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The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30
PRICES after
PREVIOUS WARS

1.-THE following" says the Platte
Vile Herald from the Country G.i-
tleman may help us to endure with
more patience the present cost of
high living"
A prominent congressman is re-
ported as having said the other day
that living was never so expensive
as now even though the war is over.
Never" is a very long time and
the congressman forgets that during,
our Civil War wheat was four dollars
a bushel, sugar twenty cents pound
matches twenty-five cents a box and
other necessaries in proportion.
There lies before us we write an
old account book covering the hard
years OF 1S15-16 just following one
OF our little wars. By this we learn
that wheat was then two dollars q
bushel and labor fifty cents day.
II has always been kind OF rule.
OF thumb that days work was
worth about bushel Of wheat. Az
ter that war 1t took four days to-
earn bushel. After the present
war and in these days OF H. c. L. al
most anybody can earn two or three
bushels in day, while the mason
and plumber can earn four, and the
carpenters refuse to work two and
a half hours for the bushel OF wheat
that will fully feed a working man
for twenty days.
Another old record Is of q pioneer
who supported his family after the
Mexican war very largely by chop
ping cordwood at two and SIX
thirty and one-fourth cents cord.
Think OF It it. you who grumble
now! A pile OF wood four feet high,
four feet wide and eight feet long
for bushel OF wheat even at pres
ent prices, to say nothing of the
price then!
Those were days when families
wintered on cornmeal and buck
wheat -four because wheat was pro-
hibitive. Those were days when
fathers hired OUT theirs bows tat
six and half dollars a month
which was half the wages of a full
grown mani and collected their
earnings to help support the family.
Money did not flow like water then,
though good clothing cost as much
as now. 1t was case OF keeping
soul and body together.
Yet these were the people by
whom our country was developed
out of bowling wilderness. and
such were the conditions under
which our grandfathers and our ia
theirs "cheerfully slaved"
1t was grandfather OF the writer
that chopped the wood. and 1t was
his own father that worked barefoot.
cd at twenty-five cents day to help
support his fathers family. Here
is a bit of personal touch" drawn
from recent history to match any
thing that can be found in these
prosperous and luxurious days Of the
high cost Of living.
Wherefore let us be wise and hum
BILE and keep our heads as We work
out the solution Of our after-the-war
adjustments, remembering that we
are not the first and only people who
suffer by the conditions under which
we are called upon to live. Our faith
ers worked their way out, and 80
can We; but 1t will be by the same
road they travelled-the rocky road
of labor, not the fowery path OF
luxury and idleness.'
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30
CATHOLIC CHURCH
TO Be DEDICATED

The dedication of st. Johns Cath
olic church at Stoneham will take
on Tuesday, November 11th, 1913,
at 1O.00 o'clock a. m.
ri Rev. Bishop Then of Denver
will be present and administer the
sacrament of confirmation.
All Catholics of adjoining towns
are cordially invited to be present
and to bring their friends.
Remember the date, November II
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30

word Is the survival OF custom cen
turtles old. There are two opinions a.
to how the custom started. The story,
the more likely to be the true one. ls
that in ancient times the Japanese
attached ''maru" to the name Of any.
thing precious or highly priced, as a
sword or a baby. II was first applied
to a ships name about 1000 years
ago, when the Empress lingo sent an
expedition to Korea. She added the
word to the name Of the ship that
transported the troops to Korea. Ever
since then "maru" has been associated
with the name Of a steamship or sail
ing vessel. II Is never used with the
name Of warship.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30
GOOD GARDEN IS BIG ASSET
Useful for Fresh Vegetables and Sur.
plus May Be Stored for Use
During Winter.

A good garden Is very useful for
fresh vegetables. Where there Is a
surplus the vegetables may be stored
and saved for future use. In this
way you may have nice vegetables,
easily and quickly served In winter.
The result will be better and cheaper
living from the farm.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30
TO ORGANIZE
AMERICAN LEGION

A call has been issued for all re-
turned soldiers and sailors to meet
at the school house tomorrow even
ing for the purpose OF organizing an
American Legion for Raymer.
II is most worthy purpose and we
hope that there will be unanimous
attendance of all who are eligible to
participate In such a meeting.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30
Good Roads Between Annapolis and
6aItimore-Job for Many Men to
Build and Maintain Road Like This.

