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The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-16
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The remuneration received for serv- lees rendered has many names. The laborer calls It "pny." the skilled me chanic wages" the city clerk "sal- ary." the banker Income" q lawyer fees and a burglar "swas. "-London Answers
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-16
HALF YEAR FOR PROVID-
 ING AN INDIAN LIQUOR

Joe Cat of Klondike City was before John Hawkslye, Indian agent for Yukon, on the charge of suULlying an Indian with liquor, and was found guilty and Bentene- to six months in jail without Op- ton of a fine. The Indian agent has jurisdiction in matters of this kind touching Indians of the eoun- try.-Dawson News.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-16
SimilnritX.

You say Graftcr makes you think of a corkscrew. Why so:'
 Like q corEscTcw, he has pull, but it's on account Of his croOkedness, " Exchange
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-16

THERE IS A SAN-TOX REMEDY
 for every ordinary household all ment. There Is room for san Tox Remedies in your medicine
 chest. Get a San-TOx Blue Book at Keller Bros, The San-Tox
 Drug store, ..n ,lj,I
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-16
Ths untired Horse.

Mother-My dear. what Is the matter with the horse? Isn't he walking lame! Small ROy--I know whats the matter, pop. One of his hind tires has come o1.-Baltimore American.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-16
SHOP EARLY

It wOa't be long Bafore we say, "J'tl buy my Christmas GIfra today"
 Baltimore Sun. AHd when night comes A like as not, Youql swear and say "I clesR forgot"
 Springfield Union. Or elsa you'll cry: '.Alas alack I Fiss I had My money back" IA, i4 Birmingham AEe-HaFald,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
.|M'FARL and HOME
FROM LONG TRIP
Iw.nt E.st 70 Present ksokuk's
Claims 70 Armor Piats Plant ano
/ Visited In South,
Also.
MEETS WITH RA1NEY
lkeokuk Man Hsd chance to Set the
Congressman Straight or Some
Polnts-LittIs War
Talk.
MEETS WITH RAINEY

C. F. Mcfarland has returned from
months trip which included WASH
ington and visit to southern poinIs.
At Washington Mr.. mcfarland as
the representative Of Keokuk, al
vanced this citys claims for the gov
ernment armor plate plant He was
given q most courteous reception, ne
said, and was listened to with mucn
interest. Admiral Fletcher. himself
an Iowan, was quite Interested M
Keokuk's claim. It Is possible that
the board may hold meetings N eacn
district. and II so, might come TO
Keokuk and hear claims here OF all
OF the surrounding districts.
Mr.. Mcfarland had a two hours
talk with CONGRESSMAN Henry i.
Rainey in which he had opportunity
to set that gentleman right In regard
to several matters concerning the
.Keokuk power project and the I'M
portance OF the power plant to this
zone. Mr.. Rainey was given the
viewpoint of this section and at the
conclusion OF the conference. said
he would come out hero this SUM-
mer and see for himself just what
the power project means to keoku6
and this entire power zone. MI
Raiuey and Mr. NfcFarlaud were class
mates at college.
Mr.. Mcfarland was IN Washington
the day the United States broke
diplomatic relations with Germany.
He had the privilege OF being on
the floor Of the house and senate at
that time, and eaid there was little
discussion but . very tense atmos-
phere prevailed. There was quite
lively discussion OF the matter in the
Hobbies and along the Streets. how
ever, but the general opinion was
that II the United States was drawn
into war it would be moro Of Imam
cial and naval participation
Approve Wilson's Policy.
For the most part. people seem to
think that the president has hand
led the situation In the best possible
manner. In the east ana south. MI
McFsriand said, there y little dis
cussion OF the problems, but whore
ever It Il brought UP, there seems 10
be the greatest admiration for the
way President Wilson has taken hold
OF affairs. Here and there some one
Is found over-ready to criticize him.
but generally people are content with
the pilot OF the ship. /,
The Iowa delegation in the house
meets together each noon for lunch
con, and one or both OF the sena-
tors is frequently present One even
ing a week they all meet at some
members house and discuss matters.
The Hawkeye delegation has the rep
utation OF being the closest knit IN
the house and work in cooperation
better for these meetings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
TWO FIRE RUNS
THIS MORNING
Forty-seesnd Alarm for FesrEa'y
Came In Last Might
All Roof Fires.

