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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
II the city Of Keoklk, Iowa:


Iof the city Of Keokik, Iowa:
That it is deemed advisable and
necessary to make Improvements BY
constructing an inch sanitary sew.
err, In accordance with specifications
to be prepared by the city engineer
and approved by the city council
through the following streets. to-wit;
From a point on the ceIter line Of
First street ten feet northeast OF the
intersection Of First and high streets;
thence down First street to connec
ton with the sewer on the east sids
of Main street.
The expense OF making said I'M
provement be assessed against the
private property abutting thereon, 70
the extent that the same is assessable
by law, said assessments to be MADE
in accordance with the law governing
the same.
Be 1t further resolved, That the
city council will meet at 9 O'Clock .
m. on the 9Th day of March. 1914. ~
the council chamber, in the city o.
Keokuk, for the purpose OF consider
ing objections to the passage OF tns
said improvement, at which hearihs
the above resolution may BIO AMENDED
and passed, or passed as proposed.
Be it further resolved, That tas
city clerk be, and he is hereby In
structed to cause notice or pendencs
OF the above resolution and the time
at which the said proposed resolution
will be considered by this council anu
the objections to the passage thereoi
heard, to be published as provided =.
law in The Gate City, newspaper =.
general circulation, published In thS
city Of Keokuk.
Roll call.
Eider-Aye.
Gray--Aye.
Hickey-Aye.
J. F. ELDER.
Attest. Mayor
o. w. sANDBERG.
Clerk.
In witness whereof, l have hereun.o
affixed my hand this 18th day OF Fep
ruary, 1914
o. w. sANDBEHG,
r,,t. e.i~v, ~ tf,a CITY ~ lSe',s''ss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

His religion was humanity, and a
whole world mourned for him when
he died" These words are inscribed
on a monument to Mark Twain erect.
ed by the state Of Missouri at Hanni.
bal at cost of $4,000. The monu.
ment is located in Riveryiew park in
the northern part of Hannibal and viii,
be dedicated in the spring. The
sculptor, Frederick C. Hubbard of
Chicago. a Missouri boy, born and
rea.'ed in Lewis county, few miles
north Of Hannibal, designed and made
the figure which has been pronounced
q great work, not only by those who
are critics of sculpture, but nv old
scauaintances Of Twain. COMPLETED
iast ian, the monument stands as !,
ilttlng memorial 90 the great huroor.
Is. Oh one Of the hills over which he
,o.eu 70 roam as boy, and where nc
1saa some of the Interesting tales
aich later made him famous
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

The committee on labor of the Unit.
ed States house of representatives
has made a favorable report on the
creation of a bureau of labor safety
and bill for this purpose will be in
troduced in congress. The new bureau
VIII be part of the department of
labor. Under the provisions of the
bill the secretary of labor will be en-.
powered to engage engineers and
architects, with view to securing ex-
pert advice on industrial matters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
keokuk, Iowa February is, 1914
SEE THROUGH.

SEE 1T THROUGH.
Don't jump in the game in hurry,
But when you get in it-xhy, stick
to It!
In spite of the strife and the worry
Keep on-in spirit with kick to it:
Go on with the plan as you chart it.;
Don't let any knockers diminish it;
The game is worth while--if you
start it,
Finish It'll
Keep out OF rights moral
And excellent phrase-there's no
doubt OF 1t,
But-once you get into a quarrel
Don't quit till you've fought your
self out OF 1t,
Don't whine and don't cringe for q
minute;
Score fear-though Jour features
be blue with it;
Keep out of row-but, once IN 1t,
Go through with it,
Go on with the things you have
started;
Your courage-let no one diminish
it;
Don't funk like welche-, faint
hearted;
Finish It!
Berton Braley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
Postmaeters ApnaIn..a

limited Press Leas=tl Wire Service !
WASHINGTON, Feb 18-pre.ilen,
Wilson this afternoon nominated the
following postmasters: Mofestc
Calf, Wade H Howell. Santa Rosa
Calf, Charles o. Dunbar; Evansville
Ind, John J. Nolan; New Castle. Ind
Edward Smith; Gosport. Ind. Geo r
Spicer; Oskaloosa, Iowa. Henry q
Roseerans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
Edward Porter,s VIII

