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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-05
Observation-Disclosures
IOWA,

SHENANDOAH, Iowa, March 81
John w. Shunick has subscribed $12,-
500 to the new proposed parochial
school here. While it is not definitely
assured that the school will be built,
a few more liberal contributions and
the building will be reality. 1t Is
planned to establish a school that will
attract students from all over the
state. An endowment OF 100000 is
contemplated.
GLENWOOD. Iowa, March 5.-The
impression prevails pretty generally
over the country that the winter wheat
prospects are not at all good. The
| lack of snow may partly account for
this poor prospect. Reports come
from a number Of people that the
ground has frozen deeper this winter
than usual. Furthermore, the season
for the beginning of the growth OF
wheat was not as favorable as it might
have been.
LANSING. Iowa, March Sired
Markwardt has retired after cont1n-
uous service of over fifty years in the
employ Of Nielander & Co., as team
ster in this city. Mr.. Markwardt
made many trips to and from Prairie
du Chen, Wis, in the days before the
railroads had penetrated these parts.
THURMAN, Iowa, March 5.-Peter
Shuts has sold 10000 bushels of corn
for 90 cents in the crib, to Noble &
Reid of Hamburg. Mr.. Shuts mas
raised and sold over 10000 bushels OF
corn this year.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa, March
5.-The high cost of living was again
demonstrated when Max Moskoxitz
hauled 1895 pounds Of onions to Oma-
ha and received a check for S126.O4
for them.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, March 81
Walter Jansen, a thirteen-year-old
school boy, is under arrest as check
forger. Without the aid of any one
he made out and cashed checks agsre-
eating 1892. With the money thus Sc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-05
LEE ENGINEER
ION BRIDGES
M. F. Mcfarland Spoke on Topic al
Meeting Of County Experts
Last Week.

County Engineer NJ F. Mcfarland
returned from Ames. where he attend
ed the gathering of county engineers
from all over the state. The meet
ing was held on February "a and %
and March 1, in the engineering
building OF Ames college. About one
hundred county engineers were pres
emit, and all took an active part in
the discussions which came UP at the
various sessions.
Mr.. Mcfarland who has had con-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-05
Second Boat Swamped.
VIOLENT ATTACK
is REFUSED
Repeated Assaults by Germans, Re-
suited In Heavy Losses, Ac-
cordIno to French Report

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, March 5.-A violent Ger
man attack over a front of a mile
and three quarters, made in repeated
assaults, was repulsed last night
with heavy losses to the Germans,
today's official statement asserted.
The German forces failed to get a
footing anywhere except in advanced
positions north of Caurieres woods,
the statement added.
The attack, which was in sufh-
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ANGELA M. STONE.
Hamilton, ILL.,, March 3. 1917. -.---

