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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-28
Governor Says Legislature Insists on
Paying One, and Blease Man
Might as Well Have 1t.
Special to The Herald and News.

ing resigned, as per the following
communication:
Columbia, S. c., -. -. 1913.
"To the Governor and General AS
sembly of South Carolina.
Gentlemen: I hereby tender my
resignation as chief game warden OF
the State, to become effective so soon
as my successor is named and has
qualified.
81 am, with great respect,
Yours truly,
(Signed) James Henry Rice,
Chief Game Warden"
accepted Janary 81, 1913.
(Signed) Cole. L. Blease,
Governor"
And, the Audubon society, having
addressed me the following communi-
cation:
Columbia, S. c., 21st Feb, 1913.
"Hon. Cole. L. Blease, Governor, Co.
lumbia, S. c.
Dear Sir: In order to advance a
work of great Importance to the peo-
pie of South Carolina, l herewith beg
to transmit to you the nomination by
the Audubon society Of South Carolina
of Alfred Richardson as chief game
warden of the State.
Very truly yours,
(signed) "W H. Gibbes,
president"
| have this day appointed Alfred
Aldrich Richardson as chief game
warden for this State, in obedience 10
subdivision 2, Section TAI, Vol, II,
Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1872,
which reads:
so. Appointment of chief game. war
den, bond, oath of office. The mode
of his appointment shall be as fol-
lows: The Audubon society Of South
Carolina shall send in the name of
suitable person to the governor. On
approving this nomination, the gov
ernor shall transmit the name, with
his recommendation, to the State SEN
ate
You will notice the word shall is
used and not the word may making
it mandatory upon the governor to
transmit the name with his recon-
mendation to the State senate.
think the Office a useless one;
thought so last year and vetoed the
appropriation, in an endeavor to save
the taxpayers of this State their hard
earned money; that general assembly,
who fought me at every turn, and a
large majority of whom the people of
South Carolina retired, sustained my
veto; but, your house has seen fit to
reverse the anti-Blease house, and
pay this claim, thereby showing that
they think there should be such an
Office
| think mistake has been made in
paying Rice, and l think it a mistake
to have such an Office, but if you
think differently and pay Rice, we
might as we'll let Blease man have
the job and pay him also. l am sat-
isfed if Rice had not been paid this
matter would not have been further
agitated: we would have had no game
warden and the people would nave
been pleased but, Of course, after
Rice was paid, it was but natural tnat
somebody should work for the job;
it is also natural that the Audubon
society would demand its rights and
make it's recommendation, and your
law SAYS | Shall transmit it to you,
hence, here it is Ii the fight is to De
made. lets make it to the finish.
have lead my part Of it successfully
since 1890, and am still in it. l may
60 down, but when I do you will see
my flag flying to the breezes, and
will not go disappointed, for I have
got all l wanted and that is consid-
cradle more than many others can say
or ever will say.
Very respectfully,
Cole. l.. Blease,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-28

The Arcade guarantees four fea-
lures each week, and they rot 10 %
over - days old.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-28
Governor.

When we advertise, We deliver the
goods. Arcade.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-28

Could any one afford to miss An
drew Jackson" at Arcade Saturday, IN
two reels.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-28
Governor.
Mr.. Mills LiyingstOn's Loss.

Columbia, S. c., February 25, 1913.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
OFFER INDUCEMENTS
TO THE VISITORS


Keokuk offers great Inducements
for the visitor and will prove great
place for the conventions of Iowa
during the next few years. While
thousands of people have seen the
dam and big hydro electric plant al
ready, 1t is still novel and will be
for years to come. Once a visitor is
brought to Keokuk there is something
big the people can show him and q
pleasant day is assured. The same
is true of convention visitors and
Keokuk is now seeking to bring all
the conventions to Keokuk that can
be secured. AS sightseeing place
Keokuk takes rank with the most In.
teresting cities in the country. Ed
tors from southeastern Iowa were
here last month and upon returning
home wrote column after column OF
stories about Keokuk's great dam
and the many wonders Of the city,
It always takes an out-oftowm person
to appreciate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
kEokuk's FOUR BANKS.

