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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
w. J. ROBERTS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
20 North Fourth ST.
Special Attention to Settling EetateA
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice Is hereby given that on Aug
ust 4, 1916, the "Brair Mills" was
granted a certificate of incorporation
by the State OF Iowa and began BUSH
ness the same day for term of twen-
ty years It's principal place of bust
ness will be Keokuk, Iowa, and it will
engage in the milling OF grain, the
manufacture of grain products, the
buying, selling and raising Of seeds,
plants and other growing substances
and will do general manufacturing
and mercantile business.
It's capital stock is 100000 to be
fully paid up when issued and its in
debtedness shall not exceed two
thirds of its outstanding stock. The
private property of its stockholders is
exempt from corporate debts.
Its business Is to be managed by
board of from three to five directors.
to be elected at the annual meeting
on the first Tuesday in June. Until
the annual meeting in 1917, A. NJ.
Davidson will be president; Jacob
Schouten will be vice president; ]. X.
Davidson will be secretary and treas
urer and the three above named Will
be the board of directors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
Daily Stock Letter.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today says: Transactions were light
in volume in the greater part OF to-
days session, the business represent
ing to a great extent the operations
OF the professional element and the
price changes reflecting as rule
bearish sentiment incident to the I'M
certainties involved in the railroad
labor controversy. The street was
favorajbly impressed with the report
that Rrmania has entered the war on
the side of the entente powers, but
as a market influence it fell flat as
all considerations Of a favorable char
acter were set aside for the time in
favor of the labor situation IN wash
ington at least so far as their use as
an immediate argument on stocks was
concerned.
Firmer price tendencies developed
in the last hours under the lead OF
mercantile marine issues which ex-
hibited marked strength.
4 EARLY losses failed to bring In sell
,.g orders in volume while IN the
prominent issues the lightest sort OF
b,1ving was effective in bringing
about recoveries.
Efforts to drive the rails material
Nv lower was not successful put IN
si1ch stocks as Reading, Union Pa
cific. Erie. New York Central and
iRaltimore and Ohio losses OF point
or more were recorded in the earlier
dealings. Notwithstanding the heavi-
ness displayed at times in todays
market there was no particular evil
dence of uneasiness in financial
sSlleS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
NEW POSITIONS
TO BE FILLED
Some Two Hundred Newly created
places in War Department. MUST
BE Cared For.

The civil service commission an
no,,nces two examinations will be
held on September IL ana 20 10 MI
two hundred newly created POSITIONS
in the war department at an entrance
salary Of 5000 and $1,000 per annum.
The examination is for male stenoe-
raphers and typewriters.
This is a splendid opportunity LOT
young men and the number OF posi-
lions means several appointments
from this locality.
For information and appncations
see Lillian M. Perkins, secretary, at
the Keokuk postoffice.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
Friends In Meeting.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa, Aug 2S.-The
yearly meeting OF the Iowa Society Of
Friends opened here today and will
continue for one week. Sarah J..
Pickrell of Oskaloosa and Joseph So
pher Of GrinneIl were present, con-
tinuing their record OF having at
tended every annual gathering Of the
Iowa Friends for fifty-four years. The
convention was held today in the
new $4,000 me eting house destined
soon to ecome one Of the buildings Of
the new Penn college.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
Illinois Iowa-Missouri
Keokuk

