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The Keota news., 1917-02-09
Fastener FOR MANGER DOOR
Convenient Arrangement 10 Shown In
illustration Herewith-Not
Hard to Adjust.

A convenient fastening for the feed
Ing door, which lNs down In front Of
the horse manger, is shown in the cut,
says q writer in Southern Agriculture
list. AS the door Is pushed against the
beveled end of the latch it raises In
the slot cut for 1t the cross piece
which fastens to the wall above. As
1t lifts the door drops into Its place
in the wall and the latch falls In front
Of it. The door can be pushed shut
with the fork or whatever happens to
be In the hands, and takes but single
The Keota news., 1917-02-09
VEST0Ck PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Best Cattle Stronger; Plain
Lower; Moderate Receip.s
HOGS STEADY TO STRONGER

Lambs Rather Slow At Mondays
Priess.-Few Sales Made About
Steady. No Top Lambs on Offer.
Best Figure Paid Up to Late Hour
Was $14.4o. Aged Stock About
Steady. Choice Empty Western
Ewes Bring $1o.s5, Breaking REQ
ord.
Union Stock Yards. South Omaha.
Nebraska, February 7th, 1917-Catt.e
receipts for Tuesday were moderate.
some 246 loads or about 5000 head.
There was vigorous demand for the
good to choice weighty beeves and
prices ruled strong for anything in
this line, while the demand for the
partly fatted grades was pretty far
from urgent and bids were somewhat
lower than for Monday. Strictly good
to choice beeves brought 10000
Ills. and the fair to pretty good 1850
to 1.300-pound beeves sold largely
around $9.80010.40. Inquiry for cows
and heifers was not very urgent and
while the good to choice grades sold
at fully steady prices the trend of
values was little lower for the
butcher an Gamer stock.
Quotations on Cattle: Good to
choice beeves, $1O.5O011.25: fair to
good beeves. $9.75@1050: common to
fair beeves, $s.0O@9.6o: good to
Ghoice heifers. $7.7509.00; good to
cAo1ce cows. $7.500s.60; fair to coed
oowss $e5O@7.50; Gamers and cut.
te1s. 1ke5@6.50: veal calves. 5000
1880; bologna bulls, $6.0007.00; beef
bulls. $7.O008.50.
The largest run Of hogs on the map
put in its appearance here Tuesday.
early estimates calling for 400 cars
or $4,000 head. At all the other mar.
kets with only decent receipts ad.
vances were reported. but the local
run was so heavy that when the pack.
ers came out and offered fully steady
prices, sellers cut loose freely. Bulk
Of the sales made up to midforenoon
landed at $11.6O@11.90, while a num-
ber of loads of good heavies reached
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-25

The infieId has been materially
strengthened defensively by Evans,
a rookie, at third This youngster
fields after the style of Bill Bradley
and is cool. GuistO seems a COmpe-
tent first baseman, and Wambsganss
and Chapman handle the remainder
of the inner defense. The OUtfield is
the same as last year, with Speaker
covering as much ground as he ever
did.
In the pitching staff, however, lies
FOhPs greatest hope. COveleskie
pitched remarkable ball against the
SOX yesterday and is a tough man for
any team. Bagby and Klepfer are
deceptive, and so is COumbe. In the
meantime, Morton and Joe Wood are
being brought to top pitch and will
be 'ready to take their turn on the hill
in short time.
Last season the majority of the
pitchers were having their first ex-
perience as regulars and were apt
to break under fire. They start this
season with the balance that comes
from years tlinging to big league
batters.
Rowdy Elliott has cemented him
self into a job as regular catcher for
the Cubs, displacing Art Wilson. Viii
son caught the first two games in
Cincinnati, Elliott being on the sick
list. Art was in good health yester-
day, but so was Elliott, and Rowdy
went back into the fray.
Elliott is a player after MitcheIrs
ideas. He is full of enthusiasm and
determination and brings more pep
per into his work than does Wilson.
He spurs on the other players and
abuses them into some ifelike &C
tiOns.
Being chosen as the regular back
stop has been a tonic to Elliott at
bat When he joined the Cubs last
season he did not loom up as a clout-
er. but has started the DreSeDt sea-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-25

