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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-28
lYDIAEPlNkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

comes as a boon and q blessing,
as it did to Mrs. F. Ellsworth, OF
Mayville, N. Y, and to Mrs. w. p.
Boyd, of Beaver Falls, Pa, who says
81 was not able to do my own work.
owing to the female trouble from which
l suffered. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully.
and am so we'll that l can do as big .
days work az I ever did. wish every
sick wOmaI you'd try it.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22
Insane Mans Act.

This, Friday, morning while
freight train was nearing Syracuse,
two men in a freight car saw the
body of q man lying just south Of the
railroad fence two miles east of the
depot. To make sure Of the fact
before notifying the authorities they
walked back and found that it was
indeed the nude body Of a man.
They then hsstened back to town aud
notified Marshal Forbes and others,
who found it to be the body Of George
Satterthwait, q printer, who had
worked in the Republican Office here
all of Thursday. He had come here
from Lamar where he was known,
having worked in the News Office.
He appeared to be about 25 years
old.
There is q theory that he fell of =
train last night while trying to take
passage east; that he received injur-
les ON his head which rendered him
insane, and while in that condition
he took off all his clothes at point
200 feet south of the John Reilly
house now occupied by George
Edwards, as his clothes were laid out
in a heap on the ground. The poor
fellow then started to walk eastward,
in his bare feet, through wire fences
and thistles, through snow and over
frozen ground and with the temper
ature lowering around zero, until he
dropped exhausted and expired.
When first seen two coyotes were
near the body. Scratches showed
where the barbs of wire fences had
resisted his progress in his walk with
Death.
From letters found in his clothes
it was learned that his father is j. N.
SatterthwaIt, editor of the Douglas
Tribune, Douglas, Kansas, who has
been notified. A couple of dollars
in money was found in his pockets
which indicates that he was not as
saulted for purpose of robbery. The
body lies in the undertaking room.
journal.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22
Beet Sugar Good as Cane.

That Colorado bset sugar il super
ior to the southern cane sugar has
been demonstrated by experts, and
it is expected as a result of the find
ings just made public, that the de-
mand for the sugar products of that
state will be largely increased.
Reports on the varius tests have
just been received at the Offices OF
the Western Sugar and Land COM
pany and the United States Sugar
company in this city, and the result
is most gratifying to the beet sugar
producers Of the state.
Among the last and most crucial
of the experiments made under the
supervision Of experts, were those to
determine the use Of beet sugar in
preserving fruits. Both cane and
beet sugar were used in test of g.
900 cans of various fruits, and the re-
suits were such IS to destroy any be-
lief that may exist regarding the
superiority Of cane sugar. There
was absolutely no difference in the
results obtained.
The foregoing applies equally to
beet sugar produced in Oalifornia,
Michigan, and in fact, all beet sugar
states. Ample tests haye demonstra
ted that beet sugar is equal to cane
for all purposes.-Nationsl Farmer
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22

Count, % q PIS.: In the County Court
The Granada Land and Live
Stock Company. 4 oospors- x.ovs
Grace L. Young. Defendant
TO Grace L. Young. ths defendant above
named. Gresting;
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Or II the service hsrsof be made cut q
e. S:s .s.s k.r.inbsfors si @ $ sp.eisS ssr as
Ssets..eS :1s an:v" ,sda.s. w e aevs Ss e.
County 90 % Of Provsrs ssd stats q Coiorsdo; q
"a B.. -. & &:
vest ausrtsr Of section fourteen. townshiP
the sixth principal meridian. contsining one
hundred sixty acres. more or less, aeoordins
from the complaint In said action to which
reference II here made: a copy Of which com
plant 10 hereto attached. :,
TO appear and TO answer the said complaint ~
above required, the said plaintiff will cause
Judgment By default to be entered against you
for the relief demanded In said complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal Of said
Court, at Lamar, IN % .sid county this 18th day
Oh D'''" '' a aEoRaE H. THoRNE.
fsRALl Judge and Acting Clerk.
$40, 900 Just received for farm loans
No delays.
L. WET MARKHAM.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22
Prowers Items

