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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
CHANCE OFFERED
TO MAKE FORTUNE
Big Doinss In Lomax Whore Lots
viii be Sold at
Auction.

Do you know that Lomax is boom
ling? Do not let prejudice and pre-
conceived, erroneous notions, stand in
the way Of you making a fortune for
yourself. There is going to be a big
auction sale Of business lots there on
Thursday and Friday Of next week,
August the fourteenth and fifteenth,
at which time lots will be picked up
on terms of sale SO easy, SO unusual,
and SO extraordinary that the lucky
investors will realize $4,000 to 5000.
600 in five to ten years.
An automobile and many cash prizes
are to be given away free, just for at
tendance. We want you to see Lo-
max. If you can make $4,000 or
more out Of 1t, why not do SO for
yous own good? Send your address
today, right now, for unheard of terms
OF this great sale so easy, SO extra
ordinary, with profits SO assured In
advance of payments, that you can
get into the biggest money making OPP
portunity you ever heard of, and do
1t easy.
Address Lomax Town Co. Lomax,
Ill.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
TELLS OF THE RISE
OF CHURCH IN AGES
Enough Left Of Those Millions Perse
cuted to Keep Alive the
Christian Worship.

In spite of the threatening weather
last night the big tent at Kilbourne
park sheltered good sized congrega
ton. The subject was "The True
Church of Revelations ~ The speak,
er showed that the prophet had for.
seen and predicted the persecution OF
the church during the dark ages; but
1t is notable fact that, In spite OF
the millions who were martyred the
church was not entirely crushed but
few remained and kept alive the
belief of the Bible. Gods protecting
cars is always over His church, and
although he was prosecuted, that does
not make him think any the less OF
His church, for prophecy, many years
before, pointed out the great perse,
cution of that period known to us as
the dark ages"
The subject this evening will be
The Reward of the Righteous" The
twenty-first and twenty-second chap
tiers of Revelation give detailed pic
ture Of the great city which is to be
the home of the saved in the new
earth. These with the texts will be
examined in the lecture this evening,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
REVERE, MO.
a a a a \ y a - q a .

q ~ - - - y - n - q . q
Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Edwards en-
tertained their friends, Mr.. and Mrs
Taylor of Pittsburg, Kansas last
week. They were sight seeing in
Keokuk last Saturday.
Clyde Druse and wife returned
Sunday night from visit with rela,
tives in Hoyt, Kansas
Mrs. Rebecca Wells is enjoying a
visit from her daughter and husband.
Francis Blakely will leave next
Monday for Dayton, Ohio and Niagara
Falls for few days vacation.
Mrs. Mona Goldsberry and son
Cecil and Miss Lulu Langley returned
Monday from weeks visit in Keo,
kuk
Mrs. Harry Druse and daughter
Garnet left Monday night for. Hoyt,
Kansas for a visit with Mrs. Druse's
parents.
j. r. Shepehrd was Kahoka call
er Monday.
Mrs. Tom Story enjoyed visit from
her sister last week.
Several from here attended the
chautauqua at Pennington Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
The Several Committees Made Very
Satisfactory Reports
For the Past
Month.
IN HEALTHY CONDITION
All Of the Reports Show Up Well, and
Especially the one Showing
Condition of Boys
Department


