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The Keota news., 1919-05-30
Water Bonds Garry 8 to 1

According to legal advice received
from the bonding company. only resi-
dents OF keota who had paid county
tax in 1918 on property located here in
1917 were permitted to vote in the spe-
cial electio held here Monday. A .
result but nine votes were cast. the re-
turn being eight to one In favor Of the
proposition 10 authorize the Board Of
Trustees to construct = system Of water
works for fire and domestic purposes.
and to pay for such system by the issu-
ance Of town bonds to the aggregate
amount Of eighteen thousand dollars.
Those who voted were D. G. Olson. S.
d. Markley. Charles T. Jobbins. c. L.
Stanley. Ars. n. J. Schoonover. Harley
c. Jobbins. A. H. Currie. s. w. Fox
and c. L. Gibson.
Realizing that the result from this
small number Of votes might not indi-
cate the desires Of the community. .
straw vote was taken during the day
among property owners who were
barred from participating In the formal
election. Thirty-two persons were
seen. and Of these. thirty.one expressed
themselves ~ favoring the water works
construction and bond issue. while one
stated that he was undecided.
kilograms were sent Tuesday morn.
ing telling the result Of the election to
the various contractors to whom con.
tracts had been awarded for labor or
materials. and construction b expected
70 commence soon. Amos Erickson has
been employed to drill we'll near The
north end Of Seiota street. on the west
Of the north half Of Block 10. which
has bsen donated for the purpose By
the townsite company. Mr.. Erickson
agrees to drill Finch hole and place
the casing at cost TO the town Of one
dollar per foot, and b TO start drilling
on or before next Monday.
The Keota news., 1919-05-30

Miss Olive Eppsrson went to Denver
Wednesday to visit her grandfather.
Her father accompanied her to Chsy.
enne.
The Keota news., 1919-05-30

Sale Of cattle and horses. Saturday.
May 81. at the Keota stock yards. Har-
les Jobbins and George Jobbins. owners.
The Keota news., 1919-05-30
NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY
tems of Interest to the People of
Keota Community

Monday to their new home at Windsor.
olo.. where they recently bought .
Ibiccly improved place with about an
Gre in cherry trees. They have lived
e keota over ten years. and will be
Kissed from the community. John
wens took them to Windsor by auto
sobile. and George Owens hauled their
oods across by wagon.
Some Exceptional Piano Values are
be had now II you will phone or write
= today. We have four trade-in pianos
IDn this territory. al tuned and put in
Brand new condition. Prices exactly
be same - our trade allowances. to
3o,e them out quick. Terms. Phore
br write " at Greeley. Colo. The
Knight Campbell Music Co.
H. s. Stollar and daughter. Mrs.
Lelma West. and her little son. Of Long
Beach, California. arrived last Saturday
10 visit for week with Mr.. and Mira
Edwin Faulkner. at Kalous. They will
Men 60 to Havelock, Nebraska. for .
tisit before returning home. Mrs.
Faulkner 10 also . daughter Of NJ.
Btollar.
In baseball last Sunday Raymcr beat
Buckingham by . score Of Is to 2.
Next Sunday at Buckingham the local
team will play double. header with the
Dry Landers and the Willard team: and
(|on the same day Fort Morgan will cross
bats with Raymer At the latter town.
Fred A. Lenhard went TO Boulder
Monday and returned Tuesday with his
wife aud two cons. Both boys had
been In the hospital there for four
weeks, one for an appendicitis opera.
tion. and The other for IN operation for
removal Of sdcnoids.
Misses Mildred and Clcnna Krum ex-
psct to leave on June 6 tor Boulder.
where they will attend Teachers' lnsti-
tuts for two weeks. returning then to
Greeley for the sessions Of Colorado
Teachers College Summer School.
Cecil Hall. formerly Of Kirksville.
No.. who has been living with his
brother. Cliff Hall. 90 the Wolfe farm
northeast Of Keoss. will buy cream for
the Cheyenne Creamery Co. at Rsymer.
Monday morning.
An examination for those desiring to
become rural mail carriers will be held
ct Greeley June 10. Those who pass
the examination will bs eligible for
appointment to fiji vacancies in the SER
vice within the county.
G. X. Haak and family left Tuesday
morning for Milwaukee, Wis.,, to make
that their home again. after eight years
here, and where Mr.. Haak will resume
his former occupation In the Milwaukee
Novelty Dye Works.
Mr.. and krs. George E. Schoonover
and Mr.. and Nrs. c. e. Moon, Of Logan,
Colo, and Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Schoon-
over, Of Keota, were guests at the
Hughey Irwin home last Sunday.
Ed Sanders and wife left Monday
morning for their home at Valeda.
Kansas, visiting over Sunday with A.
H. Sanders and family at LaBelle vue
Ranch.
Two teams young black mules, broke,
for sale or wil trade on Ford. N. Ray
Cotfredson, Buckingham, Colo. 19tf
Mrs. Lulu Long returned from Lin
The Keota news., 1919-05-30

