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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.

IL. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.1
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and probably Wednesday; not
much change in temperature.
For Iowa: Fair tonight; som ewhat
warmer north portion; Wednesday
partly cloudy and warmer, probably
becoming unsettled north portion.
For Illinois and Missouri: Fair to-
night and probably Wednesday; not
much change in temperature.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

Mean temperature 18th, 81.
Highest, "a.
Lowest, 48.
Lowest last night, 46.
FRED z. GOSEWTSCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

debtedness was over subscribed,
treasury department announced tot
This brought the total issue up to
500, 900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

yards, with more than 10000 cattle
would be consumed. Fire companies
made rapid Roadway, however, and
saved the major part of the yards.
Several scale houses were burned,
but the fire did not reach any of the
larger structures.
Twenty-Five Acres Burned.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 16.-The
Kansas City Stock Yards company in
preliminary statement this noon,
estimated that $500 cattle and 3,1OO
hogs were lost in the fire which
consumed part of the yards today.
Twenty-Five acres were burned over,
the statement said. ALI railways ex-
cept the Missouri Pacific have issued
an embargo against cattle shipments
to Kansas City until conditions re-
gain normal.
Million Dollar Loss.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 15.-
Work on checking up the losses in
this mornings disastrous fire at the
Kansas City stock yards was pro-
crossing this afternoon. The stock
yards company refused to make a
formal statement, declaring that an
estimate of the losses was all that
is possible until the checking UP has
been completed. In preliminary
statement officials placed cattle
losses at 1900; hogs, 3,1O0, and the
total monetary loss at nearly ST.
100000. =
The fire was first discovered about
1880 o'clock this morning in the
northeast corner of the stock yards.
Famed by an east wind it spread
rapidly and by four o'clock had
burned over twenty-five acres, being
stopped only when it reached the
banks of the Kaw river. A wooden
stock bridge across the river was
partly burned.
More than 10000 cattle and about
10000 hogs were in the yards when
the fire started Maddened by the
flames and smoke the animals STAN
peded, tearing down wooden fences
them were pushd into the river.
Stockmen hurriedly opened all the
gates and steers were allowed to run
loose all over the west bottoms.
They are being rounded up through
Out lulS GHllIe
Many cattle were smothered when
dense clouds of smoke rolled over
the pens where they were held. Hogs
were literally cooked in the new
concrete, four deck hog pens. Fire
men put many of the pain crazed
animals out of their misery with
guns and axes.
Nearly all the live stock losses
damage to the yards is covered by
insurance. officials said today. A
charge of ten cents head is made
on each car of steers entering the
yards for insurance, which is kept UP
by the stock yards company.
Spectators will be the heavy
losers, it is believed. The fire started
in the spectators section where
cattle bought from shippers by specu-
lators were penned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
Grain Review.

/
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
| CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Buying by
shorts gave the corn market firm
tone today and prices were Is to ]
cent higher than yesterdays close.
December corn opened at $1.13, UP
", later gained 12. January opened
late at $1.O9, up 1 ", but later lost *
May opened ss higher and later gained
Is to s1.093s.
The trading in oats was dull. with
prices irregular. October opened
late at 5S%, down rs and continued
unchanged. December opened I'M
changed at ssh, continuing at that
figure May was Is higher at the
opening, subsequently gaining the
same fraction to 59A.
Provisions were generally higSer
despite a lower hog market.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
SENATOR DICTATES
TO COMMITTEE
fS.r,nNAnIand krf,1r, peno
fContinued from Page IL

meet face to face and question any
witnesses that may be called"
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Certificates oversubscribed

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The
treasury department offering of $780,
100000 in treasury certificates OF in.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
Subscribed 100000 More.

faction against the Hohenzollerns
within Germany.
Subscribed 100000 More.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 16.-San
Francisco has subscribed 100000
more to the Liberty loan in the past
twenty-four hours, according to an
nouncement by the Liberty loan COM
mittee today. No total figures were
announced. pending check up of un-
official figures with the official to-
tails Of the federal reserve bank.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

There will be little change in rive,
stage during the next forty eight
hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

section" in the north end of the
yards and spread rapidly until at
four o'clock it looked as If the entire
yards, with more than 10000 cattle,
would be consumed. Fire companies
made rapid Roadway, however, and
saved the major part of the yards.
Several scale houses were burned,
but the fire did not reach any of the
larger structures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
roday,s Loan Subscription.

