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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Fred W. Clair was among the Water
vile attorneys in Augusta on business
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Fred z. Boston Of Gardiner was CALL
ing on friends in the city Tuesday.
leaving later in the day for Jackman
on business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

w. H. Porter of Portland, formerly
Of this city. is the guest Of friends here
for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Deputy Sheriff Charles H. harrington
was in Augusta Tuesday on business
for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Miss Gladys Gaylord Of the New
England Home for Little Wanderers
was in Augusta Tuesday on business
for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Mrs. Sumner Rowe went to Augusta
! Tuesday to attend hearing at the pro-
! bate court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Miss Dorothea Gray. who has been
in Boston during tho winter, IL at her
home in this city for q few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Broken plate glass is now salvaged
by the plate-glass insurance compa-
MES. The glass is cut into smaller sizes
and resold
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

to get into one or more Of the games
His presence will be big help in the
outfield which at present at least looks
weak.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Hon. Byron Boyd Of Augusta was in
the city Tuesday on business for the
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Edward Ford. street commissioner Of
Skowhegan, was calling on friends in
the city Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

3, I. Bennett Of Augusta was in the
city Tuesday as the guest Of friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26
Residence for Sale

In the best residential section of Water
vile with large lot. Large house with
al modern conVeniences. 40 Elm st. Price
low if taken at once. For full particu-
lars address
II. GERSTEIN
49 Cony St., Augusta. Tel. 331-M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

DR.. NJ g. Goodrich was in Augusta
Tuesday on business for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

c. g. Davenport Of Portland was
business caller in ths city Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

Putnam Ware was at Snow pond
Tuesday on q fishing trip for the day.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
SHERIFF ELY'S
BABY DAUGHTER
A MOB VICTIM
Heroic Upholder of the Law
Finds His Little Girl Dead
From Shock.
MILITIA CALLED OUT
TO QUELL RIOTERS

Lima, O., Aug. 31.-Sheriff Sher-
man Ely, who was tortured last night
until he directed a mob to Ottawa,
where he had taken a negro, Charles
Daniels, accused of assaulting a
white woman, for safety, returned to
Lima from Ottawa late today, where
he escaped the crowd, to learn, that
his little daughter had died from
shock, caused last night when the
mob forced the jail while looking for
the negro.
The negro tonight was in the Hen
ry county Jail at Napoleon, where he
was rushed late last night, while the
mob was enroute from Lima to Otta-
wa to get him.
Early this evening, large crowd
gathered in front of the county jail,
but there were no demonstrations.
Mrs. Cecil kephart, sister of Sher-
iff Ely's wife, was said to be in a
serious condition tonight after being
manhandled by the mob last night,
when it broke into the Jail.
Militia Called Out.
Prosecutor G. r. Barr has called on
Governor Frank B. Willis to send
state militia to Lima at once to help
handle threatened race riots here to-
night as the outgrowth of the failure
of mob to lynch Charles Daniels, a
negro, accused of attacking Mrs John
Barber yesterday.
Saloons were ordered closed at
o'clock
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
Mp, OFFICIALS
ISSUE ORDERS
TO employees
Agents Notified of Rules to Be
Pursued, Should Strike Go
Into Effect.
NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR TRANSIT DELAY

St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 31.-In view
of the announcement of the brother
hoods to strike at 300 a. NJ. next
Monday, Northern Pacific headquar.
ters tonight sent the following notice
to all officers and agents:
Intending travellers should be noti-
fled that the company will not be re.
sponsible for delays after the time
above mentioned.
2. All shippers should be notified
that non.perishable freight only will
be received and that subject to de.
lay.
3. 1t will be the purpose of this
company so far as it may be possible
to do so, to provide the transporta'
tion necessary for the health and
subsistence of the communities it
serves.
4. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to move at least one train each
way over it's main lines for the trans
portation of passengers, mail and ex-
press.
5. The company will gradually ex-
pand these activities so far as may
be practicable. Officers of all NUM-
cipalities along our line should be
advised that our ability to carry out
this program will be largely depend
ent upon the effectiveness of the pro.
lection to the company and its prop
erty which they afford.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
EXTRA SUPPLIES
FOR GUARDSMEN
Men Enroute to and From Border
Are Given Additional Pro-
visions in Case of Strike.

