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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19
keokuk, low. May 10. 1914

THE HOMECOMING.
2fy focks are home coming, my focks
are home coming,
Over the leagues of the trackless
sea
Up from the Southland, back to the
Northland.
Ny hocks are winging their way to
me.
B1uebird and robin and white-throated
sparrow,
Redwing and martin aid flute
voiced thrush,
Hosts of them coming, throngs OF
them coming,
After the winters long snowdrifted
hush.
Oriose. bobIink, ouaker-cIad catbird,
Mating time, nesting time. oh 1t is
near.
Em,rid-hued humming bird. swiftly
ing swallow,
Tasting TO meet the foodtide Of the
year.
Fiame-biossomed cardinal, black-crest-
ed kingbtrd,
Lifting and trilIing and calling in
glee,
Wild with the Joy of the latest home
coming.
Ny focks are winging their way to
me.
Lillian E. Andrews in the Boston
Transcript.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

EMects Of the Woodrow Wilson Tariff.
Des Moines Capital: The Woodrow
Wilson tariff has no. performed in
accordance with the prospectus. It
was to lower the cost Of living and It
was to reduce the profits of the trusts
and millionairss.
1t has not accomplished these
things.
I. was to help the 1aboring man.
In the campaign 1t was said the la
boring man was being outraged by the
tarin. The only thing that 1t has
done for the 1aboring man has been
to throw him out of a job.
The Woodrow Wilson tariR has in
creased the imports and decreased
the exports. Every free trade tariff
has done the same thing for one hun
dred years.
There is no one satisfied except the
full blooded. thoroughbred free trad
ers A free trader is anxious always
to put this country to the European
level. Any step In that direction
suits him.
But please do not blame the demo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

The scoop scored by the New York
Globe in prematureIy publishing the
opening address of District Attorney
Whitman 20 the Becker jury cost the
publishers $1,000. assessed by the
trial court. A scoop that scoops the
It'll generates more pain than pride.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

Astronomical science is source OF
iendless wonder One of the profes-
sors puts out the prediction that in
/ 2 100000 years the earth Will be a
huge SNOWFALL, frosted by the cooling
of the sun. Doubters are welcome to
stick around and note the outcome Of
the prediction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

and supply all the power for manufac-
turing In the state OF New YORK. Al
present scarcely more Than FIVE per
cent OF the power OF Niagara river
has been harnessed-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

A freakish cold wave from The north
touched up Vera Cruz one day last
week and pulled the mercury down to
80 degrees, making the town more
homelike for visitors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

Uncle Joe Cannon was seventy-eight
years young on the 7th instant, and
the tilt of his cigar announced there
was another fight in his political sys-
tenn. He will work it off next fall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

Edwin w. Trimmer, United States
consul at Niagara Falls, Ontario, says
that the falls could be made to de-
velope power sufficient to move every
street car light and heat every house
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

and expectations still smaller, and
when thousands Of additional men are
out of employment, the country will
find out who is right and who is
wrong with regard 70 the tariff
One thing has transpired. however,
the high prices can not be charged
to the tariR. The democratic free
trade and republican free trade
speeches must be charged little.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19
WORLD OF INDUSTRY.

WORLD OF INDUSTRY.
Madrid, Spain, has 27,147 union
workers.
Cuba reports 1900 unemployed on
the island.
Bellingham, Wash. has municipal
employment bureau.
There are q. 500 bank employees in
Paris, France.
Unions in Bartlesvills, Okla, have
a new labor temple.
Windsor, Canada, teachers have
been granted increases in salaries.
Omaha, Neb., harbors are agitating
Sunday closing.
Stone workers In Germany have a
union membership OF 1913. i
Laundry workers in France. Cal,
have a 100 per cent. union.
Mexico has 1000, 600 poems. whose
daily average wage is 121 cents.
There are $50 locals In the British
Masons' Federation.
The 1914 Croatian trade union con-
gress will be held in Agram during |
Easter
The postoHice department in Can
for the employment of women.
The ordinary crew of one Of the |
big transatlantic liners numbers more |
than eight hundred. /
One company alone has installed /
more than 400 automatic railroad |
stokers On locomotives in this coun-
try.
Thu Times and the Globe are the
only London, Eng, papers which do /
not employ union printers.
Twenty-nine per cent. of all the
girls over 1S years OF age in Phila
delphia earn their own living
With population only two-thirds
as great as the United States, Ger
many has million more labor union
The American Federation OF Labor
has voted to continue the observance
Of the fourth Sunday in May Of each
year as Labor Sunday.
Teamsters in Minneapolis have re-
duced their initiation fee and started
a campaign to enroll 200 eligible mem
bers.
The problem Of race distinction be-
longs 10 the most difficult with which
the labor party in South Africa has
to contend.
The United States supreme court
has ruled that Ohio's law regulating
the working hours OF women is legal.
A campaign in favor OF minimum
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19
distinguished Journalist. ]

