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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05
n.cenber Meeting VIII DO Departure
From Regular Routine and
League Members AntieI-
pate Fine Time.
ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY
supper, Music and Movie Show Are
Big Features Of the Meeting
on December
Ninth.

supper, music and a movie show
will feature the December meeting of
The Keokuk Retailers league which
VIII be held on Thursday evening Of
this week. The meeting will be in the
nature of a social session more than
! business meeting, although it is
sion.
Supper will be served at Z o'clock
~ the Syngel cafe. Following supper
there will be short business meet
Ing, and then the retailers will go TO
the Hippodrome, where a special film
will be shown. The Keokuk high
school orchestra will play at all three
shows, and the theater management
will give percentage of the receipts
from the show to the league to help
swell the orchestra fund.
The high school orchestra has been
secured to play for all three shows.
The organization OF twenty-seven
pieces, will be directed by Prof. Pc.
Hayden, supervisor OF music In the
Keokuk schools. The orchestra has
received the Endorsement of the league.
and this will be the first chance that
the members as body will have had
to hear the young musicians.
The committee in charge of the
meeting is composed Of Emile r.
Renaud, chairman, Jacob Schouten,
Louis E. Klein and George Schell.
It will be necessary to notify Score
tary Fulton as early In the week as
possible as to how many members
will be present, as Manager Syngel
of the cafe wishes to know how many
70 prepare for.
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CITY NEWS.

| DO you want suit? Now is time
to get it. Sullivan. & Auwerda. 49,.
! Many advertisements appear in
this issue. Read them. You can
make your Christmas shopping easier.
The Emporium for better work
in repairing, cleaning and pressing
clothing, rs North Fourth. Phone 247.
! And the indications are that city
politics will be livelier next year than
they were two years ago and they
| were not uninteresting then.
! -Keokuk lodge No. IS, l. o. o. F..
meets every Monday night, at 1880
O'Clock. Visiting brothers invited to
attend. Election OF officers.
Marriage licenses were issued
yesterday to Homer A. Breitenstein,
21 and Ruby E. Holzer, 20, both of
Keokuk; William c. Samuels, 21;
Maude S. Allen, 10, both of keokuk.
Less than cost, all suits, includ-
ing the famous "Wooltex" brand. Sui
Ivan & Auwerda.
DIR. G.. J. Hall of 7o2 Des Moines
street, this city, has returned from a
six months absence in Rockford, ILL.,,
and has opened an office in the Cam
eron building, at Eighth and Main
streets.
Mr.. Page OF the Lake View Mo-
tor club will cater to private dinners
and banquets at your home or else
where.
When the case Of Miller vs.. Beck
is called in the district court, a
Judge from Des Moines will probably
be assigned TO hear the case, as the
defendant has asked that Judge
outside of the district be called in to
preside in the case.
Licenses to hunt have been is
sued to Vernon steenberg, Earl
Steenberg, John W. Conrad. John w.
Van Ausdall, Edward Tucker. A. H.
Tucker, Nj. J. Burton, Elmer Monical,
Will Huiskamp, Ed. Young. A. w.
Moander, Oliver Nye, Fred Trail.
Raymond Wilson, H. T. Bell. Edward
w. Adams, ]. B. Engler, VIM. LaF'e-
Der, Harry Landman, all Of Keokuk.
The exhibit of books on which
the official seal OF the Boy scout or
ganization has been placed, which
was made at the Keokuk public IL
brary last week, proved very inter
esting and instructive one. Tho books
were quite popular among the boys,
who were very anxious to take them
out. The exhibit ended yesterday
and the books will be put into sener-
al circulation The exhibit was
made in connection with safety first
book week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05
CITY NEWS.

