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The Keota news., 1920-07-23

Mrs. C. H. Foley and children. Mar
guerite and Curtis. returned to Keota
Sunday after visiting for two weeks
with her mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Reese.
Of Lafayette. Mr.. Foley met them At
Briggsdale with the car.
Miss Louise Holmes. Of Cottonwood
Falls. Kansas. arrived Tuesday Of last
week and 10 visiting n. the homes Of her
aunts. Mrs. J. A. Rumsey. Mrs. W. A.
Peters. Mrs. w. q. and Mrs. z. H.
Vinegar.
Mrs. Paul Shields and Miss s. Z.
Wallace returned Tuesday from Estes
Park where they attended missionary
conference Of the Rocky Mountain area,
under the auspices Of the Inter- Church
World Movement.
Misses Edris and Berniee Warner
spent . few days at home the past
week. coming to attend the funeral Of
their infant sister on Thursday morning.
They returned to Greeley on Saturday.
Mrs. B. F. Cook and Mrs. Walter
Echcnkamp. Of Arlington. Nebr., re-
turned to their homo Friday. after visit
ing for \ week at the home Of their par.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dhooge.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Rhoadarmer and
family and Mrs. Ben More left for Lex
ington. Nebraska, on Friday for . few
weeks visit with the Hodgson and w.
p. Rhoadarmer families.
A baby boy was born at st. Johns
Hospital In Cheyenne on Monday morn
ing. to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Oline. OF Car
penter. Ars. Olins was formerly Miss
Anna Jobbins. Of Keota.
Mrs. John Bowles returned Monday
to Riverton. Wyoming where she and
Mr.. Bowles. who is working there. will
make their home.
The Keota news., 1920-07-23
Four to Six Year Rotation Best

t00G 10 Ok OoJ R0Vot100 090S
It u always we'll to know that In
planning rotation. the longer the ro-
tation the greater the danger Of weeds
and fungus diseases. A Ito 6 year ro-
tation is generally best for the dry land
farmer.
Here 10 one that 10 being quite gen.
orally and successfully used. according
to A. E. McClymonds Of the Colorado
Agricultural College.
Immediately after the small grain Il
taken of. double disk the ground and
leave it lay until spring. II there 10
danger Of the soil blowing. list the
ground crosswsys Of the general direc-
ton Of the wind. In the spring. work
down the ridges and relist or surface
plant corn. keeping It clean from weeds
during the season.
In the fall. plant wheat In between
the corn rows. Tho next fall. after the
wheat il taken of double disk the
ground ~ was done before and fallow
the ground using light cultivation to
keep down the weeds and conserve the
moisture until the following August or
lst Of September. Plant wheat and
follow with double disking and corn the
next year. This makes . four year ro-
tation corn. wheat, fallow. wheat.
This will keep down weeds. conserve
moisture and can be varied to suit the
conditions.
Rye can take the place Of part Of the
wheat. Cane or Sudan can take the
place Of part Of the corn.
The Keota news., 1920-07-23
Cfbooa.Tilbury

Wedussday evening. July II. ut :
o'clock at the home Of Rev. Waller.
occurred the marriage Of Miss Ida IT,
bury and Chsrlss Lester Gibson. both Of
this city. Millard Stay and two sisters
Of the bride. Verna Morgan and Ars.
Harrison Of Stratton. Colo. were the
only witnesses. The bride was dressed
in white ovsrlacs. The young people
will make Longmont their homs.
-Longmont Call.
The Keota news., 1920-07-23

Mrs. Florence McReynolds returned
to her home in Sloan Springs. Kansas.
after spending . month at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. G. w. Sweeney and
family.
Mrs. o. H. Vinegar returned We'd
nesday from Kansas, whore she has
been since March for her health. She
is visiting now at the w. o. Vinegar
home.
Earl Ford and w. D. Duffield. of
Sterling, were at Keota Monday and
Tuesday and fixed the telephone lines,
90 they are all working at present.
Mrs. D. E. Byrne and son, Johnny.
returned Saturday from Greeley where
Johnny spent . week in the hospital
with blood poisoning in his finger.
Misses Florence and Cora Jobbins
left Monday for Chappell, Nebraska,
where they expect to assist with house,
work during harvest time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Durham. Of
Lovsland have been here visiting for
the past week with Harold's mother,
Mrs. Joe Foy.
7 jFortner, PHOTOGRAPHER, Sterling, Colo
The Keota news., 1920-07-23
Card of'Thanks

