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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
SUPPORT EXCEEDED
HIS EXPECTATIONS
r. o. Marsh Says Eastern Capital
lsts Have Increased Their Bond
Issue to $4,000, 900.

r. O. Marsh Of Warsaw who Is
promoting the interu1ban line from
Burlington to Quincy, says he is sur
prised at the support the capitalists
are giving his proposition and that
the road will be extended from
Quincy to East st. Louis. A Quincy
dispatch to the st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ccrat gives the following enthusiastic
account Of progress being made:
Richard o. Marsh OF Warsaw, pro-
rnoter OF the proposed interurban
road from burlington to st. Louis,
announces today that promised assist
ance OF eastern capitalists has far
exceeded his expectation. He reports
that IT a recent meeting held in
ladelpslia the financiers of the
road decided to raise the bond issue
from $4,000, 900 TO 5000. 900. which
Marsh says will be sufficient to build
and equip the road, and that work on
East st, Louis extensions will be
commenced Immediately.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26

salts and the various coarse cathar-
tics and purgntives. for while these
do but temporary good, Syrup Pepsin
cures permanently. The effect of its
action is to train the stomach and
bowel muscles to do their work nat
urally again, and in short time all
forms OF medicine can be dispensed
with. It can be bought without In
convenience at any nearby drug store
for fifty cents and one dollar a
bottle. the latter size being regularly
bought by those who already know
Its value. Results are always guaran-
teed or money will be refunded.
Families wishing to try a free
sample bottle can obtain 1t postpaid
by addressing DIR. w. B. Caldwell,
41s Washington St., Monticello, nj. Al
postal card with your name and adj
dress on 1t will do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
keokuk Electric Company viii Run
Light and Power Cables to
Lake Wow
Heights.
PEOPLE ASKED FOR II
Petition Is Sent by Residents to Corn
pany and Matter ls Favor
ably Passed
Upon

The keokuk Electric company will
extend It's light and power lines n
the city OF Hamilton, ILL.,, to Lake
View Heights, the new addition which
Is being opened there. This was the
announcement from the Office OF the
company this morning, following an
investigation by q representative OF the
company's yesterday. The people who
are building in Lake View Heights
petitioned the company to make the
extension, and following an investi-
CATION 1t was decided to build the
new line.
The extension will be made imme-
diAtely and will be built according to
the Stone & Webster company's pol
Icy to use only the best and build
new throughout. An order was sent
last night for car load OF forty foSs
poles and wire for making the pro-
posed extension. The work will be-
gin at once.
The extension will be made from
the corner ON which the residence Of
C. P, Dadant stands. 1t will extend
three blocks and then turn towards
the river.
The petition to the company was
presented this week, and yesterday
the company sent representative to
look over the ground. On his report
depended the fate Of the extension
asked for. On carefully looking over
the ground, 1t was decided that the
extension was needed and that 1t
would be built. A letter informing
the Lake View Heights petitioners
OF the granting Of their request was
mailed today.
New arc lamps will be Installed on
the extension. according to the plans.
Residents OF Lake View Heights will
appreciate the prompt action Of the
company In making the extension
asked for.
The company also will make sever
al other improvements In the Hamil-
ton street car line. The tack from
the junction which has been used by
the water power company's engines
and is more or less in less Of repair
will be fixed at once. New ballast
will be put in, and the tracks will be
relaid and generally overhauled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
"A Doctors First
Question Is
u.,ow are Your Bowels7' A Simple
Remedy TINT Guarantses
Good Bowel Action.

trace the origin of the commoner
ais Of life and almost invariably you
vill ind that constipation was the
cause. 1t is not to be expected that
! mass OF femented food can re-
main in the system beyond It's time
without vitiating the blood and affect
ing the nerves and muscles. It con-
gests the entire body.
The results are colds, fevers, piles,
headaches, and nervousness, with its
accompanying indigestion and sleep
,essness. There is only one thing to
do. and that is to remove the trou.
bic: and when nature seems unable
Ia do it, outside aid is necessary.
You will find the best OF all outside
aids a remedy that many thousands
are now using for this very purpose,
called DR.. Caldwellas Syrup Pepsin.
Many hundreds Of letters are receiv-
ed by DR.. Caldwell telling Of the good
results obtained, and among the en-
thusiastic letters is one from Lieut..
G. w. Vaughan Of 623 w. North ST.,
Decatur, I'll. He Is II and has had
q had liver and stomach since he
came out of the army. He says he
tried about everything, but never
succeeded in getting permanent relief
until he took Or. Caldwelll's Syrup
Pepsin. He is never without bottle
in the house, and he is never without
good health.
1t has untold advantages over pills
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
Declare War on Colds.

