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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-08
A PARALLEL CASE.
situation OF Settlers on the Little
Lost River Project Compared
With Those on This
Tract.

In their exhilaration over the pros
poets of a speedy adjustment OF mat
ters on this tract. we doubt If the
settlers realize the work that was
done by the Canal Users Association
in getting an adequate supply of
storage water for the tract. 1t will
be remembered that after it was
found that the reservoirs here would
not hold, the company offered to OBJ
tain a supply OF storage water for
the tract at cost of from So to IS
per acre. 1t will also be remember
ed that this proposition met with op-
position from the association, and
after a long and expensive fight, the
company was compelled to supply
this storage water without any ad-
ditional expense to the lahd holders
The settlers on the Little Lost
River project are now facing this
same proposition. and In orded that
the work of the Canal Users Associ-
alton on this tract may be more fully
appreciated. we give below report
OF the conditions on the aforesaid
tract. as stated IN a recent issue OF
the Capital News:
The settlers under the Blaine
County Irrigation company's project
on Little Lost River held a meeting
Saturday TO take steps to resist the
latest demands OF the company for
full payment of all past due pay
ments for water rights ana interest
on the same.
The Little Lost River project GOV
ers approximately l4.O00 acres. Tn,
project was opened five years ago
The irrigation system is a gravity
system based on reservoir storage o.
the surplus flood waters OF Little
Lost River. The reservoir does no
hold the water impounded owing t'
the soil formation. which IS open an'
permits excessive seepage. As re
suit OF the failure OF the reservoir
to hold water, the settlers claim tina
they never have had a sufficient sup
ply OF water for irrigation and tina
they have been unable TO raise crop
sufficient to enable them to supper
themselves and make payments 70
water rights.
The original contracts called 70
the payment OF S25 per acre for va
ter. when Il was found that IN
reservoir system was faulty an
would not supply the water I'll
company proposed that II the Sc
tiers would sign up to pay Sl5 pc
acre additional the company woul
make the reservoir good. Most
the settlers agreed to this and sign'
up to pay another SIS per acre Il
their water. Now 1t is claimed tn
the company did not go forward wit
it's agreement and provide an al
quate water supply.
Owing TO the failure of the COZ
pany to furnish sufficient water 4
irrigation. the settlers have el'h
been unable or refused to meet 4
payments when due and the maj Il
tice which amounts to an ultimatu
from the company has been sent
the contract holders.
The company. in its notice TO
settlers. claimed that the holders
the bonds have ordered the colleetl
OF all sums due or past due ana III
the officers of the company nave
option In the matter, but are co
PEELED to make the collections
proceed with foreclosure process
II was to meet this situation u
the meeting was held on Little II
River last Saturday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-08

Governor Haines still adheres TO
.,o advice given before election TO
s,udy your tax receipt, but the aver
sna man in this section is lucky
~oo % who can scrape money enough
together to get a tax receipt 10 s'uuS'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-08

Today is Jackson Day, and will be
properly observed by democrats
throughout this state as well as the
party in general throughout the ma
ton. The democrats of this county
will meet in Shoshone tonight and
enjoy a smoker and listen to ad-
dresses by prominent members of
the party.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-08
IDAHO WOOL GROWERS CON
VENTION.

Boise, Idaho, January IL, 13, 1914.
Forest Reserve Convention,
Boise, Jan. IL, 1914.
Excursions via Oregon Short Line
from points in Idaho and Oregon.
Tickets on sale January 10th and
18th, 1914, limited to January IA,
1914. See agents for rates and fur
ther particulars. 1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

The hamlet of Clayton. population
go, is perhaps the smallest com
nunfty in Wisconsin having an inde-
pendent central station plant gen
Grating its own electricity The Clay
ton Electric company has an operat-
ing force of one man. and its gener-
atfne equipment consists of Il h. p.
gas engine belted to 5-kv- direc;
current dynamo. The street lighting
lead consists Of eight fncandescent
lamps, and commercial lighting is
given from dusk until IL p M The
railroad commission Of Wisconsin re-
ports 40 villages in Wisconsin with
less than loco population having
electric service utilities OF course
forty-one are OF less than 500 popula-
ton The total number of electric
service utilities In the state is aS3-
There are seventeen gas or oil en-
CINE plants and eighty-two plants
operated either wholly or in part by
water power.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
BOY CONFESSES
TRIPLE MURDER
Tells Of Killing Two Women
and Man on the
Farm in
Ohio.
CUT THEIR HEADS OFF
Killed Them one at Tims VIII =
Club and Then
Fled TO Chi
eago.

