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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-18
FOR SALE-Motorcycle

TOR SALE-t'scd Excelsior. Harley Da
wilson. Pope and Indian mptur,S Giles
In good ruuuing order a. right prices
cslcy House. litn and Market SITS.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-18
The Griscom-Russell Co.,
Massillon. Ohio.
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WANIEp-ENpcrien salesman 10
WORK small country towns. - ~ COM
MISSION. 500 weekly drawing account
Arlette Fruit Products Co.. Main a CLARK
Ave. -. Louis. 40. Dept. {. mr-Is-g
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27
MAN FlsHED FOR CHICKENS
And He Caught Them With the uss
Of Corn Kernels and Trout
Hook.

Batting a trout hook with kernels
Of corn, Louis Boyden of Springside
avenue tossed it out into his garden,
held the other end Of the line, sal
down, smoked his pipe and waited
for a bite.
One of Rebecca Rosenthal's Rhode
Island Red broilers on the other side
of the dividing fence sighted the ker-
nels. hoped through a gap in the
fence and swallowed bait, hook and
line-there was no sinker. Boyden
hauled in his five-pound catch, be-
headed it in his woodshed, rebaited
the hook, cast again and soon had
another pullet.
Satisfied with his luck, Boyden
put away his tackle. But someone
who had watched his exploit told the
police. In court he pleaded nolo con-
tendere and was fined $3.50. This
would have been cheap enough for
two chickens, not counting the sport,
but the heartless police took them
away and returned them to their
rightful owner-Pittsfield (Mass.)
Dispatch, New York World.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

For the information of the
many hundred Record subscrib-
ers who have not seen and will
not see the effusions carrying
the signature of "A Subscriber
we make this explanation, that a
series of free-will offerings have
been appearing in a local news
paper, the term Subscriber
covering up the identity of the
author about as completely as
though one were gazing upon his
benign countenance through an
opera glass at the distance of
about six feet. The offerings
hardly merit the consideration of
even passing notice and only for
the fact that they are attempts to
obscure important public ques-
tons under cloak of jest, they
would not be touched upon in
these columns. And yet, it is
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

not strange that such an attempt
should be made from such a
source, for it is a well-known fact
that there is a hang-out in Linton
where a bunch of satellites con-
gregate and where there is no
subject nor being which is not
considered by them a fit subject
for jest and ridicule. And this
statement can be vouched for in
no uncertain manner by many in
this town. The order of things
is changing. There are better
times ahead. And hence the
maudlin outcry of one of the vic
tins of his own disregard for
either law or the public, man nor
devil.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27
RAT.PRooF GRAIN BAG.

Rats have caused more cussing
among otherwise good Christian
farmers than any other rodent, prob
ably. A Minneapolis man has been
working to beat them at the business
of eating up the grain bags between
seasons, SO that the hurried owner
must plug the holes with ccrncobs
and hay when he gets ready to bag
the wheat at threshing time. Gov
eminent officials are considering the
bag for the carrying Of foreign mail.
Flexible metal is used in making the
sack, a smaller inner sack fitting in
side for grain, -four, etc. James +.
Shannon, the inventor, got his idea
from the mesh bag of a woman Wis
itor at his home five years ago when
he was working in Virginia. Farm
ing Business.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

ial always at hand, our navy
should keep abreast of the times.
and our citizens generally should
have a speaking acquaintance
with military tactics. But, in Sc
curing these ends, it is no meet
that we should foster military
aristocracy nor should we at
tempt to emulate der Kaiser. All
we want is that preparedness that
a scientific boxing education
brings to many a man who never
expects or proposes 70 follow
prize-hehting as a profession.
The rudiments of military drill,
OF camp sanitation and of mill
tary discipline should be instilled
in the minds of the younger gen
erations ere they are called upon
to enter the battles of CONNER
cial life and to take their place
as useful citizens of the nation.
For that reason the writer be-
lieves that Senator McCumber is
striking out in the right direction
in his Senate Bill No. 1862, pro-
viding for volunteer military
training for all high-school stu
dents during the months of July
and August in training camps
throughout the United States.
There would be several hundred
thousand students availing them
selve of these chances for minor
military training at a time in
their lives when their time would
not be otherwise occupied. The
experience would be mentally
and physically benefcial---and it
would give us in few years d
wonderfully large reserve of citi-
zens qualified to be whipped into
efficient soldiers in a relatively
short time should national dan
ger threaten from a foreign foe.
The groundwork of MIR. Nc
Cumber's bill is sound. If in
practice, the young manhood of
the nation did not respond in the
degree necessary to make the
plan success, the idea could be
modified by amendment to pro
perly cover the situation.
If any of our readers are par
ticularly interested in reading
Mr.. McCumber's bill a copy of if
can be seen at the Record office
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

