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Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
August Short On Rainfall.

Speclal to Independent.
 Little Rock. Sept. 4.-There was less rainfall at Little Rock for the month of August than for the corresponding month since 1909, but there is an accu- mulated eXces of 29 inches over the normal for the year since January |. During last month there was 2.4 inches Of rain fall, last year there was 4.98, and in 1911 there was 8,86 in ches, whereas in 1909 it fell down to l.74 and in 1902 occur red the dryest August since the Bureau was established in 1879, with rainfall Of only .19 of an inch. The normal for the month for 35 years has been 3.65 inch es. The greatest precipitation on any one day was .36 on the 22d.
 The temperature for August was only slightly in excess of the mean for 30 years, which is 79.2, that recorded last month being 82 degrees, the highest being loo on the 9th, the low est 65 on the 30th, the greatest daily range on the 30th, and the least daily range F on the 9th. There were twenty clear tays during the month and six on which there was no apprecia- ble rainfall.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
McCombs Will Return Soon.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Sept. 4-Hon. w. F. McConbs, Democratic Ma tional Chairman, has written to his cousin, George B. Pugh, ot Little Rock, that he has recover ed from the operation for appen- dicitis in Paris, France, and IS getting along very well. He will not return to America for some weeks yet.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

made which we think good one. Why not barge several loads of gravel to this city and have if dumped where the farmers upon their return trip home may be able to secure a load and carry if back for stretch of highway that needs this very improve ment. The gravel could be se- cured cheaply and with the far mers' cooperating, the cost of hauling would be contributed by them with very little trouble and no expense.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
Sues the Railroad.

Attorneys Bickers and Rich ardson today filed suit against the Iron Mountain railroad, ask ing for the sum of S35,000 dam ages from the railroad. John w. Brown, a young man, is the plaintiff, and the suit is brought by his father as next friend, it being stated that Brown is mi nor of about twenty years of age.
 It is alleged in the complaint that he was handling a cant hook for the defendant railroad, and that the cant hook was dull and unfit for use. On that ac- count it failed to stick in the timber as it should have done, and young Brown was thrown from a box car and seriously in- iured. It is claimed that his in- iuries are permanent and inter- nal and that he is disabled, per haps for life.
 The accident happened be- tween here and Guion, and the voung man resides near Guion I-Bate.iville Guard.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
Governor Major Pays For Five

Governor Major Pays For Five.
 Little Rock, Sept. 4.-Because he could not remain in Little Rock today and take part in the road work, Governor Elliott Ma jor of Missouri hired five men to take his place on Pulaski county roads today.
 'I am small, but I am equal to any five men when it comes to working of the roads," said Gov. Majorto one of the members of the good roads committee. q cannot stay over in Little Rock Thursday, out l want to help the good work along and I am going to put up S10 to be used in hiring five men to take my place on your county roads Thursday.
 "They may not be able to do as much real work as 1 would, but they ought to help out a good deal.'
 Governor Major was not jok- ing about his S10 contribu- tion, and hepulled a new ten spot out of his pocket and turned it over to one of the members of the committees.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
To Provide Sufficient Revenue.


 Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Sept. 1.-The se- cond meeting of the Arkansas School Directors, organized here Tuesday, will be held in Little Rock, January "A, 1914, and the county associations of directors are to be invited to send dele gates. It is planned that the or ganization Of these county asso- citations shall be pushedas speed fly as possible, that the greatest amount of publicity may be giv- en the plans of the state associa- ton.
 The purpose is set forth in resolutions adopted by the mem bers to the effect that 8 senti- ment.be created in favor of rais- ing the limit of school taxation above seven mills, "to provide adequate funds for the mainte- nance of the schools" also that the Legislature take sch action as will empower the school dis tricts to assess the property of each district for local purposes nr1IN' ''
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
Notice to Ladies.

The ladies in charge of the dinners served for the road workers request that all who contributed dishes etc. call al the court house at once and lden- tifv their respective property.
 The dishes etc. may be touno in the hallway of the court house and the owners are urged to call promptly.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
Additional Local.

