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The Keota news., 1914-12-18
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WESTERN.

Laden with $3.000.0O0 cargo Of
food for the relief OF Belgium the
steamer Maskinonge sailed from New
York.
Mrs. Katherine Spaleta, on trial for
having shot and killed her husband on
the street at Globe, Ariz.. last sum-
mer when he attacked her escort. Was
acquitted.
Chicago club women were elated
over the ease with which Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young was reelected superin-
tendent Of schools at q salary OF $l0.-
900 a year.
Counterfeit silver dollars. in an un-
finished condition were discovered in
the house recently occupied by Mike
Smith and Myron Seitzoff. who were
arrested at Beatrice. Neb., by United
States secret service agents.
After spending the morning in buy
ing Christmas toys for Bonita. her
nine-year old daughter. Mrs. James w.
Burke. wife OF a planning mill fore
man. returned to her hotel In Redding
Cal. and shot her dead.
Otto Bellows, twenty-three years
old. shot and killed his mother. Mrs.
Frank Bellows. ut McCool Junction.
Neb.. wounded his sister and then
sent n bullet into his head. causing u
wound which doctors says will result
fatally
There will be NO hanging OF men at
Florence, Ariz.. penitentiary Dec. 49,
Six persons condemned by the action
OF electorate In voting Nov. 3 against
adjustment OF capital punishment in
Arizona won the clemency Of Cover
nor Hunt.
Harry X Thaw. SLAYER OF Stanford
White ON the Madison Square roof
garden. and escaped convict from
Matteawan asylum. now has a chance
to gain his freedom through pleading
guilty to charge Of conspiracy In his
plans to flee from the asylum for the
criminal insane.
Fifteen hundred dollars In cur
rency. representing u part OF the un-
covered portion OF $4,000 stolen from
the Walsenburg postoffice on the
night of Dec. >. was found by federal
inspectors In the stable OF Troop F
OF the regular United States troops on
strike duty at Walsenburg. Colo.
r. +. Mole, sixteen.year-old son of
Laramie railroad man. was saved
from probable death beneath the
wheels of moving freight train at
Laramie. Wyo.. when he was rescued
by J. NJ. Herbert. Denver clubman
and president OF the Colorado-Wyo-
ming and Eastern Railroad Company.
The Keota news., 1914-12-18

Representative Ssreno e. Payne Of
New York died suddenly OF heart fail
ure At his apartment in Washington
President Wilson attended the
funeral OF Representative Serene
Payne OF New York In the House
chamber He ordered 4 wreath Of
flowers for the casket.
Former Justice George Gray OF
Wilmington, Del. was elected chair.
man of the Smithsonian institution
executive committee by the board of
regents at its annual meeting.
The Turkish government, through
Ambassador Morgenthau. has signi-
fled to the State Department its
willingness that an expedition be sent
to the relief of the people Of Jeru.
salem.
Provisional President Gutierrez has
ordered Governor Maytorena. COM
manding his forces at Naco. to avoid
operations altogether. II he cannot
confino his fire within Mexican
borders.
The national rivers and harbors
congress adjourned after adopting
resolutions favoring the building OF a
comprehensive system OF water trans
portation at annual expenditure by the
government OF not less than $5OO0O,-
600
President Wilson told Senator New
lands he approved many features Of
~ Ilvn ~l
Dor improvements into a broad nation.
al policy, and as result the senator
announced he would press his bill on
the subject at this session. Newlands'
plan contcmplates commission to CO.
ordinate the projects and to super
wise the expenditure OF $50 900 900 a
year for q period Of ten years In I'm.
proving the various river systems from
their sources to their outlets
Economy In the public service 10 the
KEYNOTE of the annual report OF Sec
retary Redfield, OF the Department Of
Commerce. In summarizing the work
OF the many bureaus Of his depart
ment. he undertakes to suggest . wise
use Of government funds.
The issues Of national prohibition
and woman suffrage will be placed
before the House OF Representatives
as u result OF action taken by the
House rules COMMITTEES. when 1t de-
cided to report special rules for the
consideration Of constitutional amend
ments on both subjects. Incidentally.
the committee put an end to all hope
OF an extended holiday recess.
The Keota news., 1914-12-18
GENERAL.

