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The Lamar register., 1903-02-11

Miss Ellen Bannister had little
party Monday evening and there were
twelve guests who enjoyed themselves
to the fullest extent. Games dear to
the young people were played and the
dainty supper which was served was ap-
preciated by all.
John Mcbride, of Drexel, Bates coun-
ty, Missouri, came here last week and
purchased the east half Of section 81,
township 81 south, OF range 46 west.
This is one of the best farms on the
north side, including IN the tract the old
Hester farm. Mr.. Mcbride will lease
the lands for this year, but expects to
come to Prowers county to reside next
year. This makes several purchases
made by Missouri people in the last few
weeks.
Last Saturday night Mr.. David Birge
started for b 8 home at the Maxwell
head-gate. Mr.. Blrge was on a buck
board wagon, and had several sacks of
grain with him. At point near Prov
ers, in some manner, the wagon ran off
the road and upset, Mr.. Birge being
thrown out, and the sacks of grain fall
ing upon HIM. He was probably rend-
cred unconscious even il not killed out
right. Not returning, his son started
out to look for his father, and found him
IN the manner described, life having left
the bod,. The funeral services were
held under the charge Of the Woodmen,
at the Methodist church, on Monday
morning, and there was large attend
ance. Rev. j. G. Horn made an address,
and then the body was laid away in
Riversd" cemetery. Mr.. Brge was an
old time resident OF this section. and
was universally liked. He had many
sterling qualities and was regarded as a
good neighbor and friend. Two boys,
with their mother are left to mourn the
tragic death Of kind father and hus-
band. The deceased carried insurance
in the Woodman order.
The Lamar register., 1903-02-11
For Threshing Coal
go to The LAMAR SEED co.
Best Trinidad Lump
Coal at IS per Ton.

G. W. Karn, of Granada, was Lamar
visitor on Friday.
The treat of the seasonal the opera
house Wednesday, Feb. 18.
J.C. Horn spent couple OF days last
week at Garden City on business.
Miss Mamie Childs, Of Amity, was
visiting friends in Lamar this week.
The new ads in this issue are for w.
j. Johnston, S. g. Butler and Paul Den
ming.
Edward Graham and Richard Fro nm,
of Granada, were taking in the county
seat this week.
J, Scott Robertson went to Kansas
City Sunday on business and will be
away several days.
Clark LIE Fever, agent for the KY
ranch lands, was transactlng business at
the county seat Saturday.
Dean Skinner has returned and is
again at Myers Pharmacy. His father
is much improved in health.
F. B. Koen came up from Great Bend,
Kansas, last week and spent several
days with his brothers here.
J.K. Doughty spent couple Of days
up at Las Animas last week, attending
to some business pertaining to titles to
land.
G.J. Garvin, the popular Santa Fe
agent, has taken a short vacation and ia
spending the time in Chicago, leaving
Reggie in charge Of the depot.
There was quite little snow storm
since our last issue, but it is all cleared
away and the weather is dong business
in the same old balmy manner.
l.. Writ Markham went to Ohio last
Saturday night, where he will visit with
relatives and attend to some business
matters for the next week or two.
The ladies' of Woodcraft will give
musical entertainment at the Odd Fell
lows hall the night Of Feb. q. Admls
sion, adults 25 cents; children under II,
15 cents.
A. E. Bent went to st. Louis, Mo-, last
Saturday night to attend to matters per-
tanning to the contemplated improve
ments in the Lamar canal. He will be
absent for several days.
Master Larry Creaghe entertained
some thirty Of his young friends last
Saturday evening. The young folks
had most splendid time, with various
games and plenty Of refreshments.
Have you noticed the portraits of DR..
John in the stores? 1t is certainly
very unusual face, and the man that
wears it will be worth hearing. This
will be one of the best treats on the en-
tertainment course. Thursday, Feb. 10.
$50 P. M, at the Methodist church.
Sittings not reserved. Tickets for the
two remaining splendid entertainments,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
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TILLMAN GOES FREE.
Acquitted by Jury of the Crime of
killing Editor Gonzalez.

