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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
Prof. c. l. Fitch, Expert Specialist Of
Iowa state College, Would
Grow Onions on the
Land.
CHANCE FOR EIG PROFIT
Article Would Have to be Planted
and Raised in Proper Manner,
However, to Bring
Results.

Corn land in some parts of Iowa
worth 5000 an acre may be made
over into onion land worth $500 an
acre in the same manner that the
real estate man takes farm tract
and makes 1t Into residence lots,
says Prof. C. L. Fitch, truck crop
specialist Of Iowa state college. In a
certain county in Iowa a group of men
who own a number of quarter sections
want to make over their land in this
way and recently sent for Mr.. Fitch.
who went out at their expense to ex-
anime the project.
Mr.. Fitch looked over the onions
growing here and there in small
patches in the tract, made inquiry as
to the history of the soil On that To-
calty, examined the soil and subsoil
and reported that he believed onion
growing in the district could be made
a large commercial success, II man.
aged in the right way.
These promoters should first take
in half dozen hand-picked, prac
teal onion growers and let them have
favorable terms upon moderately
sized tracts to be operated by them
they should rent other onion tracts
to desirable tenants"
Other things necessary to promote
success would be to spend for term
Of years some of the income in max
ing the whole tract, and especially
the orion fields, practically NEEDLESS,
to develop their selling association
to promote the production OF early
| cabbage and early potatoes as well
as onions, to promote dairying and
alfalfa growing for the maintenance
of fertility, to put little capital in
to still better roads, schools and
churches.
I'm short" says MFR. Fitch, "if the
promoters would make high grade
high producing community, the onion
fields would become worth as much
money as those elsewhere in thu
state, which bring from $500 to $1,000
an acre."
| It was left to the business men t,
say whether this development worl
could be done at a profit, but MT
Fitch was emphatic in expressing his
opinion, based on long observation
that the promoters cannot secure the
desired result without sharing the
profits with a few expert growers
and without building up an all arount
prosperous and wholesome commun
ity There are many places in Iowa
where the development of truck grow
ing and fruit growing would be q
fine thing and the men promoting
such would receive a good financial
reward for 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
DOWNING, MO.

Several from here have been at
tending the chautauquas at Lancaster
and Memphis.
Mrs. Mollie Jarvis and daughter,
Cleo, of Kansas City, visited her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wash Mcvey,
and other relatives here last week
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Freshwater
of Hamilton, Montana, arrived Thurs
day to visit relatives.
Mrs. Henry Cook. who has been in
poor health for some time, Is not
improving very fast.
Mrs. Clarence Goosey of Laclede,
Mo-, came Saturday to visit her
| mother, Mrs. Fannie Minimum, and
other relatives.
James Whitton and family of st.
, Louis, are spending their vacation
with relatives here. They will re-
turn to st. Louis the last of the
month where Mr.. Whitton will re-
sumo his duties as mail clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Shanks and
DR.. and Mrs. ]. B. Bridges left Thurs
day morning for Rochester, MINI.
Mrs. Shanks will be treated in the
Mayo Bros sanitarium.
The secretary of the Downing
school board received letter from
MISS Luid Il OSl0 Wtu1lcSudy, Ill WulSil
she rendered her resignation as
teacher of the primary room. She is
in Iowa and has more lucrative en-
ployment.
Several automobile loads went to
Worthington Thursday to attend the
barbecue. They report good time
and plenty of meat to eat.
Mrs. James Barker died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lafe Hacker, Friday morning. She
had been sick for some time. She
leaves husband and four small chill
dren, father. mother, one brother.
and four sisters, to mourn. Funeral
services were held at Coffey church,
after which the body was laid to rest
in the cemetery at that place. We
extend sympathy to the bereaved
family.
Forest, little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Jared Bruner, was brought home
from the hospital at Centerville, Sun
day morning. He was operated on
for appendicitis two weeks ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
N'K|h[EY AVENUE CAR LINE
EXTENSION WILL Be BUILT
Out Main Street.