IOWA.
WEST UNION, Iowa, Aug 23.-Ten
residents of Oelwein were arrested
Saturday and brought before Justices
Berkeley and Smith in West Union,
charged with bootlegging. They gave
bonds to appear for trial. Warrants
were sworn out for thirteen persons,
but three escaped. Among the ten
arrested was Eugene J. O'Connor, an
attorney of Oelwein, formerly judge
Of the superior court in that city, and
long active in republican politics.
JEFFERSON. Iowa, Aug. 28.-Jesse
Allstott of this city, was bound over
to the grand jury Saturday on the
charge of stealing one and one-quar-
ter miles of copper wire from the
Iowa Railway and Light Co. The
wire was taken from the poles be-
tween this place and Grand Junction
and sold to a concern at Carroll for
Sill.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 2S.-John
H. Ashley, Sc years old of Magnet,
Neb., and Rachel M. Black, IS years
old, of Randolph, Neb., were married
at Wayne, Neb., by Acting County
Judge Britton.
WASHINGTON, Iowa, Aug. Is
Major W. S. Brookhart, editor of the
Washington County Press, has re-
turned from Brownsville, Texas.
where he has been stationed since
the Iowa militia was ordered to the
border His return home is occasion
ed by the uncertainty Of his office as
small arms inspector, provision
made by the government for such
commission being questioned by GER
tain parties. The matter is still pend
ing and Major Brookhart is yet to
learn whether or not he is subject
to the call Of the army authorities.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 2S.-The
Iowa District Gas association, the
Iowa Electric Railway association and
the Iowa branch Of the National
Electric Light association will hold
their 1917 conventions in Des Moines.
The gas men will meet May % and
%, the electric light and railway men
the following two days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
SENTENCES ARE
GIVEN TO TWO
w. Sutton and William Wilson, the
Latter a CoIored Man, Booked
for Ipfoxicatjon

In the court of Justice James 5.
Burrows this afternoon, W. Sutton
was sentenced to three days in the
county Jail. He was charged with in
toxication and fighting. Sutton and
clarence Land are said to have been
the principals in battle waged
Yesterday afternoon on the river
front. Land paid the costs when TAX
en- to the police station last night
He was not brought into court today
Sutton showed signs Of having been
In a battle, carrying black eye, and
his shirt was badly torn.
william Wilson, colored, was given
ton days in jail Wilson was also
charged with intoxicNtion and Is said
to have sworn over . telephone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
mona bOREAL|S
SATURDAY NIGHT
.u,.nt Display o. Northern Lights,
Win Most Unusual Phenomena.
witnessed BY Local
People.
md or GRAY LIGHT
= was Feature Which 10 Not Ex-
stained and Which l. Most
Peculiar, According to
Observers.

n aurora borealis, with a most I'M
81 features band Of gray color ex-
Zinc across the entire sky-was
kisryed in Keokuk Saturday night.
~ band OF gray, which resembled
shaft OF light which results when
arch light plays through smoke
Sust. was extending across the en-
Nv. 1t was plainly seen and was
M three degrees wide and at an
sation OF forty-fve degrees above
southern horizon. According to
n Gosewhicll. Of the local weather
m. this was a most unusual fea-
and has not been observed in
~ displays OF northern lights here.
~ aurora borealis commenced
M $50 o'clock. The arcs were
~ 10 extend from northwest to
theast and the color changed from
ID green. There were streamers
ne thirty degrees above the hori-
AT 8 o'clock, according to the
51eryer, peculiar gray band was
diced extending across the sky.
IN band was about forty-five de-
- above the southern horizon.
The aurora borealis obtained its
.ntest brilliancy between 1900 and
Zoo o'clock The lights have been
Known to last all night. These lasted
= considerable period OF time.
Keokuk people who noticed the
letts commented on the occurrence
- many OF them got out in the open
Shere the bands could best be seen.
"A watched the display. The gray
|a,ds to the south, however, proved
y puszler. They were exactly as II
roduced by q huge seArchlight on q
Nat or on train. playing through
hick atmosphere. This. It seems, Is
most unusual and striking feature.
The aurora IL almost always fol-
bwed by cooler weather, and this was
he case in this instance.
Didn't Trouble WIrss.
The phenomena made no trouble
Nth the wires OF the Mississippi Riv-
Y Power company through this dis
kict, it was said today. Local wires
Iere bothered somewhat with the
lights, however, on account Of the
|lectricity in the air. Operators re-
|aA Ing ldCI IuoJ III SuiCOSO, SOLuc-
lines It has been necessary to dis
|onnect wires from the batteries and
ru the Instruments on what IL known
9 the ground current.
Many people noticed the lights and
hought there was a fire across the
liver. This idea was soon exploded
Then the brilliancy OF the lights be-
in to show up. They were too high
md too bright to have been caused by
IRE, it was seen on careful observa-
ion
There is no particular time OF the
leaf when northern lights appear.
lhey are likely to occur at any time
Iaturday nights display. however,
- one Of the most brilliant that
- been seen here IN years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28

