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The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
DURANGO Farmers Institute.

Denver-The second Farmers Insti-
tute will be held in Durango February
Sd. Educators from the agricultural
college will be present. The following
program has been arranged: A. p.
Camp. president of the board of trade,
address of welcome; F. A. Kerr, pa
per on truck gardening; w. X. Mason,
grain; Charles Griffith, stock raising;
DR.. w. S. Morrison, irrigation; ID. w.
Spencer. diversified farming; ]. p.
Burns of Denver, secretary Colorado
State Commercial Association, What
Colorado is DOING; F. w. Pingry,
poultry; Blair Burwell, sugar beets; A.
E. Reeves, on feeding alfalfa: Mr.. Don
ahue of Denver. president of the Camp
bell system of dry farming, on dry
farming; Edgar Buchanan, fruit:
George Allen of Pennington, What
Can Get from Two Acres; w. S. Bay,
horse breeding; Harry Jackson, farm
ing implements: w. r. Armstrong,
"The Future of the San Juan District"
This institute includes La Plata,
Montezuma and San Juan counties.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Charge of Intimids dstlon.

Washington.-B. S. Rodey, former
lelegate to Congress from New Mex
co, created fdrore at Fridays hear
ng on the joint statehood bill beforf
he HuIse committee on territories by
lnnouncing that corporate interests
Arizona had suppressed public opin
on in favor of joint statehood and
declared that u popular vote on tn
question would show a decided major
ty in favor of the admission of Ari
.ona and New Mexico as one state.
There has been intense persecu
ion in Arizona" Mr.. Rodev declared
Special interests have perpetrated out
ageous and scandalous suppression OF
public opinion for the last six months
Thousands favor joint statehood who
10 not dare to saw So"
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
LAW OFFICER IN JAIL.
District Attorney stidser of Denver
Committed for Contempt.

Denver-The News of Sunday
morning says: District Attorney
Stidger spent last night in jail and
VIII have to stay there until Monday.
He was arrested at O'Clock last night
upon an order signed by District
Judge Frank 7. Johnson, charging him
with contempt OF court The order
committed him to the county jail until
he had paid a fine of $500 into the
court treasury. Sheriff Nisbet served
the order. He was accompanied by
his attorneys, Willis Elliott and Rod
ney J. Bardwell. Before acting he
hal asked their advice and was told
by them to serve the order, as the only
safe thing TO do. Tney reserved their
judgment on its validity.
The district attorney was given q
cot in the wardsn's quarters in the
basement of the jail He went to bed
about IL O'Clock. After he had been
made fairly comfortable he gave out
the following statement:
Il was taken completely by surprise
when | heard from Judge Johnson's
lips that | was on trial for contempt.
He had given me no intimation that
he had any intention of bringing such
a charge against me. | believe the
whole thing was nothing more than a
conspiracy to get me before him and
have me testify under oath that | had
purposely transferred cases from his
division to the criminal division of the
District Court.
ITO say that | was surprised when
he informed me that / was fined for
contempt does not explain my feelings.
AT the most. any action that | took
was but constructive contempt. /
committed no contempt in his pres
ence or before the court. And in cases
of constructive contempt the accused
is entitled to due notice and to a trial
by jury. To my mind his action
throughout has been entirely outside
the pale of the law"
The case is the result of an attempt
by Judge Johnson to enforce the laws
against gambling and Sunday liquor
selling. Persons arrested by direction
of Judge Johnson, instead of being
brought before his court. were
taken before Judge Palmer's di-
vision of the court by District
Attorney Stidger. where they prac-
tically escaped punishment. Mr..
Stidger claims that his action was in
accordance with rules of the court,
while Judge Johnson holds that the
district attorney was guilty of con
tempt in removing to another division
of the court cases originating in his
division.
The case will no doubt be carried
to the Supreme Court of the State for
IL final decision
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
DRY DOCK AT SEA.
Four Vessels Towing Big Structure to
the Ehiliuuines.