~
James III. Tillman, who niae months
ago slew n. q, Gonzalez, ed 'or of the
State, on the street at Columbia. S. c.,
will receive no punishment for his deed
After long deliberation, in which there
was danger that the twelve men would
fail to agree, verdict Of not guilty was
announced. and the former Lieutenant
Governor and nephew Of the pitchfork
Senator was released amid a demonstra-
ton of approval by his friends.
Counsel for the defense moved the de-
PENDANTS discharge from the sheriff S
custody. No objections being made by
the State, the court entered the order.
The defendant shook hands with the
judge and members of the jury and left
the court room accompanied by his
friends and counsel The jury was out
twenty-four hours.
The cause of the shooting was that
during the previous primary election
Gonzalez bitterly opposed Tillman in his
race for Governor. The trouble between
the men first grew out Of the fight be-
tween Senator Tillman and Senator Me
Laurin ON the floor of the Senate. Major
Micah Jenkins, who had served with
ROoseyet's Rough Riders in Cuba. was
to have been presented with a sword by
the people of South Carolina. and the
presentation was TO have been made by
President Roosevelt. When the Presi-
dent withdrew his invitation to a State
dinner in Washington which he had sent
to Senator Tilman, Lieut.. Gov. Tillman
withdrew the invitation to the President
tn presnnt thn sword Gonzalez took M
the matter in his paper and denounced
Lieut. Gov Tillman. He repeated the
denunciations made on many occasions
and dared Mr.. Tillman to deny them
Tillman once challenged Gonzalez to q
duel. but was ignored.
Gonzalez was a member of a famous
fighting family being the SON Of Am
brose Jose Gonzalez, who, with Narcissc
lopez, began the struggle for Cuban in
dependence in 1913.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

These accusations are Of varied char
acter, including the allegation that the
Senator-elect has more wives than Brig
ham Roberts. who was elected to the
House of Representatives, but who was
not allowed TO take his seat because VI
his polygamons practices. Senator Bur
rows says he has received great NUM-
her of letters protesting against the nd
mission Of Smoot.
As to the scope of the investigation,
the Senator said he would take a moral
and not religious view of the case.
This position IL to be assumed because
the fact that Senator-elect Smoot is a
Mormon would not, il itself, have any
standing in the case. The committee is
to decide whether the atcused has lived
polygamous life, either openly or Sc
cretly. 1t is also to find cut whether or
not the Senator-elect has taken any
vows, as an apostle of the Mormon
Church, which are antagonistic TO the
United States.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Told in a Few Lines

A business block in South Haven,
Kan, was destroyed by fire of incendiary
origin. The loss is placed at $4,000.
Great damage has been done to cotton
In Texas by the boil weevil the boil
worm, the sharpahooter and dry weather.
Catherine O. Hoskins, one of the last
survivors Of Massachusetts Indians, died
in Massachusetts,, at the age of 104
years.
A company has been Incorporated to
publish new daily and weekly paper
ut Atchison, Kan. 1t will be named the
Herah.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
authorized the First National Bank.
Gaylord, Kan. to begin business with a
capital Of $4,000.
Eleven hundred omnibus drivers and
conductors Of Berlin, Germany, struck
for twelve hours work, instead Of twelve
to seventeen hours.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
authorized the Humboldt National Bank
of Humboldt, Kan. to begin business
with a capital Of 10000
Tie Home Guardians of America and
the Bankers Union Of the World have
been merged and headquarters will be
maintained at Omaha, Seb.
Kansas has made . gain Of 1906 banks,
exclusive Of national banks, since March
]. 1901, according Il she records in the
State bank commissioner office,
i ~rushcr plant Is to be pat ia to pull
velize the glass sand rock discovered
near Fredonia and Caney, Kan. The
glass factories in southwestern Kansas
win use the product.
4 rmaway horse attached TO a deliv-
err wagon smashed three vehicles in
GaIIatin, Tenn. seriously injuring five
persons, three fatally The horses be-
came frighteD ! at a toy balloon.
= Havana dispatch says r. J. Ander-
son, general passenger agent Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, announces
that he has come to Cuba with the idea
Of arranging for the immigration Of
American farmers % settle on Cuban
soil.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
state Items of Interest.