We wish to extend to friends. our
appreciation Of kindness at the time q
the death Of our infant daughter aIId
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Warner
and Family.
The Keota news., 1920-07-23
Tvs NOTES OF THE DAY
ms of Interest to the People of
Keota Community

! picnic and basket dinner was held
Bhe grove at the Biggs Ranch. on Two
e Creek. last Sunday. Among the
)tors present were the EichenberR
J Newton Biggs families. Of Kimball.
br.. the Leaman. Nelson and Olander
niles. Of Spurgin. Colo. the Sher-
n family. Of Avalo: and the Allan.
lip. Kneebone. Stanley. Bath. and
i'll families. Of the Hightowcr neigh
hood. A. 10 usual with affairs Of
kind. each family brot enuf good
ngs to feed three times its number:
the menu was temptingly comprehen.
Z. including everything that could be
Ihed. from spring fry to boiled ham.
ing water. lemonade. coffco. ice
|am. pineapple Ice. water melon. pics
cakes galore. together with other
hgs from which one 10 disposed could
Fe made Z fairly substantial meal.
and Mrs. John Biggs. at whose
&c the picnic was held. left the next
for an automobile trip and visit at
nar and Walsenburg, Colo.
|cvcral Of the teachers for Kcota
rict have been elected for the COM
winter. In Kcota High School Miss
+. Wallace will be one Of the assist
teachers: but the superintendent
other assistant have not ~ yet
en chosen. Miss Bessie Callahan will
lch tho grammar grades In town. In
country. Mrs. Peter Hoakeman
u teach the Pegg school: Miss Mae
(kc. the Judd school: Mrs. Ketueson.
Spencer. and Miss Rcgnsll Olson.
)c Dnkc school.
Charles Stenow arrived In Kcota Last
Iursdsy for visit with his uncle. D..
Olson. but found that he was away
; trip to South Park. 20 went on the
|xt day to join his family at Cherry
|eck. Nevada. Mr.. Stenow is . civil
|ginecr. and has been employed at
benos Aires. Argentine Republic. for
e past twelve years. He visited with
!. Olson at Newman Grove about ten
|ars ago. and has not seen him since
|en. He expects to locate In Nevada.
DR.. Olson and family and Mrs. Olson's
Iter. Mrs. r. e. Bowlss Of Cristobal.
mama. returned Sunday evening
pm trip to the mountains. They
ent first to South Park where Ars.
sons brother. Floyd Olsen has .
|mestead. and taking him with them
si,ed Colorado Springs. Pixies Peak
ID many other interesting places.
Fred Meier, the eleven-year-old son
Henry Meier. was quite seriously In
red on Sunday when a horse that he
as riding threw him. In falling his
|ot caught in the stirrup Of the saddle.
rs head was cut and an arm broken.
ID the doctor from Pine Bluffs was
lied In to administer aid.
Lawrence Davis, Of Buckingham,
ffered q painful accident Monday.
|e was working on . car in the garage
ld had his hand on the front spring
hen It broke, allowing the engine to
(ll on his thumb, cutting It completely
4. He was taken to DR.. Miller In
hymer At once.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Moon. Of Logan,
ID Mrs. D. w. Schoonover left Satur'
ly morning for Breckenridge, Colora'
!. where they will visit for . weet
th Mr.. Moons father, G. E. Noon
ev. Shields will assist Mr.. Schoon'
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02

