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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Will Parr is on the sick list.
M. A. MedIer was in Ithaca, Mon
day.
John Borton was in Ithaca, Tues
day.
John stodderd left Monday for De
troit.
Benjamin Minded was in Toledo, re-
Gently.
f. NJ. Wood was in Grand Rapids,
recently
P. Taylor of Elwel was in the city
Saturday,
Roy Allen of Wheeler was in Alma,
Wednesday.
James Campbell was in Ithaca last
Wednesday.
X. L. Watkins of Jackson was in this
city, Monday.
J. A. Mann was in Ithaca on bust
ness, Tuesday.
T. f. TEAL of St. Louis was in this
city Saturday.
DR.. Erwin was in Lansing, few
days last week.
George Brown of Ithaca was in
Alma, Monday.
Archie Memp of st. Louis was in
town Saturday
Julia jolly of Wheeler was in this
city, Wednesday.
B. f. Hanna of st. Louis, was in
Alma, Saturday.
Fern Rual visited relatives at
Elsie, last week.
Mrs. Vene White of st. Louis was
in Alma. Monday.
Mr. S. Birch of Breckenridge was
in town Monday
Charles Goggins was in Ithaca on
business, Monday.
Daniel linn was in Riverdale on bus
mess, last Saturday.
John Backman of Breckenridge was
in this city, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Mum of Riverdale
visited here, Saturday.
Lena Bollinger visited her parents
at Vestaburg, Sunday.
c. l.. Hicks and sons spent Sunday
with Benjamin Gorsuch.
Harvey Halford transacted business
in Riverdale, Saturday.
Attorney Romano Clark of st. Louis
was in town, Saturday.
c. p. Aldrich of st. Louis was an
Alma visitor Wednesday.
+. c. Patten spent the week end
with family at Durand.
Frank Boyd made business trip
to Breckenridge, Monday.
Mrs. John Young of Riverdale, was
an Alma visitor, Tuesday.
Alvia Wilson of Shepherd was in
Alma on business, Monday.
Mrs. ID. Brown and son, Lloyd are
visiting relatives in Ionia.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Plank, February 4.
w. w. Webb of Lansing, was in
Alma on business, Monday.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Perry, January 20.
John Eastlick of Wheeler was in
town Saturday on business.
Miss Bertha Ruffner of Mcbride
spent Monday in Ann Arbor.
DR.. Mclaughlin of Elwell, spent
Sunday with w. ID. Strong.
Miss Alma Smith of Owosso was
in town on business, Monday.
Louie Hosel of St. Louis was the
guest of Leo Henery, Monday.
Mrs. F. Carmicon of st. Louis, was
in Alma on business, Monday.
A boy was born TO Mr. and Mrs
] Ralph Ferdon, January 30.
DR.. j. l.. Bender of Bannister was in
this city for dav last week.
Miss Lillian Gould spent Sunday
with parents at Breckenridge.
Mrs. Alfred LOCKER of Riverdale
was an Alma visitor, Saturday.
Floyd Mcintosh of Wheeler was in
the city last week, Wednesday.
Elmer Francis of Mt. Pleasant was
in Alma on business, last Friday.
Daniel Zion was the guest Of F.
Bollinger of Vestaburg, Tuesday.
Ladies wishing to have switches
made from combings can leave same
at Mrs. Gaffney's. 1S74tl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-11