| United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. .day 15.-Harley Beard
1a. a farm hand, arrested by the Chi
cago roIice today. is alleged by them
to have confessed TO killing two WON
en- and man on farm near Iron
ton Ohio, Wednesday night The
victims are Mrs Matilda Massfe. %
her son. Robert, 10. and her daughter
Mary. y.
Beard. the police say, claims ne
killed Massie with club during an
alteration because he feared Massie
was about TO strike him with an axe
MassIe's sister and mother were beat
en- to death because he thought they
might interfere with hts escape
The story told by Beard, according
to the police. is as follows:
Bob got up about o'clock Wed
nesday to go to town and buy some
furniture 1 helped him hitch up
when Bob came home Mary told
him that I had come in her room-
didn't know she had told him that I'M
til st supper time. Then Bob came
up to me and layed hand axe UP
against ny cheek and said: II you
ever monkey with my sister again
IN cut your head CT. l told him
that I didn't monkey with his sister
Bob turned around and started to-
ward me. He raised the axe aud |
though. he was going to hit me- |
had long stake in my hand which
had been using In baling hay II had
a heavy iron ring IN one end | hit
hfnkwith the stake and busted his
head in.
Mary came out and when she saw
Bob on the ground she jumped at me.
+ hit her on the head Then the old
lady came and hit her. too
L thought saw the old lady move
a little. so went and got Bob's razor
and cut her head OF Then cut
Mays head on But didn't cut
Bob's head Off didn't look at him
after hit him the first time. I came
TO my sisters house in Chicago, to get
away. but you arrested me-.
Captain Coughlin received word
from the sheriff at Ironton early to-
day. suggesting that Beard might be
found at the home of his sister here
Two detectives vera sent Beard
was captured after a snor- chase.
The police say they found gold
watch and $50 In Boards pockets. He
IS alleged to have admitted that the
watch belonged to Miss Massie. while
the money was taken from her broth
er.
The police say the boy is degen-
crate. Captain Cougnlin is inves-fzat-
ing the Wichita, Kansas. and southern
Illinois farm murders to see If Beard
was in the locality.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
BETTER BRIDGE FACILITIES,

Il am here to assure the people OF
Eeokuk our good faith in this propo-
sftion~
The statement made above was BIZ
Theodore Gilman secretary of the
Keokak and Hamilton Bridge Co, to
group OF fifty representative bust
ness men OF keokuk and Hamilton at
the noon luncheon held yesterday at
the Hotel Iowa It was in reference
to rebuilding the present bridge
across the Mississippi river between
Keokuk and Hamilton to meet not
only present but future conditions,
and II Mr. Gilman only executes his
plans he viii win the gratitude of the
people OF both cities served By this
structure Better bridge facilities for
this point are necessary While the
Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Co own
ers feel that there VIII be no fmme-
expenditure as VII De required TO 81
feet the reconstruction. they evident
" feel the future ius.ffes the invest
meE- In any event as Nr- Gilman
stated. lis people are willing 10 take
the plunge What the Keokuk and
Hamilton people want them to DO Is
TO take the plunge Immediately and
those who are close to the movements
and purposes OF the company, claim
they intend TO do So
The Goub1s-deck arrangement fs
certainly along more advanced meth
DDS OF handling traffic and it will be
a relief TO be able TO get away from
the sli-onewsy procedure that IS now
IN vogue Chairman Adamson Of the
Interstate and Foreign commerce
committee. who visited keokuk last
winter readily saw the necessity for
larger bridge accommodations and
SO stated Better bridge facilities ad-
vance the ciEys opportunities for
growth so let the keokuk and Hamil-
ton Bridge Co, reconstruct Let the
Inter-City Bridge Co build its bridge.
let Dick Marsh come across with his
and If there are others-weieome
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
TO WHOM n NAY CONCERN.


