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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
THE WANT COLUMN

| lHE WAN
WANTED.
WANTED Experienced white girl
for general Homework: no washing;
two in family; references. Address
NJ. NJ, Gate City.
WANTED-Salesmen to sell fireworks
displays for city celebration, parks,
fairs. Splendid opportunity. Liberal
proposition. Easy work. Mfg. Fra
works Co., Flint, Mich. Write today.
WANTED-Barber, at once; union
shop; $1,000 guaranteed and SIS per-
cent over $500. Young man pre-
Saar, TOT Second street, TT Madison,
Iowa.
WANTED-Two good dairy farm
hands. L. E. Denmire. Montrose,
Ia, r /.
WANTED-Tobacco supper. Seibert's
Cigar store.
WANTED-To loan money on furni-
ture, pianos, live stock, ETC., on easy
payments. Strictly private. Phone
963. Keokuk Loan Co. Over Miller's
shoe store.
WANTED-At once, 10000 dull
safety razor blades to sharpen at
Woodbury., 1104 Main street.
VI o r.
est prices paid for old feathers.
Will stay in Keokuk one week. AID.
dress H. Sternfeld, general delivery.
Keokuk. la.
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT-710 Morgan, seven
rooms, gas and bath. Apply
II. C. Duncan at Duncan-Schell Furni-
ture Co.
FOR RENT-Seven room house. In
quire 1913 Franklin street.
FOR RENT-Five room bungalow;
bath, electric lights, gas, furnace.
Centrally located. Inquire 1402
Bank street.
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Also two
unfinished rooms. Phone Black
1176.
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms.
Call 2412 South Fourth.
FOR RENT-Light housekeeping
rooms, modern convenienceT, good
Nv nj n R1NnHn1n
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FOR RENT-Six room house, full lot,
electric lights and city water.
Phone No. 1887.
FOR RENT-Large nicely furnished,
strictly modern room, suitable for
two gentlemen. River view location.
| Call Black 427.
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms at
1101 High. Phone Red 1f24
FOR RENT-Two furnished front
looms suitable for gentle zen. Call
evenings or phone Black 1876.
FOR RENT-213 Concert street. In
quire Mrs. w. B. Daniels, FOG High
street.
FOR RENT-Residence on north
side, with hardwood floors gas and
electric lights, good furnace, station
cry laundry tub. Furnished or I'M
furnished. Also a furnished apart
ment for. housekeeping. Call at 727
North Ninth or phone Black 1880.
FOR RENTAL modern sleeping
rooms furnished. Close in, north
side. Phone Black 1912.
FOR RENT-Storage room for house
hold goods, clean and dry and free
from vermin. Special prices on large
lots remaining long time. Collier
Stationery Co.
FOR RENT-Nice room in a modern
house, splendid location. Phone
Red 665.
FOR RENTING. 729 North Twelfth,
five room house, electric lights and
inside closet; small family. John
Tumelty.
FOR RENT-Nos. 314 and BIG Ev
change, seven rooms and bath an i
reception hall each side, gas through.
out, attractive rent to good tenant.
John Tumelty.
FOR RENT-House, five rooms, gas,
bath, furnace. Enquire 1872 Frank
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
Esteemed Woman Passed Away Here
at Home Of Son Early This
Morning-AiIing Sew
erai Years.
SHE LEAVES FOUR SONS
Death Was Result Of lnfIrmitlves of
Advancing Age-FuneraI
to be Held on
Monday.