program was very pleasing thruout, and
was rendered ~ follow:
Graduation March Mrs. A. H. Curie
Invocation Miss Dickinson
Chorus "Fsrewell Seniors"
Keo,s High School
Mantle Grafton Glenna May Krum
ResPonse Elizabeth Watt
Duet Wilma Simms and Grace Bradford
Valedic,ory- Mildred Es,elle Robinson
Piano Duet Mae and Ruth Dake
Address Ralph Currie
Presentation Of Diplomas
Rencdiction Miss Dickinson
Following the presentation Of diplo-
mas. tho Currie prize Of ten dollars was
awarded by Prof. Greene to Miss Rob
inson. This is prize offered by Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Currie to the student
making the best grades in the senior
year work.
Both graduates viii attend the Teach.
ers College Summer School 1t Greeley
this summer.
Many joyous festivities have marked
the closing weck Of school, Last FRI
day evening. In the n. e. Church base
ment the Junior-Ssnior reception was
held. and . tempting banquet Of Ave
courses was served. Prof. Greene
acted - toast-master, and most Of
those present responded with interest
ing talks. The following afternoon the
Seniors entertained the Juniors and
faculty at Minnsrado Ranch.
Wednesday afternoon the annual
Class Day exercises were held In the
High School assembly room. A number
Of visitors were present and enjoyed
the Class Prophecy and History BY
Glcnna Krum, and the distribution Of
Class Gifts BY Mildred Robinson.
Mildred Krum. Mildred Robinson and
Wilma Simms were awarded gold felt
KS by Mr.. Greene. for winning In the
district declamatory contests Of this
year and last year. In the future Il
has been decided to give these KS for
winning arst in the district declamatory
contests. for hrst place in any event Of
the annual district track meets, and
for playing in ten basket ball games.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. Greene
was host at Hillcrest Villa to the entire
High School student body. and . hilar-
ious time was had. The adjective 10
used advissdly. for Il d said no other
word would describe the fun Of the In.
door field meet, especially when Il
came {" measuring the broad grin,
which took the place Of the broad jump.
and was for girls only. Other events
were the discus throw. using . paper
discus; the javelin, using feather; the
relay race, with feet tied; . marble
race. the marbles being rolled with
noses; and the high kick, which latter
event was limited to the boys. In ad-
dition to the students. Miss Orris, High
School teacher, and Misses Mildred
Krum and Amy Simms, graduates Of
1918, were present. Sandwiches, salad,
pickles, cocoa and cake were served for
1,.nAh
The Keota news., 1919-05-30
Notice

All knowing themselves indebted to
the estate Of N. J. AcMeekan. please
call and settle.
Mrs. N. J. McMcekan, Keota.
The Keota news., 1919-05-30

Fortser. Phesogr.phsr. sterlias. Colo.
The Keota news., 1919-05-30
School Closes for Summer Vacation

School Closes for Summer Vacation
Keota High School closed for the
summer vacation Thursday. with the
commencement exercises Of tie schools
second graduation class. Two gradu-
ates. Misses Glenna May Krum and
Mildred Estelle Robinson. received
diplomas. and the congratulations Of
their friends for work well done. The
program was very pleasing thruout. and
was rendered ~ follows:
Graduation March Mrs. A. II. Curie
Invocation Mis- Dickinson
[ l>hos,is AaEa1esveN SeniosxO
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31

Vienna, July 25.-The object of the
reported attempt of Count Michael
karolyi, former president of the Hun.
garian republic, to sail from Italy to
the United States, it is stated here, is
to enlist sympathy and help for the
political and industrial reconstruction
of Hungary and to obtain better ter
ritorial conditions. Count Karolyi is
also said to intend writing a book deal
ing with conditions as they have exist.
ed in the Hungarian republic during
the last eight months.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
Statement of Sergeant Ball Now
Serving Time for Cruelty
to Soldiers.
To APPEAR AT INQUIRY
Admits Charges and Declares Orders
Came From Officers Higher Up and
He Was Compelled to Obey
Probe to Be Made.