Special suit sale. Sullivan & Au-
werda.
IS. R. Chasteen who has been en-
ployed by the Prudential Insurance
Co. here has been transferred 10
Quincy. A. S. Ryniker of Quincy, an
assistant superintendent OF the COM
pany, will be in charge here.
The board of directors OF the T..
M. C. A. will meet at the association
on Monday evening. The church
men of the city who ere interested IN
the coming revival viii meet on Tues
day evening at 6 O'clock for supper
and to hear the report Of the eyange-
listic committee. Revival officers
and committees will pc named.
-Workmen are engaged in setting
up the machinery for the Standard
Four Tire Co.'s plant. 1t is expected
that the tire plant will be in opera
ton the first of January. The high
board fence which is being erected
around the River Smelling and Rehn'
ing company's plant, is practically
completed and has surrounded the
grounds of the plant. This industry
also will be in operation by the hrst
of the year. it is expected.
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Duncan-S chell's Outfit &c" $4,000.

Graham hospital last week, will be
glad to learn that his condition Is
favorable. 1t will be necessary for
him to remain at the hospital for sew
eral weeks yet.
The address at the Elks memoir
ial services at Quincy this afternoon
will be made by DR.. F. c. Smith of
this city.
The fire. department was called
to SIG Carroll street last night. A
gasoline stove had exploded and an
alarm was turned in. The stove was
thrown out in the yard by the occu-
pants of the house, and the blaze ex-
tinguished without any damage to
the house. The alarm was turned in
at $50 o'clock. .--
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CITY NEWS.

Have your Christmas pictures
framed at Foulkes, 401 Blondeau.
A daughter was born yesterday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Richard
son.
The many friends of W. B. Ray,
who underwent an operation at the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05
ELKs ATTENTION.

EMS n EN TON.
All members Of Keokuk Lodge No.
1O6, B. P. O. E1ks are requested to
meet at Elks' building promptly 1870
D. m. today to attend memorial serv-
ices.
H. Y. CRAWFORD, E. R.
i. J. WOLF, Secretary.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

MASON-Euneral services for the
late Mrs Matilda Mason will be held
from the home of her son, w. e.
Strimback, 1908 Franklin street this
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Friends invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05

the presidency, would the republicans
make their campaign on the admission
that the last republican administra-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05
REsEkAHs NOTICE.

REBEkAHS NOTICE.
Members Of Colfax Rebekah lodge
are requested to meet at the home Of
Miss Odelia Walsmith, lib Franklin
today at 200 p. m. to atteno funeral
of Sister Mason.
IDA MEADOR, N. G.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05
Would They7

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Should
Senator Cummins be nominated for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs!

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS!
ATTENTION.!
Be sure to be at the hall Monday
night, Dec 6, for the first of a series
OF social evenings.
Good time! Good eats!
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
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ton was q failure. but that, If given
another trial, the party would do bet
ter?
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
.Carothers.

Judge Frank Critz of West
Point and Miss Neva Carothers of
Tuscaloosa, Ala, were married at
1880 this morning at the nome of
Mr.. Gus Raiford, in Tuscaloosa,
by Rev, l.. 0. Dawson, pastor Of
the First Baptist church, a few
friends being present.
Judge Critz is a prominent at
torney of West Point, The bride
is fine, highly educated young
laday of Tuscaloosa, and possesses
those charms that it takes to make
a happy and cheerful home.
Their many friends in West
Point wish them much happiness.
Times. Herald.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
New Voters Registeree

Circuit Clerk Fulgham complet.
ed his rounds of the last week
when he visited Sessums with the
registration books.
AT all points registration WI,
brisk and many new votes were
added to the list and Mr.. FuIgham
estimates that our voting strength
will be greatly increased.
In the past few weeks Mr.,
Fulgham visited every precinct in
the county for the purpose of reg,
erterlng voters and he reports
great interst taken in county poll,
tics and says all who are eligible
have reportered and will be ready
to vote in the August primaries.
If any one in the county failed
to register while the books were
at their precinct, they may register
, at any time up to July 2 at the
Circuit Clerks office in StarkviIle
AT the last special election there
was only a little in excess of 1900
votes in the poll books but if is
certain that this will be increased
by at least one hundred at the
August primaries.
Discussing his visit to the diff.
ferent precinct the Clerk declares
that crop propects are good. that
people have plenty to eat and that
he finds the majority of farmers
hopeful for a season of plenty.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

Hon. w. w. Magruder, a pro-
minent attorney Of Starkvllle, has
accepted an invitation to deliver
the baccaIaureate address to the
graduates of the local high school ,
aud the address will be delivered
at the Columbus Theatre on Wed
nesday May 26. at $3.50 pm. when
the exercises will occur.-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
Major>Gunn.

