.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-17
BAPTISTS MEET IN
NASHVILLE 1914
AMENDMENT ALLOWING WOMEN
DELEGATES GOES OVER TO
NEXT YEARS SESSION.


st. Louis, May 1.-THE Southern
Baptist convention yesterday chose
Nashville as the next meeting place
and set May 81, 1914. as the date.
Resolutions of fraternity and sym
pathy for the work of western semi
naries was a counter move against
the suggestion that western Baptists
organize a separate convention.
The states in the convention were
asked to contribute toward an eigh'
teen thousand dollar debt of the South
ern Baptist Theological seminary al
Louisville, incurred in giving free edu
cational advantages to ministerial stu
dents.
The proposed amendment to the
constitution allowing women delegates
went over to next year.
Missions, especially the work Of thu
southern mountain schools, occupies
last nights session.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-17
CHURCH SOCIETIES.

The meeting Monday of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the First Presbyterian
church will be held at the church at
$3.50.
i +
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church will meet Monday afternoon
at $3.50, with Mrs. Fern Champenois.
at her home, 900 Bay street.
j. i. i.
Monday afternoon at $3.50 the
Lydian Circle of Main Street Metho-
dist church will meet with Mrs. W. H.
Chappell and Mrs. F. ]. Duke at the
home of Mrs Duke, on Second avenue.
-t.f%
The Catholic Ladies' Aid met Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Connors and
Mrs. Chapman, at the home of the
former, on Buschman street After
the sewing period an ice course was
served. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. Santa Cardemone, Mon
day afternoon at $3.50.
i !. i
Trinity Guild will meet Monday a.
$3.50, at the residence Of Mrs. j. r
Haney, on Agnes street. The work To-
consideration will be perfecting plan
and arranging program for the recita
that the Guild will give on the after
noon of the 9th Of this month a
4.3O at the residence of Mrs. Georg
Hawkins, on Main street. A CAREFUL
selected program is being arrange
and the members of the Guild hop
for a liberal patronage from thei
friends.