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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14

and that's Interested me in you. For
instance. that dca! of yours in South
Sea copper
Yet that was the deal the papers
all''--
"All denounced you for? What do
you care: You were within the law.
| They've been hamlnering me for year,,
and attributing all sorts of low mo-
tives to me. AS long as the law doesn't
Interfere I'm going to get all can. So
are you. SO is every sane man. AS
long as it can be done without any
| fuss Or shouting. A mosquito could
bite twice as often If only he didn't
sing song about it, BY the way,
have you seen the papers:"
mo ANYTHING new?"
Gone thing at least that ought to in
| terest you Listen to this: The engage
ment of the niece of u world celebrated
/ financier to Il prominent young broker
| is about to he announced. The young
lady and her brother are orphans and
are not only their. famous uncle's
wards. but also the sole heirs to his
vast wealth. They are summering at
| his magnificent country place, where
! every one of the very few moments
left vacant by his daring stock manip
lllations' No installing that, eh,
| Gibbs:"
TIT ought to bring matters to a
head. l should think
| ut certainly should" assented Vain
wright. In fact. it's such an au;!u
ciols master stroke that I've a notion
| you may possibly have been at the
! bottom of il. Now. confess. Weren't
YOU"
Well, of course didn't exactly
write it. !:ut''-
Clever boy. Dallas will have to
| show her ilaistl now or never She's
kept YOU on the anxious seat too long
as it is That's tho reason asked you
w here for tie day. She must settle
it today if can manage it. She knows,
! how anxious ! am for her to accept
/ YOU"
But I'm sometimes afraid she doe;
! not care for ne"
"Thcn make her care. AS long a;
she cares for no one else you can per
6uaGe hcr to believe She alores You
How do you know? You're bach
elor''
"Pcrhaps that's how know. And
she doesn't care for any one else
You've sure? There's Bennett, for
+ instance
"Alwyn Bennett? Why absurd,
She's know i!i.n Ill her life. They're
/ just good friends: nothing more. He's
our nearest ncighbor here. aud its
only natural Besides. he isn't the sort
of mitn She wants. He's an idler
Shn likes men Who have made some
thing d! themselves like yourself. Tor
instance SO make Yourself easy on
that score II BENNETT loved her. hefi
have proposed long ago
Not necessarily lies not a man to
get started easily, but once start him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
Philosophy.

(Sioux City Journal.)
| The best part of a day Is the part
that is earning something.
| No man knows how good he Is UNI
| til some woman falls in love with
him.
The moment a cat is out Of the BAD
it falls to purring loudly.
A free lunch fiend justifies himself
on the score that he must have IN
| income.
| 1t is what man does to himself
| that hurts or helps most.
| All anyone has to do to reduce ASS
auaintance is to do nothing.
| Now and then a day in the springs
time switches skirts with great rudes
ness, and the men, who are helplesss
can only say it's a shame.
! Some people would rather tele.
phone than do any other kind Oh
work.
It frequently happens that the furs
mace fire goes out to meet low 800
ciety.
| All patience has to do is to giva
! encouragement to energy.
A scrub would rather not scrub.
Expansion is inseparable from heat
| II is unpleasant to see lot OF
hands lying around.
| The demand for yellow newspapers
| is minimized by the clubs OF both
sexes.
A man without any standing cuts q
sorry figure in trying to hold up hi4
head.
| The weather is so changeable 1t Is
excusable to carry another pair OF
shoes in the muff.
| Nothing is too good that appears II
the first person.
To look pleasant when a storm IS
raging within is the accomplishment
of fortitude.
People who give away their small
troubles are generous to a fault.
A man who deals in real estate haA
job to keep his hands clean.
| A good name excites envy.
Distance does not lend enchantA
ment to the smoke Of a cheap cigar.
| A good housekeeper does not look
it when she appears at the front door
in a towel turban.
The sparrow is not an affectionat0
bird, but it admires the forethought Of
the sower of early grass seed.
! Rubber has great elasticity, bus
there is no limit to the reach of arr
gument.
When a man is thrown out Of court
| it is impossible for him to repress ins
| dignation.
Some mon look for Job as If they
were afraid of being taken by surs
prise.
A smile that won't come of IS 3
nuisance when the occasion Is solemn.
A boy on roller skates is as much
to be dreaded as runaway team.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14

