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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-07
r. J. Parker who goes to Amarillo as
general manager of the western
lines of the Santa Fe.

r. ]. Parker entered railway service
in 1872 with the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad as a brakeman and
came to the Santa Fe in 1887 as a
conductor on a construction train. Pro-
motions as division roadmaster, gen.
eral roadmaster, division superintend-
ent to senior general superintendent
followed.
R. J. Parker said today that he and
Mr.. Fox would probably assume their
new duties in few days. Mr.. Fox
left here Tuesday evening to arrange
for his transfer. He said he would re-
turn here soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-07
PRECIOUS METALS IN FORD
Farmer Near Dodge City Finds Gold
and Silver on His Land.

Dodge City. Kan. Sept 7.-E. ].
Smith. who lives eight miles north and
mile and a half east of Dodge City,
is the first to place Ford county on
the map as producer of gold and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-07
- ow NUXATED IRON helped
GDme to whip Frank Moran
YAS his

Ordinary Nuxated Iron will
often increase the strength and
endurance of delicate, nervous
folks 200 per cent, In two
weeks time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-07
Lid on Tages Zeitung.

Berlin, Sept. THE Oeutsche
Tages zeitung announced to its read
ers today that it had once more been
prohibited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
CITY NEWS.

The city council has ordered the
sum of $25 paid to Miss Dale Hopkins
in settlement for injuries she sus-
tanned in fall on the sidewalk on
Eighteenth street between Bank and
Exchange streets on March "a.
Reid street from to F streets is
to be resurfaced with macadam. The
work will start some time this week
This stretch of thoroughfere has al
ready been macadamized but it is in
bad condition at the present time.
Matt Hogan, charged with being
drunk and disorderly and disturbing
the peace, was given thirty days in
Jail by Justice Burrows today. Piney
Hogan arrested on a similar charge.
was also handed a package Of thirty
days In Jail.
Copies Of the ruling in the case
of the Business Mems league of St.
Louis VS.. the A. T. & s. F. railroad,
with the Keokuk Industrial associa-
ton as interviewer, have been received
by the Keokuk association. This is
the Illinois rate case.
A meeting of the fall celebration
committee will be held at the Indus
trial association office Tuesday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. Marsh,
representative OF the Western
Vaudeville Managers association.
will be at the meeting and 1t Is pos
sible that concessions for the ceie-
bration will be closed.
Dillon Turney of Fairfield has no.
titled E. F. Remand that he will be
here Wednesday Afternoon to talk to
the armory committee which will
meet at the Industrial association
office at 400 o'clock in the after
noon. MIR. Turney will bring blue prints
of the Fairfield armory along with
him. Local citizens interested in the
armory proposition will be invited to
be present at the meeting.
-Brigadier James Parker last Sat
urday reviewed two provisional bri-
gades Of state and regular troops at
Fort Brown The showing made by
the Iowa and Virginia state troops
was described by the general as mag
nif1cent He added tEat they marched
better than did the troops at Chicka-
maugua after they had trained three
months. This is fine compliment to
the Iowa troops.
Colonel Frank s. Wood who COM
mands the Fifth infantry regiment of
Illinois, which is in camp at Spring
field has been made brigadier gen.
eral. Colonel Woods home is in
Quincy. but he has been in Keokuk
az manager Of the Long Commission
company for several months. There
are over LOO men In camp at
Camp Dunno, members Of the Fifth
and Sixth regiments.
Owing to the fact that reserva-
lions ordered in advance were not
used by the parties to whom they were
originally sold. we can supply two
round trip tickets to st. Paul and re-
turn. on the Streckfus line boats, at .
special reduced rate. These are posi-
lively the last We will have to dis
pose of this season. Purchasers must
l notify us FIVE or six days in advance,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
PERSONALS.

