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The Lamar register., 1907-01-09
Prosperity Lane.

prosperity Lane.
Mr.. Winstead has just completed
q neat house on his 40 acre tract that
he purchased from W. o. Lee last
spring.
Mrs. Herschel Horn of Garden
City has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B Thoman for q
couple Of weeks.
Robert Thomsn ane wife spent
New Years day at the Thoman home.
Mrs. Garnett of Pueblo has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Alvs Deeter.
Mrs. L. O. Barnard entertained
on Christmas day, Samuel Wright
and family, also Sim Davidson and
family.
Jesse Bates and wife spent Christ.
mas at the home of his partents Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Bates.
The literary club will give a'night
cap supper at the school house on
Friday night of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sim Davidson enter.
tanned the Wright and Barnard FAM
lilies Now Years day.
Miss Cora Hughes of Lamar visit
ed with Miss Lena Cooper ON Sun
day last.
B. F. Cooper visited relatives in
Las Animas on Friday last.
Miss Rust, the teacher of our
school had q programme and gave
her pupils fine treat to which the
parents and friends were invited, on
Friday before Christmas.
Miss Matte Turner spent Chr ist
mas ct home.
Mrs. Eli Dewey made Mr.. Dewey
happy by returning home just about
Christmas time. She reports hne
visit to her Iowa relatives and friends.
Roy Wright who has been at work
st the Sugar factory for sometime
had the mis- fortune to get his hand
quite severely hurt BY being caught
in the machinery while cutting sugar.
He is OF duty st present on half pay.
GRINNINo Isaac.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09

front were crowded with the men
that wanted land.-agents, citizens
and men interested one way or an
other. AIS O'Clock the doors we're
thrown open and the crowd rushed
in. Register Arbuckle and Receiver
Shrock had everything in readiness
and there was no hesitation or de-
lays on their part during the day.
Shortly after dinner there had al
ready been made, ten homestead
filings, eleven deolaratory statements
thirty-two timber culture filings. be-
sides a number of contests and
notices Of final proof. On the out
side there were st least twenty i've
thousand dollars worth Of real estate
changed hands. The large sale was
partly owing to the Holmes & Par
msntsr sale Of lots in their new ad-
dition 70 Lamar. Ths buying and
selling Of lots, confined to no psrtio-
ular part Of town, was all day kept
up at 80 lively . rate that . man
could not safely say who owned .
certain piece of property, twice that
day. One man who took time 70
consider from morning until evening
before buying, found in the evening
that the property had changed hands
twice, and that two hundred dollars
had been made by the deal. In ad-
dition to the real estate sales, there
were many business arrangements
completed to the interests Of Lamar
and it is . matter Of oongratulation
TO our town that these arrangement
were mostly in the hands Of capital
lists, who arc satisfied with the To-
ture of our city, and who will join
their energies and fortunes in the up
building of our town, engaging in
the enterprise simply Is . matter of
business, - they consider 1t safe
Investment. Lamar started with .
boom that was unequaled BY the his
tory of any other town in the west.
It has steadily improved and pro.
gressed to that degree Of importance
that that the time to make . second
grand surge TO the fore was reached
Monday. When We reached that
point, that nothing can now clog the
wheels Of fortune until Lamar is q
city, the controlling power of East
ern Colorado.
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homesteads being fled then. tn

homesteads being fled then. These
filings mostly came from Kiowa and
Baos counties and owing to the fact
that it is no longer necessary for the
applicant to appear in person at the
land Office, the rush was not 20 sp-
parent o. on that other occasion, but
the filings represented more settlers,
as in the former days they were
mostly tree claim flings, many Of
which were never seen again BY the
parties making the filings.
The dry lands Of Prowers and Bent
counties are not attracting 20 much
attention as yet, but are even more
valuable y they are much nearer to
the highly cultivated sugar best area
where all claim holders can get work
while proving up their land.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09
90 YEARS AGO
Notss from The Lamar Register q
January 8, 1887

