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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

The account in The Gate City con-
corning the death of Captain John
Sweeney, at his home in Mount Nc.
Gregor, recalls the names OF the
boats and their commander on the
upper Mississippi many years ago,
when there were river ships of SO
many sizes and OF so many missions.
There was one class of steamers
which were of free and easy nature,
rather independent, and indetermin-
ate mission of business. l suspect
that we may as well apply the term
scouts to these free moving river
ships, for they were sure to appear
suddenly, remain in Churchville's
port few hours, or day, and then
quietly move to other districts. Per.
haps their commanders were rich,
and were out on long voyages to see
new worlds and enjoy great freedom
along with their wealth. You would
SEA- them a few times during their
odd Journeys on the upper Missis-
sippi
There was the steamer A. J. Swee-
ney, a common sized, slow moving
ship which used to make calls Mt
the fine deep water ports of Church.
vile, Warsaw and Keokuk. Well.
Judge that the steamer was named
for Captain Sweeney who served 50
faithfully and so long as a true navi-
gator Of the Mississippi north of
st. Louis during the years when the
business of steamboating was SO
large and magnificent. The name
Sweeney naturally suggests Irish
stock, and Captain Sweeney in river
missions was as valiant as William
Wallace in military affairs and love
Of his country's freedom. And there
were other steamers somewhat of
the size and character OF the A. J.
Sweeney. There was the Grampus
and especially would mention the
steamer Canada.
Well. the Canada used to venture
to take a voyage up the Des M0ines
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

the allies, and in the future might
well be considered by France in the
nature of guarantee that she would
not again be wantonly attacked
The length Of the tunnel will not be
less than thirty miles, and it will be
the greatest engineering feat of it's
kind ever achieved. The problems
to be solved will be formidable, but
with $100.000,000 to spend on the
work. the best engineers OF France
and England will not be baffled by
them, and it will rob the European
travel of it's most painful feature,
namely, the crossing of the channel
by boat. The passage is invariably
rough, and this fact has contributed
to the isolation of England, hundreds
of thousands of Englishmen prefer
ring to live and die without setting
foot on European soil rather than en-.
dure the agony of bad passage. As
contribution to the problem Of I'M
employment in the reconstruction
period, the project will be important,
and from every other point Of view
1t Is to be commended.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
TAFT ON WILSON.

William Howard Taft, in Letter to
VIII II. Hays: The situation which
confronts us now in reference to the
ratification Of the treaty Is one
created by serious mistakes of policy
committed by Mr.. Wilson. The parti-
San character OF his administration
during the war, together with his ap-
peal to his countrymen to elect a
democratic congress in November,
1918, created condition Of personal
and political antagonism toward him
among republican leaders, which was
shared by majority Of the American
people. Notwithstanding this, Mr..
Wilson persisted in continuing the
same partisan exclusion of republt
cans in dealing with the matter OF
settling the results of the war. He
selected a commission in which tho
republicans had no representation and
in which there were no prominent
Americans of any real experience and
leadership of public opinion. With
such a commission his unusual course
in going abroad himself, as president,
greatly emphasized the personal ele-
ment in the framing of the treaty and
intensified the general tendency to
oppose anything that he might bring
home, because Of his apparent wish to
dictate the policy Of the world and to
monopolize the credit for it.
feel that some of the defects OF
the leagu of nations are due to him.
/ am confident he prevented the adop-
ton of the plan Of the League to Ell.
force Peace1in respect to an inter-
national court and the settlement of
iusticiable questions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
STEAMlNG UP THE DIES MONIES
TBy Jasper Blinesl

