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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
LOOSE BRAKE BEAM
FOUND IN TIME
Wreck on No. IL Was Averted by
Lucky Discovery Before
Train Pulled Out.

What might have terminated in a
serious wreck of train II, soutl.
bound passenger train Of the Burling-
ton, was ayerted yesterday morning
at the Burlington station.
Train II, which is one of the fast
est passenger trains run on this divi-
sion of the Burlington. was Just pull
ing from the station when the chain
holding the brake beam on one of the
passenger coaches broke, letting the
brake beam down to drag along the
road bed. The defect was noticed at
the time it dropped and the train pro-
ceeded but few yards before it was
stopped A number Of the planks at
the crossing from the freight house
were torn up.
Many bystanders were attracted by
the noise of the heavy brake beam
dragging. striking the ties and tear.
ing up the boards and for few min
utes considerable excitement was
manifested before one Of the train
crew succeeded in getting the train
to stop, when the damage was re-
paired.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
The Louliest Curly
Hair-So Easy to Haze!

Why make your hair dry, brittle
and dead looking with the heated wav-
ing tongs. when the simple silmerine
method will produce a curliness far
more natural in appearance, and at
the same time preserve the lustre and
beauty of your tresses? Liquid sinner
inc is so agreeable to use, being
neither sticky nor greasy, and the
overnight transformation is so pleas
ing. the first trial will make 1t your
firm friend.
The approved way to apply It Is to
pour little into a saucer at bedtime,
dip a clean tooth brush into this and
draw the brush through the hair from
crown to tip one strand at time. A
few ounces of this harmless liquid
from your druggist will last a long
time. You will like it not only be-
cause the curly and wavy effect will
be so charming. but because you will
also find it an excellent dressing for
the hair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
Relatives Notified Of Passing Of Mrs.
Henry Sutherland at Pomona,
California, Last
Week.
WAS BORN IN WARSAW
Spent Several Years In keokuk BE.
fore Moving to California
With Observation-Disclosures
Fruit Ranch.

Relatives in Keokuk have been
notified of the death of Mrs Henry
Sutherland. a former resident of this
city, which occurred at her home in
Pomona. California. last week Burial
was made by the side of her husband
in cemetery at that place.
Mrs. Sutherland was born near
Warsaw, ILL.,, on April %. 1S47 and
was the daughter of John and Sophia
Hurley. She was the oldest of nine
children, all Of whom are dead now
with the exception of two brothers,
=. J. Hurley and Abraham Hurley,
who reside at Warsaw, and sister
Mrs. Sarah Wooster of Keokuk
Harry Hogan Of 1425 Timea street,
and Emmett Hogan of 1718 Johnson
street. are nephews, and Carmie
Hogan and Mrs. Ruth Rosencrans of
Keokuk and Mrs. Beatrice Boomer
OF Hannibal, are nieces.
The decedent was educated in the
Warsaw pubnc schools. Shortly
after the death of her parents, both
died in the year 1889, Mrs. Suther-.
land came to Keokuk to make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Wooster.
She was married here in 1890 to
Henry Sutherland and they resided
in this city until 1894 when they
moved to Pomona on fruit ranch
Mr. Sutherland died several years ago
and his widow conducted the ranch
up till the time of her death.
Mrs. Sutherland suffered a paralytic
stroke about the first of January and
this fastened her death. She was
a member Of the Baptist church. Her
keokuk friends will hear with regret
Of her death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26

In the larger cities the provision was
not enforced. The provision was fin
ally voted out of the constitution and
has remained out. Headquarters Of
the drys is at Mitchell, S. d. Revival
gospel services are being conducted
in various parts of the state under
the direction Of A. c. Rankin Meet
ings ranging in length from one night
to one a night for two weeks are
being held. The state Sunday school
organization is also working to mould
sentiment against the saloon. The
vets are lining up their forces to
keep the saloons in.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
SALEM,
. . . . . . . . . = . . . .

