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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
RIVER FRONT WORK
IS BEING FINISHED
Rip-Rapping at Devils Creek Near
Fort Madison has Boon Done
by Big Force of Men.

The crew of men that have been
working on the rip-rap at Devil creek
finished at that point and resumed
operations along the city water front
today, says the Saturday Fort Madi
son Democrat. The work was taken
up at the foot of Pine street, where
the work had been completed to be-
fore the men went to the mouth OF
Devils Creek. The mouth of the creek
in former years was a source of con-
tinual trouble when the river and the
creek rose in the spring. The water
sometimes rose to such a haighth that
the roadbed shifted and necessitated
doing much repair work. The rip
/ rapping has rendered this spot i'm
mune from such trouble in the future.
/ The work will be done as far as the
/ Fridge on the north side of the river
and the boat houses will have to he
moved to the new boat harbor The
south bank will be treated in like man
her as lar as the Santa Fe right of
way follows the river. It is thought
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

them the right to make transfer OF
thirty patients from the Clarinda hos
pital to the insane hospital at the
county farm, with instructions that
the transfer may be made when the
board had certified that the cost OF
maintenance was not being paid by
any near relative of the patients. In
case it is being paid, then the super
visors will have to get the written
consent of the relatives before max
ing the transfer.
Supervisors declared that this order
will enable them to keep the required
number of patients in the county hos
pital in the future, whereas in the
past 1t has been almost impossible to
do it for the reason that relatives as
rule refused to give their permits
sion to a transfer of patients.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
SEVERAL TOWNSHIP
ELECTION RETURNS
Supervisors Have canvassed Results
on Justices Of Peace and Con-
stables Throughout County.

The results of the township cleo
lions. as shown by the vote so far
canvassed, are:
Charleston-Justic.e of the peace:
D. A. Hancock, H. G.. Kirchner; con-
stables: Herman Ball, Albert George;
trustees: C. A. Swinderman, Chas.
Klinger. Fred Hosier; clerk: Ben C.
Wahrer; assessor, J. G. REM.
Des Moines-Justices Of the peace:
Gus Peterson, DR.. P. e. Haines; con-
tables: John Larson, Frank Roush;
trustees: j. w. Sunden. Frank j.
Brodsky. Wesley Johnson; clerk.
John Cruze; assessor, V. Marsh.
Jackson. outside-Justices of the
peace: Albert Messenger, VIM. Haney;
constables: John Arthur, Henry Ny
ers; trustees: A. H. Linnenberger.
Henry Weirather. VIM. Meister;
clerk: w. D. Turner; assessor, Luman
Van Ausdall.
Montrose-Justices of the peace
Chas. Allen, r. LaFevre; constables.
Chas. Kendall. VIM. Spain; trusteeE:
John Orth. E. B. Crane, S. s. Wright,
clerk. Robert Allen; assessor, Allan
Philip.
Van Buren-Justices Of the peace:
J D. Riley, Winfield Scott; constables,
II. A. Moline, A. F. Thews; trustees:
Chas. Warren, w. H. Butlin. s. w.
Wells clerk. T. C. Pollard; assessor,
G. w. Ware.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

