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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31
Improvement Being Made In Business
Condition in the United States
In spite Of the European
Conflict.
Z EFFECT
Industries Are Paraiyzed Because All
Men Have Been Summoned to
Fight for Their
Country.

and confident efforts are being mace
to adjust business to war conditions
both at home and abroad. Here much
progress has been attained and more
will follow. Abroad the situation Is
different. Germany's enormous com
merce and industry is OF course
practically paralyzed. Beyond taking
care of her own immediate internal
necessities, Industrial Germany Is I'M
a~voidably al a standstill. Upon that
country the stress OF war is falling
with intense severity; and. whether
sympathizing with the German cause
or not, one cannot but deeply regret
the gigantic disaster which has faller.
upon the progressive ain, enlightened
nation. Upon little Belgium and up
on France also. two Of the most ad'
yanced countries In h world. the
blast OF war has come with crushing
force. These two nations will suffer
relatively even more than Germany;
for their fairest and most prosperous
sections are being devastated by I'M
mense armies and wholesale destruc-
ton. Upon Russia. Austria Japan
and other nations. the blow will be
much less severe because they are
out of the field Of conflict. pon
Great Britain the effects OF the war
cannot yet be told. In short. the loss
will not be SO great as in the case
Of Germany; and would soon be at
least partially compensated for In
various directions. such as new aven-
ues Of commerce, new colonies, new
markets, new industries and tho
hope of q decline in militartsm. But
her military leaders are not indulging
in false hopes. Germany's ability and
endurance as a fighting nation are not
to be moderated: and II overcome II
win only be through Overwhelming
numbers and superior resources. At
the moment the best that can be
hoped for concerning this colossal
conflict is that before long a decisive
battle will be fought. which will
check the mad carnage and induce all
parties to refer their claims to some
form Of diplomatic conference. A
great battle might easily be the occa.
sion for proposing az armistice. and
it goes without saying that from no
country in the world could such q
suggestion come with more grace
and more force than from the United
States. Let us hope that in some
such way this ~stuDendous struggle
may be quickly brought to an end.
and not prolonged by passion on
either side. When sanity regains ita
sway in Europe there will DE reason.
able hope Of such a contamination.
The financial situation in New
York though still much confused.
shows some improvement. There Is
a calmness regarding the seriousness
of the situation which at least is re
assuring. Our banks are cooperating
to meet a grave situation in the most
energetic and cordial manner. The
government also has done much to re.
lieye the situation and prevent harn-
full strfngency. II any suggestion
could be offered toward further aid
in the situation. 1t would be in the d.
rection Of a more generous use OF
clearing house certificates. A little
more ju%dicious liberality on part Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

Bert Cutting of Indianapolis,
nineteen years old, who has been to-
tally blind for years. has won distinc.
ton for himself by reproducing in
shorthand a speech made by Governor
Ralston. He uses a mechanical de,
vice instead Of taking the usual short.
hand notes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

The rate Of growth of mahogany is
shown in southern Nigeria, where the
site Of a town destroyed sixty years
ago has been covered with a forest
containing mahogany trees, some OF
which are more than ten feet in
diameter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31
wagons and another Austrian -
standard.

Feel languid, weak, runs Inst
Headache? stomach "off- prrlock
plain case OF lazy liver. l,nuach
Blood Bitters tones liver ana ,s nlood.
Advertisement 4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

Dyspepsia is Americas curse. Bur.
dock Blood Bitters conquers dyspep-
STA every time. 1t drives out impur-
tiles, tones the stomach, restores per
feet digestion, normal weight, and
good heaIth.-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

To solve the problem OF d~isposing
of the dead, a famous German archi-
tect proposes to erect in the chief
cities immense pyramids, each of
which would hold the ashes of 1,000,.
coo cremated bodies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

Peter F. Daley, the actor, who died
in Chicago on May %. 1908, left a
total estate of s16,516, having a net
value of S1O,50O. Mr.. Daley left no
will. His estate was divided equally
among Robert L.. Daley, brother;
Loretta Daley, sister, and Louis Nc
Cabe, nephew.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31
A Fellow Feeling.