+. Lloyd HORNED of West Liberty
Is Visiting at the Leighton home on
South Sixteenth street.
henry W. Clendenin, formerly one
VI the publishers of the Constitution.
democrat, now Of the State Register.
opfingheld. ILL.,, is making a two days
,isl. 10 his old stamping ground. He
Is stopping at the Iowa hotel.
quincy Wing, Aug. s: Miss Irene
nrsant OF Keokuk, the granddaugh.
eer OIL Rev. T. l. Smith has been
m ,slung In the city several weeks.
MISS bryant has a beautiful soprano
! soiee and has given several private
osae ana has sang to a large audi.
go; Al me Eighth and Elm street
af ap th church Miss Bryan is one
i,nt st coiored singers in Keo-
bon,a one raves Monday for her
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
-FOUR HUNDRED
| EXPECTED HERE
Physicians Club Of keokuk to Enter
tain Doctors Of TH States
and Their
Families
PROGRAM IS ARRANGED
Three Addresses to be Given by
Well Known Medical Men
After Luncheon at the
Country Club.

Physicians OF Lee county. Iowa
Hancock county. Illinois. and Clari
county, Missouri, with their wives an6
families. to the number uf four hun
dred, are expected here tomorrow In
TO them by the Physicians club o.
Keokuk- The local organization FOL
its August meeting, planned this get
together session with the physicians
of the tri-states as means of cement
ing relations of the fraternity in this
section Of the country
Already some three hundred accept
ances have come in and every mail
brings more. Some of the visitors
wiz arrive tonight The Keokuk
Physicians club viii entertain its
guests at the Keokuk Country club. A
luncheon viii be served there at 1870
o'clock tomorrow and following this
there viii be addresses by three well
known medical men who have been
secured for the occasion. The fol-
lowing are to speak on medical sub
iects:
DR.. Mazyck P. Ravenel. Columbia,
Mo.
DR.. Nelson NJ. Percy. Chicago, Ill.
DR.. Woodson Moss, Columbii. Mo.
In the afternoon there will be ten
mis-, golf, croquet, cards and other
games to amuse the visitors and in
the evening dance viii be given.
The committee in charge is composed
of DR.. F. c. Smith, DIR. F. B. Dorsey,
Sr., and DR.. B. L. Gilfllan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
CITY NEWS.

-Gossard corsets 10 OF cash few
days Lowitz.
The way to get Keokuk tout of a
rut" is to pave.
The Gate City can do your job
printing. Telephone 35.
-Keokuk sent quite a large delega,
ton to the La Harpe fair last week.
On account of large crowd OF
campers, don't forget dancing a.
Bluff Park every Tuesday and Friday
st Louis last week tried to buy
ice of one OF the Keoknk dealers. The
local ice merchant advised st. Louis
his supply would not permit OF a
sale. The ice demand in Keokuk this
year has been unusually heavy.
The bodybearers at the funeral of
Charles G. Nelson. which was held
last Friday from the home, 1873
Blondeau street, were H. Ringstrom,
G. Sandberg. H. Arv;dson, C. Hult-
man, c. Young. and F. Lindstrand
Iowa soldiers are consuming lots
OF pop at Brownsville. In fact the
consumption Of soft drinks is so
great that the bottlers have agreed
that II the pop is ordered in car
loads they will put it up in IL ounce
bottles instead of the seven ounce
DOIliS uoW III USE. DO lLc lOWd DOy .
will get all they can drink for nickel.
special price, which cover passage
from Davenport to ST. Paul and return
on the steamer Morning Star. This
makes a delightful arrangement for
people desiring a boat trip and not
wishing to travel the entire distance
to st. Paul by water. Tickets will be
sold to those making first inquiries
The Gate City Co., phone 35.
There is one part OF the United
States at least that is not suffering
from the intense heat. Miss Agnes
Trimble who is visiting in the west
has written home that a week ago
Sunday she climbed one OF the noun
tains near Seattle and that the trip
was made through snow banks part
of the way, in which the snow was al
most shoulder high. Paths had been
made through the banks so that the
party walked between snow walls.
Geo. H. Woodson, colored at
torney, will speak tonight at S:15 at
Pilgrims Rest Baptist church Mr..
Woodson is noted as one of the lead
ing men in the Iowa bar association.
He is quite a fluent speaker and the
people who hear him lecture tonight
will never regret it. Mr.. Woodson is
in Keokuk in the interest of the Odd
Fellows building that is situated on
Thirteenth and Main streets. He is
endeavoring to secure three hundred
subscribers to take shares in the
stock company of this association so
that a creditable building for the
coIored fraternities may be built on
this site. Mr.. Woodson desires the
presence of both white and colored
to hear him speak on the fraternal
good at Pilgrims Rest tonight. A
reception will be held in the church
reception rooms after Mr.. Woodson's
lecture A large crowd is anticipat-
ed for the evenings subject by this
noted orator.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
BIRTHDAY DINNER
FOR kE0kUk Man
Il. {. Henderson was Surprised Yes
terday by Large Number Of
Friends on Occasion Of
Eishtieth Anniversary.
ALI. RELATIVES PRESENT
Mr.. Henderson Game to Iowa in 1886
and in 1888 He Married keo-
kuk Girl and Moved
Here.
ALL RELATIVES PRESENT