Carriages without horses shall go
And accidents fill the world with
woe;
Around the world. thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling Of an eye.
Water shall yet more wonders do.
How strange. yet shall be true;
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at root Of tree.
Through hills men shall ride
And no horse or ass shall be at his
SIDE.
Under water men shall. walk.
Shall ride-shall sleep-shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen
In black, in white, in green;
Iron in the water shall float
AS easy as wooden boat.
Gold shall be found, and found
In land that's not now known.
Fire and water shall wonders do
England at last shall admit a Jew;
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
1.-THE Gate City extends thanks to
the many others besides Mrs. Stone
who interested themselves to the ex-
tent of furnishing information as to
where the "Shipton prophecy" could
be found, or submitted copies.l
E. VI. 90
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near here, for traces of the nine sea.
men Of the coast guard cutter Yama.
craw, who are believed to have per
ished when their lifeboat was swamp
e;i as they were fighting through a
choppy sea TO the rescue OF the
stranded Texas oil steamer Louisiana.
Small hope, however. was held out
when at daybreak no trace OF the
missing men had been found.
Hope Is also dwindling that the
Louisiana. now firmly fixed on the
sea.lashed shoals three miles north
east OF Ocean City, Md, can be
saved. The vessel has sprung seri-
GUS leaks and her hold and engine
rooms are filled. She ran ashore IN
a dense fog.
The second boat. containing six
men. was lowered from the coast
guard cutter Yamacraw, when first
boat containing nine men had been
swamped Just as it reached the tow
ering sides of the Texas oil steamer
Louisiana, laboring on Winter Quart
er shoals. Further dispatches this
morning told of the safe Bleaching or
a small dingy with four men. Coast
guard officers, however, did not be-
lieve this boat was from the fama-
chaw, as 1t bore a strange lettering.
Second Boat Swamped.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The
death list Of United States coast
guard seamen who persisted in a
heavy sea while going to the rescue
of a stranded steamer off Ocean
City. Md, last night, was today be-
lieved to have reached fifteen, when
additional reports to the coast guard
told Of the swamping of a second
small boat.
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MOTHER SYMPTOMS
PREDICTIONS
First Published In the Year 1888
ForeteIIing of Events That
Have Come to Pass.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
Noticing you request for a copy
of Mother Symptoms Prophecy"
have copied it for you. as have it
pasted in a book. The prophecy
was first published in 1888 and again
in 1641. my record shows. 1t was
much talked of and believed in in
the early part of the eighteenth cen
tury, in fact until the last part OF
it. '"That the world to an end should
come in 1881" failed to come true;
all of the other predictions have.
My father was a pioneer Of Michi-
gan, a Friend" by birth. and the
Quakers fully believed in this pro-
phesy as having been handed down
in their church for SO long period
before any part of it became true.
Indeed, l remember my father
thought the part of Carriages with
out horses should &C." meant railroad
cars, but l am more inclined to think
it referred to automobiles Of the
present day, for because Of them
accidents do fill the world with
woe" -=5is
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siderable work and experience in
bridge work designing, was asked to
prepare a paper on this subject and
also addressed the engineers present
on this topic. Numerous other pa
pers and short talks were had, and in
all the engineers gathered many val
liable statistics and pointers regard
ing the highway work in the state.
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Namur and ST. Apus, designated as
capitals, according to Berlin advices
today. German governors have been
appointed for each of these districts,
the scheme Of government being the
same as that in erman-occupied
Poland.
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cient force to indicate a general
offensive. was in the region OF
Caurieres woods and north of YER
dun. The enemy's repeated attacks
we're broken down by the French
curtain of fire.
The German assault came after a
redoubled and prolonged artillery
preparation.
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The Minneapolis Loyalty league.
the outgrowth of socialistic opposi-
ton to war under any circumstance.
has already enrolled $3.50 names OF
citizens pledged to stand by the
president"
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NINE SEAMEN
HAVE PERISHED
Lifeboat Swamped as Men Were
Fighting Their Way to Rescue
Of OIL Steamer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
NORFOLK, Va, March 5.-Small
boats and dingies were today scour-
ing the sea off Winter Quarter shoals
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Iowa People.

DEBORAH. Iowa
ried. l to k
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery for a
rundown con-
dition. I only
took two bot
ties and have
been perfectly
well since that
lime. l always
recommend It
to other peo-
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Under Military Control.

COPENHAGEN, March 5-Kaiser
Wilhelm has issued proclamation
to the German empire announcing
that the railway systems are now
under military control, according to
advices today from Berlin
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ReIojun Divided Up.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
COPENHAGEN, March 5.-That
part of Belgium in Germany's hands
has been divided into three prov
inces, with the cities OF Brussels,
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MISSOURI.