The directors of the board OF direc-
tors of the Young Mems Christian
Association met at the new building
of the Y. w. c. A. at noon today as
ANNOUNCED in The Gate City yesterday
afternoon.
There were present, II. G. Brown,
president Of the association, Cephas
Harrison, P. G. Benner, H. l.. Walker,
A. w. HUDSON and l.. Matless.
The executive committee reported
that several repairs had been made on
THE building and 1t was now in good
condition.
The social committee report that
despite the warm weather, the pool
tables had been literally patronized,
two hundred and seventy-flve playing
during the month.
The physical committee reported
that the gymnasium was used con
continuously during the month for
iprivate work.
The natatorium had been power
| full drawing card for both members
and non-members Men using the
pool In 1912 showed total of Sea
an average Of twenty-five a day. Boys
using pool in 1912, 1,062; in 1918
l1,755; daily average sixty-five.
| 1t was reported that the tennis
court on Blondeau street had been
completed. is in condition and had
been used.
The treasurer's report shows that
all bills had been met and that the
association is in good condition.
The religious work committee re
ported that the schedule for the ex
tension work had been carried out
| this month with good success. Meet
ings had been held at Sandusfy, Alex
andria and Warsaw with total at
tendance Of 475
4 The report OF the membe rship com
mittee shows the number received 70
the month as follows: Senior depart
ment, Z; junior department, II; total
10.
The boys work committee repor
showed that swimming had been thu
feature of the month. Boys had beer
| too busy to take the hike planned fol
the month.
The membership statement of the
boys department showed a total O
145, the healthiest condition the de
partment had been for many years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
ST. FRANclsvlLLE, MO.
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Mrs Mckee and daughter, Mis-
Isabel, of Wayland, were Frida.
callers in town
| Mrs. VIM. Guthrie was saturda,
visitor in Kahoka
Otto Mcdaniel of Kansas City Il
visiting with relatives.
Rosco Day was Friday business
caller in Kahoka.
Mrs. Thos. Hill was Keokuk Wis
iitor the first of last week.
The Frost family made a bushes.
| trip to LAGRANGE Friday,
Robert Orr and cousins came ou
from Keokuk Friday in the Wilsey
car and were guests at the Orr home
returning home Sunday evening.
Mrs Charles Parson and little son
from Minnesota, are visiting will
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitts entertained rel
atives from Williamstown last week.
VIM. Day and son, Jack. were ir
Kahoka, Saturday.
Mr.. P. !. Wilsey and family motoret
down from Kahoka and spent Wednes
day in town.
Mr.. Thos Allen and wife of Keokuh
were visitors the first of the week
with Mrs. Aliens sister, Mrs David
Orr
Mr.. George Brown and son Oscar
made business trip to Keokuk Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs Smith of Alexandra
were Saturday visitors with their
daughter, Mrs. T. G. Kirth.
Mr. and Mrs. Sollars and children
of Vincennes were callers Sunday at
the Chas. Jones home.
Miss Hannah was shopping in Keo.
kuk Monday.
Mr.. Leo Springer came out from
Keokuk Saturday evening. returning
home Sunday noon with his children
Julia and Leo who have been visiting
at the l.. w Springer home the past
two weeks.
Ladies Of the M. P. church will give
IN social Saturday evening, Aug
10th. Everybody invited to come.
Mrs. Mary Stump and daughter Net.
tie entertained number of relatives
Wednesday evening In honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Eddie Stump who have been
visiting them the past two weeks. Ice
cream and cake was served and q
good time had.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
The Long Dry Spell.

1873. The drought began on June 8.
After that date there were only three
light showers in June coos In on 81;
OBS in. on %; and DIG in. on 29) not
enough rain to relieve the droughty
condition. Good soaking rains fell
from July / to 9th, when drought con
ditions again prevailed, no rain fall
ing until the 18th; after that date
there were occasional light showers
which were not heavy enough to bene.
fit vegetation, and the drough con
tinued until Sept. 7.
1894. There were frequent showers
during the month OF June which
ceased by July /. During the month of
July there was only one rain in which
the amount was measurable, viz. from
the % to 30. During August there we're
five light showers, of which only one
had an amount of rainfall equalling
0.10 in. Rains set in after Sept 2.
1897. During June and July there
were well distributed showers. The
drought began August 4. After thai
date there was only one light shower
in August. September had moderate
rain on the 10th the only measurabl,
rainfall during the month. October
had one moderate rain firm 10 to II
and the drought ended Nov. 5.
1901. This drought was attended by
continuous high temperature from
June to September. July was the hot
test month known 1t Keokuk.
Rains ceased on June %. There
were very light showers on July Is
and IT, Thunderstorms on %, 20 and
30th, in which the rainfall was heavy
although owing to the intense heat
were of little benefit to vegetation.
August had only one shower, 015 in.
of rain falling on the II. and the
drought was broken September 8.
During the drought Of 1901 great
damage was wrought not only to
growing crops but many fruit and
forest trees were killed by 1t.
1911. This drought began early in
the season There was no rain from
May 1st to the 10Th, then five light
schowers before the end Of the month,
during which the rainfall equalled 010
in one. During June there was moder-
ate rain on the %, and although there
were occasional light showers, the
rainfall did not exceed 003 in any one
of them. The drought was broken July
9.
1913. The last rain was from June
"a to 25th. July had. four light show
ers, the combined rainfall amounting
to 0O9 in. which was the driest July
known at Keokuk, and at this date the
drought remains unbroken
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
suffragettes There.