g. Il. Downer has accepted the
position of bookksepsr at Spivey &
Holmes Bros. store.
Buffalo meat is selling at fifteen
cents per pound.
Another new town was launched
with great flourish Of trumPets, it
being Pennington, 2S miles south of
Lamar. 1t could we'll be q present
day Lamar company Is the officers
A. E. Bent, President; E. E. Pike,
yice-president; O. B. Thomsn, Sec
rotary; Geo. Watson, treasurer.
"The Lamar Investment Co." was
holding a special sale of lots in
northeast Lamar.
BIG DAY IN LANAI
The early trains Monday morning
brought many strangers to the city,
and they, with those that had been
waiting here for several days gave
our little city lively appearance.
The accumulation of business with
our land agents, and the many who
were anxious to make filings, put on
contests or apply to prove up on their
land, kept the agents busy through
the day. Before the hour for busi-
ness at the land office the halls OF the
Office, the stairway and the walks in
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09
Nay Valley.

Spencer and Wagner have begun
the srsction OF sencrsss Block
dwelling house on what il known q
the Church farm.
A large grain elevator is being
built and machinery for grinding in
stalled on the E. J. Wagner farm,
several cars Of lumber have recently
been unlosdsd for these improve
ments.
This is the 7th day of Jan. 1907,
and our farmers are plowing and
narrowing ground preparatory to
planting bsets in few weeks. Even
hay and alfalfa out for seed is being
stacked that was put aside owing to
the rush Of farm work. OF course
We may expect . few days Of diss-
gresable weather in March, and you
may perchance have the opportunity
to kick then il kick you must.
Miss Myrtle Marx visited friends
here last week.
The May Valley literary is hum
msr and large crowds are in attend
ancs.
]. W. Griffith came down from
Gilpin last week where be had the
principalship of the schools, but was
compelled to resign the work on &C.
count of sickness. He is gaining
strength again down here in the
sunny valley.
Sunday Jan. 9th was the 25 ami
versary Of the marriage Of Mr.. and
MIS-. VIM. Rose and q large number
Of their friends and relatives gather
Cd at their home, offering congratu
lstions and wishing them many hap
py returns Of the day. RIO.
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The Lamar land Office is now en-
joying An old fashioned boom rush.
In another column will be found an
interesting article on the big rush
the morning that the Lsmer land
office first opened for business 70
years ago ON January I'd, and yet
the filings were as large on Monday
morning Of this week, over fifty
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09
s.eokheIders aasssIns.

OsO0S V.
Notice is hereby given that the annu-
al meeting Of the stockholders of The
Lamar and Arkansas River Ditch Com
pany will be held at the office Of @. G.
Goodale, at the Town Of Lamar, County
Of Prowers, State Of Colorado, on Thurs
day the 18th day Of January, A. D., 1907,
at 10 O'Clock A. M. for the election Of
and such other business a. may proper
ly come before the meeting.
ADAM MAXWELL,
Dec. 13, A. D., 1906. Secretary.
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Paradox Items.
Tom Hover il building large
kitchen.
Several Of the Ksmper boys start
I'd to school last Monday.
Il. 3. Scott and family are going
to Kansas on . visit.
Dan Gormsn is building q gran.
sry.
Mr.. MoMerry is working at Cor
mans now. x.
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$40, 600 just received for farm loans,
No delays.
L. WET MARKHAM.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09

Large line of Bibles and Testament ct
y o6 regular price at MoLsan's Drug
and Jewelry Store.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09

FOR RENT-Four room house on
Second st. Good location. Call up
Phone Black 1888.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09

Large line of Jswelfy novelties. in
Solid Gold, Gold Filled and Steeling
Silver at Mclean Bros.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09

r. NJ. Zieeler 4 Co., Just received .
new lot Of Bicycle Tires. Baby Buggy
Tires and New Bicycles.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09

Save monsy-Ask Msrgrave, the new
grocer about 10.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09

Hssriott, tho barber.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-09

Union Hotel Barber Shop.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
FRISCO STIRS UP TOXIC
JAPS INDIGNANT AT ATTACKS ON
RESTAURANT KEEPERS.
ViScount Aoki Complains to State De-
partment and Secretary Root
Orders an Investigation

