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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22
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May 18th at the M. e. church. Rev.
Reed will give stereOpticon lecture.
No admission will be charged.
The Amoma class will meet with
Mrs. Fred Richardson, Juns 4. and
the Opportunity Circle will meet with
Mrs. Winters May 21st.
AS r. N. Smith Of. Carthage will be
papering the NJ. e. church this week
and next, Mr.. Clark has kindly OFFER
ed the use Of the op sra house next
Messrs. Mourning and Grooms took
in the sights Of Keokuk last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starr of Wyaconda,
Mo-, were the guests OF Prof. Steffey
and family over Sunday.
Messrs. Nagelin. Fisher, Winters.
Grooms, Manussisr, Stetfey and fami-
lies were taking in the sights of Ply
mouth oil wells Sunday.
Mrs James Elder and Mrs. Hawkins
are both improving in health.
Little Pauline Hawkins OF West
Point is spending a few days with
her grandma Mrs. Hawkins. Her
little cousin Lois Collins of Strong
hurst is also visiting there.
The band concert was enjoyed by
many Saturday evening shoppers.
They also played for the moving pic
ture show which is proving quite
success Fisher & Co. are present
ing soma fine scenes and the electric
light is all o. f. We trust the time
is not far off when our churches will
be lighted by the same means
The new residence Of Mr.. Harry
Russell is rapidly being complies It'd.
which will soon be occupied by the
young couple.
Dame Run,or has it that Basco will
soon be the home of one OF the young
lady graduates in ths Hamilton
-ohool
Miss Mcclure of Keokuk was the
guest Of Miss Emma Manussier last
week.
pail of sadness was cast over
Basco Tuesday evening by the sudden
death of Arthur Stefan. Arthur
Charles Steffen was born in Pontoosuc
in 1864 and came to Basco in 1886 as
telegraph operator OF the c. B. & O.
railroad. This position he has faith
July held with the exception OF one
year when he resigned on account OF
i'll health. A year later taking up the
same work which he performed until
the departure Of the 5:47 train Tues
day evening Mr. Sartorius found
him lying on the floor. and summon
ed medical aid All that loving hands
could do was done. but life was ex-
tinct.
It was a singular incident that he
had just completed his work for the
day to every detail as had been his
custom through life. The next morn
ing the coronsr's verdict was death
resulting from heart failure.
He is survived BY his widow and
one son, Neal. who Is employed as
b ,okkeeper by the Cudahy Packing
company, Davenport, Iowa. The fun
oral was held Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock from the NJ. E. church where
he was faithful member.
A large circle of relatives and
friends will retain the memory Of his
life, lived SO quietly, SO faithfully
and so seifshly devoted to make his
family and neighbors happy and his
influence for the better. The floral
offerings were large and beautiful.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick and wife of Dallas
and Mrs. Cameron. Mrs. Edwards.
Mrs. Hueston and Miss Julia Hancock
OF Carthags and Mrs. Clarence Coz
Inns Of Stronghurst, Mr.. and Mrs. Zim-
norman OF West Point attended the
funeral Of the late Arthur Steffen
Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

A reader OF The Gate City says the
poem Myself" published in Wednes.
day evenings issue of this paper on
the editorial page and credited to the
Express Gazette, is by George Cohan.
playwright and actor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22
Americans Watch play.

limited Press Leased W,rs Service. ]
SANDWICH, Eng. May 22--With
the ten American players as lookerson
in the gallery, the sixth elimination
round of British amateur golf champ
ionship was played on the links here
today. A. the start Graham and
Jenkins. English players we're the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

Colonel Roosevelt. has returned. He
rs not a candidate for the Office of
governor of New York state which
leads to the conclusion that he is
receptive toward presidential nom
ination. Wonder what Doc Cook
thinks about it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