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
JOLIET. Ill, Feb. 1s.-suit In
chancery was filed today to break the
Will of the late Edward Porter, mil.
lionaire brewer and former mayor OF
Joliet, by his foster child, Mrs. Nellie
-. Pearson. Under the terms of the
will the entire Porter fortune of near
ly a million dollars. went to Harry
Porter. son, on the death OF Porter's
wife in May, 1913.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

The Milwaukee dancing teacher
who is now charged with burglary
confirms the impression entertained
by an esteemed contemporary that
there is but the one-step between the
modern dances and crime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
Secretary RAIDER Dead.

DEs MONIES, Iowa. Feb. ia. w.
RAIDER, secretary of the Iowa State
Travelling Mems association and one
of the most prominent members of the
Iowa United Commercial Travellers,
died Yesterday evening at o'clock at
his home at GA Thirty-sixth street
He was ffty-four years old.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
PUBLIC OPINION
eeee~eee~-eee 80
Some Startling Facts.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
Our city has been singularly free
from fires of any great extent, due,
party to good fortune, for our build
ings are not of standard construc-
ton, but largely to two other rea-
sons, namely, the moral hazard,
which is conceded to he large fac
tor in causing fires, is practically
eliminated here, and also very largely
| to our excellent and efficient fire de-
partnlent.
This very lack of some terrible OBJ
ject lesson in the way OF holocaust
has led many to be lulled into fan
cied security, and they do not realize
the number OF buildings that are
burned every day.
Fire prevention is receiving won
derful lot of attention in most of the
states, but still, even yet. it is much
easier to get big crowd out to a
| fire than to get an equal number out
to lecture on fire prevention, and
the day should come when the con-
struction of buildings viii be SO care
fully looked after and our fire ordi-
nances SO perfected that every time
the fire apparatus comes dashing
down the street, it would be consider
ed a disgrace that occasion should
arise to call it out But I fear that
fire prevention will never be taken
sufficiently seriously until the public
ha Inc
holder himself and not the insurance
company pays the losses Every fire
is so much money lost to the world
and the community pays the losses
the insurance companies only being
the collectors OF small amounts and
re-distributors OF same in larger
amounts to the Individual So much
for fires from a property standpoint.
| was asked by a mother Zone OF
the prominent women Of the city, to
give some statistics, as she, with
many others, is deeply interested in
the condition of our schools.
When We consider that people do
not have TO go to the theatre, or
even to church. or to hotels, or to
any ether building that might be
FeFitapie ire trap, yet we do compel
our children to go to school, so, we
should, in all justice to them, provide
as good and as safe a building as we
consistently can
The statistics quoted below will. I
believe, be of interest and should be
sufficiently startling to at least cause
our voters to think over the question
seriously when next called upon to
cast ballot on any new school
house proposition. The Hist is given
of the different buildings, to show
that.while welhaye had few fires, other
places have been less fortunate: and
you may we'll be thankful If a fire
should break ont in any one OF AT
least four OF our present school
houses, that no little child OF yours
Is on one of the upper floors.
In the United States alone there Ia
burned up or partially DESTROYED
every week in the year an average OF
three theatres, three public halls.
twelve churches. ten schools. two
hospitals. two asylums, two colleges,
six apartment houses. three depart
ment stores. two jails, twenty-six ho-
tells, one hundred and forty flat
buildings, and nearly sixteen hundred
dwellings. In twenty-five years thir.
ty-four capitols, seven hundred and
tWepfy-three court houaes. one thou
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

Camp Fire Girls Is an organization.
to conduct outdoor work in the Unit.
cd States and foreign countries. tina,
vas incorporated the other day in Al
bany, N. Y. The main object Is ID
perpetuate the spiritual ideas of the
home under the new conditions of o
social community. to aid in the forma
ton OF habits making for health and
vigor, to devise means for measuring
and creating standards for wonen,s
work, to foster intimate relations he
tween mother and daughter, and t.
develop a sympathetic understanding
OF the new economic relations int
which women are coming. Thirty di
rectors were named. among then
Miss Ida Tarbell and Mrs. Ernes
Thompson Seton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
Enormous Grocery ain.

