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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
NEW CHARGES AGAINST INSECTS

NEW CHARGES AGAINST INSECTS
The Investigations of recent years
have disclosed the relations Of insects
to malaria, yellow fever. bubonic
plague and sleeping sickness. The
striking results already demonstrated
in respect to the activity Of mosuui-
toes, fleas, bedbugs and house flies,
inevitably raises the question as 20
the possible significance Of other spe-
cies of insects which may be less
abundant but whose contact with man
may be occasional or confined to re-
stricted localities. This group in
cludes cockroaches, ants and bees.
Their role is as yet purely conjectural,
but it is Of interest to consider the
possibilities as they present them
selves to one trained to observe the
versatile habits Of insects and to rec
ognize the opportunities for Infection
to which the sanitarian must give
heed.
That an insect which will devour
any sufficiently soft substance, from
human foods to glue. grease and wa
! ter colors, and which will live by
preference in the cracks Of the floors
and walls OF houses, bakeries, restau-
rants, sugar refineries and tanneries,
where their bodies come in contact
with the filth and refuse that neces-
sarily accumulate in such places,
/ should carry a host OF germs about,
on or in their bodies and be able to
infect our foods, is certainly not sur
/ prising. Yet this is the habit of life
Of the omnivorous cockroach. Reaches
probably also feed on tuberculosis
sputum and disseminate the bacilli as
readily as the house fly.
Ants, which are often abundant IN
houses and are readily disseminated
by commerce. sometimes become a
pest to the housewife, particularly
when they get into the stores of food
They have not escaped suspicion as
disseminators OF pathogenic micro
organisms. Wheeler points out thai
it thus becomes possible for ants Il
spread disease in different ways.
Finally the bees, Landed for cen
turtles by poet and prose writer alike
have not escaped the accusation o
suspicion, says the Journal OF th'
American Medical Association Wheel
er has observed the Shingles
bees visit collections of garbage il
the canal zone, presumably gathering
foreign substances which they knea;
into the cer,1men cells in which the.
store honey eagerly collected for foo
by the natives in many pairs of tropi
: cal America According to Wheeler
there are records of intestinal disc,
ders or even death following eatin
I of such honey. The suggestion o
possible contamination with diseas
t germs collected by filthy insects /
plain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

makes 1t a point to arrive in the Nor.
mon city each year just before his
fathers birthday anniversary. His
father will be eighty-eight years old
next Friday but is not enjoying the
best of health at present.
The Hessian fly is but small in
sect, but the bulls seem to be afraid
OF it's sting There is not much dang
wheat fields now.
The Nauvoo marshal and mayor
could do this town and one OF our In
stftutions q world of good If they
would eliminate the "Peeping Toms
who haye and are causing SO much
trouble. The institutions head is
compelled to call by phone His Excel
lency Hawkshaw. at numerous times.
to CAPTURE these peppers" who sur
round the building, but so far they are
still at large.
II the Nauvoo churches would put
in rocking chairs, the congregations
would be much larger, and the electric
fans should not be overlooked when
the hot weather sets in.
The ground mole has been doing
considerable damage to gardens in
Nauvoo, particularly in what is known
as down In the fat. One man captured
with a trap, nine Of these pests in
one day last week.
Some highways in nearlyby towns
have been treated with layer OF
calcium chloride, which is said to lay
the dust and to preserve the roadbed
from wear and tear. Calcium chloride
should not be confused with sodium
chloride. which If put upon a birds
tail, will render the bird easier to
catch
1t is said the Nauvoo Moose lodge
smembers are negotia ting for another
building in which to hold their meet.
;ings.
r. It Will soon be summer time. The
railroads and steamers are beginning
to run trains and boats for the Sun
day fishermen.
| There was large number of farm
ers and their wives in Nauvoo last
Saturday on trading bent and bust
mess was good in all branches of trade
1t rained go long that the farmers
couldn't do anything else.
4 You city psopless who want few
4 days outing and good solid sport, car
tcome to Nauyoo, fishing soon. Oul
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

