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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-12

Summary.
stolen bases-Runser, Hollocher.
Sacrific hits-Hollocher g Stanley.
Two base hits-Giffin.
Three base hits-Hasbrook.
Left on bases-Keokuk, 8; Musca-
tine, 4. :.
Bases on balls-Off Wagner, 5; 'ff
Watkins, 1.
Struck out-By Watkins, 7; by
Wagner, /.
Double plays-Hollocher to SwicA
to Giffin.
Time of game-1:30.
UmpirerJeffries.
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FOR SALE-White puppies Inquire
at 81 Exchange street. Phone
Black 1777
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Read The Daily Gate City. 10
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FOR SALE-5o0 bushels corn, 75c
bushel. c. P. Johnson, two miles
south Of Vincannes, Iowa.
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$780,
For Society Editor
THOSE WE LOVE BEST.
For Society Editor
Call Black 665.

They say the world is round and yet
often think it square,
So many little hurts we get
From corners here and there.
But one sad truth In life I've found
While journeying to the west:
The only folks who really wound
Are those we love the best.
The man you thoroughly despfse
Can rouse your WI eth. tits true,
Annoyance in your heart will rise
At things mere strangers do.
But those are only passing ills,
This fact all lives will prove,
The smarting wound which aches and
thrills @a
Is dealt by hands we love.
The choicest garb and sweetest grace
Are oft to strangers shown.
The careless mein and frowning face,
Are given to our own.
We ffatter those We scarcely know;
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those we love the best.
Love does not grow on every tree,
Nor true hearts yearly bloom,
Alas for those who only see
This truth across the tomb
But soon or late this fact grows plain
To all throug' sorrows test:
The only ones who give us pain
Are those we love the best.
Woman's Alliance Meets.
Mrs. Hugh Hodge entertained the
Woman's Alliance today at its regular
meeting. Following a short business
session, refreshments were served by
the hostess.
keokuk Men Are Guests.
Burlington iIawk-Eye: One OF the
most delightful affairs Of the week
was the dance given last evening at
the Golf club by Miss Janet Wymaa
AS the guests were all members OF
the club number of them had dinner
there before the dance. The house
has seldom looked so attractive, the
rooms filled as they were with daisies,
dahlias and many hued nasturttums
against background of asparagus
fern. stone and Weis furnished ex-
cellent music and the guests danced
until a late hour. During the course
of the evening delicious refreshments
were served on the cool piazzas.
Among the out Of town guests wers:
Miss Jean Henderson of. Untontown.
Pa: Misses Elizabeth Hutchinson and
Mary Hall Of Ottumwa. Iowa; Miss
June Seeley and Mr.. Ben Seeley. of
MT Pleasant, Iowa: Miss Helen Pond
and Mr. Harold Pond of Keokuk,
Iowa; Mr.. John Ruehling Of Musca-
tine, Iowa: Messrs. Edwin Elder,
Gerard Huiskamp, and Sanford Drake
OF Keokuk, Iowa; and Mr.. Yer Weide
OF. Boston, Mass.
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FOR SALE

FOR SA1.E-Gocd five year old horse,
city broke. SIT Main street.
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Get An Itemized Statement,
OF Your
Watch Repairs
At
Odell & Hoar
JEWELLERS
404 Main Street
W 4 I! 's3
w ant Column
WAITED
WANTED Modern room, close in:
board when in Address Nurse, care
of Gate City.
WANTED-Colored teamsters at
Thornberg. Iowa. J. G. Carroll.
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT-Six room cottage. CTS
North Thirteenth. Apply TIC Main,
FOR Strictly modern house.
No. 5 Park place. Inquire at 519
North Tenth or phone Black-621.
FOR RENT-Fiye room house. S24
Leighton; all modern. Enquire 519
North Tenth. Phone Biack-62t.
FOR RENT-No Go North Fifth,
seven room modern house with
garage. John Tumelty.
FOR RENT-No. 1909 Fulton, four
room house containing electric
lights and gas: also inSide closet.
John Tumelty
FOR RENT-No. 512 Exchange, six
room frame house. newly paperad
and city water in the kitchen. John
Tumelty.
FOR RENT-No. SOC Timea, six room
frame house, city water in kitchen;
will repair to suit tenant John Tum.
city.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping Call SIS Bank.
Phone Red 472
FOR RENT-60S Concert street. 7
room modern house Inquire COZ
Concert or phone Red 1923.
FOR RENT-Furnished room with
private bath. Enquire 602 Concert
Or phone Red 1913.
FOR RENT room house, gas ana
bath. 1924 Concert Phone Red 172
FOB SALE
FOR SALE-Goed five year old horse,
| city broke. SIT Main street,
! FOR SALE-500 bushels corn, 75c
| T. INh
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FOR RENT-No. SOC Timea six room
frame house, city water in kitchen;
will repair to suit tenant. John Tum-
city.
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FOR RENT-Furnished roons for
light housekeeping. Call SIS Bank.
Phone Red 472.
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Woman's Alliance Meets.
Mrs. Hugh Hodge entertained the
Woman's Alliance today at its regular
meeting. Following short business
session, refreshments were served by
the hostess.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Six room cottage, CTS
North Thirteenth. Apply Tic Main,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-12

