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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
Retailers Decide to Name Com
mittee to Cooperate With
Merchants Association
in Celebration.
FAVOR CORN CLUB PLAN
Bargain Week Will be Con
Quoted in Connection With
Theatre Attraction-Club
to be Formed.

The ball was started rolling last
night at the meeting Of the Keokuk
Retailers league for a fall celebra-
ton. George Baur, member of the
committee from the Keokuk Retail
Merchants association, which went
on record as favoring fall celebra-
ton, made the report to the Retail.
ers. Mr. Baur said that the retail
merchants were unanimous for the
celebration. The nature of the cele-
bration was to be decided ON later,
, he said. There was talk OF making
1T in the nature of an agriculture ex-
like corn clubs and canning clubs,
which have been SO successful
President Justice reminded the re-
tailers that the time probably was
ripe for fall celebration of some
sort, but cautioned the members that
whatever was given must be OF the
| best, and must be worth the money.
! That 1t would necessitate lot Of
work was something that the Retail
ers must remember, and that il 1t
was worth having at all itwa worth
making a good one.
E. F. Renaud spoke Of correspon-
dence which he was having in re-
gard to the corn clubs and canning
! CluDS ne cADSCtcu W IuihS d Zip
| to Anes soon, and might be able to
get additional data on this mater. he
/ said It would be necessary to start
the idea now. however, if the corn
club and canning club idea was fol-
lowed. He advocated giving the prizes
in gold, rather than in merchandise
or cups.
On motion Of Mr. Baur. the presi-
dent was authorized to appoint a
committee of three from the Retail
ers to join with the committee from
the Retail Merchants association in
promoting the fall celebration!
Plan Bargain Week.
NJ F. Baker, representing the Grand
opera house told the retailers that
the Grand was bringing 1.-THE Birth
of Nation" here for eight days.
March to IL. He asked the retail
ers to cooperate with the Grand and
ton was to be billed like circus
and he thought that perhaps some
tnlng might be done in the way OF
bargain week, for the retailers Gus
toners at that time.
There was full discussion on the
matter. and on motion by J. P. 1ngle
the matter was left in the hands of
the trade extension committee. with
power to act. 1t is likely that week
of special bargains, or a spring open
ing week will be held. Louis Klein,
J. ]. Chapman. President Justice. D.
E. Linouist, T. n. Connor, John Ro-
vane. DR.. Arnold. G. A. McLoney,
Theodore Bode, j. n. Dumenf1. DR.
CHRISTENSEN, and J. T. Mccarthy all
spoke on the matter.
1t is practically assured that the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09

pull together better demonstrated
than it is by the wholesalers and re-
tailers of Keokuk. l am familiar with
conditions in many other cities, and
when I see exhibitions of petty jeal-
ousy which prompts a man to pay
express rates on a shipment rather
than go into a carload combination
with his neighboring storekeeper, !
am prouder than ever OF you in KeO-
kuk.
Needs of City Told.
The needs of the city of keokuk
were taken up by Mr.. Mcfarland
who emphasized two which he con.
siders most important at this time,
the development of residence dis.
trict for workingmen, and the build
ing of interurbans to serve the ter
ritory around US.
I'VE need interurban roads which
will be a feeder for the city. and
will bring the trade that gees to
other towns into our city, he said
"We have not the arteries Of trade
that we might have. and if we all
help and push, some of thess may
come much sooner than we seem to
think they will now.
1--WE need to open resi- ience dis
get good homes at reasonable rent
Many men are employed at the new
industries and more will pc. They
need homes In comfortable surround
ings at reasonable rent. Tie cppor
tunity is going to be given soon tc
buy lots there, and we hope that you
will think these a good investment
III YOU do then when factories con
eider locating here, you can say
here's land for your fac .Orv and
houses for your workingmet,.
Encourage Small Concert.
encourage the small concern wher
ever it is possible Mr.. Mcfarland
advised the Retailers. Don't always
look for the big ones, only. We wan
the big ones. and well get them. bu
don't forget the smaller industries. 4
would be better to get ten industries
employing. five men each than one
! industry employing 100. The reason
! is that we have to buy the bigger
! INDUSTRIES We can help along the
smaller ones by giving rent, maybe
| signing a. note for $1,000. or some
! thing like that.
| Mr.. Mcfarland spoke Of the Car
! ter-Phelps company which Is alreed!
| growing He spoke Of the new cigal
company. Of the Coco Cola Bottilnt
company and Of the reorganizet
broom plant. He urged the mer
chants to be loyal to the output Q
local factories. III,
In closing he recited little verse
about the man who had something tt
advertise and whispered it down
we'll. while the other fellow climbed
a tree and hollered.
you men just climb the h1ghes
tree YOU can find and hoiler for keo
kuk the loudest you cam MIR. Mcfar
land concluded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
LOOKS LIKE IOWA
IS GROWING SOME
Ninety-three Counties Show More
People Than 90 Did In
1910