The United States geological sur
vey finds that secondary metals, ex-
elusive of gold, silver, iron, steel and
platinum, worth nearly $60,00,O00 were
recovered last year from junk and
waste in American manufacturing and
railway centers. We are beginning to
be economical
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

natives here who can handle the roo
and lire will soon be pulling off some
big stunts and fine fish fries. CONS
along and jine the fun.
Well, we now have June and gettlns
into the longest days of the year.
Summer begins on the twenty-secono'
when some of the hottest weather be-
gins or is supposed to begin to arrive
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

AS a matter OF public safety II not
as a charity, these men shou'd DC TN
der restraint and treatment
1t is a poor system, that OF ours
which drives on from one town TO an
other that interminable caravan u
tramps and thugs and unfortunates
and panhandlers. There ought 10 ns
a better way There is better way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

The longest cribbage game in the
history of the United States is near
ing a close in Des Moines, Ia. 1t COM
menced in 1904, for 100000 points.
A popularity of the contest is that
during all this play not one Of the
contestants has ever held twenty
nine hand. During all these years the
men have never missed a week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

SPRING.
Now the sprinkled blackthorn snow
Lies along the lovers lane,
Where last year we used to go
Where we shall not go again.
In the hedge the buds are new,
by our wood the violets peer
Just like last years violets, too,
But they have no scent this year.
Every bird has heart to sing
OF its nest, warmed by Its breast;
We had heart to sing last spring,
But we never built our nest.
Presently red roses blown
VIII make all the garden gay.
Not yet have the daisies grown
On your clay.
-E. Nesbit in Harper's Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

Three 20-franc gold pieces have
been extracted from the skin of Pri-
waite Boissey. now lying wounded in
a Paris hospital. A piece of shrapnel
pierced the pocket of another soldier,
who had the coins. and who was
marching ahead of him. The projec-
tile and the coins lodged in the leg OF
Boissey, who had not a penny on him
before being wounded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

Dan Cupid boldly defied the god OF
war by pulling off wedding on the
battleship New York while the fleet
was in the harbor. 1t is said to be
the first event Of the kind on a war
ship and confirms Admiral Dewey's
statement that the navy is fit for any
task.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

A local medical society requests
the health authorities of st. Louis to
require frequent examinations of
walters and others handling food for
the general public for communicable
disease. Evidently the claim that doc
tors are overworked now bags at the
knee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

ST. Louis has jitney police squad.
Its duties consist not alone In regu-
lating speed, but in keeping tab on
spurious jitney operators who lure I'M
suspecting girls to shady haunts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

Almost as many people were killed
In ST. Louis last year by falling down
stairs as by automobiles, the score
being "a to 2S The total of all kinds
of deadly falls doubles the death
score of automobiles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02
Gathering is Scheduled for Dubuque
and Keokuk Will Send DeIega-
ton to This Important
Session.
TALK DISCRIMINATION
How Middle West Interests Can Com
bat Advantage of Coast With
Panama Canal Rates to
be Discussed

/! As was announced in The Gate City
! yesterday, conference of shippers
| will be held in Dubuque, to which keo-
kuk has been invited to send dele.
cation. The local shippers plan to be
represented at the meeting which Will
! be held next Wednesday. The official
call for the meeting has been sent out
| by l.. B. Boswell secretary of the
Upper Mississippi River improvement
assoc. ton, under whose auspices the
meeting is to be held.
The purpose Of the conference is to
consider the discrimination against
the interests of the middle west
through the lower freight rates OBJ
tainable by the east on traffic through
the Panama canal Following this
meeting at Dubuque, the big public
meeting to arouse interest in termin-
ais will be held here.
Following is the text of the call Of
the meeting as sent out by Secretary
Boswell:
The conference of shippers called
by this association through its execu-
tive council, to be held at Dubuque,
Iowa, will convene in the rooms OF
the Dubuque club on Wednesday, June
8, 1915, at 1000 a m.
Discuss Discrimination.
The purpose of this conference is to
consider the disadvantages under
which varied commercial, manufactur-
ing and agricultural interests in the
middle west are now placed, growing
out of lower freight rates obtainable
by the east, on trafic moving via the
Panama canal between Pacific coast
and other outborne ports, and deter
mine upon a mode for obtaining relief
for the better protection of western
industries.
The call, and an invitation to ap-
point delegates was issued May 3rd,
and sent to the traffic and commercial
associations, mayors of cities, shippers
in the middle west, also the governors
of Illinois. Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
The opportunity is thus afforded by
this association for ell interested
cities in the middle west to send rep
resentatiwes to the Dubuque confer
ence.
From replies received, 1t is now
assured there will be large gather
ing Of delegates representing the
cities Of St. Louis. Chicago, Peoria,
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Quincy, Alton,
Hannibal. Davenport, Dubuque, Ga
lena, La Crosse, Savanna, Fountain
City and many others. In addition.
the cities Of New Orleans and San
Francisco will send delegations.
Associations and cities that have
not as yet reported their delegates
are requested to do 80 at once to the
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Experience finds
Few Of the scenes that lively hore
designs. -Crabbe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-02

