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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
SANTA FE ENGINEERS
AND FAMILIES COME
500 Excurslonists Arrive In keokuk
at Noon From Fl. Madison as
Part of Celebration.

Aboard the steamer Sidney, 500
excursionists, members Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers No. POI,
with their families enjoyed the TWEEN
ty-ninth anniversary of the founding
of the order today The steamer
brought the party to Keokuk arriving
about noon time and the sightseers
remained until o'clock before return
ing.
A pleasant incident Of the trip was
the presentation of gold watch to
Myer Hurley, who for fifteen years
has been chairman of the grievance
committee. Mr.. Hurley has resigned
his Office and that Of member on the
board Of commission Of public utilities
In the state of Kansas to enter bust.
ness with his brother in New York.
The watch was presented by ]. e.
Thomas a Topeka engineer.
The Illinois division which is today
celebrating its anniversary at FIT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
CITY NEWS.

-Edw. 2. Renard has purchased
the Langley Grocery Co. He will be
ready for business Aug. 6th.--Adv.
u. F. FARRELL, publicity agent for
the Santa Fe Railroad company was
in the city today with party OF FIT.
Madison excursionists. Mr.. Jarrell's
headquarters are in Topeka, Kans,
He is remembered by several Keokul1
people and was formerly newspaper
man, having learned the business un,
der Tom Stiyers of the Burlington
Gazette.
Don't forget to see the demon
stration of the wonderful Sibley
Ffreless Cooking Gas Range at Schell,
Demple Furniture Co., all this week
Food cooked during demonstration
erved-Adv.
-Edw. q. Renard has purchased
the Langley Grocery Co. He will be
ready for business Aug 6th.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
IOWA WEATHER
CROP BULLETIN
Has Just Been Issued for the Week
Ending August 8, Showing
Conditions.

The Iowa weather crop bulletin for
the week ending August 8 is as fol-
lows:
The week was hot and dry; the
temperature being up to or above 100
degrees on two days, and the rainfall
was almost inappreciable, there being
only a few light and widely scattered
showers. All vegetation is badly in
need Of rain Pastures and potatoes
have been seriously injured, but corn
on good soil is holding its own re-
markably well, and nearly all OF 1t IN
the northern half of the state is still
in good condition, In the southern
counties, where there has been little
or no rain since June 25th, corn has
been damaged, but reports as to the
amount OF injury done are conflicting.
Some claim that If rain comes soon
there will have been little or no dam
age, while others say that there will
not be more than half crop regard.
less OF future condition. An average
of about 1000 reports indicates that
there was loss OF only four points
in condition OF corn in the state be.
tween July 1st and August 1st
On August / the average condition
OF corn was placed at SO per cent;
pastures, So; potatoes, IS, and flax,
SO per cent.
| Preliminary returns from thresher
men show the following average
yields; winter wheat, "a bushels pei
acre; spring wheat, II; oats, "a; bar
ley, 26; rye, IS bushels. The average
yield of tame hay is placed at 10
| tons and wild hay at 1.3 tons.
4 If the above averages are maintain
| ed by final reports the total yields
for the state will be about as follows.
| Winter wheat, 100000 bushels;
spring wheat, 100000; oats, 10000,
| 600; barley, 100000; rye, 100000
bushels; tame hay, 100000 tons;
wild hay, $4,000 tons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
TWO GAMES TOMORROW
IN CASE OF RAIN TODAY
Double Header for Single Admission
If There Is Tie This After
noon or Rain.

EARLY this afternoon, Secretary
Louis Sterne gave notice of the fact
that a double header ball game would
be played tomorrow If rain started be-
fore todays game began; also II damp
ness prevents the required number OF
innings being played. Should tie
result If the game is played, a double
header will be played tomorrow. Only
one admission will be charged for
the two games.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Over Three Hundred Manufacturers
Will Arrive In keokuk
Tonight and To-
morrow.
PROGRAM TOMORROW
City VIII be Decorated for the vIsi-
tors-secretary @. A. Wright
man Arrived Here
Today.

