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•*/^T: WEDNESDAY, APR. 8, 1914 '$£* N P. }V J&" 1 I Your Choose it from the most diversi fied stock in Keokuk—our stock. More than 60 different styles, a color array that will put the rain bow to ahame. Knox, Stetson, Barsolinos from Italy, Mendhrun and Crofut and Knapp and our own brands. Prices 11.00, $1.50, 12.00, 12.50, $3.00, |3.60, *4.00, $5.00. EASTER SHIRTS All the season's latest colorings and designs—outing with soft cuffs pleated and plain neglegees at $1.00, 91.50, $2.00 and up. JONES, H* Hatter Exclusive Local Dealer. r^'/// iLiTe of Your Shoes our modern Repair Shop. Nothing is so comfortable as shoes you've broken in you hate to part with thai iLet Us Re-Sole Them and iThey'ti Last Twice As Long If Besides getting twice as muoh fort, you'll be making money go twicej as far. People say that George Waah-f Ifagtoa onoe threw dollar across Potomao—a long way—but we"U ri |Mqr6 Your Shoe Money W LOUIE'S Champion Shoe Repair Shop. I 814 Main Street LpTHlHIWTfgT WM. BLAND the Up-to-date H0RSESH0ER Is now located at his new place of busineee, IS South Tenth street. Nothing but first-class work, and all work guaranteed. Phone 918 W. S. Whitehead & Son WALl. PAPCR AND PAINT *A»NTlNO, PAPER HANGING AND DECORATING. Majtn jstreet* Phone, Office* Wft GREAT FRUIT CROP RE EXPECTED First Bulletin From Wesley Greene Puts Yield at 86 per Cent Perfect for This Season. CONDITIONS ARE GOOD Apples Pears American plumB Peaches Grapes onathen Red raspberries V® Ii Black raspberries-... j.Blackberries! Currants Gooseberries strawberries frult bl,ds 1n *°™. made them less able to endure %M I reduced the number of strawberry: plants and ma(je Go Twice Jk.8 For I erowth of raspberry canes. iS be Strawberries and Peaches May Hurt by Drought But Not to a Great Extent. Iowa will have a fruit crop 86 par cent perfect, according to the first bulletin for 1914, issued by Wesley Greene, secretary of the Iowa Horti cultural society, which will be sjnt out tomorrow. Peaches and straw berries, damaged by the drought of last summer, are the important fac 88 wr.-- Velasco will never reach Saltillo as thai conditions. The drought last sumine average condition of trees and plants, in tlis spring of the last sixteen, Y0H |»n "The rating in past years follows: Spring of 1899, 54 per cent 1900. 71. per cent 1901, 90 per cent 1902. per cent: 5CU1., Lee County, With Sixteen Townships Will Receive $5,562.88 This Week. Bach of ths 1,6« townships in the state of Iowa will receive a remit tance of $347.68 Pom State Treasurer W Brown within the week. This is "the share of each township of th» automobile lie aise-money for the six months' period ending April 1. Tie total amount in the hands of Treas urer Brown at Des Moines, after the deduction of 8 per cent which goes to the state highway commission and 7 per cent which Is placed in a fund for paying the expenses of the auto- mobile department, is $571,239.27. This is by far the largest amount ever collected In any semi-annual period, being mors than $100,000 in excess of the amount distributed a year ago. Lee county, having sixteen town ships, will receive a total of $'5,562.88. VELASCO HAS GIVEN VILLA THE SLIP Fresh Federal Troops are Keeping the Mexican Rebels Quits Busy. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] JUAREZ, Mexico, April 8—While many dispatches have been received from tha various constitutionalist commanders now operating between Torreon and Saltillo and Monterey, none of importance has been made public except that General Velasco and his army and the cavalcacte of refugees accompanying him have reached Viesca, a station on the Tor reon-Saltillo line, 45 miles east of Torreon, the federals evidently hav ing eluded General Hernandez who drove them into the hills south of San Pedro De Las Colonias several days ago. It Is admitted in constitutionalist official circles that the rebel force® of General Eugenio Agirre Benavldss and General Loriblo Ortiga have en- iMi ouuiiiiBi, gaged the federals under command of tors in causing the percentage to drop General below 90. Javier De Moure at a point east of Howevar, 86 per cent Indicates jSan pedro De Las Colinas, 60 miles bumper crop, and if the conditions., are favorable during the puuuc UK 10 IUC IDBUlt Iowa will. have a record-breaking year. ing to surround and capture the en The rating given by the sacretary I tjre federal band. follows: Per 93 8a 94! 71 921 85 joaquin Maas and General eagt of fh» summer Torreon, but nothing has been ma(le publjc a8 to the that result efccept constitutionalist forces are try- Cent.:. The presence of federals in large numbers at San Pedro De l^as Colo- nias probably explains why General European plums 'i8 mand wera permitted to escape. It is Japanese plums presumed that the forces of General Cherries 91 elasco and the forces under h!s com- Hernandes was attacked by General Maas and General Demoure and had to forago the enveloping movement by means of which he hoped to cap- ture General Velascos army, and' the 89!civilian refugees accompanying. 