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The Lamar register., 1899-12-06
MONEY TO LOAN
Plenty of cheap Money
for good farm and city
loans. Call and see me
l. WRIT MARKHAM.

Others try to initiate our holiday
display, but we are still in the lead
Mclean Bros.
S. W. Cole, Tom and Bob Ward,
of Springfield, were in the city to-
day after freight.
Z L. Writ Markham left for Bald
win, Kansas, yesterday afternoon,
where he will visit with his mother
"a few days.
Hon G. D. Ford came down from
Denver Sunday and spent the day
visiting his new grandson at the
north side ranch.
Teachers see our Xmas and New
Year cards. % cents per dozen
Cheaper than you can buy them at
wholesale, at Mclean Bros.
Regular meeting of the W. C. 7.
U. at the NJ T. church, on Friday at
2:30 p. m. Members will please
bring their bibles. SEc.
Miss Eva Bearce visited friends in
Lamar during the Thanksgiving
holidays. Miss Bearce is teaching
in the La Junta kindergarten this
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. q Haven, of
Amityville, were in town several
days the first of the week. Mr..
Haven is roadoverseer of the Grans.
da district.
Arthur E. Gail is usually very
modest and backward young man,
but just now is displaying vast
amount of cheek. He is laid up
with the mumps.
Albert Brady, the life insurance
man, left us the first of the week,
but says he likes Lamar and will
come back il the city council will
only pass an ordinance permitting a
man to wear any sort of whiskers he
pleases without molestation.
The holidays are about here if
you don't believe it just look OF our
advertising columns They have
spread all over the paper If you
want space for the rest of the holi.
day season you nust come early
while there is still little to spare.
Duncan Clark's Female Minstrels
appeared at the Grand last evening
to very good audience. The per.
formance is good one, and no doubt
will be largely attended this evening.
Register, Des Moines, Iowa.
See them at the opera house Friday
night, December 15.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06

Miss Ida c. Clothier. National
Organizer of the Young Womau's
branch of W. c. I. L., will be with
us and deliver an address at She
Methodist church next Sunday, even
ing at 7;30 Miss Clothier comes TO
US highly recommended and we hope
every one viii avail themselves of
this grand opportunity. SIZE.
The county commissioners were ia
regular monthly s.ssioo the first Of
the week and among other matters,
considered the question Of the road
leading south from town 4 number
OF citizeas are interested in having
good road Road Viewers weru
appointed and viii examine the route
on the eighteenth Of this mon,h.
The viewers are A. n. Parrish. q. Il
Feast and F. J. Holmes.
Next Sunday morning al the
Methodist church, Rev Knnckey
will deliver the thiId sermon Of his
series on The Isrselites In Egypt.
His text will be fright VIII Pre-
vail. Hymns TO be used; ssI, a3T
and $50. In the evening the regu
lar service will give way TO a union
temperance meeting, and large aa
dience will doubtless be present A
noted lady temperance orator will
address the people.
Dan Mclean. oGe OF our leading
business men went back TO Iowa last
week aud returned Thanksgiving
night, bringing with him Mrs. Nc
Lean. HIS bride was formerly Miss
Leo Huschins, fsyorite among the
young people here, aud Il sister of
Mr.. Joe Hutchins The newly mar
ried couple will reside in Lamar and
it is the wish of their hosts of friends
that life may always be happy and
prosperous with them.
Manager Wiley, 81 the Great
Plains Company, has secured a rate
of one aud one fifth fare for round
trip from Lamar to Las Auiinas on
next Monday, the date OF the stock
holders meeting for the Fort Lyon
Canal Company. The meeting will
be of great importance to every
stockholder and all should make q
special effort to be there. The rate
secured by Mr.. Wiley viii make the
trip much cheaper than Il otherwise
would have been.
On the evening Of Nuseraber 2sth
last, meeting Of parties Interested
was held at the office of Thomas
Berry, and ''German Club" organ
lied for the winter Committees
We're appointed and the new opera
house was engaged for twice
month, in which to hold the dances.
A. E. Bent was elected president, aud
w. w. Cooper, treasurer. The Of
fee of secretary is vacant, the party
elected to that office not finding 1t
possible to serve.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06
Plush capes at Johnston's.