A very happy occasion yesterday
! was the dinner given at the home OF
Mr.. John E. Mitchell In honor of H.
T. Henderson's eightieth birthday an
niversary. All OF the relatives in this
vicinity were present. The celebra-
ton was planned as surprise to
both Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson, who
had been invited to spend the day
with Mr. Mitchell and his daughters.
the Misses inertia and Ira Mitchell,
and not until the line Of automobiles
drew up to the house did he realize
what had been planned in his honor
!. Mr.. Henderson came to Iowa from
Ohio in 1885. taking up his residence
on farm near Salem in Henry coun-
ty. In 1898 he was married to Luz
cretia Taylor of Keokuk. and came
that year to Keokuk, which has been
his home ever since. He has many
friends here who will congratulate
him upon the occasion and wish him
many happy returns OF the day.
A very bountiful dinner was served
on the lawn with covers for the fol-
lowing guests: Mrs. Isaac l. Carrot
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Garretson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Garretson, Mrs.
Rue Garretson. Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Townsend. Mildred and Harry Town
send, Miss Elsie Garretson. Miss Ada
Garretson. Herbert Garretson. Wayne,
Wilma and Loren Garretson, Alvin,
Herman and Gilbert Garretson, all of
Salem. Miss Mary Garretson Of
Wannetka, ILL.,; DR.. Howard Garrett
son, Of Hannibal, NO. Fred w. Gar
retson and son. James Garretson, of
Hamilton; Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Rhodes, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rukgab
er, Of Mt Pleasant; Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Diddifield. Marjory and
Marion Widdifield, OF Mt Hamill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07

II they wish to buy these, so that we
can secure stateroom reservations
from st. Louis. The Gate City Co.,
phone 80.
On Sunday evening the grand
master of the United Brothers of
Friendship and the Sisters of Myster-
fous Ten and Juveniles will meet the
lodge in a grand body at the Men,
orial hall, 1902 Palean street. DR.. J..
II. Helm will preside as master of
ceremonies, and Mrs. Jennie Free
man as toastmistress. The grand
master will address the congrega-
ton of Bethel A.. NJ. e. church. The
first African Baptist. and Dr.. Helms
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
PERSONALS.

B. L. Auwerda left Sunday night
for New York City.
DR.. Bowles of Cedar Rapids was
IN Keokuk Sunday
n. S. Lowitz has returned from a
business trip to New York.
A. d. Ayres of New York City is
here visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Ayres has been in Keokuk for
several days.
The following personal appeared in
the Sunday morning issue of the
Quincy Wing: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Blomer will go to Keokuk on the boat
today to meet Mrs. Blomer's daugh
ter, Caroline McDavitt, and her aunt
Miss Frances Martin of Davenport
Iowa, where little Miss McDayitt has
been visiting. Miss Martin will yisi
here for several weeks before she re
Ae<rns home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07

church on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights. Pilgrims Rest church
will be decorated in the lodge colors
OF blue and green. On Friday night
the lodge will assemble at the hall
and march out Nineteenth street to
Main and out Main to Twelfth. thence
to Exchange and disband at Pilgrims
Rest church. Geo. jackson will be
marshal Of the day and Walter Gross
aid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their Kindness and SYM
pathy shown US in our recent be
reavement-
MRS. c. G. NELSON,
Mr. E. CT NELSON,
MRS. l.. NJ LARSON,
MISS NETTIE VI. NELSON
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
FUNERAL NOTICE.

