davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
CAREFUL SURVEY
OF CONDITIONS
Investigation Committee Of Keokuk
Retailers League VIII Go Into
Every Angle Of Trade
Problems.
APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE
Anyone Who Has Suggestions to Of
fer is Welcome to Give Them to
Chairman Ingle Of
Committee.

In the investigation Of trade CON
ditions, as they affect Keokuk, the
special committee appointed by the
Retailers league will take into con.
sideration various factors which
have a.:y bearing on the subject. An
exhaustive study of conditions will
be made, and Chairman ]. P. Ingle
If the committee would be glad to
have any suggestions. either from
local people or from those who trade
here from surrounding counties. as
% improvements which might better
trading conditions in this city.
Assuming that keokuk stores are
as good if not better than those of
the surrounding vicinity; that the
stock of goods is the same way, and
that prices are right, the committee
will attempt to dig down under the
surface and see just why certain
comm unities do not trade here, and
If those causes can be changed in
any way.
1t is planned to study conditions
from the viewpoint of automobile
roads. for one thing. If the road
into Keokuk from one town is good
and trade does not come from there,
then it will be assumed that the
loads are not to blame. Bad high
ways may be repaired If proper pres
sure is brought to bear. Another
angle will be that of railroad fares,
If these are equitable; another will
De the publicity put out by local
merchants compared with merchants
in other towns. publicity carried in
local papers and in those of the
neighboring towns as. well. The at
Effectiveness of stores and the facili-
ties for taking care of visitors to the
|city, will be looked into.
The committee expects to make a
personal inspection of roads, and to
visit the. people in the rural COM
Pnunities and to visit neighboring
Towns and study conditions. The re-
port probably will not be ready for
couple of months. In the mean
line any suggestions or assistance
will be appreciated. according to
chairman Ingle
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
AUTOS KILL.
So IN JULY
This Number of Persons Were PUT
Out Of This World In Iowa
During Summer
Month,

During the month of July, this
year, fifty-two persons were killed
in Iowa in accidents in which autos
took part.
Four Of the persons killed were
little children or infants. July 8 and
s showed most fatalities, five being
killed on each day and in five diff
ferent accidents. Four were killed
on July "a IS and 20, each.
The worst single accident was at
Milford on July &c when an auto
was struck by Milwaukee train
and four persons were killed.
In addition to the fifty-two per
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13

chin Is sunk In, probably from miss
ing teeth, and he is foreigner, talk
ing broken English.
The two agents had gone to Pal
myra to come back to Hannibal in
search Of box car thieves. They
found this man in a box car. The
man, who was Of French appearance,
promised to pay his fare when he
arrived in Hannibal The agents did
not search him and as the train was
pulling into Hannibal he shot Diemer
through the head and killed him in
stantly. Swiger was shot through
the left shin bone, left shoulder and
left arm. He Is now in a Hannibal
hospital.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
CHECK ON NEWS
PRINT WORKERS
Govermne nt viii Require Monthly
and Weekly Reports from
Paper Manufac-
turerS.

WASHINGTON, Sept 13.-To
keep a check on the news print
paper situation the federal trade
commission will institute a system
of monthly and weekly reports by
manufacturers. The aim is to keep
publishers constantly informed as to
the rate of production and consump-
ton and as to the amount of paper
stocks on hand.
The trade commission hopes that
the system will put newspaper pub
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
Byram as President.

ood@ United Press Leased Wire Service !
CHICAGO, Sept. 13-Harry e.
Ryram, vice president Of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
road, will become president Of the
Inc chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul at
i'm the meeting OF the Iatter,s directro-
5er ate in New York the last of this
VII month.
len This announcement was made by
Ter T. j. Earring. president of the ST
oTld 'anl since 1892 who is retiring be-
ause of age. He is 50 years old
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
He viii Explain II.