Keokuk has four solid and substan-
tial banking institutions which do a
big annual business and are safe re-
positories for the funds of Keokuk
people. They are the Keokuk National
bank, State Central Savings bank,
Keokuk Savings bank and Security
State bank. There is also the Lee
County Loan and Building Association.
The deposits in Keokuk banks have
greatly increased during the past two
years, the building of the dam bringing
much new money into the city,
making business very brisk. State
ments issued by the various banks
from time to time show the healthy
condition in which they are at the pre-
sent time The Lee County Loan and
Building Association has been big
benefactor TO Keokuk people in the
way of enabling them to build and own
their own homes Keokuk has every
thing to offer in a banking way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
KEokuK is HEALTHY
PLACE TO LIVE
Thy Frank M. Fuller, A. M, M. D.

TBy Frank M. Fuller, A. NJ, M. D.
The location of Keokuk on the
bluff, above large body of swift run.
ming water which encompasses three
sides of the city, indicates at once
favorable conditions for health.
There is, in truth, comparatively
little sickness in Keokuk. The favor
able topography, insuring when pos
sible, freely moving and abundant
supply of fresh air, gives also almost
ideal conditions for drainage Of sur
face water and sewage.
In these days we are much inter
ested in plans looking to the growth
of the city and the Importance OF
meeting the conditions of the future
as well as the present.
1t is a pleasure, however, to note
that some Of the wise men of past
years in Keokuk planned for our
present good. They sent to New York
for Mr.. Waring, the nationsknown
municipal engineer, who gave up his
life in making Havana sanitary. Mr..
Waring came to Keokuk and planned
a system of sanitary sewers covering
the needs for many years in advance,
and it is due to this system. unex-
ce1led in few cities. that Keokuk Is
able to maintain her excellent rec
ord for good health.
The city has kept pace in its leg
islation with the progress Of sanitary
laws and these laws are enforced, as
they always are, only as supported
by an intelligent public sentiment.
The committee on public health OF
the Industrial Association is endea7-
oring to meet the needs of garbage
disposal, milk and water inspection,
and of tuberculosis and infectious
diseases.
The street power fusher for paved
streets in removing every particle of
dirt. and the oiling of macadam
streets, keeping down all dust, have
done more to conserve health IN
Keokuk than any investment that
could have been made. AS pure
economic proposition it pays thou,
sand fold.
Except for cases traced to wells
and other individual water supply,
the physicians of Keokuk seldom see
typhoid fever. Intelligent co-opera-
tion keeps good control of infectious
diseases and taken throughout the
year, sickness and death come in less
proportion per thousand than in
most communities in the United
States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

This photograph shows the down
stream side of the greatest power
dam in the world in the Mississippi
river here at Keokuk Its 119 arched
spans are all like those shown in the
photograph, and it stands So feet high,
~ feet wide on the bottom and 20
feet wide on top. The water flows
over concrete spillway in each span
when the steel gate topping that spill
way is raised. BY opening variable
number of these gates, according to
the stage of the river, the lake above
the dam is kept at uniform height.
This picture was taken during the
construction period, before the lake
was formed above. The dam was
built in sections. each inside Golfer
dam which unwatered several hundred
feet Of the bottom of the river. Part
of the cofferdam may be seen in the
left side of the photograph The shape
of the downstream side of the spill
ways is such that the water is deliv-
cred in horizontal direction to run
on down to the sea in the mighty
Mississippi.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