The Leap-year party at Mr.. Horns
last Friday night was we'll attended
and q good time reported.
Some Of Nh. Csswsll's children
have been quite i'll this week.
Several more carloads Of sheep
we're exported from here last Satur-
day.
The Phillips Investment 90. is
still shipping hay from their ransh.
Myrtle and Mary Cahsll visited
their sister here Friday night.
Several carloads Of corn have re-
Gently arrived fer sheep-feedsrs on
the North Side.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNEs. Is7s-NoTICE
EOF PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
Lamar Eoln Nov 4 100

Unlted Statee Land Otnc0t
Lamar. Colo. Nov. Z, 1907
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
1875. entitled "An act for the sale OF timber
Lands in the States of CALIFORNIA;, Oregon, Ne.
to all the Public Land States by act Of August
1. 1897, Jesse Tanner, Of LANAI, county Of Prov
Office his sworn statement No. 80. for the pur-
chase of the Southwest 4 Of Southwest x
Of Section No. % IN Township No, - 3. Range
land sought is more valuable for its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, and to es-
ter and Receiver OF this office at Lamar. Colora-
do. on Wednesday, the 22d day Of January 1908.
Il Narkham. George Burns, Mark Finn. all Of
Lamar, Colorado.
Any and all persons claiming advsrsely the
above described lands are requested TO dle their
cIaims In this once on or before said I'D day Of
January. lsos. JoxN A. wHIsIAns.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22
20 YEARS AGO
Notes from The Lamar Rsaistsr Of
dan. II, 1888

A reward Of 126OO was advertised
for the arrest Of the parties who set
fire to the Bent County court house.
w. O. MoCurry was appointed
deputy sheriff for the east end Of
Bent County.
A great reform wave has struck
Denver. Gambling houses hsvs been
closed, the social evil and saloons
will go next. At this writing, 20
years later, Denver is again closing
up gambling, and tackling reform
generally. about 1928 they will try
it again.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22
Carlton Items.


M. J. Mcmillan made . business
trip to Las Animss last week.
Peter Hoffman, our genial merch-
ant, has leased the g. B. Huntington
farm and will show us how he used
to farm on the North Side.
j. w. Richardson has moved to the
Sam Scarlet farm near Wiley. We
can recommend him q good citizen
and neighbor.
Levi H. Sutphin has been visiting
friends in this vicinity the past week.
He is one of Wiley's esteemed citi-
zens.
Albert F. Nichols came up from
his claim on Wolf Greek the hrst oi
the week to help Geo. E. Case . few
days.
This winter has been fine for stock
men q while We have had cold wes.
thsr since Christmas there has been
no extreme cold and no billiards..
W. R. Allen sold . span Of work
horses to Luther Runion last Satnr
day. We understand that Mr.. Allen
will quit farming and engage in
some other line of work.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22

