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The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
TO MAKE NEAR CHAMPAGNE"
Jury Awards $1,000 to Woman Who
Tells Them How.

New York.-Four gals. California
Reisling wine: 3 lbs. white sugar;
lemons: 2 lbs. large fresh seedless
rnisins.
In the above proportion fill a wine
barrel thoroughly cleaned with sui
phur; lay on side, with bunghole
sealed and glass tube through stop
per. in warm cellar for two months;
then. when fermentation shows in
tube, draw off into another clean bar
rel; put in cool place on side for one
month. then rack and bottle.
1t all came out in the County Court
before Judge Drake and jury just
low to make a-fne, Sparkling and alto
gether-to-be-desireI champagne. Mrs.
CATH Lang. an elderly woman. who
knew a great deal about wines and
their making learned from experience
| in her native Alsace, told just how il
vas done.
The jury listened TO her story in the
suit being brought against julius
Minck, of the firm of Mincli G. Co., to
whom she said she sold tho secret, and
then awarded her the full amount OF
her,claim, which was $1,000.
Mrs. Lang said she learned the Sc
cret of making wine in France, and
had made 1t for over two years before
she came to this country. But since
being here she had been engaged in a
restaurant and had no time to go into
wine making. So. knowing that the
firm of Minck of 1853 Beaver street,
Brooklyn. was a large maker of min
eral waters and other beverages, she
went to see Mr.. Minck.
She testified that she had taken with
her all the ingredients to make guam
tity of the near" champagne and she
only stipulated that she be present to
superintend the first production for the
defendant of beverage that, she de
clared to him. would deceive even the
Lest champagne experts. 1t developed
on the trial that she was promised the
sum of $1,000 by the defendant, but
this was denied by him. and then gave
him the recipe. He was 10 organize a
company and sell the manufactured
| wine, she said.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

Cripple Creek, Colo.-The body OF
Eben Green, who was killed in an ac-
cident in the Ophir mine, was buried in
Mount Pisgah cemetery. and Frank
Sheafor, brother of District Judge
Sheafor, in an odd way paid his re-
spects to the dead. Sheafor hired and
drove the ,hearse, and just as the re-
mains were about to be lowered into
the grave he stood over the casket and
said: "Old boy, we were friends for
many years. and this is the last thing
can do for you. Goodbye. good bye"
Not desiring to see earth thrown over
the cold form of his friend, Sheafor
quickly left the grave, mounted the
box of the hearse and drove
back to town. Sheafor and
Green became staunch friends
in Pitkin county fourteen years ago.
Acquaintance of the deceased from
Pitkin county were the pallbearers.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
May Be HUGHES
WhTTERsoN SAYS HE CAN NAME
BOTH NOMINEES.
BRYAN THE INEVITABL
The Kentucky Editor Believes Presi
dent Roosevelt Will Not Break His
Declaration.

The Kentucky Editor Believes Presl-
dent Roosevelt Will Not Break His
Declaration.
New York.-Henry Watterson and
his wife returned on the Hamburg
American liner Amerika after a winter
spent in Spain, Italy md on the Ri
veria Colonel Watterson looked in
the best of health as he came down
tie liners gangplank, and he declared
that he had had the best of good times
while on the other side of The Atlantic.
He discussed presidential candidates
al some length and declared that
Bryan was the only alternative for the
Democratic party in 1908, and that
Governor Hughes for the Republicans.
81 am taking President Roosevelt at
his word" said Colonel Watterson. "lf
remember rightly he said to group
of journalists that he would not ac-
cept another nomination. and that II
the convention met and dominated him
1t would have to reconvene. / say that
uon't think Roosevelt wants THE nom
nation, but If he did take it he could
not win. BY his action he would lose
three New England states.
The proposition to keep one man in
the White House for life, or even for
three terms, would MexicaniZe this
country, just as sure as would 16 to l..
Roosevelt might dodge The nomination
in 1908 and take It in 1912, but that is
looking too far ahead. You might as
well try to state what would happen
leo years from now as to predict what
will happen in politics IN this country
within the next eight years."
From Roosevelt and Bryan the colo
mel turned to discussion of Governor
Hughes. He declared that Hughes was
a force to he reckoned with in Repub-
lican politics.
II predicted last June" he said
that Hughes would succeed Roosevelt
in the White House. At that time
Horace White, Mr. Hughes and | were
at Brown University. where the degree
of LII. d. was conferred on each. and
told Hughes that while some Repub-
Leans might not like him. they would
have to select him. l believe Hughes
will be to the Republican party what
Tilden was to the Democratic. / have
in my pocket ticket in the Paris mu-
ttals calling for 100 to l that Hughes
will be the next president of the
United States"
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
MANY SENT TO PeNITENTIARY.
Denver Courts Of Justice Sentence a
Half Dozen convicts.

