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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
HISTORIC LANDMARK
BEING TORN DOWN
Little Brick Bunk House In Rear Of
Meek Brothers Factory at
Bonaparte 10 Razed.

The little brick bunk house" to
the rear OF the big warehouse former
ly owned by Meek Bros. at Bona
parte. was taken down last week and
the materials appropriated to the en-
largement OF the warehouse, which
has been bought by Blackford Bros,
and is to be changed by them to a
hardware store.
This clubhouse was built in 1856
for the accommodation and temporary
use of Meek Bros patrons, who in
those days came from long distances
with their wheat for flour. their wool
for carding and to obtain yarn. fian-
nels. etc. They often drove as far as
100 miles for this purpose, and would
use the bunk house for home while
waiting for their tgrist -
Adjoining the bunk house was the
mill yard, roomy. well-fenced en-
closure, where the teams made the
little brick refuge with It's we'll OF
water and other privileges a boon
highly appreciated by the pioneer
citizens. 1t was also used by fisher
mon who came to Bonaparte because
Of the better fishing below the big
dam.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
FOUR BELOW ZERO
WEATHER; H ON TAP
Medicine Hat Variety l. Served Out
to keokuk II Big Quantities
Yestsrday and
Today.
LAKE COOPER Is FROZEN
First Time This Year This Body Of
Water Dons It's Icy Armor-
Christmas Trade Gets Big
stimulus.

Real Christmas shopping weather
was dealt out to Keokuk today. The
prel1minaries arrived yesterday direct
from Medicine Hat to Judge from the
bowling OF the wind, and the frantic
call for reinforcements from the quar-
termaster's department in the way OF
sweaters ear NUNS, and fur caps.
The official temperature this morn
ing was four below zero. 1t felt more
like 10 below, however. The wind
which prevailed yesterday had the eff
feet of making the day bitter cold
one, and blew the fire up the chimney,
and kept the furnace begging for
more coal all day. Evidently 1t had a
bunch 1t was fathers day of rest.
Lake Cooper is frozen over for the
first time this year. About 200 o'clock
this morning 1t was reported to have
been almost completely covered with a
coating OF Ice This state of affairs
tickles the ice man and will interest
the small boy who is expecting pair
OF skates in his stocking in two weeks.
The weather, severe as 1t is, is a
welcome change from the warm, damp
weather OF the last ten days. The
change commenced Saturday with a
few ardent snow furries that night.
The snow didn't last long, but the
wind blew up during Sunday morning,
and brought the cold snap with it.
There were some rapid temperature
changes during the morning yester-
day, according to the various Their
mometers about town. Last night the
cold settled down, and before morning
the wind had stopped.
The merchants are all grinning to-
day. It is real Christmas weather,
and the Christmas shopper is a queer
being thy say. He wont get the Christ
mas spirit as long as there is mud
under foot and weepy skies over
head, and warmth In the air. But
with the first tang Of a real cold day
he gets busy thawing out the pocket
book.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
THEATRE OWNERS
PLANNING TREAT
eaker-Dodgc Company viii Have Big
Christmas Tree for Children at
Various Cities.

The Saturday Fort Madison Demo.
crat says:
Dodge and Baker, owners of the
Grand theatre in this city, have made
arrangements to give q Christmas
treat to all of the poor children In
the city and In the other six cities
where their circuit extends.
Christmas morning at 10 o'clock at
the Grand theatre, there will be a
large tree, beautifully lighted with
many colored electric bulbs and as
the main feature there will be given
a program Of moving pictures for one
hour, all free of charge, for 1t is a
gift to the children from Dodge and
Baker.
Preparations have been made to
have special scenery set upon the
stage and the pictures to be shown
were especially procured for this oc-
casion. Another thing which they
have planned to do is that to each
child that attends the theatre Christ
mas morning will be given present,
as it Is the wish of these men that in
no place where they run theatre,
that a child, boy or girl, shall be for
gotten. This plan will take in the
children not only Of this city. but in
Keokuk, Galesburg, Muscatine, Rock
Island, Moline and Davenport.
They will also extend the same
courtesy to the children on New
Years morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
S'ix NAvv Roata