| Mr.. and Mrs John H. Violin, Of Keo-
kuk came up last Sunday to attend
the funeral OF Mr.. Rudolph Summer
holder. While here they we're the
guest OF Mira. Lou Argast and family.
DR.. George Marley, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Narrley and daughter, NADIA
line, Mr. and Mrs Ed. Marley and
daughter, Mildred. and Miss Agnes
Marley OF Keokuk attended the fu-
neral of their uncle. Mr. Rudolph
Summerhalder, last Sunday.
Mr.. Ira Guy and Bob Elder OF Ham
tlton were Nauvoo business visitors
on Wednesday of last week. ~.
The Nauvoo Ladies Priscilla CLUB
met at the home Of Mrs. Minna
Rheimberger on Friday of last week.
These popular ladies have concluded
not to discontinue their meetings be-
cause they are so instructive and en-
pertaining. Their next meeting VIII
be held next Thursday afternoon.
The ladies' ought to get up a show OF
their fancy needle work in our opera
house some time this winter, which
would attract almost every young
girl and lady in Nauvoo and surround
ing country. A needle work bazaar
would be drawing card here and
remunerate the ladies for their Ell
forts. We will say more about these
ladies in a future issue.
Messrs. Mahlin Boyer. and Ernest
Denny Of Bowen, ILL.,, were Nauvoo
visitors the fore part of the week.
They came here to visit friends and
relatives and hunt quail and rabbits,
and took Marshal Herman Berger
with them to coach them and see
that they did not violate the Illinois
game laws. This party went out
Wednesday morning on hunting ex-
petition and returned with enough
game to feed all the poor In Nauvoo-
we haven't any poor. Before they re-
turn to their Bowen home there Will
not be any rabbits or quail left. MI.
Mahlin Boyer and Mr.. Ernest Denny
are two of Bowen's most prominent
citizens, but Marshal Berger had to
do all the hunting.
Messrs. Art. and George Thompson
and Perry Martin of Bowen, Ill, were
Nauvoo visitors the week end. They
enjoyed one or two hunting trips on
Lake Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Giller and the,
Misses Clara and Helen Kruskopf OF
Warsaw were Nauvoo visitors last
Wednesday.
Nauvoo hunters now have splendid
sport killing duck and quail.
Nauvoo Ladies' Priscilla club will
meet with Mrs. James Farren next
Thursday afternoon.
Phil. Leicht, Charles Freibert and
Mr. B. A. Chapman, jolly trio OF
Burlington's business men, were in
Nauvoo last Tuesday interviewing
Nauvoo merchants.
Miss Gusty Gutherz. one OF Maui
yoo's pleasant little misses, aged four
teen years, has reen having severe
tussle with rheumatism. She Is get
ting little better now.
The Consumers Supply Company's
store in Nauvoo is doing nicely un-
der the able management OF John
Johnson and his able assistant, Ralph
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
BROKE A RECORD.

For the first time in its history two
yepusiicans will represent at the
came sessions the county Of Lee i'll
the state Legislature. There has been
a times in either branch members Of
that party. but at no time was both
the senate and the house supplied with
republican members. In 1891 Senator
Rothert represented Lee. Frsiley, just
recently elected. is the first member
of the republican party to be sent to
the senate since Rothert's term ev
pred At least that appears TO be the
record. Next season Joseph r. Frail ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
ELEcTRlcITYs PART IN MODERN
WAR