Denver-Harold McKnaw-Seven to
eight years in the penitentiary.
William Gilmer-Five to six years
in the penitentiary.
Clyde Cassidente-Five to six years
in the penitentiary.
Alton E. Hoffses-Six to seven years
in the penitentiary.
Dominic Meskew-Convicted of vol
untary manslaughter.
Judge Shattuck bitterly arraigned
Harold McKnaw previous to sentenc-
ing him. McKnaw had protested his
innocence, and the judge said:
Harold McKnaw, | am sorry that
you beat out the brains of that jew
with a coupling pin, and then tell such
n story. You thought to put the blame
on another boy weaker than yourself.
| was in hope that you would become
penitent and tell the truth, but | see
that you prefer to go to the peniten-
tiary with that lie on your lips"
Judge Garrigue of Greeley imposed
the sentence on Cassidente. who wept
and pleaded to have 1t changed to the
state reformatory. He was convicted
of assault on twelve-year-old Lottie
Rode.
Hoffses, who shot and killed James
Thornton, received his sentence with
immobile countenance.
The attorneys for James Ryan, who
shot and killed Percy Smith and was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. will file motion Monday for a
new trial.
Harold McKnaw and William Gil
mer killed Teve Bokser and Max
Weissblei, two West Colfax Jews, in a
quarrel which took place at the edge
of the city, on the Denver & inter
mountain railway, several months ago
Alton E. Hoffses. who killed James
Thornton last October. has long been
familiar character among the gam
bling fraternity. The men quarreled
over money matters. Hoffses accusing
Thornton of being responsible for the
fact that he (Hoffses) could no longer
borrow what he desired from the gam
bling kings, by whom he had long been
employed.
Dominic Meskew, the convicted
slayer of Pegleg Perry. is a saloon man
who has conducted a notorious place
in the Tenderloin for many years.
Cassidente, convicted of assault on
Lottie Rode. was at one time well
known figure among the Italian poll
ticians. but his influence had been
waning of late years.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
FRIENDS HELP
St. Paul Park Incident.

After drinking coffee for breakfast
l always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or so a
weak, nervous arrangement of the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force l would frequently
have to lie down.
AT ether times / had severe head
aches; stomach finally became affect
ed and digestion SO impaired that 1
had serious chronic dyspepsia and con-
stipation. A lady. for many years
State President of the w. c. T. u,
told me she had been greatly bene-
fitted by quitting coffee and using
Postum Food Coffee; she was trou-
bled for years with asthma. She said
1t was no cross to quit coffee when
she found she could have as delicious
an article as Postum.
Another lady, who had been trou-
blea with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found immediate relief on ceasing cof-
fee and beginning Postum twice day.
She was wholly cured. Still another
friend told me that Postum Food Cot
fee was a Godsend to her. her heart
trouble having been relieved after
leaving off coffee and taking Postum.
so many such cases came to my
notice that l concluded coffee was the
cause of my trouble and / quit and
took up Postum. am more than
pleased to say that my days of trou-
Bile have disappeared. 1 am well and
happy" There's a Reason" Read
THE Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
A TERRIBLE DEED.
BOY THROWS RED PEPPER IN
EYES OF AGED BRIDE.
PRANK OF CHARIvARI PARTY
Mrs. N. S. Vast of Bellevue Raises
Window to Greet the Crowd and
Has Face Filled With Pepper.