C. J. Saenger made business trip to Hoxie this morning.
 Gus P. Coffin was able to be down this morning after quite a serious illness of several days. ] Mrs. E. R. Walker has return ed to her home at Vandale after a visit to her sister here.
 Mrs. s. R. Phillips and two children have returned from Heber Springs.
 Miss Jennie Martin has re- 1 turned to her home at Little Rock after a Newport visit. i Mrs. Evelyn kinman has rent ed one of the Elfrank cottages on Third street and will move into town next week
 Miss Thelma Hays has return ed from a visit to Miss Thaddese Kinman and has as her guest during the week end Miss Maude Littleton.
 Attorneys s. D. Campbell and Fred Suits of Newport are here today attending to legal matters in the circuit court. They are attorneys for the St. Louis & Iron Mountain railroad.-Jones- bor Tribune.
 County Treasurer J. M. Ivy will leave for Jonesb0ro Sunday to accompany his son, Sim Ivy, also Ed Morgan of Tupelo, the two young men going over to en- ter the Agricultural school. E. w. Stainback was here this morning en route to Walnut Ridge from Batesville. Mrs. Stainback, who has been !, the guest of Mrs. Gus Martin, has ' also returned home to Little Rock.
 Dr. and Mrs. John Runyan of Florida, who have been out on a visit to Mrs. Runyan's father, Dr. David Bateman, at Elmo, were here yesterday going home.
 The Epworth League of the ! Methodist church are planning extensively for a miscellaneous bazaar which they expect to give Friday and Saturday, Nov ember 7 and 8. The young peo- ole will canvass the membership of the church for donations and anything from friends will be greatly appreciated. The pro- ceeds will go toward paying for the electric fans and to carpet the church.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
Many Invite Governor Hays
Snecial to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, September 5- Governor Hays has recelveo a great number of invitations to address a farmers demonstra- tion conference at Hot Springs m inc 11th he will deliver an ad- dress at the opening of Tender son-Brown College at Arkadel, phia, and on the 17th he will make an effort to attend a gooe roads working at Powhatan.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

Under the law passed by the last Legislature, the above is all the newspapers are permitted to publish about the electrocution of criminals, being prohibited specifically from the publication of any details of the execution itself.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
First Victim of the Chair.
Special to Independent.

Specla1 to 1ndependent.
 Little Rock, Sept. 5.-Lee Simms, a negro, was electrocut- ed today at the State Penitentia- ry for a criminal assault upon a white woman in Prairie County July 28. This is the first execu- tion under the new law in Arkan- sas, substituting electrocution for hanging.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

Mrs. Marcus Brewer Arrived this morning from Oklahoma City to visit her mother, Mrs. FStelle Claridge.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
! MONEY STILL COMING
,t Strong For Annual Roads Days As Result |,vork Accomplished.

cood roads days are
 1913, the results accom-
 ii Bateman Township
 eh that public sentiment
 .ity and section is strong
 ing two roads days each
 permanent institution.
 ,ery hand, one hears sug-
 of how best to proceed
 ar.
 eitizens generally agree
 e work days should be Rrlier in the season, prob-
 By. when the greatest buld be accomplished and
 he of year when the heat b great.
 year, the movement will En in hand early and a kh organization made for Elective and systematic Then, it is believed, ev- |rchant and business man |se his store and shop and army of salesmen and es an opportunity to Where a hundred volun- this time, there should be and, the next. The move Q ought to embrace every ip in Jackson County and 2 results accomplished in 7s will mean as much as d tax money has done lout the year.
 'eHey of Oil Trough, who ghborly. enough to. come. to Jackson and join in work, while in Newport that the work the Oil Trough road was 1000.
 Of our citizens who were oy the soliciting commit ve responded with fur h contributions, the h. nt having received the g, which will be turned lr. o. I. Hubert, who has fthe good roads funds. lllingsley --$5. .00 'cT o;p z OO
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

cash secured is to be used Prther good roads work and fre are others who may to help, send in your sub- flons to the Independent, hember of the committee or I. l. Hubert.
 |other suggestion has been
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
'Drama-VITAGRAPH.o
 BABY'S NEW PIN

extra good pictures and PO music by the orchestra.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Keokuk Regatta
of 1879
mississippi Valley Rowing Assn.
held Carnival here which
was big affair.

