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The Keota news., 1915-07-23
Much Harvesting Machinery Sold at
Keota

Keota
Keota this season will exceed 81, 900 in
value; and with that sold during 1918
and 1914 will make at least $1,000
worth of machinery put into use here to
handle the crops of the present season.
in addition to such old machinery as has
been brought in by the settlers.
J. A. Rumsey, Mccormick dealer, re-
ports the following sales: Twelve-foot
headers to Harry Wecas and william G.
Mckinley; a seven-foot binder to Earl
Hughston and six-foot binder to w. A.
Rhoadarmer and Peter Hoakeman
The Deering dealer, c. o. Doddsr, re-
ports sales as follows: Deering mowers
and rakes to John Owens, ]. U. Painter,
Merritt o. Woodward and Frank Britt;
Emerson mower and Deering rake to
Bob Gamble; Deering mowers to Chas.
Dinsmoor, Mrs. L. B. Forsyth, Charles
Jobbins, Arthur Myers. D. v. Stanley,
Charles and George Friend and Nathan
iel McMeekin; Deering binders to Henry
Mitchell. Henry Wells, Christ Geisick,
Henry Schriner, A. R. and L. w. Jor-
dan, Harry Brown, d. v. Stanley. New
ell P. Crane. T. ]. Dhooge and Myers
& Brady: Desring 12-foot headers to
Frank Britt and N. MeMeekin, Floyd
Pierce, w. o. Hughes. Speaker Bros,
John Stear and H. w. Fleming; and q
12-foot Champion header to Frank Fritz.
Mr.. Dodder received his car Of machin-
cry Tuesday and on Wednesday five
binders and . header had been set up
and taken away.
The Keota news., 1915-07-23

New farm residences have just been
completed or are now under construc-
ton at the homesteads Of the following:
Charles Dinsmoor, George A. Kneebone
and Steve Bath, cement houses; v. A.
Burkey and Conrad Moore, frame
houses. A good portion Of the new
buildings going up are on land already
patented, indicating that their builders
have not been staying here for the sole
purpose of acquiring title to their lands,
but for the purpose of developing =
community of homes, as is contemplated
by the homestead laws.
l.. A. jackson 10 raising his first crop
Of rye this year. and declares he has the
best field Of this grain in the locality.
Before coming here he had always
farmed on land too high-priced for prof
liable growing of rye; but he counts on
turning his crop for this season into pork
at q good profit. He has recently COM
pleted putting up cutting of about
forty. five tons of alfalfa hay.
Clyde Owens came home from Gree
ley Monday for q short visit. He will
leave for Denver next Sunday, ~ .
guest of the Rocky Mountain News on q
trip to the Pacific International
exposition. The trip comes as reward
for winning second place in the News
Mountain Marathon, run at Denver two
years ago.
Mrs. Fred Gunther left Wednesday
morning for La Crosse, Wis, in re-
sponse to a telegram stating that her
daughter, Mrs. D. A. Cameron, was Sc
riously i'll. Mrs. Cameron was formerly
Miss Della Gunther, and visited here.
at the Griffin home, for several weeks
about year ago.
A. H. Curry and Fred Hollembask did
a public.spirited work Wednesday, when
they bored holes thru the hitching posts
on Juniata avenue. The posts will Be
strung temporarily with smooth wire,
but later Il 10 expected to run chains be-
tween them.
The Keota news., 1915-07-23

Ksota First in Cream Production
Ksota claims first place for cream pro-
|duction, of the stations along the Bur-
|lineton between Sterling and Cheyenne.
|The farm dairy business has been devsl-
oping rapidly in this locality. and good
milch cattle always find ready buyers.
Until recently the cream business was
divided between home butter-making
and number of outside creameries to
which shipments were made. On June
IL the Boulder Creamery Co.. Of Dem
YER, opened station here, with Harley
C. Jobbins as manager, and commenced
testing and paying for the cream - it
was delivered. A large part Of the In
dividual shipping was discontinued, and
in the first month, to July II, Mr.. Job
bins had paid out eighteen hundred dol
lars for cream. Counting cream ship
ped by individuals, farm butter. and
milk and milk products used on the
farms, $1,000 would be reasonable esti-
mate of the monthly value of the dairy
business to this community. The Farm
ers' Cooperative Cream Co., Of Omaha,
also has . buying station In Keota, with
Fred L. Hollembaek in charge.
Harlan Humphry and wife Of Grover,
who have been visiting at the Hughey
Irwin home for the past two weeks, re-
turned to Grover Monday. They expect
to 20 to Walden, North Park, at once,
to be gone several weeks.
B. F. Menoher and family, who have
been visiting the Savage and Wertx
families, went on to Sheridan, Wyo.,
Monday. They expect to stop here for
another visit on their return trip to
Iowa.
The Keota news., 1915-07-23