Wnen big manufacturer desires to
iocate plant that will employ between
i've hundred and one thousand men
tne problems which confront him are
multifold and varied. He has q big
JoD and some OF the single problems in
themselves demand careful study. Such
Things as cheap power. railroad facili.
ties, and freight rates are all very i'm.
portant and must be given the closest
attention; but when these are settled to
MS complete satisfaction there Is still
the great question whether the condi-
tlons In the city are suited to the work
ing man and his family. Economics
VIII govern the wages of men, but the
CITY can usually control the permanent
cy OF employment. This latter is of
the greatest Importance to the manu-
facturer. Will his men stay and live
on and grow with the factory,
or will his pay rolls be given
over to a transient class, which
comes and goes like the four
sessions of the year? Such things
as good houses at reasonable rental,
adequate schools and churches, clean
moral conditions all enter in. The pur-
pose OF this page is to emphasize both
the business and social conditions o.
keokuk with view to showing the
city in true light for the prospective
newcomer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

factories in the slum districts of big
cities where working conditions are
all bad for the working people and
their families. But here he can give
the best environments in beautiful
and attractive city. 1t is this that in
part gives the working men Of this city
such standing and character. The
working men of Keokuk are patrons
OF all that is best here 1t does make
difference where factories are locat.
ed and the humane manufactures in
his search for location will take such
advantages as Keokuk offers all along
the line into account
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
DOING KEoKuk
FOR AMUSEMENT

Keokuk offers plenty OF popular
priced amusement in addition to the
social features to be enjoyed around
the various clubs and fraternai or
carnations. The city has four mo.
ton picture theatres, one of which
combines refined vaudeville during
the winter season. The Grand Opera
house, which is also given over to
motion pictures, has frequent good
shows in the winter months, includ-
ing the best of grand opera. In the
summer there is an air dome which
provides an attractive bill. The sue
cess of these popular priced places
of amusement has been the same in
Keokuk as in every other city in the
country during the past year. Other
sources of amusement are to be
found at the Elks and Keokuk clubs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

This picture shows the upstream
side of the dam when it was visible
during construction and before the wa
ter rose in the lake. In each of the
arched spans was placed solid con-
crete spillway over which the water
flows. The spillway is 80 feet high
and on its top is large steel gate
sliding in the slots in the pilasters of
the piers. The normal top of the
water in Lake Cooper is at the point
where the arches leave the piers. The
entire dam is composed Of 119 Of these
arcfled spans. The whole dam struc-
ture is set down several feet into the
bard limestone bottom of the Missis-
sippi river. 1t is of massive construc-
ton and resists the water pressure
by its great weight which is enough
to Withstand several times the pres
sure that 1t is possible for it to re-
ceive under any river conditions
whatever. Against this side of the
dam presses Lake Cooper, sixty-fve
miles long and from one and a half
to three and a half miles wide.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
MARKED COMMERCIAL
ADVANTAGES HERE

The commercial advantages of Keo-
kuk are many, the principal one being
cheap power. Last June the Mississi-
/ ppi River Power Company started to
furnish electric power from the big
hydro-electric plant in the Mississippi
! river. The cost of this power to the
manufacturer is very cheap and will
! save him thousands of dollars annually
by being located at Keokuk Where he
can get the cheapest price. 1t will be
| furnished in unlimited quantity at a
price cheaper than can be had almost
anywhere. This is one of the really
| big things Keokuk has to offer
| The city has excellent Transports.
ton facilities, being on the Mississippi
river, and having seven railroads run
| in and out. Goods may be cheaply
shipped In all directions by railroad
and north and south by water.
Keokuk's natural location is also
southeastern corner of Iowa, the state
of Illinois touches it on the east and
Missouri on the south. Around Keo-
kuk is the richest agricultural region
in tho world.
While Keokuk will be manufacture
ing center in the future, at the present
time 1t is a city which leads in whole
sale business, Four of the largest
wholesale grocery houses for miles
around are situated here; there is a
leading wholesale dry goods house, and
big wholesalers in other branches of
business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

and public improvements. Under the
old form of government 1t was diff
cult to fix responsibility; under the
commission form it is easy to find
someone upon whom the blame can
be placed. In this way the hundreds
Of smaller matters pertaining to a
city's government are more ade-
quately and speedily handled and the
people have a means OF getting closer
to the administration The commits
sion form has been successfully tried
in Keokuk with good results.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
HOW kEokuK is BOOSTED.

