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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
GREAT FRUIT oRcAHRD.

Near Bonaparte, in Van Buren,
county. and On the high rolling prairie
overlooking the Des Moines river, is
located the banner fruit farm of Iowa
This farm is owned by Mr. and Mrs
John S. Moore, who live on the farm
during the summer and at their home
in Keokuk during the winter. By
actual count there are 1880 trees in
the Moore orchards OF these, 800
are apples and 5000 pears. Virtually
the entire orchard is in bearing. The.
yield of this immense orchard-the
largest in Iowa-proyides a big prop.
osition in fruit gathering and shir.
ping. Last year the crop was bought
at the orchard gate by the Lagomar-
cino-Grupe company of Burlington,
says the Burlington Post. We expect
to visit this wonderful orchard farm
during the coming season. when we
will print full description of it, and
give accurate information concerning
varieties of apples and pears, the
yield of each variety, etc. The fol-
lowing item is reproduced from last
weeks Keosauqua Republican, Hon. !
John w. Rowley's paper:
Some one out at Shenandoah. n
fremont county, last week put out a |!
statement that F. P. Spencer. owner of |
Spring Hill Orchard of forty acres |
near that town, was justly entitled to |
the honor of being called the apple |
King" of Iowa. Bosh. The writer |
doesn't know what he is talking about |
Down here in Van Buren, county he is |
beat ~ /. Mr.. and Mrs John 8. !
Moore have an orchard near Bona-
Darte, of 1880 bearing trees, of when !
I0,500 are apples of best varieties
md 1900 are pears, all good bearers
We would suggest that the Shen-
lndCah writer take trip down to
van Buren, county during next spring.
lbout blooming time, and see the
;reatest apple and rear orchard in III
owa. 1t will pay him and others over
lie state to do so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
Prohibition Aqsin in Iowa.

Fort Madison Democrat: On Fri
day afternoon last the Iowa senate
passed a bill abrogating that portion
of the mulct law that allows the oper-
alton of saloons in the state under
certain conditions, retaining these por-
tons that provide for penalties for
bootlegging and other infractions of
the prohibitory law now on the stat
ute books. The bill passed Friday
rrovides for the abolition of the open
saloon on January /, 1916, until which
date present conditions will continue
There is practically no doubt that the
action of the senate will be approve
and duplicated by the house
Present indications are that this
action will be followed by the arrang-
ing 10th branches of the legislature
for the submission of the question to
vote of the people as to whether or
not the constitution of the state shall
be amended to include prohibition
This will mean that the people of the
state are again 10 20 through another
prolonged discussion such as was en-.
du ed twenty-Cdd years ago. not
happy prospect. Those Of use who re.
member that period and the ensuing
troubles that developed after nrohi.
bltion was adopted can look forward
to repetition with nothing but re-
Gret. The constitutional amendment
campaign will occupy at least three
years and will necessarily be un.
pleasant, to say the least
And what's the good of if allo
There is no thinking man who at !
tempts to deny the evils of drink. Int |
also, very high percentage of thin. !
ing men are convinced, after having
seen 1t tried, that prohibition does MT !
! prohibit. 1t surely didn't when tried i
| in Iowa. Conditions we're borribI.s |
VIII it do it if tried again? orr b.,.
lief is that it will not-no more Tho,
lit does in, Maine-and. If tried con.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17

the same people living in Iowa nov
that were living in the state when the
experiment was tried before We do
not believe the experiment would De
tried a second time. They are not
here, however, most of them who
were at that time of an age to be
governed by their reasoning faculties
AID not by emotions having passed
away. 1t appears now that their
and children's children must
learn the lesson from the same teach
er that they themselves did-experi-
ence. We are sorry that it must be so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
KOREAN CHAIRMAN OF
RETAILERS COMMITTEE
Justice Adds Fourth Man 70 Window
: Display Committee and Makes
Horgan Chairman

NJ. E. Justice, president OF the Re-
tailers' league, today added to the
committee appointed to arrange for
the window display contest. the name
of James G. Morgan, of the Keokuk
Electric Co. Mr.. Morgan will serve
as chairman Of the committee instead
OF Emil F. Renaud, as stated in an
ether place in this paper. Mr.. Hor-
gan's appointment to the committee
was made by MIR. Justice when he
learned that Mr.. Horgan had served
as a judge of window display con-
test at Joplin, Missouri, and that he
also had taken an active part in a
style show and window display con-
test at Denver few years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17