The fire department ended the
record month of February by re-
spending to forty-second alarm At
S:35 o'clock last night. Sparks fall
ing on the roof of the United Presby-
terrain church threatened to starr a
blaze and the f1remen used one line
of hose and sprinkied the roof.
March will be another record
month for fire runs II alarms core
in at the rate they did today. The
f1remen had two runs In an hour this
morning. Both were roof fires and
damages in each case were slight
The first alarm came from the home
Of Richard Marshall. 800 Blondear
street, at S:35 a. m, and the second
from 416 High street, the home OF
J. E. Benbow, at $3.50 a. m. Hand
extinguishers were used on the
blazes.
Thomas H. Kollmyer has temper
arily taken the place Of Fireman
John Fisher, who was recently in,
jured.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
FUNERAL WAS
HELD WEDNESDAY
Mrs.. jennie N. Cochran o. New sos-
ton, Iowa, Laid 70 Rest in Oak :
land Cemetery.

The funeral of Mrs Jennie ". Coch.
ran was held from the residence in
New Boston. Iowa, at 300 o'clock yes
terday morning and interment was
made in Oakland cemetery here. Dr.
y. F. Sanders Of this city conducted
the services.
Mrs. Cochran died at her home in
New Boston at 500 O'clock Sunday
evening, aged SO years, months and
five days.
She was born at Harrisburg, Pa,
July 30. 1854.
She is survived by her husband. G.
l.. Cochran; three daughters, Anna.
Katherine and Mabel two grand
Children, Lucille and Claude.
The maiden name OF the decedent
was Jennie Naomo Armstrong On
June "a, 1874. she was united in mar
rage to G.. j.. Cochran. She was the
mother of eight children. five having
preceded her to the great beyond
She was kind mother and loving
wife and held a high place in the es
TEEN Of all those who knew her.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
COAT At RETAIL.
$3.50. d. E. Reeves & Co, B-SSl.
CITY NEWS.

Mock trial, Moose hall, tonlsnt..
! Fourteen sleepers spent the
night at the city Jail.
New millinery dept, wait Tor an
nouncement 1t pays, Lowitz. s.
Baptist Ladies Aid society Will
hold their annual spring bazaar
Thursday, April S.
The members Of the Keokuk Re
tail Refunding association make It
profitable to trade In Keokuk.
-Puckechetuck encampment meets
tonight. Work in the initiatory de-
gree John Eisenhuth. Fin. Scribe.
A. L. Cook has conveyed to VII
liam n. White, the front 100 feet OF
lot one on block 1e1, city Of Keokuk.
according to deed filed today.
You will be delighted with the
mock trial tonight. It's q scream.
-ReguIar meeting OF KeokuR
edge, No 106. B. p. o. E.. tonight at
s O'Clock, Elks' hall, Sixth and Blon
deau streets. Visitors invited. Elec-
ton of officers. Lunch served.
The movement to consolidate
schools In twenty-four sections
around NJ Hamin was defeated by
twenty votes In the election held
Tuesday. A total of 120 votes was
cast
Robins are getting TO be drug
On Inc larkes- People all over the
gzrr have been xposting the red
breasted s-E and Il 3 probably time
10 zJfhrazlF declare spring here. that
Is Rrclrzlg 20 the robins
II 4 Eoo6 laugh rin kill you, hear
Ii. mock rrEAl and die happy.
a Ds Noines man, returning
from = visit with his parents In Lon
don in an interview with a Des
MONIES Capital reporter said that
potatoes we're selling in London at
si75 per busheI Why 80 high in
America?
-SauToo will vote on the local
option question again this spring and
the drYs are getting their fighting
apparatus in working condition pre-
paratory to making one of the hot
test campaigns ever conducted In the
city.
Burlington Is rejoicing over the
progress being made on the new
bridge and will rejoice more when
the bridge is open for traffic. Keo-
kuk enjoyed the sensation Of using
new bridge and still gets delight
out of the experience.
One matter Of general satisfac-
ton is the fact that the country roads
are in better shape right now than
they have been at this season in
many years past Barring an excep-
tionaIly wet spring. the highways
throughout the county will give the
farmers little trouble.
The Burlington route will invest
an additional s235.000 in equipment
between Galesburg and Ottumwa in
the next few months in the form OF
an automatic signal system. which
will make the otherwise up-to-the-
minute road as near perfection as
modern methods can suggest.
Quincy Journal: George and
Henry Dade, co1ored. OF Keokak
Iowa, were arraigned in the county
court Tuesday on charges Of NAH
cious mischief, that Of having
sacked" some brass which, II IL
said, they removed from the old Run
brewery, north Of town. They with
drew their pleas Of not guilty and
pleaded guilty. Their attorney, r. b
Siepker, asked that they be released
on probation. but inasmuch a. they
are not residents Of Illinois. thu
court took IT under advisement and
asked that Probation Omcer Edwart
Smith investigate their place of resi-
dence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
WAS ARRESTED
IN WATERLOO
Ed Tucker Brought 20 keokuk Last
Niaht-Charoed With Selling
Mortaaaed Property.