| HANNIBAL, Mo-, March 5.-blnulns
James Dunbar and Peter Munson.
night watchmen. to chairs. three men
early Sunday morning robbed the Of
fee Of the Hannibal Railway and
Electric company Of more than $2oO.
Munson and Dunbar were freed five
hours later by motormen, who came TO
take out, their cars.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March s.
Governor Gardner has signed the bill
increasing state saloon Licenses to
$500 a year, which is double the
amount now paid by approximately
2. 600 saloons in Missouri.
PALMYRA. Mo-, March 5.-Rev. G.
NJ Gray. Methodist minister, was
knocked down and gored by an en-
ragged Jersey bull, on his farm near
Palmyra, Friday morning. Prompt &C
ton by hired man WHO attacked the
bull with a pitchfork. saved the minis
ter's life. Before the man reached the
spot Mr.. Gray was seriously injured.
The horn Of the bull tore a deep cash
/ in his left leg and the ligaments Of his
left shoulder were torn loose.
EDNA. Mo. March 5.-The trial OF
! Earl Wilson, charged with a statu
tory offense, resulted in verdict OF
acauittal The Jury returned the yer
dict Friday morning after trial last
, ing three days.
| SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. March Suit
| for 100000 damages against the city
has been fled BY the Springfield Trac
ton company for lack OF police pro
lection in the present street car strike
which has continued since October
1916. Mayor J. J. Gideon and Chief Of
Police Barney Rathbone are named as
/ defendants.
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cured he purchased baseballs. bats and
various other things.

LANSING, Iowa, March 5.-Raising
turkeys in Iowa Is like finding money
on the street, so profitable Is the bus
mess A local produce man paid an
Iowa township farmers wife SIS for
fourteen last week.
DES MINES. Iowa, March 5.-The
merger of the Century Savings bank
Of Des Moines and the Iowa Loan and
Trust company, two among the largest
banking institutions in the state Is
announced.
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Before I was mar

ple."-MRs. MABEL CHR1sToPHER, 60s
Mechanic St., DEBORAH, Iowa.
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ILLINOIS.


HARRISBURG. H., March 81
Great excitement prevailed here when
word was received that oil was struck
on the Mick farm south Of this city at
depth Of 1900 feet. Oil In great
quantity is flowing from the hole at
present, filling bitches and streams In
every direction.
BENTON, ILL.,, March 5.-William
Larkin, convicted and given a four
teen years sentence for killing Frank
Luster, a bachelor. and then destroy
ing his house with dynamite. escaped
from Franklin county jail after saw
Ing the bars.
SPRINGFIELD. H.. March State
Senator e. S. Smith, republican. OF
Springfield, was elected to fill the va
cancy on the seventh judicial circuit
bench caused by the death OF the late
Judge James A. Creighton. Senator
Smith defeated Edmund Burke. dem.
ocrat, of Springfield by an estimated
majority of 5000. The election OF Sen
ator Smith will necessitate the calling
OF a special election to FIJI his place.
PANA, H., March 5.-Clinton BE
wins. farmland. shot two weeks ago
by @. d. Robertson, near Arcola, FOL
lowing a quarrel over wages, died Sat
urday night. Robertson, who Is in jail
without bond. asserts he shot In self
defense.
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International News Service.