The extension of the line will take
the tracks from the present terminal
at Mckinley avenue addition out
Belknap boulevard to Main and out
Main street to the new terminal. Not
only will Keokuk Heights and the
Standard Four plant be served, but If
keokuk should decide to Rave base
ball next year, the line will go pa.,t
the new baseball park grounds.
The right of way for the line has
been secured through the Industrial
association. Mrs. Wright and Mrs.
Brady have garnted the city a sixty
six foot strip through their proper
ties. The grant is made gratis and
there is considerable satisfaction ex-
pressed by all of the officials con-
cerned at the generosity of these two
people In helping to promote what is
for the civic betterm ent. Both Mrs.
Wright and Mrs. Brady are commend
ed by the officials for their generosity
in the matter
The triangular strip Of property
belonging to John Walthas, which re-
Gently figured in a law suit, has also
been secured through the Industrial
association. The association has made
contract with Mr.. Walthas to move
his house to the other side of the
property, and thus the right of way
is opened up.
All Ready for Work.
There will be some grading, which
1t will be necessary for the city to
do in order that the car company can
lay the rails. This will not take very
long, nor will 1t amount to much and
the electric company expects to lay
rails as soon as the final papers are
signed up. The rails will be laid with
the proper ballast to give the best
track service and it will not be long
before the cars will be running on
the extension.
Keokuk Heights are all ready to
be opened to the public, and with the
addition of walk to be laid to the
Standard Four Tire company's plant
the heights will be all ready for
those who are contemplating purchas-
ing lots there.
The deeds from Mrs. Wright and
Mrs. Brady will be executed and
turned over to the city imm ediately
and the Walthas agreement has been
signed. Work of relocating his house
will be started at once, it is planned.
The extension will prove of consid-
cradle benefit to the new additions
and will mark the progress Of Keo-
kuk. The Industrial association off,
GERS have been working On the plan
for some time and with the co-opera-
ton Of the city officials and property
owners and local officials of the cleo
trio company, have succeeded in
swinging needed Improvement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The American Beauty.v

The Grand tonight will present the
latest Paramount picture in which
Myrtle Stedman is starred, called
"The American Beauty" Supporting
the superb star who has been ad.
mired so much by picture patrons
Of the Grand. is popular Elliott Dex
ter and the sterling character actor
Howard Davies. Others of the cast
are fully up to the high standards de
handed Of them.
The American Beauty" is a photo
play Of magnificence in scenic effects
At the start Of the story a large
ocean, liner Is aflre at SET and the
wreck which follows discusses little
baby whose parents are supposed to
have been lost in the disaster. Re.
markable adventures come to the life
of the child as she grows to woman
hood. 1t is principally story the
artist painters lives.
Reeflcting the characteristics OF
each foreign artist, the studios of
the different painters in ''The Ameri
can Beauty are all distinct. Each
studio differs from the other by some
racial traits OF the owner that are
hard to define, but are none the less
evident. In this Pallas-Paramount
photoplay the artists are shown as.
sembled at gay cafe dinner party
party is being given by Peruzzi. the
Italian artist, who has sold picture.
Such an event must be celebrated by
all.
The host in his elegance and his
emotional pride reflects his race. Be
side him sits the bored and listless
Englishman with monocle and faint
mustache: next the handsome. VIOLA
tile son of France: the gesticulating
German Of theories; then the bulky
Russian peasant with talent and a
magnificent befiard; and ON his right
the complacent well-bed looking
American. AS the stimulation of the
wine. the music, the complex shifting
scenes, and the dancing stirs their
imaginations each in his own way
praises his ideal beauty. (The scene
is magnicfient.) Each boasts Of his
national type. The contest resulting
makes for very clever PLOT and al
lows for some artistic scenes of clas-
sic posing. This incidental feature
of Myrtle Stedman's starring vehicle
is one touch in q fascinating story
of the sea, the metropolis, studio life
and homes of wealth.-Advcrtise
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22

the hot sun soon kills them.
Soak the lawn once week, says R.
j. Pearse, landscape gardener at Iowa
state college, and then don't sprinkle
in between Take the nozzle off the
hose and lay it on the ground, is the
method he advises. Turn on the wa
ter and let it soak up part of the
lawn for half an hour. Then move it
across the lawn so that finally all OF
the lawn has had a thorough soaking.
This should be done at night and 1t
may take several nights to get over
all of the lawn, but it pays in the end.
In soaking the lawn. don't force q
heavy stream against the grass, as
that will only wash the soil away from
the roots. Direct the stream so that
it will spread out and run among the
grass plants. One of the best ways
to do this is to let the hose run its
stream upon a small board and this
will help distribute it. Sprinkling
never pays. Give the lawn a drink as
nearly like it should receive from a
good rain once week. and the results
will be evident.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
Illinois Iowa Missouri
IOWA.