when this stream was half bank full
or higher. And of course that was
a real sight and one OF study to see
a steamer the size of the Canada
steaming against the rapid currents
and moving carefully and gracefully
around the many curves. And there
were drifts and dangerous sub.river
logs which must be critically
watched for and avoided. When at
fairly high tide the Des Moines has
a rapid movement, and steamer
going upstream had strenuous mis-
sion to overcome severe opposition.
And a feature which required great
skill at the hands of the pilot was
to turn the steamer in narrow
river.
The familiar packet Eagle. which
made two or three trips daily be-
tween Keokuk, Warsaw and Alexan-
dria for some years, at times would
make voyages up the Des Monies as
far as st. Francisville or Fort Pike.
With the river at stage OF half
bank full, the Eagle would make
fairly good rates of travel. The navi-
cation of the Des Moines slowly
came to conclusion, and l don't
recall the passage of any steamer as
large as the Eagle after the years of
1859 and 1870 Smaller steamers,
such as wood boats and raft tugs,
were in use on the Des Moines a
little later, and when the st. Louis,
Keokuk and Northwestern railroad
built it's bridge at Buena Vista In
the spring of 1872, navigation on the
Des Moines ended, SO far as steam
erS of any size was concerned
The epoch Of the Grampus, Canada,
A. ]. Sweeney and other steamers of
their order. dates to the years in
Guiding 1865, 1869, and perhaps a
year or two later. Peace and good
will to them and their commanders.
Those We're great years on the Mis-
sissippi. May river supremacy return
again, soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
FOR WHAT IT MAY BE WORTH.

1t is not yet known when the triple alliance
treaty will be presented to the senate, and it
may not be submitted until action has been TAX
en- on the treaty-league The triple alliance ap-
pears to have been an afterthought and CON
cession to France to induce her to accept the
league which it supplements; and as such it
would seem that they might properly be con-
sidered together. The gst of it as stated by the
president is that Great Britain and the United
States will go to the aid of France if attacked
by Germany eff the council of the league of ma
tons approves" 1t will depend therefore M
on the constitution of that council at the time
whether France will get any help in an hour Of
need For if England and America controlled
e majority of the council of lime they could
make the alliance nugatory and leave France tc
her fate. 1t is thus a conditional and not a def
mite agreement, and a somewhat slender rec,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: There are
more summer tourists than ever be-
fore, at least in the middle west.
There are as many on the railroads as
ever before. There are more auto
tourists than ever before, and there
would be more river tourists If autos
could run ON the water.
Algona Upper Des Moines-Republi-
can: It's only few years ago that
man who had steady job was Crate
full, but during these strenuous times
it is the employer who is grateful for
the pleasure.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The man
who has S12S,000 invested in his farm
will have to begin to farm in earnest
he will have to figure on getting
himself into the income tax paying
lists.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Some
one wants to know what has become
of the young men who used to make
century runs on their bicycles. Well,
about now some OF 'em are telephon-
ing to have their automobile take
them two blocks to their place OF
business.
Waterloo Times1Tribune: Wilson
has the Italians down on him, the Ger
mans down on him, the Irish down on
finland he can't expect much from
the Jap vote.
Davenport Times: Chaplain A. A..
Brown, just home from ministerins
aid to the doughboys in France, mas
reached the conclus ion that My Lady
Nicotine is a solace that should not
be taken away. With the saloons
closed, and nowhere to go but home,
mere man takes friendly drag at the
pipe more than ever. Rev. Mr.. Brown
evidently had this in mind when ne
told Methodist camp meeting thaI
the goal of the church should not De
TO stamp out tobacco, but to start
campaign of social purity.
Anamosa Eureka: AS his most fer
vent followers have declared, Thank
God for Wilson," so say we today.
THANK God for the United States
senate"
Manson Democrat: With the boss
doing little but watching the hired
man and the hired man doing little but
watching the boss, American industry
appears to be headed toward he'll.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
The proposed reorganization OF the
national guard doesn't seem to bring
out the same number of bids for loca-
ton OF companies that 1t would have
stirred up before the war. Most OF
the young men having seen the actual
thing are willing to rest awhile.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE
THE COMMON LOT.