distinguished Journalist. ~ ~
The journalist took a letter out Of
his pocket and said thoughtfully: Il
have letter here from Manley. He
wants to be remembered to the class.
and hs encloses little circular tell
ing about his work. 1t includes the
biggest hospital for surgical cases in
all China; preaching circle Of four
teen stations and out stations; pub
fishing house that ranks first in the
east; boys training school that re-
quires an outlay Of $4,000 year.
with an attendance OF Ave hundred
stud ants: he has twenty-seven assist
ant workers in various departments.
He is close adviser to the governor
Of the province and great power in
diplomatic circles. OF course his cir
cnlar does not say that, but learned
it from some missionaries connected
with my own church"
The other man was silent: then he
said: Il apologize to Manley. / did
not know what great career mod
ern missionary has. BY the side of 1t
am willing to say my own is very
small. ! envy him his great career"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

Shorter and tighter skirts are prom
ised for fall wear, insuring fashion
abba revival OF the old time shoehorn,
enlarged for the occasion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

General Coxey's army of invasion
somewhere in the Alleghenies dwind-
led from fourteen to nine priyates.
No wonder the Mexican dictator
perks UP and dashes off another def.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

lputs out the usual sign of self-con-
yfdence: 1.-THE man l would marry
doesn't live" Thus does vanity point
the way to dead one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
No books that do not improve by
repeated readings deserve to BE- read
at all-Thomas Carlyle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

wage Of 1924 weak for male store
clerks is being organized In the north
| OF England.
| Boston telephone Operators Union
has succeeded in having operators and
supervisors promoted in the order Of
hsir seniority.
There are engaged In positions Ut
varying importance in the German
postoffice department no fewer than
166, coo women.
The Mississippi legislature has
passed law providing for factory
inspector to see to the enforcement
OF the labor laws.
Including policemen, pressmen, bak-
ers. postal employees and market peo-
pie at least 10000 people are work
ing all night in London, Eng.
Greenock, Scotland. corporation
have dscided to proceed with the
erection OF workmen's dwellings, at
capital expenditure of about $780,,
900.
1t is the reported intention OF the
trades and labor congress OF Canada
to enter the political arena in lar
ger line, similar to the British labor
party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-19

wage Of 1924 a weak for male store
clerks is being organized In the north
OF England.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
(From the Enterprise

Tuesday night some one entered the
Steen Meat Market and robbed the cash
register of about $3.50 in change. En-
trance was made by prying out the win.
dow of the sausage room.
w. H. Vessel, one of Greencreek 3
big farmers, was business visitor in
Ferdinand Monday.
Edgar G. Fry returned Wednesday
evening from two months visit in
Kansas and Missouri. Edgar returned
by the way of California to inspect
his farm holdings at Los Molinos and
reports an excessive rainfall for this
season of the year in that section.
Tuesday of this week Henry Michalek
purchased the J. w. Goodall farm on
lcicle flat. The farm consists of 90 l.2
acres of cleared land and is nearly all
in crop. The deal was negotiated by
the North Idaho Land Co., of this place.
and the consideration was $27 an acre.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
FERDINAND

