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The Keota news., 1914-01-09
NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY
Items of Interest to the People of
Ke0ta Community


Trial of the suit between P. E. Mel
son and Fred Nelson, in Omaha this
month, has called several Keotans
there AZ witnesses. Fred Lingelbach
left for that place last. Saturday, while
Grant Davis and William Waneka jr.
went there Monday. Mr.. Davis ex-
pected to go on to Bedford. Iowa,
where Mrs. Davis is visiting, and then
to southern Missouri for brief bus
mess trip before returning to Keota.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Jones left Keota
Tuesday morning. returning to Syra-
cuse, Ind, in the hope that the change
would benefit Mrs. Jones health, as
she suffers from heart trouble and finds
the altitude too high for her here. Mr..
Jones expected to return to Ksota in
about two weeks.
George H. Besaw. formerly of Keota,
has purchased the largest restaurant in
Loveland. The family had contemplat-
ed moving to Boulder, but will not do
so, now that they have entered on this
new venture. Their friends here wish
them success in it.
On Wednesday L. A. jackson finished
moving to his place building which he
bought from Mrs. Wise, and started to
move before the big snow storm.
Lloyd Poush left Monday morning,
returning to Charlton, Iowa, after a
visit with his father, ]. r. Poush, and
family.
Fred Hummer received q car Of hay
from Sterlingg and Thomas Dhooge re-
ceived a car from Peetz, Colo, Wednes-
day.
The local implement men are already
stocking up with farm machinery, to be
in readiness when the spring opens
Conrad Haak and family left Keota
Wednesday, for Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
to remain for about five months.
Miss Bessie Quackenbush returned to
Keota this morning from Hereford,
where she has been employed.
j. A. Rumsey, c. O. Dodder and w.
R. Stewart went to Cheyenne Wednes-
day returning Friday.
D. w. Schoonover and family were
guests Of the w. j. Simms family on
Sunday.
Henry Rothe returned Thursday from
Cheyenne, where he had been for few
days.
s. w. Fox returned this morning
from visit with his family in Boulder.
The four year old son Of j. T. Dhooge
is very sick with mumps.
George Schoonover returned Wednes-
day from trip to Sterling.
When you look your best, see Fortner.
The Keota news., 1914-01-09
CHURCH LIFE

In the morning service of last Sab
bath Pastor Oliver read letter from
Mr.. F. H. McQuiston thanking all the
friends who showed sympathy and rem
dered help in the sad circumstances of
his fathers removal. In this manner
We wish to extend the same to such
friends a. were included in that action,
but were not present to hear the letter
read.
In the absence of Supt. Owens, D..
w. Schoonover opened the School. and
stated that the day had been chosen as
Decision Day; but that as the pastor
had in view to carry out similar
thought in the preaching service it had
been arranged to combine the two eff
forts. The s. S. lesson for the day
was read responsively, and the pastor
followed with sermon, Jer. sos,
"Coms and let us join ourselves to the
Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall
not be forgotten.
The Epworth League made new
and noteworthy departure by the open
ing of series of studies in the charac-
ters and labors Of the twelve apostles;
D. w. Schoonover presenting the first
on Peter. This course will add greatly
to the interest Of the devotional meet
ings. l.. A: Jackson conducted the
regular topic on 1.-The Morning Watch"
and the pastor followed with short
address on what the League ought to
do during 1914, in the strengthening of
the individual life of its members, and
the reaching out to all around.
A new plan has been taken up in the
financial department Of the church.
Envelopes will, from this time, be used
in which to place all monies given in
the collections for pastoral support; and
supply of these will be given by the
Recording Secretary, D. w. Schoon-
over, to any person desiring them. The
name and date should be written in the
spaces intended for these, and the
amounts will be credited to the giver.
Sums given towards the current ex-
penses should be in loose cash. In this
way Tic AuSOAIAOAo Va SAS 8AVSAo WAA OS
understood.
The morning service of the 11th,
while not having any items that need
special announcement, will have dis
tinctive character of its own and should
be attended by all within reach. The
Epworth League leader will be Miss
Anna Jobbins; w. A. Rhoadarmer will
speak on the Apostle Andrew, and will
be followed by the pastor in the first of
short series of studies on the Bible as
a revelation from God.
A word as to funerals, in order to re-
lieve the bereaved of all doubt on GER
tain points which may easily become q
serious burden. Pastor Oliver is ready
at all times to officiate, but he cannot
presume for this upon the fact of his
being the only minister in the commu-
nifty. He should be advised of his SER
vices being desired and of the day and
hour as early as may be. Following
both the rule of the church and his own
convictions he does not accept any fees
for burial. In any case in which it is
inconvenient to hold a service in the
home or the school-house he will be
pleased 10 arrange for it in his home.
Members Of the church choir and others
Will be ready to sing if requested, and
If any special hymns are desired, the
The Keota news., 1914-01-09