KIEFER-The funeral OF Frank
Kfefer will be held from the home.
G2z Exchange street at 400 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. Friends invited to
the services. Burial private. Please
omit Howerh-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07

One lot Of women's wash dresses
values up to $3.50, now -. $1.o(
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07

Children's SOC straw hats, only 10c
Women's &c handkerchiefs, Z
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ZOe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
|. O. O. =

u Vs Os
Members of Herman lodge No. 116
are requested to meet at I. O. O. f.
hall, August 8, 1916 at $3.50 o'clock to
attend the funeral Of our brother,
Frank Kiefer. Keokuk and Puckeche-
tuck lodges invited to attend.
JOHN EISENHUTH, Sec'y.
TONY kMOLLERS, n. G.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
NOTICE.

1 have discontinued my feed bust
ness at 1929 Main ST., but will give
large or small orders in coal prompt
attention at 1925 Main st. Phone 1860.
WILLIAM MULLIKIN.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07

MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
Princess Slip, Skirts and Gowns,
worth 75c, 81 and SIPS. now
sec, o3c and csc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07

One lot OF satin slippers. colors
pink, blue and white. sold for s..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
PERSONALS.

Miss Helen Stebbins who has been
visiting hW uncleo Alex and Wauac1
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
BERLIN SERVING TIrNNv FTcu
 TO TAKE PLACE OF MEATS
Meat of the Funny Is Coarse and Somewhat Strong or Gamy, But
 It's a Good Substitute.

Berlin, Nov. 7--All Berlin. these days, is living "in the sign of the funny fish"-the best substitute for genuine meat that has been discov- tered since there began to be a re- striction of the regular meat supply On ''meatless' as well as other days tunny now occupies a respectable place on the bills of fare Of every big Berlin restaurant, and great quantities of it are being eaten.
 One large and very well patron ized cafe, each Tuesday and Friday under the heading of meat dishes. the following four items: "tricasee of tunny with rice. Funny SchnitzeI with peas, carrots and fried potatoes German beefsteak and fried pota- tocs, German beefsteak of tunny fish with spinach and fried potatoes tunny goulash.A
 The meat of the tunny is coarse and somewhat strong, or eamy. anC too much of it pals. But it is new ertheless an excellent substitute for meat. and likewise a relief from the finer fish that grows very tire some if eaten week in and W eek out The supply of tunnys is said to come principally from the Adriatic.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Improved Farm SIS
 Acre

Improved farm of 85 acres 1 mile from the postoffice at Vandervoort; go cd house, stable and other out build ings. Fine we'll with con- crete curb, and Myers force pump, house built on con- crete pillars, fireplace and f1ues constructed of con- crete. Land all level, about 25 acres free of stumps; T. wire fence around the place. This is considered one of the best tracts of land in Polk county. The owner is not a farmer and will sacrifice this beautiful place at the low price of $15 per acre. Will give terms to respon- sible party. Write or call on the owner. H. MELVILLE.
 Vandervoort, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
A MAYOR THAT IS DIFFERENT.

Mayor Reed is different. He $ always trying to do something that will add to the entertainment oI Fort smith. No mayor has ever been more devoted to hie duties nor worked harder at them. but he con- siders it part of his duties to be alert for things that will make life pleasant in this city. The Haliow- cen entertainment provided was in line. He wants to make this the best place on earth to which to come, and he knows that one of the best ways of doing it is to bring the people together and let them nave right jolly time.-T Times Record.
 Fort smith seems to be. doubly blessed-iirst by the commission form of government, and second by a mayor who makes the best of his opportunity to serve the city under the enlarged powers given by the modern system of city rule.
 Mena has been granted all the legal rights to place herself in the same fortunate class. She is not large enough for the commits sion form, but is better fitted to work by and thru a manager.
 Do you not think she would be better served if she had a good man employed whose entire time would belong to the city-a man who would consider it part of his duties to be alert for things that will make life pleasant for his city and her people--a man whose chief aim would be "to make this the best place on earth to which to come?"
 We have the power in Mena.
 Shall we use it?
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
SWEPT BY BANDITS.
Rural Districts in South Mexico
 Are Ravaged.
Robberies and Murders of Daily % currence, Some of Them Just Out eide Vera cruz cIty--sus-
 poets Executed on Spot.