Fort Collins, Colo.--The town of
Bellevue, twelve miles northwest of
Fort Collins. is aroused to fever heat
AS the result of an attack made on the
aged bride of n. S. West. pioneer of
that place. by member of charivari
party. and if the identity of the guilty
person is established he will be sum-
marily dealt with. Red pepper was
dashed into the eyes of the woman, and
it is feared she will lose her sight
The affair is said to be the outcome
CT feud between residents of the dis
trict over certain land lines, in which
West was involved. The son of mem
Der Of the rival faction is suspected.
No warrants have been sworn out
pending an investigation to definitely
establish the identity of the persons
responsible. West has not decided
whether or not to push the prosecu-
ton, but his friends are determined
that the guilty parties will be brought
20 justice even if it is necessary to
take the law into their own hands.
Mrs. West war formerly Mrs. A. E.
Adams, her husband having died sew
cral years ago She is fifty years old
and was married to West. who is fifty
three, Saturday night. She is his third
wife.
ASe'' hiSht hDout O " tioCh, lHt
couple was about to retire, the chart
vari party began the serenade. Little
attention was paid to them until, fail
ing to get any response to their noises,
they became boisterous and began to
throuw rocks through the windows.
West requested the boys to leave the
premises, but he was jeered and
hooted until forced to so back into the
house. The throwing of rocks against
the house continued until nearly every
window light was broken. West then
attempted to talk to the youths. but his
voice was drowned by the noise.
Mrs. West leaned through one of
the broken windows and attempted to
advise the lads. She had spoken but
a few words when one of the number
ran up and threw the pepper into her
face. Her eyes were filled with the
burning substance and so excruciating
was the pain that she almost COM
pletely collapsed.
A physician was hurriedly sum-
moned and spent the entire night in an
effort to relieve the pain. She is still
suffering intensely and the doctors are
unable to say whether or not her sight
can be saved. In the dark. Mrs West
was unable to see the lad who threw
the pepper. but there is strong suspi-
cion against a prominent young man
Of the city.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

To the boys of Princeton university.
the other day, Mr.. Cleveland declared
that he was not disposed to seek SYM
pathetic consolation for his 20 years.
in other words. he had not yet begun
to talk to himself about the compen-
Stations of age. This state of mind in
Mr.. Clevelands case is, OF course, en-
couraged by contemplation upon what
is behind him as well as by the pre-
sumaby happy circumstances of his
present being. None the less, his
statement points wholesome fact
which is very apt to be forgotten
when we begin TO philosophize. The
so-calIed conversations of old age
are, in many cases, no more than the
excuses with which we try to defend
the deficiencies of our own part in
life. The dictum. man is as old as
he feels, only tells half the truth. A
man is as old as he makes himself
feel. comes nearer to II, says Saturday
Evening Post. And about the quick.
est way to make himself feel old is to
begin hunting for those compensa-
tions with which Mr.. Cleveland says
he has not yet been troubled.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
New Buildings at the University,

In pursuance of the appropriation by
the last Legislature of 100000 to the
State University, the regents OK hat
institution have ordered the drawing
of plans and the bidding of contracts
for n $4,000 shop building to be added
to the facilities of the College of En-
cheering. The location of the build
ing and its details have already been
decided upon. According to a definite
scheme of campus arrangement the
new shops will be situated on what is
at present the girls hockey field and
will be modern in every respect. There
Will be a modified s"saw-tooth" roof
which will allow the entrance of plenty
of light to the wood-turning rooms, the
wood benches, the forge shop, the
foundry. the machine shop, and the
drawing rooms below. In size, 1S1 feet
in length by SO feet in width, the shop
building viii be erected so as to per-
init indefinite additions as increases de-
mands. The construction of the new
shops Is a solution of the crowded
conditions caused by the rapid increase
in enrolment in the College of Engi-
neering and will leave greater space in
the present buildings for the other
courses of the department The shop
work is essentially a first year study
and the new shop building will natur-
ally be devoted largely to the use of
the freshmen. When completed 1t will
be. so authorities estimate. the finest
of its kind in any technical school west
of the Mississippi. with the possibility
of one exception. The fact Of its cree
| ton is but mark Of the growth of the
Importance and value of the University
of Colorado. The regents have also
concluded to erect part of another
building but more particular an
nouncements regarding it have not
been given to the public.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
FAMILY's SKIN TROUBLES.
Eczema, Heat Rash, and Scalp Aztec
tons Afflict Different Members,
But Cuticura Cures Them.

my wife had eczema for five or six
years. 1t was on her face and would
come and go. We thought we would
give the Cuticura Remedies trial. We
did so and she has never had sign of
eczema for four years. l myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair. now
have a very heavy head of hair. We
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby.
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She is very
fleshy. and we had SO much trouble
with heat that We would battle her
with Cuticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, it would dry the
heat up SO much quicker than any
thing else. Mr.. H. B. Springmire, 1923
So. Capitol Street, Iowa City, Ia. July
16. 1905, and Sept. 16. 1906"
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