When you look your best, see Fortner.
The Keota news., 1914-01-09

Fortner. Photographer. Sterling, Colo.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12
HICKORY GROVE SCHOOL CLOSED

People of Hickory Grove and the
community surrounding had ample
opportunity to learn Of the training
their children are receiving on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday Of last
week The annual eight months school
term had come to an end and an ex-
tensive programme was arranged to
mark the closing.
It was a large and interested audi
ence that saw the exhibition of Wed
nesday night. A chorus composed of
school and town talent, which had been
we'll coached, greeted the spectators on
the rise of the curtain. Then came a
flower drill in which a number Of in
termediate grade pupils took part. A
short comedy, My Awful Aunt" by
seventh and eighth grade pupils Great
ed much amusement for the evening
The first night Of commencement clos
ed with a pantomine by Miss Mar
garite Reece, Home, Sweet Home"
A small fee for the purpose Of meet
ing the expenses Of commencement
was charged the audience the second
night, and the auditorium was not so
crowded as it was the first night. The
feature of the programme was the re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12
MEMORIAL DAY.

The fortieth annual observance Of
Memorial Day was held in Yorkville
last Sunday afternoon, under the di-
rection of the Winnie Davis Chapter,
U. d. c., and as usual the exercises
were interesting and impressive.
Although the claim has never been
definitely recognized, and such history
as has been written gives testimony
otherwise, it is a fact that the first
real memorial and decoration day, as
the occasion is now observed, occur
red in Yorkville in 1874. That was in
June. 1t was some years afterward
that the 10th of May was generally
agreed upon, and on every 10th Of
May since then the day has been duly
observed.
This was the first Sunday observ-
ance Of Memorial Day in Yorkville.
Heretofore when the 10th Of May
fell on Sunday, the memorial exer-
cises have been held either on Satur-
day or Monday.
There was a large Outpouring Of
people on account of the exercises,
and the programme was carried out
in accordance with previous an
nouncement. The local ministers,
with the exception Of Rev. ]. L. Oates,
who was away filling an appointment
for Rev. Henry Stokes. conducted the
devotional exercises, and DR.. Giles
pie read the roll of soldier dead as
published in The Enquirer of last
Friday.
The address Of the occasion was
delivered by Rev. Henry Stokes. 1t
had been carefully prepared and was
singularly appropriate. The full text
Of it will be found on the first page of
this issue Of The Enquirer.
The musical feature of the pro-
gramme was as usual, beautiful and
appropriate, and after the conclusion
of the exercises in the church, the
large concourse Of people marched to
the cemeteries where q tribute of flow-
ers was placed on the grave Of each
and every soldier of the different wars
in which the United States has been
engaged.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12

There are those who seem to think
that because a newspaper may take is
sue with an individual on one thing,
it must be opposed to that individual
on everything. This is not broad
view of conduct. Right is right and
all right thinking men stand for right.
Two men, equally honest, may disagree
as to what is right and in such case
it is the duty Of both to stand to their
convictions until one or the other is
convinced of error. In like manner,
no matter how much one may dislike
a man. when that man is right, the
proper thing is to agree with him. No
man ever accomplished any good for
himself or for the cause of right, by
antagonizing right even in the most
hated adversary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12
Mr.. r. A. COOPER