CHICAGO. Jan. 11.-This city has become the rallying point for repre- senlatives of the railway brother hoods who are gathered here today m force. Over six hundred delegates are present at the conference.
 Two main questions are to be dis cussed by the members of the con- ference. The most important refers .0 the future action of the brother hood trainmen in case the Adamson law, which Is .low under consld eration bly the supreme court arguments hay. ing been heard, should be decided unconstitutional. In the event of this outcome the trainmen will be no bet ter off than they were last August when their threatened strike was postponed because of the passage of tho law.
 The other matter to be taken up Is the bill now before congress to en- force arbitration In labor disputes. The brotherhood leaders want to de-
 some way to prevent the passage
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The party complexion of the upper and lower houses of the territory are likely to the republican. The senate is certainly republican and the house will depend upon whether Corrigan or Reed are declared elected. Follow. ing is a summary: Democrats il sem ate Oh rles A. Sulzer, first division: Frank A. Aldrich. second division: John Roman, third division: republic ans in senate, J. R. Heckman, first division John Sundback. second di- vision; O. P. Hubbard, third division: o. P. Gaustad and Dan Sutherland. fourth division; democrats in house, W. ". Casey, flrst division; J. F. Daily, second division; Frank B. Can non and T. H. Holland, third divisio on: T. M. Price or Charles McCallum. third division: and w. T. Burns and L. c. Hess. fourth division. Inde- pendent c. K. Snow. fourth division: republicans in house, John c. Held, Monte Benson and James Freeburn or P e. Mccormick. first division; A. A. Allan, Nate Coombs. T. NJ. Reed trep.) or Phil Corrigan tdem.), second division; Joseph Murray, third division. and Andrew Nerland, fourth division.
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The reported death of Buffalo Bill yesterday in the Nugget resulted in or!aging put the interesting fact that Councilman A. D. Poteet's great grandfather, Alexander Major adopt Cd the embryo scout and buffalo slay. CT at the age of two years. Mir. Major was in the freighting business across the great plains on the Santa Fe trail and took the youngster along with
 him in one of his score of prairie schooners. When eight years old Bill became a messenger. He was given B pony and his duties were to carry messages from Major to his men at the front or rear of the long string of OK drawn wagons. Thus the young chap received the training in plains s-craft which was to determine l the course of his lifes activities. And
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District Clerk Adams has received of- hcial returns from the Utica precinct which in so far as the figures for delegate and for Corrigan and Reed are concerned are not different from the unofficial returns announced some time since. The receipt of these returns, and the figures, has been made known to the canvassing board al Juneau by wire. This may put a new complication on the delegate con- test but there are still irregularities which will have to be passed on in the matter of the Utica vote. The official ballot did not arrive there and 80 could not be used. The law pro. vides for such cases and says that a special report shall be made out ex. blaming the circumstances. This re- port has not been sent so far as Is known. The vote of Deering Is liable to be thrown out for the same req son. The significance of the official returns from Utica is that If this vote is counted 1t will mean the election Of Corrigan over Reed as representa-
 tive and ot will give 13 votes to Wickesham and only to Sulzar.
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The blizzard of yesterday piled up big snow drifts on one side or other of nearly every building in town and many a house will be warmer in con- sequence though some windows and doors will have to be shovelled clear. The snow in the street lies mostly in drifts that are light and easily handled by the scrapers of snow con- tractor w. J. Rowe.
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The tickets to the Commercial Con. gross to be given on the goth inst. by the chamber of Commerce are now on sale and are decidedly alliteratiye. They are called portal passports" and speak of "eats ecstatic. drinks deli ciCus. sensation supreme. winged wit. wireless wisdom, nellifluous music and melody"
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here 1t was too that he laid the foundation for that splendid physical constitution which carried hhn
 through many an ordeal He ler. the service of Major to become union scout during the civil wal. Mir. Poteet often as boy heard his great grandfather speak of the youth fui exploits of Buffalo Bill.
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The funeral of the late Mrs. Day.
 ison at the Congregational church tLis afternoon was attended by a
 large number of sympathetic people despite the indictment weather. The coffin with the remains was borne on Q sleigh from the undertaking par lcrs. A cortege of mourners on foot followed tre body to the church. The
 funeral services were conducted by the Rev. John Parsons who read a
 trief obituary, offered prayer. and
 delivered an appropriate address. Music Was provided by Mrs. poteet and Miss Bertha Johnson who sang some Day the Silver Cloud Will Rreak," and Beautiful Isle of Some where" Mrs. Henry Burgh pres ded at the organ and besides accompany ing the singers. rendered ltting pro- gle essional and recessional music. The funeral was very sad and impressive.
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ATTENTION ROYAL ARCH MA
 SOHS.

Regular meeting of Seward Chap ter No. 2. Royal Arch Masons. Thurs day evening. January II. Installa- ton of officers and banquet All royal arch Masons are requested to attend.
 E. w. BURROUGHS,
 Secretary.
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The chamber of commerce has re- ceived a letter from Governor Strong relative to the proposed home for aged prospectors at Kruzgamapa Hot Springs. He writes that the matter will be brought before the next meet ing of the commission which consists of the Delegate. Governor and Secre- tary of the Territory.
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FIGURES OF THE SHOE TRADE.

American shoe factories are now turning out s5oo.OOO.oOo of shoes per year. and keeping 2Os,OOO persons at work. The capital invested is d. most $3o0.oOo,ooo and the material used cost $3so,ooo.ooo. The pay rolls are s1SS, 100000.
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In the two team bowling contest for a purse of ten dollars recently held at the Nome Bowling Club, Capt. Eric Sather and his teammates won out o1 what seemed to be a forlorn hope by s6 pins. The final score stood Athletics H.. 6726: Antlmonies H.. 66%0. Pete Sather had high score one day with 26S and again with 227.
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H. NJ. H. Bolander is still pumping wa,er on the Scandla and the out come is being awaited with interest. Al tne n.ne c,.n be drained eXtensIve work will follow.
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A. BIS ATTENTION.