1ne fuge ilOating drydock Dewey,
now on her way from the PatuXent
river to the Philippines, is proving her.
self thoroughly seaworthy craft Dis
patches from Norfolk, Virginia, an
nounce that mails received from the
naval fleet which is towing the dry
dock tell of her satisfactory behavior
IN storm off Cape Hatteras, and any
ship or drydock or other object built
to float which can weather Cape Hat
teras storm deserves to be marked o.
K. without further inquiry
There certainly never was a stranger
thing seen on the waters than the
Dewey as she will appear to passing
vessels. A big red box of steel, 500
feet long, 1874 feet wide. and towering
torty-two feet above the water with
straight sides and square corners,
lowed by three or four vessels with
gigantic cables so long that there ap-
pears to be no connection between the
tugs and the dock-thats the way the
Dewey will look to the ships that en-
counter her on the high seas. In the
construction of this strange craft H.
300 tons of steel, 100000 rivets and
1870 tons of paint were used The cost
was 81 .250, 900, and she is not only the
biggest floating drydock in the world,
out SO DIG tnat the largest and heav-
lest warship in existence could be
placed ir her and lifted high and dry
above the water. The capacity of the
Dewey is 10000 tons, but the largest
warship yet projected is only $4,000
ions.
If this drydock makes the voyage to
Manila in safety the United States
will then be prepared for any contin-
gency which may arise in time of war.
Under present conditions our warships
In the far East dock at Hong Kong or
Shanghai, but If war should arise be-
tween America and any other nation
those ports would be CLOSED to Ameri-
can ships. 1t was to guard against the
dangers to which we would thus be ex-
posed that the government ordered the
construction of the Dewey. The dis
tance, 1900 miles, is much longer
than floating drydock has ever be-
fore been towed, but the immense size
of the thing is an element of safety,
and naval officials consider that there
Is less risk in the undertaking than
would appear at first thought-Colo-
RADIO Springs Gazette.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Bad Break in Eggs.

Chicago.-The coterie of gentlemen
who blithely bought up millions of doz-
ems of eggs last fall, expecting to reap
a golden harvest this winter, are fac
ing bankruptcy instead. Because of
the unusually warm weather there has
been no diminution of the regular sup
ply, and eggs that were bought to cor
ner the supply at II to 23 cents per
dozen are now drug on the market
at IL to II cents. Members of the pool
admit they are losing more than mil,
lion dollars n month ami unless cold
weather comes soon and stops the
hens laying throughout the country,
they are facing certain ruin.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
BEET CONTRACTS
REFUSED BY FORT COLLINS BEET
GROWERS.
OBJECT TO TERMS OFFERED
Farmers Want Five Dollars a Ton for
Entire Crop-object to Fifteen Per
Cent. Test-Want Beet Seed at Ten
Cents a Pound.


Denver.-A Republican special from
Fort Collins says: At a well-attended
special meeting of members of the To-
cal beet growers association, the new
beet contract offered by the Great
Western Sugar Company for 1906 was
fully discussed, objections to some of
the clauses being made in strong
terms.
\ motion to sign the contract and
take the word OF C. S. Morey of Den
Yer, president of the Great Western
Sugar Company. that the company
would pay So per ton for beets this
ycGr, Notwithstanding the fact that one
clause says that beets testing less
than fifteen per cent. sugar would be
paid for at the rate of $3.50, received
only one affirmative vote.
This is the principal objection to the
contract. The growers say that this
must be stricken out and that beet
seed must be furnished at 10 cents per
pound before they will sign.
The executive committee of the
State Beet Growers Association was
criticised for agreeing to contract and
"knucliing down to the corporation"
committee composed of j. S. McClel-
land. /. B. Harris and A. |. Aiken was
appointed to report the decision of the
association to the sugar factory people.
Another committee composed of Tom
Beach, A. ii. Hice and L. S. Bumsted
was appointed to request the expert
ment station at the agricultural college
to determine the value of beets as
stock food for fattening purposes.
The situation is anything but encour-
aging and there is grave danger that
the Fort Collins factory will be perma-
nently closed at the end of the present
campaign unless satisfactory terms be-
tween the growers and the factory peo-
pie can be arranged soon. so that prep
arations can be made for the spring
planting. While great many farmers
outside of the growers association
have signed up contracts for the 1906
crop. the tonnage they will produce
would not be sufficient to justify the
reopening of the factory.
1t seems likely that the beets pro-
duced in the Fort Collins district this
year will be sent either to Windsor
Greeley or Loveland.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Big Hunt Near Gypsum.

