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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
GRACE And CREASE
co HAND IN HAND
Both Needed for Climbing BIC
Hills of Grant.
Auto Trip to PlatteviIIe Possesses
Unusual lnterest.-Art and
Cash Values Mix.

Country roads ought to be at their
very best now, if they are properly
made and cared for. Since the frost
left the ground there have been no
rains that would cut good road to
speak of, and with dragging or two
the highways should be almost perfect
today.
But there's the rub, there has been
almost no dragging. Between Lam
caster and Platteville we saw evil
dences of the presence of the drag
only once. And in this instance the
surface treated was from the house of
one of the big farmers to the field in
which he was preparing corn ground.
He had hauled the drag to the field
by going down the pike.
One who rides from Lancaster to
Platteville by wagon or auto is bound
to see lot of interesting things.
This is especially true the first time
over the road. One will never tire
of watching the eternal roll of the
everlasting hills. There is WORLD
of beauty in them, and the scene is
constantly changing. At one point
we were shown the valley of the
Platte river, or one of it's tributaries,
where it spreads out to width of 80
rods or more. And it made very
agreeable change in the view.
We confess that when landscape is
worth $3.50 per acre for farming and
grazing purposes is possesses addi-
tional charms. That sense of the
dollar lies deep down in the subcon-
ciousness of all of US, and even a
poor, hungry newspaper man is not
entirely free from its influence. The
scenery between Lancaster and
Platteville happens to be of that
happy sort. 1t has an irresistible
fascination for the artistic side of
one, and at the same time excites his
venal alteration for the fundamentals
of butter and cheese, and starts his
mental ready-reckoner at work on the
problem of net profits. Such is life.
There ought to be devised some
sort of scheme for getting from the
ridge down to the Platte river
bottoms, and then back on the ridge,
without having to go up and down
those crooked, and rocky, and rough
and diabolical hills. A Sunday school
at Ellenboro was a happy thought,
only it should be in perpetual session.
By the time one drives down those
long hills and has to dread the ascent
on the other side of the narrow
valley, by then he is in need of
grace. If he might step into Sum-
day school or prayer meeting for a
few minutes he could then start up
hill with an even show to get there
without recourse to useless and really
deleterious anathemas. In travelling
a rocky road grace is as essential as
grease.
Somehow, as a general PROPOSE.
ton, the roads at the other end of the
line are better than at the approach
of the Lancaster terminal. This is
not so because Bob Dudgale says so,
but because more work has been put
on them. By the way, the Dugdale
transfer line is commendable. 1t
gets there on schedule time; and the
genial driver can take lot of hard
bumps without recourse to profana-
ton. He does other things than to
cuss the road builders. And he has
an eye for beautiful landscape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
SCHOOL NEWS
CRlTICIsING THE SCHOOLS.

IL is quite characteristic OF most OF
the members Of the human race to
criticise and to pass judgment on all
things that come within the range OF
their vision or hearing. Mere
acquaintance with or entire ignorance
of subject is no deterrent to them
from stating just how thing ought
to be done, settling the dispute in
Mexico or regulating the trusts.
Not long ago the Chicago Record
Herald published a great many state
ments from prominent men in that
city, telling what was wrong with
the schools. William N. Gemmill,
judge of the municipal court, said :
The teachers of today in the local
public schools do not seem to teach
the children; they merely hear their
lessons. know what teaching used
to be, for / was superintendent of
public schools in a small Illinois city
some years ago. From the best in
formation that / can get by talks
with both teachers and pupils the
teachers instead of helping the chill
dren with their lessons and giving
them aid on their difficult problems
merely listen to the children recite. -
Unquestionably there are great
numbers of teachers like those men
toned above, but to say that that is
+bo lyipJ Of +ooob;,oO 4Lo coboo1g e+orJ
for is ridiculous. Judge Gemmill
does not approve of it and neither
does any schoolmaster of sound princi-
Piles. No school system supports such
method of teaching.
Another man says that student
with brilliant memory can memorize
and pass, but the pupil who thinks
and reasons is handicapped by our
methods of school work. He con-
cludes the weakness is not in the
girl and boy of today, but in the
present method instruction. 1t is
not the purpose of this article to dis
cuss all the elements that enter into
the present situation, but the follow
ing points are submitted for con-
sideration in connection with the fore
going criticism. They are character
istic of what pupils do, and were
noted among pupils in the third year
in the high school, writing an ex-
animation in arithmetic, in which all
the time necessary, was given, so
that they can not be excused on the
ground of lack of time.
The selling price of an article is
$4,000, the cost is $4,000; therefore,
the merchant lost $780, "May has
80 days. 'Three months from March
will be May 4" (This occurred in
a problem on bank discount, where
the pupil had to get the number of
days till maturity, three months from
March ~. 1.-THE cistern contains 231
cubic feet; there are y gallons in a
Gu. it. Therefore, to find the num-
Der of gallons in the cistern divide
231 by 74.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
One Way to Decrease Jaas.