United Press Leased Wire Service. j
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13.-Chancel-
Tor Michaelis will address the reich
stag Friday on the American disclo-
ssures Of the messages sent by Count
LuXturg from Argentina through the
swedish foreign office, German re-
ports reaching here today stated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13

to seize his, automobile for debt.
Mortgage holders had given notice Of
foreclosure.
Martindale had only a $4,000 life in
surance policy in the Royal Arcanum,
taken out when he was a young man.
This will be wiped out by creditors
settlements.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13

by British Ambassador Buchanan al
Petrograd that it would be inadvis-
able for British subjects to visit Rus
sia at this time. American Minister
Morris has cabled the state part
ment, asking instructions on the adj
visibility of making similar announce
ment as regards Americans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13

fishers in a position to demand fair
prices and make it impossible for
producers to raise prices through
fear of a paper shortage. The Cana
dian government will be asked to
cooperate in the plan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13

He will be named chairman of the
board.
Byram, who is 81 years old, started
in railroad work as call boy for the
Burlington in Galesburg, Ill. He has
been vice president Of that road since
1910.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
Not Safe TO Visit Russia.

United Press Leased Wire Service. I
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 13.-The Brit
ish legation here was advised today
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26

The box office ct the Baker Grand
Theatre 10 working overtime looking
after the huge mail order business &C.
cssioned by the visit to Matches OF
the eternally young Sarah Bernhardt
on Tuesday evening, Jan. 80. On no
previous visit has there been such q
demaud for seats. Her fame 10 ever
ON the incrsase, r. Wedld' seem. and
time only adds to the lustre OF her
name and increases her drawing pow
or. The requests for seats through
the mail will, of course, be given pre-
cedence over the box ofilce sale, and
will be filed in the order they are re-
ceived. The regular box Office sale
opened Thursday morning, and judg-
ing by the demand, . capacity house
will applaud the great French actress
on this, her ninth visit to the United
States. Her program on this engage.
ment includes scenes from the ever
popular Camille, Jeanne dare, Cleo
patra, La Pax Ches Sol peace ct
Home), Du Theatre "a Champ dion.
neur (From the Theatre to the Field Of
Honor), La Vtsial, Uns d'Elees,
L'Aiglon, Hecube, Merchant Of Venice,
Holocsuste, Ii Chance do Mari, La
Faux Modele.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26
NOTICE

NOTICE.
The Lsdies' Aid Society meets hrst
Tuesday of each month.
The Presbyterian AuxillAty meets
third Tuesday n oooA Ooo1hs
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26
NEWEllToN NOTES.
Messrs. E. L. Gulley and John Linn
erick were visitors to four burg this

Messrs. E. L. Gulley and John Linn
erick were visitors to four burg this
week.
Hon. and Mrs. Martin Jacoby have
returned from . visit to relatives ct
Leland, Miss, this week.
The town authorities have had signs
painted and will have posted ct prom
inent points about town, announcing
the speed limit for automobiles within
the corporate limits. All who exceed
the speed limit will have to explain
their hurry TO the mayor.
Mr.. John Thomas Gordon, Jr., re-
turned from Monroe this week, and
after q visit of several days to his
parents leaves for Akron, Ohio, where
he has accepted Q position with tel
ephone company. His friends wish
him success in his northern home.
Judge A. B. Priddy of Danville, Ark,
who was q recent visitor to Tensas
parish, and where he has acquired
some interests, writes that he expects
to return to Tensss this year and
hopes to bring number of prospec-
tive settlers with him. All, however, lie
predicsted on our escape from floods
this spring.
Newellton is said to be "twin struck
of late. Only quite recently Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Moore of Kenilworth were
blessed with twin girls, while this
week the stork brought pair OF
bouncing boys to Mr.. and Mrs. John
D. Lynch. These happy parents have
the hearty cong ratulations of their
many friends. However, rumor is
current that the parents in both
homes have concluded to do q very
kind and generous act, and at same
time relieve q long-felt yearning in
the hearts and homes of two Of our
good citizens. We hear Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore have agreed to give one Of
their little daughters to Mr.. L. de
Vries, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch have
consented to give one of their sons to
Mr.. Leon Kullmsn. We commend
these devoted parents on their very
generous act, and know same will
bring much happiness and comfort to
the worthy beneficiaries.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26

