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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
rh.v are Opened This Forenoon and
taken Under Consideration Un.
iii Next Week by the
Council.
YOUR BIDDERS COMPETE
MeManus Quarries Company Is the
Lowest Bidder with Another
Very Close Behind It In
the Figures.

when the bids for the construc
t,on If the new sewer system in
W w Keokuk were opened this fore
noon by the city council. the Nc
Manus Quarries company was found
n be the lowest bidder.
Its bid was $6,s65.30 for the en-
tire work. The next lowest bid was
yerv close to it, being $6,979.90. An
o t bid was at $7,49456, and the
highest bid was for $3.50.
At the figures of the lowest bid
.ster auxiliary costs OF inspectics
Z notice and the like are added, the
eost per lot would be over $50.
The council laid the matter on the
table until Monday, as 1t was near
noon when the bids were opened and
th,s afternoon is half holiday.
over Nine Blocks Long.
The West Keokuk sewer system
has total length Of nine and half
hicks. On B street from Bluff to
william street 1t is ten inches in
diameter, and the rest of 1t Is eight
inches in diameter.
It empties into the main sewer at
B and Bluff street. The sewer lines
are in B from Bluff to William
street. in Park from B to d street.
in Reid from to e street, in C
from William to Reid street, and a
half block In the alley between Will
liam and Reid streets from c street
10 the center Of the block
Bids were received on the work
once before and then all were re-
jected. No intimation could be OBJ
tanned this morning as to what are
the intentions Of the three city com
missioners about the present bids.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
FOR sale:

My home, 400 North Seventh street,
Modern; eight rooms and sitting
hall; two mantels, floor mirror In
parlor in frame x. feet, built-in
china closet and pantry, seven clos
cts, hall, parlor; living rooms fin
ished in cherry, dining room natural
oak, kitchen walls in oilcloth; gas
water heater attached to tank, gas
range, screens for all windows, Brus
sells carpets, all to go with the house
A cozy, comfortable home. Needs
new wall paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oooo0ooooooooooeeeeoo

all upon his watch He sits with
telephone glued to his ear and field
glasses in his hands. He has no time
to be fumbling for his watch. A min
ute's error in changing the range.
would mean that the shells would
be falling into his own advancing
troops Nor has the officer leading.
his men across No Mans Land any
time to be fumbling for his watch =
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Program Is Issued by the Lee County
Fair and Shows Exceptionally
Good Features for This
Year.
GOOD STOCK SHOW ALSO
Cattle and Hogs Exhibits Expected to
be Of Much Merit, and Horses
and Colts Will Attract
Attention.