U0VVs
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. a.
The annual payroll of Des Moines
factories amounts to over three and
one-half million dollars, according to
report just issued by the census
bureau of the department of agricul-
ture on industries.
MASON CITY, Iowa, Aug. 22.-An
interchange of police officers by the
cities of Iowa in order to cope with
the activities of the bootlegging ele-
ment and provide reputable men
versed in prosecution of liquor law
violations, was suggested to the Iowa
Association of Chiefs of Police and
Railway Special Agents by Chief M.
]. Jordan of Fort Dodge.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 22.-After
becoming the parents of twelve chill
dren, Martin " Essex and his wife
believe they are an il-mated couple
and divorce proceedings are pending
between them. The husband charges
the wife with cruel and inhuman
treatment.
HENDERSON, Iowa, Aug. 22.-W.
H. Harbor has field Of corn on the
bottom land west of town that was
reclaimed by the drainage ditch that
is little the best corn seen this
year. 1t is all good and some of 1t
looks as thought 1t might yield 80 or
90 bushels per acre. 1t Is on land
that used to be bayo.ls and old river
bed.
MASON CITY, Iowa, Aug. &C.
E. Carragher, movie theatre propT1e-
tor at Clear Lake. arrested for run
ming his theatre ON Sunday, filed in
formation against every class OF
business open last Sunday, including
druggists, confectioners. garages, res
taurant keepers, and the band hired
by the citizens to give concerts all
summer. Forty informations in all
were filed.
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa, Aug. 22.-The
ID. A r. of Spirit Lake will dedicate
monument in memory OF tine VIC
Tins of the jackson and New Ulm
massacres in 1852 The exercises
will take place on August %. The
massacre Of all the white settlers
with the exception OF one man. who
was away from home at the time.
marked the beginning of hbstilities
between the Indians and the pioneers.
ILLINOIS.
MOUNT STERLING, Ill, Aug. 22.-
The Brown county teachers associa-
ton is in session here and the meet
ing will last over Friday,
CFNTRALIA. Ill, Aug. 22.-Dr.
John j. Fyke, finished fifty years
practice at Odin, Sunday. and citi.
zens presented him with a loving
cup.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. 22.-Vot-
ers of Illinois will be asked at the
November election to pass Judgment
on an important proposed tax amend
ment to the state Constitution. The
amendment proposes to give the leg
fslature power to classify for pur-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
Posed as Bachelor.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 22.-Federal
authorities today were awaiting word
from Texas before hearing will be
held for William r. Harris, Of San
Antonio, charged with violating the
Mann white slave act 1t is alleged
that Harris eloped with the twenty.
year-old daughter of minister at
Poteet, Texas. The girl, Miss Ethel
Weeks, and Harris were taken into
custody by local federal officers. Har'
ris was known in San Antonio as a
married man, but is said to have posed
as a bachelor in Poteet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
un-to-Qate Methods.

There is no excuse for anyone TO
waste time with Anticipated methods
for obtaining hot water. Have an
"OhioM" instantaneous Non Vent
Pipe Water Heater installed in your
bath room and you can instantly get
an inexhaustible supply of lot water
and you don't have to wait one min
ute. Have your dealer place one on
thirty days trial. Write for booklet
and full particulars. Dayton Manu-
featuring Company, Dayton, Ohio.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
PIONEER RESIDENT
. DIES EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Mary j. Shepherd, rs Years Old,
Passes Away-Death
Was Due to Old
Age.
WAS BORN IN SCOTLAND
Decedent Was Mother Of Captain VIII
liam Shepherd Of Local Police
Foree-Husband Long
Dead.

