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Connecticut western news., 1913-06-12
SALISBURY

The Salisbury Baseball team defeated a team from Sheffield, on the local dia- mond, last Saturday afternoon. in 8 rather slow game, the score belng 5.3. Although the field was quite wet. the game was played faster than expected. Johnson pitched the first eight innings for Sheffield, allowing fewer hits, but striking out thirteen men. Barton pitched his usual fast game for Sails bury allowing but six hts and striking out twelve men. Hardesty and Whit beck each getting two bagger and sin gle, starred at the bat for Salisbury, while Massey's two singles counted well for Sheffield. Martin of Sheffield made spectacular catch in center On &C., count of the unfayorable weather few fans were present. This week Saturday the team goes to Norfolk to play the Norfolk firemen.
 MT. and Mrs. James R. Eggleston are visiting his sister, Mrs. James Dakin in Mt. Kisco, N. ".
 Mrs Charles Roberts of East Canaan and Miss Grace Eggleston of Mi!lerton, are guests of Mrs. Mary Peterson.
 The annual Memorial Day of the Knights of Pythias was observed last Sunday. Service was held in St. Johns Church, at 2:30 P. M., and were conduc- ted by Rev. D. N Kirkby After the service the Knights marched to the ceme- tery where the graves of the departed Knights were decorated with flowers.
 Mrs. Quaile, mother of Rev. George E. Quaile of this village, who died in New York after an extended illness, was brought here for burial on Monday.
 Many of the village people attended the Field Day exercises of the Salisbury School last Saturday.
 The Baseball League starts this week, the first game being played between Lakeville and Falls Village on Saturday afternoon.
 The public schools of the town of Sails bury close Friday for the summer vaca. tion.
 MT. Harry Jones took trip to Tor rington in his car on Sunday.
 MT. Robert Hall and family of New Haven, have again taken the same house on Selleck Hill, for the summer
 Mrs. J. L. Hubbard is visiting friends in Cleaveland, Ohio.
 Mrs. Florence 0. Hicks spent a few days with her son and family in Ca. naan this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Knickerbockel are rejoicing over the arrival of a daugh ter on Tuesday morning.
 Children's Day was observed in the Congregational church on Sunday the whole morning was given up to the child ren several children were baptised and three boys from the Sunday School uni ted with the church.
 The bacalaureate sermon of the gradu ating class of Taconic school was giver in the Episcopal church on Sunday after noon.s
Connecticut western news., 1913-06-12
LAKEVILLE

The rummago sale on the ldWn uedI Roberts store on Saturday afternoon and evening was financial success, about $160 being realized.
 A heavy frost visited most of the gar dens on Monday night, destroying beans and other tender garden truck. How is that for June 9?
 Mrs. Florence VanDyck and son, Lawrence, are spending a week at Stone croft farm in Millwood, N. Y.
 The scholars of the Lakeville high grade held picnic near Long Point, Friday afternoon. being transported across the lake in MT. Peabody's launch.
 The Bartram 6 Flynn Go. have pur- chased an auto to use in connection with their business.
 The regular monthly business meet ing of the E. l. was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Thurston, Tuesday evening sf this week.
 Mrs. A. H. Heaton has been confined to the house for the past two weeks with an attack of tonsilitis.
 Mrs. Isabella Johnson is spending this week in Amenia Union.
 Chas H. Miller and family took a trip to Pittsfeld, Sunday afternoon.
 Don't forget to go and see What happened to Jones'" this week Thurs day evening at Roberts Opera House, and help boost the good sidewalk funds along.
 The first quarterly conference will be held in M. E. chapel on Saturday even ing at o'clock. June 21, at which Rev. MT. Wilson will be present, and will preach on the following Sunday morn ing.
 The Mead house on Bostwick hill, owned by A. Martin and occupied by Geo. Kimble, was struck by lightning on Friday afternoon last, hitting the chimney. It went through the roof and did some damage to the rooms and furniture in the second story.
 The commencement exercises of Lake yille school will be held on Friday even- ng in Roberts hall. The Rev. Father Donahue will address the class.
 Mir. William Ingalls,, of Arlington, N. J., and Miss Florence Miller, daughter of 0. H. Miller, will be united in mat rlmony at the residence of the bride father on Thursday afternoon at 2:3O.
 The funeral of Joseph Sweeney took place on Tuesday morning at St. Mary's church. Mr. Sweeney died at the hospi- tai in New York city Sunday after an operation.
 MT. Hurbert Sealey, of Pine Plains. and Mss Ball, of Brooklyn, were united in wedlock at the M. E. parsonage on Tuesday afternoon by Rev c. E. Mon- trose.
 Children's Day will be observed in the M E. church on Sunday next ser vice to be held at Il o'clock and there will be no preaching service in the morning or Sunday school after the ex. ercises. The pastor will hold baptismal service in connection with the exercises and those having children to be baptised are invited to bring them.
 Mrs. Myron Holley spent Tuesday in New York city.
 L. L. Borden has fine new pair of road horses.
 The Dr. Orton house is being improv- ed by new stoop in front extending nearly the whole length of the house.
Connecticut western news., 1913-06-12
CORN WALL