A crusade OF education which aims
that common colds may become I'M
common within the next generation"
has been begun by prominent New
York physicians. Here is a list OF
the "dont's" which the doctors say
will prevent the annual visitation Of
the cold:
Don't sit In a draughty car"
Don't sleep In hot rooms"
Don't avoid the fresh air.
Don't stuff yourself at meal time.
Over-eating reduces your resistance"
To which we would add-when you
take cold bet rid OF it as quickly
as possible. To accomplish that you
will find Chamberlain's Cough Rem
ers.-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
kAHokA, MO.
) & . = = $500 80 : 80

Arden Maxwell Is at home from his
school at Chillicothe for weeks
visit with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Hardness left
Tuesday for western try.
Thomas Reischling and Miss Grace
Clark, of st. Patrick, were united in
marriage Monday at the Hotel Ehrhart
by Rev. Father Santaire. After the
ceremony the couple left for st. Louis
on wedding trip.
Monday at noon, Frank Boyd and
Miss Merle Shaffer were united In
marriage at the home OF Rev. Glen
Frye, in Kahoka. The groom is a
son of Mrs. Julia Boyd and the bride
q daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
shaffer of Kahoka. The groom is
employed at the H. M. Overhulser
barber shop. They went to Burling-
ton on short wedding trip.
Joe Wavering & Co. will present
the GYPSY at the opera house in
Wyaconda Thursday night.
Mrs. Elizabeth Daughters passed
away at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. J., P. Salyers, in Kahoka, Tues
day morning, aged ninety-two years.
Funeral services Wednesday from the
home.
Mrs. Anna Reser returned Tuesday
from st. Louis where she underwent
surgical operation.
Miss Ethel Reser returned Tuesday
from several months stay In Colo
RADIO.
Alex McClintock, who suffered Sc
we're injuries in an automobile acct
dent last Friday, is improving.
Clarence Hunter left Saturday to at
tend barber school at Dubuque, Iowa.
Mrs. ]. H. Talbot returned Satur-
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day from Des Moines, Iowa, and re-
ports her brother. H. H. House. as
greatly improved
A large number from a distance
and from the county attended the Nc
Dermott short horn sale Tuesday.
8. 8. Ball received a telegram Tues
day stating that his appointment as
postmaster at Kahoka had been con-
firmed by the senate.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. McClanahan, OF
Queen City. were In Kahoka Tuesday
and Wednesday. The former is an
enthusiastic fine cattle man, ~ well as
an editor, and he came down to attend
the sale.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
FULLY NouRlsHED
GraPe.Nuts a Perfectly Balanced
Food.

No chemists analysis Of Grape
Nuts can begin to show the real value
OF the food-the practical value as
shown by personal experience.
1t is a food, that Is perfectly bal
anced, supplies the needed elements
for both brain and body In all stages
Of life from the infant, through the
strenuous times of active middle life,
and Is a comfort and support In old
age.
For two years have used Grape
Nuts with milk and little cream,
for breakfast. am comfortably
hungry for my dinner at noon.
Il use little meat, plenty OF vege-
tables and fruit. In season, for the
noon meal, and If tired at tea time.
take GrapeiNuts alone and feel per-
fectly nourfshed.
Nerve and brain power and mem.
DRY are much improved since using
Grape Nuts. am over sxty and
weigh 1b5 Tbs. My son and husband
seeing how / had improved are now
using Grape-Nuts.
my son, who is travelling man,
eats nothing for breakfast but Grape
Nuts and a glass OF milk. Am aunt
over 10, seems fully nourished on
Grape-Nuts and cream" There's a
Reason
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road tc
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
| Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, and full of human
| interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
NEW HOME FALLS
PREY TO FLAMES
Five Thousand Dollar Residence Of
1. A.. Stormcs at Viewer
Burned Monday Night.

