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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
BOOZE AND NIGHTIES.
Porter Balls Up Two Grips on Train.
Caused Some Excitement

Manilla.-What one of the inter-
ested parties declared was a real
tragedy, and what was admittedly a
near-tragedy by the other party, re-
suited when two suit cases got mix
ed up. The near tragedy occurred in
a Manila home and the sequel was
enacted in Council Bluffs.
Mrs. o. S. Olson, who was return
ing to her home in Manila from
Wisconsin, was handed a suit case
by the porter of the Northwestern
train when she alighted at the station
here, which was carried to the Oh
sen home and when opened was
found to contain twelve two-quart
bottles of liquor, nothing else, no
female apparel or boudoiur acces-
series as was expected would be
found in it.
That there was some excitement
in the Olsen home over the discovery
states the case very mildly. Mr.. OIL
cSu just lOOhSu DIT HIS "lle anu Stlti
nothing. A consultation was held
and the very reasonable solution was
reached, that the porter had been
an unconscious but by this time i'm
portant participant in the miXup.
Meanwhile there was a sequel.
When the train reached Council
Bluffs the rightful owner Of the suit
case full of booze was given the pro-
perty of Mrs. Olsen and he was not
long in finding out his fearful loss.
He began burning up the wires and
Mr.. King, agent Of the railroad in
Manila received a message asking
that the missing suit case be sent to
Council Bluffs and the exchange
made that would right matters.
But the man at Council Bluffs was
all out of luck-and booze-for the
answer that was sent to him was
something to the effect that his suit
case had fallen into good hands.
However, the suit case was sent on
to Council Bluffs and Mrs. Olsen re-
ceived her property on the next
train.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
TWAS A CoURTsHIP BY WIRE
Delaware Operators Even Made Ar
engagements for the Wedding
by Telegraph.

Glendale. Del.-Love over the wire
resulted in the marriage Of Miss Dena
Veasey, telegraph operator at Ellen
dale, and Edward Rust, operator at
Redden.
The two were but seven miles apart
on the wire, and each, seeking great
err proficiency, practiced sending mes
sages to the other In leisure moments.
During all their courtship the two
sent their messages back and forth
over the wire, and finally when they
decided to slip away to Whining
ton to- be married the arrangements
were made by wire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
New Way Getting Rid of Rats.


Here is a new way of getting rid
of rats as related by r. P. Conner of
Denison. He says those of our peo-
pie who are bothered by rat pests
may profit by the experience of Mrs.
Leonard Johnson, who lives just
west of the court house. During the
past winter the barn on their place
has been overrun with rats all sizes
and ages. The rodents have eaten
enough to feed dozen of chickens all
the year, and the Johnsons have
spent considerable money In buying
rat poison, only to see the number of
pests increase. Mrs. Johnson finally
solved the problem by taking an
ordinary milk can of five gallon
capacity, and sinking it in the
ground so that about half the can
wass exposed. She then placed some
boards or runway up to the can
and filled the can half full of water
and scattered attractive food upon
the water. The rats anxious for the
food, would climb up the runway
and jump into the can, only to be
drowned in the water. The first night
Mrs. Johnson took so rats from the
can and in one night caught 10
Iowa Farmer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT OF
IOWA
DIES MONIES

bLo hol4NEo
Annual Certificate for Publication
of THE NORTH RIVER INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, located at New
York in the state of n. Y.
Whereas, the above named COM
pany has filed in the Insurance De-
partment of Iowa, sworn statement
showing its condition on the thirty
first day of December, 1918, in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF
Chapter 4, Title 8, of the Code Of
Iowa, relating to Insurance Com
panies; and whereas said statement
shows that said Insurance Company
has complied with the laws of this
state relating to insurance,
Therefore, in pursuance of law, l.,
A. G.. SAVAGE, Commissioner of In
surance, do hereby certify that said
Insurance Company is authorized
to transact the business of Fire In
surance- in the State of Iowa, by
agents properly appointed and duly
licensed, as required by law, until
the first day of March, 1920.
I further certify that the state
ment shows
1st. The actual
amount of paid up
Capital of said Com
pany, December 81,
1918 to be ........S 600,O0O.OO
I'd. The aggre-
gate income of said
Company for the
year 1918, to be. -. $ 4,107 ,57S.78
Sd. The aggre-
gate expenditures
of said Company for a-
the year 1915 to be $ 3,171, s37.11
4th The aggre-
gate amount of the
Assets of said Com
pany, December, 81,
1918, to be. ....$ 1922, 164.79
9TH. The aggre-
gate amount of Liza
bilities of said Com
pany, including the
amount required to
safely reinsure all
outstanding risks,
December 81, 1918, to
be ...S 1914, 6S3.21
(SeaD IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
/ have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal of office
at Des Moines, this Sd day of
April, 1919.
A. C. SAVAGE,
Commissioner of Insurance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT OF
IOWA