keokuk, Iowa ......... June 2, 1915
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27
D. of H. Ladies Entertain

] The ladies of the Degree of Honor
gave delightful Kensington (party1
sat Linne's hall Monday afternoon
when the ball was prCfusely decorated
IN sweet peas. dahlias, cosmos and
other cut flowers. Miss Alice Witwer
and Mrs. a. L. Stenger favored the
gathering with solos, and Miss Julia
Hub presided at the piano. Miss
Faith Hardy gave two readings which
were received with applause. Coffee,
cake and ice-cream were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Kelly, after
having spent four years in Arizona.
are here for visit with friends and
relatives. Mr.. Kelly is a photo.
grapher and has Gne business
established at Miami, Arizona,
town that had only 400 inhabitants
when he went there but now is a
Lefty of 6,4Oo. Mr.. Kelly is en-
| thusiastic about the undeveloped
wealth of Arizona;. and has many
Interesting stories to tell of the
/ men who have "struck it rich," by
finding mineral deposits. He says,
1.-THE laws of Arizona have become
Every strict now against wildcat
thinning companies.
/ Miss Maud Slawson was hostess to
about twelve of her lady friends at
her home Tuesday. afternoon with a
delightful program of music and
games. The rooms were beautifully
decorated, yellow and white being
the color scheme. Refreshments were
served and all the guests had fine
| time.
Editor Lee and family went over
to Montevideo and Ortonville Friday
afternoon and spent ukle of days
with relatives and friends, returning
Monday afternoon.
To the Farmers of Stevens Co.
/ We take it you know that the last
! Legislature created an Inter Session
Commission to reorganize our state
administration.
Its first meeting will be held at
the State Capitol September 1O-or
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27
Notice to Contractors

Sealed bids will be receiv ed by
Edwin Westberg, clerk of school dis
trict No. "a, Stevens county, MINI. i,
until q O'Clock Saturday, Sept. d,
1915, for the construction of a
school house iu said district.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the clrek's Office. Each pso;
posal must &c accompanied by u cerli-
fled check for not less than ten percent
of the amount of the bid, payable Ito
the treasurer of said district. The
board of said school district reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all
bids. ... 49,.
Dated at Swan Lake, Minnesota,
Aug. 81, 1915. = .us
Edwin Westberg, Clerk rgr
adv2t. RID. 3. Kensington. MINI.
For Sale. - have some choice anc
highly desirable residence building
lots on the west side, on high grount
and centrally located, which l will
sell cheap. Terms and price will b
furnished on application. John Carney
Morris adv. .a=
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27
so the newspapers say.

so the newspapers say.
Beyond any question the matter of
biggest Importance in the work of
that commission will be the reorgan-
ization of our grain inspection service
SO as to enable the farmer to get
some where near an honest deal in
the matter of grain inspection.
At the present time the farmer, or
most of the farmers, think the fault
is with the local elevator-but the
local elevator is powerless to deal
with the terminal elevators and the
result is the local elevator can give
the farmer only what the terminal
elevator will allow him to give the
farmer for his crops of grain.
Disclosing the awful iniquities
and wrongs and robberies of the
terminal elevators and of the prevail
ing grain inspection service at the
cities, Hon. A. F. Teigen, specially
.versed therein and equipped with the
documentary evidences to substantiate
what he says about it, will talk to
the farmers of Stevens county relative
thereto at the armory in Morris al
2 30 p. m. September 4 next and il
is advisable. indeed it is important,
that you be there and that you in.
terest yourself to see that your
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27
We've got a Shed for them to look at, too