Mrs. Cora b. Fatty of Mt. Pleasant
was in Alma on bueiness, Monday
The storm the past week did i'm
mense damage to the fruit trees and
telephone lines through this section.
Mrs. Ruth Clark returned to her
home in Pompeii after a very pleasant
visit with Mrs Fraker of this city.
Otto Eggleston moved to Stanton
last week where he will be in the
real estate business with Mr.. Lippert.
Miss Mable Griffith and Lottie
Blake were the guests of Mrs. Charles
Green of Riverdale, Monday evening
Mrs. Henry Fuller of Ithaca return
ed to her home Monday after a pleas
ant visit with her daughter, Mrs. Pea
cock.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Church of Christ will sell baked goods,
Saturday, February - at L. R. .Rath-
ers grocery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Skinner who
have been visiting relatives here the
past few weeks, returned to their home
in Chicago, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Thompson re-
turned to their home in Saginaw, Mon
day, after a pleasant visit of two
weeks with Mrs. +. j. Miner.
Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney left Wednes-
day to attend the millinery openings
at Chicago and Cleveland and to pur-
chase goods for her spring opening.
The w. r. c. Thimble Club will
hold an all day meeting with a pot
luck dinner at the home of Mrs. Row
ley, Woodwork Avenue, Tuesday,
February 10th.
Miss Laura Brown spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. A. NJ.
Brown, returning Monday to resume
her duties as a teacher in the Traverse
City high school.
LADIES-Mrs. Anna Ravlin will be
in your city, a few days with a
fine line of hair switches. Facial
and scalp messages a speciality.
1921
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-11

The Alma Benevolent circle met
Wednesday afternoon, February 10th,
at the home Of Mrs. Charles Ward on
West Superior street. A large number
were present at the meeting.
Modern Woodmen of America will
sell their piano which was slightly
injured at the recent fire. The piano
will be sold to the highest bidder Fri
day. February II. Inquire at Luchini's
Fruit store. lS74tl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
Kansas Woman EelDless

Lawrence, kas.-Mr. j. f. Store OF
this city. says. My wife suffered for
ten years from wonanly troubles, dur
ing two years of which she was total
" helpless, She was examined by
many physicians, some of whom gave
her up to die. Finally she began 20
take Cardui. and since then has great
~ improved in health. The tonic,
STRENGTHENING. and restorative effects
OF Cardui, the woman's tonic, on tb :
womanlv constitution. are the m1st
valuable qualities OF this popular med
icine. Cardui acts specifically on The
womanly constitution. Half q cen.
tury OF success proves that Cardui
will do all that is claimed for it. Try
it for your trouble.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
Buffalo gill COMING.


Buffalo Bill Is coming to town soon,
as the chief feature of the Sells-Floto
Circus and Buffalo Bills Original Wild
West, which is to be here Friday, Aug.
s. And with Buffalo Bill will come
also many good story Of the older
days in the west.
And If anyone should know those
days, Col William Frederick Cody
Buffalo BID should know them. He
lived them long enough. Scout, plains
man, pony express rider, brigadier
general-he served in every possible
office there was in the younger days,
even to the position of justice Of the
peace and the third man in more than
one marriage.
Marriages? ?" he asked recently, in
a storytelling vein. ''Of course Why
not? rye shot Indjuns and guided
troops and blazed trails. Don't see
why I shouldn't perform marriage
ceremonies. But I'll not forget the
first one. I was justice of the peace
then, with hardly anything to do but
to look out for boss stealers and boot
leggers on the reservation. One day
man and a woman came In and said
they wanted to get married. 1t fab
bergasted me. but had to go through
with IL. LOOKED hi around Ile plaSo
and couldn't find any Bible. Found
an old third reader though, and so I
picked it up and opened it to where 1t
said something about the birds twit-
tering in the springtime or something
like that. Don't make much differ
ence though. wasn't going to read
1t anyway.
"'Jim,' said, do YOU take this
woman for your welded wife?"
Fletcher neck he said.
Maggie I asked, do you want
Jim to carry in the cordwood and
hustle vittles for you as long as you
live?'
"'Yessir, ledge Cody, said Maggie.
"'Then kiss her. Jim. She's your
wife. Whom God and Buffalo Bill hath
joined together let no man put asun-
der. Two dollars and invite the jedge
to the wedding supper"
"And I guess it worked a lot bet
ter than lot of these new tangled
weddings" the colonel laughed. "They
were still happy the last time l saw
them-and 1t had been thirty years
since the wedding. -Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
MEMORIAL FOR
GENERAL WEAVER
Bloomfield People Purchase the Weav-
er Home for Park-Bryan
to Speak.

