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The Dickinson press., 1914-08-15

Mrs. w. C. Boehlke and children,
who were visiting at the Geo. Luh-
man farm last week, returned home
Sunday.
Miss Anna johnson Of Taylor ar
rived in the city Monday evening.
While here she was the guest Of Miss
Ethel StewarS.
Chas. DeFoe left Tuesday after
noon for Fargo and the Twin Cities
to spend several days attending to
business matter.
President J. M. Hannaford and
General Manager Slade Of the North
ern Pacific came in Thursday morn
ing from the west.
Mrs. Guy Hunter was the hostess
at a small dinner party given in
honor of Misses Hargrave and Garlic
ton on Wednesday evening.
Rev. ]. D. Meyer left for his home
in LIE Mars, Iowa, on Monday after
noon after spending a few days as
a guest at the Fred Maser home.
Misses Marion Dundas and Beulah
Brown returned the first Of the week
from Valley City, where they have
been attending summer school at the
Normal.
A daughter was born to Supt. and
Mrs. L.. r. Waldron at the Dickinson
station on August 9Th. The family
now consists Of six, three sons hay
ing already gladdened the Waldron
home. +"
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Blackwell OF
Cannington, Ontario, who r visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. DR.. Caldwell
of Belfield, were guests at the T. Fl;
Pugh home this week.
Martin Metz has proved up on his
homestead in the Mary country and
recently moved back to Dickinson
He will be engaged in road work
with his father, John Metz.
Mrs. W. R. Everett and children al:
rived from Mapleton, Mimi, Satur.
day. They have been visiting at sew.
eral points in Minnesota for the past
few weeks and have had a most de
lightful time.
R. W. Penner, of the Globe azett,
Publishing Company. Of Wahpeton
was in the city calling on the count!
officials Wednesday,. Thursday HI
went to- Manning where he visitet
with the Dunn county officials.
Mrs. Archie Dingman was hostess
at a pretty luncheon given in homo
Of Mrs. S. J. Dunlap Of Minneapolis
at the Dingman home Saturday after
noon. A few Of Mrs. Dunlap's oil
friends enjoyed the afternoon will
conversation over their sewing. a
very dainty luncheon was served.
A delightful musical was given BY
Mrs. H. A. Davis and Misses Florenc,
and Eleanor Davis at the Davis HON,
Saturday evening in honor of Mrs
Harriette Cummings Of Hartford
Conn.,, who is spending the summel
in the city. Many pleasing selections
were given by Misses Davis. Severa
of these were made much more inter.
esting by brief sketches of the com
posers by Miss Florence. That the
guests had a most delightful time
goes without saying. At the close Of
the musical light refreshments were
served.
The Dickinson press., 1914-08-15
Lloyd 81. Dow returned the past
week from q trip west, including the
Pacific coast,

+. L. Roquette left Thursday after
noon for New York, where he will,
purchase the fall and winter stock for.
the f. i: Roquetet Company's store.
He will be absent about two weeks.
Miss Ruth Butler returned recently.
from Mott and Regent where she had
ben visiting. She was accompanied
been visiting. She was accompanied
home by Miss Marie Derby, who is
visiting at the Butler home.
MI. and Mrs. Glen Casady enter
tanned a number of gentlemen at
their home south of the city on Tues
day evening in honor Of Mrs. Cas-
lady's father, Mr.. Brown, Of Iowa who
lis visiting at the Cassidy home. "A
very delightful evening. was spent.
Miss Sylvia Petricka, who has been
at the Springs at Thermopolis, Wyo.,,
the past few weeks, returned home
the first Of the week. Miss Sophia
lUchytil, who accompanied Miss Pc
tricka, did not return with her, but
lis expected next week.
p. II. Knapp, accompanied by Mrs.
VIM. Armstrong and Mrs. W. ].
Nichols, arrived in the city Thursday
night. They made the trip fromi
Minneapolis in MI. Knapp's Hupmo-
bile over the Yellowstone trail. The
ladies will be guests at the Knapp
home.
Arthur Lawhead, who has been
working in the neighborhood of
lShollsmade since returning from
Ellendale, came to the city this week.
He went to Taylor to visit with re1aS
ltives for a&few9days; returning to the
city for the, teachers examinationson
Thursday and Friday.
Max Hendrick and Ali. White re-
turned Thursday afternoon from Far
go, where they had been on business.
MI. Hendrick drove back his new five
passenger Haynes car, which he re-
Gently purchased in Fargo. The car
is like Mr.. Whites auto only it does
not have the electric gear shift.
Mrs. Frank Roberts arrived in the
city Friday morning, coming by the
way Of Belfield from the Roberts
ranch near Bowman, where Mr.. Rob
erts has just harvested a large crop.
Mrs. Roberts left in the afternoon
for the Tiwn Cities, where she will
purchase a new Studebaker SCI =
(which an expert will run out from
the cities to Bowman.
Miss Jane Merifeld and her broth
Ter, w. III. Merifeld, who had been
spending two weeks with their sister,
Mrs. VIM. Gardner, near Daglum, r
turned to their homes Tuesday morn
ling, Miss Merifeld going to the Meri-
field ranch near Medora, and W. q.
lMerifield returning to Sentinel Butte,
where he is in the draying business
The present plan is for Nh. and
Mrs. S. M. Ferris to leave the first
Of the week III their auto for Sidney,
Mont, to visit the j. "A. Ferris family
for q short time. They will be ae-
companied asfar as Sentinel Butte
by Miss Dorothy Robinson, who came
down this week to visit them, and j
lis also expected that Miss Marguerite
Hill will be in the party as the guest
Of Miss Dorothy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07

