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Used Oil to Light the Fire.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

II.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-John w. Ken
nedy, constable of this city, narrowly es-
capped death this morning by the explosion
of a coal stove which he attempted to light
by pouring coal oil into the slumbering en-
bers. The stove was torn to pieces by the
force of the explosion and Kennedy was Sc
riously burned. His injuries are not fatal.
The house caught fire, but the blaze was
extinguished before much damage resulted.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. Jan. pa message
from Frank b. Taylor this morning says
of his father, Judge Taylor: Father con-
tinues to improve slowly and his condition
Is more encouraging" Letters have been
received saying that the judge has passed
the turning point, apparently, and while
he may never again be able to practice law
he may live to enjoy life for some time
yet.
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TWO COMPOSERS DEAD.


PARIS, Jan. 2S.-Robert Planquette, COM
poser of 1.-THE Chimes of Normandy and
similar operas. is dead. He was born in
Paris in 1850. and was educated at the Con-
servatory there. Among his compositions
are: Les Cloches De Corneville," 1877;
RIP Van Wrinkle" 1882; paul JONES'"
1889; lie Talisman,' 1898.
PARIS, Jan. 2S.-The death of Augusta
Holmes. the pianist and composer of nu-
merous symphonies. including Hero and
Leander," was announced to-day. She was
born in Ireland about 1850.
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RAIN PROBABLE TO-DAY.
Fair and Much Colder Weather
Throughout Indiana To-Morrow.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Weather fore
cast for Thursday and Friday:
For Indiana and Illinois-Rain on Thurs
day. Friday fair and much colder; brisk
north TO northeast winds becoming north
west.
and colder; fresh to brisk southeast winds,
becoming northwest.
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KANSAS CITY. No.. Jan. GA Missouri
Pacific passenger train, bound for Colo
RADIO. ran into switch engine tonight In
the suburbs OF Kansas City. Three train
men were severely hurt and both Iocomo-
tives and dining car were damaged. None
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Two men, giving the names of John Jen-
nings and Charles Stewart. attracted the
attention OF Patrolmen Hart and Spears
last midnight and on investigation the men
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stood that there will be no opposition TO
concurring I'm the amendment, from the
Republican senator's. and the next step In
the progress OF the bill will be to submit
IL q the Governor for his approVal.
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seven Men seriously Hurt.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2s.-As the result of a
very heavy fog that oyersoread the city
for several hours to-day there were. sew
eral street-car collisions Seven men We're
seriously injured in the two wrecks and a
number of others received bruises and
fol1a
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CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-Three persons were
killed, four seriously injured and eight
slightly hurt in rear-end collision be-
tween stock trains on the Chicago & North
western Railway, near La Fox, H., this
morning:
Dead.-Charles X. Coe. Woodbine, Ia. !;
imprisoned in the debris and roasted to
death. Il. Lane. Vail. Ia; pinned down by
wreckage and burned to death. A. a. Amey
Scranton, Ia: severely burned, died an
hour later in the station at La Fox j.
Peterson. Battle Creek, Ia: severely
burned and died before medical aid ar
rived.
Seriously Injured-H. tombstone, Clinton
Ia; William Jochims, Schleswig, Ia; Eyers
Nelson, Schleswig, Ia; Albert Playman.
Dunlap. Ia
The trains came together in a dense fog
the engine of the rear train crashing into
the caboose ahead without warning TO the
fated passengers The latter were for the
most part stockmen in charge of stock on
the way to Chicago and the East
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Jan. 2s--The third
days session Of the Indiana corn school
and stockmen's convention at Purdue Uai-
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BELIEVES IN BIG FAMILIES.

