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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
Members Of League n Annual
session. Promise Loyalty
to Everything for
Greater Ksoku1k.
REPORTS ARE ACCEPTED
j, P. Ingle Tells About Pure
Food Show Trip and Pay
Up Week Is Also
Discussed.

IN. E. Justice was re-elected presi.
dent of the Keokuk Retailers' league
by unanimous vote, at the annual
meeting of the league held last night
at the Hotel Keokuk. Tho pledge OF
the membership to give the president
/ loyal support in the work OF the com
ing year was given with will. John
". Rovane, ST., was unanimously
chosen as vice president. George
Bauer was elected for treasurer. In
the unofficial ballot, B. L. Auwerda was
given the choice, but he asked to be
relieved from the work this year. and
Mr. Bauer who received second high.
est number OF votes, was unanimous
" elected. Tho unanimous vote Of
the league was given for james NJ.
Fulton for secretary. This Is left to
the directors, to make the choice. but
the present competent incumbent win
be returned: The directors chosen
we're: Jacob Schouten and q. Arthur
kiedaisch. Their terms expire this
year but they were returned to Office.
Paw up week was discussed and re.
ferred to a committee. The report OF
the pure food show committee was
made by Chairman ]. P. Ingle. A
report OF the train service was made,
together with the number Of passen-
gers arriving during Christmas week
when count was kept. There was a
general discussion OF the proposition
to raise the dues. and this was left
ever until the meeting following the
pure food show. II one is held.
Speeches were made by the officers,
and two reports, one from the score
Itasy and one from the treasurer were
ordered received and placed on file.
Supper n Hotel keokuk.
Z Supper was served at I o'clock in
|.he main dining room -of the Hotel
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grounds of the state prison here, was
completed yesterday. says the Gem
City.
The transaction involves the pur.
chase Of strip Of land, $50 feet in
width and two blocks in length. The
tract Of land is located east Of Bluff
street and has its beginning at Sec
ond street extending to Fourth street.
The land was purchased from the
Fort Madison Chair company and the
Iowa Farming Tool company, each
owning strip one block in length.
The land will be used by the state
for the purpose of extending the chair
manufacturing department Of the
prison. Condemnation proceedings by
the state, was not necessary as both
of the local concerns placed a price
on their property which proved &C.
ceptable by the state department
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
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Kidneys or Rheumatism?
= 4 NuRIC!''
The Newest Discovery I'm chemistry.
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urination bother or distress you. or
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just write DR.. Pierce, at the Surg
ical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y: send
a sample Of urine and describe
symptoms. You will receive free
medical advice after DR.. Pierce's
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this will be carefully done without
charge. and you will be under no
obligation. Doctor Pierce. during
many years Of experimentation has
discovered new remedy which Is
thirty-seven times more powerful
than lithia in removing uric acid
from the system. IF you are suf-
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OF rheumatism, 60 TO your best
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OF "Asx7Jo," put up by Doctor
Pierce. DR.. Herce's Favorite Pre-
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Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for the blood have been favorably
known for the past forty years and
more. They are standard remedies
to day, as we'll as Dr.. Perce's
Pleasant Pellets for the liver and
bowels. You can have a sample OF
any one Of these remedies in Tablet
form by writing Dr.. Pierce.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

That Is the Joyful cry of thousands since
DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calon2el.
DR.. Edwards, n practicing physician tor
IT wears ard caloulerS old-time enemy,
discovered the formula for Olive Tablets
while trea ting Eatients for chronic consti-
patton and torpid livers-
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not con-
tain calornel, but a healing, soothing vese-
table laxative.
No er;ping IS the Keynote Of these lit
tie susar-coated, olire-colored tablets. They
cause the bowels and liver to act normally.
They never force them to unnatural action.
If you have dark brown mouth" now
and them bad BREATH dull, tired feel
constructed, you'll find quick, sure and only
plea SAINT results from one or two little DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
lust to keep right. Try them. Toe and 25o
per box All druggists.
The olive Tablet Company, Colurnbuss G.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12

George Bauer for neasursr, and this
was done. J.. N. DumsnN moved the
election OF G.. Arthur K3edaiseh and
Jacob Schouten for directors. The
board will elect q secretary.
Following this there was spirited
discussion as to whether the leagues
dues should be raised to IS per year
Some Of the members feared raising
dues would cause some TO drop out
1t was finally decided to let the mat
ter lay over until after tho pure food
show.
Two new members were elected.
Il. A. Heaslip and Fred Lindsey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
It pays 70 Advertise.