-
Plush capes at Johnston's.
Johnston's is headquarters for
clothing.
For cheap town lots see @. B.
Thoman.
See the frs collarettes at w. ].
Johuston's.
For bargains in farm lands go to
c. b. Thoman.
All kinds of country produce pur-
chased by Kelsey & Strain. See them.
An elegant family sewing ma,
chine, new, for sale on easy terms at
Irwins.
Beautiful toilet goods in silver and
ebony, Boyd's Up-to- date, P. o.
Building
Farmers should take their produce
to Kelsey & Strain at the cold stor.
age plant.
You can save the price of stove
in the saving of fuel if you use
Coles Hot Blast heaters. See one
in use at Huddleston's store.
John W. Wampler showed his
genial face in Lamar yesterday. He
came up from Holly the day before,
bringing harness maker aud his
stock from that place.
S. F White. the advertising mer.
chant of Holly, was here yesterday
on various matters OF business, and
has left his marka large sized one
= on the Register. Read and ponder.
Episcopal services were held Sun
day and Monday evenings, at the q.
p. church. Rev. Ratcliffe and Rev.
Haupt conducted the services and
they had large congregations at each
service.
Fl. L. Setchal, who has been in
charge of Haswell's drug store. 18th
and Curtis St Denver, is now in
charge at Mclean Bros Mr.. Sharp
expects TO leave for the Philippines
shortly
Sheriff Mckenzie and Deputy
Virgin are making preparations to
day to start south on hunting trip
tomorrow morning. They will be
gone some time and expect to take
in the Carrizo mining camp while
ont.
The Postal Telegraph Office has
moved into its new quarters in the
room of NJ l. Conwell's barber shop,
and the old frame which has stood
in the street so long, will soon be
moved away. Then Main street will
show up as fine as anybody's street
At the Methodist church on
Thanksgiving day, there was sun,
rise prayer meeting, which was fair
ly well attended. At eleven o'clock
union services were held, Rev
knuckey preaching an appropriate
sermon. The regular weekly prayer
was held in the evening.
Mrs Williams, Miss Evans and
Miss Follin, three of the Lamar
teachers, went up to Las Animas on
Thursday morning to visit with their
former fellow teacher, Mrs. 2. J.
Preston, nee james, The young
ladies returned on Monday morning
and that they Lad a good time is be.
yond question.
The city trustees met ia regular
monthly session on Monday night,
and after allowing the bills present
ed and attending to other matters,
ordered a stone crossing to be put in
over Olive street from the bank cor
ner. The city attorney was also 10
structed to revise the city ordin.
ances and they will then be printed
in pamphlet for.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06

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Lean Brua.
Kelsey 4 Strain. wszs oi Il. "a
handle coal sad csuntry passrj
Gise them trial
Cash paid for butter ssl u
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ii5 North Main sirecs,
Tho~e elegsas plash slfpsu
Mclean Brus, ~ili make usts =,
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The Lamar register., 1899-12-06

Others try to initiate our holiday
display, but we are still in the lead
Mclean Bros.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
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II BANK BOOKS!

/ read an item in a newspaper few days
ago about a man and his wife who called
on real estate broker to buy house,
quite costly one by the way. The broker
did not think much of his visitors ana
when he named the price he said 1t must
be all cash. His visitors said that was an
right; that they wanted the house and
would take 1t al the price named; tnere-
upon the wife pulled out from the folds OF
her dress II savings bank deposit BOOKS
containing her savings, in one OF which
was enough money represented to ouy the
coveted property Now 1 know people
who nave deposits in every savings bank
and department in this city. have good
authority for saying that there is party
who has $4,000 scattered around In such
Institutions! His money is safe of course;
he can get 1t whenever he asks for IT, but
1t is only paying him 2iA to per cent.
year interest. If that party would invest
his savings in real Is ate he could have an
income of at least 5000 a year, and If he
speculated in property he could make $5,UO
TO $4,000 a year. He should follow the ex-
ample of the man and wife In my story,
and invest part of it at least. Il may
show thrift to have your bureau drawer
full of little leather covered pass books,
but it is poor investment financially and
morally to keep money that way forever
After awhile you worship those little
books with only Collars and cents in them.
Your soul is wrapped up within their COW
ers. Bibles and prayer books have no place
with such a man. After awhile he departs
this fife and the boys and girls have a
good time off those savings. The miser is
forgotten; not even house or a lot is left
to testify that he once lived. The court
records when examined by future
generations to prove that he once
lived in Savannah will not have
line to prove his existence. 1t is all right
to be economical and lay up something
for that proverbal rainy day." but dent
lose all the glorious sunshine of life in do
ing It, Take an interest in life, and if
you have money get some enjoyment out
of it. And its real recreation and pleasure
to watch your real estate increase, and
Dutd mouse OF Two. mat paidOIe Oh
making two blades of grass grow where
one grew before" is not altogether an ag-
ricultural aphorism. 1t is well to make
hay while the sun Shines" Invest your
money in Ninth street lots, build a house
or several of them. Don't keep II bank
books to look at, but use your savings.
1 want to talk with people with or with
out bank accounts, about the advantages
of real estate investments. Come when you
can; 1 shall be at your service. Yours.
with good advice, c, H. DORSETT,
% Congress Street, West.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
IN FLORIDA's LEGISLATURE.
Much Trouble Over the Railroad
Commission Bill.

