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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-11
EXPECTED RELEASE
UPON ENLISTMENT
Prisoners at Fort Madison Were
Anxious to Go to Wei-Now
Hopes are Shattered.

Fort Madison Democrat: The Mexi-
can peace has put the kibosh on the
aspiring hopes Of several prisoners.
When the u. S. frightened his belt
like good Indian and said 1t was
going to pull the whiskers OF the de
facto government in Mexico the cons
neeked I'D bit. The mobilization OF
the states militia stimulated them.
AS the war clouds drifted and grew
darker their hopes shone as a radi'
ant star. They had visions of pre-
senting before the governor OF the
state patriotic sentiments which they
believed would lead to freedom ana
enlistment in the army. With q feel
ing they had just as soon he shot with
a lead bullet as paper one, they felt
the governor would respond to their
patriotism, and that he might even
form a goodly company OF soldier
cons to be sent smack bang into the
heart Of Mexico.
Now their hopes are shattered.
They are limp and weary-too inert
and Frustrated to say more tnan
feeble words in protest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-11
.>xeed. Used In Medicine

Is the title Of very interesting
pamphlet recently circulated by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 1T
illustrates and describes the medic1n-
al qualities of roots, leaves and flow
ers of our most common weeds, which
are natures remedies for disease.
From the roots and herbs OF the field
lydia d. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was originated more than forty
years ago, and the demand Tor II
has increased until it is now recog-
nized as the standard remedy for
female ills, Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

At the Grand.
"Pasquale," is the latest film play
in which Geo. Beban, the greatest OF
all screen character actors, appears at
the Grand today and tomorrow.
1t is Paramount picture with an
all star cast including Myrtle Sted-
man, the beautiful. and Page Peters.
who, by the way, lost his life only
last week, by drowning in the surf
in California.
"Pasquale" Is Beban's greatest
triumph, better even than "An Alien"
in which he appeared at the Grand
recently. Besides q story OF comedy,
interviewer with powerful drama,
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they stretch without undue pain, there g An
absence Of distress, the nerves are sootned
by taking away the burden Of leaving all 70
just natural conditions.
There Is in ssMother's Friend" the direct
and Immediate help that all cxpectant moth.
crs require. Used by their own hand, guided
BY their own minds, they learn at once tna
blessed relief from morning sickness result
iar from undue stretching. They experience
daily calm and nightly rest. It is indeed
mothers Friend" Get bottle today OF
any druggist. Then write Bradfeld Regulator
Co, go Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, for one
books syer pgaaentsd. 1t = worth writing
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Hetty Green.

Boston Post: Not even the most
flourfshing OF obituary writers would
ring in the old phrases on the late
Hetty Green. She was not loved by
her neighbors, she was not an active
worker for charity, she was not a
glowing personality. Mrs. Green was
known as the wealthiest woman in
the world, the most successful tax
dodger. the most frugal business wo-
man. Her career is valuable chiefly
to her heirs.
A true biography Of Hetty Green
might offer useful hints to investors.
otherwise it might be depressing.
But Mrs. Green was SUCCESSFUL,
measured by certain standards. She
buried no talents in the ground. Her
money worked, Sundays, holidays and
Saturday afternoons. She died many
times richer than she was born.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-11

"Pasqua1e' contains superb photog.
raphy and marvellous scenes OF
night attack by Zeppelins on the Aus.
trian army, thrilling automobile
smash-up and other ahsorbingly In
teresting events in the totally dit.
ferent" play.
With "Pasquale" at the Grand to
day and tomorrow also appear Ma.
poleon and Sally the wonderful
trained chimpanzees, in a new Jungle
comedy.
Tonight's bill at the Grand is sure
to delight everyone. Don't miss it.
Advertisement.
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20 Dallas City where she played Mon