1t is understood that the dedication
of the Adventist church was postpon.
ed until March IA.
Glenn Hussman and w. B. Hussmap
and family spent Sunday at J. A. Bus.
hue s home in Ferdinand. w. B. Huss.
man is manager of the Hussman Lum.
Der company of Keuterville and Cot
tonwood, said to be the largest lumber
concern in the county.
Gust Toma, arrived here last Friday
from Perham, Mimi, for few DAYS
visit at the home of Jos. Sarbacher and
family, and called on his old friend G..
E. Fritz, who is conducting the harness
store during the absence of f. J. Nau.
j. A. Standage was business visitor
from Joseph plains, across Salmon river
the first of the week.
Today was hog day in Ferdinand and
several farmers from the Greencreek
section delivered hogs here, and the
price paid was l-2 cents pound.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
COTTONWOOD

ment to the public generally and quite
a few came in from the neighboring
towns before word could be given them
of the postponement of the lecture.
DR.. Orr reports the birth of big
bouncing son ii Mr..and Mrs. Ed. Web
Der east of town on Wednesday. All
concerned are doing nicely and Grandpa
Won Bargen is feeling duly proud of
the little stranger.
August Won Bargain recently pur-
chased forty acres of land near his
place from Mrs. Rothlisberg for $4,000.
DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Bray left for
Asotin the first of the week and &C.
companied the remains of Mrs. Bray's
mother to this place Wednesday for
burial.
A surprise party was given to Miss
Mollie Schubert at her home north of
town Wednesday evening in honor of
the young lady's birthday anniversary.
Quite crowd Of young folks attended
and jolly time is reported.
G. 7. Staal delivered fine bunch of
26 fat hogs to local buyers Monday, re-
ceiving 1920 hundred for them.
Charlie says hogs are the farmer IS best
friends and equal to bank account
any time.
Frank Kelsey, s. r. Libby and Fet
Rhoades returned from Grangeville
where they have been serving on the
grand jury for the past three weeks.
Mrs. o. P. Moberg left Monday for
her home at Asotin after spending
couple of weeks here with her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Reid, and family.
Hayward Shields returned the first of
the week from his trip to Missoula,
Montana, and was accompanied home
by his brother who may decide to re-
main in Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
JOHANNESBURG

fearless advocacy of reform as voiced
by the reputable papers there is at
hand the dawn of new day. The ex-
ample of Woodrow Wilson and his cabi-
net of netting justice to every section,
political life today is fast being puri-
fled and the politians who fail to catch
the step drop out and their places are
taken by men in touch with the trend
of life.
w. r. Coveny who has been spend
ing the winter at his mine on Smith
creek has returned to his home at Cot
tonwood. The Coveny mine is a large,
low grade proposition very like the
Moore Bonanza of which so much has
been heard of. The values are some
what free and will be easy of treat.
ment.
j. T. Isbell has gone to Boise on bust
ness.
While no one has been hurt by the
snow slides there have been number
in the district. The distant mountains
surrounding the Edwardsburg flat have
sided many times during the recent
thaws. The cracking Of timbers, the
roar of the rushing snow can be heard
for mile or more. Two very large
beavers were killed on one side of Big
Creek last winter and this spring their
houses had been moved or rather de-
serted. This year there is no sign Of
beaver life in that section.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
(FrOm the Chronicle.)

Jack Pennecard is having quite lot
of grain delivered to the local ware
houses this week from his tract of In
dian land west of Greencreek. The
snow roads make hauling easy and Jack
is taking full advantage of them.
John Baer returned Tuesday from a
three week s sojourn in Montana and
is glad to get back to Idaho again. He
travelled over quite portion of the
treasure state and says it is settling
up rapidly. There are still large bands
of cattle and sheep there and the hog
industry is on the boom. John says he
was out in much of the cold weather
last week but did not notice it to any
extent and can hardly believe it got
as cold as was reported. He aims to
go back again in the spring.
Miss Frieda Brust gave up her posi-
ton at the local Bell telephone office
the first of the week and her brother
Roy, is now one of the "hello' girls.
Frank Neukirk had the misfortune to
get one of his fingers cut off at the
rock crusher north of town Monday
morning.
Ray and Roy Downer, Leland Bart
lett and Cecil Carey came over last
night from Winchester where they have
been working at the big mill for several
weeks.
Marhal Crawford, Atty. Greenough
and several witnesses went to Grange
vile Wednesday evening to attend the
trial of George Meade, charged with
burglarizing Ray Bartlett's residence
near Keuterville.
The failure of Father Purcell to come
to Cottonwood to deliver his lecture
last Sunday proved great disappoint-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19

