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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03
kAHoKA, MO.


Charles A. Pryor died at his home
in Kahoka Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. after lingering Illness or
many weeks, aged so years and !
month. Funeral services will be con-
duct5d Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock by Rev Guy Ferguson, form
er pastor Of the Christian church OF
Kahoka. Interment in Kahoka ceme-
terry Deceased was an energetic citi-
zen and held In thu highest of esteem
and his passing will be deeply mourn
ed. His wife and other relatives sur
vive.
Merville a.. Hilliard and Miss Merle
Watson of Granger, wers united in
marriage in Kahoka Saturday by
Squire S. M. Perry.
Miss Belle Duvall returned Friday
to Aledo, ILL.,, after visit of d few
months with her parents in Kahoka.
o. ]. Snyder is recovering rapidly
from a paralytic stroke received in
Burlington some weeks ago. He was
able to walk down town last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lang went to
Quincy Friday and on Saturday Mrs.
Long submitted to an operation at
Blessings hospital in that city. Mr..
Lang returned home Sunday evening
and reported her as getting along
nicely.
Tho Kahoka Lumber & Coal Co.
have now received their summers
supply of ice, the last cars arriving
Monday morning. It took nineteen
cars to fill their ice house.
The band boys gave splendid en-
tertainment at the opera house last
Friday night. The proceeds amount
ed to s47.S5, out OF which will have
to be taken the expenses The bal
ance, while appreciated. is not wha,
the boys should have received.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03
GszRIsg aoSaEsD
I'M OLD MISSOURI.

IN OLD MISSOURI.
+ IT'S a song of old Missouri that I'm
singing her tonight.
While the rain beats on the window
and the hickory fire is bright,
Just touch OF old Missouri and a
memory SO dear
II makes the visitors troop along and
brings my childhood near.
It recalls q score of little things and
faces many more,
4 The chickens in the barnyard and
roses by the door
The COW that comes at milking time
to MUNICH the toothsonle bran,
And all the other homely things that
get SO close to man
There are hogs that crowd the swill
trough" swine they call them
here today
And the horses at the yellow corn or
pulling at the hay;
There are boys that scamper Ger the
grass and dodge behind the
trees,
More careless than the bluebirds that
tiutter in the breeze.
AS / sit and watch them through the
haze that gathers year by year,
There comes a kind of sad regret that
half suggests a tear
A sort of homesick feeling that the
rain but helms along
AS hum few short snatches OF an
old Missouri song.
It's just a simple ballad that / used
to hear at home
The song of old Joe Bowers and how
he came to roam;
But now 1t catches in my throat as I
ramble DER the ground
Where played in old Missouri, where
where the joys of life abound.
And ! VOW by all that's pious in the
Good Book on the shelf
That I'll quit this weary rowing in
search OF sordid pelf--
That III pack my trunk and grip
sack and seek my native sod.
To live and die out yonder in that
favored land of God.
Wallace Bassford in Columbia
Herald
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03
TO Distribute $1,000, 600,

AKRON, O., March 3.--The rubber
manufacturing world took notice to-
day when stockholders of the Good
year Tire and Rubber company met
to authorizes a distribution of $1,000
900 or twenty per cent in stocks to
the holders of its common shares.
Dividends at the rate OF 10 per cent
annually are paid on this stock which
is valued at about 1926 share.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

msnt on account of the illness which
caused his death, in which his thirty
six years of labor in the service was
recounted and an expression of good
will was voiced
In addition to the usual activities
of his official positions MI. Sebastian
was the inventor of several railway
tickets and mileage books which are
the standard Of today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