] Inc racing program at the Donnell
son 1alr in August promises to be eX
ceptionally good this year. The STOCK
snow Will also be good one in cattle
and hogs, and the horses will attract
attention. not to speak of sheer
which are becoming increasingly i'm
portant in Lee county.
| The program of the daily attractions
has been issued and is as follows:
Wednesday, August 6, is prepare
ton day and the exhibits will be
placed. No entries will be accepted
after noon except for racing.
! Everything entered for premium ex
cept horses, cattle, sheep and hogs
must be on the grounds when entries
closes. Horses, cattle sheep and
swine may be brought on the grounds
up to s o'clock Thursday, August 18th
provided entries for such stock was
made before
Second Day, Thursday, August 7.
Horses and cattle will be shown on
track in front of amphitheater as per
following program:
$3.50 a. m.-Classes 9, 10, II, Short.
horn, Aberdeen Angus and Herford
cattle.
10 a. m.-Class 2. Pure bred draft
horses.
II a. m.-Classes and s, draft and
roadster colts.
Dinner.
p. m.-Classes i and S, roadsters
and saddle horses.
1 to 1870 p. m.-Band concert.
p. m.-Monohan & Co, roller skat
ing artists.
2:30 p. m.-Running race, half mile
heats. Purse $500.
p. m-Bobker Ben Ali Arabs.
$3.50 p. m.-Mule race, half mile
dash. Purse $1,000.
p. m.-Running u mile dash.
Purse, $500.
4:30 p. Monohan & Co.
500 D. m.-Bobker Ben Ali Arabs.
Third Day, Friday, August 9th.
$50 a. m.-Classes IL, 10 and IA
Holstein, Guernsey and Jersey cattie.
10 a. m.-Class Grade draft horses
Glass 4, all purpose horses.
IL a. m.--Classes 15 and 16, herds,
cattle
1870 a. m.-Class 6, mules.
Dinner.
to 100 p. m.-Band concert
1870 D. m.-Parade of premium
stock, once around track.
2 p. m.-Monohan & Co, roller Stat
ing artists.
2:30 p. m.--Running race, rs mile
heats. Purse $500.
800 p. m.-Bobker Ben Ali Arabs.
$3.50 p. m.-Buggy race Owners
drive). Half mile. Purse $4,000.
4 D. m-Running race, l mile dash.
Purse, $500.
4:3O p. m-Monohan & Co.
5 D. M Booker Ben Ali Arabs.
On this day all soldiers and sailors
of the world war will be admitted free,
if in uniform
Fourth Day, Saturday, August 9Th.
Automobile races. Purses, $1,000.
This day will be devoted exclusively
to automobile racing and special at
fractions.
All exhibits will remain in place I'M
til 5 o'clock p. NJ, except live STOCK,
which may be removed on Friday, D
o'clock.
Program Of races at 200 p. M:
First event--Time trial, I mile.
Second events mile match race.
Third event. mile novelty race.
Fourth eyent-10 mile race.
Fifth event - Australian pursuit
race.
Sixth EVENTS miles, open race.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Entertained at Picnic Supper

One Of the pleasant events of the
week was picnic supper given for
Mrs. Anna VanAusdall and the mem
bers of her Sunday school class of
the Second Presbyterian church The
picnic was held at the home Of Mrs.
Malcolm Larson on Pleasant avenue
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Afternoon Tea for Mrs. Brady.

Mrs. Lees Ballinger was hostess
at a very charmingly appointed after
noon tea yesterday in honor of Mrs.
Thomas Brady of Lima, Ohio. Mrs.
Paul LeMoyne Dysart Of Chicago,
was a guest from out OF the city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
No Meetino Friday

The Ladies' society of the Trinity
M. e. church will omit its meeting
this week because the meeting day
is July 4.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
The Church Societies
Y. p. S. c. E. to Meet TUESDAY.

Y. p. S. C. e. to Meet Tuesday.
The Y. P. S. C. E. OF the First
Methodist Protestant church will
meet in the parlors of the church
Tuesday evening at o'clock for
their regular business meeting, which
will be followed by social hour. All
members are urged to be present.
To Meet With Mrs. Scott.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
LEADING Social Event.

One of the prominent social events
of the coming week will be the dane
ing party Tuesday evening at the
Country club to be given by Mr. and
Mrs. William N Sage, to which many
Invitations have been issued
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
w. c. T. u. to Meet TUESDAY,.

me Womans CHRISTIAN Temper
ance Union will meet Tuesday even
ing with Mrs. S. H. Ayres, 205 Blon-
deau street. All members are cor
daily invited to be present.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Guest of Miss Elder.

Miss Gretchen Kane of Iowa City,
arrived yesterday and will be the
guest for the week of Miss fKath-
crime Elder, No. Park place.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
no Meet Monday Evenlna,

The Baby Welfare league will meet
Monday evening at the nome of Miss
Celestine Agnew. The members are
asked to note the change in the day
of meeting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Evening Party Cancelled.

