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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
WILL PUSH SUIT
AGAINST G. B. & o,
Southern Iowa Said to Be Ready to
Start Further Action Regarding
kuk-Shenandoah Line.

With threats Of the Burlington
route to withdraw one of the passen-
ger. trains on the X. e W. branch,
running from Keokuk to Shenandoah,
the commercial clubs of the cities
along that line have become active
again in pushing the proposed suit
against the Burlington for alleged vio-
lations Of the Sherman antitrust law
in having five parallel lines across the
state Of Iowa, says the Register and
Leader.
Earl Ferguson, attorney for the
commercial interests. was in Des
Moines yesterday to urge Claude
Porter, United States district attor-
ney to file with the department Of
justice at Washington, the complaint
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12

Always Full Weight
Columbia State: A peck of trouble
5 one thing that is mighty seldom
short weight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
If the Iowans against the Burlington

of the Iowans against the Burlington
with a request that suit be at once
brought in the federal court under
the Sherman act.
The trouble on the Keokuk &
Western branch opened a year ago,
when the Burlington took off one Of
its passenger trains. Complaint was
liled and steps Were taken by the
people affected to compel the Burling-
ton to sell the branch. This was in
the hope that some other company
would take over the property and
give better service. Col. D. J. Palmer,
state railroad commissioner. went to
Chicago and induced the Burlington
to restore the train on the Kaokuk
branch Therefore the proposed pros
ecution was permitted to sleep.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
Hamilton Gate CITY
Hamilton, ILL.,, March IL.

The P. e. o. chapter held its al
nual meeting Tuesday afternoon,
March 9, at the home OF Mrs. Esteila
Agnew, Miss Nina Robinson, the pres
ident, presiding. The election OF Off
GERS resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. Estella Agnew.
Vice president Mrs. Mary Hosford.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Rather
inc Cochran.
Corresponding secretary Mrs. Efiie
Joiidon.
Treasurer-Mrs. Minnie Williams.
Chaplain-Miss Nina Robinson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
Finishing Touches Are Being Made
to Entries in Display Contest
Which is Held
Tomorrow.
MORE GET INTO CONTEST
Two More Entrants Are Received
Judges Will Start Out at Three
O'clock, Following,
Conference.

Two more entries have been record
ed for the first window display con-
test which will be held tomorrow. The
entrants are Smith Brothers, and the
Keokuk Cigar Makers, who will have
a window in the City drug store. This
brings the total close to a half hun
dred merchants who are going to try
for the prizes offered.
The store windows along Main
street today were showing curtains IN
one or both windows. There were
evidences of extreme activity behind
these curtains, while the white pla-
cards in the window announced that
the window was entered in the con-
test. Practically all of the windows
will be opened tomorrow morning, and
all must be open before o'clock IN
the afternoon. Some of the windows
are now all ready.
Some OF the merchants have been
lat work for the last week on their
windows, and there are bound to be
some surprises when the curtains are
lifted. The decorations are all be.
ing made by the clerks or firm mem
bers who always do the decorating.
meeting of the three judges and
the window contest committee will be
,held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
in the Office Of the Industrial associa-
ton. This meeting will be for the
purpose Of giving the final instruc-
tions to the judges OF the contest.
The judges will start out immediate.
Ily following the meeting.
In order to improve the general ap-
pearance of Main street the officers Of
az oi 1aoo do
visions to have it either flushed or
Isprinkled this evening or tomorrow
morning, depending upon the condition
of the weather. SO many of the store
fronts have been cleaned up that
appearance of the whole will show 9
noon.
Where to See Them.
There is considerable interest being
manifest in the contest, and several
requests have been made that the list
of those entered be reproduced III
order that people may have it for ref
erence tomorrow. The list of entries
follows:
Smith Bros, Keokuk Cigar Makers,
Ayres & Chapman, C. S. Abel, SAM
tary Dairy Products Co., Duncan-Schell
Furniture Co., The Rose, Ed. C. We.s.
man, Winger Bros, f. S. Piggott, j.
Renaud's Son, Wilkinson & Co., N. S.
Lowitz, Burke Bros, Central Dry
Goods Co., Home Tea Co., Security
State bank, Smith Hardware Co.,
Swiss cleaners, Schoutens bakery,
George S. Merriam, e. l.. Kruse,
M Observation-Disclosures, Peterson Bros,
Scott & O'Reilly, A. Weber Co., Lin
|quist Bros, Eenner Tea Co., Keokuk
Electric Co., McGrath Bros, M. Younk-
err We'll & Co., Royal Cloak Co., Bau--
Mullarky Co.. Ewers-McCarthy Co
Sullivan & Auwerda, Woolworth &
Co, Consumers Wholesale Supply Co.,
Cdell's, f. H. Jones & Co., Seibeit
Cigar store, Elite & PRAISE, Schell
Demple Furniture Co., Standard Elec-
trio Co., J. NJ. Huiskamp & Son, G. NJ.
Owens, Oak Hall candy store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
Guard-Mrs. Ada Rayburn.