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Contracts
for building six new torpedo destroy
ers. authorized in the last naval ap-
preparation bill, costing s4,436.o0O In
all we're let Saturday by Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels. 1@
The Fore River Ship Building COM
pany of Fore River, Mass, received
contracts to build two at s79S,000
each. Bath, Maine, Iron Works. two
at a cost each of $780, 900; the Cramp
Ship Building company of Philadel-
phia one at $4,000 and the govern
ment navy yard at Mare Island, Calit.,
got the contract for one ship at $685.
600. The cost limit fixed by congress
was s925,00o. The new destroyers
will be known as Nos. 63 to 6S and
compared with the average cost Of the
last five built. represent a reduction
OF s36S.0O0. They will be of LOO
tons each.
The destroyer to be built at Mare
Island will be the first constructed In
a government navy yard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
MISSIONARY SERVICE
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
c. w. 3. N. Day Observed with spe-
ciaI Services at the First
Christian Church.

One day during the year the c. W..
B. NJ. takes charge Of the services at
the First Christian church and last
evening the ladies had charge of the
meeting. The committee had prepar-
ed special program and had placed
a number Of ferns In the choir loft
which added to the appearance. Miss
Pearl Uhler presided. The services
opened with a selection by the orches-
ira, followed by congregational sing
ing. The prayer was by Miss Uhler,
after which Mrs. c. A. jenkins read
the scripture lesson. Mrs. Wilbur
Hughes favored the audience with a
solo and the address was by Rev.
Baker, who spoke most entertainfngly
and instructively on the work accom-
plished by the Women's Christian
Board Of Missions, the elevation Of
womanhood that had come through
the preaching OF the gospel of Jesus
Christ. the responsibility of christian
nations to send the gospel into heath
en- lands, and the blessings that come
to those who give Of their means to
send the word OF God into the dark
places of the world. Mrs H. H. Stat
ford read the report of the secretary
which disclosed the fact that the
ladies have lively and enthusiastic
and effective society. The appeal for
the offering was made by Mrs. e. L..
Aldrich and a liberal sum was con-
tributed to mission work. After a
selection bv the orchestra the
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Baker.
This church supports it's own mis-
sionary, Miss Gretchen Garst, in
Japan, and Is active in the support Of
mission work.
Mrs. Claude Owens was chairman
Of the program committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
COCKTAILS ASKS
FOR WARSH|PS
Sent Request That Four Torpedo De.
stroyers Be Given Him to Pre-
serve Neutrality Of Panama
Canal.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN7
No Action to be Taken Until Full Elk
PLANTATION IL Made and Reason
for the Request Is
Received.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN2

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Until
Governor Goethals OF the Panama
canal zone clearly explains and
strongly sustains his request that
four torpedo destroyers be sent
to Panama, Secretary Of War Gar
rison stated today the navy de-
partment will not be asked to order
the vessels south. A reply from
Goethals was expected today. His re-
quest has not even been transmitted
to the navy department.
War department officials intimated
that the mails might be relied upon
for more complete statement from
Goethals before final action would be
taken on his request.
Establishment of naval patrol to
enforce shipping and neutrality laws
of the canal zone have been in con-
temptation for some time, officials de-
clared today. The comparative isola-
lation of the Isthmus, as far as United
States war vessels and authority are
concerned and the activity Of Europ-
can belligerent vessels in adjacent
waters have led officials to consider a
naval neutrality guard. It is probable
that eventually the action recommend
ed by Cocktails will be taken and n
squadron Of fast destroyers or gun
boats will be assigned to Isthmian
waters. Furnishing of coal to vessels
of the belligerents is believed by Of
ficials here to be the principal danger
OF violation Of u. s. neutrality in Pan
anna. Disregard of shipping and nav
igation laws regarding clearance Of
Golfers and other auxiliaries with pos
sible exchange Of unneutral wireless
messages by warships while in Pan
amanian waters are other acts upon
which Cocktails request is understood
to be based.
At the British embassy today con-
fident belief was expressed that no
British ships had disregarded the
Istnmian neutrality rule.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
Filled with Bird Shot

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. H.
Physicians announced today that DIR.
Crambett, president of Bethany col
lege, who was shot. by Howard Wood.
contractor, will recover. One hundred
and fifty bird shot entered his body.
Wood is charged with attempted
murder The shooting is said to have
followed Woods demand for s35 he
claimed the college professor owes
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
Doomed Man Gets Reprieve.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
= SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dec. IA
Sam Raber, awaiting execution for the
murder of Cherry De St Maurice, in
Sacramento some months ago, was
granted reprieve by Governor
Johnson from December is until Jan
uary Is. >a.
Jack Drumgoole. Chicago pugilist,
is now serving life term in connec-
ton with the same crime. ~
A strong fight Is being made to
save Raber from the gallows.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-14
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
CORPORATION.