Much Trouble Over the Railroad
Commission Bill.
Tallahassee, Fla. May 9-This has been
emphaucally a day of hard, effective. I'M
exciting work in the legislature.
In the Senate half dozen local bills
were introduced and one of them was to
provide a speedy method for mechanics
laborers and material men to collect for
labor or material furnished.
The House passed over all routine mat
ter and devoted the whole day. as yester-
day, TO considering all bills on the second
and third reading.
No important bills passed either house.
but excellent progress was made on the
heavy calendars
The bill to create a state university
was Withdrawn.
The Senate sat all the afternoon as a
committee and discussed the bill giving
the Railroad Commission judicial powers
This is the knottest problem yet brought
before the legislature. and it grows more
complicated with each days debate
1t is feared that giving the commission
final, absolute judicial powers would be
overthrow by the United States supreme
Court while the authority of the Iegisla-
ture to do otherwise under the constitu-
tional amendment is doubted The cues
ton is further from solution tonight than
ever.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
COMPRESS BOILER EXPLODED.
Young Man Drowned at Augusta.
Veterans for Charleston

Augusta, May 9.-The boiler of the en-
CINE at the Inman compress blew up to-
day, injuring a negro. The accident was
caused by the steam pressure being allow
ell 10 get too high. II is said that there
should have been only 80 pounds pressure
on the boiler, when there was 10 pounds.
Andrew Campbell, the cotton tier, a ne
gro, was struck over the eye by piece of
iron, but the wound while painful is not
considered serious. The compress will have
to suspend business until a new boiler Is
put in.
Archie Griffin, young man living on
Jones street, went into the river on the
Carolina side to-day just opposite the city,
and was drowned. He went In to battle. il
is ssic, and his family deny the rumor Of
suicide, which is current.
Managing Editor Frank Doremus, who
malIleG a daughter of Mr.. Charles Estes
OF this city, and who died in Texas, was in
and two young sons.
Augustus two Confederate camps. and a
large delegation of citizens, left for
Charleston to-day and trains have been
passing through from the South and West
loaded with veterans and visitors 10 the
Confederate reunion. Gov. Gambler and
staff passed through at 2 o'clock to-day.
and ex-Gov. Northen and party passed
through on an earlier train.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
STATE COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Junior Order United American Me
chanics Hold "a Business Session.

The state council of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics met in Sa-
vannah yesterday at No. 119 York street.
west. There were number of delegates
in attendance from various parts of the
state.
The business session opened at 9
o'clock and continued during the day Dur
ing the discussions changes in the general
law came up. and a number of other mat
tiers pertaining to the government of the
order were talked over. There were not
many matters of Importance transacted.
AT night the visitors were entertained
at the council rooms by Henry Grady
Council No. s. which held its regular
meeting. The delegates were made to
feel at home, and were extended courte-
sizes which they will long remember. The
results of the meeting were satisfactory
to delegates and to the local members of
the order.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
EpiscOpaIIans to Meet.
DEATH OF MRS. M'KIETCHEN.
Exciting Runaway at WaycrOss in
Which "a Lady Was Injured.

