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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-30
Make use Of Gods Gifts,

GALL that have is thine" says God
to us-earth and sun and rain and
crops. Let US use them all the year
for all they are worth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-30

Two turkeys in the barnyard
q 10 were gobbling, and If we had
1lP been able TO understand their
N IN language this Is what we
teS$1 would have heard them saying,
81 several days before the last
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-30

are no barnyards and where there are
streets and houses everywhere, instead
Of hayhelds and meadows and woods.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-30
Season for All to
Magnify Blessings
and Forget Crosses

W re CELEBRATE that great
NN/ holiday, Thanksgiving, at
" " this season. In the gay
round Of pleasures the day
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-30
Two Thanksgiving
Pr0CIamatiOns of
Revolutionary Days

y HE lastThanksgiving proclama-
ton Of the revolution was re-
ported TO congress October 1S,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03

given bond in the sum Of FIVE hun
bred seventy-dve dollars per block,
with sureties to be approved by the
City Council of the City of Keokuk,
for tho faithful performance of his
contract. The contract will contain
q provision that the contractor shall
guarantee the Improvement to rem ain
In good repair for the period Of two
years from and after the date OF its
acceptance by the City Council, and
the bond will contain q like condi-
ton.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into contract with the
City OF Keokuk for the construction
of said improvement or furnish bond
as herein required. and as required
by law. the certified check deposited
by him with his bid shall be for
feited to the City OF Keokuk as
agreed and hquidated damages.
!. EThe right Is reserved to, reject any
and all bids. r
The proposals received will be
acted upon by the City Council Of the
City Of Keokuk on the 18th day OF
March, 1917.
Published by authority Of the City
Council of the City of Keokuk.
o. W. SANDBERG,
City Clerk Of Said City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
Why THAT LAME BACK

That morning lameness-those
sharp pains when bending or lifting.
make work burden and rest impos-
sible. Don't be handicapped by a bad
oack-look to your kidneys. You will
make no mistake by following this
keokuk residents example.
Richard schouten, baker, 1902 High
St, Keokuk, says: MY kidneys were
out OF order and I had pains through
the small OF my back. especially in
bad weather. I used Doan's Kidney
Pills. procured from Englehardt 6
Co.'S Drug Store. They strengthened
my back and put my kidneys in good
order. have had no trouble since"
Price Soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
MI. Schouten had. Foster-Milbu.n
20. Proqa- buffalo N. z
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
> by law assessable against abut-

IA by law assessable against abut-
ting and adjacent property (and
street railways having tracks located
on the streets so improved) to be
assessed against the privately owned
property abutting on and adjacent to
said Improvement, according to area.
so as to include oneIhalf (1a) OF the
privately owned property between
the street so improved and the next
street, whether such privately owned
property abut upon said street or
not, but in no case shall privately
owned property situated more than
three hundred 5000 feet from the
street SO improved be so assessed
(and the property of said railway
company In accordance with the law
governing the same, and payment to
the amount Of such assessment for
such work will be made in assess.
ment certificates, bearing interest at
the rate of six per cent. per annum,
issued in accordance with law. In
case Of any deficiency between the
contract price and the amount OF
such certificates, such deficiency will
be paid In warrants drawn on the
City Improvement Fund available for
the fiscal year beginning April l.,
1917, payable out Of the proceeds of
the tax levied therefor, and from no
other source, the city to incur no
liability other than the duty to levy
the said tax and to properly apply
thte proceeds thereof. to making the
special assessment above referred to
and issuing assessor emit certificates
to the contractor therefor. The war.
rants herein provided for, to be
drawn as soon as the proceeds of said
tax are available. Said assessment
certificates and warrants, II such
warrants be issued, shall be accepted
by the contractor in full payment for
all work done under his contract
without recourse on the City Of Keo.
kuk. =,
Each bid must be accompanied
with a certified check, tn a separate
envelope, said check to be drawn on
some known responsible bank, and
made payable to the order of the
City Treasurer OF the City OF Keo
kuk, in the sum of two hundred dol
| lars per block Each envelope mus,
be addressed to the City Of Keokuh
and endorsed with the name of the
! bidder and the improvement such
check and proposal are for. Cert
| fed checks accompanying proposals
will be returned to the unsuccessful
bidders when the contract has beer
awarded, and also to the bidder tt
whom the contract Is awarded wher
he shall have entered into contrac
for the construction of said improve
ment With the City of Keokuk ant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
NOTICE o. INTENTION.

