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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16

blood, he was going to have it. So
he went behind the bar and after
helping himself, he discovered 8
Ratchet, ghas.ly with blood and hair
and Knights hat. with hole cut In
it, daubed with blood and hair. Con
siderable blood was also found upon
the floor of the bar room. He gave
the alarm, and the village was
aroused. Suspicion pointed strongly
to Walsworth. He was arrested and
blood was found upon his shirt
bosom and his handkerchief. The
mob raised the wild cry of "hang
him." and all that saved him was the
resolution and firmness of Peter
Miller, now dead. but at the time OF
resident of Fort Madison. who was
sheriff at the time Of this exciting
Incident
But where was the body of Knight?
That was the anxious and exciting
question. The. citizens sent across
the river to Nauvoo. ILL.,, and got a
Mormon cannon. which they fired
repeatedly, thinking that Knights
body was in the waters Of the MIS-
sissippi river and there being quite
an eddy at that point. would not
drift far. But the booming of the
cannon brought nothing to the sur
face. knight had lived some time at
Keokuk. and his brother John Knight
was still a resident here when Mr..
Griffith told the story; so many Of
the friends Of the family of Keokuk.
only twelve miles away from the
"maddening crowd" rushed to Mont
rose with vengeance in their minds
and a determination to hang Walls
worth.
About o'clock in the afternoon
the regular packet from St. Louis ar
rived at Keokuk. and a boy about
ten or twelve years of age got off the
boat. He was the son of old Mother
Jordan, who lived in the famous Rat
Row, on the levee in Keokuk. ~
''He was very bad boy and SCI.
dom told the truth" said Mr.. Griffith,
eff he could think of lie. He COM
menced telling that he saw Melanc-
thon knight below Hannibal. Mo-.
drifting down the river in a skiff.
hatless. Dan Hine. Charlie Moore
and others, thinking it another of the
boys lies. threatened to whip him
and scared the boy until he said he
did not see knight. But John Knight
and James Mackley were not satisfi-
ed They boarded the boat and
started on the downward trip, Blu.
they could hear nothing Of the miss
ing man until they arrived at st.
Louis. There they struck his trail
and found him in Jefferson barracks
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Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, August Is

The Hamilton high school begins on
Monday, Aug. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dennis and
family Of Springfield, Ill.,. are visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dem
mis- this week.
Our base ball team goes to War
saw, Sunday, Aug. 16, to cross bats
with the Warsaw team. AS both teams
have been going good this season
this game ought to prove to be fast
one. Game called at $3.50 o'clock
sharp Everybody come and enjoy a
good game of ball.
B. J. Crowder. accompanied by W..
Murphy OF Good Hope is enjoying a
vacation and rest this week at Buff
falo, N. Y, and other points of in
terest,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Railsbach Of
McComb, Miss, arrived Wednesday
and are guests Of the lady's father
Mr.. E.. Liegnot. 1,
Don't forget to attend the chautau-
qua, Sunday, Aug. 16, as Grace VIII
bur Trout will address the audience
in the afternoon and the entire even
ing will be full concert OF the
Fisher-Schipp orchestra, company
Of five. You cant afford to Miss any
of the program Sunday.
Mr.. E. M.sLeroy and Mrs. Viola Le-
roy of Hamilton were married in
Keokuk, Thursday evening at 8
o'clock, at the home of Lewis Leroy,
a son of Mrs. Leroy, A. l.. Macarthur
officiating and making them husband
and wife. t's a -,'s
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.,t Horse Thief Association viii
celebrate at Bluff Park on Wed
nesday, August 10, With
Big Time.
SOME UNIQUE CONTESTS
Family With Most Sons and Another
With Most Daughters Will
Be Awarded
Prizes.

The Anti-Horsethief association
from this district, is planning big all
day outing at Bluff Park on We'd.
nesday. August 10. The members
from Keokuk. Pennington and all
points in this vicinity will attend the
biz outing at the park. Preparations
are being made to take care Of big
crowd.
The program OF entertainment
which has been prepared under the
supervision Of a committee named
for the purpose, promises some real
features along the entertainment
line. For instance there will be a
race for the women between the
ages of 16 and 80. grandmother and
grand daughter. Driving nails CON
test for the women and prize is 60.
ing to be given to the largest family
attending.
A contest for the women In driv.
ing horses has been arranged. There
will be nail driving contest for the
women as we'll Races for. the young
women under sixteen have been
scheduled. There will be the grand
mother and granddaughter race be-
sides.
A baby show has been planned as
feature. The best looking infant and
the largest baby, and various other
standards of measuring his majesty
the baby, will be used In determining
the prize kiddies on the ground.
Then the real unique feature con-
test is the family contest A prize
will be given the family in which
there is the greatest number Of sons
and similar prize will be given the
greatest number Of daughters in the
family.
The committee announces that
these prizes were all suggested by
bachelor whose name they are with
holding for political reasons.
A big picnic dinner with all the
picnic trimmin.s will be the piece de
resistance OF the hungry hour and
there will be band music and real
canoe will be given for both old and
young.
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Movies at Grand Friday Proved At
tractive and Ladies Were Sue
cessfuI In Financial Way
In Venture.
ENJOY LOCAL FEATURE
Reel Showing Life at the Birge
Home Was One Of the At
tractive Parts Of This
Program.

