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The Keota news., 1914-07-31
W. K. BOWLES,
Secretary Of District No. 90.
News Office Days

During the summer The Ksota News
Office will be closed part Of each week.
For the present it will be open regularly
ON Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays,
and occasionally on Tuesdays and Sat
urdays. On other days any business.
including payment of accounts, may be
entrusted to Mr.. Schoonover, at Keota
postoffice. Use the Newsbox.
The Keota news., 1914-07-31

Lost: Red COW, giving milk; wearing
yoke; whits hsifer; Jersey heifsr, with
yoke, branded J-Z; red yearling hsifer;
Holstein bull calf; young red calf. SO
reward for information leading to re-
covery. Carl Eisenbarth, Keota, Colo.
Alphons Van Hoeckl came from Crete,
Neb., the first Of the week for visit
with his brother, Julius, and has since
made homestead fling.
The Keota news., 1914-07-31
NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY
Items of Interest to the People of
Keota Community

The silver cup won by Clyde Owens
in the Rocky Mountain News Marathon
at Denver on Decoration day. was re-
ceived In Keota this week. 1t Is very
handsome trophy. and is inscribed 1.-THE
Rocky Mountain News Mountain Mara
thon, Second Prize. awarded to Clyde
Owens by the Denham Players. May 81.
1914" Beside the cup, which il now on
exhibition at Fox's store. Mr.. Owens ID
to receive from the Rocky Mountain
News trip to the Panama exposition.
in San Francisco next year.
E. K. Bailey. accompanied by his son.
James, and daughter, Fay. arrived in
Keota Tuesday for q visit with his
brother, Lark Bailey and family. They
are returning to their home in north
west Missouri. from q visit At Portland,
Oregon.
Lee Roby 10 expecting to start thresh-
ing northeast from Keota at once. His
separator, q new 2S-44 Advance with
self-feed, arrived in Keota Thursday
while his tractor, . new 1880 Oil Pull,
II being driven thru from Stoneham.
w. S. Tyler, of Madison. N. c.. came
to Keota Monday and il relieving T. r.
Gurwell a. Burlington station agent for
two or three weeks, while Mr.. Gurwell
takes . well-earned vacation and rest at
hia homestead.
Nrs. E. "A. Chambers left Thursday,
returning to her home 1T Baker, Ore
gon, sitter visit with her son. w. X.
Bowlss and family. and her daughter.
Miss Ida Bowles.
Strayed: Two year old mare colt, light
bay, white spot on forehead and on nose,
white hind leg about six inches abovs
hoof. S. reward for recovery. John
Weise, Keota. Sc
Miss Anna Miller came from Cheyenne
Thursday for visit at the F. S. Lin
gelbach home. She will probably teach
the Nelson school, which is expected to
open soon.
George Kneebone erected windmill
1T his homestead 1T Hightower, this
week. A windmill also was recently
erected at the home Of John Kneebone
While laying off from his plow work
this week Max Waxham ovsrhauled and
adjusted s. w. Fdx's auto, so that it
now runs almost like = new machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Stewart, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. w. Schoonovsr. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Snyder were dinner guests
of DIR. and Mrs. Olson, Sunday.
Remember the Springfield F. and N.
write insurance on your grain stacks for
ono to six months. Schoonover & Son,
agents.
Miss Marguerite Nelson came from
Sterling Monday for visit at the ranch
Of her father, Fred Nelson, on Pawnee.
Mrs. M. L. Haworth and son, Wayne,
left this morning for = visit with her
brother, w. A. RAIDER, at Kansas City.
Miss Alice Brady went to Cheyenne
Monday to work for the Cheyenne
Creamery Co. as comptometer expert.
Mrs. o. H. Vinegar Of Rock Ridge,
and Mrs. Turner. Of Denver. visited
with Mrs. Leonora Forsyths Monday.
B. L. Montgomery has returned from
Gill, Colo, where he has been working.
See Schoonover & Son about getting
The Keota news., 1914-07-31
Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that on August
/, at 2 p. M, l will sell at public auction
ct Sligo Blacksmith shop, Weld Co..
Colo. all machinery and tools belonging
to the Sligo Blacksmith shop, such
~ are enumerated in certain chattsl
mortgage bearing date Of Sept. 18.
1912, given by Elmo Edison to ]. H.
Gronstsn. and recorded Oct. 8, 1912, in
Book 1863. page 8lS, Greeley, Weld Co.,
Colo. Terms cash. Dated July Is,
1914. j. H. GRONSTEN.
Leave orders for butter cartons at
The News Office. Soc per 100. A sug-
gestion: Get some regular customers,
and supply them by parcel post; it pays
better than churning for the processers.
The next county division meeting will
b held at Hereford next Tuesday, and
excellent entertainment is promised.
The Keota news., 1914-07-31