Washington, Aug. 31.-National
guard regiments and regular coast ar
tillery companies enroute to or from
the border have been ordered equip
ped with extra supplies for the jour-
ney against the possibility that a
general railway strike will delay their
movements.
War department officials refused to
day to discuss reports that the $4,000
guardsmen, suddenly ordered north
ward tonight, were being moved as a
precaution against strike "'o'E or.
States to which troops ar2 rat unIas
those where only 8 gra' rol.or
NJ ne guards were nc, called ,nta tn.
sieral service and il no7 .. tha4
:he larger railway Terminals a.- .o.
&at ed.
thirty thousand troDgs Ern sEa-r
Grders to move and ms VIII t. lr-
lite by Monday NOR 1- ,1 .tlo
ut for the strike. If tn tfons ;aln'
are caught in tie-up, he ~la" H'a
.train and await ins, ry,0~6 i.
ngress does not author ua f.
g of train crews for r7En'" ".-
ices, the soldiers may Q5ed 40
man the trains.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
WHEAT YIELDING BETTER
THAN WAS EXPECTED

Williston, Aug. 31-Wheat yields,
where the crop has been touched by
black rust, are turning out better than
expected in many cases, not only in
northwestern North Dakota where
the damage was lighter than in other
sections of the state, but in the more
seriously affected sections. Fields
which were not thought worth cutting
are in some cases yielding as much
as eight bushels to the acre, yield
which with high prices in prospect
will be we'll worth attention.
Reports from various sections of
Williams county indicate that farm.
ers are taking second looks at their
fields and are finding the rust damage
less than anticipated, although there
is not attempt to minimize the seri-
GUS losses which have been incurred.
Early wheat in Williams county is
affording very good Yields, and close
observers are mainly of the opinion
that if the expected high prices ore
received during the selling season,
Williams county will reap good re-
turns from its wheat crop.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Passage by con-
gress of the Adamson compromise
eight-hour bill probably would post
pone a trainmen's strike, but it will
not settle the matter, presidents Of
three western railroads declared to-
night. They declared such a law is
not satisfactory to the railroads.
"If the men accept the Adamson
compromise, it's effect will probably
be that of postponing the strike" said
President Z. P. Ripley, of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway. "But
it will not settle the matter. Such a
measure might we'll be satisfactory to
the men, inasmuch as it gives them
what they are seeking, an eight-hour
day with ten hours pay. 1t is not sat-
isfactory to the railroads. Congress
has no right to pass such a measure"
Mr.. Ripley declared that in event
of passage of the Adamson bill, the
railroads only recourse would prob
ably be in the courts. He intimated
this resort would be sought.
Marvin Huhitt, Jr., vice president
of the Chicago and Northwestern,
said today that even in the event OF
strike, his road had received such
assurances of loyalty from trainmen
70 justify prediction that passenger
ervice would remain IMPAIRED. Mr..
Seward, vice president of the c. M. &
t. p, said that his road had assur-
ices from it's men which would justl-
ry the statement that the road would
able to care for the real necesst-
$ of the public.
It was reported by others of the 70
ads entering Chicago that the strike
ar would fail to cripple them be-
cllse of the loyalty of old employees
sld the offer of services Of thousands
ol .prmer trainmen.
Urge Insertion in Bill.
Representatives Of unorsanlzed
railway employees tonight telegraphed
CONGRESSMAN w. c. Adamson, at
Washington, urging that he include
in his eight-hour law provision for
an eight-hour Jaw day for the unor-
ganized employees also.
The telegram stated the unorgan-
lied employees are working from
nine to eighteen hours daily and it
is only justice that they should
share in any proposed compulsory
benefits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01

STILL CONTINUE
| THEIR ADVANCE
New Entrants in Great War Force
Austro- Hungarian Troops
! Back.
RUSSIAN TROOPS
PRESSING FORWARD
Russian Fleet Reported at Cons
tanza and Bulgarians Fear
Combined Attack.

