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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
Old Iowa Times
Capt. William HIIIhouss Again.

Sunday morning under the caption
| which heads this story. The Gate City.
gave the substance of portion OF an
address delivered by Capt. William,
Hillhouse. one of the early pioneers
Of Iowa. This address as stated was
delivered at tri-state old settlers
meeting held at Rand park October
2, 1854, nearly thirty years ago, and
remember In reading this, he was
talking thirty years ago and when he
said something happened forty years
ago, thirty years must be added in
order to get the event mentioned in
its proper date. In the portion here
presented he gives some interesting
facts concerning the Indians mode of
life and the methods adopted by the
pioneer traders among the red men.
Continuing his remarks from those
reported Sunday, Captain Hillhouse
said that In the winter Of 1843 he
started out on collecting tour among
the Sac and Fox Indians. It was
their custom to leave the villages late
in the fall with bag and baggage and
stay out on hunting and trapping
expedition until spring. They would
go in squads of from Ave to ten fami-
lies and camp and hunt and trap to-
gethsr, all along the Des Moines,
Skunk, Cedar and Turkey rivers.
Most of the families would make ac-
counts at the tracing house before
starting on the hunt payable in furs
and pelts on their return in the
spring. About the first Of Dec smber
the clerks of the different trading
houses would draw off schedule of
individual accounts and strike out to
hunt them up and gather in the col
lections of otter. beaver and deer
skins, 50 as to settle up their indebt-
edness. We would travel up and
down and across those rivers mention.
ed many times through the winter
until we could load several ponies
packed with pelts and furs taken on
account from our customers. We al
ways made 1t convenient to know
where the Indians were camped for
we depended on them for our subsist.
ence, as well as lodging. We gener-
ally made ourselves at home when
we entered the wigwams. demanding
something to eat and ordered our
ponies taken out to browse. and gener-
ally took choice Of the sleeping depart
ments, and we're we'll entertained as
long as we visited the camp. In trav-
cling from one stream to another we
would find innumerable small lakes as
thsy lay glimmering upon the plain.
This portion of the country, forty-two
years ago (seventy-two years ago.
with the thirty years added) was
then the home of the Sac and Fox
tribes Of Indians. Here they lived In
their characteristic lazinsss and saw
age glory The woods abounded with
game and the rivers and lakes with |
fish, and he (the Indianl took them !
" tl1out fear or contention. What Is |
the condition of that beautiful plain
today? Dotted with innumerable |
cities, ckeckeredr with railroads, every
quarter section taken for agricultural
fine improved farms, which |
constitute the garden spot of the
great northwest, second to none, pro-
ducing fine cattle, big crops OF corn,
wheat, oats. barley, raised by the sec
ond class Of pioneers and old settlers.
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Still BRINGING Out Bodies.
UNITED Press Leased Wire servi

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ECCLES, w. Va, May 4.-Govern-
ment and state mine rescue workers
were still today encountering great
difficulty in removing the bodies OF
the liz men who persisted in an ex-
plosion in mine No. ) of the New
River Golfers companies here last
Tuesday. When work began today
ninety-six bodies had been removed.
Falls of slate and debris which block
the runways. still hamper the work
of removing the bodies. All workings
now are filed with air and the dead
ly gases lave cleared away. All the
bodies are in such condition that i'm
mediate burial is necessary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
Advertisement.

wish to announce that will be q
candidate for the nomination for audi
tor OF Lee county, subject to the &C.
ton Of the republican primaries.
N. J. BEvER. Fl. Madison, Iowa.
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cured, writes Mrs.
Sarah Baker Of Not
tinghill, Mo. Our
merch ant bought
some of Chamber
1ain's me dicin Q 8
last fall and also re.
ceiyed some free trial
samples of Chamber.
lain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. He
gave as some Of them
and / wanted my hus-
band to try them. He
said it would do no
good. His stomach
had b q e n troubling
him worse than ever.
At last on Friday !
told him If he would
not take those tablets
Twas going to eend for
. doctor, and he seid
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/ hereby announce myself as can
didate for nomination as supervisor
Of Lee county, for the 1916 term. sub
ject to the decision of the republican
voters at the June primary.
ALBERT BONNELL
West Point, Iowa, r. F. D. 4.
Advertisement
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G, 3. & q. RAILWAY co.