FOR RENT-Strictly modern house.
No. 5 Park place. Inquire at 519
North Tenth or phone Black-621.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-12

WANTED-Colored teamsters al
Thornberg, Iowa. J. G. Carroll.
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FOR Rents room house. gas and
bath. 1924 Concert. Phone Red 172.
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[Esies
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FOR RENT-Furnished room with
private bath. Enquire 602 Concert
Or phone Red 1913.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
STEAMSHIP DAC|A
NEAR END OF TRIP

New York, Feb. 26.-The steam
ship Dacia, which sailed from Nor
folk Feb. II for Rotterdam with
cotton, in the face of assertions that
she would be seized by British men
of war inasmuch as she had been a
German vessel at the outbreak of the
war, had almost completed her trip
across the Atlantic without inter-
ference on Feb. 90, according to
messages received here yesterday.
These messages asserted that the
Dacia was 400 miles west of Lands
End, England, on that date and
would proceed through the English
channel to Rotterdam if not taken.
The Dacia is owned by Edward n.
Breitung of this city, who purchased
her from the neutrality-suspicious.
line and changed her registry, plac-
ing her under the American flag.
Mr. Breitung also purchased the
Seguranca of the Ward line, an
American vessel, and had her remod
eled as a freighter The Seguranca
is now loading with provisions for
Rotterdam and is expected to sail
from this port within a day or two.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
City Manager Plan.

| Waterloo is considering the advis-
ability of adopting the city manager
plan and according to reports COM
ing from that city it is likely the
advocates of the new system of city
government will succeed in having
it initiated there. Waterloo is a
town that does things and if it
adopts the manager plan it will be
entitled to the credit of being the
first in Iowa. The Freeman-Tribune
has given some study and research
to this question and it believes the
manager plan is great improve
ment over present methods and that
Webster City ought to give serious
consideration to the subject. In dis
cussing the plan the Waterloo
Times-Tribune observes:
To be a success a manager must
have free hand to establish and
carry out modern business method
corporation administration. He must
be responsible to no ono save his
board of directors d. e: council. The
head of every department of the city
government must be answerable di-
rectly to him and him only, just as
every employee Of every department
must be answerable to their depart
HI
same manner.
Each department should show a
semi-weekly or weekly itemized ac-
count and monthly balance sheet
which should be published clearly
and understandingly in the city pa
pers. The greatest publicity should
be given all acts accomplished and
all orders of public effect that every
citizen may know how his city bust
ness is being done and what is being
accomplished A semi-yearly state
ment of the city financial, civic, edu-
cational, sanitary and protective con-
dition should be mandatory and such
fines as are necessary to enforce
proper cooperation on delinquents
in any branch of city life should be-
enforced.
There may be some Iowa laws
standing in the way of these needed
actions and if SO the plan may be
hindered or frustrated of its fullest
success. These things should be TAX
en- carefully into account but the
public has a right to the best and If
not possible to install it, the public
should know it and know why. Wat
erlooans make Waterloo and have
the supreme and premier right to
be kept fully informed of the city's
affairs in all cases and in this espec-
tally, at the present time.
nro u,Spp poror Pr sa1o horA
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
WARSH|PS REDUCE TURKISH
FORTS AT CLOSE RANGE
mount importance.