Matthias Ippendorf aged 65 years.
dropped dead in Racine while on his way
to board al interurban car for Milwau-
zee.
William Marx, attorney. of Milwau-
kee, was sentenced to three and a half
years Imprisonment for bribing wit
nesses to swear falsely.
John S. Gould, head of Gould, Wells
& blackburn Company, of Madiso died
at his home in Chicago. He was a pom
Ger groceryman of Chicago.
Albert ]. Pitre died from injuries re-
eeived at Arbor Vitae. He was employ
ell in a sawmill and was struck by u
plank. He was 24 years of age.
The postofIice at Niagara was robbed
the other day. The burglars got into
the Office by unlocking the door and then
robbed the till of between $50 and $50.
Mark Moe of Onalaska attempted to
fill a lighted gasoline lamp. An explo-
sion followed and his hands and arms
were badly cllarred and his clothes burn
ed almost of.
The j. G. Flint Company OF Milwau-
kee has been awarded the quarterly CON
tract for teas, cofftes and spices to be
used in the State institutions. 1T
amounts to about $500.
John Whipple. fireman Of bridge
crew, was seriously injured ut Boomer
by portion of bridge falling upon him.
His home is at Eugene. Ind. He was
removed to a hospital at Chippewa Falls,
Abraham Fairbanks. aged %, one of
Sparta's prominent pioneers, died after
months of suffering. He was veteran
of the Civil War and belonged to Com
pany \. Fifty-second Wisconsin volun-
teers.
The display advertisement of an APP
pleton church in a local paper is said to
have induced at least one non-church
goer to attend. This man is aged -
years and he has not been inside
church in fifteen years until last Sunday.
Peter Rasmussen's large flour and
feed mill, valued at $4,000, partially in
sured, was totally consumed by fire in
Marshfeld. The origin is thought to
have been spontaneous combustion.
There was rather dramatic and
amusing finish in the trial of Andrew
Nyholm in Marinette on the charge Of
attempted murder. The Defendants at
torney admitted that he had a revolver,
bnt produced as the weapon in question
O toy pistol alleged to belong to Nyhoim's
little SON The State Ind no evidence
TO p~ove the contrary and the defendant
was acquitted.
A 3-year-old son of Joseph Hinsader
of the town Of Pierce fell from a load
Of gravel on which he was riding with
his father aud received injuries which
caused his death.
The new yacht Inspector. built for the
United States government By the Racine
Beat Company, was tried on the river
the ether day. The boat cost $4,000
complete and will be stationed at AIil-
waukee.
Euniee Wells Of Superior must pi, a
fine Of 500 or spend ninety days in the
county Jail Tat /. her penalty for
rObbing &. f. Ingraham of Ashland The
woman was convicted Of stealing S2T
from Ingrahan.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
a LAW AhIaing Citizen.

Representative Hull of Iowa sent
home garden seeds t. a constituent
last spring. They came from the De
partment of Agriculture and We're en-
closed In one of the regular franked
government envelopes. On the corner
of each of these envelopes appears
this legend: Penalty &c private use,
three hundred dollars"
A few days later Hull received let.
ter from his constituent which read:
Dear Mr.. HULL don't know what
to do about those garden seeds you
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CoNCISELY
CONDENSED.
Law Construed Against Drummers-
Much Chicago Traffic Now Going
Through MiIwaukee-New Railroad
Bridge Opened TO Traffic.

AS a result of a decision Of the bank
ruptcy court for La Crosse district, the
commercial travellers at their next ma
tional convention win take up the ques-
ton of asking Congress to see to it that
they are better protected when working
for a firm that goes to the WALL The La
Crosse referee in bankruptcy, g. c.
Prentiss, has decided that commercial
travellers are not eithe. 'workmen, clerks
or servants" so as to he entitled to pay
in full for three months preceding the
petition in bankruptcy not to exceed 500
a month, but must take their percentage
of the wreck, as the rest Of the outside
creditors. The case arose under the pro-
ceedings in the Mons Anderson bank
ruptcy matter, the travelling men all put
ting in claims for priority. The judge
decided against the priority, and so, in
this case, the drummers will get only
about 80 per cent Of their claims.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
THE PRAYER MEETING.

