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An old man frequently goes to bed
early so he can get up early, and is
apt to be contrary in several other
ways.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
MORE INFORMATIONS
AGAINST sPEEDERs
Ross Baker and Irwin Anchutz
Charged with Exceeding Speed
Limit In Informations Filed.

Informations were filed in the su-
perior court this afternoon against
two automobile drivers, charged with
violating the speed limit defined in q
city ordinance. Irwin Anchutz was
charged with driving car at the rate
Of % miles an hour on Fourteenth
street between Main and Morgan Sat.
urday nigh:. f. Ross Baker was charg-
ed with driving his car at the same
rate of sped on Main street between
Eighth and Fifth last night.
Escaped from Prison.
The police today received notice
from the FIT. Madison penitentiary that
VIII Clifford, 20 years old, who has
been serving sentence for forgery
since 1908, escaped from the prison
farm Saturday afternoon. Clifford is
mulatto, but Is ordinarily taken for
white man. He is Ave feet five in
heishth, weighs 1876, has black hair
and brown eyes and is Of rather light
complexion. A reward of $50 is offer
ed for his arrest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
NEW SPECIFICATIONS
ARE ADOPTED BY CITY
Petition FOR Paving Of Alley In Block
100 10 Granted and work to

Petition FOR Paving Of Alley In Block
1o3 10 Granted and work to 20 =
be Done az once.ss~ -"
The Leake Printing Co. was today
awarded the printing contract covering
the new specifications for public i'm
provement work. recently completed
and adopted by the city council. The
specifications are to take effect i'm.
mediately.
A petition received from G. w.
Smith and six others requested that
the alley in block 1913, which is be.
tween Seventh and Eighth, land High
and Morgan streets, be paved with ce'
ment. The petition was taken up by
the council today and the request
granted, the work to be done at
once.
The council today directed the city
clerk to draw a warrant in favor Of
N. E. Craig, amounting to STAT fol
grading work done on Twenty-seconc
street between Johnson and Main
strets The payroll was authorized
this AFTERNOON. s...,. .t,.s =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
nor Deneen had appealed from de-
cision Of the Illinois supreme court IN
favor of the power concern.
CITY NEWS.

Leaves Keokuk s and $40 p. M,
June 23rd. Who? Morgan. STAFFORD
Angle.
The following item from the
Quincy Herald will be OF interest TO
the Keokuk friends Of the Pringles g.
Miss Jessie Pringle, wife OF W. r.
pringle OF the Whig. has arrived Il"
the city for brief visit with her
husband, before going on to kansas
CITY for a sojourn with her sister,
Miss Pringle, to use her stage Sosno-
men, is a well known actress OF es-
tablished reputation, her speciality be-
ing elderly women, characters OF MRS.
Wigs type. She has just concluded
long and exacting season IN New
York, and is now planning to ENJOY
an equally long and pleasant vacation
period, which will include as one OF
its notable features reunion or three
sisters In the home OF the Kansas
CITY kinswoman. Miss Pringle, with
her charming personality, has MADE
a number of warm friends during her
visits to Quincy, who are interested
in her work and always glad to wei
come her. The Pringles are establish
ed at the home of Miss Ada Ross. ar
old friend of the family, at 222 South
Third street.
| Go with the crowd on moonlight
June %. Morgan, Stafford, Angle.
AT the commencement exercises
held recently at Parsons college, the
honorary degree l.. l.. D. was con
ferred on Mr.. Hugh L. Cooper by the
trustees OF the college.
Moonlight ride over Lake Cooper
June %. Morgan, Stafford, Angle.
born to Mr.. and Mrs E. Carol
/ Taber on June goth, son, E. Caro-
! Jr
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22

The holding company must be DIS
solved. Cash in the sum OF s30,oco'-
900 must be raised to carry the COM
pany along. In one of the companys
outstanding mortgages, its" directors
had signed away their power OF rails
ing this sum through a new bond
issue. The natural way to raise
therefore would be to place a 10 per
cent assessment on collateral bona
holders who own the company's exist
ing stock and that bond holders may
pay such an assessment II they
choose, getting new preferred stock In
return. But If they are not able, or
do not wish to pay such assessment,
the opportunity to pay it and get new
preferred stock in exchange will re-
vert to possessors OF the holding
companys shares; the bond holders
then. however, surrendering three
Fights of the common stock which he
receives on foreclosure OF his mort
gage, that surrendered part to go to
the outside subscribers as bonus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
PASTOR OF SWEDISH
CHURCH HERE RESIGNS
Resignation Of Rev. A. g. Fjeilman
Accepted by Congregation,
Effective September I.