Good answered Alwyn. ANY
thing is better than Indifference. What
We're YOU saying about me:'
"You tell him. Dallas" grinned the
boy.
BE quietw whispered his sister
flushing with vexation.
"Then III tell for myself" went or
Perry gleefully. u was just asking
her.
Seeing the girls confusion. Bennett
quickly changed the subject by inter
rupting:
My mother will be over here in a
few minutes, Dallas. She is bringing
along a guest of ours. who says you
and she were chulns at school-Miss
Garrison
Cynthia Garrison. Oh. III be ever
so glad to see her again! r.
81 know who she isl cried Perry
refusing to be snnbbed. They say
she's a gorgeous locker. When hel
kennel was under the hammer
bought in her two pet Boston terriers
Betty and Prince Maybe that won't
make me solid with her, eh? Well,
guess. All ask is start, and you'll
find whole lot of cripples slower than
III be. If they're walking over l might
wander out. sort of aiinless-like and
happen to meet 'em. Maybe that's a
bum idea? Good old met
Full of his Machiavellian scheme.
the lad bolted through the long Win
dow and was gone.
Dallas" began Bennett without
preamble. you must surely know why
I'm here today. You've seen that para
graph in the
II have seen it." she answered
quietly.
Taken aback by her manner. Bennett
hesitated an instant; then asked nerv-
ously;
"rhe-the rumor isn't true, Dallas?
Tell me it isn't"
why shouldn't it be true" she coun-
tered perverscy. as though not wholly
sorry to witness the new look her
words called to his face. The look
deepened as Bennett continued:
You don't love Gibbs! Surely you
don't love HING
IT
The French windows swung wide
breaking - -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
One on Grant Haaer.
(Grafton, N. D., Record)

L., INCSoAd(
Grant Hager dropped into the print
ing office the other day and said he
would tell story. No one tried to
stop him and he proceeded in an intel
ligent and weli-bred manner. A number
of years ago Grant was a colonel on
Governor Burkes staff. and there was
some big doings in Chicago to which
governors Of the different states and
their stats were invited. Governor
Burke got his invitation and called out
his colonies and they got on their glad
clothes and all landed safely in Chicago
and put up at a big hotel, at so much
per minute. Just before the parade
started the late General Harrison Allen
showed up and the governor invited
him to ride in his carriage and the in
vitation was gladly accepted. He was
a most dignifed looking gentleman,
with long flowing hair, likewise coat;
he wore a high silk hat and cut a
large figure. TIL governor was mod
est looking man with SLOUGH hat and
business suit and smoked cigar that
burned up the side like a barn. On
each carriage was the name of the
state. Grant Hager and a Fargo man
rode in the carriage behind the gov
ernor. AS the procession moved along
the street, friends OF the different
states would hurrah and cheer and &C.
casionally bunch Of friends of North
Dakota would applaud. At these times
Governor Burke would shrink down in
his seat a little more and take no fur
Their notice. General Allen couldn't
stand that. AT the next demonstration
arose, and taking off his high hat,
bowed right and left and people in
the crowd would say:
Look at the governor of North Da-
kota."
1t worked we'll and he kept it up,
and when the proce ssion arrived at
Lincoln park, more applause greeted
the North Dakota delegation and the
general went thru his stunt The trees
were full of boys on the lookout for
fun. and when the general was in the
middle of a prolonged bow, one of the
street urchins piped out:
"Say cul, watts de matter wild hair
cut?'
The general sat down. 1t was his
last bow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
The Two Versions.