Since Jupiter hurled his immortal
thunderbolts, electricity has become
an all-important factor in modern war
fare. In our own civil war electricity
was used only for telegraph and sig
nal purposes. In this role 1t played
an important part for both sides, ELM
mating slow and costly couriers,
speeding messages across vast terri.
tn es in a fraction of second Since
that distant day electricity has been
used more and more in warfare and
war preparations, until now 1t can
safely be said that it is electricity.
and not the heaviest artillery, which
decides great battles.
Few people know the important and
variel use of electricity in this great
war OF the nations. The great navies
&c the warning countries could hardly
be operated without electricity. 1t
carries the wireless signal from ship
to ship, from station to station. 1t
revolves the gun turrets, manipulates
the guns, carries the ammunition and
controls the gun fire. Every part OF
the ship is connected by telephone
and signal systems. 1t lights tho
searchlights, drives the submarines
beneath the waves, and sparks the
motors for the air craft. 1t is even
used for cooking TIE food on mod
ern battleship.
In the field with the great armies
electricity is no less useful and impor-
tant. Here it is extensively used for
portable wireless stations and to es-
tahlish lines of communication be
tween army corps and division, be-
tween the firing lines and the supply
bases Buzzer signal systems. tele-
phones and telegraphs are also used
for this purpose. Portable searchlights
are carried by the infantry. Thou
sands and thousands of horses are
still used by the armies of Europe.
but huge auto trucks and high speed
automobiles are employed whenever
possible. OF course these cars could
not be operated without electricity to
ignite the gas. This is equally true
Of the huge air craft and flying ma
chimes. Electricity is used to fire mines
and dynamite charges when there ars,
railroads, bridges, etc. to destroy.
Electricity is also an important fac
tor in the hospital service where it is
used in the X-ray machines to locate
bullets and for various other surgical
operations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
DENMARK, IA.
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. . . . . . o D D > . o . . Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Guildmacker were
shopping in Ft. Madison Friday.
Mrs. Edward Dow is entertaining
the H. e. o. club today.
Mrs. Leverett of Ann Arbcr, Mich,
is visiting relatives and friends here.
Mrs. H. NJ. Van Tuyle and daughter
are home from Keokuk where they
went to see the big grandson and
nephew at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Dobson.
Arthur woodroffe is visiting rela-
tives and friends at Ames, Iowa
Mrs. Park and daughter Miss Ruth
will accompany Mrs. Frank Leverett
home to Ann Arbor, Mich, where they
expect to spend the winter.
A very pretty wedding took place
at the parsonage of the Congregation.
al church on Wednesday evening, Nov.
II, at s p. m. The contracting par
ties were Mrs. Mary Fields Bowden
of Denmark and Mr. E. E. Phillips of
Sioux Falls, 8. D., Rev Lyman speak
ing the words that united them till
death do us part" The ceremony was
witnessed by about thirty near rels-
tives and friends. After congratuia-
tons, three course supper was
served The parsonage was beauti-
fully decorated with chrysanthemums.
The bride was attireG in grey silk and
carried brides roses. After short
visit with relatives and friends III
Keokuk, Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips will be
at home here at Mrs. Phillips home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Nov. is, 1914

| Hudson. The officials have used GOOD
Judgment in selecting these young
men to conduct their Nauvoo branch
business house.
Some little cider was manufactured
in Nauvoo this fall and is selling at
40c per gallon.
Messrs. Frank Moeller and son Of
Keokuk were Nauvoo business vis-
itors last Wednesday,.
We noticed in recent issue OF The
Keokuk Daily Gate City that our
friend, Mr.. William Reimbold, Sr.
came near being defeated for county
treasurer. But, say, you can't defeat
Nauvoo boy and Mr.. Reimbold Is
Nauvoo product. honorable and popu-
lar among his associates.
Rev. H. j. Reimbold, who is still
in a hospital in Chicago, is not doing
as we'll as expected. He has throat
trouble and the case is getting some
what alarming.
The show given in the Nauvoo OPP
era house last Tuesday evening for
the benefit OF our public library was
a success. It was an all-home-talent
play and well presented, and the
library board cleared about $50.
William Reimb bold and Charles Mill
er of Keokuk were Nauvoo callers
last Tuesday.
A week from next Thursday is
Thanksgiving and Nauvoo people are
looking up their prospects for turkey
now
Joseph Benjamin, who has been
working at st. Mary's academy in
Nauvoo for number of years, died
in st. Joseph's hospital in Keokuk
Thursday morning. He was about
seventy years of age.
Mrs. Annie Laubersheimer Van Sit
teri, a lady well-known in Nauvoo.
is dead, which was great surprise
to her many friends here Her death
occurred In Keokuk at her home.
This popular lady was born and
reared in Nauvoo where her parents
lived and conducted fine hotel The
family left Nauvoo about 1884 to re-
side in Keokuk.
to report soon.
me MOntroSe DaSReL Dali team
played the Nauvoo high school team
here Saturday.
Rudolph Summerhalder. one Of Nau-
voos most prominent and popular
citizens, is dead, and his funeral oc-
CURED last Sunday afternoon. He had
an operation performed on his per-
son in Rochester. Mimi. from which
he failed to recover. He leaves a
wife to mourn.
Clarence Newton, who has been in
Keokuk hospital for several weeks
with broken arm, is in his Nauvoo
home again, he arriving today
Mr.. Irwin Hudson was TT. Mad
ison visitor one day during the week.
DIR. George Marley and sister,
Agnes, have been in Nauvoo for a
number Of days. These popular Keo-
kuk people have been here to arrange
affairs for their relative. Mrs Sum
merhalder, whose husband just died.
We would like to see DR.. George Narr-
ley locate here permanently, for it
looks like this is a good field for an
other physician.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

