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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

percent of the 1914 crop. against 1911
sos. 600 bushels or 1919 percent of the
1918 crop on farms, March l, 1874, anu
56,4S3,0O0 bushels or 21.4 per cent
of the 1912 crop on farms March ].
1918. About GOT percent of the crop
will be shipped out OF the counties
where grown against $50 percent OF
the 1918 crop and GIG per cent of the
1912 crop so shipped.
The amount of corn on farms
March /, was about 910,S94,000 BUSH
els or 43.1 percent of the 1914 crop,
as against S66,392,000 bushels or S5.4
percent Of the 1913 crops on farms
March i, 1914 and 9,655,00o bush
els or 43.3 percent of the 1912 crop
on farms March /, 1913. About $"
percent of the crop will be shipped
out Of the counties where grown. the
percentage of the crop merchantable
is about S4.5 percent.
The amount of oats on farms
March 1 was about 379,369,000 BUSH
els, or 1872 percent of the 1914 crop.
against 419,476,000 bushels or 37.4
percent of the 1913 crop. About 29.t
percent Of the crop will be shipped
out of the counties where grown.
The amount of barley on farms
March /, was about 42,S99,OO0 bush
els or % percent Of the 1914 crop
against 44,126,O00 bushels or 24,S per-
cent Of the 1918 crop on farms March
ii, 1914 About 45.1 percent will be
shipped out of counties where grown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
HEAVY VOTE At
SCHOOL ELECTION
Over Four Hundred Votes Cast by
Two-Thlrty This Afternoon
Polls Open Until
Seven.
OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
Indications Early Today Were That
the Largest Vote in Number
of Years Would -
Cast.

Voting at the school election for
directors that opened at one o'clock
today promised early to be the
heaviest in number of years. A con-
tinual stream of voters appeared at
the polls during the afternoon. At
three O'Clock today, two hours after
the polls had opened the number OF
votes that had been cast was practt-
cally double the total vote of last
year.
At 2:25 this afternoon. an hour and
twenty-five minutes after the polls
opened, 402 votes had been cast. This
was an average OF five votes minute
or one vote every twelve seconds.
The condition of the weather and
the unusual amount OF interest in the
election are mainly responsible for
the large vote. The polls do not close
until seven o'clock tonight.
The total vote at the election last
year was 279. The highest number
of votes given any one candidate was
PAL. There was considerable amount
Of scratching last year. 143 straight
votes being cast out Of the 279. At
2 o'clock last year but seventy votes
had been cast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
Prominent Citizen is Found
Dead by Family, With Re-
volver by Side and
Wound in Breast.
I'LL HEALTHIs THE CAUSE
He Had Been Worrying Over
His Condition, Family
States and Also Over
the War.

Frederick A. koechIing shot him
self through tho heart this afternoon
At 1880 o'clock, while seated in q
chair in his home, 511 North Third
street. A revolver was found at the
side Of his chair, where It had dropped
from his lifeiess fingers. Worry over
his III health, and the fact that his
eyesiaht was becoming impaired, 70
believed to have been the cause for
the deed. He had also been worrying
over the war In Europe, and favor
tie nephew was killed recently In one
of the battles.
The tragic ending OF Fred A.
Koechling comes as a shock to his
family and to the entire city. for he
Was one Of the best known citizens Of
Keokuk. His death under any cir
cumstanc.ss would be mourned, and
the tragic surroundings of his demise
today. makes his passing all the more
lameatable
Mr.. Koechling had not been in good
health for sonA time, tho members of
his family say. and he was worrying
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