Will S. Beels in Hopkinton Leader:
As chairman of the street committee
the kaiser in the hour of his extrem-
ity. Everybody is jumping onto him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

A London physician practicing in
the poorer districts of that city says
that % percent of the children coming
under his observation wear charms
and amulets under their clothing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

In Italy electricity used for light
ing is taxed and that used for heat
ing is not and to prevent persons
using heating circuits for lights, there
has been invented apparatus period
1cally to interrupt the current.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31
The Brightest
Women Find

sometimes that they are dull in
mind, depressed in spirits. and that
they have headache, backache,
and ~sufferings that make life
seem not worth living. But these
conditions need be Only temporary.
They are usually causedby Indigestion
or biliousness and a few doses Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31
a.r,noe Disappearance.

Springfield, Mass, almost
George Fred Williams mgr. whole
be said to have started u ~ that
prodigious row by his a.'a the state
gem Of European tatecra Of our
OF Albania. What has os
sorrn4r minister to Greece!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

Stephen F. Russo Of Peekskill N
Y, gave a pint Of his blood to save the
life Of jerome Baldwin, a stranger, in
a TRANSMISSION operation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

A Norwegian scientist has advanced
the theory that Saturn's rings are
electrical phenomena, produced by the
radiation of luminous particles from
the planet, which constantly renews
them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

Tunis J.. Powell, president of the
American District Telephone company
OF New York, died in his home in
iBrooklyn. He was e~ighty-two years
old.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

H. q. Kilkirk of Sharon, Pa. has
been provided with a new eyelid by
surgeons to replace one lost In an &C
cident three years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

Ralph Emerson, philanthropist, man
ufacturer, inventor and cousin OF
Ralph Waldo Emerson, died recently
in his home at Rockford, Ill, at the
age of ei%ghtythree years. He was
born in Andover, Mass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

A Danish nerve specialist places his
convalescent patients on top OF q
piano that they may be benefited by
the vibrations as it is played.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

It has been found advantageous to
use tungsten for the targets In X-ray
tubes on account OF the high tempera-
ture attained.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

Most of the ostriches on the ranches
OF South Africa are Matched in incu-
bators.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

From the waters of the northwest
coast of western Australia, a total OF
25,440 hundredweight of mother-of-
Pearl shell was fished, at an average
selling price last yea of S1.250 per
tho.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

The term OF the duke of Connaught
as governor general Of Canada, which
should expire on October %, has
been extended indefinitely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

William Guggenheim OF New York
has donated $4,000 to the German
Red Cross society.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

Battles in human blood between
white corpuscles and disease germs
have been photographed with the mo-
tion-picture camera by two French
scientists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31
rHoUcHr FoR rHE DAY.

Small thanks to the man for keep
ing his hands clean who would not
touch the work but with gloves on
Carlyle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

that the Panama-Pacific exposition in
1915 viii be held as announced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31
May Be
Relied Un0n

Dissection Of special value with every bon.
Seld evesywhsrs. h bsxss. i0e., 2Sc.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-06-26

We were visited by 20 of an inch
of rain Monday night which freshen-
ed up everything quite a considerable
Carrie Shield, the four year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Norris
Shield who liye a mile and a half
north west of town, died last Friday.
after lingering illness of almost
years duration. Death was directly
due to enlargement Of the liver. The
funeral was held Sunday and the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Catho-
lie Cemetery west of town.
Scott Merrill and Bert. Humphrey
were hitching up broncho at the
Green Feed Barn last Thursday after
noon in order to give it a workout
before attempting to drive it to Murdo
the next morning to the big doius'
there, when without any warning
whatever the sbroncho began buck
ing and kicking and kicked Mr.. Mer-
rill on the right shoulder and on the
side of his face knocking him against
the buggy. Scott was knocked nn-
conscious and was pretty well bruis-
up about the face and right shoulder
and arm. He received two scalp
wounds, one just back of the left ear
and another on the left side of his
head where he came in contact with
the buggy and considerable skin was
also peeled off from his right cheek.
No bones were broken and takeing
everything into consideration Scott
got Of mighty lucky and is getting
along line at this time, but he says he
will try and be little more careful
The nexttime.he handles bronchos
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-06-26
A Safe and Sane Celebration in Wood
on July Fourth.