Scores Of people. some right il your o%n local.
Remedy for Stomach. Liver and infesfina!
Ailments. Dyspcesia, Prsss.ve Of Css Around
the Heart, Sour Stomach, Dfstrsss After Eat-
ing. Nsroousness. Disxins... Fainfins Spells.
Sick Heoduckss, Constipsfion, Torpid Liocr.
etc. and are praising and recommending il
highly to others so that they may also know thao
ioys of living. Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Rsmsdy IS the best and most widely known
EN- dy for the above ailments. Ask your drug
glst for bottle today. Put It 70 test--one dose
should convince. 1t Is marvellous In its healing
properties and its effects are quite natural II
acts on the source and foundation Of stomach
ailments and In most cases brings quick relief
and r,crruar emit results. This highly successful
Remedy has been taken by the most prominent
people and those In all walks of life. among
them Members Of Congress. Justice Of the
Supreme Court. Educators, Lawyers Merchants,
BANKERS. Doctors. Druggists. Nurnes. Manufac-
furers. Priests. Ministers. Farmers. with lasting
benefit and Ii should be equally. successful In
your cass. Send fer free VALUABLE booklet on
Shernist. i5s-is6 Whiting Street. Chicago I'll
For sale IN ..secxuk D. WilkiDson <
Co. 42s Main st. and druggists every
where.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03
JOHN SEBASTIAN
DIED IN EVANSTON
Dean Of Railway Passenger Men and
inventor Of Mileage
Books.

John Sebastian, former third
vice president of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific rail-
road, died at his home at 1905
Forest avgnue, Evanston, H., at i: %
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. A com
plication Of heart and liver trouble
was the cause. He had been Ill about
four months and had been at his
home under thu care OF a physician
since January a.
Mr.. Sebastian was born Jan. 2S.
1S49, at Newport, KY. He served as
chief clerk and travelling agent in
the passenger department of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-.
road from 1859 to 1880. and was
general southwestern passenger agent
of the Chicago Rock Island end Paci-
fic railroad from 1880 until 1887.
From 1887 to 1889 he was general
ticket and passenger agent Of the
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska divi.
zion of that road. He was general
passenger and ticket agent of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific rail
road from 1889 until July /, 1902;
passenger traffic manager from 1907
until 1903 and passenger and trafiia
manager of the Rock Island system
from 1903 to 1906.
Mr.. Sebastian was q 5estryman OF
St Lluke's Church OF 'anston. He
is survived by a widow and one son,
Don B. Sebastian who also is coli
nected with the Chicago, Rock IslanG
and Pacific railroad.
Statement by Railroad.
The following statement was given
out by the Rock Island lines.
In the passing of John Sebastian,
late vice president OF the Rock Island
lines, the railroad world has lost an
able counselor, the state and country
a conscientious and law-apiding citi.
zen and the church warm supporter
and earnest advocate.
ITO those who were fortunate
enough to be among Mr.. Sebastian's
intimates his loss is irreparabls. No
better evidence OF the esteem in which
he was held by his associates could be
given than resolution adopted by this
executive committee OF the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway COM
pany at the time OF his recent retire
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

rail and river, absence of labor ytrou-
bles and location in the center of the
most productive agricultural region in
the world. with the best market on
the American continent right at its
doors, Keokuk is in position to exert
exceptional pulling power on new in
dustrial plants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

A New Jersey boy ate pickles be-
fore going to bed and in the middle
of the night got up and ran around
the block at great clip. Why not
feed messenger boys on pickles?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

Many grocers, when they sell
pound of butter in bulk, put in dish
OF wood or paper. 1t is estimated
that by selling wood or paper at the
price of butter retail dealers clean
up s5,0oo,00o annually.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

It has just been learned that villa
pronounces his name Vega" This
is another good reason why he should
be summarily dealt with.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

It is question how long the British
lion will remain quiet under the in
iuence of the soothing syrup admin
tstered by Secretary Bryan The B.
J. is not noted for amenability to
thai kind of treatment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

