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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
Norma TaImadoe Tonight.

Norma IalmA00e onI0nS.
The Grand offers an excellent Fri
angle program for tonight in Norma
Talmadge featured In The Social
Secretary" and Chas. Murray, with
Louise Fasenda, in a Keystone farce,
Maid Mad"
One of the most interesting studies
in makeup zver seen on the screen
is afforded by Norma Talmadge, Tri-
angie-Fine Arts star, in her newest
picture, "The Social Secretary"
Prosecuted Dy the unwelcome atten'
lions Of the other sex because of her
beauty, the heroine Of the play rem
ders herself as ugly as possible be-
fore applying for a position In the
household of wealthy woman.
Thus attired and made up. the Tri-
angle-Fine Arts star is scarcely recog-
nizable on the screen by her most
ardent devotees, and one of them en-
tering the theater without knowing of
the disguise, would not dream that
the character in view was Norma Tai
madge. The contrast, when Miss Tai
m adge resumes her proper appear
ance,, is striking, and furnishes one
of the most unique features OF
unique picture.
Thos. Meignan and Anita King are
co-stars in q Lasky-Paramount pro-
duction of "The Heir to the Hoorah,"
at the Grand tomorrow. 1t is light
drama, with plenty of comedy, and
following it's regular Saturday policy,
the Grand's program will also include
a comedy for the children, Farmer
AlfaIfa's Revenge" Matinee Satur-
days at 2:3O and 4.-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
NEW OFFICERS
ARE INSTALLED
Odd Fellows Hold Joint Session Last
Night With John p. Kennedy
as Installing Officer.

New officers were installed by three
lodges of I. o. o. F. in joint installa.
ton last evening at the Odd Fellows
hall. John P. Kennedy Of Montrose
acted as installing officer and he was
assisted by Mr. KEEL. The three lodges
participating were Hermann. Keokuk
and Puckechetuck. Following the In
stallation lunch was served.
The Keokuk aerie of Eagles install
ed their officers last night, and fol-
lowing this lunch was served in the
club rooms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
Three Miners Killed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ANACONDA, Mont, Jan. 4.-Tele-
phone reports today said that the
bodies of three men had been un-
earthed in the Pittsburgh-Idaho mine
at Gilmore, Idaho, following an ex-
plosion.
The report also said that ten men
had been taken from the mine, some
of whom were injured, but none SER
iously hurt. This accounts for all
the men buried when gasoline on
the>4oO foot level exploded.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
Passed Away at Home Of Nephew,
Ben 3. Jewell, Here-Was in
Her seventy-.eventh
Year.
WAS BORN IN INDIANA
Husband and Daughter Are Dead, But
Nephews and Nieces Sur
vlve-Funerai
Friday.