Ed Tucker, against whom an In
formation was filed some time ago.
charging him with selling morteaseo
property. was arrested IN wa.eIaoo
by Deputy Sheriff w. s. montgomery
and brought to Keokuk last night
md lodged in the county Jail.
In informations filed in the
srnerior court, James Slater and one
Arnenfrout are charged with steal.
ing Ash valued at 81 from the fish
box Of H. lobe.
charles Brewer pleaded not guilty
IN the charge OF assaulting and
threatening to kill his wife. Jane
prewer. and was held under 5000
bond 10 keep the peace. He is now
serving a thirty day sentence for dis
turbfng the peace
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
STOLEN BIKE
WAS RETURNED
Machine Taken From Shed Of T. l
Mitchell was Recovered
Last Night

The bicycle stolen Tuesday night
from the shed of T. L. Mitchell, 1921
Carroll street. has been recovered.
It was found last night in the yard
o. a next door neighbor where it
had been left by mistake by the thief
who evidently thought returning the
machine the safest move.
The authorities were working on
what was considered sure clue and
believe that the thief feared he
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
What Does He Mean, Settled 7

Kansas City Times Secretary
Baker officially thanks the national
guard troops for their services on the
Mexican border. giving them full
credit for the satisfactory manner 70
which those troubles were settled"
Without detracting in the least from
the honor OF the guard. Is it asking
too much Of the secretary to explain
just what was settled. and when and
hDwf
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
BILLIARDS AND eowLINo.

FOR SALE-Bflliard tables, brand
new. carom and pocket, with complete
outfit $3.50: second hand tables at re-
duced prices. Easy Payments. Cigar
store. fixtures speciality, send Tor cat.
alogue. Brunswick Bake oilender Co.,
Davenport. In. L. c. Sanders, agent,
p. O. box ls3. Phone Davenport e341.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01

would be caught with the GOODS ana
elected to return the bicycle. Every
effort is being made to appreneno
the parties who stole Two otnel
wheels this. week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-03
NONE OF CANDIDATES FOR
HOUSE POSITION HAS Posi-. '2
TON clNcAED.
MEN MAY
UNITE ON OPPONENT
Combine Probable to Defeat Reaction
airy Candidate-Hoscts at Dcs Moines
Filling With Legislators and Job
Seekers-Hardins on Hand to Pre-
pare For Inauguration.

Des Moines. Jan. 3.--With the cau-
cuses on the speaksrship and legisla-
tive appointments due Saturday the
milling among politicians and seekers
for clerical jobs is assuming regular
form about the lobbies of the hotels.
The legislators ara coming in from all
parts OF the state now. ...
Governor Elect w. L. Harding
reached Des Moines early today and
will be here Cor business without in
terruption from now on. He is leaving
all of the details ot his work to his
assistants and right now is looking
ahead to Forthcoming legislation in
the incoming legislature and to his
message to be delivered at the time
of his inauguration Thursday after
noon. Jan. II, at >: 80
While there are a number of active
candidates out for speaker and several
in the receptive mood it is believed it
will narrow down to Pitt and Elwood
or Pitt and Shortess, or perhaps Pitt
and Neff before the end Of the week.
1t is not believed that Pitts opponents
will permit their forces to be divided
when the time for caucusing comes
Saturday morning. All of these candi-
dates are here now and are working
hard.
None Has Cinch.
None Of the candidates has a cinch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-03
ROSY VISIONS OF WEALTH BY
APPLE ORCHARD ROUTE SUD.
DENLY DlsSlPATED,
SlxTY-Slx iOWANS
AMONG INVESTORS
Idaho Concern Known As Twin Falls
Deep Creek Orchard Company Fails
After Taking in 5000 ooo-Investors
Bring Suit to Secure Possession Of
Land-Cosson Retained AS Counsel.