"A Subscriber is at it again.
The party that for so many years
was accustomed to break into
print from time to time when it
might further his political ambi-
tons and who used to SIGN HIS
NAME has taken another tack
and is getting his dope before the
public under the name of "A
Subscriber" This time he takes
a crack at two attorneys, the
county superintendent of schools,
the county judge and numerous
and sundry other individuals,
among whom may be included
your humble servant.
Subscriber speaks "of thwart-
ing the will of the people," That
was Subscribers" pet pursuit
when he used to have his valet
for republican county chairman
and "the goose that lays the
golden eggs" for democratic
chairman before the 1914 pri-
m ar and Subscriber" ap-
pointed ALL the judges. But
with BOTH judges in the pre-
cincts where the voters nearly all
needed help our poor old friend,
Subscriber failed to "thwart
the will of the people" and to
land himself in the state senate
over a candidate that practically
refused to step out of his place of
business to put up even the sem
blance of a campaign.
There is current report that
an attempt will be made to Sc
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

cure a group picture of the mem.
bers ofthe legal profession of this
county to aid in answering Sub
scriber's" puzzle of who is the
long, lank, slat-ribbed hollow
checked, spiked nosed, office
hungry Individual who would
like to be states attorney" The
description might describe most
any one of the Linton attorneys,
with a single exception of the one
lone member of the profession
who is so pleasantly plump
that he should be able to estab.
fish an alibi.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

We refuse to be drawn into
any very lone-drawn argument
with such an airy Individual as
Subscriber In fact, since his
propositions appear to be so cow
ardly that he avoids signing his
name in that good, old-fashioned
way of his, perhaps his ludicrous
attempts to come back" should
be merely ignored, were it not
for the fact that we verify believe
that Subscribers" articles are
meant to be his opening guns, in
the coming campaign for states
attorney. 1t will be remembered
that when he prepared his plans
for the unseatine of Scott
Cameron his opening guns in
the form of signed articles then,
were fired away back in March,
although the actual fight was to
come in the November election.
At that time he was elected on a
platform Of promises which he
conveniently forgot as soon as he
took the office. We assume that
his next campaign willnotbe based
on promises. No one would be-
lieve them. Perhaps he has an
argument that he thinks will
go" better this time. We believe
he thinks he has and we believe
that we could guess the nature of
the same.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27
CENSOR ON THE JOB.

We are informed that young
woman, writing recently to a cousin
who is prisoner Of war in Germany.
mentioned, in informing him of her
fathers intention to organize a
small party to shoot pheasants on his
property, that father has great diff
Guilty in getting guns This valu-
able piece of military information
was deleted by the censor London
Times.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

Perhaps one of the greatest
subjects before the American
people today is that of ample
preparation to protect this nation
in case that some frst-class for
eien nation---or several of them
should suddenly determine that
they didn't like our style, and
tried to change it by force of
arms
1t doesn't do any good to sit
back and snugly declare that it
can't be did," that whether or not
we are amply protected no nation
can successfully attack our
shores. All such CUFF will not
stop an invading foe. And.-we
have had wars before. A study
OF our early history will convince
the most skeptical that good luck
and good fortune are as much
the cause of our early-day sue
cesses as our wonderful ability
or even our patriotism. With the
one exception of the Spanish
embroglio--and that was pretty
much of a holiday affair right
from the start---this nation has
never been engaged in warfare
that we were not beset by thou
sands of enemies right at home.
The history of the revolution, of
the War of 1912, of the Civil War
have been one and the same;
hundreds and hundreds of Amer
leans giving active or passive
support to the enemy. The Rev
olutlon and the War of 1872 were
won by us because we were such
small fry" that England was not
to be greatly distracted from the
European questions of those
days. The Civil War ran on for
years and brought it's heaps of
misery primarily because we
were not properly prepared.
Many competent men who
have studied the matter scientif.
ically are agreed that present.
day methods of warfare and OF
transportation could land ar
army of from 10000 to 100000
men before we could prepare tc
repel them, and that nearly any
point on our coast-line could be
harried mercilessly in the mean
time.
The recent months have shown
US conclusively by European his
tory that anything CAN happen
Hence, the argument that moth
ing is likely to happen is of nc
weight.
We must do what we can tt
put ourselves in readiness to de
fend the nation if need be. Blu,
lit does not necessarily follow
that we should 60 insane over
army navy preparations as Ger
many has done or as the othe,
European nations have beer
forced to do. There is a happ,
medium. We would do we'll tt
examine all the claims of Theo
dorr Roosevelt for preparedness
and all the "anti" claims of Viii
liam Jennings Bryan--and ther
seek course absolutely mid
ding between the two. We
should have plenty of war mater
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

Wonderful Subscriber" is one
of the large class of fortunate in
dividuals whose subscription is
supposed to have been paid "by
a friend?"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27

Subscriber" sees signs that
another officer is to be drawn
and quartered." Yes, and Sub
scriber" is going to help do the
trick, too.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27
misunderstood.