Mrs. Jennie P. Self, one of Kec-
kr ks esteemed women, who with the
exception of few years has been a
resident of this city or Lee county
since 1877, passed away at the resi-
dence of her son, l.. N. Hahn, 1923
Timea street, at 1900 o'clock this
morning. Mrs. Self was rs years, 5
months and days of age at the time
of her death. She had been in failing
health for several years. but had been
belfast only ten days. Her death was
due to infirmatives induced by old
age, which her condition could not
successfully ward of, and death came
today to sever her relations with this
earthly life. Her passing was peace
full and in the bosom of her family
The many friends of Mrs. Self, both
here and elsewhere, will sympathize
with the family in the loss of wom-
an who has always stood for what was
highest in the community.
Mrs Self was born near Carollton,
Ill.,, on January 6, 1841. Her maiden
name was Jennie P. Niece. Her par
ents were early residents of Illinois.
having emigrated to that state from
Tennessee in the year 1880.
She was married to Lewis Hahn on
D6CSmUcI LOU. nc ulSu oCP'
81, 1860. Her second marriage was
to Samuel B. Hart in Morgan county.
ILL.,, on April 10, 1862. Mr.. Hart died
in this city Aug. %, 1884. Her last
marriage was to C.. w. Self in 1887.
Mr.. Self died at Hamilton, ILL.,, July
81, 1907.
Mrs. Self was a devoted member
of the Baptist church, having joined
that faith early in life, and the prin-
ciples of her religion were the guild
ing lights of her life. She is SUI vived
by the following children: r. H. Hart.
superintendent of the Lee county
home; c. NJ. Hart, former clerk Of
the district court; o. S. Hart and L..
N. Hahn of this city. Two daughters
preceded her in death in infancy.
She was a mother who devoted her
untiring efforts toward the welfare Of
her children, and they will miss the
mother love that has been so abun-
dainty showered upon them.
The funeral is to be held on Mon
day afternoon at 200 o'clock from
the home, 1923 Timea street. The
services will be conducted by Rev. F.
B. McAllister, pastor of the First Bap
fist church.
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CITYNEWS.

The victrola the Strad of all
talking machines. Easy terms if de-
sired. Loewenstein Piano Co., 625
Main street.
The first flower box made its
appearance on the white way poles
this afternoon. sa7
The Gate City bulletin service
today was appreciated by a large
number who came to follow the pro-
ceedings of the republican and pro-
gressive conventions. The bulletin
service was prompt and accurate and
followed the doings Of the convention
swiftly over The Gate Cdtys own
leased wire.
The funeral of John l.. Harmon.
who died in Burlington Thursday
morning, was held from the funeral
parlors of 1. s. Ackley at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon. The services were in
charge of the Odd Fellows.
The Victrola is the recognized
leader of all talking machines. Loew-
enstein Piano Co., 625 Main street.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth
Harshman was taken to Montrose for
buria, this afternoon on the 1:56
o'clock train. Burial was made direct
from the train, with services at the
grave.
The business office of The Gate
CITY is open Saturday evening until s
Ed Rayne Of near Vincennes
brought to the auditors office today
second big timber wolf which he
killed. He brought the first one about
two weeks ago. There is bounty OF
$50 on the full grown animals. This
will make $40 that he is entitled to
from the county for killing these ami
mails.
Attention! Geo. B. jenkins camp
No. % meet at camp hall Moudar.
June u, $3.50 a. m. to attend funeral
o. Comrade Chas. w. Lane. BY or Ter
of E. L. Williams, commander.
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Joseph Gray of Wythe was having
a furnace moved out to his place FRI
day morning from Hamilton, the work
being looked after by Knowles d
Honce. Driving out the road south
from the depot, they had barely
reached the top of the hill when one
of the team dropped dead. 1t was
a good trusty animal much used as a
family horse by Mr.. Grays people,
No cause could be assigned for its
death.
F. E. Eckard, assistant superinten-
dent of the r., P. & W., was in the
city on business matters FOR his office
and calling on his many former
friends a day or SO ago.
Many of the strawberries have
been ruined by the cold. wet weather.
However, some fields seem to be bet
ter located, or else the varieties are
harder. Paul Marie tells us his force
gathered eighty crates on FRIDAY.
His crop has done very we'll, though
there would have been larger plc.S
If the rain had not been so plentiful.
Thursday evening at his home some
three miles east of Hamilton, died an
old time resident OF Monticello town.
ship. Mr.. John Reiter, often called
French Johnnie. Mr.. Relter was porn
in France in 1910 and was therefore
76 years old He came to Amerlc
when he was quite young, married
here and finally settled on an insig'
nificant two acres some three or four
miles above the present keokuk and
Hamilton dam. On the building o:
the dam his land was overlooked by
the water power company. Mr.. Reiter
was enabled to go out on the prairie
and realize somewhat of his dream
ownership of larger, better farm.
The Aukrom place Of seventeen acres
attracted him and he bought it. Dur
ing the many years when he lived on
his little place by the Mississippi, he
we'll brought up and cared for fam
iIy of four sons and two daughters.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Follow-
ing is the message Justice Hughes
sent to Chairman Harding:
mr.. Chairman and delegates: l
have not desired the nomination. l
have wished to remain on the bench.
But in this critical period of our ma
tional history I realize that it is your
right to summon and that it is my
paramount duty to respond. You
speak at time Of national exigency
transcending mere partisan considera-
ton. You voice the demand for a
dominant, thorough-going American
ism with firm protective uphuilding
policies essential to your peace and
security; and to that call, In this
crisis, / cannot fail to answer with
the pledge of all that is in me to the
service Of our country. Therefore l
accept the nomination. o.
81 stand for the rirm and unflinch-
ing maintenance Of all the rights or
American citizens on land and sea;
neither impugn motives nor underes-
innate difficulties. But it is most re.
grettably true that our foreign rela-
lions have suffered incalcuably from
the weak and vaccilating course
which has been taken with regard to
Mexico, course lamentably wrong
with regard to both our rights and
our duties.
'sWe interferred with consistency,
and while seeking to dictate when
we were not concerned, we utterly
failed to appreciate and discharge
our plain duty to our own citizens.
At the, outset of the administration,
the high responsibilities Of our diplo-
matte intercourse with foreign ma
lions were subordinated to a. concep-
ton of partisan requirements and
presented to the world humiliating
spectacle of inaptitude. Related eff
forts have not availed to recognize
the influence and prestige so unfor-
tunately sacrificed and brave words
have been stripped of their force by
the decision. / desire to see our
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
Charles William Laehn Succumbed to
tuberculosis This Morning,
After Several Months
illness.
FOUGHT IN PHILIPPINES
Enlisted for War First in Company
A From This City-Leaves
Wife and Three
Children.

