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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
ottumwa,s Water power Scheme,

Marshalltown Times-R Republican.
Ottumwa's city commission has plan
to dam the Des Mcines river and de.
velop water power for generating
street lighting current in addition to
fortifying the city water supply. 1t is
argued in the report that the street
lights are now costing $4,000 per an
mum while the water power invest
nent is estimated at 1850 and
that part of this. namely, the concrete
dam. will be necessary very soon any
way, to replace the wooden dam
which now maintains the city water
supply.
Take it from US that If water pow
er plant is estimated to cost SI25, 900
lit will require close to 100000 to
build it Also, If the city of Ottum-
wa is obtaining its water supply di-
rectly from the Des Moines river the
citys' board Of health ought to con-
denim the water supply.
Nature built the Des Moines river
for sewer. and up stream the cities
of Eddyyille. Des Moines, Boone and
Fort Dodge are discharging their
sewage into it. When a freshet occurs
the entire face of the earth within the
Des Moines river valley is flushed
clean of It's accumulated filth and
washed down to Ottunwa's water sup
ply.
Ottumwa had far better abandon its
river water and use the money pro-
posed for dam in sinking wells for a
pure water supply. To talk about wa
power for elc -tlicity at O.trmwa
in the heart of the coal fields is to
voice the sentiments Of someone who
has sonnet hing to sell. IT is only sixty
miles from Ottumwa to the Keokuk
dam, where there is electricity for
sale at wholesale. Better string a
wire to Keokuk and buy current there
or build a cheap power plant at the
mouth OF some nearby coal mine and
generate electricity with fuel that
costs very little. There are ways OF
obtaining current for Ottunwa's street
lights without charging 1t up to the
water works. but IL it Is true that OF
tumwa obtains her city water from
the Des Moines river by means of a
dam, let the whole $4,000 be spent,
II necessary. in getting water supply
from wells rather than from natures
big sewer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
An Old Belief Shattered.
Davenport Democrat: A little I

Davenport Democrat: A little paper
published at the Indian reservation
near Toledo, Iowa, is labeled THE
Mesquakie Booster" The paper rath-
er puts out Of commission the ancient
belief that the "Muskwalti" Indian is
no good. that he won't work unless
he is compelled to do So The Boost.
er tells of the fine crop yields on
some of the tribal farms and even
prints picture Of Indians harvesting
their oats crop. 1t prints an adyer-
|tisement offering Indian workmen for
labor on farms or in the nearby towns
of Tama and Toledo. We may yet all
have to take off our hats to the
Muskwah indian.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20


thrilling chapter than the events OF
the past ten or fifteen years, taking
as the cue the note of the conference
for education in the south. We began
with the echool and the child. and
we end with them, of course: but
every step has been toward a widen
ing democratic ideal, to see how we
could teach ON another. and we have
come to have a broadening sense OF
all that CO operation means.
ITO till the soil. to train the chill.
dren, to make the home, work OF
continuous human service, | count
these the greatest privileges that can
fall to the lot OF man. We have work
ed on a program to bring to pass the
dream of the fathers, that our re-
public shall be and remain the nope
of the world. =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
THE COUNTRY LIFE PROBLEM.

THE largest problem that faces
American civilization today is the
building up of country life," declares
Walter H Page. ambassador to Eng.
land. In bulletin on Education in
the South Just issued by the United
States bureau Of education. eve
have Just passed through a period OF
Organization Of the machinery of the
modern world, making the CITY and
the railroad. but the country has been
left out. Now we must build 1t up.
We all know that In the coming cen.
turtles, as In the past. the character
and the vision OF American life viii
come from the soil.
In our early days the character
istic Of the people Of the United
States was indiyiduaIism. Great as
this was for the cause Of democracy
II rested upon false economic basis.
A mans home can not be his castle,
for he is mutually linked as his
brothers. keeper, whether he will or
no a larger vision and large lib.
lerty and larger opportunity have
come upon us as the task for our
working hours. We must organize in
the country
Speaking Of the work OF the con
ference for education in the south. 10
which the bureaus bulletin Is chiefly
devoted, Mr. Page said:
The historian OF the progress OF
'c--'e~~a~'. ~@.'+id ~ ----t.a yr~~r
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Osborn has just fled his annual report
in the treasury department at Wash
ington disclosing total OF s522,Tss,-
600 collected on the score of alcoholic
beverages consumed by the nation, in
Guiding 143.220oeo gallons of whisky
and e5.246.o0o barrels of beer, porter
and ales, the largest amount ever col
lected. At the same time sT5,e49.Do0
vas collected on the consumption OF
tobacco in various forms Despite the
increase in the drink consumption,
the number OF saloons decreased by
21,554.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
bration to be held. there IL

bration to be held there the latter
part OF this month In commemoration
OF the completion of the greatest dam
in the history OF the world. It long
las been the proud boast Of The Gate
City to refer to itself as THE paper
that boosts Keokuk all the time I:
After glancing over the columns of
these forty pages and approaching
the work entailed in compiling the
splendid news matter contained there.
in. it is not difficult to believe The
Gate City has made good on its asser-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

