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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-11-20

Pure lithium, which is the lightest
metal known, has no practical use.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-11-20

the doctor, who answered my letter
promptly. I began taking treatment
as soon as possible, Tongue cannot
express how suffered. ! feel grate-
full for what the doctor has done
for me, and would not do without
Peruna. ! now enjoy as good health
as ever. find 1t has improved my
health so much that will recommend
II to any one cheerfully."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10
CITY NETS

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10
CITY MEMS

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10
PERSONALS

M SaSh ENlIHsTsif vsnt 10 2es
Stqiress ais sFore5nS 30 v4sSe WITH
-,aaE5~sS anu srsenlis tor 3 ssss SssaSss
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rssasvss n Ssos,tS. slliss wees.
safscsr william SasphsrE o. ne 10
81 sssies 5or,s. rsSurassf soS, sr9sn
caiSase sasSs as ass assa <Reuans
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10
PERSONALS

~ S<sspl CiiIoG 0S C5issass = N
TIE ciE2r r5sSrinss Hsc Cz-srtS ~ 2Eto
ACS - = SaSS s}s s',Eirlsr street,
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10
518-52O-522-524 MAIN STREET
KEOKUK, IOWA
QUALITY IS The FIRST
Consideration or should be when you
hey your furnishings
Seventeen Reasons
Why

yoG Should eay TIE NORTH STAR
SssrSgs-sscS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10

ouaIfty Mating Covered Boxes
No. SIS4 Mating box with tray.
44xiSxlss value Ss-.5; s.ae price.
No. slss Mating covered box.
44xisxis. value. $s-z5, sale price,
$Aro.
No siSf- Mating covered box. 36x
1sxi7: Tal1e- Is. sale price. $3.50.
No. saS5- Mating covered pox. 33x
lExIT. raire. $3-.5, sale Sffcs. 1910.
No stsA Mating covered box eTx
l5rlx: vaFce SIS. sale price. SfS5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10
ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER. WITS ATTACHMENTS.
onS ~ rAs -cs,,o- No better do.

No better wcrs can do
rs eose IS caE-s IN reason
And what IL does IS great.
The OHIO Vacuum Cleaner
IS ssriessy M 10 date
WaereSsr it sces il pssassss
A universal pet.
A household errifsr
That newer has tailed get
Il sets all Srs. fasrar-ers
Esss none N Il arise.
Tie OHIO" Electric Csse1sc
IS worth aers than rs price
Il lsavss path o. brightness
And makes the carpets Gsw
IT'S saas and sanitary
And gets al PARASITES, tco.
TAs hanGSsst ens 70 sanGis
Slsz sy 8 single band
The ~0tElO- Vaeas- Cfscasr
& q resas CAsc Grand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10

--tszzz-T1u aszxztes ASzeS Cara
Ernfz EuzL FEs ME~r zlbzz.sun..
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10

Genusne Red Cedar 0exes
No. So Cedar box 3s1IsHxIs- $3.50
ralre- sale price Sd-~
No 5aT Cedar box 3sx1sxIs. fuA
copper trimmed $50 v.sze sale
price $3.50
No. SsAT- Cedar box 4sx171ii.
$50 rai@e. sale price sAoe-
No. p4T. Cedar box. zSx-frts7-
mn copper trimmed 1850 rai1e- sass
rice $t5<A
No DIST Cedar COX tzI coq1T
trimmed and Is csreA ufsh csda- draw
e. r1rue SIS -, SALE price 3zzoa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10
IINOUIST BROTHERS
THE QUALITY STORE = 90

| motto is ss u 1
sre re
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
MUNCH.HAMMERuD.