General James b. Weaver was the
most distinguished citizen Of Davis
county, and the people of that county
have purchased his old home, a tract
comprising several acres almost in the
heart Of the city and will maintain it
as a public park to be known as Wea '
Ter park as memorial to the soldier,
statesman and reformer.
The dedication occurs August 1S,
and Hon. w. ]. Bryan will deliver the
memorial address. Old comrades and
old friends of the general in the sixth
district are expected to attend the
dedication ceremonies, and Bloomfield
is preparing to welcome the largest
crowd of people in its history.
General Weaver was reared on a
farm near Bloomfield, began the prac-
tice of law in that city, rose to the
rank Of general by faithful service in
the civil war, represented the sixth
district in congress three terms and
was the peoples party candidate for
million votes and the electoral vote
Of number Of states.
He was an orator Of great ability,
and more patriot than politician. The
home he erected forty years ago
stands in the center Of the park. is
well preserved and will be used as a
civic center. It is surrounded by the
natural oaks, elms and other trees in
digenous to the locality and the rlace
is one Of the beauty spots in Bloom
field
The movement to preserve it as a
park was entirely non-partisan-and
in fact it could not be otherwise as
General Weaver had affiliated with the
republican party during the civil war
and until somewhere in the 70's. thea
with the greenback and populist par
ty and after 1900 with the democratic
party. In the last few years Of his
life he considered abolishing the
liquor traffic of paramount Importance
to all other questions, having been
opposed to it throughout all of his
life 1t may be truthfully said Of him
that no matter what political party
had his support be was at all times
advocating the things he believed to
be best for the nation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
BLACK HANDLERS
ESCAPED POLICE
Demand $4,000 from Wealthy Woman
Who Notified the Authori-
ties

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MINNF'APOI is. Mimi, Aug 4.-The
police today were unable to obtain anv
clue to the black-handers who last
night escaped under a shower Of bull
let's. after an unsuccessful attempt to
reach Mrs Harold Lee Judd formerly
Mrs. Charles Gates, with blackmail
letter.
The bandits called at the Naegele
home. who lives near the Judd house.
evidently mistakine the residence for
that of their Intended victim While
one kept watch. the other rang the
bell and handed the maid a card,
which read: "Will you kindly give me
an interview regarding the matter.
ResDectfully."
There was no signature. The maid
refused to talk to the men and closed
the door Mr.. Naegele called the po-
lice and officers responding immedi-
ately saw two men hiding behind the
srubbery in the rear of the residence
The would-he extortionists leaped over
high board fence and ESCAPED de-
spite the fact that both policemen
en- ptied their revolvers at them.
Two weeks ago Mrs. Judd received
a letter demanding that $4,000 be
placed under a log at Yale and Spruce
Place. The streets do not intersect
A week later, the writer, evidently
realizing he had made a mistake. sent
q second letter and corrected the ad-
dress A maid was sent to the spot
with package of bills while officers
hid in the vicinity.
A man eventually appeared and
started for the log. At the same mo-
ment an automobile drove uD at a
nearby store and stopped with a loud
explosion from the exhaust The man
hed and the police failed to overtake
him.
The man who handed the note to
the maid at the Naegele home last
night wore false beard Mrs Judd's
fortune. all left her bv the lste Mr..
Gates is estimated at s10,00o,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
WORK IS STARTED
ON K. p. BUILDING
keIlastone Coating Will Be Given
Temple at Fifth and BIon-
deau Streets.

Work was started today on the re-
surfacing of the knights Of Pythias
building at Fifth and Blondeau
streets. The building will be treated
with coat of kellastone, prepara-
ton which makes coating which
looks like granite. The building is to
be treated from cornice to grounS
with this preparation and will present
a very handsome Appearance when It
is completed.
The board Of trustees will also re-
decorate the building and there will
be some changes made in the kitchen
arrangements, probably, while tho
work Is being done.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.
WILL co TO CAMP
WIN Erjoy Ten Days Of Happy Out
ing Whether Association
Member or Not.