Waycross, Ca. May 9.-Mrs. Ida L. Nc
Kietchen, widow of the late Dr. E. A.
McKietchen, died yesterday after several
weeks of Illness of measles and pneu-
monia. She was a most estimable Chris
tian lady and leaves one little daughter
about 10 years old. Her remains We're
laid 10 rest to-day in the old Olivette
cemetery in Echols county, by the side
of her husband.
Dr. and Mrs ]. II. Redding had a very
exciting experience Saturday evening
They had taken some ladies out TO drive
and the doctor had stepped from the car
riage to assist the ladies' out when the
horse became frightened and dashed down
the street. Mrs. Reddiug was on the
back seat and she could not possibly
reach the reius. In attempting to stop
the vehicle, DR.. Redding was thrown
down. The horse started at the Southern
Hotel and ran to Seals pharmacy, when
Mrs. Redding either fell or was thrown
out of the buggy. Mrs Redding has suf-
fered considerable pain, but was not Sc
riously injured.
Col. j. Lee Crawley and Mr.. J. A. Miller
went down to the Sahlla river yesterday
and succeeded in recovering the body OF
Emmett Anderson, the negro who was
drowned Saturday afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
Librarians IN SESSION.
Rapid Growth of the Association Is
Encouraging.

Encouraging.
Atlanta, May 9.-The first session of
the American Library Association. which
is holding it's annual conference here, was
an extremely busy one Many reports
were read and much discussion INDUCED
in.
William C. Lane. president of the associ-
alton and librarian of Harvard College.
made the opening address.
lie spoke of the rapid growth of the as
ISOLATION. For years" said Mr.. Lane
these meetings were only occasions for
librarians to know each other. They have
grown until now there are twenty-three
in twenty different states.
In these meetings we are able to focus
other time. strength comes to us in
being brought together with the expon-
ents of various ideas sitting side by side"
Mr. Lane mentioned Miss Anne Wallace
of Atlanta, the president of the Georgia
Librarians, who won the present conVen-
ton for Atlanta by a speech, and her name
was greeted with hearty applause.
The report of the publishing committee
was read ana commented on by w. j.
Fletcher, Amhert College library. The
committee comes out at the end of the
year with Sis in its favor.
The report on an American library ex-
hibit at Paris in 1900 was read. The New
York State Library offers to arrange this
exhibit for the association provided that
it may be stated that the New York
library did So The offer was commend
ed by the committee and accepted unani-
mously.
Andrew Carnegie was elected to honor
airy membership i'm the association in rec
ogntion Of his munificence TO educational
institutions.
Among the preminet delegates present
at to-day's meeting were: Herbert Put
nam, librarian of Congress; Melville Dew
ey. of the New York State Library; Her
bert Friedenwald of the Congressional
Library; E. H. Anderson of Pittsburg,
Frederick NJ. Crunden of St. Louis, Sam
uel S. Green, Worcester, Mass; DIR. j.
K. Hosmer Minneapolis, Mimi; c. A. Cut
ter, Northampton, Mass, and c. H. Gould,
librarian Of McGin University, Montreal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
THE JEFFERSON COURT.
A Cross-Indictment i'm the MOxIey-
Hewitt Case.

: Louisville, Ga, May 9.-The grand jury
in session here has returned several true
bi,ss. one of them is in the case of the
state against c. w. Monkey, the postmas-
ter at Wadley, for assault with intent to
XIII A great deal of interest seems TO CEN
ter in this case a Wadley. where the as
sault occurred.
II is alleged that a man who claims his
name is Hewitt who was stranger In
Wadley, was sitting in the Office of the
Terminal Hotel Al thai place, and that
Monkey called him out, saying that he
wanted 10 speak to him, and when on the
outside, without any warning, tried TO KIN
Hewitt by shooting him. Monkeys pistol
failed TO fire. Hewitt it is said. drew his
pistol and fired, TWO balls taking effect.
inhictng slight injuries 10 Monkey. who
when his pistol refused 20 work. threw il
back of him in The walk, where it was ar
terward found.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
TO GO OVER To JUNE.
Six Murder Cases to BE Tried Next
Month.

Six Murder Cases to BE Tried Next
Month.
II is likely that all of the murder trials
now awaiting the Superior Court viii be
allowed to go over 10 the June term. and
that these cases will be made the chief
business of the court during June.
There are just six Of these cases now
awaiting the attention of the court, and
what is rather remarkable is that four
of the six accused parties are white. in
GLIDING Harry Sweat, who was convicted
for the murder of Pat O'Neill and in whose
behalf a motion for new trial is now
pending, there are five white men I'M
der the charge of murder, as against two
negroes charged with the same crime.
The cases which are to be disposed OF
are those of William Fallon, for the killing
of James Mcguire; Willie Schwarz. for
the killing of a negro women about TWO
years ago; Lieut.. Curry, for the killing
of Private Reed of the Second Artillery;
Frank Iverson, for the killing Of his mis-
tress, Rebecca Ryals; J. II. Wright Tor
the killing of Alfred Brown, and Isaiah
Scott, for the killing of his wife, Marie
Scott
This is larger number of murder trials
IMAM lHe court mas idu Oil h"AN Ut SA'~
time for some time. Chatham county has
had more hangings in recent years PROB
ably than any other county in the state,
and yet hanging, like lynching, does not
seem to prevent crimes.
Toby Bowen. who was convicted of the
murder of his wife, Rosa Bowen, at the
October term of the court, is to hang
Friday. This win make the fourth hang
ing in Chatham county within the last
six months, the three recently hung being
Abram Small, Frank Wright and John
Clarion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
Seventh Streets Defeated High
school.