There was not a dull moment at
the Grand last evening when 1T Pays
to Advertise" was presented to the
delight of a full house. The company
was an excellent one, without a flaw
and the amusing, entertaining and
really instructive story told by the
farce, was about as enjoyable an even
ing'S entertainment as Keokuk theatre
goers have been privileged to partake
of for some time.
Advertising to tho limit q new
brand Of soap, the young proprietor Of
the concern finds his path Uttered
with obstacles of all kinds, but in the
end, the power Of advertising wins
out and the story ends with fortune
and happiness for all concerted.
The farce is in three acts and Is a
Harris & Cohan attraction. A most
excellent cast Of characters was pro-
vided and the company was Of the
highest class.
The theatre goers Of Keokuk ask no
better evenings entertainment than
was offered In cit Pays to Advertise"
and the large audience was highly
pleased with the show, which even
excelled it's advance advertising OF be-
ing one of the best farces on the road
AZ ONO w iLH rt1GtC0 NGIlSFs
The story Of Helen Keller. now in
the early thirties and deaf and blind
since infancy. Is as unparalleled as It
is we'll known. The development Of
this extraordinary girl. who at seven
years OF age was dumb al we'll "a
totally deprived Of the powers OF
sight and hearing, and yet graduated
with honors from college at twenty.
four, wrote several successful books,
and finally acquired speaking voice
that enables her to appear on the
public lecture platform, is the most
remarkable achievement II the HIS
tory OF education. To realize the full
import Of these triumphs and of tho
stupendous OBSTACLES which hindered
their attainment, 10 to agree with
Mark Twain in his assertion. that
1.-THE two most interesting characters
Of the nineteenth century are Napo-
leon and Helen Keller"
For twenty-seven years Helen Kel-
ler's constant companion ana teacher
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12

4 r. !.
Keokuk. The menu consisted Of:
Cream of tomato soup
Fried chicken Mashed potatoes
Escalloped oysters
s Pickles Olives
Ice cream Cake
4 Coffee.
There were forty-two at supper.
Pay up Week and Food Show.
The subject Of pay-up week was
brought to the attention of the league,
and was briefly discussed. On motion
OF B. F. Smith it was decided that a
committee of three be appointed to
take up the question and to make a
report at the next meeting.
J. P. 1ngle told of his trip to Cedar
Rapids and Davenport in the interest
of the pure food show, which is being
talked Of. Mr.. Ingle told Of conditions
under which the shows were run
there.
The secretary. James M. Fulton,
then read his annual report. His re-
port showed that the league member
ship to start with was CO and that So
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
ADDITIONAL STRIP
OF LAND BOUGHT
Transaction in TT. Madison In Which
State Buys Tract for Peni-
tcntiary Use.

An extensive transaction in local
real estate, in which the state of Iowa
became the owner Of a large tract of
local property as an addition to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12

DR.. Eberle and DR.. Braithwaite
as well as DIR. Simon - all distin-
guished authors that what
ever may be the disease, the urine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12