to Dallas City where she played Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Mary Stein and daughter Miss
Mary Of Kansas City, No. are visit
ing in Nauv DC, the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Welter.
Several Kansas City, Mo-, and Chi
cago auto parties can be seen in
Nauvoo every week now.
There was another fine movie show
given in the Nauvoo opera he use last
Sunday evening and &rrall crowd
attended. This is too bad for Maui
VOC is large enough to sustain a good
movie house. Another one will be
given next Sunday evening, July IS
and equally as good pictures pre-
scented.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Webb of jack
sonviIle, ILL.,, spent last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Benu Koechli in Maui
VOC.
R. B. Rowland, G. A. KircEner, ].
J. Miley, C. A. Sears, G. c. Buffum,
y. V. Devine, A. Sisley and AL. G..
Hilmer of Keokuk were IN Nauyoo on
Thursday of last week, making every
thing ready for the High Tension
clubs visit to this city next Satur-
day afternoon. The clup will come
I'D on the steamer Sidney.
Mr.. A. G.. Maxwell of Keokuk. Jas.
Hood of Hannibal, Mo-, railroad Off
Gals, were in Nauvoo last Thursday.
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ARMORY PLANS
ARE FORMULATING.
Executive Committee Holds Mssslns
Yesterday Afternoon In Of
fiees Of Industrial
Association.
EXPECT QUICK ACTION
outlook i Bright and Definite An.
nouncement Of Plans is
g Be Made
Soon.
EXPECT QUICK ACTION

A meeting Of the armory executive
committee was held in the Office Of
the Keokuk Industrial association
late yesterday afternoon, and at this
session further progress on plans for
the securing OF an armory for Keo.
kuk was made.
At the present time, the situation
Is favorable and it is believed that
the campaign, which is soon to be de
termined upon, will be successful
one.
No definite information concerning
plans that the executive committee
has for pushing the armory project
Is forthcoming at the present time,
but following a later meeting this
week, it is expected that public an
nouncement. OF the plan agreed upon
will be made
Since the mass meeting Keo-
kuk citizens held last Friday night,
the idea of combined city hall and
armory has been dropped Those
present at the session put themselves
definitely on record as being opposed
to the combination OF the two and
work will be directed entirely to
ward the armory proposition at the
present time.
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Ray commack. died 4 s 4 + ssioh The
effects OF the heat II. n 4 SS;, ~
"a A. crowd OF Salem people spent
Sunday at Grape park. at Burlington.
Miss Gertrude Hills OF Linden
wood, Illinois. visited at the John
Foss home last week.
Salem "All Stars were defeated
Sunday afternoon by the Ottumwa
team.
Mrs. Shy and daughter, Florence, OF
Aurora, Illinois, are guests of Mrs
Harry Stevens.
I The new fire alarm bell arrived
Saturday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-11

The Omaha man who filed a bill
for services as pallbearer was quick
ly pushed out of the novelty spotlight
by a Long Island man who wants So
for sitting up with the corpse. Both
cases suggest the mental stress OF
the oldtime printer who pasted
white" for anxiety OF mind"
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what greatness may pc
acquired " b . n he
grows NJ. And any
influence that brings
relief to the expectane
mother Is the first and
greatest Of obligations.
There Is o splendid
remedy kn 0 W n a 9
"Mother's Friend" that
has been q safeguard.
q helpful daily iafu.
ence, to q host OF
women. Applied exter-
naily TO the muscles
they become plant,
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Every community between Wash
',ngton and Richmond, Va, is pulling
nth the leaders for solid highway
III tho way. The main obstacle is
sh. Chopawamsie swamp, six miles
sonS which must be negotiated at
rnns;derable extra expense. So far
s u,,,,. Of the project has reached the
cash donation stage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-11
Today And A
Generation Hence

The flight OF time makes Us think OF
the future. The baby of today reflects
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-11

indianapolis News: And then
there's Carranza. He Is undoubtedly
wishing as much as anybody that he
knew what was going to happen.
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in The Gate City.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
THE AUTHORITIES
GOT HORSE THIEF
STOLE HORSE AT SIOUX CITY
AND HAS BEEN IN HIDING
HERE EVER SINCE
CHARLES SAMPLE TIPPED OFF ClEW
sheriffs Force Took Doyle to Sioux
City Monday and Turned Him
Over to Sheriff There