Friedburg, Westphalia. Germany, IN
1S47. He came to this country when
he was about twenty-one years old.
He went first to Michigan and later
came to Keokuk. He has lived in Keo-
kuk practically all of the time that he
has spent in this country. He was a
cigar maker and built up splendid
business here. He served the city as
alderman several times. being elected
from the second ward.
Mr.. Koechling married Miss Ange.
line Barnesconi, April 81, 1874. He IS
survived by his widow and three chill.
dren, Mrs. l.. P. Hill, of Hannibal
George Koechling of Chicago, and
Miss Helene Koechling Of this city
He has one brother and two sisters in
Germany, also.
Interested in Current Events.
Mr.. KOechling was scholar, and
was versed in several languages. He
was student of the events Of the
times, and took much interest in the
current topics of the day. Recently
he had visited Germany. the land OF
his birth. In the present struggle go
ing on in Europe, he was keenly in
terested in events, as he had several
relatives in the German army. One
of his nephews recently had been
killed, and this fact is also believed
to have been weighing on his mind
and to have helped to make him de
spondent.
Mr.. Koechling belonged to the Ma
sons, was a member of the knight
Templars and had recently become q
member of the Eagles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright 1915 by New York EVE

copyright 1915 by New York Even
ing Post.1
NEW YORK, March S.-The new
week began well in the financial mar
kets. A broadening in stock legisla-
ton activity so that the volume OF
business was the largest in nearly a
month and an advance in security
prices so that the average level was
the best in more than a month. de-
termined the trend of sentiment, and
optimistic comment was heard moro
frequently than at any time last week
when the market began its upward
movement Gains of one or two points
were registered in all the active
leaders, and improvement carried
right through the day from the open
ing nearly to the close. It was not
until the last half hour Of trading
that there appeared to be any dispo-
sition to take profits; then the
market did no more than to move off
a fraction from the best figures Of the
day. A rapid rise in wheat prices,
helped to check the improvement In
stocks, but this rise in the staple was
due mere to the governments farm
reserve statements than to news
from the Dardanelles that was unfa-
vorable to the allies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
FRED A, KOECHl|hG SHOOTS
HIMSELF THIS AFTERNOON

recently over the fact that his eye
sight was failing. These, are believed
to have been the two factors which
caused him to kill himself this after
noon.
He had eaten his dinner, and Mrs.
Koechling and Miss Baraesconi, her
sister, were busy with the dishes. The
dining room is down stairs in the
house, and Mr.. Koechling's room is
upstairs, facing the river. While wash
ing dishes the two women heard
noise like something had fallen.
Heard Revolver Fall.
Mrs. Koechling's sister said that
she thought at first it was Mr. Koech-
ling leaving the house, AID shutting
the door. Mrs. Koeching said she did
not know that her husband had left
the dining room, and she fastened up
stairs to his room. She Immediately
called her sister and told her to call
for DR.. Frank Brown.
At the time that the women entered
the room they found Mr.. Kcachling
sitting in chair which was near the
window. When the doctor arrived he
found the revolver on the floor where
it had dropped out of the lifeless fin
gers of Mr.. Koechling.
On examination of the body it was
found that the bullet which was from
a .3S calibre revolver. had entered the
body just to the left of the breast
bone and had passed through the vital
organs and passed out of the body be-
low the shoulder There were blood
spots in the chair where the dead man
was sitting, and blood on the body
from the wounds.
The body was without life when the
doctor arrived, showing that death
had been instantaneous.
James S. Burrows, deputy coroner,
was called, and empanneled a jury
composed OF Lee Mitchell, H. H. Crow
and ]. F. Carss. The jury viewed the
body. and the inquest will be held to-
morrow.
Was Born in Germany.
frederick A. Kcechling was born in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
SsX(l6|j''Y|gy!I|ERG
Just What Is society?