Mrs. Laura Alice Sovereign. resi-
dent of Keokuk for the last eight
years, passed away at the residence
OF her nephew, Ben B. Jewell, 315 High
street at 10 o'clock last night. Mrs.
Sovereign had a wide acquaintance in
this city and her death will be noted
with regret by those who knew and
associated with her in the past.
Mrs. Sovereign was born at Madison
Indiana. January rs. 1910, the youngest
daughter of John and Sarah Jewell.
She would have been seventy-seven
years Of age the twenty-fifth of this
month. Her marriage to Warren
Sovereign occurred October 10. 1878
at Des Moines, Iowa. They moved to
California and lived there for num-
Der of years. Mr.. Sovereign died at
York, Nebraska on the way east from
California In the year 1906. Since
1909 Mrs. Sovereign had made her
home in KeokHk
One daughter was born to the union.
Alice May, who died In 1894. The fol-
lowing .nephews and nieces survive:
Ben B. Jewell, John Jewell and Har-
riet E. Hardesty Of Keokuk; Mrs. Mary
M. Graves of Plymouth. Indiana, and
Mrs. Jeanette Sheldon Of Des Moines,
Iowa. Ida B. and Nellie M. Hardesty
of this city are grand nieces and there
are a number OF grand nephews and
grand nieces in Indiana and elsewhere.
Mrs. Sovereign united with the
Methodist Episcopal church at an
early date In life and was a member
OF Trinity NJ. E. church of this city.
The funeral services will be held on
Friday afternoon at 1880 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
Train Wreckers Fooled.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
SALINAS. Calf, Jan. 4.-Sheriffs
deputies searched the country about
Salinas today for two men who at
tempted to wreck the Shore Line
Limited on the Southern Pacific by
lockinp a heavy log chain to the
rails. The wreckers' plans were frus-
trated by Paul Christensen, farm
ar who overheard their conversation.
He got a lantern and tagged the
train 100 feet from the obstruction
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
EAST ST, LOUIS. ILL.,, Jan. 4.-The
last section of the front levee on the
east side OF the Mississippi river here
has been completed at a cost Of $780,
900. The section Is five miles long.
The work has been in progress more
than year.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Jan. 1.-THE
first step in bringing the question of
the passage OF the tax amendment
voted on at the November election be-
fore the Illinois supreme court was
taken Wednesday when States At
torney Fred Mortimer Of Sangamon
filed in the circuit court here q petit
ton for a writ Of certiorari on the
ing Is for the purpose of reviewing the
action Of the board in ruling that the
amendment had passed. The amend
men secured a majority of votes cast
for candidates for the legislature. The
board ruled this satisfactory to the
constitutional provision with reference
to adoption Of amendments. Opposi-
ton to the boards ruling was based
on the contention that majority of
votes cast for all Offices is necessary
to passage of the amendment.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-When
George w. Cheathem awoke at the
tramp room in the city hall here We'd
nesday, Chief Of Police Jones handed
him a letter from a Danville, ILL.,, at
torney notifying him that he was heir
to a 200-acre farm near Murphysboro,
Ill. Cheathem has been roaming the
country sixteen years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
UT AT SglAA THE -
@ PHOTOPLAY HOUSES

! can theatre-going public will give
heartiest support to thoroughly
clean musical extravaganza, provided
it has comedy, musical, dancing,
scenic, and costuming embellishments
Of merit These qualifications belong
to "A World of Pleasure" and as a
result the piece has been the most
popular exponent Of the Winter Gar
den productions sent on tour. From
the rise of the first curtain to tbs
final ensemble number, the action q
the piece is keyed up to the highest
pitch, feature following feature In
such rapid succession that encoscs
have to be eliminated, and this speed
is to be expected when one views the
roster Of the principals of the com
pany, which includes William Morris.
Conroy and LIE Marie, Collins and
Hart, the Courtney sisters, wanda
Lyon, Rosie Quinn, Margaret ed
wards, Mcmahon, Diamond and Chap
low: and Franklin Batie.-Advertlse-
ment.
Man From Texas at orpheum.
The Amber Players present to-
night that stirring western comedy
drama in four acts. "The Man FROM
Texas" This play is well put on.
the opening act being laid in New
York. and the ending being in Texas
and the entire play Is full of the
western life of the early days In
Texas.
Tomorrow there will be a complete
change of program, the play is four
act comedy drama entitled "The Man
She Loved" This is play that
ranks with the best and is well worth
s1.5O of anyboiy's money. This won
derful play will be seen at the Orph-
cum in addition to four reels of pic
lures, Friday and Saturday, at popu-
lar prices. Main floor zoe, balcony,
Oc.-Advertise
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
EMPLOYEES TO-
GET BONUSES
Wells Fargo Company to Give Extra
Months Salary to Their
Workers.

The Wells Fargo express company
has declared bonus for its employees,
according to word received by q. T..
Powell, local agent. The employees
of the company will receive an addl-
tional months wages, or what amounts
to eight and one third per cent Of their
salaries. The company's order affects
all Of the employees.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
SURGEONS Too Anxious.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Surgeons in the
past have been too ready to mutilate
the human body" DR.. D. A. X. Neele
told the Chicago Medical society last
night. Younger surgeons are becom-
ing more conservative and resort less
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
Illinois Iowa-MissOuri

of mishap under the water. Patents
are now pending In the United States
and will be applied for in all coun-
tries cooperating or building submarine
boats.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
Giants Training Schedule.