Rev. A. G. Fjellman, pastor OF the
Swedish Lutheran church OF this city
has rendered his resignation as pastor
of the local church, and his resigna-
ton has been accepted by the congre-
cation. He will leave here the first
Of September, when his resignation
takes effect Rev. Fjellman has not
yet decided upon where he will locate
but has two places in view.
Rev. Fjellman came to this city two
years ago from Rock Island. Ill.,, where
he had served as pastor Of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church Of that city for
some time. The local church has been
In the best kind OF condition during
his passionate and 1t was with regret
on the part of the members of the
church that they accepted his resig-
nation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
CITY NEWS.

As the Eagle convention will at
act the largest number Of people to
Keokuk that has been here this sum-
mer, the merchants are asked to pay
especial attention to the decoration OF
their store fronts, and windows. -
John Leindecker and wife, Harry
Dimond and wife, A. ]. Dimond and
Roy Dimond drove to Quincy yester.
day in the Dimond machine. They
visited Squire Leindecker's son a.
Quincy. Corn looks the best possible
and the only drawback seems to be
need Of rain, one member of the party
reported today.
The Westminster Sunday schoo
picnic will be held at Bluff Park to
morrow, unless 1t is raining in thf
morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22

and the money has been paid in. The
only part Of the deal which is not en-.
tirely complete is the. location Of the
factory in Keokuk. This was being
worked out today and the prospects
were that before night the factory
site would be chosen and purchased.
Mr.. Butler had several sites in
view. He was negotiating today for
the one which pleased him most.
When the site negotiations are com.
plete, Mr.. Butler will go pack to In.
diana, pack up his belongings and his
machine and ship them to Keokuk
He has already secured mouse in
which to make his residence while
here. III
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Charles Alexander, Former Resident
of the City Drowned Below
Dam on Illinois
Side.
BODY WAS RECOVERED
Fishermen Dragging for Body Reeov-
cred Il Within an Hour
After He
Sank.

Charles Alexander, a fisherman liv-
ing on the Illinois side Of the river
near Hamilton, was drowned in the riv-
er short way below the dam on the
Illinois side while swimming, at about
seven o'clock this morning. Alexan-
der and another man had gone to this
place early this morning to fish. Alex
ander, who was considered good
swimmer, had gone in swimming after
fishing for awhile, and went under
when some distance from the shore.
NJ. is believed that ne was seized with
cramps. His body was recovered
about an hour later, near the place
where he went down in about Ave feet
OF water
The water at the place where Alex
ander went under is not over five feet
deep and is said not to be swift. His
companion was some distance from
him when he went under and was I'M
able 20 reach him in the boat from
which they had been fishing, before
The sank beneath the surface. His COM
lranion at once went in search OF help
and attracted some other men who
were fishing from boats not far away.
These men at once started to drag
for the body and recovered it within
about an hour after he had gone down.
The body was removed to the Near.
thur undertaking establishment at
Hamilton.
| Alexander was about As years old
Ha had lived in this CITY a number OF
years and was known to Dony people
| in this city. He mas mace his living
by fishing for the .ars twenty-five
years. During the pkst few years he
has been living in house near the
river on the Illinois side.
Alexander leaves q wife and foul
children as we'll as three sisters. Mrs
BENJAMIN Carroll. Of this city, bars
Elma Wilcox, Of Emporia, Kas., and
Mrs. Josie Lanam, OF Springfield. Ill
Arrangements for the funeral havs
not yet been completed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
S;'l@z!|
Former keokuk eox to Wed