Sixteen passenger trains have been
Dropped by the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco system In Missouri, Oklahoma
and other southwestern states. for
the reason. 1t is alleged, that they
could not be operated probably at the
2-cent rate. Plainly, some means
must be found whereby trains can be
operated profitably at the legal rate,
or the legal rate must be changed It
is too much to expect the railroads
to operate trains at loss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

The London board of trade has is.
sued report on an extensive offcia,
investigation Of the relation OF earn.
ings to cost Of living. 1t shows that
for 100000 people in England and
Wales with incomes OF 1926 or less.
the cost of the necessities Of life have
Increased in seven years nearly 81 a
week for each person. Since 1900 re.
tail prices Of foods have risen IA per
cent while wages have increased only
3 per cent The only solution of the
problem was decreased consumption
~ feed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
causcs Of stomach troubles.

sedentary habits. lack OF out aoO
exercise. insufficient mastication
food. constipation, b torp. liver, wv
ry and anxiety. overeating, paTtaMa
OF food and drink not suited 10 ".
age and occupation. Correct yos
habits and take Chamberlain's ~.
lets and yon will soon be well asai'
For saie nv all dpnlere ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

One of the glaring evidences OF the
prevailing industrial depression in
Germany has come to public notice in
the news cabled from Berlin that sew
eral large mass meetings of mem
pioyed worlznen were being held
there and that the total of unempIoy-
ed in Berlin alone was estimated at
$4,000 The meetings asked the gov
eminent to pass laws for insurance
against unemployment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
Park superintendent Adjourn.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 2o-Pledge
to fight for larger municipal, stat'
county and national appropriation
for public parks. the American AssI
citation of Park Superintendent q
1ourned today after a session lastlnI
three days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
"Men.al clynlc' a. Hygiene Congress

NEW fUhW, Aug. 2U.--A mental
ciynic' in active operation for the
purpose OF testing school children
and classifying them as mentally
alert, dull or id.otic. will be one of
the novel features open to visitors
attending the fourth international
congress on school hygiene, according
to an announcement made today by DR..
Thomas 4 Storey Of the COLLEGE OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
NOTES AND COMMENT.

l. ~ 80 NiNO WIN ~ 6tS
King Corn has never been butted
off the platform In Monona county.
says the Onawa Democrat
The fools are not going to have
their way, consequently there will be
no war with MEXICO" says the Charles
City Intelligencer,
/; According to Alex Miller there Is
only one place more lonesome than =
country town after the circus. and
that is the graveyard.
According to the ottumwa Courier,
the bird on a woman's bonnet can't
sing but it makes her husband
whistle when he gets the bill for it.
The Des Moines Tribune calls at
tention to the fact that by superlI
human effort Henry Lane Wilson has.
succeeded in keeping his mouth shut
three whole days.
Most moral failures among young
women are traceable to the negligence
of mothers, who do not enlighten
their daughters before allowing them
to go ont into the world. according
to Rev. DR.. R. J. MacAlpine Of Cleye-I
land
Tailors over the country persist In
the belief that slit trousers for men
will be the vogue for good dressers,
by next year at the latest With the
slit trousers, predicts the Waterloo
Courier, viii come the long stockings.
First thing any one knows the men
will be sitting on the floor to put on
their hose.
Professor Holden says Iowa Is be-
hind other states in other important
things that she doesn't notice the
lack of alfalfa as she might under dlf-
ferent conditions. The fact is, ex-
plains the Marshalltown Times-Repuh-
ican, We are SO blamed busy raising
corn and shipping hogs and cattle
that come Of the minor things get
mislaid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

Will the diaphanous skirt last.
asks a fashion paper. The paragraph
ers are unanimously agreed that all
depends on whether 1t goes to the
laundry or not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

II congress- should get the habit Of
remaining in session all summer IT
would go hard with the chautauauas.
Maybe this is the final solution OF
their fate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

One of the Balkan nations has Just
ordered 1000 artificial legs, as a part
of the aftermath Of the war there. II
continues to be true that those who
dance must pay the fiddler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

1t is now in order for Brother
Hicks to claim that be predicted all
this. II he did he ought to be hung
Any man who will deliberately fore.
cast such weather has forfeited all
right to life, liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

Governors of states west OF the
Mississippi meet in Wichita. Kan.
Oct. % to discuss legislative needs
OF the section. They viii also have
an opportunity Of seeing how the sec.
ton has prospered without legislation
that many think is much needed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