The Benevolent Union benefit on
Friday afternoon and evening at the
Grand was, a distinct success, both
socially and financially for the movies
attracted crowd at both perform
ances. The pictures were of high
order and the house was filled at
every performance Naturally the
chief interest was in the reel of local
pictures.
The following officers and directors
OF the Benevolent Union were in the
pictures: Mrs. D. A. Golfer, Mrs. c.
F. Mcfarland. Miss Cora Parsons,
Mrs. John H. Cole, Miss Anne B.
Davis, Mrs. Joseph J. Ayres, Mrs. p.
E. Hawkes., Mrs. J. N. D. Dickinson,
Mrs. Ralph Brownell, Mrs. John Col,
lfer, Mrs. Alois Weber, Mrs. J. B.
Well, Mrs. J. E. Hayner. Mrs. H. E.
Radcliffe, Mrs. B. F. Jones.
The matron, Mrs. Moseley. and the
old ladies and the children who form
the household made very interest
ing and attractive picture. The en-
tertainment OF Friday evening was in
charge of Mrs. c. F. McFarlanG and
Miss Cora Parsons who were assisted
In selling candy and Ice cream cones
by Miss Mary Margaret Ayres, Miss
Emma Weaver, Miss Adelaide Bart
run, Mrs. E. H. Keator, Miss Rachel
Roberts, Miss Hanna Hawkes. and
Miss Mary McGrath.
Mrs. G. s. Pond. Mrs J. N. D. Dick
inson and Mrs. Geo. w. Delaplaine
sold the tickets which were taken
at the door by Howard Wood and E.
E. Hawkes., Jr. The following young
men also assisted at the theatre: E..
H. Keator, Malcolm Mcfarland, John
S. Sprowls, Raymond McGrath, Jew
EFT Fulton and Don McQuoid.
The courtesy Of c. H. Dodge, mana
ger of the Grand, who made it pos
sfble for the Union TO make the per-
torrance as much Of a success as. It
was, through his very great generosity
is appreciated by the ladies. 's'
The inmates of the home were
brought to the theater Friday after
noon and enjoyed the experience Of
seeing themselves as others see them.
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PERSONALS.

Miss Hammes left Monday for New
York City.
Miss Ethel Browning Of Delta, Colo,
is visiting Miss Article Montague.
Mrs. H.. A. Buck is In the east,
visiting the millinery markets.
Miss Aileen Leavitt returned to her
home in Kansas City on Saturday,
after ten days visit here.
Rev. H. B. Barnes, Will Worley and
Harry Rhodes left Thursday morning
for Los Angeles, California, in Mr..
Worley's new auto. They will visit
Inherent POINTS in Iowa, Nebraska and
Nevada. They expect to be several
weeks on the way before reaching Los
Angeles. Capt. s. T. Worley left
several days before for San Diego,
California.
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where he had enlisted in the govern.
ment service for i've years.