Former keokuk BOY 70 wed.
A wedding will occur in burlington
on Wednesday which is of interest to
very many Keokuk people, when Mr..
Clyde j. Mackie Of McCook. Nebr.,
will be married to Miss Vera Sewing
Of Burlington Mr.. Mackie is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Mackie. 1918
Reid street, and has wide circle OF
friends here. He Is at present In the
supply department Of the Burlington
road at McCook. The wedding Will
occur at the home of the brides par
ents at noon on Wednesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. e. Mackie and son Ralph will
be among the Keokuk guests at the
wedding. The young people will 60
to Denver for, wedding journey and
will be at home In McCook after
July Is.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Chance for Growth.

While the new factory is not as
large as perhaps could be wished for
still it is capable Of growing. The
number of men who will be employed
at first Is small. but as the demands
and the output increase, the force
can be enlarged. The business was
prosperous one in Indiana and the
future for 1t here is considered
bright by the local people. 1t will be
one more factory to add to the indus
trial projects here, and the securing
OF the concern lisa step dna the right
direction for the Industrial associa-
ton and for Mr.. Towne.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Daily Stock Letter.

copyright 1914 by the New York
Evening Post.]
NEW YORK, June 22.-The recov-
ery on the stock exchange in the clos
ing hour of business today was main
ly attributable to the supreme courts
decision Of a highly important land
title suit in favor Of the railways.
The value involved is large, but the
question at issue was extremely
technical and the markets response
to the decision probably voiced its
feeling of reinsurance over ruling
which proved. even to Wall street.
that Justice is still dispensed even
handedly at Washington. Even the
open markets did not move in any
definite way. Crop news was gener'
ally favorable again and further
break in the wheat market greeted the
increasing forward movement of the
winter wheat A million and a half
more gold was taken for export; prob
ably representing engagements al
ready entered into between the ex
porting bankers and the Paris mar
ket
The news which framed the Rock
Island reorganization plan rested
their advocacy OF it on 1--WE points:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Claims $4,000 From VIM. kopsicker
For Alleged Malicious and SLAM
derous Statements Which
Were Made.
START IN JUSTICE COURT
kopsIcker Had Hull Arrested on the
Charge Of Driving or
Team Of
Horses.

A suit asking for damages to the
amount of $4,000 was filed today in
the district court by C. NJ. Hull against
William Kopsicker. Tae plaintiff
claims that the actions Of the defend
ant in having him arrested and
brought before Justice Of the peace
on the charge Of alleged horse stealing
and on the charge Of driving off q
team of horses, was malicious and H.
belous and that he has suffered by the
suit. He is asking damages as a re-
suit.
f. The petition sets forth that on Juno
N16 the defendant filed an information
| In the court of Justice John Leindeck-
| er, an information charging him with
horse stealing and alleging that he
drove away team of horses. 1t is
claimed in the petition that this action
was willful and malicious on the part
OF Kopsicker.
The petition further recites that Con
rant to serve and that he forciblJ
brought the defendant to the court
of the justice OF the peace 1t II
claimed the Kopsicker admitted II
court that Hull was not the man who
was guilty.
On account Of all the things ALLEGED
and charged in the petition, and be
cause the plaintiff declares he hal
been criticised and made the object o
scorn by persons in this city and il
other places, plaintiff asks that thu
court award him damages OF $4,000.
The attention of the court was oc
Ecupied this morning in the hearing o
motions in several cases which arr
before the court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
EnqIish Cots Plum.

| United Press Leased Wire SerTce.J
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 22.-
Governor Clarke today named his pri-
vate secretary, Emory H. English, to
be insurance commissioner to take Of
fee next month, thus crushing the
ambition OF State Auditor Bleakley to
secure the Office created by the last
legislature.
English Is former member Of the
legislature, state printer and at one
time owner Of the Mason City Times
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
PERSONALS.