Giants Training Schedule.
United Press Leased Wire Service.q
NEW YORK, Jan. A schedule OF
games for a team of recruit Giants
has been announced as follows:
March 81, Texarkana; April /.
Shreveport; April 2, Little Rock, Ark. |:
April 8, Milwaukee, at Pine Bluff
Ark; April 4, Memphis; April 8, Louis
vile: April and Z, Toledo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04

of duty which had caused their -
moval. They will automatically retuYn
to their former positions, it is underi
stood.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
MISSOURI

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. A.
Frank H. McAllister. who will become
attorney general Of Missouri Monday
has announced his assistants. They
are John P. Gose, Shelbina; Shrader
P. Howell. Appleton City; 8. E. Sicily
Kansas City, and Henry B. Hunt, Rock
port. W. P. Ragland of Paris will be
appointed chief clerk.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Jan. 4.-Hiran-
w. Hamil. deposed chief Of police. and
r. l.. James, deposed police captain
were acquitted yesterday by the po
lice board of the charges of derelictior
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
IA World Of Pleasure"

In "A World of Pleasure" which
comes to the Grand opera house to-
morrow evening, the directors of the
Winter Garden are said to have
clearly demonstrated that the Ameri-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
REGULAR. Army Captain Dead

Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. 4-Captain
Percy NJ. Cochran of the regular army
died at the base hospital here last
night of pneum onia. Captain Coch-
ran was a native of Florida.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04

en- 1t to
my pa y d
tients with
most sur
satisfactory results. 80
wish quickly to inul'oas~ their
strength, power and endurance will
find it a most wonderfully effective
remedy"
DR.. James late Of the United States
Public Health Service says. Patients
in an enervated and deyitalized state
OF health-those. for instance. con-
valescing from protracted feyers,
those suffering from long-standing
case Of anaemia. all such people In
my opinion, need iron. OF late. there
has been brought to my attention,
Nuxated Iron. In practice, / have
found this an Ideal restorative and
up-building agent in these cases above
mentioned"
NOTE-Nuxated Iron which is pre-
scribed and recommended above by
physicians in such a great variety OF
cases Is not a patent medicine nor.
secret remedy, but one which is we'll
known 10 druggists and whose iron
constituents are widely prescribed
| by eminent physicians everywhere.l
Unlike the older inorganic iron pro-
ducts, it is easily assimilated, does,
not injure the teeth, make them black.
nor upset the stomach; on the con-;
| trary, 1t is a most potent remedy in
! nearly all forms Of Indigestion, as we'll
as for nervous rundown conditions.
The manufacturers have such great
confidence in Nuxated Iron that they
offer to forfeit $4,000 to any char
liable institution If they cannot take.
any man or woman under 50 who
lacks iron and increase their strength
200 per cent, or over in four weeks
time provided they have no serious
organic trouble. They also offer to.
refund your money If it does not at
least double your strength and en-
durance in ten days time. 1t is dis
pensed in this city by Wilkinson &
Co., and all good druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04

and less to operations. preferring to
allow nature to take its, course when
expedient, he stated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
City Physicians Explain Why
They Prescribe Nuxated Iron
Make Beautiful Healthy Women and Strong Vigorous Men



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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
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Harold Molene is very poorly at this
writing.
The Belfast Union Sunday school
had Christmas tree and an oyster
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
MANCHESTER FORMS
COMMUNITY CONCERN

Manchester, Jan. "a new corpora.
ton to be known as the National Man
ufacturing Co. has been organized by
local business and professional men
to engage in the manufacturing bust
ness. Articles of incorporation have
been filed with the county and record
err and business will be commenced
as soon as the secretary of state issues
his certificate. c. B. Baumgartner has
been operating a plant here in which
he has been manufacturing number
of small articles such as seed corn
driers, testers, potato bakers and corn
cribs. At the same time he has per-
fected an improved steel gate the mer-
it's of which have been the moving
cause for the formation of the new
company This gate has an improved
latch which is on the Gate itself rather
than on the post, and which can be
operated by the foot as we'll as by the
hand. The gate also has improved
methods OF adjustment which permit
of it's being easily raised or lowered,
either all together or at one end only.
It is expected that the new company
will manufacture this gate in quanti-
ties as we'll as the other articles which
have been turned out by the factory
heretofore.
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EDOYViIuE,

