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The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-03

A woman conrers upon herself q
doubtful honor when she reforms q
man BY marrying him.
, 1920-10-21
\ MATTER OF COMMON SENSE.

Suppose the directors of n strong
bank announced that its chief eXecu-
tive official, who had spent practically
his whole life in building up the insti-
was to be displaced by a raw
country boy. employed on a nearby
farm, whose experience with banks
had been limited to the occasional cash
ing of Il check. Can you imagine a set
of bank directors doing anything so
foolish as that? Hardly, and yet such
action would he analogous, with vast
ly les harmful consequences, to the
plea now being made to displace Con
gresham tAIondell by II without eX-
perience and without demonstrated
ability for the duties of serving as sole
representative in the house of repre-
, 1920-10-21
NUMBER =

1t is altogether likely that. as is
usual with proposed constitutional
amendments, the majority of voters
are giving but Smallt attention to those
amendments to he voted upon at the
coming election, and ii is doubtful if
these matters are well understood by
many of the electors. the principal in
terest centering about the candidates
for the various offices.
There is one amendment. however. to
he voted upon n week from next Tues
day. which should receive special con
sidcration at the hands of the voters
of every precinct. and which should be
Of particular interest to all the women
voters. This is Amendment Number >
the amendment which if carried Will
permit school districts of Wyoming Ia
increase their boIled Indebtedness he
yond the present constitutional limit
of > per cent of the assessed valuation
OF the districts. Many schools of the
state are now greatly handicapped by
not being able to raise sufficient money
to properly care for the education of
their school populations. and Saratoga
will soon he mp against just such IA
proposition. The present school build
ing is now oNertaXed. and unless his
amendment carries there is small
chance of the district being able 10 pro-
vide more room. however badly it may
Ne needed.
, 1920-10-21
Enthusiasts Exaggeration.

During the past season IA rather pre-
tentious summer hotel was built in
Bear Greek canyon. Colorado, called
Observation-Disclosures Upon its
completion motor parties from Denver
began seeking it out for a twilight din
ner, away from the maddening
throng." The hosiery naturally has
aroused considerable pride among the
,mo%untaineers and ranchers of the
neighborhod. and one of them hap
pened to be along the road when a mo-
tor car slowed down and he was asked {:
Can o tell us where the new hotel
is?"
about two miles right up this road !;
and | tell You she is IA big one"
"A big one. is she; About how big?'
well. in the dining room they have
four hundred walters ON roller skates.
And the orchestra? Say. 1t keeps
three men busy shoveling rosin to the
flddlers. Publishers Auxiliary.
, 1920-10-21
"a GAMBLING HE'LL"
SAYS SEN. CAPPER
Accuses Chicago Wheat Gamblers of
Selling This Seasons Wheat Crop
Many Times Over.

Charging that the stock gamblers in
he Chicago grain nit bourbt and sold
the American wheat crop six times
over" ot n loss TO fine octunI ~nroducers
.tbc ormcrs of neorlv ma hilIion dol
Iors Senutor Arthur Connnr of Kansas
i'm n statement made to the press last
week at Smith Center. Knnsas STA rtIed
the country when he said that ..One
ounce more of bread in the lonf at the
old price. is what tbe consumer is now
offered for the o o 900 loss that
the Chicnro wheat gamblers hive
caused the American wheat growers
in the past two months bv gambling in
wheat futures
Years ago Senator Capper said.
the people of the United States de-
manded the suspension of the Louisi-
ana lottery. but today. under the cloak
of business responsibility. we are per-
hitting the biggest gambling hell i'm the
world to be operated ON the Chicago
board of trade. BY comparison.
Europc's suicide club at Monte Carlo
is as innocent and innocuous as Il
church bazaar.'
Since July II. when trading in flu
lures was resumed 10y the exchange.
the Kansas senator declared. grain
spectators have ''sold or over-sold
, 1920-10-21
Beside the Gentleman

A few nights ago Il lady. rs the tale
is told In the Boston Herald by Philip
Hale. arriving after midnight by train
at the Back Bay station with two tray
cling bags. saw only II cab for pas
sengers. Two men were getting into
it. They looked at her and-got in.
The driver, a negro. seeing the lady's
plight. asked her where she wished to
go. She answered THE Chiffon
club lie said: Would you mind.
ma'am, sitting up here with me-" The
two men inside heard this talk. They
did not ask her 10 share the cab with
them they were not Shamed by the
negroes courtesy and solicitude. one
said to the other: 81 think I'll try the
Algonquin club fhey drove off, the
men inside, the lady ON the box. sit
ting next Ia a gentleman.
, 1920-10-21
THE LAST CHANCE.