Washington, July 25.-Effort to fix
responsibility of superior officers for
the maltreatment Of American military
prisoners in detention camps and jails
In and near Paris will be made by a
house war investigating committee.
Chairman Johnson announced that
Former Sergeant Clarence Ball, who
is serving a six months sentence at
Fort Jay, for m%istreating prisoners
while a guard at camp, would appear
before the committee.
Orders From Superior Officers.
Beat the prisoners or be beaten
yourself" is the choice Ball says was
given him by superior officers, accord
Ing to a letter written by Ball to Rep
resentative Ballingers, Massachusetts,
who turned it over to the committee.
At Prison Farm No. 2, where Ball
was an assistant" Of Lieut.. Hard
Boiled" Smith, who is in prison for
mistreatment of soldiers, Balls letter
asserts that he and other guards did
their best not to misuse the prison
ers and it did not suit Smith"
Admits Hitting Prisoners.
Il admit l hit prisoners" wrote
Ball, but the orders came from high.
er than any sergeant"
Balls. letter mentioned only Lieuten.
ant Smith, but the former sergeant
said: Il could tell you a lot more if
l could only talk with YOU
Other witnesses will be called by
Johnson's committee in the inquiry,
the chairman announcing that every
effort would be made to fix ultimate
responsibility.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
KILLS. WIFE AND HIMSELF

Man Enraeed Because Woman Acted
as Strikebreaker.
Portland, Ore, July 16.-When Mrs.
Myrtle Harris, 35 years old, insisted on
working at the telephone exchange as
a strikebreaker, Al Harris, her hus-
band, 60. became enraged and killed
her. He then fatally wounded him
self.
Harris, a union laborer, had entreat-
ed and then commanded his young
wife not to work Is a strikebreaker.
When she refused, according to the
police investigation, he fired two bull.
lets into her body.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
FOUR STATES WANT WET VOTE
Petitions for Referendum to Be Filed
at Once.

Chicago, July 25.-Petiitons for a
referendum on the prohibition consti-
tutional amendment will be filed with
In a short time in Maine, Michigan,
Missouri and Nevada, according to an
nouncement from the western head
quarters Of the Association Opposed
to National Prohibition. The referen-
dun right, because of conflicting
court decisions, is expected to be taken
to the United States Supreme court
as well as the constitutionality Of the
amendment, according to Levy Mayer,
counsel for the association on the ref
erendum matter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
Under Federal Probe.

Chicago, July 21.-Investigation Of
the local fruit auction, conducted by
commission dealers, in under way by
the federal district Attorney. Com
plants have indicated that commission
men bid against the retailers, boosting.
prices to abnormal levels. The COM
mission men assert the auction is on.
Grated only to solve disputes between
dealers and producers as to price and
quality. Other complaints that fruit is
being destroyed rather than placing it
on the market, have been received.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
a. !. w. w. Seek New Trials.

San Francisco, July 19.-New trials
for A 1. W. w. and others convicted
in Sacramento six months ago of vio-
lating the Federal espionage act are
sought through a writ of error which
was on file in the United States dis
trict court. The men on whose be-
half the writ was filed maintained 81
lence throughout the trial, refusing
proffered aid of counsel and declin.
ing to call witnesses in their, own be.
half. Filing of the writ ofserror was
the first break in what they had
termed their Silent defense"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
0 ESCAPES JAIL TERM

Clerical Errsr in Court Record Invali.
dates Conviction.
Kansas City, Mo-, July le.-Appear-
ing at the district attorneys office to
begin serving a 30-day jail sentence
after failing to pay a $1,000 fine, Mrs.
Lenora Warneson Moore, convicted Of
conspiring to defeat the draft law, was
informed by District Attorney Wilson
that, owing to a clerical error in the
court record, she would not have to
serve sentence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
TRIAL IN LONDON UNCERTAIN

Former Kaiser May Not Face Tribunal
in That City.
London, July 25.-It is possible that
former emperor William may not be
tried in London, according to an an
nouncement made in the House of
Lords by Earl Curzon of Kedleston,
government leader in the upper house.
The Lords passed the peace treaty and
the Anglo-French treaty through all
stages. In the course of the discussion
Viscount Bryce, former ambassador at
Washington, deprecated holding the
trial of the former German emperor
at London.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
FALLS THROUGH BANK
Ten Killed When Big Dirigible
Crashes Down.
Clerks Trapped in Structure and Blaz.
ing Gasoline Is Sprayed on
Workers,

