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You Just try Schmitz Liquid sham.
POO and Scalp Cleanser. It's simply
ways ready for use. It makes a noun.
taln of snow-white, creamy lather
ieayes the hair soft. bright, and fluffy
It's so different from all other sham
poos; Is a tonic as well as a cleanser.
excellent for toilet and bath. Is cents
Ior an extra large size bottle.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22
Old Magazines Wanted

American. August, 1910, December,
1911, January, February, March, 1912.
Cosmopolitan. June, July, August,
September, 1910, October. November,
December, 1911, January, February,
March, 1912.
Everybody's, February. March. Ap-
ril, 1910. September, October, Noyem-
Der. December, 1911. January, Febru-
ary, March, 1912.
Hampton Columbian, November, De-
cember, 1911, February, March, 1912.
Will give other magazines or sub
scription to Keota News in exchange.
KEOTA NEWS.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22
Death Of Clyde Parsons

Clyde Parsons. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Parsons, was born January 10.
1904, and died at the family residence
in Denver, Sunday, March II. 1912.
The child had been . sufferer for over .
year, but remained bright and cheerful
to the last. After funeral services 1t
Oinssr's undertaking parlors in Dem
yer the bereavsd parents, ACCOMPANIED
BY Aessrs. j. c. Edwards and 1. N.
Parker. brought the body to Keota
March 10 for interment in the Keota
esmstery. A short service At the grave
was conducted by b. W. sehoonover.
"'Tis falling asleep by the roadside, I"
he said,
And'wSarily Fla on her bosom his head.
A. only = mother can weep. 70 she wept;
But ,he on lies roadside now quietly
siept
The Keota news., 1912-03-22
Keota Republicans Hold Caucus

Keota Republicans Hold Caucus
Keota republicans held their precinct
caucus and presidsntial preference pri-
mary at J. A. Rumsey store Monday
afternoon. But little interest was man
ifested, there being but rs votes cast.
The preferential ballot was unanimous
in favor Of President Taft. 10. Will
liam., precinct chairman. presided, and
Lee Patty lcted - secretary. Dele
gates to the county convention to be
held at Greeley, at 10 .. M, Saturday.
March %, were elected a. follows: Lee
F. Patty, DR.. N. d. Wells. D. w.
Schoonover, ]. A. Rumssy, Charles T.
Jobbins. Ira s. Griffin. J. 9. Williams,
Grant Davis, F. E. Quackenbush, c. O..
Dodder. The delegates left for Greeley
via Briggsdals At 9'a. N. Friday.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22
LITTLE LOCALS
Doings of the Past Week, in and About
Ke0ta

On Monday P. H. Soetens received
his communication papers on northeast
quarter of section q, township 8, range
81 west, sixth principal meridian, Weld
county, Colorado. Proofs were made
before u. S. Land Commissioner l. S.
Griffin, who says the proofs are very
good. George Sutton and J. Q. Williams
were witnesses. Mr.. Soetens may 60
to Iowa for the summer.
Miss S. E. Wallace who several
months ago accompanied her mother.
who was i'll. to Chicago. returned here
Monday to resume her duties as teacher
Of the Dake school, and renew her resi-
dence on her homestead. There will be
eight weeks Of school to finish the term.
At . recent meeting Of the CONNER
cial club committee was appointed to
confer with the Grover club at date
convenient for the latter. The Keota
committee is L. F. Patty. s. w. Fox,
b. w. Schoopover, C. o. Dodder, ]. A.
Rumssy, w. R. Stewart.
Mrs. Charles Lewis and Miss Anna
Jobbins were passengers to Cheyenne.
Monday. for q few days visit. Miss
Jobbins returned home Wednesday, and
Ms. Lewis remained in the city to visit
her husband who is employed there.
Mis-. F. s. Wolfe, who visited in Dem
yer and Boulder the past few weeks. ar
rived home on Monday. She was de-
tanned at Sterling from Wednesday till
Monday on account Of the snow blockade
on the C. b. & q.
To celebrate the event Of proving up
on his land P. H. Soetens gave bach
elor party to nine Of his gentlemen
friends last Tuesday night. These gen.
tlemen had royal good time throughout
the night.
Carl C. Leinbaum. Of Lincoln, Ne
braska, and William A. Leinbaim Of
Buckingham, were here Monday on
business before U. S. Land Commits
sioner 1. s. Griffin.
Miss Margaret Frink, who has been
absent from school for some time on ac-
count of bad weather, is staying with
Mrs. s. E. Culwell in town for the rest
of the term.
Bert Songer, who has been at La Sale
for some time, returned to Keota, Mon
day, and will renew his residence on his
homestead.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Les
ter Snyder, Wednesday, March 20. The
infant died Friday and will be buried on
Sunday.
C. O. Dodder was in Sterling on busi-
ness several days this week. and pur-
chased quantity of hay.
Anton Knutson of Jasper, Minnesota,
arrived here Friday and will be at home
on his homestead.
Mrs. S. E. Culwell and Miss Margaret
Frink were supper guests at Mr.. Fox's,
Sunday evening. !,
The venerable Mr.. Glenn Is i'll this
week at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. r.
Gurwell.
Mrs. Lester Poush and Mrs. II. D.
Vawter called on Keota friends Thurs
day.
Miss Bessie Quackenbush was q din
ner guest Of Miss Anna Jobbins, Sunday.
S. w. Fox leaves, Sunday, for Bould-
er, where he will visit his family.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22
Card of Thanks

