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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
WHAT ELECTRICITY WILL DO
Lighting Can Have all
Electrical Convenences

Keep hot the heating pat (used In
place of hot water bottle.)
Warm the milk for baby day or
night.
Pop corn.
Amuse the children by running cleo
trio toys.
Protect houses from burglars.
Give electric baths In bath cabinets.
Poach eggs, cook the cereal, or heat
milk.
operate the washing machine and
clothes wringer.
Run the vacuum cleaner.
Cool rooms with an electric fan.
knead the bread and bake the bread.
Purify the drinking water.
Grind, mix, churn, whip cream, make
ice cream, polish silver, etc.
Carry the family in the electric auto
mobile.
Warm an electric blanket for out
door sleeping.
Polish the floors electric floor pol
isher).
Sterilize water or utensils.
Make ice-furnish refrigeration.
Play the piano.
Mix family beverages
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
Orpheum Tonight.

King Baggott featured in Lon
don Coster drama in two reels. The
Five Pound Note" is the special at
traction at the Orpheum theatre to-
night that features the Universal
quality show to be presented. The
bill Will be augmented by "A Martyr
of the Present" with Sidney Ayres in
the leading role, and The Tove OF
Mary West" soul stirring drama.
in which pretty Edna Maison takes
the leading part. Tomorrow "Wolve.
OF Society," two reel feature. The
Runaway Closet. and Weekly No.
1853 make up the bill. Remember that
all Universal photoplays are features
OF extraordinary quality. There are
no long, tiresome plays in which you
have no interest. See one Universal
program at the orpheun theatre ana
you will want to see all the rest
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

State Of Iowa, Lee County.-ss.
In the District Court of said County,
at Keokuk.
Harry C.. Stickler, plaintiff, versus
sarah ]. Stickler, defendant Original
notice.
10 the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that a petit
uon is now on Ale in the clerks office
OF the District Court aforesaid at
heokuk in behalf of the above named
plaintiff. against you and praying
mat the plaintiff be granted an abso-
iute divorce from you on the ground
OF desertion.
Cor particulars see petition on
file.)
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
OF the next regular May, 1915, term OF
said Court, to be begun and holden
at keokuk on the third day of May
a. D., 1915, default will be entered
against you and Judgment rendered
thereon as prayed for in said petition.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
There Seems to be Considerable In
terest Shown in Hamiiton's
MayoraIty Race Being
Run Today.
ALL QUIET AT NAUvoo
Only One Ticket in Field There
and as Consequence There is
Nothing Exciting
Happening.
Especial to The Gate City]

loPSCldl W nc NdlC Wy
HAMILTON, Ill., April 2O.-There
is considerable interest In the cleo
ton being held at Hamilton today. A
mayor and four commissioners are to
be chosen from the ten candidates in
the field Captain Barber and Neil
Daugherty are the two candidates for
mayor.
Voting is brisk, according to the
reports from all of the polling, places.
The vote gives promise of being ex-
ceptionally heavy, owing to the
amount of interest which has been
created by the rival candidates.
Autos are being used in getting the
people out to the polls, and at noon
the vote was ahead of the previous fig
ures.
NAUvOO, ILL.,, April 2O.-There is
almost no interest In the election
which is being held today. There is
only one ticket in the field, and no
opposition. ..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
POLICE THINK COX
ALSO ROBBED HOUSE
Negro Charged With Breaking Into
Barber Shop Also Believed
House Breaker.

The police reported this afternoon
that the Whitehead residence, 1924
Blondeau street, was entered and ron-
bed Saturday night. Some money was
taken but jewelry and other valuablcs
not touched by the robber. The police
are under the impression that this
robbery was committed by James Cox,
colored, who is also charged with the
robbery of barber shop at 1404 Main
street, on the same night. Cox de-
MES his guilt in either case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
.president Warns lingo Newspapers.

president Warns lingo Newspapers.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, April 2O.-An abom-
Unable lie of ignorance, President Will
son this Afternoon characterized the
report that America would be divided
if it should have to enter the war at
present. In a stirring address to the
members of the Associated Press, the
president appealed for real neutrality
by this country. The duty of Amer
lea, the president said. is to think or
America before Europe. The test of
neutrality, he said, was not to be
sympathetic with one side or the
other, but to id both sides when the
time arrived. The president also de-
nounced publication OF false reports
such as the recent Turtle Bay story
of Japanese activities on the Next
can coast which he said, could not
he defended. The presidents speech
was a direct appeal for cooperation
by all Americans in all parts Of the
country to remain strictly neutral.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

the higher opening prices Of nearly
all the most active shares, followed by
rapid advances Of a point or there
abouts. The other was brought to a
head by the news that a receiver had
been asked for by the Rock Island.
Declines of one to three points from
the early high prices occurred in a
good part of the list. During half the
day the market was pulled backward
and forward under these conflicting
influences.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
PERSONALS.

