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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-05
Report from Secretary.

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The secretary Mrs E. E. Hawkes.,
presented the following report:
To the Officers and Members OF th.,
Benevolent Union-
Your recording secretary for the
year Just closing begs leave to sub
NIT the following report:
During the year the Benevolent
Union has held twelve regular meet
i1gs, one called meeting and one spe-
cial meeting OF the board of directors.
These meetings have ali been inter
esting antf well attended. averaging
fifteen members present. This attend
ance speaks volumes for the inspira-
tion aroused by our president and Of
the loyalty and enthusiasm of the d.
rectors AID members of the union.
On May 81, the board of directors
gave tea at thu Birge Benevolent
Union home, which was open not only
to the members but to the general
public A musical program was given
that evening which was much enjoyed.
Many friends took advantage Of the
occasion to inspect the home AID to
chser the old ladies residing there all
expressed themselves as being much
pleased with its present condition and
of the great good being accomplished.
In August a picnic was given tie rssi-
dents of the home, at Wild Cat
Springs.
During the summer moving pic
ture benefit was given at which pic
lures Of the home, the residents CT
the home and the members of the
board OF directors were shown The
benefit netted gocdly sum for the
treasury.
n -h~1 11p
day and the many friends In the resi-
dence part Of the city generously re-
sponGed to this annual block day ap-
peal On THANKSGIVING evening a
charity ball was given by the mem
bers OF the union which was very
enjoyable affair and because of the
able work OF the committee was a
snanical success as we'll The Christ
mas dinner was given by Mr.. and
MS. f. Ross Baker. A committee as
sisted Santa Claus and every member
of the household was remembered
with gifts.
The social committee has held one
afternoons entertainment each month
in the home and the religious work
committee has held two devotional
meetings each month in the home
The secretary has tried to express
appreciation fer all gifts and donations
and now IN a general way expresses
the gratitude Of the directors for all
donations and help, professional.
manual. social. financial an6, moral
support AS the year closes we feel
sure that the work has not been in
vain, but we hope for still greater re-
suits IN the years to come.
Respectfully submitted
ALMA H. HAWKES., Secretary.
House Committee Report.
Mrs. c. F. Mcfarland presented the
following report:
Madam President, ladies of the
Benevolent Union: l beg to submit
a rerort of the house committee The
committee Mrs. ]. A. M. Collins, Mrs.
J. N. d. Dickinson. Mrs. Joseph Ayres.
Mrs Paul Dysart. Mrs. Eugene Baker.
Mrs E L. McCoid. have been so eff
ticient and our matron so helpful that
nv work as chairman has not been
arduous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-05

Time TO Keep Cool.
Sibley Tribune: NOBODY wante to
get mixed In the big war. AID every
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-05

body can help to stay oat by keeping
cool head and refraining from intu
dicious comment over annoying Incl.
dents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-05
Mother's Friend
Before Baby Arrives

During several weeks of expectancy
there is a splendid external embrocation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-05

i'll effect. On July 25, Mrs. H A.
Lewis, who had lived in the home five
years, fell on Main street, receiving
severaI bruises and no doubt internal
injuries, within short time she was
confined to her bed under a doctors
and nurses care, receiving every at
tentioa, but her age was against her,
being IS wears old, and she died Sep
TENDER 7th
The interchangeable work of our
worthy president. Mrs D. A. Collier,
has been ALLY supported by her staff
of officers, who l know join me in a
just feeling of pride when reviewing
what has bsan accomplished In thirty
years, the life OF this home.
May God aid us spiritually and ma
terially to enlarge upon the great pos
sibilities of this institution which is
a monument to its workers as well as
to the city of Keokuk.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. J. B WE'LL.
MRS. ALOIS WEBER.
MISS ELEANOR BROWN.
MRS. C. S. POND.
MRS. G. NJ. RICH.
MRS. JOHN H. COLE.
MRS. JOHN COLLIER.
MRS. G. NJ. COVELL.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-05
Rooms Committee.

