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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
Battle Of Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Over Half a Century Ago
By John W. Morton, Com pany c. 18TH Iowa infantry.

advance on the early morning OF the
battle, and was surprised by the rebels
and captured and was taken up TO
Confederate General Hindman who
inquired of Hubbard how many men
Heron had Hubbard replied IN
positive sort OF manner that he could
not fight but the advanced guard this
day. That statement with the fact
that Heron organized his forces on
the open field In plain view OF the
rebel lines, led the confederate gen.
eral to believe, as we now think, what
Hubbard said about Herron's army
At all events 1t was a terrible battle.
General Blunt did not arrive from
Crane Hill until the middle of the
afternoon, when the battle increased
in its flerceness and continued until
after dark. During the night Rebel
General Hindman and his army
skedaddled and the union army held
the field and were victorious but not
without terrible loss. Iowa, Illinois.
Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri and
Kansas were represented in that most
terrible battle of the civil war in the
southwest. Just think of that terrible
! forced march of one hundred and
twenty-four miles from 5 o'clock OF
THE afternoon of the third to 10 o'clock
| of the morning of the seventh OF De.
cember and over very hilly road at
that. l do not believe 1t has parallel
in the history OF the war, considering
1.-THE number of men engaged. My regt
ment, the Nineteenth Iowa infantry
out Of total of 500 men who an
swered roll call that morning, forty
seven were killed on the field. In
Ecluding our brave Lieutenant Colone
Mcfarland and one hundred and for
4 ty-seven wounded, thirty of whom
idied soon after on account Of the
q wounds. Fifty-one long years have
nlpassed since that terrible event Mos
'fof the survivors at the time have an
Il swered the last roll call and to thu
survivors of the present, send ,
greeting Of God bless you.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

December 8, 1862, was beautiful
December day. Herron,s division OF
the army of the frontier was quietly
|encamped on and near the battlefield
of Wilson's creek, twelve miles south
west of Springfield. Mo. About 200
o'clock OF that day General Heron
received dispatch from General
Blunt of Cane Hill, Ark, some hun
dred and thirty miles west, stating
that General Hindman with a large
rebel force. was approaching him from
the south and to reinforce him at once.
BY 800 o'clock General Herron's army
was on the road and marched to Crane
creek, eighteen miles, that evening.
The fourth we marched to Cassoill,
Mo-, a distance of thirty miles. Fifth
We started at 400 a. M and marched
to Sugar creek on the south edge of
the battlefield of Pea Ridge, distance,
tnirty-one miles. Sixth started at 900
a. m. and marched to Fayetteville,
Arkansas, distance thirty-tnree miles,
arriving at this place at LOO o'clock
| in morning of December seventh:
Rested there until 500 o'clock that
morning when we started for Illinois
creek, arriving at that place at 10000
O'Clock. twelve miles distant There
followed the terrible battle Of Prairie
Grove, Arkansas, the union troops be
Ing commanded by General Frank j
Heron. an Iowa soldier only twenty
five years old, and one of the most
beloved officers the army had during
the civil war and who had less thar
i fifteen thousand men. while Hindmar
according to his report, had thirty
Thousand men. Some will say thai
cannot be so or Herron's forces would
have been beaten. but as we alway:
thought afterward. there was but ont
i thing saved us. for we we're too neal
worn out to run, and that was thu
lilate Judge Hubbard of Cedar Rapids
Iowa, who was on General Heron
staff and who with the First Arkansa
union cavalry was quite distance Il
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

in prices was more or less irregular
in Its distribution and the market
reacted generally when the cali
money market OF the afternoon went
to percent This doubtless was an
indication that any great revival Of
activity in stocks might be premature
with the bank review In its present
position. During the early upward
movement Of prices, Wall street aft
er It's fashion, had private intimations
that something very favorable" was
about to occur at Washington II
might have been content with the ex.
PLANTATION that something very un'
favorable" discounted confidently on
the stock exchange, has not occur
red
The presidents special message or
antitrust legislation Is still to be
heard, but the general forecast OF Its
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
TUBERCULOSIS DAY
TO BE OBSERVED
DR.. William Rankin will Deliver 40
dress at First Christian
Church Sunday School.

A special program has been pre-
pared for the observance of Tubercu-
1osis Day at the First Christian
church Sunday school, Sunday. De.
cember & Dr. William Rankin will
deliver an address on The Proven.
ton and Cure of tuberculosis"
This day is set aside for the furth-
erance OF the interests OF thoss en-
gagged in the assistance of those at
flicted with the most feared disease
of humanity. The public is especially
.invitad to be present at this meeting
as we'll as to attend all meetings OF
the school.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
SCHOOL FAIRGROUNDS.