the measure of success was so marked
that it is necessary to class it among
the extraordinary successes. The pro-
ceeds were 1880 and what we can not
understand is why 8. M. Swineheart
could not just as we'll have paid $4.75
instead of the $4.25 which he paid for
the basket of Miss Bessie Brundige,
which would have brough the total up
to $4,000. Every one had good time
and let Mr.. Swineheart express it eve
all had our moneys worth. Those pre-
sent from Sites were: Mr.. and Mrs.
r. p. Tollefson, the Misses Drennen.
Oderlen, Hawkins, Zornes and Brundige
The Messrs Will Hayden, Crodell, Ny
ers and Ellis.
Our Elk City visitors were much in
terested in the new road machinery in
stalled in the lower end of town, as one
remarked, well Sites has made won
derful improvements of late, which
with her brick schoolhouse, city water
system, electric lights, telephone system
and streets to be macadamized you are
going right to the front. l notice too,
that while you are making these i'm
provements you are also cutting down
the city indebtedness your public school
too, is spoken of as among the best, you
also have a climate that is unsurpassed.
Well why shouldn t Sites growi
School news: Louis Hall and Dollie
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19

Gribble are on the sick list, the former
being quite i'll. The fourth grade has
just completed some very interesting
work in story writing. One would be
surprised at some of the talent dis
played by the wee folks. The inter
mediate department is doing some
special work in penmanship that would
credit older boys and girls. Parents
calling at the hour of eleven thirty
would be pleased with class of keenly
interested boys and girls showing some
very neat and accurate papers. Miss
Oaerlin was inquiring what that terri
BILE pecking on the board could be every
afternoon in the intermediate room. An
observer in the room at that time en-
joys most interesting and lively con-
test between the twenty five third
graders seeing who can write the multi
plication tables backwards the quick
est, time being called each half minute
as guide. The fifth graders are es-
pecially pleased this week having re-
ceived answers to letters they wrote
to fifth grade pupils in Marcus, Iowa.
We used the languages, periods Of
several days arranging interesting let
tiers telling them about our state, its
occupations, beauties, Indians, mines,
etc. and our own school work. We flat
ter ourselves that we are ahead of them
in some of our studies.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
(Spec al Correspondence

ApPN' 1"' Np'i'H Pph'Nh'''
The mail lue Tuesday reached camp
late Wednesday afternoon. Five feet
of fresh sn bw on the SUBMITS made
travelling difficult for the dog team
and by three O'Clock when they reached
the lndepen Aence mine they were too
exhausted to finish the trip to Ed
harrisburg. When the carrier fails to
get in there is generally some good
reason for it and between him and the
Edwardsburg prospectors there is a
feeling of good fellowship engineered by
reciprocal k indness Early in the fall
supplies for winter were ordered and
reached camp before the heavy SHOWS
in that way making the winter easy
for the man packing the mails. There
is little difference in the amount of
mail this winter from that of previous
years except that occasionally pros
pector coming in will have several hun
dred pounds of food but there is gener-
ally additional help given.
The live newspapers over the state
are waking up to the injustice of
spending money on automobile roads
when the wealth of the state is locked
up in the remote mountains. The press
OF the country moulds public opinion
and is the beacon in the darkness of
graft impotence that besets the
world today What with woman IS suf-
frage foregone conclusion and the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
CANF|ELD

very difficult in some places. ns -.
grade is drifted full in places and n.
snow has to be shoveled out befo,. .
team can get through.
Mrs. Jim Wilson who has been W..
ing here with friends and relative. 4.
returned to outside points. Mrs VII
son was one of the early settlers :.
Doumecq but several years ago n,
and Mr.. Wilson left here and went ),
Seattle where they live at present.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
(From the Enterprise.)

