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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-07
Professional Attorneys.
Lodge Directory.

Lodge Directory.
Masonic.
Masonic Temple, Eighteenth street
and Fifth avenue.
THE STATED MEETING OF TRIO
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w day OF each month, 7:30 D. N.
BY order of Ira ]. Robert, W. M;
". B. Petit, secretary.
q. a. n.
BUFORD POST. 243. C. A R., meets
regularly on the second and fourth
Saturday evenings of each month at
1870 in Memorial hall at the court
house. William Mitchell. command
er; W. A Norris. adjutant.
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For Rent-Rooms.

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keeping rooms, 1881 Third avenue.
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WANTED BEL boys at Ns~ Harper
Hotel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
FORT MADISON IS
CLAIMING RECORD
Says Il is Leading State for Scarcity
Of Fires in Cities Of
it's Size.

A Fort Madison paper says. That
the city Of Fort Madison leads in
scarcity Of number and extent of dis
asters by fire over other cities its size
in the state is shown in the annual
report, prepared by Ole o. Roe, state
fire marshal, for presentation to the
governor The report covers the
year of 1914. 1t shows that fewer fires
occurred in the city during the per-
iou than in other cities its size in the
state and the fire loss, even In compar-
ison Is also much lower
The records show that Fort Madi-
son is not only equipped with splen-
did fire protection but also Is made
up with citizens as whole who are
careful in the averting of fires.
During the year Fort Madison had
but 81 fires. while Keokuk had SO
and the rest of the county Is. The
total damage by fire in the city during
the year is placed at s1,14S, while at
Keokuk the total damage is listed at
500 400. Balance in Lee county is
s19,722. In Fort Madison there were
five fires occurring which were cover.
ed with insurance and seven fires &C.
curing without insurance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
KEOKUK POWER TO
RUN ATLEE PLANT?
Fort Madison Man Is Said TO Be Con
sidering Making Change from
Steam Power.

According to advices, the officials OF
the 8. & j. C. Atlee Lumber Co.,, at
this city are now considering the con-
version of the power of their big
mills here, from steam to electrical,
the energy to be received from the
big dam at Keokuk, says the Fort
Madison Gem City. If the project is
realized it will mean the second def
mite movement on the part of any of
the old established industries OF the
city to adopt electricity coming from
the big hydro-electric plant at Keo-
kuk as the energy of their mills.
It is stated that Geo. F. Eggleston,
foreman at the mills has departed for
the east on a mission for the CON-
pany to determine the cost Of the
machinery and its installation neces-
sary in the converting the power at
the plant.
If the report Of Mr.. Eggleston
proves satisfactory upon his return
the establishment Of the necessary
machinery will be started at once, it
Is said.
The power will be used in the
operation Of the machinery in the saw
mills, planning mills, shingle mills and
other departments of the lumber COM
pany.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

d n. Is y
Why is public attention fixed Sc
exclusively on what the state does!
The state levies 40 mills, the town
ship mills. Why is everybody IN
terested in what the state is doing
and nobody interested in what the
township is doing?
Why is every debate over public
extravaganza a, debate over the state
institutions and the state levy?
1t Is not because the state Is man
aged by legislature and the town
ship by township board, although
that doubtless has something to 40
with it.
1t is not because what the state is
the township is any lighter burden
on the property owner than l MIL
tax for the state, for the tax burden
is the same.
1t is not bcaus whate the state is
doing totals bigger and looks more
important, although that has some
thing to do with 1t.
What then is the real reason?
The real reason is, and everybody
ought by now to appreciate It's signin-
canoe, what the state is doing is the
really important business of the peo-
pie, what the people are interested
In, what they are proud of, what they
talk about to their visiting friends.
It is characteristic Of human ma
ture that we all like to magnify our
selves by linking ourselves to big
things. Nobody will talk willingly
of that part of the public business
that is unattractive, Insignificant,
poorly done, not worth while.
There are townships in Iowa that
have been levying mills for years,
and yet the oldest inhabitant would
have difficulty in showing where the
township was one inch ahead OF
where it was ten or even twenty
years ago.
Nobody can be got to talk about
this phase of the situation, because
township work, If well done, is Incl
dental, and nobody quite knows what
change to suggest when 1t Is Ill done
But turn to the state highway com
mission, which has already In every
county and in many townships done
more permanent work in two years
than had been done before in many
years, and which has really saved IN
the cost Of work more than it's own
cost, and everybody's attention Is at
once secured. Those who want, to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
WHAT THE STATE DOES
Register and Leader.