Master plumbers in a dozen Iowa
cities are interested in the plan or
the engineering extension department
at Iowa State college to organize local
night school courses for plumbers ana
steam filters, wherever there is a de-
mand for such instruction. 1t was a
master plumber at Mason City who
first co-operated with the engineering
extension department last year to
work out evening trade courses fer
plumbers and steam filters in that
city. Other master plumbers over the
state are asking that similar courses
be established in their cities, and II
is probable that regular short course
for plumbers will be organized at
AmeS next January.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
HOLD CONFERENCE
ABOUT BRIDGES
Lee and Des Moines County Super
visors Meet and Award Con-

FIT. Madison Gem City: The Des
Moines and Lee county board of SUI
pervisors met in joint session at
the court house in this city today, to
complete Sthe arrangements for the
proposed repairs to be made to the
bridges over the Skunk river, which
link the two counties, and also to
award the contracts for the lumber to
be used in the reconstruction OF the
bridges. The bridges in question are
those known as the Viewer, Augusta
and Bridgeport bridges.
In the party which came from Bur-
lington to confer with the Lee Coun-
ty bord of Supervisors were: H. p.
Simmens, chairman Of the board and
Supervisors Al Schaller and r. r.
Siefken. County Auditor F.. W. Par
rott, County Attorney Geo. E. Mill
and County Engineer Raymond Duerr
All of the necessary arrangements
for the beginning of the work were
by the members Of the two
boards and the operations Of replanls-
ing and otherwise repairing the
bridges will start soon.
Bids were received and opened for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
Tonight at orpheum

The management of the Orpheum
presents tonight a strong bill for its
patrons. including Animated Weekly
No. 147; The Lady High and
Mighty a comedy drama with Mary
Fuller. the great actress in the lead.
ing role; THE Buffers Baby a fine
comedy with Ernest Shields. Petty
Shade and Eddie Boland in the cast
that insures laugh every minute.
Tonight the Orpheum orchestra viii
play specially. selected musical pro-
gram Don't forget to see this great
picture bill tonight. Come to the Or
pheum always to see the best in
movies-Advertiseme
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens up Those Stiff
Joints Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use MUS
TEROLE once you experience the glad
relief it gives.
Get jar at once from the nearest
drug store. It is a clean, white ONT
n1ent made with the oil of mustard. Bet
ter than mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings Gaze and comfort while
it is being rubbed on!
MUSTEROLE is recommended by
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for Bronchitis, Group,
Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia, Conges-
ZION, Pleurisy, Rheumatism. Lurnbago,
Pains and Aches of the Back or Joints,
Sprains, Sore Muscles, Bruises, Chill
blains, Frosted Feet, Colds of the Chest
Git often prevents Pncunlonia) J..
At your druggists, in 25c and Soc jars,
and special large hospital size for $3.50.
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse in1itations-get what
you ask for. The Musterole Company,
Cleveland. Ohio.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands since
DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calonlel.
DIR. Edwards. a practicing physician for
IL years and calomels old-time enemy, dis
covered the formula for Olive Tablets while
treating patients for chronic constipation
and torpid livers.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets do not con-
tain calomel. but q healing, soothing vege-
table laxative.
No gripping is the "keyuote" of these lit
tie sugar-coated, olive-colored tablets. They
cause the bowels and liver to act normally.
They never force them to unnatural action.
II you have dark brown mouth now
and then--a Dad breath-a dull, tired feeling
sick headache-torpid liver and are con.
stipated, you'll find quick. sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little DR.
Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
Just to keep right. Try them. l0c and 25c
per box. All druggists
The Olive Tablet COMPANY. Columbus. q,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
, OPEN NOSTRlLS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
, and Nose are Stuffed Up.