The coming state legislature should
give the nomination petition kick,
revise or eliminate the primary cleo
ton law and then adjourn. Too much
legislation is largely responsible for
the loss in Iowa population.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22
following cities show : reduction Of

following cities show . reduction Of
90 per cent or more from 1s01-1905 to
1913, or an average OF two per cent
or more for each year Of the past
decade: New York. 24.7: jersey CITY.
PA: Newark, N. j., as; San Fran
cisco. pit: Lowell. Mass, 21.3; Spo-
kane, w, 21.2; Denver, Colo, 20.S::
and Patterson, N. j.. 20.1.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

The Council Bluffs council is pass
ing an ordinance to close barber shops
on Sunday. In Keokuk such action
is unnecessary as the shops Of this
city are closed Sundays and the pro-
prietors devote Sunday 20 automobile
riding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

The report is current that Mexican
federals confined in United States
prisons are plotting to escape. They
should be given every assistance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

The farmer is not alone in wishing
for bountiful crop. Some politi-
clans are hopeful that it will extri-
cate them from perilous position.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22
THoueHT RoR TODAY.

There is no more Nerrible ordeal OF
courage than passive waiting.-Pauli
Leicester Ford.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

Too many idle factories and idle
men in Pennsylvania to give encour-
agement to republican defeat The
voters of that state are preparing for
q big victory this fall
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

Home made pies made with Snow
Mellow are better than any pies you
ever tasted. Try this recipe today
and be delighted and convinced. Beat
up one tablespoonful OF Snow-Mellow
according to directions in the pack
age, to fluffy pie meringue. Then
add one cup grated cocoanut and two
teaspoonfuls OF lemon juice Fill this
into pie-paste forms previously
baked) and brown gently in quick
oven This makes a pie At for king.
Every csc package Of Snow-Mellow
makes seven desserts for four to six
people Our book Of original recipes
shows % ways In which 1t can be
used. Your grocer has Snow-Mellow,
price csc, or. sent by mail on receipt
OF price, with book and patent heater,
free, II you send your grocer.s name
to Frank & Houren. Sales Agts., 623
So. Wabash Ave, Chicago. Recon-
mended by c. NJ. Laubersheimer, Ed
DeJong. Fred De Jong. Joe Sitter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

when college, professors fall ont
they hurry to- the newspaper offices
to find goat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

Mr.. MelliE. should at least be giEen
credit for Ipt being afraid f'the
Morgan ghosts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

No matter what they call Jim
Keeley's Chicago paper it will always
be known as Jim Keeley's paper
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

It is hoped that the "safety-frst'
campaign will include autoHooile
drivers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

The A..B. c.'s Of mediation are'at
work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

Good .roads develop. good cities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

1 ThisAis Keokuk s.day to showsMis-
souri,.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-22

Pennsylvania voters are alliterative.
They select Penrose, Palmer and Pin.
chott for senatorial candidates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29
Daddy sBedtirne
~ The Visit to
In the Woods

vACK waiting They
thing
their
that children
their long stretches Of woods They had
into the said in the little hamlet where they lived
half
long lonely road The reports him also that he lived all by himself
which
him. they all afraid of him
all
children
themselves or
IL
Of
he
dreadful
like him.
would L. responded
to
would 20. ~
with coming chimney When
called
8 gsAms.. ...s.
children
He told them how delighted he to have he knew he
in heart the So the children him
picture books and they left
delicious apple pie .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

Sally had been in college a year and
two wonderful things had happened
to ~her-honors that any one of sew
eral dozen of her classmates would
have given their years allowance to
have won. She had been asked to
become a member of the Bluestocking
Society. the most exclusive organiza-
ton in college, and she had been asked
to become the wife of Robert Bangor.
the handsome young professor OF
chemistry. That is, she had been ask
ed solemnly, formally to become a
member of the Bluestockings and she
had accepted on the spot; and she Lad
really not been asked at all to marry
Robert Bangor, but she was in the de.
lightful stage of knowing that she
could be asked if she wanted to, and,
girl-like, she had deferred the final in
terview which, she knew, would end in
an engagement.
Prof. Bangor was at the present mo-
ment delaying Sally after class on
some futile excuse over notebook.
Then when the rest of the capped and
gowned girls had passed out Of the
room he turned to her and impulsively
put his hand on her arm, which felt
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