Mrs E. c. Tanning and son Charles
have returned to their hcAs in DAY.
export after a weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. Rose Wilson and Mary
Duffy.
Fort Madison Democrat: Misses
Margaret Laird and Margaret Meyer
returned this morning from Keokuk
where they spent the week end with
friends. .. ...-..
Mike Connery is visiting friends in
St. Francisville.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
Switzerland Has Dispute.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. J
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Pros-
poets were seen here today in con-
nection with a visit paid by Minis
ter Ritter OF Switzerland to the
state department, of fresh contro-
versy between the United States and
tho allies concerning American con-
traband shipments to European neu-
trails.
Rltter's representations concerned
cotton shipments to Switzerland
through italy.
It was Switzeiland's first appear
ance among the disputants over the
allies German blockade methods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
PLANNING TO MAKE
BENEFIT SUCCESS
UNITED Charities Considering Means
to Secure Good Advance Sale OF
Tickets.

Plans are being worked out for
the success of the benefit for the
United Charities of Keokuk which is
to be participated in by the four mo-
ton picture theatres of Keokuk. The
school children will sell tickets, and
the committee is planning other
means to secure successful entertain
ment. It is possible that some other
means of bringing the tickets to the
attention of the people, will be
evolved by the committee in charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, April 20.-Mystery to-
day shrouded the death of Joseph
Harmet a striking carpenter, when, a
supposed suicide. his body was drag
ged from Lake Michigan with the
hands and feet tied with strong
rope. ....a- 1928.
Harmet left note addressed to his
wife in which he said he was out of
work and "was going to end 1t all"
That was three days ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
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Call Black 665.
THE LEGEND OF THE SPINNING
WHEEL

THE LEGEND OF THE SPINNING
WHEEL.
When bedtime came, the ancient dame
Forsook her spinning wheel
And said: Now, hear, my children
dear, '.
All that would reveal. 49,.
Know you that l, in years gone by
Made the first clothes you wore?
A shirt I've spun for each new son
Born In mile or more.
by candlelight have changed to
white
These cneeks, once, oh, so red,
That the young bride l might provide
With fine sheets for her bed.
l never go to church, You know,
Yet much l pray alone,
AS here. within, my shirts I spin,
For those who else had none.
"On Sundays, too, my work do,
Yet fear | not Gods wrath.
He knows, at least, it's for the Priest
I make that tablecloth; .
But, ere long, l must look to die,
And so must soon prepare
My winding sheet-as is most meet,
OF linen, white and fair"
That very night, ere morning light,
Snapped was the flaxen thread.
AS pale and wan stole in the dawn,
The ancient dame lay dead.
Alas! she who her whole life through
Clad others with her spinning,
Into the clay was thrust away
Without a shred Of linen.
The callous clown that nailed her
down
In coffin of thin deal,
In brutal jest upon her breast
Placed her loved spinning wheel.
Now, If you bark when it is dark,
You hear whirr, beat:
Tis the poor soul in shame and dole
Making winding sheet. ea..
Theodore Botrel, a poet of Brit.
tany," in T. P.'s Weekly. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
Three Presidential Booma.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 20
There were three republican presi-
Dental booms working overtime in
Ohio today Political friends of form
er Ambassador Myron T. Herrick, who
was scheduled to return here today
from Sulphur Springs, Ga, where he
has been resting since his return from
France, planned to revive interest in
the Herrick boom. Meanwhile, the
campaign for former Senator Theo.
Burton is progressing while Burton is
in South America and Governor Frank
T. Willis also has presidential aspira-
tons
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
To Hold Public Meeting.

On Wednesday evening the Wom-
ans Missionary society Of the U. P.
church will have public meeting in
the church which will take the place
of their regular monthly meeting
Mrs. A. NJ. Davidson will preside
Mrs. H. B. McElree will speak on the
work done by the woman's board
among the mountaineers of the south.
Mrs. o. w. Weyer will speak on the
work done by the board in building
and improving parsonages. Mrs. Jacob
Schouten will speak in a general way
Of tie work of the board, and Mrs.
Anna Steele Robson will speak on
the reasons for the thank offering. A
special musical number will be duet
by Miss Carrie Hanson and Miss
Freda Korschgen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
wop,an ia MISSING.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, April 2O.-Miss Eliza
beth Horr, Al, daughter of the late
J. L. Horr, wealthy real estate man
and former councilman of Dubuque,
Iowa, has been missing since last
week and today police were asked by
the mother to find her.
Miss Horr had considerable
amount Of money and valuable jewelry
with her when she left her home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
Bride has Millions.

limited Press Leased Wire Servfce.]
. CHICAGO, April 20.-Miss Gather
Inc Barker, the beautiful 10 year old
neiress to the s3O.O0O,000 estate of
her late father. John H. Barker OF
Michigan City, Ind, is to wed Howard
=. Spaulding, Jr., scion Of an old Chi
cago family, early in July, according
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
Married at Muscatine.