The Savannah High School team was de-
a score of 10 to 9. The features were the
pitching of John Elton for the Seventh
Streets, and E. Fultons pitching for the
High School. The game was rather slow
ana errors were responsible for the large
score. Weyman Harmon caught a good
game for the Seventh Streets. The batter
les were for the High School, E. Fulton
and f. Bell, and for the Seventh Streets
John Elton and Weyman Harmon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10

Chattanooga, Tenn, May e.-The sixth
annual convention of the Police CHIEFS
Association Of the United States and Can
ada began here to-day. Several hundred
members were present. all portions Of the
country being well represented. The con-
vention was called 20 order by President
Jansen of Milwaukee. Mai. Watkins or
Chattanooga delivered an address of well
sponded.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
New Postmaster Installed.

Ocala, Fla, May 9.-Mr. II. c. Groves
recently appointed postmaster in this civ
'eturned from Atlanta early Sunday morn.
ing and at noon was installed into he
aew office Mr.. Groves appointment was
a great disappointment TO the politicians
out gives general satisfaction to the mar
'ons Of that Office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
Lloyd's Surveyor to Inspect Teviot-

Capt. George Picot, who is here as the
representative of Steele Young & Co., the
London owners of the injured steamship
Tevotdale, is awaiting the arrival of
Lloyd's surveyor from New York, who will
inspect the vessel and assist in making up
the estimate of the damages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
New Horses for Fire Department.

Chairman Haas of the fire committee of
Council, is negotiating for the purchase of
a pair of fine grays for the department
to take the place of horses that have grown
too old for service. Alderman Haas recog-
nized the keeping of good stock as one
of the most essential features of the de
parnent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
BIG REWARD FOR HOPKINS.
The Total Amount offered Has Now
Been Made $1,000.

Thomasviile, Ga, May al. F. Evans.
the father of r. r. Evans. who was shot
to death some months ago by DIR. ]. G.
Hopkins, who is still at large. has added
$500 more TO the $500 reward already Offer
ed for the capture of The fugitive the
state having offered $500 and the countp
$500
Pau Mcintosh and Miss Ballantine, both
young people from Muraville. Fla wera
married in this city last evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
FIRE IN WEST SAVANNAH.

Mrs. Catherine McDermOtts House
Laid in Ashes.
The home of Mrs. Catherine McDermott,
in West Savannah, was burned to the
ground yesterday at noon. The fact that
the house was a frame building, and at
distance from the city made it impossible
for the department 10 get there in time
to be of any great service The property
was insured. Mrs. McDermott is the
mother of ex-Chief of Police McDermott
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
The Best Prescription for Mo,..

hills and fever is a bottle of Graves
,asteless chin Tonic. 1t is simply Iron
no Quinine in a tasteless form. No cure
pay. Price 50c.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10

The Whitfield building now occupied nv
the post office can be rented In whole or
in part. Apply
w. NJ. & w. E. CONBY
"a Bryan street, east.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
SOUTHERN BANK

Oh the state or Georgia,
49,. ..'...-......-......S $500 On
Surplus and undivided profits s371 0o1
DEPOSITORY OF THE STATE On
GEORGIA
Superior facilities for transacting
General Banking Business
Collections made on all points
accessible through banks and bankers
Accounts of Banks, Bankers Mercbanfs
and others solicited Safe deposit boxes
for rent
Department of Savings. interest payable
quarterly.
Sells Sterling Exchange on London fl
and upwards.
DIRECTORS,
JOHN FLANNERY, President
HORACE A. CRANE, Vice President
JAMES SULLIVAN, Cashier.
JOHN FLANNERY.
E. A. WE'LL
HORACE "A. CRANE
LEE ROY MYERS.
H. 2. SMART.
J. j. WILDER.
EDWARD KELLY.
w. W. GORDON, JR.