Guard-Mrs. Ada Rayburn.
Journalist-Mrs Mabel Waggoner.
Mrs. Estella Agnew and Mrs. Min
lie Williams are the delegates to the
Illinois grand chapter convention to
be held in Woodhill in April, and
Miss Valentine Dadant and Mrs.
Mary Hosford are the alternates.
Marguerite Miller, little daughter of
Or. and Mrs. Miller, died Wednesday
about p. NJ. Private funeral 10 a.
M, Friday Public memorial services
at Bethel church Sunday, 10 a. m.
Mildred Thompson Is reported as
improving.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
CLEARS BLoTcHY SKIN

Try resinol soap for a week. You
will be surprised to see how it clears
and freshens your complexion, even in
that short time. Used for the sham
poo, it removes dandruff and keeps the
hair live, rich and lustrous. This is
because it contains the soothing, heal
ing resinol medication.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
McGoorty to Challenge Smith.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, March 12.-Eddie Nc
Goorty, Oshkosh scrapper. announced
today that he will challenge Gunboat
Smith if the latter whips Jack Dillon
in Milwaukee next week MCGoorty
said he was willing to give away ten
or fifteen pounds tn Smith
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
Arc certain to Get Relief.

Mr.. Collins said that one Of the
two plans advanced by the committee
is practically certain to be adopted
by the legislature so that the relief
sought will be provided. However, lie
said he did not believe any provision
would be made for the amount of
money that will be lost to the cities
this year through the closing of the
saloons since the law to be passed is
not likely to be made effective until
the city year following the present one,
and beginning April first, 1916. keo-
kuk will lose this year $1,000 on this
account, to its general fund with no
way to make UP this loss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
RAILROAD DAMAGE
SUIT IS SETTLED
Claim for Damages Against Santa Fe
10 Dismissed on Payment

In the district court yesterday the
suit of J. L. Brown, administrator, VS..
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad was settled. The plaintiff
will recover damages to the amount
Of 5000, according to the Judgment
entry which was made in this case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12
City Commissioners Attended Lesisla-
tive Committee Meeting Of Iowa
League Of Munich
palities.
TWO PLANS PROPOSED
Either Plan for Relief Of General
Fund Embarrassment
VIII Satisfy the City
Officials.

Commissioner j. A. NJ. Collins re-
turned last night from Des Moines,
where he attended the meetings Of
the legislative committee of the Iowa
League of Municipalities. The meet
ings were called for the purpose OF
forming bill to introduce in the leg
islature that will provide relief for
those cities which otherwise would be
hampered by the loss Of revenue TO
the general fund when the saloons are
CLOSED at the end OF the present year.
Practically the same conditions as
in Keokuk, exist in all the river cities
and in the larger cities of the state in
respect to the finances, Mr.. Collins
said, and most of these cities had rep
meetings. The sentiment regarding
in these cities.
Two Plans Are Suggested.
The committee decided upon two
plans for the bills to be introduced.
One was to allow the cities to assess
not to exceed As mill tax, this
amount to be distributed in the var
ious funds according to their needs
by the city governments. The other
plan is to allow an assessment of not
to exceed "a mills for the general
fund
Either one of these plans will serve
the purpose desired, Mr.. Collins said,
and will be satisfactory to the city Of
hcials. The first plan, however, is
most favored. Under the present laws
maximum number of mills for each
fund is provided for in all cities of
the state, irrespective OF the fact that
their needs often are widely different.
For example, three mills is the max-
imum assessment that may be mace
for the grading fund. This applies to
all cities whether they be situated in
a level country where little or no
grading is necessary or whether they
are in a hilly country. The officials
believe on this account, that the city
governments should be allowed to ex-
ercise greater jurisdiction in the
amounts that may be apportioned to
the various funds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-12