Notice Is hereby given that at a
duly called and assembled meeting Of
the stockholders Of Hygotol Pharni-
cal Company, held at its office in the
city Of Keokuk, on November 2Sth,
1914, the said corporation was duly
dissolved by the unanimous vote Of
its stockholders.
L. A. ROVANE,
Chairman Of stockholders meeting.
November %, 1914.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
Close School Because of
Scarlet Fever Outbreak

Scarlet fever has again made its ap-
pearanee in the Wyoming school, Mil
burn, and as a result this school has
been closed for the season. 1t will
not be reopcned until the fail term.
At a special meeting of the Aiillourn
Bosrd OF Health last night ii was
learned that after The previous out
break the school had not been fumi-
gated by the health Inspector. but
that tie work had been done by the
school ianitor, who had simply burned
sulphur IN the building instead OF
using formaldehydc. DR.. Wellington
Campbell, who is health physician as
well as visiting physician of the
Board Of Education. WAS criticized by
Charles Coaney. the member of the
board from The Wyoming section, Who
claimed that the physician should not
have allowed the school to % re
opened until the work had been prop
erly done.
Frank r Jewett and Fred Young.
members of the Board of Education,
were present at the meeting and the!
stated they had supposed that The
work had been properly done. In fu-
ture. they said they would insist on
having such cases handled by tho
Board Of Health. The children of the
higher grades in the school are pre-
pairing for their examinations by
using the assembly room in the NNo-
ming Presbyterian Church.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
MONTCLAIR

Miss Alice Benton. of Park street,
Upper Montclair, has gone to Mon
trose. Canada, where she will be the
guest of Mrs. II. G. Blackwell, of
Clarewoll avenue, who is there at her
summer home.
William HoWells, n teacher at the
Culver Military Academy, is spending
his vacation at the homo of his
mother, Mrs. Victoria Howells, Of
Summit avenue.
Night Desk Sergeant James Nc
Garry, of the Montelair police. viii
spend two weeks of his vacation,
which began yesterday, in Asbury
Park. Patrolmen James Mulligan
and Charles Richter also began a two
weeks vacation yesterday.
Miss Ruth Montgomery, of Haddon
place. has returned from Emma VII
lard School at Troy, \. Y, for her
summer vacation.
W. Hardy Eshbaugh and family OF
Union street. have gone to their sum
mer cottage on the Island of Aut1-
casti. Canada, to remain for the sum
mer.
Montclair Aere, Fraternal Order OF
Eagles, will hold it's annual excursion
to Atlantic Highlands on Montclaii
| Day. August l..
4 lawn fete will be held next Thurs
day afternoon on the grounds OF tins
| Rand Homestead, on Hawthorne
place. under the auspices of the Wom'
en- of the First Congregations
| Church.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
HIRED FIREBUGS
GET LONG TERMS
Pair Who Fired House for Sui
eide Sentenced to from J
to IS Years Each.

Two confessed frebugs, Adam
Koble, Of this city, and Barney Bar
nett of New York, who set fire to a
dwelling at 155 Washington street
range. on April %, were sentenced to
state prison yesterday for terms OF
not less than seevn nor more than
fifteen years. The men admitted their
GUILE soon after they were indicted,
and confessed that Jacob tosen, OF
MorristoWn. owner of the house. mad
hired them to set it on tire SO he
could collect the insurance.
Rosen was indicted and Tree on
bail. to be tried TO June ,. The morn
ing Of his trial he was awakened by
fire engines passing his home IN Nor
ristoWn. He went back 10 his room
and committed suicide by drinking
carbolic acid.
Among the other offenders sen
fenced was Edward Burns, a former
lance street car conductor He was
sent 10 State prison for not less than
three years ncr more than seven
Years for assaulting passenger VINO
asked for a transfer after he had ms
day card made up. Burns was angry
because he had to change the card
and started a fight with the passen-
ger.
Burns also was charged with the
larceny of 500 from another man. lie
las been in prison here and in New
No1.ly
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
Nutlev Asks Conference on
BI0OmiieId's Sewer Pact Plea