On Tuesday morning, May Is,
a wedding of interest was solem-
nized in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. O. Gum, in which their
attractive daughter, Mabel, became
the bride of Mr.. Howard Major,
Of Epley, Miss, Rev., 7. II.
Lips"omb, of the M g h o dis t
Church, conducting the ceremony.
The home was tastefully decorat>
cd with roses and ferns.
The bride was beautiful in a
pretty colored going away gown
with accessories to match, and car.
ried a handsome shower boquet of
brides roses and carnations.
Mrs. Randle Carpenter persided
at the piano and gave pretty selec.
tions OF wedding music.
After the ceremony the bride
and groom left for New Orleans
by way of Meridian.
The out of town guests were
Mrs. A. G. Cox AMI son, Of Art
esia, Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Major, of
Epley., and Mr. Dorrance Major,
Of Millsaps College,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
NOSE CL0GGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.


All! What relief Your clogged nos-
trils open right up, the air passages of
your head are clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking, snuffiing.
mucous discharge, headache, dryness--no
struggling for breath at night, your cold
or catarrh ia gone. -.
Don't stay stuffed upl Get small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply a little of this
fragrant, antiseptic cream in your NOS.
trils, let it penetrate through every air
passage Of the head; soothe and heal
The swollen, inflamed mucous membrane,
giving you instant relief. Ely's Cream
Balm is just what every cold and o.
a!k sufferer has hsea seeking ~
tat lelsaai& -
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
S100 Reward. S1OO

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Ia ut least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to euro in all Its
stages, and that Il Cntnrrh. falls Cntarrh Cure
IL the only positive cure now known to the med.
irai fraternity. Cntarrh hiring y constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treatment,
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving tho patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting ma
ture In doing It's work The propnetors have
so much faith in It's curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for my case that II
fails to cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

The young man who tries to
sidestep the plow handles, or who
looks upon the hoe as a badge of
servitude, will me- er amount to
much in this world; and probably
very little in the next.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
Whole Family Dependent

Mr., Il, Williams, Hamilton, Obio.
writes' "Our whole family depend on
Pine-Tar Honey. Maybe someone in in
your family has sewers Cold--mavbe
II Is the baby. The original DIR. BeII,s
Pine-Tsr Honey is an ever ready bo,,sea :
mold relnedy--it gives immediate relief
Pine Tar Honey p.nerrates the linin gs
OF the Throat and Lungs, destroys Ire
Germs, and allows Nature 70 act. Az
your Druggist, 25c. "
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

Mrs. Louis Brooks, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Harry Critz, left q few days ago
for New Orleans, to visit her faith
er and mother, Mr.. and Mrr. T..
j. Ferguson Mrs. Brooks will
be remembered here as Miss Helen
Ferguson.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

Mr.. II. A, Beattie left Saturday
afternoon for Memphis where he
spent few days visiting relatives
and friends and looking after
business interests.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

The model of the battleship
North Dakota cost $l5, 900, which
is more than the cost of the shin
commanded by Paul Jones,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
Relative Costs.