his claim was all gone. He now had to work in the claim of another or starve. The man from whom he secured work was nothing beyond the plain gold miner of Blocking out only for him self and bent only upon the securing of gold.
 "One evening as William, his boss, and old man who was working in the claim were leaving their work, the boss saw the old man put a small nugget in his pocket Without saying a word to him, he struck the old man, knocking him unconscious.
 The teller of the story then paused and for a while seemed to be deep Tn thought. He was aroused however py, But that isn't all of your story, IS IT Uncle Bill?'
 Oh no,' replied Uncle Bill, and he continued with the story.
 "But Williams boss did not go un- rewarded for his cowardly act, because William was just finishing his punish ment when a neighboring miner ar rived of the scene. Two men lying on the ground, one apparently dead ana the other badly beaten, naturally looked suspicious and so it was i'm { mediately supposed that William was the person who had caused all the trouble This supposition assumed the appearance of a grave matter, how ever. when the old man died and WiI- Hams boss said that he, in defending the old man, who had been knocked down by William because of the ut terance of a vile oath, had also been beaten in trying to defend the old man. Although William denied this attempt to place the blame on him, his word was not to be taken in preference to that of a man who had been in Gold Creek for nearly year and who be- sides had a well paying claim. nf nnt< hnn = 0 the miners could find safe place to lock him in but a close watch was,
 kept on him and he was repeatedly warned with the threat that If any attempt to escape was made he would be shot on sight.
 "He realized that the miners were constantly becoming more embittereG against him, and it was not until he overheard a discussion among group of miners as to what was the best place to hang him that he decided to attempt to escape. He waited until night and not any too long, because just as he was leaving, he saw the miners all assembling in front of the saloon He suspected that an unusual ly close watch was being kept on him now, and so there was. In escaping he received a severe wound Tn his shoulder He staggered through the woods for two days before he reached my cabin.
 q immediately recognized him as my old college chum whom I had ad vised to come to the gold land and who had been unable to find me. l thought at first that there might be some chance to save his life, but Will liam was unconscious until an hour before his death. He then regained his senses enough to tell me his story and died saying, Bill. if you never do another thing in your life, have this -7a1 DuniSf ed. Feeling partly re
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
SOME REAL FUN

Although I have not done much coasting down hills covered with snow. think it is real fun.
 My cousin used to own a little wagon which he could convert into a sled when winter came, and as there was nice hill close by we had good fun. He owned also a dog which he would make pull the sled up the hill after We had coasted down.
 The hill which we used to coast down had fence at the bottom. If we did not make a sharp turn we would run into it. Those who have coasted know how hard it is to make q sharp turn with a sled.
 One time my cousin and I were hay ing a race with two other boys and were just about at the bottom of the hill With them in the lead. when they tipped over and rolled into our path. We turned our sled short and rolled off while the sled went into the fence and broke nothing but a runner
 RAYMOND KACKBARTH. Freshman, Phoenix High School.
 eve shall need more Of this kind of reading when the hot weather comes.)
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
BOOKS

If my life had been more full of cala- mity than it has been, 1 would live it over again, to have read the books I did in my youth.-W. Hazlitt- Young Writers: are away from the eXactions of school life, though you will not be ambitious for creative work, you may delight in spending some hours in reading For those who may be lat sea- in the world of books, a suggestive list, nec- essarily limited. is begun in this issue. In most cases the authors name will be given first
 MARCUS WHITE,
 Director. Abbot. Molly make Believe. Addams, Life, by Bennett Addams, Twenty Years at Hull house
 Addison. Sir Roger de Coverly. Aesop, Fox and the Grapes. Alcott, Little Women. Alcott, Rise in Bloom Aldrich, Marjorie Daw. AIdrich, Story of a Bad Boy. Allen, Kentucky Cardinal. Andersen, Fairy Tales Andrews, Counsel Assigned. Andrews. The Perfect Tribute. Austin, Promised Land. Arabian Nights.
 Arnim. Elizabeth and Her German Garden.
 Arnold. Sohrob and Rustum. Austin, J., Northanger Abbey. Austin, J., Pride and Prejudice. Austin, J., Betty Alden. Austin. O. T., Uncle Sam's Secrets.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
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began to wash for gold and found coarse gold and nuggets in abundance. They decided to stay and rot search any farther.
 Soon they found their provisions al most exhausted. They sent a party to find Fort Defiance, which they thought to be near there. The party was gone several days and did not return, so MT. Adams became worried. He decided to climb high butte and see if he could see the party coming. He could see no trace of them and started back down the canyon to the camp. He came upon the party recently murdered. He went closer to the camp and saw it on fire and heard the blood-curdling wells of the Indians. Mir. Adams supposed that the rest of the party had been murdered and decided to leave that vicinity i'm mediately. He started in a southeast ern direction in search of Socorro. New Mexico. He travelled by night and hid in the daytime and lived on any thing he could find. Three weeks later he was found in a half demented condi- ton near Socorro. He told his story. Many parties have been searching years for this lost mine with it's fabulous wealth.
 MARGARET ESTHER BECK Junior, Phoenix High School.
 (This department looks for more work like this from upper classmen.)
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
Good, The classics again. )
 THE ODYSSEY