Ninety-three counties whose census
returns have been officially an
nounced to date, show a total popula-
ton greater than all of the ninety
nine counties Of the state in 1910.
The ninety-nine counties announced
thus far. two OF which were made pub
lfc today, show total population of
2,247.S65 as against total population
for the entire state in 1910 of 2,224,
III.
The two counties announced today
were Pocahontas, with a population
of 1885 as against 14.S0S in 1910,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09

recommend It to any woman suffering
from female weakness. You may pub
lish my letter il you wish. Mrs. JAMES
CoNLEy, 516 St Clair ST., Frank fort, KY.
No woman suffering from any form of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
All women are invited to write
to the T-scs T.. Pinkham Medi-
dc y, Lynn, Mass, for special
sit VIII be confidential.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
What Is a Republican?

". ricn Register: Taft is iepuo-
lican Roosevelt is not, says the
sioux CITY Journal Another paper
m ;gbt reverse this and say Roosevelt
is a republican and Taft is not. The
better wav to say every man is re-
publican who will support the repuo-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09

40 my own work,
had to hire it done.
/ h e ard SO much
about Lydia E. Pink
hams We eta b | e
Compound that I
tried it. l took three
bottles and I found
it to be all you
claim. Now l feel as
well as ever I did and
EN- able to do all my
own work aoain. /
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
viii E,ec. Swiss Delegates.

IJrntted Press Leased Wire service
NEW YORK, Feb. a.-Swiss de'e-
Gates TO the Ford permanent peace
tribunal will be elected tomorrow &C
cording to a cable dispatch from the
Ford publicity bureau at Stockholh
today They will proceed at once 10
Stockholm to join the preliminary SEES
sjons. 1t was stated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09

and Winneshiek, with a population OF
2223S as against 21,729 in 1910.
Fonda in Pocahontas county. shows
population of 1,1O6 and Pocahontas
CT 1874. DEBORAH in Winneshiek coun-
ty has a population of 4.021.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
help FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep on Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.

Here is letter from woman who
had to work, but was too weak and suf-
fered too much to continue. How she
regained health -
Frankfort, ky suffered so much
with female weakness that could not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
,-..ident Keokuk Industrial
association Asks Retailers
to Boost Hard for
Keokuk.
Two PRESSING NEEDS
|One Of These is Interurbans
| and the Other is Opening
Residence District Near
Factories.

