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lied" Mercer and tom"
Farmer Tell Story of
Redemption.
ONE WAS NOTED OUTLAW
Other, Once Famous Athlete,
Became Drink-Sodden
and Low.

Out Of a saloon staggered a man. dir
ty. unkempt. reeking with liquor. He
was ragged and unshaven. Curses were
flung after him as he left the saloon,
inspired by his failure to obtain drink
by fraud
Across the street he reeled, blindly,
Uncaring. From a doorway another
man watched him. The second man
was roughly dressed, but clear Of eye
and with a righteous tilt to his chin.
The drunken man passed the other in
the doorway.
Hold on, my friend" said the sober
man. A stream Of blasphemy was his
answer. Following the uncertain steps
of the man ousted from the saloon, the
other finally urged him TO listen.
Come with me-" he said. II am
friend and will help you" Finally the
drunken man consented and the two
entered the old Jerry McCauley Mission
at 316 Water street, New York.
Was of Georgia Family.
The drunken man was cared for for
several days. Clothes were given him,
with an opportunity to help himself.
Whisky still had an overwhelming at
traction for him. After a time, the man
who had brought him into the mission
heard the story Of his life.
He stated that he was tied" Mer-
Ger, q noted athlete at the University
OF Virginia twenty-five years ago.
Through habits acquired at school,
Mercer became an habitual drunkard.
Down the ladder of decency he STUN
bfed, until, he declared, he was a
bum" unworthy, british. He stated
that he came from one of the best
families of Georgia, but that his fam
lily had rightfully disowned him.
Then the man who heard MERGERS
story told his. For years he had been
high-class burglar and bank robber.
His name was tom" Farmer. He
went West and Joined the gang of
Jesse James, becoming a pal OF the
infamous BLACK Bart For several
years he helped them rob stage
coaches and commit deeds of violence.
49,. Join Forces.
Finally he was, after twelve years
imprisonment, released from Jail
With murder and bitterness in his
heart he came East While in New
York, the old Jerry McCauley Mission
had claimed him. He urged Mercer to
give up his worthless life. Finally,
Mercer stated today, he became con-
verted, and gave up his destructive
habits.
The two men Joined forces and for
years travelled the country, telling of
their downfall and their redemption.
They are now in Washington, lee
turing under the auspices of the Y.
n. c. A. Each day, groups of stu
dents and workers OF all types and
classes are told the truth as these
men see it.
On Sunday the men both speak
twice, once in the morning and once
at night. The morning services will
be held at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church, Thirteenth and Fairmont
streets, at IL o'clock, and at the
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church on John
Marshall place near Pennsylvania
avenue at s o'clock.
There will be a meeting for boys
from fourteen to twenty years Of
age at the Y. II. c. A. on Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
PROGRESS ON
SHELTER PLANT
Hamilton Building Is Going up IN
Rapid Fashion and Con-
tains Some New
Materials.

The steel construction on the smelt-
er building is practically completed
and e. D. Coddington arrived from
Milwaukee, Wis, yesterday and be-
gan the work of putting on the sides,
according to the Hamilton Press. The
material on which the plaster Is
to be put is called curtain wall,
and is something new in Hamilton
1t is said to be the latest thing In
this line of work and is designed to
correct some of the weak points IN
cement construction. 1t should prove
of great interest to local contractors
and prospective builders.
The building stands "a feet from
the foundation to the caves ana
makes a very imposing appearance.
A large part of the walls are to be
of sash, providing ample light and
ventilation. Undoubtedly, when COM
pleted it will be a splendid appearing
building. On Tuesday c.. B. Barber
had a telephone message from F. M.
Smith in Chicago saying that he
| would arrive in Hamilton the follow
ing day, bringing with him the com
pleted plans for the dolonite building
However, he had not arrived at noon
on Thursday.
The heavy rains have interfered
with the sewer construction but this
work will be resumed soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