Des MoneS, Jan. 3.-Rosy visions OF
wealth via the Idaho apple orchard
route" have been dspelled for 200 in
vestors. including sixty-sX lowans. as
a result of the alleged failure of the
Twin Falls Deep Creek orchard Com
pany.
After the company had taken in
5000, 900 it suspended operations last
July Contract holders have retained
former Attorney General George Co.'S
son. Robert Lappen and Frank Shank
land the latter an investor. Petition
will be filed in the Des Moines branch
of the United States district court ask
ing that the orchard company be de-
clared insolvent and requesting the ap-
pcintment, of a receiver to take charge
of the property until rights of all par
ties can be determined.
Investors will ask that the $500 acre
tract of land be declared legally theirs
and that a s1SO,OO0 lien held by COM
pany bondholders be declared inferior
to claims of Stockholders.
Investors Seek Land.
Should the court award the orchard
land to investors. they will probably
sink more money into the project and
carry on development operations.
The company was organized in 1907.
J. w. Cravens, Twin Falls Idaho. bank
or, is one of the big promoters. a dam
and an irrigation system were installed
but the project was abandoned last
summer
Nineteen Des MoneS residents
bought stock in the project. Most ct
the investors purchased teu-dIrH tracts
of land which sold for 500 an acre.
One Wisconsin investor drew his
savings out Of the bank. unbellnown to
Ills " lie. aud expected 20 make her
present of the orchard as a surprise.
When the company abandoned opera
tons he asked that the facts be con-
oealed from his wife. who is critically
ill., He fears that should she learn the
truth, the shock would cause her death.
Among the Iowa stockholders are \.
]. Moore, Rockwell City; H. r. French,
Lavina: John Beam, Lavina: Charles
d. Rench, Rockwell City: Charles Doh"
nalek, Jr, Chelsea; NJ. 4. Davis. Rock
we'll City: c. O. Dixon. Patrick McGin-
ty, J. NJ. Cooper Alice J. Cooper. Theo-
dore Riley, j. w. Brayton, Mrs. kath-
crime F'alk and Samuel :Falk. of Rock
we'll City; Mrs. J. f. Dewitt, Fonda:
L. Peterson. DEBORAH: r. b. Moore,
Rockwell City; V. f. Stephenson AL
coma: Paul INN, Rockwell City: f. c.
Hartung Rockwell City: B. c. Birch
ard. Kellogg; Edmund T.. Lenz Du-
buque J. f. Dewitt, Fonda; c. l..
Baldwin. Davenport: Mrs. F. c. Hart
ung, Fonda: O. J. Stephenson, Algona:
+. r. Wright. Fonda: f. Rechnagel.
Fonda; w. L'Tatum,a. West Branch; G.
L. Flowers, Ottumwa; Ed c. ., Keith,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-03
IoWAN IN BORDER ROMANCE.
Captain Murphy, Of Vinton, to Wed
Brownsville Belle.

Vinton, Jan. "A romance which be-
gan at the National Guard camp in
Brownsville, Tex, last summer will
eliminate the 10th of next month when
Capt. Edward \. Murphy, of Ninton.
rosimental adjutant of the First Iowa
infantry will marry Miss Lucille Cham
pion, of Brownsville.
The war bride to- be is fcted mem
her of one of the oldest Rio Grande
families. She is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Champion and is Il grad
uate of Nazareth College, Kentucky.
Captain Murphy is a son of Bernard
Murphy, owner of the Finton Eagle. He
went to the border with the First in
fantry last summer. His engagement
to Miss Champion was announced in
Brownsville yesterday.
The wedding will be solcmnzed at
the Champion home in Brownsville
After the wedding Captain Murphy
will return to Ninton, whore he IS as
ISOLATED with his father in the publica-
ton of the Ninton Eagle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-03
ELDORA MAN KILLS LYNX.
Wild Animal Wanders Far From It's
Northern Home

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. Jan. 3.-IHaving undoubtedly
wandered from it's far-northern homo
to this county. a full-grown lynx was
shot in the Dennis Lawler corniield,
a few miles southwest Of Eldora. on
Monday. The animal. a dark brown in
color. was seen by young Alb LAWYER
and the young man. thinking it to he a
wolf or fox, fired, one load from an
ordinary shotgun killing it. Specialists
and those giving attention to wild ami
mails state that it is decidedly un-
usual circumstance to find Il lynx in
this section of country. The lynx
family Of the United States is believed
to have come here from canada and
they vary in size and color from
pale grayish buff to n BLUSH color
spotted with black The specimen
killed by Mr.. Lawlcr was as large as
an ordinary shepherd dog, possessed
long fur and rather large feet. NY
LAWYER will ship the animal to Iowa
City to a taXidcrmist and have 1t
S,Iita bly, mounted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-03