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Parsons wish to
thank the people Of Keota for all the
kindness shown them during their be-
reavement, the death and funeral Of
their son, Clyde, They are especially
grateful for the floral offerings and the
services 80 freely given.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22

- those under the enlarged homestead
law. and under the reclamation law, ~
well ~ those under the so-called Kim
kaid homestead act, definite require
ments Of improvement and cultivation
are already contained in the statute.
and are not modified by this act.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22

On Thursday Champ CLARK made q
speech warmly endorsing the Borah-
Taylor bill, the first speech he has made
in Congress since becoming speaker Of
the house. The three-year homestead
bill comes up again on the house calen-
dar March q. and Congressman Taylor
predicts its passage at that time.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22

Miss Bess Smith, Of Vinton, Iowa,
who visited here the past few months
with her sister Mrs. Earl Markham,
and other friends, departed for her
eastern home March II. Mr.. Clarence
Fowler, also Of vinton, and who had
been q guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Markham short time, accompanied
Miss Smith on her homeward trip.
Keota school will close next week.
The school was visited on Friday by
few Keota citizens, who very much on
joyed the recitations, the singing and
the debates. Two questions were de-
bated, several Of the younger scholars
having part in the discussions, show
ing remarkable talent and tendency for
splendid development.
Tuesday afternoon. L. "A. jackson, D.
w. Schoonover and ]. Wayne Hoffman
visited at the home Of Rev. and Mrs. D.
Markham. Mr.. Markham's health il
somewhat Improved, and his friends are
hoping he will soon b among them
again and able to b et church.
Albert Jobbins, Of Bedford Iowa. Ar
rived in Keota, Friday, and will visit his
daughter Miss Anna Johbins, the fami-
ly of his brother Charles T. Jobbins, and
other friends.
On Thursday evening Mrs.. c. W. Mur-
ply entertained Misses Ida Bowles,
Frances Williams; Messrs. Clarence
Moon, c. L. Stanley.
The snow and windstorrm Of Wednes-
day gave the school children : holiday
and prevented the meeting 81 the Keota
literary society.
For Sale: N.w breaking piov. e.
tooth two-section harrow, set single
harness. Inquire II W. II. BsSrdsley.
For Sale: The Keota News Building;
frame, IA x 20, gable roof, not finished
inside. Inquire at News Office.
House and lots in Keota for sale. or
will trade for horses. Inquire at News
Office.
w. E. Wise and Mr.. Wilson hauled
hay from Sligo couple days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews and family
were Sunday visitors Of w. J. Simnas.
Pauline Stewart took dinner with Mrs.
D. w. Schoonover, Sunday.
Grant Davis was hauling hay for S.W.
Fox the past week.
Willism Bowles was hauling hay from
Sligo last week.
Mrs. John Deal has been on tho sick
list this week.
Joe Foye visited w. J. simms, Thurs
day evening.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22
TAYLOR'S REPORT ON
THREE-YEAR BILL

