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PAOE SIX
FORMER CITY
I Frank T. F. Schmidt Who Served as
Alderman and One of First Mem
bers of Commission, Passed
Away This Morning.
IN BUSINESS HERE, TOO
He Was Engaged in Management of
Feed Store for Years and Did
Cement Contracting
Also.
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Frank T. F. Schmidt, former mem
ler of the city council, former member
of the city commission and prominent
Odd Fellow, died at his home, 1518
Johnson streets this morning at 6:25
o'clock as a result of heart trouble.
Jir. Schmidt has been prominent in
the city's life for many years and the
news of his death comes to his large
number of friends as a realization of
the distinct loss the city feels in it
The men with whom he has been asso
ciated in the city council count him
a
real
F. T. F. SCHMIDT
Former City Commissioner.
As commissioner he was supertn-.
v* tendent of streets and city improve
ments and superintendent of parks
and public property. For years he
was chairman of the Oakland ceme
tery commission. He resigned this of
fice in July last year and was ap
pointed sexton of the cemetery Sep
tember 1, 1918. During his terms as
city commissioner Mr. Schmidt served
faithfully and welL He saw to it
that the city received full value for
every dollar spent through his depart
f» ments.
Engaged In Business.
M. the time of his death, Mr.
Schmidt was sexton of Oakland ceme
tery. In private life, he had been con
nected with several different business
concerns. He was one of the first
men to engage in the cement and
stone trade here and some of the old
est side-walks in the city have been
built by this man. He ana two other
workers here belonged to the old iron
Builder's union which is still in exis
tence and to which union Fred Temme
is the only member of it now living.
character, with staunch, sterling past noble grand of that order for
jgnalitiee which made him so reliable many years also.
and worthy in the execution of his
public duties. "He was the sort of a I Was Born 71 Years Ago.
a re os it on a S id a
fever held, and filled it to the very best i0ne years old having been born In Ger
of his ability," one of his former asso- many in 1849. He came alone to this
elates said today at the city hall. country when he was sixteen, going
Mr. Schmidt served as alderman first to Illinois crossing over to St
from the Sixth ward in 1901 and 1902.. Louis which was then a new town. He
He was one of the three men who com-! came to Keokuk from there in 1876,
posed Keokuk's first city commission and was married in the same year to
under this form of government. He jjiss Charlotte Vogt of this city where
"was elected commissioner in 1910 and they have made their home all during
served for two years. In this he was: their married life.
associated with Mayor J. F. Elder and Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt were parents
Commissioner Thomas P. Gray. In
Mr. Schmidt conducted the feed
if store on Twelfth and Main streets for
twenty-four years and many of his
friends remember him beet when he
served the community in that place.
In addition to his many duties as a
dty official and as a private business
man, Mr. Schmidt still had time for
his church and lodge. H« was presi
flent of St. Paul's Evangelical church
for twenty-five years, serving there in
that capacity at the time of his death.
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He was an old member of the Her-
man lodge of the Odd Fellows and was
%, "OUCH! THAT OLD
RHEUMATISM!"
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Just get out that bottle of
Sloan's Liniment and
•'knock it fealiey-west"
Wwere
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1914 he was again elected a member at the present time. The survivors
of the commission, and served two of Mr. Schmidt are his wife, and his
years under Mayor Moorhead and with five children: Mrs. Lester Couloy
Commissioner J- A M. Collins as the this city. Mrs. E. E. Gay of Berkley,
third members of the council. iCaL, Herman H„ of Oakland, CaL,
EREN'T prepared for that
quick switch in temperature,
you? Left you stiff, sore,
full of rheumatic twinges?
You should have had a bottle of
Sloan's Liniment handy that would
have soon eased up the muscles, quieted
the jumpy, painful, affected part
penetrated without rubbing, bringing
gratifying relief.
Helpful in all attacks of lumbago,
sciatica, external soreness, stiffness,
strains, aches, sprains. Get a bottle
at your druggii 35c., 70c., 1.40.
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Don't Forget
Pyramid
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Sueh Wondirfnl KWlrf tmr
llcklat, DIMIUIIC ot P»
trndlac Pile*.
IBM) FOR A ITIEB TRIAL.
Perhaps you are now suffering so
dreadfully you oaxmot wait for tae
trte triaL If auch la the caaa *o
A
joB ve Jio Idea What Blnacd Relief
la I'ntil
YOB
Try Pjramld.
to any drue store and get a CO cent
box of Pyramid Pile Treatment. Re
lief should come PO
Quickly you will
than it your good fortune in learn
ing of Pyramid. If you are In doubt,
send for a free trial package by
mall You will then be convinced.
rJon h'i'v- Take no substitute.