warm and lovable under the folds Of
the rough black serge other academic
gown.
"See here, Sally" he said. you
will have to let me talk to you this
evening. You know how l feel, though
you haven't gwen me a chance to tell
you" and as she drew away smiling
he pleaded with her to come back.
ri want to have good long talk
with you before you give me your an
swer," he said. sally it Is only fair
Come, let's mest down in the village
and take a walk on the Moors-that
is better than the campus, where every
one could see us. Will you?"
mean to be dreadfully docile, you
know" .y
"But you have said you would come
and you wouldn't come unless you lik-
ed me, would your
NO" faltered Sally. 81 don't sup
pose So" Then as she heard the foot
sounds of Prof. Bangor's next class The
pulled herself free. .ar
Two tall seniors. prominent Blue.
stockings, caught her half way down
the corridor and drew her into an emp.
ty class room. .e
you are requested began one OF
the seniors.
Commanded" interrupted the 9th.
err, ito be present in this building to-
night at 7:30 sharp, to receive your
solemn initiation into our sacred order.
It is a great and dreadful secret. You
are to be dressed in white. The hour
and place are to be revealed to no one
on pain Of
"Oh, but I have another engage.
ment," put in Sally. -.-.
The seniors looked CONSERVATION.
"Ours Is not an engagement. It is a
great privilege. command" said the
senior very solemnly. and poor Sally
had to Danish thoughts of the privilege
of explaining to him what prevented
her from keeping her word. 1t was not
till late in the afternoon that she final
ly found him at liberty to tell him not
to look for her. ...
"Are you ill.," he suggested as she
offered no excuse for her sudden
change Of plans.
Sally shook her head and the tas
sci OF her mortorboard tapped ovel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29
FOOL THE DISEASE GERM.

After experiencing unusually warm
weather so far this season 1t may be
expected that the next two months
will be colder. Then there will be a
disposition to seal up the windows
and sleep in hot rooms. This will be
IA serious mistake. Keep the windows
shut and you can shut out the cold.
You can and will also shut in disease
germs of a good many pale, pink vari-
cites, and along about next June you
won't have to wonder how you could
possibly get pneumonia in summer;
you'll know. 1t is that insistent little
germ that gets into your system today.
Keep the house ventilated and you
will keep your family's lungs venti-
lated. The germs will be there just
the same. but they will not stay to
work. They like the warm, sleepy
air even more than you do. Keep
the house warm, but keep 1t venti-
lated. When the heat is turned on
open the window for time and the
bad air will go out and fresh air will
come in. When you 60 to bed, use
plenty of blankets and open the win
dows wide And if you want to keep
really warm in bed with the windows
open, put blanket under the mattress
as well as over you. Sometimes it is
uncomfortable to rise feeling chilly,
but 1t is much better and much safer
than to rise with fever hammering at
your pulses and contagion surging
through your blood.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

