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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
LET THERE BE FARMERS DAYS.

The success of the several Dollar days re
calls a suggestion made some time ago at a
meeting of the Retail Merchants organization
that there be one or more days set aside for the
special entertainment of the farmers of Lee
and other nearby counties when the tillers of
the soil would become the guests of the mer-
chants Of Keol1uk. In catering to the farmer,
the merchant Will, of course. not lose sight OF
the fact that the farmers wife, his daughter
and possibly his cousins and aunts may find it
convenient to accompany him in the quest for
entertainment, and if the suggestion that
special days for the agriculturists be followed
by action provision should be made in the way
of attractions that would be of interest to the
feminine mind.
If the retailers of Keokuk enter into the
movement with the spirit they have shown
heretofore, it is bound to be success not only
from an immediate money making point but,
what is no less important it will pave the
way to the cementing of friendships that viii!
tend to further good fellowship between town
and country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

anyone ever gets to congress out OF
the ranks OF the common people; it
is usually a lawyer, or man of
wealth, and Mr.. Rich Man, you have
asked us ordinary people many q
time to support some one of your
choice. In Mr.. Kennedy we have a
man who has been so fair and just
to all that there is not one single
reason why every man in Keokuk
and Lee county should not vote for
him. ~
We have at various times asked
him to assist us in different things,
and he has always done SO, and we
believe with the exception of a very
few, he will receive practically the
Unanimous vote of his party on
June 5th
Having been raised in Montrose
township with Mr.. Kennedy, and be-
ing about his age, l have known him
personally all his life, and while he
has climbed somewhat higher up the
ladder than myself, as ! am still
earning my living in overalls and
jumpers, Charley always takes time
to see me when he is here. and | be-
lieve / am voicing the sentiments of
everyone who knows Kennedy per-
sonally, when ! say, go to the polls
on June and show your appreciation
of him.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN McCLEARY.
Keokuk, Iowa, June 1, 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
HOW TO REDUCE
YOUR WEIGHT
i, Simple, Safe, Reliable Way.

Simple, SaIc, neidDic way.
People who are overwhelmed with
supertiuous fat, know only too well
the discomfort and ridicule that over
stout people have to bear.
If you are carrying around FIVE or
ten pounds of unhealthy fat you are
unnecessarily weakening your vital
organs and are carrying burden
which destroys the beauty of your
figure.
There is no need of anyone suffer
ing from superfiuous fat. Ii YOU want
to reduce your weight in simple,
safe and reliable way, without starva-
ton diet or tiresome exercise, here
is a test worth trying Spend as much
time as you can in the open air,
breathe deeply and get from Wilkin-
son & Co, or any good druggist a box
of oil of korein capsules; take one
after each meal and one before re-
firing at night.
Weigh yourself once a week so as
to know just how fast you are los
ing weight and don't leave off the
treatment or even skip single dose
until you are down to normal.
Oil of korein is absolutely harm
less, is pleasant to take, and helps
digestion. Even a few days treatment
has been reported to show a notice
able reduction in weight, footsteps
become lighter. your work seem
easier and lighter and more buoyant
feeling takes possession Of your
whole being.
Every person who suffers from
superfiuous fat should give this treat
ment a trial
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Concrete Summer COTTAGES.

Substantial, attractive and CON
paratively inexpensive summer cot
tages are being built of reinforced
concrete on the shore of Lake Erie
near Cleveland. In an ILLUSTRATED
article the Popular Mechanics maya
zine describes the process OF erecting
these dwellings, which are particu-
larly interesting because one of therl
can be constructed in approximately
four hours. Each is one story in
height, thirty-fve feet long, twenty.
one feet wide, and provided with q
large living room, a bedchanber,
kitchen, and toilet room. The roof is
fiat, bordered by. parapet, and COZ
cred with earth or sod to insulate ths
interior against the heat of the suns
rays. The foundation, floor, walls
partitions and roof are poured. Steel
faced forms of special type which
may be set up or removed quickly are
used. AS the concrete is mixed mel
chanically it is discharged into an IN
clined trough, up which it is conveyed
by metal paddles fixed to an endless
chain arrangement 1t is delivered al
the top Of the forms into a spout
through which ii Is chuted whenever
needed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