A representative Of The Enquirer
had quite a pleasant conversation with
Mr.. r. A. Cooper, candidate for COVER
nor, Friday night. Mr.. Cooper who Is
solicitor of the eighth judicial circuit
is a man Of charming personality and
a forceful speaker.
When asked for a statement in re-
gard to the approaching campaign, he
said he had nothing especially to say
except that he was glad to have had
an opportunity to meet York county
people and that he intended coming
back to this county In few weeks.
He stated that he was in the race to
a finish and was not In the least wor-
rying about the outcome. He was al
most unanimously elected chairman OF
his county's delegation to the state
convention last Monday, receiving 1Ss
votes out of 1874.
He said he had been In Anderson
Pickens and Greenville counties lately
and was we'll pleased with the political
outlook. He stated that he would make
his platform public In a few days
Mr.. Cooper left Hickory Grove, Sat
urday morning for Greenville where ne
made an address, going from there TO
to Atlanta, Ga, to attend the Shriners
convention yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12

The Charlotte Chronicle has been
absorbed by the Charlotte News. Such
is the outcome of fight that has been
going on in the Charlotte afternoon
newspaper field for several years.
There We're two papers, the morning
Observer, and the afternoon News.
That was about what city like Char
lotte needed: but the newspapers did
not get along very we'll They en-
croached on each other but which was
to blame does not matter. At length the
Observer company undertook to enter
the afternoon field and established the
Chronicle in competition with the
News. The News was good paper. as
good an afternoon paper as Charlotte
could support. The Chronicle became
good paper from the beginning, as
good as the News, and kept it up for
years. But the Chronicle was one too
many for Charlotte. Among other
things. it tried the experiment of offer
ing the subscription price at penny.
That was foolish, because Charlotte
cannot possibly support 4 penny paper.
Had the News been foolish enough to
follow suit, the Chronicles lead would
not have been such a bad move.
The News, however, held on the
even tenor of it's way, except that
it put on a Sunday morning edi-
ton, the principal effect Of which was
to draw some strength from the OBJ
server. But the real burden of the fight
fell on the business activity of the city.
Both the afternoon papers were con-
stantly importuning for advertising
patronage, and for a long time that
patronage was divided. In some cases
the business people gave their adver-
tising appropriation half and half. In
other cases the advertisers doubled
their appropriation and treated both
papers alike Eventually in all cases the
advertisers began to realize that they
were paying double for practically the
same thing and the feeling grew that
to support two papers where one fully
covered the field was unnecessary and
this no doubt was the real reason or
the final outcome. The Observer com.
pany would not have sold the Chroni-
Gle except for the fact that it was too
heavy 10 carry and the News would not
have bought it except to bring about
so mach the sooner that which was in
evitable. the end of a cutthroat compe-
titior which was as burdensome on the
public as it was to the immediate par
ties to it, The Chronicle was good
paper. We had become very much at
tached 20 it, and for sentimental rea-
sons we regret to see it go; but at the
same time we recognize that the final
I.1 tttt.a ttTaFN
has been for the best-best for the
News. best for the Observer best for
the Chronicle, and best for the city of
Charlotte.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12