The bridge party at the Country
club scheduled for Tuesday evening
has been cancelled by the social
committee of the club.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

AItrustc Circle Picnic Supper.
The Altruistic Circle of the United
Presbyterian church will meet at
picnic supper at Rand park Tuesday
evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

Miss Frances Anderson travels
thirty-five miles daily in the perform.
ance of her duties as rural mail car
rier out of Duluth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
To Visit in Kalamazoo

Mrs. Clara Perdew Sheldon left
yesterday for Kalamazoo, Michigan,
where she will be the guest of Mrs.
William Z. Praeger.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

A new typewriter of light weight is
made of three separate self-contained
units, the base, action and carriage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

The reindeer is said to be able to
endure more fatigue than any other
draft animal except the camel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
LOYAL Ladies', Club.

The Loyal Ladies' club will lie
entertained Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. Harry Shultz at her home on
California avenue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
II. A. HEASLIP

IIM qoInuo q IN GlIuIIL 10 G4eEoos
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Grant Scott, of 314 South Twelfth
street. The program will consist Of
selections from the June issue of to-
missionary magazine, The Friend.
L leaders, will be Mrs Earl Statesel
and Mrs. Carl Morris.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
country club Hostesses,

Mrs. Ben G. Taber and Mrs. B. B.
Hobbs will be hostesses at the Coun-
try club bridge party next Saturday
afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
still Useful.

Chicago Daily News: Mexican Dor
der troubles establish the right OF
to continue in existence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Social Committee for July.

The Benevolent Union social COM
mittee for July will be Mrs. George
E. Weissenberger, Mrs. A. c. Decker
and Mrs. Norman r. Wilcox.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Woman,s Alliance Monday

Mrs. A. e. Buck, S13 Morgan
street, will entertain the Woman's
Alliance of the First Unitarian
Ichurch Monday afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
V. N. A. Directors to Meet

The board of directors of the
Visiting Nurse association will meet
Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock at
the Y. w. C. A. building.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

A five-ton crane at the Tacony.
Pa, ordnance plant is operated by a
young woman, Miss Cathrine Hahn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Adjourned for the Summer

The Ladies society of the First
Christian church and of the First
Baptist church have adjourned meet
ing until September.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Valley M. &. Aid Society.

Vd'Tey VT = ~ SoNrStJ'
The Valley M. E. Ladies Aid So
ciety will be entertained by Mrs.
Gus Larsen at her home on Hilton
road Wednesday afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

To Entertain at House Party.
Miss Lydia Rich and Edward G..
Rich will entertain Miss Marjory
Boesch of Burlington, Chaig Sheaffer
and Pete Porter Of Ft. Madison, at
a house party over the weekend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

Chances you can now obtain just the style Vic
trola you have been waiting for While the shortage
is still great, receiving from time to time in
limited quantities most of the popular styles. Come
in and place your order today. Maybe make
immediate delivery. You'll appreciate Vctrola this
time of year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Benevolent Union TO Meet Thursday

benevolent Union to Meet Thursday.
The Benevolent Union will meet
in regular monthly session Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock in the Carter
reception room of the Benevolent
Union home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

The silhouette promises to be more
ample.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Duncan-schen's Outfit "16" $4,000

We close at p except Saturdays until September.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21

of it made of that shiny kind which
one once saw on policemen.
Rubberized cloth was brought in by
the war. Khaki-colored covert cloth
and gabardine were returned to fash
ion through the war. ~Sheepskin collars
and cuffs came about through its use
as a lining for British coats. Extra
high leather boots have been empha-
sized since America went into the war,
and now leather caps and hats with
brims like the New England fishermen
wear have come into fashion.
France brought out a host of new
umbrellas since the war, because the
French were compelled to
walk. The majority of Parisiennes put
the bad weather down to the war, and
there were Americans who thought
along the some channel but the prob
able truth is that the French woman,
even of the poorest class, is not used
to walking the streets in fair or foul
weather, and when the war compelled
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21
Bridge on Rubino-Tonaulsk Road.