I
AS G:result OF the meeting of the
committee Tuesday, that was appoint
ed sometime ago from Cody, Happy
Hollow, Pure Water. Rosebud Val
ley, Butte Valley, Berkley and Wood,
it has been decided to hold an old
fashioned celebration here at Wood.
The morning exercises will be held in
the New Hall where program con-
! sisting of music, both vocal and in
strumental, readings and recitations
will be carried out. The morning ex-
ercises will commence promptly at
1870 o'clock After the program at
the Hall all will adjourn to beauti-
full little natural grove on the j. T..
Hooking farm just east of town, where
a big basket dinner will be enjoyed
in the shade of the stately oaks and
elms. In the afternoon there will be
two games of base ball on the local
diamond one game the married men
will be. pitted against the single men
and the other game will be Riser
Creek rs Butte Valley, both games
promise to be interesting exhibitions
of the National game. There will
also be a number of races pf various
kinds, tugs Of war aud other field
sports TO entertain those who come to
Wood to celebrate, There will be
something doing every minute until
the sun sinks behind the Buttes in
the west. Mr.. Hooking has a good
pasture, and he says you can bring
your team and turn it loose in his
pasture on that day if syou want to
free of charge, and there is an ample
water supply there for your horses
olso.
Here is partial program for the
morning exercises at the hall:
Instrumental Duet, National AIRS"
JIG. Cordell, Cornet, Miss GLADYS
Cordell, Piano.
Declaration of Independence"
j. B. Brown
Reading, Miss Fay Krieger
Solo, Winefred Lyme Hooking
Selection, Mrs. Ritts
Ill Trevatore, Piano, Miss Madison
Recitation Miss Blanche Meyer
Violin Solo Prof. M. JHrgens
Reading Miss Amo Wildman
Piano Duet, Miss Mamie Shafer and
Miss Gladys Cordeil.
Select Reading, Miss Margret Tenny
Instrumental Duet, j. G. Cordell and
Miss Gladys Cordell,
The above is only about half of the
program, and we could not get a com
plete program in time for publication
in this weeks issue, but suffice to say
that it will be worth your while to
come to Wood early on the Fourth
and not miss this program at the
Hall and from that time on there will
be something doing all day long.
Not dull moment, and all along safe
and sane lines of good wholesome
fun and amusement. We are expect
ing to see you and your friends here.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-06-26
u. s. Weather Bureau Report
For Week Ending June "a.

Total precipitation from January
lst, 1914, to date, 9.73
Total precipitation for 1913 1876
FRED G. KIRCH, Observer
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-06-26
LOCAL ITEMS
AS taken from anOtheTS lip.
And jotted down upon Slip;
And If someone has lied to us.
Please Slun this Office when YOU Gus