Notice OF intention to grade be-
tween sub-grade and established
grade. pave with concrete and euro
with cement, Des Moines street from
west line OF Tenth to east line Of
Twelfth, leighton avenue from west
line Of Thirteenth to east line Of
Fourteenth
Notice Is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the City Council of the
City Of Keolcuk. held on the 3rd day
Of March, 1917, there was introduced
the resolution hereinafter set forth.
and that by resolution Of the City
Council duly passed ON the said date,
the said resolution hereinafter set
forth will be considered by the City
Council for passage, at meeting to
be held in the council chamber in
said city at O'Clock a. m, on the
goth day Of March, 1917. at which
time the owners OF property subject
to assessment for the cost OF the
improvement contemplated by the
said resolution, may appear before
the sadd council and make objection
to the contemplated improvement and
the passage Of the said proposed
resolution, If any they have, sale
resolution being as follows:
Resolution No. 2e7.
! Be 1t resolved by the City Council
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Clerk Of the City Of
Keokuk. at his office in Keokuk,
until o'clock. p. M, on the 14th
day of March, 1917, for the con-
struction Of the following described
Improvement, as per plans and speci-
fications now on file in the Office of
the said clerk:
Grading between sub-srade and
established grade, paving with con-
crete and curbing with cement;
Palean street from east line OF
Thirteenth to west line of Four
teenth;
Fulton street from west line of
Fifteenth to east line Of Sixteenth /;
Orleans avenue from east line at
Fifteenth to west line Of Sixteenth :
Fourteenth street from south line
OF Seymour to south curb line OF
Grand avenue; also
Grading between sub-grade and
established grade and paving with
concrete:
Fourteenth street from north line
OF Orleans avenue to south line oil
Seymour street, about 10000 square
Yards Of paving and 3,340 linear fee,
of curbing, more or less, work tc
begin on or before the 18th day o,
April, 1917, and to be fully completed
on or before the 18th day of August
1917.
So much Of the cost of the con
struction of the said Improvement a!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
OF the City OF Keokuk, that It L.
deemed Advisable and necessary tn

Of the City OF Keokuk, that It L.
deemed advisable and necessary to
make improvements by grading be-
tween sub-grade and established
grade. paving with concrete and curb
ing with cement, the grading to ba
done. the foundation to be prepared
and paving TO be constructed In &C.
cordance with specifications to be
prepared by the City Engineer, and
approved by the City Council. the fol.
lowing named street and parts OF
streets. to-wit:
Des Moines street from west Linz
OF Tenth to east line of Twelfth.
Leighton avenue from west line Of
Thirteenth to east line of Fourteenth.
The expense of making said improve
ment to be ass essede against all priv.
ately owned lots and parcels Of land
abutting thereon and adjacent there
to, according to area, SO as to include
onelhalf of the privately owned prop
erty between the streets improved
and the next street, whether such
privately owned property abut upon
said streets or not, but In no case
shall privately owned property stu
ated more than three hundred (30O
feet from the streets so improved be
SO assessed. to the extent that the
same Is assessable by law, said as
sessments to be made in accordance
with the law governing the same.
Be 1t further resolved, That the
City Council will meet at 8 O'Clock a.
m, on the both day of March, 1917, in
the council chamber in the City OF
Keoluk. for the purpose OF consid-
ering objections to the passage OF
the said proposed resolution, and to
the construction OF the said improve
ment, at which hearing the above
resolution may be amended and
passed, or passed as proposed.
Be it further resolved, That the
City Clerk be and he is hereby in
structed to cause notice OF the pend
ency OF the above resolution and the
time at which the said proposed
resolution will be considered by this
council, and objections to the passage
thereof heard, to be published as pro
yided BY law in The Gate City, a
newspaper OF general circulation,
published IN the city Of Keokuk.
Adopted March 8, 1917. by the fol-
| lowing vote:
| Aye-Dofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
Ayes, 8; noes, 0.
| Approved and signed:
ED. 8. LOTION,
| Mayor OF the City OF Keokuk.
Attest:
o. W. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
In witness whereof, have hereun
to set my hand.
o. W. SANDBERG,
City Clerk of the City of Keokuk
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
WOULD HAVE TAX
PAID IN SPRING
Plan Considered to Prevent TREAS.
ury Deficits" In Iowa In
the Future.