York, skilled 1,400, unskilled 1900;
Oregon, skilled 270, unskilled 2,430;
Rhode Island, skilled 80, unskilled 450;
South Carolina, unskilled. 1900; vir-
sinia, skilled 900, unskilled 5,100;
Washington, skilled and unskilled.
West Virginia, skilled 100, un-
hncd 1900; Wisconsin. skilled 600.
anskilied 1900.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30

The word "maru" attached to the
name Of every merchant ship and
commonly accepted as meaning ship
In reality has no known meaning. Ac-
ssrding to Q japanese authority the
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will sell at Public
Auction at the Stock Yards in Ray
mer at 900 o'clock p. NJ, on
SATURDAY Aft, NOVEMBER lst.
30 head of Sucking Calves, all in
good shape, mostly beef stock.
TER MS:-CASH.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30
E.fAI NUMBER
SATRDAY NOV. 8

2. .. Powell Is sorl 10 appear in
Cur town an the eaeond number of
CO dre lssstrs corrse. The date is
s.tnrdas, Soy g.be. STU.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30

Remember the Pie Social at the
II. s. Auditorium tomorrow evening
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30

Remember the Pie Social at the
H. S. Auditorium tomorrow evening
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30

Hear Powell, Saturday. Nov. sth.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30

Hear Powell, Saturday, Nov. Sth.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30

Hear Powell. Saturday, Nov. Sth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
PUTS
DARKNESS ON
keokuk Sat by Candles and Kerosene
for "a Half Hour Last
Evening During
Short Storm.

The lights OF Keol1uk went out
again last evening during the storm
that passed over the city about s
o'clock, and remained off for half an
hour
Fuses and switches and things at
rho gubstation were concerned In the
situation, and finally a surge from
there blew out a big protective device
Of the lines supplying the substation
and the city with current.
Considering the quantity of damage
done, Manager Ingle and the Missfs-
sippi River Power men had the lights
on again in a remarkably short time.
The lightning was very severe for
a short time, but no other damage
was done by it here.
A considerable number OF telephone
lines were put out of commission by
lightning striking the cables.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
CITY NEWS.
Garbage hauling. Call Red 81

Garbage hauling. Call Red S12.
Victory Liberty bonds for sale at
all Keokuk banks.
For good service buy Sommers'
brooms. They wear well.
May breakfast, Y. w. G. A.,
Thursday, $50 to $50; 35c.
Hear DR.. Mahood tonight at
Trinity church on THE Second Com
ing OF Christ" at s p. n.
Mrs. Lester Salzer has returned
home from visit in Des Moines
and other places with friends.
The w. R c. viii hold their
regular meeting at Cameron's hall
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
An order has been entered with
the county clerk discharging Mary
Griffin as executrix for the estate of
the late Cecilia Griffin
-keokuk camp M. w. A, No. 622,
will hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present
A son was born this morning to
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Bell Of Chicago,
at the home of Mrs. Bells parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Wright.
Transfer of three lots In the
B. Grant and w. L. Grant to Win
Ash hauling Proctor. Red 312.
How will you feel next Monday
when the Victory drive is over and
you did not buy bond and Keokuk
did not fill its quota? Get in line,
buy bond today.
May breakfast, Y. w. C. A.
Thursday. $50 to $50; 35c.
Lend your money to Uncle Sam
for few years at Az per cent and
feel the pride that only a man who
has done his full patriotic duty can
feel. Buy bond today.
Regular meeting of Keokuk aerie
No. 6S3, f. o. E., tonight at Eagles
hall, 407 Blondeau street, at O'Clock.
Visiting brothers always welcome.
Chas. A. Noakes, secretary.
If you could keep yourself out of
mo mans land by buying a Victory
bond you certainly would do 1t. The
Victory bond you buy today will pay
for something which kept many fine
boys out of the firing line.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Kelley
have sold the lot on the corner Of
South Fifteenth and Palean streets
to Toney Scheffler The considera-
ton as shown by the stamps 'on the
deed was about $4,000.
Thirty-eight discharged soldiers.
delegates from Minnesota to the big
national convention to organize the
American Legion, passed through
Keokuk this morning. The Ameri-
can Legion ia TO the world war what
the G. A. r. Is to the civil war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
|. w. w. Expects Raid.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Servic