All Arctic Brothers are requested ,o hand i2 the name of the lady and gentleman they wish to invite to tbs Mardi Gras. to the manager at A. B. Club Rooms not later than Jan. uary 14.
 THE COMMITTEE. :,
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Yesterday morning the thermometer registered 22 below zero anu at s o'clock this morning it had jumped up Just 50 joints to 2s above.
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TRA|NMEN DELEGATES
 PLAN IN CONFERENCE
 AS ID FUTURE COURSE

, of this law as 1t will put a stop to
 all future successful enor,s on rho
 part or labor to better It's condition according to the leaders, view.
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Jake kirstan will start soon on a .ur-Duyng trip winch may take him a long ways if he finds that conditions warrant.
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The mail is arlvihg ln fast time this year. h yesterdays bach were let- .ers that hs,u been only 39 days on the journey from Seattle.
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More fine pay is reported to have been found on the Kathleen claim, Dexter hill. operated by Murray, Sul- lvan and Kelley.
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Gooc pay mas been found in the shafts oa the Diamond l.. claim. One will be worked in the winter and the other In the summer.
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COMPARATIVE
 TEMPERATURES

Following are the lowest recorded emperatures for this year and last n the days designated. The minus ign before a aumber means below zero.
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Calling Cards at the Nugget osiios
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-16
MALTA ENTERTAINS
AT Big SHRINE BALL
Event Proves Big Success and
Mobiles from All Over State
Attend

The annual Northern Montana
Shriner's ball, held at Malta on Lin
coins birthday was a wonderful sue
cess. Delegations from all parts OF
the state attended, and all were en-
thusiastic over the hospitality shown
by the citizens of Malta.
The ball was held in the newly built
Odd Fellows temple which had been
most artistically decorated in Shrine
colors and emblems by Chicago deco
rators. The hall is the largest in
Northern Montana and has a dance
floor unequalled in any city in north.
ern Montana.
The Helena patrol was present and
gave some exhibition drills that were
warmly received. The dancing com
menced at $3.50. A banquet was
served at 1880 in the banquet hall
There were about 200 couples ir
attendance. Those who went from
Glasgow were: Mr.. and Mrs. S. C
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Brown.
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Powell, Mr.
and Mrs. T. ]. Hooking, Mrs. w. A
Twitchell, Miss Belle Grossman, Miss
Gladys Memminger, Fred Fischl, G
A. Wright, L. V. Lockwood, and T. M
Patten.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-16
double TRAGEDY
| AT Wolf R0INT
Crazed Half Breed Cuts Throat
of Wife and Self With
Razor
EXACT MOTIVE FOR DEED UNKNOWN
Tragedy Might Have Been Prevented
But Woman Turned Back for
Children and Met
Death

In fit of jealous range, Oliver
Provost, half-breed of Wolf Point,
chased his wife out of the house Tues
day night, and catching her, slashed
her throat with razor and then
killed himself with the same weapon.
According to the details which
were obtained by Coroner c. E. Peter
son, who prepared the bodies for
burial, the tragedy occurred about II
o'clock Tuesday night. Mrs. Provost
with her two small children and a
niece were in the house, when Pro-
vost came in and threatened to kill
her. The young niece tried to stop
him and succeeded in holding him un-
til Mrs. Provost ran out of the house.
She evidently had plenty of time
to get away, but it is thought she
turned back, thinking of her children
in the house. Provost ran out of the
house and caught her. With razor
he cut her throat from ear to ear and
then cut his own throat, falling across
the feet of his wife.
The bodies were placed in charge
of the authorities. It is the general
opinion that Provost was insane. He
had come to Montana some years ago
from the Pine Ridge agency in South
Dakota. He was fifty years old and
his wife was 80.