~44@@@&@%@4@ %S@~@@@@@@@@%
Count fifty! Your cold in Lead or
catarrh disappears Your clogged nos.
tr1ls will open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more snuffling, hawking.
mucous discharge, dryness or head.
ache: no struggling for breathe at
night.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply \
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
In your nostrils. 1t penetrates through
every air passage Of the head. sooth-
ing and healing the swollen or in
famed mucous membrane, giving you
instant relief. Head colds and catarrh
yield like magic. Don't stay stuffed
up and miserable Relief is sure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
<eokuk Iowa February II, 1915
TWO VISITORS,

|.
20 touch me, thou, and shall rest
he prayed;
And lightly on his cheek her lips were
laid.
How soothing is thy kiss, o Sleep"
sighed he;
From life and grief and toll. it sets
me free"
II.
81 fear thee, Death, though fain to
lay aside
The burden of the heavy years he
cried.
Age dims thine eye; fear not Death
answered low,
For I am one you prayed to- long
ago.
"Though men have given me darker
come to you with peace as once
came.
"In trust you turned to me. as chill
dren do,
Believing should shield you long
hours through
when you awoke. you found the
shadows gone:
This sleep has rest for you, this night
Ia dawn
Wallace Peach in the Spring
field, Mass, Republican
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17

Edwin T. Devine in The Survey,
sees civilizations peril in the European
war and gives the American viewpoint
as follows: America is closer to the
heart OF Europe than at anv time
since England's colonies became indie.
pendent states To the most isolated
farmhouse We have known for a han
year that we are not remote from the
portentous events beyond the sea:
that the fate OF our brothers over
there, in some way which we do not
well discern, involves US also. We
are, whether we like It or not. fun
shareholders in the civilization which
is imperiled. Our commerce and in.
dustry, our prosperity and well-bainy,
our culture and religion, the founda-
tons OF cur common humanity and
the ideals OF cur common aspirations
are all at stake.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
Minnesotan and Prominent RurIing-
ton Man Were Entertained
at This Place
Today.
ARE MET BY COMMITTEE
Prominent Local Men Meet Visitors
at Train and Entertained
at Luncheon at Hotel
Iowa.

FORMER Governor of Minnesota A
w. Eberhart, and Thomas Wilkinson
OF burlington, president OF the Upper
mississippi River Improvement asso
citation. We're entertained in this city
TINS morning and noon and, left this
afternoon early for st. Louis, accom-
panied by three local men tn attend
the river terminal congress Of the
Mississippi valley states to be held al
st. Louis tomorrow and Friday. The
local men who left with them were
Mayor S. w Moorhead. who will rep.
resent the city. l.. A. Hamill, who
holds commission from Governor
Clarke to represent the state of Iowa,
and G. F. Mcfarland. who will repre-
sent the local Industrial association.
MI. Eberhart and Mr. Wilkinson ar
rived here this morning at 9:O5 and
were met at the train by a committee
OF local citizens composed of the fol-
lowing: r. JOY. ]. Albert Kied-
afsch, J. F. Elder. i. A. Hamill j A
M. Collins. E. T. F. Schmidt. C. W.
Kellogg, G. a. Sears, n. T. Wilcox.
Theodore Craig, ana Mayor S. w.
Moorhead
With tbs. exception Of Mayor Moor
hcdu duQ WI. lSTd1g the v1S1tOrS were
escorted by the members of the COM
mifee on trip Of inspection through
the power house and dam which Mr..
Fberhart had expressed a very ardent
desire to see.
On returning from the trip on the
dam the visitors were taken to the
Hotel Iowa where they were enter
tanned at noon luncheon given by
L. A. Hamill, close friend of the
former governor. Twenty local men,
including the city officials, were pres
ent at the luncheon, also the guests
Of Mr.. Hamill
The party left at 1922 for st. Louis
this afternoon. At ST. Louis all will
take an active part in the conference.
Mr.. Fberhart will serve as chairman
Of the meeting. Mr.. Wilkinson will
be one of the speakers on the regu-
lar program and will tell of the gen.
eral improvements of river trafHc on
the upper Mississippi. Mr.. Hamill,
who long has taken very active In
terest in the development Of naviga-
ton on the upper Mississippi and who
has been prominently connected with
all the big. improvements made, will.
As representative Of this state, be-
very active in the affairs OF the con-
ference. as will also Mayor Moorhead
and Mr. Mcfarland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17