What really constitutes society, and
what should constitute 1t, comes up
frequently for discussion In magazines
and periodicals and in everyday con-
versation. One old man years ago
said of it: Society, why society amt
nothin' but swappin' suG.pers." A re-
cent issue of the Continent, published
in Chicago contains this: Before
going further however, we must have
a definition of good society and defin-
fitions vary with latitude and longi-
tude. In certain of the Pacific islands,
the number of heads hanging from the
rafters OF ones house is a correct
gauge Of social standing. Elsewhere
the number of dollars in bank is the
standard; while in still other quar-
ters the number of indentitiable an
cestors determine ones social avail
ability. Perhaps In that good time
which is surely coming, we shall be
content to count as good society the
really good people-those whose char
'acters are white, whose ideals are
noble and whose hearts are gentle.
If it is not asking too much, the Way
farer would like also a measure or
brains in good society, together with
stable horizons; for without outlook
and cosmopolitanism some Of the 9TH
er essential qualifications are rather
difficult to attain Needless to say
that good society should be made up
OF achievers rather than Of chatterers. :"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
Yacht Went Down,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
MIAMI, Fla, March Sc. O. Es-
selby, millionaire Cincinnati manu-
facturer and former newspaper pub
Usher, with his family and the party
IF friends who were with them on his
yacht May Belle when it sank of
F1owry Rock lighthouse Sunday, had
today fully recovered from the shook
they experienced. The yacht struck
IT,, wreck of the steamship Corona,
lost twenty years ago, and went down.
A light house tender saved those on
board
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
KEOKUK AHEAD
IN THE CONTEST

Christian Church Sunday Schools Of
This City and CentervlIe
Make Reports.
In the Sunday school contest be-
tween the First Christian church OF
this city and the First Christian
church of Centerville, the local school
won over Centerville yesterday By
twenty-four points.
The attendance at the First Chris.
tian church Of this city was z45 on
time and a total attendance OF 302
with a collection of Sligo which gavs
1t 246 points. The school at Center
vile had 231 present on time, and
315 as the total attendance with SIS
collection. Kecl1uk, 1,07S points and
Centerville, $40 points
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
CITY NEWS.

"A marriage license was issued
this afternoon to John A. McGann,
%. anf, Carrie z. Lanborn, 10. of Cuba,
III They were married by John Lem
decker, justice of the peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
Paramount Program at the Grand

Paramount Program at the Grand.
Paramount program Is a guaran-
tee Of the highest grade Of photo
dramatic producing and every produc.
tioa released under the Paramount
title Is Of the same high standard
The program at the Grand tonight is
a Paramount Japanese drama, featurr.
ing the noted Japanese actor Sussue
Hayakawa, in "The Typhoon." To-
morrow will be shown the fifteenth
episode Of 1.-THE s2O,0O0.000 Mystery
and Wednesday, Wilton Lackaye In
"The t"-Advartiseme1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
FUNERAL TODAY
OF OPAL MARSHALL
There Was a Very Large Attendance
Present at the Home Of the
Parents.

There was large attendance a.
the funeral of Opal Marshall. daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marshas
held at the residence, about two miles
west of Sandusky, at 9 o'clock. Rev
J. F. Rex of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Montrose, conducted I'M
pressive services. The burial took
place at Sandusky cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
Reciprocity Program.

The Monday Music club program
this evening promises to be one of the
best Of the club programs. Both Mrs.
Zaiser and Mr.. Bruhl Of the Burling-
ton Musical club represent the best
that club has to offer as reader and
pianist Indications are that the
auditorium will be filed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
PERSONALS.

! Mrs. Gus Carlson of Fort Madison
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. George Bevering, 5l6
South Second street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
Weddinq of Interest.

On the society page Of the Chicago
Tribune today appears this wedding
notice which will interest Keokuk So
ciety:
The marriage is announced on Sat
urday of Miss Lois Pittman, niece o.
the Misses Williams of Winnetka, to
Harold Keith. Miss Helen Pittman
was maid of honor and Stanley Keith
was best man. Only relatives wit
messed the ceremony.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
READING Circle Today.

