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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
KNIGHTS PREPARE ST.
FOR BIG SESSION
Tri-cities Meeting Will Be Held on
May 9 at Fort Madison,
with Crowd Present. 4c

The Knights of Columbus Tuesday
evening at the regular meeting ap-
pointed several committees to ar
range the details for the tri-city ini-
tiation here for the second and third
degree. May 9th, says the Fort Madi.
son Democrat.
Several applications were received
by prospective members who wish to
take the work this spring.
Word has been received from Keo-
kuk and Burlington and both cities
are in the midst OF strenuous work
getting the candidates lined up for
the Joint imitation in this city. About
a hundred X. C's are expected to &C.
company the candidates from both
cities and the affair promises to be
most pretentious one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
FOOD QUESTION
Settled with Perfect Satisfaction.

It's not an easy matter to satisfy all
the members of the family at meal
time, as every housewife knows.
And when the husband can't eat
ordinary food without causing trouble,
the food question becomes doubly
annoying.
An Illinois woman writes:
INV husbands health was poor, he
had no appetite for anything 1 could
get for him, it seemed.
HE suffered severely with stomach
trouble. was hardly able to work, was
taking medicine continually, and as
soon as he would feel better would go
to work again only to give up IN
few weeks.
"One day, seeing an advertisement
about Grape-Nuts, I got some and he
tried it for breakfast the next morn
ing.
1--WE all thought it was pretty good
although we had no idea Of using 1t
regularly. But when my husband
came home at night he asked for
Grape-Nuts.
"H was the same next day and
had to get it right along, because
when we would get to the table the
question, Have you any Grape-Nuts'
was regular thing. So I began to
buy it by the dozen pkgs.
my husbands health began to I'M
prove right along. 1 sometimes felt
offended when I'd make something I
thought he would lik', for change,
and still hear the same old question,
Have you any Grape-Nuts?
"He got so well that for the last
two years he has hardly lost DAY
from his work, and we are stlll using
Grape-Nuts."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek Mich. Read, THE Road to
wellyille,' in pkgs. There's Rea-
son."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. Iney
are aenuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
a.. Anisorderlx.. Judae,s RuIIna.

CAMDEN, N. j., March 25.-Judge
William T. Boyle Of the city court:
has given the parents OF famliy Oh
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
DarneII Still in jail.

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MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 25.-
Although Rev. Jas. Morrison Daraell
has been granted bail, it appeared
probable today that he would remain
in the county Jail for several days at
least. His father, Milton II. Darnell,
before leaving for Peoria, H., to face
proceedings brought against his san
itv. stated Jimmy hasn't got a dollar.
The elder Darnell intimated that he
alone would make an effort to pro-
vide bail for the marrying parson.
Darnell was arraigned before Judge
Ce,ger in federal court at 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. He pleaded not
guilty to the charge of white slavery
and his bail was fixed at $1,000.
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children two weeks in order to have
the youngsters properly cleaned. 9TH
erwise the elders will be fined as dis
orderly persons. In similar case
before the court mother announced
that she had fifteen children and that
it was impossible for her to see that
they battle daily or even weekly.
DR.. II. II. Davis, CHIEF medical IN
spector of the board Of education, has
started a crusade against Camden
parents charged with allowing their
children to remain dirty SO that they
would evade the educational require
ments in this respect and thus keep
the children at work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
Rural Carriers Must Make Certain
Reports, According to Orders
Received Here, During
Coming Month.
COUNT IN PARCEL POST
Number of Pieces anc. the Zones to
Which Mall Coca, Must Be
TabuIated by Clerks
Next Month.