nois guardsmen on the Mexican Dor
der to vote in the primary and fall
election. He decided this after fail
ing to receive assurance from mem
bers of the legislature that there
would be two-thirds majority pres
ent to enable passage Of the proposed
legislation.
MANCHESTER, ILL.,, Aug. ga
suspicious character was detected
looking in at the bedroom windows
at the home of George Sloan. His
daughter saw the man and awoke her
father, who went out to lool: for tho
prowler. who, after Mr.. Sloan had
passed him when he was Crouched
under a rose bush, ran up the street.
The man was chased three blocks and
disappeared.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Aug. 2s-In
collision between two automobiles
trying to pass each other in mar
row country road near Fisher yester-
day. Miss Jenell Bailey, Is years old,
of ST. Mary. Ohio, was killed and a
number of other young Iersons &C.
cupying the car were injured.
MISSOURI.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Aug. rs
After conducting an investigation
into the escape of the four long term
convicts early Saturday morning from
the state penitentiary, Warden d. G..
McClung discharged three guards.
Harry Morris, one of the convicts
who was captured Saturday night,
was questioned by Warden McClung.
Morris, the warden said. lied to him.
William Weber, Thomas Kennedy and
Thomas Mccall, convicts who escaped
with Morris, still are at large.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. ga patrol
man in front of one Of st. Louis
police headquarters, shooting at an
escaped prisoner, Saturday shot and
killed one man and wounded another
who were passing in a street car. The
dead man was identified as Nathan
Svehla, baker. The injpred man
gave his name as Otto BURN, II
years old.
CHARLESTON, Mo-. Aug. 2S.-The
! watermelon crop in southeast Mis-
souri, this year proved to be one of
! the best in the history of the water
melon industry, despite the drought
which for a time threatened the crop
The highest market price paid was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
District Court Convened.

NEVADA, Iowa, Aug. 2S.-District
court for Story county convened here
today with Judge H. e. Fry Of Boone
on the bench. J. H. Williams OF
Ames is serving as court reporter,
and Bert Child Of Nevada as court
bailiff. G. H. Dickey Of Cambridge Is
bailiff Of the grand jury.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
A. Weber
Company
keokuk
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
8. II. AYREs, chIRopRAcToR
Office 1923 Blondeau st.
phone 1411

once hours to IL a. M. 3-to : ..
m, to p. m.
Other hours and Sunday by appoint.
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
ILLINOIS,.

SPRINGFIELD, H.. Aug. 28.-Gov-
ernor E. F. Dunno will not call a
special session of the Illinois general
assembly to make it possible for iii.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28

The supply Of common sense never
exceeds the demand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28

No matter how fast New York City
builds subways, passenger traffic ex-
ceeds facilities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28

s212 a car. but the cooler weather
has caused a considerable drop in
the market, cars now ranging in price
from $50 to S125. 1t is estimated that
the value of the watermelon crop
alone in southeast Missouri this year
was 100000. The acreage will be
greatly increased next year.
CLINTON, Mo. Aug. PA half
inch of rain fell here Saturday This
is the first time there mas been sufh-
cient rainfall here to lay the dust
since July 4.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-31
KY. FAIR DATES