Six thousand persons crowded Cen
trail armory in Cleveland. Ohio, at the
public reception given in honor OF the
home coming OF Myron 7. Herrick.
former ambassador to France.
Two more persons were struck by
STRAY" Mexican bullets from the
siege of Naco. Sonora. while the U.
s. army 10 concentrating force to
put . stop to sniping.
Frank Dieter. a resident Of Merna,
ten miles northwest Of Broken Bow.
Neb., sent four bullets into the body
of his wife, then shot himself twice
In the left breast. from the effect OF
which he died.
Kane Mcknight, charged with par.
ticipation in the murder OF Charles n.
Hicks. postmaster and merchant at
Sylvester Station. La, was lynched.
making the third negro to be hanged
BY a mob for the crime.
Joseph Smith. president Of the Re.
organized Church of Latter Day
Saints. died at his home in Indepen-
dence. Mo. At his bedside was his
son. Frederick NJ. Smith. who will sue.
ceed him as president Of the church,
Leo NJ. Frank was sentenced at At
lanta, Ga. in Fulton County Superior
Court to be hanged on Friday, Jan. %,
for the murder in April, 1913, Of Mary
Dhnu 0lA e -. n
fore being sentenced Frank again pro
claimed his innocence.
Mrs Francis B. Sayre. daughter Of
President Wilson. is expected at the
White House for Christmas and to re-
main there for some time afterward.
The President has decided not to go
away from Washington for the holi-
days. but will spend the day at home
with his family.
Gov. Cole l.. Blease of South Caro-
lima since 1911 has shown clemency
to 1.43O men. Only fifty prisoners are
now left in the penitentiary, and the
governor announces that he will give
them their freedom as a Christmas
gift.
Mamie Stricklin, u. was shot and
killed in the front yard Of her home
in St Louis by Robert Bailey, So, a
deacon at q mission, after the girls
parents had refused to allow him to
adopt her Bailey then shot himself.
and was taken to hospital in a dying
condition.
Although the United States, with q
population of more than $4,000 900
families, carries life insurance to the
extent of $50, O,763. 900 900. the amount
is inadequate. according to figures
made public at the meeting in New
York OF 2e5 officials Of life insurance
companies in the United States and
Canada in the eighth annual couven-
tiop OF the Association OF Life Insur-
anee Presidents.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
SPORT.

Jim COffey. the Dublin Giant"
knocked out Tony Ross OF Lancaster.
Pa. with right hook to the Jaw In
the sixth round of . ten-round match
in New York.
Harry Ackerland Of Pittsburg. vice
president of the Chicago National
league club has been offered the
presidency of the club by Charles P.
Taft. 1t was said at Cincinnati, by Au-
gust Hermann, president of the Gin
cinnati Nationals.
Many of the members Of the Cubs
squad. training at Tampa. Fla. ex-
pressed their qualification at the re-
tirement of Murphy. Hank" O'Day,
the new manager, said he would wager
now that the Cubs get both Purdue
and Sweeney from Boston in exchange
for Evers.
The Western league will close its
season week earlier this year than
it did last year. The campaign will
consist OF 16s games, as has been the
custom. but the wind-up will take
place Sunday. Sept 81, on which day
doubleheaders will! be played. The
decision to cu.tail the season was
reached at the meeting OF the league
at Chicago. Doubleheaders are added
to the schedule and the "off days. are
fewer than usual The season will
open with Denver at Lincoln, Wichita
at Topeka. Omaha at Des Moines, and
Sioux City at St. Joseph. The opening
day is April II, day earlier than last
year. The closing date will find
Omaha at Sioux City, Des Moines at
st. Joseph. Denver at Topeka. and
Wichita at Lincoln.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
GEN ERAL.