Frederic CORTLAND Pentield, who
has just married Mrs, Anne Weight
man Walker, is perhaps the leading
authority of modern Egypt" said an
Psychologist of New York.
MIR. Penteld is also a superb racon-
teur AT the Manhattan club, one
night, he contradicteo in my hearing
some story or other about modern
Egypt, saying that the story reminded
him in it's falsity of an occurrence in
the Alps.
He was touring the Bernese Ober-
land. AT the Bear hotel in GrndelWald
a mountaineer sat in the hall, a glass
of beer before him and his feet in their
hobnailed mountain boots extended to-
wards the fire. The mountaineer had
just made an ascent Of the Eiger, and
he talked like this about it:
".Well, WE'LL well, Il climb. indeed.
Four hours of incessant step-cuttinS
with the ak on an ice slope as smooth
as glass and as steep as a wall. Look
at this bunch of edelweiss. l spied it
on the edge of a dreadful precipice.
My guide refused to let me pluck it,
said it was madness: for his part, he
But at last, what with eloquence and
an offer of 200 francs, | persuaded him
to come along. The advance was aW-
full: one misStep meant death; but
secured the flower, when suddenly the
guides foot slipped. he fell and began
to roll towards the edge. But l thrust
my ak firmly into the ice and, bracing
myself seized the rope that bound US
together and-the man was saved
And at the same time, in the hotel
kitchen, the guide YVES giving another
version of the ascent in words like
these:
"Wel, we'll, what a customer! An
other like that chap and | give up the
business. From the start he was faint
and dizzy; in fact, wherever any real
climbing began. we had to carry him
like a sack of meal. And mean. Re-
fused us single penny extra for all
our extra trouble. Last of all he
begged for the sprig Of edelweiss l
wore in my hat, and l was fool enough
to let him have it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14

indeed; but. If it's Just the same to you
I'd rather handle it all myself hope
the works perfectly satisfactory, sir:''
Perfectly. Thompson. You're the
only employee l have who seems to
love work for works sake. Seen any
thing of Mr. Gibbs this morning?'
mo. sir. don't believe he's up yet.
Coming by such late train last night,
you know. sir, and
81 was up as late as he was. and /
was at work by 8. But when man
takes his first holiday in six years. as
he is doing. | suppose oversleeping is
part Of the fun. There's a man to pat
tern yourself after. Thompson! l re-
member when be started out he hadn't
a penny -nothing but the resolve to
get money and then to get more Of it.
And now look at him! At thirty-five
brokerage houSas in
Good morning. broke in voice
from the foot of the broad stairway
across the hall. Sorry to be so late.
Do you know how the market is?"
Its opened even stronger than
hoped" said Wainwright "Take a
look at these dispatches and see for
yourself. Had your breakfast?'
Yes. thanks" answered the new
conner. we'll groomed. stockily built
man. lounging into the rooms. with n
nod at Thompson. who discreetly
Seems queer to have a whole day
away from the Office / hardly know
what to do with so much spare time"
Its the everyday hard work that's
put you where you are today, Gibbs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14

the ticker tape and The market news.
Oh, keep out of it. o d girl. You owe
something to your Intelligent and dis
tinguished little brother IL you've got
to commit matrmony. marry some one
like can't your
81 haven't given him a definite an
swer yet" admitted the girl. a little
touched by the real feeling that under
lay her brothers fiippant words.
That's good medicine. Confidence
restored and the run on Brothers Emo
lions is checked. Next time you get
the marry bee have a dandy candi-
date to suggest for the job"
| "Who?" laughed Dallas, amused in
spite of herself.
"Alwyn Bennett."
How silly
Not on your life. Words Of wisdom
from the young that's what it is Go
ahead and marry Bennett. Be sport
and say Yes. Why don't you want to
marry him.
For any one Of a million reasons.
First of all. he never asked me to-
Maybe he's scared to. But If he
wasn't stuck on you he wouldn't be
| hanging around here every day and
going everywhere with you the way he
does I'll bet 50 he's
"Nir Bennett" the butler announced.
Brother aud sister stared guiltily at
each other
Speaking of angels muttered Per-
ry But Dallas had already turned to
welcome the visitor.
| Awyn Bennett at first glance had
little to distinguish him from the av-
erage good looking young man about
town But closer observer would
have noticed a firmness about the
Shapely mouth an honesty and strength
of purpose about the eyes. a general
air of latent power that lay unawak-
exterior. No crisis had yet called forth
any special manifestation Of this pow
er. and meanwhile Bennett was con-
tent to loaf through an existence that
thus far had been decidedly pleasant.
The only son of widowed mother
who advised and spoiled him. more
than comfortably we'll Off from the
great fortune amassed by his dead ia
Their, possessed of social position I'M
assailable and equally fortunate in
that mysterious quality that spells
popularity-all these gifts had saved
Alwyn Bennett the trouble Of fighting
life's battle or showing who might be
within his reach.
UGno.l ala pnurot{Ht no Derry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14

presence, and he was ushered into the
governors office.
Hello, Sam" said the governor.
Glad to see YOU Come UP ON the ele-
vator?'
Il did," replied the Judge.
That's all right, then" remarked the
governor. Il am just going to dinner
and did not care to try that elevator
till 1 was certain it would hold you.
That is all, Sam"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
(To Be continued.)