make themselves conspicuous as re-
trenchment and reform men at once
attack the state highway commls-
sion.
1t is not an exaggeration to say
that the state is doing more that IS
worth doing with its 40 mills, more
that has permanent value for Iowa
more, the people can point to Win
pride, than the counties and toWh-
ships and towns are doing with many
times the anount Of money.
Nor will ny well informed man
dispute the claim that very consla
cradle number OF mills of the tax OF
every community could be snlftea
from the local taxing bodies to the
state. to the very great advantage Oh
everybody.
If one-half of the present township
levy Of Iowa were to be turned over
to the state highway commission.
and the township work were to pc
made part OF statewide plan ol
road Improvement, the difference 10
the township in the coming five years
would amount to local revolution.
The Register and Leader does not
suggest this for the purpose OF pro-
posing anything SO revolutionary put
merely for the purpose Of emphaslng
what needs to be emphasized here tn
Iowa, namely, that it is what the state
is doing that is really getting Iowa
ahead.
There is altogether too much talk
in and out of the legislature about
holding down state activities, when
the place where the holding down IS
needed is much nearer everybody's
homo town. The state is doing
nothing that is not Of great perma-
nent value to Iowa and nothing that
Iowa would not gain by having done
in much larger way than the pres
ent resources of the state make pos
sible.
In any event, let us get 1t clearly
in mind that mill tax levied by the
townships of Iowa is A mill tax,
that it means in round numbers, 81
100000 a year, that it is spent each
year for something, and when it IS
gone is just as much gone as though
the state had built permanent roads
with it, or bought custodial farms
with it, CT done any one of dozen
other things with it that would in
crease the joy of living in this grand
old state OF Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
HARRINGTON.

Winter is here again after few
nice spring days.
Rev. Alexander administered bap-
tist church Tuesday afternoon.
MIR. Kelsey's wife and family lett
for Alabama for an indefinite visit.
Miss Susie Reed went with them.
T. w. Grimm was a keokuk bust
ness caller Monday.
Frank Loche left for his home In
the north Monday, from being called
here to his brothers funeral.
VIM. French who is at the hospital
at Keokuk is reported improving very
slowly.
Mrs. Tealander's body was shipped
here Tuesday for burial. from St
Louis, where she had been making her
home the past two and half years
with her son. She was well known
here, having lived here for several
years and keeping hotel here.
Mrs. Allie Wright and three girls
attended the funeral of the formers
cousin at Donnellson last Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. French spent Monday in
keokuk with her husband at the hos
pital. az
Roy Waste was st. Louis business
caller last Thursday.
Ivan and Lloyd Slice went to Aurora
ILL.,, to visit their grandfather, Mr.
Jake Gown, and their aunt, Mrs
Emma French, of that place.
Mrs. Ivan Slice left Monday for a
visit with relatives in Mt. Sterling, a
few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
ELvAsToN, ILL
, 80 ee~~e e>>>e>>>