In Copenhagen the police have de-
creased the number OF drunkards by
novel plan of "tit-for-tat." If man
is found drunk in the streets he il
escorted home in cab by police or.
f1cer, and the cab fare is charged to
the publican who served the man with
liquor. Needless to say, publicans take
very good care that none shall drink
too much on their premises, in case
they should be called upon to pay the
cab bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
Different Arrangements.

Oscar Schroeder and Katie Har-
tung, both of Paris.
Frank C. Eagan and Josephine
Heffner, both of Muscoda.
friedrich Cooley, Little Grant, and
Cena Riddiough, Fehnimore.
Edward Mundy, Fennimore and
Edna Budack, Woodman.
Leonard Enloe and Jennie McFall,
both of Platteville.
Anton Molla, Lancaster and
Lillian Howard, Platteville.
Leo Basch, Gratiot, Wis, and Rose
Rasque, Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
Aviation Section for Army.

Washington, May 25.-The senate
military committee has ordered a IA
vorable report on the bill which has
passed the house providing for an
aviation section to be part of the army
signal corps to consist Of so officers
and 260 enlisted men. Assignments
to the aviation section are to be for
four years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27

Owing to the fact that piece of
incomplete work had not been record
ed at the time the list of seniors was
published in the papers recently, the
name of Alta Bark should be added as
one of those who will be graduated
this year. The total number of
graduates is 30, nine of whom are
boys, and FL girls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27

Owing to the fact that the High
Schools do not close until June and
Summer school opens at Platteville
June p, the time is too short to con-
duct examination at Potosi this year.
The Summer school at Platteville
commences June %. The dates of
the examination are arranged so that
applicants for certificates may write
while attending summer school. APP
plicants who have had no experience
in teaching are required to attend
Summer, school at least six weeks.
A third grade certificate may be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
PRISONERS SHOT IN DASH
Idaho Penitentiary Guards Kill One
and Wound Two Trying to
Escape.

Boise, Idaho, May 25.-Three prison
ers were shot by guards of the Idaho
state penitentiary when they at
tempted to escape One prisoner prob
ably will die. The break for liberty
was made while half of the guards on
the prison walls were at lunch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
In His Spare Time.

Two negroes were discussing their
young sons, and the first declared he
intended to make his hopeful an
astronomer. "'At's a fine job" he con-
ciuded. Yes" drawled the other.
"Yoh done tol me dat afore, but
whuts ne gwine to do in de day
timer"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Walker, re-
siding north of the city, are parents
of baby girl, born on Monday of
this week. Miss Ida Rambler, a
trained nurse from Dubuque, arrived
yesterday to care for Mrs. Walker for
a time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
Teachers Examinations.
GRANT COT NTY, 1914.

The annual series of public ex-
aminations of teachers will be held
at the following places on the dates
horoin napod.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27
What THE BIG CANAL
NOW LOOKS LIKE
StupendOus Work Connecting
Two Oceans About Finished.
In Case of Necessity the Canal Gould
Now be Used-FormaI Open
ing Next January.
What does the canal look like !?

