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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
o, 3. q q. RAILWAY co.
Trains leave from the Union depot.
Berths and tickets, Fifth and Johnson
streets.

Trains leave from the Union depot.
Berths and tickets. Fifth and Johnson
soUTHBoUND. : -
1No. II. st. Louis. west and
south. leaves ............. s:1San
xNo. s. st. Louis west and
south. leaves i2:45an
'No. 40, X. 4 w. to Sedan. G..
B. & K. @. to Carrorton
leaves ................. s:ooan
1No. 4. st. Louis, west and
South. leaves ........... 1:s2pn
mo. 10. Quincy, Hannibal.
Kansas City. st. Louis.
leaves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s:s5pm
NoRTHBOUND.
xNo. 7, st. Paul and points
west. leaves .............. 2:35am
xNo. 10, Burlington, Chicago
and points west, leaves ...7:43pm
mo. 8. Burlington. Chicago
and east, leaves .......... 1:40pm
1No. 1. Burlington and Chi.
cago, leaves ............. 7:3oam
mo. 81, Mt. Pleasant branch u
leaves s:Sopm
No. s, K. & W., Sundays only,
leaves 7:s5pm
'No. 3, X. & W., leaves. $50. 9:10pm
mo. 4. from X. & W.. arrives 1:15pm
NO so. from Mt. Pleasant
branch. arrives ........ IL: 45am
'No. 2, from X. & W., arrives s:1opm
No. s, from X. & W.. Sundays
only, arrives ......,..... II: 55am
xDaily. Daily except Sunday.
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K. OF P.

K. OF P.
Morning Star lodge, No. S, meets at
Fifth and Blondeau. X. OF P. building.
Tuesday at 7:3o, John P. Hornish.
chancellor commander; J. A. Burgess.
4. OF R. and 8. visitin,; knights fra.
ternally invited
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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS

HAN Seventh and Main streets.
heokuk Lode No. Is, meets regu.
larry Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
A. ). Fngler. N. g.; E. L. Boud. record.
ing secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
Organizations Have Accomplished
Much in the Twelvemonth Which
Is Passing Into History
Tonight.
ACHIEVEMENTS VARIED
Visiting Nurse Association and w. c.
~. Are Newest Members
in sisterhood Of
Workers.

The women's organizations Of Keo-
kuk have achieved remarkable things
during the year. The Civic League
has aided the Industrial Association
on clean up day and In collecting the
John Nolen fund They have placed
three bubbling drinking fountains on
Main street. They held a garden en-
test among the school children which
was participated in by several hun
dred children. Ten prizes were award
ed. They have quietly carried on a
pure food campaign with the result
that there are much cleaner condi-
lions surrounding stores and shops
where food is distributed than there
were year ago Within the year
they have held pure food exhibit,
which taught the housewives many
things regarding food products. This
fall they have had series of talks
by DR.. Hughes to aid in creating pub
| lie sentiment to favor the introduction
jof medical inspection in our public
schools. They will place waste paper
boxes on Main street, also. The Civic
League wishes to be practical club.
J! The Daughters CT the American
Revolution within five months raised
! four thousand dollars and completed
1.-THE Keokuk monument by surmount-
! ing the pedestal with a bronze statue
of Chief Keoluk, by Nellie Walker,
which art critics say is one of the
finest, il not the finest Indian statue in
America. The ceremony of unwilling
1.-The statue on October % was a red
letter day in the city's history This
chapter entertained the state con.
ference of Iowa D. A. RS and many
guests, some OF national fame, notable
among them being dorado Taft and
the sculptor Nellie V. Walker. The
record Of achievement of no D. A. r
chapter in the country this year shows
such achievement as the Keokuli
chapter.
Visiting Nurses Organized
The Visiting Nurse Association
came into existence in February, 1913
and no organization of this city has
ever done more practical christian
service than has this organization
Within the year the work has grown
until two nurses are now employed
The visiting nurse work will be in
/ augllrated in the schools in January
Factory nursing is being done in al
most all the factories and large stores
in the city beside the district work
which is done. 1t is hoped soon to
take up child welfare work.
1 The Ladies of Charity is an organ
ization which has come into exist
ence this year, being made up of the
women of the three Catholic parishes
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of its capital stock issued and fully
paid.
Seventh. The private property OF
the stockholders shall be exempt from
corporate debts.
Dated December Is, 1918.
(Signed)
G. NJ, CovELL
President of said Corporation.
f. B. COYELL
Secretary of said Corporation.
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are enrolled and most efficient and
wide reaching work has peen done
by the organization. 1t not only gives
material aid where needed but seeks
to build up the homes SO that the
people aided become self supporting.
Benevolent Union Work.
The Benevolent Union, the Oldest
charity organization in the city, has
erected ten room addition to the
Benevolent Union home at an APP.
proximate cost OF $4,000.
All the new rooms in the addition
have been furnished either by SO.
Icieties or by individuals. Some OF
them are furnished as memorials
Miss Nell Wakefield and Miss Favard
of Chicago are among those furnishing
rooms as memorials to their mothers
The reception room was furnished
by Mrs. Sylvester Carter of Chicago
all the others are furnished by Keo
kuk women.
One of the very remarkable achieve
ments of the women this year is the
erection of the Young Woman's Chris
tan Association building and the In
creased roll Of membership to almost
HOO members. The building is
artistic and home like and remarkably
suited to the needs of this city. The
generosity of the association is felt b,
every one. for the building is indeed
a city center, not alone for the WON
en- but for the men. It's doors are al
ways open and gracious hospitality
lprevades the whole building. which is
in use from top to bottom ali day apt
every evening.
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MODERN woODMEN OF AMERICA
GIBBONS HALL,