Allen County Fair, Scottsville, Sep
TENDER 7-9.
Boone, North Kentucky Fair, Flor
ence, August 3l-September 2.
Campbell, Campbell County Agri-
cultural Society, Alexandria, Septem-
Der So
Carter, Carter County Fair Associ-
citation, Grayson, September go.
Graves, Mayfield Fair Association,
Mayheld, September 27-30.
Grayson County, Litchfeld, August
30-September2.
Hart, Hart County Fair, Horse
Cave, September 20-24.
Henry, Henry County Fair Compa-
ny, Eminence August 30 september 2.
Knox, Knox County Fair, Barbour
vile, August 30-September 1.
Iarue, Larue County FAIR, Hodg-
enville, September 81.
Laurel, Laurel County Fair, Lon
don, August 1925.
Logan and Robertson, AdairviIle,
September 14-16.
Monroe, Thompkinsville Fair,
Thompkinsville, August 3l-Septem-
Der 2.
Nelson, Nelson County Fair, Bards-
town, August 20 September /.
Pendleton, Falmouth, September
go.
State Fair, Louisville, September
1l-16.
Warren, Warren County Fair AS
ISOLATION, Bowling Green, Septem-
Der SO.
Wayne, Wayne County Fair Asso-
Station, Monticello, September SO.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-31
SAVING ALL LIQUID MANURE
important That Plenty OF Bedding Be
Used-some Farmers Employ
a Catch Cistern.

Over half the manurlal value Of the
feed leaves the COW in the urine, there
fore 1t Is important that plenty Of bed
ding be used and absorbents In the
cutters to save all liquids. Some use
catch-cistern and liquid sprinkler,
but the other plan Is more simple and
does well enough If the manure Is not
allowed to ferment or leach out before
application to the soil.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-31
WEIGHING MILK FROM A cow
Estimated That Less Than Two Hours
Per Year Requlred--Farmer Must
Know Production.

II has been estimated that less than
two hours per year are required for
weighing the milk from COW. Can
any COW owner afford to milk COW
and not know what she produced dur
ing the year? No, not any more than
q farmer or any other business man
can afford to hire a man without max
ing arrangements as to the amount
he Is to pay him, and without know
Ing something about what kind Of
work he can do.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-31

The peat boys of Ireland have been
so persistently emphasized in all eco
nomic discussions OF the Irish people.
as well as In the literature of the
country, that the average individual
has come to think of this island as
having a virtual bog monopoly but as
a matter of fact, there are IS times
as many square miles of such land in
the United States and Canada as there
are in Ireland, while continental Eu-
ropes boys aggregate an area as ex-
tensive as that of the French republic.
Not all boys produce fuel peat, how
ever.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-31
Mocha and lava.

Once famous for it's coffee, Mocha
has little left today but its olden
name. At that period the Arabian
province of Yemen. of which Mocha
was the chief seaport, supplied prac-
Lically all the berries used. At the
end of the seventeenth century the
coffee plant was introduced into Java
and in a short time Mocha and Java"
became trade name OF great popu-
larity.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-31
Genius Goes Unfed

DO you see that seedy-looking man
over there with the preoccupied air p"
oh, yes" well, he is a statistician.
He can tell you how many toothpicks.
laid end to end, it would take to reach
from New. York to San Francisco.
Marvelous!" yes; but he can't tell
you where his next meal is coming
from."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-08
Regular Army 25,985
Men and IFS Officers
Short, Report Says

Washington, Dec 8. - The regular
army was IT'S commissioned officers
and 25,SS5 men short of it's author
lied strength June 80 last, and the
next day moro than $4,000 men under
the authorization, according to the
annual report of Adjutant General
Mccain, made public to-day. The
sudden increase was due to the fact
that the first increment of the army
increase authorized in the national
defense act became available July /.
The report shows that the total au-
thorized strength for all branches of
the service on a peace footing during
the present year is 1SS,S97 men and
1852 officers, while the actual strength
on June 80 was 107,641 officers and
men. 1t notes that high wages in civil
life have prevented the army from
obtaining the recruits 1t needs al
though the largest number of recruit
ing stations established in many years
have been engaged in the task.
The report disclosed that 71,03S
regulars We're on duty in continenta
United States July /. that number in
cluding the eXpeditionary force In
Mexico. The report shows that a to-
tai of two officers and 34 men in the
entire army were killed in action while
five additional men-died from wounds
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-08
ALWAYS felt LOGGY
HAD NO pep AT ALL
6. 8. Miller. of Pcnbrook, Talked With
the Tanlac Man and
Now Feels Fine
"BEATs ALL" HE SAYS

