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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-10-26
Colonial Club panoe.

The Colonial club gave its first
dancing party of the season last
evening. Owing to the inclem--
ency of the weather only fifteen
Feouples were in attendance. The
South three piece orchestra fur.
|nishei the music and a most de-
Elightful time was had.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-10-26
Try . Times Want Ad.
convIots Organize F ! To- y

SsOsss sOso ~, 0asssAO = OOtU1su GAINS
Iowa City, Ia, Oct. 10 Pris-
oners in the Iowa state peniten-
tiary at Anamosa have organ
lied football eleyens and have
sent out s. O. S. calls 10 Iowa
nniyersitys department. Of attn
letics. Prof. N. A. kellogg eii-
rector, has responded with sew
seral footballs discarded by the
Hawkeye eleven. al
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-10-26

.----s = u
MEvvsPAPER ooall lEgls 81
b We do not know how the sAES
can be ended unless Germany
lends some Of her generals to her.
antagonists Florida Times
Union. ssss u.
~ Alcohol has been declared laes'
best substitute for case cline. ya
trouble is SO many fellows
mix them PittsburD Gaxst
Times. E.ssssI.
King Constantine steps into tAe
war with all the enth usiasnf 81
"a singed cat marching int
roaring furnace ton Hera
Won't be long bel fore vel find
out what the country thinks 0f
deserving democrat. Wall sStraHa
Journal. s5ssSsa;
Scarcity of milk should bes m
excuse for boosting the price o1s.
cocoanuts. Wall Street Jontnaiss
That Germany is fighting ~
|self-defense now is not queSs
toned. The controversy is ia;
gard to the self-defenseSsof In
gust, i9i4.-- Philadelphia Res
lord. a II
Those new British tanks are
somewhat more q fectivo than the
kind they had in England before
Lloyd George closed the saloons
g Boston Transcr ipt. sssIs1
Burglars Invade Oyster hay
Home Head lime. Perhaps soplilcs
regular republicans dropt ar0uE
10 see their old pal, Eolonas
Roosevelt Wall Street JourII y
A New Hampshire person SAYS 1
that Theodore Roosevelt is y
survival of pre- eocene era 0f
human thought 1t sounds
full, but T. n: survived il and the
rest of EN- didn' t. Detroit Free
Press. Sd h h
Major General Turner Of tIies
British army says Hindenb
has little brains. That s q good
deal harder on Hind nburg's ail-
stagonists than on Hindenbilrg
Charleston News and Courier a
If Constantine ever loses ifaa
job as king he ought to be abaNs
to make a good living as q ca6
met maker. Boston Transcript &.
# the price Of steak keeps on
climbing skyward we shall iiave
to get along with fewer yachts
and autos. Philadelphia Re9&s
ord. III
That Taft. n. fandshals
would have looked more reali1tic
if they had both worn six-uuncSs
gloves. Philadelphia North
American. 1851
Russia's population is now
1872, 1872 900. Berlin papers please
,copy.--New York Morning Tsele-
graph.
Paris reported to be too seri
Gus for the one step. The goose
step didn't get a foothold eithef
Wall Street Journal. fs.ss
The hyphens seem to be run
ing things. There are Lloyd s|
George and Bethmann- HoiisFe. q
kansas City Times
1t lis feared that the colonel
lacks some of his old time FORM,
as he hasn't driven the proietafs
late to the dictionary since JuiaasA
Washington Post.
Carranza can easily force tn
United States army to- move, hut
he may not like the direction
the movement. Philade lphi6
North American. ssssssss.
In moving from New London re
Atlantic City the Mexican c01as
mission confounds those critics
who say it is making no pro-
ress.--Boston Herald 2sI 81,
With jeremiah O'Leary tailn 8
ing the president with impendi g.
defeat on account OF his pro-
British attitude, and George 81
vester Viereck predicting the @s
feat Of Hughes because R006eNe ~
has Endorsed him, and Fred n
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-10-26
How catarrh e contracted.