All state taxes will be paid in the
spring of each year, according to
tentative plans now considered by
Iowa officials at the state house in
Des Moines.
Under the present system half the
taxes are paid in the spring and half
in the fall.
5 w. II. Williams, chief clerk in the
revenue department Of the state
auditors once, IL father OF the idea.
He Is the man who first broke the
treasury deficit" news to the re-
trenchment and reform committee.
Williams calls attention to the need
of a working balance in the state
treasury to prevent deficit, and be-
lieves lump tax payments each spring
will solve the difficulty. This would
bring the receipts all in by the time
appropriation periods ended.
A change in the Iowa statues will
be necessary to pave the way for the
proposed new system. BY amending
section 1913 Of the revenue laws
of the state. which requires payment
of all road taxes in the spring, NE
trick would be accomplished. This
would make spring payment Of taxes
somewhat heavier than the fall pay
ment, but it Is pointed out that stats
taxes are comparatively small per
cent Of the total taxes and would
therefore not increase the spring pay
ment very materially.
State officials and many legislators
declare the present levy must be
boosted to clear up Iowas present
financial embarrassment The last
two legislatures failed to provide a
working balance, and as a result there
are times when the state finds itself
short OF funds. An increased levy
would overcome the shortage and
create a small working balance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
NESS TO PLAY
IN TRADE LEAGUE
THIS SUMMER

= IITnited Press Leased Wire
= Service.1
; CHICAGO. March SITS q
; big jump and many baseball
. player wouldn't have had the
: nerve to do it, but Jack Ness,
, holdout White Sox first oaseman
; negotiated the change success
= duties as q "taxi starter" In
: other words, he now adorns the
: Logan Square branch OF the
: shaw Taxi company. He carries
3 a whistle instead Of a first sack
= er,s mitt. Ness will play with
: the shaw team during the sum
: mer. Neither he nor President
; Comiskey have the slightest
) hopes of getting together. Cnick
) Gandirs purchase eliminated
D them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
Three scrappy Games at Young Mems
Christian Association
Gymnasium Last
Night.
SOME CLASSY PLAYING
Large Crowd Sees Interesting Games
Next Contests scheduled for
Saturday, March
Tenth.

Before a large audience last nigh.
the second series of the intermediate
church basketball league was played.
resulting as follows:
Congregational won. from Chris
ton, Is to 6.
United Presbyterian won from ST..
Paul's, Z to 8.
Trinity won from Baptfsts, 10 to 10
The basketball played last night
was too much Of the anxious" sort
to be exceptionally good, as each
team was excitable and more or less
nervous, but nevertheless, the play
was fast and scrappy from start to
finish. Especially was the Congrega-
tional and Christian game rough. as
both teams seemed to lack the cool
ness that comes from experience.
BidwelI was the star for the Congre-
gational five, tossing six baskets.
The Christian team was handicapped.
some of its star players being unable
to play, substitutions being made.
In the second game. after first
half score of Q to 0, Connell stepped
out and took the game for the Pres
byterians with three brilliant shots
from the center of the floor. The st.
Paups players had the ball IN their
DOSS eSS1On most OI Ullo lille, UuS W. .
unable to use 1t correctly at the
psychological moment"
In the third game, battle OF Pig
miles and giants, both teams playing
tall and short men, the Methodists
negotiated several baskets by work
ing the ball down and taking advant-
age of the Baptists' lack of guards.
Schaefer and Greensdaugh tied for
honors with four baskets each. while
for the Baptists Shade did the start
ing OF the scoring. but was unable to
The guard work Of Merle Francis
was exceptional Line UP and scores
as follows:
Congregational, Is. Young, Uber,
sole. Reiner, Laws and Bidwelt
Christian. 6, Mundorf, Roche, Hei-
wig. Wallace and Rayburn.
United Presbyterian, z. Keeper,
Connell, Megchelson, Neil Metster.
Glewe and Wieder.
st. Pauls, 6, Fisher. Plug, kirch'
ner. Wolfe, Koppenhafer and Raber.
Trinity, IS, Robinson. Schaefe-,
Greenslaugh, Freuhling and Francis.
Baptists, 10, Sargent, Wright,
Shade. Roberts and UErtch
Referee, Orsborn.
Scorer, Bode.
Timers, Klann, McGraw.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
FLYNN TO TAKE
| DARCY'S PLACE
VIII Meet Jack Dillon Monday Night
at Madison Square Garden,
In Place Of the
Australian.
GRANT BROWN rs GAME
Promoter VIII Attempt 10 Have the
Governors Ban on Darcy Re-
moved-ThInI<s He Mis-
understandA
GRANT BROWN rs GAME
[By H. C. Hamilton]