/ 1t had been spent here, what an
amount of good would it have done.
The mail order business is the en-
envy Of the village store and, after
that has been forced into bankruptcy,
1t goes after the small city business.
1t does snot kill small city in year
or two, but it checks its growth, keeps
rs down and the pennywise and pound
foolish patrons of the mail order
house lose ind eclining property val
ues. They blame everything imagin-
able for the fact that the town is
dead" but they fail to see that they
are the ones who are doing more than
their share toward killing it by re-
fusing to build 1t up.
The development of city depends
entirely upon the prosperity of It's
business interests. If thousands of
dollars are taken out of circulation
every week and sent to Chicago to,
swell the dividends of millionaire
mail order house stockholders, the
town is subjected to drain, which
eventually will kill it. The growing
town affords better market, and as
it grows and expands its boundaries,
1t increases farm values and brings
the city closer to the farm. Prosper
Gus businessmen have money for
good roads and good roads mean
higher land values.
1t should require no great stretch OF
for consumers to figura
that if the mail order houses of the
big cities can spend thousands unon
of dollars in getting out
and mailing catalogues and still can
declare dividends running into the
millions, that the purchaser ultimate
" pays the freight and the dividends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
MAIL ORDER GRABBERS
From the Quincy Herald

/ An exchange recently stated that
five carloads of mail order catalogues
had been received in that city by
! freight. These catalogues were tax
en- over by an agent, who mailed them
from there by parcels post, thus say
ing the mail order concern a pretty
penny in postage. How many car
loads Of these catalogues were re-
ceived in Quincy is not known, but
this city is distributing point just as
well as any other city of any size.
An interesting fact would be the total
number of carloads of catalogues
mailed out by the different mail order
houses of the country. The amount
would be staggering.
People patronize mail order houses
because they believe that they get
more for their money. If they would
figure the cost of the catalogue, the
number that must be published to
reach every possible customer, COM
mon sense would tell them that the
mail order house must make enormous
profits to be able to solicit business
in this manner Many of the <cata-
logues are wasted on sensible people
and the freight and postage paid in
getting them to these people are al
dead loss.
With all this We are informed that
a Chicago mail order house is dis
tributing to its stockholders, absolute
ly free, S20,000,000 worth of stock, a
dividend that is enormous and which
will bring huge dividends in years to
come, to be paid for by the easy folks
who make up the patronage. How
much of this s20,00o,000 profit came
rom Quincy and vicinity? Surprising
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
Railroad presidents {

Railroad presidents of several
lines having extensive mileage in
Iowa appeared before Governor Clarke
yesterday and asked for an increase in
passenger rates of one-half cent in the
state and corresponding increase
in freight rates, asserting that finan-
cial disaster is impending unless they
get relief. They also requested that
the state railroad commission be Civ
en- jurisdiction over passenger as wei
as freight rates. There is a growing
belief in the country that the rail-
roads are entitled to some assistance
and that their request is justified
There is no doubt but what the in
creased cost of operating and the re-
duction in freight and passenger
rates has given the roads the squeeze
and some relief is believed to be due.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
Harold Hubinser Has Complete Out
fit, and Is Picking Messages
From Panama and
Arlington.
WAR NEWS THIS WEEK
From the Stations Along Atlantic,
He Was Able to Pick up Some
Tips-Is Real Expert in
Wireless.

Picking Up messages which are
being flashed to the stations at Pan
anna, and listening to messages being
received at Arlington are two pas
times of Harold Hubinger Of this city,
who has installed a wireless outfit in
the basement Of the, home Of, Paul
Dysart. 100 High street. The young
expert in wireless is tn. son Of tho
late John C. Hubinger. He has been
experimenting with wireless for some
time.
A night Or two ago young Hubinger
aroused the household with the news
that he was getting war news ahead
of the Chicago papers, his instruments
having picked up some of the mes
sages which were being flashed along
the east coast of the United States.
His instruments will pick UP mes
sages at much greater distance than
it is possible to send, with instru-
ments of this power.
Young Hubinger has the aerial of
his station attached to supports on
the Dysart house roof and on the roof
of the old Collier property, having
received permission to use this as one
terminal for the aerial. He has lately
been oyerhauling the aerial.
In the basement of the Dysart home
he has insta1leo' complete wireless
outfit, and here he spends the greater
part of his time. listening to the mes
sarses which his instruments with
their invisible antennae are able to
pick up and convey to him. He is
getting correct time from Arlington
each day. and the climax was reached
fbir wool, whaD ho "1tSt.aned in" on
some war news in the east
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
Tines Revenge.