Keokuk Camp No. e22. meets every
wednesday evening at 1880 p. m. Our
latch string is out to neighbors. John
Q. Wustrow. v. c.; ]. A. Pollard.
clerk.
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Force is Reduced.

During this year, the reconstruction
organizations of the Mississippi River
rover Company were gradually re-
duced in size, and the permanent,
operating organization grew in both
size and quantity of work done. With
the closing Of this year of 1918, the
construction organizations. disappear
from Keokuk and everything about the
big plant will be in charge of the
permanent general managers, the
Stone & Webster Management associa-
tion, which has a complete force Of
men attending to thel thousand and
one things necessary to the operation
of SO huge power development
The service is now established to
the local electrical companies of keo-
kuk, Burlington and Quincy. in addi-
tion to those of ST. Louis, and also to
the manufacturing plants at Mooar,
Iowa; Ilasco, Mo-; and Marblehead,
Ill, the electrical utilities of Hamilton
and Warsaw. served from Keokuk, and
of West Burlington, and those of Al
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-31
A Recent Organization.
Benevolent Union Work,

One of the most recently organized
societies for women is the w. CT. u.
which has been in existence about
six months They have long list Of
members and hold meetings every
week The society has done good
deal of investigating as to the legality
of the licenses held in Keokuk The
members recently entertained the ma
tional w. G. T. U. evangelist and dur
ing her stay here an equal suffrage
branch was added to their work. The
meetings have been addressed by a
number of professional men Of the
city, ministers, doctors and lawyers.
There are many smaller clubs and
organizations doing their own work
all of which adds to the advancement
of the city's interest and to better its
social and civic conditions.
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year 81 1918 Witnesses transforms
tIon From Great Engineering
Work to Economic
Factor.
CHANGES ARE GRADUAL
Construction Force Decreased While
Operating Force Enlarses-
Company is Looking
Ahead.

This y-ar Of 1918 witnessed the
transformation OF the worlds greatest
water power development from
great engineering work in the build
ing to great economic factor in the
upbuilding Of the middle west by It's
production OF an immense quantity of
electric current for use in manufactur-
Ing and for other needs Of mankind.
The electricity promised Ave years
ago for July !, 1918, was ready for de-
livery on that date and st. Louis be-
gan using current from the Keokuk
dam. The last concrete in the dam
was laid with simple but appropriate
ceremonies on May 81, but enough wa
ter had been impounded to start the
first turbine to whirling on May g.
The first water ran over the spillways
of the dam on June 3, and in the first
days Of June Keokuk began to use the
electricity from It's titanic water pow
er, the current being taken temporar-
lily from the auxiliary EXETER units.
AS the openings in the concrete OF the
second installation, the lower half Of
the power house, were closed, the wa
ter rose In the lake and forebay
gradually, and the lock was put into
commission at s o'clock on the morn
ing OF June IL, when two of the larg-
est boats on the upper Mississippi
were locked through at once in little
less than fifteen minutes of operating
time. The formal celebration Of the
completion Of the water power was
held on August 25, 26, n and 2S,
when tens of thousands of people
came to Keokuk, over $4,000 persons
went all over the works in the river,
and the executives of the states of
Iowa, Illinois and Missouri participant
ed in the ceremonies.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
"a SUMMER PARADISE.