(Fr0m the Enterprise.)
The city trustees are lowering the in
take pipe frp the river to the well SO
as to increase the water supply in case
Of fire.
Agent +. p. Donaldson was kept busy
Thursday m Drning handing out tickets
to visiting Indians who had been in at
tendance at the Indian revival meet
ings.
l.. A. Painter, formerly of Elk City
arrived in town from an extended trip
east.
Chas Str augh and Jas. Mcpherson
have started hauling the plank for the
cutters alon Main street.
Theo. p. Tollefson made business
trip to spokR ne, Thursday. Mrs T. ac-
companied him.
Mrs. Mintrt, the popular hostess at
the Red riv er hot springs resort came
out on Wednesdays stage and return.
ed Thursday. She accompanied her
mother, Mrs. f. Reese and sister, Mrs.
II. Craig, who were on their way to
UlODe, Arizona.
The Commercial hotel has been taxed
to It's limit this week, the amount of
travel has been unusually heavy for this
time of the year. Since the many i'm
prOvements have been made in the in
terror of the building of late and this
is having q noticeable effect on the
travelling public.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
JOSEPH

Lem Root is business visitor at
Grangeville this week.
Jay knight celebrated the compile
tion of his new house with good old
fashioned hoe-down and although the
weather was bad there were a goodly
number in attendance.
Clarence Watson is packing the mail
from Boles for the lower Snake river
and Salmon river people this winter.
Arthur Wright who went to Grange
vile to serve on the grand jury has
not returned as yet and it is feared by
his friends that the jury may have pre-
pared charges against him.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
S T|TES BRIEFS

}. +. Brown, Jas. Smith, VIM. s. Har-
ris and VIM. Colgrove arrived on We'd
nesday from Elk City to prove up be-
fore U. S. commissioner Tollefson.
On Monday evening things were do
ing in fraternal circles and the doings
were such an informal affair and the
good time so spontaneous that those at.
tending left with the feeling that there
is one place at least where genuine good
Fellowship exists. The occasion was
the regular meeting of Sites Lodge No.
81, !. O. o. F. and a visit from Crystal
Lodge No. l0l, of Clearwater, was the
factor which added the festive features
OF the occasion. The visiting brothers
were: E. w. Barnum, Harry Baker,
Geo. Tinker, X. F. Mckenzie, Carl w.
Brotnov, A. G. Farris, F. M. Brown,
Miner Stuart and j. r. Smith of Ogden,
Utah.
w. Earl Shattuck Of Sites, died at
the Deaconess hospital in Spokane 81.
Friday night February 9Th Prof r..
A. Shattuck his father was with him
at the time. The funeral occurred on
Sunday afternoon from the Buchanen
undertaking parlor. limitations of
foul play in connection with his death
are being thoroughly investigated by
the Spokane authorities.
The basket social given at the Battle
Ridge school house was not success in
the ordinary acceptance O, the word az
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
Enterprise Correspondence

Enterprise Correspondence
A big strike is reported on the Black
pine claims. Mr.. Supplee, manager. A
four-foot ledge was uncovered, running
several hundred dollors to the ton.
Messrs Maxwell and Bullock left the
first of the week for out side points.
VIM. Myers and Jess Baldwin just
returned from trip to Meadow creek.
They report three feet of new snow on
the butte.
Joe Brown, who was in town this
week says things are looking up in the
Elk City district.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
ELK CITY NEWS

Mrs. M. A. Parr has twelv.
working ON the mineral zone -. s'
they are down about 100 feo. '
shaft and in ore that runs as H. 1a
$500 per ton. The ore is banlss
the mill in town and good result, =
had. The Black Pine property i -. -
four foot ledge running as bioh :"
$4,000 per ton.
Frank Peck is also into soma :.
ore. eu
There are several other prons,.,.
showing good, and he thinks the cou:'
season will show up big.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
(Sun Correspondence

(Sun Correspondence
The next play by the Joseph Home
Talent will be delayed some on ac-
count of the deep snow of the last
week. but as soon as the roads and
trails are open the play will be on, and
it is going to be the best of the year.
Henry Peters left this week for Cana.
da where he expects to take land and
his family will follow later in the
spring.
AL Pool has returned from Oregon
where he went few days ago to at
tend the funeral of his mother.