TOXIC, May ga report from the
consul for Japan in San Francisco CON
firms the news of attacks made recently
upon Japanese restaurant keepers in that
city. The. public here is indignant, but
the press refrains from any hostile COM
ment, trusting the Washington govern
ment to prevent the repetition of similar
occurrences.
WASHINGTON. u. c.. Nav %
The state department was informed to-
day by Niscount Aoki the Japanese am
haSSador of recent abuses of Japanese
restaurant keepers III San Francisco
Secretary Root at once took the matter
up with the department of justice with
the request that an Immediate invcstiga-
ton be made
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May %
Adjutant General Lauck. in> charge of the
state militia headquarters being maiu-
tanned in San Francisco by Gov. Gillette
incident TO the various labor strikes now
in progress, was shown the complaint
from the Japanese authorities ut Wash
ngton. Gen. Lauck said: This is the
first intimation | have had of any gio-
lCnce shown to Japanese in San Fran
cisco. shall have the officers of the STAFF
investigate thoroughly and lay their re-
ports before the governor"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
Salute to the Flag for Schools.

At given hour in the morning the
pupils are assembled and in their
places in the school. A signal is Civ
en- by the principal of the school.
Every pupil rises in his place. The
flag is brought forward to the prin
nipal or teacher. While it is being
brought forward from the door to the
stand of the principal or teacher, ev-
cry pupil gives the flag the military
salute, which is as follows:
The right hand uplifted, palm up
ward, to q line with the forehead,
close to it. While thus standing with
the palm upward and in the attitude
Of salute, all the pupils repeat to-
gether slowly and distinctly the fol-
lowing pledge:
Il pledge allegiance to my Flag and
to the Republic for which it stands,
One nation indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all
At the words, as pronounced IN this
pledge, ITO my Flag each one ex-
tends the right hand gracefully, palm
upward. toward the flag until the eud
of the pledge affirmation. Then all
hands drop to the side. The pupils,
still standing, all sing together IN
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
FLAG DAY 1907.
An Appeal to Patriotic Americans.
To the Governor Of Each State
To the Mayer of Each American City
To the American Press
To the Officers and Menters Of All American Patriotic Societies
To all School Officers and School Teachers
To all Fellow Citzzns

HE American Flag agreeable
years respectfully reminds that Friday June H. 1907 will be the
130th anniversary of the flag
OF the United States The increased public recognition Flag day
Ional
your cooperation securing the widest possible
called public displayed
on all state buildings and have fellow celebrate
Mayors of cities the past,
ordered flags to be displayed
cities and by formal proclamation otherwise invited fellow
citizens to do the same their buildings
Editors Of newspapers have by editorial comment and the publication of
historical articles upon the subject of the flag called attention to the day
called upon the public display the national coo June HUI
oo officers ana teachers have arranged Tor patriotic exercises
American patriotic societies,
stirred up popular enthusiasm by public appeals through local mediums and by
enthusiasm celebrated the day.
earnestly join public
birthday emblem of our nationality In many of the
states law the public
schools exercises will be
represents
the people pledge their
the 18th June
teen United States be thirteen
by
states the possibilities of the nations development
fourth day of July next the flag Of the United States be thirteen Horizontal
Union twenty stars white in
blue field and that on the admission
be added the Union Of the flag
day of July succeeding such admission 1878
sovering
Since the struggle OF 6s the flag has become the symbol Of
mighty nation 1t has been
tho tre9st rhau r r9 t t Ia f ,t4 i o. Ia
past possess
beauty for friendly and for the foes of liberty
We respectfully appeal
the each American
land the editors of all daily
our land to call public attention enthusiasm and provide for
We earnestly exho citizens making Flag
H. May
setting sum- float all dy long from every
private humble
entire and E. Prcsiden
THEODORE FITCH, Secretary. THE AMERICAN FLAG ASSN
New York City May 1907
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
LUCANIA WINS RACE
EXCITING CONTEST Between TWO
SWIFT OCEAN GREYHOUNDS.
La Lorraine Was N Lead at Start But
Cunarder Soon Passed French
Liner.