Mr.. S l.. Bowen. of Wayne, w Va.
writes: 81 was a sufferer from kidney
disease, 50 that at times I could not
get ont III bed. and when | did / could
not stand straight. took Foley's Kid
ney Cure. one dollar bottle and part
of the second cured ME entirely"
isoIey's Kidney Cure works wonders
where others are total failures. NC
Bride & VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14

her. Mr.. Gihbsa
No? But of
course You have
often heard
By the way.
Charles. it was
she who told
me to drop il
o II y on t h j 5
morning y Q u
see / she
Mrs Sewnaam
is most .ioHs
Tor me 10 epaae
up for re e.ec-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
(san Francisco Chronicle.

iSdH fTdnClSCO SIll OulSl0sl
Prof. Edgar l.. Larkin, the noted
astronomer, was discussing marriage
at a dinner in San Francisco. Pros
fessor Larkin believes that it is crim-
inal to continue for life marriages that
are unhappy.
why condemn" he said with GRIM
laugh, men and women to such miss.
cry as afflicts our mutual friends. the
Blanks? We all have mutual friends
in the Blanks position.
AT the height of their nightly quar-
rel the other day, Mrs. Blank choked
back sob and said reproachfully:
ct was reading one Of your old lets
tiers today, James and you said
in it that you would rather live in end-.
less torment with me than in bliss bE
yourself
We'll. 1 got my wish.' Mr.. Blanb
growled."
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery, the noted
woman suffrage leader, was talking
about divorce.
Ill temper is at the root Of divorce"
Mrs. Avery said. Men and women
are not SO vicious as some people
think. Impatience causes more dis
vorce than immortality.
when l was living in Pittsburg !
called one day on certain married
woman.
AT dinner time my hostess rang for
the maid. She said:
MARY, is that Mr.. Brown downs
stairs? I thought heard him juss
now
".No'm,' Mary answered; that wua
the dawg that wuz growlin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
Feminine Stories.
Genver Post

Mrs. Boorman Wells, the famous
suffragette, said at a ladies' luncheon
recently:
You may ridcule us as you please,
but when we get the suffrage in Ions
don we shant abuse it as some Of you
Colorado women do.
Il heard two Denver men talking at
dinner the other night.
Hello said the first here's a Phil-
adelphia genius has invented buttons
less underwear
"'Oh, that's nothing said the secs
ond I've worn it ever since my wife
got a vote
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14


Good Lord gasped Perry. slump
lng down in the nearest chair Are
you crazy? Say. ii you are looking for
i real good. exciting match why don't
YOU marry Wall street stock report
It'd be better n Gibbs. If you marry
him you.Il only be an also ran with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
CHAPTER I.

country house Of Charles
Wainwright, financier. topped
the ridge overlooking the water
In n nliInnx of nIohitant.11.al hid
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-22
New Business Block

One more of Lamar's old landmark.
is doomed. The old Herbert building
which has stood for over 20 years on the
southwest cor uer of Main aud Elm streets
snd'is now owned by Hon. c. G. Good
ale, will soon be replaced by handsome
brick block. The new block will cover
all OF that and the adjoining lot. being
90 by l40 feet, and will probably te two
stories in height. 1t will be fine build.
ing OF pressed brick and replacing as it
does very unsightly old frame business
room, will add much to the appearance
OF south Main street. The new build ng
will be divided on the lower floor into
one store room and large garage room,
both OF which are already leased. Mr.
Goodsle's faith in Lamar has never wav.
cred IN II years since he frat came here
rs bis constant Investments have shown
and he says it is stonger today than ever
before
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-22
Oily Council Reoreanized,