London, Aug. 31.-Artillery is act
i've on all the battle fronts of Europe,
but only on the Transylvania-Rou
manian border has infantry been en-
gagged to any extent. Bad weather
hampers the operations in France,
however.
Along the whole line of the lower
Carpathians the Roumanian armies
are reported attacking the Austro-
Hungarian forces. The defenders are
said to have retired to their second
fortified lines.
Northeast of Kronstadt, the Austro-
Hungarians have taken new positions
west of Csik Szereda, on the Atula
river, after fighting with the Rouman-
ians. This shows that the troops of
King Ferdinand have broken through
the mountains on the eastern border
of Pennsylvania as we'll as on the
south. Roumanian attacks east Of
the Iron Gates, on the Danube, were
repulsed, Vienna says.
Russian Troops Advancing.
Russian troops are marching
through Dobrudja, but whether to
strike at Bulgaria north of Vara, or
to aid the Roumanians invading Tran
sylvania, it is not known. F.
1t is reported a Russian fleet has ar
rived at Conctanza, principal Rouman.
ian Black sea port, and the Bulgar.
ians are said to fear combined land
and sea attack on Varna. Rustchuk,
Bulgaria, on the Danube, says re-
port to Parissays, has been occupied
by the Roumanians. In Volhynia the
Russians have repulsed German at
tack northeast of Kovel.
On the Somme front the French
have progressed in local operations.
North of the Somme there has been
no change.
British forces in August lost ap-
proximately ALL officers and 1924
men killed, wounded and missing.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
ARREST CARD SHARKS
FLEtC|NG PASSENGERS

Through the efforts of j. F Murphy,
special agent of the Northern Pacific
railway, three card sharks operating
on the transcontinental trains, were
fined yesterday at Glendive $3.50 and
costs.
The men gave their names as
Frank Barnes, George Ball and Ray
Dawson. They were charged with
getting s100 from two men in a
friendly" game played between Val
ley City and Bismarck on No. 1 Mon
day. The next morning they boarded
No. 3 at This city and Detective Muir
ply got on at Mandan.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
NINE GUARDS
ARE OUT At
STATE pen!
Employees Sever Connection With
Prison After Long Con-
ference.
WARDEN REFUSES TO
MAKE ANY COMMENT
Investigation Has Been Underway
Since July o., Day When
Eight Escaped.

Following a two-day, day and night
conference between the members of
the board of control and Warden Tai
colt, nine employees of the prison yes
terday severed their connection with
the institution.
Warden Talcott refused last night
to make any comment.
Nine Sever Connections.
"Nine employees yesterday severed
their relations with the penitentiary,'
said Mr.. Talcott.s "Whether they
were discharged or resigned l will
not say"
Asked if they were guards, he
would not say.
Long Investigation.
1T is known, however, that ever
since the escape of July %, in which
eight men got away under sensation
al circumstances, the board Of con
troll and Warden Talcott have been
carrying on quiet but determined
investigation. Within 6O days thls
summer % men got out.
Seven of the men who are no long
er connected with the prison are:
Joe Meyers, 7. C. Farman, T. E. NC
Kane, c. j. c son, ]. E. Burke, s. w
Callahan aad T.. s. EiAa.l,l. &7.'.
Milk Crew Guard Among Them.
Among the guards are: The man
who had charge of the milk crew
two of whom escaped; the man who
had charge of the men butchering
when two escaped a guard who was
supposed to be close friend OF
Neavels; guard who was stationed
near a convict who reported that he
had heard the clash of the crowbal
against the brick on the day that
the hole was made. but the guard did
not hear it or, if he did, did not in
vestigate.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
KENMARE WOMAN rllnvy
GUILTY TO P|GG|NG

Kenmare, N. D., Aug. 31.-Mrs. Hub
bell of Kenmare, who was arrested on
charge of conducting blind pig,
entered a plea of guilty in county
court today and was sentenced to six
months in the county jail, but the SEN
tence was suspended pending good
behavior on the part of the accused
woman. She promised to stop the
selling of intoxicating liquor if allow
ed to 20 back home, and on this prom
ise the officers were willing to be len
lent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
G. A. R. TO HOLD
1917 ENCAMPMENT
AT BOSTON, nASS