The Citizen acknowledges with
pleasure the receipt of fine copy
of "a Summer Paradise" published
by the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany. The book has an embossed
cover with a small insignia repre-
senting a small breaker in the back
ground with miner standing on one
side of the 80. & H." trademark and
a trainman on the opposite side. The
Delaware and Hudson is underneath
on a ribbon scroll. The book is re-
plete with definite, accurate informa-
tion about hotels, boarding houses
ana other points of interest. The
general text is prepared in an inter
esting way and continue to fill the
requirements of the summer tourist.
1t contains a number of fine half
tone illustrations of the different
places of interest along the D. & H.
line. Honesdale is we'll represented
by number of boarding houses. A
historical sketch of the Stourbridge
Lion, the first locomotive to run on
the American continent, which oc-
Cured at Honesdale August 8, 1929,
is given. For cents a copy will be
sent to any address by A. A. Heard,
general passenger agent, Albany,
N. Y,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
CELEBRATION OF KEYSTONE
LITERARY SOCIETY.

The keystone Literary Society of
the Ariel High school held a picnic
in the park Tuesday, May 9Th, chap
eroned by Professor j. D. Storm.
Forty-two members and three visi-
tors partook of bounteous repast.
Each one present was asked to
give a speech or a toast. The time
was merrily and profitably spent.
Professor Storm addressed the So
ciety and commended the members
upon their good work the past year.
1t was decided to hold an annual
picnic to celebrate the close of the
school term in speeches, song and
feasting before entering upon the
summer vacation.
Much credit is due the committee
of six appointed to prepare the
feast. After adjournment the boys
engaged in a game of base ball,
while the girls trimmed the church
for the commencement exercises.
All those present reported a good
time
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE.
Cold Spring Neighbors Come to Law
to Settle Grievances, Then Shake
Hands and Make Up.

Love thy neighbor as thyself,"
was the gist of the alteration that
was peaceably. settled in Squire
Smiths office on Friday morning.
The two neighbors thus appealed to
we're Frank Scudder and Grant
Douglas, who live on adjoining
farms near Cold Spring. They have
not been the best of friends for
some time and the affair came to a
climax one day last week, according
to Scudder, when Douglas stopped
him in the road near his home and
threatened to maltreat him. Hitch
ing up his horse he came to Homes
dale and took out warrant for
Douglas and had Sheriff Kimble
serve it on him Thursday. Friday
morning they assembled in Squire
Smiths office with their attorneys.
NJ. j. Hanlan for Mr.. Scudder and M.
E. Simons for Mr.. Douglas. The at
torneys got their heads together and
took their clients out for heart to
heart talk. After considerable argu-
ment pro and con the men were pre-
vailed upon to peaceably settle
their difficulties by having Mr..
Douglas pay the costs of $3.50. This
he agreed to do but refused to pay
any witness fees. 1t was finally set
tied by the witnesses donating their
services in the interests of neighbor-
ly peace and all parted happily.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
Death of Mrs. G. s. PragneI.

Mrs. Grant Pragnell, whose maiden
name was Gussie Wooden, died of
lockjaw in the State Hospital, Scran-
ton, on Friday afternoon after an ill
ness of one days duration. Mrs.
Pragnell became i'll on Thursday.
The family physician believing Mrs.
Pragnelps trouble to be rheumatism,
she was removed to the hospital,
where it was discovered that she was
suffering from lockjaw. Before aid
could be given she passed away.
Mrs. Pragnell was the mother of IL
children, seven of whom survive.
She was AZ years of age the 27th of
last April, and was daughter of the
late Cyrus Wooden. Her mother,
who was Laura Sherwood, one sister,
Mrs. Clarence Bond, besides her hus-
band, Grant Pragnell, survive. Mrs.
Pragnell lived in Scranton and the
remains were brought to Honesdale
for interment Sunday evening on the
Delaware and Hudson train.
The funeral was held from the
home of her mother, Mrs. Cyrus
Wooden, Fair avenue, Monday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock, Rev. G.. S.
Wendell officiating. Interment was
made in Riverdale cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
HAWLEY MAN is FOUND DEAD
IN SCRANTON
BODY LAY AT BOTTOM OF WALL
WITH FRACTURED SKULL
AND OTHER INJURIES.