The retail merchant is the best
hooster Keokuk has. c. f. Nc
| Farland, president of the Keokuk
Industrial association, told the
members of the Keokuk Retailers
league last night Mr.. McFar-
land emphasized the boosting of
the city through It's retailers, by
suggesting that they in turn make
every travelling man that calls on
hem booster for Keokuk, by
getting him to say something
GOOD about the city wherever he
goes.
Two important matters to Keo-
kuk are interurban roads and the
Development OF residence dis
ricts In the vicinity of the new
Industries, where workingmen
could get good comfortable
homes, in good surroundings and
reasonable rent, the Industrial as
( ISOLATION head emphasized.
Another asset to any city, and
to Keokuk in particular is the de-
yelopment of small industries, the
speaker told the merchants. The
large industry has to be bought,
| while the smaller one can be
helped along and tided over until
It gets on its feet, he thought.
Following the dinner at the Hote
iowa last night, President NJ. E. JUS
lice Of the Retailers, introduced Pres
|Fent {. r. Mcfarland of the Indus
|tal association. Mr.. Mcfarland wa!
Erected by a wave of applause. HI
banked the merchant, saying that h
klieyed they were interested in thu
|Mccess Of the city, and in this wa,
u the success of the present Indus
Trial association administration. HI
bid he believed the merchants woult
10 everything possible by helping IL
he work before the association
Everyone present wag member, con
hbutor or supporter of the Indus
rial association, and interested il
Ne growth of the city, he thought.
I doubt IL there IS any set of mel
That can help in building up cit.
i you men can." Mr.. Mcfarland said
lou come in contact so often ant
q closely with people. and you hav
IN opportunity to Send messag
spm keoluk. Boost Keokuk through
Y If contact with travelling men.
sbt if there is any better way
FAX to them, and get them inter
ssted and get them to say goo
sord for your city.
Proud Of Business Men.
Make the travelling man promis
% be a booster. Tell him that yo
viii give him an order on condition
nat he will talk Keokuk to the mex
leliow. You will make travelin
tdyertiser who can spread the nam
and fame of our city. Make ther
mink there is something doing her
N Of the time, and let them kno'
hat we are live wires, and worker.
ind then when they make their pile
Y they all do. they will think abou
keokuk and decide that 1t is goo
pace to come and to set up thei
homes, or go into business.
! want to tell you men that al
Proud OF the business men of ke'
aux. ! have never seen the spirit {
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
HIGH TEN SION TO
40 TO Eft. MADISON
April Meeting VIII Be Held In Neigh
boring City and Arrange
ments are Made.

Tension club, an organization com
posed Of employees Of the Stone and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
wJ1y the Bother?

Why the Bother?
Chicago Evening Post: An effective
blockade of Germany Is impossible.
says the German admiralty chief.
Then why all these tears about it? y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
MERCHANTS BEST BOOSTERS
For CITY, M'FARLAND SAYS
~><> . . . . . = . y I
MERCHANTS TOLD
TO BE ON GUARD
AGAINST HOLD-UPS

Reduction of the amount of Z
= cash carried over each day and Z
= being on lookout for suspicious .
= characters were two bits of ad- Z
. vice offered the Retailers last .
= night by E. A. French There .
. have been so many day light Z
. hold ups all over the country Z
. that the Iowa bankers are warm Z
. ing the banks to reduce their Z
. surplus to lowest possible 4
. amount, and Mr.. French suggest 4
= ed that the merchants follow 4
. suit. Especially should they do Z
. this in stores where cash is cen =
. tralized In one place. Q
. Look out for suspicious char 4
. acters, too, Mr.. French warned Z
. the merchants. Z
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09

lfcan candidate for president and In
dorse the repu olican platform Of 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09

league VIII act with the theater man
agement in advertising this big week.
One way will be to enclose circulars
in all mail, as suggested by DR..
CHRISTENSEN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09
Auto Club Discussed.

Auto Club Discussed.
Edward X. tombstone was asked to
explain his plans for an automobile
club. Mr.. tombstone said that while
no active steps had been taken as yet
In Keokuk. he hoped to be able to
report at the following meeting an
could accomplish much for better
streets, better roads and safer drlv-
ing.
Keokuk has been condemned more
times because of its bad streets than
for anything else, Mr.. tombstone said.
He said he had been in ST. Louis re-
Gently and had talked with the secre-
tary Of the auo club there. He SEEM
ed to feel that an auto club helped
greatly in the matter Of proper high
ways.
The proposition of safe driving for
autosist and pedestrian also enters
into the matter, Mr.. tombstone said.
| AS 1t is now, he thought it was just
about as dangerous to drive car as
| to walk on the streets. This prob
lem of reckless driving can be dealt
with through en- automobile club bet
ter than any other way. 1t was
thought.
roads and crossings and can exert in
fluence in many ways, MIR. tombstone
believes.
... The Mail Order Plan.
D. The matter OF campaign against
the mail order houses was brought up
next by John w. Rovane. Sr. Mr..
Rovane said that before we could
! hope to really do anything. we should
practice what we preached and wear
and eat Keohuk products. Louis hlein
| spoke OF the ACCESSIBILITY of the mem
bers writing to the headquarters at
Des Moines in support OF bill to
| tax mail order concerns.
John Rovane moved that cards be
printed and that these be signed by
every retailer and sent to the head
| quarters In this way he thought il
would not be forgotten by the re-
! tailers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-09