" IIdI UO0o JIIG CdIIdI IUUh IIhU
1t looks like lake, and lock,
with two. projecting canals at either
end. 1t reminds me of the days when
as school boy | studied physiology.
The Panama canal looks like the il.
lustration of the human stomach with
the alimentary canal and the
duodenum attachment. The stomach
part is Gatun lake, the great artificial
body of water bottled up in the in.
terror of the isthmus where ocear
going vessels will steam along fol
twenty-four miles, 85 feet above sea
level.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-27

CONTINUED on 18th page.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
CANNOT STOP
- TWO LOVING FOOLS
Race eetterment Faddists Are Vast
ing Their Time and Doing
| Little Good.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DENVER, Colo. April 1.-THE race
betterment faddists would have de-
MED to the world such celebrities as
Shakespeare. Mohamet, Byron. Mrs.
Eddy, Edgar Allen Poe, Martin Luth-
er, Henry Ibsen and st. Paul.
This was the statement made by
Dr. PAUL. S. Hunter, secretary Of the
Colorado board Of health, today in a
lecture on eugenics before the min
isterial alliance. 80 {
To legisaate against marriage OF
the unit IL silly, he said.
You may pass all the laws you
can think Of, but you can't stop two
fools with but a single thought he
said. ITO legalize unsexing the
physically and mentally unfit would
deny the world the mental produc-
tons Of the worlds great men. Poets.
statesmen and religious leaders OF
history could be classed as drunk
ards, consumptives, dope fiends, ment-
al or moral degenerates. 1t would not
be difficult to classify seventy-five
per cent Of the leading men of modern
times under these headings"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 4s7.
April 6, 1914.

April 8, 1914.
An ordinance fixing the compensa.
ton OF the mayor and councilmen 81
the city of Keokuk, Iowa
Be it ordained, by the city council
of the city of Keokuk, Iowa:
Section ]. That the annual salary
of the mayor of the city Of Keokuk
be, and the same is hereby fixed at
the sum OF $2,10O, payable in monthly
installments, as provided by chapter
1902 of the acts OF the 35th general
assembly OF the state Of Iowa.
Section 2. That the annual salary
of the councilmen of the said city Of
Keokuk, be and the same is hereby
fixed at the sum of $3.50, payable in
monthly installments as provided by
chapter 1O2 of the acts Of the 35th
general assembly Of the state Of Iowa.
Section 8. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with the pro
visions hereof are hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted this 9th day Of
April. 1914, by the following vote:
Roll call:
Moorhead-Aye.
Collins-Aye.
Schmidt-Aye.
Ayes, 8; nayes.0; total, 8.
8. W. MOORHEAD,
Attest: Mayor.
o. W. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
BURLINGTON BUGS SEE
RECRUITS IN GAME
Large Crowd Turns Out TO Watch
Manushers Trim the Goops by 10
to Score.

BURLINGTON, Iowa. April IA
The Manushers defeated the Goops
under the leadership of Grant Rolleg
yesterday afternoon at Athletic park
in the first match game of the season
by a score of 10 to 8. In addition to
the call of the game" the fans turned
out in force to take advantage of the
chance afforded them of looking over
the bunch of recruits that Hayden
and Manush are depending on to win
for them the Central association PEN
nant.
Five hundred bugs were at the park,
roofing in mid-season form and show
ing all the old pepper that is expected
from a fan on his first game Of the
season. The recruits we're in great
form. and numerous opinions were
ventured that the rockies this season
look better than any that have been
gathered together here for some
years
Score by innings
Manushers 100 2 0 0 4 0 2 x-10
Rollegs .......0 0 0 Z 90 l. 8
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
FINE WEATHER GREETS
ASSOCIATION FANS
Kansas City Blues and CantIlions
MiIIers op.n Season at
Kansas City Today.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April IL
Ideal baseball weather greeted the
"bugs" this morning for the openln
game of the season of the American
association in Kansas City. Cantli
Ions Millers will mix with the Blues.
The game will be preceded by motor
car parade about the business Sec
ton of the city in which VII appear
the players in uniform the mayor ana
city council. Cantillon will use JOB
I AXE and "Betchu-fifty' Smith as bat
t cries for the opener, and Morgan or
Allison with Moore on the receiving
end will act in a like capacity for
the Blues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
RECREATION NIGHT
FOR THE GIRLS
Growing Out Of the Necessity FOR a
Clean Social Center for
Fun and Rscrea-
tion.
ENJOY ROLLER SKATING
With Delightful Muslc-AssociatIon
Membership 10 Not Required
On This Evening Of
Pleasure.