Denver.-What veteran hunter
terms the biggest hunt ever held in the
state of Colorado. says the News, will
take place in the Gypsum-G -Glenwood
Springs district next month, under the
supervision of Jake Borah. who was
one of President Roosevelts guides.
Lions, bobcats, wolves and coyotes are
down on the list for determination, and
100 dogs, thirty of which belong to
Borah, will be brought into use. The
hunt will take place February 18th, Sth,
9th and 10th. inclusive. Tempting in
ducements are being made to those
who wish TO join in the hunt in the
way of horses, conveyances, hotel ac-
cofnmodations and railroad fares, the
Denver & Rio Grande having fixed a
rate of one fare for the round trip from
Denver and other points to Gypsum.
Glenwood Springs or Eagle. The start
each day will be made from Gypsum.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Grand Junction Fruit erowers.

Denver.-A Grand Junction dispatch
says: The annual meeting of the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers Asso.
citation was held Saturday with 200 il
attendance. The managers repor
shows that s6s cars of fruit and sup
plies were handled, realizing over
100000. The assets of the association
are $4,000. Next Saturday the stock
holders will vote on increasing the
capital from $4,000 to 100000. The
report shows Si76,O0O paid in cash to
fruit growers. AS there are four other
associations in the county, an estimate
an easily be made of the enormous
mount realized by fruit growers las
ear.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
FACTORY FOR LAS ANiMAs.
Contract to Build 6oo-Ton Beet Sugar
Plant in 1907.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Las Animas says: a formal contract
was drawn up Thursday between
committee of citizens of Las Animas
and Frederick Weitzer manager of the
American Beet Sugar Company's plant
here, whereby in consideration of con-
tracts for $500 acres of beets for 1906
and 5000 acres for 1901-0S-09, to be
grown III the vicinity of Las Animas,
the American Beet Sugar Company
asrees-to construct 600-ton beet SUI
gar factory at Las Animas. ready for
the 1907 crop and to build railroad
spurs from Las Animas east and west
for a distance of about ten miles each
way.
These spurs are to be connected
with similar spurs to be built out of
Lamar and Rocky Ford, thus forming
through line, all to be completed by
1907. The American Beet Sugar
Company is to provide a sufficiently
large bond to insure the fulfillment of
their contract. 1t took only two
weeks TO provide the acreage and the
right-of-way necessary TO secure this
factory
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Apostle Smith Makes Denial.

Salt Lake.-Apostle John Henry
Smith makes vigorous denial of pub
lished reports alleging to quote him
in relation to the Woodruff manifesto.
Apostle Smith says: My attention
has just been brought to the fact that
have been quoted as saying in an in
terview with one Professor Wolfe that
the manifesto issued by the late Pres
ident MILFORD Woodruff prohibiting
the practice of polygamy was only n
trick devised TO beat the devil at his
own game
with reference to the above
simply desire to say that never at any
time or place did | make such a state
ment to Professor Wolfe or any other
person.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
THE LILLE wiuOW.
A Mighty Good Sort of Neiehbor to
Have,

"A little widow, a neighbor of mine.
persuaded me to try Grart Nuts when
my stomach was so weak that it
would not retain food of any other
kind" writes grateful woman, from
San Bernardino Co., Cal.
81 had been i'll and confined to my
bed with fever and nervous prostra-
tion for three long months after the
birth of my second boy. We were in
despair until the little widows advice
brought relief
II liked Grape-Nuts food from the
beginning. and in an incredibly short
time 1t gave me such strength that
was able to leave my bed and enjoy
my three good meals day. In two
months my weight increased from 80
to 113 pounds, my nerves had steadied
down and l felt ready for anything.
My neighbors were amazed to see me
gain so rapidly and still more so
when they heard that Grape-Nuts
alone had brought the change.
MY 4-year-old boy had eczema.
very bad, last spring and lost his ap-
petite entirely, which made him cross
and peevish. put him on a diet of
Grape-Nuts. which he relished at once
He improved from the beginning, the
eczema disappeared and now he is
fat and rosy, with delightfully."- soft,
clear skin. The Grape-Nuts diet did
it. will willingly answer all in
quiries." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich
There's reason. Read the little
book. The Road to Wellville," in
pkgr.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Workmen Can't Be Had.