A California judge refused to be.
lieye 5oO-pound woman who com
planned that her 97-pound husband
was in the habit of beating her knock
ing her down and sitting on her. on
the ground that that this court is not
blind" How about Justice?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

Prints of the Chabas nude maiden
known as September Morn" are on
display in Keokuk store window. In
a number Of cities exhibition Of the
picture has been forbidden by the 10.
cal authorities. What the federal gov.
eminent thinks OF It is indicated BY
the action of the postoflce department
in barring It from the mails.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

At all events. re didn't have SO
much OF this kind of weather under
the former chief Of the bureau at
Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

but also an instructive lesson for 9
educators and educational oficia
who are DESTROYS OF improving sche
conditions in their respective loca
ties. h
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

An eastern paper meaniy gugg ests
that II the diaphanouE skirt is discard
Cd nobody viii ever miss IT.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

A correspondent wants to know:
Should drinking water be boiled In
this kind of weather. why mott
Everything else is.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

The Republican party is threatened
with still further bad luck. Governor
Foss Of Massachusetts is talking of
coming back into 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
Some Good Anyway.

Iowa city Republican: IF 1t were
not for the slit skirt. the tango, etc,
II would be hard picking for editors,
while tho eertnorieta would ne-lsll
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

ALGs HIGHT WITH THE WORLD.
/ don't believe the worlds gone mad;
In spite of all the crowded jails
And all the scandals, am glad
To think that righteousness pre-,
walls:
pick my paper up and gee
That Brown is suing for divorce,
While Smith is charged with bigamy.
But still the world rolls on its
course.
We hear that women made displays
Which bIushing modesty condemns:
The frail and foolish are ablaze
With costly and ill-gotten gems:
The wicked hold high reve1ry
And faunt their folly day and night,
But, none the less. it seems to me
The world is getting on all right
The sinners make lot of noise.
They claim attention everywhere,
But there are MANY girls and boys
Who have ambitions that are fair:
The worthy are content to be
Unnoticed while they prove their
worth,
And. therefore, It appears to me
That there is hope for this old
garth.
- r Rsrar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
THOUGHT EoR THE Day.

Look not on the future,
The present is all thou hast;
The future win soon be present,
The present viii soon be past.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

The holding OF the boat races at the
time Of the dedication Of the plant will
no doubt draw to Keokuk the largest
gathering of boatmen ever together
in this country, but the regatta crowd
this year will not be confined to boat.
men, for there will be thousands OF
other people from all parts of the
country who will take advantage OF
the opportunity to inspect at close
range the wonderful engineering &C.
|complishment which has drawn many
pages of attention from the scientific
and popular magazines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
Fine Annual Edition.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: A special
edition Of The Keokuk Gate City, con.
sisting of forty pages. has attracted
considerable attention among news
paper men as model for such enter
prises The number issued last week
is Of especial interest. containing as
It does many things which bear upon
the past of that city, upon the pres
ent and upon the future that IS to
come to 1t with all its al1uring prom.
ises The finishing Of the Mississippi
River Power company dam and the
outlook for commercial and indus.
trial greatness for Keoknk, which the
great water power promises, forms
much OF the theme of the annual edi
ton. The special articles are full Of
interest and are creditably written
They deal with all the phases of the
live interests now confronting Keo-
kuk, and they were written by editors
who evidently had been inspired with
enthusiasm by their subjects The
illustrations are numerous and well,
printed, and give an attractive ap
pearance to the publication.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
Coming to keokuk.

Canton (Mo.) News: Canton PEG
pie who go to Keokuk, Iowa. for the
annual regatta of the Mississippi
Valley Power Boat Association, Aug
ust 20. q and %. will see complet
ed and in operation what engineers
call the greatest engineering accomp
lishment on the North American con
tinent, project which in many ways
is equal to the Panama canal. In fact
an inspection OF the works OF the Mis-
sissippi River Power Company would
give the average citizen very fail
idea, indeed, of the isthmian enter
prise which has cost Uncle Sam hun
dreds OF millions Of dollars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

Clinton Herald: With majority of
the newspapers IN the country cutting
down the size to the fewest possible
number OF pages. because of the aw-
full hot weather. here comes along
The Keokuk Gate City with forty.
page edition 1t is a sort of an adj
-anca aVent for the mammoth cele-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
1911 : sss ! 7, -.s,sY
,akessls-

keoIeuk, Iowa ..... August 20, 1918
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

According to Alex Miller there ID
only one place more lonesome than :
country town after the circus. and
that is the graveyard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20

According to the ottumwa Courier,
the bird on a woman's bonnet can't
sing-but it makes her husband
whistle when he gets the bill for it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-01
observation-disclosures.