The public school pupils who have been perfect in attendance through May are as follows =
 Cornwall Bridge-George, Bessie and Estelle Odell, Orville and Marie Smith.
 West Cornwall-Leslie Mallinson, Henry O'Donnell, Howard Bailey, Gladys Seaman.
 Cream Hill-James and Sedgwick Gold, Esther Rogers, Bessie, Fred and Grace Root.
 Cornwall Hollow-Richard Sedgwick.
 Johnson Hollow-M Marian French. | Cornwall Arthur Bennett, Rose Con- lon, Ruth Johnson. Caroline and Harriet Haslan. Doris Parker, Esther Strattman, Marian Watson.
 East Street-Dorcthy and Jean Bor- land. George Oply.
 East Cornwall-Franklyn Welch.
 Among these: Ruth Johnson. Jean and Dorothy Borland and perhaps some others, have been perfect for the whole school year. On Saturday at an "equal suffrage meeting Mrs. E. B. Whitney made an admirable address in place of-other speakers whose promises to come. were unfulfilled
 The same afternoon the Rumsey Hall graduation exercises began with ball game, won over team from the Gun nery school with a score of to A. On Sunday there was a special service ln the morning at the First church. Mon- day the athletic contests took place, and in the evening the play, ''A A Box of Monkeys was given in Library Hall, followed by a dance. Tuesday afternoon the tennis tournament was played, and that evening was given to speaking for the Whitney prize and musical pro gram.
 Dr. Woolsey's family are occupying their usual summer cottage.
 Mrs. Arms and Mrs. Monroe are visit ing at their brothers, John B. Harrison, for season.
 Miss Florence Benedict has gone to Iowa to spend short time. Miss Mabel Starr came home on Sat urday, and has two school friends visit I ing with her.
 Frank Whitcomb's house-frame was raised last week.
 Next week, at the Mems Club, Mir. O. 1 w. Ottman will tell all about the manu- fracture of hats. | Many of the village houses are being used for entertaining the commence ment guests of the Cornwall Inn who have overfowed it's accommodations.
 A week ago Daniel Cahill of East Cornwall died from taking two ounces of laudanum. He told his brother he had taken it by mistake and he tele- phoned for the doctor but the latter ar rived only few minutes before death ensued.
 l The following are the names of the Rumsey Hall, prize winners: T nCOuOi0 1As O0AAAB hAShOou 6OhOAhh scholarship.
 Elwyn Waller, 9th form scholarship and most points Tn track meet.
 Gerard T. Mowbray, 4th form scholar ship.
 Edward Hibben, 3d form. Lawrence Larkin, 2nd form.
 G. Garrison, 1st form.
 Robert Paul, honor cup for excellence in scholarship and athletics and best l all-round athlete.
 Harry A. Futile, Whitney prlze for speaking.
 Tennis Single, Francis B. Comstock.
 Batting average, John O. Calhoun.
 General improvement, Stanley Wood ward.
Connecticut western news., 1913-06-12
To Restore Good Health

The first thing to do is to cor rect the minor ailments caused by defective or irregular action of the organs of digestion and elimination. After these or gans have been put in good working order by timely use of
Connecticut western news., 1913-06-12
PARTIAL LIVING