Chicago presidents and
contractors here fear that considerable
extension work planned for the West
and Northwest will have to be cur.
tailed or abandoned because no labor.
ers can be had. Thirty thousand men
are wanted at this time at wages rang
ing from SIPS to S2.50 a day and board,
but the cities have been secured in
vain for help. There are thousands OF
idle men in all the cities, but they de-
cline to engage in this work. The St.
Paul, which planned an extension to
Seattle from the Missouri r:-eE Will be
tho worst sufferer.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Governor Mcdonald Goes East.

Denver.-Governor Mcdonald left
Wednesday night for ten days trip
to his old home in Springfield, Penn
sylvania, where he will visit his father
and mother. During his absence,
Lieut.. Gov. Frederick w. Parks Will
sit in the executive chair at the state
house.
Il am going TO attend only to rout-
inc matters and there will be no ap-
pointments or startling things during
my term" said Lieut.. Gov. Parks.
Matters deemed of unusual lmpor-
lance. If any such come up. Will await
the return OF Governor McCopaid.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
RANCH TRAGEDY
FARMER NEAR LoNeMoNT FOUND
IN DYING CONDITION..
VICTIM OF UNKNOWN R0B3ER
George w. Coffin Struck Down While
Alone at Work.-Skul and Jaw
Fractured.-Was Formerly Mayor

of Lonsmont.
Denver.-A Republican special from
Longmont Saturday night says:
George w. Coffin, a prominent
farmer and one of the earliest set
tiers of Colorado, was found on his
ranch four miles east of Longmont
this evening in a dying condition.
with his head beaten to a pulp.
Mr.. Coffin had been hauling manure
and tenant on the place, Mr.. San
ders, was absent from the ranch. The
first thing unusual noticed by Mrs.
Sanders, who was at home with her
little daughter, was Mr.. Collins team
running loose with the harness on.
About this time Mr.. Sanders came
home and went to the small house Oc-
cupied by Mr.. Coffin to investigate.
He found Coffin in bed, lying in pool
of blood. with his head badly crushed.
From the appearance of the house
Mr.. Coffin had dragged himself there
and opened the door, washed his in
juries as best he could undressed and
gone to bed. On the door knob there
was blood and a bloody wash basin
showed that he had used it. There
was also a large quantity of blood
upon the wagon, making 1t appear as
II, aIler DelnS SITuck, ne ndu leaned
against the wagon, which was par
TALLY loaded. He mrst have then un-
hitched the team and gone to the
house.
During the absence of his wife in
California Mr.. Coffin has been spend
ing considerable time at his ranch and
II is supposed that some one had taken
this opportunity to rob him. He was
known to have had considerable
money on his person and none of it
could be found. either in the house or
on his clothing.
The nature of his injuries are such
that an accident is out of the ques-
tion. His skull is fractured in two
places. as if struck from behind with
some blunt instrument. and his jaw
is supposed to be fractured on the
right side. There Is bad bruise on
the left cheek.
He is now in the Longmont hospi-
tai in an unconscious condition and
recovery seems impossible.
Mr.. Coffin is brother of r. F. and
Morse Coffin. and is well known to the
old timers all over Colorado. He has
served as mayor of Longmont ana has
been identified with all its public inn
provements. His daughter, Mrs. Ger
trude Seckner. is well known in Wom-
ems Club circles in this state and is
secretary of the School Board of Long
mont.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Will Attack Mutineers.

St. Petersburg.-In order to put an
end to the intolerable condition of .af-
fairs in Manchuria, the military coun-
ell has instructed General Linevitch to
forthwith send General Stackelberg
10 attack the bodies of mutinous SOL
diers in the rear, while General Zako-
melsky attacks them from the front.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
New ElelA for Funston.

san Francisco The Gail says Brig
Con. Frederick Funston will soon be
relieved from command OF the Depart
ment OF California and ordered to the
Philippines, where he will be placed in
charge of one of the brigades which
are being formed in Luzon with view
to their possible utilization in connec-
ton with any move which may be
made against China.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
New Patrick Evidence.

New York-Former Judge William
X. Olcott of counsel for Albert 7. Pat
rick. will, on or about the first Monday
in February, make application for a
new trial. The application will be
based on the claim of newly discovered
evidence.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Women are killing so many of our
birds . wear on their heads that it is
time for fashion to make change.
Mice are suggested as appropriate. or
cats, or infant ksngaroos. When will
a woman learn that she is the attrac-
ton, and not the dead animal she
wears ?-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Delegate for Alaska.