The Farmers Saving bank Of Salem
opened for business in the c. W. DAY.
tison room, at 9 o'clock Saturday
morning The first money deposited
was $1.0o by Eibertine Foss, aged
three years. c. H. Cook is cashier.
Officers of the corporation: Presi-
dent, Owen Hourihan; vice president,
e. o. VanWinkle.
Mrs Gertrude Chambers and little
daughter, spent last week with the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. s.
Brown.
Frank Jackman had public sale OF
stock, farm implements, ETC., Wednes.
day. The Jackman family will soon
move to town.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Gray enjoyed
visit with their daughter, Mrs. Ed
Maxfeld and family, from New Lon
don.
Following a visit with relatives
forth of town, Mrs Frank Lupton and
children returned to Davenport
Merle Banta left for Benson. Mimi,
after visiting at the parental home.
Masquerade skate at the gymnasium
Wednesday evening of this week.
Miss Hattie Mogel is at Donnel1son
assisting in the Brady store.
The union meetings at the opera
house still continue with increased
interest. A meeting for the men at
2:30 and one for the women at 3:3O
Sunday afternoon, were well attended
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26

mend your Compound to other ladies. -
Mrs. MARY RDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
A Massachusetts Woman Writes:
Blackstone, Mass. "My troubles
were from my age, and I felt awfully
sick for three years. I had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. ! took Lydia E. Pfnkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am well"
Mrs. PIERRE CoURNoYER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26

Wrap the ear In leaf from tree
growing in a graveyard. Then go
home without speaking to anyone and
maintain silence until the Following
daybreak. Upon arising, the candi-
date for invisibility must walk to-
ward the rising sun until he meets
the cat whose ear he has cut off.
Then he must remove the other ear.
Whenever the tips OF the two ears
are Joined and certain magic words
are repeated, the person holding the
ears becomes invisible. He will re-
main invisible as long as tho ear tips
touch"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
DESCRIPTION GIVEN
OF MISSING DRIVER
Man Who Is Accused Of Taking Pack.
age Of Money, Stlii Being
Sought Ear.

The following description Of the
missing express wagon driver who is
alleged to have taken the package OF
money consigned to the Salem bank,
has been sent out:
The driver who has dropped from
sight is known as o. E. Bruhn and Is
about twenty-eIght years OF age. He
is said to be- five feet six inches in
height, weighing 1870 pounds, having a
sandy complexion and a smooth
shaver face.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
Becoming Invisible.
by United Press.l

e CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-"Black magic
teaches possessor to perform miracles
and to become invisible; price s4.00"
Postoffice Inspector D. F. Angler was
curious when he read that and he
ordered the book. F. Kempinski, the
magician, was turned over to the
authorities. II you would like TO We.
come invisible, according to his plan,
here is the secret: Catch a black
cat while it is walking toward the
setting sun. Cut of its left ear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26

told the United Press. I'D rather
wear out than rust out Fisher, who
has toiled at his trade for seventy
years, brought up ten children. Music
and poetry have played a big part in
my life," said Fisher. Il believe they
have helped me to keep young. ]
have always kept myself contented."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
IXncklnd LIS Feared.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BARRON, Wis, Jan. 26.-Armed
guards early today patrolled the jail
here to prevent WenZel Baranek, al
legged slayer of Sheriff Matt Olson.
from being lynched. Baranek gave
himself UP last night when a posse of
so surrounded the barn in which he
and his family were barricaded. An
armed mob was reported on the way
from Prairie Farm, Olson's former
home. for the purpose of 1ynching
Barauek
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
Work to Gust Vets.

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 26.-Despite
previous defeats, prohibition forces
today set out to get votes enough to
put South Dakota on the water wagon
at the general election November 7th
this year. For five years the consti-
tutional prohibition provision in the
original code under which South Da-
kota entered the union, was retained
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
Holds Eirxt Mestinu.

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 26-The Ford
permanent peace tribunal, minus sew
eral members, held its first formal
session today. 1t was announced that
the commission will first study the
causes of the war, to enable it to APP
proach with better understanding pro-
posals for peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
DAMAGE at lie Clair,

A press dispatch from Davenport
reveals the extent Of the damage at
the LIE Claire dam:
A section of the retaining wall for
the U. S. government dam at lie
Claire was washed out by the ice
during Monday night and the area
within the wall is flooded. One Of
the government dredges is submerg-
ed The loss will be many thou
sands of dollars as the water over
acres of space will have to be pump
ed out again after the break is
The wall was constructed as pre-
liminary steps towards building
canal over the LIE Claire rapids as an
aid to navigation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
Industry Rewarded