At the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs Frank w. Walker, one
and one-half miles southeast of Elvas-
ton. Wednesday afternoon, Feb. II, at
4 O'Clock occurred the marriage Of
their youngest daughter Ruth, to Mr..
John A. Nelson of Bowen, Ill. To the
strains of the Lohengrin bridal chorus,
played by Miss Flora Giger Of Garth
age, the bride and groom took their
places a1d Rev. M. L. O'Harra, pas
tor of the Carthage NJ. e. church
spoke the words uniting these two
young people for life.
The brides wedding gown was Of
white chiffon over crepe meteor with
pearl trimmings. Her going-away cos
tune was Of black geraldine. Imme-
diately following the ceremony, an ele.
CANT luncheon was served The happy
couple departed On the Wabash for
Chicago and after a honeymoon trip
of a week, will be at home to their
friends in Bowen where the groom is
associated in business with his father.
Only the immediate relatives of the
contracting parties witnessed the nup-
tial events These popular young peo-
pie have hosts OF friends, all of whom
extend congratulations and best
wishes for their future happiness
Dan Brinning and family have
moved back to Elvaston after a years
absence.
Homer Miller will move into the
house vacated by ]. A. Jaxon who
moved to Burnside.
John Keener will move into the
house vacated by Mr.. Miller.
Mrs. Dutch Sollars has been very
sick for week, but is better.
Mrs. Lou Day has been seriously
sick for several weeks and is not
much better at this time.
Mr.. Earl Grauf has been VERY sick
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
SAVE LOW GRADE APPLES.

'Iowa farmers lose many thousands
of dollars each year by permitting
unstable, low grade apples to decay
in the orchards" says Dairy and
Food Commissioner Barney in a bulle-
tin that he is issuing on the subject
of farm made cider vinegar.
The bulletin gives plain ana ex-
plicit directions for making vinegar
that will not only comply with the
dairy and food laws, but Will COM
mand a better price than the average
factory product.
For several years, Iowa joobors
have been compelled to purchase
large quantities of vinegar from the
cider mills of Michigan and New
York to meet the demand, which
should be supplied by the Iowa farm
ers. BY proper announcement, we
believe that Iowa farmers will utilize
their low grade apples and convert
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

for several weeks. threatened with a
gathering of the throat, but is some
better with prospects Of the swelling
scattering. :
Mrs. S. d. Anderson is visiting with
friends and relatives at Littleton, Ill.
Miss Crystal Carney visited the
weeks end with relatives at Blandins-
vile, returning home Sunday evening.
Our old friend and neighbor Daniel
Hanson was with us the past week,
visiting with his son T. c. Hanson,
and his many friends here.
C. N. Martin is preparing for com
mencement of saving lumber and is
getting his saw mill in readiness He
has engaged competent saver and
will put out some good oak lumber
Evangelist Enslow who has been in
a union revival campaign at Loda,
H., returned nome Monday night. He
reports over $50 conversions. more
than 100 of which were men. Mrs.
Enslow went to Loda, Ill, Friday to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
A Light In Darkness.

ST. Louis Globe-Demcorat: The
news from Europe is not all somber.
Sometimes there shines a silver lin
ing through the war cloud. One of
these broke through the other day in
an announcement from Liverpool that
200 Americans who had already en-
gagged passage home on the Lusitania
Cancelled their bookings on that ship
after hearing of the dangers to all
British shipping from German subma-
rines and had engaged quarters on
the American line steamer st. Paul,
which left Liverpool for New York on
the same day. n
1t had then been told of how the
Lusitania, in crossing from New
York, had been ordered by the British
government to raise the United States
flag. The inference was easily to be
drawn that the same flag would be
raised on the return trip until the
German delimited zone was passed.
But these Anericals who had thought
so little of "Old Glory" when they en-
gagged passage home under foreign
flag were quick to rally under 1t for
needed protection.
Perhaps 1t was only because the
habit had then become English. you
know" There is a type of American
who could really be made to admire
the stars and stripes If the English
would only do SO. After English adj
miration haG seemed to be clearly
shown in the raising of our flag over
the Lusitania, Oruna and other British
ships. il was no longer outlawed for
Americans who had long neglected
American ships to patronize the great
English liners. The humor of this pro-
ceeding lightens even the news from
Europe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
BANKS ARE THE SAFEST,