An unusually large company attend
ed the Westminster Reading circle
this afternoon in the chapel. Mrs.
Leonard Matless read of life and mis-
sion work in Japan. Individual cakes
and coffee we're served by committee
OF eight ladies'.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
Government Crop Estimates.

government Crop EStImdteS'
TITnar 2-osS eaend A.ire Service. !
WASHINGTON, March S.-The bu-
reau of crops estimates says the
amount of wheat on farms. March !,
was about 152,903,00O bushels or 17.2
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR RENT-Five room cottage where
you can raise lots of chickens. j..
A. Roberts. Red 1888.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

WANTED-Washi to do at home.
lace curtains a specially; also plain
sewing. Phone Red $50. 200 Ridge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Monday March 8, and
Tuesday, March 9, household goods.
stoves, furniture, etc, at 1902 Timea
street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR RENT-Three rooms, unfurnish'
ed. City water and gas. Rent reason
able. S29 Fulton street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Three rooms, unf.lrnish-
ed City water and gas. Rent reason
, able. 1923 Fulton st.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
You Nav Be Wrong.

Atchison Globe: Don't be too free
with the words, certainly and undoubt-
edly In other words, don't be too
positive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

WANTED-A Scotch collie pup. w.
G. Linnenburger, r. F. D. No. 2, SUIT.
ter, Ill.,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR SALE-Buick automobile, 19l
model. 5 passengers. One kimbalt
piano, one Singer sewing machine and
other household goods. % South
Fifth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
w ant Column
WANTED

WANTED-A loan OF $4,000 for nine
months. Will give horses and cattle
for security and will pay 10 per cent.
Address F. X, this Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR RENT-5 room house III good
order. Close in. Enquire 602 Con
cert. Phone Red 1928
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR SALE-Eggs from thoroughbred
White Leghorns. Settings s1.00; so,
SIPS; 100, $500. Julius c. krichel.
keokuk, r. 2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR RENT-Seven room house, mod
ern except furnace, in good order
INQUIRE COZ Concert. Phone Red 1928.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR RENT-Seven room modern
house, 100 North Ninth street. En-
uuire 627 Exchange.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
Birthday Surprise Party.

day evening at the home OF Miss Edna
Dose. in nonor Of her birthday. The
evening was spent in playing games
and witt, music. Those present were:
Misses ott!c Fish, Leonnore Hoffer,
Ruth Stofer, Madeline Nelson, Lulu
Shatfer, Eva futile, Edna Dose.
Messrs. OTville Shumate, John Kear-
ney. Crville VanDever. James Hooper,
Raymon C'Bryen, VIII TuttIe, Claude
Kearney, Ray HEM, Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Walker, and Mr.. and Mrs. AL Hay
den. A very enjoyable evening was
spent by all.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
M,s.,or sooletv Meetinu.

The Woman's Missionary society OF
the Second Presbyterian church will
entertain their friends at tea tomoc-
row afternoon in the chapel, begin
ming at half past two o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

WANTED-Family washing to DO at
homes Call 1116 Palean street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
To Entertain Tomorrow.

Miss Genevra P1tblisky. 42S North
Seventh, will entertain a small com
pany of young ladies tomorrow after
noon at kensington. The hours are
from to s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR SALE-4-year old mare. J. A.
Roberts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR SALE-Safe family driving
mare. Reason for selling made
known to applicants. Fine opportun-
ity to get a safe mare Address 'R.
n ;" care Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

FOR SALE-Spaulding deep tillins
pillow, used one season: price $4,000.
Address Plow, care of Gate City.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
SUPERINTENDENT DAILY HERE.
Head of North Western Forces Holds
Conference With Aldermen.

General Superintendent Daily Of the
Chicago and North Western Railway
Company, came to Kenosha early this
afternoon and he will spend the entire
afternoon in conference with the mem
bers of the railroads and transportation
committee of the city council. The
first matter to be taken up is the open
ing of Balm avenue. People in that
part of the city have demanded the
opening of the street and it is thought
that the railway company will agree to
the proposal providing a portion of the
cost of the opening is paid by the city.
During his stay in Kenosha Mr.. Daley
will take up the question of elevation
with the members of the committee.
Tt is expected that the formal order Of
the railroad commission for the Keno
sha elevation will be issued within a
short time and the officials of the rail.
way company are hopeful that the
work can be started without any fric-
ton between the company and the city
officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
JAS. Monahan Formerly Of
Kenosha Sought Death in
Zion Prison on Tuesday.
CAPT. WALKERS SAVES LIFE