The 1919 regatta OF the Mississippi
Valley Power Boat Association recalls
the first regatta ever held in Keokuh
in 1873. The big carnival started on
July Is and continued for three days,
attracting daily crowd Of 10000
people.
The regatta differed from those
held during the past few years In
that there were no power boats, the
speed crafts being manned solely by
brawny oarsmen who pulled every
thing from the single scull to the six
cared barge.
The 1879 regatta was held under
the auspices Of the Mississippi Valley
Rowing Association composed OF the
following members:
Modoe Rowing club OF st. Louis.
Farragut Boat club or Chicago.
Minnesota Boat club OF st. Paul.
Peoria Boat club.
Burlington Boat Association.
Sylvan Boat club of Moline.
Milwaukee Boat club.
Madison Boat club of Madison. Wis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
DR.. MARY WALKER
TELLS A GOOD ONE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Dr. Mary
Walker to whom congress voted tbe
right to wear mems clothes because
Of her services as a surgeon. and nnrsa
during the civil war, was in a remin-
iscent mood the other day. She in.
sisted that Sanders Walker. the vounp
Macon banker who died ry..satIv from
hichloride of mercury poisoning after
his gallant fight of several DAYS. was
the victim of self-hypnosis rather than
the victim of the drug. He was told
he would die and for that reason ha
died insists DR. Walker. She told tho
following story to illustrate her point:
My father once told of q h,p
healthy negro who was awaiting execu.
ton for murder. Some doctors per.
suaded the Jail warden to allow an ax.
pertinent, promising not to hurt tbe
man and not to proceed without his
consent. The doctors told him he
could bleed to death and spare his
relatives the ignominy of his heine
hanged He readily agreed. He was
placed on table with tin nan lin.
der his feet which projected slightly
over the edge Above this pan was 4
bucket of water. A small hole, lust
large enough to let the water run out
drop by drop, was made In the bottom
of the bucket. The man was blind
olded and a blunt instrument pressed
against the soles of his feet The doc
tors pulled the cork from the hole
in the bucket and the water dropped
resoundingly into the pan under ths
mans feet. The experimenters talked
solemnly about how mucn blood be
could lose before losing conscious
ness and occasionally felt his pulse
The man slowly lost consciousness and
aied peacefully without drop Of blood
being spilled,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

De built to an acre, giving each home
ample yard space. Thus four hundred
houses can be accommodated on the
forty acres. Running through one
end OF the tract is Soap Creek Hollow.
According to John B. Nolan, who In
vestigatsd the tract, and has furnish
ed the working plans for the Indus
trial Association. the land Astounding
Soap Creek is of such character that,
IN the event OF a big growth of the
city, It would, in the natural course
OF events, become place for slums.
To avoid this the plan is to park
much OF It. and make this part Of the
tract pretty and attractive.
This part of the city will be a
homestead all Of its own. Factories
will be placed there and near the fac
tories the homes for the men employ
ed by them. Purchasing this tract and
fitting 1t UP according to the plans
outlined, is a step forward in prepar-
ing for the growth OF the city along
industrial lines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Lurline Boat club OF Minneapolis.

Lurline Boat club OF Minneapolis.
Mitchell Rowing club OF Milwau.
kee.
Rock Island Athletic club OF Rock
Island
st. Louis Rowing club.
Dixon Boat club Of Dixon, Ill.
Davenport Boat club.
keokuk Rowing club.
South Side Boat club.
The regatta attracted people from
all over the middle west and news.
papers gave 1t much publicity. Spe.
cial correspondents were sent by New
York. indianapolis, Chicago. st. Louis,
Milwaukee. Toledo and many other
smaller papers OF the country. The
course was above the bridge and
thousands lined the high bluffs on
either side of the river to see the
races from the natural vantage
points. The big amphitheater was
built below the old Gilmore home.
Keokuk was represented in two
races. Both clubs competed in the
four-oared gig. the Keokuks falling 70
finish, while the South Side club
landed in third place after leading
Peoria and Burlington part of the
way.
In the Keokuk shell were: T. Mar.
shall, stroke; g. Dunlap, Nc. Q; NJ.
Rice, No. 9; NJ. Hoffman. bow; Cap,
tain and coxwain, S. NJ. Graffen; sub
stitutes, F. s. Papin. r. c. PARROT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
What 1t viii Mean to keokuk to Have
a Fifty-Milc Lake For All
Kinds of Water
Sports.
PROMISES BIG FEATURE
Wealthy People From All Over the
Country Should be Attracted
Here to Spend Both Sum-
mer and Winter.