Kansas City, Aug. 31.-The annual
encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic in 1917 will be held at
Boston, it was decided today at a
business meeting of the Civil War
veterans.
Mrs. Ida K. Martin, of Minneapolis,
was elected president of the Woman s
Relief Corp today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
BROTHERHOOD HEADS DECLARE CONCESSION Of "
main ISSUE At STAKE WILL CAUSE THEM To "
TELEGRAPH CODE MESSAGE REY0NNC STRIKE
BELIEF GROWS STRONGER AS HOURS OF CRISIS PASS
SWIFTLY BY, THAT THREATENED WALK OUT OF 100000
RA1LoAD EMPLOYEES WILL BE AvERTED #
CONGRESS WILL POSITIVELY -"
ACT BY SATURDAY NIGHT

VEN WILL NOT REscND ORDER FOR, TEUP UNTIL THE BIl
HAS Been MADE A LAW-sTILL STAND FIRM AND ARE AwAl
ING ACTION BEFORE TAKING Definite STEPS,
Washington Aug. a-Be'ief all quarters tonight
that the railroad strike called for Monday morning
would be sveed At the close Of hearings
Saturday, the eohthour
legislation which the employees broherhoods
officially them telegraph message
to revoke the strike order
Although President Wilson still desires strongly to hIs
legislative accepted
should
spokesmen virtually tonight finally
would provide only for
An eighthour day for tanmen In interstate e.
pay pro rata overtime, and
small commission appointed president
from six o
gress.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
ADVOCATE
DIES AT OLATHE, KAN.

Olathe, Kan, Aug. 31-John P. st.
John, a candidate for the presidency
on the Prohibition ticket in 1884,
twice governor of Kansas, and one of
the most widely known temperance
advocates in the United States, died
here tonight. He was SO years old,
and had been in failing health since
heat prostration two months ago,
while on speaking tour.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
AGAIN NOMINEE
FOR V|CE.PR[S
Chas. w. Fairbanks Accepts Hon
or Bestowed Upon Him for
Second Time.

indianapolis, Aug 31.-For the sec.
ond time in his career, Charles w.
Fairbanks today accepted the nomina-
ton for vice president of the United
States, in an address delivered HN
the lawn of his home. Republican
leaders from all parts of L5 G0gE'"}
saw the ceremonies. N Faigea 7E2
was first nominated and a!l@& si'-
president of the ticket Oh Theodore
Roosevelt in 1904.
Former Governor A. Gbeia8Tu. =,
Minnesota, was chairmau. and Lutrr
duced United States 'o02s1r law
renee Y. Sherman, of LIMOS. wrG
made the formal notif' y0a 5rg-lb
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
FORD COMPANY SHOWS
ENORMOUS PROFITS

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 31.-A profit Of
more than S1OO0O00 a week was
made by the Ford Motor company
during the year which ended July 81,
according to the financial statement
made public today The years busi'
ness totaled s206.S67.347; the years
profits we're S59,994,11S.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT
OF GREAT NORTHERN

St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 31.-James
Martin of St. Paul was elected vice
president of the Great Northern Rail.
way company late today. He has
been comptroller of the road since
1911, and has been connected with it
for 26 years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01
NORTH DAKOTA BANK
LOOTED OE $4,000

Rekman, n. D.. Aug. 31.-The safe
of the First State bank of Rekman
was blown by bandits and $4,000 TAX
en-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-13

Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE range Of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker, Column
bian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-13
MAY PAROLE HIM
Farmer Boy Who Took DIR. welding
Car, to Be Granted Leniency.

Leland Lambert, farmer boy who
admitted stealing DIR. w. H. Weddings
Ford, may not go to the state reform
atory.
Contrary to the boys belief his
father did come to his rescue He
came in from Browning, Mo, during
the night and was at the county jail
early today to see what could be DONE
There is no use to notify my folks"
young Lambrt said Wednesday at his
conference with the county attorney.
Father has always told US boys that
if we got into trouble we would have
to get out the best way we could"
Leland had the wrong dope on his
father. He was notified of the trouble
his boy was in late yesterday after
noon. He caught the first train for
Topeka. Leland decided today his
father is just the same as other faith
erS.
The sheriff of Linn county, Missouri.
accompanied the father. They held a
long consultation with the county at
torney, w. E. Atchison. They left the
court house to talk the matter over
with w. H. Wedding, owner of the
stolen car, the man who made the
complaint. Then they will talk with
the judge of the district court
1t is possible that Leland Lambert
will be sentenced to the reformatory
then parolled in care of his father. If
that takes place he will be taken to
the Lambert farm near Browning,
The boy will not be Is years of age
until the 21St of this month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-13
WRECK PRICELESS
CHINA TO REFORM
RICH MISTRESSES