embodied my idea of the steps neces-
sary to strengthen our national de-
tense but 1t has now been SO amend
ed that it does not reach far enough
1.-The present standing army Of 1O0,-
600 men costs eighty millions to main
tain. For thirty millions, an additional
force of 100000 experienced men
could be had ready for immediate
action"
Cannon declared that the force on
the Sandwich Islands should be
strengthened, because of the import
ance of that coaling station in the
Pacific and that the shortage of ten
thousand men in the coast defenses,
due chiefly to Withdrawals to the Pan
anna canal zone, should be made up.
This issue, together with the correlate
question OF strengthening the navy.
,overshadows rural credits and con-
servation, up at the present short SEES
sion, in Cannon's view, and IL not
disposed of now, will be the big prob
lens before the coming long term,
when Cannon, as he said, will get
crack at them himself
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
Damages to the Amount Of $4,000 is
Awarded by jury at Fort Madi-
son Against Power
Company.
$4,000 DAMAGES ASKED
Wisnath Claimed Flooding Of Base
ment and Boiler Room DAMAGED
Building so He Could Not
Redeem IT,

rifty-three thousand dollars for
/ Hooded basement. This was the meas
ure of damages awarded the Wismath
Packing company Of Fort Madison
against the Mississippi River Power
company by the jury in the district
court at Fort Madison. Saturday. The
verdict is a record ono for the county,
and is one OF the largest ever given
in the state. Wismath asked for dam
ages in the amount of $4,000. The
jury decided that he should have $780,
loco after tn. court had sustained
motion to direct verdict in two
counts for the defendant, leaving the
third count in which $4,000 was ask
ed for the jury to consider
The suit against the power COM
pany was brought In three counts. It
was claimed by Wismath that the
building of the dam at Keokuk caus-
e., the water in the river to be raised
and this was said to have backed up
a sewer and flooded the Easements OF
the packing plant and boiler room
On account Of this condition it was
alleged the building could not be
rented, and $500 was asked for this
count.
A second count was concerning
charges for switching. The packing
comrany claimed the power company
owed for it's tracks used in switching.
On these two counts, the court sus-
tanned the defendant motion to take
the case from the jury and directed
verdict in these for the defense.
The third count was one in which
$50, 900 was asked and was based on
the equity of redemption. When
mortgage is foreclosed, there Is a
year given in which to redeem the
mortgage. Wismath claimed that be-
icause OF the conditions in which the
plant was left by the raising of the
water, he was unable to secure pur-
chaser
The case went to the jury Saturday
afternoon and the verdict was re-
turned yesterday That the verdict is
a popular one In Fort Madison is evil
dent from the feeling which seemed to
prevail generally during the trial Of
the case throughout the city, according
to the local attorneys who were in the
case.
The power company will attempt to
secure new trial, and failing in this,
will take an appeal to the supreme
court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
DOUBT AS TO STAMP
TAX ON STATE PAPERS
Question 10 Referred to the Attorney
Generals Office for Decision as
TO What Comes Under Law.