Drink came near ending the life of
James Monahan, formerly of Kenosha,
a young married man residing at Zion
City early Tuesday morning. He was ar
rested Monday night near the 21st
street depot at Zion iCty on a charge of
disorderly conduct and later in the
evening became so crazed with the liq-
uor that they had to chain him down.
During the night he became quieter and
Tuesday morning he was brought before
Police Magistrate l. E. Mills and fined
$3.50.
Captain Walker put the young man
back into the cell and later in the day
the police heard a strange noise. On
going to the cell they found he had at
tached leather strap to the bars and
was hanging by the throat. According
to the police he was almost dead and
his tongue was hanging from his mouth.
Captain Walker speedily cut him
down and it was few moments before
he came to. Had help not arrived
quickly there is no doubt but Monahan
would have been dead.
Monohan was born and rasied in
Wadsworth, I'll. He lived in Kenosha
for two years, but of late made his resi-
dence in Zion. His wife is employed at
the Zion City Lace works.
The accused was taken to Waukegan
in an automobile after he attempted to
end his life and taken to the county
jail, where he will have to serve SEN
tence of 80 days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
cY DEvRY HERE.
Director of Lincoln Park Zoo Speaks to
Children and the Mems Club.

Cy DeVry, director of the geological
of Lincoln Park in Chicago
and a man whose name is synonym
for everything relating to wild animals
in captivity, was the guest of honor at
a meeting of the men S club of St.
Matthew s church on Tuesday evening
AMI following the dinner he addressed
an audience of more than $50 people,
telling the story of the famous Chicago
Zoo and giving interesting experiences
Of his own with wild animals. Cy De-
Vry has been in charge of the Chicago
Zoo for more than twenty-five years
and his lecture was one of compelling
interest. 1t was of especial interest to
more than hundred children of st.
Matthew's Sunday school, who were
guests of the club at the lecture Du-
ring the evening Mr.. DeVry showed
many interesting pictures of animals
which he had collected during his long
service in charge of the big animal
house in the Chicago park.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
DARNELL MUST WAIT.
Kenosha Minister Not to be Brought to
Trial in Milwaukee This Month.

The Rev. James Marrying Oar
nell, former Kenosha minister, who is
now in the Milwaukee county Jail
awaiting trial on charges Of violating
the Mann act, had a real disappoint-
ment on Tuesday afternoon when he
was informed that it would be impos-
sible for his case to be called to trial
in the United States court during the
present month. Darnell had been hope
full that the case would be disposed of
the first of next week. Judge Geiger
is going to Green Bay on Monday to
hear eases there and it is declared that
he will not be able to get back to
Milwaukee until some time in Nav
and the Darnell case will have to wait
until after his return. No strenuous
efforts have been made to secure the
$4,000 bail demanded for Darnell and
he long ago gave up hope of being re-
leased on bonds. 1t is said that the
minister is now very comfortable in
the county jail and that be has few
visitors. He has been at work on a
novel which it is said will be published
before the end of the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
MUST PAY BY MONDAY.
City Treasurer Notifies Personal Tax
Delinquents Court Action Impends.

City Treasurer Martin Steinmetz this
morning sent out more than 200 notices
to delinquent personal tax, payers in
kenosha demanding an immediate set
Element of claims against them in the
hands of the treasurer AID serving no.
tice that if these claims are not paid be-
fore next Monday morning actions will
be started in court to enforce collec-
lions. In most of the cases the recip-
tents of the letters are people who have
been taxed for personal property in
their homes. The treasurer does not
like to take personal property from pri-
vate residences without giving the de-
linquents every possible chance to pay.
The proposed court actions are civil
suits for the collection of the taxes and
garnishee suits where it is possible to
bring such actions. The city attorney
has notified the treasurer that such ac-
tions may be brought under the Wiscon-
sin law for the collection of the delin-
quent tax.