everything Is in readiness for the
opening Of the eleventh annual con-
vention Of the Iowa State Manufacture
ers' Association in Keokuk tomorrow.
a program with men Of national re-
pute in the business world on 1t has
been prepared and the entertainment
Tor the manufacturers during their
stay here will keep them busy.
Retailers and business men will dec.
crate their buildings today and big
signs will be swung across the street
to direct the manufacturers to their
headquarters. A large sign will be
swung at Sixth and Main streets
across the street bearing the words,
Welcome to Keokuk, The Power
City" This sign will be kept to be
displayed at each convention and the
words THE Power City" will become
the city slogan.
f The Keokuk Industrial Associa
ltion, which will be prominent in the
entertainment of the visitors, has had
large sign stretched across the
street in front of their offices. A large
sign will also be stretched across
Sixth street to point out the head
quarters OF the manufacturers at the
Grand. Visitors will come by raj
and some are expected by steamboat
A great many railroad men are ex
pected to come in private cars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR SALD-7 rooms and bath. Thor
oughly modern. This Is one of the
best homes on Blondeau street. Close
in. Built four years ago, all in first
class condition. Lot 50x90. Price
for quick sale, $4,000. See q. l..
Aldrich, phone 419.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

the western corn country 1t gave
fairly good account Of the eastern and
northern sections; but 1t emphasized
the urgent need of rain. On the 9TH
er hand the report on the past weeks
weather in the spring wheat and cot
ton sections was almost entirely ia.
vorable. One of the best known priv
ate experts today estimated the win
ter wheat yield at 526,oOo,oo0 bushels
as against less than 5o0,0oo,o00 indi-
Gated by last months government re-
port and the spring wheat yield at
241, 100000 IS against July forecast
of 21s,oo0,000 This would make
total wheat crop of 67,ooo,eo0 bubsh-
els as compared with previous max
imum OF 748,oo0,OoO. The corn yield
this year was estimated at 2.650,000
bushels whereas the governments
July forecast was 2,971,Oo0 and last
years harvest S.124,00o, All of these
estimates may have to be changed
with next Fridays government report.
!
| Miss Edith Lake and Mrs. VIM.
shipman, of st. Joseph. Mo-, are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
$500
Surprise for Miss Arnold.

Tuesday evening. twenty friends Of
Miss Lulu Arnold surprised the young
lady at her home. on North Fifth
street. Tho occasion was the fifteenth
birthday Of the hostess. and games
were played and other amusements
enjoyed by the company. Miss Arnold
received several pretty remembrances
OF the day from her friends. During
the party last evening, refreshments
were served.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR sALB-12o acres, II miles from
Keokuk, we'll improved, all in culti-
walton, good water close to church
and school; two miles to good ship
ping station. See 3. L. Aldrich,
phone 419.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
TWO MOULToN
MEN KILLED
Engine and Eighteen Cars Went
Into Ditch When Cow
Was Struck.
UNITED Press Leased Wire serv-

. UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv-
4, ice.l 4
. RUNNELLs, Iowa, Aug. 81 4
. Two were killed and one injured 4
q when a Wabash freight train this
. morning collided with a cow 4
q sleeping on the track near here. 4
y The engine and eighteen cars 4
. went into the ditch. The dead: 4
. ARTHUR COBB, 26. Moulton,
= Iowa. 4
= HENRY LAND. 80, fireman, 4
y Moulton, Iowa.
. Frank Luman, As, engineer, 4
y Moulton, Iowa was injured.
Q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS
Directors, Meeting.

The meeting OF the board OF direc.
tors which was announced to be held
this evening, has been postponed, and
will be held at the Y. w. G. A. new
building at noon tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
WrIghtman Arrived Today.


G. A. Wrightman secretary. arrived
here this morning and reports that
there will probably be $50 men here.
TWO cars arrive from Des Moines to-
night and manufacturers from Dayen-
port and other cities will come on the
steamer Helen BLAIR The railroad
men will be here from all over the
country, and President Towle and
Secretary Ringer of the Nebraska
Manufacturers association will also
be here. Business men Of the city
will be invited to hear Herbert N.
Casson and Harrington Emerson on
Thursday. These two men are noted
business experts, the former in adver-
Using and salesmanship and the lat
ter in efficiency engineering.
The program for tomorrow follows:
$50 a. m.
Address Of Welcome-Hon Edward
w. McManus.
Response. w. Hill of Des Moines.
Address of President--John A. Gum
of Kellogg.
Financing our Industries w NJ.
Marsh, of Waterloo.
/
200 p. m.
Inspection of Mississippi River
Power Plant and steamboat ride.
Visit to Keokuk Industries.
&
800 p. m.
Illustrated lecture on the power
plant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
sUFFOCATED IN
BURNING HOME
Dean of Drake Law College Met
Death This AZ
ternoon.