state. The people who have left here
to find fortune elsewhere can give
some good pointers. One of the best
ways to get an appreciation of Iowa,
is to try some other state for while.
Creston Advertiser: Iowa will be
republican from top TO bottom next
fall We don't take much stock in
the efforts that are being made to
scare the republicans into voting
against one of the candidates. 1t is
unquestionably true that there are a
lot Of republicans who will not vote
for Cosson and it is Iust as true that
there are a lot of republicans who
will not vote for Harding, but
there won't be enough of them
in either case to affect the re-
suit 1t should be remembered that
Iowa is anti-democratic by a vote of
nearly two to one according to the
last presidential election and it is un-
questionably true that the democrats
are far weaker in this state now than
they We're in 1912. There is no prob
ability that there will be such defec-
ton as will endanger the state cant
didates or any one of them.
Perry Chief: With Allen optimistic,
Cosson confident and Harding sure of
success, about the best Mr.. Kuehnle
can do is to remain hopeful.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Who is
there that dare deny the benefit an
individual derives from physical train
ing. Military training, if nothing
more, is simply organized physical
training.
Harlan Tribune: IoWa's hens laid
105, ,507 dozen eggs, ,aluei at s21,-
being received by the state DEPART
ment of agriculture. TIT, shows $780,
900 increase over the egg production
of 1914. The proceeds of, the 1915
egg sales were sufficient to hard sur
face with gravel 1921 miles Of
Iowa's roads, the department figures.
Alta Advertiser: Governor Clarke
has made his Office SO large that it
is going to be hard TO find another
man big enough to fill it.
Traer Star-Slipper: The democrats
will have some fireworks in their
state convention. No. all the party
will calmly submit to the dry plank
decided on by the leaders in confer
ence recently, or the equal suffrage or
good roads planks. The step is too
radical for thousands of the rank and
file. On the other hand Meredith will
not run for governor upon any other
platform, and they can get no one
else of any strength to make the
race.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

SlOuA Slly JOuTual. IL the ueluo-
Gratis should do away, with the two
thirds rule, no doubt Champ Clark
would look upon their action as some
paddock on the garage after the dis.
appearance of the motor vehicle
Cedar Rapids Republican: No
Iowa congressman needs to be afraid
Of his constituents IL he should hap
pen to vote for stronger naval pro-
gram. Iowa believes in that kind of
a program.
Sioux City Tribune: If this wealth
er keeps up, one can begin to look
forward to those delightful informal
picnic suppers" where you pick red
ants out of the pie, woolly worms out
of the salad and contract life size
cold sitting on the damp ground.
Waterloo 'Times-Tribune, Colonel
House is thinking of making another
visit to Europe. If any of the crown
ed heads over there have any little
thing they want US to do for them the
thing to do is see the colonel. Con-
sultation free. All information strict
ly confidential.
Davenport Democrat: Julian Street,
who has just written a campaign
booklet on Colonel Roosevelt, says
the colonel is not addicted to swear
ing. He says that the ex-president
can say "Josephus Daniels" in a way
that leaves nothing for profanity to
add.
Charles City Press: The question
again becomes quite pertinent-what
shall we do with our ex-presidents :?
Another will soon be added to the
list.
Sioux City Journal: 1t is not un-
usual for one of the minor parties to
fuse with one of the major parties or
endorse its candidates for president.
1t is unusual for one of the major
parties to accept the dictation of a
minor party The democrats tried
this plan when they nominated Gree
ley, who had previously been nomin-
ated by the liberal republicans, but
not such as to encourage it's repeti-
tion.
Burlington Gazette: The daylight
saving plan does not profit much
those persons who at night spend all
they earn.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The
women Of Iowa are as intelligent as
those of any state in the country. In
twelve states women are using the
ballot with as much intelligence as
men. We are taking no chances in
vesting the right to vote in our Iowa
women. They will use it wisely.
Dubuque Times-Journal: Now that
the Henry d. Estabr BOX boom for
president has disappeared from the
horizon, we've begun to wonder:
Who was this Estabrook?
Waterloo Times-Tribune: Even
after the Chicago convention gets
through with him and his candidacy,
Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana,
will be Just the same old Charley.
Ottumwa Courier: Iowans should
do some boosting of their home
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
LOVE SONG.

love my life, but not too well
To give it to thee like flower,
So it may pleasure thee to dwell
Deep in it's perfume but al hour
j love my life, but not too well.
love my life. but not too we'll
To sing it note by note away,
, So to thy soul the song may tell
The beauty of the desolate day.
love my life, but not too well.
love my life, but not too well
Is To cast it like cloak on thine,
Against the storms that sound and swell
Between thy lonely heart and mine.
love my life, but not too well.
Harriet Monroe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
A Tribute from Friends.