Vera Cruz, Mexico.--It is dangerous for unprotected travellers to venture into the region that lies between Vera Cruz and the City of Mexico. Bandits are in complete possession of the rural districts. Reports of robberies and murders by brigands are received here daily. Some of these crimes are com mitted almost within the precincts of the city. Railroad travel is so haz- ardous that few people care to under take the journey between here and the capital. Almost every passenger train is held up and it's passengers robbed. The old-time method of freighting by OK team was recently put into prac- tice on the route between Jalapa and Vera Cruz on account of the uncer- tainty of transportation on the rail road All of these freighting wagons are accompanied by guards of sol diers.
 Never, even in the period immedi- ately following Diaz's ascending to the presidency, has there been wit messed such widespread brigandage as is now going on all over southern Mexico. The bandits are numbered by the thousands. They operate boldly. without any attempt being made to
 modest them except in the larger towns. The villages and rui l com munitses arc at their complete mercy. Very few of the wagon trains that leave Vera Cruz for interior towns arrive with their loads; almost in- varishiy they are held up and footed of the merchandise
 In the mountains around the beau tiful city of Jaiapa, capital of the state of Vera Crux. brigandage is so rife that many of the coffee planters end other rural residents have been forced to seek refuge in She town.
 In the state of Oaxaca, where an in- dependent government has been in, existence for two years. an effort is being made to put an end to brigand- age by executing on the spot all per. sons who cannot give good account of themselves. The more remote min ing districts of OaxRca are said to be badly infested. The more thickly set tied portions. however, are now al- most free from depredations.
 Since the American troops evacu- ated Vera Cruz sanitary and health conditions here have grown gradually worse and they have resulted in much sickness--yellow fever, typhus and smallpox. The American soldiers left Vera Cruz the most sanitary city in Mexico. Some pretense of keeping the city clean is still made, but it is confined to the business districts. The outlying sections, where the poor peo- pie live, are neglected, and it is in those places that epidemics have oc- cured.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

back to the political situation. Of lcoprse we cannot call the prohibition question a political issue, but IS IS so interwoVen in the warp and wool of politics that we have to 1 mix it in with the political situation. Missouri. like Arkansas. IS Tn the throes of a statewide prohibition campaign. as well as state con- gressional and county campaign and believe me, there IS something do- ing in old "Mizzurah." The fact IS the state is considered doubtful proposition by both parties, and both parties are moving heaven and earth to win the elecetion. The whole state has been turned into a great stump. and oceans Of poilticai literature and newspaper advertls- ments are flooding the common wealth. Aside from the deep interest taken by the people m the local, state and national campaign, the prohibition issue comes in for It's full share of public attention. Mis- souri has local option law and the temperance people want statewide prohibition. The liquor interests are making a desperate struggle to defeat the statewide amendment, and believe me folk, the brewery people and wholesale liquor men of the big cities of Missouri are putting piles of money into the cam paign. They are not trying to buy votes direct, but the amount of money they are putting into print CTS ink is absolutely astounding. Great placards stare you in the face from every bill board. and the streets of the smaller towns are ac- tually strewn with small cards and printed literature. On one big post CT, printed in red ink I copied the following: prohibition in Missouri will take the living from t95.000 people and destroy Si50,000,000 worth of capital"
 The temperance people of Missou- ri are not half as confident on the prohibition issue as the people of Arkansas. They are afraid of the vote of the big cities, and they may well be. They will not be discour- this time. The good fight will be kept up and it will eventually win, if not this time.
 Under local option the conditions are about as they were in Arkansas, the cities and larger towns have sa- looms, and smaller towns like Selig- man are dry. Of course. like it used to he in Arkansas, and is yet for that matter, there is some jug trade by express. but not near the drunken ness that there was under the sa- loon regime. Take this town for instance. 1 passed thru here several times some years ago when two sa- looms were in full blast. and drunk enness was common. I have been here several days and haven't seen Ia drunken man. did see a lot of suspicious looking packages on an express truck one morning. but no other evidence of the cloven foot of booze.
 So am sitting here this beauti- ful Sabbath day writing few notes on my surroundings and wonder ing what Fate has in store for me beyond the circle of purple moun- tains. know as little about the fu- ture as do about the resnlt of the presidential election and I will not even make a prediction on the TO- suit All ! can do is to hope that Wilson will be elected.
 T. P. Fulton.