Charles William Laenn- a veteran
of the Spanish-American war, and a
resident of Keokuk for practically all
of his life, passed away at his home,
1916 Johnson street, at $40 o'clock
this morning from tuberculosis. Mr..
Laehn had been ill since the first of
the year His many friends in Keo-
kuk have learned with sincere regret
of his untimely death and have ex-
tended their deepest sympathies to
the bereaved family.
Mr. Laehn is survived by his wife
Mrs. Ollie Laehn and three children,
Raymond, William and Margaret
Laehn. A sister, Mrs. John Rickert,
resides in Keokuk. The decedent
was a member of George v. jenkins
post, Spanish war veterans, and was
also connected with two fraternal So
cieties, the Yeomen and A. o. U. w.
Charles w. Laehn was born in Ger.
many on March 26, 1876. being in
his forty-first year at the time of his
death. He was brought to keokuE
by his parents while boy and this
city had been his home since that
time.
When the Spanish-American war
broke out he enlisted from Keokuk
in Company A, 50th regiment. Iowa
volunteer infantry. leaving here with
the company for Des Moines on April
81, 1898. The company only got as
far as Florida, and when it was mus
tered out, Mr.. Laehn enlisted in the
regular army and was sent to tho
Philippines where he saw service in
the Philippine rebellion. At the close
of this enlistment he returned to
Keokuk.
His marriage to Miss Ollie McNally
occurred in Fort Madison in the year
1904. The decedent was baptised in
st. PauTs German church Prior 70
his illness he was employed at the
c., B. & O. railroad Office and before
that was in .he employ OF the Keokuk
Electric company
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
ACCEPTANCE STATEMENT
OF JUSTICE HUGHES

diplomacy restored to it's best stand
ards, and to have these advance; to
have no sacrifice of national inter
ests to partisan expectancy; here
and abroad, in diplomatic intercourse;
to maintain firmly our rights under
international law; insisting stead
lastly all rights as neutrals, and fully
performing our international obliga-
tons and by the osear correctness
and justice of our position and our
position and our manifest ability and
disposition to sustain; to dignity our
place among the nations.
II stand for an Amenicanism which
knows no Interior purpose, for pat
riotism which is single and complete.
Whether native or naturallZed, or
whatever race or creed, we have but
one country and we do not for an in
slant tolerate any division of alleg1-
ance.
81 believe in making prompt prov1'
sion to assure absolutely our national
security I believe in preparedness.
not only entirely adequate for our
defense with respect to numbers am
equipment, in both army and navy.
but with all thoroughness to the end
that in each branch Of the service
there may be the utmost etticiencV.
under the most competent admins
trative heads. We are devoted to the
ideals Of honorable peace. We wish
to promote all wise and practical
measures for the just settlement OF
international disputes. In view or
our abiding ideals there is no danger
of militarism in this country. We
have no policies of aggression; no
lust for territory; no zeal for strife.
1t is in this spirit that we demand
adequate provision for national d.
tense and we condemn ;nexcusabie
neglect that has been shown in this
matter of first importance. We
must have strength which self
respect demands the strength of an
efficient nation, ready for every emer-
gency."
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Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, June 10