Fred Rhodes Of near ST Louis ID
VISITING this week at the VIM. Jordan
home
r. H. Walker spent New Years day
in Richland visiting relatives.
Jake and Lilly Vanderpol. Dave Nc
Nah and Leta Worrall visited the
first of the week at the Bert Brown
home in Moravia.
Pearl Poe was a business caller in
Oskaloosa Monday.
A family reunion was held on New
Years day at the home Of Mrs. Aman-
da Roberts. For number of years the
A. Stuber family have come together
at this time and since the death OF both
Mr. and Mrs Stuber the children have
continued the custom. Geo. Stuber of
Bellville, Kans.. and T.eola Dibble OF
Hedrick were present as were also the
members of the family living in the
vicinity Of Eddyville.
Mrs Edna Thomas of Mcdonald
ans. who is visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. q" f. Littlejohn is quite i'll
this week.
DR.. Roy Mater of Buxton was calling
on friends in Eddyville Monday.
The remains Of Mrs Aaron Oldham
were brought to Eddyville Tuesday
and taken to the home Of her son Fred
Oldham. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon at 9 o'clock from the Christ
ian church. Services were conducted by
Rev. Day and interment made in the
family lot at Highland cemetery.
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In Menoriam
Mrs. Cara Barker Johnston.

Cara Barker was born March 9,
1868 on farm two and one-half miles
northeast of Kirkville, where she
lived and grew to womanhood. She
departed this life December q, 1915
near Agency.
She was united with the Methodist
church at Kirkville at the age Of II
years and lived in the faith until
death.
She was married February "a, 1887
to George H. Johnston. To this union
were born ten children who with the
husband all survive her. She was a
kind and loving wife and mother and
was very patient during her illness
which was of nearly seven years dura-
ton.
Short services were held at the
home by her pastor. Rev. M. D. Cox
of Agency, II a. m. Saturday, Decem-
Der 30. 1916. The remains were then
taken to Kirkville, where funeral ser.
vices were held in the Methodist
church at 2 p. M. December 80, 1916,
conducted by Rev. A. D. HUFF. pastor
of Pleasant Valley Baptist church,
Ash Grove. Iowa. A large congrega
ton OF relatives and sympathizing
friends paid last tribute OF respect
10 the memory of the deceased. in
terment was made in the Kirkville
cemetery.
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Children's Evening Story

reached his house in the village in the
pond. He was never very good
walker And dragging that heavy
chain behind him through the forest
only made him slower than ever.
Sometimes the chain caught on bush
and tripped him. But Brownie was
so pleased with his find that he only
laughed whenever he fell, for he was
not hurt.
The whole village gathered around
his house to watch him while he tied
the chain on it and anchored the ends
of the chain to the bottom Of the pond
with big stone.
"Why do you do that?' people
asked.
Hes afraid of the cyclone to-
morrow" Tired Tim piped up, with.
out waiting for Brownie to answer.
"You know, old Grandaddy Beaver
says that there's going to be a great
wind. This young Teller" said Tim
hes already dug a house in the
bank near mine-ha! ha! He thinks
Grandaddy knows. But say that
Grandaddy Beaver is "a fine noble,
old gentleman" Tired Tim stammered.
He had happened to glance around
while he was talking; and to his sur.
prise there was Grandaddy floating in
the water close behind him.
He certainly u.s. everybody agreed.
But we hope he's mistaken about the
great wind"
When Tuesday came-which was
the very next day-Brownie Beaver
crept into his tunnel in the bank at
sunrise. And he never came out
side again until the sun had set.
When he saw that his house was
still there, in the middle Of the pond
he shouted with joy.
''Hurrah!" he cried. "The chain
saved my house!" Then he noticed
that all the other houses were still
there, too. "How's this!" he asked
Tired Tim. who stood on the bank
beside him. Did my chain save the
whole village?"
Tired Tim grinned-for he was not
too lazy to do that.
There wasn't any cyclone" he said.
There wasn't a breath of wind all
day. And Grandaddy Beaver is SO
upset that he's gone to bed and won't
talk with anybody"
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THE TALE OF BROWNIE BEAVER.
A Lucky Find.