The marriage Of Miss Machel Munich
OF Oakes and DR.. George Hammered
OF Litchville. occurred at Moorhead,
Minn., on New Years Day, Rev. Boon
OF Fargo, performing the ceremony.
Miss Goldie Munich, sister of the
bride, acted rs bridesmaid, and . bro
ther Of the groom Is best man.
The bride is the daughter of John
MUNICH Of this city, and is = young
woman Of jovial disposition and ex-
cellent traits Of character. She is .
graduate Of our high school and Of the
state normal at Valley City. For the
past year and half she has been teach
ing in the Pine Ridge Indian school
in South Dakota. DR.. Hammered is
the leading physician Of Litchville and
is well thought Of in his section Of
country.
The bride and groom left for short
honeymoon trip in Minneapolis and
Chicago and will be 1T home in Litch-
vile, North Dakota, after March goth
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

w. r. Noonan arrived Tuesday from
Alexandria, Minn., where he spent the
holidays.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
p. Lind, who reside north Of the city
on January 9Th.
DR.. j. P. Brastad leaves this after
noon for California on some business
matters. He will not be away over
two weeks.
]. P. Larson was down from Glover
Tuesday. He is in the machinery busi-
ness there alone now, and believes
hereafter he will run it that way.
The Eastern Star will meet next
Tuesday evening, January 18th. There
will be q social meeting and all men,
bers are requested to be present.
A. L. Dethlefsen left Monday after
noon for the North Dakota Agricul-
tural College at Fargo, after spending
Christmas vacation with his parents.
Judge Wickersham was in the city
Monday night, coming to attend \
meeting of the Oakes Home Building
and Loan Association, In which he is
interested.
Geo. S. Mcshane spent part of last
week in the city, coming from Merri-
court to enjoy the firemen's ball.
From here he went to Lisbon to visit
his old friends the balance of his vaca-
tion period.
The installation of officers and ban
quet of the Yoemen was held last
night, the ceremonies being open and
attended by nearly 100 people. The
Oakes Orchestra was present and rem
dered some music at Union Temple as
we'll as for the dancers, who repaired
to the city hall. A nice time was had
by those present.
The big fireman's ball, at the end Of
the old year, proved as popular as ever.
The hall was profusely decorated for
the occasion, the red streamers fir m
the center of the ceiling to the sides
forming great dome reaching almost
to the heads of the dancers. The
crowd was too large for real social
time, but one hundred or more couples
managed to keep on the move and
bump into each other every little while
Withal it was a good natured crowd,
and the Aberdeen orchestra did not
allow anything to lag. Two hundred
sixty four tickets were sold.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
BRIDAL COUPLE RETURN.

E. r. Hazeltine and bride arrived
in Oakes Friday morning, from a
honeymoon trip with his people in
Wisconsin, and have gone to house.
keeping in the DR.. Ryder residence at
corner of Union and Fourth streets.
The bride was Miss Ruth Ranes,
lighter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ranes
of Lisbon. She has taught school sue
cessfully in Ransom county for num-
ber Of years. The groom is the pop
ular travelling representative of the
Standard Oil Company for this terri
tory, and has during his short time in
this city made host of friends who
are pleased to extend congratulations.
Oakes people cordially welcome the
young people to our city.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
SAD DEATH.
Miss Evelyn Seversen Dies Suddenly
at Aberdeen Following Operation.