Miss Effie Taylor and Mr.. Leo Kin
dig were married yesterday at Musca,
tine, la. Mrs. E. Taylor and Miss
Grace Taylor, mother and sister of
the bride were present at the cere-
mony. They left Keokuk yesterday
morning. The newly weds arrived last
night and will make Keokuk their
home. Mr.. Kindtg is well known
musician of Keokuk. and his bride is
well known here. Their many friends
will offer their best wishes for the
future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
Daily Stock Letter.

copyrighted 1915 by the New York
Evening Post.1
NEW YORK, April 2O.-The stock
market was once more torn by con-
fiicting forces and influences today,
though Of a somewhat different sort
from yesterdays. It rose violently,
declined violently, and ended with a
still more violent recovery. One of
these tendencies found expression in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

to persistent reports in north side
society.
Miss Barker is now attending the
Finch Finishing school in New York
and will graduate in June.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
Qeuree of Honor Meetinu.

Mrs. John BRASIL, ST., 720 Balean
street, will entertain the Degree OF
Honor and their friends on Friday
afternoon from to O'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
St. Joseph's Auxiliary.

ST. Joseph's auxiliary will meet to-
afternoon at half past two at
the hospital, with Mrs. VIM. Hogle
and Mrs Geo. Schell as hostesses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
Taking Notice.

Taking Notice.
Springfield, Mass, Republican: II
Mr.. Bryan serves as political
weathervane his prohibition squint
cannot fail to make the other poll
ticians watch the political skies like
blue devils.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Six room modern house.
Enquire of Mrs. Thos. McManus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

WANTED-Girl to work in boarding
house at Ballirger quarry. Phone
1927.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

Read The Daily Gate City. Ten
cents per week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
LOST

LOST-Ladies watch and charm. Re-
ward. Return to this office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
w ant Column
WANTED

WANTED-Lawn mowers and all
other kinds OF tools to sharpen, in.
Guiding razors and scissors; razors
hollow ground; gasoline stoves clean
ed. Will call for, sharpen and return.
J. Dumenil. Phone Red lot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

FOR RENT-After May 1, room
house. 627 Orleans. H. R. Collins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
FortpiohtIv CIub

Mrs. Henry w. Huiskamp entertain
ed the Fortnightly CLUB this afternoon
at her home sol Grand avenue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS

THE SCREAM OF THE YEAR, is
here Everybody excited. Most
wonderful agency proposition out. Da-
vis Agents make big profits. SO daily
and up. Write quick for free colored
circulars and immediate appoint
ment Davis Co., 16 A Davis Bids.
Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Three second hand or
gans, taken in trade on pianos, at
IS, IS and SIP. Duncan Schell F'urni-
ture Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

FOR RENT-May 7, room cottage.
1900 Orleans St. Enquire TIC Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

FOR RENT-Room with private
family. Modern. Close N. Gentle
man preferred. =. H. Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

Five Hundred Club.
Mrs. Frank Belt entertained tn :.
Five Hundred club this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

FOR RENT-Furnished house, six
rooms and bath. Apply mornings.
HOG Concert st. Phone black $50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

WANTED-Automobi owner TO act
as salesman and demonstration for
guaranteed Carbon Remover. Make
$40 to SIS per day. Permanent. 125 N.
Second ST., Springfield, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

WAN'TED-Six neat appearing boys
and girls, over 16. Experience I'M
necessary. Call to 8. 72S Timea ST.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

LOST-Auto crank in city limits.
Finder please call Red 104.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

FOR RENT-Unfurnish front room,
running water and steam heat, men
preferred. Above Piggotts music
house. .-..t. ..- Ifsr..,.s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

WANTED-To trade carriage, good as
new for gentle horse. A. N. Mckee.
Summitville, Iowa, store
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

FOR SAIIE-Quick sale must be
made on corner lot, partly modern
house, with building lot in rear, at
Fifth and Morgan SITS. Must sell by
May 1. Price very dow. Edith Miller,
400 North Fifth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20

The Gate City want column.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-12-02
Parents Should Know
This Splendid Remedy,
Simple Laxative Compound Helps to
Correct Constipation In Children.