The following table shows the cost
Of different kinds of pavement for o
period Of years, assuming that granite
has life of twenty-five years, wood
twenty years, brick fifteen years and
asphalt eighteen years. This life, as
has been intlmated before. is probably
too small for Ohio brick pavements o.
those In small cities:
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

When the pedestrian is given
choice between getting killed by
the coming or the going automo-
bile, it is useless for him to be too
particular.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
Public Improvement Most
Effective In Increasing
City'S HeaIthfu!neSS
and Beauty...AISo
Pays Best Cash
Profits.

depth Of the blocks and make them OF
somewhat smaller size otherwise, thus
rendering it possible to get better
cut block at the same expense as be.
fore and allowing the blocks to be laid
with closer joint, thus reducing abb
normal wear.
Wood Block Pavements,
Wood pavemcnts have been laid nc
Intervals I'm this country for some sew.
enty years. The first pavements were
not only of untreated wood, but of
wood selected without much regard
for its natural durability.
The first treated wood pavement in
this country was laid in fremont
street. Boston. in 1900 This pavement
has been In use during this entire Pc
riod, with very small repairs, and Is In
good condition at the present time.
The present method OF laying wood
pavements in this country has not been
In use long enough 10 determine what
the cost of maintenance is. but figures
obtained from St Louis, Minneapolis
and other cities Indicate that It Is ex-
ceedingly small. 1t has been given a
value as shown in the table below.
Brick Pavements.
The first brick pavemcnts in this
country were laid In Wheeling, w. Va.
In 1870. but the material did not come
into general use for some time. Many
failures have occurred in brick pave
ments because people did not under
stand the difference between bricks,
and 1t was not easy I'm the early days
Of the industry to determine prevfo1s
to its use whether q certain brick
would or would not make a good pave
ment
Asphalt Pavements.
The first sheet asphalt pavement OF
any note was laid on Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, In 1875. So great
was its success that 1t soon came into
general use oil over the country. While
called asphalt pavement, 1t Is almost
entirely composed of sand, rs the
standard pavements have but 10 to IL
per cent Of bitumen, which is the valu-
able property Of the asphalt, the rest
being made up Of sand and q small
portion of stone dust
The pavement Is pleasing In appear
ance, smooth, not noisy and on light
traffic streets seems to be almost ideal.
1t is more slippery than the hard block
fantr .fe, t,, b..
Is not generally laid on grades over 3
or 4 per cent. In the interior, however,
where the atmosphere contains less
moisture, 1t is often used OIL Grades as
high as Z per cent without trouble.
Data collected from the cities OF
Brooklyn, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago,
New York, Philadelphia, St Louis and
Washington show that these cities In
1890 had total of 246 miles of as.
phalt pavement and In 1911 2.34S miles.
This gives an idea of the popularity OF
the pavement, although 1t must be ia.
ken into consideration that this was
during period when there was great
activity in laying new and smooth
Davements. In Brooklyn, In 1895, there
were eighteen miles of asphalt pave.
ment. while at the present time there
are $40 miles. Brooklyn is residen.
tial city, without many steep grades,
and one to which this material Is par
ticularly adapted.
Relative Costs.
The following table shows the cost
Of different kinds of navpment for n
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

Those who have had the arti site
taste to plant flowers and shrubs
on their lawns aud gardens ar
now reaping a rich reward in the
beauty y h ch their efforts have
produc ced.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Nickles are.
the proud and happy parents of a
fine boy. The young man has
been christened Leroy Harrison
Nickels, Jr.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21
MANY RUINED LIVES

Hundreds can point to the use
OF calomel as the cause of physical
decay. Its strenuous effects upon
liver, kidneys and even the heart
are known to every practicing
physician.
Medical science has found a
vegetable compound that elimi.
mates the poisons from the liver
ana accumulations from the bow,
els in a safer. and saner way than
does caIslnel and leaves no i'll af,.
ter effects.
, This remedy in the form of
Grisby's Liy-ver>lax is a proven sue.
cess. 1t is for sale in SOC and
ol'oO bottles by j. Z. Kirk who
guarantees to refund purchase
price If you want it. 1t is always
protected by the likeness of l.. X.
Grigsby.
The poet tells us that children
are Eleased with a rattle and tick,
led with straw, and children of
larger growth are quite as easily
satisfied. That part of the crew
OF the cruiser Emden that escaped
when the vessel was destroyed has
reached a port of safety, and the
hfst thing they asked about. was
as to whether Or not they had been
considered worthy of the iron
'c.Sss.. !. =, -
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Mrs. Walter Didlake, nee Miss
Jiilia Woiford, and Miss Mildred
Bell arrived this week from St.
Augustine, Fla.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