B UNITED Press Leased Wire serv- I
D ice.l
q DIES MONIES, Iowa. Aug. S. !
o Charles A. Van Week, dean of !
. the Law College of Drake uni !
D versity here was suffocated to
= death in the basement of his
. burning home at o'clock this az
. ternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR sALE-Two show cases, one
wall case and one counter case,
and one F. P. gasoline lighting plant
See 1t at Drexel bowling alleys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR SALE-Two bed room sets. APP
ply evenings. Ais North Fifth
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR sALE-7 rooms and bath, thor
oughly modern This is new
house. Brick veneered, renting for
$4,000 per month. One of the best
houses on Fulton street. Near Fifth.
81, 700. See E. L. Aldrich, phone 419.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR SALE- -Four almost new west
ern wheelers and one western road
pillow. See them at Bowman &
Boyers'.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR sALE-Two tents, Tx9 wall and
1ex3o wall. cheap. Inquire 6o3
Morgan street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

Miss Marie Rowe of Ontario, Can
ada, is visiting with her sister Mrs.
j. P. Mckenzie, 522 Palean street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR SALE 20 foot launch hull, new,
at a bargain. Rehmeiers' Studio,
Sixth and Main streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR SALE-Horse, harness and wag-
on. Call at 1926 Johnson street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms,
also one furnished room for light
housekeeping, no children TIT High
street. Phone Black-2S.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

Madison ana Keokuk extends from
Chillicothe. Mo. to Chicago, Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-Restauran doing fine
business, splendid equipment and
best location. John Tumelty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR RENT September l., 312 South
Eleventh street, rooms, furnished
thoroughly modern, $500 per month
See e. l.. Aldrich, phone 419.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR RENT-New five room modern
house, 713 Ridge. e. T. Bartruff
ole Main street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

FOR RDNT-Two or three rooms for
light housekeeping, modern con
veniences, phone Red-333.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

WANTED -Stenographer for law Of
flee. Must be competent. Address
B. this Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

WANTED : or 6 room house with
bath. Call /. H.. at s. Hamill Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Text OF Order From Commission to
Railroads is Received Here
From clifford
Thorne.
COMMODITY RATES CUT
Points Are Cleared up by the Order
as to the Details Of tho
Decision Of the
Commission.

The text of the order OF the inter,
state commerce commission to the
railroads in the Iowa rate case has
been received here from Clifford
Thorne by John De Witt at the Indus
trial Association. The commission
states that they have found the rates
unreasonable and unjustly discrimina-
tory in violation of the act to regu-
late commerce and orders the reduc-
tons.
Two points which could not be as
certained previously are settled by
the statements contained in the order
as follows:
1.-The order provides a cores
ponding reduction from all points be-
tween the Illinois-Indtana state line
and the Atlantic coast.
2.-The order applies between New
York and Keokuk, which Is taken by
Mr.. De Witt to mean that the
rate reduction is granted not only
from the east to Keokuk but from
Keol1uk and other river cities to east
ern points.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

WANTED-Laborers and transfers,
county road work at SandusKy,
Iowa. Cameron. Joyce & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

Miss Edith Lake and Mrs. VIM.
shipman, of St, Joseph. Mo-. are
visiting with relatives in the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
FoR RENT.

FOR RENT room house, all modern
Improvements, furnished Or unfur-
nished. s26 Leighton street Phone
1853 Red.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
Commodity Rate Reduced.