Denver, Col. July 1S.-Sabotage is
the new weapon the Denver Domestic
Workers union will use to reform rich
nistresses. Miss Jane Street, organ
izer. said today there is nothing like
sabotage to train housewives here as
their maids and COOKS would have
them. About 1000 housewives here
are listed with the union. their virtues
and faults catalogued and classified
Interesting things happen when an 1.
W. w maid or cook arrives in a black
listed household to train the mistress
in the way she should honor and obey
her servants.
Red pepper in soup. accidental
falling of priceless china, salty sher-
bet at milady's bridge party. Hot tea
accidentally poured on ones gown
where 1t is decollette and fathers shirt
too stiff with much starch make the
housewife treat the next maid or cook
| with proper respect. The local union
has quarters in a downtown office
building and plans to raise funds to
help the I. w. w. steel strikers In
Minnesota.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-13
MORE THAN so ENTRIES
Y. w. C. A. Will Admit IS Spectators
to Swimming Exhibition.

More than fifty girls have entered
for the big swimming exhibition at the
Y. w. c. A. Friday night. Only sew
enty-five spectators are to be admitted
and the tickets are selling at a pre-
MUM. Each girl has the privilege of
inviting one friend, which leaves only
about thirty tickets for the general
public.
One of the principal events will be
the long distance swim. Wednesday
in practice Mrs. Marie Left swan over
$40 yards. In almost as fast time
little IL year old Berenice Hemus of
1117 Huntoon street swan the same
distance. The latter although only IL
years of age is one of the star per-
formers in the Y. w. pool, and is en-
tered for several events.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-13
JAPS IMPROVE NAVY
Program Includes Three Superdread.
enthusiastically Has Five.

Toxic, July 10 Dispatches to
America stating that Japan has au-
thorized the construction of four SUI
perdreadnaughts are untrue and mis-
leading. According to press reports.
which are contradictory, the navy has
submitted to the finance department
a program to be introduced in the
Japanese diet involving the expendi-
ture of about $50, 100000 yen in seven
years. This program calls for the con-
struction of three superdreadnaughts
two battle cruisers, numerous light
cruisers and destroyers and sub
marines.
Five superdreadnaughts are already
completed or now building.
The reported program would fulfill
the naval ambition by the creation of
first line fleet of eight super
dreadnaughts. Officials of the navy
department declined today to discuss
the program, saying the Japanese
press accounts of it are surmises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-13
A BUMPER STORK
CROP IN CHICAGO
-224,711 BABIES

Chicago, July 13.-Chicago's babies
are sufficient in number to populate
any ordinary sized city in the United
States. There are 224.711 of them
within this city's limits, according to a
report of w. L. Bodine, superintendent
of compulsory education, whose esti-
mates are that Chicago passed 2. 500,-
900 mark in population.
In other words there are 117,06
boys to 107.649 girls.
On the general census Mr.. Bodine's
report indicated a great slump in Ger
man, Austrian and Russian immigra-
ton. English. Italians and Scandina-
VANS were in the lead. Chicago had
the smallest percentage of illiteracy
of any of the larger cities of the coun-
try at the time of the federal census
in 1910. the report declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-13
IN A PARADE; FIRED
Poet Sues College for Job Lost fol
Preparedness.

Des Moines, Ia, July 13.-G. Walter
Barr, poet and novelist, assistant to
President Geo P. Magill, Highland
Park college here, brought suit for
$4,000 in the district court today
against the college, claiming he was
discharged July 10 because he march
ed in the preparedness parade of
June 8.
Barr had a contract with the COL
lege, and the action is brought to en-
force it's provisions. He says he only
march in the preparedness parade.
Barr came here from Keokuk a year
ago and is well known all along the
Mississippi river as a poet and writer
of note.