Orders were received Monday from
the postofiice department by the local
lpostofflce that two reports would be
taken during the month of April
Daily statistics viii be taken of the
work done by the rural carriers and
another daily report will give statls-
| tics on the amount Of parcel post
business done in Keokui.
The rural carriers report will be
taken on specially prepared forms.
the mail which they distribute and
collect. These notations will be kept
for all four classes Of mail and also
for franked and penalty mail.
A number of questions are also ar
ranged on the forms by the govern
ment and these must be answered by
| the carriers.
The government wishes to now
how many families are actually served
| by each rural carrier. Questions are
asked regarding the manner in which
the mail is carried The carrier must
tell whether he uses horses and was-
on, motorcycle, or auto.
| If the rural carrier uses horse and
wagon the government desires to
know what kind OF wagon and if the
carrier is using a different vehicle
and team than last year, Uncle Sam
wants to know why he made the
change.
The pounds of mail which vehicle
will carry and the average space for
mail in the car or vehicle is an i'm.
portant question. An estimate OF the
number of cubic feet occupied each
day by the mail and the official Tina
schedule Of the carrier is also asked.
$ A postage report, with the excey
ton of registry and insured mail,
must also be turned in. This means
that the rural carrier must estimate
the postage each day on all classes Of
mail delivered on his route. He must
also submit report on total postage
OF fourth class mail. Many 9TH r
am cunts must be estimated.
| A report will also be kept on tbs
parcel post business done in Keokuk.
This report will be kept from April J.
to the 18th. Estimates will be kept on
all parcels mailed at the office for To-
cal delivery, and for dispatch to other
cities.
An account must be made Of the
WetSHI VI ali tlSoo pdlSClo4 ain tiiO
zone for which each package is In
tended. The weight scale runs from
one ounce to fifty pounds and there
are eight zones.
Other questions, such as number of
parcels and postage each day, parcels
received from other offices for deliv-
cry at this office, number of parcels
delivered through the general de-
livery and by the city carriers on
their regular trips. If the parcels are
delivered by horse or auto the gov
eminent wishes information as to the
number which are delivered in these
various ways. There are many other
questions, and the computations, when
completed. will be interesting to those
who are not familiar with the way in
which Uncle Sam conducts his post
office and brings the letters and par
cells to our doors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
MRS. OTTO ASCHER
& DIED IN KANSAS
She was Sister Of Mrs. A. r. Dunn Of
This City Who was with Her
When She Died.

Word has been received here Of
the death in Duquoin. Kans., yeste1>
day, of Mrs. Otto Ascher, wife of DR..
Ascher who is a graduate Of the Keo-
kuk medical college here. Mrs. Ascher
was q sister Of Mrs A. F. Dunn OF
this atty who has been in Duquoin
for the last two weeks Interment
will be at Lyons, Kans.
Mrs. Asci1er is survived by her hus-
band and one son, her sister who
liy.s here. a brother in Fort Madison
and her father In Davenport. Her
maiden name was Gertrude Hagberg.
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Todsy's oldest Story.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 25,-"You
are too fat" was the Judgment OF
Sergeant ]. Fell of the army recruit
ing station, upon DR.. Max Yoder who
attempted to enlist. Fell told Yoder
that by dieting, taking long walks,
and avoiding meat and beer that he
could get rid of his six pounds over
weight.
Faithfully Yoder trudged over long
walks, He ate sparingly and turned
a cold eye on beer. At the end OF
the week he reappeared at the re-
cruiting station as directed. He no
longer had six pounds surp,usase-he
was twelve mounds overweight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
ANNOUNCE JUDGES
/ FOR NEXT CONTEST
Miss S. Elizabeth Matheney, Joseph
| car"aIho and A. w. HUDSON
Are the Three
| Named.
WILL MEET TOMORROW
Judges to Receive instructions To-
morrow-Wanted to Stage Dis.
| play Contest in
Quincy.
WILL MEET TOMORROW

/ The judges for the second window
display contest Of the series to be
held here Saturday were announced
this afternoon by President M. e.
Justice Of the Retailers league. They
are Miss Matheney, secretary Of the
Rebecca assembly, A. w. HUDSON, and
Joseph Carwalho. The first named.
Miss Matheney, was selected by the
president OF the Civic league.
The new judges and the committee
! from the Retailers league that has
charge of the contest will meet at the
rooms Of the Industrial association
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock when
instructions to the judges in the
methods Of grading the windows will
be given and other matters regarding
the contest discussed The judges
will make two inspections OF each
window, as was done in the first con.
test, one during the morning and the
ether at night when the effect OF the
electric lights can be seen. The
judges will be permitted to make their
day inspection at any time.
!
Young Ladies' Interested.
1t was reported today that the win
dcws of two Of the stores entered in
the contest will be dressed by some OF
the young society ladies OF the city
The young ladies were greatly inter
ested in the contest and have some
novel ideas for the windows.
The value of the contest to the
inent merchant here this morning,
I yhO ,nfI I, ho1 49, nh no
contest to number Of other mer.
chants, all Of whom agreed that they
had been well paid for the time and
efforts they had spent in competing
for prizes. It was the unanimous opin.
ion, he said, that the contest had re-
suited in an increase in business,
created greater interest in the local
stores and greatly improved the gen.
eral appearance OF the stores and OF
Main street.
s,5s. Waiitngfords Foiled.
An amusing incident In connection
with the contest came up yesterday
when two young men from Kahoka
who had been reading about the con
test here, approached Mr.. Justice and
asked for information concerning the
methods used in putting on the con-
test, saying that they were expecting
to put one on in Quincy with view
to making money from it. The embryo
~. Rufus Wallingfords were Informed
that there was no graft, high grade.
nor rake of in this contest but that
If they could figure out a way to
make money by putting on the contest
in Quincy thew were welcome to do
so and free to receive all informa-
ton possible as to the methods used
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
Jail Makes Them Nervous.
limited Press Leased Wire Service