Annual Certificate for Publication
of the U. S. BRANCH, NORTH
BRITISH C MERCANTILE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY,
Located at New York in the state
of N. Y.
Whereas, the above named COM
pany has filed in the Insurance De-
partment Of Iowa, sworn state
ment showing it's condition on the
thirty-first day of December, 1918,
in accordance with the provisions Of
Chapter 4, Title 8, of the Code of
Iowa, relating to Insurance Com
panies; and whereas said statement
shows that said Insurance Company
has complied with the laws of this
state relating to insurance,
Therefore, in pursuance of law, /,
A. c. SAVAGE, Commissioner of In
surance, do hereby certify that said
Insurance Company is authorized to
transact the business of Fire Insur-
ance in the State of Iowa, by agents
properly appointed and duly licensed,
as required by Law, until the first
day Of March, 1920.
/ further certify that the state
ment shows
1st. The actual
amount of paid up
Capital of said Com
pany, December 81,
1918, to be. .......$ 1000. 90
I'd. The aggre-
gate income of said
Company for the
year 1918, to be. S 7,131, $4,000
3d. The aggre-
gate expenditures
of said Company for
the year 1918, to be 5 6,697 ,S99.S SO
4th. The aggre-
gate amount of the
Assets of said Com
pany, December, 81,
1918. to he ........ $40, 1878, 470.13
9Th. The aggre-
gate amount of Liza
bilities of said Com
pany, including the
amount required to
safely reinsure all
outstanding risks,
December 81, 1918, 20
be " ...S 7.O53.175.5 81
(Seal) IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal Of office
at Des Moines, this II day of
April, 1919.
A C. SAVAGE,
Commissioner of Insurance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
SAFE IN WAR, DIED AT SEA.
Remarkable Fate of Malvern Ia,
Soldier.

Malvern, Ia.-To go through all
of the big battles of 1918 without re-
ceiving scratch, and then to take
tubercular pneumonia, and die while
his regiment was on the water, sail
ing for home, was the fate of Lau-
renee r. Purdue, a Malvern boy.
He was one Of the first Malvern
boys to enlist, and went to France
with Co. of the One Hundred Sixty
eighth. His death occurred in Ger
many, on April 20.
His mother, Mrs. G. E. Bunker,
received this word after the regi-
ment had been in New York several
days and she was expecting him to
be at home soon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
The Barraee Receiver.

The invention of the barrage re-
ceiver came about as result of the
confusion into which the wireless ma
chinery was thrown during the war.
Through her powerful stations at Nan
sen and elsewhere Germany was mali
ciously flooding the atmosphere with
wireless "noise" so that communica-
lions between France and England
and America became very difficult.
Germany was completely drowning out
the voice of Americas allies. The in
terallied conference In February, 1918,
sought way out of the difficulty, and
appeals for solution were brought to
Doctor Alexanderson by Lieutenant
Paternot of the French mission in this
country. The solution, which was
adopted by the French and American
governments after its first demOnstra-
ton was called the "barrage receiver"
because the word "barrage" has the
original meaning of stoppage proven
ton. The barrage receiver success
fulyl shut out the vibrations sent out
from Germany with the object of de-
stroying the allied intercommunica.
ton. It's principle can be compared
to that of an instrument which, if APP
piled to the ear. would sllsncs the
shrieking of steam whistle ten yards
away, while enabling the listener to
hear perfectly the spoken word hun
dred yards off. Aside from its war
time use the barrage receiver has ex-
tensive possibilities for peacetime de-
velopment. Through Its use the num-
Der of communications that may be
carried on without disturbing each
other may be multiplied greatly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
WAR INVENTIONS
COMING TO LIGHT
Many Interesting Achievements
Are Now Being Made
Public.
SEAL OF SILENCE BROKEN
System of Sending and Receiving
Wireless Telephone Messages at
Same Time and a Barrage Re
ceiver Among Novelties.