At Kew y. n. HofHscS.
Can You lead a prayer meeting? If
you can, you are a very fortunate
man. And If you are a preacher, the
church you serve is very fortunate in
having you for a pastor.
Very few can lead a prayer meeting
as it ought to be led. and, therefore,
there are so many dull prayer-meet-
ings, aud poorly attended prayer-meet-
ings, and stereotyped prayer-meetings,
where certain men pray at certain
times and say the same prayer every
time. and whe" the weary hour has
dragged itself way, you can with
great propriety ing the Doxology
when that meetii closes.
The business o. leader is to lead
some one, and the leader Of q prayer
meeting ought to try to lead every
one to do something or feel some
thing which will increase the interest
and spiritual joy of the meeting.
The leader who does it all is
failure. Sometime ago a minister led
u prayer-meeting and read the ac-
count of the healing of the ten lepers,
and talked for about three quarters
of an hour repeating frequently.
Where are the miner" When he got
through he invited others TO speak,
and the first man that spoke said, II
think that the first one who came back
talked so long that the other nine did
not have time to say anything, and.
therefore, we don't hear anything
from them"
1t is not to be a talking meeting,
but a prayer-meeting. Talk 10 God
in prayer. The great secret of church
work Is to get everybody to work.
People want to work, they are not
satisfied unless they have something
to do, and the successful leader will
give every one something to do and
help him to do it.
1t is a greater work to lead prayer
meeting successfully than 1t is to
preach a big sermon. For people will
admire and forget the sermon, but
if they viii get close to God in per-
sonal work, they will have more than
they can get out of the preachers
work, no matter how well he does
it.
! believe that a church which stud
les the Bible and has a lively prayer
meeting and well attended Sunday
school and no preacher at all, will do
far rlore for Christ and humanity
than church that has an eloquent
minister, a dull prayer-meeting and a
neglected Sunday school.
The prayer-meeting should be stud
led and prepared for, as much so as
the sermon. Try to grasp the whole
situation, who will be there? What
can they do? How can | get them
to do their best? What hymns shall
be sing? What variety can be prop
erly introduced? The talk by the
leader should be good-very good
containing the germ thoughts of a
good sermon. but brief, warm, vivid.
The leader should feel / must make
this prayer-meeting a delightful sue
cess, and it is worth all the thought
and prayer and time that it costs.
A poor general loses the battle and
a poor leader loses the prayer-meet-
ing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Chicago Traffic Suffers.

According to MILWAUKEE, car Terry
managers Chicago is suffering from a
congestion of railway traffic which is
not generally known, and Milwaukee
Michigan car ferry and freight lines are
reapng the benefit. Within the past few
weeks shippers have fnirly crushed the
cross-lake lines with shipments which
ordinarily go by sway of Chicago. 1T
took one car of my stuff seven days to
get twenty miles through Chicago" said
a caustic soda shipper, land | am going
to send it by car ferry hereafter" 1T
means an immense addition to the traffic
through Milwaukee" said a Crosby line
man. las much of such traffic used to go
through Chicago and not touch here at
oil -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

home life largely at the point of its
pleasures. Family life ought to be
linked at so vital a point.
Club life tends to break the unity of
home life at deeper points The wom-
an seeks her intellectual interests at
her club; the husband finds his chiefly
in the companionship Of men. Not
only are the masculine and feminine
elements separated where they ought
to be united. but the home itself is
broken at vital point. Clubs have a
mission. They have come to stay, for
d time, at least. But let there be rea-
sonable restrictions. Save the home
and you save the nation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

sent me. notice 1t Is three hundred
dollars fine for private use. / don't
want TO use them for the public L
want to plant them in my private gar
den, / can't afford to pay three hum
bred dollars for the privilege. Won't
you see if you can't fix It so can use
them privately, for am a law-abiding
citizen and do not want to commit any
crime"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Rox Kills His Rrother.

While hunting squirrels, the 11-year-
old son of Alphense Haslet Of the town
of Red River was killed by the acct
dental discharge of gun i'll the hands
of his 14-year-old brother The charge
from the gun entered the boys heart
and death was instantaneous.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
THE SUNSETS OF LEE.
~ "a. orrin z. Jenks.

ny KEY UFFIH X. jerks.
Upon many life the sun sets in
midday and the night of Judgment
comes. why is it that upon many lives
the sun goes down In such black clouds
and amidst the hC wiling of angry
storms? Is God unjust? A thousand
times no. There are lives that please
God-lives upon which there rests the
bright shining Of Gods favor And
there are lives so wicked, SO unfaith-
full to all the demands of q holy life,
that they lose the light and sunshine
of Gods favor and are shrouded in
the bIackness of shame and eYerlast-
ing contempt
Let us be true to the right. These
are days of apathetic Christianity.
Spiritual decIension is seen on every
hand Many have form of godliness,
but deny the power thereof. The
great danger is worldliness.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

country is to have
another exposition
of Mormonism at
the coming session
Of Congress. Sena-
tor Burrows Is TO
charge of the
investigation which
is to be made into
the charges against
Senator elect Smoot
of Utah. and he an
nounces that all of
the charges are to
be investigated thor
oughly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
New Bridge Opened to Traffic.