VIEWER, Nov. 25.-The new FIVE
thousand dollar dwelling, belonging
to L. A. stormes and announced
ready for occupancy yesterday, burn
ed to the ground last night. The
cause is unknown but the. FIRE DOM
menced at about 1000 p. m. Neigh
bors did all possible to save at least
some Of the structure but without
avail.
The building was one Of the best
in Viewer, having all modern conven-
fences and constructed with a view
of having all possible comforts. $500
insurance WAS carried.
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ris Manufacturing company, hadn't
been told about the automatic sprink-
lers. So when he saw the sprlnklers
pouring water into the second floor
early today he ran down to the cellar
to shut off the water, seeming leaking
pipes.
Twisting the monkey wrench didn't
seem to work and Jim phoned the
fire department. When the flremen
had arrived the blaze had done $780,
900 damage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
Cause Of Insomnia.

Gauss OF InSomnIa.
The most common cause of insom.
MIA is disorders OF the stomach and
constipation Chamberlain's Tablets
correct these disorders and. enable
you to sleep. For sale by all dealers.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
Chief Justice FulIer,s Insurance.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Nov. 2s.-Under terms
of decree entered today by Judge
Mckinley, s2,S70.7s. representing the
insurance on the life of the late Mel
vile w. Fuller, former chief Justice
of the United States supreme court,
will be distributed among his seven
children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
SHREWD FINANCIERS
THEY KNOW EGGS
Burglars Sought Only valuabIes, TAX,
Ing Thanksgiving Eggs and
Left Jewels.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. Nov. 2e.-Only
real valuables were sought by burg,
lars who visited the home to Joseph
Cicello at Turtle Creek Not trifling
with iewelry and bank, they took a
dozen of eggs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
DANGEROUS Job.

Next to working in sawmill, the
most dangerous business is acting as
Judge at baby Chicago Rec
ord Herald
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
CARTHAGE, ILL
. : go >>>%> - =

Attorney Charles Grassland. OF
Bowen was a business visitor to the
court house Monday.
John Gent 10 visiting relatives in
Iowa.
Judge and Mrs. John d. Miller were
Keokuk visitors the first of the week.
Misses Inez Thompson and Anna
Warwick were Denver, H.. visitors
one evening this week.
Mrs. l.. e. Frazee of Bentley, was a
Carthage shopper Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. P. Langford of Cedar Rapids
visited over Sunday with HIS wife and
children at the q. P. Rowe home.
Mrs. w. H. Paris accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. White and children to
their home near Lacrosse after sew,
eral days visit here last week.
Miss Dena Thompson is spending
the week with her sister at Denver, Ill.
Miss nellie Harris of Chicago, who
came to LaHarpe to visit her mother
and attend the Chevillon-Harris wed
ding last week. Is visiting her uncle,
Will Harder and family in this city.
Mrs. Ellen Orten of Denver. visited
several days the past week with Mrs
James Thompson.
Mrs. q. r. Boston went to Keokuk
Friday to be with her sister, Miss Hol
landw no underwent an operation at
a Keokuk hospital on Saturday. She
is getting along very nicely
Misses Minnie Gray and Gertrude
Flynn went to Quincy Saturday morn
ing to visit at the home of the formers
uncle, Will Gray and family, and to at
tend the concert given by the Panllis
Choir of Chicago, consisting of seven
ty-fve voices. They also witnessed
the play When Dreams Come True
at the Empire.
Adolph Weinberg of Augusta, was q
business visitor to the city the last OF
the week.
Marion Mosley, John Gardiner F. Nj
Whitcemb and Fred Johnson attended
q sale near Adrian Tuesday,
James Cherrill OF Chicago, was call
Ing on old friends in Carthage the first
OF the week, nreute from Arkansas
where he has been on business.
Mr.. Boedecker. travelling salesman
of the Geo. D. Barnard Book compan,
of st. Louis, was calling on friends In
the city Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26

Treatment: On retiring, soak the
hands in hot water and Cuticura
Soap. Dry, anoint with Cuticura
Ointment, and wear soft bandages
or old loose gloves during the night.
Cuticufa Soap and Ointment sold throughout the
world. Liberal sample Of each mailed Free with S2-p
book. Address "Cutcura," Dept. 6B. Boston.
nS-Men who shave and shampoo with Cuticura
Soap Will md Il best for akin and scalp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
Jok. on N,qht Waterman.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-Jim Crosby,
new night watchman at the j. w, Har-
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Marriage Licences.