Committee on Public Lands Rec
ommends Passage of this
Important Measure
Congressman Ed. Taylor Of Colorado.
for the House COMMITTEES on Public
Lands, has submitted t. Congress the
committees report on the Borah home
stead bill. The report suggests some
important changes in the bill - it passed
the Senate, and asks it, enactment into
law - amended.
A portion Of the report il here given.
The object of this bill IL to amend the
homestead laws in two important par
dculars: e ,. -t.
First. It reduces the period Of resi-
dence required on the homestead from
five to three years. -.
Second It permits the entryman and
~ family to be absent from the home
stead FIVE months during each calendar
year Of the residence period. 81.
The amendments Of the Senate bill
recommended by your committee pro
posed three or four additional changes
in the existing law, the most important
being the one making the thFee-year
residence period applicable to all exist
ing homestead entries, including the en-
larged homestead act and the re-
clamation act, and the one definitely and
specifically granting the homestead en-
trymah six months period after The
date Of his filing within which to estah.
lish his residence on his homestead
claim. That 10 the intention Of the ex-
isting law, and has always been the
practice until recently. The Secretary
of the Interior and everyone recognizes
that the entryman must have at least
SIX months after his filing within which
to establish his residence on the land;
and as the bill provides that the thrse-
year residence period required shall not
begin until the date the entryman &C.
tually does establish his residence, it is
believed that there can be no objection
to this amendment.
There are two other amendments-
one requiring the construction Of hab-
liable residence, as suggested by the
Secretary Of the Interior, and the othe.
specifically relieving the heirs Of q de-
ceased entryman from residence upon
the land in order to make final proof.
which is also on suggestion Of the de-
partmAht.
The Secretary does not agree with
the three-year homestead in the form in
which the bill passed the Senate, or the
form the committee propose, but recog-
nizes the basic reasons which the COM
mittee believes render the legislation
necessary. He comedies that under ex-
isting conditions in the West three
years residence is long enough to dem
onstrate the entryman's entire good
faith, and after which to allow him to
acquire title. 20 he may have basis Of
credit upon which to improve bis home
stead.
The committee believes that the
three-year period Of residence provided
for in this bill is much better, both from
the standpoint Of the Government and
the entryman, than the three year per-
iod suggested by the Secretary. (Con-
tinuous residence on land, last three
years Of fve-year period.)
Con~o<n~~vS- .,,<v~rna kiny,a ~ daft.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22
Wanted For Hire

Wanted For Hire
Men with teams to work by acre. plow-
ing, disking. narrowing, seeding.
"A Inquire Of L. A. JACKSON.
The Keota news., 1912-03-22
SUNSHINE VALLEY

NSA~sASS~
Frank Pixler Il drilling we'll on his
place.
Mrs. Fowler Hamilton was on the sick
list last week.
G. w.. Hamilton Of Loveland visited
here last week.
A new Webster's International die
tionary has been purchased for the Sun
ny Ridge school.
There will be Christian Endeavor
social at the Fowler Hamilton home on
Friday, March 22. Everybody invited.
A petition for rural mail delivery il
being circulated by Earl Quackenbush.
It win certainly be an improvement over
the old way Of getting mail.
Hugh Walker has just finished drilling
a well on his desert claim. Lark Bailey,
Frank Pixler and Earl Quackenbush
have been helping. The we'll il 126 feet
deep and il a good ope.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-18
a TALE Of THE SUPERNATURAL
WED CEATCRE WHICH ATTACKED MAN COULD BE FELT. But
WAS INVISIBLE.