Mothers are sometimes so;
thoughtless as to neglect the
colds which their children con-
tract. The inflammation OF the.
mucum membrane, at first acute.
becomes chronic and the child
has chronic catarrh, disease,
that is seldom cured and that
may prove a life's burden. Many
persons who have this loathsome.
disease will remember having
had frequent colds at the time it
was contracted. A little fore
thought, a bottle of Chamber
|lain's Cough Remedy judiciously
used, and all this trouble might
have been avoided. For sale by
Robert Harvey and Doty & Peter
son. O27,
II
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23

DISCUSS ORGANIZATION
Centralized Body Which VIII Have
Power and Influence Is What
10 Most Needed, It
IL Said.

meeting Of automobile men and
good roads enthusiasts will be held
Friday evening in the superior court
rooms at 1880 o'clock. The meeting Ia
called by the automobile interests OF
the city in the hope that some perma-
nent organization plan can be started.
Every one who is interested IN the
matter of good roads is asked to at.
tend the meeting. It Is the intention
to secure, if possible, a centralized
body which will have charge Of good
roads agitation, and which will SEQ
that the roads are properly marked,
and which will be the body to appeal
to In the matter of trail marking or
any similar road activities.
81 would like to see one centralized
body with power to act and with the
strength and ability to do something
mobile owner, expressed himself. 1--WE
stand around on the corners and de-
clare that this road is bad and that
there are chuck holes in that street.
but that Is all we do. Now, If we
had central body with power, we
could go to them, and they assured
that we were back of them, would be
able to put things in better shape"
This is just the object for this meet
ing. The Capitalization of power for
improvements ON roads, and even on
the city streets. is what is lacking at
this time. There are hundreds OF auto
mobile signs to be put up. and an au-
to club would do this work. The last
time this was attempted, the labor de-
volved on one man, and he carried the
burden alone.
1t is urged that all auto owners be
present at the meeting Friday night.
Every one who is interested in good
roads, and all people who drive ma
chimes, are given a special invitation
to be present, and to discuss the idea
of an auto club for keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
AUDITOR SAYS HE
HAS NO JURISDICTION
County Official Answers Resolutions
Regarding Taxation Which Were
Passed at Donnellson.

FIT Madison Gem City:A copy Of the
resolutions passed by the members in
attendance at the county institute held
at Donnellson last week and which de-
nand that the valuation of the
property owned by the Mississippi
River Power company and the Keokuk
Electric company be raised, was re-
ceived by County Auditor A. P. Meyer
from E c. Lynn, secretary of the as
sociation today The letter demands
that back taxes and interest be as
sessed the power company.
After perusing the communication,
County Auditor Meyer drafted letter
to the secretary Of the association
stating that he had no Jurisdiction in
the matter. Quotations of the code of
Iowa were referred to in which the
county auditor explained that the mat
ter could be taken up through the
county treasurer, under the section of
the code which provides that where
the county treasurer shall be apprised
Of all omitted proper payment of taxes
within five years time of the omission
that he may demand the payment OF
all back taxes with 6 per cent interest
on same.
The county auditor also referred to
the clause which states that any tax
payer can take an appeal to the dis
trict court from the action of the board
Of review in making any assessment
of taxes, by giving notice of such APP
peal to the puroperty owner and the
presiding officer OF the board of re-
view within twenty days after it's ses-
sion. According to the code. if any
assessor or member of the board OF
review shall knowingly fail or neglect
to properly tax property shall be
fined in the sum Of 5000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
MANY ATTRACTED
BY THE MISSION
Or. Irving p. johnson 10 Conducting
Excellent series Of Meetings
This Week at st. Johns
Church.
HIS STYLE EFFECTIVE
Question BOX Proves an Especially
Interesting Feature Of Each Meet
lng-Another Service
Tonight.
TContrf.buted,1


