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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

WILLY WooD-lAr returned from . lit
tie exploring expedition of his Own
and found Mrs. Willy looking oveI
their once pretty house with great
disgust.
well, now" said he. what's the
matter?"
Matter enough" replied Mrs
Willy, and that was all she said.
Willy waited as patiently as he
could for all Of three seconds and
then he said, You look rs though you
didn't like our house any more?''
II don't" replied Mrs. Willy.
"Now do know all about It."
laughed Willy, so good-naturedly that
Mrs. Willy herself, even though she
was busy thinking, had to stop and
explain.
ats this way, Willy" she began;
you know when We made this home
we liked the location because We
wanted to be near the creek"
ITO be sure" agreed Willy Wood
rat; ito be sure"
"And at that time" continued Mrs.
Willy, I'VE never gave old Mr.. Cater
q thought"
Never a thought" said willy.
But now that We have had that
last narrow escape from being
trampled on when he rushed through
the woods in search Of that fat, little
pig, think We ought to move"
"You think we ought to mover
demanded Willy, and If the sky had
tumbled down on his head, he
couldn't have been more surprised.
Eyes, do" said Mrs. Willy. land
I've the place all picked out"
well, we'll, wellY' exclaimed
Willy, and Of course he followed at
her heels to see where she wanted to
live.
He had to admit that the spot she
had chosen was a good one. It was
back .Lrther from the creek, but 80
close by q spring that good water
could easily be had. And there was
plenty of material close at hand for
the building-he saw that at once.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

noon and aside from a little road work
he will do between now and the time
the match takes place, is ready for the
battle.
Otto Jones has been selected to ref
cree the main event. If he is unable
to be present DR.. Don Numbers of
Parma will take charge of the cere-
monies. DIR. Numbers is in the city
He has had wide experience as wrest-
Ter, athletic instructor and football
player while in college. Paul Kruger
Of Spokane has been engaged to sing
and Miss Ethel O'Connor will preside
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

at the piano. After the second fall an
exhibition wrestling snatch between
Babe" Brown and Goodrich will go on.
Promoter Collins expects to accom-
modate large number Of OUT town
fans who will be in the city Friday
evening. There will be delegations
from Emmett, Ontario, Payette, Nam
pa, Caldwell, Weiser and other cities.
Speculation centers on Christensen
and his ability to throw Wiser, who is
credited with one match won from the
Danish champion. The fact that the
scissors hold is not to be barred adds
interest to the outcome. Wiser threw
Christensen with this hold in their
last match. There is to be nothing
barred in the coming match except the
strange hold. 1t IL to be for a fin
ish, winner take all.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
LEWIS WINNER OF MATCH.

Chicago. May SD (Strangler)
Lewis was declared winner over John
DIN early today. after they had
wrestled two hours and ~ minutes
without fall, when tho latter COM
planned Of lame shoulder and con-
ceded the match. Lewis was tho ag-
gressor throughout Tho work Of both
men was so clean that Frank Gotch,
who refereed. had sinecure. Lewis
weighed 228 pounds and DIN 220.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Frank Roark ct ux to Nellie N. Wise,
LIT acres In southwest quarter south
west quarter. section 81, township s
north, range l east.
Ethelbel W. Arnold ct ux TO william
Smith. lots and 10. block -. Ellis ad-
dition to Boise.
Mcmillan Sheep company 70 Grant
Backus. 1915, southeast quarter north
east quarter. section 20, township 2
north, range 4 east
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

FOUR sHUToUT GAMES.