- tTbpuIC IFOH fTlSuOS.
To the Editor Of The Gate City:
learns of the change taking place in
the secretarial force of it's Young
Womee's Christian association, as
all of the young women employed in
this capacity are leaving for new
fields.
Miss Dinsdale, as general secretary
for the past two years, has made for
herself a permanent place in the
hearts of Keokuk people, and it is
safe to say that the association has
never had better loved or more help
full secretary, helpful in the best and
highest sense.
She will be greatly missed in the
community, and especially by the
girls and women to whom she has
been an inspiration.
Miss Clement has been connected
with the association less than a year,
but the mention Of her name warns
the hearts of hundreds of women and
girls, who, during that time have
come in daily contact with her. The
nature of her work has been unus-
ually fine, but she has not confined
her talents to association work alone,
having given of them generously to
church and Sunday schoi work also.
Blest with personality that at
tracts girls from the start and that
folds their love to the end, such a
young womans' capacity for good is
unlimited
r. is very certain that Keokuk's
love and good wishes will follow these
girls wherever they may go, with thu
hope that the associations great loss
may prove to be their great gain.
INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE
Y. w. c.. A.
Is Fair and Efficient Congressman.
To the Editor Of The Gate City:
/ should like to ask for little
space in your valued paper to give
my reasons why the citizens OF Keo-
| kuk should vote for C. A. Kennedy
| for congress.
| The first and best reason Is that
he has been Just and fair to all-the
! rich as well as the poor-and has at
no time since his election to con-
gress ten years ago done one single
| thing to cause class hatred.
When he comes to Keokuk he has
| time to stop and shake hands with
the ordinary business man or the man
working on the streets, as well as the
rich man, not holding his head SO
/ high. as Mr. Panther of West Point
| said his opponent did, that he would
| not see a farmer should he meet him
on the road, except just before cleo
ton time.
Now Thorne has been here on two
different occasions, but he has never
taken time to even speak to one man
/ in the ordinary walks Of life. either
! white or colored. and I have been
! told that his actions in this regard
! were the same in Fort Madison and
| Burlington. 1t is not so with
Charley Kennedy He came from the
ordinary walks of life himself, and
although he has served ten years in
congress. 1t makes no difference in
| hiIn-he is always glad to see his
old friends, regardless of their finan
cial condition or what their position
in life may be.
| Every man in Keokuk and in the
4 first district, who appreciates a man
who has stepped into congress OH,
of overalls, as it were, and has sc
ably filled the position that the PEG
pie have kept him there longer than
any of his predecessors, should vote
to send him back and keep him right
l where he is, for it is 80 seldom that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
AS TO HAULING Down FLAGS.

cratic administration hauled down
the flag in Hawaii. This democratic
administration has hauled down the
flag at Vera Cruz, and wants to hau
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

it down in the Philippines. The peo-
pie will do some hauling down on
their own account next November
and it won't be the flag, either.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Loslna Interest.

Topeka Capital: The battle :
Verdun is in its fourth month. Re
pie have been indulgent so far. =.
if it is kept up much longer
liable to be Kissed off the stage
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Those Texas guardsmen who refused to per-
form their sworn duty ought to have declared
their position as to whether they were actuated
by s'safety frst' or sspeace at any price, mo-
tives. .........
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re-
sponsibility for views expr essed by
correspondents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

We have bilious moments, but we are not
cynical enough to believe that the present
congress represents the American people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Contrasting the Waite and Orpet trials New
York's code of criminal procedure is not as de-
fective as it has sometimes been claimed to be.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

DO not waste minute-not a second-in trying to
demonstrate the merit OF your perform
your work does not vndcate Itself, you cannot
vndicate t-Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

June. the month of brides And still there
is six months more of leap year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
IOWA .PREss coMMENT.

Sioux City Journal: If the demo
Gratis should do away with the two
thirds, rule, no doubt Champ Clark
would look upon their action as some
what in the nature of swapping the
paddock on the garage after the dis.
of the motor vehicle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Perry Chief: With Allen optimistic,
Cosson confident and Harding sure of
success, about the best Mr. Kuehnle
can do is to remain hopeful.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Waterloo Times-Tribune: Even
after the Chicago convention gets
through with him and his candidacy,
Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana,
will be Just the same old Charley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Dubuque Telegraph.Hera,d: Who is
there that dare deny the benefit an
individual derives from physical train
ing. Military training, if nothing
more, is simply organized physical
training.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Cedar Rapids Republican: No
Iowa congressman needs to be afraid
Of his constituents ii he should hap
pen to vote for stronger naval pro-
gram. Iowa believes in that kind of
a program.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Dubuque Tim es- Journal: Now that
the Henry d. Estabr BOX boom for
president has disappeared from the
horizon, we've begun to wonder:
Who was this tabrook?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Ottumwa Courier: Iowans should
do some boosting of their home
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