Once in the flight of ages past,
There lived man-and who was he!
Mortal Howe'er thy lot be cast,
That resembles thee
Unknown the region of his birth,
The land in which, he died unknown;
His name has persisted from the earth,
This truth survives alone:
That Joy and grief and hope and fear,
Alternate trumphed in his breast;
His bliss and woe-a smile, a tear!
Oblivion hides the rest.
The bounding pulse, the languid limb.
The charging spirits rise and fall
We know that these were felt by him,
For those are felt by all.
He suffered-but his pigs DER:
Enjoyed, but his delights are fled;
Had friends-his freTls now no more;
And foes-his foe are dead.
He saw whatever thou hast seen;
Encountered all that troubles thee;
He was-whatever thou has BEEN
He is what thou shalt be-
The rolling seasons. day and night.
Sun moon and stars, the earth ana MAN,
Erstwhile his portion life and hgnt
For him exist in vain.
The clouds and sunbeams. Ger his eye
That once their shades and glory threw,
Have gone in yonder silent sky
No vestige where they flew
The annals OF the human race.
Their ruins since the world began,
or him afford no other trace
Than this-there lived mani
"Nii = J. Montgomer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
Leanina on Anerica

Kansas City Star: The presidents
announcement that the world today
leans on America has been perfectly
apparent for weeks to everyone in
America who still retains conscious
ness. There also is growing wish
that the world would lean off a few
moments until America regains her
equilibrium and claws out firmer
foothold. America will be glad to
act as a prop for the world through
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
TO PUT IN THE scRAPBook.

New York Sun: For the benefit of
persons who ride the admira bic
hobby Of the scrapbook we take
pleasure in reprinting one paragraph
from speech made in Washington
two years ago by President Wilson:
It is plain enough how we were
forced into the war. The extra
ordinary insults and aggressions
of the imperial German govern
ment left us no salf-respecting
choice but to take up arms in
defense Of our rights as a free
people and Of our honor as
sovereign government.
In well conducted scrapbook, and
particularly one that Is devoted to
literary curiosities, the paragraph
quoted should be pasted opposite
some other and later quotations from
the same Mr.. Wilson, such as one
that attributed Americas entry into
the war to wish to uphold human
rights and JUSTICE" or the one that
declared that II have uttered as the
objects of this great war ideals, and
nothing but ideals" or the one that
insisted that our soldiers went over
there not to glorify America but to
serve their fellow men,"
The date Of the clipping should be
carefully written in indelibIe ink.
The person who finds the scrapboolc
in an attic hundred years from now
may find it hard to believe that two
years could bring about such a
change in one mans Interpretation
'of nations perfectly simple
motives.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

According to the secretary of the treasury,
there never was time in the history of this
country when there was SO much money in cir
culation And he might have added that there
never was time when the people had so much
need Of it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

Engineers are arguing the respective merits
and value of the airplane and the lighter than
air dirigible. Well, if congress is any prece-
dent, the gas-bags will win.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

A colored girl of Bloominglo ,n
ILL.,, ranked first among the w.
petitors for the George WaS oo..
ton scholarship, which pays ss'u
year for a fonr-year course at d.
college in the country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

for France to lean ON; but she ought to have it,
if she wants it, for what it may be worth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

1t begins to look as if neither Carranza nor
Villa is SO eager as they used to be for series
OF games on the home grounds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

che present slipperiness, and oess +
spite only for moment TO lay W. ~,
the war tools and pick up ~
widely scattered implements '
Aeace.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

The lemonade follows the flag!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