CBy n. G. Hamilton]
UNITED Press Stan Correspondence
NEW YORK, March 3.-Grant
Hugh Brown is gluttop for punish
ment. He Just grinned today. crossed
bis fingers. knocked on a hunk Of
wood he has begun carrying around
for that purpose, and announced that
Jim Flynn and Jack Dillon will stage
one of their semi-annual contests In
place of Dlkn and Les Darcy Mon
day evening in Madison Square Gar
den.
Brown believes Governor Whitman
has been misinformed and declared
he will make an effort to have the
executives ban on Darcy raised just
as soon as he gets around to it.
Brown says he understands the
governor has been led to believe
that Darcy and Dillon were to en-
gage each other In one of the old
time knock 'em dead finish fights.
That, of course, could not be done
under the law, and Brown Is going
to tell him that. Then he is going
to say Darcy and Dillon never had
any intention Of violating the law.
Darcy is too shocked to talk. He
doesn't know what he is going to
do, but he has knocked on training
and has come to New York to make
plans. He feels that he has not been
treated exactly fairly. He was under
age, he argues, when he left Aus
tralia and consequently couldn't
have been conscripted even IL con-
scription had been adopted. !,
He also says he tried several
times to enlist. but his mother would
not give her consent. Darcy thought
tally left Australia two days before
be was II years old. Conscription
was voted on and turned down after
he was at sea.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03

IN searching for jokers in present
Dliis and past laws, committee OF
.ne Kansas legislature hoped on a
oygone joker which enables uni
versity professor to pull municipalities
Ior s5 for each 1000 Inhabitants as
compensation for services as chief
booster OF the KANSAS League OF Mu-
nlclpaiities. There are other jokers
IN the pack, but tho professors S.
Yields the greatest percentage Of legis-
iative humor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
WANT ARCHER
FOR LEADER
Boone Would Have Veteran Catcher
Pilot Home Town In Central
Association,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BOONE, Iowa, March 3.-Jimmy
Archers' old home town wants him
to come back and manage its base
ball team If Boone can get berth
in the Central association. The Com.
mercial club today planned to confer
with Archer over a tentative offer.
Fans here are willing to pay big
salary for his services.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
seand,nG Of the Teams.
camee for Saturday.

Trinity VS.. Christian. st. Peters vs..
United Presbyterian, and Congrega'
tional vs. st. Paul's.
The games are transferred from
Friday to Saturday on account OF the
big Y game between the I. M. -. "A.
five and the Quincy Maroons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
Eou, or Knock Out.

r1rnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, March S.-Carl Nor
r,s either knocked out Joe Bonds in
the fifth round or Bonds won on a
four The referee didn't count Bonds
ant nor did he say anything about a
foul. The record books probably
will show both ways.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
Mako Il Perpetual.

Washington, Iowa, Democrat: If
the Iowa legislature passes the law to
protect the quail and prairie chick.
ems, its session will not have been
in vain. They are contemplating a
law making these birds immune for
five years. It ought to be perpetual.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
Another Prophet Gone Wrong.