Among Americans it has been
long established theory, inspired no
doubt by certain chivalric patriot
ism, that the postal system is mag
nificent monument to the success OF
governmental administration OF bust
ness. We have persuaded ourselves
that the mail service Is far superior
to anything possible under private or
corporation management, and the I'M
ger Of national pride has grown
atrophied pointing to Uncle Sans
mail boxes. But the postal depart
ment has never paid expenses. 1t
came very near it under Mr.. Taft's
administration, but the introduction
of the parcel post has pushed back
the postal millennium into dim OBJ
security. The annual deficit Of the
postoffice department has become a
fixture and Is accepted as a matter OF
course. Thoughtless people argue
that it makes no difference whether
the postoffice department pays en-
penses or not, as it Is run for the
benefit of the public. While this
argument is nonsensical. Of course,
in view of the fact that the public
must in the end pay all these def
ciencies. it is an argument that ap-
peals to popular fancy
In protest against the vicious as
saults that are being made upon the
postal department by the political
spoilsmen to remove assistant post
masters in frst-class and second
classes Offices from civil service restric-
tions. the New York World (demo-
cratic) makes a rather singular conces-
sion. It says: THE postoffice de-
partment is badly enough managed
at best. The country knows no ex-
ample Of a more incompetent and
stupid monopoly. Under the burdens
of the parcel post the ordinary service
has suffered further decentralization.
and If the department is to be turned
over to the spoilsmen the whole ad-
ministrative system is likely to
collapse"
In view Of this plain admission OF
governmental incompetency, it is odd
that such strong newspaper as the
World should be committed to fur
Their experiments in government own
ership of public utilities. If there is
mo example of a more incompetent
and stupid monopoly" than the postal
=
service, what becomes Of the ford
dreams of benefits to be derived from
further experiments along similar
lines? With such an object lesson OF
ineff1ciency before the public 1t Is
preposterous for advocates of gov
eminent ownership to set up the
postal service as an example of per-
feet management and competency.
Let us suppose for a moment that in
addition to the postal system the gov
eminent was also attempting to oper-
ate the railroads and the telegraph
and telephone systems and the
express business. At the same rate
of incompetency and stupidity the
accumulated deficit of all these oper-
atoms in the course Of single year
would bankrupt the republic. The
logic of the Worlds premise is ire
|futable
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

demand. The demand is for quality.
There is an abundance Of rough, raw
material. but finished product is
scarce. ..#
Opportunities for the boys who
have the right kind of stuff in them
were never so numerous as at the
present moment. But the opportunity
to dissipate energy and waste time and
money was never before so great as
1t Is In this year, 1914 TO attain
worth while ends require judgment.
self restraint, some looking into the
future and some determination on the
part Of young men to guide them past
the things that are inconsequential
while their energies are concentrated
on the things that are worth while.
There is plenty of room at the top and
the ladder which leads upward to
those places is clearly discernible to
those who look with earnest purposes
to make the most of life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29
WANTED--A THRILL.

A well known eastern society Wom-
an is quoted in the Sunday papers as
being willing to pay the sum or i've
thousand dollars to any one who will
suggest something, the carrying out OF
which will be sufficiently thrilling to
make her forget for the nonce that
this is such a commonplace sphere
that persons Of her wealth, social
position and capabilities are in dan
ger of dying of ennui.
In her search for recreation she has
pulled off such stunts as having din.
ner served to her guests while the
latter sat on horses about table. On
another occasion. "A north pole din
ner"--the center of her table was a
carved ice cake of gigantic proper.
tons and the food served was what
might have been served to the king
Of the north. She has pulled off other
stunts just as thrilling" and now she
Is at loss for way to spend her
money.
If she were after a real thrill, she
could carry out the following plan:
secure the largest hall that New York
affords and fill it full Of hungry tene-
ment children and their mothers and
act as hostess to them at what would
probably be the best meal and the
grandest occasion of their lives; let
her plan that meal and aid in the
preparation of it; let her meet her
guests and talk with them and serve
them with food; let her learn some
thing about that sordid side Of life to
which her wealth and disposition have
made her a stranger.
If she can't thrill over that kind or
dinner, she doesn't deserve any
thrills.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

