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AMUSEMENTS AMUS&MENTS
Two Keokuk Lightweights Scheduled
to Go Ten Rounds for Decis
ion in City This
ITvB, Week.
Keokuk Is to take its place In the
sun along with other cities that are
getting notoriety bidding on the big
fight now. Two young lightweights,
both well known, are to battle some
time the latter part of this week and
a battle royal Is promised.
It is thought that the fight will be
held before a select gathering of
friends as there is no desire on the
part of the participants to gain any
undue police notoriety. The affair
will be held under the Marquis of
.Queensbury rules and seme sporting
'jnan in the city will be chosen to of
ficiate. The men are getting in shape
rapidly this week and should both be
in weight and condition by the time
the gong rings.
BELFAST.
The rain that fell last Saturday
was greatly appreciated and did
much good to all kinds of crops.
The Woodmen will give a social on
Saturday evening, April 13, at Croton
in the Woodman hall, for the benefit
of the Tied Cross. Everybody come
and bring a donation. You will never
miss It. And fcring anything you
wish: it will be greatly appreciated,
and it will be sold at auction.
HIPPODROME
Last Times TONIGHT—7:00, 8:15, 9:30
—DON'T MISS IT—
'ftThousand* of Perron# "Went Wild" about it yesterday
THE PRICE OF
A COOD TIME"
Mrs. Eva Anderson has returned to
her home after a week's visit with
her sister, Mrs. Rosa Larson, of
Keokuk.
Bring the Children, Your Friends, the Family
|r REGOLAR PRICES—6, 10 AND 16o
l£fc| TOMORROW—AFT. AND EVE.—ATT«*D THE MATINEE
MMa L0CKW00D
In hie latest hit—A smashing, red-Wooded, virile play—A story
of Broadway Night Life and the lumber camps of the north
"BROADWAY BILL"
Also one of those ever pleasing SIDNEY DREW Comedies
A
TONIGHT—8:15
FIELD'S
GREAT AMERICAN
MINSTRELS
Ole' Al. G. Field and his merry
crqw—Bigger, Brighter, all
new—Traveling in their own
special cars—
Band concert at theatre at
7:00 o'clock.
Mrs. I.ula Perkins entertained the
WELL DESERVED
The Praise That Comes From Thank
ful Keokuk People.
One kidney remedy has known
merit.
Keokuk People rely upon it.
That remedy Is Doan's Kidney Pills.
Keokuk testimony proves it re­
liable.
Hugh Russell, 500 St., Keokuk,
says: "My kidneys were Inactive and
I had dull pains through my back and
loins and other symptoms of kidney
trouble. I used Doan's Kidney Pills,
which I got from McGrath Bros. Drug
Co. and they soon regulated my kid
neys and relieved the backache."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan's Kldnay Pills—the same that
Mr. Russell had. Foster-Mllburn Co.,
liters., Buffalo, N. Y.
TOMORROW
Paramount Picture
—JACK—
PICKF0RD
In His Big Success
TOM SAWYER"
ft
Also—(A good Sennett Comedy,
CHAS. MURRAY in
"THAT NIGHT"
THURS.-FRI-—WM. 8. HART, "THE COLD DECK'
WILL STAGE
FIGHT HERE
Baptist Ladles' Aid last Thursday
afternoon. Quilting and sewing car
pet rags was the order of the after
noon. A delicious luncheon was
served. All reported a Jolly good
time.
Lawrence Henderson of Centerville,
visited last week at the A. P. Ander
son home. He is a nephew of Mr.
Anderson. He left on the following
Friday for Kansas City, where he
enters training in the Rahe Auto
and Tractor school. He enlisted In
the mechanical department of the
aviation corps.
Mr. and Mrs. ft. B. Nelson spent
last Sunday at the Albert Padget
home.
Perry Anderson is farming on the
W. M. Boon farm.
The Ladles' Aid will meet with
Mrs. TYances Raines on Thursday aft
ernoon, April 26.
Luther Belden is working for
Frank Schee of 'Athens, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Shepherd and
Luther Belden spent last Sunday at
the Anderson home.
FOOD PRICES
BACK IN *76
Abigal Adams' Letters interesting in
Showing That Costs Today are
Mild, Compared to
Those Days.
You without doubt are complaining
of the high cost of living. Back in
the days of the revolution Abigal
Adams was doing the same thing.
Here are some prices quoted from a
letter she wrote her husband, the sec
jond president of the United States,
given out recently by the state food
administration.