afford transverse routes to points
along their shores, the great expanse
of the country is unprovided with we'll
made roads. Transportation from
points lying at a distance from the
main route is, therefore, costly and
difficult. Only Il limited quantity of
grain car be hauled out of the country
self is not able to take care of the
grain that could be easily produced
by the peasant population of Siberia
In good seasons The result is that
a large crop of grain forces down the
local price, so that the peasant actual
ly finds that a large crop brings him in
less money and causes him extra work.
The greatest need of Siberia in the
immediate future is improvement in
roadways, so that communication may
grain can be raised, to railways and
especially to water routes by which
the grain can be carried out of the
country. The improvement of the ST.
berian railway vas already in hand
under the American railway commits
sion in 1917, when the bolshevik rov
olution occurred and put a stop to the
work. 1t will be comparatively easy
to increase the carrying capacity of
the Siberian road very largely by phys
ical improvements, and by better man
agement, particularly in dispatching
trains by a comprehensive system
Roadways by which Siberian com
merce can be extended from the rail
way route to the interior districts
should be improved and extended IN
the very GEAR future.
Caravan roads of southern Siberia
inchcde among the most important, tn,
route from Petropavlovsk down to thu
river Ischlm, past the Onlutav noun
tains and the river Sary-Su to Bulk
hara, and from the same city by til,
river Tchagllnka, past a number o
lakes to Akmolinsk, Nourinsky and In
TO Turkestan.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21
Good Character Test.

BY the unanimous assertion Of every
mar who ever vent on a hunting trip
tina. involved camp life for a consid-
erable length OF time, there Is nothing
like participation in such an expedi-
ton for bringing out and making clear
the fundamental realities Of cbarac-
ter. II reveals both virtues and vices.
strengths and weaknesses, and emphn-
sizes them all. Not only are many of
the restrictions and lnhibitions created
and enforced 10 ordinary community
intercourse suddenly removed or weak.
ened, but there are made new demands
for the endurance Of Inconvenience
and the performance Of hard and dis
tasteful work.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21

through so degrees OF longi-
tude, and has an area Of 100000
square miles. The colonization of ST.
IBERIA by emigration from Russia re-
quired a movement of population
which would be facilitated by the
opening of roads for wagon transport.
1t was in 1922 that the town of
Ekaterinburg was founded, and in 1853
plans were made for projecting n road
toward Tiumen and thence across the
Siberian steppes. The route followed
was that of the present Siberian rail-
way. Work was delayed for some
years by changes of government, but
the road was finally completed along
the line proposed.
Over this main Siberian highway
passed thousands of colonists, many of
them political eXIles from Russia, 9TH
up their residence along the main ST.
berian route for the purpose of mill
tary protection, says a writer in
Magazine Russia. The road formed
O main line of connection between
scattered settlements of natives of
various races, who had previously
made limited use of trails and rivers
for intercourse with each other, and
for commerce with the world outside.
1t formed the only route by which the
interior of Siberia could be reached
from east or west while the only 9th
er routes were the aravan trails
across the mountains and deserts to
the south, and the difficult passages
of the Kara sea into the mouths OF
the OBJ and Yenesei rivers.
The Sibirsky-Trakt
OF the main highways used as pos
tai routes, the principal road is the
famous Sibirsky-Trakt, over 4,00C
miles long, following, as has been said
the same route as the T~rans-Siberiar
railway. Most of this road could bt
covered easily by vehicle, except II
the stretch between Sretensk anC
Khabarovsk. Between those towns
about $40 miles of road can be mad,
by vehicle, while the rest, ego miles
is covered by a pack-horse trail owe
the mountains, giving an alternative
route to the river Shilka. The trail i
used through the fall and spring only
while the river + for boat trans
port in summer, and sledge transpOr
over the ice in winter. The portion
of the route between the river Shilki
and Khabarovsk is called the Anu
Highway.
Another important main highway
the Irkutsk-Y akutsk Trakt 1910 mile
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21
On a Siberian Highway.