One week from tomorrow is the
Glorious Fourth.
! Mack Vaughen left last week for
/ the harvest fields.
Not dull moment in Wood on the
Fourth. Are you coming?
Come and help pull few tail feath
ers out Of the Eagles tail at Wood on
the Glorious Fourth.
DR.. l.. G. Jurgens of Gregory, re-
Gently filed on the S f u, Section 81,
1926, and his family are now living
on the place.
A. G. Gustenson moved to his home
stead on the S w d, Section IS, 1926
Monday Of last week from his former
home near Ideal in Tripp county.
Miss Olive Jackson and Miss Al
vina RoveauX returned Sunday from
Flandeau, S. D., where they had been
attending school the past winter
Girls have you seen that beautiful
line of brand new Summer dress goods
at Abourezks? You sure ought to
see this goods before you buy that
new dress.
The Indians are arranging for big
Fourth of July celebration on the
same grounds they held their cele-
bration last year, about two miles
south west Of Wood.
Mrs. Ed Jackson returned Sunday
from st. Francis Mission where she
went to bring home her children who
had been attending school there for
the past term.
Butte Valley and Wood played
matched game of ball on the local
diamond Sunday afternoon which re-
suited in victory for the Butte Val.
ley boys. Score 7 to II.
Frank Brown went to Murdo, Fri
day to play ball with the Kiser Creek
team. He returned home Saturday.
He reports a good crowd in attend
ance at Murdo's two big days doins.'
Rev. Keepers delivered the second
ola series Of FIVE lectures at the
school house here Sunday evening.
These lectures require considerable
study and preparation and are real
interesting and more of our people
should come out to hear them.
A large number of friends gathered
at the Madison home south east of
Wood last Friday night and agree
ably surprised Miss Ethel. The even
ing was very pleasantly spent with
music and games. Refreshments con
sistiong of ice cream and cake were
served during the evening.
The Nebraska Telephone Co, have
a force of men here this week who
are setting new telephone poles be-.
tween here and White River and will
put this line in first class condition.
Several big loads of telephone poles
have been freighted over from Murdo
and unloaded here.
Geo. Schanbacher drove a fine
bunch of heifers through town Satur-
day that he had just bought of Frank
Richardson north east of town. Geo.
is one of our most successful home
steaders who is on the right road to
wealth and it is our prediction that it
will be but few years until he will
be one of the most comfortably fixed
farmers in the country.
Are you looking for ''Ford" dimes9
Well we fear you have long search
before you, Its not much trouble to
find dime with the mint marx "F"
20" or I'D" but there is no genuine
dime made with the mint mark t'R"
on it, SO if you find such dime Ahat
is the genuine article, it is rebliy
worth a good deal more than a ford
'ear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
SAGE TEA DANDY
To DARKEN HAIR
It's Grandmother's Recipe to Bring
Back Color and Lustre to
Hair.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night If you'll get a 50-cent bottle OF
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound at any drug store. Millions Of
bottles of this old, famous Sage Tea
Recipe are sold annually, says well
known druggist here, because 1t dark
ems the hair so naturally and evenly
that no one can tell 1t has been ap-
Piled.
Those whose hair IS turning gray,
becoming faded. dry, scraggly and
thin have surprise awaiting them,
because after one or two applications
the gray hair vanishes and your locks
become luxuriantly dark and beautiful
all dandruff goes, scalp itching and
falling hair stops
This Is the age of youth, Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't want
ed around, so get busy with Wyeth's
Sage ana Sulphur tonight and you'll
be delighted with your dark, hand
soma hoi- anr vow youthful appear
ance within a few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
The Baff Murder Case,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Positive
Identification OF the murderers Of Bar
nett Baff was expected to follow in
formation furnished the police todap
by a truck driver named Sullivan, who
was in West Washington market, and
saw the Independent poultry dealer
shot down by gangsters. Fear of re-
prisals by gangsters has kept Sullivan
quiet up to the present. Monday he
will go before the grand jury and re-
peat the story told the investigators
today of how he was within few
feet Of Bar when he was shot down.
H.. saw both assassins clearly and as
serts that he could recognize both II
he saw them again.
District Attorney Whitman has
been handicapped in his attempts to
discover the identity Of the Baff MUIR
derers by the fear in which many ma
terial witnesses hold the gangsters.
The grand jury probe will be conduct
ed slowly, partly because the district
attorney wishes to bring in true bills
against all Of those in any way con-
nected with the crime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
To Haze Smooth, White,
Soft Skin All Winter