II United Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Aug. 6.-When the 1000
doctors from all parts of the world
today went to Albert hall to attend
the opening of the seventeenth inter
national congress of medicine, they
found the entrance barred by parad-
ing suffragettes. Many of the women
wore sandwich boards with these
words: What do the doctors think Of
woman torture?" The women offered
no real obstacle to the meeting, al
lowing the physicians to enter the
hall unmolested after making sure
that they read the sandwich boards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
PERSONALS.

Misses Addie Hambleton and Lucy
Wright of Galesburg, Ill, came to
Keokuk yesterday and left here for
St. Paul on board the steamer Quincy.
Mr.. Rolla Mcintyre of Mexico, Mo-,
president of the Missouri Printing and
Publishing company, was business
visitor in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Browning Of
Los Angeles and Miss Clara Fern
Browning Of Long Beach, CAL, arriv-
ed in the city yesterday for a visit
with Mrs. F. G. johnson and Mrs. B.
F. Smith.
Mrs. w. B. Risse Of Carthage was
a visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. L. E. Garvin and daughter
Linelle Of Los Angeles are visiting in
the city.
Mrs. A. Weber, the Misses German,
Mrs. John N. Hueston and Miss Mary
Louise Houston left yesterday in Mrs.
Weber's automobile for Bowling
Green, Mo, to attend the fair there.
Miss Margaret f. Conner has re-
turned from a visit with relatives a,
Minneapolis, Mimi
Henry Bowden has returned from
a months trip through Nebraska, the
Dakotas and ST Thomas, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank J. Werhle and
daughter Miss Annette Wehrle OF
1o17 Exchange street, left last night
for visit at several points in cen
trail Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Reid leave this
evening for Galesburg, H., where Mr.
Reid has accepted a position. Mrs
Reid was formerly Miss Hazel Sar.
gent CT this city.
DR.. H. L. Tucker travelling repre-
sentative Of the Wolverine Optical
Co.. of Detroit, Mich, was a Keokuk
visitor today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
Date Of the Opening Of the New Y.
". 9. a. Building WIN
be August Fl or
INVITE OUTSIDE LADIES
VIII Take Care Of Women During the
Celebration and Have Rest
Room at Other
Times.

The board Of directors Of the Young
Women's Christian Association held
It's regular monthly meeting in the
Z. w. Q. A. building yesterday after,
noon. Mrs. G. D. streeter, the presi,
dent presided and Mrs. Anna Steele
Robson acted as secretary.
Mrs. Robert L. Reid and Mrs. Jacob
Schouten were elected to fill the two
vacancies on the directorate.
Miss Ruth Potter, a trained cafe,
terra director. was elected and 1t is
hoped that she will be able to begin
her work on Monday of next week.
Mrs. Hazen Sawyer who is chairman
OF the cafeteria committee deserves
great credit for he faithful and sue
cessful management OF the cafeteria
Mrs. G. M. Teeters, member of the
board OF directors has been directing
the cafeteria for several months and
has given excellent satisfaction but
with the removal to the new building
and the expansion of the work train,
cd woman has seemed necessary
hence Miss Potter's election.
AS Is the custom when associations
own buildings board of trustees
consisting of seven men was elected
by the board of directors yesterday
The personnel of the board Of trus,
tees will be announced later.
The president appointed the follow
ing house committees:
Mrs. c. M. Rich, Mrs. T. R. Board
Mrs. Charles Pond, Mrs. E. L. McCoid
Mrs. John Collier, Mrs. Lee A. Hamill
Mrs. B. F. Jones.
It Is hoped that during the third
week in August the building shall be
completed and the furnishings in
place SO that an afternoon and even
Ing reception may be given to which
the general public will be invited
The probable date will be either Aug
81 or %, all depending upon the com
pletion of the building.
Cots will be placed in some of the
rooms up stairs during the celebra
ton and home coming week, to be
rented to women. The planning fol-
this is in the hands Of the house com
mittee
Miss Crittenden who is chief execu.
tive Of city associations in the north
central territory will be in Keokuk
during part of November. Miss
O'Hara, the general secretary was
authorized to plan three days in.
stitute to be presided over by Miss
Crittenden. Delegates from all the
Iowa city associations will be invited
to this institute Miss O'Harra and
Miss Porter were given twelve days
leave of absence to attend the Geneva
conference.
Mrs. Reeves was directed to insert
in the newspapers in the towns near
Keokuk an invitation to the women
who come to this city shopping or for
any reason, to make the association
building their headquarters. The use
of the rest rooms and lavatories will
be for their use and a welcome is
assured them by the board and by
the association secretaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
Daily stock Letter.
copyright, 1913, by New York Even.
ing Post.]