Annual Financial Statement
of School District No. 81, County Of
Weld, State Of Colorado, from
June 80, 1918. to June 80. 1914
RECEIVED
Amount on hand June 80, 1918,
held by County Treasurer,
General fund overdrawn II 63
Special fund -,.----$ 233 IL
Bond fund overdrawn- -101 70
Received from general fund by
apportionment -- 612 26
From special tax for school pur-
poses ------------sss2 1892 %
From special tax for interest on
bonds ---- 1853 80
Total -41O1 on
Less overdrafts 113 SO
Net receipts 1887 6s
PAID
For teachers salaries 1850 90
For fuel, rent, insurance, and all
current expenses and improve
ments- al 10
For interest on bonds 12O 81
For fees / 81.
For interest on registered war
rants IA n
For rebate taxes and fess---- 827 81
Total amount paid out during the
year ------------------------4255 -4255 60
Balance in hands county treas
urer to credit Of district, June
80, 1914,
General fund 10 62
Special fund d------ 81 62
Bond fund, ovsrdrawn-- 60 16
Total -4847 "a
Less bond fund overdraft- 60 16
Net total -4287 68
w. K. BOWLES,
Secretary Of District No. 81.
The Keota news., 1914-07-31
The Weather


Local rains almest daily have reached
nearly every locality during the past
week, and helped the corn and other
late crops, while interfering to an ex-
tent with the threshing and with the
haying.
Davis & Trumbo have improved the
appearance of their livery Stable by the
application Of q coat Of paint. ,
Postcard views Of farm scenes made
to order at 81 per dozen. See Stanley.
Roy Andrews went to LaSalle Nom
day, returning Thursday.
Stallion for $500, OF will trade for
stock. T. G. Cowley, Keota.
When you look your best, see FoFtnsr.
Tell it to The News.
The Keota news., 1914-07-31

HARVESTING WHEAT NEAR KEOTA
Would would willing have
photographed friends the and elsewhere what
being accomplished If talk with Stanley.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

tain of the window, and cautiously
peeped out. There in the moonlight
rolled by gun after gun, followed by
the caissons and all the supplementary
outfit of park of artillery.
They were heading southwark, and
the frontier lay only three miles away.
/ counted six batteries, thirty-six guns.
the equipment of an army corps. When
all had gone by I retired to rest again.
] rose at break of day, took out my
car, and followed in the route of the
cannon. The road conducted me with
out a turning straight to the frontier
post, where found a sleepy Russian
sentry exchanging friendly greetings
with still drowsier Austrian one.
I turned my car round and drove
back slowly, scrutinizing every hedge
and tree along both sides of the road
Less than mile from the post my at
teution was caught by a place on the
left-hand side, where the hedge sp-
peared to have been recently mended.
l ought to explain that the road was
bordered at this point by thick wood
apparently impenetrahle to anything
bigger than stoat.
! stopped the car, got down, and ap-
The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

