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The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1917-10-05
School Notes

The high school students had merry
time last Monday evening. when the
seniors and sophomores hid in four
groups of three, and were hunted by
four other groups of juniors and
froshes. The hiding places were. with
one exception, dark and mysterious,
and the seekers had i'll success in their
search, finding only one of the hidden
groups. The hunt lasted from until
9 O. clock. and was followed by a lunch
. at the school house, paid for by the
losers in the game. The juniors and
freshmen count on taking their turn at
hiding, sometime before the close Of
the present term.
Miss Lillian Gleasman and her mother
entertained Misses Mildred Robinson,
Mary Haworth, Veda Scott and Edith
Poland at four-course supper Tuesday
evening. After the supper all the high
school girls, together with Mrs. RObh.
Miss Robb, Miss Showers and Mrs. w.
K Bowles were present for q ''kid's"
party. The amusements ut this event
are still kept intensely secret; but some
Of the outs (high school boys who were
among those not presently have missed
various articles of wearing apparel. and
the suspicion is growing that boxing.
wrestling, and other stunts usual at a
masculine smoker. were merely prelim-
mary TO the main event, which the
sleuths declare resembled a wedding
cere nony. Anyway. there is decided
shortage of rice and old shoes since
Tuesday night.
The cracker bin and the nabisco were
both called into service at the Krum
domicile Tuesday evening. when select
company was entertained. and RECALLED
with food direct from Oyster Bay.
Miss Mary Haworth became sick
Wednesday. and has been absent from
school since then.
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Notes From baskerville.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kunz and Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Clotda OF Manitowoc
spent Sunday at the VIM. Chaloupka
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Robinson OF Two
Rivers are visiting at the Chas Robin
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Youra and Mr.
and Mrs, Henry Svedja made an auto
trip to Kewaunee Tuesday and spent
the day at the Kitzerow home.
The dance at Skorackey last Sunday
was poorly attended.
George Honzik of Tisch Mills spent
a few days here at the home OF his
brotner.in.law, VIM. Chaloupka.
A dance will be held at Kingsbridge
Sunday, August ID.
Harvesting is in full blast now.
James Novy who is employed at
Manitowoc spent Sunday at his home
here.
Mrs. Frank Kunz and children James
Emina and Lily spent Friday with
friends and relatives at Branch.
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Heaviest Gold Coin.

The United States has the distlnc
ton Of coming the gold piece having
the greatest intrinsic value Of any il
the world. This is the $50 double
eagle. Three coins of other countries
rank close to this In comparative
worth. These are the Argentine 20
peso piece, worth 1894; the Colon
bian 2O-peso piece, worth $l9.30, ant
the French 100-franc pieces, whose
value is $l9.30. The double-eagle Is
not only lntrinscally the most valua
BILE, but Is likewise the heaviest golC
piece, weighing 33.4j6 grammes. The
lightest precious metal coin Is the 3
cent piece Of the Netherlands, weigh
ing but 0,GS5 grammes. One would
have to carry nearly 80 of these tC
equal the weight of one double-eagle
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
Me1nik Rockville Notes.

William Bohacek Of this place ant
Miss Anna Valenta of Bolt Kewaunee
county were united In marriage Tues
day Aug. 7 at the home Of the brides
parents. Mr.. Chada, Justice OF the
Peace, tied the nuptial knot. Jos. Bo-
hack brother Of the groom and Miss
Julia Valenta sister of the bride were
the attending couple
The young couple are both well and
favorably known in their respective
vicinities where they have large
circle of friends who wish them happi-
ness on their journey life.
The groom is farmer and the couple
will take up their residence in this
vicinity,
Stephen Scbenian has traded his
Overland for a new Willus Knight
Motor car. The deal w9s made with
Ed. G. Eohanek Of Kellersyillo who
handles the Overland Line.
Mr.. FIR. Valenta and family from
near Bolt Kewaunee county visited
here with relatives last Sunday.
Miss Blanche Vida who has been
here on a weeks visit with Mr. anu
Mrs. Jno. Spevacek Jr. returned TO
her home at Manitowoc.
Henry Buboltz and family Of Reeds
Vile visited here with relatives.
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Notes From OSman.