my liver had been refusing to work
for a long time" says S. 5. Miller, OF
Penbrook, "and as consequence felt
loggy all the time and had no pep
at all.
II was troubled with chronic con-
stipation, / had no appetite worth
talking about and | just felt tired and
all run down. Couldn't seem to get
really rested nor take much of an IN
terest in anything.
81 tried various remedies, hoping
they would do me some good, but
didn't get results. and one day not SO
long ago I was in town and / dropped
in and had a talk with the Tanlac Man.
He told me about Tanlac and men
toned a lot of local people that 1t had
helped and l decided it was worth a
trial.
'I can now say that this medicine
heats them all, for it has fixed me up
Ok. / feel fine nowadays, better tnali
/ have felt for years.
INV liver has walked up, my appe-
tite has come back a-whooping and
that AIRED. istless feeling has left me.
feel good all over and ! know that
Tanlac did it. l certainly recommend
this medicine to anyone who is run
down or feeling tired out.
TanIac. the sfamous reconstructive
tonic and invigorant, is now being IN
troduced here at Gorgas' Drug store,
where the Tanlac Man is meeting the
people and explaining the merits OF
this master medicine
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-08

chemical drivers, P. Downey, Charlie.
Connor, H. L. Charles and Edward
Downey; chaplain. the Rev. Frank p.
MacKensie.
Royal-President, ]. S. Sprenkle: vice
president, r. McNeal; financial secre-
tary, Charles Motter; recording secre-
tary, George Sprout; treasurer, J. o
Motter; trustees, L. Lickel, r. McElhoes
c. Behney; foreman, l. Dillon; first as.
sistant, w. Atkinson; second assistant
G. Shickley; chaplain, John Houck; re-
lief committee. NJ. Tawney, w. Bowers
and j. Lutz; delegates to State conven.
tion. ]. Dougherty; alternate, C. T
Behney; hose driers, K. Kimmel, D
Hooker, G. Ruder, w. Bowers, w. Shafer
and w. Storm; foreman, Harry Geiger
Lincoln Dillon and NJ. McNeal assistant
drivers, G. Shick1ey and j. Houck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-08
Three Fire Companies
Elect Officers For Year

Members of three city fire companies
elcted officers for the coming year.
They are the Allison, Royal and Sus-
quehanna.
Allison-President John S. Lutz; first
vice-president, S. F. Weston; second
vice. president, Charles Glessner; secre-
tary, Charles Revie; assistant secretary,
Charles w. Fitzgerald; financial secre-
tary, Charles w. Fitzgerald treasurer,
r. C. Thompson; trustee, Joseph Hen
ming; directors Thomas Haley. Nevin
]. Gilbert, Ed. Lands. Irwin Hoepfer.
Grant Huber, Charles Revie, w. d.
Todd, Samuel Doan. Paul Shaffner,
George Glessner; foreman, Daniel HUI
Der; assistant foreman. Samuel Wilson
chief chemical man, Samuel Wilson; as
sistant chemical men, Charles Revie,
Charles Glessner, B. Bowers, Charles
w. Fitzgerald. Paul Shaffner; delegates
to firemen's union. Samuel Wilson, Ir-
vim Hoepfer; DELEGATE to Fremens Re-
lief Association, Charles Glessner; del
gate to State firemen's convention,
2. 1917, when the newly elected off,
son.
Arrangements are being made to hold
4 banquet on the evening of January
Daniel Huber; alternate. Samuel Will
,ers will be installed.
Susquehanna-Presi G.. G. Young
vice president, William McQuade; sec
reary, G. r. Longfeld; treasurer, w. c
Roberts; foreman, w. c. Roberts; first
assistant. r. Downey; second assistant
f. w. Schreck; engineer, Edward Dow
ney: firemen, Edward Downey. Georg.
e. Young and Fred Schreck; horse di
rector for three years, G.. G.. Young
delegates to firemen's union. III. u. Lonx
| w. C. Roberts and t. Bowman
Delegates to firemen's relief, e. I
Tong, w. c. Roberts and Edwa - Dow
1ey; delegates to State associa ton. 4
Dickson; alternate, w. -McQuade: irvex.
| tigating committee, II. B. Long, w. c.
Roberts and Il. Downey; assistant