Manson Democrat: With the boss
doing little but watching the h1rea
man and the hired man doing little put
watching the boss. American industry
appears to be headed toward hell.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-06
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Default has been made in the CON
ditions of that certain mortgage exc
cuted BY W. j. Evans and Margaret
Evans, his wife, mortgagors, to George
E. Dutton, mortgagee, dated the 9th
day Of August, 1915, and recorded as
follows: In the office of the Register
of Deeds of Ward County, North Da-
kota. on the 7th day of February, 1917,
at two o'clock and forty minutes, p. NJ,
in Book 251 of Mortgages at page Az;
also, in the office of the Register of
Deeds of Burke County, North Dakota.
on the 10th day of February 1917 at
ten o'clock and ten minutes. A. NJ in
Book Sc of Mortgages at page So: and
in the office of the Register of Deeds
Of Mountrail County, North Dakota, on
the 18th day of February, 1917. at nine
o'clock and forty minutes, A. NJ, in Book
1913 of Mortgages, at page sos; which
mortgage contains power of sale: said
default consisting In this, that an in
stallment of interest on the debt Sc
1918, in the amount Of $4,000, and is
wholly unpaid: and said mortgagors
failed to pay the taxes on the lands
mortgaged therein. for the years 1915,
1917 and 1918, amounting to $540.0S.
principal which taxes the MORTGAGE
has paid
Said mortgage contains among other
provisions, the conditions that If the
mortgagors shall fail to pay the debt
secured thereby or the interest thereon.
or the taxes assessed against said lands,
or any part thereof, when the same
becomes due. then the mortgage may
pay said taxes and tack the same to
said mortgage debt, and for any such
default, the mortgagee may, without
notice, declare the whole sum secured
by said mortgage, principal, interest
and amount so paid for taxes, imnedi-
ately due and payable and may fore
close said mortgage therefor; and be-
cause of said defaults, the mortgagee
has declared, ana does hereby declare
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NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORT
GAGE FORECLOSURES SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That
that certain real estate mortgage. made
executed and delivered by Even S. Ko-
THE SAVINGS LOAN & TRUST CO. a
corporation of Minot, North Dakota,
Mortgagee.2 dated the 25th day of DC.
tober, A.. D. 1917, and filed for. record
Dakota. on the 26th day. of October,
A. D. 1917 at $40 o'clock P. NJ, and
duly recorded in Book l47 Of Mortgages
at Page 500. with a power of sale
a sale of said premises at the front
door of the Court House in Minot, Ward
County. North Dakota, on Saturday, the
22nd day Of March A. D. 1919, at two
o'clock in the afternoon of said day tc
satisfy the amount due upon said mort
gage at the time Of sale.
"a The premises named in said mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the
same are situate in the County of Ward
and State Of North Dakota, and are
Lots three and four CD. and
West Quarter and the South
west Quarter. Of Section Four
-Four IS; North Half Of the
Northwest Quarter (Ns-Nwa)
Of Section Nine co.; and Lots
One and Two d,s) and the
South Half Of Northeast Quar-
as. ali in Township One Hun
dred Fifty-seven (15O Range
Eighty-six ts6), West Of the
Fifth Principal Meridian.
Said Mortgagee has paid certain sums
prior mortgage Sin the sum Of Fou,
Hundred Seventy three and 70-100 Dol.
lars (s47S.70) which sum is included II
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Notice Is hereby given that. that cer-
c ta real estate, estate mortgage made exc
single man. mortgagor, to the Farm
Mortgage Loan & Trust Company, a cor
poration, mortgagee,, which said mort
rage rage bears date eo on the 18th day, Of oc-
Deeds OF Ward County, North Dakota.
on the End day Of December A. ~. 1916
or was recorded therein ~ Book 100
foreclosed by sale of the premises in
said mortgage and hereinafter describ-
ed at the front door of the Court House
IN the City Of Minot, Ward County, N,
y. on the 9Th. day of April A. d. 1919,
at the hour Of 10 O'clock in the forenoon,
OF said day to satisfy the amount due
upon said mortgage on the day OF sale
together with the costs and disburse-
ments thereof.
Notice is hereby. further given that
the MORTGAGE has been required to pay
and prior, mortgage hereto the sum Of
One Hundred fifty seven and ninety six
one hundredths Dollars ($157.9T) and
under the terms of said mortgage said
does declare the amount so paid to
be and the same is part of the mort
gage debt.
The premises described in said mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
wit:
The North half (Na) Of the Northeast
quarter (NEa) of Section thirty three
lr152), North of Range eighty-one
iRS1), Ward County, North Dakota
The amount due upon said mortgage
and for which the same will be sold on
the day Of sale is the sum Of Two Hun
bred ten and sixty-one hundredths Dol
lars ($2106D together with costs of
said sale.
Dated this oath day of February A. n
1919.
THE FARM MORTGAGE LOAN
& TRUST COMPANY, a corpora
ton, Darlington. N. D.
Edward P. Kelly,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Darlington, N. d. 2-2T-;C
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NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORT
GAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, Default has occurred in
the terms and conditions of the mort
gage hereinafter described in that the
m ortgagors have failed to pay or cause
the installments of the principal. and
have failed to pay the taxes for the
years 1917 and 1913, and by reason OF
such default the undersigned mortgage
has declared and does hereby declare
the whole principal sum secured there
by Immediately due and payable as pro-
NOW, THEREFORE,, Notice is here
mortgage made. executed and deliver
ed by A. NJ Fruh and Mabel Fruh,
his wife, mortgagors to John ~. Rich
ardson, Of Anoka. Minnesota. mortgage,
and fled for record in the Office Of the
Register Of Deeds for Ward County,
North Dakota. on the 18th day Of Feb
ruary. A. D. 1917. at 2:S5 o'clock T: NJ,
cages, on page 317 thereof, and author
izing power Of sale, will be forec!osed
by sale Of said premises at the front
door Of the Court House In the City or
Saturday, the Goth day Of March, A. d.
1919, at 900 o'clock in the afternoon
Of said day, to satisfy the amount due
upon said mortgage at the date OF
sale.
The premises named in said mort
gage, and which will be sold as afore-
said to satisfy the same, are described
as follows. towit:
sa Tes sou qaar Haf s iSs and 9r hs
Lots Numbered One as and Two
l2) of Section One az. IN Township
one Hundred and Sixty t160), North
of Range Eighty-seven (s7l West
e Ward 1de county sIae NoTah pak ea'a u
There will be due on said mortgage
at the date Of sale the principal sum OF
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NOTICE OF RIAL ESTATE MORT
GAGE RORECLO8URE SALE