Chicago Evening Post: Hard work
will tell. Winston Churchill. having
started the war as commander in
chief OF the navy. has now worked
ND to be colonel in the army.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
NUXATED IRON

increases strength
of delicate, nervous,
rundown people 200
per cent in ten days
in many instances.
500 forfeit IL it
fails as per full ex-
nlanatiOn In large
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26

Lydia p. Pinkharn's
Vege table Com
pound. When I was
As and b ad tn e
Oh ange of Life,
q friend recon-
mended it and it
gave me such relief
from my bad feel
ings that / took
several bottles. I
am now well and
hnolkL~, o~l .on1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
go Year Old Machinfst Younq.

CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. 26-J. II.
Fisher, 80 years old, works every day
at his forge or in his machine shop.
I'm working because / like to-" ne
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26

article soon to appear in this paper.
Ask your doctor or druggist about 1t.
Wilkinson & Co., always carry IL In
stock
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
ELDERLY WOMEN
SAFEGUARDED
Tell Others How They We're
Carried Safely Through
Change Of Life.

Durand, Visit am the mother of
fourteen children and owe my life to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
large Number Present on Festiv.
Occasion Some Interesting
Addresses De-
llvered.
RELATION TO THE WAR
County Attorney MeManus, Frank M.
Baliinser and Or. r. c.
Smith, Speakers
Of the Evening.

over oHS AuHuIeu ana nTty mem
bers of Keokuk lodge No. 7O4, Loya
Order OF Moose, were present at the
Moose club rooms last night for one
Of the occasional social evenings and
banquets for which the lodge is Justly
celebrated. And then following the
banquet there were several enjoyable
addresses on topics Of timely interest
The banquet was served at $3.50
o'clock in the dining room, two large
tables being stretched the length Of
the hall. The head table where the
speakers and guests were seated was
situated at the Main street side Of the
hall.
The menu consisted OF oyster SOUP.
mashed potatoes and gravy, roast
meat, pickles. olives, celery. rye and
white bread and butter and coffee.
After the tables had been cleared
Dictator John G. Stadler took charge
of the evening and first introduced
County Attorney E. w. McManus who
after some clever jokes gave a
straight from the shoulder patriotic
address.
Era Of Prosperity.
The speaker. said that the Tilted
States was entering an era of great
prosperity which could only be en-.
ioyed II this country was strictly neu-
trail and kept out of the war. After
telling of the great losses in the war.
MI McManus made the significant
statement that the United States was
now the repository Of civilization and
that il our efforts later to heal the
wounds of the warning peoples were
to amount to much. it was necessary
that the country. be not singed by the
conflict
He told his hearers that probably
all of them were bound by ties Of
some kind to foreign country and
that 1t was hard to be neutral under
these circumstances, but that 1t was
necessary to strive. to keep out of the
war, not only for our own sake, but
for the sake of posterity
Mr.. McManus said that he thought
that the soldiers OF every country be-
iieyed sincerely that they were fight !
ing for their home and country and
that because of this itswould be hard
for Americans ten thousand miles !
away to Judge the motives or indict !
people without insufficient know
ledge Of the situation.
The speaker concluded by telling
his hearers that he believed that the |
United States was perfectly able to |
defend herself If it was necessary and |
he decried the efforts Of thos. who
were continually announcing to the I
world this country's weaknesses
When the speaker concluded he was
warmly applauded.
} Frank M. eailinger.
The POSTMASTER then introduced
Attorney Frank M. Ballinger. who
had to compete largely WITH fire en-.
gines and motor trucks which KEEP,
passing and repassino down on the
street Nevertheless he brought MANY
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
Stage This Morning Was Nearly Ten
Feet-usual Height This Time
Of Year is Three
Feet.
RISE SINCE YESTERDAY
Sfx-Tenths Of Foot Over Tuesdays
Mark-citles to tho North
Of keoIeuk Arc
Suffering.