Ed Doyle, who had been working for
Joe Sample on the Ruf Ames farm
twelve miles north Of Brookings, was
arrested Sunday on the charge of
grand larceny and lodged In the county
jail.
The crime for which he was arrest
ed was committed several months ago
at Sioux City, and the officers there
have been on his trail since. He was
finally located In this county and a
warrant for his arrest was forwarded
to the sheriff's Office in this city. The
officers here located him through Chas.
Sample who recognized a picture Of
Doyle's wife which had been sem
along with the warrant.
After being lodged in Jail Doyle had
a fit which lasted two or three hours
and Sheriff MINER thought for a time
he had taken poison. After he re-
covered he told the sheriff he was sub
ject to fits.
Monday morning Doyle concluded to
go back to Iowa without requisition
papers, and Lon MINER and Deputy
Sheriff Mel Donaldson started with
him for Sioux City, going to Sioux
Falls by auto and by train from there.
His wife, who also worked at Joe
Samples, remains here until she can
arrange some personal affairs, and will
then go to her people who, 1t Is under
stood. reside at Ida Grove, Iowa.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE

The best way to swat the fly
is to prevent its breeding, sug-
gests S. P. Miller, professor of
Applied Biology and Public Health
at South Dakota State College.
He says: "People swat the fly and
think that they have done their part in
killing off a dangerous enemy. Swat.
ting helps but it does not get at the
beginning of the trouble.
Preventing flies from breeding gets
at the root of the evil. Remember
that flies breed in %decaying refuse and
particularly in n piles and many
times in privy vaults. Refuse can be
burned. Manure should be hauled
away from the barns frequently in the
summer. The more progressive farm
ers do this now and one finds the
manure on wagons or on a spreader
ready to be drawn out. This should
be treated as it stands in the barn
yard with a pound of Borax dissolved
in twelve gallons of water. Pour some
of this over the n especially at
the edges. A single treatment will
last for several days. Sprinkle this
back Of the stalls where the horses
stand and you will stop flies breeding
there.
This mixture will disinfect privy
vaults but it is better to use lime
there. Quick lime is hard to get at
present in small towns. Buy a car Of
chloride of lime at the drug store for
a few cents, three ounces of which to
a gallon of water makes a strong dis
injecting liquid which will destroy
any disease germs in the Vault. Pour
a quart of this every day into the vault
Bank up the back of the privy so that
the flies cannot get in. Put screen
or mosquito bar over the window, and
cover the seat when not in use. These
precautions will cause the flies to de-
crease near your house."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
MOTORISTS BY MYRAlDS HEARk.
EN- TO NATIONAL TOUR
ING WEEK CALL

Chicago, Aug. 6.-National Touring
Week is now in full swing.
With the late hours this afternoon
thousands of motorists were abroad
on the roads of the nation wheeling to
open and the beauty spots of their
home state. From early .!awn to even
ing vacationists were setting forth
from home by automobile, bent on
tours of that part of our country that
lay nearest their hearts.
While no estimate of the number Of
vacationists, who today left on motor
ing tours can be made at this early
date, it is generally believed that the
number for the country will go far
above a hundred thousand. Reports
from all sections of the country, OBJ
tanned from hotels and garages, de-
clare that this Sunday outstrips in
automobile travel anything the nation
has ever e in the way of touring.
Branch offices of the B. F. Goodrich
Company, which fathered the National
Touring Week idea and gave it to
American m%otordom, are keeping a
careful watch on the number of motor
lists to observe the official motoring
vacation While their reports are yet
in the making, their early messages
bear testimony to the nationwide re-
ST onse to the call Of the road, and a
week dedicated to touring the home
stlte.
From all points comes the word of
roads busy with streams of motor cars
bearing parties on vacation tours. Bags
and automobile trunks reveal the tour
ing intent of the travellers.
The missionary work of National
Touring Week has been widespread in
it's appeal and deep in it's ramifications.
Beginning with "See America First by
Seeing Your Own State First" and
enlisting the Buy Your Car Now idea,
it won the mighty forces of the Good
Roads legion. Gov. Hiram Johnson Of
California, a state that has set a pat
tern for ether states with an eighteen
million dollar Highway System, took
the lead of officials who have recognize
ed National Touring Week and it's init
mate association with good roads, and
named Wednesday Good Roads Day
for California.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
ELKTON C'fZEN
KILLED SATURDAY
WHILE REPAIRING BINDER MA
CHINE FELL ON HIM CRUSH.
ING OUT HIS LIFE
WAS PROMINENT N CIVIC AFFAIRS
Well Known Over Bookings County,
Funeral Held Monday-Largely
Attended