the Parents of bankruptcies.
TOLEDO, O., Jan. pa letter and photo
graph from President Roosevelt were re-
ceived to-day by Mayor Jones for the
Stanislaus Spyschalski bankruptcies, which
were born Jan. 5. There are two girls and
two boys, and one of the boys is named
Theodore Roosevelt. In the letter the
President says:
81 am much interested i'm the case, as one
of the boys is named after me, and / thor
oughly believe in large families
Across the photograph was written:
with congratulations. Theodore Roose-
welt, Jan. %, 1903
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Is given with every sale make, especially
In diamonds. 1 have just received a large
import OF diamonds. Before buying IL
would be well to call and be convinced OF
the good quality and low prices. j. p
mutually. Jeweler. Is Monument plaza
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EVANS CITY, Pa, Jan. 2S.-A boiler ex-
plosion in the machine shops of the South
Penna Oil Company wrecked the building,
killed Elmer Reiken and seriously injured
Roy Culver and Alex. Bair. Loss, 5000.
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KILLED WITH A SPADE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RISING SUN, Ind. Jan. 2S.-Yesterday
afternoon In the upper part of Switzerland
county James Kent and James Mead be-
came engaged in an alteration over the
erection of a farmers telephone line on
which they were engaged at work. and
Mead struck Kent twice on the head with
a heavy spade, telling him to the ground:
He never regained consciousness and died
last night.
Coroner Knox of Vevay, held an inquest
to-day, resulting in the arrest of Mead,
who was taken to Vevay this evening
charged with the murder of Kent, who was
about fifty years old Mead Is about forty
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In lSS. and was educated at that place
and at Concordia College. He left widow
and ten children.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Jan. 2S.-George
w. Stricken, of Sugar Creek township.
Shelby county. died at 1l:5G O'Clock this
morning, aged seventy-five years. Five
children survive. . Susanna Ben
sinner died at her residence in Hendricks
township this morning. aged seventy-three.
SPICELAND, Ind, Jan. 2S--Jacob s. FL
lott. of Greensboro township, died this
morning of paralysis on the farm where he
was born on May IA. 1925. and where he
had since lived. He was one of the we'll
TODD farmers of the county. He left wife
and seven children.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Mary Bill
bow, wife of Patrick Bilbow, one of the
best-known Irish residents of Muncie. died
last night-on her birthday. Mrs. Bibow
was born in Ireland on jan q, 1865. The
body will be taken to indianapolis for in
terment
LAPORTE. Ind. Jan. 2S.-Arlens Nc
Clure, ninety-two years old. builder OF the
first courthouse in Laporte county, was
found dead in bed to-day. He was born In
Vermont in 1911 and removed to Indiana
in 1885.
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Francis Marion
Thompson, one of the wealthiest pioneer
residents of Kokomo, died to-day, aged
seventy-six. Bright's disease was the cause.
He was born i'm Kentucky in 1877.
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.ocal Observations on Wednesday.

Bar. Tenn. RH Wind Weather. Prec
z a. m. 5000 ~ 90 South. Cloudy O0i
p. m..2s.76 81 Ito Seast. Cloudy 600
Maximum temperature. So: minimum tempera-
ture. AZ
Comparative statement Of the mean tempera
ture and total precipitation on Jam Is:
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of the passengers was hurt The injured
are: James Berhreng, fireman.. T. w Hut
ton. dining conductor. Union City. Ind;
Nj. Marshall, engineer.
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SEATTLE. Wash. jan H-Former
United states Senator John r. Allen died
tonight.
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Hurry Orders Issued at Norfolk and
Extra Men Engaged.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 2S-Rush orders
were received at the navy yard here to-
day from Washington to hurry work on
all ships undergoing repairs. The cruiser
San Francisco, which has been at the
yards for some time, is being repaired, and
an extra force of mechanics was placed
aboard her to-day to fit her for sea. The
Prairie is ordered TO be ready for service
by Saturday of this week
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OTHER RAILWAY WRECKS.


Smashed-Three Men Hurt.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Jan. pa rear-end collision
occurred on the Illinois Central about
o'clock this morning twenty-five miles
north of Cairo, near Pulaski. The Chicago
fast train No. crashed into the rear end
of ST Louis train No. 203. which is due here
at All a. m. Both trains were late on ac-
count of the dense fog, and the Chicago
train was running at the rate of sixty
miles an hour, while the st. Louis train
was making only thirty miles an hour. The
last car on the st. Louis train was the pri-
vate car of the late Judge j. Fentress and
family, of Chicago. Judge Fentress, who
died i'm Chicago on Monday. was the head
counselor of the Illinois Central. and his
body was in the car en- route To Bolivar,
Tenn for burial. The rear half of the car
was demolished. and the coffin containing
the body of the judge was broken open.
The family of the judge. who were in the
front end of the car, were badly shaken up.
Fireman Harry Bruckner of the Chicago
train, who lives at Centralia, was seriously
injured. Mel b. Willard, of Centralia en-
gineer of the Chicago train, was slightly
injured. Charles Bryant, of Cairo, the flag
man of the St. Louis train. who was i'm the
Fentress private car, was badly hurt The
two trains carried a large number OF pas
sengers. none of whom was injured.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
Church Notes