Brownie Beaver almost wished ht
hadn't spent so much time waiting fol
: Grandaddy to tell him to tie down his
house so it wouldn't be carried away
on the following day. With no rope
Or anything else-to tie the house
with, Brownie could not see tina,
him.
Anyhow, he was glad he had done
as Tired Tim had suggested and dug
house in the bank, where he could
; hide until the storm passed. But he
felt sad at the thought of losing his
comfortable home And since he could
hardly bear to look at it and imagine
how dreadful it would be to have il
blown over the top of Blue mountain
into Pleasant Valley. Brownie went
for stroll through the woods to try
to forget his trouble.
He found himself at last in a clear.
ing, where loggers had been at work.
They had chopped down many trees
And the sight made Brownie angry.
"This in an outrage" he cried
aloud. "I'd like to know who has
been stealing our trees. l suppose it's
Farmer Green; for they say he's al
ways up to such tricks He took a
good look around. And then he
turned to 60 back to the village and
tell what he had discovered.
Just as he turned he tnpped on
something. And something clinked
beneath his feet. 1t didn't sound like
a stone. So Brownie looked down to
see what was there.
Now, in his anger he had quite for
gotten the great storm. But as he
saw what had tripped him he remem-
bered it again. But he was no longer
worried.
"Hurrah!" Brownie cried. Here's
just what need!' And then he hur-
ried back home again-but not to tell
about the trees that had been stolen.
He fastened home to chain down his
house and save it from the great wind.
For Brownie Beaver had found
chain, which the loggers had used to
haul the logs out of the woods, and
had forgotten.
1t was almost dark when Brownie
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RUPTURE EXPERT HERE.
SeeIey. Who Has Supplied U. S. Army
and Navy Called to Ottumwa.

r. Fl. Seelev of Chicago and Phila-
delphia. the noted truss expert, will be
at the Ballingall Hotel and will remain
in Ottumwa Friday only, January IL.
Mr.. Seeley says: The Spermatic Shield
as supplied to the United States gov
ernment will not only retain any case
of rupture perfectly, but contracts the
opening in 10 days on the average case
This instrument received the only
award in England and in Spain, produce
ing results without surgery, injections.
medical treatments or prescriptions.
Mr.. Seeley has documents from the
United States Government. Washing
ton. d. C. for inspection. All charity
cases without charge. or if any inter-
ested call, he will be glad to show same
without charge or fit them if desired.
Business demands prevent stopping at
any other place in this section.
p. S.-Every statement in this ad-
vertisement has been verified before the
Federal and State Courts.-F. II. See
ley.
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EDDYVIILE.

Mrs Eva Miller and Frank Bay.
students at the state university. re-
turned to Iowa City Tuesday after a
weeks vacation spent with relatives in
Eddyville.
c. Hudson who has been visiting his
son Frank in Eddyville the past week
returned to his home at Novelty, Mo.
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Odem of Oskaloosa
are visiting this week with their son
and wife Mr. and Mrs. Ray Odem.
DR.. P r. Schwartz of Kansas City
is guest this week at the home Of DR..
j. s Craft.
Jessie Lennon and La Rue lager.
students at Penn college returned TO
Oskaloosa Tuesday after spending their
vacation with their parents in Eddy
vile.
Laura Lee. Edna Eyre and c. Berry
went to Cedar Falls Tuesday to con-
tinue their studies in the state college.
Those from distance to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Oldham were Mr.. and
Mrs Geo Heating and daughter Wanda
of Omaha, Mrs. Mamie Snyder of Spirit
Lake. Mrs Emma Triton of Ankeney
and Joe Higgins of Springfield.
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WATERWORKS PLANT
BEING OVERHAULEn

Grinnell, Jan. ga thorough over
hauling of the entire water system Of
this city is in progress under the direc-
ton of City Manager Crosby, and the
discovery is made already Of many
leaks and the wastage Of vast
amount of water that has cost much
money for the pumping from the deep
wells. Last week big leak was found
at the ]. F. Bray residence on Sixth
avenue east, that is said to have been
wasting 100000 gallons month and
no one knows how long it had been in
operation. Already a saving of pump
ing cost amounting to about 1920 a
month has been made by the finding
and stoppage of similar leaks. 1t is
reported that there is still wastage
of some $4,000 gallons day, the
source OF which has not yet been
found. The automatic flushing Of the
sewers has been stopped for time
and flushing will hereafter likely be
done only when really necessary.