With all children there are times when
the bowels fail to act naturally and
it becomes necessary for the parents
to administer remedy. Cathartics
and purgatives should never be used
as these agents afford only tempo
rary relief while their violent action
shocks the system unduly. Mrs Eva
F Gaff, SIT 10th St, Washington, D
C, says that her little girl, Marie,
had been subject to constipation, and
that she found DR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin the best remedy because of
it's mildness, and now always keeps
bottle of it in the house.
DrCaldwell's sSyrup Pepsinis a COM
pound of simple laxative herbs, free
from opiates or narcotic drugs OF
any kind, and is an ideal remedy for
children because of it's mild action
and positive effect. Its use tends to
strengthen the impaired bowel act
ion and restore normal regularity.
1t is important that parents should
know of a dependable remedy with
no unpleasant after effects, gripping
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-12-02

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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-12-02

When DR. Paul B Johnson OF
Washington, D c, Il representative
of the health department OF the
United States, was in kingstree re-
Gently and delivered an address on
health and sanitation as a feature OF
the Radcliffe Chautauqua he gave
the people of kingstree some valu-
able information and advice in re-
gard to the mosquito DR. johnson
made his address on Thursday, our
publication day, and we did not
have a chance to hear him, or to
talk with him personally, so we
wrote him, requesting an outline OF
his address here on the 18th ult, es.
pecially that part of it which dealt
with the mosquito. DR. Johnson is
an expert in this line of work and
we place a high valuation upon his
judgement regarding the mosquito
situation in Kingstree and publish
his letter to Us in full in another
column of this paper.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-12-02

The second number of The John
sonville Progress, a newspaper re-
Gently started up in the live little
town of Johnsonville, has made its
appearance on our desk. The Prog
ress is owned and edited by Mr. H J
Gasque. Its advertising columns
are indicative of the progressive
spirit of the citizens Of Johnsonville
and the managementofThe Progress
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-12-02

suits, and Kingstree ought to become
as thoroughly rid of mosquitoes as
many worse-plagued cities have be-
come by using the same methods
that I have outlined here.
l have written very fully and per-
haps at too great length, but | want
ed you to have all the information
at my command. wish you COM
plete success in your efforts, and
when once your citizens thoroughly
understand the situation, | am sure
they will back you up heartily.
PAUL B JOHNSON, M D.
Washington, D G.
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To Improve the Public Service
Editor County Record

Editor County Record
Accepting the invitation of Tax
payer" in your issue of last week.
for a discussion through your COL
umns of reform and improvements
in certain departments of our coun-
ty government, | wish to suggest
that our legislative delegation call a
mass meeting of the interested tax
payers of our county at an early
date for the purpose cf discussing
any issues of Importance to- our citi-
zenship, with a view to improving
conditions through our delegation.
While we wait we would suggest for
thought and discussion, the advisa-
bility of making all our public road
beds at least twenty feet wide, with
plans for ditching both sides of the
road and letting out all roads, in
sections, to progressive farmers
throughout the county who shall
drag the roads when needed with
split log drags to be furnished them
by the county.
AS to our educational system we
can say little, but we feel sure if we
had a committee whose duty it
would be to get in touch with the
best educators of our country and
whose object would be to recon-
mend for adoption progressive meth
DDS no matter where found, our
system could be improved. We
think this same committee might
handle the matter of hiring all
teachers employed in the public
schools of our county. This would,
we think, largely eliminate disagree
able and non profitable conditions in
places such as where Miss Jones
teaches because she is aunt Sues
daughter and Miss Smith teaches in
the next school because her father is a
friend to two of the trustees. Let this
committee have but one idea before
them: competent, progressive teach
ers for our schools. Where railroad
and other property of public ma
ture now places certain bonded
school districts at an advantage over
others let there be some provision
made by which this cannot be re-
peated and continued, and as soon
as the present bonds are paid off let
taxes from public carriers be carried
to the general school fund and pro-
rated to all schools of the county
alike.
We would have a committee ap.
pointed to look into the matter of
salaries paid our public officers. We
think it would be step in the line
of progress to place all public Of
fees on salary basis, eliminating
all commission features. This has
been tried in other States and prov
ed a money saving system to the
taxpayers.
For the enforcement OF law and
order there might be a watehman
appointed in each school district
whose duty it shall be to report to
the nearest Magistrate, to the Sheriff
and to the grand jury any matters
in his district of a nature that
should be reported. All appoint
ments should carry with them COM
pensation for services and punish
ment for non performance of duty.
There are other matters too num-
erous to here mention that should
be looked into. Let us hear from
the delegation.
TAXPAYER No 2.
Cades, S C., November 80, 1915.