w. M. Kemper, a prominent and
well known farmer near Elkton, was
killed Saturday forenoon while max.
ing some repairs on his binder. He
had been to Elkton a short time be-
fore the accident, secured what he
needed to make the repairs and had
gone to the field taking his daughter
along to assist him. He lacked the
platform up and crawled under it to
make the necessary repairs. Not hav-
ing room enough to work he asked his
daughter to jack it up a little higher,
and while she was doing so the jack
broke letting the heavy platform drop
on him. The girl was unable to aid
him and ran to the house for assist
ance, but when other members of the
family arrived he was dead.
Mr.. Kemper vas a prominent and
leading citizen of Elkton township for
years. He was chairman of the town
ship board and took a great deal Of
pride in township civic affairs. During
the summer he had charge of road
work in that township, and only two
weeks ago the Register presented it's
readers with cuts showing the work
he was then doing.
His death is greatly regretted by his
neighbors and all who knew him, and
the funeral which was held there Mon
day was n of the largest ever seen
in that section.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
NEW MILITIA COMPANY

A few of those who are interested
in military affairs met Wednesday
evening at Fridley's garage and decid-
ed to call a meeting next Monday
evening at the assembly DON in the
city hall to effect an organization of a
new militia company If enough names
can be secured. The minimum is 48
officers and men. The meeting Mon
day evening will be held at 8 o'clock
and everybody interested is urged to
be present.
w. A. Morris, adjutant general of
the state, writes j. R. Fridley that
$500 are available for armory. heat
and lights, and with this amount good
quarters can be secured and a gym
nasium put in for the men in which
they car spend their spare time. Mr..
Fridley was authorized in the same
letter to go ahead and effect the organ
ization for a new company. In all
probability Col. Englesby will be at
the head of the new regiment now be-
ing organized in the state. The new
company here will be a part Of this
new regiment.
The young men of Brookipgs should
not let this opportunity pass by. The
training they will get will be very
beneficial. Now Is the tine to get in
and prevent some other town from
taking u place.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
HE WAS SOME STUFF

Charles E. Hall was most pleasantly
surprised while attending the summer
meeting of the South Dakota editors at
Sioux Falls last week to meet an old
time friend in the person Of H. S. Stun.
Mr.. Stuff, who represents the National
T%ypcthetae and Ben Franklin Clubs of
America had been secured to deliver
an address before the association on
cost finding, and by many his address
was said to be the best ever presented
before any meeting of the association.
Mr.. Hall induced him to come to
Brookings for a day and he spent last
Saturday here. These two gentlemen
started into the printing business to-
gether some thirty years ago and have
only met two or three times during the
past twenty years, so they had plenty
to talk about. Mr.. Stuff looked over
the Register records and said that they
were the best he had ever seen in an
Office of like character. AS he has
visited thousands Of Offices in all
parts of the country we were naturally
pleased. Many of our forms he took
with him and Brookings will receive
considerable publicity as a conse-
quence. He also took occasion to visit
Geo. A. Starring, publicity man for the
college, and could not say enough in
praise of the good work Mr.. Starring
is doing. Mr.. Stuff had just returned
from attending the annual convention
of the Associated Advertising Clubs
of the World at Philadelphia and went
from here to his home in Los Angeles,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
WHY WIRE NEW HOUSES