All otherwise qualified voters who
failed to register during the last reg
iStry period should take notice that
the registrars will be in session again
on Thursday and Friday, October n
and %, for the purpose of revising
and correcting said registry lists, and
will remain in session two days. when
any person qualified to vote at the en-
suing election may be registered" To-
morrow, Friday. is the last day and
the last chance you'll have to register.
, 1920-10-21


sentatives for nearly 100000 people.
The farm lad in the bank would
have other officials and employees about
him who could shoulder the RESPONSE
congressman from Wyoming has no
colleague in the house, and must de-
pend entirely upon his own efforts.
Congressman Mondell has the adj
vantage of about a quarter of Il cen
fury of service in the house of repre-
sentatives. During these years he has
advanced his prestige and usefulness
to his constituency to n point where he
is 10Y acknowledged to be the most in
iluential member of that body. His
commanding position as majority floor
leader is n most valuable asset to the
state of Wyoming. Any eastern state
would he willing to pay a tremendous
price to obtain it.
Mr.. Mondell's standing in congress
illustration, it is acknowledged that
the millions of dollars our state will
receive from royalties under the oil
leasing law would have been very much
Wyoming congressman made on the
floor of the house during the time the
measure was pending. 1t was his in
sistence. his long experience. his influ-
encc and his personal acquaintance
with the membership of the house that
brought success to the interests of
Wyoming.
\ new congressman would have lost
the fight. The organized efforts on the
part of eastern interests to deprive
western states of oil royalties would
have been successful. No one can es-
innate the gain to Wyoming in win
ming this one particular fight for oil
royalties.
Scattered over WyOming's large
area are hundreds of valuable home
Steads which Congressman Mondell has
saved for their owners by defending
their rights before governmental de
partmentS frequently autocratic and
arbitrary. More than one thousand
Wyoming people appeal to Mr.. Mon
dell each year for help in land mat
ters.
Fortified by years of experience. his
personal acquaintance with department
officials. and "A comprehensive knowl-
edge of public land law, he is able to
obtain prompt relief for the settler in
appeals of this sort. 4 green con
gresham would he compelled to start
at the bottom. granting that he pos
sessed equal ability. and it would re-
quire many years for him to obtain
the present position held by Wyoming's
congressman.
Since the enactment of the reclama-
ton law. other states have constantly
complained that Wyoming has received
more appropriations from this fund
than II other state. She has now
three large government reclamation
projects within her borders. the total
outlay on which will approximate $50
100000 before they are completed.
This government investment has
meant the creation of millions of dol
lars Of additional taxable wealth to
the state. With n new congressman
, 1920-10-21

tive teamwork between the senate and
the house, and particularly In the
house. where all appropriations must
originate, it is safe to say that Wyom-
ings total under the reclamation law
would be very much less.
In these and innumerable other
ways Congressman Mondelrs expert
ence, prestige ana influence have a
distinct money value 10 the state-an
asset which IT is impossible to trans
Ter TO a new man. and an asset to
which every citizen of the state, re-
CARELESS Of politics or anything else,
has equal access
As one Of the directors of Wyoming,
do You think II wise to displace an
executive of known ability and known
power. for an unframed executive, OF
unknown ability, and without powerf
, 1920-10-21

The tramway wrecking crew has
been moved from No. ? station to the
Ferris-Hnggnrty mine, where they will
dismnntle the machinery and haul ~
to town. The cable on the tramw.v
between town and No. 3 station has
been pulled down and the greater part
of the towers have been wrecked. The
tower-wrecking crew has been laid OF
until next spring.
, 1920-10-21
The Mills Grind Slowly.

That very slow progress is being
made with the administration of the
Mineral Lam Leasing Act. passed on
February %. 1920. is evidenced by the
following figures. taken from Il bulle-
tin issued by the Washington office of
the collins Land Company. With ref
erence to the humble of applications
for permits and leases under this law
bulletin says:
, 1920-10-21

The fan roundup Of cattle in his
part of the country is about finished
and the meadows and pastures are now
being moved down by the dumb brntos
, 1920-10-21

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith
at their home In Encampment. last
Thursday, October II. a baby boy
, 1920-10-21

The old Ferrce building on the cor.
ner below the Bohn hotel is being
wrecked by several ho~mesteaders. who
recently came here from the east ana
filed on land east Of town. They are
hauling the material to their home.
stends, to he used in building md i'm
proyements.
, 1920-10-21
il, your vote counts as a vote against

it. The proposed change in the con
ing schools. and the mothers of our
school children should be especially in
terested.
, 1920-10-21
ENCAMPMENT NEWS.
From The Echol
:

An old log barn in the east part Of
town. owned by the Schofield Estate,
was Quilted by fire Tuesday evening
about Z 30. The origin of the fire Is
unknown, the blaze starting in the
hay loft. The barn was occupied by
George Curry, who had about two
tons of hay and some grain in 1t. also
some harness and other small articles.
, 1920-10-21

spend a few days in Denver before re-
turning home.
, 1920-10-21

]. l.. Hawkins returned the latter
part of last week from Omaha. where
he had been with n car of cattle. Mr..
Hawkins reported the cattle market
varying daily, but found n raise the
day his shipment arrived. the first In
three weeks he was Informed. He stat
ed that good cows had beer selling on
the Omaha market for 81 aud $3.50.
while some in the shipment from this
valley brought as high AZ IS the day
he was there.
, 1920-10-21

adu that the number of applications
for prospecting permits does not repre-
sent the whole, because many a%pplicn.
lions filed in the district offices have
not beer received at the general land
office. From the best available infor-
nation, it is estimated that over 5000
such applications have been fled
, 1920-10-21

w #. White * back In town. after
spending the past two month on the
tramway tower-wrecking crew.
, 1920-10-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Dec Wolfard and chill
dren have moved to town from the Ben
Bashore ranch. formerly known as the
Jack Brown place.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-23
nPoUNDING NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that, In pur-
suance OF Ordinance No. ESQ, OF the
City OF Ontario. have taken up and
impounded the following described
animals found running at large with
in the corporate limits OF the City
of Ontario, I'm Malheur County, State
Of Oregon, to-wit;
One red yearling steer, branded
thus (FX) on left hip, half under
crop left ear, white strip in face.
One red yearllng steer, white face,
, branded circle II on left hip, 2
undersplits left ear.
One red yearling heifer branded
thus { = ( } left hip, swallow FORK
left ear, crop right ear.
One red yearling steer, branded
thus ca left ribs, underslope left
ear.
One yearling heifer, no brand. un-
derbit left ear.
One red three year old steer
branded thus CD ,Qazy 81 on
right ribs. crop and split on left ear
and that | will on the 2Sth day OF
Dec. 1920, at the hour OF three
o'clock p NJ, OF said day offer foi
sale and will sell above described
animals at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, al
the Eagle Livery in said City of On
I tario.
Taken up this 18th day of Dec
1920.
Posted this 18Th day of Dec, 1920
Il. G. FARMER,
City Marshal
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-23
KINGMAN KOLONY
IINCMAN KOLONY PARENT
TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONMEFTS
Hot Lunch Committee Report Pro-
grcss--Regular Meetings To he
Held Each Month--Red Cross
Pictures Shown

The special meeting OF the Parent
Teacher Association was quite we'll
attended Friday afternoon, and some
progress was made toward live Or
ganization In the Kolony. Mrs. Mar
tin presided. The hot lunch COM
mittee reported, and the school
board allowed additional money
which will be needed, the quorum
meetings will be held the first Fri
day of each month. Another meet
ing each month will be given to lit
erary and social interests The chair
man of the standing committees
were appointed and have commenced
work. The joint program and social
committee has an important work to
do and must have the cooperation
and interest OF the whole commun-
ity.
The Red Cross pictures we're
shown Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the p. T. A. The ma
chine owned by the Owyhee, Warren
and Kingman Kolony school districts
was used. The partition between the
two school rooms was lifted In order
TO accommodate the crowd. Mrs.
Prltchett gave n reading and Miss
Bouch of Big Bend rendered a piano
solo. The interest and good attend
ance from Bis Bend was appreciated
by the Kolony residents.
Mrs. John Vanderpool has been
very III this week. DR.. MacLafferty
OF Nyssa and DR.. Weese OF Ontario
have had charge OF the case. Mrs.
Vanderpool was taken TO the hospi-
tai In Ontario Thursday.
Mr.. John w. Cunningham. con-
sulting engineer, IL here from Port
land this week to 20 over the drain
age work with Mr.. Roberts, resident
engineer.
MIR. Eldrldge and Miss Blanche
Eldridge. who have been Visiting the
Moses family this fall, have gone to
Washington for short time.
Geo. o. Smith has gone TO Delta,
Utah. from whence he will 90 to
Portland for the winter.
Mrs. Prltchett spent the weekend
In Vale.
Mr.. A. r.. Wade OF Lewiston. Ida
no called at the Kingman home We'd
nesday. Mr.. Wade was on his re-
turn from Twin Falls, where he has
been buying seed.
G. NJ. Beaumont left Sunday for
the coast. whore he will look after
the interests OF the Kolony In sell
Getting the carload OF Jerseys to be
secured.
A large number OF the Kolony men
went TO the meeting Cairo We'd
nesday..
Eddie Powell made business trip
home from Mountain Home Satur-
day. Harry Powell has rented the
Klngman place for another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hlckox, Mr.. and Mrs. Greeling, DR..
and Mrs. Smith. Miss Maxwell. and
Messers. ID. w. Johnston, II. Q.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-23
woMEN's CLUBS AID CHILDREN