John Fletcher, assistant attorney
general to whom has been referred
the question OF whether the state IS
required to place revenue stamps on
state documents, in few days will
render an opinion in which he will
probably hold that the state need
not stamp anything which is issued
by any department as government
function. says the Des Mo.nes Regis
fe. and Leader. 1t is his opinion also
that the federal government cannot
reluire the state 10 demand that per-
sons receiving documents place
stamps on them He asserts that the
United States government cannot use
The state of Iowa as collection
agency. @
Under this ruling the insurance de-
rartnent will saw, at least $4,000
on insurance certificates alone. The
department Of public instruction will
sa.e $4,000 year on teachers GER
'iheates. The secretary Of state Will
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
Nav York,s Eiqht Menu.

rlInited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK. Dec. New Yorl's
Sport card this week furnishes what
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
Iowa Inventions.
Especial to The Gate CITY I

Especial to The Gate Cityl
DES MONIES, Dec. THE fol-
lowing PATENTS were granted to
Iowans during the week ending
December /, 1914, as reported from
the office of Wilfred C. Lane, patent
attorney, sos Crocker building, Des
Moines, Iowa:
No. 1,119,214. Milking machine.
Chas. NJ. Anderson. Waterloo, Iowa
No. 1,119.243. Combination step-lad-
der and ironing board, Walter NJ.
Caughlan, assignor to L. Hinshaw and
G. L. Moran, Richland, iowa.
No. 1.119,250. Mail crane. VIM Dill
lon, Melrose, Iowa.
No. 1.119.5s5. Stock and grain rack,
Francis E. Eidredge, deceased, Wav-
er1ey. Iowa, R. j. Eldredge, admins
TRAITOR.
No. 1.119,43o Brooder, Edwin s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
ROADS TRANSPORT
DONATIONS GRATIS
Contributions to Sufferers in War
Zone will be Sent Free If
Properly Marked.

The railroads are going to do their
share towards helping out war
stricken countries Of Europe. The suf-
fering and starving thousands when
they receive the corn and provisions
which will pour into their larders will
not only have the generous farmers.
manufacturers, merchants and the rest
of the varied army Of American busi-
ness men to thank for, this aid They
may thank the great American rail-
roads that are to haul this array OF
foodstuff gratis over their lines to the
Atlantic seaboard, there to be sent to
Belgium, France. Germany, Russia and
other destinations.
The division freight agent of the
Burlington, has just received the
necessary authority to receive and
transport free of charge to Chicago or
any junction point of the eastern
trunk lines, any donations of food
stuffs, clothing. in fact anything which
could be construed as being of aid to
the war victims. OF course. articles
that are contraband will not be ac-
cepted.
The eastern trunk lines have drawn
up plan Whereby the goods will be
hauled free of charge to an Atlantic
seaport. provided that they are con-
sisned to consular representative of
the nation for which they are intend
ed. They must be marked War Do
nations" and the bill of lading must
be marked a Follows: I'm considera-
ton of free transportation accorded
this shipment the carrier IS released
from all responsibility thereof" All
shipments must be delivered to the
railway company free OF advance
charges.
The Burlington will transport all
European war donations If the above
requirements are complied with. AS a
consequence OF this offer of the Amer
iian railroads the corn movement will
gain great impetus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
saturday Nights.

The Saturday night shoppers sup
rers served in the cafe are proving
very popular. A large, number attend
ed last Saturday in spite of the bad
weather
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
THE ONE REGRET
OF UNCLE JOE
Cannon Mourns Because He Cannot
Take part in the Present
Congress.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. THE one
regret today Of "Uncle Joe" Cannon,
former speaker of the house, who will
be returned to a seat next March,
was that he could not be at, the short
session which opened at Washington
today to push the fight for a strength
ening Of the militarv forces of the ma
ton.
The Dick BILL Cannon said, PRO
viding that the enlistment of mem
bcrs of the state militias constituted
also enlistment in the national army,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
FORTUNE TELLER
AND THE FARMER
Value Of Farms II War Les
son 10 Needed.