Meat—II to 52 a pound.
Corn—$25 a bushel.
Rye—£30 a bushel.
Potatoes—$10 a bushel.
Molasses—$12 a gallon.
Flour—$5 a hundredweight.
Cider—$40 a barrel.
Cheese—$2 a pound.
Butterine—$3 a pound.
Su^ar—$3 a pound.
_This was Abigal's list in 1778. In
1779 suzar rose to $4 a pound and tea
the same. In 17S0 butter sold for $12
a pound and tea for $40.
Such were the 7'rioes In revolution
ary times when we were trying to
carry on a war and feed only ourselves
at the same time.
Re-Elected as Mayor.
[United "Press Leased Wire Servlce.J
KEDONDO BEACH. Odif., April 9.
—(Harry Brolafki, under Indictment
in New York for alleged fraud in a
film promotion scheme, was re-elect
ed mayor of Redcndo Beach by a sub
stantial majority, complete returns
today showed. Brolaski's entire
board of trustees was returned to
office.
Two American Flyers Injured.
[United Press Leased Wire Service!
DALLAS, Texas, Opril 9.—Cadet
John Insinger, 22, of Oreenleaf. Colo
rado, was killed, and Cadet Earl K.
Zimm was slightly injured at Love
Field here today when their planes
collided in mid-air. They were both
American flyers.
—Gats CUy want ads bring resold.
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GAIN LIMELIGHT
Have Not Enjoyed Such Favor Since
the Days of Sullivan
and Bob Fltx
simmon*.
FITZSIMMONS A MARVEL
Lanky Bob Best Fighter of Them All
With Less Weight and Wlliard
Accomplishing the
Least.
Heavyweight Pugs Gain Limelight.
{By H. C. Hamilton, United Press
Staff Correspondent]
NEW YORK, April 9.—The rise and
fall and rise again of the heavyweight
boxing class from the days of John L.
Sullivan up to the present has been
an interesting prooess, and offers a
study of the effect of public opinion
seldom met with In the fight game.
Before Sullivan established himself
as a world's champion, fighters of all
classes were left alone to do pretty
much as they pleased. Sullivan
changed the bloody part of it when
he gave up the London prise ring rules
in favor of the more gentle Marquis
of Queenjrtrary code.
The popularity of Sullivan made It
possible for a heavyweight champion
to capitalize his fighting ability, and,
as fighters became more and more
known, their methods improved. Jim
Corbett was of an entirely different
type than Sullivan, but undoubtedly a
most effective man at his particular
style of fighting. Aside from whip
ping Sullivan his record is a very
commonplace thins, f°r, when he won
the world's championship he fell into
a period of Inaction that caused his de
feat on his next appearance against a
good man—Bob Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons was recognized as the
most marvelous fighter the world has
seen, for, weighing much less than a
heavyweight was supposed to weigh,
he managed to win the world's title
from the towering Corbett.
Then the size of heavyweights be
gan to go upward, taking in JeSrteS,
Johnson and Willard, the hugest of
them all. Fighting ability went back
after Jeffries surrendered the title,
for Jack Johnson, boxer though he
was, never held any great mark of re
spect from his fellow men for his
fighting and punching ability.
®HE DAILY GATE CITY
S O E E S
Jeffries laid down the crown, such a square sport.
howl was raised over the battle at He was born in m/vuv
Reno that It actually affected the fifty years ago but it is not from his
ranks of the heavyweights. Not a birthplace that he gets the title
single high-class man has appeared
before the public since Jeffries, with
the exception of Fred Pulton and Jack
Djempsey.
Here appears to be the upward
movement of the heavyweights again.
Titles In Canada.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.}
OTTAWA, OaL, April 9.—Sir
{Robert Borden announced today that
the dominion government has re
quested the imperial authorities to
refrain from bestowing titles on Can
adian subjects, and to limit the
hereditary effect of those already
granted.
During the debate on the subject
In the house of commons last night.
Sir Wilfrid Laurfer declared his will
ingness to make a bargain with the
other Canadian knights to take his
title to the market place and put It
on a bonfire, if this oould be done
without disrespect to the crown.
Leonard Can't Land K. O.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa„ April 9.—
Benny Leonard Is nursing a grouch
today.
The world's chanrplon lightweight
failed to knock out Young Joe Bor
rell here at the Olympia club last
night. But Benny showed his true
class to the 5,000 fans by clearly out
boxing the Philadelphia entry in
eevry second of their six round bout.