Trains leave from the Uniou 0eDoe.
Berths and tickets. Fifth and JsA1soa
streets. ,..t.
soUTHBoUND. $50 y
1No. IL. st. Louis. west end
south, leaves ............s o:o1A11
xNo. 8, st. Louis west ana
south, leaves ............ 11:l601
mo. 20. x. Z w. to Sedan. @.
B. q X. G. to Carzollt0n
leaves S:Noe
xNo. 4, st. Louis. vert and
South. leaves ............. l:S3p0
EMO. 10. Quincy, Hannibal,
Kansas City. st. Louis,
NoRTHBoUND.
xNo. z. st. Paul and points
west, leaves .............. 3:SoAW
xNo. 10, Burlington. Chicago
and points west, leaves ..... 7:4Spnl
'No. 3. Burlington. Chicago
and east. leaves .......... 1:40Dm
xNo. l. Burlington and Chi
cago. leaves .............. 7:3t00
'No. 81, Mt. Pleasant branch
leaves .................... s:sopn
No. S. X. & W.. Sundays only.
leaves .................... 7:s6pm
mo. 3. K. & W., leavss...... s:10pm
'No. 4. from K. & W.. arrives 1:16pm
'No. 50, from Mt. Pleasant
branch, arrives ..........1l:46 am
mo. 2, from x. & W.. arrives S:1opm
No. 8. from X. & w.. Sundays
only. arrives .1l:56am
xDaily. sDaily except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
men OF sturgeon than were captured
at Rome.
Lo.s Of Appetite /. also loss Of

Loss Of Appetite is also loss Of vi
tally, vigor, tone. To recover appe-
lite and the rest take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla,-that strengthens the stom-
ach. perfects digestion, makes eating
a pleasure. 1t also makes the blood
rich and pure, and steadies the
nerves. -AGvertisemen
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I wish to announce to my friends
and the voters that I will be q candi-
date for the nomination of auditor of
Lee county, subject to the action Of
the republican primaries.
ALBERT r. SMITH,
FIT. Madison.
"A dvor fi onenf
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wish to announce to my friends
and the voters that will be can
didate for the nomination OF clerk OF
tn. district court Of Lee county, sub.
ject to the action Of the democratic
primaries.
w. w. GWIN.
Of Keokuk
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hereby announce myself as can
tidate for nomination as county clerk
of Lee county, subject to the decision
of the democratic voters at the
June primary.
CURTIS M. HART.
Keokuk, Iowa, Feb. 15, 1914.
advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

There's nothing so good for a sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Electric OIL
Cures it in a few hours. Relieves
any pain in any, Observation-Disclosures.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

Cures baby's Group. Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mammals sore
throat, grandma's lameness-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil-the great house
hold remedy.-Advertisem
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

Baby won't suffer five minutes with
Group If you apply DR.. Thomas Ec
lectic Oil at once. 1t acts like magic.
advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

sTrain 473-Leaves Keokuk.. 7:lonm
sTratn 741-Leaves Keokuk.. 3:oOpm
sTrain 4s2-Arrives Keokuk. 7:16Dm
sTrain 470-Arrives Keokuk. 1:o6nm
xsTrain S6-Arrives Keokuk IL: 4Sam
1sTrain SLEEVES KeoKuk 4: 1opm
xLocal Freight Trains.
Daily except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

Dyspepsia is Americas curse Bur-
dock Blood Bitters conquers dyspep-
STA every time. 1t drives out impur-
tiles, tones the stomach, restores per-
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How She
Cured Her Husband