NEW YORK Aug 6.-For the halt
In the forward movement of prices to-
day and the irregular fractional re-
action in the majority of leading
shares there were two visible causes.
One was the days similar halt on
the European stock exchanges. Lon
don moved irregularly; Paris was
weaker with moderate recation in
French government three per cents
at the opening. Europe sold moder-
ately in New York. The other in
fluence was the corn belts continued
drought and heat. Such scattered
showers as occurred in the belt last
night appear to have been insufficient
to change the general situation and
ladvices from reliable sources today
regarding the corn crop outlook in
Kansas and Oklahoma especially were
distinctly unfavorable.
There was better buying of COM
mercial paper by banks of this and
other cities. These investments, by
out of town banks especially were
attributable In part to the ability of
commercial paper as collateral to
secure public deposits. Many banks
which formerly at this season bought
considerable blocks of bonds and
short term notes, have OF late been
increasing their holdings of paper at
a basis which insures for the buyers
straight six per cent income for six
months to come. Such transactions
will be very profitable for the banks,
especially in cases where the institu-
tons buying the paper will be able to
pledge it with other collateral as
security for new deposits in the forth
coming distribution. There was rela-
lively little inquiry for time loans,
since most of the brokerage houses
found it less expensive to supply their
somewhat limited demands by taking
call money. Offerings of time money
were if anything trifie larger but no
very large amounts were put out for
long periods upon stock exchange
collateral.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
CHARLESTON.
|, . = . . . . . = . . = . .

Monday afternoon. while Frank
Latta was driving through town, his
mules became frightened and ran
away, throwing him out and bruising
him up but he was not seriously hurt.
Harry Philips was a Donnellson
caller Friday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Latta of Donnellson
spent few days with $50 here
this week.
Miss Cora Trump spent few days
with Mrs. Belle Wahrer.
Mrs. Eli Scott was a Keokuk caller
Saturday
George Shaw has opened up a res
taurant in the I. o. o. F. building.
Serves ice cream, soda pop and other
eatables.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
SOCIAL LEADERS
ARE RESPONSIBLE
saloonkeeper Is Not to Blame for
Liquor Evil for They Don't
Make Customs.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. e.
Social leaders, men and women alike
are primarily responsible for much o;
the evil OF Indulgence in strong drink,
IN the opinion OF the Rev. Father
Peter ]. O'Callaghan OF Chicago, presi-
Dent OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union OF America. The forty-thirG
annual convention of the organiza-
ton opened here today. Alcohol and
us products class with morphine In
tne harm they do to American man
mood and womanhood. Father O,Cal.
iaghan said he believes that those
whose physicians prescribed it in any
form should change practitioners.
ne does not believe, however, that
& Inc saloonkeeper is responsible for
the liquor traffic evils. The customs
q the nation are not made by saloon
keepers, he said. Workers and mer-
chants do not make them. 1t is the
society leader. The drinking habit
becomes disease and there is also
moral depravity in 1t.
The solution of the problem" he
aaded, lies In education. We are en-
'ering In new era and a sort Of
revolution is taking place, the results
q which will show In future genera.
IONS. President Wilson and Score,
.ary Bryan are doing splendid work
ia discountenacing the drinking habit
IN Washington. Bryan is one of the
Greatest moral leaders in the world"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
K. Of 6, supreme OFFICERS.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 6.-Bates A
Flaherty of Philadelphia was re-elect
ed supreme knight. and Marston H.
CarInody of Grand Rapids, Mich, was
returned to his office as deputy SUI
preme knight at today's election OF
officers in the thirty-flrst national con.
vention of the X. of C. st. Paul was
favored as the city for the 1914 con-
vention. A monster ball will be CIV
en- tonight at the Mechanics building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
Began the Ninth Of June and Only
Three Light Showers
Fell in That
Month.
THE RAINS DURING JULY
Were Not Heavy Enough to Benefit
Vegetation in This Vicinity
and Situation 10 Becom-
Ing Serious.

There was much discomfort expert
enced and much loss suffered in valu-
able vegetation suffered since the be-
ginning of the torrid period which to-
day seems still upon us. AS matter
of general interest to the readers Of
The Gate City, Mr.. Gosewisch, super.
intendent at the government weather
office in Keokuk has furnished the
fillowing interesting paper concern
Ing the summer weather and the con
.tinued drought which began here early
in June, which will be found to con-
tain much entertaining and valuable
information upon subject which has
fbeen uppermost in the minds of the
people of this city for, 10, these many
days:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
CITY NEWS.