The first passenger train over Ark
ansas Valley r. r. between Lamar
and Las Animas was run on Monday
Of this week to accommodate the stock
holders of the Fort Lyon Canal who
were to hold their annual meeting at
the court house in Las Animas that
day. The train left the Lamar depot
about 8 o'clock that morning and had
only few passengers here as many
feared 1t would take all day to reach
it's destination and went on the main
line trains. There were large num-
bers got on, however, at each station
after leaving Lamar, and when the
train reached Las Animas both
coaches were crowded and many
standing up. The trip was made in
about two and one half hours includ-
ing the run over the Big Bend branch
line, and everybody was we'll pleased
with the trip. The day was q bright
and pleasant one and the trip was a
great pleasure to all who went. The
country through which this road runs
is a marvel to all who knew it a few
years back, and now that this new
road is about completed We can look
for far more marvellous develop
ment in the ne1t few years.
Manager Ward OF the Arkansas
Valley road informs US that the
bridge over the Amity Canal will be
completed this week and that the six
miles of track will be laid to connect
with the Holly branch before the end
of another week. After that it will
only be necessary to get the line
worked into shape for a regular train
service, and this great farming Sec
tion will have just as good facilities
as the main line. The Santa Fe is
putting good many hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars into these vast
improvements, and they have faith
that this valley will soon be the rich
est Of their tributary territory along
their whole line. A considerable
portion Of the capital which has
built the sugar factories throughout
this territory has been contributed
by the men who are directors or in
terested in the Santa Fe Railroad,
and the road has been the gre atest
factor in working up this great in.
dustry which has increased the value
of all the valley real estate many
times over. When one looks over
the vast investments Of this great
corporation in the valley it is easy to
see that their faith in its gloroius
future is even stronger than that of
our people, and that they are mutu-
ally interested with the people in its
further development.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22
More Democratic narmeny.

While the democrats are trying to
work up courage by imagining the
republicans are quarrelling among
themselves, there are some very dis
cordant notes in their own ranks, as
the following clipped from a stanch
democratic paper and copied with ap-
proval by the Bent Cnunty Democrat
will show:
"We are in receipt Of several com
munications from Ed Tsylor's advis-
ory committee, one inviting us to a
banquet at Denver and both asking
for our sage counsel and pstting us
on the back like all other politicians
do. We have noticed that whom peo-
pie get ready to ride jsckass they
always pat him on the back and We
hsye been patted and patted and
ridden and ridden until we are tired
of it. There is not a more oonsis-
tent democrat in the state, but We
are sick and tired of the rotten man.
aRement which the party In this state
gets at the hands of the self-tsrmed
leaders, and are not making any pro.
misses right now whether We will work
for the election Of the democrats in
Colorado or not. We will think it
over, and will probably be q jackass
once more and be psttsd on the back
and then ridden again, but We pro-
pose to read the riot act to a lot of
fool leaders and let the chips fall
where they may. We are getting
mighty tired of defeat, and would
like to see somebody at the head of
things that could make q winning
once in lifetime. We had every
chance in the world to carry the state
last campaign, and nothing but the
rankest kind Of laundering upon the
part Of Tom Patterson was the reason
We got soup and defeat. And now
it looks very much like that same
sort of dope was going to bs on tap
again, and il it is, this paper will
oolt the ticket from start to finish
and quit politics.
"The statement is made in the last
communication We nave received
from this new advisory committee
that they will have to depend upon
the patriotism of the people for con-
tributions to carry on q campaign.
We depended on the patriotism of
the dear people the last trip, and
after spewing out about all the
Drains of the party we went before
the dear people aud asked for dollar
contributions, and we got what? Just
exactly $S. Appealed to the patrio.
tism of the people and got SS worth
of patriotism! And John Barnett and
Milt Smith swiped that eight dollars
to the best of our knowledge and be
lief.
"The people have not got any pat
riotism, that is none that can be ap-
piled to politics, and il that old rack
at is to be played again just count
Us out. We are not q saint; We are
q sinner. We believe that it takes
money and lots of it to wage a sue
cessful campaign in Colorado or any
other state, and We do not propose
to camp with any two-for-a-skate
bunch like the alleged leaders Of
the last campaign any more. We are
democrats from the toes up and the
ears down, but We travelled all over
Missouri lately and will have to be
-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-01-22

$40, 900 Just received for farm loans
No delays.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