prominent young men. These young
men are Jos. Nelson, Elmer Fisher
and Geo. Dachroth, Jr. They nave
established this airdome right in the
heart of Nauvoo's business district
and intend to give Nauvoo and vicin-
ity people a first class amusement
house. 1t will also answer as rest
room for visitors when they come TO
our beautiful city, sight seeing and
drop in to rest and be amused with
fine pictures and vaudeville.
Fletcher Clancy of Montrose was
in Nauvoo last Friday looking after
/ fruit conditions in this burg. Mr..
! CLANCY is one OF Montrose's big
| shippers and receives a large amount
of the early berry crop raised in
! Nauvoo.
The funeral of Miss Ava Pitt who
/ passed away at her home In Powell
ton, near Nauvoo, last Thursday.
took place from the Catholic church
| in Nauvoo this morning at 10 o'clock,
Rev. Father Tholen officiating.
| The Nauvoo strawberry crop is
J fine one in quality, but short in guam
! tity.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the steamer
Dubuque will make her last Sunday
| excursion trip from Nauvoo to Bur
/ lington, so we are informed.
VIM. Pitt, Jr., has returned home
/ from Iowa City, Iowa. where he had
his eyes treated and other ailments
attended to and is getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Frank Schleicher of Nauvoo
! has been visiting her daughter. Mrs,
]. c. Quest, who recently gave birth
to fine girl.
| Mrs. ]. e. Reider and son JUNE of
/ Sioux City, Iowa, are visiting the
lady's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Selwyn
Wyles, in Nauvoo.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett of
/ Terre Haute, Ind, are guests of their
neice, Mrs. Edward Dachroth in Maui
VOC.
| Fred Walter of Nauvoo was re-
cent business visitor in st. Louis.
/ Nauvoo's chautauqua under the
auspices of the Ladies' Civic league,
/ will take place next north and 1t
promises to be better than ever. 1t
is believed the attendance will be
larger this year than anyone given
heretofore.
4 Yes, we have had plenty Of rain
in Nauvoo and vicinity and 1t wa7
pretty cool, too. If this kind OF
weather. produces hay and grain we
ought to have fair crop at least
Corn cultivation is delayed somewhat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
ing OF them as 'our little American

ing OF them as "our little American
friends"
Mr.. Henry Dadant OF Hamilton,
has recently issued his second BOOK
dealing with the culture of bees. His
first book was written several
years ago, and had very wide sale
in this country and in Europe. The
book which has just been published
Ia in the nature of questions and an
swers on bee culture. Mr.. Dadant
is one of the highest authorities on
bees and that his second book VIII
be as cordially received as his first
book is an assured fact. Beside
writing these books, the first OF which
has run through several editions,
Mr.. Dadant edits and publishes a bee
magazine and manufactures food
for bees, which is sold all over the
world where bees are raised. Al
these activities are aside from ms
bee farm which is a model one, and
he finds time too, to be a booster
and good citizen.
Mrs. Jaeger In going through a
box of clippings, came upon mos
interesting history of the founding
of The Gate City and of its history
to 1889. The article was written by
the late j. w. Delaplaine, who ID
1s49 began his work with The Gate
City, which covered period of many
years. He came into Keokuk on the
packet and intended to go on by
stage the next morning. James b.
Howell. who owned the Des Moines
Valley Wing, as it was known at
that time, heard there was printer
staying all night at the Rapids no
| tel. Now printers in those days
were scarce, and Mr.. Howell didn't
propose that one should escape and
so he used his powers OF persuasion
! to get this young man to stay a
week, and he stayed forty years and
became part owner of the paper In
later wears
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

rose. and these meetings will be an
nounced in the churches Sunday.
It was interesting to note that the
people thought at once of these an.
nouncements from the pulpits OF
Christ They realized that this Red
Cross work is for humanity, for sur
fering humanity, for the enemy taken
prisoner as we'll as the soldier boy
f1ghting against militarism under the
stars and stripes-for exactly what
Christ taught his disciples. Hence,
it was natural that they thought at
once Of the churches as the proper
Mace to announce the meetings CT
the Red Cross campaign.
Among the hundred people seen
Yesterday afternoon, every one was
serious, and there was none OF the
lighter feeling going with raising
money for political campaigns. Tor
buying new seats for the church and
for other more usual things. There
was found the grimness Of war-and
the determination that our own sol
der boys must have the best obtain
able,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
DOM ELLISON.