Brunswick is alleged to have fred the
shot
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
Weather Conditinne

"edSHer CohdIt1OnS.
With high pressure in the upper
Mississippi valley, it is somewhat
cooler from the Missouri to the Ohio
valley.
Generally fair weather prevails in
the plateau and mountain regions
this morning, with moderate temper
AZURE.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
TWO DAY VISIT
WITH AMERICANS

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
CATTLE BURNED
TO DEATH

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
LIBERTY LOAN
BEING BOOSTED

CONTINUED from page ID
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

off the coast of China. 1t meant a
great opening for him, and Esther told
aim he must go. He urged an imme-
1iate marriage as he must sail in three
weeks if he accepted. But her mother
strongly opposed the hurried wedding.
Judge Marvin had been dead only few
weeks, and she felt that her daughter
ras now being torn from her. Esther
SSured her mother she would remain
it'll her, but as she still kept the same
attitude, March was for giving up the
expedition, when Esther prevailed up
IN him to go.
1--WE can wait, dear" she said. ut
will only be about three months before
you are back"
Il hope it will not be longer" he an
swered, ''but we can never set an ex-
act time.
Howard March did not return in
three months, but she heard regularly
from him. Sometimes the letters were
short, but when they halted, and he
had more leisure, they were long, filled
VIII dCCuulllS VI 1lAo lldNClS, Slllu III
ways breathing devotion which
seemed to increase rather than lessen
by absence. After about eight months
the letters ceased. The last one had
told of starting on n trip into a wild,
unexplored country, and as the weeks
went by without any tidings Esther
concluded March was still beyond any
means of communication. But when
The weeks heightened into months, and
the months into years with never a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

on the stage; but within, and in his
own bosom, where all may do as they
list, where all is concealed, to be reg
ular, there's the point. The next de-
gree is to be SO in his house, and in
his ordinary actions, for which there is
no study nor artifice. And therefore
Bias, setting forth the excellent state
of private family, says: "Of which
the master is the same within, by his
own virtue and temper, that he is
abroad, for fear of the laws and report
of men," And it was worthy saying
OF julius Drusus, to the masons who
offered him for three thousand crowns
to put his house in such a posture
that his neighbors should no longer
have the same inspection into it as be-
fore: 81 will give you," said he, six
thousand to make it so that everybody
may see into every ROOM"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
Some Dawo.

"When it comes to hounds" said the
fat plumber, my brother up in Trum-
bull county has got everything beat l
ever heard Of" "What kinda dawg Is
tn" the thin carpenter inquired, scent
Ing some of the fat plumbers usual
fairy tales. 81 think he calls it bugle
hound" "You mean beagle hound,
don't you?" swell, maybe it is" what
Is wonderful about it?" "The way it
hunts" "Birds?" "And animals, too.
1t will go after anything" Bear and
deer?" Anything, I tell you" 1T
must be some dawg." II should say it
Is. The other day my brother heard
the sound of what seemed to be a ter
rife struggle in one of the upstairs
rooms of his house and when he ran up
to see what the excitement was all
about what do you suppose that hound
had freed on one of the bedposts?"
"COon? mo" "What?" Cock
roach."-YoungStown Telegram.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
Esther'S
Wireless
XNAA
By MARY PARRISH