Eugene, Ore. Charles G. Geabin. Of
oxford, Is the purchaser OF the farm
and will take possession March ].
The many friends here and in this
vicinity of l.. =. Spooner will be panied
to learn that his trip into the far west
has not improved his health and that
he has been obliged from increasing
weakness to come back to the old
home For some weeks before start
ing for home he was not able to walk
alone,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Falkinburg are
starting this week for Florida, where
they plan to remain until March, when
they expect to be in Washington to
witness the inaugural of the president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. T.. Bonsall are en-
joying visit from their son, G. n.
Bonsall, and his wife. who come from
their home in Prussia, Sask.. Canada.
Weather Observer Brainard fur
nshes the following figures for Decem-
her: Mean maximum. $3.50; mean min
imum, 1880: mean average, 2115;
highest. Dec. T. 60; lowest, Dec. Il, Is
below zero: rainfall, .65 Of an inch;
snowfall, AS inches: clear days, IL;
partly cloudy. 10; cloudy, ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-03
GrinneII and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Jan. 3.-Thc Porter-Heish
man case is still far from settled
if the attorneys for the defendant
carry out their intention of again APP
pealing to the supreme court. The lat
est verdict was for $1,000 for the
plaintiff In the trial Immediately pre-
ceding this one the verdict was for
$4,000 and the supreme court pro
nounced the amount excessive. At the
close of the latest trial II motion was
made by the defendant for a new uia!
and Judge Norris took it undor advise
ment. His decision was that he would
grant the motion unless the plaintiff
would agree to a very substantial re-
duction in the sum granted the plain
tiff by the jury. 1t was agreed by tbs
attorneys for the plaintiff that $4,000
should be the verdict, with costs The
attorneys for the defendant gave
prompt notice Of appeal from such de-
cision
Andrew Mcintosh. Jr. "a Grinnell boy
who has been for some years at Ben
cough, Canada, is here for a few days
visiting at the home of his father, n.
Mcintosh, and of his sister, Mrs. J. NJ.
Gannaway. Miss Marian Lee, Of Web
ster City, is also guest Of Mrs. Cans
naway.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Newton cele-
brated their golden wedding on New
Years day. with their five children and
some forty other relatives and friends,
at their home, 134 East street. The
children are: Mrs. C. Fl. Ziegler, Of
Riverside, H.; Mrs. Anna Harrington,
Miss Clara Newton, Thomas A. and j..
l.. Newton, all of Grinnell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ziegler's tenth wedding anniver-
sary fell on the same date.
EX-Judgc Paul G. Norris has gone to
Glenwood, Mimi. to look after his
landed interests and make preparation
for moving his family to their new
home there.
Ira Baker has sold his farm south
west Of Brooklyn and will move, with
his family, to make new home in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-03

on the speakership at present. Pitt
Of Logan, representing the anti-high-
way commission element and the tax
payers league. is claiming more than
thirty votes. He is backed solidly by
the Johnson road reactionaries. Ell
wood of Elma. is said to have pledges
from about thirty representatives. 1t
requires forty-eight to nominate.
iShortess Of Tama and Neff of Potta-
'wattamie each claim about fifteen
votes apiece. ta
N Neff is counting on receiving the
benefit of any deadlock which may
arise between the Pitt and the -Elwood
followers. Shortess also hopes to be
the beneficiary of any such condition.
Members of the state highway COM
mission now in the city say they are
not thinking much about what the
legislature may do but more about
their work now in hand. They feel
however, that they will he much
stronger With the present legislature
than they were two years ago TheE
say that the two years of work when
they have been able to do since the
last legislature was in session is show
ing for itself.
There is not a board of supervisors
in the state with whom we do not
work in the best of cooperation said
Dean Marston. of Ames. today. "The
supervisors are sending for us for con-
ferences all of the time. We had Dig
conference with southeastern Iowa
supervisors at Mount Pleasant just a
short time ago. Two years ago the
law was new. We believe we Will De
much stronger with the present les's-
lature than we were with the Thirty
sixth two years ago.