beautiful sights and interesting u
The special train Of the National Ed
itorial association arrived in San Fran
cisco last Monday night. The entire
delegation of 459 members received ex-
position courtesies. We spent Tuesday
on the exposition grounds. The Inter-
national Press congress held sessions
in Festival hall both morning and after
noon every day during the week. Ad-
dresses were delivered by great many
we'll known men. but the two Of most
interest t. me were Journalism in 1ts
Relation to World Affair."" by William
J. Bryan; and 1.-THE Development of
Journalism in Constitutional Persia. by
Mira Ali Kuli Kahn, Teheran.
George E. Hosmer. president Of the
N. E. A., presided over the Wednesday
afternoon session, during which time q
commemorative medal was presented to
our association. Mr.. and Mrs. Hosmer
and little daughter, Catherine. of Den
YER, have been very kind to me during
the whole trip, taking me right into
their family circle and making me-a
lone traveler-feel perfectly comforts
BILE.
On Wednesday evening, the president
and directors Of the p. P. l. e. enter
tanned us at a reception and dance. in the
California Building, given in honor OF
the International Press Congress.
The most memorable Of all our trips
came last Thursday when we went to
Yacht Harbor, exposition grounds,
boarded Crowley tugs, and from them
went aboard the Battleship Oregon, as
guests of Secretary Of the Navy Daniels.
and Commander Reeves Of the Or
egon, for q trip around San Francisco
Bay. This being my first experience on
the ocean, it was intensely interesting.
The ship, built in 1895, was used in the
Spanish American war. 1t is said that
this was only the second time that wo-
men were granted the privilege Of rid
ing on the Oregon; 80 it is seen that be-
ing an editor is great advantage to
woman. The length Of the ship is 45O
feet; width, so feet; draft. 20. Altho
it is not what would be called large
vessel, it gave me an excellent idea OF
battleships. The Oregon carries $50
sailors, and 65 marine guards; four 2
inch guns, ten 3-inch guns, eight S-inch
guns in turrets, and four 13-inch guns
in turrets. My first taste of ocean wa
ter was not salty ~ had expected-1
drank from the ships fountain on main
deck. Besides an evaporating room
and plant for separating the salt from
the ocean water, making It fit for domes-
tic use, other interesting features Of the
ship were q diving apparatus, the
"brigg" or prison, mess gallery, bake
shop, bread room. hammocks used a.
beds, collapsible tables, dishwashing
room, marine quarters, barber shop,
carpenter shop, sick bay or hospital,
tailor shop, library and reading room,
The Keota news., 1915-07-23

machine shop, chart house in captains
cabin, signal flags, wireless telegraph
station and compass platform in center
of bridge, three-inch guns mounted on
thirteen inch turrets on the forecastle,
engine room and four pilot houses which
are used only in time Of battle OF during
storms. All boats are lowered by steam.
The first and second steamers are used
as shore boats; the first and second
motor-sailors, as shore boats only in
case of necessity. A bell is rung every
half hour, so there is no excuse for not
knowing the time Of day, even tho the
sun cannot be seen. Our trip was to
have been % far as Farralone Islands,
but on account Of a heavy fog we did
not venture so far. Nevertheless, we
passed Alcatraz Island where Is located
the U. s. military prison and disciple
nary barracks; Goat Island on which is
the Naval Training Station; Angel Is
land on which is located the Army Re-
cruiting Immigration Station: Fort Ba-
ker, the artillery post. One Of the sail
ors allowed US to watch him sew the
lining in pretty handmade fancy work
bag; another showed US an artistic lamp
pounded out Of three inch shell, and
all of the sailors and marine guards were
kept busy answering the many and vari-
ous questions asked by the hundreds Of
newspaper people on board. Everything
was 80 new and interesting to me that
l forgot to get seasick.
Directly after returning from the Ore
gon, we watched Art Smith, an avia-
tor, perform some startling maneuvers
above the Marina, along the water front.
Members Of the N. E. A. were guests
of the city Of Oakland on Friday. The
final session of our association was held
at Municipal Auditorium, during which
Hon. John L. Davie, mayor of Oakland,
delivered an address: A bounteous
three course luncheon was served US at
Hotel Oakland, after which we took
trolly ride thru Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley, with stop at the Greek The
ater, University of California.
In the evening about forty daring
members Of our party hired licensed
guide to take US thru Chinatown. After
q short walk we stopped before trap
door on the sidewalk. A fight Of dirty
steps leading down into dark basement
caused some Of US to feel little nervous
about descending. At one end was q
small raised platform on which were
seated three Chinese children, and at
one side the mother with baby in her
arms. As soon as we were seated the
children stood up and in high sing-song
told us their names and ages, sang ''Tip-
perary" in English and also q song in
their native tongue, after which one Of
them passed around hat for coin. We
then ascended to the street where all
Continued on Page 3
The Keota news., 1915-07-23
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
She Finds California a State of W0nd
and Exposition Intense in Interest
Hiqhtower Homestead is Still Middle of the
Land of Content
San Francisco, California, July IL,