-Four shut out games. one of
them q hitless game for nine in
; nings. went on the major league
; records today.
Fred Toney and Jim Vaughn,
between them, made a new
; baseball record in hurting their
; hitless duel. Vaughn spoiled his
day by allowing a pair of blows
: in the tenth.
Besides the Cubs, the Pirates,
; Browns and Senators failed to
score. Red Ames and Ray Fish
er. two veterans, applied the
whitewash in two cases.
Toney is the third major
league hurler to go 10 innings
without allowing a hit. McIn-
tyre of Brooklyn held Pittsburg
hitless for 10 innings Aug. 1,
1906, and George Wiltse of the
Giants accomplished the feat
; against Philadelphia on July 4.
; 1908.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

Az soon a. the twilight shAAewu
began to flicker, through the tree,
tops, the two wood-rats were up and
at work. And how they did work!
They gathered grasses and leaves and
twigs; they smoothed OF the place
whore the nest was to b, ana thsn
they began building.
To be sure the nest was not made
in a night-dear me, no! But finally
1t was finished and the wood-rats
were very proud Of It. It was round
and smooth and fully thirty inches
high-perfectly built. every bit Of Il
No wonder they were proud.
Wouldn't you have bsenf
To-morroso-F're-FIy Stsrs
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
RED TIME TALES
BY CLARA INGRAM JUDSON
Mrs. Willy Wood-Rat Wants To Moue

Very WE'LL" said WHY, won ~
gin work tonight. And now let's 70
to Sleep" For this was early in tho
morning. and Willy was more than .
little tired from his nights roaming.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
YOUNG PITCHERS AND
VETERANS IN TEAM
Infield Combination Work
ing Nicely and All Is Co.
ing Well in Spite of In
juries Received by Two of
the Star Players.

New York, May S.-The Chicago
Cubs are about to prove the mysterious
dopester was right when he declared
1t was Fred Mitchell to a great extent
and not so much George Stallings who
whipped the Braves into their 1914
championship.
Mitchell has the Cubs in third place
two notches ahead of their finishing
point last fall and, despite the fact
that Fred Toney upset them without
hit or a run, they look good to stick
around among the leaders for a while
It's enough to scatter grey hairs
around managers head to watch two
of his very best ball players get all
tangled up in broken legs and to wit
ness another injury to another star
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
COMBINATION WORKS WELL.

Mitchell started with Workman at
shortstop and Safer at first base Rol-
lie Feeder is holding down Wortman's
job and Fred Merl<le is doing the first
basing.
The combination is working and win
ming ball games for Mitchell. The per-
formance of Jim Vaughn against the
Reds in holding them hitless for nine
innings, finally to falter in the tenth
was not nearly so unexpected as the
sterlig exhibition given by Fred Toney.
Mitchell has gathered a bunch of
young pitchers, thrown them together
with few veterans and is presenting
baseball team ready to do battle with
the strongest the league has to offer.
So far the Cubs have not come into
contact with the powerful eastern
clubs and it is a little early to say what
may happen when the collision does
come, but Mitchell's record so far does
MT look encouraging the eastern half
of the National league circuit.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

In a California felt factory cotton is
blown from one department to another
by means Of compressed air through
pipes. This method is said to be clean
and rapid.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
Watching the Score Board

Yesterdays hero: Jim Thorpe. The
famous Indian slapped out the hit
which scored the only run off jim
Vaughn and gave Fred Toney a no.
hit victory.
Walter Johnson again had the
pleasure of seeing his teammates
make no runs while he pitched a good
game. The Yankees won it, 2 to o.
Ray Fisher, veteran of the New
York staff, pitched the game and rap
ped out hit that paved the way to
the second run.
Red Ames held the Pirates to two
hits, winning 4 to 0.
Three pitchers looked alike to the
White Sox and they trampled on the
Indians, to 3.
George Dauss turned in another
we'll pitched game and the Browns
succumbed without a run.
Milton Stock contributed three
doubles to the 2-to-1 victory of the
Phillies over the Braves.
The Dodgers jumped into champion
ship form as they battled the Giants
and Fred Schupp to thinning stand
still.
Baggage delivery. Auto delivery for
nN.rxr ~ x-l.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville, 3; st. Paul. 6.
Indianapolis. 10: Milwaukee, l.
Columbus. l; Minneapolis, 8.
Kansas City at Toledo; wet.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Sioux City, 5; Denver. Z.
Des Moines, 2; Wichita, 1.
st. Joseph at Lincoln; wet.
Joplin at Omaha: wet.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