94 !t were not for lhe 94 I civilian refugees, it 78 "The winter was mild and thera is no apparent injury to plants from I cold weather," the report says. "The injuries noticeable were caused hy drought last summer anj hy higu temperatures late in the fall, which caused -premature swelling ot the Presenc3 °r is believed Gan- eral Velasco would have joined with tha reinforcements coming up under General Maas and General Demoure, but under the circumstances Velasco had no course but to strike out for Saltillo, leaving the battle to bo fought by ths fresher trOops of the south. It is said in Torreon that 'r« winter! there are between 3,000 and 4.000 con- stJtutionalist8 less strong lunopq Annp.iissES The aver-1SANDERS condition however, of fruit trees GATHERING OP W. C. T. U. and plants this spring is good, as: shown by a comparison with tho:Vv,omen Hold Business Session AfH"-- operating between VJegca and SaJtlll(K ADDRESS-Ew wards and Discuss Condi tions in City. FContributcd.] The regular meeting of the Worn SOian-e Christian Temperance Union, at 1903^ 88 per cent 1904, 72 ithe Y. W. C. A„ was called to order ner cent 1905, 75 per cent 1906, 85jby the president, *11ss Ida Hlnman, cent' 1908 79 per cent: 1910, 6S |and was opened with song, scripture per cent" mt, 75 per cent 1912, 88 ireading and prayer. Miss Rose Peltz per cent 1913. 89 per cent 1914, 8ft per cent." AUTOMOBILE FUND READY FOR SHARING sang a solo. Rev. J, F. Sanders gave an excellent, address which was filled with enthusiasm. He spoke of the advance of the temperance organiza tions and the great work yet to be done. Aifter the address a business ses sion was held. Present conditions in Keokuk were discussed. Ten new members were added to the union. There was a large number in attend ance. Ren I roads Before I. C. C. WASHINGTON, April* 8— Three weeks' of hearings on carriars' peti tions to retain water lines, under th* Panama canal act were begun by the interstate commerce commission to day. The act provides that on July 1, railroads must relinquish all con trol of water carriers unless the com mission grants an order permitting their retention. n,-,. ,*•«- THE DAILY GATE CITY sp- Omhn can peer into the future or know what is in store for him. But he can anticipate and hope for the best. \^7ithout action his hopes are vain, and one of the greatest hopes of all men and their families is to own a home in their declining days, when they should enjoy the comforts of life, the free dom from rent, the feeling of free men and not being dependent upon others. We have the best plan of building on payments that you ever looked into. Let your rent pay for your home. Let us show you how to own something for the money that you are paying out. Let us help you to own a home. It's simply a matter of making up your mind to let us show you how to live in your own house instead of a rented one. Decide right now that you WILL own your own home then come in and see us. Let us prove our assertion. We've undoubtedly got the best proposition that you have ever heard of. Prepare now and give yourselves the surprise of your life—the home that you have always longed for. We can and will make it possible. Don't put it off. DO IX NOW Lumber Company MONTROSE. John Wdlken, an aged citizen, who has been ailing for some time, died Monday afternoon about the hour of 4:00 o'clock, from a complication of diseases incident to old age, in the seventieth year of his life. A candidate will fill the pulpit of the Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing and evening. Miss Dolly Bindewald Is visiting relatives at Hamilton, 111. The board of equalization was in session Monday. Mrs. Louis Wahrer will be hostess Thursday afternoon to the W. C. T. U. where the ladies will busy themselves in the interest of the order. Tempt ing refreshments will be served by the ladies. There will be services Good Friday evening at St. Barnabas Episcopal church. A cordial welcome to all. Mrs. Elmer Reed entered Graham hospital last week, the second time, for surgical treatment. She Is seem ingly improving. Mrs. J. D. Hamilton received word from Chicago that her aged sister is in very poor health. Mrs. Hamilton may be enroute to that city in a few days. J. G. Singer has completed a new hay barn for Chas. Curtis, Jr., in the suburbs of the city. Hen fruit Is retailing in the local markets at twenty cents per dozen. I. S. Ackley of Keokuk, delegate to the Anti Horse Thief association, was in this city Tuesday to attend their meeting. Mr. Ackley has leg ions of friends here, who met him with a hearty hand shake. Miss Emma J. Smith, the parish visitor, has organized quite a class here 'or confirmation. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Theodore W. Morrison is ex pected here during the latter part of April. There seems to be considerable sickness here, mostly lagrlppe and asthma. Good Friday there will be services at the Episcopal church, conducted by Rev. Jones. Easter dinners among families and friends are scheduled for next Sab bath, with egg eating. The Rev. John C. Sage of Keokuk, Thursday evening delivered his usual I excellent sermon at the St. Barnabas Episcopal church, choosing his even ing text from ^Jachariah 13-6. "The Wounded Christ and one shall say unto Him, what are these wounds in thine hands then He shall answer, those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends." The ser mon was scholarly and appreciated Combing Won't Rid Hair of Dandruff The Easiest and Best Way is to Dis solve it. The only sure way to get rid of dandruff is to dissolve it, then you de stroy it entirely. To do this, get about four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon apply it at night when retir ing use enough to moisten the scalp and rub It in gently with the finger tips. Do this tonight, and by morning most if not all of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more appli cations will completely dissolve and entirely destroy, every single sign and trace of it, no matter how much dan druff you may have. You will find, too, that all itching and digging of the scalp will stop at once, and vour hair will be fluffy, lus trous. glossy, silky and soft, and look Jot snd feel a hundred times better. If Your Home On the Payment Plan by thinking minds. The choir put on a new appearance by the addition of new voices. J. L. Wright of Burlington was called here Sunday on the aocount ot his sister-in-law, Mlrs. Mary Cooper's critical illness. A heavy downpour of rain reached here Monday that was scheduled tot Saturday night. Contractor Silvers is at work on the new office of Dr. E. M. Buck, and work will be rushed to completion as soon as the weather will permit the carpenters to resume work. 'Mrs. Eliza Holmes Is improving slowly, which Is good news. A, beloved girl called home. Dolly Skinner, daughter of David Skinner of this city, and wife of John Powers of Warsaw, sank quietly into that sleep which knows no awakening on this side of the great river, and death closed the last chapter of a beautiful life Saturday, March 28, 1914. She was born and reared in this city and grew up to womanhood was married to John Powere at this place June 4, 1913. She united with the Presbyter ian church under the pastorate of Rev. Alexander in the summer of 1911. Funeral obsequies were held from her late home, the Rev. J. M. Thompson, pastor of the Presbyter ian church, conducting the services. The casket was amassed with beauti ful flowers as loving remembrances of relatives and friends. The acquit al was made at Warsaw cemetery. Those who survive to mourn are her husband, John Powers, father, David Skinner, and faithful step-mother, five aunts and five uncles. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church served chicken pie at the school house hail April 7. A program was rendered and well carried out by home talent. It consisted of attrac tive musical numbers and all waB de lighted with the entertainment. Joseph Reed has embarked in farm ing. Mrs. Anna Goll. after spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Clemment, at Hannibal, Mo., return ed to her home Monday, in this city. J. B. Ash of Hamilton, 111., brother o' Miss Alice Bindewald, has had surgical treatment for partial blind ness or ulcerations of the eyes at St. Joseph's hospital, Keokuk. Sunday morning under the leader ship of St. Andrew, H. W. Upham of Keokuk conducted services at St. Barnabas church. Wm. Rider, a veteran of the civil who, who fell, dislocating his hip during the winter is still unable to arise from his bed, owing to his ex treme age fate seems against him, but we hope for him that he may soon be able to sit up. ORIGINAL NOTICE. State of Iowa, Iee County—ss. In the District Court of said Coun ty, at Keokuk. Julia R. Bsntihan, plaintiff, vs. nn known claimants to lot 9, block 165, Keokuk, Iowa. Unknown heirs of Jaoob Benthan. deceased, defendants. —Original Notice. To the above named defendants: You are hereby notified that a petition is on file in the clerk's office of the district court aforesaid at Keo kuk in behalf of the above named plaintiff, against you and claiming that she Is the absolute and unquali fied ownar of lot 9 (nine), block 145 (one hundred and sixty-live), city of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, purchased the same with her own money had her husband Jacob Benthan's name Inserted in deed to her. That Jacob Benthan is dead if his heirs have any Interest in said lot aforesaid it would !be derived through him. That plain tiff prays the Judgment and decree of tha court to quiet the title to said you want to preserve your hair, do by all means get rid of dandruff, defend before noon of the second day for nothing destroys the hair more of th neat regular May term of said quicklv It not only starves the hattl court, to be begun and holden at Keo and makes it fall out. but it makes it kuk on the fourth day of May A. D., stringy, straggly, dull, dry, brittle and 1914, default will be entered against lifeless, and everyone notices It. Yon you and judgment ~J can get liquid arvon at any store. It is Inexpensive and never fails to do the work. 1 mtr'TW rendered thereon drus as praysd for In said petition. W. B. AND H. R. COLON'S, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 1015 John8on Street Your Door Curtains and TRADE MARK INDIAN HEAD MEAT m?% W Ifpf ffifH'^v-' ''"c-:?: ""^17 Windows.—Make the Cur tains of Colonial Scrims, special for week, 25c and 35c. Colonial Scrims at 17c yard. All colors. Duncan-Schell Furn. 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