The Nutley Board Of Commission
ors does not want TO ne unneishborly
towards Bloomfield, but il is not Ger
tain as yet whether it. wants BLOOM
field TO come into the Passaie Vale
sewer compact In speaking ol
the matter al a meeting of the
hoard last night Commissioner Ar-
thur r. carr said that ther' are i'm
po-tant points 10 he considered he
fore Bloomfield is admitted. His mo
tion that thu Passaic Valley Sewer
Commission be requested t. call d
Joint meeting of the fifteen munlci-
nalities now in the contract, for The
purpose Of discussing the mat tier,
was carried. The motion provided
that Bloomfield be represented at th1
meeting. -
An ordinance making one or more
appointmcnts was passed SO as TO be
ready when needed. It includes tn
apuointmeut OF sewer inspectors 10
,silpervise the construction Of the
sewers throughout the town at sal
arr of $50 day. The appoint
ments will be made when the work
is begun James 7. Boylan, of Belle
vile. was awarded the contract for
LAYING water mains on Cueman ave
nue.. from Prospect street TO Bloom
field avenue. He Was the only BID
der. The town engineer was in
structed to proceed with sewer maps
for the town and to establish four
sewer districts
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
BLOOMFlELD-GLEN RIDGE

The Bloomfield High School com
rnencement exercises will he held in
the auditorium of the school tins
evening. The annual exhibit of the
work of the pupils of the bloomfield
schools will commence after the
graduating exercises and will be con-
tinued in the afternoon and evening
for the next two days
The wedding of Miss Marguerite
Pnnndorf. o: 81 East Baldwin street.
and Frank W. Kennedy. if, ut
Weaver avenue, both Of Bloomfield
will take place at the brides home
next Tuesday evening.
Rev. DR.. Arnold w. Fismer and
family, of the Bloomfield Theologica
Seminary. are spending the summer
at Southold, Long Island.
A strawberry and ice cream fesi-
val will be held in the Sunday schoq
room Of the Church Of the Ascen
sion. Bloomfield tomorrow evening
Dr.. and Mrs. Harry +. Richards
1 of Franklin street. Bloomfield, have
sailed for Europe. where they vii
stay until September,
The graduating exercises of tn
Sacred Heart Parocnial School
Bloomfield, will be held in Uniol
Hall on Thursday evening.
T.. u. BanfCnpurg ana family o
Appleton place. Glen Ridge, have re
turned from Florida, where the
spent several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Coon. in an
family, of Woodland avenue. Gle
Ridge have left for Avon by these
to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Fletcher NJ. Durbir
of Indianapolis, have leased tn
house formerly occupied by MIR!
Thomas Terry, on Woodland avenu,
Glen Ridge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
NUTLEY

Miss Sarah NJ. Hay of The I'm
closure. is visiting in jamestown. II. |.
Edgar Sergeant has returned from "a
business trip TO California. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sergeant are staying with Mrs.
William s. Marin. of Nutley avenue,
while their house is being erected on
Rutgers place,
The fifth annual field day and track
meet Of the Nutley grammar schools
will be held next Saturday. The trial
and standard events will he held in
the morning at 10 O'Clock and the az
ternoon program will consist of the
finals. As an innovation a special
program has been arranged to include
former grammar school athletes now
in the high school Principal John
S. Heron will be in charge.
Mrs. Robert Bradley, of IJoboken,
who has been a guest Of her sister,
Miss Ida France. of Park avenue, re-
turned home YESTERDAY
"Florinda. or the Rose and Pearl
will be produced by the children of
ST. Marv's Church this evening in the
parish hall. 4 feature of the pro-
gram will be a minstrel show by the
boys, which will be followed by a
rantomime. THE Bachelors Dream.
Miss Bertha Doran, of Brooklyn, is In
charge of the affair.
chief of Police Wright Sutcliffc is at
Grand Rapids. Mich, where he will
remain for II week
Louis J. lie Bel. OF Walnut street
is home from stay with friends III
TarrytOTn, y. \.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Van Ormar
and family, of Cunningham street
left yesterday for Budd Lake. where
thav will spend the summer.
Miss Agnes Mae MURRAY was giver
= surprise farewell PARTY hy a number
Of friends last night at her home II
Union avenue. Miss Mae MURRAY
will leave Saturday for Edinburgh
Scotland where she will remain {
year with relatives.
Miss Hilda era wford, of Centr
street, is entertaining Miss Mari
Schoheld. of Butler.
Miss Helen Sachs has returned I
her home in Grant avenue from tn
Academy Of the Sacred Heart, Jerse
city. where she is a student.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE or THE CITY CLERK.