United Press leased VITO Sef'ICe'
TRENTON, n. j., March 2o-Er'
nest Nixon and James Whiting, ne
sroes, when brought before Judge
Naar in general police court here on
a charge of having robbed fish ped
dlar, pleaded with the court for a
private room instead OF a cell. The
bars made them nervous, they SAID
Judge Mar refused to be moved, tell
ing the prisoners that the bars were
there to keep them from escaping,
the danger of nervous prostratio1 to
the contrary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
Two erakemen Murdered.

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DALLAS, Texas, March 25.-Beaten
almost beyond recognition and shot
through the heart, two brahamen on
freight train we're found on top OF
a refrigerator car when their train
pulled into Denton early today. The
sheriff here was warned to watch for
Mexicans or negroes who. 1t Is report
ed. boarded the train near Fort
Worth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
CLEAN WINDOWS
PLEA OF OFFICERS

q Every merchant On Main Z
. street, whether or not he is Z
Q entered in the window display Z
. contest, are requested by officers Z
. of the Retailers league to have 4
= their windows and store fronts Z
. washed off and cleaned up by
. Saturday SO that Main street =
. will present the most attractive Z
. appearance possible.
. At the time of the first con- .
. test two weeks ago. practically =
. every merchant redecorated his Z
. windows, irrespective Of whether =
= or not the windows were entered =
. in the contest. This greatly .
. helped the appearance in general Z
. OF Main street and gave visitors =
. to our city on that day a much =
. better impression Of the quality =
= OF our stores. !
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-25
s+a,mer Hit a Rock.

United Press Leased Ware SerVfce.l
(4AIIIPOLIS, Ohio, March 20
Tho pittsburgh and Cincinnati packet
steamer CITY of Parkersburg struck a
rocr near Raccoon island today AID
was badly damaged. Her passenss,s '
we're taken Oh by the tow boat Sally
Marmet and the packet, sinking Iapiu-
" tow.ad to point Pleasant docks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
lOWAN DIES IN SOUTH.

Washington, March 9.-B. F. Brown
of this city, died suddenly in Biloxi,
Miss. Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Brown was stricken with pneu-
monia about a week ago. He went
south several weeks ago with party
of friends to spend the winter. Mr.
Brown was a pioneer of Washington
county, and was one of the most promi-
nent men in this city. He served two
terms in the state legislature and was
prominent in the republican party for
many years. Mr.. Brown is survived
by his widow, who has been spending
the winter in Fort Dodge, with her
daughter and two children, DR.. Chas.
Brown of this city and Mrs. Seth
Thomas of Fort Dodge. DR.. and Mrs.
Brown have left to accompany the
body of Mr. Brown home, where it will
arrive Wednesday morning. Mr., Seth
Thomas. the son-in-law. has telegraph
ed that he will be in Washington to-
day. The funeral services will be
held Wednesday at the First M. f.
church. Rev. Mr.. Stryker and Dr.
L, M. Grigsby officiating.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11