Mrs. Mary j. Shepherd, an old and
respected resident OF this city, and
mother of Captain William Shepherd
OF the police force, died at 6:55
o'clock this morning. Death was due
to senile debility, Mrs Shepherd be
ing nearly seventy-six years old. Her
condition had been serious the past
two weeks.
Mrs. Shepherd was born in Scot.
land, in December, 1S41. While still
a young child, she removed with her
parents to this country, settling in
Hartford, Connecticut, which remain
ed her home for number of years
There she was married to William
A. Shepherd, mechanic.
Some time after the marriage, the
family removed to Quincy. Illinois
After residing there a number OF
years, they removed to Keokuk. Here
Mr.. Shepherd became an employee OF
a collar factory, which at that time
was an important Keokuk industry.
Mr.. Shepherd was very well liked
in Keokuk He was skilled in his
trade, and in time Of industrial &C
| tdvity, his services were always in
demand He died about thirty-five
years ago.
MIS-. Shepherd was motteriy type
of woman. deeply Interested in the
welfare of her family. She was of a
| friendly disposition, and had many
friends among the older residents Of
the city.
The only surviving close relatives
are William Shepherd, captain of po
| lice, a son; and a daughter, Mrs
Walter Anderson, of Omaha, Ne
braska; and two grandchildren.
The funeral arrangements have moi
been made, as word is being awaited
from out OF town relatives.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
Bjshop SuaIdlno III.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 22.-Archbishop
John Lancaster Spalding is in a seri-
Gus condition as the result Of heat
and a general decline that became
marked ten days ago. Members of
his family and the attending physician
admit that they have fears for the
outcome The archbishop has been
in bed for ten days. He is seventy-six
years old and very feeble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
poses of taxation the various kinds
of personal property.
MISSOURI,

! MISSOURI.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. a.
Arthur B. Warner of Kirksville, pro
gressive candidate for secretary OF
state, and Joseph Park of Laplata
progressive candidate for supreme
Judge, division No. 1, withdrew yes
terday. This leaves only Joseph Fon.
iron, candidate for governor, on that
! ticket.
CARTHAGE, NO., Aug, 22.-B. G.
Petty, mine operator of Cranky
Mo-, was killed yesterday, and his
companion, Robert Patterson, was
badly injured when Petty lost control
of his motor car. 1t crashed through
a bridge rail over Shoal creek and
fell twenty feet to the water below.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, Aug. 22.-The de
partment of agricultural chemistry
Of the University of Missouri has
found through soil survey and through
testing samples sent by county agents
and individual farmers, that the soils
of the state are quite generally acid.
When samples are received they adj
wise as to how much lime should be
applied to the acre to sweeten the
soil.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. "a
Walter X. Chorn, state insurance
commissioner, gives figures purport
ing to show that fire insurance com
panies pay out more in losses and
operating expenses than they get in
premiums in Missouri According to
the reports the companies for the
year 1915 received in premiums $751;
500, 567 and paid out in losses, $500,
352 and in operating expenses So.
III ,254, a total OF $9,470,606 in losses
and expenses. Their loss on these
figures was s571, 039 for the year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
Give YOUR Lawn a Drink,

Give Your Lawn Drink.
Don't sprinkle the lawn in hot
weather unless you want to kill it.
Sprinkling only shortens the life of
the grass by drawing the grass roots
to the surface Of the ground where
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22

The under dog sometimes proves
that lots of us never do our best fight.
Ing until we are down.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
PerpIexinC.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: The
senate is wrestling with its hardest
problem. the raising of more revenue
at the sacrafice of the fewest votes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-22

Judging from the way he's cutting
up at bat these days, lack Wheat
must be feeling his oats.
A pitcher entitled Worm has just
bebbed up in collegiate circles. His
forte is crawling out of tight holes
and he never bats the umpire.
Fans along the eastern end of the
American league call Fielder Jones
Brownies the est. Losers"
The cricket season has opened.
Folks DESTROYS of witnessing match
should take a week off.
It's a mystery to some folks why
the Brooklyn players are called
Dodgers. To date they seem to have
every one else doing the lodging.
Those nations now at war in Eu-
rope are looking for peace. But why
overlook Umpire Rigler?
Losing DaII clubs, as a rule, are
built on concrete foundations.
Playing the mutueIs at PimIico
race track has developed into a craze.
Recently the public poured $234OOO
into the machines in an afternoon at
the course near Baltimore. On an
other day the play amounted to
$500, 900, while on Saturday $780,
900 was planked down, ...~.- .-.a-,-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-22
INABILITY TO SACRIFICE STILL
HAMPERS CUBS
BY Mark Shields