News of the death of Miss Evelyn
Seversen came to Oakes early New
Years morning. She had passed away
at st. Luke's Hospital, to where she
had been taken the day previous. Her
case was 80 critical that she was put
on the operating table that evening at
8:l5. She did not Withstand the opera
tion and from peritonitis passed away
1t four o'clock in the morning. Her
brother Leonard and Mrs. Barton &C.
companied the sick one to Aberdeen.
]. A. Dyer, guardian Of the chill
dren, and the little brother, Sherbin,
went to Aberdeen Thursday. Mr.. Dyer
and the two boys accompanied the re-
mains to Northfield, Mimi, where the
funeral took place on Saturday, and
the remains laid in the cemetery along
with her father and mother. The
three returned to Oakes Monday.
The death Of Evelyn NJ. Seversen is
specially sad. Three years ago the
mother had passed away and just last
summer the father was laid alongside
Of the mother. Evelyn, who had just
passed eighteen years, had become .
mother to the two boys and they were
getting along nicely in rooms over the
Locke block. They had been left
So, 800 insurance after their fathers
death, and were in good circumstances.
The boys miss their sister keenly.
They have the sympathy Of the entire
community in their loss.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Trustees Of the Estate Of George
Baldwin to Alonzo ]. Maddox, MEX
of 2S-13O-6O.
Bertha Trola Born to Carl O. Ander-
son, Mex Of 33-13O-59.
Realty Investment Co. to C. v.
Couch, SWA Of 31-131-62 and NWA
of 6-13O-64.
Emil Liimatta to d. E. Geer, SWA
of 3O-129-6l.
Aaron Edgerly to Nettie Edgerly
S1a of 22-l29-63.
Minnie Egren to Bengta 1verson
1-6 interest in NJ of 1O-132-59.
Trustees of the Estate Of George
Baldwin to John Saari, ct al, SWA oi
27-129-6l.
| Almeda Fisher, ct al. to Elmer Cot
terman, SWA of 7-131-59.
William Taylor to Charles E. Bar.
nett, NJ of SWA of 21-131-64.
Sarah Taylor to Charles E. Barnett
+, Sk of SWA of 21-131-64 ct al.
H. ]. johnson to Lena Wagner, ny
Of 9-13O-59.
NJ. E. Curtis to Anna T. Roterinq
SWA of 28-131-63.
Henry r. Corbett to H. NJ. Cornell
SEX and that part of NEA of %.
131-59 lying South of 500 Ry.
Aaron Edgerly and Nettie Edgerly
to Charles l.. Ward, Sh of 22-129-63
Edwin A. Porter to Verona Invest.
ment Co., Lots and 8, Blk. 16 o
Oakes.
H. j. johnson to Charles o. Oglesby
SWA of 26-13O-59.
John H. Harper to George A. Wolfe
SWA of 26-13O-59.
! ID. S. 3. Johnston Land Co. to Gott.
lieb Gehring, SEA of 33-132-66.
John Beatty to Geo. w. Dean, SW Y
of 33-13O-6O.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
TWO OLD VETERANS
MEET after SO YEARS

San Francisco Call, Dec. IS: Henry
Patten Of San Francisco and Hamltn
II. Eaton were members Of the Fourth
Maine battery during the civil war.
For fifty years each believed the other
dead. They were brought together
through . chance meeting few days
ago in Golden Gate park.
Eaton is on his annual trip TO San
Francisco from his home in North
Dakota. He loves Golden Gate park
and the first thing he did when he got
settled was to 60 to the park for .
stroll. During his walk he was ap-
preached by Patten, who had hved
hero for years and goes to the park
daily.
Patten seeing the G. A. r. button
on the coat Of Eaton asked him Whist
company he was with during "the
war" Eaton replied With . similar
question. Patten told him, mention
| ing the Fourth Maine, and giving his
name and the names Of his officers.
Eaton listened until he had finished.
Then he asked "What ever became of
Lieutenant Hamlin Eaton?" Patten
answered, "He has been dead for fifty
years."
Don't you believe IT," said the
stranger. II am Ham Eaton"
And 80 he was. The two soon wsre
seated on . park bench, where thsy
sat until late recounting their expert
enc-s during the war.
Since that day they have been d!
most inseparable.
Lieutenant Eaton founded the Eaton
school and his pupils are scattered
over the country, number being In
San Francisco. Mrs. Eaton is the sis-
ter Of the late Mr.. Charles Whseler,
we'll known in connection with the
famous Arlington hotel 1T Santa
Barbara.
Patten has since retired, having
been engaged in mining for years and
was connected with the famous Com
stock mine in the early days.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
CAKES CREAMERY WILL
HAVE LARGE CAPACITY.