some debris left by Al Demaree and
stood the Reds on their heads, allow
ing three hits in six innings. This
chap made an excellent record in the
American assn last season and is the
best of MitcheII's young hurlers.
Al Demaree has been troubled with
lack of control. The number of hits
rung up against him can be traced
to this failing. Time after time Al
has been in such holes to batters that
he has been forced to lay the ball
straight across the plate, in which
case it has been soundly spanked.
\ Fred Merkle poIed three singles
against the Reds, putting his average
since becoming a Cub above 900.
Mogridge held the Red Sox with
out a hit, a pass and error being re-
sponsible for their run.
Judges triple with bases full gave
Washington win over Macks. Judge
also hit two singles and stole a base.
This fellow is one of the best fielding
first basemen in the game, and if he
can hit at anything like the strength
he has shown for this much of the
season will be one of the games stars
at the end of the year.
Eight hits in one frame off Cove
leskie gave Browns win over Tigers.
Jack Smith of Chicago hit a sim
gle in tenth and Cards beat Pirates.
Higgins has a stranglehOld on Sec
Ond place.
Schupp beat Braves again, allow
ing six hits. Zimmerman drove in
three runs for the Giants.
John Moore defeated Charley Ellis
of Milwaukee, so to 46, at Mussey's
in a game of the Interstate Three
Cushion Billiard league.
Miscellaneous Scores
De Paul II, De La Sale 1.
st. Philip 6, st. Cyril 5.
St. Rita Z, st. Patrick 4.
Evanston II, Deerfield 2.
NOtre Dame 5, Marshall U. 2.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

legs and bodies, sufficiently terrifying.
one would suppose, to young woman
sitting calmly In an automobile hun
dred yards away.
The struggle was short In just pro-
portion to Its vlgor, and at the end OF
1t two Of the trespassers were knocked
out, and Smith was dragging the third
over to the wagon. into which he pres
emily heaved the man as IL he had
been sack OF meal. Miss Baldwin,
sitting In the car, saw her ally dive
Into the covered wagon and come out
with pair OF rifles. PausIng only
long enough TO smash the guns, one
after the other. over the wagon wheel,
he started back after the two other
men. They were not waiting to be
carried to the wagon; they were up
and running In wide semlcirele to
reach their hope OF retreat unslaln, II
that might be. 1t was all very brutal
and harbarous. no doubt, but the
colonels daughter was Western born
and bred, and she clapped her hands
and laughed In sheer enthusiasm when
she saw Smith make show Of chas-
Ing the clrcllng runners.
He did not return to her until after
he had pulled up the freshly driven
stakes and thrown them away, and by
that time the wagon, with the horses
lashed to keen gallop. was dlsnp-
pearng over the crest of the northern
ridge.
That's one way to get rid Of them,
Isn't lit" said the emaneipated bank
man, loosely, upon taking his place
In the car to cramp 1t for the turn.
"Was that something like the notion
you had In mindi'
Mercy, mol" she rejolned. And
then: "Are you sure you are not hurti'
"Not worth mentioning" he evaded.
"Those buffers couldn't hurt anybody,
so long as they couldn't get to their
guns"
"But you have saved the company at
your own expense. They will be sure
to have you arrested"
ave won't cross that bridge until
we come to It," he returned. "If we
were back In the country from which
| have lately escaped, 1t would be
proper for me to ask your permission
to drive you safely home. Since we
nre not, | shall assume the permission
and do ii anyway"
"0h. Is that necessary" she asked,
meaning. as he took It. nothing more
than comradely depreciation at putting
him to the trouble Of It.
Not absolutely necessary, perhaps,
but decently prudent. You might drop
me opposite the dam. but you'd have
to pass those fellows somewhere on
the way, and they might try to make
1t unpleasant for you"
She made no further comment, and
he sent the car spinning along over
the hills to the westward. A mile
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
CHAPTER VII.
Timanyonj Ditch.