La Junta. Colo.-Crazed by losing
money as a result of the San Fran
cisco fire and earthquake, Harry Han
men, former owner of a five-and-ten-
cent store in the coast city, fired five
shots at Santa Fe Night Waterman
Boyd at the depot in this city, after
the officer asked him to show his
ticket. Boyd's clothing was torn by
the bullets and one shot grazed his
temple, inflicting a slight wound.
The merchant had arrived from the
coast en- route to Coolidge, Kansas.
He was scantily dressed as the result
of wandering about the streets of Cali
fornia towns. The train he was to
have taken for the East was late, and
the man, who is seventy-one years old
being unable to pay for a room. was
sleeping in the depot waiting room.
The Waterman, thinking he was a
tramp, asked him for his ticket. The
old mans face flushed, and he reached
into his back pocket. Pulling out a
revolver, he aimed it at the officer, and
pressing the trigger. said:
I'll give you all. the ticket you
want" The first shot missed fire. The
mailman emptied the remaining five
shots at the Waterman. all the while
using profanity. Boyd started back
ward and succeeded in reaching the
door by the time the pistol was emp
tied. Boyd arrested the aged mer-
chant, who was this morning tried on
the charge of carrying concealed weap-
one and sentenced to twelve days in
Jail. Boyd will swear to a complaint
charging Hammer with attempted muir
der. The old man refuses to give out
any information that would lead to
the knowledge of his relatives or
home.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

The flock or Rocky mountain sheep
which has been frequenting the noun
tains near the cascade. in vicinity of
Ouray. has been noticed along the cliffs
east of town during the last few days.
The appearance of the sheep at this
season of the year is sure sign of
settled weather and that winter has
gone. This spring the sheep have made
their appearance at least one month
earlier than ever before in the men,
DRY of the Oldest inhabitants. The
leaves on the apple trees are at least
half an inch long and box elders are
commencing to bloom.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08


Il IS timely question whether
there should not be some way of pun
fishing the fake" prophets of terres-
trial disaster who are exciting the
fears of the timid and the credulous
One of these charlatans predicted an
earthquake in New York, fixing the
exact hour at which the disturbance
would occur. and when the hour ar
rived a lot of panic-stricken persons
rushed to open spaces TO escape the
danger which impended. Down in
Texas another panic was created by
The prophecy that great comet
would 'side-wipc" the earth, that sec.
ton of the country being especially
exposed to peril. OF course. says
Troy Times. nothing OF the sort pre-
diced happened in either case, and in
fast March, which had been fixed
upsn by the augurs of evil as n month
OF peculiarly dreadful calamities due
fS outbreaks of natures forces, passed
away in an uncommonly peaceful
mood. The worst shakeups were
those given the nerves of believers in
the fake prophecies.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
THE REGISTER
LAMAR, COLORADO
Entitled to a Job.

" WIZ
All Munich was astounded the other
day to wake up and find the city
placarded with a legend which read
as follows: Without A Head. 1t IL 40
Use" For a whole "a hours the citi-
zens wondered what this could mean.
The next day the legend was replaced
with signed announcement that the
advertiser was desperately in need OK
employment as a clerk or office man.
ager. and that, in his despair, he had
aion to his needs. AS his money was
NOW all gone, he hoped that some
kind-hearted person whose attention
ihe might have attracted would give
him employment without loss of time.
''Without a head" he explained, its
mo use trying to work; but you can
mot have a head unless you also have
Ia stomach, and food to put into it,"
Whether this ingenious advertiser OBJ
tanned the work he desired does not
appear, for Munich papers are too in
ldignant over what they consider the
leffrontery of the man in thus Intro
ducing undesirable American meth
lods of advertising" to record his sue
cess or failure. To an American
who is familiar with the mystery"
signs of the street cars and billboards
this seems but slight offense, and
fone sadly lacking in originality. But
Munich has not vet lost its feeling of
outraged propriety.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

The May Company of Denver who
are the largest mail order outfitters
in the West, have just completed
new catalog describing and illustrat-
ing the many lines of high grade, low
priced merchandise carried in their
beautiful new building at Sixteenth
and Champa streets. The May Com
pany say they will send these cata-
leg anywhere upon request, free OF
charge. There are many things in this
new catalog sure to interest people
who appreciate quality, style and true
economy
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
ANDREW JOHNSON MUST HANG.
Murderer of Night Marshal Frisbie
at Lamar Convicted.