NEW YORK. May 25.-An exciting
five days race across the Atlantic be-
tween two swift passenger lines came to
an end today when the Cunarder Luz
cania swept up to the quarantine station
eight minutes ahead of the French liner
La Lorraine
Since last Sunday the two big ocean
greyhounds had been steaming along at
top speed, part of that time almost side
by side. The race began when the two
steamers communicated with each other
by wireless telegraph last Sunday. The
La Lorraine had Il comfortable lead at
that time, but the Lucania gradually
drew up until she sighted her dead ahead
early yesterday
The Lucania continued to gain gradu-
ally and during the day She drew ahead
and away from her rival. The lead new
er was a long one, however. and all last
night the watchers on the decks of the
Lucania could zee the lights of the
French liner hobbing along behind.
The passengers on the two steamers
took the liyeiest interest in the contest
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
DIE IN ELECTION RIOT.
Austrian Troops and Citizens in Bloody
Clash-Reballoting for ReiChstag
Show Socialist Gains.

VIENNA, May 25.-An election riot
at Trzebinia, Galicia, yesterday led TO a
clash with the troops, with the result
that eight persons were killed and forty
wounded. ReinfOrcements have been
dispatched to ,he scene Of the trouble.
The latest returns from the rcballOtiDg
for members of the Reichstag give the
Socialist eighty-three seats, making them
the largest party in the house. The anti
Semites, otherwise known as "Christian
Socialists" will have sixty-siX seats.
This does not mean the Socialists will
have a prepOnderance of influence, for
there will be endless combinations among
the numerous other factions, enabling
them to outvOte the Socialists on certain
issues. Thus, the German clericals and
anti-Semites can, and on occasion VIII,
combine with a strength of 1O1, while
the four nOn-German clerical parties will
be able to muster S3 votes and the Czech
parties will have 81.
Broadly speaking, the various factions
will, for practical purposes, make four
parties when the house gets TO work.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31

the only ones seen in Uncle Sans
realm had been adjuncts to circuses.
When the experiment was first at
tempted there were many misgivings
as TO what success would attend the
venture. 1t had been the accepted
opinion that the birds would not thrive
anywhere save in the Dark Continent.
This doubt has passed away, for not
single one of the farms Is a loser,
and some are yielding a considerable
profit
Outside of the first cost Of the birds,
ostrich farming is not a costly ven
ture. The food bill is not a big one,
and a farm Of a couple Of hundred
acres is big enough TO take care of as
many birds as any farmer would want
to handle The herds have to be kept
in Enclosures, for while many of them
become tame, others never lose their
wildness and tendency to pugnacity.
The ostrich in this country is feel
ing SO much at home that 1t is more
than a dream Of the future that nine
tenthS of the plumes nodding over the
American w.-nans hat will some day
be the product of her own country.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
ORIGIN OF THE KISS.
It's Earliest Form-The Caress of the
Ancient Indians.

It's Earliest Form-The Caress of the
Ancient Indians.
At a recent session of the American
Oriental Society Prof. Hopkins of Yale
read Il paper on THE Sniff Kiss in An
Cient India" Reduced to its founda-
ton, the paper was a history Of the kiss
as we know it. The learned Orientalist
traced it from its birth and proved that
the earliest peoples and earliest times
knew it not That there might be no
mistake he labelled the kiss of to-day
"the genuine kiss" and 1.-THE perfect
kiss
Oddly enough, he finds that the genu-
inc kiss was invented by woman. The
description is given in the epic Of an
Gent India which treats Of the science
of love.
"She laid her mouth on my mouth, -
rccites the poet, land made a noise
which gave me pleasure"
1.-The early peoples" declared Prof
Hopkins, ''knew nothing Of the kiss in
any form Had they known Of it they
would have told something of it in the
mass of records that has come down to
US, for surely an act which conveys
such pleasure could not have been for
gotten.
even to this day there are races
that do not kiss. The Mongolians and
certain of the tribes in central Asia
do not osculate, and the Esquimaux, we
are told, employ the kiss only as a
prophylactic.
The earliest form of the kiss is
that which we know as the sniff kiss.
This Is a smelling, usually of the head.
The father of a newborn son shifted
his head that his days might be long
and that honors might come to him.
Returning from a journey, he shifted
the heads of his children in the same
manner.
Gradually with this sniff kiss there
came also caress, a touching usually
of the head. Gradually, Also the en-
dearment came to be applied to others
than children. The rubbing of noses,
which has persisted in some tribes, was
probably an intermediate process in the
evolution.
with the development of the genu-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
Rifenen Guard Goat from Lions.