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, May 7.-Delegates to
the national I. w. W. convention
here today expressed their fear of
being raided by the police before the
ten-day session came to close.
Abner Woodruff, Of New York,
chairman of the convention, said he
was tipped off that raid was con-
templated.
1.-The delegates so far have kept
tfetr expected verbal fireworks IN
der cover. Federal agents and a
police stenographer are attending all
meetings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Only City Near Hare

Two other trains carrying the rest
Of the regiment will come west via
Chicago and enter Iowa at Dubuque
and Davenport. The men on these
other two trains will parade at Du-
buque, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids
The troops will leave Camp Uptor
either late Saturday or early Sunday
next, reaching Iowa the following
Tuesday for parades in the several
cities, and the big statewide recep-
ton In Des MONIES the next day,
May Ia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
BUSY? WATCH CROWDS!
THERE'S A REASON: lCWTTZ.

Anniversary dry goods sale. 10 per
cent discount besides many special
sale items. Red tag ready-to-wear
sale. Silk dresses up to S23 go at
$10.98 to 1898. Suits, coats, capes,
Is off now. Waists, S100 to SIS.
New skirts, s2.9S to $40. New sum
mer dresses, 1898 to s35. New June
models in every department.
A sale Of those better makes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
NOTICE TO THE Pu Rljc.

On April II, 1913, the Carpenters
Union committee met the contractors
and had the power to arbitrate the
matter and was not offered any ar
bitrations to our approval. Now we
uphold our demand of zoe Per hour.
UNION CARPENTERS OF CITY OF
KEOKUK, LOCAL NO. 523.
Headquarters at 523k Main street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

says an immense traffic in liquor
from Pipestone county, Mimi, into
Iowa, North Dakota and South Da-
kota, has been broken UP.
The men arrested at Mankato
were: James Reed, William Sim
mons, II. A. Kennedy, Ever Harmon
and Ben Sharp, all of Sioux City;
Joseph McKetericB. Lemars, Iowa,
and Joseph F'liege, Akron, Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Larae Lots Of Sand Bags.
CHARGED With Bootleqaino.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May T.
Special agents of the government
have arrested seven Iowans, charged
with bootlegging at Mankato, Mimi
They are said to have had 1900
quarts of whiskey.
T. E. Campbell, leader of the raids,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

NIT to the American senate The
agreement for protection of France
in event she is attacked. Lloyd
George was also understood to have
promised TO place the same PROPOSE
ton before the British parliament.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Coming Here via ST. Louis.

Captain Roy, routing officer at Ho-
boken pier. officially announced the
details of tie routing of the whole
regiment to Camp Dodge.
From New York, the train to Keo-
kuk will go via st. Louis and enter
Iowa at Keokuk over the Kline, It
was announced.
From here the train goes to OF
tumwa and Oskaioosa en- route to
Camp Dodge.
The only places where the SOL
diers will leave the train are Keo-
kuk, Ottumwa and Oskaloosa, and in
each of these places, they will be
entertained for two hours.
From here they will go over the
Rock Island road up the Des Moines
river division
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Motor Trucks to States.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service,
WASHINGTON. May 7.--Twenss
thousand motor trucks, worth s45,WVj
Goo, are to be given to the states 4
the federal government, with the p9
yiao that they be used only for ro']
construction, the department OF AT
culture announced today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
NOTICE.