The second track on the new bridge of
tile Milwaukee road ut Kilbourn has
been opened for traffic. This is the larg
est and highest double track bridge i'll
Wisconsin 1t stands so feet above tile
Wisconsin river, and is 40 feet IN
length. 1T was built on the site of the
old single track bridge during the past
summer without Inc least delay 10 traffic.
At the start, the old bridge was skid
ded" twelve feet south and the new
structure went up around it. The new
bridge, like the old, practically rests up
on )ur counties, as its four corners
touch Sank, Adams, Juneau and Adams
couLoes. A wagon road passage way
is dire Ky under the railway portion of
the bridge for the free use Of the pdb-
liz
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

ing. We seem to
he a people on
wheels-now living
on the south side,
now on the north,
and then on the
west side
Nor does our
modern club life
tend to maintain
but to break the
unity of the home.
and that at vital
points. First, club
life breaks the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Firebugs at Prairie Du Sac.

In Prairi i'll Sac fire broke out in the
building occupied by f. S. Eberhart as
a jewelry store and spread TO the adjoin-
Ing building occupied by Miss ]. NJ. Win
termantel as millinery store. Both
buildings We're considerably damaged.
The loss is not known. The fire is sup
posed to be of ineendiary origin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
AGED Man Sent to Prison.ka

Fred Voge, aged IS years, an olf resi-
dent of the town of Franksville, has
been sentenced to serve two years il
State prison Mt Waupun for attempting
to kill his wife at their home Aug. 70,
1902 Voges attorneys made motion
for a new trial after the jury had rem
dered their verdict, but the motion was
do,,iad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

ing preached first
civilize and then
G hr istianize - is
putting the tender
before the locomo-
tive.
Herbert Spencer
has m a n I a ! ned
with great force in
his treatise on edu-
cation that the
moral nature is the
first in time and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
CLUBS AN INQUIRY TO HOMES.

BY Or. r. 4. WHITE.
The almost nomadic life of perhaps
the majority of families in a great city
robs home of a former valuable mean
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
4 POPULAR.
KA' 81 PULPIT

ness of a perfectly sympathizing heart,
Come unto me, all ye that labor and
are heavy laden. and will give you
rest"
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ANOTHER MORMON TRIAL.

Senntor-clect Smoot, of Utah, to I'M
dergo an Investigation.
Remarks made by Senator Burrows,
the chairman of the committee on privi-
leges and elections, Indicate that the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Sentence Sermons.

Lies never walk alone.
Toll is a foil against temptation.
Service is the sec Of sovereignty.
Haven draws more than hell can
drive.
Sin is ike seed. to cover it Is to cul-
tiyate It.
You cannot separate sins bait from
Its hook.
The cross Of Christ does not make
the cross Christian
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

BY Key. SamutI FAUo#s.
And the desire Of ali nations shall
come.-Haggai, H., I.
The wants met by Chr >'anity are
deeper than those provide, Jr by civ
ilization. The new gospel which is be
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-11-19
Otherwise.


Arthur Jenkins, publisher Of the
Syracuse, N. Y, Herald, Is dead at
West Baden, Ind. -,;,
Sandy Ferguson was given the de-
cision over Joe Walcott at Boston after
fifteen rounds of fast, clean fighting
before the Criterion Athletic club.
Ferguson showed superior form and
the decision met with general ap-
prevail
Willie Mack, the Brooklyn feather
weight, is looking for trouble. Willie
is out with a def to the world at his
weight, 1870 pounds, for any number
of rounds. He prefers Crockey Boyle,
Sammy Smith, Jack O'Neill and Billy
Willis. " --,..
The Germanic museum at Harvard
university, proposed years ago by en-
inent German-Americans and fostered
by Emperor William of Germany and
Prince Henry of Prussia, has been ded-
icated. Within the museum are valu-
able art gifts from Emperor William,
Prince Henry and other distinguished
Germans.
Hunters found a United States mail
pouc hlying in corn field short dis
tance south Of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroad near St. Charles. Mo