It has been correctly observed that
the chief difference between a luxury
and a necessity is getting used to it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-03

are so many persons killed and iniur-
ed on railroads in proportion to the
miles Of track as in this country. Re.
form Is needed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-23
mt die again. Nobody can put him in jail. F

have the best chance in the world to.
Notwithstanding the handicap o
Sammy did become a successful citiz
fighting the odds, but by~going to W;
He did what the other marines
Obeyed orders, took the chances of
fame-in Chicago.
Besides that, his death and the
they were brought home, served a l
tempted other boys to give up trying
to become rich and to go to war,
glory and, death instead.
Those of us who direct the nations
destinies by our advice should feel
duly grateful to heroes like Sammy
Meisenberg-for they help us to get
other poor boys to enlist, go to war
and risk their lives for our protec-
ton. That makes it possible for
many of us to stay at home where
we are out of range of the enemy's
guns-and attend strictly to our own
business.
I think Hearst did all he could to
thank Sammy and the thousands of
other soldier boys by deVoting many
columns of praise to him after his
death. Hearst was under great OBJ
legation to the soldiers who died at
Vera Cruz, and no doubt would be as
grateful to several hundred thousand
more dead heroes if he could bring
on a real war with Mexico that would
result in, American occupation and
increased value of American-Owned
estates in. the land below the Rio
Grande.
I can't see any reason why anybody
should raise the slightest objection
to the great honors paid Chicago's
dead hero. The patriotic demonstra-
ton evidently made many people feel
better. There was a new thrill about
it. It made great newspaper copy,
fired boys with the spirit of adventure
and thus helped put Chicago in shape
- R,,-,sgI, E,o,. chow zp hOvrr, FOv.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-23

impressive parade day when the
body lay in state in the City Hall
many bright, ambitious and thor
oughly patriotic Chicago boys had
visions of themselves dying for their
country and being brought home in
flag-covered casket and lying in state,
in. the City Hall, to be admired by
thousands.
How many of Chicago's multi
miIionaires viii have a parade like
that when they die?
And how many of their bodies viii
lie in state in the City Hall?
Darned few.
No matter what mistakes young
Meisenberg may have made in his
youth, he became in his death one of
Chicago's most eminent and success
full citizens%
And so it will go on until our ma
tionaI habit of thought changes, and
we teach our boys that it is more
blessed to live for humanity than to
die for ones country,
I have no disposition to dig up
Sammy Meisenberg's record. 1 would
hope to find it good one if did dig
it up. But wouldn't have any grudge i,
against the dead body even if it turn
ed out to be otherwise. Sammy has
paid the price. What more could any
man do? n
And shouldn't we be rather proud
of our Chicago humanity in the
thought that it made bigger fuss
over Sammy than it would over a
dead millionaire who piled up a good
church record and a vast fortune?
Personally / am not a hero. 1
haven't the slightest intention Of
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-03-22
Shirts for Men

Make your selections and
purchase early. Buy the m
by the dozen for you cant
have too many when the
good old summer time ar
rives.. A large shipment just
In makes our stock complete
with all sizes and sleeve
lengths.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19

yards before they themselves revealed
any symptoms of the disease, Once
this had taken place, every shipment
OF stock from Chicago to other parts
Of the country was likely to spread
the infection. For this reason fed.
eral inspectors have for some time
now been engaged In tracing. by the
aid OF bills Of lading and other rail.
road records, each of these shipments
TO It's destination and inspecting the
stock there, This accounts for the
discovery OF cases In states as far re.
moved from each other as Iowa and
Massachusetts,, The various auaran.
tines already imposed have been de,
signed TO prevent the continued move.
ment OF cattle from infected or sus.
pictous places, Once these move.
ments have been halted and all the
exposed cattle brought to q standstin.
II iii be possible for the federal ati.
thaTities to locate all suspicious cases
and by the slaughter OF all exposed
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19

cattle ultimately eradicate the dIa.
ease. The federal guarantees are ae-
conpanted by state and local quAran-
tines or individual infected farms.
From these no produce whatsoever
can DO sent out In many cases chill.
dren are not even permitted to go to
school, and the farmer cannot drive
hia horses on the public highways.
Stock Raisers Should Help.
The chief obstacle In the way Of the
successful prosecution of this cam
paign Of Isolation and determination
lies in the danger that there may be
concealed sources Of infection, Al.
though the farmer receives the ap-
praised value of bis herd, 1t Is In
eYttable that the summary slaughter
OF all his stock should cause him con.
siderable Inconvenience as well as In
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19