20 per cent discount on all sum-
mer underwear this week. The Cen
tral.-Adv.
"A barrel of ice water was placed
IN front Of the Grand opera house to-
day, at the disposal OF the state manu-
facturers. Two barrels will be in
use tomorrow at the same place.
AT s o'clock Tuesday evening. the
steamer Quincy left Keokuk for St.
Paul after arriving here from ST.
Louis at APO, with 257 passengers.
Twenty-four of these boarded the boat
at keokuk. Sixteen Evansville, Ind.
residents were on the Quincy. With
the large steamer party were Mr.. and
Mrs. George M. Coleman of Dover.
Oklahoma who came to Keokuk to
make the trip from this city to st.
Paul Yesterdays was the best trip
that the big steamer has made this
season. The Dubuque will come north
tonight from ST. Louis and the st.
Paul will be In port from the north
about the same hour, IL o'clock.
Minnie e. Bence closed her teach.
Ing of voice culture in Keokuk last
Thursday and will take vacation for
month after which she will return
to the work on September 10th, at her
studio, Sixth and Concert. ADV.
Mamie Tomlison filed suit in the
district court today for a divorce
from H. R. Tomlison, She alleges de-
sertion and asks $4,000 alImony for
herself and two children. They were
married in 1908.
Attend the Central's bingham
sale tomorrow. 500 yards 121ac value,
10 yards for S7c.-Adv.
The many friends of Miss Flor.
ence Brinkman will be sorry to know
chat she is i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss BrinlIman and her mother had
planned to go soon to Europe and
their trip has been necessarily post
poned
Lutheran social at John Fl.
Johnson's, 1000 Missouri street, Thurs.
Cay evening. ADV.
Commissioners T. J. Hickey said
this morning that the paving of south
Fifth street would be completed by
not later than October 15. This large
Improvement work will commence
some time soon. The new concrete
block on North Fifth and North
Fourth streets will be finished before
the celebration this month.
John Lalley has sold lis restan
rant on Upper Main street and has en-.
tered the employ Of the Schell-Demple
Co. in the stove department.
Lawn kimonos at big reductions
at Central's clearing sale.-Adv.
"A milk wagon came to the bad
about 1870 o'clock this afternoon
as it was turnin at Fifth and
Blondeau. The hub came off of the
left hind wheel, going through the
spokes and allowing the wheel and
lspokes to fall off and the left end Of
the axle to drop to the ground. NJ
damage appeared to result except
Thorough shaking up Of the contents
of the wagon. The vehicle belonged
! to the Bacon dairy.
John William, the two weeks oil
son of Mr.. and Mrs John R. Helenthal
was christened Sunday afternoon al
two o'clock, by Rev. Father Kissane
lat st. Peters church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
MediII M'cormick,s FAN.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. Ga man
clad only in paiamas who fell from a
New York Central train here today
said he was Medill Mccormick, owner
of the Chicago Tribune, when taken
to police headquarters. He went to
the Yates hotel from which he called
up Chicago on the long distance phone
The result left no doubt as to his
identity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
FUNERAL RECORD
BrInkerI,oH.

Brinkerhoff.
The funeral of A. w. Brinkerhoff
was held at o'clock this afternoon,
at the residence Of Miss Anna Kelley,
So South Fourteenth street. and was
Y Ell attended.
The services We're conducted by
Rev. A. H Lathrop, Of the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
Z. H. S. FOOTBALL;
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Much Enthusiasm Being Shown In
Amateur Sporting Circles
In keokuk.

The tennis enthusiasts of the city
are agitating the proposition for ten
ms tournament In Keokuk this season
ana are almost unanimous In their
advocacy OF the tournament. From the
present outlook the movement may
result in such an event the latter part
of August.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06

WANTED-A young man II years OF
age or over to work at soda foun-
tain. Steary employment throughout
winter. McGrath Bros, Drug Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06
X. n. s. Football.

All candidates for membership in
the <. H. s. football team are re-
quested to meet at the Y NJ c. A.
building tomorrow evening at eight
o'clock p M. at which matters of In
terest concerning the question may
arise for consideration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-06

WANTED rent for three or four
months, a good upright piano. Will
pay $500 per month and drayage.
Phone ITO