You are hereby notified that cor
poration has been organized by the
undersigned under the laws of Iowa
the name of which corporation Is De
Witt Manufacturing company with
its principal place Of business at Keo-
kuk, Lee county, Iowa. The genera.
nature Of the business to be trans
acted by il is general manufacturing
and mercantile business including
the right to acquire. own, and dispose
OF all kinds of personal property to-
gether with all real estate conven-
lent for the transaction of its other
business with q right to acquire, hold
and dispose Of its capital stock. as to
all OF which matters It has the same
powers. privileges and fmmunites
possessed by natural persons except
as otherwise provided Its au.horiz-
ID capital stock is $4,000 of which
$4,000 may be issued as preferred
stock and all Of which stock shall be
fully paid for In cash when issued
The corporation shall commence on
the date of its certificate which Is
April 4, 1914, and shall terminate 20
years thereafter. It's affairs are to be
conducted by board of FIVE directors
elected annually on the second Mon
day in January by the stockholders.
Said board shall Immediately follow
ing the annual meeting elect froT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

he efforts Of few women and TWEEN.
ty-.wo communicates In all the three
states. Now there are three bishops.
g. clergymen and 1000 commune
cants. Our headquarters were at
Salt Lake City. found the Mormons
quite like other people, they were
land neighbors and friends ALWAYS to
US. paid my respects to the head
of thai. church Brigham Young. He
was very gracious and courteous. but
he did not return the visit. He was
sovereign and only poor mission
Iarv The Mormons came to hear US
preach and at the close OF the ser
vice said we enjoyed your service,
we- too. believe In the Bible and In
the Christ you preach; but we have
had further revelation and We Nope
you will come and hear of these added
truths which have been revealed to
Joseph smith You can't do anything
with a grown up Mormon; he
knows all you know and some
things more. So our work be-
gan with the children. and We have
reached in Salt Lake City and Ogden
alone more than 5000 children, and
that has been our great work among
the sformons. Our other work in the
northwest was to The pioneers and
the miners + never had more faith
full or better loved friends than those
rough men They would do anything
on earth for you but be good. They
would give money freely. the aims
basin would often contain nifty or a
hundred dollars at service, but
they had been away from home life
and .he influence OF women and chill
dren so long that they were rough
and hard on the exterior and the gos-
pei didn't appeal to them. But in
time conditions changed and there is
very little OF the old west left. Your
fathers and mothers supported me
In those years and now the duty is
yours to carry forward the work they
began ;"
Saturday will conclude "Children's
Afternoon, at Everywhere" when
there viii be addresses on The Boys
and Girls of Japan" by Miss Bah
cock. who has lived in that country
for many years: Indian Boys and
Girls" by Archdeacon Parshall: Ma
tive Games Of Many Lands played
by children in native costume Chill
dren are admitted 20 Everywhere
for ten cents.
In the evening Archdeacon Parshall I
will deliver an address and Singing
Thrush as impersonatsd by Miss
Helen Palmer Gray. will again be rem
dered This latte. monologue has
proved one Of the most delightful
features of Everywhere"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
Everywhere Program Tonish.

All day yesterday crowds attended
IN St Johns parish
house and all were delighted with the
exhibit and full of words of praise
and appreciation OF the splendid pro-
noon and evening. This afternoon ma
tive games Of Africa were played by
ne children under Miss Aeigs' super
vision Miss Babcock speaks informal
II ever afternoon IN front Of the
japanese booth. giving delightful
stories Of life in Japan and her work
among the people.
This evening Miss Helen Palmer
Gray will give again the story of
Singing Thrush, which mas been one
Of the most enjoyable features of the
program Rev. Samuel n Bishop, D.
D., secretarv Of the American church
institute fer negroes, viii speak and
the mystery play. The Great Trail
will be repeated The tent was filed
last niyht 70 hear the Rt Rev Daniel
Sylvester Tuttie, presiding bishop OF
the American church, speak on Early
Days IN the Great West" Bishop
Turtle comes from 81 Louis and is
one % the Oldest bishops IN America.
He Is msu Of strong personality, q
delightful speake- and 2 very schol-
arfy man. The Rev. John c. Sage,
IN Introducing him said he became
bishop when he was thirty years old
and that he dfs work IN the vest
which mas no parallel, Bishop TuttIe
szfd In part:
~Tn Is35 the Eo.zcopeI church de-
cfded two things, arst hat bishop
should lead CT each missionary field.
and second, THAT eTsry member Of the
church f. 2 member cf the mission
ary socfety, Nav when ron are 2
member q the NaxoI's Icdz4 Or any
sort Of soeaety. yoE par dies every
year. don't yosI. Have yo9 pafd your
missionary dges Tbs yezr7 In 1861
T wzg made bfsaop q Noatans, Idaho
and Utah At that tine here ives
not ore Minister o< this church IN all
that terrftory. There was ons church
at Boise. which had bSsn built through
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
ORDINANCE NO. 42.