Another point not contained in the
order but told by Mr.. Thorne in a
letter is that there was granted a re.
duction on commodity rates also.
This reduction was not asked for in
the case and 1t is supposed that 1t ts
contained in a separate order.
The order states that the railroads
are here required to cease on or be-
fore Nov. /, 1913, and for period OF
two years thereafter and to abstain
from collecting or changing their pres
ent class rates for the transportation of
traffic between the points in said
trunk line territory and the said upper
river crossings OF the MISSISSIPPI,
river"
1t is further ordered that the de
PENDANTS are required to establish the
rates prescribed per one hundred
pounds before Nov. l., 1913, and give
sufficient notice.
1t is also ordered, that the class
rates between all other points in the
trunk-lne territory to be established
in conformity herewith and shall bear
the same relation to the class rates
between New York and the CROSSING
here fixed as the class rates between
said other points in trunk line terri
tory and the crossing have heretofore
borne to the class rates between New
York and said upper crossings"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05

WANTED Colored chambermaid.
Phone 4s2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED-An experienced girl for
general Homework. Phone 16.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-19
VINTAGE OF 1912 ABUNDANT
Year Just Ended to Rank High In Red.
Letter Annals Of the Trade In
France and Algeria.

Paris.-The vintage of 1912 in
France and Algeria, according to re-
ports just issued, is much superior to
that Of 1911. both in quantity and quail
ity. The wine of 1911 was very In
ferior, due to the lack of warmth dur
ing the late summer and autumn. At
the beginning OF the present season
wine growers predicted an excellent
crop of grapes. and their predictions
seem to have been well founded.
The vintage of 1912 amounted to
59,339,035 hectoliters. Algeria pro
duced 6,671,1s1 hectoliters. Adding
the stock left over from 1911 in both
France and Algeria. a total OF 67,67O.-
GA hectoliters is reached. The 1911
vintage was only $500, $50 hectoliters.
In the 50. departments OF France
there are only nine In which there are
no vineyards. They are the Calvados.
Cotes du Nord, Finistere. Manche.
Nord., Orne, Pas de Calais, Seine In
ference and the Soma. Several 9th
ers, 1t is true, had but small crops
The department which leads all the
others Is the Herault, in the Midi. pro-
ducing 14.064,907 hectoliters. The
Aude, neighboring department.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-19
4 I,
/! SYNOPSIS.
COPYRIGHT 1911 I. d
i7zEBQBR51kERRZL COlz4yY.

+
Harding X emit calls on Louise Parrish TO
great excitement over the attempted sui
eide OF her sister Katharine. Kent starts
I'm investigation and. flnds that HUGH
been Eforbidden the housefby General Far
irish, had talked with Katharine over me
telephone just before she shot hewet5
p,sfee elG9 Parrish
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers sec yer:
q that Crandall has left town hurrleaiiy,
he sae time as
attempted her life. A yellow enveiopeI e. IS
found IN 6Elser's room. Post Once In
spector Davis. kents lrend. tb 5afe CRAM
I dali is at the bottom OF the mystery.
Katharine's strange outcry puzziesc sn :,
detectives. Kent and Davis search I'LL an
Z Box II. sfsArdway, M J. 81 Kent goes 70 arg
way to investigate and becomes .suspi-
cious Of & q s Henry cook A uo WGmaa
yellow letter also figures IN TINS case:
kent calls Louise on the long distance
telephone and finds that. she had JUST been
Cook 2, disappears. The tSArdway post
master fSis missing. Inspector Davis arr
sriyes at. Ardway and takes up in YES;
!, woman is Sarah sacket Of Bridgeport.
I Louise telephones Kent imploring him to
drop the inyestiga ton. Kent returns 70
News 7 Orkht to get an W eXpiaHa tlou 1ro.
Louise He finds the body OF woman IN
Central Park and more yellow letters.
sHeSsess sCrantlall; whom he recognizes as
~ Cool, 81 enter the Parrish home Louise
aagain implores Kent to- drop the. inyesti-
cation and refuses to give any exPlan1aS
don. Later Kent sees Crandall and, Louise
IN an automobile. Kent returns TO Ard
way Davis IA announces w that ne mas mas
4 planned TO arrest the missing postmaster
4 and also the master criminal. While seek
Ing the terminals. Kent comes across
Louise and Crandall. Pursued BY DAVIS
fha postn1aster Jumps Soff O. precipice and
III killed ~ Aleck Young. the master Grim
3 inai.l is found in hut in a morphine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-19