San Francisco, California, July L. 1915
DEAR Readers of The Keota News
days entirely too short time in which to
hundredh part magnificent exhibits of the
Exposition nothing whatever OF the other
beautiful sights interesting of this big
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THE COLONEL IN CANADA.
4 Weird Speculation About His Ac-
~tlyitieS and Opportunities.

To II EDITOR or THE SCN-Sir. While
the attention Of the American people is
absorbed IN the war. Mexico. the loan,
and revelations Of diplomatic lndlscre-
tons, they seem To have altogether lost
sight II the Colonel.
This forCetul gentleman when last,
heard ~ was fitting about Canada but
uo one seems 20 know with what object.
II would therefore he wise to keep an eve
ON his movements.
Miss Canadl j. a firtatious Young
person, and there is said 70 he Just now
a movement on foot MP there which may
lead 10 "A separation from her present
affinity. should this happen. and the
Colonel be on the spot, there would be
morning more natural than for the Lady
OF the SHOWS tn invite him TO become
the head of the gwan and make him
President Of the Canadian Republic.
In view Of the fact I at Canada is In
q Iathc" bclliCosr mood and has some
l5o,0Oo men ready trained. the Colonel
might take the opportunity II declare
war OF the United States. and as this
country I'M its present state OF unpre-
p%aroducss could offer only a feeble re-
Sistance, he could without difficulty
annex US and become the ruler of the
whole northern continent from the north
pole to the Panama Canal and beyond
\ PAN-AMERiCAN.
NEW York. September 20,
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BE WARMED
Military Preparedness Opl, Can save
Us From Real Militarism.

To THE EDITOR oF THE SrN-Sir. The
present controversy IN Great Britain
over CONSUMPTION, the opposition of Eng
lish organized Labor To compulsory SER
vice. emphIsiZ = the danger TO which
democracy would hc exposed IL the mill
tlnt II m'litIrisric German nation
wer" to be- victorious In the wal now
being waged
Where would U- the SAT ~ of coun-
tries that refuse to keep armed to the
teeth or 10 submit 20 the rigors OF uni
versal servic, e. the army or navy. ~
the results OF the var should Justify the
great martial organization maintained
by the Kaiser
Existing circumstances call loudly for
this country TO put itself in a better
state of preparedness The lnitrl States
is TOO big and potc-t.llly powerful aver
To become "a second Belgium" but a
victorious Germany would mean a Ger
man dominance Of the sea. a navy prob-
ably hurri 4 L. a three Power magni-
;udc. and 1t is well within The range OF
possibility that Germany or some other
nation as efficiently organized for war
as that country might rnyng,
our coasts and even effect an in, aston
carrying disaster and slaughter tu many
cities and districts fore We could mo-
billie. train and cpuip an army great
enough TO cNpcl the Invader.
The draft riots o' the Civil war Furnish
4 lesson as to tho difficulties IN IN way
Of a democratic people and goyornm NJ
providing o1cuu 10 d@ot,'.' .F" .'~j Fu.
that operates as ono vas military ma
chine under a supreme ruler IN time -
var. j. " L
New YoRE. September %
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Teaching the Ladies BallOtoIOgy.