III We can teach our farmers the
lesson learned in Europe by this war
Iowa lard will be worth $1,000 an
acre in few years" says Emmett Tin
ley, a lawyer of Council Bluffs, in a
letter to the Greater Iowa association.
in approving of the plan of the asso-
ciation to bring 100000 Belgians 20
this state and place them on small
farms
"Such statement may sound like
d dream" he continues, but to those
who remember when lands now selling
a, 5000 an acre could have beah
bought for $40 an acre, the conclusion
has some semblance to sound logic.
OF course there are many men living
who remember much lower valuation
on Iowa land than recall. I am not,
in my conclusion. overlooking the fac
tors of commercial AND transportation
development "a
There can be no doubt but that
the farmers of Iowa would receive
some valuable instruction by COM
mingling with people who have by
force of necessity been compelled TO
advance to higher lines of so-called
intensified farming. If our people
wonld just stop to think for moment
they would readily see that the value
OF land must necessarily depend on
its productive or earning power
"A tract of land having no natural
hazard special to itself because of pc
culiar location must necessarily be
considered the highest class Of invest
ment A tract of land bordering on
river, or near one. while It endangers
the tract by possible erosion or casual
flooding, must have applied to it an
element of depreciation and may only
advance in price limited by the extent
of this particular hazard.
"In Iowa 90 per cent of the land is
free from any special hazard and such
lands will go to such price as the pro-
ductivaness will compensate in inter
est. The security OF the investment
Should necessari1v call for lew in
terest rate as a basis Of calculation,
and in my opinion this rate measured
~ otfo- investments should be four
per cent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
Sessions VIII be Held on January %,
1915 at Fort Madison, Accord
ing to Preliminary
Arrangements.
DIR. REID IS ON PROGRAM
Principal Of keokuk High viii be In
Charge Of High School Faculty
Part Of the
Meetings.

A meeting of some of the members
OF the Lee County Teachers associa-
ton was held Friday afternoon In
Superintendent f. A. Welch's office
and the date of January %, 1195, was
set for holding the convention of Lee
county teachers in this city, the ses-
sions to be held in the high school
building, according to the Fort Madi-
son Democrat, which further says:
County Superintendent E. G. Lynn,
OF Donnellson, and G.. w. Kennedy,
principal of the Montrose schools,
met with the committee to help plan
the program, which will be completed
within the next few weeks.
The sessions will begin at 900 a. M.
the first meeting to be for the rural
teachers, in charge of E. G. Lynn OF
Donnellson. The second session will
be for the grade instructors and will
be in charge of Superintendent II. A.
WEIGH The meeting OF the high
school faculty will be under the super
vision of Mr.. Reed, principal Of Keo-
kuK high school.
Preparations will be made to have
one or two lectures in the afternoon
and one in the forenoon following the
round table" which is a general dis
cussion among the teachers.
The committee in charge will en-
deavor to have the assistant state SUI
perintendent, Frank Joseph, of Des
Moines, address the assembly and also
members of the Iowa State Teachers
college from Cedar Falls and from
the state university at Iowa City.
Miss Morrison, instructor Of music.
will have charge of the musical mum.
bers which will be interspersed with
the other work taken UP at the con
vention.
The Lee County Teachers associa
ton was organized at Donnellson
December 2, 1911, the general plan OF
the organization to include at least
one county meeting each year
The public is invited to attend any
|of the sessions or discussions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
LESS RED TAPE IN
RULES FOR MAILING
Post Office Department Will ALLOW
Sealing Wax and Christmas
StiekerA on Addresa Side

People during the Christmas sea
son will be allowed to put sealing
wax, Christmas stickers and the like
on the address side OF domestic mat,
ter during the Christmas season.
Formerly mail that carried sealing
wax or stickers on the address side
was unavailable, but the postmas er
general has suspended this act be-
tween December ! and January l..
People are asked not to put these
seals on the side with the stamp,
however, as it confuses the clerk and
interferes with the rapid handling OF
the mail
Christmas cards adorned with mica
and gilt embellishments continue to
arrive at the postoffice and are
thrown ont, as they are not enclosed
in envelopes. Some arrived en-
closed in the envelopes but carry
only a one-cent stamp. The latter
are el3o thrown out for INSULT lent
postage. Any card enclosed in an
envelope. whether it be transparent
or not, should carry two-cent stamp.
The law against unenclosed mica and
gilt decorated cards was made on ac-
count of the danger of infection 10
clerks handling the e cards.
The big Christmas nail has not yet
started. The recent resumption Of
parcel post business with Germany
will mean a much larger Christmas
mai, than was expected. People send
ing mail to the foreign countries
should mail it ct once if they wish
mas.
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For Sale by
C. II. Rollins & Co.
627-e2o Main ST.
ohnston and ). T. Myers, Mt. vern-