ton of the beautiful story for linn
tied tour this season, will give thea
tre-goers here an opportunity to see
the biggest comedy hit of modern
years while it is still at the zenith of
its fame and Observation-Disclosures
ment.
The Daddy Long Legs" company
comes to the Grand tonight direct
from Des Moines where Henry Miller
and Renee Kelley were given an en-
thusiastic welcome. The Register and
Leader concludes a fayorabl criti-
cism as follows:
All those who liked "Peg O. My
Heart will like Daddy Long-Legs"
It leaves good taste in the mouth
after the performance, but although
it's a good taste, it's a bit efferves-
cent and will hardly last the theater-
goer until morning. But the memory
of Mr.. Miller and Miss Kelly and
their acting will linger The other
members of the cast have character
parts in the main, but not one Of
them is poorly acted. Mr. Miller's
supporting company is excellent.
"A Pair Of Skies"
Wherever this play has been given
the comment has been enthusiastically
favorable. 1t is said ito be the fun
niest comedy drama yet produced and
Grand theatre goers will surely get a
big laugh next Monday evening. The
play has been running in the larger
cities for years and its pulling power
was felt to the extent that 1t could
run month after month tc capacity
houses. The company that comes to
the Grand Monday evening will de-
light you-Advertisement.
orpheum Pieases.
Crowded houses at each perform
ance OF 1.-The Master Key" last night.
1t is easy to be seen that the man
agement of the Orpheum are pleasing
the people. The orchestra playing the
latest selections is another big fea-
ture that the patrons enjoy.
Tonight's bill includes "The Mil
lionaire Engineer" a spectacular
drama with King Baggot in the lead
ing role; 1.-The Lure Of the West an
Eclair western drama IN two parts is
another feature picture. Tomorrow,
"The Mystery Woman" a great play
of the west, and "The Butchers
Bride" an LrKo comedy. Don't miss
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
Narrer Excape for Sine

Slime Winslow had a narrer excape
from takin long journey into the Val
ley of the Shadder last Tuesday as fol-
lers:
Slime was jest a going to give his
two yr old bay colt a forkful of hay
when all to onct he seen rat runnin
along a stringer overhead, so Slime
dropped the hay and hauled off and
struck at the rat, missing the rat and
hittin the colt awful wallop on the
rnmp.
Ranse thinks that the colt thort he
done it purpose becuz then the colt
hauled off with his hind heels and
kicked at Ranse as hard as it could kick.
Ranse says that one hoof jest mist his
right ear by the frackshion of a inch
and that the other hoof mist his left
ear by the same distance. Before the
colt could kick again Ranse jumpt outen
harms way but he says that his nees
got weak under him when he thort of
how neer he come to havin his brains
kickt out.
The rat excaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
it wouldn't grow out long enuff by next
winter to keep his head warm.
VOX POPULI.
FOX'S RIDGE

Everythink is quiet and peaceful on
the Ridge at the present writing, but
/ nobuddy can tell when somethink ex-
sitting will happen, stitch as birth or
skandal or sometnink like that
Old man Witherspoon amt feeling
very we'll lately and sticks purity clost
to the house most of the time. He
says he thinks its general ability ails
him.
Ljge Peterson has sold his seckond
hand corn shelter and has bought his
self new suit with the perceeds.
Miss Emily Winters is at present
walking out with Sam Wilson every
Sunday and keeping company with him
every Saturday evg according to the
light in the parler. These things con-
siderd we persoom Emily has thrown
over Rufe Atkins. Has she, RUFF?
Mel West has felon on his thumb
which his wife says she hopes will
soon git well, being as with that felon
on him Mel is as cross as a bear and
amt give her kind or gentle word
for moren a wk.
Hen Whitt1eby got too mulch hard
cider at Al Hoovers barn raisin last
wk which renderd him horse de COM
bat to stitch a extent that when the
raisin was over Al had to haul him
home. Al was good cal disguised and
said it was bad enuff to have a person
drink up your hard cider and git full
so they couldn't help you raise your
barn tinbers, without havin to haul EN-
home into the bargain.
These is about all the news we can
think of at the present writin but per-
haps something more important will
happen by next wk. jim DANDY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
Births