The members of tho junior depart
ment of the Y NJ. G q will go to
camp for the ten days from August
10 to the goth. This promises to be
one Of the biggest and best times at
the Y camp this season. The camp
has been used quito generally by the
boys and older fellows all summer.
The ten days from the tenth to the
twentieth will be reserved exclusive
" for the younger boys and many Of
them are looking forward to it as one
OF the best times during the sum-
ner vacation. The days will be
crowded with many events such as
athletic and swimming meets in ad-
dition to the many games and hikes
that mako the summer camp so in
teresting.
The cost to the boys has been cut
down as low as possible and t,>e only
charge that will be made is for meals
which is $500 for the ten days. Ev-
cry boy that expects to go must reg
lister at the Y. NJ. c. A. and he must
have his name in before Saturday
evening Of this week.
Announcements of this camp have
been sent to all the members of the
Junior department of the association
and they in turn have been requested
to tell their friends about it. Any boy
who is twelve years of age may go
and it does not matter whether he is
a member of the association.
Arrangements have beer made
with Mr.. Rehmeier. the photographer
to show some lantern slides on the
building opposite his studio on Sat
urday evening. These slides will be
made from pictures taken at the Y
camp and some other pictures of the
many activities conducted by the
association. This exhibition will be
of interest to all who can witness it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
POWDER IN SHOES
AS WELL AS GUNS
Foot.Ease to Be Added TO Equipment
of kospital Corps at Fort WaYne

Under the above heading the De-
troit Free Press, among other things
says: 1.-THE theory is that soldiers
whose feet are in good condition can
walk further and faster than soldiers
who have corns and bunions incased
in rawhide.
THE Governments foot powder or
der Is regarded as the last word in
the scientific QUILTING of the defend
ers Of the flag"
The English, French and Allied
Troops constantly make use Of Aliens
Foot-Ease. 1t takes the friction from
the shoe and rests the feet. This foot
powder, shaken into the shoes of SOL
diers, has long been in use in the Ger
man army, and Uncle Sans adoption
of this form of treating and easing
the feet, emphasizes the testimony of
the millions of people the world over,
who are shaking Aliens Foot-Ease,
the antiseptic powder, into their shoes
and using it in the foot bath, as the
only practical and lasting treatment
for easing and absolutely preventing
sore feet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
II Comes Easy and Goes Easy.

Fairfield Ledger: If the Iowa peo-
pie who have been buying wheat
lands in Texas and Canada, farm
lands in the arid west and orange
groves in California and Florida with
money made\in Iowa had invested in
Iowa lands the state and the individu-
ais would both be better off. But
when money comes easy, as it does
in Iowa lands, it goes easy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
The Way to Take is to Take.

ROME, (by mail.)-Almost all des-
patches from the front tell Of the
prowess Of General Cadorna and his
troops The following incident is typi-
CAL After the Italians had stormed
PLAYA for some hours with artillery,
Cadorpa called one of his generals
and sad, II want PLAYA taken by eight
o'clock"
PLAYA was IN Italian hands at 7:45.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
Malaria a Blood Trouble
S. S. S. Conquers 1t!
S. S. S. Has Been .he Standard Ma aria KEN 10y Tor
SO Years Relieves Malaria bv Cleansing the Blood

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Maara mutiple
The blood ouries You @ The
complexion coated In order ~
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04

tons. l had falntlng spells, pioated,
and could hardly stand the pain in my
left side. My husband insisted that I
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and am so thankful did,
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long walks. Inever fail to praise Lydia
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1900 West Broadway, Louisville, KY.
Since we guarantee that all testimo-
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
chiIIicothe Cut OF.

Communication with Chillicothe by
telephone is cut off. Efforts to reach
that place both Monday afternoon and
today have been fruitless. The rail
roads however, report conditions there
about the same as at Eddyville. The
waters seemed to reach their crest
Sunday evening or early Monday morn
ing and have since been falling al
though the drop was quite slow Mon
day. Travel between Chillicothe an
Kirkville Station is by boat only and
outlets from the town to the west AMI
east are also cut off on account of the
river being over the highways and
roads leading in those directions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04

Under cavalry patrol, the Mexicam
raided sections near here were quiet
early today. The raiders who yester,
day killed one u. S. private. apparent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
Hiah at Ronaparte.