"For Eve years my husband suffered
with his stomach. The medicine he TOOK
only gave relief for while, nothing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

Club House Destroyed.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO. May 4.-The club house
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1 hereby announce myself as can.
didate for nomination as supervisor
Of Lee county, subject to the decision
Of the republican voters at the June
primary.
JOHN DE ROSEAR.
Mt. Hamil. Iowa, February 2, 1914.
ment.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

hereby announce myself as can.
didate for the nomination for sheriff
of Lee county, subject to the decision
OF the republican voters at the June
primaries. JOHN Q. SCOTT.
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II obtain either pattern illustrated NIL
out this coupon and enclose 10 cents in
stamps or coin. Be sure to state number
Of pattern and size, measuring over the
fullest part Of the bust. Address Pattern
Department, care Of this paper.
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feet digestion, normal weight, and
good health-Advertise
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-05
WHERE ARE TIE NANIEss?

We have long wondered how it is that the
uavies Of britain. Germany. France. ct ais. have
played 80 silent part in the contest. 1t is
rather strange that a war, underlying
cause Of which was tn rivalry of England and
Germany for naval supremacy should have
dragged through two months of the most des-
parate land lighting and have been unmarked
ty single decisive naval battle when every
report declares that each navy is securing the
North Sea for the other.
Then comes the report that the Germans have
withdrawn their ships into the kiel canal and
are there .al,ing on some new and strange arma-
nrnts that will enable them to annihilate the
british.
Our own view Is that neither nation is es-
pecially anxious in the pinch to risk such val
uable and costly machines az modern dread
naughts any sooner than is absolutely neees-
sary 1t may seem unjust to charge such mer-
cenarv spirits 10 great nations, but what has
thus far transpired ia sufficient to Justify at
least feeding that there is less compunction
felt nj riskng and destroying many thousand
lives on land than in putting to the test OF bat
tie fire any one of the million dollar leviathians
that sail the deep,
National debts are already appallingly large
throughout the world the expense OF al
ready is sufficient to saddle on Europe many
billions of additional debt without the destruc
ion Of btllion-dolar navies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-05
SATTRsB ANTAGONIST.

We are not surprised to find considerable OBJ
E4ection on the part Of Germans to having
indians AMI japanese brought into the conflict
stxainst them by the British. And yet while
81his dislika of fghting against those whom they
ss1cok down upon is natural with free and eau
AnAsion race IL IS not remarkable that some bond
MA union should he found 10 draw many dispar-
a3ntr elements to the aid OF Great Britain, her
Self the most diverse in population territory,
md sway of any empire the world has ever
Zen
N Critics OF the British empire predicted that
~ frst worldwide war would find England un-
SSaae to meet strong outside foes because of the
1anxers Of colonial disaaeetion that were CON
S16ered Inevitable accomplishments Of Brit
- imperial war.
SS NOTHING raore effective In the way Of contra
<6,r4ion could he asked than the eagcrness win
8ti1sl,fch every part of the English empire has
SSouxht to get inio the struggle india. thought
wv be the weakest INK in the chain comes to
1Ahe front with offers Of troops and her black
SSInen have even pettioned for tho right to stand
I'M their white fellow soldiers in France against
sIne German forces.
Ri III IL not surprising therefore that German
npposition to the step Of the British in bring
zXnx those various races into action should be
o strong, for besides natural antagonism Of
nee. there II another 5r disappointment tf1at
Norman hopes of British disruption should be
4 compietoly destroyed We look 70 the sephoys
nd laps to play important parts in the con.
~. both TOW and in the final settlement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-05
PEOPLES FORUM