On Monday evening the city govern
nsnt was reorganized by the holdovers
firing the others out and then swearing
them in again. The business OF the old
year was wound up and the new organ
ization took hold without any friction
whatever.
he city officers were left pretty much
- they are now, few changes only be-
ing made. They are rs follows:
Mayor pro tenn, N. N. Mclean.
City Clerk, c. w. Heaton.
City Attorney, CRANKY Hillyer.
City Treasurer, G. A. Ludgren.
City Physician. DR.. j. A. Kellogg.
Police Judge, W. A. Merrill.
Marshal, John L. Russell.
Night Marshal, w. @. McCurry.
Water Works Engineer S Hunter
Night Engineer, Chas. Hemphill.
Sexton, G. A. Anderson.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-22
FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLAR
POWER PLANT
Local Business Men and Eastern Capitalists Undertake What
promises to Be the Greatest Development of the
Natural Resources Of This Great Section
Ever Before Attempted

project in each place. 1t is expected
that within few months it will
assume more tangible form.
The resolutions adopted by the
representatives present, and signed
by the president and secretary of the
meeting, follow:
"Resolved, that it is the sense OF
this meeting that the plan outlined
by Mr.. Hulit as representative of
the Northern Electrical Company, ia
feasible, and is heartily endorsed
and recommended to the people Of
the Arkansas valley as worthy of their
support and Endorsement, and we
earnestly ask for their cooperation in
carrying through the project. 1t is
further
"Resolved, that each representative
take up this matter in his own section
and call u meeting of those whom he
thinks would be interested in an en-.
terprise of this kind and in the de.
velopment of the country, and lay
this matter before them, and upon
invitation of the different representa-
tives Mr.. Hulit will visit the different
sections and discuss the matter in
detail with them and present the
working plans of this project And
that meeting will be called thirty
days from date to organize this into
regular working company.
'F. ID ArwATER, President,
&c. S. STUBBs, Secretary"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-22
Notice Of Annual Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting OF the legal voters OF School District
Number II In the County OF Prowers and State
Of Colorado Will be held at Central School
House, on Monday the 9TH day of May, A. ID.
lSo, for the purpose OF electing one director tn
De president OF the board OF directors of said
district number II as provided by law The
ballot box will be opened AT the hour OF two
O'Clock y. III. and closed at the hour of I've
O'Clock D. M. and ut i've O'Clock .. m. the
meeting will be organized for the transac lion
OF any other business pertaining to school
interests that may be brought before II.
At said election will be submitted the prop
osition to the qualified electors OF purchasing
OF q. c. Goodale a tract ofland not to exceed
four acres in the northwest corner Of she
northwest quarter OF section i've township
twenty-thrse south OF range forty-six, west OF
the sixth +. Nj. situated in said District Mum
Der IL. at the price OF dve hundred dollars
lJO0U) Per acre. for q site for he erection Of a
building for highschool purposes. and ballots
shall be prepared for that purpose as follows:
Shall District Number II purchase
grounds, not to exceed four acres. YES
for high school purposes, as per - +
contract with C. e. Goodalef NO
Those in favor of said proposition shall
place X opposite the word Yes. and those
opposed to said proposition shall place X
opposite the word No;
ia. Cook
Secretary of school District Number il, Coun
ty or Prowers. State of Colorado.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-22
The 8cheoI Board.

In an editorial In the Sparks and
in the News (of course through an
anonymous eorrespondent)ths charge
has been made the past week that
school tssshers have been used in
Lamar - . voting asset, either be-
ing intimidated or voted illegally
The school board for number OF
years has been composed Of old and
honorable citizens Of Lamar, and such
q charge to be fair should be spe.
cific enough to give them Al least an
opportunity for defence. Either
coercion Of voters OF sbstting lille.
Gal voting il . crime, and no honor.
able paper should charge citizens o.
the town Of such practices in an,
but an open avowsd manner giving
the facts 80 they could either be de
MED or else the parties stand con.
victsd. For several years the board
has been composed exclusively Of
republicans and yet . majority Of
their employees, who were residents
OF Prowsrs county, have been dem
ocrsts. Can either the Sparks or New
show where one Of these democrats
has been forced to vote republican
ticket. Come out like men and
give the names II you know Of any
such cases. The practice Of abusing
public officials by innuendo and in
situation has been badly evsrworked
in Lamar of late.