May IA. 1914
An ordinance vacating the alley In
block 17s, also vacating Ridge street
from the northwest line of Eleventh
street to the southeast line OF Twelfth
street.
Be it ordained, by thu city council
OF the city o; Keokuk. Iowa:
Section l. That the alley In block
176, City OF Keokuk. excepting so much
thereof as Is contained within the new
street particularly described In reso-
luton No s11. which the city council
OF the city OF Keckuk duly passed on
the 18th day Of March 1914; and also
all OF that portion of Ridge street be-
tween the northwest line OF Eev .nth
street and the southeast line Of
Twelfth street. be. and the same are
hereby vacated.
Section 2 Ali ordinances and parts
of ordinances In conflict with the pro-
visions hereof are hereby repealed.
Roll cali:
Moorhead-Aye.
CoIiins-Aye.
Schmidt-Aye.
s. W. MooRHEAD,
Attest: Mayor.
o. W. sANDBERc. City Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

An editorial in the Davenport Times
names Keokuk as one Of the cities N
the state that Is pulling back in the
Greater Iowa Booster movement. REQ
kuk is not pulling back in this move
ment. It did not enthusiastically take
hold of the Panama exposition propo-
sition for reasons that could be stated
hut better be left unsaid. Always two
sides to a question and evidently the
Times lust got one side Keokuk will
be represented in all sane movements
to advance the interest OF the best
state I'm the union. Just be patient.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Seek 10 Limit Foreign Cotton.

Seek 70 Limit Foreign Cotton.
WASHINGTON. May 15.-Proposed
measures to limit the entry and man
ufacture of foreign lint cotton in the
northern states were considered at
public hearings at the Department Of
Agriculture today Departmental
experts declare that these measures
are necessary by reason OF danger Of
introduction Of tie pink boil worm.
one OF the mos. serious pests known.
Hawaii already is infested with the
worm and consequently cotton from
this territory will be excluded. II Is
also proposed to prohibit shipment Of
this foreign lint cotton from the north
ern states to the southern cotton mills.
Experts declare that the inconven-
fence to manufacturers Is Insignificant
compared to the evil that would be
wrought should the WORM once estab-
Iish itself In the southern cotton re-
gions The insect is found in India,
the Straits settlements. Burma, Cey-
lon. German East Africa. and Egypt
It has reduced the yield in Egypt, az
much as fifty per cent at times e.
Inmates place $500 bales as the prob
able number which would be barred
from southern mills under the pro-
posed quarantine. bat the department
believes this loss can easily be made
up with special grades OF southern cot
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The following Is an extract from an
address recently delivered By r A.
Vanderiip, president of the National
City bank of New York.
The particular men who happsu
for the moment to be occupying eff
cial positions in Washing ton and else
where. and who are laying unnear.
able hardships upon the proper devei.
opment OF business in the United
States, are Lot perhaps primarily TO
blame. The blame lies back OF them
in an Ill informed and frequently IN
fair state Of public opinion. We havs
had period of magazine and polftf
cal UNDERTAKING which has brought
about condition where business sue
the man who has demonstrated that
h. can manage his business well Is
excluded from public counsel. snc
where 10 small part Of our govern
nent affairs have been put into the
hands OF men who would De fncom-
petent successfully to manage bust
ness affairs
IL IS IDLE 20 rail at the public yep
resentatives Of one party or another.
or at one administration Or another.
We have got to get back to all that
and create E sounder. a more inteIli-
gent, and more honest public opin-
ion That will never be done by a
policy Of silence on the part OF those
: who represent important business IN
terests- You and other business men
must wake up TO the fact that you
have public duty in the educa ton
OF pubic opinon, and 50 long as you
r=iariR RON exercising it. you VII
not only hinder the industrial and
commercial development of this whole
! country, but you viii very directly
permit your own business TO be mis-
Understood and to he made tn. sub
4 ject of unfair and uneconornic a,.acs :,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Rule Make. Official Popular.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 15.-The
new director of posts and telegraphs
has suddenly become the most popular
official IN Russia among the women
folks. When he took office he was
bombarded with protests against the
long standing regulation which for
babe women clerks either to marry
outside of the service or 10 select
their husbands from a different grade
of the service than that in which they
themselves were employed. He has
now not only abrogated this rule but
has cancelled a similar official rec
ommendation" that male clerks
should observe the same restrictions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