The mission at St. Johns continues
In its interest The strong, manly
gospel preached by DR.. johnson Is at
tracing thoughtful men and women
who are DESTROYS Of considering for
themselves just what christianity is.
In consecutive addresses the missioner
dwells upon the cardinal doctrines Of
the christian faith, treating them not
as theological niceties, but in their
practical aspect applying them to
every day life and conditions. Fol-
lowing such an address, Dr. Johnson
has been answering numerous relig-
1ous questions asked by the attendants
through the question box. He con-
cludes the service each night with a
strong practical sermon in which he
gathers up the evening message and
applies 1t to every day living
No preacher has ever visited Keo-
kuk with more convincing method
and more pungent manner of present
ing his subject than DR.. Johnson He
appeals especially to men. who hear
him gladly.
Without vulgarity or indecencies OF
speech, he attracts and holds the at
tention of his hearers from first to
last with his very modern and human
presentation Of truths some times
forgotten and often neglected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
TENTH DEATH FROM
NEW HAVEN WRECK
Coroner is Making Inquiry Today and
Other Investigations Have
Started.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 23.-
| The death toll of the triple train
smash on the New Haven at Milford
| was increased to ten today when
Frank Schappa of New Haven, died
of his injuries. Schappa was terribly
scalded.
Frank Mcnamara Of Ansonia, is in
a New Haven hospital near death.
Coroner Mix rushed his inquiry to.
day. Many witnesses were on hand
and the investigation was we'll under
way by II a. NJ, behind closed doors
The investigations Of the interstate
commerce commission and the Con-
necticut public utilities commission
will begin tomorrow They also will
be secret and will be held in the Of
fee of the New Ravens general man
ager.
G. H. Morrison and G. w. Chapple
of the New Ravens signal depart
ment, today reported they inspected
the signals Immediately after the
wreck and found a warning still set
to detain the local train
The railway paid tribute to Flag
man Tourtellotte, asserting he had
gone back 700 feet to warn the on
coming local and evidently was kill
ed as he stopped to place torpedoes
on the track"
Harry Schappa who died today, was
clerk in the local office of the New
Haven.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
ANARCHIST SENDS
a POSTAL CARD
Jean Cronee Writes From tho West
That He Hopes to XIII
Somebody There.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Feb pa postcard
bearing an apparently authentic sig
nature of Jean Crones, avowed prin-
cipal In the anarchist soup plot, re-
ceived by Police Chief Healey today,
threatened death to some bishop at
Portland, Ore, from where the card
was dated.
The postmark was Portland, Feb. 10.
Healey, though not convinced the
card was sent by Crones, said the sig.
nature was apparently genuine.
The postcard read:
Portland, z-1s-1e.
Chief Polls, Chicago.
IT see you are still after me. Whu
don't you kom out after me. Mabey
I can give you some soup. Look out
for some tink to happen heer soon. |
wish I had got the old bishop and
Judge in the soup, but mabey I get
him yet. I will get some bishop heer
guess. You look. My true print.
arrests me will blow up with me-
JEAN CRONES."
The fact that Crones dated his card
February 10, though the Portland,
Oregon, postmarls was February 18,
was deemed by police evidence that
Crones was dating his haunting mes
sages q day ahead of their date of
mailing, in an effort to deceive the
police.
1T may be the work OF a JOKER"
Chief Healey said. But you never
can tell
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
NOTICE TO coIoREp VOTERS.

The colored voters Of the city are
urged to attend a municipal meeting
at the African Baptist church. Seven
teenth and Main streets, Thursday
evening at O'Clock.
REV. p. THOMAS,
REV. d. E. BUTLER,
REV. J. H. HELM,
DIR. T. H PHILLIPS, ct al.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
CITY NEWS.

Special spring skirt sale. Lowitz.
There will be a prayer meeting
at the home Of Mrs. Sam Lloyd at HOP
Bank street. 10 o'clock Thursday
morning.
Special spring skirt sale. Lowitz.
Notices Of cottage prayer meet
ings must be brought or sent to The
Gate City office other than over the
telephone. It is impossible to take
care of all of the phone calls for
these meetings which come into the
Office and people are asked to cooper
ate with the Office and send or bring
in their notices.
Special spring skirt sale. Lowitz.
"A marriage license has been is
sued to Villa E. Brooksher, 40, of
Elsberry. Mo, and Nellie E. Blair, 3S.
Of ST Charles, Mo.
Special spring skirt safe. Lowitz.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
Hailed as an Actor.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Jake Ahern
was hailed by his knockers" as an
actor today, following his victory over
George Chip on foul in the feature
fight OF New York's holiday card. The
former middleweight title aspirant
did not discover he was fouled until
his seconds and the referee called
Chips attention to the low blow,
Chips friends said. At that point,
however, Ahearn's countenance regis
tered intense suffering and he writhed
in an active imitation of a museum
dancer. Referee Haucop gave him
the fight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23