A man named Peter Wombold. re-
siding in Red Oak. Iowa, was afraid
of the banks. BY frugal living and
great self-denial he managed to accu-
mulate the sum of 5000. 1t represent
ed the savings of many years, perhaps
laid away with the intention of pro-
viding for old age. He wanted his
money where he could put his hands
on it at all times He wanted to see
it and feel 1t and make sure that it
had not departed from his possession,
saws the Burlington Gazette. So he
hid it away in one corner Of an old
trunk. He did not tell any of his
neighbors of his boarded wealth. But
somehow or other the news leaked
out, as news will. and the other morn
ing when Peter awakened and went
to his trunk bank he discovered that
the strongbox had been raided in the
night and the money was missing. He
Immediately notified the sheriff of his
LOIS and various clues are being fol
lowed There is not one chance In
fifty that the person who stole Peter 8
$500 will ever be apprehended. AND
If he is apprshended he will no doubt
have the money spent Or planted
where the victim can never recover
it. Red Oak has some good substan-
tial banks that pay a fair rate of in
terest on deposits. Had F.eter depo5-
tied his money in one of these banks
he would have it today Sooner or
later the person who keeps large
sums Of money around the house is
sure to lose it and perhaps lose their
| lives Peter is lucky he was not muir
dered. When he accumulates another
sum of money he will place it in a
bank where it will be safe from
thieves
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
AN ADVERTISING cLINcHER.

AN ADVER Using ClINCHEH.
In talking recently with man who
has made big success as an adver-
Using salesman, the question was
asked him, What has been the most
effective argument you have used to
induce merchants to advertiser"
Il ask Them the salesman replied,
what proportion of the population in
the territory they serve has come into
their store within the past three
months"
Very few of them, in reply to this
question, claim that any large proper
ton of the population has come into
the store. A few may say they have
had 10 per cent of the people. Many
would admit that not over ! per cent
of the people had been in their store
during that period. In many cases the
proportion would be away below / per
cent"
Then I say, how are all the rest
of the people had been in their store
about the merits of the stock you
carry? They may go by your place of
business twice day. But they know
nothing about what you are doing.
You will never get their trade unless
you seek after their business and tell
them what you have got"
To do that" the salesman contin-
Iued, II tell them there are lust three
things that can be done. They can
send a salesman around from door to
door to tell them about the goods
They can distribute handbills or cir
'cular letters. Or they can advertise
in the newspapers.
Newspaper advertising would not
cost a twentieth of the cost of person
al solicitation. 1t is more effective
because it gets attention where a so
licitor would be turned away. And a
newspaper advertisement is read
where a handful goes to the waste
basket. II you don't care to adopt
one OF these methods, I tell them, the
great mass of the people will continue
to pass you by without knowing about
your goods or ever giving you any
/ business"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

were in this vicinity Friday evening,
enroute to Sharon.
Mrs. Rolla Stockdall visited the
school Friday.
Miss Mattern of Grinnell spent the
past week with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Goebel.
w. Hemmings of Sharon vicinity
spent Monday at the home OF his
nephew, E. B. Wallingford.
Alfred Hohl and bride were over
Sunday visitors at the Philip HohI
and Walter Roth homes. They will
soon be al, home on the latter's farm.
Miss Anna hohl and sister, Mrs.
George Bruner and little daughters
os CanterNille were lover Sunday
visitors with relatives here.
Miss Margaret Sollars of Donnell-
son spent Monday with her sister,
Miss Stella.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
Not Likely to be Tried Again.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 25.-Indica-
lions are today that Malcon Clifford
Jr., will not be retired for the muir
der of Frank ]. Clute, local chauf-
feur. Two juries. drawn to decide
upon his innocence or guilt, have both
disagreed. Eleven of Gifford's Jurors
in his second trial voted to acquit
the nineteen year old society lad. In
view of this vote, District Attorney
Alexander, it is understood, will not
press third trial. The DEFENDANTS
attorneys are not even likely to ask
for dismissal CT the Indictment.
The case will probably die quietly.
The young Hudson aristocrat has
already taken up the threads Of his
life, broken several months ago by
his arrest and subsequent trials for
life. Released after his second trial
under $4,000 bail, he has since re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
TOTAL CHURCH MEMBERSHIP.