Fl
 Most of us live ID one room. some furnish two or three rooms. bui how rare IS the man who .lves n the whole palace of life Partial Gvins Is the knell of true living. Why should we draw a line across the things which God has made and write secular upon one side and religion" upon the other God is, much more obviously an artist than moralist While we push beauty aside he has saturated the universe with it.-Hamilton Wright Mabie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
CRISIS REACHED
BY SWITCHMEN
Vice President OF Union Declined 70
Accept Conditions for
Negotiations.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, March 20.--A crisis was
reached today in the impending strike
Of 5000 switchmen, employed In the
yards of nineteen railroads in the
vicinity of Chicago, when Vice Presi-
dent A. F Whitney of the Brother.
hood OF Trainmen, declined to accept
the conditions under which the roads
said they would continue negotiations.
If the railroads managers, in their
final reply to be made today, break
off negotiations, the switchmen will
go out at once. according to Whitney.
The managers committee, repre-
senting the nineteen roads, told the
switchmen last night that they would
not continue negotiations unless the
men dropped their demands for pay
and one-half for overtime, Sunday
and holiday work Whitney replied to
the letter today, declaring that under
no circumstances would the switch
men recede from their demand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the iIlppodrome.

The new bill at the Hippodrome is
one of the best that have been pre-.
sented there since the opening OF the
house. The feature Of the bill. the
Cabaret Revue OF 1912, is small edi-
ton of the Follies and Is a distinct
novelty in vaudeville All the mem
bers are singers and entertainers de
luxe and will surely please Hippo
drcme patrons. Queen Nab and Gasp
ar Weiss, the famous miniature coined
ians are also on this bill, and are
making their first appearance before
a Keokuk audience. Both are credit
ed with being real artists. Ted Bail
ey's dogs, billed as 1.-THE act beauti-
full present a novel departure from
the ordinary animal act and have re-
ceived a great deal of favorable com
ment George Wheeler is the musical
tramp, who has caused many critics
to hail him as the king of all musical
entertainers. Latest motion pictures
complete the bill.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
DIDN'T KNOW HE
OWNED ANY LAND
Engineer for Alaska Road on Stand
In Trial Of Frost and
Associates.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO. March 20.-H. E. Hor-
rocks, engineer for the Alaskan Cen
trail railway, testifying in the trial Of
Albert c. Frost and his associates,
charged with $1O,00o,ooo Alaska land
frauds. declared in federal court to-
day that he didn't know he owned a
foot of Alaska land until Frank Wat
son, one of the defendants, assigned
a claim to him
H. H. Hildreth, former United
States commissioner to Alaska, testi-
fed that he sold land claims to Wat
son for $4,000. Watson, he said, was
acting for Frost, but Hildreth said he
paid Watson half the $4,000, as com
mission for negotiating the sale
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
CITY NEWS.

On April 8 there will be an open
meeting at A. o. U. w. hall, corner
Fifth and Main streets, to hear Broth
er Harper. grand foreman of Burling-
ton, Iowa, deliver an address.
The anniversary of the founding
of the Odd Fellows lodge is April &c
and on Friday evening, April rs, the
four local camps of the order and the
Rebekah ladies will celebrate the
founding Of the order. Speakers from
the grand lodge will be secured and a
banquet served which it is thought
will be attended by more than six
hundred. The chairman of the joint
committee to arrange for the celebra-
ton is Henry Breitenstein and ths
secretary, Harvey Bonham.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
EXPECT MANY PEOPLE
TO HEAR SPEAKER
Or. kepford Comes Hero Saturday
With the Highest lndorse-
n,ents from Papers.

Much interest is being shown in the
lecture to be given on Saturday after
noon in the high school assembly
room by DR.. A. e. Kepford Of Des
Monies. The lecture Is given under
the auspices Of the Civic League and
is free to the public. The Burling
ton Hawk-Eye has this to say of his
lecture given there:
A. Il. Kepford has proven one OF
the best investments that Iowa has
made in recent years. Every week Of
his time Is crammed with speaking
dates. The state of Iowa is not very
liberal in rewarding the men who rem
der her most important service, but
there ought to be at least a rising
vote Of thanks for A. r, Kepford, al
ter the battle has been won and the
white plague shall have been practic'
ally banished from the soil Of Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
KEOKUK DRUGGIST
MAKES A STATEMENT

We always advise people who have
stomach or bowel trouble to see a
doctor. But to those who do not wish
to do this We will say: try the mix
tlre of simple buckthorn bark, ely.
cerine, ETC.. known as Adferi-ka. This
simple new remedy is SO powerful
that JUST ONE DOSE usually re-
lieves sour stomach, gas on the stom-
ach and constipation QUICKLY. Peo-
pie who try Adler-i-ka are surprised
at its QUICK action. wilkinson & Co.,
Druggists. 422 Main St.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
WILL HOLD SPECIAL
SERVICES TOMORROW
Catholic Churches Of the City viii
Observe Good Friday With
Special Services.