The Mississippi river at this point
was nine feet seven inches high
this morning, mark that has sell
dom been obtained at this time of
Tie year. The water has been rising
now for several days and threatens
to rise even higher than it is now
II the ice gorge breaks above.
The usual stage of the river at
this time Of the year is about three
feet, or at the low water mark, and
at the present time 1t is approach
Ing ten feet. The flood stage here
is fourteen feet, but it is deemed un-
likely that it will reach this point.
There are no crops to destroy
should 1t reach the flood stage, but
the people who live in the Des
Moines valley and the bottoms would
be seriously inconvenienced
The river had risen six-tenths of q
foot since yesterday morning by this
morning. but the weather ONCE has
no Information at the present time
as to any possible rise or fall Of the
river.
According to reports, cities to the
north of keokuk on the Mississippi
river are being hit hard by the high
water. Flood stage has been reached
at Muscatine and people living in the
lowlands near that city have suffered.
Davenport and other places are also
of the high water. The
fonowing dispatch from Muscatine
refers to some of the conditions to
the north:
The formation of ice gorges above
and below Muscatine has been ac-
companied by a food stage of water
which threatens serious destruction
Of property in this locality.
The stage Of the river at this point
at Z o'clock Tuesday morning was
LIZ feet.
At Davenport the water is rising
at the rate Of several inches an
hour and the giving away Of the ice
gorge which has formed at a point 4
about five miles below that city will
result in flood of water here which
will accomplish heavy damage 1t is
feared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
Frank NJ. eaIlinser.

The POSTMASTER then intr oiuced
Attorney Frank NJ. Ballinger. who
had to compete largely VIII fire en-.
gines and motor trucks which KEEP,
passing and repassino down on the
street. Nevertheless he brought MANY
hearty laugh by his store OF good
stories. Mr.. Ballinger also touched
briefly on the subject OF waf
He said that the United States was
made sup OF blood of all other coun-
tries and that many of the citizens
Of this great country had come to
these shores to shake off foreign op.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-26
Davenport Suffers.

The ice gorge which has formed at
the head of Peterson's island has in
undated wide area OF ground on
the Davenport water front. Hundreds
of persons residing in cabin boats in
the vicinity Of the Crescent bridge
there have been forced to abandon
their place of habitation, many OF
which are under water now.
The broad ax., 1916-08-19

The rate of fall Of the bullet from
the line of projection is fixed by the
laws of gravity, hence the more rap
idly the bullet is made to pass from
the rifle to the target the fiatter will
be this curve or trajectory" the less
accurate the estimation Of distance re-
quired and the less the chances of
error through an inaccurate estimate
Of distance.
The normal velocities of our sport
ing rifles, in black powder days, were
about 1900 feet per second. The first
Of the small bore, high power, smoke
less variety raised this to 1000 f. s.
for bullets of military length and 1900
for shorter sporting bullets. Now 1t
has gone up to 300 f. s. The burn
ing questions asked again and again
by the rifeman are, Where will we
stopT "win the 1000 f. s. bullet
come next?'
The broad ax., 1916-08-19
A Phrase Exclaimed.

Medicus tells US that 1t makes him
mad whenever he sees some writer US
ing the old southern phrase "the spit
an image" without showing any knowl.
edge of what it means. Medicus says
that he has even seen 1t spelled thus:
1.-THE spittin' image" So we have seen
In the works of an English novelist:
Hes the spit and image Of his IA
ther, as they say in America"
And an American short story writer
makes a negro character say:
"Yassuh. He's de spittin' image of
his ma"
The phrase was originally 1.-The spirit
and image" explains Medicus. OF
course that means that one person is
both mentally and physically like an
other. Southern people are careless
about their RS, so the phrase became
"the spit an image" and 1.-THE spittin'
mage."-LOuisville Courier-Journal.
The broad ax., 1916-08-19
CuItivating Amusements.

Don't provide inducements to get q
child to love amusements. 1t may en-
courage a habit that will sadly inter
fere with a sincere and useful life.
Don't make boy feel that he cannot
waste too much time In having fun
and catering to his senses. Life Is
real and earnest, and amusement is ad-
Missile at times, but should not be
the rule. The manly youth is for fun,
but he Is not always engaged In striv-
ing for his own pleasure. He should
not be educated into that idea Of life.
He should not be furnished with in
clinations away from what is true and
real In life. 1t is a serious matter
tempering with youths nobler aspir-
alton. Providing amusement is apt to
prove an unnatural adjunct in educa-
tion.-Columbus Journal.
The broad ax., 1916-08-19
Stevenson's Brownies.