Editor Tabor Of the Donnellson Re-
view was in the city today en- route
home from trip to Burlington.
Mrs. Chas Scofield who has been
spending several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. A. N. Wright, 1928 High
street. laves tomorrow for Mt. Morri.
son, Colorado, where she Will spend
July and August with Rev. and Mrs
T. A. Schotield at their summer place
Brightwood. Mr.. Scofield Will join
Mrs. Schofleld at Omaha.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Lumber Dealers Trust.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, June 22-By a
supreme court decision today The gov
eminent won a clean cut victory in its
civil antitrust suit against the East
ern States Retail Lumber Dealers as
ISOLATION, the so-called lumber deal
ers truss. The court declared that
secret "blacklisting" Of certain retail
dealers was a violation Of the ,Sher-
man law and subject to Injunction by
the courts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Pine Line Decision,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 22.-By a d.
vided court decision ruling In the fam
Gus oil pipe line cases in favor OF
the government. the supreme court
today held that interstate pipe lines
are common carriers subject to regu-
lation by the interstate commerce
commission. The commerce court had
denied that the commission has such
power, declaring the pipe line amend
ment vas Of doubtful validity"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
RaiIroads Lose Gaze.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON. June 22.-Spokane
and other inter-mountain cities won
their long fight against sixteen rail
roads for reduced freight rates by the
supreme courts decision Of the cele'
brated inter-mountain rate or LONG
and short haul case today. Radical
rate reduction on west bound freight
to western inland cities ordered by
the interstate commerce commission
and suspended by the commerce court
were approved today by the high
court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Petra. on Trial.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
GENEVA, H., June 22.-Anthony
Petras, young machinist, was placed
on trial here today for the murder OF
pretty Florence Hollander, who was
dubbed to death in cemetery at
Aurora, ILL.,, on the night Of February
16, 1914.
Mrs. Petras. who was bride OF six
months when her husband was
charged with killing his former sweet
heart, sat at his side in the court
room today. Friends Of the young
machinest and the girl murder victim
filled the room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Hos Entitled to az" In Strategy.

A small boy who attends the Ash
land school and is not overly high in
his classes submitted his report card
for approval to his parents, says the
Kansas City Star. The report of the
teacher Is made with letters-E, e1-
cellent; P, poor. etc. This particular
report card was lettered P after near
ly every study, but the lad was equal
to the occasion and informed his
mother that P was perfect At the
next meeting OF the Parent-Teachers'
association the mother proudly exhib-
tied the card, and nobody there had
the heart to tell her the awful truth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
No Tariff Suit.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
wASHINGT N, June 22.-Leave was
denied today by the supreme court to
the state of Louisiana to file an orisi-
nal suit in the high court for test
of the new Tariff laws removal Of
twenty per cent duty from Cuban SUI
gar given in the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. '@H''c" .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
HADN'T III. Advantage.

A trio Of professional story-tcllers
were in a coy corner OF the club,
spinning yarns. Brown had Just told
. most unbelievable story, and the
other two glanced at each other Ques-
tioningly. well, l assure you. gen
tlemen." said Brown, III hadn't seen
It myself shouldn't have believed It. :
"Ha-h'm-well," said one of the two
doubtful ones, you must remember
old man. that we didn't see it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
..1uk Wire Products Company. 10
= .,,e Of New Concern Which
VIII Manufacture Fencing
and sy-Products.
bx1NG FROM INDIANA
sr Butler Of kokomo. 6. 2. Joy
and Ralph 3. Joy Are Men
Interested Di-
rsetly.