New YOrk.-As the seal placed upon
the activities of Americas inventors
by the war is broken, news of many in
teresting achievements unknown to the
public during the conflict are being
brought to light. A system OF sending
and receiving wireless telephone mel
sages at the same time, as is done in
wire lines; 'barrage receiver" which
shuts out the sound of all wireless vi
bration except those which the opera
tor wishes to hear, and system or
rapid and accurate photography of
wireless message became known to the
public for the first time recently, al
though government naval stations have
been experimenting with them for
some time.
Engineers of the General Electric
company at Schenectady are response
BILE for each of the inventions. Ernst
r. w. AlexandersOn, consulting en-
gineer of the company, told of the de-
velopment of the barrage receiver and
wireless telephony ideas at a meeting
of the Institute of Radio Engineers at
20 West Thirty-ninth street recently.
c. A. HoXie of Schenectady, another
General Electric company engineer, is
the inventor Of the wireless photo
graphic apparatus.
Sending and Receiving.
Doctor AiexandersOn told the engi-
neerS that obviously some system Of
simultaneous sending and receiving
would have to be invented before wire
less telephony would ever become COM
mercially practicable. Switching from
one apparatus to another to send and
receive would be annoying and delay
ing. For instance, the user of the tele-
phone on this side Of the Atlantic says
"Hello" into the mouthpiece. Then
he has to switch to another apparatus
to catch the answer from Europe. And
perhaps his friend overseas is doing
the same thing, and the attempt at
conversation develops into sort of
hide-and-seek game. There was also
the problem of bringing the wireless
telephone to the home of the user. If
one has to travel to Washington or
New Brunswick to use the wireless tel
ephone it is scarcely saver of time
or money.
Doctor Alexanderson has devised a
system of separate sending and re-
ceiving antennae, the sending and re-
ceiving stations interconnected by a
wire line and further connected to the
exchange of the local telephone sys-
TEN, so that all Mrs. Jones has to do
when she wants to find out what Mr..
Jones is doing in Paris tonight is to
go to her telephone and ask, not for
toll operator, but for the wireless OPP
orator he will connect her with Mr..
JoneS sA.-tF-sos ,Fa..,.-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
SOLDIER WILL
BE CITIZEN
Petition For Naturalization OF Oscar
Sakowch Filed and He VIII
Take Oath Sep
TENDER 10.

Oscar Sakowich, the young soldier
who returned from France recently
and Immediately took steps to become
naturalized citizen Of the United
States, is getting there.
L. c. Mitchell, United States natur-
alization examiner with headquarters
at st. Louis, is in Keokuk today help
ing Sakowich out. He filed petit
ton in the district court today for the
naturalization Of this soldier. The man
will be sworn by Clerk Vollers to take
the oath to become citizen Of the
United States before Judge Hamilton,
September IS, 1919.
oscar Sakowich is the only Keokuk
returned soldier to apply for NATURAL.
zation papers. He was in Co. I, 18th
| infantry, 9Th division.
| Mr.. Mitchell came to Keokuk from
Oskaloosa and will leave here tonight
for Mt. Pleasant. He Is working in
Iowa assisting soldiers to become ma
turalized.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
Daily Stock Letter.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE New
York Evening Suns financial review
today says:
Today's stock market was anothe r
traders affair, and more quiet even
than yesterdays dull and colorless
performance. Further efforts were
made by the bears to depress the
price level, but they did not meet
with much success.
Prices Of stocks are far from as high
as they were week or two back and
weak accounts have been pretty well
weeded out. There has been good
buying Of quiet substantial character
which can absorb the bulk offerings
and the short interest Is an element
''by no means to be ignored, although
not as large as it was last week or
the week before, perhaps.
The opening prices were lower than
Mondays but from time to time mild
irecoveries were intercepted with
gains of moderate proportions.
Trading continued down in late
session. There was general flrmine
| of prices in the last hour.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
CITY NEWS.