ment there for nine o'clock toniEht.'e
Why l asked Louise. do you
suppose that he and Katharine insist
ed on you coming out here? Why
could not Crandall himself have recoy.
cred the document and restored 1t to
Katharine 2" r.. = +. g.es.5s {S
Il asked him that. He told me that
the man who held 1t had made tbs
condition that it should be received BY
either my father or Katharine. They
did not wish it known that my fa--
what had happened. and as they were
certain this man knew neither Kath-
arine nor me- was to 60 with him
and impersonate my sister. $s{
Ibid you get the document ?"
mo, we failed,"' said Louise, "andsI
do not know what in the world ! am to
tell Katharine. We came out here In
the afternoon. Crandall thought 1t
advisable to find the place by day
light. We ran the automobile up the
lane that leads to this place and crept
through the thicket until we came In
sight of thescottage. There were two
men moving about in the cottage,
Young and another man whom Mr..
Crandall told me was the postmaster
at Ardway. He seemed surprised at
the presence of the postmaster. We
watched for half an hour and then
took the, automobile back to a little
hotel about three miles away from Ard
way. For some reason, Mr.. Crandall
did not want to stop in Ardway.a
Il guess / was the reason,":I re-:
piled. but when did you return
here?"t, 6 y: /. Y. y
I'VE had dinner at the little hotel,
and as soon as 1t was dark. started
back for the cottage. When we ar
rived we found light In the window
and saw Young there In stupor just
as you see him. The other man was
nowhere around. After trying to-
awaken Young. without success, Mr..
Crandall searched his clothes, but
there was nothing in any of his peck
cts. He even felt all the seams, and
took off his shoes in search Of the pa
per We wanted, but it was nowhere on.
him He ransa cked the cottage as well
as was possible in this dim light. but,
could not find any suggestion of q
hiding-place. Out In the little shed
that serves as a kitchen he found q
slip on which was written a listof
eatables-bread, milk. eggs and such
things. We decided from this that the
other man-Rouser, think Mr.. Gran
dali had said his name was--had gone
to some neighboring farmhouse or
store to lay in supplies and probably
would soon return. Mr.. Crandall sug-
gested our hiding in the bushes until
his arrival, and we did so. We had
hardly taken our place behind the
bushes before we heard him coming.
Mr.. Crandall stepped out, and the
rest is SO mixed up don't know just
what happened. heard shots and felt
a pain in my arm and think I
screamed and then don't remember
any more until I found you bending
over me-" II II III VI III: :;S 3l5ysS
"To think that it was3my bullet that
hit you" cried. Il might have killed
you. Stss, 3 7fsss Nj y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-19
STORE 1 + Il PLAN : 7. DRAWS THREAT
Housewives Arranging to Start . Pro.
ducs establishments In Order TO
4 I IS. Force 4 lowering Of Prices.

Kansas City. Mo. - Anonymous
threats directed at the proprietors Of
a music store where the Housewives'
league OF Kansas City has maintained
headquarters have. caused worry to
the omcers OF the league that resulted
in a decision to suspend operations
until new location 10 secured. The
Housewives league 10 trying to raise
a fund Of $1,000. with which to open
q cooperative produce store.
That 30 pronounced, an attack on the
league would be made was not antici-
patcd by the directors. 81
~ We expected some criticism" said
Mrs. Willard @. Church. president Of
the league. but we did not think Il
would take so determined q form.
I'VE have repeatedly. said that the
league was not organized to attack
the grocers or any set Of merchants.
We wish to be fair and just. and our
only reason In establishing q store 10
to show that the present method Of
handling produce is unnecessarily ex.
pensive and cumbersome.
Our plans will 60 right ahead -
soon AZ we get a new location"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-19
Insist on Removal Of Queues.

La INSIST on F1SOoVAs VI >AoSaSe'
Military rowdies were again stopping
tnoffensive coolies and others whom
they suspect of wearing queues. in the
streets Of Marking, and relieving them
OF the Objectionable appendages few
weeks ago, there being great activity
in this direction, and in some places
the streets were fairly Uttered with
shorn hair. Not only were queues cut
off. but the long locks which numbers
OF coolies have lately taken to wear
ing hanging down on their shoulders
were also submitted to the shears, and;
in a good many cases the victims OF
the operation were found to be still In
possession OF cherished queue tight
" coiled around their heads and clev-
erly concealed by the above mention
ed unkempt and unsightly tresses.
Whenever scissors welding soldiers
discovered coolie practicing this sort
Of deception they nearly scalped the
poor fellow in their indignation.-Pe-
king Daily News.