Young Man I dining with his girl)
Waitress, may we have spoon
here?
Waitress Why, yes, sir; go ahead
if you don't mind people around.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27
LUNCHES ON DouaHNurs.

Jones used to admire a clinging
woman. ] suppose he married one
Yes, she hangs on 10 every cent
of his salary
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27
NOT A TEMPTING PRIZE.

A Toledo man has been willed an
estate in Alsace-Lorraine. This is
almost as lucky as drawing a ranch
on the Mexican border Cleveland
Press.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-01-27
THE LIMIT.

Then you don't like my hat?o
No, my dear That hat looks as
u u had been selected BY i commit.
lee Of your worat enemiies''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day.
Drink q glass Of real hot ~aesr
before breakfast to wash
out poisons.

Life Is not merely to 1--we, but to
live well, eat well, digest well, work
well, sleep we'll, look well. What q
glorious condition to attain. and yet
how very easy 1t is If one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from g. cold.
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom-
ach, can, instead, feel as fresh as a
daisy by opening the sluices Of the
system each morning and flushing
out the whole of the internal poison
GUS stagnant matter.
Everyone, whether ai1ing, sick or
well, should, each morning, before
breakfast, drink a glass OF real hot
water with a teaspoonful of lime
stone phosphate in It to wash from
the stomach, liver. kidneys and bow
els the previous days indigestfb1e
waste, sour bile and poisonous toxins:
thus cleansing, sweetening and puri-
flying the entire alimentary canal be-
fore putting more food into the stom.
ach. The action of hot water and
limestone phosphate on an empty
stomach is wonderfully invigorating.
1t cleans out all the sour fermenta-
tlOnS, gases, waste anu tClully anu
gives one splendid appetite for
breakfast While you are enjoy ing
your breakfast the water and phos-
phate is quietly extracting a large
volume Of water from the blood and
getting ready for thorough flush
ing Of all the, inside organs.
The millions of people who are
bothered with constipation, bilious
spells, stomach trouble, rheumatism;
others who have sallow skins, blood
disorders and sickly compilations are
urged to get quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
which will cost very little, but is SUI.
ficient to make anyone a pronounced
( crank on the subject of internal sant
| tation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
CASUAL OBSERVATIONS
$ my days of youth date away in the
BY Jasper eIines, kahoka, Mo.

as my days of youth date away in the
past.
Now, there is the old town of Mill
port, situated near the Fabius. A
covered bridge of the lattice style for
many years served as a means OF
crossing. a mill was built near the
bridge and the motive power was due
to the waters which were held by a
dam. Now, this water power is no
longer used and the town itself is
decaying. Many pioneer towns were
associated with the building of a
mill. A country progresses and
passes through many changes, even
in ones life time. Well, the repub-
lie must advance. 1t could not stop.
Planets and everything must hurry
along their orbits.
Well, now isn't this a quiet politi-
cal campaign? / suspect that there
will be great surprises in events along
in early November. A woman said
to me today that in my choice of
presidential candidates, / would lose
my vote. But that is an old and not
very intelligent claim which is not
worthy of reply.
The crops all over the counties
where l have visited are much SUI
perior to conditions of last year. The
commercial world is righting itself.
Good wishes to The Gate City and
all it's large audience.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