proaoh, which was given. The ground
for this approach is now being clear
ed. and when the bridge work IL COM
pleted, traffic from Illinois will be
landed at Second and Main, thus
avoiding the steep grade from Water
street.
Valuable assistance, both moral and
financial, has been given to the high
school orchestra.
Advertising Committee Reoults.,
The work of the advertising COM
mittee is showing good results. When
this committee was first appointed.
every week brought some CRATER to
separate the merchant from his
money. In the last six months only
one out OF town man has appealed to
the committee for their Endorsement.
All signs point to greater Keo-
kuk and 1t is up to the Keokuk Re-
tai'ers' league to put their shoulders
to the wheel and help tho work along.
One matter that needs a serious
attention Of this league Is the mat
ter of good roads leading into Keokuk.
JAS. M. FULTON.
Secretary.
rrsasursr's Report.
The report of B. L. Auwerda, treas.
urer, WAS read. The receipts Of the
league were s277.75 and the disburse-
ments were S224.96, the report show.
ed. This leaves a balance OF &5279
TO begin the yesr on
Justice Is Reelected.
P. Tng1e moved the unanimous
election OF President Justice. Mr..
Justice had just told the league mem
bers that he thought perhaps a change
would be best and that now blood
could accomplish more
Mr.. Tngle made the nomination and
upon its being seconded, moved the
election by rising vote. Everyone
in the room was on his feet Mr.. Jus
tice thanked the league for the sup
port he had been given IN the year
passed. He spoke OF the benefits that
could be had through cooperation,
and asked for the pledge OF support
for everything that means for loyalty
to Keokuk. On motion Of Jacob
Schouten, the pledge was unanimous
ly given.
other Officers Chosen.
B. F. Smith moved the secretary
cast the ballot for John w Rovane,
Sr. for ~ president. This was
bIr RovaBe made short
~, thanking the members.
Il. G. Duncan moved the election Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
Report Of Secretary.

The Keokuk Retailers league has
just passed through very prosperous
year. At our last annual meeting we
had a mem bership of sixty-eight. and
during the year have added fifty-six
new members. Ten members for vari-
GUS reasons have dropped out. which
gives US total membership OF ia.
The average attendance at the
monthly dinners and meetings has
been dfty-fve.
Successful monthly meetings were
held tn the following nearby towns:
Warsaw, Hamilton. Nauvoo and Mont
rose, and q trade extension trip up
the Rock Island railroad as far as
KeosauQua.
Two successful window display con-
tests were held, and three special bar
gain sales were put on that attracted
shoppers from the surrounding terri
tory.
Best Result In schedules.
Probably the best result from the
work OF the year has been the revised
train schedules, which now give the
people in the surrounding country
ample time to shop and visit in Keo-
kuk. The committee is still at work
to further improve this service.
The city commission recognizing
the standing Of the league asked for
their Endorsement Of the bridge ap-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
.RESlN0L BEGINS
TO HEAL SICK
SKINS AT ONCE

You don't have to WONDER If Resi-
mol Ointment Is doing you good. You
KNOW It il, because the first apphoa-
ton stops the itching and your tortured
skin feels cool and comfortable at last.
Why don't YOU try this easy Resinol
way to heal eczema or similar akin srup-
Honi Resine Tears away pimples, too,
and 10 . vail lie household remedy for
cuts, sores, b g, chnflngs, eto. It has
been prescribe by doctors for 30 years
and contains nothing to injure the ten
derest skin. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
UnaccormodatInu.

Lincoln Journal: 1t seemed a com,
paratively easy task to whip the
Russians, but the stubborn critters
won't stay whipped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12

seldom fails IN furnishing VI with a
clue to the principles upon which it
IS to be treated, and accurate knowl-
edge concerning the nature Of dis
ease can thus be obtained. If back
ache, scalding urine or frequent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
HOW 10 KEEP BABY,s SKIN WELL

The regular use of Resinol Soap is
usually enough to prevent those dis
tressing rashes and chafings to which
most babies are subject. This is so.
first, because Resinol Soap is absolutely
pure and free from harsh alkali, and
second, because it contains the Resinol
medication. on which SO many physi-
CLANS rely for Glkin troubles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12

have been added. 10 dropping out,
leaving membership of LA today.
The full report by Mr.. Fulton follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
Here's polate Joy Tor You

Here's Palate Joy for You
also stomach comfort be-
yond belief. Heat a Shredded
Wheat Biscuit in the oven to
restore crispness, then cover
with sliced bananas and pour
over 1t milk or cream.
SWeeten it to suit the taste.
Acomplete, perfect meal sup
plying more Strengthening
nutriment than meat or eggS
at acost Of three or four cents.
Awarm, nourishing breakfast
"a delicious lunch. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
CHANGE IN TRAIN
SCHEDULES PAID
COUNT WILL SHOW

. That the efforts Of the retail .
= err Of the city to have train .
= schedules changed is not without Z
. results Is shown from the count Z
. made holiday week. from Decem- =
. Der 20 to December "a Follow =
. ing are the figures showing ar =
. rivals in Keokuk in those four .
. days: .
. North road .............. 800 4
= Rock Island ...........,... 325 .
= Wabash 1874 q
= Keoluk and Western. $3.50. 1853 .
q These figures were read at the .
. meeting of the league last night. .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
To the Woman Who
Realizes She Needs Help.