m ~ ~ ~ NJ ~ NJ M '7ISN
Copyright, 1917, by w. G. Chapman.)
well, she can't go on this way much
longer"
Mrs. Flint gave her opinion with an
air of finality that was entirely con-
gincing to Mrs Baker on the other side
Of the fence. In fact, Esther Marvin
had for some time furnished a topic of
conversation to the inhabitants of the
small New England town.
Time was when it was considered
quite the fashionable thing to send
ones daughter to Miss Marvin's School
FOR Young Ladies'; but that was some
nine years ago when Miss Marvin'S
social position as the daughter of the
lately deceased judge not only gave
her influence in her own circle, but
served as q sort of lure to those trifle
lower in the social scale. When the
Judge died, leaving his wife and daugh-
ter nothing after his debts were paid,
but the fine old house on the hill, ES-
her decided that the best thing she
uO was W COutcIL tllG OlS
room into q school room, and try to
make living for her mother and her
self by utilizing her college education
as teacher. The change In their for
tunes told heavily on the frail little
mother, who two years later drifted on
to less material world leaving her
daughter to face the problem alone.
The school prospered, but aside from
her loneliness, Esther had another
problem to face. She was q staunch,
COURAGEOUS soul, and she did not waver.
Before her fathers death Esther had
become engaged to Howard March.
The alliance had been approved of by
the judge for March was his old
friends nephew, and he believed he
saw in the young man energy and
strength of character sufficient for him
to make an honorable career. Esther
loved him as only such a deep, true
nature can. They were to be married
in about four months, when March told
her of an expedition he had been asked
TO join to take up land for tea-grOwing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

OF these
public funds surveys
the officials of the geological survey Think only
the has
the wider distribution of the maps
to
in largely
publicity necessity adopting commercial business
the
In existence
special TO
this every map
of the local and state press as well as to
postm and
wider distribution involve the cooperation
hotel well
bookst
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01


fashionable.
the presidential residence our home but
public
receptions the White House both engaging and picturesque In the
kitchens Then
arriving
hickman
him
grasp presidential
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

get none. I have raised i've idiot
children, and think oughtter have a
pension. Please send one at once"
And here is another, which Rep
resentative Jacoway Of Arkansas
found in his mail:
"Plez send me pensun by return
mail. r wuzent in the army, but my
father wuz. And could prove it,
but the captain lost the mustard role"
This is an extract from an affi-
davit submitted to q Missouri con-
gresham by country doctor, who
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

An American has obtained a CubaI
patent for a machine that cultivate:
growing sugarcane, work that hereto
fore has had to be done by hand.
China uses q native plant-a gras:
with tenacious roots that resist ero
sion-to protect railway embankment:
from the foods prevalent in the coun
try.
The Italian government is expert
menting with sericulture in Libya
which produces many mulberry frees
on the leaves Of which silkworms car
be fed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
POSTSCRIPTS

Using a special form Of stoker and
crate a German power plant is making
steam with cinders from locomotives.
Mica stereopticon slides have been
invented, resisting heat better than
glass ones and being less easily broken.
A New York newspaper man is the
inventor of machine with a stand
ard typewriter keyboard that sets type
from which fac-simile letters can be
printed. the type being automatically
distributed afterward.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
POSTSCRIPTS

More than 100000 bushels of flax
seed were grown last year in the Ar
gentine.
A combined dishpan and draining
board for dishes is covered by recent
patent.
In proportion to its size a fly walks
13 times as fast as man can run.
a rough estimate of the power that
can be developed from the rivers OF
alabama places the total at 1,37S,OOO-
."se power.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
Sometimes Best to FORGET.

There are deeds that are unpardon-
able; people who merit neither excuse,
nor good will, nor forbearance. Is this
sufficient reason for remembering them
for ever? Let the injury fall to the
ground, and do not stoop to recover it.
Charles Wagner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

Sans batlesps bland
this odd
venion.
bunch he said "Ever notice
hat men areth bestfe the world?
mothers
Of And we're going to be some
exclusive
member but they've got to
measure I'D pretty belong
clan"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

