The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-30
4 QUIET DAY
IN MARQUETTE
Courtroom Door Locked and no ses-
sion Of the Roosevelt Libel
Suit Until Tomorrow
Morning.
PEOPLE ARE CUR1oU'
Town Turns Out In Force Every
Time Ex-Presldent Appears and
4 Path Has to be Cleared
For Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.[ |
MARQUETTE. Mich, May 30-The-
odore Roosevelt's $4,000 libel suit
against Editor George A. Newett, OF
Ishpeming, lay quiet today The
courtroom doors were locked in honor
of the few men remaining here
abouts from the grand army of
the Civil war. who met in the little
opera house to mourn their dead.
The colonel Himself announced his
intention to remain quiet all day.
Among other things he planned to
catch up on his job as contributing ed
itor of the Outlook, which has been a
bit neglected since he came here to
prove he never loked upon the wine
when it was red.
Tomorrow, In the halliday session,
Roosevelt hopes to finish the presenta-
tion of his eyidcnce-in-chief. 1t lad
| been hoped to finish the task yester-
day, but his witnesses proved to have
| g good deal to tell. Barring accidents,
1.-THE defense will begin to tell its story
Monday morning. BY the middle OF
next week the colonel's witnesses in
rebuttal will testify and the case will
go to the jury.
! Events here have proved that The
todore Roosevelt has lost none OF his
power as drawing card. U. s. Mar
Eshal Tyree, of West Virginia, and
E"J.mmy' Sloan, President Wilson's
personal bodysuard, have swung easily
and naturally into their old jobs as
secret service men at Roosevelt's ell
Ebow The town turns out every time
the ex-president appears, and it is up
\ to Tyree ani Sloan to keep the way
clear for him. If they did not, he
couldn't get about at all. The colonel
senjoys it.
The mystery surrounding a COM
pact little group of women that showed
up in the court balcony yesterday and
| Wednesday, bnsily flashing crochet
hooks and knitting needles, was solved
today. They are members of the Busy
4 Bee Society of Presbyterian churcn,
and are mixing instruction with 1uty
by driving into town with their crochet
and tatting outfits each morning. to
hear the trial and prepare for church
fair simultaneously.
The entire visiting delegation with
the exception of the colonel and his
immediate chums, went last night to
hear a musical comrd, now old
enough to wear long dresses, and
cheerfully paid 50 each for the treat.
Prices are jrst like that In Mar
quette. There has been much grumb-
ling over the fact that sandwiches
4 here retail at 20 cents each, and the
local papers may be had only on pay
ment of five cents. Marquette, how
ever, is far from the base of supplies
i for everything but iron ore and water,
lnei.ler of which is much cons ,med
locally. The ore is shipred to Lake
Erie ports.
There was an attempt on the part of
the press agent of the musical comedy
to get the colonel for advertising pur-
poses, but could find no one to bear
the proposition to T. R.
Word was telegraphed today from
Soo which connects Lake Huron and
Lake Superior, that the crews OF ore
boats putting in here late tonight ano
tomorrow want to meet the colonel
An attempt will be made to arrange
the introduction.