We know nothing Of Mr.. McLaurin
personally. but we have heard that he
is q good man, one Of professed plety
But somehow we can not understand
how a man of this character can have
for his associates some of the men who
are lined up with him and who seem
to be his chief advisors in things po-
litical. 1t is a splendid Illustration
however, of the saying Politics makes
strange bedfellows." With such line
up we do not see how he is to receive
the support of many of the best citi-
zens OF South Carolina" na."-Greenwood
Journal.
We claim to have very considerable
advantage of the Journal in the matter
of personal knowledge of Mr.. McLaur-
in. The writer has been personally ac-
uuainted with him about twenty five
years and has found him to be able,
intellectual wellinformed, truthful.
courageous and practical. He pays his
debts, conducts himself with fairness
to all men, and does what he believes to
be right, regardless of personal conse-
qences in both public and private mat
ters. He is a lawyer and a good one;
but prefers to farm. He is q believer
in education and has done as much to
promote school work as any man in his
county. He is extensively engaged in
farming, and sometimes makes more
than one thousand bales of cotton in
year. Practically all the people on
his lands are white, and they are all
prosperous and contented. His politics
are the same as they We're twenty
years ago, and the same as they Will
be twenty years from now IL he lives
that long. AS to who the best people
of the state are, there may be room for
difference of opinion. We know of
some mighty good men who are for
Mr. Manning, for instance, and we
know of some mighty sorry men who
are for him. The same is true as TO
Senator McLaurin, and we have no
doubt il Is true as to other candidates.
This, of course, if it is to be assumed
that we know the difference between
good men and sorry men. But just
what our contemporary means by the
best citizens" we are not exactly sure.
We cannot believe that majority OF
the citizens of South Carolina are bad,
and we are bound to conclude that
although many of the best citizens
may have voted against Governor
Blease, many Of those same citizens
must also have voted for him, else he
would not have gotten the majority
necessary to put him where he is. In
a like manner we feel quite sure that
whether Mr.. McLaurin is elected gov
ernor or not, there will be included
among those who vote for him many
of the best citizens Of the state-just
as good citizens as any who will vote
against him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Associate Justice Geo. w. Gage has
accepted an invitation to make the ad-
dress on the occasion Of the laying of
the cornerstone for the new court
house, June 3.
Local patrons Of the Lyric who
have beer wondering whether Pearl
White and Chester Barnett are hus-
band and wife, will be interested to
know Pearl is q Mrs. Sutherland.
Luther Garrison, the 21-months-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs Luther Thorn
son, formerly of Yorkville, now of
Clinton, N. c., died at the home of his
parents in Clinton, on Saturday, fol-
lowing an illness with measles. The
interment was in Rose Hill cemetery,
on Sunday afternoon.
- Mr.. John Cameron came near be-
ing the victim in what might have
been a. serious accident last Friday
night. He was riding a motorcycle
down. Liberty street, and near the
southern depot came in contact with
an automobile which had turned into
Liberty street from Railroad avenue.
Mr.. Cameron was thrown from his mo-
torcycle, but fortunately neither he nor
the occupants of the automobile sus-
tained injury.
-Brevard Springs Jones, two-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Jones Of
Charlotte, died at the home Of Mr.. T.
+. McDow in Yorkville, Sunday after
noon, following an illness Of several
days with acute dysentery. Mrs. Jones
and children who had been visiting
relatives in Yorkville intended return
ing home Thursday, but the little boy
became suddenly Ill while at the depot,
and was carried back to the residence
Of Mr.. Mellow. The body was taken to
Charlotte for interment.
Although the audience was small,
those who were present saw fine
amateur performance in "Powhatan.'
presented in the Yorkville Opera house
Friday evening. There were about 80
in the cast-all local talent Of Gastonia,
the artists coming in automobiles and
returning to Gastonia the same night.
The musical feature Of the programme
was especially pleasing. The work or
the artists in the principal roles. Mr.,
Albert l. Baker as Capt. John Smith,
Miss Nell McClain as Pocahontas and
Mr.. Fred Wetzell as Powhatan, was
excellent, and brought forth repeated
applause from the house. Taken all in
all the pageant was one Of the most
pleasing ever shown to Yorkville
theater goers.
- The feature at the Lyric theatre
last Friday night was an allegorical
play that undertook TO portray the rea-
sons for the high cost Of living. The
beef trust. the bread trust. the coal
trust, the tobacco trust and other
trusts were represented as a lot Of
selfish kings, who worshipped the god
Of greed and whose sacrifices consist
ed in displaying before him their ILL
gotten gains. The case Of the people
was represented by Uncle Sam, who
succeeded in getting a hearing from
awakened Justice" with the result
that the god of greed was overturned,
and the kings were put on the rock
pile; but eventually Justice went to
sleep again, the kings got loose and re-
stored their god to his throne. The
lesson of the allegory was that until
the trusts are destroyed there is no
hope for the people.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12