FREE SAMPLE COUPON
pTOAinD rnro comp-ivt.
GSPjrnmtt Bid*.. Mar»h«!l. Hick.
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five children, all of whom are living
Karl of Cedar Rapids, and Miss Anna
Schmidt who lives at home. Mr.
I Schmidt also has ten grandchildren
•living, and two brothers. The brothers
are Herman Schmidt of Edwards
ville. 111. and George who Uvea
Iowa.
FARMERS OF
CLARK COUNTY
Enthusiastic and Profitable Meeting
in Court House Attended by
Nearly Three
Hundred.
KAHOKA. Mo, Sept. 25.—The
fanners of Clark county held an en
thusiastic and profitable meeting at
the court house in yshnka cm last
I Saturday. Aside from the tesiscsi
meeting the fearure of the
was an address by WHUaza Hxrth.
editor of the Missouri Fanner, tibe
paper of the Far rasas* asvx-1*
Ition. Between 2S0 and 30i SMrmesm
''attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order xX
1 o'clock by President Harry M.
Clark of the Clark cosair orgzaiaa
tion. J. P. Scott acxed In tbe capa
city of secretary.
The first order of was Tie
selection of a director far eatc& of
the several lown&Lips cC lie comity,
an-i four directors as iarge. The foi
lowing were eieeced:
Yeraoa—L B- Kerr.
Clay—Geo. MisryiT
Ies Moines—Beery Vans.
Madisos—Lute W "T 'i ares
Jactsoo—Join NitxeL
Sweet Home—C. ¥. Jafeaecc.
JeCerson—Tica Sijey.
Grant—To be
FoUrt—Ll-oyd
Teeter.
Lincoln—Fred Kraege*.
Union—Chas. Hodges.
Wyaconda—Ed.
Washington—C. E. Bcyi
Directors-a".-large—Ts A. =.«£.-!£.
L. A. Towns
end, Geo. Kayd-*^. tiii
Jos. "Walker.
Harry M. Clark was
president and J. P. Scot:
Editor Hirth was then
and for nearly two hours e-r
his audience. His suhjeci ts.
sale of farm products a: -.i.
cost and a reasonable j-rvl: f.r
labor. Editor Hirth a ./
conversant with his -t-i
facts and figures be
audience should awakes '.zh
breasts of the fa™Tt ',f "a-i
county a desire to get
selves a fair return for their li.*.vr,
and to forever organize
against the "bunco" m"--:: w.v
heretofore reaped the -j'. •_ -r
farmer's toil. This was Editor
second visit to Clark
I year. Since his first vjei: i-.—ih
months ago many farmers' orr%
tions have been perfected in
several townships and at this
there is a total member.-h:^ of
than one thousand. EAvor H.rti
made a great speech. A return t'jcsi
would be gladly welcomed.
The Kahoka orchestra, under
leadership of Prof. Gray, recie.-e?i
delightful music for the occasion.
Asfes Increased Fares. I
[United Press Lieasc-d Wire Serv!^
WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 25 Th*
electric railway here is asking* ?h»}
public utilities commission for a rra
porary increase in fares to meet :_t«S
emergency caused by a recent a-s-ard
for increased wages, by whir-h thi!
company's pay roll will go up j4y,
000 a year.
City Takes Over Power Plant
EDMONTON, Ala., Sept —This
city has taken over the power plant,
that public utilities might not b®
paralyzed, the owners having refused
to work the plant in consequence ot
the rejection of a request for in
creased rates by the public utiliti»-s
I commission.
WHAT IT WILL COST
OWNERS OF LAND
No Fixed Schedule for Assessments
Ha* Been prepared But Cost of
Hard Roads is
Small.
TABLE IS FIGURED OUT
Iowa Highway Commission Has Fig
ured Out What Benefits WTII
Amount to in Reference to
Location of Land.
Xo fixed schedule for proportion*
ing assessments has been provided for,
in the new road law. Supervisors
name three appraisers who are ln
srtucted to. in a uniform, graduated
manner according to market value,
proximity and accessibility, apportion
twenty-five percent of the cost of the
road upon the benefited district.
No assessment exceed four per
cent of the fair market value ot thei
land or for instance $S per acre onj
1200 an acre land. The Iowa highway
commission's service bulletin contains
,a table which shows what property
{owners must pay for hard surfaced
road eighteen feet wide and cost
per square yard or 531.680 Per miK
The adjacent property pays oa tvsr*y
five percent of the total cost or $2,929
per mile.