this burg during 1916. Well, we are
used to disappointments of this kind.
The cider mills about lSauvoo will
have little to do this fall and very
few families will become apple jack
barons about Thanksgiving time this
year.
Nauvoo has been very quiet place
for some time during the evenings,
except Saturdays. 1t is said Keokuk,
West Point and FIT. Madison, as well
as Burlington, have irrigation plants
OF their own in operation which Is
the cause of it.
Baxter brothers, Chas. .~alch and a
few others are now harvesting the ap-
pie crop for shipment and home con-
sumption. There are some fine apples
raised in Nauvoo this year.
The sudden cold snap last Thurs day
night and early Friday morning
caused thin layer of ice to form on
water in so.le parts about Nauvoo and
yet it is reported that the frost did
not. do great amount Of damage
here.
The fact that the democrats and re-
publicans generally expect a great vic
tory this fall should not be allowed to
produce 1ethargy during the campaign.
The bigger the majority the better.
Ed Bourgoice. who managed the
Nauvoo opera house for year, may
not renew his lease for he has other
offers in the theatrical house line that
he believes are mere remunerative.
He has not yet decided as to what
course he will pursue.
VIM. Argast Is driving a delivery
wagon for John Laubersheimer's Fair
grocery store and Vernon Schneider
graces the wagon at Schneider &
Hummel's store.
Mrs. Emma Kleiber, who has been
engaged in FIT. Madison for some time,
came to Nauvoo Thursday night and
will make her home with her son, Ed
Graf and family for an indefinite
period.
The birth and death rate Is about
equally divided this year and If any
thing, it is in favor of the death
rate.
Nearly every one living in Nauvoo
have been expecting a serious auto
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30

/ am writing this letter to The
Gate City from a new base of the
literary campaign, for am now in
our new neighbcrhood of Knox coun-
ty. Charley Hitler furnished me
transportation from Kahoka over here
near Colony and the voyage was made
in Charley's fine Cadillac automobile.
Well, it is one of the progressive won
ders how transportation is now so
rapid and easy. The logic of all
these affairs of the modern times.
impresses me that gradually and
surely the ways of divine Providence
are working out it's great mission for
the comforts and welfare of the
earth's great race of the superior
people. This being true, it is left
for the people to grow better and
live together in peace.
This is the North Fabius and its
broad valley. The flood plain is the
most extensive of any valley l nave
ever studied ir northeast Missouri.
The North Fabius appears to be
peculiar to itself. It's bluffs are worn
down and it's drainage system is slow
and of long duration. large canal
has been made along the valley eX-
tending through portions of Knox,
Clark and Scotland counties and THIS
enterprise will prove of great value
to the farming interests for miles on
either side At present the water OF
the river is all drained out by the
canal. l presume that in a few years
all the rivers of the state Will pc
aided by canal relief Slowly 1ndeed'
does the lands Of the new world move
up to the higher records of clvlilza'
ton and perfect systems of farming.
But the movement advances.
This is a historic land. l could
write fair history of this district,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

q. n. AYREs, cHIRoPRAcToR
ONCE 1923 Blondeau ST.
Phone 1411.
ONCE hours 8 to IL q. M, 2 to 8 r.
M, Z to p. m.
Other hours and Sunday BY appoint.
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
w. ]. ROBERTS
ATTORNEY AT Law
20 North Fourth 81
Special Attention to Settling EstateA

mobile accident to occur in our bust
ness section before this, but SO far
we have escaped chronicling such
feet, but 1t looks like it Is bound to
come. The business street In Nauvoo
Is very narrow and II the reckless
driving of some auto drivers continue,
besides other laws violated, a. serious
accident Is bound to occur sooner or
later.
Keokuk will again make good this
year. It's fall festival next week will
surpass all previous efforts in every
way The decorations will be more
profuse and gayer, the enthusiasm
livlier, the crowds bigger. The store
show windows this year will be more
deliberately dressed 1t will be q
humming. up-and-coming Keokuk all
next week, and any Nauvooite or peo-
pie from any other town, no matter
where they live or what their business
is, should join the throngs that will
surge through the dam city and be
well repaid for the time spent For
this Keokuk fall festival will do more
than proclaiming the vitality and de-
termination of its givers. In way. it
is depicting the Keokuk spirit. Good
fer Keokuk.
Well, the Petsch and Payne Nauvoo-
FIT. Madison interurban railway line
has this columns best wishes.
Tomorrow is October 1, and now
let's get ready for Halloween the
next Important event, according to
the calendar.
Nauvoo's police court has been
very quiet this week. Not case since
last Saturday night.
well, she finally landed that young
man that's been coming to see her
so long," said one Nauvoo young girl
to her friend and chum. Il wonder
how she did it," Well never know.
dear; thieves tricks to all trades and
professions Parlor tricks, of course.
There are plenty of sweet potatoes
in Nauvoo's market now. They come
from Sand Prairie, above Montrose
and are Of excellent quality.
A very interesting case was tried
in small, town not far IrJm Nauvoo
recently. A man bought some hogs
from defendant and in his petition the
plaintiff alleged that some of the hogs
died from the effect of overlooking
them Immediately before they were
weighed. The case was tried before
a jury and the plaintiff obtained
judgment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hudson did not
go to Chicago this week as we men
| toned in our last letter. but may de
eide to go soon to visit cneir sor
| Mark and wife.