Mlske Finishes Cowler's Hopes. .homa college at Norman, Oklahoma,
[United Press Leased Wire Service.] yesterday In a hard tussel, 6 to 4,
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 9.— frigid atmosphere hampering the
Billy Miske prepared today for a trip' pitchers. The Sox second sank the
to Atlanta. Ga., where he meets Gun-'Dallas Submarines, 9 to 3. Reb Rus
bo»X Smith, Friday night. The St. sell, playing left field, thxnnped out
Paul battler disposed of Tom Crowl- a homer for the seconds.
er here last night with a technical 1
knockout in the seventh. Cowler was McGoorty After Middleweight Belt,
saved by the bell in the sixth and [United Press Leased Wire Service.!
went down In the seventh through RACINE) Wis., April 9.—The middle
sheer exhaustion. The Englishman weight is as good as mine, Eddie Mo
was bewildered all the way by Miske's Goorty claimed today.
aggressiveness. The Oshkosh battler celebrated his
return to the ring with a victory over
Braves In First Win of Season. I Frankle Brennan of Detroit, here last
[United Press Leased Wire Service.] night. Flooring his man twice for
SPAK.TAJfSBORG, S. C-, April 9.— counts of nine in the first round, Ed
Th«» losing streak of the Braves Is die finished with a clip back of the
ov*r. They held today their first ear in the Becond.
victory of the spring season over the
Yankees, winning 2 to 0. New York Cubs Release Rookies.
troops in camp here, watched the [United Press Leased Wire Service.]
game, which was called in the CHICAGO, April 9.—Sale of the
eighth liming on account of rain. veteran pitcher, Tom Seaton, to_San
Minnesota and Wiscon­
sin are three conference schools that
are to enter teams In the Drake relay
meet on the 20th of the month at Das
Moines. Most of the larger schools
to the Big Ten dropped track work
raring hut have taken it up this
year
have faster teams than
ever. With the feature 100 yard dash
between the speediest sprinters in
the country one of the drawing cards
the weather will be the only thing
that will keep a record crowd away.
Des Moines Western league play
ers have had several days workout
already, and Manager Jack Coffey Is
predicting that another pennant win
ning team will be seen in the capital
city this year.
Marty Krug, who managed the
Omaha Western league team for sev
eral years, has said that he is going
to quit baseball and Join the army.
Krug had been figured on as one of
the players who would go to St. Paul
In a trade for players.
Joe Stecber, the (Dodge, Nebraska,
wrestler, has about recovered from
his recent attack of pneumonia and
will no doubt he in the Jime-llght
among the mat promoters within a
short time.
Fred Taney, who was the mainstay
of the Cincinnati Red'B pitching staff
last year, will not be In uniform this
year. Toney was arrested last winter
for trying to evade the draft law
and as he is to be tried in federal
court within the next month or twx
Mathewson decided to drop him from
the list until his case is decided.
From all reports Toney is In decided
ly bad with the authorities.
Hnghey Jennings of the Detroit
Tigers, is pinning a lot of hopes on
some of his recruit pitchers for this
season. 'If the Tigers had had a
pitching staff the past year or two
they would-have cut more ioe in the
pennant race.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt of Norway re
tained her title as Indoor tennis
champion when she defeated Eleanor
GOBS of Brooklyn, in the meet held
In New York recently at the Sev
enth regiment armory. Miss Bjurstedt
won the championship from Miss
Goss in the meet last year.
COL. MILLER
PROMINENT MAN
Man Wfio Is Promoting Coming
Heavyweight Fight Well Known
as Cattle Man and
Circus Owner.
CoL J. C. Miller, the fight promoter,
is known to men in the show busi
ness, cattle business and sporting
fraternity In general all over the
world. The pkJahoma ranchman who
is to handle Jess Willard will need
an Introduction to but few who
happen to know that he is to stage
a fight on the Fourth of July, which
nung anu puucuiot aumu. will decide the heavyweight title for
Jess Willard's achievements have
80me
-been nothing- He has never yet acquaintances the colonel is known
proven himself a real champion. When gg a square business man and a
time to come. Among his many
In Kentucky about
colonel, for he was appointed colonel
on Governor Williams' staff In 1915.