mount Importance.
The military experts are keeping
their eyes on the operations along
the eastern front, where battles OF
immense magnitude are developing.
The Germans, apparently having
found the Russian fortress line
around the East Prussian frontier
too strong for them, are attempting
to make their way to Warsaw from
the northwest, and starting from
Mlawa, which has been the bass Of
several previous offensive opera
tions, have penetrated as far as the
important town of Przasnysz, which
is almost directly north of the Poi
ish capital.
They claim to have captured
there 10000 prisoners and much
war material. The Germans also
claim to have had some successes in
north Poland so that they must be
in very strong forces in that terri
tory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Last Act to Make Mulct Repeal a
Law Performed by Gov.
Clarke.
PEN PRESENTED TO DOBSON
Governor Attaches Signature and
Then Hurries Away to
Train.
PEN PRESENTED TO DOBSON

Des Moines, Feb. 26.--At 1890
o'clock yesterday Governor Clarke
signed the Clarkson bill which re-
moved thereby the last vestige of a
doubt that the state is to go dry Jan.
l next.
The signing was watched by a
score of state officials, temperance
workers, and citizens who happened
into the governors office at the time.
Just before 1890, Miss Ruby
WEIGH, clerk of the senate commit
tee on enrolled bills, accompanied by
Senator Foskett, chairman of the
committee, brought the bill down.
stairs from the legislative floor and
turned it over to A. c. Gustafson,
the governors secretary, who re-
ceipted\for it and carried it into the
governors private chamber.
A group of persons who had been
working for passage of the act lined
up behind the governor as camera
men trained their machines to catch
the signing. In the group were For
mer Secretary of State George Dob
son, Attorney General Cosson,. Sena-
tor Foskett, Representative McFar-
lane, Former Representative Daw-
son, Miss Edworthy and Miss WEIGH.
The governor used a fountain pen
which had been given him for the
purpose by Mr.. Dobson. Immedi-
ately after he had signed, he pre-
scented the pen to Mr.. Dobson to keep
as a souvenir of the history-making
act.
"Are you nervous?" some one in
the group asked the governor as he
was in the act of signing.
ooh, no." the governor smiled,
and proceeded to ink the &c. w.
Clarke" with deliberate care.
1t was only by the narrowest mar
gin that the bill reached the COVER
nor in time for him to sign it. He
had planned to leave at 1880 for
Cedar Rapids and had announced
that the bill would have to wait till
he got back for the signature unless
it reached him before he had to leave
for the train. AS soon as he had
signed, the governor left his office
and got into a waiting automobile
to drive to the train.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
REDUCTION IN BREAD
PRICES IS PROMISED
Wholesale Cost Will Be Restored to
4 Cents Per Loaf In New
York.

New York, Feb. 26.-The whole
sale price of bread which was re-
Gently raised to 3 cents loaf is TO
be restored, SO it is published to-
day. The fact that there was much
agitation when the costof bread was
raised followed by investigations
into the bread industry is one rea-
son given in the report for the plan
to restore the old prices. Another
reason is that most of the smaller
baking companies instead of follow
ing the lead of the big concerns,
continued to sell bread at cents to
their retail trade.
The attorney generals inquiry
into the increased cost of wheat and
bread will be resumed tomorrow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Insurance Department Of Iowa
Des Moines.
ANNUAL CERTIFICATE
For Publication,