The Chicago Grand Opera Company
will close its stay a: Philadelphia on
Feb. 2S and will begin its second trans
continental tour on March l.
The Webb-Kenyon federal law,
which forbids the shipment of liquor
from wet to dry states, was declared
constitutional by the Iowa Supreme
Court.
The anniversary of the disastrous
floods that swept Dayton, Ohio, nearly
year ago will be appropriately OBJ
served. Mayor Shroyer announced by
proclamation
II. f. Walton of Wynot, Neb., ac-
cused of killing John McFadden in a
Wynot saloon last summer, was ac-
quilted of TIE charge Of manslaughter
at Harrington.
More than 5000 Santa Fe and South.
ern Pacific passengers are detained at
Bakersfield, Cal. as a result of track
and bridge washouts between Bakers
field and Los Angeles.
Geo NJ. Palmer at Albany. N. V,
announced that he would resign as
chairman of the Democratic State
committee and call a meeting for the
selection of his successor on March 2.
Mrs. William J Gaynor, widow of
the late mayor of New York. an
nounced the engagement of her dau.h-
ter. Helen. to f. T. Bedford, second,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Bedford Of
Brooklyn.
R. Tribolet and Alberto Tribolet.
American citizens who were ban
ished from Mexico. announced at Doug
las, Ariz.. that they would appeal
their case to the state department at
Washington. Mexican officials state
that the men, when about to be tried
ing. claimed they were American citi-
zens and were deported under article
S3 of the Mexican constitution as "un-
desirable foreigners"
Caleb Powers, Republican congress.
man from Kentucky, told the City club
of Boston that the only way to pre-
vent another Democratic administra.
ton was to have the Republicans
nominate Roosevelt for the presidency
| The gunboat Sacramento was
launched from the Cramp shipyard in
Philadelphia. The new addition to the
navy was christened by Miss Phoebe
Briggs, daughter Of DR.. Elery Briggs
OF Sacramento, Cal, the champagne
she splashed against the ships PROV
being the product Of the Sacramento
valley.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
w.ntsd-A. Nav e.s.b.II Rule.


Walter johnson was pitching for the
Warrington team. and Mr.. Jennings
who was trying to pump otmism into
his despairing players. sent up an am
bitious young man to try to make .
hit. He acted briefly. After swing
ing wildly at two Of Johnson's ofYer-
ings, he made . third wild swing, and.
entirely by accident. popped up lit
tie fly to first base.
A. he loped down toward nrst. and
was called out, he turned to Jennings,
let out stream of emphatic and pic
turesque language. and wound up with
this observation:
Y an . son Of gun II there
oaShtn't to be 4 rule making that guy
hang lights on the ball!"
Jsanings. who got his start in life
- . miner. smiled grimly.
'Whsre do you think you're work
Ing" he asked softly, 'in = coal
niAsr-Ths Popular Magazine.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
1llTON CRITICALLY III
DISEASE OF EATON CITY MAR
shAL OAFeLEs PHYSICIANS.
city Official who Aided in GrsSt Preo,
seutiors Stricken With Mys
terious MsIsdy.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Eaton, Colo.-Stricken by a myster'
ious malady which is puzZling ply
sicians of this city and Greeley, vii
liam r. Tilton, city marshal of this
town. was found unconscious In the
city hall at midnight and raved and
struggled with friends until he WAS
placed under the influence of opiates.
TiltOn was apparently well when his
friends last saw him.
Tilton raved constantly about the
Weld county graft cases in which he
was one of the prominent figures 1t
was to him that Il. c. Stevens, who
was recently sued for breach of prom
Use by woman convict he met while
at Canon City. gave $500 in q back
room at the city hall at Fort Collins In
return for certain testimony he be-
lieved Tilton would give for one OF
the defendants.
One of the most dramatic moments
Of trial filled with sensations came
when District Attorney G. A. Carlson.
to whom Tilton hastened the next day
and told the story. tossed the bills into
Stevens lap and brought about. to a
large extent. the conviction of two for.
mer county commissioners at Canon
City on = charge of perjury.
Tilton's condition is regarded a. crit.
ical by his physicians.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
FOREIGN.