Glass is now made so as to be prac-
tically unbreakable.
More than 10000 government civil
employees are paid less than $3.50
year each.
Pension funds for municipal en-
ployees have been established in 159
cities in this country.
A Hungarian inventor has succeed
ed in perfecting wOoden-soled shoe
that is flexible.
Before the war Germany's annual
production of matches was valued at
$50. 100000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

more, who said, when he was called
to the executive mansion, "rhis is my
first misfortune 1t is the most per-
sonal, most picturesque of the govern
ment's possessions. Its history is the
history of many of our American
ideals, says Harrison Rhodes in Har-
per's Magazine.
The White House, as is natural,
is the constant theater of the conflict
to be observed everywhere in Ameri-
can life between our wish to have an
ariStOcracv and orr wish NOT TO- But
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

City. The one-legged men will be
mostly statesmen for artificial limb
firms in the United States. They pro-
pose to organize socially and to dis
cuss ways and means Of increasing
their firms business with European
countries.
Gustav Gumpert will bid them
welcome. Gurnpert is prominently
counted on to become president of
the One-Legged Mems Association of
America" He lost his limb ten years
400 in the Snrvice of his country
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
Couldn't Do IL

Pussy Woman Tin crowded car, to
shabby MANI wish you'd throw up
a window.
Shabby Man with a grin)-rd like
TO accommodate you, mum, but amt
swallered One.-Town Topics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

OF the geOIOBICaI survey. IL Is odIu
that the standards Of accuracy and
refinement in this work have been
constantly raised by the engineers
carrying it on, with the view Of meet
ing adequately every use to which the
resulting maps can be put. The law
provides for the sale Of these maps by
the survey at the cost of printing,
which is interesting when il is taken
into account that this cost is only
small percentage of the cost Of sur
vavinp tho oreo If rpDreSentS The
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
examined a third pension applicant:


ation."
venerable
received
his
imagined when he got this
udon'tn to o
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
The Inner Life,

'Tis an exact life that maintains it
self in due order in private, wrote
[Montaigne. Everyone may juggle his
part, and represent an honest man up-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
Beuinninu of the end

Heinie-Is Parker friend of yours?
Omar-I always thought he was
until about an hour ago.
Heinie-Why the change of opinion?
Omar-Re refused to lend ne a
quarter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
Funny Letters Received by Members Of Congress

which the writer's dis
W Representative Raney
getting pension but don't
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01

Count Won Bernstorff, the dismissed
German ambassador, snapped just
after he had delivered the note from
the kaiser which resulted in the rup-
ture of diplomatic relations He was
on his way to moving picture house
where he saw German war films.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
One-Leqqed Men to Convene in National Capital

will arrive this city next June will be welcomed
by
extraordinary character started the Capital
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
White House Is a Most Desirable Residence

Up ASINGTONThe White House far and the most desirable
w residence in the national capital CThs in of the nobility of vice
0tges them tradition Fill
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-01
Valuable Government Maps Offered at Low Price

project 100000 miles of the United States
back
than half COMPLETED according TO experts
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-12
FLAT RIVER SCHOOL
MARIN GOOD HIKER

Miss Inez Harris, who is teacher
in the High School at Flat River, de-
cided to spend few days during the
holidays taking hike.
Miss Harris, whose home is with
her parents near Elvins, but who is a
teacher of Physics in the High School
at Flat River, started out last week
to walk to this county and visit her
friend, Miss Archie Matthews, who
lives near Fruitland. She crossed the
country from Elvins to Mcbride part
of the way in an auto, and partly by
walking. From Mcbride she walked
down the railroad track to Neely's
landing, arriving there late Friday af-
ternoon. She spent the night at Nee
ly's Landing and started out Friday
morning on her way to the home of
Miss Matthews, distance Of eleven
miles. Being somewhat footsore, she
phoned before leaving Neely's, and
was met on the road by a brother of
Miss Archie's, about five miles out
from Neelys. Miss Harris was ac-
companied on her trip by bulldog,
and she also carried small pistol.
Taking such walks is not uncommon
with her. Two or three years ago,
after graduating from school in Okla
homa, she, accompanied by brother
and sister, walked to their GRANDPA
theirs who lived in Alabama, dis
lance of 1850 miles, and all except
$50 miles, which distance they rode on
train, they made by walking. The
time required on this trip was twen-
ty-nine days.
Miss Harris returned last Sunday
with Miss Archie and Joe Matthews,
by way of the Frisco, to again take up
her work in the school at Flat River.
Her arrival at Neelyis Landing and
her trip across the country-ne morn
ing gave rise to much speculation as
to who she was and where she hailed
from. People were not accustomed
to seeing women travel alone with
bulldogs or carrying gun.-Jack-
son Cash Book, Jan. A.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-12
MRS. MARY DOUGLAS COUNTS