The continued illness of Miss Mabel
Couvillon and her very weakened con-
dition have made impossible for her
to resume her work as Q member Of
the faculty of the st. Joseph High
School for the present session, and
she has accordingly rendered her re-
signation to Supt. Wade. This I'M
happy condition Is greatly regretted
by her many friends as we'll as by the
| patrons and pupils of the school, with
ell OF whom she is deservedly popu-
lar, as Miss Couvillon is regarded as
one of our most efficient and capable
teachers. Since her illness her place
has been temporarily filed by Miss
Elise Hszlip and Miss Ruby Hornsby.
We understand Miss Brunette Lewis
has been rendered the place by Supt.
Wade, and 1t Is also learned that she
has accepted and will begin her duties
next week. While we all regret
greatly to have to give Miss Couvillon
|up, and especially SO because OF hei
health, we are delighted that Mr..
Wade has been able to secure Miss
Lewis for the unfinished term, as her
capacity and fitness for the place are
leo we'll known as well as her fondness
for the people of st. Joseph, by all of
whom she is greatly admired and
|esteemed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26

Break your cold or iagrippe with q
few doses Of 600.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26
HOW'S THISY

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system. Testi.
monials sent free. Price Is cents per
bottle. Sold BY Ill druggists.
TYke 1Ar'S 1Smi1Y fIlls tor eentN'
D004o0s
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26

The Louisiana Orphsnsge Visitor fol
January gives a most fisttering report
of receipts of that worthy institution
from November 1st to January 18th,
which amounted to the handsome
sum of %, 1888. so In cash, besides num-
Der Of contributions in way Of pro.
duce and clothing. Included in the
cash contributions we notice q dona-
ton of S5 from Mr.. A. J. Gibson OF
this parish, while clothing and pro-
Dduco were sent from Waterproof and
other points along the line of the NJ.
H. & L. The Orphanage is located at
Ruston, and is an eleemosynary in
|stitution, and Is devoted to the care of
children who have been bereft of par
ents. So many helpless orphans have
been committed to the care of this
worthy institution that larger home
lie necessary, for which aid is being
asked. Easter Sunday in the spring
and Work Day" in the fall are set
apart by the Louisiana Conference for
the aid OF this home, and all collec-
tions taken up on Easter Sunday in
the NJ. E. churches and Sunday schools
throughout the state, and contribu-
tons made to the cause on "Work
Day" will be applied to the building
and furnishing Of this addition and for
the care and support of the inmates.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26
AMORTIZATION
nov Loans Under the Farm Loan Act
Are Designed to be Helpful
TO the Borrower
BY FRANK B. WILSON
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Washington, d. c.

It has always been recognized thai
the most effective aid one can get II
that which enables him to help him.
self.
Some critics of the federal farm loan
act have charged that this objection is
met by very carefully limiting the use
to which the borrowed money may be
put and by the requirement that farm
ers gradually each year must reduce
their indebtedness.
The farm loan act was designed &c
be helpful to the farmer of average
operations who has heretofore been
denied adequate credit. 1t wisely
limits the loans to so per cent of the
appraised value to the security, be-
cause this limitation makes the secur'
ity of a high character, thus satisfy
ing the investor, and therefore results
in lower rate of interest.
The use of the money is carefully
limited to the purchase Of land, to pay
on existing indebtedness, to purchase
livestock, or to make any productive
Improvement such as fencing, drain
age, buildings and machinery.
When money can be borrowed
cheaply for productive use, q mort
gage becomes an investment rather
than a handicap. The farmer Is en-
abled to get money to put his land to
better use, so that the profits Of his
investment will pay on his indebted
ness. Hereafter judicious borrowing
on the part of the farmer will be re-
garded as business enterprise, just as
1t il now considered beneficial for
large commercial institutions to Dor
row.
The farm loan act creates q form OF
indebtedness which peculiarly fits the
farmers needs. It recognizes that the
farming business is one Of slow re-
turns.
So, it provides that q mortgage made
under the act shall be paid on the
amortization or installment plan
through q long or short period OF
years. The mortgage may be made to
run from five to forty years, at the
option of the borrower, and they
must be paid of, interest and princi-
pal, In equal installments through the
period of the loans. Permission is
given to pay all of the loan or any
part Of 1t on any interest paying date
after it has run i've years.
To give the prospective borrower an
exact idea of the size of the payments
required annually to wipe out mort
gage in . given period, amortization
tables have been prepared. The fol-
lowing table shows the amount Of
annual payments required to extin-
guish, in the period indicated, Q thou
sand dollar loan bearing interest at
s, 81 and per cent:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26
4 TOAST TO ARkANsAW