Mrs. II. d. Nevius entertained the So
cial Circle Friday afternoon July 3rd
and the good number present enjoyed O
most pleasant afternoon. The subject
of "True Charity" was considered, and
selections were read by Mrs. Wright
Mrs. d. A. Mclean and Mrs. Marx
America was sung in anticipation OF the
coming Independence Day. Tempting
refreshments and delicious lemonade
were much appreciated. The Circle ad-
journed to meet July II.
j. B. DICKINSON, Sec'y,
The Ladies' Social Circle will serve
ice cream and cake Saturday evening
July 1lth, IN the vacant lot north Of the
church, where the Sunday evening ser
vice is held. Price 10 cents, Should
the evening be windy, the serving will
be in the church. All cordially invited
to come and eat ice cream by moonlight.
The service next Sunday morning will
be the last regular preaching services at
the Christian church until Sept. 1st
when the pastor returns from his vaca-
tien. Union open aid meeting in the
evening. All are cordially invited to at
tend both these services.
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To the Public,


And especially to BASE BALL PLAYERS.
A certain INSCRIPTIONS house in La.
mar has been publishing the statement
that they were the exclusive agents for
Spaulding's Base Ball and Athletic
Goods.
This statement, like great many
others they make, is entirely false.
We have A, G. Spaulding n Bros, state
ment in writing that mo one has or
can have an exclusive sale OF their goods
in any place)
1t is seldom we pay any attention to
such statements, for as soon as they are
found out. as they generally are, it al
ways reacts on their author, but few
people seem to believe this one, so we
make this statement to protect ourselves
We are in position to supply Spauld-
ing's, Reaches, Victor or Goldsmith s
goods in any quantity, at as low price
as they can be sold. So in future do
not be mislead by lying and unscrupul
GUS dealers. Respectfully,
MCLEAN Bros,
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

Charles Pennington received word on
Sunday, that his daughter, Lida, was
very III. at Garden City, Kan. He hur-
ried there and arrived in time to see his
daughter before she passed away, her
death occurred Monday night. Mr. Pen
nington came to Lamar on the Tuesday
morning train, arranged his affairs, and
returned to Garden City on the noon
train. He will return the latter part OF
the week.
Recent visitors to the reservoirs of the
Arkansas Valley S. B. 4 I. l.. Co. say
that there is more water stored in the
reservoirs than was ever in them before
I'd if the present run keeps up few
days longer they will be filed to tieir
capacity. This will be splendid news
for the farmers under the Amity Canal
as it means sure water supply for them
this season and next in spite OF and pos.
sible accidents.
Monday afternoon there was very
lively hayrack picnic down in the fair
grounds. Miss Verde Markham invited
about eighty of the young folks and
they were all taken down 10 the grove
on hay racks. The afternoon was spent
in various games and rambling through
the woods. A bountiful supper was
spread in the evening and full justice
was done to the good things. The ride
home in the cool of the evening was
made lively by songs and laughter, and
the picnic will long be remembered by
those who were there.
Peter O'Brian, City Engineer Of Den
yer, was here last week one day, and in
spected the streets along proposed Bow
the council and others. 1t is probable
that some steps will be taken very soon
to put large sewer through the town,
and the different parts of the town will
be organized into districts, and as need
ed, district sewers will be put in and con-
nected with the main line. This will be
something that is much needed and al
though somewhat costly, will more than
prove that the money was well expended.
In another column will be found an
ad OF the Colorado Springs Il Cripple
Geek r. r. Mr.. Dooley's description of
this line as "the one day trip that bank
rupts the English language" will come
nearer describing it than anything from
any other pen. The natural scenery and
beautiful views along the route are
simply beyond the power Of mere words
to adequately describe and the only way
for anyone to realize its grandeur is to
make the trip. The expense is not great
and no one who is arranging summer
outing should leave it out.
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Jnd9es Of Election.