Lackawanna County Officials Made
Investigation and Decided That
Henry Masker Died From Bruises
Received From His Fall.
Henry Masker, aged about forty
and resident of Hawley, says the
Scranton Tribune-Republican, was
found dead Sunday morning at the
bottom of the stone wall near John
T. Porter's warehouse on Seventh
street in the rear of the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey. DR.. j. Norman
White, assistant county coroner, held
an autopsy and decided that death
was due to an accident.
Masker had fracture at the base
of the skull, his right ear was cut
and he had a bruise over the right
eye. County Detective NJ. A. Rafter
investigated the case and also decid-
ed that Masker fell from the wall.
The man, says Assistant Coroner
White, must have been dead several
hours before he was found.
Masker went to Scranton Saturday
morning and bought a horse from
Cusick, the undertaken. There was
another man with Masker and the
other man rode the horse to Haw-
ley.
Masker, Saturday night at $3.50,
engaged a room in the Franklin ho-
tel, in Scranton, but did not go to
bed. That is the last seen of him
until his body was found. The acting
coroner and the county detective be-
lieve he wandered to Seventh street
and fell from the wall.
How the man got on the wall or
what he was doing on the wall is
mystery that may never be explain
ed. The supposition, however, is
that he probably wandered in his
sleep.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
STOCKHOLDERS WANT
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
Levi Penwarden Through Attorney
Iloff Makes Application Before
Judge Searle This Afternoon,


Peter H. Iloff, as the attorney for
Levi w. Penwarden, stockholder
in the Honesdale Footwear company,
presented a petition before the court
today asking for the appointment of
a receiver for the Honesdale Foot
wear Company to take charge of the
affairs of the company. The action
is being brought for the purpose of
getting the insurance amounting to
about $4,000 for distribution among
the preferred stockholders of the
company. The plant of the Homes
dale Footwear company burned on
February 21st last and the insur-
ance has not been paid because of
the fact that no agreement can be ar
ranged between the officers of the
company and the stockholders. Mr..
Krantz alleges that he was offered
$4,000 but refused to settle for that
amount and is holding out for the
full amount of insurance
Judge Searle named Wednesday,
May 28, at 10 o'clock in the morning
as the day for a hearing on the ap-
plication for receiver with notice
for the attorneys to put in an ap-
pearance at the hearing. P. H. Iloff
and G. A. Garratt are the attorneys
for Mr.. Penwarden and other stock
holders. Attorneys c. A. McCarty
and c. P. Searle appeared for Mr..
Krantz and the Honesdale Footwear
Company.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
DAMAGING FROSTS.

During the past three nights
heavy frosts have formed. 1t is
feared that the vegetation and fruits
to a certain extent is damaged. Ice
formed to the thickness of half an
inch Saturday night and an inch
Sunday night.
Word was received from E. E.
Avery, Berlin, Monday morning and
he said that he was fearful of his
crop of peaches and strawberries.
Mr.. Avery said he placed some water
out Sunday night to get the thick
ness of ice, should any form, and to
his surprise Monday morning he
found that it was an inch thick. Mr..
Avery has twelve acres of peaches
and about an acre of strawberries.
The frost did considerable damage
to early grapes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
TALES OF THE LITTLE OLD STONE JAIL