Smith had his vote OF thanks from
Colonel Dexter Baldwin In Williams
sheet-iron office at the dam, the
colonel having driven out to the camp
for the express purpose; and the chief
of construction himself was not pres
ent.
you've loaded us up with toler-
ably heavy obligation, Smlth-corry's
mother and me-" was the way the
colonel summed up. "If you hadn't
been on deck and strictly on the Job
at that railroad crossing yesterday
morning"
Don't mention 1t, colonel" Smith
broke in. Il did nothing more than
any man would have done for any
woman. You know 1t, and know 1t.
Let's leave 1t that way and forget 1t"
The tall Missourian's laugh was en-
tircly approbative.
II like that" he said. 'It's a good,
man-fashioned way of looking at It.
You know how | feel about it-how
any father would feel; and that's
enough"
PLENTY" was the brief rejoinder.
"But there's another chapter to II
that neither Of us can cross out; you'll
have to come out to the ranch and LEI
Corry's mother have a hack at YOU
Baldwin wont nm vt pnuldn'f fiv11ra
you out Of that II l should try. And
now about those claim Jumpers: sup
pose you didn't know any Of them by
namef"
mo"
CORY says you gave them the time
OF their lives. BY George, | wish I'd
been there 10 seeI" and the colonel
slapped his leg and laughed. did
they look like the real thipg-sure-
enough prospectorsY
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
Many County Agents Employed.

Walter A. Groom of Boulder, gradu-
ate OF the Colorado Agricultural col.
fege, has been appointed county agri-
cultural agent for Arapahoe county.
The employment of Groom by the gov
eminent and county of Arapahoe
gives Colorado total Of twenty-three
agricultural agents. Among the new
appointments are: jefferson county,
Floyd c. Trip; Prowers county, Earl
B. Darrow; 'Saguache county. C. s.
Anderson; Washington county. Wal
ter ]. OFT. Lincoln county. Scott Wis
ner. and Montrose county, II. o. Ne
vius.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

"They looked like bunch Of hired
assassins," said Smith. with q grin.
"1t's some more of the interference.
Isn't itf'
The colonel's square Jaw settled into
the fighting angle.
"How much do you know about this
business mix-up Of ours, Smithr he
asked.
"All that Williams could tell me In
little heart-to-heart talk We had the
other day"
"You agreed with him that there
was a tolerably big niger In the wood
pile. didn't your"
Il had already gathered that much
from the camp gossip
well. It's so. We're Just about as
helpless as n bunch Of cattle In sink
hole,' was the ranchman presidents
confirmation Of the camp guesses.
"What In the name Of the great horn
spoon can we do-more than we have
donei"
"There are a number of things that
might be DONE" said Smith, falling
back refectiyely upon the presumably
sb-.-<z4-
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
Keep up Sugar Beet Acreage.

In its consideration of the problems
importance during the war emergency
the United States Department of Ag.
riculture calls the attention of farm.
ers in the sugar-beet producing dis.
tricts TO the importance of maintain
ing the acreage of that crop next year
While the soil and climatic conditions
of the country are suitable for much
greater production OF beet sugar than
is now made, the production for next
year is necessarily limited by the
available seed supply and to the rel
atiyely small areas where beet-sugar
mills now exist
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