The following is list Of the judges OF
election as appointed by the county
commissioners;
Precinct No. Mrs. Ella d. Barnes,
j. X. Stevenson and G. w. Heaton.
Precinct No. 2-W. j. Pratt. f. G.
Hoffman and NJ S. Bragg.
Precinct No. 3.-W. w. Jones, Thorn
as Griffith and G. G. Smeltz.
Precinct No. Al. d. Martin, S. A.
Watson and Mrs. Joe Ball.
Precinct No. 5.-Mrs. Ethel Murphy
E. r. Baker and Sam HIgbee.
Precinct No. 6.-M. d. Parmenter, E
P. Thurston and E. NJ. Mears.
Precint No. 7.-E. C. Gordon; Cors
Chiles and S. G. Chilsop.
Precinct No. sal Down6r, Ed
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For Threshing Coal
90 to The LAMAR SEED co,
Best Trinidad Lump
Coal at IS per Ton.

M. M. Myers, Of Minneapolis, made
Lamar a visit today.
Barry Heaton spent several days last
week visiting home folks in Lamar.
John Smeltz and Mr.. Eldredge, of AL
bany, were in Lamar on last Saturday.
Hon. CRANKY Hillyer was looking after
legal matters in Las Animas last Friday
The New York Store and Mclean
Bros. have new ads in this weeks issue
Mrs. w, w. Cooper returned. from a
visit with her parents in Denver this
week.
DR.. ]. M. Braden, of Granada, was a
Lamar visitor several days the past
week.
w, A. thinner left tonight for Denver
where he will spend several days attend
ing to business matters.
George Buchanan and daughter, Miss
Sue, of Lincoln, Illinois, are visiting rel
atives in Lamar this week.
DR.. Friend combined business with
pleasure and is spending the week at
Colorado Springs and Denver.
Mrs. E. L. Lee went to Walsenburg
last week to attend her husband who
was injured in a runaway there.
H. B. Manville and family went to
Colorado Springs last Friday and spent
the Fourth taking in the sights there.
Mrs. L. F. Adams and Miss Mary
Adams left last Friday for California
where they expect to spend the summer.
DR.. j. s. Hasty was Las Animas Wis
iitor ON Monday of this week taking in
the netting Of the Fort Lyon canal
board.
Frank s. Butcher and Supt Rose
brough came up from Granada Monday
to attend the session Of the board Of
commissioners.
Peter Van Doren, Of Canton. Illinois,
Is in Lamar this week visiting the fam
lily of c. M. Lee. Mr.. Van Doren is an
uncle of Mrs. Lee.
Miss Annie Mourning left last Satur-
day morning for Pueblo, where she will
probably spend the greater part OF the
summer, visiting with her relatives and
friends there.
William Mcclure started east last Sat
urlay at noon. to join his wife who has
been visiting at the old home place in Ill
inois for some time. Mr.. Mcclure will
be absent for several weeks.
Joe Newman and his star entertainers
will be at tho Opera House on August
81. His entertainment last year was the
most enjoyable OF the season and he can
count on a crowded house this year.
Miss Anna O'Donnel went to Pueblo
.and spent the Fourth and the following
Sunday with the family Of her uncle.
M. ]. Gilligan. She had real nice visit
and enjoyed the sights of the big village
The round up was just south of town
on Monday, and it looked like old times
to see forty or fifty saddle horses lined
mp against the side Of the street, while
the COW boys were around town trading
and SO On.
Frank H. Rosacraus, after a month'f
absence in Michigan, where he visited
his aged parents, returned to Lamar
this morning and resumed his duties in
the assessors office. He reports having
had an enjoyable time.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

Young man! Would you not like to
invest little money in plan that will
furnish protection for your loved ones
and which would strengthen your finan
cial standing in the business world? II
so, then apply for insurance in The
Bankers Life Association OF Des
Moines, Iowa. Ask your Banker,
l.. F. Adams, about it or see f. X.
Mathews, Solicitor.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

"Strength and vlgor come of good
food, duly digested. Force a ready-to-
seve wheat and barley food, adds no
burden, but sustains, nourishes, invlgor-
ates"
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

STRAYED-From NJ Strains pasture
west OF town, one black horse, weight
% about Ans LOO sns sass left OF sssna sstaa
ing same will be liberally rewarded.
STRAIN Bro
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

Remember that Dennings photo.
graphs are guaranteed to please you.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

Dilthy and Mrs. Geo. Feast.
Precinct No. 9.-Erick T.. Erickson,
Geo. ii. Thomas and Herbert Hopkins.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

For SALE-One good new Hay Rack.
J.J. THoMAN.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

Your shoes are about gone. Try {
pair Of Brown Shoes at Buffers.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08