The Odyssey is one of the book. written by the Creek poet Homer. wht combined all the old stories and tra ditions of his country. writing then into books for the first time. for they were handed down by each generation until Homer wrote them.
 The Odyssey is the story Of the wan derings of Odysseus, who was trying tt get back to Ithaca after the Trojan wal He had left his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus, in Ithaca where he was ruler. When all the men had conn back from the war, and, as the time went on, all hope was given up of ever seeing Odysseus, his wife and son still believed he would return.
 At the palace, Penelope and her son are having a hard time, as the suitors of Penelope are plotting against her and the son. The story is about the wan derings of Odysseus, the plot of tho suitors at the palace, and the safe re- turn of Odysseus who overthrows the plot, punishes the suitors by death, and brings peace and happiness to his son and wife, and also to his kingdom.
 LEONARD NELSON. Freshman, Phoenix High School.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
THE LEGEND OF ADAMS LOST
 MINE

A Spanish boy who had been cap tured by the Navajo Indians escaped and told this story to a group of miners and prospectors in a mining camp in California.
 While among the Navajos he had discovered a canyon where gold mug gets could be picked up from the ground in great numbers. Later a company was formed by d MT. Adams to go in search of this place. The Spanish boy went along as guide. Af- ter travelling many weeks they came to Gila Bend mission. They left this place with twenty-three men and their pack train, starting in a northeast direction. One night after they had travelled about two hundred miles, they camped in a deep canyon. Some of the Da~t-
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
4 DAY DURING THE RODEO AS
 SEEN FROM A RANCH

It is quite an interesting sight on a day in the spring rodeo to watch the cowboys gathering and working a bunch of cattle. By the first light of dawn on this morning early spring the men are all up, mounted, booted and spurred, and coming from the various ranches around assembled at one cer- tain ranch. This is the place from which they will work today Soon they leave the ranch, part. and in small groups ride off in different directions.
 We see no more of them until late noon or perhaps nearing l o'clock. when we hear a faint yell. Follows more, louder and clearer, and the bawling of cattle. Then there appears on the top of the hill a bunch of cattle followed by three or four cowboys. With many shrill yells or whoops the
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
MAP MADE OF JEWELS

one of France, and it is in the Louvre. The groundwork is of polished jasper. The principal cities and towns are rep resented by precious stones, and their names are inscribed in gold The rivers are shown by strips of polished platinum, and the S7 departments are set forth in a wonderful scheme of hlaz- ing gems. This extraordinary map was made in Russia and presented to France by the then czar when the Franco Russian alliance was consum- mated. It is valued at l f. million dol lars
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02

cattle are driven down the hill into the broad lot which leads to the cor ral- Presently more shouts are heard, more cattle and cowboys appear on the hilltop, and then down into the lot This keeps up until all 15 or 16 men are there, and some three or four hun dred cattle.
 Now comes a short space of rest The men, hot, tired and dusty, dis mount from their equally weary horses. pull off their chaps and spurs, and all file into the ranch house din- ing room. There they sit down at the long table and eat hungrily of the meal ready prepared for them. After din- ner they go out and lie down or rest on the soft grass under the trees. Here they stay for a time, then go back to work again.
 This time they do not go away; they ride out into the lot and there work among the cattle. In one part of the lot you can see some cowboys roping calves, throwing, tying and branding them. You hear the bawls of the calves and smell the smoke of the branding fires. In another corner other cowboys are separating the cattle. Perhaps a COW will break out Of one herd and start in the other direction; you see a quick dash and a cowboy overtakes and turns her back.
 And so it goes on, the noise. the dust and smell of burning wood, until nearly dusk, then at last most of the cattle are turned out again. Some are put in the corrals, others in pastures. The of home and supper; the days worK is over.
 MARGARET HILL,
 Sophomore, Prescott High School.
 (There is a fine touch in all of Mar garet Hills composition work.)
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02

ambition! I felt as if I would leave all things earthly behind and be as free and happy as the birds, And how my friends would look up to me and envy mel
 I never really hoped to accomplish this wonderful feat while on earth but always said that when l got to heaven, one of the first things I should do would be to get me pair of wings. This spring my first ambition was realized-and I am not in heaven yet either. My uncle offered to take me up in a flying machine the 'Oriole" which was in this vicinity to take pas sengers. It was really a kind of bet. He did not think I would go. But when I expressed such eagerness he was a good sport" and made good his word.
 I had not thought of my childish ambition for years but when first left the ground and really found myself sailing up, up, way up in the blue, amid the clouds, the most exhilaratlng sensation possessed me, and l thought of my first ambition.
 FLORA MOODY,
 Junior, Gila Academy,
 Thatcher, Arizona. (Goodl Let us hear more from the Gila academy, if other students there write as we'll as this.)
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
THE ODYS S EY