ment service for i've years.
In those days there were no rail-
roads nor telegraph lines and the
best the two men could do was to
take a packet boat back to Keokuk.
After an absence of forty-eight hours
they landed at home at o'clock in
the afternoon and all this time the
brave sheriff was fighting with the
mob at Montrose. AS soon as the
boat landed at Keokuk John knight
and Mackley got the best horses they
could find and ran them to Montrose
Arriving there they found that the
mob had Walsworth out Of Jail and
under a tree with a rope around his
neck and one end thrown over q
limb The courageous sheriff was
standing there,s+ pistol in hand,
swearing: n ;
II will shoot the first man that
dares to pull on that rope!"
You can scarcely imagine the feel.
ings of that mob when the two Keo-
kuk horsemen came dashing up. their
animals foaming with sweat, and IN.
formed the swaying and excited gath.
ering that knight was still living and
well. Walsworth was at once set
free and became a citizen OF Fort
Madison where he remained until
his death only a few years previous
to Mr.. Griffith's relating to the writer
the details of this story.
Mr.. Griffith's story of the theory Of
this affair forms "a thrilling sequel and
adds an interest ting phase to the
tumultuous, and dangerous incident
which came near causing the violent
and disgraceful death Of an innocent
man. At the time Of the occurrence,
an old tramp had been lying around
Montrose. full of whisky when he
could get it. He never had any mon
ely and was very quarrelsome when
under the influence of liquor. He
slept in the stables about the village,
nobody knowing his name, and nc.
body seeming to care whether he had
name or not. Very likely the old
tramp went aboard the wharf boat
late at night for whisky and got into
a fight with knight. Perhaps he
drew knife on him and knight.
probably in self-defense. dealt him a
fatal blow with the Ratchet Seeing
what he had done. under the excite
ment he drew the body of the dead
tramp along the floor to the outer
guard of the boat and dumped it into
the river. sra .ars 10 ui7.
AS to Knights hat, found besmear-
ed with blood and hair. knight may
have cut the hole and daubed it for
the purpose of creating the impress
sion that he was killed. thinking
that If he remained, murder would
out and he would get into trouble
over the affair. He took what money
he had, jumped into skiff and QUIET
ly drifted down the river to st. Louis.
where he was found by his brother
and James Mackley. AS further evil
dence of this theory, the old tramp
was never seen in Montrose after
the memorable night Mr. Griffith
added that he had talked to ex-Sher-
if Miller on the subject within 3
year, and he agreed with him in the
solution of the mystery.
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DINING CAR AT
NEBRASKA FAIR
Burlington Route will Operate 4 Car
Exactly az II X were Speeding :.
Over Plains.
Especial to The Gate City.l

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 15.-A stand
ard Burlington route diner, operated
exactly as If It were speeding over
western plants, will be one OF the
unique features OF the Nebraska state
fair, held at Lincoln, September z to
IL. 1t will form part OF the state
pure food commissions exhibition
and will be the first one ever so ex-
hibited Breakfast, luncheon and din
ner will be served to state fair visi-
tors.
c. E. Hartman, state pure food COM
missioner. selected the Burlington to
give the public an idea OF the mod
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16

Mrs. James Brown who has been suf-
fering from injuries from a fall is
rapidly improving though stiA unable
to perform her household duties.
Oscar Cox of Memphis, Mo-, is Wis.
iting his sisters Mrs. G. P. Pritchard
and Mrs. H. A. Medley.
Mrs. c. L. Vestal OF Chicago Is Wis
iting with her folks Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Gordon and family.
Melvin Saylber has accepted po-
sftion in shoe store in Missouri.
Miss Mabel Forester of Kahoka Is
visiting Mrs. M. G. Yater and Miss
Ora Yater.
G. w. PENCIL Of Lockport, N. Y.
father of Mrs. H. G. Parsons, came to
aid in the care Of Rev. Parsons who
has been seriously i'll for some time.
Mrs. VIM Peterson was operated on
at st. Joseph hospital Tuesday morn
ing. She is resting nicely at present,
which her friends will be glad to
hear. .S
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Newman are
visiting their son inTTruman, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Karr and
daughter and son from LaBel1e, Mo-.
are visiting relatives and friends this
week. Elmer has sold his farm in
Missouri and has bought a farm down
near Mallard. ILL.,, where they intend
to make their future home.
Mr.. o. B. Vaughn of Lomax and son
DR.. Vaughn of this city and E. E.
Dumbauld took in the LaHarpe fair
Thursday in Mr.. Vaughns car.
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weight dropped from las to Il
pounds l suffered for about tw
months when I was advised to us
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera an
Diarrhoea Remedy. used two bottl(
of it and 1t gave me permanent \
lief." writes B. w. Hill OF Snow Hi
N. c. For sale by all dealers.-Adv(
tisement.
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ing dining car will be one Of the main
attractions of the state fair.
Remarkable Cure o. Dyscntery.

Il was attacked with dysentery
about July 18th. and used the doctors
medicine and other remedies with no
relief, only getting worse all the time
/ was unable to do anything and my
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
Tow Announcement!

Contrary the prevailing idea regarding toys for
the coming Christmas season, caused by the Europ
wars, will have much larger and more com
plee stock Of foreign toys display this season than
ever before. Twice the space that has previously
been used for toys will be occupied by this depart
ment, and the public will be much surprised and pleas
ed with Toytown Mr. Carwalho, toy buyer.
placed import orders last February, while in New
York City for that purpose and had our shipments
much earlier than usual because of the opening
in September of our much larger Toy department.
The children Of Keokuk and vicinity extremely
fortunate in that all import orders in
store-the last having arrived Tuesday, Toytown
will be open during the month of September this year
and new goods will be shown then In pricing the
foreign toys will be taken of the toy fam
inc throughout the country, and the public
pect the usual moderate prices courteous treatment
and prompt service rendered here to-fore.
Duncan-Schell Furniture Co.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
How She Knew.