You crying spells You are detected
You don't we'll You bacache You have lost ior
your work. beginning to feel old and look old!
These than likely produced by some weakness
or arrangement
Oh. PIERcE,s EAYQRITE PRESCRIPTION
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
PIERCE'8 FAVORITE PRES
I'm TABLET OR LIQUID FORM }

viii aid egnng trenhiust as 1t has b
ng the same condn
h find yourself sooh and invigoratss upbuds
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-12
rr>asursr's Report,

The report Of B. L. Auwerda, treas.
urer. was read. The receipts Of the
league were s27775 and the disburse
ments were S224.se, the report show.
ed. This leaves a balance OF &527s
to begin the yesr on.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-06
MAJORITY OF DELEGATES
ALREADY ARE IN CHICAGO
Routine OF Arrival and Registration
Followed by Usual Arrange
mcntS for State Caucus
FRACTIONAL FIGHTS DEVELOP
Penrosc Says He Is Unable to Dis
cover Drift of Sentimcnt-CallS 1t
Free and Untrammelcd Conven-
ton.

CHICAGO June 5.-Deiegates to the
Republican National Convention poured
into Chicago all day. and to-niEh. II
was estimated that only n few hundred
are not on tho ground.
Many delegations came quietly and
sought their hotels without display, but
it was retiring delegate who was not
buttonholed before he found his room
and supplied with information about
tho situation"
The lobby OF the hotel where most
OF the delegates stop was cleared for
action early, its chairs. couches ferns
and palms being removed TO safe
places. and tonight there WAS nothing
on the floor but "a milling mass OF dele
gates. On the sidewalk outside and in
other hotels in the same section the
huttonholng and the whispered con-
Yersations went on Just as vigorously
as preparations were made for the big
convention show.
The routine OF arrival and registra-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-06
ATTORNEY-GENERA WINS
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR

RALEIGH. N. c.. June 5.-Attorney-
General T. w. Beckett was nominated
i'm the State wide legalized primary OF
Saturday as the Democratic candidate
for Governor by above $4,000 majority
over Lieutenant-Governor e l..
Daughtridge.
For Attorney General. the indications
are that James. S. Manning. of Wake.
has been nominated. For the other
state officers all the incumbents-all
Dcmocrats-have been renominated
Majority Leader Claude Kttchin car
ried every county in the Second Con-
eressional District. his majority over
Clingman w. Mitchell. of BERTHE, being
above 1000.
Congressman Fl. l.. Goodwin, in the
Sixth District. will have to go into a
second primary with j. A. Brown, Of
Columbus. In the Seventh, Lee y. Rob-
inson, Of Arson, has a big lead over
u. l.. Spence. OF Moore. but 1t will tako
q second primary to decide.
In the Tenth, Zebulon v. Weaver, OF
Asheville. is the Democratic nominee
having a majority over his three OPP
moments,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-06