! me where the gas burner lay. Quick
as lightning l released my grasp with
one hand and let on the full food of
light. Then l turned to look at my
captive.
! 1t brcathed. I felt its warm
tiercely. 1t had hands. They
clutched me. Its skin was smooth
like my own. There it lay. pressed
close against me. solid as stone-and
yet utterly invisible!
Hammond advanced and laid his
hand in the spot I indicated. A
wild cry of horror burst from him.
. He had felt it.
| In Il molnen he had found some.
where in my room a long piece of
cord and was the next instant wind
ing it and knotting it about the body
of the unseen being that 1 clasped
in my arms.
Harry" he said in a hoarse, agi-
tated voice, for. though he preserved
his presence of mind, he was deeply
moved. Harry. it's all safe now. You
may let go. old fellow. if you're tired.
The thing can't move"
was utterly exhausted and glad
~ loosened my hold.
Hammond stood holding the ends
of the cord that bound the invisible,
twisted round his hand. while before
him. self-supporting as it were. he
heheld a rope laced n interlaced,
and stretching tightly around a va
cant space.
Now. my friends" said. as Ham
mond and myself beheld the creature
suspended over the bed. Il can give
YOU s%elf-cvident proof that here is a
solid. ponderable body. which. new
ertheless. YOU IN see. Be good
enough to watch the surface of the
bed %attentively.'
was astonished at my W cour-
age in treating this event SO calmly:
but had recovered from my first
pride in II affair. which dominated
every other feeling.
The eyes of the hystanders were
Immediately iXed on my he'd. At a
given signal Hammond and 1 let the
creature fall. There was a dull sound
Of a heavy body alighting on a soft
mass. The timhers of the bed
creakcd. A deem ~ession marked
itself on the pillow and on the bed
gave a low cry and rushed from the
room. Hammond and left
alone with OUR mystery.
The most singular part of the affair
WAS that We We're entirely ignorant of
what tho creature hahitually fed on.
ENerNthine in the way of nutrinlent
that VIC could think of was placed
before it. but was never touched. IT
WIS awful to stand by. day after
day, and see the clothes toss. and hear
the hard breathing and know that il
was starving.
Ten. twelve days. a fortnight pass
cd. and still it lived. The pulsations
of the heart. however. were daily
growing fainter. and had now nearly
ceased. II was evident that the crea-
iure was diving for want of sus.en-
ance. While this terrible life strus-
gle was going on. ] felt BILE,
! could not sleep. Horrible as the
creature was. it was pitiful to think
of the pangs it was suffering.
At last it died. Hammond II
found it cold and stiff one morning
in the bed. The heart had ceased
to heat. the lungs to inspire. W.
FASTENED to bury it in the garden. II
was a strange funeral. the dropping
of that viewless body into the damp
hole.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-18

Campbell went through Western Re.
serve University with high honor and
studied Law. He successfully passed
the bar examination and was later ap-
pointed United States commissioner in
the newly created territory of Wyom-
ing.
When his work there was over he
returned to Youngstown, Ohio, and for
many years conducted a prominent
journal. writing his OWL editorials.
with the assistance of a secretary. or
else upon a typewriter itself, which he
could manipulate with speed and &C.
curacN. He was a progressive student
OF affairs and an original thinker.
Except for the great poets. Homer
Milton. probably the most famous
plind man in history was Henry Faw-
able. SO much did he accomplish. He
became blind at the age of %. owing
TO the carelessness of his own father,
whlle they were out hunting together.
"A promising career seemed to be hope.
lessly bliglhted. but it is recorded Of
him that he bore the calamity with
superlative courage"
nc went right on with his education
ana became an instructor and writer
IN political economy. At 80 he was
elected to parliament and for wears
was wonderfully active in that great
nelo OF brainN men. The greatest tri-
umph in the life of this blind man
Was his appointment by Gladstone to
tne position of postmaster general of
Great Britain.
IN this post of high honor he dis
tlnSulshed himself and was decidedly
progressive introducing. among other
Innovations government ownership of
Telegraph lines. Throughout his life
| NE acted on tho nrino;vlo <1,,< At, 1>l:.l
man should. as far as possible. act
be treated like a seeing man. He
kept up the recreations to which he
MAD been devoted. lie was a sturdy
PEDESTRIAN and a very powerful skater.
often Skating fifty or sixty miles a day.
equally interesting, though not as
moted. Is the career of Prof. James w.
welsh of Ohio. Few blind men can
zone zone anSWhere near his record. if we
.u"sI ny tle variety of occupations
which he followed. Music was his
main field. and he became we'll known
as a teacher and concert PLAYER. But
he also was at different times a farm
en- a LAWYER and q broom manufac-
tufer. lie was an expert horse trader.
aho ever Nentured TO break in horses
mat seeing men could not subdue.
NJ ms varied career he was also a
partner IN a travelling drug business
"i"'iieT ''fne onducte a pam
optlcon or panorama. AS side lines.
ne also engaged i'm the selling of mus
ical instruments and sewing machines.
i1ls musical ability being we'll known
nc was paid So a day for some work
ne dld in arranging and writing music
for a new hymnal.
Wheh a new institution for the
1ilno was needed his own blindness
o1o not prevent him from being q sue
.essini ohhNist in favor of "A bill that
,au peen introduced into the Ohio
ieslslatuTe by a member of that body.
VINO himself Was totally blind. Mr
Welsh gives us his own philosophy of
nc and 1T is the most optimistic and
sunny that can he imagined.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-18
TIL: ATTACK ON ASToR.