something was happening outside the
, cave house. The bad old chimparzes
monkey came hopping along, and when
he saw the pan of molasses candy
standing out on the back porch he said
to himself.
"Ah-ha. Also, Hobo. There is some.
thing can eat, guess. First II ~,
nibble, then ill take bite, ard tcn
III eat up every single bit in sigh,
spoke the bad tail-pulling chi uran
monkey, and the next minute he s.,
his nose in the pan of molasses c.
that was stiff, soft and hot.
Well ] guess You know hot ~
pened just as well as if told you. The
chimpanzee took hold OF the pm OF
candy and them
"Oh. wOw!' cried the chimpanzee.
"Oh double WOW, and some ice cream
cones!' and he did hesitation one.
| step and an alligator trot all al once.
For his nose had stuck fast in tn
soft, hot molasses candy. and he cou,l
hardly pull it out. And when he aid
pull his nose away some candy st'.cS
, to it, and was pulled out into long
sticks, like icicles
"Oh, dear, cried the chimpapzee
AAS-lhCs, do Hc lIleu W pun tlS CdDuy
from his nose. But this only made his
paws stuck up, and finally he was SO
tangled in the hot, sticky candy that he
had to run away, and hop into snow
bank to stop his burns.
Beckie heard the noise, and, coming
out, she saw her pan of candy all mix.
ed up by the chimpanzee.
"Oh, dear!" cried Beckie, but still
there was enough left for her and Ned
die and the rest of the bear family and
when the candy was cool they ate it.
and said it was very good And as for
the chimpanzee, when the candy on his
| it off in sticks, and ate it and he said
eqoIq gu 1000 smsoeq sMed puB ssou
| right to take any.
| it was good, also, though he had no
and the next time you make candy
said Uncle Whitewash, you had bet
ter set it on my cake Of ice to COOL"
Il WILL" promised Beckie. So that's
all row, if you please, but in the next
story + going to tell you about Neddie
and the soap bubbles-but I do hope
the alarm clock doesn't go off in the
middle Of the night and wake the pus-
sy willow, so it cries for condensed
milk lollypop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
Iowa State News
FIGHTING OVER
CUSTODY Of CHILD
FATHER AND MOTHER START
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT AT
GRINNElL.

Grinnell, March "a battle in the
courts over the custody OF 6-year-old
Eva Littrell Is under way and the
first hearing Is being held before
Judge p. G. Norris in superior court.
Samuel Littrell father of the little
girl of Nehama City, Neb., has insti-
tuted habeas corpus proceedings
against the mother, Mrs. Daisy Littrell,
to recover possession Of his daughter.
Mrs. Littrell is the daughter OF
Jacob Jones, well known resident OF
Madison township. She left her hus-
band just year ago, taking her little
daughter with her, and since that
time has been at her fathers home.
Littrell came to Grinnell with his
attorney on Wednesday, made out the
papers in the habeas corpus proceed
ings and turned them over to City
Marshal Clark who went to the Jones
home in Madison township. ten miles
north of Brooklyn, and served them.
He brought the little sirl. accompan-
led by her mother, back to Grinnell
with him,
Mr.. and Mrs. Littrell were married
in 1905 Mrs. Littrell makes the gen
eral claim that her husband was cruel
and abusive and that it became i'm
possible to live with him, while Mr.
Littrell in return claims that he is
able to care for his daughter and is
fit person to do so.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
CHURCH KEEPS OPEN
HOUSE SATURDAYS

Fairfield, March 9-No more will the
young men of Fairfield be found stand
ing around the street corners loahng
on Saturday evenings if they but &C
cent the invitation which is being ex-
tended by the young men of the First
Methodist church, for on each Satur-
day evening there will be a social
meeting held in the basement OF the
church with plenty of good things to
eat thrown in and all it will cost is
the time taken to attend this meeting.
Members of the Fairfield gospel
team arranged social meeting with
cotfee, ice cream and cake thrown IN
Saturday evening especially for the
men who had lately been converted.
The basement of the church was well
filed and everybody seemingly had a
good time. Therefore, these Saturday
evening entertainments with eat1nss
free will be continued for time and
cordial invitation is being EXTENDED
every man in Fairfield.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
WOMAN is LOST IN
ALASKAN BLIZZARD

Nome, Alaska, March 9.-Mrs. Emma
Dalquist. proprietor of roadhouse at
Safety, % miles east of here, was lost
in a blizzard Sunday night and no
trace of her can De found.
Mrs. Dalquist, driving dog team,
left Safety for Nome last Sunday just
before terrific blizzard began, which
has been raging ever since
A. A. (Scotty) Allen, the racing dog
driver Joe Sheldon, Mr.. Dalquist and
scores of Eskimos with dog teams are
out in the storm, seeking the lost wo-
man, but at last reports they had met
with no success.
The storm is sweeping toward the
sea and it is feared that Mrs. Dalquist's
dog team was blown off the trail along
the beach and onto the ice field which
covers Norton Sound.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
CASE AGAINST COUNTY
ENGINEER is ENDED

Clarion. March 9.-The case against
County Engineer Gardner, of Hardin
county, on trial under indictments ell's
charging padding Of his payrolls, came ,e
10 sudden termination here last
week. when Judge J. NJ, Wright sus-
tanned a motion to direct the jury 10
return verdict for defendant, Gard
sner. The court held in effect tnat
while graft had been shown py Tue
evidence, the testimony did not sustain
the charge in the indictment anu t,ia'
conspiracy should have been alleged.
The pending cases against the mem
hers Of the board of supervisors were
ri once continued until the next term
81 court. It may be necessary for the
state to secure new indictments in TINS
case, and if Gardner is retired new
indictments will be necessary TO COLI
form to the rulings of the court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
JEFFERSON GIRLS
AND BOYS BUSY
SUPT. CHIDESTER INTERESTS
YOUNGSTERS AND Or
GANIZE CLUBS.