the lime and partly TO remove any
temptation to dig them up again and
sen them The entire farm premises
are the thoroughly lisinfected and no
STOCK allowed upon them for period
OF approximately sixty days. r.
Appraiser Values the Herd.
In order to compensate the owner
OF his property thus condemned In the
interest Of the public welfare, an APP
praiser Is appointed by the state au-
thorities 10 value the herd. The sum
thus fixed Is divided equally between
the state and the federal authorities.
In the last outbreak I'm 1908 In New
England II cost the federal govern
ment, which was then paying two
thirds of the appraised values, ap-
proximateiy 100000 for condemna
ton, slaughter and disinfectiou. The
present outbreak Is regarded as much
more serious. H 49,.
The inspectors engaged In this
work are equipped with a complete
rubber outfit which can be thoroughly
disinfected after each exposure TO IN.
fection. Persons who have not the
advantage OF this equipment should
vigorously refrain from exposing them
selves to the least risk OF infection.
AS has already been said. the disease
III frequently transmitted by human
beings, and IL Is really a crime for
any one to crafty his curiosity at
the expense OF his nelghbors, In ad-
dition to this danger there are also a
number Of cases ON record in which
both children and adults have become
infected themselves Ordinarily the
disease Ii NOT serious in men, but
weakly children who drink eontami.
mated milk suffer 40 severely that In
. few cases death has been known to
result With adults the maiady usu.
ally takes no more serious form than
slight eruption In the mouth similar
to fever nlisters and possibly n simi.
lar eruption on the hands and fingers.
There may bs aiEc some fever aud
nausea, but there is comparatively Iit.
tie danger, In countries where the
disease is prevalent many authorities
believe that IL Is fairly general In
human beings but that the consequent
disturbances In health are 50 slight
that they are not brought to the at.
tention OF physicians. .......
Started In Michigan.
The present outbreak originated In
southern Michigan but how the germ
found its way there Is not yet def.
nitely known. II seems probable that
some cattle became infected, that
their milk was sent to creamery
ard the skim milk then returned to
be fed to hogs, A herd OF these In.
fected hogs was then shipped TO Chi.
cage where they infected the stock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19
PROPER CREDIT FoR GRANDPA
Happy Father Wanted Generous Con
trlbution Entered Under the
Proper Heading.

When Mr.. Otis returned from the
efice one afternoon, he was met at
the door by his wife. who cried. en-.
eitadiy:
"0h. Herbert, love, I received O
lovely letter from father today"
rYea. my dear9s queried he.
'fYes. dearest," repeated Mrs Otis,
enthusiastically, "he eougratulates us
% Che birth OF our baby
That's good" was the reply.
Yes went on Mira. Otis, "and he
Gays II will coet us more 10 live nov
--that babies are expensive
"A suppose that In true, dear" as.
scented the husband.
And, Herbert, just Think" said the
wffe. IoyfuiIy, father has serit M q
check for $1,000 Isn't that just love
II III him r.
II should say Il vast said Otis.
I'll 81 right down, dear, and thank
him for hia generous contribution 10
the Fresh Heir fund"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19
EXCELLENT POINTS
CONCERNING SWINE
Alfalfa Recognized as of Greatest
Value in Hog Feeding
Care for Sows.
nv @. & MIr.I.ER.l

III you intend TO pillow your blue
grass and clover pastures next spring,
let the pigs have free range over them
until the snow falls.
No other feed for small pigs ranks
rs high In value az skim milk. IL
you do not have plenty OF IL on your
own farm. better arrange to get some
from a neighhor. even II 1t takes
trouble to do 1t.
In the West alfalfa il now recog.
nized as of the greatest value In
hog feeding. Give brood SOW plents
OF cut alfalfa with q small ration OF
corn, say not more than two pounds
per day. and she will come through
the winter in fine condition.
A slop made Of shorts and hot wa
ter, fed every other day, IL an excel
lent thing for brod sows.
A good many men will tear them
selves from close proximity to hot
stove. dash out into the storm. shovel
few bushels Of corn on the ground
for their hogs. and then leave them
TO shiver and freeze without adequate
shelter during the night Tasse men
are the fellows who are always sure
there Is no money In hog raising.
Since Doctor Moore's discovery Of
the hitherto unknown qualities OF
copperas, 1t has been used with great
success to preserve the health OF
hogs. A very small portion, say a
teaspoonful in q barrel OF drinking wa
ter once or twice q week. Is recon-
mended.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19