Miss Viola Kelly Of Iowa is here for
a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
John Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Scanlon OF Ca
TO worshipped here Sunday ana spent
the day with Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed Gala
CHER.
Miss Ruth O'Shea Of Chicago is Vi
sitting with friends and relatives here.
Teachers o. this vicinity are attend
ing the institute at Manitowoc this
week.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew schnel Of
KEEL spent Sunday with the latter't
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Madi-
gan.
Messrs Martin and William Hober
recently purchased two new studebak
er touring cars.
Mr.. Emmett Shanahan of Milwaukee
called on friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Nat Deehr and daughter
Wayne who nave been visiting her,
will return to their home In Milwaukee,
next week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
WITH THE NUMBERLESS GODS
Battered and Neglected Images of
Buddha Give Better Understand
ing of the Oriental Nature.

Now and again, in some forgotten
byway, the traveller chances on some
glimpse into the heart of foreign ma
ton that lights up the dark places with
flash of insight Such glimpse may
be had into the heart of Japan by
visit to what are known locally as the
Numberless Gods. 1t is difficult to ex-
plain how these battered images of
Buddha can lead to a better under
standing Of Oriental character, but 1t
is safe to say that few men have Wis
tied them without coming away feeling
that Troy are little closer to the mys-
terry ol Japan, says world traveller.
The Numberless Gods are so known
because, according to local tradition,
| they cannot be counted. They stand
| by the banks of swift stream flowing
onward to Tokyo, and they are old and
| moss-grown, forgotten and neglected.
If you will try to count them you will
| see how the tradition about them ORR
ginated. They are so much alike that
your count will never be twice the
same. True, the irreverent tourist may
go down the line tapping each one with
| his cane and calling off the numbers,
| but that were a sorry way to treat a
| picturesque legend.
They stand in n smiling line, these
gods of stone, worn and defaced by the
flight Of centuries; features softened
and blurred by the years, mossgrown
and half hidden by grasses, forgotten
by their worshippers, smiling, always
| smiling. 1t Is the peculiar, inscrutable
smile of the Buddha, the only god who
smiles. Doomed to suffer-, according
| to the Buddhist creed, until all sin has
disappeared from EARTH he smiles eter-
| nally In all his images. In these neg
| lected stones, that would have some
| thing pathetic about them did they rep
resent any other god, the smile seems
| to speak Of supernal knowledge, a
wisdom that Is above circumstance and
| time. The smile of the image In an in
cense clouded temple is haunting and
unforgettable thing, but the smile of
these neglected roadside gods under
the open sun goes deeper. 1t seems to
sum up the mystery that lies at the
heart of the most mystical creed.
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Notes from TiSch Mills.

Or. Hammond Of Manitowoc was
caller here Sunday last.
Mr.. Benjamin Stangel, his sister
Maria and few other parties autoed
to Casco and Roseire Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pivonka visit.
ed with relatives at Stangeville Fri.
day.
Miss Almanac Kocmich of Kewau-
nee spent several days of last week in
our burg.
Miss Otelia Paulu Of Mantowoc Is
spending her yaction in this burg
While hero Otella took in The Festival
at Stangelyille Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Seibold of Mish.
loot spent Sunday in our village
Mrs. Joseph Ba!oun returned from
her visit at Marinette last Wednesday.
The Tlsch Mills Bank will soon be
In operation. The necessary equip.
ment and safe are already here and it
IS only aquestlon Of few days and
everything will be ready for business.
The bank will be located in Mr.. Forsts
3uidlaP.
Rev. Cipin is on the sick list.
Messrs, Joseph Sladkey and j. Kre.
| jc, u Manit0wac wore business callers
here last week.
The men who we're called by draft
we're Az ! wo Riyvrs 10 10 examined
last week
Tie crop situation around here locks
pretty good. Many Of the. farmers
have already harvested their rye and
barley The potato crop, as reported,
viii also be bumper.
Another car turned turtle last Satuc.
day when Mr., Shlmek driving new
Maxwell for the first time struck ao
obstruction near a bridge which com.
pletely turned the car over causing Il
70 fall into the river. There were
seven occupants IN the car but all es
capped injury. The car was damaged
lquite a bit.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
GRAVEST0NE 200 YEARS OLD
Stands over Burial Place Of COL John
Hathorne, One OF Judges Who
Tried the Salem Witches.
night.