land, Oregon police to watch for
Crones there. ! am not by any means
positive the card Is fake, but most
likely it is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23

q. W. Wright of Minneapolis is Wis.
fling with his daughter. Mrs. A G.
Gray.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
lhink Gard Is q Fake

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-After com
parison of handwriting on a postcard
signed Jean Crones received by the
police from Portland, Ore, today. with
letters sent by Crones to New York
newspapers, Chief of Detectives Hunt
said he thought the postcard was a
fake.
The signature is apparently cor
rect and the handwriting similar to
the New York letters said Hunt.
The spelling, however, is different.
I am however notifying the Porn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
ABOUT PRAYER MEETINGS.

Reading notices of cottage prayer
meetings must be brought into The
tate City office. They cannot be
taken over the telephone. The Gate
City is willing to print such notices,
but it is necessary because of the
number, to make the request that per-
sons interested send or bring these
items to the office,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
SCHOOL MEETING,

There will be meeting to nomi-
nate school directors on the oath day
of February, 1916, at county court
house at 8 o'clock p. m. All citizens
invited to be present.
C. F. M'FARLAND,
J. r. DIMOND,
w. B. COLLINS,
Committee.
Feb. 10, 1916.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-23
Francis for Ambassador to Russia.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
sian government in keeping with dip
lomatic usage has been asked regard
ing the acceptability of David r.
Francis as United States ambassador.
Until an affirmative reply is received
from Russia, no announcement of his
appointment will be made
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12

to save them from seizure by the
Carranza officials who were coming
to occupy the territory abandoned by
the Americans
Hearst has been the hottest Mex
lean war frebrand loose in the
United States the past few years,
though recently he has been rivaled
by the Chicago Tribune. There's
nothing but guesses so far on how
the Carranza government will justi-
fly its seizure of the Hearst property.
It would not surprise those who have
followed the game to see the CaTan-
"a government formally charge that
Hearst, the Mexican rancher, has
been a traitor to the Mexican govern
ment through conspiracy to commit
treason against the Mexican flag
which waved over his property.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12

HEARST ROUTED-Hearst, the
Mexican rancher and American
newspaper publisher, has been rout-
ed, boots, saddles and guns-kiCked
out of Mexico by the Carranza gov
eminent.
On the same day that President
Wilson speaks to the salesmen's con-
ventiOn in Detroit, on the same day
ringing applause is handed the pres
ident for saying it won't do any good
to American business to shoot up
Mexico with a long war, on this day
the CarranZa government formally
seizes the Hearst ranch and puts it
under management of an appOintee
of the Carranza government.
It's a 1,O16,OOO-acre ranch and
Hearst has often printed statments
over his signature that the ranch was
ably defended by $50 wel-armed and
we1-trained troopers. This army of
$50 Hearst clansmen has now met
the mailed fist of Mexico and Hearst
has run up the white flag Of peace
and surrender.
Dispatches from Pershing field
headquarters say josh G. Hayes,
manager of Hearst's BabicOra ranch,
passed through there yesterday on
his way to FL PasO. He reported the
ranch taken over by the commander
of the Carranza garrison in that dis
trict and that the property is now
being operated for the Carranza
government by a manager installed
by the military authorities. Hayes
brought 10 horses as far as Galonna
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12
A FARMERS PROSPERITY

Farmer Corning was asked wheth-
er he had had a good year.
Gosh, yes" he exclaimed. 'T
had four COWS and three hogs killed
by railway trains and two hogs and
eleven chickens killed by automo-
bIes. 1 cleared near a thousand dol
lars. Puck.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-01-06
PRESS MEETING PROGRAM