The assessment which produces
$7,924 per mile, $3,960 on each side of
the road distributed over 960 acres
shows the following: table of charges
to the property abutting:
First quarter mile back pays S3
percent, or $7.92 per acre.
Second quarter pays 25.6 pa-cent or
$6.34 per acre-
Third quarto- pays 19-* pwccat or
$4.75 per acre.
Fbnrth quarter pays 12J per wait or
SmSifimiiuBIi
Each
For
Autos
Tracks
Tractor*
Motorcycles
Motorboats
THE DAILY GATE CITY^. V£
13.17 per acre.
Fifth quarter pays 6.4 percent or
I1.5S per acre.
Sixth quarter pays 4 percent or .99
cents per acre.
The election on October 7 is on the
matter of hard surfacing of the prt
marjr road system in Lee county. This
.system if the proposition passes will
be hard surfaced along the line of the
'old Inter county road system. The
automobile tax will be levied in any
event and the federal appropriation
has already been made.
What It Does
The PORTER Keeps Kleen
PORTER PLUGS mean more miles per gallon,
more power, and longer service.
And our new method of distribution through
your GROCER, who is always handy, enables
you
to get the PORTER without any running
around.
Ship Owners' Liability.
[United Preaa Leased Wire Service.]
OTTAWA, Ont.. Sept. 16.—A bill to
provide for the elimination from bills
of lading of all clauses, effective dur­11—»
ing recent years, relieving ship own
ers and ships of all liabilities regard
ing damage and breakage to cargo
will be Introduced by H. H. 8teTeits
in the Canadian house of commons
this session. The United States has
the Rarter act, which makes it un
lawful for steamship companies to
insert any clauses relieving Bhip own­
A frequent cause of motor stoppage, missing or uneven
operation of cylinders is the Spark Plug.
This is due to fouling and short circuiting.
Various expedients have been tried to relieve this condition. But noth
ing has ever been wholly successful until the discovery and perfecting
of die self-cleaning PORTER PLUG.
Now you ra" end your Spark Plug troubles which means most of
your engine troubles as well. You can insure a clean, sweet-running,
"peppy," always-on-the-job motor by using the
P0BTER S PLUG
Plug
eliminated all the labor of keeping Spark Plugs
Amr»- It deans itself every time the cylinder
fires.
ft produces a hot, fat, steady spark that gives
quick and perfect combustion. Not only does it
prevent oil splashes, dirt and carbon from foul
ing the Plug, but it tends to keep your cylinders
more free from carbon through perfect combus
tion of each charge.
has
Porter Plugs Are Supplied By Your GROCER
Guaranteed For ONE YEAR
You are not taking any chances" when you buy a PORTER PLUG. Every Plug
is warranted to do as we say. Read this guarantee—
If porcelains break or leak, if plugs fail to defiver the maximum spark, even under
excess oil conditions, or if plugs short circuit, within one year from date of purchase,
we hereby guarantee to exchange plugs for new ones or refund money.
Porter Plugs Distributed In Your Vicinity By
Blom-Collier Co.
ers from liability arising out of fault
or failure. This applies to coastal
trade as well as ocean-going trade,
land applies to trade between Amerl
and Canadian ports.
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#An Honest Day's Work.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Sept 25.—Without a
word as to plans for meeting any
crises at the Bethlehem 8teel plants.
Chas. M. Schwab returned east to
day. In an address Schwab did not
refer directly to the steel business or
Only Four More
Now or Never
at September Sale Prices
Duncan-Schell Furniture Co's 18th annual
September Sale ends Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Goods purchased now can be set aside and delivered later,
provided a small payment is made on same.
Prices will not be duplicated later
How It Works
Like all great inventions the PORTER PLUG
is simple. Notice the arcrinnal view at right
Compression stroke of piston forces gas into
compression chamber of Plug. When Plug
sparks this gas explodes, forces its way down
the narrow passage around porcelain, burning
and sweeping it clean.
While the porcelain remains dean there can be
no short circuiting.
The PORTER PLUG thus automatically takes
care of itself. No adjustments necessary—noth
ing to get out of order. Just put it in and
forget it!
we have made it easy for you to get
the PORTER by simply going to your neigh
borhood GROCER.
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 1919.
{the strike. S«hwab told the insti.
jtute of mining engineers that the
high cost of living will disappear
when "we get bach to the practice
of giving an honest day's work for
an honest day's pay."
Maxims are hardly ever trss. Pot
instance, the one about children and
fools always telling the truth. Many
children never tell the txotk If tt«7
can avoid It and a fool lota of tbnes
will lie when the truth would ssrv
him better.
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Mooel for
FORDS—Try
One On That
IMy Front
Cylinder