What will the fifty mile lake of still
water caused by damming the Mis-.
sissippi river at Keokuk mean to the
city twenty-five years hence? One
man has answered that 1t will become
a plaything for the millionaire of the
Mississippi valley and incidentally
make Keokuk both a winter and
summer resort for hundreds of plea
sure seeking people. 1t would take
a New Yorker with millions to appre-
ciate such magnificent lake, with
the picturesque bluffs on either side
that tower high over it. Then why
burden the Keokukian with looking
into the future to see what changes
the wonderful body of water will
make?
A few years ago Lake Geneva was
almost unheard of. Nobody thought
the small body of water-only about
thirty miles or SO in circumference
was anything so wonderful But when
the millionaire with his ice boat In
the winter and his sailing boats and
powered crafts in the summer, came
there to idle away few months peo-
pie began to appreciate. Now hun
dreds spent several months a year
near the lake. and one easterner has
erected home at cost of more
than million dollars Just to be able
to take advantage OF this small body
CT water.
IF all this is true of Lake Geneva
then what can we expect OF the Keo-
kuk lake? 1t is accessible by boat
from points miles and miles away. 1t
is fifty miles long and more than 4
mile wide, with depth of water suit,
able for all purposes. In the winter
ice boating should be popular. Keo-
lznk people know little of this sport
for the reason that few of them have
money enough or sporting spirit
enough to seek a place where it can
be had. Such place for ice boating
Will be hard to find anywhere In the
country. In the summer time there
will be plenty OF water sports, and
it is the intention, according to prom
inent members of the Motor Boat as
ISOLATION, to have some kind of a
meet every year.
Attracted here by the dam and the
beautiful scenery, it should not be
more than ten or fifteen --ears before
wealthy residents OF Chicago, st.
Louis. Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas
City. and many other cities, seeing In
keokuk's surroundings pleasant
place to live for few months each
year. build summer or winter resi-
dences here.
That many Of the things win hap
pen Keokuk people fail to realize.
The opportunity for great summer
and winter resort that Keokuk can
offer because of the lake is unsur-
passed for miles around.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

family as pleasant as possible. With
these essentials in mind It is inter.
esting to take up discussion OF the
new Industrial tract OF sixty.six acres
which the Keokuk Industrial Associa-
ton has had plated and see what a
ten-strike that organization made In
SO doing.
When the Industrial Association saw
the need of factory sites number OF
options were obtained on land on the
outskirts of the city which appeared
feasible for factory purposes. or these
options, just one was exercised, that
being on the tract on Main street ex-
tension. The four things which led
to the purchase OF this trsst were.
First Main street, the principal
thoroughfare of Keokuk, touches It
on the east
Second-A railroad already crosses
1t, and switching facilities will be
easy to obtain
Third-An extention of ONLY four
blocks of the city's water mains will
be necessary for the installation of a
water hydrant.
Fourth-It is logical to expect an
extention of the street railway system
In that direction by laying tracks for
only four-fifths of mile.
OF the sixty-six acres comprised In
the tract, 1t is planned to develope
about forty acres for resident pur.
poses and the remainder for factories.
TT is figured that ten residences can
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
The colors were ma


G. E. Ehinger The colors were ma.
room and blue
The South Sidvfs had M. WEIGH,
stroke; Thomas Malloy, No. Q; John
McCaffray. No. 8: George Walters,
bow; cosswain, John Finnerty. The
coiors we're pale green, red and
white.
The feature event OF the last day
was the six-oared barge race which
was won by the Keokuk Rowing club
by a brilliant finish. In this boat
were; T. Marshall, bow; William
Irwin. No. 2; NJ Hoffman, No. 8; C.
e. Ehinger, No. 4; H. Rice, No. s.:
George Dunlap, stroke; s. NJ. Gaffin,
stroke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
BACHELORS COMMIT
MOST CRIMES
Criminals Unmarried Greatly out.
number the Married Ones in
the City of New York.

Bachelor criminals outnumber the
married ones ID New York city in
the ratio of nearly three to one, as is
shown in the annual report Of the
chief clerk of the district attorneys
Office. There were 2.oeS convictions
of unmarried men and 7s9 convictions
Of married men in the last year. or
the women convicted, 6S were mar
RED and 100 were single. A classic.
cation Of the crimes shows that the
married man is in the minority In
practically every crime except at.
tempted suicide. or the total mum.
Der of convictions S33 were for sec.
ond offenses,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Reaching 10000 People.