George l.. Judson, Council Bluffs,
Iowa; Miss Lena Hemmihgs, Keokuk
William l.. Lightner, LaHarpe; Fran
ces Isabelle Latherow. Fl Green.
Homer w, Morrison, Suffer; Ethel
M Kiser, Warsaw
Emmett Brunson, Laharpe; Ivy Da
Wis LaHarpe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13

pear He had told her that he was
immersed in an important case and she
was not expecting him. Nor was she
expecting Milly Andrews. who ran in
shortly after o'clock. Milly, as a rule,
kept her evenings for the other sex.
Only occasionally did she visit Anne.
although the two had gone to school to-
gether and lived only three blocks apart.
Aline did not care much for her. but she
looked at her with ungrudging admlra-
ton. Milly had lovely face. her cheeks
were like satiny pink petals and her eyes
were blue violet. Her neck was soft and
white and so We're her arms.
Aline looked at them as a7preciatively
as she would have looked at lovely mar
BILE. and then she stiffennd and All the
way to her head. for one lovely round
arm the lace sleeve fell away to show a
bracelet. heavily embossed and emerald
set. Milly followed the glance and
laughed consciously.
Isn't 1t eXquisite?" she asked, with un-
affected delight
YES" said Aline. duly. "A new one?''
I've had it just one day. Milly said
with pride
Aunt James eyes though old. were very
sharp. especially where Aline was con-
cerned. She had seen the look of hurt
wonder before the girl had masked 1t
with Indifference. She remembered Aline $
description of an emerald bracelet. Who
gave it to you?" she demanded. plainly,
of Milly. There was a distinctly hostile
information in her voice.
But Milly didn't perceive it, She laugh
ed the affected. rather conceited laugh
that Aunt Jane frankly detested.
That's secret she pouted-'for a
won't you all be surprised when you
learn whom frivolous Milly has cap
tured!'
She shot Aunt Jane gay defiant glance
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Copyright. 1918. by W. Werner. }

There were times when Alinc Hackett
wished that fate had not made her Aunt
James favorite niece and an orphan.
Since Aunt Jane had big. comfortable
house and Aline as a stenographer could
command only moderate salary. II
would have been foolish and migrate
full to live in a hall bedroom instead of
accepting Aunt James kindly offer. But
Aunt Jane never could understand that
Aline's employer Srowled when she used
more than sixty minutes at noon. and
four days out Of six she calmly gave the
girl list of articles To be purchased that
took every second OF that noon hour.
And, moreover. her aunt did not like
John Haddon. young lawyer. who
spent every other evening In Aunt James
uarlor talking to .tline.
II don't know what II IL, she re-
marked. squirting through her specta-
Giles at the big photograph of him which
stood on Alne's dressing table, but he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
yes are too sharp ant

looks crafty His eyes are too sharp and
black.
Aiine did not mind the errands much.
but she bit her lips to hold in the sharp
retort that censure Of John inspired. 1t
was hard to remember that Aunt Jane
was old and kindly.
Cne noon she was scooting through the
department store as fast as possible in
search of double-heeled, fleece-ined.
white-footed stockings for Aunt Jane
when she caught sight of his gray felt
hat and unmistakable tweed-covered
shoulders. He was standing beside the
jewelry counter and she edged through
the crowd toward him. AS she reached
his side he handed a heavy embossed
bracelet, set with emeralds. to the sales
woman and said decisively: "Tu take
this one. How much is it,?
Alines cheeks nushed and her brown
eyes glowed. The next Wednesday was
her twentieth birthday and the intimacy
between the two. although not an en-
gaSement, was such that she knew he
was buying it for her. 1t would never
do to intrude, so she turned quickly into
TN aisle Swallowed by huge racks OF mil
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I'll take 'em back and give her piece