Johnston and :. +. Myers, Mt. vern-
on, Iowa.
No. 1.119,4sS. Gearing for washing
machines, Geo. w Lewis. GrinneH.
Iowa
no. 1.l19.1S5. Rub:cr oversoIe. Le-
Roy Maltby, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
MO. 1,119,711. Standing concrete
post form, John l.. MCGEE, Des Moines.
Iowa
els l.. Morgan and l.. Funk, Wayiand.
Iowa
No. 1,119.105. Magnetic generator.
Thos. W. Morgan, assignor to W. w.
Marsh Waterloo. Iowa
No. 1,119,1l4. Carpet cleaning ma
chine, Lincoln L.. Porter, Cskaloosa,
Iowa
No. 1,119,195. Tank heater, Her
man A. Schuck. Parkersburg, Iowa
No. 1,119,19S. Pneumatic rock drill.
Clark J. Smith. Otturnwa Iowa.
NO. 1.1l9,S7S. Dental appliance.
Eliza r. Steady, Shenandoah, Iowa.
No. 1,119,l34. Fastening means for
flexible gates, Chas. S. Whitworth.
assignor of one-half to c. C. Boyle,
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
No. 1,119,55S. Gate hanging means,
Chas. S. Whitworth, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
No. 1,119,669. Cooling apparatus for
metal working tools, c.. R. Wigness,
Harlan.
No. 1,11S.993. Electrochemicai pro-
cess for producing nitrogen COM
pounds. John w wood Mculton. Iowa.
No. 1,11S,S91. Gear drive for wiring
ers, oliver B. Woodrow, Newton, Iowa.
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ANTHEM
ORDER BY PALMER
New a. A, r, Commander Would Not
play star spanoIed Banner In
Medley With Others Tunes.

The appearance of 1.-THE Star Spang-
led Banner" in band medleys would
be abolished by Col. David j. Palmer.
commander in chief of the G. A. R.,
who issued orders for all members OF
the organization, together with other
patriotic organizations, to use their
influence toward bringing about the
highest possible mark of respect. for
the national anthem.
The practice of playing the anthem
in medleygY with Yankee Doodle
Dixie" THE Girl Left Behind Me.
and othero fiippant national ditties
tends to break into the patriotic feel
ing inspired. by the nobler strains, ac-
cording to- Colonel Palmer. The order
issued recently asks that the anthem
be played salone and that the public
rise, and n out OF doors remain I'M
covered.
Committees on pension legislation.
Bull Run monuments and Fredericks-
burg national park were discontinued
and in their stead q committee on leg
islation was appointed in order that
the work may be carried on more eff
ficiently. The new committee consists
OF washington Gardner. Albion, Mich:
j A. Goulden, New York City: Charles
Z. Royce, Washington, D. G.: Samuel
NJ. Hench, For Wayne, Ind: John Nc
Eiroy, washington. d. c.; E. T..
Ham, Atlantic City, N. j.; J. A. T..
Hull, Des Moines, postoffice address
washington, D., c..
The order contains Thanksgiving
expressions and greetings for the ap-
preaching Christmas season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
save nearly $1,000. Other departments
will be benefited accordingly.

save nearly $1,000. Other departments
will be benefited accordingly.
Each department OF the state gov
eminent has been puzzled over the
federal stamp tax. The most Of them
telegraphed to Washington for infor-
nation as to what documents must
have stamps. The government In ef-
feet ruled that everything of an Off
cial nature is not taxable This left
the departments where they were-to
decide what Is private and what is
public business in their affairs. The
question has been passed on to John
Fletcher for official ruling
w. s. Allen, secretary Of state, re-
ceiyed a telegram from Washington
asserting that articles Of incorpora-
ton and certificates OF incorporation
aust bear stamps.
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should prove at least two good fights.
Leach Cross meets Phil Bloom at the
Brooklyn Broadway club tomorrow
night and Sam McVay will meet Bat
Ting Johnson at the Fairmont A. c.
Thursday night. Jim Elliott and Joe
Woods, heavyweights, will fight to-
night at the Olympic. N
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
Y.W.C.A. NOTES
Recognition Service.

The recognition service for the stu
dent club OF the city association Sun
day afternoon was attended by about
sixty persons. Mrs. c. S. Pond pre-
sided at the service and introduced
Miss Adelia Dodge. national student
secretary, who explained to those
present the student club, after which
tine girls marched in, singing on
ward Christian Soldiers"
Miss Harriet Solomon, representing
tie board Of irectors and the alumnae
membership committee of the club,
gave very appropriate little parable
to the girls, after which Miss Dodge
spoke. Mrs. R. L.. Reid sang beautiful
" abide With Me-
Miss Adele Dodge left today for
Penn College. While in keokuk she
was the guest of Mrs c.. NJ. Rich and
Mrs. Paul Newell <
Geneva Club.
The Geneva club meets promptly
tonight at $40 o'clock. Election OF
officers.
D. q y Il H.