scramble over into the wood, at the
cost of some scratches.
l found myself in the midst of a pile
of brushwood which extended for some
PAGES, completely covering the soil
from view. Immediately beyond came
a gap in the trees, not in front, but at
one side, so that it was quite invisible
from the road. Turning sharply to-
ward the frontier and, running almost
parallel with the high road, was a
grassy ride or lane, about ten feet wide,
and sufficiently free from underground
to admit the passage of an army.
/ stole along this path, which reveal
ed by hundred tokens that it had re-
Gently been used. f followed its wind
ings for l should think a mile and a
half, when l found myself brought up
abruptly by post and rail fence, the
posts being painted yellow on the side
which faced me, and black on the re-
verse.
This fence was the boundary between
the two empires. A narrow footpath
bordered it on each side, so that the
patrol might pass along it each day on
his rounds.
The park of artillery seemed to have
The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

that this disguise would serve better
than any other as a cloak for prying
questioning.
In Galicia itself l found everything
in a state of the most profound peace
and security. There was the usual
frontier garrison, but the camps show
ed no signs of special activity. l tour
ed along the frontier almost from end
to end in a motor which I had ordered
from Paris, and / came upon great
stretches of country, several miles in
extent, where a whole Russian army
corps could have debouched across the
line without being observed, far less
opposed.
At the end of this inspection, which
lasted about week, / crossed over to
the Russian side.
At the first blush everything seemed
as peaceful on this side as on the 9TH
er. The number of troops under arms
was not excessive, and the men showed
none of those signs of suppressed ex-
eitement which warn an experienced
eye that SOME movement is in ccntsm-
plation.
Presently, however, l began to re-
The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

mark an extraordinary number of tele-
graphic dispatches arriving at the vsri-
Gus posts. Special messengers seemed
to come and go with frequency that
hardly seemed necessary in time of
peace. At last, one night, was reused
from sleep by sound which my ears
were quick to recognize II was the
muf1ed rumble of an artillery train
passing over the rough paving stones
of the small town in which l had
stopped. ...
l got up. softly drew back the cur
The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

This acceptance OF my offer, glacial
though it was, consoled me for the re-
buke by which it was accompanied.
1t will be noticed particularly that al
thorgh the Emperor had practically ad-
mitted that II was hIs intention TO va
cate the throne, he had refrained from
giving me the smallest hint as to the
date of the abdication.
1 took my way toward the Galician
frontier in the character of a British
tourist armed with a sheaf OF the cou-
pons of Messrs. Cook. / was aware
The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

preached the hedge, examining every
inch of the ground.
The first discovery l made was that
the road itself had been recently
mended.
Then, looking closely at the hedge, l
perceived that the bushes were no long
er growing in their places. The entire
hedge had been cut away level with the
ground for a space of several yards,
and then replaced.
/ drew up my car close to the hedge,
and, mounting upon it. managed-to
The Washington herald., 1914-10-25
WHY FRANZ JOSEF DID NOT
ABDICATE