Newark N. j.. June 8 1914.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the mate
rial and performing the work required i'll
the erection of new stable. garage tool
house, grading driYeways, Wtrined tile pipe,
artificial stone walks and the lighting fix
lures for the new almshoCse. Ivy lIill. South
Orange Township. New Jersey, according 10
plans and specifications drawn by j. o Rourke
& Sons architects, viii be received by the
Committee on Public Buildings of the Com
mon Council of the city of Newark, n. j..
at u meeting to be held in the City Hall on
Thursday, June 20, 1914.
The committee will be in session to receive
bids from 1880 O'Clock to . O'Clock p. m.
Bids viii be opened promptly at O'Clock
Proposals, properly indorsed, must he pre-
scented personally and enclosed Al sealed en-
Velopes with the title of the portion of the
work estimated on, and at no other time and
Proposals will be received as follows:
A-For the entire work .equired for the
erection Of a stable. garage and tool house;
and separate proposals win be received on the
above work as follows:
1-Mas1n a nd stone work.
2-Carpenter work, including hardware
3-Plumbllg work
4-Electric work.
For the the entire work of grading drive
ways, vitrifed tile pipe and ARTIFICIAL stone
walks: and separate proposals VIII be re-
celved for any of the items specified under
| heading "B."
| installing lighting fixtures
Plans and specifications ON an Of the
! above mentioned work may be examined al
| the Office of the architects, j. Rourke q
! Sons Essex building, Clinton street Newark
! ". j. 49,
Said proposals TO be accompanied by the
| consent N writing OF two suretics or q
| surety company authorized to do business n
this state who snail at the time OF putting
/ in such proposals qualify as 10 lheir re
| sponsibility in the amount OF such proposals
and bind themselves that if the contract be
awarded to the person or Apersous making
the proposal they will, upon It's being 50
awarded become his or their sureties Tor TIN
faithful performance of said work. and tina
If the person or persons omit or refuse t.
execute such contract they will pay to tn
ctv of Newark any difference between tin
| sums to which he or they would have beei
| entitled upon the completion of the contrac
and that which the city of Newark may b
| Obliged to pay the person or persons b,
| whom such contract shall be executed.
bidders must specify in their proposals Tn
1 number of days required to finish their Wor
should the above work works be awarde
to them
Al bids muet be made out on blanks fur
niahed for the purpose, which can be ha
upon application at tho Office OF the cit
clerk.
,rhe said Committee on Public liuilding
of the Common Council reserve FOR them
selves the right to accept reject any or q
proposals for the above work or to WaiH
any defects therein. as they may deem Des
| for the interest of the city of Newark.
! BY direction Of the Committee on Publ
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
CHARACTERIZATION

4 meeting of the committee in
charge of the athletic events at the
coming Fourth Of July celebration will
he held tonight at the home of the
chairman. Carl f. KEGS, % Bruen ave
nue..
The baseball nine from the Colt
Street School defeated the Hawthorne
Avenue School nine, Newark, yester-
day afternoon by the score of to :.
Hearings on the report Of the Boare
Of Assessors for the opening of Madi'
son avenue and Montrose terrace
across the Speedway. will be giver
tomorrow night by the Board of Com
missioners in the town hall
Tho Christian Endeayor Society oil
the First Reformed Church will hole
a supper Friday evening i'm thf
church lecture room. Officers for tins
ensuing year will he nominated.