Misses Elsie and Lorella Meissner
have gone to Mt. Pleasant for SIX
weeks term Of summer schol.
Misses Winona Barnes and Dorothy
Williams Sundayed in Hillsboro.
Mrs. Mary Jacobs and daughter Al
ma Of Lincoln, Nebr., are visiting rela-
tives here.
John Frank is visiting in Mt. Ster-
ling.
Herbert Byler and sisters Lulu and
Ruth left for Hartley, Ia. Wednesday
evening for a several weeks visit.
L. E. Barnes was Keoauk caller
Wednesday.
Mrs. John Hieber Of Omaha, Nebr,.
visited home folks several days the
past week. Mrs. Hieber will be re-
member as Miss Elsie Mattern.
Mrs. Stanley Stewart of -Cantril, Wis
tied at the Dallas Watson home the
fore part Of the week.
Misses Winona Barnes and Ruth
Schock visited with Grandpa Barnes
near IaCrew several days the past
week.
Miss Laura M. Seyb OF DonnsHson
and Bert Kent of West Point were
quietly married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Seyb, Sunday evening at 6 O'Clock, the
ceremony being performed by Rev
VIM. Kreis of the g. Il. church In the
presence Of only the hmm ediats rela-
tives Of the contracting parties. They
will reside in West Point. May their
married life be q happy one.
Born Wednesday,, June 8, to Rev.
and Mrs. Ben Harmon Of Blanchard,
Iowa, a daughter.
Mrs. Henry Hoyer, who recently
underwent an operation at Keokuk,
has 50 far recovered as to be removed
to her home.
Beulah and Harold McCarty are Wis
iting near Wiilets.
| Mrs. F. Dahms and EIda are In
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
WHO COUNTRY
COMMITTEES ARE

The following have been drafted
to appoint assistants and do the
work necessary to push the weeks
campaign In their own communal
ties:
Montrose-F. o. Wilcox, r. l..
Reed, e. D. Crooks, F. n. CLANCY
and others.
charIeston-James vermazen, G..
A. Swinderman, w. G. Pickard, 81.
g. Kirschner and others.
Arayle-Rev. 1. n. Bent, John W..
Ward, Dr.. p. e. Hanes and others.
Van Buren-Lewis Fett and 9TH
ers.
vlncennes-ora E.. Bailey, John
cruze, James Wolfe and others.
Jackson outside-Wm. D. Turner
and others.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
Lost one Medal.

United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, June 16.-H. w. Nc
Bride, AZ, veteran of the Canadian
army, was a prisoner of war today
after having captured an entire
saloon last night.
Pinned on McBride's chest when
ne entered the saloon were one Eng
llsh and two French medals he had
won for valor on the western front
before he was wounded. One of them
disappeared. He drew a revolver,
hned up all the habitues and 'frisk-
cd them for the missing medal.
Later, he found 1t on the floor.
The indignant bartender called a
cop and had Mcbride pinched for
carrying concealed weapons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
Jurors Play Poker.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-Draw
poker with two bit" limit today
occupied the attention Of the jury in
the trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney,
charged with completely in the pre-
paredness parade bomb murders.
There was no court session, but the
j, r. was kept under guard, deli1er-
ating over whose hand was the best.
Poker furnished a welcome relief
from yesterdays session, which in
Guided the introduction Of fragments
of the skull of George Lawler. one
of the bomb victims, as the peoples
exhibits number So and Sc. With
these exhibits In, the prosecution has
concluded its first step-proving the
corpus deficit It took five days.
Twenty-one witnesses brought
pieces of the bomb into court yester-
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
THE COUNTRY
MEETINGS SOON

ArgyIe-sunday evening at com
munity church. Speakers, Edward
w. McManus and Or. G. Walter
Barr.
Vincennes Monday evening"
Speaker, C. w. Kellogg.
CharIeston-Mond evening at
the church. Speaker, Edward w.
McManus.
Montrose-Tuesday evening at
the park band stand, unless In city
hall In case Of, rain. Speaker. Ed
ward w. McManus.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
DELIGHTED BY
THE PATRIOTISM
KEOKUK SHOWS