Editor Nirglnian:
Sir.--You will please print the following:
We, the dry citizens of Eastern Princess Anne
county, in assembiaEe September 81 1914, de-
sire to pla q ourselves upon record favoring
the following resolutions:
!. That We appreciate the splendid work done
by Or. James Cannon. Jr., in leading us TO VIC
tory on September %: that in sharing the VIC
cory with him. we recognize his loyalty his
devotion and sacrifice for the cause: that we
accord him further cooperation. good
wishes and prayers. Because no man in Vir-
pinia has done more for the old Commonwealth,
we ask the privilege OF placing a crown Of
honor upon his living brow, awaiting the time
when eternal wreaths, placed there by Him
whose we are, shall take its place.
3 That we are not forgetfu of the magnf-
cent work done by the Anti-Saloon league; that
we reafftrrm confidence in tho league, and
pledge our future support to 1t.
g. That We recognize in God our supreme
leader and sufficient strength in this cause
as in all the conflicts and struggles in this
life. that great victory should humble
rs and pc the means of increasing our faith
and causing us to undertake greater things
for Him and His kingdom.
tsigned) W. r. DULING. Chairman.
Done by The order of the dry citizens.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-05

known by their absence. On the 18th OF the
month how changed the scene AS large a
crowd ever of miners, railroadmen and other
iaboring people, and mixed among them were
their wives and children, all happy and their
arms full Of packages and honest business
houses crow ded, and not one drunk did see,
nor spe person under the influence. OF
liquor!
The only daily Virginia paper we can buy
here is that wet sheet, the Times Dispatch /
have been buying this paper at times Tor over
two years Last spring 1 read the speech OF
Hon. Royal f. CabeIl at the launching of the
Local Sef-Government" league. In this
speech Mr.. Cabell very much distressed be-
cause prohibition wouldn't prohibit" and
would make so many lawbreakers and false
swearers, etc. Let's see BY looking over the
files of this same Times Dispatch" during the
past two years and half, / see according TO
this paper that among the employees of Mr..
Cabell, while he was commissioner OF internal
among them was greater than in any other
department: Of the government That is. that a
greater per cent of the guages and store
keepers were indicted than among any other
employees Of the government according TO this
paper. although while Mr., Cabell. as commits
sioner, had the guagers and storekeepers 10
watch the distiilers. he had also to have special
agents OF the department to watch the guagers
and storekeepers!
Further. that, according to the files Of this
same wet sheet, the Times-Dispatch. a greater
number OF the distiIers of Virginia. greater
per cent CT them were indicted and convicted
Of crimes against the government than was ever
done to any set OF honest business men dn the
county. Look over this papers file, and see
for yourself. Yet this paper has BEEN in its
editorials. trying to mislead the people of Vir-
ginia that prohibition will make law vtolaters.
The fact is by reports in this same paper, more
hootleggers arrested in the city OF Rich
mond, with all its police protection, than in
the whole of the Third congressional district
Of West Virginia, with comparatively very lit
tie police protection. This in one licensed city!
West Virginia Is coming to the front. AL
ready the wives and children of her former
Idrunkards are getting more to eat and are
better clothed on account of prohibition of
this dam1able traffic
No man lives unto himself My county here
had local prohibition for years. Yet our people
have been accursed by sales of liquor in licensed
towns near It, Men would go to Hinton or
Covington, where liquor sold there and
come back drunk and caused crimes and Of
lenses OF which the innocent would suffer. I1o-
cal Self-Government could not prevent this For
miles around every town where liquor Is sold Is
the curse felt The curse from Richmond
liquor extends to North Carolina
A WEST VIRGINIAN
Anderson. w. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-05
PROHIBITIONS ONWARD MARCH