ted country districts. At Catania. the
strongest shock lasted six minutes.
Electric lights were extinguished and
street railways put out of service.
People rushed from the houses, shops
and cafes Many jumped into boats
and others crowded into the squares.
At the hospitals patients ran to the
court yards imploring help. Many
pitiful episodes occurred. At Bongi-
ardo. an old woman, the only surviV-
ing member of family of eighteen
re-entered a half wrecked house to
search for her grandchildren. She re-
turned with a little girl alive and rush
ed in again. Almost Immediately the
house collapsed, burying her under the
wreckage. At Consentini, young SOL
died who should have left Thursday
on his return to Libya, obtained
leave of absence for three days to at
tend the marriage Of his sister, which
was to have occurred Sunday. He Is
among the victims. Monsignor Vigo,
bishop of Aci Reale, remained for "a
hours in attendance on the injured
villagers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12

Democratic platform. The Enquirer
also insnuates that we are very ignor-
ant because-we do not remem ber this.
Does The Enquirer remember that
there was another plank in the plat
form that was diametrically opposed
to that plank? We refer to the plank
opposing subsidies. Is The Enquirer
ignorant of the fact that a large ma
jority Of the platform committee have
repudiated the coastwise exemption
platform and admitted that they did
not realize the two planks conf1icted? :?
IT would be we'll for our friend to re-
member some things himself. else it
might be accused of being ignorant.
We do not blame The Enquirer for
supporting Mr.. Finley, but we submit
others should not be accused of being
ignorant while The Enquirer remains
either uninformed or purposely ig-
nores facts in order to make out a
case.-Gaffney Ledger.
If the Ledger had reproduced what
The Enquirer said, as The Enquirer
reproduced what the Ledger had said,
there would have been left nothing
upon which to base the above para
graph; but following out its habit Of
laying down its own premises as it
does above, it naturally leaves itself
at liberty to beg the question to its
hearts content. The fact that there Is
a conflicting plank in the Democratic
platform, has nothing whatever to do
with the Democracy of a man who
supports the tolls exemption plank. If
this Is wrong, then who Is to decide
which of the conflicting planks Is to
be a criterion of Democracy and which
is not?
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Wilson
himself, during his campaign, made
some powerful speeches in favor of
this tolls exemption plank, and so far
as words go, what he said In favor Of
the plank was very much more force
full than anything he has said against
it. AS a matter of fact, in his tolls
repeal message, he refrained from
touching on the merits of the question
at all. To have done so would only
have made matters worse.
In our view there is something in
the question as to whether Mr.. Finley
should have supported the president in
the matter of repeating the tolls ex-
emption law. So far as we are con-
cerned, as we have stated all along, we
agree with the president in the matter,
and Mr.. Finley's vote does not accord
with our view; but at the same time
Mr.. Finley's vote was in accord with
the clear and unmistakable text of the
Democratic platform, and to suggest
that that vote leans toward Republi-
canism is simply absurd, if not worse.
The Ledger's declaration that 1t does
not blame The Enquirer for support
ing Mr.. Finley, is entirely gratuitous.
The Enquirer Is not responsible for
Mr.. Finley any more than Mr.. Finley
is responsible for The Enquirer. Mr..
Finley asks nothing Of The Enquirer
and The Enquirer asks nothing OF Mr..
Finley. Our only purpose in buttine
into this matter was because we
thought the Ledger did not know what
II was talking about; but since the
Ledger claims to have known all ths4
while what it was doing, and persists
in clinching the impression 1t woulo2
make regardless. we are sorry we PAID
any attention to 1t.