A gravestone which is 200 years ole
is one of the things Of historic inter
est which commands the attention OF
sightseers to Salem, Mass. 1t is the
gravestone Of Col. John Hathorne, who
died May 10, 1717, and who was buried
In the Charter street burying ground in
Salem. Colonel Hawthorne was an an.
cestor of the famous Nathaniel Haw'
thorne, who is best known as the au-
thor of "The Scarlet Letter" The colo.
mel was one Of the judges who tried
the Salem witches, an incident which
Salemites are glad to forget
1t will be noted that there is a diff
ference In the spelling of the two Haw-
thornes. According to report Natha-
mel, the author, disllked the odium
which was brought on the family by
reason of the colonel's connection with
the witchcraft cases. Thereupon the
writer inserted "W" in his name to
take out the sting" as he expressed it.
A rather hideous looking skull Is
placed at the head Of the gravestone
although the design in itself is artistic
enough.
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NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From SchIeSwig.

Mrs. Mary STANCE, pioneer settler
of this town, died at the home OF her
sons, Fred and Carl, aged 50 years
Deceased was born April 30, 1887, IN
Mecklenburg, Schweran, Germany and
in 1851 came to America with her par
ents and settled at Milwaukee. In
1855 she was united in marriage to
Peter STANCE, Eleven children, seven
boys and four girls, were born to the
couple. In 1863 they moved to this
town and out of the wilderness made a
fine farm where they lived until their
death. MIR. STANCE died in 1898. Since
March 1916 Mrs. STANCE has been IN
Door health and had to keep to her bed
most of the time. She is survived by
four sons three daughters, twenty-one
grand children and fourteen great
grand children. She was buried in the
Rockville cemetery, Rev. Rech oiiici'
ating.
Mr.. Ferdinand Wagenknecht died
suddenly Saturday morning. He had a
good nights rest and got up as usual
and ate a hearty breakfast. After his
meal he sat down on a chair and short
ly after he fell down and was found
dead. His death was due to a stroke
of paralysis. MIR. Wagenknecht was
Ga years old and was born in Germany
He came to America with his parents
when very young. They came direct
to the town Of Schleswlg, and bought
so acres of wood land out which they
made fine farm, where Mr.. Wagon
knecht grew up and helped on the
farm. Later he learned the carpenter
trade which he followed several years
Then he became a cheesemaker ana
owned and operated cheese factory
in our town for over 80 years. Some
years ago he sold his factory and moved
to Kiel and lived a retired life, lie Is
survived by his wife, two sons, Albert,
cashier OF the State Citizen Bank Of
Kiel, Gustaye Of Kiel and one daught'
err, Laura Of Chicago The funeral
was held Monday afternoon. Inter
ment was in Rockville cemetery, Rev.
VIM. Rech ofliciated
Mrs. Arthur Oesau underwent an OPP
Grafton for goiter last week at the She
boygan hospital. DR.. Nauth perform
ed the operation, She is getting along
nicely.
Mrs. John Warm and son Fred OF
Fond du Lac visited at the Reinholdt
home over Sunday.
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Notes From Francis Creek.

The farmers in this vicinity were
kept busy the past week hauling III
their rye and barley. The crop /:
fairly good but was damaged by the
heat two weeks ago.
Many OF the local men took theil
examination at Two Rivers last week
Mrs. Wencel Maresh OF ManitowoC
spent few days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Drasner.
A large crew Of men are now work
ing on the New State Bank being
built here. Mr.. Brusber OF Kellners
Vile has the contract.
Mr.. Ed. Hammernick of Branch
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Last winter a postoflice vas estab
ished in Francis Greek and it was
called "Axelyn," Everyone objected
to that name for postoillce in a city
called Francis Creek. The people felt
that the post Office should be called
Francis Creek and Leo Meyer, grad
uate OF the Manitowoc high school
took the matter up with Congressman
Davidson. Mr., Davidson took it up
with the postoflice department and
the name has been changed to Francis
Creek. That, Of course is the proper
name for a postohice here. Mr.. Meyer
is entitled to the thanks of the com
munity for the valuable service he
rendered in the matter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
CadIx Older Than Rome.