In II desert of uplift talk the story
of the twoScore lady watchers who
were coached 10y II Democratic election
captain Of This town is an oasis Of
rcfreShment. school kept in n suf-
frag" leaders parlor, hui the soft sur.
T. mdiugs did rut d|iScunccrt the ac-
romuliShrl prercptor.
Onr of the ladies' eNburtS her sister
nrophytrS Don't watch with eXpec-
latiun of finding dishonesty. Correct
mistakes. Make y pleasant impress
sion. BE nice. "Of curse we have
the i,lca iilat the men are inspired
with just ~ high motives and are as
honest ~ We are
Enter the district captain: Watch
your certificates, ladies'; 1--WE grab the
green ones and toss EN- out. and over
goes our stuff" Beware the sleight
Of hand artist with lead under his
finger nail and other devices for the
invalidatiOn of hostile ballots. You
want 10 see that every man gels his
suffrage amendment ballot, ladies. \
man will come in AMI the chairman
will say, Want to vote on this amend
mcnt? All right. I'll put 1t In for
YOU ana bang. into the box goes a
blank ballot" Too bad your amend
ment is on the same sheet with the
others: AN through the district they
are telling the voters 10 vote against
the other amendments, and they won't
discriminate for suffrage"
The desire of the voters-perhaps-to-
he for practical instruction in the fine
art of the polls is commendable; 10
was the district captains readiness
to impart such knowledge as he had,
profesSedly limited In distribution but
beautifully complete within its boun-
dnrles. The lady speaker was not
wholly diSingenuous; the district cap
tain was giving himself n good time.
\ fine opening scene for a play of
mixed municipal politics, ''The Lady
or the Tiger"
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HERCULES MULLIGAN.
Discovery Of a Book Presented to Him
by Baron Steuben u Clue.

To THE EDITOR oF THE SUN-Sir: The
letter Of NJ. j. Ol'rien I'm reference to
the descendants of Hercules Mulligan
reminded me Of my purchase several
years ago at a roo stall of a historical
dictionary in French. and established
the identity of the John W. Mulligan
whose name Is inscribed on the title
page Of the first volume.
The work is in three volumes, entitled
"Dictionnalre HistoriQue portatif,' by
Liable LadNoCDt, Amsterdam, 1868.
ON one OF the fly leaves of the nrs;
volume il the following inscription THE
gift of Major-ticneral Frederick Baron
Steuben To his obliged humble servant
john ". Mulligan."
The handwriting IL the same as that
In the name Of John w. Mulligan on the
title page, and underneath the above in
scription IL, in pencil Purchased al
Auction by Pm. Schuyler"
The fact of the sale nj auction may
throw some light on the question OF
descendants OF John W. Mulligan. for
If he left any 1t seems hardly prob
able that they would be willing to part
with a gift which he no doubt highly
priced. EUGENE
NEW loRK. September 90.
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Ethical Defences Against Economic
Attack.

Does Secretary RrDfIEID Of the De
partmcnt of Commerce speak with
authority for the Administration when
he says that the grave danger OF
foreign competition with u indus
trial and commercial establishments
should be met from an ethical stand
point and not from an economic stand
point at ALL? The assault will be
made by manufacturers and merchants
desperately struggling for reinstate-
mCnt IN the markets of the world ana
supported by every of their
Governments. Mr.. RFDFIELD comedies
that so increase the tariff might
seem To be the simplest and easiest
way" hut this economic weapon he
would not use. Instead
~ foreign countries attempted to ship
goods into this country at a greatly re-
duced price our consular agents could
demand the light to investigate the
a of producing the commodity 20
see Il the manufacturer was selling at
4 lower price than he should.
III the agents were refused the right
to make such AN investigation the Amer
lean Consuls could then refuse TO sign the
manifcsts and the pr ducts could never
leave the ports for the United States,
There would be a chance. OF course.
that some goods might get by the Ameri-
can agents.
ITO meet this situation Congress could
pass q law making L Illegal for any one
in the United States to buy or sell goods
shipped into this country In al effort to
undersell American manufacturers"
The Redficldian defence against eco
homie menace is To he intrusion of
United States inspectors into foreign
factories. warehouses and counting
rooms. and refusal by our Consuls ID
approve the manifests Of ships whose
"I rgpes include products not conform
ing Ia ethical standards devised in
Washington. II. G.. BUT the impact OF
low priced goods may overcome these
ethical safeguards. Should this happen
those citizens If the United States In
whom economy got the better of Red
iirldian ethics would he arrested, ar
raigned in court and punishel-chml-
mally. we asSume-for spending their
money thriftily.
The construction of the Redfieldian
ethical barrier will be awaited with
interest. Particularly will n detail
of il arouse curiosity. That detail Ia
the opinion held 10y WOODROW WILSON
of this fantastic scheme for lodging
tn" problems flowing from the uns,t-
iSfactory Underwood tariff.
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Give Credit for Courage In q Thank
less Task,