Ten years ago home builders not
situated in a community near a source
Of central station supply seldom in
stalled electric light wiring in houses
unless there was some definite under
standing that power would be sold to
them in the near future. That was in
the last decade. Today we see houses
going up everywhere, some of them
in parts extremely remote from any ex
listing source of electric energy, and
usually they are wired.
Electric power developments mature
so frequently, and often send power
over SO many miles Of wire that no
home builder knows just how soon a
supply is going to be near enough for
him to light his house with it. So to
guard against delay and the incon-
venience Of having his house wired
after 1t is completed many home build
ers put the electricians at work before
the ~plasterers begin. In many cases
their foresight is rewarded, if not with
the immediate building of transmits
sion lines, then through a cooperative
plant which many houseowners may
combine on and install at proportion
ate cost. Such a plant Is never as
satisfactory as a central station supply
which furnishes current day and night
fitted for use in all of the standard
electric household devices. 1t is, how
ever, a method resorted to when no
other source Of electricity is available
and there Is a desire for electric lights.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
BOARD
ESTOPPED b COURT
ISSUED WRIT PROHIBITING BOARD
FROM TURNING FUNDS OVER
TO TOWNSHIPS
APRIL RESOLUTION IS KNOCKED OUT
Commissioner Jarvis Sustained BY
Judge Sherwood's Decision Last
Friday

Judge Sherwood was here Friday
and at 1880 p. m. heard the case of
Ole AslaksOn VS.. the Bookings Coun-
ty Commissioners. Attorneys w. M.
Cheever and Olaf Eden appeared for
Mr.. Aslakson and Philo Hall and w.
+. Purdy for the commissioners.
AS the Register gets the story of the
case Mr.. Aslakson brought an action
to estop the county commissioners
from disbursing the county road fund
as they proposed in a resolution pass
ed at their spring meeting. This is
the resolution which Commissioner
Jarvis objected to, and which he tried
to have amended at the July session
of the board.
1t seems that the legislature in its
1911 session passed what is known ms
the Issenhuth Good Roads law which
allows the townships or towns to ex-
pend $3.50 on road building. Any
amount above that must be levied and
expended by the county commission
ers. Besides this there is the auto
mobile fund, IS per cent of which goes
into the county fund to be spent only
on surfacing roads and the balance to
go to the state fund.
In 1914, at the September session,
the county commissioners of Brook
ings county made a levy of 5000 mills
which created a county road fund of
$4,000, and last April this fund was, by
resolution, turned over TO the various
townships each commissioner district
to get an equal share.
After hearing arguments in the case
Judge Sherwood held that, while the
commissioners appeared to be doing
the best they could, the law was such
that they could not turn over the
money to the townships as they pro-
posed and he issued a writ Of pro-
hibition estopping them from doing SO.
This disposes of the case as the
Judges order is final in the matter.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
LETTER FROM DIR. A. M. WORK
August 9Th. 10

August 9Th, 1916.
Editor Brookings Register:-No
doubt the friends of Mrs. Ruth Gilmore
and Of u family will be interested in
the fact that Mother Elmore has
gone to her reward" She left us on
her 93rd birthday anniversary-Aug-
ust 2. 1916. She had been gradually
declining in mind and body since Janu-
airy Of this year so that death was not
unexpected. A very beautiful and ten.
der funeral service was held in our
home in the evening of August 3rd.
conducted by four of the local pastors
and the remains were taken to Craw-
louisville, Indiana, the same evening
accompanied by Mrs. Work, her
brother, DR.. c. G. Elnore, and wife,
where at the home of Mrs. Martha Gill
key, a widowed daughter, a brief SER
vice was held on Saturday afternoon
and the remains laid to rest beside
her husband who died 81 years ago
and Miss Mary whom many Brookings
people will remember, who left us 26
years ago. The burial was in the
Alamo cemetery. Many old friends at
tended the last ~obseQuies.
A prominent citizen of Brookings,
who knew Mother Gilmore well, once
said-that which we have always felt
presence in the homo is a bene-
diction."
A grandson, writing from Toronto,
Canada, said: "If anyone ought to go
straight to heaven, it should be grand
mother" She rests from a long, active
and useful life. "And so He giveth
His beloved sleep" A. M. Work,
Perry, Iowa.