The national federation OF wo-
mems clubs have Joined hands with
the U. s. and state college extension
In work to correct the evils brought
about by improper feeding OF child
rem. The club women will help in
announcing. advertising and plan
ming the campaigns TO find which
children are underfed In any com
munity. and back up the home de-
monstration agents in planning bet
ter nutrition and getting plans ac'
cepted by the mothers. The serious
need for this work In Oregon is seen
in the large ratio OF underweighi
children found in the few eommun'
tiles SO far surveyed by the exten'
sion service.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-23
ARCADIA
new TEACHERS SECURED
FOR ARCADIA SCHOOLS
#. A. Gallegy and Mrs. Thompson
OF Nyssa To Succeed Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Davis

The School Board was fortunate
enough to secure +. A. Gallegly and
Mrs. Clara Thompson OF Nyssa TO
fill the vacancy left by Mr.. and Mrs
II. ]. Davis. Both the children and
parents were sorry TO loose Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis, for they we're both splen-
did teachers Mr.. Gallegly and Mrs
Thompson come highly recommend
ed.
The baby OF Nick Smits who has
been very III with whooping cough
Is some better at this time.
Lee and Heard the two small sons
OF Ira Dali are on the sick list
again.
Kenneth the small son OF John
Vanderpool who lives In the Owyhee
neighborhood Is staying with hts
Grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Boulard. while his mother is sick In
the hospital at Ontario.
Mrs. G. w. Barrett was calling on
Mrs. Qulnta and Mrs. Wolf Sunday
afternoon.
Bertha Dali was visiting at the
nOf1t VI anu aunt hat
and Mrs. Chas. Thompson Sunday.
]. A. Wallace who has been work
ing for Chester Lackey the past two
years left Wednesday for Utah where
he will spend the winter with rela-
tlves.
c. w Barrett wen: to Nampa on
Monday.
Chester Lackey has sold his hay
TO Mr.. Harry OF Boise for $500
per ton.
Charlie Gassett and Elber, Butler
sr. attended the sale at Nyssa Sat
urday afternoon.
Bili Lucas and family who have
lived at Arcadia and Nyssa for tho
past four years contemplate moving
10 Oklahoma In the near future TO
make their home. His son-in-law.
Ralph Fleming and wife may possi-
bly, 20 with them.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-23

Johnston, Maxwell. +. T. Morgan,
Robt. II. overstreet and II. II. Scott.
all went TO the annual meeting OF
tho Farm Bureau at Cairo Saturday.
The school children are having
vacation this week. and Will have
school during Christmas week. This
is TO accommodate Miss Mech. who
* taking teachers examinations In
Vale this week.
Some OF the Kolony attended the
splendid musical recital by tho
Halowell company In Parma Monday
evening. This talent was brought
10 Parma under the auspices OF their
live American Legion.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-23

Mrs. C. F. Smith. OF Salt Lake
City, who has been visiting with her
sister, Mrs. ]. F. Joyce, left Friday
for Cascade Locks and Portland TO
visit with her mother and other rela-
tives and friends. She win stop off
here to again visit with her sister on
her return home.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-23

Mrs. A. @. Moore substituted as
teacher for Mrs. WIN j. Roberts
while the latter was taking the
teachers examination In Vale last
week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-04-21
Obituary-Phil Gleason

Phil Gleason was born on the sixth
day of December, 1865. in Tioga Co,
Penn, where he resided until he was
three and one-half years old, when
with his parents he moved to Michi-
gan.
The remainder of his life, with the
exception of six months spent in Ala
bama and Georgia, was spent in this
state. He was married on the four
teenth day of February, 1903 to Miss
Anna La Huis at Ganrd Rapids. No
children were born to this union. He
died on the ninth day of April, 1929.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-04-21
ASHLEY