The North American Storage Com
pany is doing big things for the Oakes
country. The company is making
Oakes one Of its main points, along
with such cities as Paynesville and
Alexandria, Minn., and Watertown, S.
ID. Since early in the winter the
Oakes creamery has been undergoing
many changes. Two 6OO-gallon ripen-
ers and two 600-gallon churns have
been installed. and there is room for
third churn should the business de-
mand it. The pasteurizer is equal in
capacity to the ripeners and churns.
Two five horsepower electric motors
will supply the power.
The changes being made are in
charge Of w. T. Noonan, who had
charge Of the work Of enlarging and
installing the plant 1T Alexandra.
Mr.. Noonan says . man would be put
out in the territory first Of next month
to work up the business, but the
creamery would not open proper until
about April LIST. The creamery here
is certainly equipped to take care Of
any amount Of cream that may come.
The North American Storage Com
pany is the largest handler Of cream
and butter in the country, and Oakes
is to be congratulated in getting one
Of its up-to-date plants.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

Consumers of the city water will
please take notice that on and after
January lst, 1914. all rent for the use
of city water will be charged to the
owner of the respective descriptions Of
property upon which the water is used
and the property owner and the prop
erty will be held liable to the City Of
Oakes for payment of said water rent.
January LIST, 1914.
BY order of the City Council.
w. r. Whitver,
Auditor.
First publication Jan. s, 1912.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
sTRUTZ.wARREN.

Thurston (Neb.) Mail: At the home
ut Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G. Frey, Of
Thurston, on Tuesday evening, De-
cember 23rd, 1913, was the occasion
of beautiful wedding ceremony which
Joined together in holy wedlock, Mr..
Augustus Struts, of Oakes, North Da-
kota, and Mrs. Eta Warren, Of
Omaha.
At 6 p. m. Miss Ethel Frey. now
Mrs. Rastede, took her place at the
piano, playing q beautiful wedding
march when the contracting parties
filed into the parlor taking their places
under beautiful arch, when the Rev.
Amos Fetzer, of the local M. E.
church spoke the words which blend
ed two hearts into one.
After the ceremony the contracting
parties, along with the invited guests
to the number of fifty, filed into the
dining room, where they all partook
of three course dinner prepared by
the host and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. G.,
G. Frey.
Mr.. Strutz is a gentleman Of refine.
limit and of considerable means. and
owns . fine home in Oakes, where they
will make their home in the future
while Mrs. Warren is sister of Mrs
Frey and formerly lived in Pender but
in recent years has resided in Omaha
Mr.. and Mrs. Strutz will spend q
few days in St. Paul and Minneapolis
after which they will be at home with
their many friends at Oakes.
The friends and former neighbors
Of Mrs. Warren in this community
join in one acclaim in wishing the
couple q joyous journey through life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strutz arrived in
Oakes New Years day and Mr. Strutz
is being congratulated by his many
{-s~~l.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals on the erection of
a Catholic church at F'orman, N. D.,
will be received on or before March
IL, 1914. For plans and specifica-
tions, call or address Father McArdle,
Cogswell, N. d.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08

No end of misery and actual suffer-
ing is caused by disorders Of the
stomach and liver and may be avoid
ed by the use of Chambcrlain's Tab
| Is. Hundrc Is have been perman-
emily cured by them. For sale by
all Dealers.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08

Services in Oakes January llth at
IL o'clock and Sunday school at 1915.
Congregational meeting in the after
noon at the parsonage at 6 o'clock.
You are cordially invited.
-. II. Lindland, Pastor.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
Sick Two Years With Indigestion.

1.-TWO years ago l was greatly bene-
fitted through using two or three bot
ties of Chamberlain's Tablets" writes
Mrs. S. A. Keller, Elida, Ohio. BE
fore taking them l was sick for two
years with indigestion" Sold by All
Dealers.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
LINED UP RoR DEBATE.

Debaters for the debate to be held
at the high school Thursday evening
1T $3.50:
NeRative-Seniors-
Margaret Adams, Grace Stanley,
Harold Nichols.
acknowledgements
Charles White, Gladys Quigg, Emil
lie Brown.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
CHURCH NEWS.
Swedish Lutheran.

Services next Sunday at II a. m.
All cordially invited.
The yearly business meeting will be
held next Monday afternoon at 200
o'clock.
Edo. arcan parAa.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
NOTICE.

l will not be responsible fr any
bills run by my wife, without my con-
sent.
Elmer Harris,
Oakes, N. D.
Dec. %, 1918.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
Piano and Organ instruction
LOTT1E s. PUFFER

Pupil Of Carlyle NJ. Scott, University
Of Minnesota.
Teachers Certificate for Piano from
johnson Music School.
In Oakes Thursdays.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
MODERN wooDMEN.