How large is the ordinary scaool
playground Henry S. Curtis, in a
bulletin just issued by the Tn ted
States bureau of education declares
that every city school building should
have at least one full block OF
ground, whether the block is the
usual city block of two or three acres.
or one of ten acres, as in Salt Lake,
Utah. The high school neees at lest
ten acres, he asserts. As for the
country school, 1t ought never to
have less than three acres of play
ground, and could profitably make
use of ten acres, provided the grass
is kept moved. Mr., Curtis may make
a dent In some of the cities, but
where they are building two or three
school houses every year there will
not be much money left for ten-acre
Fairgrounds.
Mr.. Curtis shows that our schools
have. in general. had very Inadequate
yards During the past ten years,
however, with the DEVELOPMENT of the
play movement, there has come an
increased demand for ground space
around school buildings The state
boards OF education In Pennsylvania
and Virginia will not approve plans
for new school buildings that do not
provide for adequate Fairgrounds. In
Little Rock. Ark, the standard of one
full block to school has been car
ri I'd out with every one OF the schools
for white children. All but one OF
two Of the schools in Pueblo, Colo.
have full block. In San Angelo
Texas, every school but one has two
blocks at least, and two have ter
acres Of play space. The first schoo
| built in Gary, Ind, had two acres o.
playground, the second had four, the
| third eleven, and lot recently pur
chased contains twenty acres.
| There is a very strong sentiment
| ali over the country for larger schoo
grounds. Mr.. Curtis finds, and yard:
are being augm snted in many citiei
/ where there Is an opportunity to pur
chase adjoining pieces of land a
prices that are not proilIoiliEe. citle'
are often paying as much as $4,000
or more per acre for such land. Tw'
wears ago the city OF Houston, Tex
secured a bond issue of 100000 70
enlarg,ng the yards of several OF it
old schools. The city of Galveston
has recently voted bond issue o
500 900 for the same purpose.
Whether In city or country, Nh
Curtis considers ample school pla,
ground a vital necessity City chi
dren need a good sized school var
because there is no other place t
pl,y Country children need larg
ward because at home there is no on
ia play with, except in the simpes
Games for little children. He point
out that larger school grounds ar
demanded. not only for the sake
organized play, which has come
+ have recognized value in education
: I'm, also for school gardening, ope
air classes. physical training, ar
! other activities that have made II
2 school.yard nearly as important
the classroom in the conduct OF
9 modern school.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Eggs afford a good example of how
the tariff Increases the cost of living.
Since the duty of five cents a dozen
was removed by the present tariff
law the price of eggs has increased
from ten to twenty-five cents dozen.
Meat is another example Under a
tariff of cent and half pound
meat went up ten cents pound. and
has gone still higher since meat was
placed on the free list. 1t is every
day becoming more evident that the
tariff was blamed for number OF
things for which it was in nowise
responsible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Former Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson, In speech before St.
Andrews Society of Washington took
up his favorite topic of soil conserya-
ton, about which he and DR.. Henry
Wallace learned much in the British
Isles last summer. He said robbery
of the soil In this country in part ac-
counted for high cost of living. He
declared the history OF the United
States SO far as agriculture was con-
cerned was one of robbery, that we
had robbed the soil from the Atlantic
to tie Pacific, and that in contrast the
people OF Great Britain conserved
their soil resources.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Two Dallas county girls. Ann and
Mary Lorenson. aged II and 10 years.
have husked on an average eighty
bushels of corn day all fall Mr..
Lorenson. their father, is a large land
owner in the vicinity of Woodward
and this year had in over 200 acres OF
corn. The girls volunteered to help
with the work and take great deal
of pride in their ability TO PICK corn
along with the men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Postmaster General Burleson re.
ports that during the year ending
June 30, postal savings deposits in
creased from s2o.2s7,os4 to ss3,S1s,.
$40 and the number of depositors
from 243.so1 to 331 900. The aver
age deposit increased to s1o2. From
the establishment of the system tc
the same date, postal savings depos
its amounting to s3,5os,ooo were con
verted into bonds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
TO REMOVE DANDRuFF

Prevent dry. thin and falling hair, allay
itching and irritation. and promote the
growth and beauty of the hair, frequent
shampoos with Cuticura Soap, assisted by
occasional dressings with Cuticura- Oint-
ment, afford most effective and economical
treatment. Sold by druggists and dealers
everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston
kEMen who shave and shampoo with Gu
ttcura Soap will fndi 1t best for skin and scalp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
Allen Defeats Cowboy Weston.