The New York Edison company
recently gave an early morning win
dow demonstration showing how cas-
lily and quickly a breakfast could be
prepared by electricity. The break.
fast consisted Of lamb chops, cereal.
hot biscuits and coffee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

Cora Rerwincio of Milwaukee. who
masoueraded as a man for eight
wears, deserted one wife" and mar
ried another wife last March. told the
police she preferred mems clothes De-
cause she earned more money in male
resalia. The bride" Of six weeks
whispered through her sobs. Il had
no suspicion that he was not man !
did not know it until the police told
me-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

The Hgnitic coal reserves OF the
Bonni field region. Alaska, are esti-
mated by the United States geological
survey to be nearly 10000, 0G0. 0o0
tons. which exceeds by nearly 3,000,-
100000 tons the estimate made few
years ago, on the information then
available OF the total quantity OF
Ignite coal in the territory The
new estimates, which are very mod
crate, indicate that the quantity OF
coal available in the Bonnifeld region
greater than that of all the other
surveyed fields of the territory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

June. A. D. 1914, between the hours OF
900 o'clock a. M. and 400 o'clock p.
M, commencing at 200 o'clock p m,
OF said day, the following described
property, to-wit:
Lot four ca in block thirty-four
(34) mostly In Mason's addition and
partly in KiIbourne's addition to the
city of Keokuk, Lee county. Iowa.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of May, A. D. 1914.
JOHN l. CRIMMINS,
Sheriff of Lee County, Iowa
BY John J. Crimmins. Ir.. Deputy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
keokuk. Iowa May is, 1914 t
TO LILLIAN NoRDIcA.

TO LILLIAN NoRDIcA.
fDfed, Batavia, Java, May 10. 1871
And must thou. too, sweet singer OF
renown,
Now join the Choir Invisible on
high
Putting aside siegIinde's myrtle
crown,
Thy living wreath Of Immortality!
Shall now thy wondrous voice for aye
be still,
And no more charm the eager silent
throng2
Thou, Wagner's messenger: No more
to thrill
Rapt thousands with Walklrie's
battle song;
The quiet heart a-weary OF lffe's woes.
Beat faster al thy silver sounding
notes,
! And tragic bars Of verdfs passion
throes
Made sorroEs anguish rise within
thick throats;
Although tiny voice is craven into
sound.
And instant touch awakes the SUM
bering tone
'Tis not thy magic presence holds Us
bound.
No queenIy gesture makes the
stage thy throne.
Through echoes of long years thy
songs shall ring,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

The value of the lead and zinc pro-
duced at mines in Kansas in 1913 was
81 ,343,432, compared with 1850, IA
in 1912, according to J. P Dunlop. Of
the United States geological survey.
In Arkansas the value was s55,I2o in
1873, compared with s1o6.014 in 1872.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15

Germs Of Disease should BE- prompt
y expelled from the blood This is
time when the system is especially
susceptible to them Get rid Of all
impurih IS in the blood by taking
Hoods SarsaparilIa. and thus fortify
your whole body and prevent illness.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
The world.s biggest OCEAN 1inar /

The worlds biggest ocean liner fs
TO be built at Belfast, according to
announcements IN English news
papers. It will be of 10000 tons,
whereas the "Vaterland" is Of S.
600 gross tons, the 'Imperator', 52.l71,
the Britannia" $1,000. the "Aqui.-
ania" 1900, and the "Olympic'' So.
$50 tons. The Britannia" launched
at Belfast on February &c. will have
forty-eight of the largest Iifeboata
yet made. two Of them fitted with pow.
erfuI engines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
NOTICE OF sHERlFFs SALE.
To Bartha L. Anderson and Mimi

To Bartha L. Anderson and Minnie
r. Anderson.
You are hereby notified that by
virtue Of special execution TO me
directed. issued by the clerk Of The
district court of Lee county. Iowa, at
keokGk, bearing date, May 18th, A..
%. 1914, in favor of o. V. Davis, and
against Bartha l. Anderson and Min
ME r. Anderson. I have levied upon
and advertised for sale and will sell
TO the highest bidder at the front
door OF the cour. house, in Keokuk.
Lse county. Iowa. on the 10th day OF