Up to the hour of going to press
there is no births in our midst to re-
cord in this ishue, but we have strong
hopes to being able to nounce ad-
dishion to a certain fambily in Bing-
Vile by next wk.
We held off going to press with this
ishue of the Boog1e until the last min
nit in the hopes that this contemplated
VISIT of the Stork to which we have
allooded would materialise, but it
diddent.
We have knowd for some time that
stitch was the case becuz events of this
nachure allus in some manner or other
casts their shadders before, as we might
say fggeratively.
To go into emmy further details of
this matter at the present writing would
be prematoor Sufficeth to say watch
next wks Boogle and you will be in
formed on the subjeckt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
FIRE DEPT EDDYTORIUL

There was speshia1 called nts
of Bingvil1e citizens in the Towr
Hall last Thursday evg to discus:
the perprietty of Improving tn,
Fire Dept of Bingville in some
manner or tother if possibi1.
The mtg was cald to order by
Cyrus Hoskins chairman of the
Bingville Board of Trade who
made a short speesch to the eff
feckt of what the mtg had been
called for namely to discuss ways
& means of improving the Fire
Dept which Cy askt what was they
a going to do about it if ennythink,
then he set down.
Arioch Perkins riz UP and said
that the Fire Dept of Bingville
was a disgrase to the town being
as it consisted at the present time
of only six water pals in the base
ment of the Town Hall four of
which had been lost strayd or stole
and tother two pals had went to
slaves and leakd like cupple of
sives and that if a turrible holly
cost was to break out in Bingville
the hull blamed town would like as
not be burnt to the ground and
become a total loss with no in
shoorants! Then Arioch set down.
Lem Brown Our expert carpenter
next spoke. Lem said that Arioch
had crittycised the B. F. D.
but that he haddent offerd emmy
remedy for same. Lem said emmy
blame fool fool could crittycize but
| it took smart man to think up a
remedy Then Lem sujjested a
remedy as folders:
Let the town of Bingvi1le pur-
chase a horse, also duzzen new
pals and a Vaughn, even if Bing-
vile had to ishue bonds to do so.
Lem said the horse would be
town property and could be KEEP in
the shed back of the Town Hall
and the Vaughn also and when a
fire broke out then the horse could
be hitched up quick to the Vaughn
and drive with the water pals to
the scene of the conflagrashion as
fast as the horse could run thus
saving a lot of time. Then Lem
set down.
Next Jason Tucker, Cheef of
the Fire Dept got to his feet. Jase
said he thort Lens sujjestshion
was a awful good one and as cheef
of the Fire Department he (Jase)
would volunteer to drive the horse
to the fire even at the risk of his
own life being as he was used to
doing that as a brave fireman
lighting fires which had broke out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
cut off long before If he had only OF
had the curridge.
Personal SquibS

Mrs. Hez Andrews baked batch of
whole wheat bread last Saturday, but
she thinks she overbal<ed it leetle mite
because it was hardern a stone, and
when Hez went to take a bite of the
crust he split his upper set clean acrost
and his teeth dropt outen his mouth in
two pieces Hez says he don't calkilate
he desires emmy more whole wheat
bread of this descripshion.
We desire to call attenshion to the
fackt agin that folks continues to dump
their rubbish ct cettery into the town
well on the publick square. This ort
to cease at onct. If it don't the waiter
wont be fit to drink. 1t amt fit to drink
now for that rratter.
II ennybuddy or emmy of our sub
scribers happens to have a copy of the
Boogle of Aug. a, 1876, we wisht they
would donate same to us being as tother
day when we was examining Our files
we was panied to discover that the copy
of the Bugle of the above date is miss
ing. To whoever will furnish us with
copy of this Bugle we will reward
them with our heartfelt thanks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
Awful Disgrase for Heck

Heck Piper from down Snake Bend
way driv a new horse he purchased re-
cent into Bingville tother day jest to
show it off to the inhabitants we per
SOON. Heck come drivin down street
licketty split, rared back in the buggy
seat and proudern Lucifer, and when
he got to Hen Weathersbys store where
there was a crowd of our most respeckt-
ed citizens settin in the shade of the
front PLACER discussin the current top
icks Of the day and snokin Heck pulled
Up and ho1lerd "Whoa," until he could
be heerd all over Bingville.
Heck went into the store and pur-
chased five cents worth of seegars then
he got into the buggy and clucked to
the horse, but the horse wouldent move
inch-the horse had baked. When
Heck struck the horse with the whip
it up with its heels and split the dash
board of the buggy in twol Heck got
out and tried to lead the horse, but it
jest laid its ears back and wouldn't
bulge By this time everybody was
gigglin and latin at Heck, who was
cussin soft and perspirin very free.
Suddintly as Hecks back was turnd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
Country Correspondence
SLAB CITY.