Special showing of fall millinery
Dollar day at Miss Kings, S22 Main
st.
Nellie v. Hodge and Nina v.
Hodge have sold to Charles Luft a
piece Of property at Eleventh and
High streets for the sum of $500.
IL. o. o. M. lodge, No. 7o4, meet
regularly every Tuesday evening a;
s o'clock. All visiting members cor
daily invited. John G. Stadler, die
tetor. A. L. Laubershimer. secretary
The funeral of Mrs. Roscoe G.
Hise was held this morning at nine
O'Clock from st. Peters church. The
pallbearers were John Barrett, Earl
Marlin, e. K. Williams, Calud Smith.
Ed Lambert and Frank Koehler.
Some Keokuk people who were
driving near Pontoosuc Sunday after
noon report having seen gang OF
gypsies near there, and that they
had a Ford automobile with them
1t is quite possible that the machine
which they saw could be the one
which was reported to the police as
having been stolen from Dallas City.
I'VE will make special display OF
fall millinery Sat, Aug. 10th. Miss
M. Kings, 322 Main.
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot, who have
come to Keokuk to make their home,
have rented the d. B. Hamill home
at Sixth and Morgan streets.
The body OF George Hall was
shipped today to Sciota, ILL.,, for burial
Charles Hall of California, brother
of the deceased, arrived in Keokuk
this afternoon to accompany the body
there.
"A tar kettle burning out at
Twelfth and Main streets called the
fire department this afternoon short
ly before three o'clock.
Subscribers to The Gate City
should notify the business office II
their paper is not delivered prompt
ly. All complaints should reach this
office before 6 o'clock, as the busi-
ness office closes at that hour.
The advertisements for Dollar
Day will appear in the issues OF
Thursday and Friday of this week.
II you will read these announcements
you will be informed where the Dol
lar Day bargains are to be found and
your shopping will be easy and prof
table.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
Stock Market Notes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Aug. 12-Fractional
declines in practically all the leading
issues marked the stock market open
ing today.
U. S. Steel opened at 103A, off " E;
bethlehem B opened at Sc, off u; Cru.
chile at 1891, off H. Marine at 56%.
ur "; Central Leather at 99A, off q 4;
American Hide and Leather at 33 y off
n; Baldwin at 1861, off IA; Stude'
baker at 103 off n and U. s, Rubber
at 1891, off H.
At the end of the first half hour the
market rallied with equipments the
leaders Baldwin gained 81 points
,over the opening, selling at 100.
Oil shares were well taken on all re
cessions.
A petition is being circulated on the
floor Of the exchange asking the gov
errors to close the exchange next Sat
urday.
The entire list became strong
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
LOTS OF RAIN
IN SHORT TIME.
Sudden Sharp Thundershower This
Morning Melted Rainfall
of Over One
Inch,

For real rainfall, the two showers
this morning ought to get the palm
In the half hour that it rained,
there was rainfall Of 1.6 inches.
The water came down in something
like bucketfuls during the short time
that 1t rained. Cutters were over
flowed, and sewer openings were not
big enough to carry off all the water.
There was some hail during the
storm, and plenty Of lightning and
thunder to make it typical summer
storm. The twin storm arrived this
afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
JUDGE LOGAN
HOME TODAY
keokuk Banker and Two Grandsons
Enjoyed Long Automobile Trip
to Eastern
Points.