Springfield, Mass. Republican:
Time brings its revenges. A year
ago Europe was investigating Bulgar-
ian atrocities. Now Bulgaria is at
peace. and the Bulgarian educator.
Rev. Dr. Tsanoff, addresses an appeal
to America to do something for the
shocking state of affairs in Europe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17

The agricultural experiment station
at Ames will distribute Hmiter
amound of new seed oats, Iowa No.
5105," which is yielding even better
than that other successful Ames va
riety. Iowa No. 1O3." In 1914 In ZIG
different acre tests, 't1o5" had the
best record yielding as high as 66.67
bushels per acre. This new oats must
not be grown on thin hill top soils.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17

the lumber to be used in reconstruct
ing the bridges and a rort Madison
man, Frank Sallen, 1905 Fifth street,
was awarded the contract Mr.. Sal
lens bid was S35 per 1000 feet and
delivered at the bridge. The other
bidders were: Nebraska Bridge &
Lumber Co., of Omaha; Gilbert
Hedge Company. OF Burlington; John
I. Schee of Fort Madison
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
The Perfect Rabv-

Topeka Capital: Mrs NJ. K. wishes
to be supplied with the data relating
to the perfect 1-year-old baby. All
Mrs. NJ X. needs is to ask the grand
mother of any 2-year-old child.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

The spiritual virtue of a sacrament
IS like light,-although it passes
among the impure, it is not polluted
Saint Augustine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
Observe Child weIfar. pax.

SALEM, Ore, Feb. 17.-Today was
child welfare day in Oregon by
proclamation of Governor Witty
combe. A number CT meetings were
held throughout the state at which
the interests of children were dis
cussed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
Hard on the Poor

Kansas City Star: j. p. Morgan has
sold his family porcelains Well, it
certainly has been hard winter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-17
DAILY BY MAIL.

c. +. skIrvin ............. Manager
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-03-24

Augustine and kyer chocolates and Butter crisp at tho Rose Candy Store.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-03-24
DEADLOCK IN ALSACE-
 LORRAINE CONTINUES

PARIS, March 25 The government announces that the complete deadlo :h in Alsace- Lorraine is likely to be al lowed to continue untH the Gelman center is driven back east of Paris to such an extent that even a great stroke of luck will not permit the Germans to again get within striking distance of the French capital. Gen. Jofrre rN- presses the belief that he will be able To drive the Germans back from every foot of French soil by next fal if hot before.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-03-24

ettf.
 Heretofore, d large percentage of American furs were exported, and a Nery small part of those exported were later returned to America, SD il Is seen that practically all of the tuss caught in thlS country must be used here. This will Ill itself keep the values down and possibly lower them still further. Another thIng to take into consIdera- tIon is that furs deprecIats in value the longer they are held.
 RED FOX Considerable interest was shown. Averaged betwern SZ.50 and S5.0o one small lot brought .ta average of S9.2o, and another $7.Oo. but these prices may be excessive and mould not be taken as :, basis.
 MINK What few were offered averaged 9I.I5. one small lot brought 41.5O. Me are told prices range from 15 cents to SL50. but, as mentioned above, We believe SI.I5 to De d fair price.
 "AlARTEN.- Prices ranged rom $2 To $4. with $3 for an e>efae.,
 "LlNN.- $2.GO to $5.I5.
 "MrSkRAT-554 to cents
 GROSS IsoX.-Not many were of fered; $l5o seemed To be an average
 BEAR Averaged S4.3o
 "ERAIlNE AND WHITE foN No single lots offered Are informed Chat Jhe market is about 5o cents oh crmine and from $5 to s7 on white fox.
 "Sn.NER FON-Ahout one-half oI last years prices.
 In closing, we wish to asl, hat loo much reliance not be put on the above prices, for the market is not settled and may vary great deal"