WHEREAS, Default has occurred in
the terms and conditions of the mort
gage hereinafter described in that the
mortgagors have failed to pay or cause
installments Of the principal, and have
failed to pay the taxes for the years
1917 and 1918. and by reason Of such
default the undersigned mortgage has
declared and does. hereby declare the
whole principal sum secured thereby
Immediately due and payable as pro-
NOW THEREFORE,, Notice is hereby
given that the certain real estate mort
gage made, executed and delivered by
A. NJ. Fruh and Mabel Fruh, his wife,
mortga gors, to George e. Richardson,
the 18th day of October. A.. D. 1916,
and filed for record in the office of the
Register Of Deeds for Ward County.
North Dakota, on the 18th day Of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1917. at 1910 o'clock A. NJ,
and duly recorded in Book 1856 OF Mort
cages. on Page 314 thereof, and author,
izing power of sale. will be foreclosed
by a sale of said premises at the front
door Of the Court House in the City
of Minot. Ward County North Dakota,
on Saturday, the 29th day Of March, A.
ID. 1919, at 200 O'Clock in the after
noon Of said day, to satisfy the amount
due upon said mortgage at the date of
sale.
The premises described in said mort
gage. and which will be sold as afore-
said to satisfy the same, are described
as follows, to-wit:
ss The Sna a. G r. rswns sE oot Of
Hundred Sixty (1so), North Of
the Fifth Principal Meridian, in
Ward County. North Dakota.
There will be due on said mortgage
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4th day of January, A. D, 1919. /
will sell at Private sale on or after
April 4th, A. ID. 1919, the following de-
scribed premises situated In the County
Of Renville and the County Of Ward,
State Of North Dakota. lots 3 and A.
Section one. Township 49, Range So
and lot IL in block Z, village of Glen
burn, Renyille County, North Dakota
That bids will be received by the Adj
minlstrator, G. N. Young, at the office
Of G. w. Hookway in the city of Gran
vile, County Of McHemy and State OF
administrators for the purpose of re-
ceiving said bids. or said bids may be
delivered to the County Judge Of Nc
Henry County, North Dakota the Coun.
ty in which the estate of the said Talley
X. Young, deceased, is being probated.
Dated at the City of Granville, North
Dakota, this 25th day OF February, 1919.
G. N. YOUNG,
Administrator Of the Estate
of Talley II. Young, decea sed.
G. w, Hookway,
Attorney for the Administrator,
Granville, North Dakota. 2-27-t3