United Press Leased Wire Serv. ce. ]
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. 4.-Ben-
ME Allen, worlds champion billiard
cueist, b. defeating Cowboy Weston
in their frst block of their cham.
pionship match 900 to 10S last night
was today touted as an easy victor
over the aspirant, Weston started
with a rush but Allen came back and
overcame lead Of 81.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald has
word from Washington to the effect
that the department of justice will to-
day recommend Nick Reed of OF
tumwa for the southern Iowa mar
shalship and Dan Hamilton OF Sigour
ney for the attorneyship, The latter
is the office for which Hon John E
Craig of this city is candidate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

She cried almost day and night ard we
scarcely could touch her. because she was
covered with sores from head to foot.
We had heard about thu Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and made a trial with them.
and after using the remedies, that is to say.
the Soap and the Ointment. only a few days
passed and our child could sleep we'll and
after one week she was totally we'll
tsignedl August F. Bartels, Nov. IS. 1919.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
Kansas Wheat,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. 4.-secre-
tary Coburn's report, issued today,
shows eight and one-half million
acres sown to wheat, the largest
acreage ever known. Its condition is
81 percent, new record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
DIES MONIES SALOONS
CAN OPEN DOORS
supreme Court Justice Preston Issues
order Staying the Recent
Judgment.

United Press Leased Wire Service
OSKALOOSA, Iowa, Dec. AFTER
being closed for ten days, Des Moines
saloons are expected to reopen at
once, following the issuance by SUI
preme Justice Preston this morning
of an order staying the supreme court
Judgment against the eighty-six sa
looms. issued because the mulct petit
ton of consent was faulty. The drys
are expected TO start injunction pro
ceedings to close them again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Peoria. on the confession of the
rald-Transcript, is suffering from
fire. water and confusion OF reform
ers. OF this trinity of evils the last
is by all odds the worst.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Colorado is experiencing the great
est snowfall at this time of the year
in twenty-one years. and it is still
snowing. The whole state is cover
ed, in some places on the plains the
snow being seventeen inches deep
while in the mountains 1t is banked
from five to ten feet deep.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
May Open Today.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 4.-The
eighty-six Des Moines saloons closed
ten days ago are expected to reopen
late this afternoon as soon as the
stay order issued by Justice Preston
of Oskaloosa, is filed with the clerk
of the supreme court. His order stays
the supreme court ruling closing the
saloons. pending rehearing.
The temperance men are active
and promise Injunction proceedings
A state wide movement has also been
started to force all candidates fol
state offices and the legislature te
declare themselves on the question
of repeal of the mulct law. If the.
promise aid, they will receive dry sup
port; Il they refuse, they will be OPP
posed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

An East ST. Louis minister preach
ed sermon on the subject and an
nounced it as his conclusion that 1t
is possible for a real estate man to
be Christian. Now that this momen-
tous question has been settled the
world will proceed to move on as
before.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

the beginning they were
small red spots and after
wards turned to bloody
sores. We tried all sorts
of ointments but they did
not procure any relief for
our child. She had no
rest day or night and We
tried everything to pro-
c,,ro ra,;af for ,,,r h.b,-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

W. J. Barnes says in the Spring
field. H.. Register that every time you
see a woman headed down town you
can make up your mind that she is
either going to a dry goods store or
to a moving picture show How about
the millinery stores? Are they no
longer centers of attraction?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Former Internal Revenue Collector
Tobin of the northern Iowa district
says he will be for government own
ership of railroads when He'll goes
Christian" This looks like clear
case of indefinite postponement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
Immense deposits of sulphur have
been found in southern Texas. Pos
sibly bareback" from Mexico.

II reports are true Huerta is max
ing the mistake of trying to carry on
revolution and spree at the same
time. 1t can't be done successfully.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
Daily Stock Letter

copyright, 1913, by the New York
Evening Post.I
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The improv.
ing tendency on the stock exchange
which has been visible all the week
made itself felt again this morning
prices continued to advance even In
the face OF rise In call money rates
above six percent. The midday rise
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Uncle Joe" Cannon says he is not
to be compared with President Wilson
as car The ex-speaker of the
house says the Democrats have not
made good and that in 1916. we're
going to reverse the engine" Uncle
Joe is good Republican authority.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
New Bushnell Bank.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv,ca
SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 4.-Ths
auditor of public accounts TODAY
granted permit for the Organization
of the Farmers and Merchants stats
bank at Bushnell, McDonough county
with capital OF $4,000, to succeed
the Farmers and Merchants Private
bank.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
A Pure Cream Of Tartar Powder

purport in last Tuesdays pres,dept.,
address has had some influence, evan
on Wall streets feeling.
Calling OF loans by banks having
to strengthen their reserve position
caused the advance in call loan rate.
to eight percent today efter loans
had been renewed at 5h.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