Rooms Committee.
Mrs. Charles Pond read the follow
ing report for Mrs. John w. Collier:
To the president, members of board
and ladies OF Benevolent Union Home:
The rooms committee are glad to re-
port the ten rooms in new addition
are furnished Those furnished the
past year are, No. furnished by Mr.
Kirchner, also No. 9 furnished by
Miss Wakefield. The room known for
many years as the Harrison room,
has been re1ecorated and partially re-
furnished by Mrs. Root of Minneapolis,
a door plate also marks this room.
The Congregational societies have
chosen, during the past year, room
In the old part Of home in place of
No. in new addition.
There are still five bed rooms in
old part that are meagerly furnished.
but these, we are hoping. may be
furnished, numbered, and marked,
with door plates, the coming year.
Committee-Mrs. l.. Klein, Mrs. J.
w. Collier
Religious Work Report.
Mrs. R. l.. Reid gave the following
report.
The religious work committee beg
leave to submit the following report:
During the year, beginning March
/. 1914, and ending March /, 1915,
there were held twenty-five services
These deeply impressive services
were participated In by a number of
our best speakers and musicians,
some of them serving more than one
time.
These who spoke to the ladies at
our semi-monthly services were: Mrs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-05

Balance on hand in bank,
March 1, 1915 ......... $670.52
Respectfully submitted.
Mrs. H. e. RADCLIFFE,
Treasurer
Auditing committee-Mrs. J. N. d
Dickinson, Mrs. c. F. Mcfarland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-05
Charter Members OF Home.

S''o' eSI W 'sS''Ss
The charter members of this home
were Mssdames Sylvester Carter w.
II. Dolbear. A. VI. Steele. f. S. Baker
William Blom. Font Alexander, Orion
Chcmans. II. H. Clark, J NJ. Love. H.
E. Harrison. J. H. Cole. w E. KEEL
logg, l. A. Sawyer and Wells NJ r.
win. Mrs. Sylvester Carter was presi-
dent of the Union until her departure
fcr her new home in Chicago. at
rhich time sh., rendered her resigna-
lion. which was accented most reluct-
7ntly. hut it was voted since Mrs Car
er could no longer serve as active
president that she be made honorary
PRESIDENT for ltfa. I am confident that
very person reading what has been
accomplished BY the ladies interested
n this work will feel that any time or
money they are in position to contrib
ute Is placed where It will do unlim-
ted good work.
During the past year we have had
=eventeen applications from Adults,
one being from man and wife but as
1T We are in no position to care for
1en. Or this number stv ladies'. up
On investigation, have been found
worthy OF a place in the home We
have also had eleven applications to
enter children. seven having been TAX
IN care of during the winter AT one
time we had twenty-one persons grace
the table at the home which shows
tow the work is growing.
But Little Illness.
II is quite remarkable to note that
',ere has been very little illness In
- T,o----- en Dow hod n-,euncnIn
from which he recovered. leaving no
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11
Coming Right
Along
John T. Cogan Begins to
Realize on His Faith
in States Western
Lands.

Under the above heading the
Sioux Falls Journal cites the
recent Robinson-Byrnes land
transfer near Philip. and re
minds its readers that this
once cattle country is now TAX
ing on ways of$15O Land around
the metropolis Of South Dakota.
The Journals article follows:
every acre of South Da-
kOta land that becomes imprOv-
ed or becomes more valuable, is
an asset to Sioux Falls" Said
John T. Cogan. to Journal man
this week. 1T is but few
Years ago that the lands of
Stanley and Lyman counties
west of the river were opened
to settlement, and many predict
cd that values would reach the
800 per acre mark" continued
Mr.. Cogan and that time, he
says, is here. BUT few weeks
ago IA farm of 100 acres near
the town of Philip sold for $75
per acre cash. This farm is no
better than hundreds of similar
farms i'm that country, and no
better than the farms of Mime
haha county were twenty years
ago, hut it has been developed
into am alfalfa farm, and for ths &
reason was sold for this price
1t is the natural home for al
falf:A and I'm California land
that will not produce a bushel
more of alfalfa seed or a pound
more Of alfalfa hay is eagerly
sought at 1000 per acre. South
Dakota rs a big state, and the
portion west Of the river known
at one time as the great range
country, will eventually become
the richest and most productive
section of the state. Mr.. Cogan,
together with Geo 7. Jameson.
has given attention to the pos
sibilities i'm the western part of
the state for the past fifteen
years, and they are, perhaps,
the best posted and best inform
ed men i'm regard to the eOndi-
TONS and the future of that
country, and the benefit that
will eventually come to- the
mark etS and dist rib,,H,inO cantnro
Of the eastern part Of the state
than amy two men in South Da
kota. Eastern men, local peo-
pie and many from far away
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11
Opportunity For
StOCknlen
To Hear Prof. Howard R.
Smith on Beef Cattle
and the Dairy
Cow