NJ. de Witte punctuated this speech
with a series of mods.
"And why?" l demanded bluntly,
throwing myself in my chair.
The Russian heaved a sigh of amused
resignation.
very well. then, will tell you" He
bent forward and lowered his voice.
Russia is not ready to strike. A war
now would mean bankruptcy of the
empire. The others will not believe
this, but 1 know it. l will not have my
carefully laid plans shattered by them,
for the sake of a miserable province
like Galieia."
The Russian spoke with real emo
htion- If l still retained any faint mis-
giving, it was not enough to restrain
me ffcm accepting the service required
of me
Within three days I found myself in
the palace of Scholbrunn.
1 found the Emperor in his iavorite
room overlooking the park His maj
esty did not invite me to be seated in
his presence, an omission which indi-
Gates no unfriendliness.
Il am pleased to receive you. mon
sieur," he said in a stately, clear voice
The services you have rendered me
entitIe you to ask for an audience, and
1 have no doubt your reason for seek
ing it is proper one Be good enough
to state It"
Il have taken the liberty of asking
for this audience in order that I might
offer your majesty certain information
about your forthcoming abdication."
The Emperor could not repress a
slight start Lifting his eyebrows he
gazed at me steadily in the face.
II have communicated. my desire to
abdicate," he said with a significant in
tonation, TO six persons only. Two
of them are brother sovereigns; two
arr members of my own family; the
other two are the chancellor of the en-
pire and the prime minister of Hun
gary. Through which of them did. you
receive your information?"
"Eot one of the persons in your maj
esty's confidence has the slightest idea
that 1 have heard anything whatever
on the subject. I must respectfully
beg your majesty not to press me fur
ther."
The aged Emperor was evidently
much disturbed.
HllCI lC" lllHulCS ShCuL SOHSlOCI-
alton, during which the frown on his
face deepened, his majesty looked at me
again.
What do you wish to tell me?"
81 wish to put your majesty on your
guard"
you hVve done that already, most
effectrally," he interrupted
81 have come to beg you to distrust
the assurances you have received, no
matter from what quarter, that your
majesty's abdication will pass off quiet
ly And il should be so fortunate as
to possess your confidence, would
further request your majesty to employ
me on the service of ascertaining what
the intentions of your neighbors really
are. Will your majesty pardon me if
I venture to make proposition. l will
undertake to ascertain the actual state
Of things at my own risk If am able
to report that my suspicious are un-
founded, your majesty shall make me
no acknowledgment whatever"
Francis Joseph threw me displeas-
I'd look
Il regret that you should have peri
mitted yourself to speak to me in that
way, monsieur. Be good enough to re-
member who l am. do not employ
servants without paying for them You
nay consider yourself retained to make
his Investigation"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
Roache Breaks Slate OF
MOrristOwn Fire Board
by Declining to Serve


MORRISTOWN, Dec. 23.-The slate
for the board of engineers, as ar
ranged by the fire committee OF the
Board of Aldermen, has been broken
by the declination of Vincent D.
Roache, Of First Ward Hose Com
pany, TO accept the post of second
assistant engineer. Mr.. Roache re-
fused because of business reasons.
No one has been selected yet to fill
the place, and IL may be that the
board will remain as at present con-
stituted except for the substitution
of Raymond Troxell as chief instead
of Wilbur +. Day. Mr.. Day asked
to be relieved of service from Janu-
ary l on account of business demand
ing his attention. 1t had been planned
to drop First Assistant Chief Shar-
rette, he having served for two years,
and advance Second Assistant Chief
Snudden to first assistant. q new man
taking the second assistant job But
Chief Snudden is said to be averse
to the change on account of the time
required of the first assistant, there
being no salary to the place at pres
en-, and is said to have asked for
a small monthly remuneration. This,
the aldermen, it is said, do not see
fit to grant. The fire chief gets the
munificent salary Of $40 per month.
and has not only the responsibility
of the fire department, but also the
granting Of gasoline permits to at
tend to.
The fire committee OF the Board of
Aldermen is not satisfied with the
showing made by some of the auto
mobile fire apparatus. The commit
tee has conferred with foremen and
assistant foremen of the companies
and with Raymond Troxell. who will
succeed Wilbur f. Day as chief ON
January /, but no definite arrange.
ment has yet been made. The town
will probably hire one or more men,
to be under the orders of the fire
committee, as drivers. The arrange
ment of having garage employees run
some OF the machines has not worked
out as well as expected, and a rule
may be put in force that only men,
bers OF the companies may run the
machines, Then, too, 1t has been the
case OF too many cooks" in regard
TO some Of the machines, three or four
men all helping to run the cars, and
thus dividing responsibility.
Mayor-elect Clifford Mills, NJ D.,
will resign tonight at the meeting of
the Board of Aldermen as aldermen
from the Fourth ward, and George
w. Melick, nominated by the Repub-
hcans this fall, but who was beaten
by William j. Looney. will be elected
to fill the vacancy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
Loan Societies Defended
After LaMOnte's Criticism