Lamar, Colo.-To he hanged by the
neck until dead is the fate of Andrew
johnson, convicted of the murder of
Night Marshal ]. H. Frisbie at Lamar.
Inc jury filed into the court room and
announced That verdict had been
agreed on. The defendant, cool and
lndinerent. sat by his counsel and eyed
the jury closely as the members an
swered to the call of their names.
When the clerk read the verdict,
handed in by Foreman E. p. Thurston,
We, the jury, find the defendant
guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, and fix the penalty at death"
Johnsons swarthy face paled slightly
but he gave no other evidence of feel
ing. After Judge Thorne, his counsel,
had moved for rehearing, Judge Hun
ter ordered the prisoner TO stand up.
and asked him If he had anything to
say. Nothing at ALL" was the response
of Johnson.
Judge Hunter then passed sentence
on Johnson, ordering that he be
hanged during the week beginning Au-
gust goth. At the conclusion of the
judges words Johnson said: THANK
you,' and sat down, the coolest man
in the entire court room. Judge Hun
ter, court officials and the spectators,
were deeply moved by the proceed
ings, but Johnson's eyes remained
dry. A few moments later the pris.
oner was laughing and joking with the
deputies who had him in charge.
The jury was unit in pronouncing
johnson guilty and the only difference
that arose in their deliberations was
regarding the punishment to be fixed.
Sheriff Thomas and Under Sheriff
Lynch left tonight for Canon City to
deliver Johnson to the warden of tho
penitentiary.
Marshal j. Horace Frisbie, for
whose murder Johnson was convicted,
was killed on the night of December
26th last. He had been shadowing
two suspicious characters and came up
with them at the east corner of the
Union hotel. A few words ensued be-
tween the parties, when suddenly a
shot rang out and the marshal dropped
to the ground, shot through the heart.
The murderer started northward to an
alley, with Sheriff Thomas, who had
been attracted by the shooting, in
close pursuit. A pistol duel between
the sheriff and the fugitives ensued,
but they made their escape in the
darkness.
The following day they were trailed
across the country toward the Missouri
Pacific railroad. A few days later
posse from Kiowa county came up
with the men just across the line in
Kansas and finally Johnson was cap
tured.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

An enterprising woman in Berlin
hat started a school to teach the sci.
enoe of divination and the reading OF
the future by such occult means as
coff"e grounds. flight of birds. yolks
of eggs and the like. II the police do
not interfere with this establishment
1t IN within the reach OF humble divi.
nation of the future newspaper nee.
romancy TO predict that this shrewd
studsnt of human nature in her profits
viii! make the 500 per cent. get-rich
qgio.. scheme appear like a street.
stand business in peanuts.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

Chicago.-An agreement to lengthen
the schedule of through passenger
trains was reached by passenger Off
Gals of all the principal western rail-
roads.
The agreement provides that on June
9th the railroads shall put into effect
new schedules making the minimum
time for passenger trains from here to
Omaha, Kansas City and other points
on the Missouri river. twenty hours;
from here to Denver. thirty-two hours;
from st. Louis to Denver, twenty-nine
hours, and from here to the Pacific
coast. seventy-two hours.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08
American Girls After titles.

London.-British high society is ex-
pecting great things in the way of Law
ish entertaining this season by Ameri-
cans in London.
A decided commotion has been
caused by report that forty Ameri-
can girl beauties will be seen at Am
bassador Reds big ball at Dorchester
house. They are facetiously referred
to as 1.-THE forty thieves as 1t Is APP
pretended that they intend to raid the
British aristocracy, capturing, perhaps.
the few eligibles left.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

conclusion that the mons surface is
yer: hot during the height of the lu.
mar day. which lasts two weeks. and
yer! cold during the lunar night.
which is equally long. These extremes
of temperature reach their height at
the lunar noon and midnight and are
gre5 ter than any natural temperatures
on ;he earth.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

Henry" said the young wife, who
had taken up physical culture, how
do you think l am built?"
MY dear replied her husband
fondly, you are built like a watch"
Thank you Henry. And Henry?"
"WelI?"
Tiff am built like a watch, don't
you think l should have a few jew
els?'
And then Henry frowned and said
the man who compliments woman is
an idiot.