Chicago, July 22.-Ten persons were
Killed and rs injured when a large
dirigible on its test flight caught fire
and fell 500 feet, crashing through the
glass roof of the Illinois Trust and
Savings bank.
Most OF the dead were employees Of
the bank, trapped and burned to death
In a fire caused by the explosion Of
the balloons gasoline tanks as they hit
the floor of the bank rotunda, where
more than 200 bookkeepers and. clerks,
nearly all girls, were working. /.
The balloon, owned by an Akron,
Ohio, rubber company, had been flying
above the city for several hours when
the accident occurred.
When approximately 500 feet above
the bank a squirt of flame wal seen to
shoot from the top Of he gas bag near
the center Of the aircraft. The crowds
gathered on the streets to watch the
flight. saw the machine buckle and
culver as it started on it's fatal plunge.
-Four OF it4give occupants jumped and
two landed safely in the streets, as
the Blimp,, a ball of fame, struck the
roof of the bank with a crash, audible
throughout the downtown district.
Bank and Workers Crushed.
There was nothing to warn the hum
dreds Of employees of the institution Of
the coming tragedy. A shadow passed
over the marble rotunda, where $50
employees were busy and a crash fol-
lowed. The banks closing hour for
patrons had passed but the clerks
were still at work in various depart
ments.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
HURRICANE AT VALPARAISO

Number OF Persons Killed and Great
Property Loes Results.
Valparaiso, Chile, July 17.-Eighty-
seven persons are known to have been
drowned and the loss of life may have
been much greater in a hurricane
which swept this port.
Fourteen vessels Of various sizes
were sunk and about a hundred light
ers and small crafts destroyed. The
property loss is estimated at $780,
O00, 900.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
Tanks Explode on Floor.

oINS 6&PtoOS OF FOOT.
Instantly the tanks exploded, scatter
ing a wave of flaming gasoline over
the workers for a radius of so feet. A
panic ensued. There were only two
exits through which they could leave
the wire cage which surrounded the
rotunda.
Men and girls with clothing a1ame
fought their way through the exits.
Girls on the second floor ran scream
ing to the window and several jumped
to the street.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
DENY TAMPERING WITH CABLE

Official Declares Accusation Against
Japanese False.
San Francisco, July 25.-T. Ohta,
consul general OF Japan to San Fran
cisco, formally re1dted reports thai
had been spread, &e said, that the
American cable line between Guam ana
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
manila was being systematically tam,
pered with by Japanese subjects in
~furtherance Of fraudulent transae,
tons" es3s
GOVERNOR REFUSES SESSION

Denied in Oregon to Ratify Woman,
Suffrage.
Salem, Ore, July 25.-Governor Oh
colt has refused to call a session Of
the Oregon legislature to ratify the
national woman suffrage amendments
except on condition that a majority Of
members voluntary request such a ses-
sion and agree to bear their own ex-
penseS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
Rebels Damage Railway Lir

Rebels Damage Railway Line.
Washington, June 80. - Villistas
were so thorough in their work of cut.
ting the railroad line between Juarez
and Chihuahua City that three weeks
will be required to repair it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31

THINK IN 1NrzREsr-sAvE-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
1919 Cotton Brings IS Cents.

FS'9 00ee0H 0sIH9o % VSHISs
Wesley, Calf, July 25.-The first
bale of 1919 cotton was ginned here
and was sold for IS cents a pound
with a bonus of $a5 and all ginning,
costs. 1t brought a sum in excess Of
$500.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
TRAIN STRIKES AUTOMOBILE
Five Persons Are Killed and Three
Others Injured.

Sioux City, Iowa. July 16.-Mrs.
George Virgil and three Of her chill
dren and a minister named Kennedy
all of GAIA. Iowa, were killed when
an Illinois Central railroad train struck
the automobile In which they were rid
ing. Mrs. Virgil's husband, who was
driving, escaped uninjured. Three
other children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil
were injured.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-07-19
ReformO organizations Working fo1
Profit Are Far Too Numerous i'm
Chicago for the City's Good
Backed by Scaly Lawyers They Skin the
Unfortunate and Torture Victims of
Divorce and Other Courts