Pennsylvania has nearly Cne-half
of the total number of lime producers
in the United States, but it's produc-
ton is about % per cent of the total
quantity and 90 per cent of the total
value. Lime burning as an industry
us scattered pretty well over the
Estate. In 1912 the production amount
ed to S4S,159 short tons, valued at
S2,679,420; in 1918 it increased to
$50 1927 tons. valued at s2,743,197. AS
an indication of the scattered char
acter of the lime-burning industry, it
is stated by the United States geolog-
ical survey that the average value OF
the lime production per establishment
in Pennsylvania in 1913 was abou.
$500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

in Denmark. The out Of town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Wade and Mrs.
Riley of near Mendoza, ILL.,; Miss
Bennett OF Sioux Falls, S. D., and Mr..
and Mrs. Latham Aver of Keokuk,
Iowa, The happy couple have the best
wishes of all who know them.
Miss Edith Bement of Sioux Falls,
S. D., is visiting Miss Lura Houston.
The pupils of room B of Denmark
Union school will give a Thanksgiving
program. All invited.
Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Houston enter
tanned for Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips at
dinner yesterday. The relatives and
the minister and wife making the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
xeokuk, Iowa November IS, 1914
A CRY FOR BREAD.

A CRY FOR BREAD.
A cry is coming across the Main,
Listen, brothers. it is for you;
What will you answer them back
again?
Now is the moment to think and do.
Question not, is it Russo. or Gaul.
Saxon, Teuton-just this we know:
We are blood of them one and all,
And hunger is hunger, and woe is
woe.
Louder and louder the cry has come,
Give us, brothers, little bread;
God OF Mercy! and are we dumb
Not to answer, You shall be fed?'
Mothers. orphans-beside their dead,
Children as sweet as your very
own;
Kneeling just for a bite Of bread.
Answer quick-do you give a stone2
Cries for pity across the earth.
Cries to be only helped to livei
Ye who never have known of dearth.
Give the thing that you have TO
give.
Here no question Of Wrong or Right,
Blazing cannon or bursting guns,
Legions lost in the bloody fight,
Ours to rescue these starving ones.
Ours to act ERE the thing be done.
Black and sure is the hand of fate;
Death and famine-they have be-
gun
Brothers, act ere it be too late.
Hearts of Mercy, it calls to you,
Act ere the finger of fate may fall:
Do the thing that your heart would
do,
Answering, Lord. we have heard
the call.
BY S. H. NJ. BYERS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
that the work will last about another

that the work will last about another
month.
When completed Fort Madison will
have a river front that will be I'M
rivaled for miles north Or south. The
work will represent an expenditure OF
$4,000. Too much credit cannot be
given the Santa Fe for this improve
ment both from civic standpoint and
as a safety precaution. The work OBJ
viates any danger Of washouts on the
track along the river and eliminates
any chance of the ballast shifting and
making travel unsafe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

OF Fort Madison will be in the sem
ate and c. F. Sawyer OF Keokuk will
go to the house. Mr.. Frailey has the
distinction Of receiving the largest
vote ever given republican candi-
date for that Office and his friends are
expecting him to be one of the promi'
nent senators. In this hope there is
every reason to feel that he will meet
the expectations Of his friends not
only in Lee but in other counties, as
he is widely known throughout the
state
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
RELATIVES CAN NOT
PREVENT ANY CHANGE
Control Of Patients in County Hos
pitfalls 10 Vested in Supervise
ors According to Ruling.