I'll take EN- back and give her piece
of my mind"
oh" gasped AIine, and then she col
ored and laughed. IL believe l wasn't
thinking
What were you thinking about?"
Aunt Jane demanded do you mean to
say, Aline, that you went and asked Tor
green stockings?'
Aline. with crimson face ana SHINING
eyes stammered an explanation. And
it was such a lovely bracelet. Aunt Jane.
i wish Wednesday would hurry she
concluded
Aunt Jane received the explanation in
grim silence. She cleared away the am
ner dishes before she spoke. 81 hate
to tell you, Aline. especially since you
seem to like him. but Mrs. Carter told
ne that he's been up twice to see that
silly yellow haired Mlly Andrews this
last week don't know what any sensi-
Bile man could see in that chit. with her
popping blue eyes and silk stockings that
she's so afraid every one won't see.'
Aline suppressed smile. 1t was pre-
posterous-Aunt James dislike OF Jonn-
Mrs. Carter was notorious gossip:
Aunt Jane usually refused to credit the
old ladys slightest word
Presently the doorbell rang and Aunt
Jane, with a heavy frown, ushered John
said as plainly as words, I'D ship him
in a jiffy," and then withdrew, with
hot water bottle for her neuralgia and
volume of Oppenheim for her diver
sion.
John did not speak of the bracelet,
but knowledge of it made Aline happily
constrained She had wanted brace
let for a long time. yet she had never
mentioned such longing to John. 1t
was a good augury that he could divine
her wishes. She could hardly keep from
showing her gratitude.
The next two nights John did not ap-
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But Aline was firm, and finally Milly
in very bad humor. left.
Il knew he was "a scamp. Aunt Jane
began wrathfuliy Il told you-the vii
lain
Aunt Jane Aline began. her face
white and all the happy light gone from
her eyes / don't want to hear anything.
After all. he never told me that he cared
for me-
He looked it! And a lying look is as
bad as words.
Aline fed to her room. There was no
way to stop Aunt James tongue once 1t
had started. and she could not bear 10
have her demolished dreams discussed,
even though Aunt James angry words
were reused by love.
The next day was long and drearN.
Even the old cranky employer looked at
her heavy eyes and omitted snappS
word or two when debating. And Aunt
Jane grumbled because she ate no sup
per, after she had taken pains to COOK
everything that Aline had ever expressed
preference for.
After supper as Aline lounged i'm a
chair pretending to read magazine,
Aunt Jane. with ostentatious careless
ness talked about the long rainy spell,
the new styles, everything but Milly An
drews and bracelets. And she was say
ing that 1t was dreadful pity that the
people next door never washed but every
other week. when the doorbell rang. 1t
was Johns ring Aline's eyes widened.
Aunt Jane was dumfounded.
1t was Aline who opened the door John
came in just as though he had right to
a welcome. greeted Aunt Jane in precise
ly the same cordial way. And when
Aunt Jane. i'm response to the pleading IN
Aline's eyes, had stalked from the room,
he gave Aline the same accustomed ten
der smile. Then he drew a square white
box from his pocket i've been STRAIN
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ing my head trying to think what YOU d
like he laughed. and the other night
I ran out to see Judge ElkinS. who's in
the hospital-got bruised i'm a motor
smash-up He asked me to buy the girl
he's engaged to a certain bracelet he had
seen-and ! knew his taste was better
than mine. So | got you the same thing
only in white sapphres instead of en-
eralds. Do you like it,?
Aunt Jane was awake when Aline. with
the happy light back in her eyes, entered
her bedroom three hours later.
"Drat that Mily, What a judge can
see in her l don't know. But I'm glad,
Aline, that she didn't spoil your life
CTHE ENID
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that betrayed her knowledge of the aus
tere lady's opinion of her pretty self.
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SHE REFUSED TO ANSWER.

Mrs Datus have a wonderful
memory. | can remember incidents
that happened when / was a girl.
Datus-You can. Ell? Is it true thar
We had cyclone here the winter Of
1S3Si
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Say, Aline. l want you to be brides
maid
"Oh, / can't. Milly; / can't.
"Why?" Milly demanded. huffily. L
want a pink wedding, and you look lovely
in pink You've got to- determinedly.
Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-01-04
BEWARE OF FLiM-FLAMs

This is tae season of s year when
tina im fam rubber plantation aud
the skin game pineapple plantation
begins to lure the dollars out Of ths
northwestern mans pocket, - Farm.
Stock aud Home.
Yes bswars Of the tllm fans ana
the skin games There are plenty OF
opportunities in Wisconsin for the in.
vest'ment both of your capital and OF
your energy Farm, Stock aud Ho me
has it right - the filmiiams are al
ways worked whero there is prospari.
ty, and therefore, money. That is
the reason they ave always work ing
in Wisconsin 1t is R3o1 motto to-
invest money yVhers it ia made,
If ihey want yo1 TO invest in theie,
schemes make them show posltiv
proof of the promi sed profits.
+ neapples, crap fruit oranges au0t
that sort Of stuff is select d for the
reason that it is easy 10 mRlipulat,
tha figures Good Wisconsin land pro.
duoas good Wisconsin crops which
the goou Wisconsin pe, pie can meas
ure with crrta uty. That is better
than tiimfiam.