crate ofiices by interests representing
great wealth, whose principals could
not get to first base" II they came
out into the open daylight and tried
to put over their selfish scheme upon
the public. Under the cloak Of re.
form" they work through their hired
tools-mere clerks, always men Of
personal respectability, but not al.
ways knowing what use is being
made behind the scenes Of the bacon
they bring home.
Now, Just word concerning the
eminent citizens whose names often
appear on the letterheads OF these
knocking so.called organizations,
which are doing more to injure Chi.
cago in the eyes OF the outside world
than any other agencies. This news.
paper believes that most Of those
gentlemen carelessly lend their
names to such movements" without
knowing just what their activities
consist OF, nor what Is their effect.
They believe they are doing some.
thing for the city. They are busy
men. They write a check once a
year, and hope It is doing some good.
Had they the time to investigate they
would withdraw their patronage, kick
the long.haired paid promoters out OF
their Offices and decide henceforth to
do little thinking on their own &C.
count as to what is best for the city
In which their lives and their money
are invested.
Things have come to pass in
Chicago where II one family or one
man gets personal grudge against a
public official or an institution he
will engage in an incessant campaign
OF calumny, libel and mud-slinging
against the town-against the whole
100000 Of us-if he believes in that
way he can satisfy his personal ami
mosities.
II is time to call halt. II Is
time for the people Of Chicago them.
selves to take hold Of their own city
and drive into the lake the little
handful OF nasty caluminators. 1t is
time we jerked out few OF these
slanderous tongues that are everlast-
ingly wagging to the detriment of our
city and our people.
II Is time we forced back into the
outlets OF some of the traitors in our
midst a portion of the poisonous
printers ink they have been vomiting
for years upon the best community
of its size that God ever permitted
to grow upon this earth.
1t is time we stilled the brazen
bells Of hell by which a handful of
Judases among us have heralded to
the world a shame that does not
| exist.
We Of Chicago are not rotten
hearted. Our town is not rotten. And
we are perfectly able to work out
our own destiny without the aid of
a few little gangs of secretive, sneak
ing, kept "reformers."
But 1t is typical Of the meanness
which animates the little cliques of
self-appointed guardians of the
100000 people who live in this
city. The "reformers" never have
come out to be counted, but liberal
estimate is that there are about 800
Of them--one-hundredth of per cent
Of the population.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-07-19
REPUBLICAN
Committeeman

National Republican Committeeman
tor Illinois-William Hale Thompson.
State Central Committee.
HeadQuarters-Chica
Chairman-Frank l.. Smith, Dwight.
Secretary--Jastus L. johnson, Au-
rora-
1-Adolph Marks.
2-Charles H. Sergel.
3-Harry A. Lewis.
4-Thos ]. Finucane.
5-Abram ]. Harris.
Iceland 8. Rapp.
John p. Garner.
S-Lee' A. Dunno or VIM. ]. An.
derson.
Erred W. Upham.
10-George w. Paullin.
11-Julius l.. Johnson.
12-Adam G. Cliffe.
ID. p. Overhoiser.
Nv. A. Rosenfield.
15-George H. Wilson.
16--G. De F. Kinney.
17-Frank l.. Smith.
1S-Len' Small.
19-Henry P. Harris.
20---S. Elmer Simpson.
21-Lewis II. Miner.
22-Cicero j. Indy.
23-George A. Brown.
24-Noah G. Bainum.
25-Henry H. Kohn.
County Executive Committee.
Headquarters-s0s Otis Building.
Ckxhman-Homer X. Galpln.
Neutrality-suspicious. B. Madden.
0ecretar~-Willlam H. Weber.
Assistant sscrstary-Emil J. Vents.
lsR.
Trsasursr-.eRoy Millner.
l-Francis r. Brady. 10 q. goth st.
S+Nartin B. Madden. TOO Tacoma
Bldg.
s-Robsrt R. Lazy. ls3s Prairie Ave.
-osorys J. Tsssr;, 57S3 Shields Ave.
IDdward r. Litxingsr. 20 8. La
Sale st.
S--Roy o. West. 1870 First National
Bank Bldg.
I'll. N. Powell. 6S2s Burnett Ave.
IWaitsr n Schmidt. 30S 8. La Sale
st.
Edward n. Ertsmsn. 1890 For
restviils Ave.
lo-Thomas Curran, 2023 8. Racine
Ave.
i1-Charles v. Barrett. 10 q. La Sale
81.
ia. w. Miller. Chamber Of Com
mercs BIDS.
iS---Dayid w. Clark. sisB Warren Ave.
lS-k u, Ted E1x N. HAnalin Ave.