! United Press Leased Wire Service. I
NEWPORT, R. l., Feb. 1s.-Three
merchants today had an attachment
served on the $4,000 estate OF Mrs.
Josephine Bruguiere. Of San Fran.
cisco, for $4,000 alleged to be due them
for table supplies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
ey one Vote

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
cAPEToWN, South Africa, Feb. 1s.
by one vote today, the assembly of
the Union of South Africa rejected
woman suffrage. The vote was AZ
for and 43 against the measure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
kennedys Funeral Today.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb 1S.-Inciud-
ing among its mourners some OF the
highest officials of the state and
leading business and professional men
OF Buffalo. the funeral of John J..
Kennedy, state treasurer, who COM
mitted suicide here Sunday. was held
here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
Mayor Has a Relapse.

CHICAGO, Feb. 49,. Mayor Carter
Harrison Of Chicago who is i'll wim
bronchitis, suffered a slight relapse
today and was unable to leave for
Flcrida as he had planned. Physicians
said his condition was not alarming.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
In the Gypsy Camp.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 49,.
That girl resembling the picture OF
Catherine Winters, the nine year OLD
girl who disappeared from New
Castle, Ind, a year ago, was seen IN
a gypsy camp near here two weeks
ago. was reported today by Mrs.
Thomas Smith. She said she drove
thu gypsies away from her farm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
Tener Calls League MEETING.

United Press Leased Wire Service. /
NEW YORK, Feb. President
John K. Tener, of the National league.
has issued call for meeting of the
league and the board of directors at
Cincinnati Saturday, February 81. The
purpose of the meeting is to take up
the final details Of the Murphy Evers
case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
GILMORE THREATENED
WITH COURT ACTION
Defies Philadelphia National League
President who Threatens Suit
for Signing Of Seaton.

limited Press Leased Wire Service !
CHICAGO, Feb. IS. Dlsfying Pres,.
dent Baker of the Philadelphia Ma.
tional league club, who threatened
court action II the Federals took his
property" President Gilmore Of th..
Federal league today accepted the
Fiened contract Of Tom seaton. ph,llv
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

sand, nine hundred and sixty city
halls. one hundred and sixty-three
public libraries, and ono thousand,
four hundred and twenty-four banks
have also gone the fire rout/.
COLLINGWOOD TUCKER.
Keokuk, Iowa, February Is, 1914.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

In Burma woman not only picks
out her own husband, but she retains
ner own name after marriage. She is
permitted TO manage her own domes.
TIC affairs as she pleases and to en-
gage in business. The husband car.
RES all the bundles and does much
OF the work that falls to the share OF
women in other countries. The won.
en- dress in silk and the children do
not wear any clothes to amount to
anything. The whole family smokes
the elders cigars as big as candles
and the babies in arms smaller ones
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
Earthquake In Nevada.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
RENO. New. Feb. 1s.-Reno was
shaken by severe earthquake at
lo;l7 a m. today. Walls were crack
ed and windows broken. The quake
was felt at Virginia, Carson and Verdi.
Nevada.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
THOUGHT For The DAY.

do the very best l know how-the
very best | can; and mean to keep
doing SO until the end. If the end
brings me out all right, what is said
against me won't amount to anything.
# the end brings me out wrong. ten
angels swearing was right would
make no difference Abraham Lin.
coin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

If silence were golden what i'm
-aense wealth John Lind would have
at his command!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

Ing larger and larger crowds, collect
ing more and more money and con-
yerting greater numbers of men, wo-
men and children"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18
PERSONALS.