Good Friday will be observed In the
Catholic churches OF the city with
special services tomorrow. AT St
Peters church the devotion service
will begin at nine o'clock in the morn.
ing, the devotions OF the pre-sancti-
fled. AT three o'clock there will be
devotional services In memory of the
moment Of the crucifixion and at 7:45
in the evening there will be the de-
votional services ofsthe stations of
the cross.
At ST. Mary's church there win be
devotional services at eight o'clock In
the morning, at three o'clock in the
afternoon and the devotional service
Of the stations Of the cross at 7:30 In
the evening at which short sermon
will be delivered.
At st. Francis de Sales there will
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
SKIN SUFFERERS READ!

tion-one that has effected many Won
derful cures
The effect OF D. D. D. is to soothe
instantly. as soon as applied; then II
penetrates the pores, destroys and
throws of all disease germs and
leaves the skin clean and healthy
We are 80 confident of the marvel
GUS power OF D. D. D. that we have
taken advantage Of the manufacturers
guarantee, to offer you full-size bot
tie on trial. You are to judge the
merits of the remedy in your own ps.
ticuiar case. If it doesn't help you, il
costs you nothing.
D. D. d. Soap is made of the same
healing ingredients Ask us about it.
ldcGrath Bros. Druggists. corner
Fifth and Main Sts.Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
BUSY commssalon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. March 20-A
joint legislative commission to make
a survey Of the state of social, labor
and other conditions, to ascertain the
need for legislation; to study laws OF
other states, to make comparisons and
suggest the good for Illinois. to in
vestigate the administration of any
state department; to inquire into the
expenditures of any legislative appro
priation; to recommend passage OIL
rejection of bills and to print bud
get of appropriations for all state de
partments for the legislature is pro
vided for in a bill introduced by Sena
tor Hay today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20

We want all skin sufferers who
have suffered for many years the
tortures OF disease and who have
sought medical aid in vain, to read
this.
We, as old established druggists OF
this community, wish to recommend
to you product that has given many
relief and may mean the end OF your
agony. The product is mild, simple
wash, not patent medicine concocted
of various worthless drugs, but a
scientific compound made OF well
known antiseptic ingredients. 1t Is
made in the D. D. d. laboratories OF
Chicago and is called the D. D. Q.
Prescription for Eczema.
This is . doctors special prescf1p'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
WOULD COST $3.50, 900
TO BUILD POWER LINE
Estimate Secured on Cost of Trans
mission Line to supply North
eastern Missouri Towns.

uhooioU Lite 10 8sSupPty NoTtn-
eastern Missouri Towns.
j. G. Morgan, chairman of the Keo-
kuk power committee OF the Union.
vile, Mo-, Commercial club writes
the Memphis Democrat as follows in
regard to the securing Of power from
the dam:
Some time ago wrote the mayor
OF your city with regard to securing
light and power from the Keokuh
dam for towns and villages between
here and Keokuk. am sure that you
recognize the Importance of such a
proposition for all Of US. 1t woulo
mean more convenience in the home,
cheaper power, factories and even
tually in'erurban railways. We have
here municipal owned plant and pay
II cents per kilowat. A private com
pany Is agreeing to supply Keokuk
power to the towns south of us along
the Hannibal and st. Joe for three
cents.
The Keokuk engineers estimate
that it will cost $4,000 to build a
line which would reach Unionville
with $50 lkilowat We at present use
less than 100. This would be doubled
with cheaper power and day current
II we would take in some towns to
the north and south the cost while
greater in the aggregate, would be
much less to the individual towns in
proportion.
THE towns south Of us are asking
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
CITY NEWS.