The odyssey" is an epic poem writ ten about one thousand years before the Christian era. It is a poem relating tU the brave and heroic deeds of some of the Greek heroes, and covering about ten years time, following the siege oI Troy.
 The two poems the "Tliad" and the Odyssey" stand at the head of the literature of Greece and of the epic poetry of the world Historically, they give us the earliest picture of the Aryan civilization, describing a period of culture of which we should other wise know almost nothing
 The authorship of these two great epic poems is ascribed to Homer who was said to have been blind
 c. MCCLURE. Freshman. Phoenix High School
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02

sponsible Cor ilis death, I promised I would, and two weeks later the man who was the real cause of the trouble was hanged in the place which had been selected chiefly by himself, for William
 Uncle Bill then for the first time glanced in the direction of the small boy to whom he was telling the story, and to his relief the boy was asleep. The story, the world, and all else was forgotten.
 FRANK FOCAL Junior, Tempe Union High School. (This is a good story. If anyone thinks 1t is not let him try to wrlte one.)
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
THE SCISSORS GRINDER

Knives, scissors, any knives or scissors to grind?" We heard that well known song, combined with the liquid like rippling of a small. reed flute.
 The neighbor next door brought out some knives to be sharpened. The man stopped and set his queer vehicle on three legs, all the while humming some strange tune to himself. He was a queer man, an Italian, with a long, black coat, a baggy pair of trousers, and a worn out pair Of shoes, a hat al together too small for him, and a face so covered with dirty whiskers, could not tell what his features looked like. He finished the knives, gave them to the woman and mumbled something over several times before she could understand and he clumsily took off his hat, turned his sharpener and went be- low the hill. You could still hear those strange notes and his song, Knives. scissors, any knives or scissors TO grind?'', fading off in the distance until it was lost altogether to human ears But your mind still made you think you heard faint knives, scissors, any knives or scissors to grind?''
 EUGENE CASE. Freshman. Phoenix High School
 (This theme goes along so naturally that we feel we are reading of some thing we ourselves have seen.)
 HARDY
 Jack was tardyi And after getting up an hour earlier than usuali Well he simply had to go out and see the new bunnies and name them. When he had finished that task and was about to go into the house, he saw his mothers pet canary sitting upon bough above his head. Of course, he had to get the bird. and as this bird was mischievous, it would not allow -xr,F Jack by flying just out of reach IT. this way the chase led to a pond. Now the weather was warm and Jack was warm and so off came his clothing and into the water he sprang. He was en- toying himself immensely, splashino about in the water, when he heard the five minute warning bell ring for school. He got out of the water more quickly than he had gone in it and dressed with feverish haste When dressed he was gone like a flash, but toning his coat on the way, toward . short cut to the schoolhouse The sec ond bell rangi he was nowhere near the school yeti He was late: all be
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
MARY BUNTI

cause, so he thought, Of the rascality of that bird,,ii
 MARY BUNTE. Freshman Class, Prescott High School. (The everlasting Adam in the boyO
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
BY THE PRESIDE

Tn the days of '49, while the great gold rush was in it's prime, there were to be found in California men of all de- scriptions, men who were small not only in character but in principle, others who looked as though they might have once been men, and still others who showed that previous to the ripening of their maddened desire for gold they had been men of refinement, character and good standing. In the latter group belonged William Stoddard, a young miner of Gold Creek.
 William Stoddard had only been in California for about month, coming there from Maine He was a strong, good looking young man and was used to the life of the outdoors but he haG not been accustomed to a land ruled by the man who was quickest at the draw. William had bought a claim and, like most men who are new at any occupation, had great hopes in his project. But confidence does not pro- duce gold, and at the end of three months he was forced to sell his claim and attempt to get work from some more fortunate miner. This was not easy task, and before he succeeded the money which he had received 1Or