The Bonaparte Record says: At this
time the Des Moines is steadily rising
and is assuming threatening proper
tons. The signal service predicts
showers for today. If these are gen.
eral throughout the state. there will
be much damage to crops on the bot
tom farms.
The rain Monday gave the finishing
touch to the oat crop not yet harvest
ed. Wheat is growing in the shock.
The small grain outlook is surely very
discoura ging.
The river rose several inches Mon
day night and Is now higher than 1t
has been this season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Louisville, KY think II more suf-
fering women would take Lydia E.

|Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound they
would enjoy better
health. . ! suffered
from q female trou-
BILE, and the doctors
decided I h q d q
humorous grow tn
and would have to
be operated upon,
but I refused as / do
not believe in opera
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
standstili at keosauqua.

At noon today the river was on
standstill at Keosauqua. It rose all
night but the action was very slow.
Lowlands are flooded near there and
it Is hard for farmers in that vicinity
to estimate their losses although all of
those who had small grain and garden
truck planted near the river have had
their products swept away.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04

Quiet Along the Border.
United Press Leased Wire Service !
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. A.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
AUTO TAX FUND
IS DISTRIBUTED
Second Apportionment Of Auto Regis
tration Fund for 1915 Has
Been Commenced by
state Treasurer.
LEE IS TO GET 1885
Each Township is Given $225-N'ne'
~ per Cent Of Tax Will be Dis
trihuted Following Road
Law Fight.

The state treasurer Is preparing 10
make the second apportioument of the
state automobile registration fund FOR
! 1915 The division will be in accord
ance with the new law, which gives
the counties 80 percent Of the auto
fees collected, instead OF So percent,
as under the old law. The counties
will receive s413,730.
The distribution will be on the
basis Of 1855 per township. Lee coun-
itv having Is townships, will receive
S2.375
! The law provides that the fees re-
ceived by the state from the auto
registration be divided twice each
year-on April / and on August l.
/ Last April the state treasurer distrfb-
uted s693,346 among the counties on
the basis Of $42 per township Trt,
amount to be sent out on the August
II distribution will be s419730-mak-
| ing a total of s1,113,076 for the year.
! To be Used in Road Work.
! The year for the collection of auto
/ fees ends July 81, 1915. The total
{ sum distributed in the year just clos
ing was s1,113,076. The previous year
/ the distribution was s791.257. This
shows net gain OF $3z1 ,s19.
In August, 1914, the distribution
was made on basis of $40 per
township This year the rate is $255
per township-an Increase of s115.
There are 1,646 townships in the
state. Cedar county has increased
one township and Cerro Gordo county
has added two townships since last
spring their share Of the auto
fund will be larger than before.
Result Of Road Law Fight.
AS the result Of the road fight In
the last legislature. the general as
sembly amended the law so that 90
percent of the automobile fees re-
ceived will be distributed The re-
naming 10 percent will be used to
pay the expenses of the registration
department and the state highway
commission. An attempt was made
to change the system OF distribution,
but 1t was not successful. The IN
surgents attempted to get good
share Of the funds for the cities, but
they failed also.
The total fees collected by the auto
mobile department from January l.,
1915, to August I amounted to 81 ,055,-
70S. This is for the registration of
131 900 cars. This is an Increase Of
$4,000 cars, compared with the regis
tration up to the same date Of 1914.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04

Keokuk and Des MONIES lines are soft
land necessitate slow running.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04
TRAIN SERVICE IS CRIPPLED
AS RESULT Of HIGH WATER

Des Moines. He said that the little
Coon was on terrible rampage, and
that it was doing considerable damage
up there. The rise in this river has
not struck the lower river yet, he
said, but would within short time.
when some additional damage might
be looked for.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-04

More Trouble on Way.
"A travelling man from Des Moines.
who was in Keokuk last night said
mat there was a rise due here from
the Raccoon river. the little stream
which empties into the Des Moines at