dead and buried bank-cashier part Of
him. "And II you can manage to stay
In the game and play 1t out, there is
big money In 1t for all of you; enough
to make 1t well worth while for you to
put up the fight of your lives"
big money7-you mean In saving
our Investment"
"Oh, no; not at all; In cinching the
other fellows" Smith put In genlally.
Colonel Dexter Baldwin lifted his
soft hat and ran his fingers through
his grlzzled hair.
"Say, Smith; you mustn't forget
that I'm from Missouri" he said half
qulzzlcally.
''But / shouldn't think you'd need
to be shown In this particular in
stance" was the smiling rejoinder.
"rhe chance to sell you people water
from your own dam isn't the only
thing or the main thing In this case.
They are obliged to have this dam site,
or at least, one as high up the river
as this, In order to get the water over
to their newly alienated grant In the
western half Of the park"
you've got 1t straight" said the
colonel.
"very good. Then they're simply
obliged to have your dam, Or Don't
you see the alternative now, colonel?"
Heavens to Betsy!" exclaimed the
breeder of fine horses. bringing his fist
down upon Williams desk with a crash
that made the ink bottles dance. And
then: "What n lot of fenee-posts we
are-the whole kit and b'llin' of us!
II they get the dam. they sell water to
us; II they don't get 1t, we sell II to
them!"
That's 1t, exactly" Smith put in
quietly. "And should say that your
stake In the game Is worth the stiffest
fight you can make to save 1t. Don't
you agree with mel"
"Great Jehu! I should say sol"
calculated the amateur trust fighter.
Then he broke down the barriers mas
terfully. THAT settles 1t, Smith. You
can't wiggle out of 1t now, no way or
shape. You've got to come over into
Macedonia and help us. Williams tells
me you refused him, but you can't re-
fuse me-"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
CORN AND TUBER CROPS
SHOW NEW RECORD MADE IN
PRODUCTION.
Yield Of All Chief Products Shows
Big increase Over 1916
Fi9ores.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-colorado crops during 1917
added millions Of dollars to the states
wealth and in every case were larger
than last year, according to a sum-
mary OF preliminary estimates OF crop
production just compiled by the bu-
reau OF crop estimates and trans
mitted through the weather bureau
New Mexico and Utah can point to
similar increases.
The increased crops were the an
swers OF Colorado farmers to the gov
eminent appeal for increased produc.
ton. In return for their patriotism.
the farmers were paid even greater
prices than the record prices OF 1916.
Here's Colorado's record:
Corn this year, l0.Go0.00o bushels
against 10000 last year and sl.35 a
bushel against rs cents in 1916.
Wheat. l3,536.00O bushels against
1885, 900 which brought an average OF
sl,s7 against $40 last year.
Barley 5.54i.00O bushels against s.
l20, 900 bushels In 1916.
Oats, ll.134.00O bushels at &C cents.
against 100000 bushels in 1916 at So
cents.
Potatoes 9,150.000 bushels at 80
cents. against 100000 bushels in
1916. which brought s1.26 bushel.
Potatoes was one crop the price for
which was less in 1919
Hay. 1881 ,090 tons. which sold at
$3.50. against 2.ill,o00 tons in 1916
which sold for 5000 a ton.
Apples agricultural CROP. $4,000
bushels against 735000 In 1916.
Sugar beets, 2.050.0o0 tons against
$4,000.
Eggs this year brought ~ cents.
Last year they sold for SO cents.
Estes Park Golf Club Incorporates.
Incorporation papers for the Estes
Park Golf aud Country Club were filed
with the secretary of states office, by
II. +. James, Joe Mills and Julian Hay
den.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

Scarcity OF skilled mechanics in Col
orado on account OF the growing de-
mands OF the world war may be the
avenue through which more than one
fourth OF the 600 convicts now in the
Canon City penitentiary will be pa.
rolled. Warden Tom ]. lyman OF the
penitentiary was instructed by the
pardons board to present at the De-
cember meeting list OF the mechan-
les in all lines who are prisoners. The
suggestion followed postponement OF
action upon the names of fifty railroad
men, presented by Warden lyman at
the suggestion OF Governor Gunter
and ii. U, Nudge, chairman OF the
transportation committee OF the Col
orado Council OF Defense.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

short Of the trestle river crossing they
overlook and passed the wagon. Be-
cause he had the coloners daughter
With him, Smith put on a burst Of
speed and so gave the claim Jumpers
no chance to provoke another battle.
In the maze of crossroads opposite
the little city on the south bank Of
the river, Smith was out of his reck-
onlng, and was obliged to ask his com.
panion to direct him.
Il thought you weren't ever going
to say anything any MORE" she sighed.
In mock despair. "Take this road to
the right"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
CIo BE coNTINUED.)


Tests on model Of the naval collier
Neptune made In the wind tunnel of
the Washington navy yard by Naval
Constructor William McEntee show
that II this vessel were steamlng
against s0-mlle wind o. "A knots an
hour 1t would require about ITO horse
power to overcome the resistance of
the wind. This Is about 20 per cent
Of the power necessary to propel her
through the water,
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