Several workmen were killed and Q
ings destroyed at Ardeer, Ayrshire. by
an explosion at the Nobsl eunpo~der
works
Two thousand men under command
of Gen. Alyaro Obregon will accom-
pany General Carranza across the
mountains into Chihuahua from Her
mosillo.
Bandits led by White Wolf massa
cred 300 men, women and childre',
when they sacked I.iuan-Chow. pro,
vince of NganHwe on Jan. %. On
that occasion they murdered Father
Rich. a French Jesuit missionary. and
captured and held two other foreigners
for ransom. according to q Peking dis
patch.
Ten thousand dollars worth of ra-
dium was on the way to Honolulu
len. TO whom Il was consigned. died
of cancer Just before she died. Mrs.
Allen. who left an estate of 81 ,OO0, 900,
expressed the wish that her heirs give
the radium to the Queens hospital 1t
Honolulu for the benefit of the public
Count Matthias Brudzewo-M
the Polish aristocrat and member of
the German imperial parliament. was
acquitted at Meseritz. Germany. on
the charge of manslaughter Of his wife
and nephew, Count Alfred Miaczinski.
The tragedy occurred Dec. 20 last at
Dakowy MokrZ. the country seat OF
the countess. near Graetz. and At
tracted wide attention because of the
social prominence Of those concerned.
The count shot his wife and her
nephew dead on finding them together
at o'clock in the morning in the
countess apartments.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
SEAT LITTLE GOOD TO MN
smart Youth hsd II But Ne DID Ast
Proceed Far Toward tis o.
tia1tioA.

An important looking and hAughtily
acting young man Vas wandering up
and down on the platform Of the rail
road station OF Q small western city.
He vas latent on finding an empty
seat In the express. which was almost
due to start. Vainly did he search
each car. Suddenly he assumed an
omcial air and. walking up TO the
last car. he cried out:
'All change here. This car will be
left here"
The occupants Of the crowded car
uttered exclamations which proved
their dissatisfaction. but hurried out
and packed themselves in other
coaches. The face OF the young man
assumed . bland and childlike express
sion ~ he settled himself very com
fortably In an empty seat
Shortly after. the station agent put
his head In At the door and said:
Il suppose you're the smart boob
who told the folks this car wasn't 60
ing. aren't your"
Yes" replied the bright youth.
With . grin.
WELL" responded the station agent.
you we're right. 1t isn't. The brake
man heard you calling out about it.
and SO he uncoupled 1t. He thought
you were an ofiicial"-Iippincott's 8
Magazine.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
CONDENSED RECORD o. TIVE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
NOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAYiNGs. D o N G Q. ACHIEVE
MEhTs. sUFFERihGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