Mrs. Jernina Peppers is on the sick
list owing to one of her reglar bilious
spells and sufferd turrible with a head
axe whilst it lasted but is better at this
writing being as she TUX calomile and
is able to be up and around.
Jaspar Tarbe1l whilst leanin over a
fence smokin his pipe and watchin his
corn sprout last Sunday morning got
a awful surprise when his old ram
sheep butted him from behint without
no warning whatever strikln Jasp with
SIGH Whence that it nearly broke him in
two and the fence also. Jasp got on
possibil and 1impt home. He says that
he PERSONS the ram butted him jest
for the fun of the thing without mean
in no harm, but that it wassent no joke
and that he'll sell the ram reasonable
to ennybuddy desiring to buy a ram.
Good reasons give for selling.
"Slim" Wilkins had two VI colt to
laserate itself by runnin into a barb
wire fence tother day. Slim says this
ort TO teech that fool colt lesson and
he hopes it will know what barb wire
fence is next time it comes to one
Hester Jones has pneuralg1a IN her
face. 1t was only week or two ago
that Hester had roomytiz in her knee
and a short spell afore that she had
toothake. Hester says she seems to
have Jest one tor-nentin complaint at
ter another
Jabe Romans has been taikin of hav-
ing his hair shingeld all spring, but now
that he has let it go SO long he says ne
guesses he wont have it shingeld until
next spring, being if he did he's afeard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-12
lOkaI breefS

| We are glad to state that the road
| is mulch bettern they was a spell back
! the mud holes not being half as deer
as they was.
The weather is also improving along
with the roads-nise bright days ano
cool nights but a leetle mite of rain
wouldn't hurt the crops none.
Miss Molly Tucker, one of our hand
soonest young ladies, amt been feeling
very well lately. Molly thinks its her
liver. If you think that Molly, why
don't YOU take a bottel or two of liver
regerlator?
The Wilder Henderson had ole
dominecker hen to come often the nest
with seven little ducks last wk. 1t
seems that the hen chased the old duck
often her nest, and being as she desired
to set herself, she Matched out the eggs.
The ole hen was as proud as emmy
think of her brood until they went into
the pond back of the house then the
old hen went into histericks.
Slime Cooper is at present engaged
in whitewashing his henhouse. The way
Sine 1ookt last night after he had white
washed the henhouse we should say
offhand that he got most as mulch
yxhitewarsh on his hisself as he did on
the henhouse. Be that as it may the
new whitewarshed henhouse will add
mulch to the beauty of the town Why
don't others whitewarsh their hen
houses? Anser-We don't know.
Hen Weathersby prop of our genl
store when he went to strike trial
balants when he posted up his books
at the end of the month was out ID
cts which he couldn acct for. Hen
went over his hggers time and agin I'M
til he had hedake. but he couldn
seem to lokate the IS cts, so at last in
disgust he recent into his pocket and
paid the Is cts hisself charging it to
his own personal acct. Hen says he
calkilates he done at least two days
work hunting for them IS cts and he'd
a good cal ruther pay the amt hisself
and call it square.
Doc Livermore Our expert horse
dockter & huming speshialist pu1d a
tooth tother day for Ranse Hillyer and
Ranse said he thort to goodness that
Doc was a going to pull his head often
his shoulders. Doc charged Ranse half
a doller for pulling the tooth which
Ranse thort was too mulch. Ranse
said he PERSONS if Doc had of puld
his head off he would of charged
him IS.
Tother day while Harve Hines was
shaving Cy Hoskins he looked out the
winder to see a team passing and in
advertantly cut off a wart on Cy's chin
which has been there for 10 these men
nv yrs. Cy woke up nth a screech,
hut when he found that Harve had
sliced off the wart he said he was glad
of II. being as that wart was a1lus a
eyesore to him and he would of had it ]