SUNDAY morning at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Mcfarland, who
reside on a farm four miles north
west of town, occurred the marriage
of their daughter, Bessie. to Antoine
Adams, who lives some seven miles
south Of town, Rev. Horton Dick, OF
Stanhope performing the ceremony
in the presence of about twenty-five
relatives and intimate friends. The
bride wore a pretty gown Of white
embroidery. A three course wed.
ding dinner was served at the moor
hour, the tables and rooms present,
ing a handsome appearance with
their decorations Of crimson ramb.
lers. The happy couple will go tt
housekeeping on a farm south o.
this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-01
CITY BUSINESS
IS TRANSACTED
Ordinance to Protect Streets From
Heavy Vehicles Bonds are
Approved.

AT the council meeting last even
ing the bonds for the curb and gut
tering and paving to be done thi
year, given by Zitterell & Sullivan
were approved.
An ordinance providing for the
protection of bridges. streets, curt
and gutter and pavements from be-
ing injured by traction engines, au-
to trucks and other heavy vehicles
in transit, or by building fires there
in in Webster City, was passed.
A resolution was passed requiring
owners adjoining or abutting on
Seneca street from First to Bank, on
Des Moines street from Elm tc
Boone, and on Wilson avenue from
First street to Ohio, to remove and
disconnect all iron or steel pipe used
for water connections and have SER
vice pipe replace it by the 18th Of
July.
There was also the usual amount
of bills allowed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-01
AUTO STEALERS
FRIGHTENED away
W. G, Burleson and Some of His
Neighbors are Startled
by Miscreants.

w. c. Burleson and some of his
neighbors were startled last night,
or rather this morning about one
thirty, by noises coming from the
Burleson garage in the rear of the
residence that sounded very much
like one or more persons try
ing hard to get his fine Studebaker
automobile out. One of; the neigh
bors telephoned to Mr.. Burleson and
the lights in the latter's home were
turned on, thereby causing the visi-
tors to make hurried flight. Upon
Investigation, Mr. Burleson found
that the miscreants had pushed the
car out of the garag &c and gotten it
across the alley, trying to get it out
that way SO that the sleepers in the
house would not be disturbed. They
did not reckon on neighbors next
door who slept on a rear sleeping
porch. A Studebaker car has a self
starter different from most other
cars and the boys evidently did not
know how to start it.. In trying to
find out how, they accidentally
touched the whistle on the wheel,
which was enough of a warning to
awaken most any one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-01
Runs Into Curb.

Another slight auto accident oc-
Cured last night on the corner of
Wilson avenue and Webster street
by which the G. S. Lane car, driven
by Miss Catherine Lane, is now In
the garage being repaired. Miss
Lane is novice at running the ma
chine and when rounding the cor
ner on the avenue encountered the
rough ridges left in the street by
the recent laying of the sewer, and
lost control of the car which ran in
to the curb on the east side of the
avenue with considerable force,
breaking three spokes in the back
wheel, and careening across to the
other side of the street struck the
curb on that side also, with twist
ed axle as the result. To those who
witnessed the accident the car look
ed for moment as if it would turn
over completely, but 1t only succeed
ed in blowing up the dust and In
juring the car as above stated. Miss
Lane stopped the automobile before
it had gone any distance and 1t was
able to be run very slowly to the
garage. Altogether 1t was a most
fortunate accident in which no one
was injured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-01
Officers Elected.

At the business meeting of the
Baraca class of the Baptist Sunday
school, held Friday evening at the
home of S. S. Parkhurst, the follow
ing officers were elected for the next
six months:
George Thompson-President.
Ira Pickard Jr-Vice President.
r. G. Misunderstanding and
Treasurer.
Miles Loring-Reporter.
A. F.. Colver-Teacher.
Alfred Rasmussen - Chairman
Membership Committee.
s. S. Parkhurst-Chairman Social
Committee.
After the business meeting ice
cream and cake were served and the
remainder of the evening was spent
in social time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-01
A Small Attendance.

z Only a small crowd turned out tc
the concert given by The Trouba-
dours in the armory opera house last
evening as base ball benefit About
twenty couples enjoyed the dancing
following the concert. The Trouba-
dours are a good organization and
give a fine concert--or rather, can
give such an entertainment-the
program last evening being cut
short on account Of the poor attend
ance. However, the undertaking we
think was rather ill-advised, as the
citizens generally have done remark
ably well in their support of tine
base ball project during the past
few weeks. .N
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-01
Concrete Mixer on Fire.

The concrete mixer of Zitterell &
Sullivan's, which has been in use on
the curb and gutter work on Des
Moines street, caught fire yesterday
afternoon and caused considerable
excitement among the men at work
around it, as there was gallon or
two Of gasoline in the tank of the
mixer. Finally, however. few OF
the men got close enough to smoth-
er the flames with sand. but not I'M
til the mixer was considerable burn
ed. A mechanic was Immediately
put at work on 1t and this morning
1t is grinding out the usual amount
Of concrete.