Judge William Logan has returned
from an automobile trip through the
central and eastern United States. He
was accompanied by his two grand
sons, Archie Logan and James Huls,
kamp, Jr. The trip covered a total OF
$50 miles. The party went through
Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mary
land. to Washington, New York, Yer
mont, the st. Lawrence country ana
back. The trip was made in i've
weeks and a day, with nine day stop
on account of rain. The rain. the
Judge said did considerable damage to
crops in that section of Maryland.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
L PETITIONS
| THIS AFTERNOON
council VIII Begin at Once to
canvass Names Signed to Me-
mortal Building Elec-
tlon Requests.
Try PER CENT SIGN
ideally This Number Of Voters
want Special Election Called
for This Pur-
pose.
Try PER CENT SIGN

lanes of practically sixty per cent
Eoters at the city election two
$ ago have been signed to the
HONS which have been circulated
|ng the city council to call spe-
election for the purpose Of, voting
.he question Of building me-
ial building for soldiers, sailors,
ines and nurses of Keokuk in the
war. The memorial building
1 he used as a city hall and to
se the central police and fire
hons.
he petitions were all handed to
~. Sandberg, city clerk, for filing
afternoon. Most Of them were
Italy filed by o'clock. There
still a few to come in after that
Y and each petition that comes
swells the total number of sigma
S.
he city council began the canvass
khe petitions this afternoon and
complete the job tomorrow, ac-
hing to present plans. Following
| canvass OF the Petitions, the
he'll will set the date for the
Elton and the necessary legal
BIS to the publishing of the notice
be completed. The commission
have its meeting Friday with
council to discuss matters rela-
to the petitions. 1t will be nee
hry In the canvass to verify the
hes and to take all steps neces-
N to establish the legality of the
hes signed to the papers. The
htions were started out week
Monday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12

around noon and new highs for the day
were made. u. S. Steel was up point
from the early low; United Retail
Stores sold close to 100. Low priced
rails, although at no time weak, failed
to follow up strength of the previous
session. The motor stocks acted well
with Saxon up within two points Of
the years high.
With oils and tobacco stocks acting
best, the market continued dull in the
afternoon Some tire shares con-
tinued to hold we'll Pan-American
held to level around lot.
The market closed firm.
During the last half hour the ma
jority Of the list held firm.
Retail Stores sold above no, while
Baldwin was UP nearly six points for
the day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
FUNERAL WAS
HELD TODAY
Sidney D. UhIk Who Lost Life In
Submarine Accident Is
Accorded Final
HonorS.

Funeral services for Sidney d.
Uhlik, who lost his life in a submarine
accident couple of weeks ago, were
held in the Methodist church at Ham,
ilton today. The pastor who con-
Quoted the services was Rev. Peter
son, a former chaplain in the navy,
and the pail bearers were all Hamil.
ton boys who had served in the navy
They all wore their jackie uniforms.
They were Albert Breeder, Earl Ham
rick, Irl Lovingfoss, Alfred Behnke
Richard Miller and Ray Loeffler.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
WAYLAND, MO.
Q . Q Q = . . - 80

William Stark, Jr, just returned
from overseas looking hale and hearty
was warmly welcomed.
William Fox, son Of ]. ]. Fox, re
turned last Saturday looking his best
Mrs. Ed Mackey and two children,
Of Chicago, spent the week end with
her brother, Roy Kearns.
Editor Hills and family are moving
to Mercer, Mo. Wayland regrets their
loss and well wishes go with them.
The Farmers elevator is doing a
rushing business. Pierre Hammat as
manager, John DeJong as president.
Charles Winkleman and family took
In the Donnellson fair Thursday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
UNKNOWN BOY
HIT BY AUTO
He Was Not Seriously Hurt However
and Got Away Without
Telling His
Name.

A six year old boy, whose name is
unknown, was knocked down by an
automobile yesterday afternoon about
four O'Clock on the corner OF Fifth
and Main streets.
The child was not seriously hurt
and did not even need the attentions
of physicians. The driver OF the
car which hit him was also unknown
The car had turned from Main street
and was starting to go down South
Fifth Just asst the lad stepped in front
of it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-12
s. louis Cash Grain. close.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Alg. 1z.-Corn-
No. white, $20s@2.1o; No. white,
s2.O3; May, s1.4S5s; September,
$1942s; December, s1.53as.
Oats-No. 2 white, 771a@7Sc; No.
3 white, 761z@77c; May, SIC; Sep.
TENDER, TIC: December. 100.