Whereas, The U. S. Branch of the
Balkan National Insurance Com
pany, located at Hartford, in the
State of Connecticut, has filed in
this Department sworn statement
of it's condition on the thirty-firsi
day of December, 1914, in accord.
ance with the provisions of Chapter
4, Title 8, Of the Code Of Iowa, relat-
ing to Insurance Companies; and
whereas said statement shows that
said Insurance Company has COM
piled with the laws of this State re-
lating to insurance.
Therefore, In pursuance of law, |,
Emory H. English, Commissioner OF
Insurance, do hereby certify that
said Insurance Company is authoriz-
ed to transact the business of Fire
Insurance in the State of Iowa, by
agents properly appointed, as requir-
ed by law, until the first day OF
March, 1916.
l further certify that the state
ment shows
list. The special deposit
with the State of New
York, December 81,
1914, to be ........$ 200,000.00
I'd. T h e aggregate
amount of the Assets
of said Company, De-
cember 81, 1914, to
be 49,. $2,O56, 554.94
3rd. The aggregate
amount of Liabilities
of said Company, in
Guiding the amount
required to safely re-
insure all outstanding
risks, December 81,
1914, to be ........S / a 8 4, 3SO.94
4th. The aggregate in
come of said Company
for the year 1914, to
De l. . . {, . 10
5th. The aggregate ex-
penditures of said
Company for the year
1914, to be 81, 712, 1925
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Allied Squadron's Operations Are
Continuing on Inner Strong
hold.
u. S. NOTE IS CONSIDERED.
British Cabinet Takes Up American
Communication Concerning
War Zone.
U. S. NOTE IS CONSIDERED.

London, Feb. 26.--All the forts at
the entrance of the Dardanelles have
been reduced by the allied fleet.
This announcement was made offic-
tally last night.
The announcement of the secre-
tary of the admiralty follows:
1.-THE weather moderating, the
bombardment of the outer forts Of
the Dardanelles was renewed at
o'clock yesterday morning.
after period of long range fire
the squadron of battleships attacked
at close range. All the forts at the
entrance to the straits were success
fully reduced and the operations are
continuing"
The American note, the contents
of which remain secrecy, but
which in general seeks to bring
about an understanding regarding
the war zone prescribed by Germany
and the shipment of foodstuffs de-
signed for the civilian population of
the belligerent countries was con-
sidered at meeting of the cabinet
yesterday, but thus far no intima-
ton as to the official attitude to-
wards it can be obtained.
The press and public, however, on
the supposition that President Will
son has suggested that Great Brit
ain should not carry out her threat
to place an embargo on foodstuffs
for Germany, and that, in return
Germany should not enforce her
submarine blockade against the
British isles, have already express
ed their disapproval of acceptance
of such a proposition.
While eight British ships have
been destroyed in the week that the
blockade has been in force, it is
pointed out that they are for the
most part small vessels and that the
majority Of them, instead of having
food for this country were either in
ballast or carrying coal or other
freight for neutral countries.
1t is believed here also that the
destruction of neutral ships ana
cargoes will embroil Germany with
neutral countries, and that in the
long run the losses which the allies
will suffer will be more than offset
by the anger aroused on the part
of the neutrals and the possible re-
fusal of countries, such as Norway,
to allow goods to be shipped from
their ports to Germany.
This and other diplomatic ques-
tions, such as the possible entry Of
Italy and Roumania into the war,
which again is being discussed,
have largely overshadowed the news
from the battlefelds which in mill
tary circles is considered of para
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
J0HNSON-W|LLARD
FIGHT CALLED OFF

Toronto, Feb. 26.-Tom Flana-
gan, who trained Jack Johnson, the
Negro pugilist, for the fight with
James Jeffries at Reno, announced
yesterday that he had received ca
blegram from Johnson at Havana, in
which Johnson said he had called off
the fight with Jess Willard set for
March 6 at Juarez and that the fight
would occur in Havana.
Flanagan gave out the text of the
cable he had received from Johnson
at Havana as follows:
will fight Willard here. Fight
will draw as much as Jeffries-John-
son fight. There is not chance for
me to go to Mexico"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
SHIPS TO ENGLAND
AT SPECIAL RATES
United States Risk Bureau Makes all
Ports in England Special"

Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.-All
ports in the British Isles were made
special ports requiring special
rates of war risk insurance from
the government bureau by an order
issued last night by Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo.
The only special ports in the unit
ed kingdom under former orders
were those on the North sea, north
of London.
The order also extends the special
port zone on the continent to in
clude Bordeaux. The previous limit
was Dunkirk. The bureau reserves
the right to refuse insurance to
these ports.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
DRY" AMENDMENT
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Proposal Approved in Senate by
Vote of 80 to Inlay go to Vot-
ers at Next General Election.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 26.-By a vote
Of 80 to II the South Dakota sen.
ate yesterday afternoon passed the
joint resolution providing for sub
mission to the voters of a constitu-
tional amendment, establishing
statewide prohibition. 1t is the gen
eral belief that the house will con-
cur in the action and that the citi-
zens of South Dakota will be given
a chance to vote on the prohibition
question at the general election c.
1916. In this state constitution
al amendment can be reported out
from single legislative session,
while in Iowa and many other
states such proposals must be ap-
proved at two succeeding sessions
before going to the voters.
While the senate was wrestling
with this issue the house worked on
constitutional equal suffrage and
carried it through by vote of 81 to
20. This leaves it to the senate to
say whether there shall be another
vote on that issue in the state at the
next election.
BY vote of 70 the house passed
the bill to provide for a codification
of the laws of the state by a COM
to be appointed by the pre-
siding judge of the supreme court,
and to make a report not later than
July /, 1916.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Candidates Announcements.

Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce me as a candidate for the Of
fee of mayor, subject to the will of
the voters at the spring primary.
E. E. Valentine.
Webster City, Jan. IS.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce me as a candidate for mayor
subject to the will OF the voters AT
the coming primary.
P. NJ. Banks.
COUNCILMAN AT LARGE.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce me as a candidate for coun-
Gilman at large. subject to the
will of the voters at the coming
primary. F. A. Schroeder.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce that I am q candidate for
reelection to the Office Of council
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
WOULD FIGHT If
HER ALLIES QUIT
England Ready to Continue if Her
Allies Quit.

London, Feb. 26.-Premier AS
quith took occasion in the house of
commons yesterday afternoon 10
indorse the opinion expressed re-
Gently by First Lord of the Admiral
ty Churchill, in an interview, that
Great Britain wou,c continue to
fight even should France and Russia
withdraw.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Public Sales.

March 3.-F. II. Zenor, west OF
Woodstock.
March SIS. D. WEIGH, southwest
of Webster City.
March lis. J. Cottington, five
miles northwest of Stanhope, disper-
sion sale of cattle, horses, hogs and
sheep.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Child Accidently Killed.

Abba, Ia, Feb. 25.-While play
ing with a gun yesterday, small
brother of Mrs. Hueber Phillips ac-
cidentally discharged it, the charge
striking the 6-months-old child Of
Mrs. Phillips in the head, killing it
instantly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL THAT
BAN|SHFS SALOONS JAM. |
Real Estate Transfers.

Lena Martin to Murray McMurray
3, and 4, blk "a, w. c.
Edward H. Litchfield and WI 10
Edward Peterson-wd-w1A Sc j.
6-26.-$13, 100000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Household Goods for Sale Cheap.

All my household goods will be
sold at private sale. All practical
ly new. Also two SOW pigs, weigh
ing about $50 lbs. each, 25 bushels
of potatoes, and some other articles.
w. T. Fisher, 900 John St. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Drawing paper for sale here.
For Sale.

Yellow Dent seed corn, highly
bred. Pure bred seed oats. Martin
phone, farm 1413; residence 42S.
1-27-d-f-tm3' W. o. Mcconnell.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
Attention TO
Horse Owners

Please bring your harness for
oiling and repairs now. My stock of
Farm harness is complete, most any
kind of harness in stock.
Standard hog Regulators, the
best on the market, for sale at my
place, also all kinds of chicken
remedies and hog oilers.
F. E. GREMPEL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
seal of Office at Des Moines, this
oath day of February, 1915.
Emory H. English,

NOTE-All Insurance Companies
to whom the above Certificate is is
sued are required to publish finan-
cial statement annually in two news
papers of general circulation, one Of
which newspapers shall be publish
ed at the Capital of this state; and
in case of Home Companies, one
shall be published in the county
where the principal office is located.
III
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02

Drawing paper Tor sale here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
CITY TREASURER.

Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce me as a candidate for city
treasurer, subject to the will Of the
voters at the spring primary.
r. r. King
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-02
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce the undersigned as candi-
dates for members of the Webster
City school board, subject to the
choice of the voters at the coming
election. Mrs. Myrtle Meadow,
Mrs. Alta Newman.