grace, her charm; Germany, her pro-
found romantlclsm. For the
rest, nature has given him a
noble heart, and genius. Yes, genius,
in the full a%cceptation Of the term,
must be allowed to Chopin. He is not
virtuoso only, he is also a poet, he
can make US apprehend the poetry
which lives In his heart, he is a tone
poet" and no enjoyment is equal to
that which he bestOws upon IL when
he sits down at the piano and impro-
vises. Then he is neither Polish. nor
French, nor German; he betrays a
higher origin, he is OF the kindred Of
Mozart, Of Raphael, Of Goethe; his
true fatherland is the dream kingdom
Of Poetry.-Heine.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21
Suits For Wear
On Stormy Days

New York.-Women should take the
rainy day seriously. They should not
save up for it; they should prepare for
II, advises a prominent fashion writer.
ape saving up" process may sound
wise to philosophers, and it may APP
peal to financiers when translated in
terms of coin; but when it applies to
apparel, the philosophy and the prac-
lice are all wrong.
Gan any woman answer the question
as to why she should look her worst
on a day when she needs to look her
best? Why does she feel that every
occasion in life requires a certain kind
OF costume, except a day of bad wealth
er! Thinking along the right track
would make n confident that a spe-
cial costume for a rainy day is as nee
essary as n for a dinner party. The
average woman, in fact, the vast ma
)ority of women, will tell you that they
wear out their old clothes when the
skies are gray, the snow flies, and the
rain soaks the atmosphere and floods
the streets.
There are individuals who achieve
In life the distinction of wearing old
clothes as well as they do new ones /;
Of investing any costume with a GER
tain chic. But these are individuals,
rare types among women who are en-
We'd by all the others and who are en-
abled, through this personal achieve
ment, to be economical If they so de-
sire. They are a class apart, they are
not models for other ome No one
can initiate them. An extraordinary
distinction in dress is a gift, as Harry
Lauder says, and not a habit.
Now, cutting out these women who
may do anything they please in the
realm of dress, there is a world of
women to be guided, counseled and
up for bad weather. If clothes cannot
be worn in the sunshine, it is obvious
that they are ~unbecoming, ungracefuli
out of style. They must have serious
defects, or they would continue in har-
ness. Hung in the dark corners of the
SlOnet, anu ClNtli odt puly lot the ualh
hours Of the day, they cannot be ex'
pected to glorify or enhance Il woman's
appearance. Yet, one finds almost in
variably that these are the clothes
which dot the streets on rainy days
that appear in the shops, and that dc
duty at luncheon.
And what is the result? A woman
dresses herself in all the things tina.
she dislikes and has discarded, goes
abrenS. under a gray sky, and find'
heIA accepting an invitation t.
lunch or dropping in for an Afternoon
tea when the sun is shining, the street,
are dry, and she looks like the symbo
of an old clothes shop.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21

in length, of which $50 miles are pass
able by vehicle. The remainder of the
distance is covered by the river Lena,
in summer by boat and in winter I've
the ice by sled. The highway from
Omsk through Semipalatinsk to Altai-
skaya follows the river Irish and has
q length of 760 miles. There is also
n main highway from TOmsk to Semi
p%alatinsk, a distance of 40 miles.
All the above highways were i'm
portant links In the governmental con
trOl Of Siberia from Russia. Over these
( roads couriers. police and soldiers
/ could pass readily from center TO cen
ter, keeping all settled parts of the
country in communication with the cen
trail government. The main Siberian
road is now largely disused on account
OF the superior communication offered
by the Trans-Siberian railway. and the
other highways will eventually be
paralleled by railways as well. None
of these roads is paved or improved
In n way which would be considered
as acceptable for a main road In Amer
lea. The absence OF stone In much
Of Siberia will make it difficult to pave
them. though much could be done by
establishing brick works and s~urfacing
the roads with brick, in which case
motor truck transport would form an
important auxiliary to the railway.
Few WeILMade Roads.
While the Siberian railway Is cross
ed by a number of important rivers
running from south to north, which