Miss Miller has as her guest
this week, Miss Miller, of Okoiona,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-05-21

Miss Leila Perkins is visiting in
Columbus today.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
Elephants Have
 Queer Courtships

When two male elephants compete for the championship of female they do not forget their dignity so far as to fight for the lady. They simply face each other sQuarely Then one of them pulls down a branch from a tree with his trunk and lays it at his feet. The other takes a larger branch or pulls up a big shrub by the roots and also lays it at his feet.
 Number one then tackles still bigger branch. and this strange com petition goes on, turn and turn about until at last the contestants try to pull down trees wholesale, and the one who fails to uproot his tree in turn is abandoned by the lady ela- phant, who has been an interested spectator of the strange duel She goes off with the possessor of the largest tree, and the vanquished ee- 1hant retires sN Name-tuCed
 This trial of strength species of cOurtship is very remarkable when entrusted with the ordeal of battle of most other animals and shows the highly developed intelligence of these enormous creatures. World magazine
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08

certain tLat if the authorities in Washington understood the real con diyions, they would do something To give Us relief
 \ newspaper that is three months cid Is valueless. and thus the eoy- ernment in shipping across the tra,l the old newspapers that have been in cold storage at Cordoya for three CT four months is wasting money Would il not be more economical for the goNernnen. to arrange tu get the mail shipped wfile if i. still of value to it's owners. than 70 let it lay in Cordova until its value has gone and then send it still al considerable expense to people who ran do no more with it than to use il for making fires
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
OUR MAIL SERVICE.

IL seems hardly possible tEat the superintendent of mails in Seattle should be so much in ignorance of the limit of mail sent into Interior Alaska as to send note of inquiry here about a newspaper that failed to reach it's destination regularly in the winter time
 The fact that letter of that na ture was received from the Seattle superintendent is proof of the official ignorance of conditions here, and if better mail service is ever to be gained for the Interior, efforts must be made to put the officials right in regard to what we must contend with in the matter of mail receipts.
 The Citizen has decided to ad- vertise the conditions here as much as possible, and to accomplish this it is planned to write up all items showing our poor mail service, and to send these to the postoffice de partment in Washington. Thus if any person can assist this newspaper in getting track of incidents that will tend to portray the disadvantages of our present system he will ma, terially assist in this cause
 As nearly as can be learned, the mail clerk at Cordova fails to use good judgment in the matter of sell ecting the mail that is sent here 1t seems that the bulk of the second class mail coming here is destined to about three concerns. but just how this comes about is not under stood
 There is no other place in the United States where a good winter mail service is so much needed as in the Interior of Alaska. It is the season of the year when the miners rest and have time to read come by boat and there is no limit to the amount received. the miners and almost all other people are busy, and but little time can be de voted to reading.
 After the steamboats tie up for the winter. the mail is limited to but a few hundred pounds. sent by way of Fairbanks to all of the Interior, with the exception of Iditarod. and newspapers. magazines and packages are piled up for an indefinite time at Cordova.
 In mail received last week, The Citizen received newspapers from three other places in Alaska dated in October. Thus it has taken more than three months for these news papers to travel from one part of the Territory to another, and it is quite
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
DECENCY AND NEWSPAPERS

Water seeks it's level, they say, and the same thing can be said of newspapers, unless public senti- ment becomes so strong that the newspaper of low ideals is forced to obey the demands of public de cency.
 A week ago The Citizen declared editorially that there is an awaken. ing among the women of Fairbanks, who are organizing for the moral up- lift of the community. and while this moral uplift is going on. why would it not be well for the decent people of the community to take stand against the questionable sentiments that have been appearing in the News-Miner?
 AS an afternoon newspaper, the