The Gate City can carry your
Easter announcements into more
homes than any other, Keokuk news
paper.
Announcement John Herbner
has bought the tin shop outfit of the
late Jacob Spring. Until further no
tice those wishing tin or metal CELL
ing work done. call him at his resi-
dence, 1928 Timea. Phone 517-Red.-
Adv.
If you send in your advertising
copy early you get better ad and at
the same time you help the newspaper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
FINED HIM FIVE
FOR BEATING UP
First Arrest for Violence at the oliver
Plant Was OF Strike
Leader.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 20
Oliver Strike Leader P. Petros was be-
fore city magistrate today charged
with beating up strike-breaker.
He was fined SIS. 1t was the first ar
rest for violence in the two weeks old
strike of 1000 girls, boys and men
that has closed the Oliver plant.
The strikers continued picketing
the mill today, although there are
only sixty or seventy employees at
work.
The California labor leaders. VIM.
yandengoff and George swassey, to-
day joined the group Of men who are
directing the strike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
that we join them and tap the line
south, but we would prefer to be on a
main line.'
MISSOURI JUDICIAL.
CIRCUIT is CHANGED.
Northeastern Counties Are Relieved
by Bill Which Has Passed the
1 eQisIature

MEMPHIS, Mo-, March 20.-The
Missouri legislature has passed bill
changing the, judicial circuit in north
eastern Missouri embracing the coun-
ties of Knox, Lewis, Scotland, Clark
and Schuyler, dropping out the st
two counties. Knox Lewis and Adair
counties will form another circuit and
Scotland. Clark and Schuyler counties
will form one circuit.
The change was made necessary be-
cause of the great pressure of court
business under the old arrangement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
MAIL CLERK DEAD
IN MAIL WRECK
Engineer Lost Both Legs and Several
Others Were Badly
Injured.

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MARION, H.. March 20.-James
Martin OF Cypress, H., mail clerk
is dead, and three persons seriously
hurt, are in Mount Vernon hospital
today, as the result OF wreck on the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad
late last night. A passenger train
ran through an open switch ant
crashed into switch engine.
H. Sayers. Cape Girardeau, Mis-
souri,, the engiener, lost both legs; T
]. Monroe. Springfield, Illinois. was
badly cut, and Ernest Howell, mai
clerk, Marion, had an arm broken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
This Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Grays Sweet Powders for
Children, Certain relief for Fever
ishness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders. move and regu-
late the Bowels and Destroy Worms.
They break UP colds in "a hours.
They are pleasant to the taste. Chill
dren like them. Over 10000 testimoni-
ais, Used by Mothers for % years.
They never fail Sold by all Drug
gists, Csc. Sample mailed free. AID.
dress, Allen S. olmsted, lie Roy, N. X.
ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
FIVE KILLED
BY EXPLOSION
Thirty Were Injured and Properly
Worth $4,000 was
Destroyed.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service,
MEDICINE HAT. Alta, March 20
After searching in the ruins of the
Malcolm company's canning factory
wrecked last night by an explosion OF
gas, 1t was oficially announced today
that the death list Is Ave. the serious
" wounded ten, two OF whom may
die. Thirty sustained minor injuries.
The dead:
]. BRlER, gas inspector.
VIM. STEWART, painter and volun-
teer fireman.
REGINALD RnMMER, fireman.
PARRY GREEN, boy on-looker
CHAs. BEHANNAN, Boston. Mass.
Injured:
James Kay, leg broken.
VIM. Bunnan, head and back hurt;
back may be broken.
James Ribeni. foot lacerated.
Chris Oake, compound fracture Of
| leg and suffering seriously from
shock.
1 Captain W. Buchanan, nre depart
| ment, scalp wound and back hurt.
A. Long, back wrenched and ankle
hurt.
! D. Sanderson, shoulder hurt.
/ James Connors. ST.. arm hurt.
! James Connors. Jr.. scalp wound
and leg hurt.
| All are residents Of Medicine Hat.
Property loss $4,000.
Plumbers were repairing broken
gas pipe in the building when small
fire broke out, causing the explosion.
There was a terrific roar and the roof
of the building was blown off. Stimuli
taneously the side walls collapsed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
Cotton Report.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON March 20 The
census bureaus cotton crop report,
issued today. shows the 1912 crop to
be 14,07s,430 bales, compared with
16.109,349 in 1911. and 11,965,962 in
1910 The average gross weight of
the bale is 507.S pounds for 1912, as
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-20
Another Committee.

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+ SPRINGFIELD, H., March 20.
Speaker Mckinley today named the
committee on enrolled and engrosset