John Nagel went to love- CITY thjs
afternoon to visit with friends for .
short time. :
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-18

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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12
PARIS CHAUTAUQUA
OPENS THIS AT FTERNO0N

The third annual Redpath
Chautauqua opens a weeks en-.
gagement in Paris this afternoon
at 2:30 on the J. L. Holland
lot on South Poplar street. Fol-
lowing are the programs for to-
day friday, Saturday and Sun
day:
Friday Afternoon-Concert,
Dunbar Bell Ringers and Male
Quartette; lecture. "The Needs
of the Hour" Hon. Geo. D. AL
den. Evening-Concert, Dun
bar Male Quartette and Bell
Ringers.
Saturday morning Children's
Hour; lecture, Raw Material, "
Mr.. Adair. Afternoon Concert,
The Harmony Concert Company;
lecture, "The Haunted House, T"
Edward Amherst Ott-Evening
The Harmony Concert Compa-
ny; drama, S h a k e espeare e s
Twelfth Night" the Ben Greet
Players.
Sun. Afternoon Sacred Con-
cert; Welch-C Christensen-B Baker
Company; lecture-sermon, DIR.
VIM. A. Colledge; vesper service.
The daily and nightly programs
for the coming week are all fea-
ture numbers, and the Paris
public will doubtless attend these
performances en- masse as upon
former visits of the Chautauqua.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12

drouth this year gives promise
of breaking all former records
unless Jupiter Pluvius gets on
the job instanter.
The forecast is for generally
fair weather and continued
warm.
Sunday started out to break all
heat records, but the clouds and
the nreezes of the afternoon pre-
vented. AS it was the mercury
went to 92 at p. m. which only
missed this years hottest days
record by three degrees,
Paris and vicinity has been
favored with gentle breeze
which has served to temper the
touch of Old Sol to some extent.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12
Quick to Business.

In less than one hour after the
burning of the Henry County
Garage last Modnay afternoon,
the alert, up-to-the-minnte fire
insurance firm of Alexander &
Carter had circulars on the
streets of Paris warning proper
ty owners of the risks they are
taking by not carrying ample in
surance. This firm lets no grass
grow under their feet in the bus
mess game, and they naturally
thought of the Partisan for this
double quick job. There's a
reason.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12
PARIS CITY COUNCIL MEETS;
LIGHT PLANT PAYS $4,000
Owners Ordered to Pave in Front Of Property;
Suits to be Brought by Board.
TABLE AMENDMENT SUNDAY CLOSING LAW

The City Council met in rega-
lar monthly session Tuesday
night at the city Hall with all
members preseut except Council
man ]. M. Porter, who was out
O. the city.
The first business Of the session
was the releasing of the Redpath
Chautauqua from payment of
privilege tax.
The proposition to amend the
Sunday closing law was tabled.
Concrete crossings were order
ed placed at a number of places
over the city. Concrete pave
ments were ordered placed at
the corner of Brewer and Wash
ington streets and in front of the
Manning property on Brewer
street.
The Board of Public Works
was instructed 70 lay pavements
in front of four houses on North
Poplar street and charge cost to
property owners. The board
was also instructed to bring suit
against all property owners for
pavements in front of their I
erty put down by the city.
The annual report of the
Water & Light Plant was
and showed net earn
for the year of $3.50 whics
we understand, is a considerable
increase over last year.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12
GARAGE AND THIRTEEN CARS
WRECKED BY FIRE MONDAY
When Gasoline Container Explodes Loss on
Building and Machines Covered.
COMPANY WILL REBUILD IMMEDIATELY.

The handsome new garage OF
the Henry County Auto Compa-
ny located on West Wood street,
was transformed into ghastly
spectacle of wreckage of black
ened walls, shatterea. windows
and caved-in roof, by fire caused
from the explosion of one OF the
gasoline tanks of an automobile.
The cause of the fire was said to
be a friction spark caused by
an attachee of the garage while
hammering on the valve of the
gasoline tank on a car to correct
some obstruction while filling
the tank. A considerable amount
of gasoline had dripped to the
floor, and it was this which ig-
nited when a tiny friction spark
connected with it. The burning
gasoline upon the floor caused
the tank on the car to explode
sending blue flames in all direc-
tions, and before the fire compa-
ny arrived it seemed that the
whole interior was afame.
In the garage at the time were
seventeen cars, four of which
were taken out undamaged. The
other thirteen, all damaged more
or less less were, as as follows:
One Cadalac owned by the
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12
NAME DELEGATES TO
JACKSON CONVENTION