Every farmer and stock man
n laakCm county should make
n effort to be in Phr'ip and at,
'rd the address Of Prof. III. X
Smith, of st. Paul, at the opera
rse next Saturday afternoon
November the 18th at two
o'clock 1t will not be our good
ortune to have so alf'e IA spcik
upon topics i'm wh,h we ave
J of us NitaFy int
VISIT us on many orca sens. cnd
his rare opportunity should
hot he neglected.
Prof Smith is the live stock
expert for the Great Northern
Railway and also for the First
Nati, nal Bank of st. Paul, is IA
former member of the faculty
Of the University of Nebraska.
and the present head of tine
department of animal husbandry
of the University Of Minnesota
AS writer along S1Ock lines he
has gained nation wide reputa-
tlon. and at the present time
his book profitable Stock
Feeding is being used as IA
text i'm large number of the
universities, agricultural colleges
and high schools of the United
States.
Among the variOus topics
which will I've discussed by Prof
Smith, which are particularly
applicable to this north -wesl
territory, will be, live stock aad
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11

its relation to the farm, products
from feeding animals milk pro-
duction, rearing calves on skim
milk, beef cattle, feeding yearl-
ing steers for beef fattening
steers, how to increase winter
milk production, alfalfa hay,
corn fodder, corn silage, summer
pasture for dairy cows, prairie
hay, sheep, hogs, horses and
other subjects with which we
are all familiar.
Come and hear this learned
man. of whose book profitable
Stock Feeding the great build-
er of the northwest, James j.
Hill, has said, a careful reading
of the book "Profitable Stock
Feeding convinces me that the
author has mastered the sub
ject in a practical manner, and
his advice wild help every farm
er to better work"
He will speak at the opera
hollsc next Saturday after
noon No admssHn charge. Como
and learn those things which
wll help YOU in your everyday
life.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11
PRESIDENT AND
BRYAN CLASH
Preparedness Program Opposed
by Eebraskam-Army and
Navy Now Biggest Expense
We Have

The most important national
political event since the resigna-
tom some months ago of Bryan
as secretary of state, is the de-
bate which commenced last week
between tie president and his
former secretary. on the subject
of further preparedness for de
TENSE. I'm this instance, we be
iieve tire Nebrask an to be abso-
lntely right.
We are already eXpending six
ty-five per cent Of our revenue
FOR army and navy purposes. Our
navy is second among all the ma
vies of the world We are guaran-
teed by the laws of geography
from "a great invasion, and the
present strength of our army is
sufficient for the policing work
which devolves upon it.
There are sinister Influences
back Of this preparedness cam
paim. Hundreds of our factories
have in the past year turned
their attention to the manufac-
ture Of war munitions, and score
of new plants have been erected.
Thousands Of men are employed
by these plants, most Of whom
We're emgagcd in other trades
previously. What will happen
to these plants and these men
after the war, when this line of
industry is no longer artificially
stimulated? The whole has been
welded into a secret and power
full organization for the purpose
Of fartherimg the preparedness
campaign. Success means that
the plants will pass to govern
ment ownership, and the men be-
come government employees, OBJ
Waiting the necessity for seek
ing other occupations.
Yes, Bryan is right in his
scoring Of the presidents pro-
posal. We have NO entangling al
liarccs with otler nations and
are related to them only by the
peaceful ties of commerce. We
are not facing an armed enemy.
As probable moderator in the
peace negotiations, when the
warning nations of Europe shall
cease their slaughtea1ng, as the
big brother to the other coun-
tries of this hemisphere, it i'll
becomes MS to aspire to gun.
toting.
The lessons of the past, az
we'll as those we are learning
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11
TURN CALLED ON
LEGISLATORS
Supreme Court, Ruling On Re-
real Of Richards Law, Gays
That Unlawful Use of Emer-
gpncy May te Set Aside.