Fairfield March 9.--The club work
in the jefferson county schools will
probably be much greater this year
than ever before as already number
Of the rural schools have organized
clubs in their community and two new
clubs have already been reported to
the county superintendent, Miss June
Chichester who is making every effort
to interest the boys and girls OF the
rural schools in the cultivation of hab-
it's of industry and thrift. The new
clubs are:
The Baby Beef club and the Poultry
club.
The club work should be commenc-
ed at once and members will be admit
ted to clubs at any time but practic-
ally every one Of the students want to
enter with the others of their neigh
borhood and thus all will work to-
gether.
The following clubs have already
been organized for the year beginning
1915:
Polk Township.
Sewing club--Leader, Miss Elsie
McVey: Grace Mowery, Edna Estes.
Nellie Under, Alice Under Edna Ry-
ais, lines Havens, Ruby Hart, Jada
Allen, Leila Bennett.
Canning and Marketing club-Lead-
err Miss Phoebe McVey; Grace Now
cry, Edna Estes, Nellie Under, Alice
Under, Hazel Goodman, Edna Ryals,
lines Haven, Ruby Hart, Jada Allen.
Tomato club-Leader Miss Treva
Bennett; Hazel Goodman, Edna Estes,
Nellie Under, Alice Linder, Grace
Mowery.
Walnut Township.
Tomato club-Leader, Miss Elizabeth
Kientz; Mabel Pfeiffer, lila Burger,
Velma Koch, Gladys Koch. Leona
Heyde, Anneta Heyde, Maude Van
Wrinkle, Oslo Manhardt.
Manual training club-Leader, Miss
Cora Schaefer; Edgar Lewis, William
Lewis. Roscoe Haushahn.
Buchanan Township.
Tomato club-Leader, Mrs. l.. H.
Alexander: Virginia Witkoski. Agnes
Butcher. Marion Bucher, Mildred JAG
obs, Ruth Frame, Edna Ogden, Elsie
Greene, Bessie Prince, Florence NC
Cormick, Irene Davis.
Baby Pork club-Clarence Smalley,
Henry Lew, Samuel Stockman. Chas.
Hadley, Bernard Glotfelty, Wendell
McCleary, Leonard Prince, Paul
Prince.
Corn club-Lee Gallup, Harry Coop,
Edward McCarty, Leonard Anderson,
Robert Lewis. Clarence McClelland,
Hayes Parsons.
Poultry club-George Turnipseed.
Baby Beef club-Everett Turnip'
seed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
WEST LIBERTY WANTS
IN TROTTING CIRCUIT

West Liberty, March 9.-Forty West
Liberty men met Monday evening to
plan their campaign toward securing
West Liberty's membership in the
Cedar Valley Trotting circuit, and four
delegates were named to the circuit
meeting, to be held in Des Moines next
week If it is possible to secure the
desired dates, West Liberty will make
strong bid for membership, and as
the town is well located and qualified
it is believed she will become a mem
Der of the circuit. A fast track, good
railroad connections and an ideal
training ground will be the principal
points advanced in favor OF West Lib
erty. The forty men have guaranteed
$4,000 to assure the expenses OF a
three day meeting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
WEST LIBERTY LET'S
BIG PAVING CONTRACT

West Liberty, March 9.-Christ Pet.
ersen Of Kenosha, Wis, has secured
the contract for the first street paw
ing to be placed in West Liberty, 4Or
90 square yards of surfacing with
burlington brick from the Galesburg,
Ill.,, plant, asphaltic filler and on con.
crete base. His bid, the lowest OF
any submitted by the fourteen con-
tractors in the competition, was $l.Sl
per square yard. zitterell & Sullivan
of Webster City secured the contract
for the construction of the curbing at
81 cents per foot for straight curb ana
AZ cents for combined curb and gut
ter.