Whether or not II. 8. Traylor, in
spector in the United States Indian
Service, 10 a native of Arkansas, we
are not In q position to state, but we
Judge that he has seen q good part OF
the state, and what it contains, and
has been duly impressed with the
mightiness of the Razorback common
wealth. Mr.. Traylor has undertaken
to attract attention to Arkansas by
portraying in novel and striking fash
ion some of the glories which give Ar
kansas distinction among the galaxy
of states. In burst of eloquence Mr..
Trsylor thus depicts the Arkansas
that he knows:
"If all the rice In Arkansas were
one grain it would take q Grand Can
Won to store it. If all the corn in
Arkansas was one ear it would take
the combined force of all stump-puil-
ers to extract one grain from that ear.
II all the chickens in Arkansas were
one chicken it would straddle the
Rocky Mountains like Colossus, and
its crow would shake the rings from
Saturn. II all the hogs in Arkansas
were one hog he could stand with his
hind feet on the island of Cuba and
his fore feet on the Isthmus of Pana-
ma, and dig the canal with one stroke
OF his snout II all the cows in Ar
kansas were one COW she could Craze
on the evergreens of the tropics and
switch the icicles from the North Pole
with her tail, and 1t would take canal
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf OF
Mexico to carry boats laden with her
butter and cheese. II all the mules in
Arkansas were one mule he could
stand with one fore foot on Mexico
and the other fore foot on Canada,
and kick the man out of the MOON"
All of which is to say that Arkansas
has progressed from the day when the
man who admitted he was from Ar
kansas almost invariably accompanied
his admission with q defiant, SNOW
laugh, gol durn you'll" He expected
1t. It is not the same Arkansas that
the traveller found when he persuaded
q native chill billy" to explain why he
did not single the hole in the roof OF
his cabin. Nor is the hog to which
Mr.. Trsylor pays tribute the familiar
razorbsck which was prevented from
clipping through the fence cracks by
the simple expedient OF tying knot
In Its tail.
There was time when you could
get rise out of the man frcm Arkan-
sas by insisting that the last two svl-
tables of the states name should be
pronounced as we pronounce the
name of Kansas. That time is past
and gone. Wher you try that old
joke on an Arkansan today, he looks
ct you pityingly and tells you that
question has been settled as definitely
ss the Declaration of Independence.
He IL not bothered.
So We propose to you Q toast to Ar
kansaw-its rice, ite corn, its hogs, its
chickens, Its cows, It's mules-you
may travel all over the world, and IL
you have not seen the Arksnssw
which MIR. Trsylor describes, you have
overlooked stupendous geographi-
cal bet.-Shreveport Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF TRNsAs.
Sr. JOSEPH. La, January 18th, 1917.
RY VIRTUE OF the authority vested In me-
q BY the Constitution and laws OF the state
of Louisiana, will sell at the ONCE OF the
Mayor in the Town Of st. Joseph, La, within
the legal hours of judicial sales, beginning
at II O'CLOCK A. N, on
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26

The three torpedo boat destroyers
which have been on Q visit to Natchez
since last Friday, passed st. Joseph,
going up, Friday morning, enroute to
Vicksburg, where they will stop for a
week. Quite Q crowd from st. Joseph
went down to the landing to see the
boats pass, and each boat blew Q salute
to the waving spectators.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26
Rate of Interest

So It will be seen that the farm loan
act, in addition to providing way for
the farmer to borrow to the limit of
safety, provides that he must put his
borrowed money to productive uses,
and furnishes the machinery to get
him out of debt in an honorable and
business like way. The farm loan act
helps the farmer by placing within
his grasp the means to help himself.
1t makes for business initiative and
independence.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26
NOTICE