In another article in this issue
municipal advertising and how Keo.
kuk does it is treated at some length.
For the pupose of boosting Keokuk
and carrying on a. campaign. of an In
dustrfal nature. the Keokuk Indus
trial Association has been organized
with considerable money back of 1t.
This organization is advertising the
city and looking after municipal up
building that does not quite come
within the scope of the city govern
ment. The organization is laying the
foundation for a greater Keokuk and
during The past two years has done
excellent work Of preliminary char
acter. The Industrial Association IS
anxious to get into communication
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY.

Keokuk was one of the first cities
in Iowa to adopt the commission
form of government. The city is now
run by mayor and two commission
ers who give their entire time to
taking care of the affairs. The mayor
is ]. F. Elder and the commissioners
are Thomas P. Gray and T. j. Hickey.
Instead of the former slip.shod meth.
DDS of city management, Keokuk is
now conducted just like any we'll
organized business. The mayor has
charge of the finances, one commits
sioner the police and fire departments
and other matters in the public safe
ty department, while the third execu-
tive has control of the parks, streets
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
RAND PARK is AN
ATTRACTIVE PLACE

OF the several parks in Keokuk the
most attractive is Rand Park, which
is only ten minute ride by street car
from the business district. Hundreds
OF people visit this park daily and the
scenery from the river driveway Is the
most beautiful along the Mississippi
river. Picnicers can spend a pleasant
day flirting with nature. Crystal and
Cedar Glens just across the river are
pretty picnic spots, end Wild Cat
Springs, few miles further up the
river, has many attractive features.
Twelve miles north of Keokuk is Bluff
Park where many Keokuk people have
cottages and spend a few weeks each
summer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
kEokUk HAS MANY
WHOLESALE HOUSES

Keokuk is essentially wholesale
center, 1t does more jobbing business
than any other city of its size in the
State of Iowa. Keokuk ships goods
to all parts of the country from her
four big wholesale grocery houses, a
large dry goods house, and innumer-
cradle smaller houses which job 9TH
er merchandise. Many of the whole
sale houses We're established in the
early fifties and have grown to be i'm
portant concerns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

merchandise shops present attractive
places for shopping. The greatest i'm
provement has been made in retail
store fronts during the past two years.
Many OF the merchants have put In
attractive fronts with big display win
dows which have greatly improved the
appearance OF their stores. Local re-
tail stores compare favorably with the
stores OF nearly any city in Iowa and
with many Of those In cities much
larger in the middle west. The merch-
ants are progressive and carry retail
lines that give the people great var
iety In buying from the big selections
offered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
MUNICIPAL PLANTS.

The street railway, electric light and
gas systems in Keokuk are owned by
Stone and Webster of Boston. com.
pany OF unlimited wealth and capable
of giving the most efficient manage.
ment to these utilities. They were tax
en- over only short time ago and since
then the service has been improved
100 per cent, A half million dollars
has been spent putting the property in
shape for the best service and the peo-
pie are now receiving It, The gas and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
HAVE IDEAL CONDITIONS.

Manufacturer will find here that
they have ideal conditions. Keokuk
furnishes a model place for residences
for their working men, The schools
and churches and the high moral tone
of the community and the high char
acter OF the working men of the city
make the environments such as any
manufacturer should desire for his EN-.
ployes II he comes here he gives
them the advantages of fine schools.
churches, lodges, Y. NJ C. A. build
ing and Y. w. G. A. building, splendid
theatres of popular prices and other
things that go to make up pleasant
life In a city. 1t is not right to start
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

at the various lodges which have ex-
cellent club rooms and at the Keoku<
Country club. This last place furn-
ishes excellent golf, tennis and dane
ing every Saturday night in addition
to the many private parties. It is also
a fine place for picnic suppers, and
has been growing more popular each
succeeding year. Aside from these
amusements Keokuk is able to
furnish good water sport, such as
swimming. fishing boating and skat-
ing. In an amusement line Keokuk
has much to offer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
kEokuk's POPULATION. !

keokuk now has population Of
nearly 10000. It's population traces
its origin to hardy and strong native
stock that came this way from New
York State. Vermont, Pennsylvania
and some of the southern states. To
these were added the immigrants Of
the best type from ireland, Sweden.
Germany and other European count
ries. At the present time by far the
larger proportion Of the population is
native born. It is the general opinion
that the city was founded by DR.. Sam
uel g. Muir, surgeon in the United
States army In 1890. The city was
named after Chief Keokuk of the Sac
tribe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
kEokUk HOMES.