The ratio of church membership to
the total population of the United
States is eiffcult to determine. Dr..
CarroIPs statistics excludes from
membership the very young children
of church families, calculated on a
basis of Is percent, says the Omaha
Bee. Adding this deduction to the
total membership and assuming the
accuracy of the official estimate of
100000 population at the present
time, it appears that SO percent Of
the people are affiliated with church
bodies and growing up under church
influence. With AZ percent of the
people without church walls and in
duences, the aggressive and progress
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes a feverish irrita.
ton Of the scalp, the hair roots
shrink, loosen and then the hair CONES
out fast. To stop falling hair at once
and rid the scalp of every particle OF
dandruff, get 25-cent bortle Of Dan.
derine at any drug store, pour little
in your hand and rub we'll into the
scalp. After few applications all
dandruff disappears and the hair
stops coming out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

spend Sunday in Mr.. Enslow's meet.
ings, returning with him Monday
night. Evangelist E1slow leaves Fri
day for Walthill, Neb., to commence
a revival campaign Sunday.
Mr.. j. II. Lyon and Mrs. Carrie Wet
eel will be married Thursday evening
at O'Clock, at the home of Mrs. Wet
eel. Particulars next week.
Mrs. Enslow visited with Rev. Peck
enpaugh and family OF Hamilton last
Friday.
The Presbyterian ladies will give
the "Old Fashioned School, next Fri
day evening, Feb. IS, at the church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

President Farrell of the United
States steel corporation believes: the
country Is on the eve of a great re-
vival in business. Men like Farrell
have the first look-in on a business
revival prospect and he no DOUBT has
good reason for making his state
ment. He will find many thousands
of men ready to welcome the change
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

Representative Barry's bill provid-
ing that 90 per cent Of the automo-
bile tax money shall be returned to
the counties in which it is paid to
apply on road work, looks to the Ce-
dar Rapids Republican like good
common sense"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
them into a readily salable cash

them into readily salable cash
product.
The state dairy and food law ra-
uuires that cider vinegar be mad7
solely from the apple cider without
the addition of any other substance
and contain at least four percent Of
acetic (vinegar) acid. AS means
of assisting the farmer in telling the
strength of his vinegar, the dairy and
food commission will analyze, free OF
charge to determine the amount of
!acid they contain.
The Bulletin Of Cider Vinegar.
which is known as Bulletin No. IL.
will be sent free of charge to any
citizen of Iowa. Simply send ycar
request on a postal card to w. b..
Barney, dairy and food commissioner,
Des Moines, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25
WARREN.
$4,000 >>>>>>>

Miss Sallie Heron has been visit
ing her sisters at Revere, Mo-, the
past week.
Alva Dean and wife of Keokuk re-
Gently visited at the parental Dean
hume. assisting in the care of their
aged grandmother, Mrs. Seward.
John Becker and Albert Haffner
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

Another 81 didn't know it was load
ed" tragedy occurred at a masquerade
dance in an Indiana town. A boy
went dressed as a cowboy and pulled
a revolver and shot friend. Those
unloaded guns still furnish work for
the undertaken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

An orator at a Lincoln celebration
in Brooklyn remarked that there was
mo Ananias club in the time of the
great emancipation. Probably there
was not sufficient business to justify
the enterprise. This country has
grown some in half a century and
responds quickly to bunch on the
special needs Of advancing civiliza-
lion, says the Omaha Bee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-25

Des Moines is already in dry ter
ritory and will have that advantage
over the other cities in the state
where liquor is served in that the
Des Moines people will be used tc
the drouth.