If the Rev. George Chalmers Rich
mond, pastor of a church in Phtla-
delphia. thought that he would stir
the world to religious fervor by his
attack on the late John Jacob Aston
his recent sermon has failed of its
DR.. Richmond obtained
considerable notorie,y by criticisinG
the marriage of Colonel Aston with
Miss Force. tic now seeks to repeat
his exploit by aspersions Of a dead
man.
The sensational pastor bases his
attack ON the ground that Colonel AS
tor excluded all charities from his
will. tic asserted that Colonel As
tor had shown himself TO be a poor
American by combining the use OF ms
wealth to his own family. AS a mat
ter of fact Colonel Astor's will pros
yided for the establishment of "A tech
nical school for boys. but even though
his had not been so. DR.. RICHMOND
has gone outside his province In at
lacking the dead.
The harsh criticisms uttered by
such religious mon as Or. Richmond
probably did not aid Colonel -Astor in
forming :, very favorable opinion of
the elevatinG Influences of the
churches. Souls are never saved by
hatred. put by love.
No good has eve been known e
come from this kind of sensational
preaching. The minister who in-
dulges in personal criticism of rich
men may increase his own financial
worth as a preacher. but it is doubt
full whether he makes a single person
in his CONGREGATION or elsewhere feel
closer to God. Such methods merely
prejudice and hatred.
Colonel Aston died like a brave
man. He showed himself a true
American. lie was entitled to his
own opinion as to the hest disposition
of his money. 1t is not for pr. Rirh-
mond. or any ono else. to ludSe TINS
mar save Him who is likewise the
Judge of pf. Richmond.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-18
THE. NEW THRILL IN CRIME,

Fighting robbers with dynamite is
proof thai tho Paris police force are
living up to their traditional alert
ness for keeping pace with the pro-
gressive criminal mind. That, of
course. IS all that could he expected
of the most rcsourccful thief catcher.
since he no more than the most int
aeinative writer of detective stories
could anticipate what use a DARN:
and ingenious criminal would make
of a new invention or of changed
conditions such as the automobile,
for instance. has uyhered in. Ii is
to he remarked. however. that the
high police officials displayed Il lack
If comprehension as to what they
had 10 graphic with the organized
gang of automobile bandits in Dc
tc,nloer last.
II was only after five months of
terrorism and successful resistance
against capture that the police adopt
ed the old adage of fighting the devil
With fire. and wiped out the gang in
What is described as the most thrill
ing encounter in the annals of French
crime. The authorities only woke up
Recently. after n score of unarmed
police had paid the penalty of tack
ling the desperate confedcrates of
the demon chauffeur with the odds
= % heavy against them. Once per
United To carry weapons. the police
made short work of rounding up the.
r~ingleaders and forcing them into a
trap. This much had been done be-
fore. only the bandits shot their way
ont and resumed their reckless life
of murder and robbery.
Additional to the deadly and de
atructive dynamite explosion, the
modern features of the drama were
the garage where the battle was
fought and the presence of a moving
picture machine. Although great ex-
element and confusion prevailed. we
are authorized to say that the oper-
ators turned the machine so as no,
to lose Il single development of the
unexampled happening. The films
will not be long. we venture to say
in crossing the Atlantic to prove that
fact beggars fiction.