Baggage delivery. Auto delivery for
country and long trips. Phone 70.
Peasiey Transfer & Storage Co. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
Copyright. 1917, by r. l. Goldbsrs)

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
CHICAGO CUBS
WIN THEIR WAY
TO THIRD PLACE

Fred Mitchell Whips Chi
cago Nationals Into Win
ming Form and Has Team
Ready to Do Battle With
the Best.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

Milton Stock contributed three
doubles to the 2-to-1 victory of the
Phillies over the Braves.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03

George Dauss turned in another
well pitched game and the Browns
succumbed without a run.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
OLD TIMERS
WERE READY
Former Employees Of One Railroad
Here Were Being Lined up
to Help In Case Of
Strike.

That the railroads were all ready
in case OF strike to operate their
traiEs out Of Keokuk was revealed
today by orders which one old en-
2loye of the companies here had re-
ceived on Saturday. Men were be-
ing lined up, who had formerly WORK
ed for this company. and who would
return to service in case OF strike.
New men who would be capable and
willing would be recruited to take
the place of the strikers, and these
together with the old men. and those
who would not join in the walk out
would be used in running trains.
This accounts in a great measure
for the confidence expressed by To-
cal railroad men that the situation
would not seriously affect this sec
ton. They knew that these orders
had been issued, and were certain
that trains would be kept running I'M
der direction of these old-timers who
were still loyal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
MISS SPRING Is COMING!

We will have with us tomorrow Miss Spring,
a young woman who has endeared herself to
all on her former visits In Keokuk Homes will
be opened to her and receptions in her honor
are scheduled for time covering at least week.
Thereafter our welcome, while not growing
cold, may take on more Of the matter-of fact
countenance of good-fellwship, such as invita-
tons to come out and play or journeys up and
down the roads in ''our carr
Surely it is an editorial function and rare
privilege to acknowledge the beauty Of the
most beautiful of the seasons, Miss Spring.
With conservation and caution she feels out the
weather and brings protection for the buds and
blossoms She gives us hope against the frost
bite and braves the winds to herald her faith in
the kindness of the elements. She helps us
yield our sympathy and admiration to glory
of spirit that defes mere wisdom. She is loved
at first sight.
The keys of the city Of Keokuk are at the
disposal of our guest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
ASKING TO BE
INCORPORATED
Edaewood Bottle Company OF Hamil
ton Files Application for
Papere-capital 10
S125.0 600,

IA deposit OF silica sand on . farm
near Hamilton will be utilized in the
manufacture Of glass bottles a. soon
as Incorporation papers are granted
the Edgewood Bottle company OF
Hamilton, which has filed an appli-
cation for Incorporation with the
secretary OF state at Springfield. i'll.
A Springfield dispatch gives the
amount Of Incorporation at $4,000
and the incorporators w. III. Hark.
raider, A. D. Barber, J. G. Buss. and
Warren II. Orr, corporation counsel.
There Is a considerable deposit OF
sand on farm near Hamilton, which
has been tested and which 1t is said.
Is OF the right sort to use in the man
ufacture OF bottles. There is a great
quantity OF this silica sand avail
able, and the company expects to go
into the bottle business, extensively.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
In the Spring
"A Tonic

Now Is the time to bring to your aid
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Gin tablet or liquid form). This won
derful remedy helps to restore the
stomach to its natural health and
strength and to secure proper flow of
the digestive juices, good appetite
and full digestion of the food you eat.
1t invigorates the liver, regulates the
bowels and purifies and enriches the
blood.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is absolutely free from alcohol and
Injurious drugs. You can take 1t and
be certain you will find it true blood
maker, tissue-builder, and restorative
nerve tonic and that it Will produce
no evil 1fter-e6ects. Thousands
probably many Of your own neighbors
are willing to recommend the dis
covery" because 1t has made them
stronger in body. brain and nerve.
All medicine dealers can supply you
In either liquid or tablet form or send
10 cents for trial box Of tablets to DR..
Pierce, Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
n. C.. L. In New York.