Giving us a living example of old
world thrift which ought TO put many
of us to shame. Some OF his boys
and girls are married and doing for
themselves. Two sons are still at
home with the mother, and their pres
ent home shows the same careful
spirit as when French Johnnie was
alive. The funeral will be held Sun
day at lakewood, the services being IN
charge of the l. o. o. F., Of which
order Mr.. Reiter was member
Mr.. H. L. Kessler who has had over
twenty years experience in school
! work, has been employed to teach In
| the high school the coming year Be
| fore removing to Hamilton, Mr.. kess-
Ter was three years the principal or
the township high school at Roseville,
| ILL.,, not Rushville, as has been stated.
This gentleman's qualfhcatlens VIII
no doubt be a distinct addition to
our teaching force. especially in the
scientific and mathematical classes
where he will probably spend most
of his time.
The state Sunday school convention
was held in Springfield June 6, and
q. Mr.. H. L. Kessler represented
Bethel, going over Tuesday morning
and returning Thursday evening.
There was large attendance. oonie
forty-seven different conferences were
held. as many as seven different con-
ferences meeting at one and the same
time. The large general meetings
were held in the Y. M. G. A. build
ing. but many gatherings for confer.
ences, ETC., were held in the First
PRESBYTERIAN, First Methodist, First
Christian and Grace Lutheran
churches.
Work in F. C. degree in Black
Hawk lodge A. F. & A. NJ, this Sat
urday evening.
Richard Parsons and bride returned
from their short wedding trip Fri.
day evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
SPECIAL SERVICES
AT SALVATION ARMY
Chief Divisional Officer Of the Saliva
ton Army Will be Here
Tomorrow.

Brigadier Robert Dublin, chief d.
visional officer of the Salvation Army
for Iowa and Missouri will conduct
the meetings in the Salvation Army
hall here tomorrow In connection
with his visit here the officer will in
spect all of the books and accounts
OF the local army. These books are
audited every three months.
The officers in charge of the local
work, Ensign Gertrude Symmonds
and Ensign Violet Williams have
spent a year here in Keokuk and like
its people and the city. They issue a
very hearty invitation to the public
to the Sunday services. Services at
IL, 8 and 8 o'clock. Street services
1880, 2:15 and 1880.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
Close Of the Convention.

COLISEUM, Chicago, June 10.-In.
closing the convention this afternoon,
Chairman Harding announced that he
was advised a message of acceptance
was in process OF transmission, from
Justice Hughes. The chairman told
the convention but for some delay in
transmission he would have offered
the contents of the message by word
of mouth but that it would be given
cut through the press Harding con-
graduated the conventions choice
OF Hughes and Fairbanks, and then
called Hilles for the final motion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
IS INJURED
WHEN HORSE BOLTS
Animal Was Attached to Wagon m
Which a Number Of Berry
Pickers Were Riding.

A horse attached to wagon IN
which a number of strawberry pick
ers were riding, this morning, be-
came frightened at some noise and
ran away. Mrs Sharpe, who lives
AT Tenth and Ridge streets, was
thrown out of the wagon and sus-
tanned injuries to one limb. She was
taken to the residence of P. D. Ken
nedy at 1918 Exchange, and later
taken to her home. after doctor
had attended her injuries. The 9TH
ers in the wagon escaped serious in
jurieS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Otto Rockenbach and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Heiser leave tonight
for New Albany, Ind.
Mrs. ]. E. Hayner will go to Mad
ison, Wis, tonight to attend the
graduation exercises there. Miss
Elizabeth Warwick, her daughter,
receives her diploma from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
Miss Myrtle Davidson. who gradu-
ated in Home Economics at Drake
University Thursday, will arrive
home from Des Moines tonight.
Mrs. Josephine Atterberry, VINO
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. G.
T. Miller, returned today to her
home in LAGRANGE.
Jack weess, who has been attend
ing school at Morgan Park academy,
arrived at home yesterday for the
summer vacation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10