During the past two years approx
mately four hundred new homes have
been built in Keokuk. All are modern
and well situated and the rental is com.
paratively low. Two industrial sec
lions which have been secured pro-
vide for the building of many homes
for the working man who Is brought
to Keokuk to engage in new industries.
In word, Keokuk is we'll equipped and
will be especially so in the future, to
take care of the newcomer in this re.
spect. The question of suitable home
plays an important part with the work.
ing man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

introduced many features, giving the
student an opportunity Of practical
training. In addition to the public
school system there are two well equip
ped parochial schools, one conducted
by st. Peters Catholic church and the
other by st. Mary's Catholic church.
The former has an accredited high
school and a special course in business
training. Keokuk also has two bust
ness colleges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

electric light rates have been brough,
down to a minimum for city con.
Stunning the amount Keokuk does. The
street car service Is excellent and the
street lighting is the best to be had in
any city in Iowa of equal size. Power
to operate these utilities is being re-
ceived from the big water-power here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
kEoKUK LEADS IN
IT'S RETAIL STORES.

Aside from the manufacturing ana
jobbing business, the retail stores go
long way in benefiting city. Keo-
kuk's retail stores are conducted by
merchants who are up and coming and
progressive. The dry goods, clothing,
millinery, jewelry and various other
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.

Keokuk's educational advantages are
second to none in Iowa. The public
school system is well regulated, the
school buildings being modern and the
faculty efficient. In the high school
during the past three years have been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

with outside people and is anxious to
lend helping hand to those who
would locate here.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
"Say-When John" Is Sure One Lucky Fisherman

CLEVELAND, O.-Is there anybody
~ who lost watch in Rocky river at
13 minutes after 8 o'clock.
"Say-When john" Nelse Peterson's
trusty lieutenant on the Cleveland
Yacht clubs island at the mouth Of
the river, is asking that question Of
everybody he meets on Billy Whites
corner, 'up the hill"
John didn't feel strong enough to
work the other day, so he dug over
an acre or two Of ground for half
a pint of worms and went fishing. 1t
was an important expedition because
he was to try out officially a fishhook
which his brother had sent him from
Norway.
John dropped his hook in the cur
rent of Rocky river Immediately
something grabbed it and started up
stream with it. John jumped into the
water and after herculean efforts
snaked thirty-pound inspected
scales) carp ashore.
The catch was too heavy to carry
home intact, so John drew his knife
and opened the fishs vest. Inside
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
Umpity Boom! Boom! Then the Turtle Let Go

NEW YORK.--Any boy from the
~ west, where creek is just plain
"crick," and where turtles are as
thick as June bugs, could have told
Daniel Holmes that the bow end OF
swapping turtle is no place to loaf
around, especially when the weather's
clear.
Daniel comes from Coney Island,
though, and anybodyll tell you they
know more about soft she'll crabs
down there than they do about snap
ping turtles, Coney island being a
swapping turtles idea of no kind Of
a place to inhabit.
Be that as It may, however, there
arrived at Frederick Brencke's fish
market at West First street and
Sheepshead bay road, Coney island,
two of the biggest man-eating turtles
Coney ever saw. One weighed $50
pounds and the other 256. The big
one evidently made up his mind he
wasn't going to be soup. Holmes
hands fascinated him and he waited
his chance. He didn't have to wait
long. Holmes fingers were soon care
lessly straying in the neighborhood Of
the turtles chin, and it just reached
out and took hold
Holmes yelled. The swapping turtle
had firm grip, however.