WASHINGTON, D. c., June IS,
1917, c. r. Joy, keokuk, Iowa: ne
war council is delighted with the
splendid patriotic spirit Of keokuk
citizens and will watch with inter-
est the progress made by your CITY
next week in the greatest national
campaign ever conducted IN the
history Of the world.
DANIEL A. REED,
Secretary Of War Council.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
Crooks Lecture sIackers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 10
When a Stacker gets among crooks
they lecture him.
Confirmed Jail birds quickly learned
today that Abraham Buchanan. Rus
sian with his distinctive roll collar
and flowing black tie, had refused to
register for personal liberty reas-
ons.
"Looky here young Teller" said a
housebreaker, 'you can't come here
and benefit from what we fought for
In 1776 and 1861 and not do your Bit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

thousand when his New York cam
paign winds up Sunday night.
When 2,743 hit the trail during the
services yesterday afternoon and
last night, the total to date was
brought up to s7.s47. And Billy IS
going strong. MA" who appeared
at the tabernacle last night for the
first time since leaving the hospital
following an operation, was roundly
cheered and Billy fiayed the devil
with more vigor than ever.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
She Knew.

London Answers: Eve brought
hack those eggs you gave me this
morning" said Mrs. Turtledove, as
she began to take the articles IN
question from her basket. They're
duck eggs"
"Duck eggs" sneered the grocer.
you're mistaken, ma am. don
never sell no duck eggs.
"But 1 tested them trtumphed the
matrimonial novice. 81 dropped them
into water and they floated!"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

.,+;onate amounts in the country
wnships is only about ten dollars
eh on the registered youth who
N not be drafted In Lee county.
About six hundred soldiers will be
bosen from Lee county to 90 to
tive service in the greatest war IN
Lhich Old Glory was ever carried.
tho will be wounded is unknown
nd imnaterial. Every one Of the
Eounded must have the best that
hodern hospitals afford. The cost OF
his is to be raised next week. 1t is
he most important thing next week.
This is no plker proposition in sub
criptions. Men who generally give
i've dollars for good phi'anthroPie
Eauses must give hundred doisarc
q this Red Cross fund. Not the COM
}orts Of life, but life Itself for our
bwn boys going to the front Is what
his money is for. Not one cent OF II
hoes for salaries or administration
cost and every cent goes for the sol
diers in the hospitals In the war.
Also, it is better to give money voiun-
karily than to have il taken-and i
his money is not raised by subscrip-
lion II will have to be taken by law
hs taxes, with the largest pocket
books hit the hardest.
These are the things that southern
Lee county heard yesterday, ana IS
talking today and will talk for the
next week.
The townspeople and farmers OF
Lee county responded to the call OF
John C. Scott who made flying
automobile dash into every township
In the lower district-and responded
with true American spirit. Farmers
found behind cu1tiyators In corn
fields that need blowing at once
agreed to leave the fields and spend
their time working for this great Red
Cross war fund. Townspeople asked
for speakers and became active at
once.
Country Communities Are in Earnest.
Mobilization TO rthe Red Cross war
fund cam paign of next week is pro-
ceeding with the exactness and
rapidity of the German army and
with the hearty, serious enthusiasm
of the French in those great move
ments in August, 1914.
Meetings will be held as soon as
the word can be passed to the
people. At these meetings the whole
will be explained and all
questions answered. 1t is evident
that all the people need is to get a
real understanding of what the thing
really means, and they will be told
this at the meetings to be held in
each town within a few days
Edward w. McManus, chairman of
public meetings, furnishes speakers
on short notice and will do this for
any community which telephones him
or the Red Cross headquarters at the
telephone listed under the name of
the Keokuk Industrial association.
Chairman Scott found that the coun-
try towns were rather insistent that
Mr.. McManus come himself to adj
dress them, and he, will do this as
much as possible. Like the rest, he
Is putting this work paramount to
MS own private interests.
Christ and the Present Crisis.
Meetings will be held at Argyle,
Charleston, and Mont
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
Billy Sundays Campaign.

- 1H'y 0uTIudy OdTtTPd'U'''
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, June 16..-With all
past records already broken, Billy
sunday expects the total of taber-
aacle trail-hitters to reach ninety
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
Moroan,s pauohter WEEDS.