Is Called Love Pirate.
BUnited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. Feb. 9.-Miss Ada NJ
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Read The Gate City Want Column
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18
Cash Basis Works at Wiley

A little over a year ago the Wiley
merchants all went on a cash basis.
The experiment has proven successful
beyond the hopes of the most sanguine.
One prominent business man informed US
this week that last month was by far the
best month in the history of his store,
both in volume Of business and cash re-
ceipts. There's good reason for this.
Goods sold :or cash are usually marked
at lower margin Of profit than when
sold on credit, and the cash enables the
merchants to keep their stocks fresh
and clean. There is not town in the
Arkansas Valley that sells merchandise
at lower figure than the merchants OF
Wiley. There is no town in the state
that has a f iner lot Of business men than
Wiley. Wide.awake. progressive. always
on the alert to further the interests OF
their patrons and to build up the COM
munity Wiley Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18

On the other hand, should Sam
Nicholson be the choice for gover-
nor of majority of the party, We
can conscientiously give him our
enthusiastic support. A great man
is Mr.. Nicholson; one of the
strongest executives and biggest
business men in the state. A man
who has come to the top rung of
the ladder from the humblest of
positions, pushed forward by sheer
ability alone. A man who has been
a resident of Colorado for nearly
40 years and knows her every need
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18

week and provision will be made
to take the best care of all who
take this method of attending the
great celebration of the 25th ami
versary.
All the newspapers from Dem
yer to Dodge City and south to
Ration are giving the fair the
greatest kind of boosting and
many of them report more inter-
est in their community than ever
before SO far in advance of the
fair.
Don't miss the booster trip next
Thursday, Aug. "a. To avoid any
confusion no attempt will be made
to leave Rocky Ford in a body,
but all machines are requested to
be at Clark's well by 10 a. m, to
receive boosting devices and form
the parade. The Pueblo Commerce
club is planning fine reception
and entertainment for all boosters.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18
FABULOUSLY RICH
Ore Running Over 81 900 Ton Struck
by Rocky Ford Prospector


Great rejoicing was caused in this
city last Friday to stockholders in The
Estelle Mining & Milling Co., when
they learned that instead of the as
sessment for expenses they have been
putting up for several years, they are
now fairly on the way to become mil
lionaires thru fabulously rich strike
make on their property near Durango.
The news was brot to this city by
Alonzo Tewalt, who for IL years has
been delving in the bowels of the
earth and thru the ups and downs
most the latter-of mining has kept
his faith in the ultimate development
of a producing mine. But the pay
dirt" he has struck is away beyond the
highest flights of his imagination, as
according to the assayer's returns it
will run 81, 1893. so to the ton.
When the good news was spread to
the Rocky Ford stockholders amongst
whom are Mrs. J. S. Manning, w. l..
Palmer, o. w. West, l. ID. Hale, John
Hayes, J. A. Gauger, Estella Tewalt
and Alonzo Tewalt-arrangements
were made to get out few tons dur
ing the few weeks that yet remain be-
fore winter sets in, when operations
will have to cease.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18
EARLY SETTLERS
Have Old-Fashioned Picnic Dinner
and Most Enjoyable Second An
nua1 Reunion on Friday Last