n A Huse's New York letter In
the Norfolk News: see by the pa
per that restaurant prices are not
going up in Norfolk. and it made. me
envy Norfolk. I often wish l could
get a lunch here for 80 cents as
used to in Norfolk. Here, in the kind
Of a restaurant where you have to
go to meet the people you want to
see, you're lucky if you escape with a
check for 50 plate. And that's the
way with everything you buy. Good
seats at a theatre cost from So to s.
each. the taxicab bill for an even.
ing's affair runs around 81, you tip
the barber, the hat boy. the shoe
sinner. the waiter, the taxi driver
the manicurist. the girl who puts q
telephone call through for you-and
everything. There's one thing that
is cheap enough-you can ride a
deuce of long way for nickel ii
you go in the subway
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
A FORWARD STEP IN ILLINOIS.

Advocates of administrative reform in other
states will watch with friendly interest the re-
suits Of the operation of the state code bill,
which Governor Lowden has pnt through the
Illinois legislature. The new act was drawn to
promote efficiency and economy in the business
of the state. The first step, and an important
one is to consolidate in nine ma or depart
ments about one hundred and thirty bureaus,
commissions, or other agencies, which have
been acting more less independently. The
departments are: Finance agriculture, labor,
mines and mining, public works, charities and
corrections, health, corporate control, educa-
ton, and civil service.
The head of each department will have full
power in directing the work of his forces, and
the nine directors will act as an advisory coun-
Gil to the governor. The first effect of putting
the law in operation will be in the saving of
four hundred thousand dollars year by the
elimination of about three hundred Jobs
This alone would be an important accomplish
ment in state where appropriations increased
from less than twenty million dollars eight
years ago to forty eight million dollars in 1915.
but much more is expected. Governor Low
den who shares with the Legislature credit for
the adoption of the money-saving plan, says the
state proposes to place in the directors posi-
tions ''men of known and tested business
Judgment and he points out that the really
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
PROTEST AGAIN ON
FRANKLIN STREET
Property Holders Make Another OBJ
lection to Paving Of Street
VIII Consider 6ids
Tomorrow.

Another protest against the paving
of Franklin street has been filed with
the city council by w. G. Blood rs
attorney for r B. Blood, Florence
Burnham and all property holders
along the street who signed the hrst
protest against the improvement. .
This new protest renews all OF che
previous contentious and asks that
the work be stopped because the
Keokuk Electric company will be un-
able to obtain new rails to relay its
track. CT the street.
Sealed bids for both the Franklin
and Main street work must be in the
city office by 500 o'clock tonight.
They will be considered by the coun-
Gil tomorrow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
WILL LECTURE
ON FORESTRY
hIoh Tension Club 20 Hear Address
ae n. w. G. A. Audi
torIum Wednesday
Evening.

An illustrated lecture on forestry
of the United States" will be deliv.
cred before the meeting Of the High
Tension club Wednesday evening OF
this week at tn Y. w. C.. A. audi.
torium The lecture will start at
S:15 o'clock
The lecture " i'll be given under the
auspices of the United States forestry
service and that organization will furn.
ish the speaker and the stereopticon
slides. The members of the club
have been invited to bring their
friends.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
PATRIoTIsM sUPREME.

Rather than see the country plunged INTO a
state of business terror; rather than place the
country under double stress of trouble IN time
of near-war; and willing to face great tnanclal
loss, and in some cases condition perllously
near to ruin, the railroad managers have sur
rendered to the demands of the brotherhoods
representatives and will meet the fullest re-
quirements of the Adamson law, thus dehnltely
averting nationwide strike.
The action of the railway managers wall be
commended throughout the country, but the
fact that the demands and threats OF the heads
of the brotherhoods were iH-timed, un-Amer1-
can and destructive Of public rights. will long
be remembered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
Hornadax Rlushe. for lows.