The supreme court has declared
legal the repeal of the Richards
PRIMARY law by the last legisla-
tume. This feature of the de-
cisiCm is not received with any
great showing of regret On the
part of the people. They may, If
they want to, put the law back
On the statute books next year,
fM. ii is one Of the initiated
laws that rs submitted for their
consideration at the next gener-
al election.
But the supreme court has
handed down a prize package
that is far from being unwelcome
except to those who have resort
ed to- the practice which the
court now rules against. All Of
our legislatures have added the
emergency clause 10 enactmemts
that they did not wish to leave
open to the referendum, wheth-
er they were in fact emergent in
thear nature or not. Since state
hood 1929 laws have been enact
ed I'M the fifteen sessions of the
Legislature. From 80 to So per
cent have had the emergency
clause attached. OF course, the
number of special appropriation
b1ls passed IN each session in
fluenaed to a considerable extent
the use Of the clause, but there
has been numberless instances,
like the repeal Of the Richards
law, when it's use was unwarrant
ed and confessedsy for the sole
purpose of saving a measure
from the referendum. A total of
1898 or nearly Sc per cent have
been passed as emergency laws.
The supreme court now says
that upon proper showing Of the
illegal uee of the clause, in
connection with any measure,
the court may set aside that
portion of the law, and allow it
to 60 to the referendum 1t is ex-
pected that our legislatOrs will
now keep themselves Within
the constitutional limits, since
the people have been given the
right Of appeal. For the first
! time, the people of the state
have been given a decision re-
storing their rights under the
constitution, but denied them b.
iher misrepresentation, who
have wanton1y misused the
power placed N their hands.
| SfAu;nn nOtA hnOkn for aale
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11
Startles Democratic Court

Judge McGee and Clerk Of
Courts CAN'T were naturalizinH
foreigners yesterday and among
Others seeking citizenship wa6
Il Bulgarian. Both the judge and
clerk are democrats of known re-
liability. The applicant to JON
tire ranks populating the home
Of the brave and the land of tho
free was asked: "DO you belong
to or affiliate with any an
achistn or nihilistic Organiza-
tion or s,ciety?"
After think ing profoundly for
il moment the Bulgarian answer
ed: "No, sir. l always vote the
republicans ticket straight -
Rapid City journal.
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Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11

states are becoming interested
in the cheaper lands of the
country.
"All weM posted men agree,
said Mr.. Cogan, "that the Euro
pean war will cause a greatly
increased demand and general
advance in price for products of
Americas farms. Need Of
bread will find the way to get
grain from our farms to the
hungry nations. For many years
following such a war, European
nations must come to us for our
surplus food. Their agriculture
will he handicapped. as its labo,
must be done practically by wo-
men. old men and surviving SOL
.liers minus an eye. hand OF
foot. Although the war is a
curse upon civilization. it can't
help hut put this country far
ahead if we remain neutral.
Tire exports of wheat and flour
have already risen to extraOrdi-
nary proportions. We can spare
io5. 100000 bushels out Of this
wears crop without inconve-
nience. Over 30. .OOO. 900 pounds OF
wool were bought i'm the Boston
market alone, On an advancing
market. owing to war conditions.
One can hardly mention a neces
S,ty TO sustain life for which our
markets Will not be stimulated
~ foreign orders. America is
moboliz.ng i'm agriculture. Divi-
iCnds on stocks stop temporar-
lily Industrial securities are Of
ten shaken to their foundations,
but the great tide Of Americas
wealth for investment is pour
ing into the safer channel of real
estate and farm lands.
The next twelve months will
see the most earnest and lively
land seeking movement that it
has experienced for a genera
tion. With all the press of this
country. the government itself,
and every state appealing for
more farmers. has convinced the
thousands of landless people that
EARNING is good business to go
into. The newspapers reflect
the thought and opinion Of the
public. Every we'll informed per.
sen rs keen to this topic in its
lelatlcn to the high cost of liv-
ing. 1t makes millions think to
learn that in the last ten years
tie number of tenant farmers
increased twice as fast as the
number who farm their own land,
to learn that the movement,
Forward to the Land" is be-
coming more difficult on account
Of raising land values of land.
which doubled in the last TEN
Years; to learn that the higher
food prices are the penalty for
tie passing of farm lands into
the hands of fewe.' owners.
When we were boys the farmer
Continued on page four)
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11