Mrs. Ralph Hall went to Howard
City TO visit her aunt and family,
Mrs. w. A. Williams whose home was
in the path of the recent tornado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Smith and sons
visited Saturday night and Sunday at
the home of the latter's sister, Mrs.
Howard Norton, at Mecosta.
Leonard Hall and Morris Nc
Naughton attended the Y. M. c.. A..
conference held at Portland last week
Leonard gave us a fine report SUM-
day following the Sunday school
hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lou Emmons and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bookey with their families Wis
tied Mr. and Mrs. Byron Goss, Of
CORTLAND, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Wood and Mr..
and Mrs. II. S. Ellis were Greenville
visitors Saturday.
Mary Pickford, in "The Hoodlum"
at the Empress, Wednesday and
Thursday, April % and 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Godfrey, Mrs.
Phelps, Vivian and Eloise Godfrey
and Henry Swartslow called on Mr..
and Mrs. Dave Hall, east of Belding,
Sunday.
The ladies of the Ashley church
will hold baked goods sale at the
state bank in Greenville, this week,
Saturday afternoon.
Remember the B. Y. p. u. meeting
at the church, Sunday evening. A
good attendance is desired.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-04-21
EENWICK

Cecil Allchin spent the past week
with her cousin, Mrs. John Walters:
Twenty-three Of the Fenwick Lady
Maccabees attended the Maccabee
County Association at Greenville on
Thursday.
Mrs. Jim Belyou and son, Earl,
spent Friday with Mrs. Jim Bogart.
Vern Monger is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walters and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay White attended
dancing party at Sheridan, Friday
evening.
Marvin Lopez has sold his farm
to Garfield Olson, of Bushnell Town.
ship.
Mrs. Anna Hallihan is employed
as cook in the boarding house at
Pennington.
Nora Fredericks is reported on the
gain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay White and sons
Kenneth and Edward spent Sunday
with Ray Haysmer and family.
Mrs. Chas. Staines spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Martin Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Soules, from
near Vickeryville spent Sunday with
the latter's daughter, Mrs. Fred
Monger and family.
Mr.. Peter Briemer, well known
citizen near Fenwick, passed away
this morning with stroke.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-04-21
ORLEANS

Mrs. Nora Palmer got an idea II
would be nice to surprise Mrs. Clara
Fales, of Belding, who is her sister
in-law and invited sister, niece,
daughter-in-law and other friends
last Wednesday, the 18th, to help
celebrate the 5Sth birthday anniver-
sary of Mrs. Fales. Of course the
day was spent as is usual on such oc-
caions and all the ladies thought IL
nice to be there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Morgan and fam
lily visited in Saranac, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Clarke, of Lake
Odessa visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. l.. Stout, Thursday.
April 18th was a jolly day for Mrs.
Della Spaulding, when her son Jerry
and wife invited about dozen near
relatives Of the family at their house
for a surprise on her 18th birthday
anniversary. The tokens of remem-
brance and best of all the wish for
this dear little lady TO enjoy many
more happy days.
Mary Pickford, in "The Hoodlum"
at the Empress, Wednesday and
Thursday, April % and 20.
Miss Bessie Peterson, of Belding
and Merrill Peterson, of Smyrna, were
Sunday afternoon guests of relatives
in Orleans.
At special meeting in Ionia on
Tuesday, Elder Stevenson, of Lam
sing, was nominated by large ma
jority to return to Orleans the bal
ance of the conference year.
Alva Faces farm house caught fire
Sunday the timely arrival of neigh
bors put out the fire before it done
much damage.
The revival meeting closed Sunday
evening. Mrs. Durham will return
to Grand Rapids, Thursday.
B. H. Wilbur returned to his home
at Roselawn, u. p, Thursday, after
a weeks visit with relatives at Grand
Rapids, Keene and Orleans.
Miss Cauntess Groves of Ionia Wis
tied at the home of her uncle, Win
Bright, Sunday.
Mrs. E. c. Hoppough and daughter
Winnie Madge, visited Mrs. Mark
Hoppough, Of Ionia, from Friday I'M
til Sunday.
Mrs. Clifford Holland spent the
week end at the home Of her son,
Theo, in Ionia.
Orleans W. C. T. U. will meet at
the home of Mrs. Don Dean, Friday,
April 80, 1920 at o'clock p. m. At
ter the business meeting the follow
ing program will be rendered.:
Music.
Devotionals, Mrs. Idella Wilbur
Roll Call.
Recitation, Mrs. Maud Howe.
Paper, Child Welfare, Mrs. Cora Kohn
Discussion, led by Mrs. Allie Kenne-
dy.
Solo, Mrs. Sue Palmer.
Recitation, Mrs. Cora Kimberly.
Music.
All are cordially invited.
Leader, Mrs. Carrie X. Post.