Does your skin chap Or roughen
easily in this weather, or become IN
duly red or blotchy? Let me tell you
a quick, easy way to overcome the
trouble and keep your complexion
beautifully white. smooth and soft the
winter long. Just get an ounce Of or
binary mercolized wax at the nearest
drugstore and use little before re-
firing. as you would cold cream. Upon
arising, remove the coating with
sudsy water. The wax. through some
peculiar attribute, flecks of the rough,
discolored Or blemished skin. The
WORKOUT cuticle comes off just like
dandruf on a diseased scalp, only In
almost invisible particles. Mercol-
lied wax simply hastens Natures
work. Used as required, 1t keeps the
face constantly free from devitalized
scarf skin and only the healthy, young
looking skin is In evidence. It's the
best treatment known for weather
beaten, aged. muddy, freckled, PIN
pied and all unbeautiful compilations.
Some skins wrinkle easily in win
ter. There's an excellent remedy In
a harmless wash lotion made by dis
solving OF. powdered saxolite in "
pint witch hazel. This will quickly
eradicate every line-The Woman
Beautiful
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
MONTHLY MUSIC
PROGRAM AT CHURCH
epecsa, Program will be Given This
Afternoon at st. Johns
Church. s@sB

The monthly musical service at ST.
Johns church will be held on Sunday
afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. The pro-
gram will include music appropriate
to the Christmas season by the choir,
under the direction Of Frank E. Full
err. organist and choirmaster, and the
soloists will be Miss Louise Klein and
Master Bunch. The program is as fol-
lows:
Processional-"O Come All Ye
Faithful" Reading.
Gloria-Chant, Hopkins.
Magnificat-Clare.
Nunc Dimittus, chant-Spohr.
Hymn-It Came Upon the Mid
night Clear" Willis.
Offertory- Sing o Heavens"
Tours.
Presentation sentenoe-Old Hun
dred.
Hymn-"o Little Town Of Bethle.
hem," Redner.
Hymn-"Hark What Mean" Geer.
Hymh-"S Shout the Glad Tidings,"
Avison.
Vocal solo-'As Pants the Hart"
John A. West-Miss Louise Klein.
Organ solo-March Pontificale, Lem
mems.
Vocal solo-"O Holy Night" Adam
Master Elmer Bunch.
Recessional = While Shepherds
Watched" Traditional
Postlude-March, Hill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
SAYS TRUTH WOULD
END THE WAR
English Poet Asks America to Speak
Up and Put an End to
the 1utchery.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Dec. 26.-"Let America
speak and end this war and all hu.
mainly will bless her to the end Of
time" was the appeal OF Alfred Noyes,
English poet, to the American people
today. Noyes who is well known In
the United States, declared that only
the truth can end the war and that
the American people should tell this
truth to Germany.
"The Germans are not only losing
their lves-they are losing their
minds" asserted Noyes. Though the
end is not doubted, this Is just q
senseless weller Of bloodshed. Pre-
pared In secret, this war was begun
by the brutal wholesale slaughter Of
unarmed citizens Of small nation
whose only crime was innocence.
This war threatens now to become
one Of determination and is develop
ing into the most appalling disaster
that has ever befallen humanity. One
country and one alone is openly throw
ing over every law OF God and OF man,
is numbering it's own citizens by the
thousands and battering the ramparts
of civilization. Those who are re-
sponsible, dare not let their people
have the truth, preferring to send
them to their death rather than risk
a revolution.
ut is the duty now Of every neutral
country to drive the truth into them
and then the German people them
selves will end the war. When they
do, they'll end exalted forgers of tele-
grams, crowned thieves and lying dip
lomats.
LET America speak as Lincoln
spoke and lift up the glories Of lib
erty to minds OF men, who are like
sheep. being prepared for the slaugh-
ter"