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 2S.--Speak-
ing for large percentage OF the
savings funds of thrifty Jerseymen
Joseph A. McNamee, president OF
the New Jersey League of Buildns
and Loan Associations, yesterday
took exceptions to criticisms con.
tained in the annual report of George
M. LaMonte, commissioner of bank
Ing and insurance. Commissioner
LaMonte said he had found condi-
tions indicating the reverse of pru-
dent methods in respect to mortgage
loans, due TO loans on speculative
properties to real estate operators.
1T is not strange that there should
be more or less ground for criti-
cisms where there are so many build
ing and loan associations throughout
the State, but it hardly seems fitting
that g. condition which must be of
very limited extent should he
charged up against the great number
Of admirably conducted associations"
said President McNamee.
THE associations, as rule are
conducted with scrupulous care, It
being the rule TO limit mortgage
loans to sixty or not more than
seventy per cent. OF an honest valu.
alton There may have been abuses
here and there, but that charge will
not hold good against the New Jer-
sey association as whole"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
Many Affairs TO Celebrate
Christmas Time in Madison
sneeial 10 the EvenIng star.

MADISON, Dec. e9.--Many affairs
will Commemorate the feast of the ma
witty IN Madison between now and
1e end Of the week Christmas ex
.fclses We're given this afternoon III
ne Madison Academy building on
Green Village road. Miss Ruth :.
saowell, the supervising principal had
narge Df the program. The little
ties participated in 4.,ristmas play
II. "King Frost" in Which about
wenty had speaking parts. This was
5llowed by songs and recitattons. AT
the close cf the program Rev. x. A.
EeAlpin. pastor Of the First Presby-
terian Church deliH ersd Q short talk
Oh the spirit OF tho great day.
& Christmas tree has levn erecten
ID tie Settlement lfouae on Mail
treet. and there ma1E suali children
~ the town enjoyed rhe 4iViI. Of
presents and social 1iaIea. TIC italian
ASS held i.s ess"cissF tins afternoon.
Games and ch"istWar exercises we're
enjoyed. lu ,-i-2rase pf ttllt tzas7 ttf'
sfIg. A. 2. PWidiUutqr MiTs hieanoT
14 Mrs Mil.i2G Bd19ics
'T'le t,.eirieps ir iue settlement
t6ouse Tor rhr u.1ud sewing class viii
he held tomorrow afternoon. III" p1e-
gfam will close on Saturiag night
with d dance among tie oidef Sifla
snd boys
Special exercises we're held IN all
rne grades Of the pubhG schools this
morning. The program consisted OF
rhetorical and vocal and Instrumental
elections There wero no EXERCISES
In the High School.
n ST. Vincent's paroehial school
fhere were Christmas tree exercises
md the distribution of presents 70 all
me children,
All tho churches v-ill take part in a
lusical program which Wi!l be rel
tered everp evening from tomoirn"
to saturday around the community
tsfFistuIas tree. which Is q living one
standing OH the lawn Of Webb Me
rnoriaI Chapel The tree will be light
I'd by many vari-oolored electric
lights and Will be accepted for tue
rown by Mavre Phihower
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
CRITICISM ST|RS
MILLS TOLAUGHTER
Morristown's Mayor-eIect Says
It Was Instigated by Dis
appointed Ones.
specinl TO the Evening star.