ted with having but limited capital
and the only material they have been
able to sell in the past has been used
in repair jobs and in couple of small
cottages.
''Thomas W. Clark, a brother OF
John W. Clark. who owns farm in
this county, claims that he is inter-
ested in the company and apparently
this combination is going to try the
experiment of selling building mat
erial. They have started the erection
of small shed, approximately 2Ox4O
feet in size. This, however, would
not hold more than a couple of Cars Of
stock.
$50 far as have been sble to
ascertain, they have no. immediate
expectation or intention of erecting a
cement warehouse. scales, Office, or
any other shed. excepting the small
one referred to. Neither of the Clark
brothers have had any experience in
the lumber business or in fact in
any general merchandising line.
Thomas W. Clark is a man past
fifty-five and so far as / am able
to ascertain has had no business
training whatever. Whenever they
receive any inquiry for an estimate
on the cost of bill of lumber, il
is sent to L. James at St. Paul. anc
accordingly the prospective customer
is under the necessity of waiting
some time before he can get any
price excepting for small lots.
'Clark Brothers own a piece o.
ground which will not exceed three
lots and upon this ground they expec
to carry on their alleged lumber bust
ness. They will probably assume thu
name of Clark Brothers, although j
is very likely that for some time a
least they will secure supplies through
the L. James Lumber Company.
81 do not believe that theyHWill b,
able to do very much business il
| selling lumber or building material o
taking any contracts.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27
Clark Brothers Say:

In further answer to some of their
statements. we will say first our shed
is just 1880. but they forget to
mention that. We already have an
Office building.
They say we are credited with hav-
ing limited capital. Ask any one of
the three banks if our credit is good
and if we pay our bills. Did you
ever hear that either one of US has
ever made use of the bankrupt laws.
They say we own piece of ground not
to exceed three lots. Ask the Great
Northern how about our three COM
petitors. Ask any of the business
men of Morris if any of them ever
lost dollar by Clark Brothers.
They say Clark Brothers have
neither one had any business training.
Better guess again. Well, l don't
suppose man has to have a great
deal of training or brains either to
sell jack pine 2x4 and hemlock
boards. Say. the shorter a man is on
brains, the longer he is on hair -and
, collars.
We are today unloading a car of
lumber that cost 1892. We must be
great for jack pine.
We have paid the N. P. over $1,000
freight since March 1914. We must
have sold lot of jack pine.
We are not throwing mud. We
are stating facts and we can prove
every one of them. We don't knock.
We can't afford to spend our time
doing it. We always have saidtthe
other fellow can and does sell COCO
lumber, but not at our price.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27
The Mississippi Lumberman Says:
This is from recent copy of the
Mississippi Valley Lumberman:-

Mississippi Valley Lumberman
THOMAS ". CLARK
Handling Lumber for the Notori-
GUS L. James.
We have received an inquiry from
a wholesale concern asking informa-
tion concerning the character of the
business being carried on and the
financial responsibilities of party by
the name of Thomas W. Clark, who is
represented as having been member
of the firm of Clark & Barringer, at
Morris, Minnesota. In order to reply
satisfactorily thereto, we had repre-
sentative make an investigation and
he reports as follows:
''About a year ago L. James made
some sort of an arrangement with q
farmer living near here by the name
of John W. Clark, and with STEPHEN
Barringer, of Morris. This latter
party has for some time been en-
pIUycU as q CdE pSuGcE. AoGcE IAoLCA1ai
in small lots arrived at Morris billed
to the L.. James Lumber Company. All
this stock, except little quantity Of
jack pine, was shipped in this manner.
Either Clark or Barringer called al
the depot when the material arrived
and took it away.
''The business was carried on il
this manner until short time agt
when the so-called firm of Clark &
Barringer dissolved partnership. Mr.
Barringer announced that he intende,
to continue his contract business ant
Mr.. Clark is to engage in so-callet
lumber business. They kept practi
callv no lumber on hand until cou
pie of months ago, when they re
ceived car of western hemlock from
James and also received small ca
of jack pine which they bought indi
vidually from other sources.
s'In talking with the business me
here find that these people are credi
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27