Stevenson maintained that much Of
his work was only partially original.
BIS collaborators wsrs The brownies
vino ran riot thruagA his CYah during
the hours Of slesn Hs b stances the
case Of "Dr. Jekyl and M Hyda" 81
had long been trying 10 write . story
on this subject" he writes. Ito find q
body, a vehicle for that strong sense
Of mans double being which must at
times come In upon and Overwhelm
the mind of every thinking creature.
For two days 1 went about racking
my brains for a plot Of any sort, and
on the second night dreamed the
scene at the window and scene after
ward split in two, in which Hyde, pur-
sued for some crime, took the powder
and underwent the change in the pres
ence Of his pursuers. All the rest was
made awake and consciously, although
I think / can trace In much Of 1t the
manner Of my brownies"
The broad ax., 1916-08-19
WEEDS CONVICT; NOW
WORKS To FREE HIM
Bride Hopes to Gain Pardon For
Her Husband, a NLifer'-First
Occurrence In Oklahoma.

McAlester, Okla. Love laughs at
prison bars is an old saying that was
given practical demonstration at the
Oklahoma state penitentiary. Eta
Martin, a pretty young Spanish girl
from st. Louis, became the bride of
John Cieloha, Bohemian, who Is serv-
Ing life sentence for murder.
1t Is the first sentence on record
where life term convict was permit
ted to marry and the third case of
marriage In which an Oklahoma pris.
oner appeared as principal.
The first case was that Of a rusty,
who married before marriage license
clerk or officiating minister knew of
bis record. In the other case the cere-
mony took place In the warden's Office,
but the bridegroom held a parole In
one hand.
The young bride Of John Cieloha ex.
poets to bring about the release Of her
husband through pardon or parole.
IF he hadn't escaped from the peni
tertiary he would have stood a much
better chance" suggested a newspaper
man In talking with the newlyweds
shortly after their marriage.
"But If he hadn't escaped wouldn't
have found him." was the quick reply
Of the young wife.
The persistence with which she pur
sued her demand for marriage with q
convict leads one to believe that shell
keep her word as to freeing him
Cieloha was charged with being &C
cessory to the murder Of David Con
way, an aged bridge keeper on the
Midland Valley railroad, near Musko
gee. seven years ago. Conway was
found beaten to death, presumably by
robbers.
The broad ax., 1916-08-19
What Am IL

I've wrecked trains; I've saved q
rich mans life and Of course married
his beautiful daughter; I've committed
murder; I've preached the gospel; I've
found treasure; I've led armies to vic
tory; I've been a king; I've seen hell;
I've toured heaven; I've made men
slaves and freed them; I've threatened
women's honor and saved it; I've con-
demned to death the innocent and CIV
en- liberty to the guilty; I've built ma
lions and destroyed them; I've created
drought and brought food; I've chang
ed poverty to riches and robes to rags;
I've fought in the Crusades; I've gone
through the Revolution; I've made men
Of politicians and politicians Of men;
I've tortured Christians as a pagan
and as a Christian enlightened the
heather; I've been lawmaker and law
breaker; but, with all, I've made the
world progress-I am imaginationl-
Life.
The broad ax., 1916-08-19
Sacrificed His Own Life.

During the war Of the Revolution
two British soldiers of the army Of
CORVALLIS went into house and abus-
ed the inmates In a most cruel and
shameful manner. A third soldier, go
ing into the house, met them coming
out and recognized them. The inmates
acquitted him Of all blame, but he was
imprisoned because he refused to dis
close the names Of the offenders. Ev-
cry persuasion was tried, but In vain,
and at length he was condemned by
q court martial to die. When he was
ON the gallows Lord CORVALLIS, sur
prised by his obstinacy, rode up to him,
saying: Campbell, what fool you are
10 die thusI Disclose the names Of the
guilty men and you shall be immedi-
ately released; otherwise you have not
fifteen minutes to live"
you are In the midst Of q cam
paign, my lord" replied Campbell.
you can better spare one man than
two" And, firmly adhering to his pur-
pose, he died.