Anyone wanting special care taken
OF their lots in Oakland cemetery
please notify the sexton Immediately
either personally or by mail.
T. T. f. SCHMIDT, Sexton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Kansas CITY Timee. JaDan

Kansas City Times: Japan. 1t is
understood, is to have Shantung for
the present, and in due time will re-
turn it to China. OF course. But
nobody expects 10 live long enough
to see that due time expire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

Submit II 70 American Senate.
United Press Leased Wfra Service I
PARIS. May captain Andre
Tardieu waa authoritatiyelv reporfed
toaay 70 have announced yesterday
- ne secret Dienary conference that
president Wilson had agreed to sub.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Ii Will Be Next Tuesday, 1t Is An
nounced Now, Hero in keokuk,
and Surrounding Country
viii Attend en- Masse
ONE OF SIX IOWA CITIES
No Other Place Near Here viii Have
Chance to Welcome and See
Men of the Famous
Regiment

Next Tuesday Is now set as the
big day for keokuk and the sur
rounding country.
That is the time announced today
at Camp Upton officially for the stop
here of Companies D, G and n OF the
famous 16sth infantry, one of the
three greatest regiments of the
Americans in the world war, and the
pride OF the Rainbow division.
They will stop two, hours in keo-
kuk and will be honored by one Of
the largest crowds ever seen here,
even In the old street fair days.
The population of the entire coun-
try for miles around evidently in
tends to come to Keokuk to greet
the heroes of the American army in
France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Mississippi Is at the Point of Real
Danger to Levees In Illinois
Between Here and quincy
Today.
DIES MONIES A TORRENT
Railroad Traffic Along the Mississippi
DemoraIlsed by Deep Water
Over the Tracks North
Of Quincy.

The flood In the rivers here Is be
cTds in the past
The Mississippi viii rise another
foot. the morning forecast said, which
will put it near the 1S-foot mark on
the Keokuk guage. or four feet above
the flood line. Over 20 feet Is the
record here.
This will also flood more of the
reflroad south Of here and make the
water foot deeper on the tracks
that are now greatly delaying all
trains. Trains are running now only
with engines the CRATE bars of which
have been raised. The road5ed Is
solid rock and perfectly safe, II tho
locomotives can get through the water
without extinguishing the fires. But
the speed is greatly slowed.
Trains Far or Schedule.
The train from st. Louis due al 1925
o'clock this morning got in about three
hours late this forenoon, and previous
trains from the south were far of
schedule as to leave no schedule In
sight.
To cap the railroad climax, the tele-
rhones to the union station were put
out OF order by the lightning last night
and there was no way this forenoon
for prospective travellers to ascertain
the time trains might be more or less
expected to saunter into town.
The oyerfowed track is between
here and Alexandria, and south of
that practically to West Quincy.
Trains may have to detour via Garth
age.
Des MoInes Becomes Real River.
The Des Moines is on real tear
and adds to the food south of here
il the Mississippi.
At Ottumwa this morning, the Des
Moines was over four feet above the
danger line, had raised over foot
In the previous day. and was due to
rise still another foot from the rains.
The Des Moines will rise foot here
also by tomorrow morning, the fore
cast said.
The rise of foot predicted for the
Mississippi below here VIII put 1t
about the 21foot mark at Warsaw,
and near the 20-foot mark at Quincy.
i
the tops OF the levees guarding the
hundreds of thousand acres Of rich
Illinois land, are SO high that there
is much concern about the levees all
holding.
Large Lots Of Sand Bags.
Barges of sand and sacks are be-
ing held in readiness to be moved to
any point of special danger to levee.
and the Indian Grave district, adjoin-
ing Quincy, Seems to be In the most
danger. Willow mats are being used
ALTO, to prevent washing of the levees.
Ten thousand sacks OF sand and
5000 yards Of burlap have been sent
to Indian Grave leyee, and It Is all
being placed in the weakest spots.
There is much concern about the
Tabius river country in Missouri, es.
pecially where the Kline track crosses
Dhrgen's creek. There cofferdam of
strong current
foards is being used in desperately
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Whole Country is Coming.