Cndi2, Spain, was founded about
four centuries earlier than Rome and
about 800 years later than Athens
II Is quite generally conceded that the
founders were Phoenlcinn Adventures
from Tyre and that the settlement was
made about 100 Is. G. Six hundred
years after the city was in the posses
sion of the Carthaglnians and was one
of the great market places Of the
world. At the end of the second punic
war the city became Roman and ad-
vanced to great prosperity and civic
dignity, and at one time ranked second
TO Rome In influence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
OTHERS FOLLOW
WISCONSIN idea
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE is
CALLED MODEL IN MANY
cOMMoNWEALTHS.
ORIGINATED COUNTY PLAN
Copies of Law Creating Body Has
Been In Demand and Plans of
Organization Considered Most
Practical in This Nation
at Washington.

Madison, Wis.-The Wisconsin State
Council Of Defense is being held up
as model In many states in the
union, both for its method of organiza-
ton and its plans for the future. The
Wisconsin Council was the first state
organization under a legislative act,
although several volunteer bodies with
the same purpose-to aid the state
and nation during the war-had been
In existence earlier.
Massachusetts was the first state to
start this work. and as early as Feb
ruary its organization, which has re-
ceived favorable comment In eastern
magazines, was making Investigations.
1t remained for Wisconsin, however, to
put into the fields state council au-
thorized by law, and with its organi-
zation reaching down through the
seventy-one counties to the people.
Now, after the Wisconsin council
has been in existence but a few
months, the law which created 1t is
being copied. The National Council,
with headquarters in Washington. has
studied It's work, and has passed along
to other states the benefit of its expe-
rience.
The county organization in this
state is recognized as practical, and
other states are reorganizing along
these lines.
One Of the first things accomplished
In Wisconsin was to increase the
acreage of crops for the season of 1917.
Now, with that crop ready for the
harvest, the problem of marketing Is to
be taken up. Meanwhile the expert
ence OF 1917 will be used to advantage
in the spring Of 1918. The council
will know the agricultural possibili.
ties of the state through its investiga'
tons.
In all of its work the state council
Is aided by the members OF county
councils, to whom most of the credit
for results belongs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
Notes From ReedSyilIe.

The store and warehouse of Huge
Rain was destroyed by fire Saturday
night. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, partially covered by insur'
ance.
The fire was discovered at 1l;30 by
Engineer Birkholz OF the municipal
lighting and water plant who aroused
Mr. RAIN and his family who occupied
rooms in the second story OF the store
building, and the family escaped from
the burning building and saved their
personal effects though it was impos-
sible to remove much of the furniture.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Mr.. Rain was in the store during the
early evening and everything was all
right when he closed the place for the
night.
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Notes From BrOckyiIIe

John Rose and Anna Vanish Of Rose
Grams passed through our burg last
Sunday.
Miss Julia Zeman spent last Monday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Anton RoIum.
Miss Lillian Stepek returned to her
home in Amigo last Tuesday after
spending couple Of weeks here with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Stephan Zeman and
daughters Emma and Carrie took in
the festival dance az S.angelyille last
Sunday
Some Of our young folks took In the
dance at Branch last Sunday and re.
ported a good time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
CARRY PARCELS
AID UNCLE SAM
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE TO
MAKE CAMPAIGN TO CUT
DOWN DELIVERIES.
LOWER PRICES TO RESULT
Another Advantage VIII Be to Increase
Man Power for the Army and
Thereby Help to Win the
Battles We Must Fight
In Europe.

Madison, Wis.-The Carry plan for
grocery stores and other business
houses which bear a similar relation
to the consumer is to be made the
basis of campaign to cut down de-
liveries by the State Council of De-
tense.
At the urgent request of the Ma
tional Council of Defense, the Wiscon-
sin Council will inaugurate this cam
paign. Its object is to conserve man
power for the war, but the advantages
which will accrue to the consumer in
lower prices will be one Of its great
benefits.
Every one has heard of the thought
less woman who buys a spool of thread
and asks that it be delivered. This
may be an unusual experience for the
retail store, but every day some such
order is received over the telephone.
The custom of having goods delivered
has become so thoroughly established
that consumers think nothing of ask
ing for immediate deliveries several
llllltS a QdS, MllllOQl q lllOu6hb VI liC
economic loss for which some one
must pay.
The State Council will try to remedy
this situation by recommending re-
duction of the number of deliveries to
two each day. Housewives will be
asked to cooperate and without their
cooperation the plan will fail.
There are many ways in which the
women of America are being called
upon to "do their Bit, and this is one
of them.
Fewer deliveries means more men
for the army and for the industries
which must go on during the war,
many with increased effort.
A plan of campaign to show the ad'
vantages of carrying parcels is to be
explained to the county councils OF
defense in the near future.
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Notes From GrimmS.

Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Coughlin and
family OF Chicago and Miss Kathryn
O'Connor Of Appleton are visiting at
the +. !. Welch home.
Mr.. John j. McNally Of Chicago is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. James Savage
OF Cato.
The dance given at Palace hall Aug
ust It'll was well attended although the
weather was unfayorable.
Miss Lillian AnRlum OF Oshkosh is
visiting at the T.. S. Cahill home.
A large number from here attended
the picnic at Valders given by the
Wisconsin Condensary company.
Miss Vivian Attridge is visiting
friends at New Holstein.
Mr.. Ed O'Hearn OF Minnesota is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
The teachers Of this section are al
the institute held at Manitowoo this
week
Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas Hennessey Of
Chicago who visited at the Pat Hennes
sey home returned to their home Mon
day,
NJ, and NTrg Erark Cpbba of Mani
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
Done nj Radcliffe.

Daily theme by Radcliffe student.
"Some men are born with an insight
into the soul feminine. some mcn mar.
ry and achieve this insight and some
men correct girls themes and have this
insight thrust upon them" Admitting
comment by Harvard student strug-
Cling with his own daily: "Goshl but
It takes girl to write that sort OF
thing, doat iti"-Chrisian Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
Food for the SplrIts.

The graves In Ashanti have always
at their head a bowl of bread and a
chattI Of water. and Field Marshal Sir
Evelyn Wood once remarked TO n Fanti
chief, DO you, an Intelligent man,
really believe that your dead eat the
bread and drink the water2' The man
smiled. "Of course not" he replied.
The birds eat the one and the sun
dries up the other. But the spirit
OF the dead eats the spirit Of the bread
and drinks the spirit Of the water"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
Where Cocoanuts Grow.

Cocoanuts are one of the largest
money-making crops of the Philippine
islands. While they will grow in al
most any province, there are localities
that are especially known for their
great nut production. There was until
recently no system for planting these
trees, as plantations were usually sold
after the trees were two and three
years old. The object was to get as
many trees on given area as was pos
slble to grow. These plantations Were
then sold for so much a tree. When
1t was seen that the trees would not
bear the quality Of fruit they should
more pains were taken in the planting
and some definite planting scheme ad
hered to. This has greatly increased
the size of the nut and the quality OF
the meat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
Lunar Craters NOT Volcanic.

Volcanic craters upon the earth are
small, deep pits at the SUBMITS of
lofty cones. The greatest is not more
than seven miles In diameter. Lunar
craters are saucer-shaped depresslons
In the surface of the moon. The two
types are as unlike as possible, 1t is
very difficult to see how such craters
as we find on the moon could result
from volcanic action.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
Where Queens Really Rule.

Walter f, McCaleb, author of Hap.
py The Life Of Bee, said not long
ago to one who questioned him for
further information about bees, than
he had observed curious fact in re.
gard to the individualities Of bee col.
onies. Two hives may be side by side,
with the same surroundings and the
same possibilities for gathering honey,
yet one Of these colonies will do twice
the work of the other. In his opinion
this difference is caused by the person
alitics of the queen bees, some, he
finds being much fercer and more en-
ergetlc than others.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-16
How Egyptians Reaped Grain.

The ancient Egyptians reaped their
grain close to the ear and afterward
cut the straw CLOSE to the ground and
laid it by. 1t was this straw that Pha-
raoh refused to give to the Israelites.
1t was because of this refusal to give
the longer straw to the Israelites that
they were compelled to gather stub
ble." This was q matter of consider
able difficulty, seeing that the straw
itself had been cut off near to the
ground.
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Aid In Threading Needle.

II you are troubled to thread
needle take white envelope, stick the
needle through, draw 1t down until eye
is visible and YOU will thread the
needle like magic. the white surface of
the paper sets the eye into relief as IL
1t were magnified. An envelope is
better than paper, as 1t holds the
needle more securely.
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Where the Money Goes.

"And you say you don't save any
money! asked the diner.
80, sir" replied the waiter.
'lut what do you do with all your
ps"
sure, ! have to tip the head wait
aud the boss to hold my jobp