There will be rejoicing among all
those girls who have confess I'd, it
and those who have not admitted
wanting to roller skate. when they
learn that the social department of
the girls council will open regular
recreation night feature Of which
will be roller skating in the gym
nasium.
Recreation night has grown out of
the need OF there being q clean social
centsr where young women may have
. happy recreating evening after
their days work where they could do
the things they want to do whether
it be roller-skating, sewing, candy.
making or whatever
The first OF these recreation nights
will occur Friday night beginning at
z o'clock. Roller skating to music will
begin at this time. At 7:45 o'clock.
Miss Solomon will give the business
course talk on assets of successful
business girl. This talk will be fol-
lowed by the first OF the beauty
talks" The committee are hoping to
have Miss Iowa Num- show the new
and becoming styles OF hair dressing.
These sugg sstions to help make one
self neat and attractive in appear
ance are dear to every normal girls
heart. Following this demonstration
the rest of the tims will be given
over entirely to play. The committee
in charge will arrange to have lemon
ade on hand which may be obtaineA
for TIRES cents q glass. Every girl
is invited to this center. Membership
In the association Is not requisite
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
Vaudeville at the Hippodrom,

VAUDEVILLE AZ thS P1lPPooVoHS.
Frank Cotter, the daring clown,
opened the new bill at the Hippodrome
theatre last night in an amusing aero
batic act in which number Of thrills
were thrown in for fun. The big
feature Of the show was the act in
which the Allart Feature Film COM
pany presented Fred X. Weston in the
recitagraph as "Ostler joe" The old
poem, "Ostler joe was few years
back one OF the most widely known
bits OF poetry that was ever written.
The Feature Film company have TAX
en- this poem for a theme and put
Fred K Weston in the title role. AS
the picture is flashed on the screen
Mr.. Weston recites the poem, timing
his words with the picture. The act
proved to be immensely popular
with the audience last night. The
Faden-O 'Brien trio presented an orig.
inal act full OF songs and fun. Clever
stage settings and scenic effects help.
ed in making the act success. VIII
liams and Warner. the famous musical
comedians, made the big hit Of the
|evening. Their act was one of the
best that has ever been seen in this
city. Both Williams and Warner
are accomplished musicians and cley.
Ter comedians. They introduce a
number Of entirely new musical in.
|struments in their act.--Adyertise.
|ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that at the
annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Kaokuk Industrial association
Of Keokuk, Iowa, held on the 2utn
day of January, A. d. 1914, there pc
ing present at said meeting, either IN
person or by proxey, a quorum OF tns
stockholders of said corporation, rep
resenting. owning and holding ma
jority of the stock of the said keo
kuk Industrial Association. the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved: That the articles OF IN
CORPORATION OF the Keokuk industrial
Association be, and the same are hefs
by, amended by striking out art'cis
III thereof, which reads as follows (
article III. This corporation shai
have an authorized capital stock ol
100000 divided into shares oil WV
each, and may commence business
when 100000 shall have been pau
In"
And adopting the following IN Leu
thereof, as article III:
Article III. This corporation sha'.
have an authorized capital STOCK "
two hundred thousand (s2oo'ooo.VV
dollars, divided into shares oil on'
($100) dollar each
And be 1t further resolved: INC.
the president and secretary OF 'n''
corporation are hereby designated az
the officers who are authorized an.
directed to sign and acknowledge sa'.
amendment to said articles OF ineo,
poration on behalf of the stochhoi.
ers; and who shall cause said amen.
ment to be recorded. and ho'i''
thereof to be given; as by law p'o'
vided.' :,
Dated. keokuk, Iowa, March %
1914.
KEOKuK INDUSTRIAL AssoCi@
TION.
BY G. r. JOY. as president.
Attest: J. F.. Elder, as SECRETARY.
corporate Seal.l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
FINISHES ITS WORK
Two Cases are Continued and Mem
bers are Excused-Teie-
nhone Case 10 Set.

The grand jury in the federal court
and was excused. They reported that
the cases Of William F. McClain of
Burlington accused Of sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails was
continued. as was also the case Of
Charles T. Earl, accused OF violafio-
Of the Mann act. A witness in the
latter case must be brought from Cal
ifornia and the case will be taken up
either at Davenport or Des Moines.
Judge Mcpherson thanked thu
grand jury for its efforts.
In the case against George E. NAL
ley, motion for continuance was
filed by Attorney Ballinger. Ahida-
Wits were made that the d defendant is
i'll, also that his counsel is suffering
from throat trouble. District Attor-
ney Porter told the court the govern
ment wished to file resistance and
was given until Thursday. The claim
is made that Malley has other coun-
sell
The case OF the Iowa Telephone
company against the city OF Keokuk
was set for Wednesday Of next week.
Judge Mioler who appears for the
telephone company is busy at Center
vile, but promised Judge Mcpherson
to try to secure his release from that
court in ord ar to come here and
argue the appeal from Special Master
Sloan's decision.
This afternoon was taken up with
arguments in an infringement case
and a contract case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
OTTUMWA DEFEATS
FIT. WILLIAMS
Eean's Youngsters Win First Game
Of Season at Home-Ft.
Williams Series.