TUnited Press Leased Wire Serv1ee.l
NEW YORK. June l6.-Miss
Frances Tracy Morgan. second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Nor
gan, was married at ST Johns
chapel. Locust Valley. l.. l., to Paul
Geddes Pennoyer of Berkeley, Calf,
in one of the most fashionable but
quiet weddings society has seen this
year.
Only Immediate relatives and close
friends of the couple were invited,
A. Sheldon Pennoyer, brother Of
the groom, was best man. The.
mother of the groom, Mrs. A, A.
Pennoyer, was not present, owing TO
illness. Miss Jane Morgan, the
brides sister, was her only attend
ant. The ushers were Junius Spen-
Ger Morgan, Jr.. H, S. Morgan. John
C. Talbot, VIM. G. Van Fleet, Jr.,
and w. Lothrop Allen, Jr.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
FITTINGS TO Be HELD EVERYWHERE
a, Secretary Congratulates Local Red Cross Chapter
unon the Spirit Shown Here for the Work of the Red
Cross in Caring for the Soldiers From Iowa
Stricken on the Battlefelds in the Great
World War Now Waging.

one hundred million dollars for
: Red Cross is large sum; but
! cause is still bigger.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

shelton. Nebr, having been called
there by the death of an uncle.
Mrs. W. A Switzerland returned 70
her home In Humeston, Ia, FRIDAY al
ter a pleasant visit with home folks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

the skin was very red
and infamed. Ii itched
and irritated her so
badly that she was very
fretful, and would
scratch her face till it
was covered with blood.
1t became SO bad | had
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
BABY Girl. HAD
BREAKING OUT
Red and Inhamed. Irritated
Badly. Cuticura Healed.

''My baby girl had breaking ont on
her face when she was one year old. II
appeared in the form of blisters, and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

hands all the time, and her face was
dis6gured. 5a'@a~-sses
~ tried medicines without success.
Then procured Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment, and they very soon healed her.
Her face is without scar or blemish.
(Signed) Mrs. D. A. StangeS Box 244.
Blue Mound, ILL.,, Oct. 8, f9l6.
1t is easier to prevent skin troubles
than to heal them. Clear the pores
and keep them clear by using Cuticura
Soap for everyday toiles purposes and
touches Of Ointment as needed.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard. sCuticura,
Dept. II, Boston" Sold everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

thousand dollars for
J Red Cross in keokuk and pro-
,rtionate amounts in the country
wnships is only about ten dollars
,ch on the registered youth who
N not be drafted In Lee county.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-11-02
THIRD OFFICERS
TRAINING CAMP
SET FOR JANUARY

Men from colleges must be between
p and 81 but men from TIE army may
be between q and 40. Army men APP
ply to their commanding oficer, while
college men must communicate with
the instructor in military tactics Of
the school where they had their mill
tary training. The application blank
which the applicant will have to fill
out calls for a physical examination by
a competent physician AID this must
be paid for by the applicant.
All successful at the end Of the
training course will be carried as
eligible for second Heutenancies and
will be appointed as fast as vacancies
occur While in camp, enlisted men
Of the army will receive their regular
pay, while college graduates will get
first class private's pay $50 per
month, plus food, clothing and quar-
tiers. These training camps will turn
out line officers.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-11-02

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-The next
officers training camp will be held
from January to April 5, according
to the Adjutant Generals announce
ment. Applications must be in be-
tween now and December / and no
application received after the last
named date will be considered.
The camps will be made up of men
from the regular army, from the Ma
tional Guard, from the new draft
army and from graduates or under
graduates of educational institutions
which have had military training I'M
der an army officer for the past ten
years.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-11-02

Waste paper, suitable for starting
fires, at The Gateway; 10 cents per
sack,
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-11-02
CONSIDERS THE U. S.
ARMY AS NEGLIGIBLE

AMSTERDAM, Nov 2. - That
America is too weak a force to be
given serious consideration in the war,
is the opinion Of the German general
staff member, Major HofFe, expressed
in an article in the Weser Zeitung.
The officer says that America may
safely be ignored by Germany.
The only help the American can
give would be in the way of aviation,
in Hoffe's opinion, and he states that
the Germans have foreseen and pro-
vided against that possibility. The
idea of American troops coming across
to the front is prepOsterous and the
total number which America could
send would not exceed four or five
hundred thousand men, if Hoffe's
judgment is accepted
The writer estimates that the re-
public's fighting value will be about
as low as that of Rumania is at pres
emf IS