Denning's gallery will be closed dur
ing July, as he will be out OF town at
that time, II you want some good pict-
ures, come at once.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-08
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is list of the real es-
tate transfers in Prowers county for the
week ending last Saturday, as taken
from the records at the county clerks
office:
June 3O-Arthur Jones to Ed Jones;
.warranty deed to lot II block >, Hol
1eys; consideration. ......... 600 90
June 3O-M. Strain to Laura b. Stofer;
warranty deed to lot $ block 30. La
mar; consideration ..... :. 1000 co
July l-E.'I. Bent to Isaac X. Hatfield
warranty deed to part OF Sc of Sc
OF 30-22-46; consideration. 375 90
July I'D. G. Marker to Lamar Hdw.
Co.; warranty deed to east 80 feet Of
lot II block %, Lamar; considera-
ton . -. ...... o.. 1000 90
July l--E. w. Gardner to r. L. Pickett;
warranty deed to lot block y,
Holly; consideration. ...... 100 co
July 2-D. w. Appegate to Hannah NJ.
Applegate; warranty deed to lot 6
block IS, Lamar; consid attn 1850 00
July 2-E. l.. Martin ct al. to Santa c.
V. Marker; quit claim deed to lot I
block 80, Lamar; consideration. .5 90
July "a. " s. B. 4 i. L. Co. to J. G.
Christopher; warranty deed to Sc
+, OF 2822 43; consideration ..3GiO 90
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Why Young Keith Fired Fatal Shot.

Especial to News and Observer
WaynesvilIe, n. c., May 8-Further de
tails of the killing at Waynesville of Sam
uel Keith by his nineteen-year-old son
Grover are to the effect that when Grover
protested against the fathers abusive Ian
guage to the wife, the elder Keith ordered
the youth to leave, at the same time ad-
vancing upon him with an open knife IN
his hand and threatening to kill him if he
remained
The boy started but had gone only a
short distance when he was recalled by his
mothers cries of distress. His father was
beating her with an axe helve. Grover
cried out to him to stop. whereupon the
old man rushed at him with the axe helve
in one hand and the knife in the other.
And them said Grover. Il shot him
But / did not mean to kill him. l only
shot him to save my mothers life and my
own"
He says his fathers angry mood grew
out Of his failure to find at a neighbor's
house which he visited about peck or
half bushel Of corn which he had bought
and which he wrongfully accused his wife
of misplacing, and that he was a man of
violent temper and had frequently abused
his wife.
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VOTE AGAINST DIsPExsARY.
Good Roads Law Defeated Republican Mayor
by a Majority Of One.
Especial to News and Observer


Rutherfordton, N. c., May S.-The peo-
pie of Rutherford county said at the bal
lot box Tuesday the dispensary must
go by majority OF S97 votes out of 1854
cast
The road law was defeated in every town
ship in the county, the vote being 2S5 for
and 1,461 against a majority of 1,176
against the measure. The act was to vote
special tax for good roads in Rutherford
county Its present defeat is due largely
to the fact that the county was not can
vassed in its favor, and people did not un-
derstand the provisions of the law.
The total vote cast in Tuesdays election
was 1,746, just 1,270 votes less than was
cast at the last November election.
The doors OF the dispensary will be closed
on the S0th day of June next. There Is
about $500 worth of whiskey on hand.
Mr.. Thomas G.. Smith was Tuesday elect
ed mayor of Rutherfordton by majority
of one over Mr.. John II. Wood, the vote
being 50 to So
Mr. Smith is Republican. Mr.. Wood
is Democrat He was nominated by the
Democratic convention. Mr.. Smith was
nominated by the Republican convention
IL was the DeuOcTdIlC NOCc CulL CleCbcu
Mr. Smith. Democrats simply scratched
Mr. Wood and voted for the Republican
nominee They claim that Mr. Wood was
not a! Democrat that he did not vote
good part of the Democratic ticket last
election and that in other elections for the
past six or eight years he has scratched
the Democratic ticket.
All the Democratic aldermen were elect
ed by a good majority They are: Messrs.
20. f. Waldrop, Jno r. Washburn, w.
Amos Harrill and Horace L. Carpenter.
The tax for schools was carried by IT
votes, the figures being: for, Ga; against,
A.
The special tax voted by so small a ma
jority Is a tax of thirty cents on the 500
valuation, and ninety cents on the poll for
graded school in the town of Rutherford
ton.
Theer was 126 voters registered. was
claimed that out of these the Democrats
had 81 and that the Republicans had the
remainder-42.