Charles Studybaker, one of Glenn's
best known citizens, was in town yes
+erday and told of a thrilling experience
he and his son had had with California
lions on his ranch in the hills west of
Willows. He stated that up to a couple
of years ago he had not seen CalifOr-
MIA lion for many years in the section
where he now resides, but at the present
time they seem to have become quite
numerous. Mr.. Studybaker claims it is
due entirely to the goat business there,
saving the beasts would rather feast on
goat meat than on any other kind.
On several occasions of late goats have
been missing, and Mr.. Studybaker knew
We'll where they were going. He got
several large dogs and placed them
among the goats at night, but this
proved of no advantage, as the vicious
animals would enter the flock even with
the dogs stationed there and carry off
Then Studybaker and his son Carl
armed with Winchesters, proceeded to
Wait for them few nights ago, and sue
ceeded in killing an immense California
lion. This was one of the largest ever
killed in the coast range mountains west
of bere.-Sacramento Bee.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
MANS ACTIVITIES.
Holds the Leading Place
Among Them.

Agriculture Holds the Leading Place
Among Them.
At the annual banquet of the Ameri-
Gus Club Of Pittsburg, in honor of the
birth of U. S. Grant, Secretary of Agri-
culture James Wilson, Congressman
Grant Mouser Of Ohio and Washington
Gardner Of Michigan were the chief
speakers. Wilson spoke on "Agricul-
ture in Our Industries" He said In
part:
agriculture is a creative force
among our industries. The result Of
the farmers work of 1906 was Sc, 1874
100000, an increase of "A per cent over
the last census year. We exported in
1906 $1,718,O0O,0O0 worth Of goods Of
all kinds, and of this - per cent was
grown from farms and forests. Ami
mails and their products yielded $685.,
0OO,OO0, or 10 per cent, for export af-
ter supplying the home demand. Cot
ton and cotton products exported were
$4S1 100000 or % per cent; grain and
products sold abroad were $197.0O0,-
600, or 11.5 per cent; and $113,00O,000,
or 6.5 per cent, was miscellaneous farm
products.
Forest products are rs per cent of
our exports. We use tobacco extensive
Iy and pay around 100000 for i'm
portations from Cuba and Sumatra,
Porto Rico, Mediterranean countries
and Brazilian ports. We raised Su-
matra wrappers last year to the extent
of 100000 worth. The department,
after discovering principles, conducts
object lessons on the farms of the peo-
pie to help them toward better things.
I'VE found in the Connecticut valley
and in Florida the same soil that grows
the wrapper tobacco in Sumatra, after
visiting that country and studying their
methods and soils. We found in Ala
baIna and Texas the same soil that pro-
duces the filler tobacco in Cuba, after
learning what soil is suitable, and last
year raised 400 acres of it in those
States. We hope in time to grow all
the tobacco now imported from Cuba
and Sumatra into the United States"
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unison the song America MY
Country IT'S of Thee"
In the primary departments, where
the children are very small, they are
taught to repeat this, instead of the
pledge as given for the older children:
Il give my head and my heart to God
and my Country.
One Country, one Language, one
. Flag"
In some schools the salute is given
in silence, as an act of reverence, I'M
accompanied by any pledge. At a
signal, as the Flag reaches it's sta
ton, the right hand is raised palm
downward to a horizontal position
against the forehead, and held there
until the flag is dipped and returned
to a vertical position. Then, at a
second signal, the hand is dropped
to the side and the pupil takes his
seat.
The silent salute conforms very
closely to the military and naval sa-
lutte to the flag.
Principals may adopt the silent
salute" for a daily exercise and the
''pledge salute" for special occasions.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
GERMAN PACT SIGNED.
Secretary Root Notified That Kaiser Will
liam Has Approved New Tariff
Agreement.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2J.-The
secretary of the Germany embassy today
notified Secretary Root that the German
Emperor had signed the bill passed by
the Reichstag recently giving effect to
the modus vivendi regulating the tariff
rates between Germany and the United
States. Accordingly early next week the
President will issue a proclamation an
nouncing this fact. The new duties pro
vided for in the arrangement will go
into effect July l, but the amended treas
ury regulations in Difference to German
desires will take effect Immediately upon
the issuing of the proclamation.