fEnS4her factory has been secured
keokuk through the efforts Of the
Sspkuk Industrial association. This
tcry 10 ! wire fence factory, manu-
teprina wire fence and the usual by
PRODUCTS. Tho factory Will be 4 small
~ to begin with, but u nevertheless
step to the Industrial development
1.-THE city. Il will be another indus
W for the city and while perhaps not
II LARGE 40 could DO wished for At this
time, still IL means that the hand 10
aointIng in the right direction. The
new factory will have some keokuk
hlood and some keokuk capital in il.
II was formerly an Indiana factory
and up until the time Of the fire last
August which put II out Of business,
did business four times a. large ~
no capital stock.
The Keokuk Wire Products COM
|pany is the name of the new factory
occurred for Keokuk by the Industrial
association. Caspar Butler Of Koko-
|mo, Ind, C. r. Joy and Ralph B. Joy
LOT this city are the men interested in
THE new concern which will make its
home In Keoluk. The business OF the
company Is the manufacture OF wire
fencing. Its articles Of Incorporation
lare SO arranged that 1t may deal IN
|other products, such as barbed wire,
staples, fence posts, wire stretchers,
bale ties, lawn fences, farm gates,
nails and other wire fence by-pro-
ducts
The new captory is capitalized at
|325,ooo. The capital stock Is divided
into $50 shares at par value OF 800.
carpar Butler is to be the president,
G. R. Joy. vice president, and Ralph
b Joy, secretary and treasurer. The
|three men win serve q directors.
The company which y locating, in
|Keokuk Was formerly known as the
Central Indiana Fence and Wire com
sany OF Kokomo, Ind. Mr.. Butler was
president and manager Of that con-
cern. Last August = disastrous nre
broke out In the factory which COM
petely destroyed the machine TOT
making the fencing as well as the
building.
Mr.. Butler began to reconstruct his
and when completed he came
west to look for different location.
He came to Keokuk and the PROPOSE
ton was put up to the Industrial as
ISOLATION here. Mr.. Towne and MI
JOY made q trip to Kokomo to look
over the proposition there and 1t was
finally agreed that the concern would
come to Keokuk to locate.
~ site Not Yet Chosen.
The contracts are all signed up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
F,o.t.r l. Found.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
81. LOUIS. Mo-. June IA body
found in the Mississippi river today
four miles below where the steamer
Majestic was wrecked Saturday at the
Chain OF Rocks is believed by the po.
lie eto be that Of Waterman william
Cuthbert, OF Peoria.
It's description was that OF the
missing Waterman. The body IL at
the morgue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Can Build The Dam.

IUnitet, Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Authori
" of the Economy Light and Power
company to build dam in Desplaines
river in Illinois was sustained today
by the supreme court. Former Cover
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22

FOR RENT-No. so2 North Twelfth
street, six room cottage with city
water and electric lights. John
Tumulty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
FUNERAL RECORD
800 >>%>>>>>.De~
Death and Burial.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Thompson are
grieved over the loss Of little son
who died last evening at their home
on upper Morgan street. aged about
eleven months. He was born July II,
Of last year. They. have the sincere
sympathy and coincidence Of large
cartae, est friends and neighbors who
are sadosnea over the death Of this
bright little promising boy.
The funeral was held at o'clock
this afternoon. Rev. ]. o. Ledbetter OF
the Methodist Protestant church con
Quoting the services. The burial took
place at Oakland cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22

FOR RENT-House. six rooms. mod
ern except furnace; desirable loca-
ton; newly papered ano painted
throughout. sol Morgan street. Phone
Black $50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
AUGUST karhoH.

August Karhoff, who had been at
the county home about four years died
there Saturday evening Of paralysis,
aged about fifty years. But little is
known concerning his history except
that he had friends and relatives in
Missouri, some OF whom were notified
OF his death and came here to superin.
tend and to be present at the burial
which was held at 10 o'clock this morn
inx .. Hickory Grove cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22

LOST-Pair gold spectacles. Please
return Postal telegraph
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Invitation 10 Accepted.

On Saturday, Mrs. J. J. Ayres, pres
ident of the Civic league received
formal acceptance from Miss Grace
Roberts Of Mt Pleasant, chairman OF
the first district, Iowa Federation OF
Womens Clubs, OF the invitation ex-
extended an invitation before the Keo-
ton to meet here early In October.
Some other clubs in the district had
extended an invita- ton before the keo
kuk club and some time was needed
to secure the withdrawal Of other In
vitations which was done In favor OF
the Civic league. The exact date Will
be set soon. Mrs. LIB: Clark ofRed
Oak, the state president will attend
the convention and will be the guest
OF Mrs. Ralph Brownell and Miss
Ida G. Howell during her visit. She
is a longtime friend Of Mrs. Browneu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22

WILL SELL cheap, two rooms COM
plete for housekeeping, If taken at
once. Cheap rent Inquire c. Gate
City.