People having relatives In ths
various state institutions who are not
paying for their maintenance cannot
prevent the various counties in the
state from transferring the patients
from the state hospital to the county
homes in the future, says a Des
Moines paper.
The new rule has been adopted by
the state board of control and be-
came known yesterday when an order
was received from it by the board
of supervisors of Polk county giving
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

Flatbush, L.. l., reports the failure OF
a cooperative store, in which the pro-
moters invested $4,000. Blame for
the failure is placed on the wives of
the promoters, who preferred to do
their shopping in the big stores of the
big cities
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

This is a festival season in New
York City, in honor of it's three hun
dredth anniversary. A series of cele-
brations are scheduled to follow each
other until November 81, when the
fral blowout comes off Also the lid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
Cause Of insomnia.

The most common cause of tnsom-
MIA is disorders of the stomach and
constipation. Chamberlain's Tablets
correct these disorders and enable you
to sleep. For sale by ali dealers.--Ad-
vertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
Your System
Demands

m occasional corrective to insure
eood health and strength. Success
b almost impossible for the weak
and ailing. Enjoyment is not
for the sick. impaired health
and serious sicknesses usually
begin in deranged conditions Of the
stomach, liver, kidneys or bowels.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

Chicago will launch a municipal
dance hall next month. Heads of
women's clubs and of civic organiza
lions will be asked to direct the feet
of dancers along paths Of righteous
ness" or steps to that effect
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
lneomple.e Information.

Aberdeen News: While searchin7
for leak in a gasoline tank ~
Sioux Falls garage, fire was stafss ~,
which caused loss of s2e.oo''.- -.
the dispatches fail to state wethef 'A
leak was found or not.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

San Jose, Cal, has no explanation
;or apology to offer for its unique dis
tinction of having ratio of three
bachelor maids to one manageable
man San Jose is equally handsome
in other ways.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16

Tnere are forty-three bridges span
ming navigable waters within the city
limits of Greater New York, and 1,200
employees look after their upkeep.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
and Mrs. Aver and Mr.. and Mrs. IN"
lips left for Keokuk.
Ionlohr.

Tonight, If you feel DUH and stup.u'
or bilious and constipated, take uo. ~,
OF Chamberlain Tablets and you VIZ
feel all right tomorrow. For SAFE
all dealers.-Advertise
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
Be00bany
Pills

are recognized all over the world
to be the beet corrective of troubles
of the digestive organs. They tone
the stomach, stimulate the liver, reg
ulate the bowels They cleanse the
system, purity the blood and
act n the best and safest way
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-16
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

NDVEH TSED * 6n0s
List OF letters remaining IN the
Keokuk postoffice, uncalled for. for
the week ending November IA 1914:
The Detroit times., 1914-08-04
Amateur Night, In One Of Detroits Little
TheaterS, Is Sight for Gods and ME

had the heart 10 suggest IT,. and tit
still lives.
Next was youth in factory clothes,
whereon cleaned the soil Of engine
grease and the white fake OF plaster;
under his arm was tucked brass
cornet and he sang song about
Uncle Sam. At the end of each verse
he played bugle call on the cornet
and blew so hard that he lost his
breath. and, therefore. had to start
the next verse three bars behind the
piano. He ended by playing Silver
Threads Among the Gold" with his
eyes shut. and his stomach protrud-
Ing In the most tempermental man
ner you could imagine.
Last was an old, old man. II was
as sad and pathetic and humorous q
sight as ever stage held. He was a
versatile old man and his accomplish
ments were many. His clothes were
old and faded and impressed, and
there was about him the air OF the
commonplace man who dreams the
spark Of genius CLOVIS where Is In
stead but glowing vanity as yet un-
smothered by gibe or cold truth. You
knew that In his heart he believed
the mantle OF Booth had fallen on his
aged shoulders, and the blind world
could not see. He sang and told jokes
as ancient and infirm as himself and
his old face with its white beard and
tired eyes grew alight with pride and
a certain grace slipped into the ges-
lures.
From canvas grip he took dunn
NV and announced his ability an
Fentrileauist The dummy wagged