Our little city was very much
grieved on Sunday morning to learn
of the death of Mrs. Mary Douglas
Counts, who passed to rest Saturday
evening, January 6, 1917, at 1880
o'clock. Sister Counts had been suf-
fcring for some time, but we did not
think the end was so near
Miss Mary Douglas Farmer was
born near Springfield, Mo-, Febru-
airy %, 1912. She came to st. Fran
co.'s county with her parents early
in life, settling near Libertyville. At
the age of ten years, she united with
the Christian Church, and for sixty
five years has been worker for her
Master. On June IL, 1866, she was
united in marriage to Nicholas Jeffer-
son Counts, and to this union nine
children were born, seven Of whom
survive her. For the past few years,
owing to her health, she has not been
able to attend the church services, but
was always interested in the prosperi-
ty of the church. She leaves seven
children, number of grandchildren,
one sister, and host of friends to
mourn her loss. Our sympathy goes
out to the bereayed family. Farwell,
Sister Counts; you cannot come to
us, but we may come to you.
j. M. 3,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-12

z;nc m;ninu folds where he has, IN
terests III Turned over his hooks Ia
the Conntv Court last week which
comnletas his official duties for sew
eral weeks 10 come Ard san. those
books are in fine condition, too, show
ing an increase in the taxable pro-
perty of over a million dollars.
Fo,,,. beod Of cattle Win synnotb
c,on otF nf ,.iybt car ana snl;t in ripht
e mSs III Inhoi ~ r. I e sa,. II powers
I.;s a,s. Afisso,,,.; y nnless Iahel 4
i e,ai''D ~ ~ ,,,l,;cl COCO Yba bnlo viii he
800 seSS' i, +ha nnper nart Of aer.near tbe
Sa n - - ~ 5o- ~
'-S'
James W. shaw, OF Grass Range,
Mont, who has been.visitlng relatives
and old friends in this community
for the past week or two, VIII return
soon to his home. Thirty-slx years
ago ne left his home IN Libertyville,
and located where ne still resides,
wneT ;, ne alrlei s au na az re ~ hoe
AMY e., a. 49,; ,s S,,t h;s nras
emf visit Z the onlv one he has made
in the mast sixteen wears. MANY Of
Ethp Md friends have diSanpDarpd hut
Il il great Measure N him 10 meet
VIII those wbo remain Ua Hikes his
fnresant home where he owns large
.ranch and Is DOING we'll
-; 90 a. NJ Voc.
~ she peg sn , - nne ne" br;@ht
ever eiing seems 4Ilusua ~
any pno', nSI IL - nrsot n,.ns
vlc.lty, anu year " sie . pi pe
perry anu haPpiIess - JUS. nov oe
Eiinils W unhoiu III ele peoP O.
Inns community com anu espec,aiiS ~ ~ ="
la l's cJu.ey' @ pepUp oht a., 49, ~
oe cohgra.u t upon tne Dii li Fio ~,
perts N seore lor 'n Is' ANU anu y V al
Mili pu. en.e uPon eltS Wv : co =,
tbe r;ght snirit then tbe banniness of
ali viii he Increased an hundred fold.
We believe that great things will
come by way of Pennington this year,
| and our citizens should be in a mood to
accept them when they appear.
Ont 70 n;ecas-nr;ces on Hats at the
| Ertornr;se