A thirty six mile-an-hour wind which
piled snow in great drifts. delayed
traffic in Wisconsin and Illinois Sun
day
Scenes Of tumult. which at times
bOrdered on riot, marked the closing
day of the special session OF the Ohio
Legislature.
An estate valued approximately at
100000 and consisting principally OF
real estate in Macon. was left by the
late Senator A. o. Bacon of Georgia.
DR.. A. w. Mayer. head of the depart
ment OF anatomy at Stanford Medical
school at San Francisco, went on rec
ord as saying that eugenics never can
make perfect man or woman.
The Rev. Mr.. Lyons, Mrs. Eva Evan
minis were each fined 500 for trying
to beat the devil out" of two small
children at Holy Roller revival meet
ing at Newton, Ill.
F. Sullivan. fifty-two, was probably
fatally injured. John Sullivan, twenty
one, his son, was seriously stabbed.
and Mrs. Hannah Sullivan. Johns
mother, is held by the police as the re-
suit of family quarrel at Joliet. Ill.
Motion for a retrial Of the $4,000
damage suit instituted by Mrs. Minnie
f. Bond of Oklahoma City. against
United States Senator T. P. Gore, in
which verdict of the defendant was
returned, was filed in behalf of Mrs.
Bond.
Decked with badges of red. white
and blue, fifty Indian braves of fifteen
tribes in western Washington, headed
by old Chief Tahola OF the Quinaults.
arrived in Tacoma for three days
pow-wow to form brotherhood of
North American Indians of the Pacific
Northwest.
Mrs. Ellen Jenkinson, los years cid,
died at her home at Waukegan, ILL.,, OF
old age. She was born in Ireland and
came to this country sixty-one years
ago and settled in Waukegan She
was the mother of seven children, had
forty-four grandchildren. fifty great
grandchildren and four great-great-
grandchildren.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
NEARLY CRAZY WITH RASH

Dryden. Ors.-"Traveling through
~ woods one day I WAS looking At
and handling . little vine. When I
GOT home l felt IN itching and burn
Ing and ths nrst thing knew my lace
W1s al swollen up. The poison oak
Affected my face. hands. arms and
chest and It dishgured me very much.
Ny faos and neck were broken out
and itchsd until was nearly crazy.
I had to walk the hoor ct night and
lost much sleep and work also. Ny
fAos. neck and chest were covered
WITH . heavy rash. could not allow
clothing Of any kind to touch the
affected parts.
1T got to such stage that II l
hadn't gotten relief soon I would Ger.
tainly have lost my mind. Ny mother
happened to have q cake of Cuticura
Soap and . box Of Cuticura Ointment
In the house and I washed with the
Cudcura Soap freely and then applied
the Cuticurs Ointment. got relief
ct the first application and then.
slept like . child. In three weeks ]
was perfectly cured" (Signed) q. H.
DECREASE, Mar. 20, 1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment SOLD
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with SIP. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston" Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, widow
OF the noted novelist, died at her home
in Montecito, Cal Death was due to
apoplexy.
Congress was asked by Immigra-
ton Commissioner Caminett on be-
half of the Department of Labor, to
confine any legislation now on Asias-
tic exclusion solely to Hindus.
Fifty-three more bluejackets and
four officers were landed from the
sunboat Wheeling at Cape Haitien,
bringing the total American force up
to se"enty-seven. No details were
given. Fighting is in progress
The golden jubilee of the Knights of
Pythias at Washington for three days,
came to close with the Pythian ball.
The closing day was given over to
sightseeing, many knights visiting the
tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon.
Va
The federal government is ready to
go ahead manufacturing radium, Direc-
tor Holmes of the mines bureau told
the Senate committee, considering the
Walsh bill to empower the government
to do so. The only problem he said.
was an adequate supply of ore.
Assertion of the power of the fed
eral government under the constitu-
ton to control the building of all wa
ter power projects, but recognition OF
the equities therein of the states of the
union. is the cardinal principal in the
conservation policy of the Wilson ad-
ministration. Colorado will benefit
under this policy. Secretary Garrison
of the War Department is the author
of the plan, which has been indorsed
by President Wilson and the cabinet
President Wilson was the central
figure at mass meeting held in a
theater under the auspices of the Sons
OF the Revolution in commemoration
of Washington's birthday Joseph w.
Folk, solicitor of the state department,
in an address on Washington s
Ideals" paid tribute to the founder of
the republic 'as a man imperfect
enough to be intensely human, and
near enough perfect to be an inspira-
tion to all who honor justice and wor-
ship liberty
General arbitration treaties ratified
by the Senate renewed for five years
agreements with Great Britain, Japan,
Italy, Spain, Norway. Sweden, Portu-
gal and Switzerland, and marked the
first step in the policy of President
a more advantageous position in the
world OF nations.
A new Southwestern trunk line, to
run from Grand Junction. Colo. to
San Diego. in southern California
traversing the states of Colorado
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Cali
fornia, is projected.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
eIans City For celer.d Race.