When a pitcher steps up to the
plate with a bat on his shoulder, the
assembled fans do not expect a safe
hit to result from his clUb-swinging.
The usual feeling is that the odds
are even the HEAVIER vii take three
swings and a cooling drink of water.
When a pitcher does connect he
either causes intense surprise or ri
bald laughter.
Under these conditions, the least
that could Re expected of a pitcher
is ability to- sacrifice a runner al
ready on the paths, if such a per-
Torrance is ordered by the manager.
Some pitchers are proficient in this
department and make themselves of
value in attack. Others are neglgi-
BILE quantities and their time at bat is
a liability, no matter what the con-
ditiOns are.
Jim LaVender's achievement in the
eighth inning yesterday is a fair ex-
ample. Mulligan shot open this
frame with a twO-base swat to the
left field fence. Naturally, with none
OuJy II Was up " LdNClluCI " du-
vance the runner through his own
death. Jim was so ordered.
He unhinged his telescope bat,
stuck it in front of one of Bender's
shoots, and popped a fly that left
Mulligan on the bag and marked one
out. Schultz and Flack failed to count
the run, Frank striking out. It may
be argued that as Schultz famed it
would have made no difference had
MuIligan reached third He would
have been stranded anyway.
Yes, but the entire arrangement
would have been changed with Null
Iigan on the far corner, and Bender
might have pitched differently to
Wildfre. Whether he had or not,
MuIHgan should have been in a posi-
ton to score on an Outfeld fly OF a
diff o111f inin1d bO1Odar
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-22
BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
NationaI-League

National-League
W L. Pct. w. L. Pct.
Br'kIyn Is 9 .625I Chicago IS 10 .4a4
Phila... Is II .593ICinc'ti. Is Is .455
Boston IA Il .56O'StLOUis IA IS .43S
N.York 10 ID .5OOIPittsb'h II Is 400
American League
WI. Pct. w. L. Pct.
ClevPd. q Il .656'DetrOit. Is II .433
Wash'n POLL .645I Chicago 10 10 .41e
N.YOrk 1412 .538IPhiIa. e. y II Ala
Boston IA Is 483I StLOUis II II 1893
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YESTERDAYS RESULT

YES ERDRI = RESOLlS
National League. - Philadelphia 4,
Chicago 2; New York II, Cincinnati
/; Boston 2, st. Louis 0.
American League.-WashingtOn 4,
Cleveland 8.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
HERALD's ALL STAR AMATEUR MINES
SECOND TEAM.

although weak with the old war club,
looks to be the best OF the field. as his
consistant performances on a hitting club
like the one selected would round out
the combination to be a number one
ball club. Little "Roxey" Roache, of the
Holy Name team. is given second honors,
as he appears to be the best hitter. Dyer,
of the Steel Plant and Rosedale team,
has been hitting all season, but his field
ing has not been up to expectations, while
Braund. of the Machinists, although a
fair hitter, has had the same failing as
Dyer.
Mike Moran, the Rosedale short fielder,
is easily the cream of the local players
in this position. Mike is a good hitter
and is the best fielder in the city, while
his ability to put the ball on the runners
Is we'll known. Mortimer, of the Bureau
and Keller clubs, has played a consistent
game all year both at bat and in the
field, and is given second choice over such
brilliant players as Harris, of the Ma
chisists; Armstrong, OF the Treasury, and
Purdy, OF Steel Plant.
In naming a trio OF outfielders the hard
est Job of all presents itself, as there
are 30 many gardeners who have played
brilliant ball all year. The Machinists
club, OF the Potomac League, appears TO
have the best outfeld OF any of the teams,
as Chaplin, Raba, and Perry are a strong
combination, while the Steel Plant team.
Of the same circuit, can boast of a trio
Of CONSTANT performers in Sammy John
son, Zeb Farizer, and Tacks Mccarthy.
Dutch" Kehle, of the Rosedale team,
and Anderson and Flanery, OF the Treas
ury club, appear to be the next best