A meeting of citizens OF Tensas par
ish interested in the organization of Q
Farm Loan Association, is called to be
held at the Court House in st. Joseph,
on Monday, Jan. 29th, at 10 q. m, for
the purpose Of effecting organization.
The interested will take notice.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26

New Fords have been received by
Maury Stanton, Oliver Watson and
Myles Hopkins. Mr.. Watson sold his
old Ford to p. D. Guthrie.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-26

4 Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. O'Kelley are
Visiting at the home Of Capt. J. D.
Frsisisr, in Jefferson county, Miss.
Mr.. Dent Frazier came over to st.
Joseph with Mr.. O'Kelley this week
for . short visit, and both returned to
Mississippi Friday.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-23
NO FOOD BOARDING
IN STATE OF NEVADA

survey of the food situation in
Nevada with regard to the amount OF
food products now on hand and the
amount that may be produced during
the coming summer has been nearly
completed by the state pure food and
drug laboratories.
The work Is being conducted by H.
Is. Bulmer of the department and he
has practically gone over the entire
state. Oyer seventy,hye per cent OF
all stores. warehouses and other
places where food products would be
kept have been checked.
There Is absolutely no evidence of
any boarding of food in Nevada" said
Mr. Bulmer. Nearly all the flour mills
have sold out everything they are pro-
ducing and there is no wheat lying in
elevators as there is In the east.
The retail stores in the state have
no extra supplies OF any kind of goods
on hand and none of the wholesalers
are overstocked. The conditions sc
far as the supply of goods on, hand is
practically normal and most of the
retailers are buying on the open mar
ket
There Is no fear OF a shortage o.
food in this state. however. and con
ditions can be considered very good.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-23
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTING coUN.
TY HIGH SCHOOL AND DORM.
TORY FOR THE COUNTY OF
ELKo, STATE OF NEVADA

Sealed proposals endorsed PRO
posal for constructing County High
School and Dormitory at Elko, Elko
County, Nevada" will be received by
the undersigned clerk of the board
OF education of the County of Elko,
State of Nevada, residing at Elko,
Nevada. up to one o'clock p. m. Of
the 4th day of June, A. D., 1917, at
which time said bids will be opened
and read publicly. Each bidder shall
furnish bids on three groups OF work
in accordance with the plans and spe-
cifcations, which plans and specifca.
undersigned, and at the office of the
architects, c. w. Dickey and J. J.
Donovan, Ala 18th street, Oakland,
California, as follows:
l. One bid shall be made upon the
general work included within said
plans and specifications, which shall
include excavation and grading. con-
crete work, brick work. carpenter
work, roofing and damp roofing. plas-
tering, glass and glazing, painting.
sheet.metal work, black boards,
shades, finish hardware, equipment,
plumbing and gas fitting and alter
mates.
2. Another bid shall be made upor
the heating and ventilating.
1 3. Another bid shall be made upoI
the electrical work.
I a deposit of $500 will be require,
as a guarantee OF the return of plan
and specifications taken from eithe
Office, which will be refunded to tn
contractor when the plans and spe
cifications are returned in good con
dition.
/ Proposals shall be made upon forml
similar TO those set forth In thu
book of specifications, and shall b.
executed in all particulars as Il
therein required.
Proposals shall not contain any
reorganization of the work to be done
No oral, telegraphic or telephone
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko O133f

Department of the Interior, L. S.
Land Office at Elko. Nevada, May 81,
1917.
Notice is hereby given that FRANK
J. LANDON. OF Lee, Elko County. Ne
vada, who. on March Is. 1914. made
homestead application No. 01336, for
southwest quarter. Section 4. Town
ship 81 North, Range Sc East, Mt.
Diablo Base and Meridian. has filed
notice of intention TO make final three
year proof. to establish claim to the
land above described, before the reg
lister and receiver OF the L. S. Land
Office, at Elko, Nevada, on the Goth
day OF June, 1917. Claimant names as
witnesses: Charles c. Drown. of Lee.
Nevada: John II. White, of Lee, Ne
vada; Scott Griswold. OF Lee Nevada;
George II. Clayton. of Elko, Nevada.
JOHN E. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication May %, 1917.
Last publication June %, 1917.