]. F. Halliday of IroQuois, secretary
of the South Dakota Press Association,
has given out the following program
for the mid-winter meeting of the asso.
citation to be held at Huron, January
13 and IA:
THE Publishers Business Relations
With His Competitor" A. l.. Daven
port, Vermillion Plain Talk.
as the Country Newspaper Field
Overworked?" F. w. Wright, De Smet
Independent.
Newspaper Legislation" John Wild
lon, Viborg Enterprise.
Presidents Address, r. o. Schaber
Hudson Hudsonite.
Cash in Advance Subscription
Plan" d. c. Trippler, Canova Herald
Personal Observations of the For
eign War" illustrated. A. N. Brace
professor of Journalism at the South
Dakota University; formerly war cor
respondent of Associated Press.
"How Can the Membership and In
fluence of the South Dakota Press AS
ISOLATION be Increased" p. f. Nolan
Plankinton Herald.
"The Country Newspaper and Rura.
News" A. 7. Horton, Volga Tribune
Newspaper Organization" Hon. G
T aIskar - nA. a,vn
Bulletin, and field secretary Of Iowa
Press Association.
Are Christmas or Special Editions
at Prevailing Advertising Rates, Pro
ftable?" l.. J. Bates, Lake Preston
Times.
TYPE Setting Machines in Country
Offices" c. F. Hackett, Parker New
Era.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-01-06
FLAG RAISING AT ALTON

Miss Maud Lucas, teacher of Alton
school district No. Is, surprised the
patrons of the district and Old Soldiers
Of the community by issuing invita-
tons to a Flag Raising, the flag pole,
ETC., being purchased with money earn
ed by the school at their entertainment
given a short time ago.
A delightful program was given, the
first number being the raising of the
flag to a soft. pole, where it f1oated
proudly to the breeze.
1t being an ideal day the entire pro-
gram was held outdoors under Old
Glory.
The %recitations and songs, with the
flag drill, around the great flag pole,
instilled patriotism into the heart Of
each n present.
After listening to each child give his
or her sentiments concerning the flag,
we felt that much credit should be
given Miss Lucas for instilling into the
minds of the little ones, so much loyal
ty that in years to come cannot help
but make them better citizens.
One who was present.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-01-06
DWIGHT WRITES ABOUT COLLEGE

In reviewing the 1915 educational
year Regent II. w. Dwight of Sioux
Falls had the following to say of
State College in a recent issue of the
Press in that city:
The State College has had a remark
ably rapid growth. The enrolment in
all courses and departments will this
year reach considerably over n
thousand.
The last Legislature appropriated
$751; 900 for a new dormitory, which is
now being constructed. In this new
dormitory will be installed a large din
ing room which will accommodate at
least 500 people at one time. This will
be much more pleasant than the pres
ent arrangement.
The college maintains many varied
activities. The various county agents
in the state, who are maintained by
the government under the Smith-Lever
fund, all report direct to the college.
A short course known as the Farm
and Home Course is now being put on
for actual farmers, and many from all
over the sttae are taking advantage Of
ii. Through the various bulletins issu-
ed and extension work undertaken the
college is attempting to carry to the
homes of the farmers much valuable
Information. One of the most valuable
courses now given by the college is a
short course for farmers sons and
daughters, beginning in November and
closing in March. This course is in
tended to assist the young men and
women of the state who have never
been able to go beyond the eighth
grade, and the course is so arranged
that it may lead to college entrance at
the end of the fourth year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-01-06
SECURING A WELL BORN CALF

So many people think that when a
20 goes dry and is preparing to
freshen, it is not necessary to give her
much feed, says Prof. c. Larsen of
State College. She is often turned out
to run in the cold corn field during the
day and to seek her shelter in a dug
out during the night. We should re-
member hat the dairy COW is a mother
and during the time that the calf Is
developing within her she should have
good feed and good care. Every calf
has a right to be well nourished in the
prenatal stage and a right to be well
born. Many calves are dropped weak.
lings with such a start in life that it is
often difficult to raise them. Such are
not able to stand the difficulties and
unfavorable conditions which usually
surround most calves on the farm.