"Thera is demon in every easy
dollar" confesses a modern Walling.
ford who has finally landed in a Los
Angeles jail All experience attests
the truth of this statement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
Good resolution :

1 GC0u resOIut1On:
There was young lady named Ann,
] Who said: i've a wonderful plan;
I'll go down to the shops
And before this day stops
TN have bought all the presents can.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

Friday, the 18th, viii occur three
times in 1914. The ink still pursues
US.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
ERUP TON ALL
OVER CH|LD'S BODY
Began With Small Red Spots. Cried
Almost Day and Night. Used Gu
ticura Soap and Cuticura ONT
ment. Well in One Week.

r. F. D. No. 2. jackson. Mo. ..our
daughter who is ten months old was suffer
ing from an eruption all over the body. In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04
TAoueAT FoR TaE DAY.

I0OO0rI fTOH - Z OH
True gifts are tied with heart
strings
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Read The Tally Gate City
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keokuk, Iowa -. December q, 1918
ON THE ROAD TO MANDALAY.

ON THE ROAD TO MANDAlAY.
By the cid Moulmein Pagoda. ioohln
eastward to the sea,
There's Burma girl a-settin'. an
kn>w she thinks O me;
For the wind is in the palm trees, an
the temple bells they say:
"Come you back, you British soldier;
come you back to Mandalay."
Come you back to Manda'ay.
Where the old Flotilla lay;
Can't you hear their paddles chunkin'
from Rangoon to Mandalay.
On the road to Mandaiay,
Where the flynn fishes play.
An the dawn comes up like thunder
outer China, 'crost the bay!
'Er petticut was yaller an 'er little
cap was green,
An 'er name was Supi-yaw-lot-jes
the same as Theebaw's queen.
An / seed her a-smokin' of whack-
in white cheroot,
An a-wastin' Christian kisses on an
earhen idols foot!
Bloomin' idol made O. mud
Wot they call the Great Gawd Budd,
Plucky lot she cared for idols when
kissed 'er where she stud!
On the road to Mandalay-
When the mist was on the rice fields
and the sun was droopln slow.
She'd get 'er little banjo an shed
sing "Kulla-lo-lo"
With 'er arm upon my shoulder an
er cheek agin my cheek
We ulster watch the steamers an the
hathis pilin teak.
Elephants a-pilin' teak,
In the sludgy, squdgy creek;
Where the silence hung that 'eavy you
was 'arf afraid to speak!
On the road to Mandalay-
But that's all shove behind me-long
ago and fur away,
An there amt no buses runnin'
from the Bank to Mandalay;
An I'm learnin' ere in London what
the 10-year soldier tells;
"If you've card the East a-callin,' you
won't never 'eed naught else"
4
No! you won't 'eed nothin else
But them spicy garlic smelll
An the sunshine an the palm trees
an the tinkly temple bells.
On the road to Mandalay-
o. I'm sick of wastin' leather or
these gritty pawn stones,
An the blasted Henglish drizzle
wakes the fever in my bones;
Tho I walks with fifty ousemaid:
outer Chelsea to the Strand,
An they talks lot of lovin', but NO
do they understand?
Beefy face an grubby and
Law, wot do they understand?
I've a neater, sweeter maiden in
cleaner, greener land!
On the road to Mandalay-
Ship me somevheres east Of Sue
where the best is like the worst
Where there amt no Ten Command
menJs. an man can raise
thirst
For the temple bells are calm, an It
there mat would be-
BY the old Mgdlmein Pagoda, lookii
lazy al the sea-
On the road to Mandalay,
Where the old Floftlls LAY
With our sick beneath the awnint
when we went 70 MandsIay.
Where the flying fishes play.
An the dawn comes UP ike tnund
outer China 'crost the bay,
Rudyard Kipling.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
True gifts are tied with hea
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REED The Daily Gate City, 1oc a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

When the mist was on the rice fields
and the sun was droopln slow.
She'd get 'er little banjo an she'd
sing "Kulla-lo-lo!"
With er arm upon my shoulder an
'er cheek agin my cheek
We lister watch the steamers an the
hathis pilin' teak.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-04

o. I'm sick of wastin' leather on
these gritty pawn stones,
An the blasted Henglish drizzle
wakes the fever in my bones;
Tho walks with fifty ousemaids
outer Chelsea to the Strand,
An they talks lot of lovin', but wot
do they understand?