Special 80 the Evening Star.
MORRIsTOwN Dec. 23.-Dr. elf
ford Mills. mayor-eleet, IS laughing
at the CRITICISM" Of him by the So
called Special school committee.
These people are the same ones who
criticised him and other members Of
the old Board Of Education. ne says.
1.-TWO OF Morristown's representa-
tive citizens have been nominated for
the position OF school commissioner"
said DR.. Mills this morning. EITHER
one of them will make a good COM
missioner. In addition, a coiored
man. a representative citizen Of his
race, has been put forward for the
place. l feel perfectly at ease IN
naming any of these three men as
the people may select. Mr. Hopkins,
the moving spirit in this special
school committee, is Progressive
and fayors the referendum, but eVl-
dently for ProgressiVes. l fail TO see
how I am lodging any responsibility
in this matter. II had not called
this election and made the appoint
ment In the usual way, | would have
conferred with one or two or my
friends and me result would have
been the appointment OF some per
sonal friend. Instead, I consult wIta
the whole town, asking all to aid ne
in selecting a school commissioner
The special school committee in tile
little coterie that has been interested
In school matters for several years
past in Morristown and headed by
John A. Hopkins a nonresident of
the town, has, under various aliases.
issued statements" objeeting to and
criticlsing the actions of the towns
boards of education.
It is said that the main reason for
obiecting TO DR.. Mills's method Of Sc
lecting a school commissioner by
popular vote is that the mayor-elect's
requirements as TO candidates ruled
out one or two of the special com
mittee" who would have liked to
have been on the board. DR. Mills
believes that the best men for school
commissioners are those who have
children in the public schools and he
so stipulated when he drew up his
statement calling the election. TIE
nvrereas of the election he bears
himself so far as the providing OF
banots is concerned. The members
of the election board give their ser
vices without recompense.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
Jerseyman Now
Running a Zeppelin

PHILLIPsBURG, Dec. 23.-Friends
in Philllpsburg and Easton who have
been unaware for several months of
the whereabouts Of Adolph Schoep-
fin, a former resident OF this place,
have received advicea from him thai
he is now a member of the kaiser's
aviation corps.
schoephin had lived in Phillipsburg
and Easton, Pa, for about ten years
and was employed as o mechanical
engineer at the local plant of the
Ingersoll Rand Company. At the
time of the outbreak Of the war he
was visiting in Germany and enlisted
in the aviation corps and Is now in
charge of one OF the large zeppellns
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
COnyicts to Continue on
Sussex Roads This Winter


TRENTON, Dec. 2S.-William Isis,
director of the Sussex County Board
of Freeholders, and Frank J. coe and
John j. Van Sickle, members of the
board, held a conference with State
Road Commissioner Edwin A. Stevens
yesterday for the purpose OF securing
State aid tor the construction of the
road from Ogdensburg TO Newton and
from Ross Corner to Sussex, IN Sus-
sex county.
The freeholders met with Assistant
Commissioner Charles ~ Meeker be-
fore the meeting with Colonel Stevens.
The question Of keeping convict la
borers in tho Newton -Stanhope roao
camp during the winter was not dis
cussed at the conference. The prison.
ers remained Ia Sussex county during
the winter Of 1913 and they win be
kept there during the coming winter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
Arrest Follows Death

WOODBRIDGE, Dec. 23.-Follow-
ing the death of Frank Palinllas, of
Chrome, which occurred in the
Alexian Hospital. Elizabeth, Satur-
day night, William Treen, a promi-
nent Woodbridge young man and a
son of Contractor John Treen, was
taken into custody yesterday on a
manslaughter charge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
Made=tO=0rder Lake VIII
Be Ready in Two Weeks

SUMMIT, Dec. 23.-F'ifteen men
yesterday began the work Of clearing
the underbrush and removing the
timber from the eight-aere tract Of
land located near st. Teresa's base
dall park. and which is 10 be con-
verted into lake for Rev, Conrad
Schotthoefer, pastor Of ST. Teresa 5
Church
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
Sweet Grass
Work Baskets

The breath of all outdoors
is in these baskets of woven
sweet grass. Small ones
could be used for handker-
chief and ribbon cases. SOC
to $50.
NOTIONS, FIRST FLOOR