The unfortunate stipendiaries Of
DOOR Father KNICRERBoCKfR who are
threatened with reductions in their
salaries are well organized and not
afflicted with lmpediments of speech.
They will protest. and protest vigor-
ously and not n few of them will lie
able Ia present authentic cases of
hardship when the effect of the prun
Ing knife on their official incomes is
disclosed.
The school teachers. the police. the
firemen. the clerks in departments
and courts, having common interests
and purposes, exercise means of e
preston that their employers. the tax
payers. lack. Their concerted efforts
at self-protection cannot he ignored.
and progress in the sordid work Of
saving must be made at times against
the opposition Of the very persons in
whose benefit il Is planned. Each in
dividual reduction seems petty when
put against the necessary total of cX-
penditures, and each sufferer has
friends who are not silent.
The administration has taken a
bold step, the political consequences
OF which may seriously embarrass its
leaders. They deserve the ackno"!-
edgment of their courage in tackllng
a job mere office seeking place holders
would run miles to avoid.
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City that HrLLsTRoM had had a fair
trial and that the verdict was in ac-
cordance with the evidence. We fail
to understand why the Governor
should have announced that If n re-
Irleve was to be granted 1t must he at
the request of the State Department.
utah's jurisdiction is original and
final in this case.
In Georgia recently 1t was necessary
to call out the militia to protect n
Governor who had committed n death
sentence TO life Imprisonment. In
Utah to-day the police are guarding n
Governor who has declined to saw n
murderer or repricve him upon the re-
quest of n member of the Diplomatic
Corps at Washington. Clearly the
administration of criminal Justice In
this country was in need Of coura-
geous Governors.
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As to Deserving Democrats.

We take pleasure in answering
promptly and explicitly the subioined
question %propounded by the World:
sour neighbor THE SIN complains
that the retention of T. ST. JoHN GAFF-
SEY in the office Of American Consul
Genera at Munich has been one of tn"
piquant minor mysteries OF the Admin
istration.'
But when the President removes him
will THE SUN denounce Mr., wrLsoN for
make for "A deserving Democrat
on the dissertation of II. ST. JOHN
GAFFNEY from the United States con
sular establishment THE Sun will
congratulate heartily that public Off
Ger to whom the credit for his re-
moval is due.
If the vacancy created by the elimi-
nation of GAFFNEY Is filed by the ap-
pointment OF n deserving Democrat"
OF the kind whose introduction in
Santo Domingo by the Wilson Admin
~istrution disgraced the United States,
The SUN will discuss the situation
then existing in a spirit OF phllosophic
calm, giving due consideration to every
personality and factor involved.
We hope that this declaration of
intention will he completely satisfac-
tory to the WorId.
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Ii is one Of the Hon. JAMES X.
MAINS notable handicapS In public
life that lie will talk sense. lie not
infrequently ignores the appetite for
balderdash and addresses his audi
tors as If they we're intelligent. Thus.
he told the Missouri Republicans ar
st. Louis this week that:
ut is not our duty to civilize or gov
ern Europe.
ut Is our duty to act for the lasting
best interests Of our own country.
while We are adopting means and
methods for our trade and industrial
development let US also. in view of the
conditions in foreign lands. put ou-
house in order to defend and protect
itself against n foreign nation or
nations"
These are strange words from the
lips of n politician. Not our duty To
clyilize and govern Europe: our duty
10 mind our own business: We should
look out for the United States: Here
are ~slngularly antl-Chautauquan opin-
ions, extensively rational and sound,
Does Mr.. MANN mean that he has
given up hope Of the nomination for
President in 1916?
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To a EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: /
nave been much Interested IN the dis
cussion in THE Sun m regard to old
baseball history m the DAYS when Al
Spald.ug started In the professional ball
ncld and / was pa,tlcula.ly Interested in
reading the letter signed n. :. r." rela-
tiy. 90 ,No career Of the old Cincinnati
Red stockings.
The Cincin-atl Red stockings were the
original Red Stockings. and as was a
Cincinnati boy w,s much interested in
{, cir career and Their ,c,urd i'm 1865 and
1854. The, N.r, through the season OF
l>6N without hrlu. beaten. although they
rlayed All the .r.,rgest club. through
the ,ou.trt. In !,F, ;h,. cached
TN. end eff M. season with the same
record. and on los, their only game
TO the old \tlaut.,s Of Brookiyu. re-
member seeing that came a, a small boy,
under the escort OF A big brother, and IL
n wonderful exhibition Of baseball
skin and ,,s,laI an,,usiasm Tho game
was play.d nu the old Ctpitulluc rounds
and the who'll. enclosure was so packed
with spectators that II was difficult TO
ind room for the players In the field.
The ninth inning ended I'm a tie of seven
runs and the Atlau,irs were so well salts
fed I'm ayoid!ng defeat that ley
started i'm "A rush from the ground re-
n.sing To PLAY further for fear that Il
later inning m,ght end in their defeat.
The crowd in the field closed In around
them and would not allow them 10 leave