Responding to a published call
from the County Chairman, a
large number of loyal Democrats
met in the county court room at
the courthouse last Saturday to
instruct delegates to the Chan
ee4lor's convention to be held in
Jackson On Monday June 18th.
Hon. s. F. Fitzhugh was made
chairman of the meeting and Il.
A. Barry secretary. Upon motioa
Gen. ]. W. Lewis, E. B. Sweeney
and H. B. Douthit were named
as a committee to prepare a list
of twenty-five delegates who viii
90 to the Jackson convention un-
jnstrtcted and that no proxies
will be recognized from this
county.
The following gentlemen were
named as delegates TO the con-
vention:
T. H. Whitlock, J. L. Clendenin,
Dudley Porter, T. V. Burton, D.
E. Bomar, Ed, W. James, W. T.
Porter, 7. B. Walker, R. w.
Lyons, W. @. Hagler, B. w.
Rushing, J. W. Lewis, S. P. Fitz-
hugh, e. L. Brown, L. P. Barnes,
j. M. Mcclure. J. r. Thomason,
M. H. Goldston, C. F. Williams,
E. B. Sweeney, DR.. E. A. Travis,
Z. B. King, DR.. A. F, Paschall,
g. r, Baucum, T. B. Gardner,
H, L. Bruce. Frank Nonahan,
Nathan D. White. John D. Atkins.
y There are only two duly quail
fed candidates chancellor.
Hon. y. E. SeQt aminent
attorney of L nd Hon.
A. M. Patterson aonah, a
former membei State
Democratic Exec6lsye inittee
and member of the Savannah
barr
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12
JNO. \. CURR|ER BUYS
W|SEHART BAKERY

John N. Currier. recently re-
turned from Amorilla, Texas, has
purchased the w. w. Wisehart
bakery, the transaction being
made through the real estate
firm of Adams & Gray. and will
improve and continue the busi-
ness. He will also conduct a
frst-class cafe In connection.
His brother, Charles Currier,
will have charge of the business
until August |.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12


is also the date of the general
election, the democrats of Henry
county will hold a primary in the
various civil districts to nominate
a democratic candidate to repre-
sent Henry county in the lower
house of the next general assem-
bly,, according to the plan adopt
ed by the County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, which met at
the courthouse in Paris Saturday
afternoon of last week.
Hon. D. E. Bomar, chairman,
called the committee meeting to
order and stated the purpose
thereof. Hon. E. B. Sweeney
stated that he was a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
representative and was also sec
retary of the county committee
and that he therefore wished to
decline to act as secretary.
Chairman Bomar thereupon ap-
pointed Nathan D. White as act
ing secretary of the Committee,
A roll call showed the following
members present in person or in
proxy: D. E. Bomar, L. B. King,
R. L. Holden, Harrison Williams,
w. T. Bum, Ed Dumas, Earn
Brown, W. e. Gatlin, ] P. Tur-
ner, J. P. Williams, J, +. Nance,
N. B. Glover, w. H. Patterson,
H. H. Tharpe, Bob Thompson,
A. F. Paschall, G. R. Baucum,
G. P. Hays, J. W. Lewis, E. B.
Sweeney, Dudley Parter, Nathan
D. White, Harry Hancock and
H. B. Dopthit.
Gen. J. W. Lewis introduced a
resolution calling a primary to
be held on August 6, to nominate
a candidate for representative.
Judge A. B. Lamb, holding a
proxy, made a motion that a
mass convention be held. Nathan
d. White moved to table this
motion, and after a number of
the committeeman had expressed
themselves as fayoring a primary
Judge Lamb withdrew his motion
and the resolution offered by
Gen. Lewis was adopted without
a dissenting vote.
The meeting was perfectly har-
monious, the only question being
as to the method Of nominating
and the majority favored a pri-
mary, which was decided upon.
Hon. E. B. Sweeney was asked
his opinion previous to taking a
vote on the question and stated
that he favored the plan which
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-06-12
PRESENT DRY SPELL
MAY BREAK RECORD

According to Director Roscoe
Mum of the Nashville Weather
Bureau, the present drouth is
the longest on record for this
season of the year save in 1899,
when there was only 16 inch rain
fall noted from May 7, which
period Is almost as long as that
in 1899 and there is no rain in
sight, according to Mr., Mum,
So, all things considered, the