II can't talk and drive a speed
wagon at the same time" he told her,
twisting the gray car into the road she
had indicated. and he made the asser-
ton good by covering the four remain
Ing miles In the same preoccupied
fashion.
There was reason, Of a sort, for
his silence; two Of them, to be exact.
For one, he was troubled by that
haunting sense Of familiarity which
was still trying to tell him that this
was not his first meeting with Colonel
Baldwin's daughter; and the other.
much bigger and more depressing. was
the realization that In breaking with
his past, he had broken also with the
world of women. at least to the extent
OF ever asking one OF them to marry
him.
He pushed the thought aside, COM
Ing back to the other one-the puzzle
Of familiarity - when Miss Baldwin
pointed to transplanted Missouri
farm mansion, with a columned por-
tico, standing In grove OF cotton
woods on the left-hand side Of the
road, telling him 1t was Hlllcrest.
There was a massive stone portal
fronting the road. and when he got
down to open the gates the young
woman took the wheel and drove
through; whereupon he decided that
1t was time for him TO break AWAY,
and said so.
But how will you get back to the
campf' she asked.
~ have my two legs yet, and the
walking isn't bad"
mo; but you might meet those
two men again."
"That Is the least of my troubles"
Miss Corona Baldwin. Ike the Mis-
souri, colonel. her father, came upon
moments now and then when she had
the ultimate courage of her impulses.
81 should have said you hadn't a
trouble In the world" she asserted,
meeting his gaze level-eyed.
The polite paraphrases Of the cof-
fined period were slipping to the end
of his tongue, but he set his teeth upon
them and said. instead: That's all
you know about 1t. What II l should
tell you that you've been driving this
morning with an escaped convIct?"
II shouldn't believe It," she said
calmly.
well. you haven't-not quite" he
returned, adding the qualifying phrase
In sheer honesty.
She had united her veil and was
asking him Hospitality II he wouldn't
come In and meet her mother. Some
thing In the way she said It, some little
twist OF the lips or look of the eyes,
touched the spring Of complete recog-
milton. and the familiarity puzzle van
ished instantly.
you forget that / am a working
man." he smiled. my gang in the
quarry will think I've found a bottle
somewhere" And then: ibid you ever
lose a glove. Miss Baldwin, white
kid with little hole In one fngerT
Dozens OF them,' she admitted;
land most Of them had holes. I'm
afraid. But what has that to do with
your coming In and meeting mamma
and letting her thank you for saving
my llfef'
Nothing at all, Of course" he
fastened to say; and with that he
babe her good-by rather abruptly. and
turned his back upon the transplanted
Missouri mansion, muttering to him
self AS he closed the portal gates be-
hind him: Baldwin, of course What
an ass | was not to remember the
namel And now I've got the other
half of 1t, too; It's Corona"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
Moving Largest Potato Crop.

The problem which confronts the
railroads Of Colorado In furnishing re-
frigerators for movement Of the pota-
TO crop OF this state. can be better ap-
preciated in view OF statement just
compiled from data gathered by the
Railroads War Board at Washington.
a summary Of which shows that the
carriers are now moving the largest
potato crop in the history of the coun-
try. which 1t is estimated will total
four hundred and fifty-three million
bushels.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
Envy.

Gosh said the travelling man,
but l surely envy you. those dne
home-cooked meals you get every day"
"Gosh." replied the stay-at-home.
but l certainly envy you travel.
ing men who can eat whatever you
like In hotel, while I must 60 up
against the skinny meals that my
wife thinks necessary under her food
pledge"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
Spends ss45, COO to Put Out Fires.

The government has spent $945,O0o
since spring in the suppression OF
fires on the national forests, and with
continued dry weather in portions OF
the Appalachian forests and on the
West coast II is expected that this
figure will reach 100000 before the
fire season is ended.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
Committee to Arrange Oil Survey.

As the result Of several conferences
between Governor ]. c. Gunter and
the special committee from the Den
yer Real Estate exchange, perman-
ent advisory committee was appointed
by the governor to devise ways and
means to obtain an oil survey OF Colo
RADIO.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

It's only tough world to the fel.
low who wants to run 1t.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

II You wish beautiful, clear white
clothes. use Red Gross Bag Blue. At al
good grocers. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
unsubstantial Returns.

did you raise anything on your
promise to pay?"
"Oh, yes; raised a SMILE"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

Synopsis. Montague Smith
and Trust bachelor leader Verda
Rhander heess wronguy accused Of dishonesty by
Dunham his employer urged the his
Smith strikes Dunham him
He turns a sometime later irrigation
ton the Rockies and John Smith
attracts the attention of his boss by his evidence OF superior n
and because the is In financial straits asked
the office and financial
Smith the life OF Miss Corona Baldwin, daughter
Baldwin. president OF the company.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

No fight is ever over until one side
to 1t quits.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
Sure,

Sure.
Blotter-What's the matter7
Calendar-Oh. alas, l fear my days
are numbered.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15

Do you believe that Smith
would be wise in taking an I'm.
portant position with the ditch
eompany-espeeiaIIy II he really
hopes to escape prison as q re-
suit Of the lawrenceville affair?
Wouldn't he be wiser II he disap-
peared from the new job?