her golden hair
But your promised" said the pro.
fessor, feeling the color going from his
face.
yes but can't" said Sally.
WAS it a previous engagement, that
you forgot this morning." he asked
hopefully. ...
NO" said Sally, please don't ash
me anything about it,"
The professor studied her flushed
cheeks and downcast eyes. 49,. -.
VERY well, think I understand"
sally looked at him beseechingly.
"Oh, I hoped you would. You see
how hard 1t would be for me to ex-
plain"
1t was not till the evening shades
had thickened over the campus and
the moon was Pickering through the
trees that Robert Bangor fully realiz.
ed how great was his disappointment.
Then it came upon him in an almost
overwhelming wave what this refusal
must have meant. There was but enc
thing for him to do under the circum-
stances. He would 60 to the labora-
tory and try to drown his detection in
a chemical experiment he had begun
in the morning.
He remembered that one of the tall
seniors had asked him in the morn.
ing whether he intended to work that
night in the building. She had, he
thought wanted him to help her in her
work. He thought as he recalled this
incident how different had been his
| feelings and plans when he assured
the senior that nothing would induce
him to spend the evening in the lab.
oratory.
| He hurried from dinner in his board.
ing house back to the laboratory. feel.
ing a certain grim consolation in the
thought that hereafter the laboratory
would be his only home. He Danish.
ed all the half framed thoughts of hap.
by firesides, lighted by certain very
pretty golden head that must hence
forth have no place in his life.
II hoped you would understand,
she had said. That was conclusive
There was no use in hoping after that
There were no lights in the labor
atory, but a faint ray of moonlight
! trickled through the windows and the
professor stepped mechanically toward
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

TIL annual report of Secretary J. N
Weidenfeller Of the Commercial asso.
citation shows that that body was wide
awake during the past year looking
out for the best interests of Ottumwa
One of the striking ideas advanced by
the association is that factories that
are already hera and doing business
are more worthy of financial assist
ance If they need it than are prospec'
tive factories which may want to come
here. The report also says that fac
tories that are applicants for a bounty
at the hands of Ottumwa are carefully
scrutinized on the ground that things
worth while are not often secured for
nothing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

Much mystery is being thrown
around the offer of the waterworks to
help pay for the improvement that will
make possible the lighting Of the city
by water power Those opposed to
the plan profess inability to under
stand why the water works should help
pay for lights. The reason is as simple
as can be. The same improvements
which will enable the city to run its
street lights, are practically the i'm
provements which the water works it.
self is demanding in order that its own
supply Of water power will always
prove adequate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

The statement is being made that
concrete is not lasting material out
of which to build power dams. Such
is not the case. The government
which is in position to know as the
result of exhaustive tests, has used
millions of yards of concrete in the
construction Of the Panama canal
Concrete is practically indestructible.
In Rome there is concrete masonry
that is as solid as it was when put in
by the Romans two thousand years
ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

Interests opposed to the new water
power improvement are circulating the
statement that the proposed new dams
will be higher than the present ones
and will hold back so much water that
certain valuable lands above the city
will be flooded. This statement is not
in accordance with the facts. The
new dams are to be the same height
as the present ones and no land now
above water will be damaged in any
particular.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

An expedition from Yale university,
led by Professor Hiram Bingham, Is
to make further exploration this year
in Peru, in the regions where Yale
party last year found human remains
supposed to be not less than 10000
years old, imbedded in glacial
deposits
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

After Raymond Sylvester Of Boston
had been brought up by his deaf and
dumb mother for five years he was
still unable to speak. as he had not
heard any language his father being
dead. When his mother became sick
he was put into a home, where within
two weeks he began to initiate the
other children and soon he was able
to speak as we'll as any of the others.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

During the fiscal year. closed July 1,
4.754 grown and cub wolves were killed
in the state of Minnesota. The state
pays a bounty Of $3.50 for the grown
wolves and SO for the cubs. This
makes a total of $29,350.5O that the
state has paid in wolf beunties during
the year,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

The increase in land valuation
makes the taxpayer put up more
money for the capitol grounds extern
sion. The taxpayer was not allowed to
vote on this matter, but he has to
paw the bill
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

One of the objects Of the. board of
water works trustees in making the
i1nprov ements which will enable the
city to do it's own street lighting, is to
make possible the installation of many
more lights than now exist and to ex.
tend the territory covered by the
1iphfs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-29

Six black foxes. worth about 5000
were captured in Hancock, Me-, near
McFarland's HILL recently The cap.
ture is one Of the richest ever made
in Maine and breaks the record for
recent wears.