When the Keokuk Retailers league
goes to Carthage on Tuesday night,
every member will be cautioned to
obey the rule of the league that no
automobile shall pass another, except
in case Of the car in front breaking
down, and that there shall be no
speeding Some Of the new members
of the league didn't know about this
rule on the Nauvoo trip and 1t was
violated by hitting it up"
The league prides itself on the
fact that it has never had an accident
on any of these trips, and the men,
bers are being reminded by President
Justice that no accidents shall be
courted through carelessness OF this
kind.
Is Rule Of League.
"The league made it a rule last
summer that there should be no
speeding on these trips, and that
there should be no attempt to pass
other cars ahead, except in case Of
a break down or accident of some
Sort" President Justice said today.
This rule is one of the iron clad
regulations of the organization that
has no exceptions for any one. The
members are supposed 10 Keep tue
same lineup on the road that they
have when they leave Keokuk, and
they are to run a sufficient distance
apart for safety"
The retailers will go to Carthage
Tuesday evening for their meeting.
There will be big crowd on hand
for the trip, judging from the early
reports from those who are going.
The league will find several sur
prises awaiting them at Carthage.
The menu which was printed yester-
day, promises a big supper for the
merchants. There will be COM
mittee Of welcome from the Carthage
people on hand, and then there are
going to be some good talks.
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PERSONALS.

Miss Mildred Miller of Humeston,
and Miss Beulah Tillotson of Osceola,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Miller.
Mrs. McElree Of Pittsburg, Pa, is
the guest of the Rev. and Mrs. H. B.
McElree.
the week end in st. Louis.
Jewett Fulton returned yesterday
from the University Of Illinois for
the summer vacation.
Miss Gertrude Dillon returned Fri
day evening from Macomb, ILL.,, where
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
Will Talk at s.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y. June 10.-"I
have no statement at this time. I will
see reporters at 600 o'clock" said
Colonel Roosevelt. when told by the
United Press of his own nomination,
by the progressives and the nomina-
ton of Hughes by the republicans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
RESIGNS FROM
SUPREME COURT
Justice Hughes Sends Brief Note to
President, Giving up His
Position.

WASHINGTON, June 10, $3.50 p. m.
Supreme Court Justice Hughes this
afternoon sent his resignation to the
president. 1t follows:
ITO the president:
81 hereby resign the office Of as
saciate justice Of the supreme court
of the United States. l am sir, re-
spectfully yours,
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
URGES ROOSEVELT
TO MAKE STATEMENT
Governor Hiram johnson Called up
the Colonel over the Long
Distance Telephone.

1By Karl A. Bickel, United Press
Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 10.-Governor HI
ram w. johnson of California, this
afternoon telephoned Colonel Roose-
welt, urging him to make statement
Immediately accepting the progress
sive nomination for president.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10

she graduated Thursday morning
from the Western Illinois state nor.
NAL ...-N
Miss Catherine Brennan left yes
terday for Des Moines.
Wells M Irwin returned last even
ing from Chicago where he attended
the republican national convention.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
FUNERAL NOTICE.

SELF-The funeral OF Mrs. Jennie
Self will be held from the home, 1928
Timea street Monday afternoon at
1900 o'clock. Friends invited. Bur-
ial private.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
Fairbanks Undecided.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 10
Charles Warren Fairbanks told the
United Press this afternoon that he
had not yet made up his mind wheth-
er to accept the nomination for vice
president made by the republican ma
tiona1 convention. Mr.. Fairbanks
statement may not come today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
.OBEY ROAD RULE
PRESIDENT SAYS
Some Of the Members Of the keokuk
Retailers League Broke Trip
Regulations Last
Time.
MUST BE NO SPEEDING
Cars Must Keep In Order They start
In Unless There Is a Break
Down or an
Accident.
MUST BE NO SPEEDING

Look here, you Retailers! Why
don't you give Secretary J. M.
Fulton real surprise? How
would 1t be If you'd all telephone
In Monday morning II you expect
to 90 to Carthage Tuesday night.
Every other time, Mr.. Fulton or
some one in the office has had to
call you, because you forgot or
didn't take the time. This takes
the office time for q really un-
necessary duty. How about It,
are you in on this surprlse7 No,
Mr.. Fulton didn't ask us to write
this.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10
WANT ED.

wANTED-Berry pickers tomorrow
Meet wagon top Anschutz hill s
o'clock. Geo. Scheible
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-10

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Also two
unfinished rooms. Phone Black
1176.