Cedar Rapids Republican: William
IT Hornaday, director of the New
York geological gardens, is native
Iowan and one of the most honored
of men who have been given TO the
nation by this state. In a signed
statement Mr.. Hornaday says that ne
bushes for his native state. Iowa
talks about bumper crops and fat
hogs. but it neglects the best things
of this world He says that the man
or men responsible for HinshaW, the
alleged game warden of Iowa are
disgrace to the state. IL the men
who put Hinshaw in office are DIS
grace to the state. we are left TO
infer what Hornaday thinks OF Hin
shaw himself. AS matter OF fact
Hinshaw's appointment was merely
nolitical and he shows how he values
the office when Ave Hinshaw names
appear upon the states payrolls, as
shown by an anti-nepotism bill recent
ly introduced. Hornaday says that
Judas Iscariot Hinshaw is betray-
ing the game birds of the state for
80 900 pieces OF silver"
Mr.. Hornaday takes q gloomy view
OF his fellow Iowans. He thinks
they are sordid people, and that
they will not wake up until the game
birds are all dead. Then Iowa will
be a gameless state" he says. and
'.then every one can go on raising
hogs and corn in peace and comfort,
undisturbed by the CHEEKY whistle OF
Bob White, or by his helpful work
against the insect pests Of the farms"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
Stock Market Notes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK. March 19-Prepared-
ness messages by the government
were the basis of a rush Of trading
and 2 to point advances In steel
and equipment shares on the stock
exchange today. 9. s. Steel at 114A,
the highest in several weeks. Crucible
jumped 5 points to 7oa., and Repub-
lie was up 2ss at SO. Sales at noon
were $4,000 shares.
Barring U. p, which broke Is to
1854, gains were registered through
out almost the entire list in first
trading on the stock exchange today.
Railways generally were stationary
or moved fractionally higher.
u. S. Steel opened up u and " at
113 and 113A.
On the cotton exchange, futures
sold up 81 to 81 on the bale in the
late afternoon, October making 81
point rise to 1913 cents pound.
Strength on the stock exchange
was maintained, U. s. Steel climbing
above lis. The late trading was
more irregular, but the close was
steady. More than million shares
were traded.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
CARLSON GOES
TO MASON CITY
Advertising Manager for The Gate
City viii be Connected
With Globe Gazette's

liner r. Carlson, advertising man
ager for The Gate City for the past
year, leaves this week for Mason
City, Iowa, to become advertising
manager for the Mason City Globe
Gazette. Mr.. Carlson had been cir
culation manager Of The Gate City
for ten years, and last spring sue.
ceeded Ed. 8. Lotion In the adver-
Using department. He has been con
scientious and efficient and while MS
friends and associates regret to see
him leave Keokuk, they will wish him
all success in his new field at Mason
City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
PETITION IN
BANKRUPTCY
Frank M. Bateman Files Petition A.
!e9;ns That His Debts are .
$2,77O and Assets
70 Centa.

Scheduling his assets at seventy
cents and his debts at $2.770.85. Frank
NJ. Bateman Of Burlington, former no
tel keeper in Keokuk, has filed Pc
tition in voluntary bankruptcy in the
federal court. The petition was fled
in the local court today.
In the list OF creditors appear the
names of number of Keokuk business
houses ana merchants who sold mer.
chandise to the petitioner. Mr.. Bate.
man was manager Of the Hotel Keokuk
after 1t re-opened couple OF years
ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
THE DAILY GATE CITY

big saving begins when this business organiza-
ton commences to administer the affairs Oh
the state.
Not less important than the consolidation OF
departments and the adoption OF busnesslke
methods, is the plan for the creation OF scien-
tifc budget system. In Illinois, as IN other
states, vast sums have been wasted, and the
saving made possible by combining many OF
the present departments and doing away with
useless commissions and bureaus may prove TO
be less than that resulting from intelligent bud
get-making.