How ELSE is A MAN or WOMAN TO Know
WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR STORE AND
WHEN YOU'VE GOT IT If YOU DON'T TELL
THEM? LIVERY WOMAN READS The ADS THAT
INTERESTS HER AND FROM THESE ADS SHE
MAKES UP HER MIND WHAT To BUY AND
WHERE To BUY 1T. Ism + 1T THEIR GCCD BU5I-
NESS POLICY To ADVER TISE YOUR BUSiNE5S9
ADVER II SING BUILDS BUSINESS ADVERTISE
IN THE PHILIP WEEKLY REVIEW
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-11-11

Stallion note books for sale
at the Review Af16ce.
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Continued on page 81
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-23

tension of educational facilities the particular the
agricultural puts
will educate their children away
occupies many
fcuty obtaining labor This, fully important
house in the field sections
adequate pressing may
be- and the result perpetual and heartbreakng catch
with the multitude of things that still
house Suggestions made therefore,
diversion of the of immigration
era the writer's
remedy they general improvement cond
tons brought about by increased knowledge the
simple heating, systems making country
life sufficiently attractive
noteworthy many correspondents confident
the make girls interested
10 i properly.
Such topics these belong distinctly
of activity The majority of the writer's directly
pcaon farming population
can larger profits from
their farms their
so far to think that the department
able conditions it will all power
wife The great majority wish the
include the field domestic course
has been done already will
tre 1t is however
ment has done and
benefit the most by it In these letters there instance
geons that bulletin be written subject
been already by department
familiar publications. they express
their neghbo cover
the distribution this information course appear
tusiasm with which point
letters contained in these bulletins encouragement
stimulus
has already DONE the bulletins contain addition
foonotes publications dealing
jects discussed
applied under the
titles Reports Nos 1O3 lO4 Secretary
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-23
WASTE
BOMBS TRYING TO
LOCATE HEADQUARTERS
(By Associated Press.J

PETRAGRAD, April 23.-The Ger
mans have been particularly active
lately with their aeroplanes to the
north of the Lower Vistula
One day recently, although there was
a heavy wind, fifteen German aero
planes made a serious attack upon an
isolated country house, where they
supposed, apparently from the informa-
tion of local spies, that the staff of
the Russian army was located. In the
course of the afternoon during their
repeated trips back and forth over the
property, no fewer than a hundred
bombs were dropped No serious dam
age was done, however
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-23
EVEN THE CIRCUS
FEELS]EFFECT WAR
MONKEY, LION, AND ELEPHANTS
ALL COST MORE NOW.
(By Associated ress.

LONDON, April 23-Baboons, sea-
lions, alligators, polar bears, and sim
liar animals have generally doubled in
price since the war began, according to
London dealers. If the war has not
succeeded in reducing England to ac-
tual hardship as far as food supplies
go, it has certainly played havoc with
the stocks of live seals, grizzlies,
lions and other foreign things in
fur and feather that inhabit the public
ZOOS of the big cities.
The scarcity in animals, it is ex-
planned, is due to the fact that none
are coming from Germany, which, up
to last autumn, had made herself the
international clearing house and gem
eral distributing center of wild live
stock for the whole of Europe. In this
trade, she had advantage in geograph-
cal situation which enabled her to sup
ply with equal ease purchasers in Rus
sia Italy, Austria, France or England.
The German banks, also, have always
been liberal in financing the big ami
NAL dealers, while in England, it has
sometimes been almost impossible for
men in this branch of trade to obtain
any considerable advances on their
stock in trade.
The United States, it is said, has OF
late years been the best customer for
wild animals. The number of monkeys
alone, sent to America in the course OF
a year, has generally exceeded 1000.
English dealers are making elaborate
plans for permanently annexing a large
share of the German trade in animals.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-23
GARDENS
ALONG TRENCHES
To HIDE LINES
(By Associated Press.)

HAVRE, April 23.-An ingenious use
of the arrival of Spring is being made
by gardeners in the trenches in the
chalk districts of France. 1t has al
ways been very difficult to conceal tn.
exact line of the trenches in this dis
trict, because the white chalk was laid
bare wherever the soil was disturbed.
The gardners are now being employed
to SOW the chalk ridges with mustard
and other small seeds. These seeds,
being very small, gather in the surface
of the chalk and quickly cover them
with vegetation.