Virginia. by majority in excess Of
$4,000, voted for Statewide prohibition
last week. Only three Of the larger
cities-Norfolk, Richmond and New
port News--were found in the wet"
column. On the whole. it was one of
the most sweeping prohibition VIC
tories ever recorded
The Old Dominion is the tenth
late to join the prohibition column.
Three OF the number-Virginia, West
Virginia and Arkansas-have been
added to 1t within the past year. The
prohibitionists who can fail to find oc-
casion for exultation in this showing
Is pretty much OF pessimist.
Prohibition, no matter what fine
spun theories We may entertain re-
garding its practical application, Is
making rapid progress in all parts of
the Union. The people who com
pose the bone and sinew OF our citizen
ship have decided that the saloon is
a bad thing for the community. They
are voting il out, therefore. about
every time they are given the oppor-
tunity to express themselves on the
question.
In theory, local option appears to
offer the more practicable methods for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-05

dealing with the saloon. In practice,
however, it fails Of working out. The
evils Of the traffic are scarcely less ap-
parent in a dry" community sur.
rounded by wet" districts than they
were before the saloon was banished.
When loss of revenue Is taken into ac-
count it is serious question IL q
mistake has not been made; for the
influence of the saloon is abated but
little and taxes are increased to make
up the deficit incident to the loss OF
license revenue.
Considerations of this character ara
pretty convincing to the average cit
izen. He may believe implicitly In
the doctrine that the majority
possesses an inherent right to rule.
but when he finds that 1t is a foreign
rather than home rule majority
which is doing the bulk of the ruling
in the matter of the liquor traffic he II
quite apt to abandon theory and go
for practical results. These. he knows.
are best obtainable by destroying the
influence of the saloon throughout his
State, and hence we see the steady on
ward march Of Statewide prohibi-
tion.-The Oklahomian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-05
Sincerely,
Richm Il, Va.
Conditions In West Virginia.

Editor Nlrginian:
SRA word from dry West virginia Be-
fore July /, the town of Hinton contained
twelve saloons. on Saturday night the place
wouId be full of miners railroaders, country
reople AMI other laboring men While all were
not drinking men great many were ana
drunkenness was common, arrests many anu
disorder freauent One street, especially was
give, M to saloons, dives and other kinds OF
disorderly houses
'rhree-,gteks- ge,-I-was in this town anu
mad to wait all the afternoon for train nome 1
took a walk along the street an TINS 1ofmeris
dangerous section and such a surprise as sa" :.
Where before staggering drunken men
found little innocent children playing In the
street rhen / remembered Gods plan or a
hannv nloce when He said Your boys and
.vonr girls shall play in the streets OF your
cities"
I was in the town of Montgomery, west var
sinia on saturday and saturday night OF sep
temher the 18th. This place had also oeen al
c,cted INNER the license law with nearly twenty
saloons ing houses and whiskey holes ana our
ing the period. especially Saturday afternoons
ana nights drunkenness fghting and disorder
was so common that ladies and children were
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-05
AMATEUR JOURNALISM.

One OF the new scenes that has greeted news
Laper men of the old school in recent years is
tho specialization of certain amateur interests in
newspaper work. Perhaps the most distinc-
tlgclv amateur field Is that of college journal
ism. where boys. or sometimes men. with usu-
ally no practical experience IN professional
newspaper work. trained by other amateurs
Who have gathered their information in the
same school in which they instruct their sue
CO ssors. have been able to accomplish surpris-
irgly successful results Practically every large
rr}leee in The country has weekly, and in many
cases daily, college newspaper. The amount
ct interest attached to these publications. the
energy put into them, and the character of re-
suits produced are sufficient to explain the sue
cess that has attended the work Of men who
have gone ON this sort of labor into the more
r--7t-tf44a- afia-esaet work Of regular gath
cling.
The work of the late Joseph Pulitzer in es'
t,blishing a school of Journalism at Columbia
university has given great impetus to the pro
fpssiona training of men in newspaper work.
So that now a regular course of preparation may
be taken b. Young men desiring to enter the
lew spaper field either at Columbia or other
large universities, Many practical newspaper
men of tn, old school are inclined to deprecate
this sort Of work as tending to implant false
notions that must be removed in the first prac
tlcal experience of the schools graduates, but
under the direction Of such men as Talcott Will
uams there can be no question that there Is a
barge fpTd onen 10 this work
Many ether agencies at work bringing
tluctly for newspaper men, that it seems the
fourth estate itself is in fair way to be re-
formed.