OTTUMWA, Ia, April 14.-Egan's
young hopefuls pried off the baseball
lid of the 1914 season in Ottumwa
yesterday afternoon before 700 fans
by defeating the Fl. Williams club, IL
to 2.
Ottumwa's only bad inning was the
fourth when Walker walked four men
and had two wild pitches charg ed
against him. A two-bagger which
opened the round might have caused
more damage had it come later. Two
runs, the only scores Of the visitors,
came in this inning.
The Ft Williams club plays cries
of games here until Thursday when
they leave for the south. They will
play series Of three games at keo-
kuk On Friday, Saturday and Sun
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
Found Another Body

limited Press Leased Wire Sarv;o.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April 14-Thd.
finding of what was believed to ba :
caarred Torso in the ruins Of tho M.
souri, Athletic club at Fourth st,aa,
and Washington avenue, this morn;na
make 1t possible that thirty-eizht ner
sons lost their lives as a resp,, :,
the fire which destroyed the c,nh
building March 8. Heretofore it Wa
thought the total number Of victim.
was thirty-seven. It Is known tb.,
thirty persons either burned to deaf,
or were killed in the fire proper and
crushed to death in the store Of tn
st. Louis Seed Co., adjoining, when
a portion OF the M. A. C. wall topplea
west on the roof of the seed comnanv
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
ct SHOULD WORRY"
SAYS WEEGHMAN
Not Concerned Over Damage Suits
Filed Against Him by National
League Masnates.

limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.l
CHICAGO, April IA Presid 7nt
Charles Weeghman of the Chicago
Fed4rals. today refused to be disturb
ed because the Philadelphia Nation
ais late rest srday threw a s2o,ooo
damage suit and another Injunction
suit at a group Of Federal officials OF
which he was a member.
"Conspirator. en-" said Weeghman.
LAS long as they don't sue for my
park I'll not worry
Weeghman. Manager Tinker and
the Chifed squad had reserved seats
at this afternoons opener at the Sox
park
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
CAMNITZ AND SEATON
ARE OPPOSED TODAY
Former Major League Star Pitchers
20 HurI Opener for Federal
Clubs Today.

United Press Leased Wire Service
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 14.-How-
ard Csmnitz, former Pirate, was slat-
+, ed to pitch for the Pittsburgh FederaIs
in the opener with Brooklyn here to-
day. Seaton was expected to face
him for the TiD-tops. Berry for Pitts
burgh, and Owens for Brooklyn, were
to do the catching.
Fair weather with a warming sun
was promised and the teams were to
get off with great eclat. Several
hundred members of the Pittsburgh
Commercial club will head a parade
of fans through the down town section
and to the grounds, where Mayor
Armstrong will throw out the ball.
AS last minute act, Manager Cess
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-14
BATTERIES FOR
TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


. At New York-New York.
. Heating, McHaIe or Caldwell
. and Sweeney. Philadelphia,
. Plank or Bush and shang.
. At chieago-cIeveIand, Mitch
q ell and O'NeiII. Chicago, Scott
. or Cicotte and Schalk.
. At Detroit Detroit, Dubuc
. and stana0e. st. Louis, Weilman
. and Agnew.
Q NATIONAL LEAGUE.
. Al BrookIyn-6rooklyn, Raglan
. or Reuibach and Miller. Boston,
. Perdue and Whaling.
q At PhiiadeIphia-New York,
. Marquard or Mathewson and
. Meyers. Philadelphia, Alexander
. and killifer.
. At Cincinnati Cincinnati,
. Benton or Johnson and Clark
. Chicago, Cheney and Archer.
. At Sc. louis-Pitts-ura, Adams
. and Gibson. St Louis, saiee
. and Snyder.