The Modern Woodmen held INSTALL
alton of officers and had social even
ing and banquet on Tuesday evening.
The officers for the ensuing year fol-
low:
P. C.-L. w. Beckwith.
Consul-R. H. Harris.
Adviser. NJ. Barnes.
Banker-V. H. Birk.
Clerk-E. Naylor.
Escort-E. A. johnson.
Watchman-Peter Jensen.
Sentry-A. ]. Church.
Physician-I. X. Maercklein.
Managers-R. P. Huffman, 3 years;
]. Straub,2 years; A. Caldwell, year.
Mrs. ]. w. S. Guild and Mrs. r. d.
Twaddle were visitors from Hecla last
week. Mrs. Guild is sister of the
late Montgomery Ward, of Chicago,
and has just inherited $4,000. left in
trust by her brother. Harry, Lester
and Gordon Guild, and Mrs. Herman
Louck, nephews and nieces Of the dead
millionaire, each received $4,000 in
cash.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Strutz arrived in
Oakes New Years day and MIR. Strutz
is being congratulated by his many
friends.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
United Lutheran.

j. Edor Larson, Pastor.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08

Dec. %, 1913.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-08
Stomach and Liver Troubles.

First publication Jan. s, 1914:
The day book., 1914-04-29


Awaiting Death in San Quentin
a. Prison for Murder.
believe a great many boys become
thieves and later on murderers be-
cause of the carelessness of human
ity. In the four years during which
l had rambled over the United States
committing many petty thefts, the
biggest of which was stealing
watch in Los Angeles, for which l
was given 80 days in Jail, was al
ways tempted by the carelessness of
people.
In San Francisco 1 stole two suits
of clothes from a roomingy house.
They were left out where anybody.
could have taken them. l pawned
them and spent the money in few
hours. 1 never kept money long
didn't seem to care for having it, but
just to spend it.
For this job L got my first long
sentence-a year in the Preston
School of Industry.
WASN'T particularly sorry to go to
the reform school, for i knew I'd
have a chance to learn.
l look back upon the time did at
Preston as one of the happiest years
of my life when 1 was trying to do
good things-when was praised for
what l did
Gee, if the officers only knew how
much better fellow like me is in a
reform school than out with the mob,
they'd keep us there until they were
sure we wouldn't go crooked again.
Why sometimes when they talked
to me there l would cry my heart out
and wish I'd never done bad thing.
When they released me l had a
good record and was firmly resolved
to go home and lead a straight life.
l went back to Bakersfield, Cal, and
was promised a job on the S. P. brak-
ing if l would work as call boy for
a while. Twas then 19 and well de-
Veloped for nv age.
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MY PATH TO THE GALLOWs

ways in hope that soon I would be a
brakeman
Just when l was sure l would get
the job they told me was too young,
and couldn't get on the road as a,
brakeman.
Then something broke in me. ]
grew desperate and in an instant de-
cided to ramble again. 1 quit my,
job at once and hit for Portland,
Oregon.
= Here, after 1 had fallen again for
burglary, l was put away for an.
other years stretch in the Washing
ton School of Reform at Monroe.
The Washington reformatory was
just as good in its treatment and its.
influence as the Preston school in,
California had been, and l wasn't
there three weeks until they regard
ed me as a model prisoner.
l kind of seemed to drop naturally
back into the reform school routine.
And, too, seemed to drop naturally
back into the happiness I.had known
at Preston.
l wrote to my parents, told them
howl was getting along and that |
had resolved never to go crooked
again and they were overjoyed.
Released from Monroe l imme-
diately went home-ln an unusual
way for neon pass my father got
for me.
had the firmest determination I'd
ever had to go straight. When ar
rived home there was reunion that
it makes me cry now to think about.
was % years old when got out
of Washington reformatory.
got job with produce house
in Bakersfield and worked hard In
four months was raised three times
in wages and l never stole a thing.
decided to go into business for
myself and Dad helped me. 1t was in
this venture, surrounded with good
intentions, that l met defeat that
The day book., 1914-04-29

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