~ do think" exclaimed Mrs. Tolker
Indignantly, that Mrs. Gadabout is
the most aggravatingly inquisitive wo-
man, if must say so, l ever knew.
Why, l never pass her on the street
hut what she invariably turns her head
and stares back at me to see what I've
got on and how it sits from behind"
"How-eHthat is. l was wondering,
my dear, how you found out that the
mean thing looked back. Some one tell
you?" inquired Mr.. Tolker innocently.
And Mrs. Tolker straightaway turned
the stream of her Indignation, seething
hot, from Mrs. Gadabout to her "insin-
uating wretch of husband" as she
fondly terme him, and after the first
pyrotechnic outburst refused to speak
to the fortunate man for the rest of
the evening. -Plttsburg Dispatch.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
The Big Show is Ready
Everything in Shape for Opening of
National Stock Show January 10.

Entries for the coming big Stock
Show at Denver have closed, and Sec
retary johnson reports that if every
thing comes that is entered every avail
able inch of space in the show and stock
yards will be occupied Every depart
ment of the show is filled to overflow
il z and it will be the most wonderful,
Interesting and educational exposition
lOf the kind ever held in the
west. The railroads are reporting in
dications of very large attendance.
While the big Snow" at Denver was
handicap in the work Of preparation .
small army of men and teams have
been busy hauling snow away and the
warm winds lately have put things in
good condition. Weather Clerk Bran.
ienburg at Denver reports specia
consignment of regular Stock Show
weather en- route for Denver. Denver
is expecting to entertain in the neigh.
borhood Of forty thousand outside peo'
PIE durir K Stock Show week.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
Advertising Pays.

A business man who is leaving Hol
yoke dropped into the Herald Office and
ordered twenty-five cent want ad
placed in the paper notifying its read
ers that he wished to sell his household
goods and, within less than week from
the publication of that issue of the Hei
aid. this man had sold his household
goods to parties who learned of his in.
tention to sell by reading the want ac
in the Herald.
1t does not pay to waste time hunting
buyers for your property when u little
want ad in the Herald will bring the
buyers to you.
Two other parties who had want ad:
in the Herald for couple of issues or.
dered the ad discontinued the first OF
the week saying, 1--WE have sold tn,
property"
The state herald., 1914-01-09
Golfers Weekly.

Everybody wants to read Golfers
Weekly which has recently been redue-
ed in price from $3.50 to 81. 80 and we
have made arrangements by which we
can furnish you Golfers Weekly and
the State Herald for 81 so. the regular
price Of Golfers alone. This offer is
good for both old and new subscribers.
Come in and SEQ a copy of Golfers and
give US your name as = subscriber as
we cannot promise a continuance Of this
offer for any length Of time.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
Special Prices for January.

Commencing with the New Year ",
will make special 80 day sales on vari
Gus articles in our line.
AT some time during the year yor
will be able to buy from US most oi
your motor needs practically at cost.
Anticipate your wants and take ad
vantage Of these articles.
Our repair department is always In
working order and in charge OF yer,
competent mechanic.
We sell the well known Buick line OF
Motor Vehicles.
Let Us show you how favorably the
Buick compares with other cars of sim.
liar price and you be the Judge.
New electrical equipment on the later
models has present,d new problem in
the care and repair OF automobiles
which we ARE quite well equipped to
handle.
Our line Of accessories Is very COM
plete and we have In stock and expect
to keep most Of the parts often
needed for cars In this territory.
The unusually quiet winter weather
will no doubt make It necessary for you
to do some engine pumping for stock
water. Let us show you what we have
In the line Of pumping engines.
Our aim In the future. as In the past
vii be to serve our patrons economical.
ly and satisfactoril,.l
Our specials for January will be Mich
elm. United States and Lee Puncture
Proof tires per cent cash discount.
Pagoma, Wyeth and Columbia lgnitor
dry cells 20 cents each.
Gasoline and oil At the curb.
Watch for our February specially.
Holyoke Auto Co.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
Cardiff Giant is back in
e. Fort Dodge.