Residents of this section of the
Arkansas Valley of the vintage of
1896 and prior thereto, with their
families, were out in force to the
second annual picnic of the Early
Settlers Society of Rocky Ford
and Vicinity, which was held at
the fair grounds on Friday last.
An old-fashioned picnic dinner,
to which the members contributed
with well-filled baskets, was the
feature of the reunion and
the one that was greatly enjoyed
by all, as those old-timers are ac-
customed to live upon the "fat of
the land" and the women folk
certainly know how to prepare
the good things to eat.
Following the feast a very
pleasant hour WAS spent in social
intercourse with old-time neigh
bors, or those who were consider
ed as such some twenty years ago,
but since the valley has become
SO thickly settled they seldom
"meet up and visit" excepting up
on special occasions such as this.
At the business meeting it was
brot out that there was some diff
ersnce of opinion as to who were
eligible to membership, and this
was settled by the. official promul-
CATION of a decree that all resi-
dents of the Arkansas Valley
and more especially those of
Otero and Crowley counties-who
had lived here. for twenty years
prior to the date of the annual re-
uuion, would he received and
welcomed as members of the
Early Settlers Society.
1t was also decided 10 let moth
ing hereafter interfere with the
holding of the annual picnic upon
the first Friday in August.
The officers who were elected
are:
President-Lewis Swink
Vice Presidents-C. G. Barrick,
Manzanola; Henry Hushaw, Fow-
ler; William Auckland, Olney;
A. L. Enyart, Ordway; j. Z,
Gauger, Swink, and Rufus Phil
lips, La Junta.
Secretary-Treasurer--Mary j,
Anderson.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18
Costs Little to Make Display

Farmers and fruit growers. miners and
livestock breeders should bear in mind
that it costs very little to place a display
of farm products at tie State Fair at
Pueblo. September ls to %. The rail-
roads will haul free of charge all fruit.
farm products or minerals from any
point in Colorado to and from the State
Fair. Large or small displays will re-
ceive the same treatment and no matter
what the display may be SO it is product
of the soil, the railroads will haul it free
of charge to the fair and return it to the
home point also free of charge.
For livestock and agricultural impli-
ments the railroads will charge a freight
rate one way and will return the display
free to the point from whence it was
shipped. Shipments sent from one fair
to another will pay half rates and will be
returned from the last fair to the point
of original shipment free of charge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18
STILL AT GOLDEN
State Troops Did Not Get Away to
the Mexican Border

lhS NlCAiN"h DohoSi
First Sergeant H. H. Cover and
Private Mac Cleveland of Company F,
First Infantry. Colorado National
Guard, who were enjoying furlough
at their homes in this city, were re-
called to Golden on Sunday night by
telegraphic instructions that the en-
tire national guard was being rushed to
the Mexican border upon the following
order from Secretary of Var Baker
issued that day:
"All department commanders have
been directed to send all other national
guard troops in their departments to
the border as soon as they are equip
ped and transportation can be obtain
ed"
The recall must have proved vexa-
tious to the first sergeant, as he had
only been home few hours when it
came, and after hurrying back to
Golden he found himself about IL
hours ahead of another order directing
AdJutant General Gamble to postpone
entrainment of the Colorado National
Guard.
The explanation given is that the ad-
ministration has discovered there is a
possibility of transportation tle-up
because of the impending railroad
strike, so that now it is the Colorado
National Guard that is learning the
Wilson waltz: Gone step forward,
two steps back, side step and hest
tate"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18
G. 0. P. STATE ASSEMBLY
Adopts One of the Most Unequivocal
Platforms Ever Framed and Names
Strong Candidates

this may he found report of the proceed
Republican assembly in Denver last week. and
asked look inform themselves the
adopted with the candidates who have pledged themselves
to stand squarey upon this platform
The Enterprise will the of the various cand
and have obtained preemen at the
the party because of their records But the mat
governor wish that either Carlson Nicholson
undivided support of the party in the fall election
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-18

Governor Carlson has been in
Office nearly two years. His record
as a public official in one of the
most trying and exacting periods
of our states history is well known
to us all. From a condition of
chaos, anarchy and bankruptcy
the state, under his able guidance,
has entered the haven of industrial
peace, prosperity and happiness
and has now a surplus in its treas
ury. A record that makes us all
proud of the men within our party
is that made by George Carlson.