This special edition of The Gate
City today reaches more than 10000
people in Keokuk and the surround
ing territory. It carries out to them
the stories of Keokuk merchants told
through the advertising columns and
the stories about Keokuk told through
the news columns. 1t is the annual
Keokuk booster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Housing New Industries
Why it Was Important for Indus-
trial Association to Secure
Tract for Factories.

If factories are to come to Keokuk
there must be some place to locate
them. Not only this but there must
be a suitable place for the families OF
these men who are to work in the
factories to live. The environment
must be one that viii make the priv.
ate life of the factory man and his
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

Read The Daily Gate city, 1oc
per week.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
How Thin People
Can Pat On Flesh
A New Discovery.

Thin men and women-that big.
hearty filing dinner you ate last night.
What became of all the fat-producing
nourishrnent 1t contained? You haven {
gained In weight one ounce. That food
passed from your body like unburned
coal through an open crate. The mate
rial was there, but your food doesn
work and stick. and the plain truth Is
YOU hardly get enough nourishment
from your meals to pay for the cost OF
cooking. This is true OF thin folks the
functions Of assimilation, are sadly out
of gear and need reconstruction.
Cut out the foolish foods and funny
sawdust diets. Omit the flesh cream
rub-ons Cut out everything but the
meals you are eating now and eat with
every one Of those a single Sargol tab
let In two weeks note the difference.
Five to eight good solid pounds of
healthy stay there" fat should be the
net result Sargol charges your weak.
stagnant blood with millions of fresh
new red blood corpuscles-gives the
blood the carrying power to deliver
every ounce of fat making material In
your food to every part OF your body.
Sargol too, mixes with your food and
Drepares it for the blood in easily as
simulated form. Thin people gain all the
way from 10 to 25 pounds month
while taking Sargol. and the new flesh
stavs put Sargol tablets are a scien
tific combination of six of the best flesh
producing elements known TO chem1s-
try They come 40 tablets to package,
are pleasant harmless and Inexpensive.
and all druggists sell them subject. to
an absolute guarantee or weight IN
crease or money back.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
ADMIRAL 6 WIDOW
MUST STAND TRIAL
Mrs. Jennie May Eaton's
Sanity to Be Questioned
by Commission

GREENFIELD. Mass, July 19.-Chief
Justice Aiken today ordered that the
trial Of Mrs. Jennie May Eaton for the
murder of her husband, Admiral Joseph
Giles Eaton, be called at Plymouth Oc-
tober 13
Mrs. Eaton was arrested IL days
after the admiral died from poisoning
at their home in Assinippi. March s.
Arrangements for the trial were made
at a conference which District Attorney
A. D. Barker and William A Morse. the
latter chief counsel for Mrs Eaton, had
with the chief justice.
Mrs. Eaton is accused of having
placed poison in coffee and other food
prepared for the admiral A postmor-
tenn examination revealed the presence
of deadly drug in the stomach, but
so far as known the authorities have
never been able to trace the purchase
of the poison.
The question of Mrs Eatons sanity
has been raised, and after her indict-
ment District Attorney Barker an
nounced that he would ask that this
point be determined by a medical COM
mission. No action in the matter has
been taken by the courts.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
MOTORCYCL|ST KILLED
BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Fred Larder, Contractor Of
Los Gatos, Meets Death
Near Pleasanton

PLEASANTON. July 1s.-Fred Lar
der. a contractor of Los Gatos. 40 years
of age, was instantly killed at 5:45
o'clock this afternoon when he drove
his motorcycle in front of q westbound
Southern Pacific train at Bonita cross
ing midway between Sunol and Pleas
anton.
Larder was driving his motorcycle
from Sunol eastward to Pleasanton and
reaching the crossing where the West
ern Pacific tracks cross over those of
the Southern Pacific evidently failed
to notice the approaching train. be-
cause Of the high bulwark of masonry.
He drove directly in front of the train.
his body being thrown high In the air
and mangled. Larder leaves wife
and three children who are summering
in Modesto and who have been notified
of the accident.
Larder was we'll known in Los Gatos.
where he has lived for more than 20
years His body was taken In charge
by Deputy Coroner Charles Graham.