FortDodgc, In. Jan. 2.-Unheralded
the Cardiff giant was returned TO It's M
tive home here late yesterday. The
big fellow, weighing 1880 pounds, is IL
good condition. He was Immediately
placed in u FIRE proof warehouse. wher,
he will be kept until other quarters car
be obtained for him. J. r. Mulroney,
the new owner Of the giant. 10 us yet
undecided what To do with the big stat.
Nc. lie probably will be exhibited 70
c!tizenn OF Fort Dodge.
The giant lett Fort Dodge In 1868 AZ
rough piece Of gypsum rock. quarricd
few miles south Of here. lie wnt
transported by wagon TO Boone and
thence to Chicago. where he was carved
lie was then taken TO Now York state,
buried and later discovered.
Many seientiais were fooled and ia
owners made fortune displaying the
"fopnilized man. "--Es.
The state herald., 1914-01-09


The Sarah Ruth Bates Company en-
tertainment at the auditorium last eve,
ming was given before large audienc,
and every body present pronounces q
one Of the best that liolyokc has eve,
had in that line. The ladies' are all nr
lists In their several parts OF the pro
gram given. Sarah Ruth Bates 10 on,
Of the best public readers and imperson
aters that Holyoke ha. ever had III,
privilege OF hearing. The entire pro
gram was greatly enjoyed by the audi.
cnee ms was shown by the enthusiast,
cheering. and these ladies' will find at
apprceiative audience at any time the,
may return TO our town.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
Stock Holders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Phillips County
State Bank, for the election of direc-
tors for the ensuing year and the trans
action of other business that may prop
erly come before the meeting, will be
held in the Office of this association on
the second Tuesday in January (Janua-
ry 13, 1910 between the hours of 10 a.
m.and 4 p. m. Rob.t L. johnson. Cash
The state herald., 1914-01-09
10 per cent off for cash
Groceries
at
Scheunemann's

d. W. Scott, president of the Faru
srs State Bank of Haxtun, went
through Holyoke Monday from Crane
Island, Neb., where he had been visit g.
ing n couple OF weeks with his family
who are living in that place during the
school year in order that his son Bryan
and daughters. Misses Gladys. and Col.
die. may attend school.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
Humorous Entertainment.

On Jan. IL, 1914, John J Cochran
will give an evening Of Song and Story,
under the auspices Of the Ladies Aid
Society Of the M. E. Church, at the au-
ditorium. Mr.. Cochran comes highly
recommended as an impersonator and
you will be sure to enjoy his entertain.
ment. Price of admissisn 25 cents,
children Is cents.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
Notice.

All parties indebted to me for ,he
purchase OF Rawleigh Products will c.
at the office Of the Fulscher Land Com
pany and pay same to Leon Kep,er,
taking receips for amount.
Dated at Holyoke, Colorado. Deccm-
Der 3O. 1913. =. b. Mason.
The state herald., 1914-01-09

Read the January special prices of
the Holyoke Auto Co., in this issue. 1t
will be interesting reading for owners
Of automobiles.
The state herald., 1914-01-09

DO not borrow your neighbor's copy
of the Herald to read but come in and
subscribe while you can get it at bar
gain
The state herald., 1914-01-09

Miss Vernie Behnfeldt who had been
spending the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Behnfeldt of this
cuunty, left Saturday for Lincoln, Neb.
where she is teaching draughting in the
Registers Ladies Sewing College.
The state herald., 1914-01-09
Lost.

One large, long-haired, yellow dog,
weight about 80 1bs., has white stripe
down his muzzle and wore new collar.
Anyone finding dog, please notify Ed
Cline, Lamar, Neb.
The state herald., 1914-01-09

Mrs. o. r. Lamb Of Lincoln, Neb.,
who had been visiting few days with
her brother, W. H. Lyman and family,
of Holyoke, left Saturday evening for
Denver on her way home.
The state herald., 1914-01-09

For salecheap, a section Of land IL
miles southwest of Holyoke. Can be
bought as whole or divided. Two
dwellings and other farm buildings on
land. C. W. Presba, Holyoke, Colo.
The state herald., 1914-01-09

Miss Flickinger returned Saturday
from Ulrichs, s. D., where she spent
the holidays with her mother. Miss
Grace her sister. returned with her for
for a visit. ..a
The state herald., 1914-01-09

Earl Berreman has resigned his po.
sition as agent for the Boulder Cream
cry Company at Holyokc and S. u.
Palmer from karsas has accepted tn,
position and taken charge of the bust
Miss of the company.
The state herald., 1914-01-09

Miss Francis Coffey who is attending
school at Kearney, Neb., spent the hol-
idays with relatives in this county leav-
ing Monday for Kearney.
The state herald., 1914-01-09

Will Means who is attending school
at Lincoln, Neb., left Holyoke Tuesday
where he had been spending the holi-
days with his father and sister.