Kuner.-A new town will be estab-
lished in Weld county. according to =
plat filed with the county clerk. 1t is
to be known as Dearfield and will be
populated entirely by colorsd people.
o. T. Jackson, an employs Of the gov
ernor's office. is the founder of the
town. which is on . quarter section al
ready occupied by some of his race.
1t is situated two miles from here. off
the Union Pacific railroad, in the
heart of the dry farm country, and it
Is hoped to establish a postoffioe
there.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
New Field Of Radium Found.

Victor.-Several prospectors includ-
ing Joe Page, local assayer, and
Jack Price of Cripple Creek. mining
man, left here by auto for point near
Canon City where, it is reported, a
valuable discovery of pitchblende de-
posits has been made. The exact To-
cation has been kept secret as far as
possible. although it is supposed 1t Is
in Oak Creek gulch. 1t is said first
grade samples of the radium bearing
ores have been found.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
70 Mayor. Attend stat. con,.r.ne.

Boulder.-Mayor j. NJ. Perkins of
Denver is the first president of the
Colorado Municipal conference. which
was permanently organized at the end
of its two days session. Mayors and
other officials Of forty Colorado cities
and towns attended The meeting was
arranged by Prof. l.. D. Osborn Of the
university extension department and
Clinton Rogers Woodruff of Philadel-
phia, secretary Of the National Mu-
nicipal league. was the principal
speaker. The other officers are Mayor
s. H. Clammer of Fort Collins, vice
president; Prof. Osborn. secretary;
Commissioner J. X. Burton of Pueblo,
treasurer; F. D. Stackhouse Of Dem
yer. executive board member.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
runne, Wins, Retail Plan Defeated.

Denver.-The city of Denver voted
to issue three million in bonds to as
sist in the construction of the Moffat
tunnel. 1t also defeated what is known
as the retail plan of the water COM
pany and adopted an amendment al
lowing the city to build its own water
plant. 1t also adopted semimonthly
pay day for city employees
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
Directors Elected by Fruit Growers.

Grand Junction.-The Grand juno
tion Fruit Growers Association met
here and elected a board of directors
as follows: A. E. Johnson, Fruitvale;
r. A. Hill, Orchard Mesa; w. G. Nc
Donald, Clifton: A. ]. Harvey, Cliff
ton; ]. ]. Bridges, Palisade; R. A. Orr,
Fruitridge; T. W. Scott Appleton: A..
N. McLennon. Palisade; c. Bower,
Palisade About $50 attended the
meeting. Plans for handling fruit next
season were discussed. The directors
will elect officers at their first regular
meeting.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
Oak Creek Man Fatally Shot.

Oak Creek.-David J. Reidy, one of
the most widely known saloon men in
northwestern Colorado. was shot in
the head and, it is believed fatally
wounded, by Harry r. Burt, special
agent for the Denver and Salt Lake
railroad.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
Three Pioneers Die Same Day.

Pueblo.-Three Pueblo pioneers died
here in one day. They were Thomas
Williams, who helped found the steel
mills here: Lewis E. Ross, saloon
man, and George Jackson, one of the
city's builders.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
District Attorney Ambu.hied.

Denver.-District Attorney John A.
Rush was ambushed and held prisoner
at the point OF gun for more than
half an hour at his residence, shortly
after o'clock Wednesday evening by
Den P. Blackwood, attorney. and his
wife, Bernice.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26
Breckenridge Man Dies.

Breckenridge.-John McGarvie, six
ty-three years old, died here of heart
trouble. He had been i'll several
weeks.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-02-26

Every woman IL q good housekeeper
or. at least, It 10 wisdom to tell her
10.