Waterloo Timee-Tribune: Ths
South Dakota muskrat, we are told.
is RAINING from one pond to another,
which means that milder weather will
prevail. And we got this word Just
before the last storm!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
Took the Count.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service
PEORIA, ILL.,, March 3.-kid Her
man of Pekin last night made
frankie White Of Chicago take the
count in the fifth round.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03

keOkuk pOStomce, uncaHeu ioF' hot
week ending March 8, 1917:
Ladies'.
Mrs. Hattie Croupe.
Mrs. Helen Taylor.
Miss Eva -Yeager.
Gentlemen.
Mr.. Oliver Bailey.
Mr.. T. w. Harter.
S. B. Kane.
Mr.. Merden Law.
Mr.. T. G. Miller.
Chas. Shockley.
Persons calling for letters in above
list will please say they are adver-
tised. e. p. M'MANUS,
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
Much PrIvation Now.

Mr.. Flynn says which, Of course.
is common knowledge, that thou
sands are unable to eat and dress as
they have in other times. and that it
Is impossible for a man with small
wages to feed and clothe his little
ones. He predicts that others, more
fortunately situated at present, may
yet feel real privation before real re-
lief comes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
'HYNN TALKS ON
PRICES OF FOOD
Food inspector Tells Of Some Of
he condition. Which Are Exist
ING over the stats
Of lowa
RETAILERS DEFENDED
,,.,.etor says They Arc Not speeu-
Iators and Backs up Ills
statements With
Observations.

SH~>~~~~~
itu.tion-meaning the scarcity
J, sood as well as the high cost Of
its not serious. q few minutes
ak or rather listening. with Mike
Tlvnn. state pure food inspector, Will
convince you. says the burlington
Mr. Flynn. who has been in the
dty for . few days. visiting at his
nome is well qualified. because ss
meets all the foodstun handlers IN
The state. He points to- the fact that
The little fellows among the retailers
srs diving out fast, and that the other
retaiIers. for the most part, are carry
inr only about a fourth Of the amount
n stock they do in normal times.
MI Flynn told OF meeting a re-
taller who handles one Of the largest
stocks in the state normally. This
man had only about a dozen bushels
n potatoes on hand, and when Ques-
toned. said that he had no intention
If getting any more. Mr.. Flynn sug-
sested that grocer could not well
set along without. handling potatoes,
vbereupon the dealer said: II can't
AFFORD to pay SO and 1925 for spuds
n cash and retail them out in dabs
on credit, and furthermor ore, If ! am
not handling such a staple product
rs potatoes at all, my trade may be
convinced that the high prices on
rome things are not fixed arbitrarily"
Retailers Not Spectators.
Mr.. Flynn says that few grocers
laid in enough potatoes, ETC., last fall
hat
food articles are scarce, and grow
ing nearly obsolete. One thing that
is sure is that conditions will be
worse before relief finally comes.
The inspector points to the fact that
It will take six months to grow crops
and that food Is one thing that not
even gold can buy when It gets
scarce.
OF course, there wifi be garden
stuffs etc, to help tide things over,
and Mr.. Flynn predicts millions OF
gardens in Iowa this spring. but as
for the main crops, they cannot be
raised.
Another most serious shortage is
hitting the Gamers, and many Of the
canneries throughout the country
are going out of business, Mr.. Flynn
asserts. Ordinary tin cans are cost
Ing SO much that 1t hardly pays to,
J do business on the scale of the past.
The tin supply Is being used in mum.
ton factories, ETC., and only those
canneries which had the foresight or
good fortune to lay in vast supply
Will be able to exist long. he says.
Mr.. Flynn questions whether the
embargoes will prove effective, and
says that he firmly believes that the
food riots down east will have the
enect OF compelling some drastic
action before long. He incidentally
mentions that in times like this, when
food is scarce and high. it is great
priyilege-above all other times-to
nve In productive state like Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining In the
Keokuk postoffice, uncalled for, for
week ending March 8, 1917:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-03

Resolution No. 297.
Be 1t resolved by the City Council
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