He started cattle raising in Oklahoma
when a young man and has made
and lost several fortunes In this
business, but 1b probably better
known as owner of the famous 101
Ranch Wild West that toured the
country for years. He with his
brother and Ed Arlington, built up
one of the largest and most profitable
circuses on the road and the Miller
Broe. and Arlington 101 Ranch shows
will be remembered 'by circus goers
for years to come.
The colonel says, and he Is no
doubt sincere, that he doesn't cars
whether he makes a dime on the fight
or not, but that he is in it Just to
have something to do. He Is like all
other old showmen who find it hard
to keep idle when an opportunity like
his present one appears. He has
been living in his Montgomery, Ala.,
home long enough without any action,
and is mixing up in the fight game
more to be able to meet some of his
old cronies and get back Into th£
game onoe more than he is for finan
cial gain. With a man like Colonel
Miller baok of the fight It should be
a success.
Two Sox Teams Win.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
PAIRSONS, Kan., April 9.—The
Chicago White Sox and Kansas City
Blues met here today in the first of a
series. The Chicagoans bested Okla-
Francisco, and Outfielder HaiTy Wol
ter, to Sacramento, was announced by
the Cufoe today.
Cube Will Revenge the Sox.
[United Press Leased Wire B^rvlee.l
HOUSTON, Texas. A-prll 9.—The
Chicago Cirtx wera eock sure today Two Enemy Aliens.
th*y otoM brwA the hoodoo sp*II [United Press Leased Wire Servlce.J
which Tsxas leaguers have woven LAWTON, Okla., April 9.—Fran*
about i2e champion White Sox. The L. Wallow and Peter C. Jensen,
and V-yvnUm Buffaloes exhibit aviation students, stationed at Camp
before the Cusp Logan soldiers. 1 Doniphan, are under arrest today on
General .... $*24463.35
Grading ...... *1404.10
Improvement *6632.89
Sewer 590.62
Light *2107.56
Library 30.09
Bond 1314.26
Fire *3722.97
Fire apparatus *39.31
Fire pension .. 2.41
Park 1358.71
Water *1751.62
Motor vehicle. 287.80
County road 75.70
Judgment 976.02
River front ., 4749.46
Sanitary ..... 6.02
Total $ 93*7.68
Less overdraft $ 39117.19
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ing forces.
The American
have met every
We are
war
Swift & Company has shipped to the
United
States
January 1,1918.
In one week recently we shipped
24,000,000 Pounds (800 carloads),
and the demand is increasing.
Our profits are limited by the Food Adminis
tration to 9 per cent on investment in the meat
departments. (This means about 2 cents on each
dollar of sales.) No profit is guaranteed.
co-operating
the best of our ability.
Union Stock
City of Keokuk Financial Statement for
Receipts and Disbursements
si I irsS sg-
3166.94 $*71296.31
796*69 *605.41
1062.25
531.13
1320.88
331.95
1327.81
1827.81
106.23
26.66
461.48
792.63
132.71
365.66
79.67
66.39
Includes bank time -warrants due April 1, 1918
Includes Improvement time warrants due April 15,
Includes grading time warrant due April 15. 1918
Includes personal injury time warrant due Apr. 15, '18
Outstanding warrants
Necessary.
the first essential of the fight-
and the packer
emergency, and have
promptly furnished an adequate supply
of wholesome meat
No other industry can claim a better
record of war time efficiency.
Government and the Allied
Nations, T""
Over 12,000,000 Pounds (400 carloads)
per week, of beef, pork, and lard, since
with the Government to
Swift ft Company 1918 Year Book, containing many
interesting and instructive facta, sent on request.
Address, Swift & Company,
Yards,
Chicago, Illinois
Swift & Company
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810.96
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1121.75
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362.04
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$ 12670.26
$ 80613.19
Police—All accounts pertaining to protection of life and property
Street—All accounts pertaining to maintenance of publio thoroughfares
Boar| of Health—Public sanitation
Bridge—Including trestles 4
Sidewalk—Including sidewalk inspector and repairs
General—All other accounts not classified above —.
£65463.
£6263.
£23668.
£13641.
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Overdrawn.
Plus overdrafts brought forward April 1, 1917 $ $7640.63
Total
Present bonded debt $206500.00. Cemetery fund balance In bank Mar. 31,
presidential warrants Issued tinder James Akin and George Schram.
the espionage act. The pair are partners In a horseshoeing eetabllsh
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$ 14386.50
$ 12756.49
Total
Disbursements
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..$ 939.79
.. 832.60
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shoes on borses brought to th*