seriously ;Hs:.tss-tera With the Eupply OF
meat for tho people.
The foot-And.mouth disease affects
particularly cattle, swine and sheep,
II ia characterized by sores In the
the mouth which make swallowing
painful and frequently cause the AMI.
mails 60 refuse all food, and by sores
on the feet which cause lameness and
IN severe cases. occasionally result In
the hoofs dropping on. The animals
lose neak @tth extraordinary rapidity
and in the case Of milk COWS the milk
supply Is so seriously affected that It
frequently dries up altogether. The
first evidences of the disease are q
chill followed quickly by fever, the
temperature sometimes rising as high
IS 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Small
yasiclaa or bllaters about tho size OF
pea appear shortly after In the
mouth and spread rapidly. AZ the
disease advances ropy saliva hangs
from the affiicted animals mouth,
which liz opened and shut with a
peculiar smaeking sound. In short
time similar eruptions appear on the
feet. which are red. tender, swollen
sss;sa ;sssss.issal. In consequence the AMI
NAL persists In lying down and bed,
cores soon develop, The udders Of
milk cows are also susceptible and
tho sores interfere with milking.
Most Contagious Of stock Plaques.
Although the mortality Ia, except In
very severe outbreaks, comparatively
Tow, footand-mouth disease Is prob.
ably the most contagious OF all stock
plaques. The germ which causes n
ID no small that n n Invisible under
the mlscroscope and passes through
the finest filter known to science, II
can be carried In any one OF hun.
bred ways. In addition to direct con.
tact with affected animals. the disease
can be communicated by hay, straw,
bedding. harness, ropes, In fact. any.
thing that has even indirectly came
In contact with diseased animals.
Cats. dogs. and poultry have been
known TO carry the germ from farm
to farm, and In particular this la tre-
auentiy done by human beings. AL.
ready In the present outbreak cases
ara on record where the curiosity or
farmers has led them to visit infected
herds. On their return 10 their own
homes these men have given the dis
ease 10 their own animals, For this
reason the authorities are urging up
on every one the duty Of refraining
from such visits and OF keeping
strangers from visiting their stock
The contagtousness OF the disease
indeed In such that when one animal
In herd becomes infected II IL con.
sidered useless TO attempt to save
the remainder OF the herd. For this
reason the federal authorities have
adopted the only practical method OF
stamping out the disease. namely, the
slaughter al all cattle. sheep and
swine on an infected farm. When
case Ia discovered q deep trench is
dug. the animals led into II. siauEht.
cred, their hides siashed. ard the car
casses treated with uuEckiima end
then buried under al least ave feet ot
earth. II Ii advisable TO slaughter
the animals In the ditch Itself In orde,
that the ground may not become af.
teeted by dragging the dead bodies
over t. The hides are siashed part.
~ In order to facilitate the actien OF
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19
FIND PLEASURE IN POULTRY.
Woman May Find as Much Enjoyment
With Flock Of Birds as She Goes
on Shopping Expedition.

The woman who finds herself pos
sessed for the first time Of flock OF
poultry will soon learn that she may
spend an afternoon working with her
BIRDS and DC Just as much amused az
IL she spent her time shopping, nor
will she be nearly so tired as IL she
had been walking around on hard
sidewalks.
Instead OF being out Of pocket--for
most every woman win buy things that
she does not need IL she chances to
see thens~-she win find that she has
added to the possibilities for gain.
To be cut In the open air and sun
chine Ia to see mere real life than
does the woman who In always in the
house. s.. ....