By all means let there be deep delving
wherever there is reason to suspect that guilt
lies buried Let short cuts be taken to arrive
at the truth. but let it be beyond question that
it is truth that is met at the end Of the road,
and not mongrel thing wearing some of the
garments Of truth, passion and prejudice.
In every time of crisis or difficulty in the ma
TONS history fnanciers have given striking
proof of their devotion to the public veal and
it is believed they may be depended upon to do
SO whenever called upon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
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state. The people who have left here
to find fortune elsewhere can give
some good pointers. One of the best
ways to get an appreciation of Iowa,
is to try some other state for a while.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Alta Advertiser: Governor Clarke
has made his Office SO large that it
is going to be hard TO find another
man big enough to fill it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02

Sioux City Tribune: If this wealth
er keeps up, one can begin to look
forward to those delightful informal
picnic suppers" where you pick red
ants out of the pie, woolly worms out
of the salad and contract life size
cold sitting on the damp ground.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-12

county. Kentucky, on June 3. 1916,
it being the first Monday of said
June, 1916 the following described
property, to wit:
w. II. Williams, 115 acres.bounded
as follows: Beginning at a stake.
corner between Fanny b. Barnes and
G. A. Barnes; thence n. S1A feet to
a stake; thence n. 2af w. 307 feet
to a stake; thence N. II w. 600 feet
to a stake; thence S. 64l4 w. $40
feet to a stake in the Hartford and
Goshen road and in line of Mrs.
j. w. Mercer; thence with said road
and said line n. So feet to a stake in
said road; thence N. 6512 Z. 1870
feet to a stake in the line of ]. F..
Collins heirs; thence with said line
to the beginning. containing lis
acres. more or less. Assessed in the
first class at $1,56S.30.
The amount of assessments, in
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-12
pEADY. MADE WAISTS. DRESSES. &C
be made by which all parties may be
enabled to profit.

Every available unit of the United
States army is either in Mexico or
guarding the border, and it was
found necessary to call out the militia
of three states as achievements,
which only goes to show what a sad
predicament we would find ourselves
in should we become engaged with
one of the powers. The most ex-
tereme anti-preparedness advocate
should become alarmed at that true
statement.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-12
A FADING OPPORTUNITY.

On the goth of this month the vot-
ers of Ohio county will say whether
or not we will issue bonds for the
Improvement of our highways. The
question is of major Importance to
the grand old county and we should
not take a stand before thoroughly
acquainting ourselves with the facts
of the issue. 1t is not only proper
that this should be done, but it is the
solemn duty of every man to know
we'll the step he is taking when he
marks his ballot on the goth.
In order to more thoroughly &C
quaint the voters with the issue the
committee has engaged the services
of one OF Kentucky's good roads ex-
perts to deliver a series of addresses
over the county. His speakings
should be we'll attended and you
should not be backward with your
questions, for your lone vote may
push forward or retard the progress
of the county.
Opposition has sprung up in the
most unexpected quarters. Many
farmers who would undoubtedly
benefit most profitably by getting out
of the mire have avowed their dis
approval of the issue. But perhaps
the greatest shock is the lining up in
the ranks of the opposition a county
newspaper. which should be beating
a drum in the band wagon instead OF
footing a pessimistic taps at the tail
end OF the move-forward procession.
On the other hand many who might
have been expected to look with dis
favor upon the question are talking
bonds and good roads.
Simply because a pike will not
border ones farm can hardly be
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-12
Land Sale for Drainage Taxes.

BY authority vested in me as
sheriff of Ohio county, Kentucky, /,
or one of my deputies, will offer at
public sale, for drainage taxes due
me. interest and costs herein, at the
court house door in Hartford, Ohio
county. Kentucky, on June 8, 1916,
it being the first Monday of said
June, 1916, the following described
property, to wit:
Mrs. j. W. Mercer, 116 acres,
boundes as follows: Beginning at a
stake in said Hartford and Goshen
road S55 feet south of where said
ditch crosses said road; thence south
40 w. $50 feet to a stake; thence
north 671a w. 255 feet to stake,
corner between said Mercer and G.
NJ. and E. T. Williams; thence with
their lines n. sc w. 2060 feet to
their corner in said Carriers line;
thence with said Carriers line n.
1860 feet to a gum; thence with said
Carter's corner on Muddy Greek !;
thence N. IS 1-3 E. $3.50 feet to a
stake in said road; thence with said
road to the beginning.
OF which rs acres is assessed IN
the second class at SS9O.3S, and 40
acres is assessed in the third class at
$3S9.64. Total assessment S1,2SO.02.
The amount of assessments, inter-
est and costs for the years 1914,
1915. and 1916 against above des-
cribed property being: 1914, SOFAS;
1915, $4O.S4; 1916, s227.S3. Other
costs, $11.OO. Total $373.15
S. o. KEOWN.
Sheriff Ohio County.