ton was followed ty the usual
arrangements for State caucuses. at
which officials and national committee.
men will be named. In several deleEa.
tions factional fights have developed
over the selection for the committee.
In many others there has been so far
no sign OF trouble. and many OF tho
present committeeman will be on tho
roll when the convention is over.
PENNOSE WILL VOTE
For KNOX AT FIRST
Senator Penrose made the definite
announcement to-day that he would
ve5A for Mr.. Knox on the first ballot
aSseast He expects most of his
friends in tho Pennsylvania delegation
will follow his example.
Senator Penrose said he was unable
to discover the drift of sentiment of
the delegates
1T is "A free and untrammeled con-
vention. with much open discussion of
candidates" he said.
Governor Brumbaugh to-day con-
coded senator Pcnroses selection az
chairman of the State delegation
Governor Brumbaugh said he would
remain a candidate for President until
he finds that sentiment crystallizcs on
some one else. lie believes that some
Of the Brumbaugh delegates are ia
vorable to Colonel Roosevelt as second
choice.
Ono of the interesting fights over
the election of national committeeman
is IN the Illinois delegation between
Roy O. West. incumbent and Mayor
Thompson. Of Chicago. The Illinois
caucus has been called for tomorrow
night. and both candidates claim to
have Majority.
Marylands delegation of sixteen ar
rived to-day. On the first ballot the
states delegation Is expected to line
up about az follows:
Weeks. {: Hughes. 6. and Roosevelt.
3. Hughes Is said TO be the second
choice Of two-thirds of the delegates
Fifteen hundred members of the
Marion Club of indianapolis came I'm
to-day, and. led by n band. the club
paraded the streets cheering for
Charles W. Fairbanks for President
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-06
CONFLICTING REPORTS
ON PROGRESSIVE PLANS
Some Leaders Favor Delay In Nomi-
nations Until After Repub-
Leans Act.
OTHERS WANT TO FORCE T. r..
Executive Committee Authorized to
Prepare Address to G. o. l.. Con-
vcntion Giving Reasons Why Bull
Moose Party Urges Colonel.

CHICAGO. Juno 5.-ConnictinG re-
ports regarding n plan OF leaders.
headed by George w. Perkins, to have
| the Progressive convention postpone
action upon nominations until some
tangible result upon IL nominee is APP
preached in the Republican convention
followed to-day's meeting Of the Pro-
gresstve National Committee. Many
leaders favored the plan of marking
time. Mr.. Perkins announced tonight
that the convention would not nomi-
nate right off tho bat" but proba bly,
would wait for Il time at least
ON the other hand. former Repre-
sentative Victor Murdoch. of Kansas,
chairman Of the national committee
asserted that Tho committee had
reached no agreement to withhold
action upon nominations in the con-
vention. So did Secretary Oscar X
Davis and others
Against these assertions, William
Allen White. national committeeman
from Kansas. declared the committee
had agreed 10 have the convention
postpone consideration of nominations
until Saturday. awaiting Republican
action. He said Steering committee"
had been named TO launch a publicity
among Republican delegates and con-
fer with a Republican committee look
ing 20 Joint nominations
FORMAL STATEMENT
ISSUED BY MURDOCH
Chairman Murdoch. after the meet
ing. issued the following formal state
rent:
The committee adopted a resolution
confirming the action taken by the
national committee last January. and
pointed out that every event which had
transpired since January had added
emphasis to the position of the pro-
gressives
State chairmen and chair,nen OF
state delegations will meet with the
national committee at o'clock Tues
day afternoon.
All the national committeeman vera
present with two exceptions--one occa-
sloned by illness and the other by de-
layed trains.
Inc executive committee was author
ized 10 prepare An address to the & + @
gates OF the Republican convention
giving the reasons why the Progressive
urge the nomination Of Theodore RoosE
welt. This statement Will be prepare,
Immediately and published in full
probably on Wednesday in the Chicago
newspapers"
Many delegates were vigorously out
spoken tonight against delay Som
appeared determined to force Colonch
fooseNelts nomination on WednesdaI
the opening day. Several leaders OK
pressed doubt tonight that the dele
gates can be held in check while the
republicans are deliberating
TO THRESH OUT QUESTION
OF DELAYING NOMINATION.
Inc meeting called to-day for to.
morrow afternoon with chairmen Of all
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-06
LILY WHITES WIN
Joseph J.. Rrndy Scented ns Delegate
From Richmond to Chicago
Conventions.

Richmond members of the lily-white
faction OF the Republican party were
jubilant last night when they learned
that Joseph +. Brady had defeated the
black -and-tan element and will be
seated at the Chicago convention as
the delegate from Richmond by the
unanimous vote of the Republican Ma
ttonal Committee. a telegram from
MIR. Brady to friends in Richmond last
night announced his victory.
Colored Republicans of Richmond
claimed that they had been ignored by
mass-meeting OF the white ReDub-
licans. and thereupon decided to con-
test the election of Mr.. Brady as a
delegate. They called second con-
vention and elected -. a Ferguson "a
coiored dentist. as delegate. and James
Hays. as alternate. Armed with affi-
daVits they went to the Windy City to
prevent Mr.. Brady being seated