Whole Country is Coming.
All of the surrounding cities and
towns will pour into Keokuk next
Tuesday to see the three companies
of the famous 168th infantry.
They will parade here, will hear
speech limited to a few minutes,
will be escorted by bands and organi-
cations Of Keokuk, will be given a
homemade pie apiece. and will be
the center Of one of the greatest
demonstrations ever staged in this
part Of the country. It will be half
holiday here.
All the subcommittee OF the com
mittee appointed by the mayor 20
prepare for the big event have prac-
tically completed their work.
Not until today was it possible to
even guess the date of the arrival
OF the three companies the war de-
partment assigned to Keokuk for a
parade, one of only six en- route from
New York to Camp Dodge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-28
Factors Entering Into
 Progressive Farming

INROP diversification has caused a
 " great advance in agriculture in
 Alabama, and the next step in pro-
 gressive farming must be the use of
 the tractor.
 This mechanical device is great saver of labor and enters into the economy of farm work as nothing else does. A year ago only a few l tractors were operated in Alabama, but there has been a substantial in- crease this year.
 A year hence practically all the blowing should be done by tractors. l It will be slow-going farmer indeed who will blow in the old-fashion way. Included in progressive methods should be the removal of stumps from cut-over lands. It costs very little to Iclear tillable tracts of stumps by the |use of dynamite-only about fifteen |cents per stump. To leave the stumps in the fields is a positive waste. Another forward movement that should soon become common in Ala bama is the grain elevator. There are only three in this state now-one each at Eufaula, Dothan and Decatur. An elevator gives the farmer cash mar ket for his coin and wheat all the year round. Its construction is not very costly and as it is dividend payer from the state there should be one in every county.
 It has been easy to increase produc- tion of food and feedstuff crops. The problem has been the marketing of the crops. The problem of marketing hogs and cattle has been solved by the aid of the Alabama extension service. Build elevators and make profitable the marketing of corn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-28
Interest In World
 Cotton Conference

MMUCH interest is in evidence in NV4 the world cotton conference to be held in New Orleans in October. While it is of particular concern to the manufacturers it will affect cotton growers in a vital way and both in- terests are to participate.
 The governors of all cotton states and the governors of all states in which textile interests form an i'm portant industry will be on hand.
 One of the principal subjects to be discussed at the conference will be the means of increasing and hnprov- ing cotton production in the United States and other countries. The dis cussion will be opened with a paper on new sources of production, pre- pared by Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix, Ariz., who has led in the work of de- voting the irrigated lands of the Gila
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-28
American Aviators
 Win Immortality

| THE transatlantic flight lies nc
 9 longer in the realm of fancy anc
 speculation. It is an accomplished fact. Flying with the ease and pre-
 clslon of homing pigeon, the NC-4 completed the last lap of the water route to England yesterday afternoon, without an untoward incident.
 The task was easy. Only uncertain weather held the restless American avlators in the Azores, after they had covered the distance from Newfound- land. At last weather conditions were favorable, the giant hydroplane taxied lover the water at yPonta Del Gada, took the air and began her momentous journey to Portugal. The worst was lover when the Azores were reached. It was foregone conclusion that American pluck would triumph in a successful flight.
 Actual flying time considered, the proudest records of the speediest ocean liners are like the snail's pace. The navy's flying boats are swifter craft than any vessel that has ever ploughcd the sea. They are not quite as dependable yet, but that will come in time.
 It is proud moment for America. This nation enjoys the honor of be- ing the first to make the transatlantic flight and has shown the old world something never dreamed of in Colum- bus's, day. Congress should confer suitable recognition on Lieutenant Commander Reed and his brave asso- ciates. Their place in the history of great achievements is secure.
 And now, what next? Humanity, surfeited on thrills, wonders what re- mains for men of daring to under take. What new field of adventure is left to be tried? The moon is comparatively close at hand. Mars is waiting to be explored. Maybe the pilots of the future will be able to discount such trifles as the earth's attraction and a rarified att and wing their way to the distant planets.