scheme, all right; but he was sus-
pected, watched, and finally he was
arrested with the goods right in his
possession. Father brought him into
town, horse, wagon, hides and all,
and locked him up for safe keeping.
The hearing was held before Squire
Macintosh, who committed him to
Jail in default of bail to stand for
trial at the next term of court.
"The gate leading to the Sheriff
residence was one of the old-time
wooden affairs that closed it
self by means of an iron ball on a
chain one end of which was fasten-
ed to the gate and the other to a tall
post When father reached the gate
he let loose of his prisoner to open
the gate, and no sooner had he done
so than the fellow sprang away like
rocket and was off for liberty and
lodge in some vast wilderness. AS
he lit out for parts that he hoped
would be unknown to the Wayne
county officials, father gave a yell
and started in pursuit.
II was sitting at an open window
when father hollered and the chase
began. 1t was in June, and the day
W DIS uOJ. luB oOllCthlh6 " bb
going wrong l sprang out of the
house and leaped over the fence.
saw the running man peeling off his
coat and Logging it for all he was
worth. Father was doing the best
he could, but he was not young
man any more, and easily became
winded. Others were taking up the
chase, and / lit right out after the
HuI1rn in
the lead.
"As l passed father he yelled
words of encouragement to me, such
as Run, little Dorm! That's right!
Run! Run! Rum and did my best
At that time there was a bridge at
the foot of 10th street, and there
was where the man threw away his
coat. After crossing the bridge the
chase led up the river road, and
there was a procession of just about
twelve of US, all running for dear
life on a hot June day. When we
were nearing the brewery l was
about tuckered out, so was the man
ahead, while the tail-enders were
all walking along, putting like every
thing and enjoying the scenery. The
man quit running, and l made one
big effort to keep going and caught
up with him. l was too weak to call
out to him in the regulation novel
way, halt! you villain! Another
step and you die like a dog!' l felt
more like taking a drink of but
termilk and keeping still. What
did was to throw my arms around
him and hold him till the others
came up. He begged me to let him
go, and he offered me two hundred
dollars in cash he had on his person
and said / might have his horse and
wagon as my own if I would only al
] low him to escape. as.
when father and the Others
came up they seemed to think by
their talk and actions that l was
something of runner"
The Citizen man couldn't hell
wondering what would have happen
ed had that man only had the star
on his attempt at escape that Pol
and Frenchy had. Probably hi
would have tapped his wings ant
sailed over Irving Cliff.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
ENGAGEMENT OF MISS
HAGAMAN ANNOUNCED.

"A number of friends and members
of the Honesdale Presbyterian
church choir assembled at the home
of Miss Jane Hagaman, North
Boulevard, Friday evening, in re-
sponse to an invitation issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hagaman. At the
proper time Mr.. Hagaman, in words
most fitting for the occasion, an
nounced the engagement of his
daughter, Jane Delfreida, to Mr..
Harold Lansing Keith, of New York
City. A three-course luncheon was
deftly served. The menu consisted of
chicken salad, olives, strawberry
ice cream, cake, and fruit punch.
Cards furnished other amusement
for the evening.
The prizes were won by Elizabeth
Lawyer, N. Frank Frailey, and Louis
Mackley. Among those present were:
Misses Margaret Eberhardt, Ida EN-
mons, Jessica Robinson, May Robin
son, Elizabeth Lawyer, Ruth Lord,
Verna Reirdon, Anna Reirdon, Jane
ID. Hagaman, Of Honesdale; Noel
Woodward of Bethany, and Mrs. E.
F. Ames OF Waymart, and Frank
jenkins, Frank Frailey, Joe Bodie,
Harold Rowland, Louis Mackley,
Weston Parker, VIM. Reirdon, How
ard Hagaman and DR.. G. F. Barager.
OF Honesdale, and Harold #. Keith OF
New York City. Dainty refreshments
were served, Miss Hagaman and
Mr.. Keith are both well known in
musical circles.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
ALDENvILLE FARMER INJURED.

Willis Hopkins, farmer living
near Aldenville, was badly injured
Friday when his team of horses were
frightened while working in a field
on his farm. The supposition is that
the horses were frightened by a
woodchuck or other small animal and
started on a mad run. Mr.. Hopkins
had been spreading fertilizer and
was in wagon. A board in the bot
tom broke and he fell through the
opening. In falling his feet caught
beneath the wagon and he was
dragged some distance. DR.. Edward
w. Burns, of Honesdale, was called
and found the man in a serious con-
dition. His injuries, which were
numerous, were dressed according to
the best skill of the doctor, but the
man is still in critical condition.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
WOODROW WILSON'S SIGNATURE
AT THE COURT HOUSE.

The autograph of the country's
chief executive, Hon. Woodrow Will
son, is on file in the office of w. b.
Lesher, Register of Wills and Re-
corder of Deeds. The signature is
signed in ink and graces certifi-
cate attached to a certified COPY of
the records and proceeding in the
estate of the late Charles r. Under
wood. The certificate is certified to
by Woodrow Wilson as Governor of
the State of New Jersey and by s.
d. Dickinson, Secretary of State. 1t
ds decorated with yellow ribbons and
has a large blue seal of the said state
In the lower corner. The certificate
Is unique to say the least and may
be seen in Mr.. Lesher's office.