Washington.-The Senate commit
report or Senator Nelson's bill provid
ing for delegate in Congress from
Alaska.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

A Philadelphia man committed sui
eide because the girl he fell in love
with could not prove that she had a
long line of illustrious ancestors.
philadelphia has reformed politically.
but refuses to give up the grandfather
idea.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

: Mrs. Leslie Carter has with her on
her tour this winter an automobile.
chauffeur. man servant. footman.
Chinese chef and three maids. Also
her press agent.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

A Minnesota woodchopper fotnd
pearls in an abandoned birds nest.
This is probably the only case on rec
ord where a last years birds nest
ever panned out anything.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

AS Santo Domingo always keeps
large surplus supply of presidents on
hand the disappearance of one now
and then cannot make much differ
ence.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

1t is announced that 1000 new biog-
raphies win he added to the next odi-
tion of who's Who in America" The
important peonle of the United States
are being rapidly discovered.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Some inquisitive person wants TO
know why the man who waters his
milk is put in jail, while the man who
waters" trust stocks Is called n
great tinancier But is the man who
waters his milk always put In jail?
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

TWENTY-FIVE coal dealers in Cincin-
natl have been indicted for conspir-
acy to raise prices. What would
their sentence be. in case of convic-
tion, If it were left to popular vote?
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

The Superintendent of Bellevue hes
pita1 backs up DR.. Osler's. statement
about the rarity of deathbed visions.
and adds that women are vastly more
courageous in meeting death than
men. So thev are in most of the emer
gencies of life.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Nine. Nordica. bravely stopped a
fire on the stage by putting her foot
on it. but the question whether she
would have stopped mouse in the
same way is undecided.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Those brewery workers in Cincin-
natl who preferred a nine-hour DAY
with free. beer to an eight-hour day
without probably figure to use the ex-
ira hour up getting their beer.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

President Eliot complains that the
average barber makes as much as the
average school teacher. Yes. but
think what mine of information he
is
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Prof. o'Brien lost his pocketbcok
and diamond stud to Philadelphia
pickpockct. This may soften just
trifle the bitterness of Prof. Fitzsim-
mons melancholy.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

One of Mr.. Carnegies Christmas
gifts was $3.50 TO Methodist church
in Catnwissa. Penn. for a new organ.
That beats Russell Sage.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

The Chicago man whose wife beat
him over the head with poker and
pushed him out of doors because he
didn't bring her home n Christmas
present ought to know what to do
next time.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Jacob II. schiT. the New York
banker. gave his cook. Lena, $1,000
for a Christmas present. Mr.. Schiff's
cook will stay.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Before marriage a girl talks about
how often her be;rothed writes,
Afterward she talks about womans
rights.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Old 1905 must have been glad to
go. He had aged fearfully from men
tai worry over strikes, revolutions,
and insurance scandals.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

After this the United States Steel
corporation should insist that its pres
idents pay envelope be sent straight
home to his wife.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

b A New York dentist who shot his
father-in-law has been held for mur
der. 1t does not pay the dentist to
use lead for a filling.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

In st. Paul it has been decided that
n kiss is not a caress but an assault.
1t shows what IA bracing winter eli
mate will do.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

The battleship New Jersey is to be
launched in the spring. OF course
everybody knows what she'll DO
'christened" with.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

The kaiser moved his seat from enc
box to ano'her, to be nearer the stage.
when Geraldine Farrar was singing
"Tannhaeuser" in Berlin. King Ed
ward would have gone behind the
scenes.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

In many respects Santo Domingo is
a delightful country. It's only serious
defect is the quality of its inhabi-
tants.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

: 1t has been nearly century since
Russian czar said to an English dip
lomat. There is a sick man in ltu-
rope" and Turkey is still alive.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Mr., Hartman says he is not a phil
apthropist. and yet no one seems dis
posed to take issue with him.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

Traveller hear you have had
great religious revival in this town"
Westerner-"Yes-sire Why, even
the gamblers had to jine the church or
lose their customers"
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24

The emergencies that never turn
up are the ones we always feel able
to cope with.