For Sale. Gray mare, 9 years old.
weight 1000 and perfectly sound;
will work anywhere. Price $500. See
J. W. Clark at the Farmers Lumber
Yard.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27

am prepared to treat Eve, Ear,
Nose and Throat diseases, and to hs
glasses. Eyes examined free. Office
in Mullen block, Morris. DIR. Amos.
Leuty. adVzotI.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27

farmer neighbors are there also.
If you come and hear Mr.. Teigen,
and others who will talk, as for
example Hon. R. j. Hall who years
ago interested himself very much in
the same matter, you will not be
merely pleased but you will be in
terested to be helpful as you can,
and to cooperate much as you can,
to bring influence to bear upon the
aforesaid lnter-Session- Commission
to make such a report of its work to
the next legislature as shall remedy
this great evil. now costing the fam
ers of this state more than one mil
lien dollars annually.
At this meeting there will be also
other matters considered that are
of great concern to the citizens of the
county.
j. Fl. Devenuey
Frank Hanrahan
Thos. H. Mcguire
B. V. Handorff
Chas. Vaughn
Fred H. Redding,
j, W. Behl
H. Bergher
Frank Gould
P. A. Hull
M. B. Lord.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27
School District No. One

Annual report, of School District
No. One, Stevens County. Minnesota,
ending July 31st, 1915
Receipts
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27

Number of votes cast at annual meet
ing-nine.
Respectfully submitted.
Amos Leuty,
Clerk.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-24
Miss West to Wed


Former District Commissioner and
Mrs. Henry Lbchfeld West announce
the engagement OF their daughter.
Marion Litchheld. to Mr.. Morgan Slime
metz. son Of the late Mr.. Samuel Slime
metz and Mrs. Stinemetz. and grandson
of the late Mr.. Thomas p. Morgan. who
was Commissioner of the District OF CO.
lumbis over thirty years ago. Miss West
has Joined her parents In New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Reuben Parks
have sent ont invitations for the mar
rage reception Of their sister. Florence
Gone. on saturday evening. November d.
from 80 to . o'clock. at l4i7 Belmont
street. Mr.. Cone and his bride will be
at home after February l at Gillette
street. Hartford Conn.
News has reached Washington that
Miss Helen Lispensrd Nicholson, daugh-
ter OF Col and Mrs. William J. Nichol-
son. L. $. A. will be married on Tues
day To Mr.. B-rtie Cream. OF London. Fort
Sheridan. Ill. where Col. Nicholson IL in
command. viii be the scene OF the cere-
money. which will be performed at the
colonies quarters. and will be very
simple.
Miss Nicholson made the acquaintance
OF her lance in Manila. where her
father was stationed for several years,
and where Mr.. Cream was 10 charge of a
large plantation. He came TO this coun-
try To see her. and the announcement
of the approaching marriage followed.
Mr.. Cream is going home to enlist. and
he and his bride will sail from New
York for Liverpool on Saturday. They
will spend two or three days in Wash
ington en- route and will stop at the
Shoreham. Miss Nicholson visited In
this city last winter. when she was
the guest of her uncle and aunt. Rear
Admiral Reginald Nicholson. retired.
ana Mrs. Nicholson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Yeager. Of 1916
Twelfth street. formerly OF Philadelphia,
announce the engagement of thier daugh-
ter. Anna. to Mr.. Meyer Rechtmsn. Of
Baltimore
The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
c. Young was the scene of a quiet we'd
ding Tuesday afternoon at > O'Clock.
when their daughter. Rita Louise. became
the bride of Mr.. Harry J. Kinks.
The bride wore a travelling suit of
midnis ht-bluc broadcloth. with hat to
match. After the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs Kinks left for Savannah. Ga. where
they will make their home.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-24
Eyes Of the @orlo on the Ubite 3fouse
Bv MILDRED MARSHALL KooNcE.

MYTH the White House and
M
w leading elsewhere the Capital The President
and his Gait social and otherwise
speculation superstition and representation which masqusdes
during the wedding the least gifted prophet of
social the date the wedding and the dna
ton OF the wedding trip.
Mrs Calls fine personality evidenced daily her charming disregard
splendid berothd of the Chief and the
ordeal of almost
resulting publicity which other
daeful changed the simplicity of her life
tail for golf and walks and the reading of which she
fond, in the whirl OF troussesu getting
fsm
Boiling
President which