The child started to enter the place,
when a gray-coated watchman barred
her progress. The city ordinance
| against the admission of unaccom-
panied children under 16 to penny
arcades and similar places was pc
ing strictly enforced.
Go chase YOURSELF" commanded
the child, shrilly. Cant yer see me
fader wild me, y fathead?"
Singleton blushed at the identi1-
cation, but nodded confirmation, ana
the watchman let her enter. Single
ton followed more leisurely, and the
child was waiting, all impatience'
beside desk in the middle of the
ROOM
"Unbelt," she commanded, as he
came up. "Get some pennies"
Singleton passed out dollar and
waited while the child laboriously
counted the hundred pennies she OBJ
| tanned in exchange. She generously
| offered him half dozen that he, too,
| might patronize the machines, ana
then methodically proceeded upon
| tour of the place.
A second and third dollar were ex-
pended before the tour was complet-
ed. but at last the child turned away
with a sigh.
'T always wanted t. see tn whole
shootin' match" she said. in explana-
tion. "Now l done it. Still gamer
"I'll stick smiled Singleton, who
was beginning to enjoy himself.
What next?"
more pictures" she announced
"Cummon.
Again she ran into difficulties at
the entrance of a motion picture
show, but again Singleton's sponsor
ship stood her in good stead and 10
cents admitted them to long, mar
row store at the far end of which
was stretched a sheet.
The f1ickering light caused by un-
even illumination of the film made
Singleton's eyes smart, but the child
sat lost in wonderment as the pro-
gress of a bank robbery was unfold
ed, and when, at the close of the per-
formance, the announcer cried that
there was a second reel, and that per-
sons might retain their seats on the
payment of a second admission the
child turned to him.
Cough up another 10?" she asked.
Singleton suggested lunch, but his
charge would not near or II.
"Candy's more film" she pro-
claimed. 81 know place where you
en- get dandy chocolates for dime
a pound"
She led the way to a place where
the unwholesome stock was labeled
"Your choice 10 cents" but Single
ton rebelled and won new favor by
selecting more presentable place
where the candy at least resembled
genuine confections.
The purchase of a whole pound
gained him added fave and they
went on down the street, the child
gulping down the candy as though
she feared that she might waken and
find it al a dream. She was deter
mined to get the candy before the
dream ended.
Their progress was abruptly halted
before a window filled with gaudy
J hats. The child glued her face to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
:. - WINNING By FAILURE = :.

ther inf1amed his captor. who cher
ished socialistic notions
The crowd that had been attracted
by the inquiry developed into a hoot
ing mob that followed the odd trio
| up the street toward the police sta
ton.
One fleet youngster, disdaining to
remain with the crowd, sped on ahead
and presently he returned heading a
! procession OF irate mothers led by
the maternal parent of Singleton's
| beneficiary.
And It's stealin' me Maggie you'll
be-, she screamed, as she precipitat-
ed herself upon the defenceless SIN
gleton.
I'll show you. To come down
here. stealin' respectable workin'
mans daughter, you diviI."
A second policeman had Joined his
mate and had slipped out of the
crowd Now he came up at the head
of the reserves, and only their ar
rival saved Singleton from immediate
harm.
Fighting every step of the way
| the reserves gained the station and
while the bowling mob thronged the
street outside Singleton's pedigree
was taken by the grim sergeant at
| the desk and he was hustled into a
cell.
The girl was taken off to the chill
dren's society In :. patrol wagon,
which further contributed to tho ex-
citement, and not until detach-
ment of mounted police came in an
| swer to call did the crowd dis
perse.
1t was not for an hour that Single
| ton thought of bail, so stunned was
he by the shock. At last he made a
request that his secretary be sent for
| and as an inspiration asked that
Elizabeth be telephoned.
Miss Elizabeth Flagler was well
known in the precinct. More than
| once the police had reported cases to
| the settlement instead of to the char
| ity society, and when she appeared in
| response to a telephone message she
was taken back to Singleton's cell.
Dolefully he told the story of his
attempted contribution to the enjoy
ment of the poor, and Elizabeth and
the captain laughed until the tears
ran down their cheeks.
Over the telephone. the society Of
ficials verified Singleton's story by
the child's and the captain returned
to the cell room.
| 81 guess we'll take that charge on
the blotter," he said. They've turn
ed the kid loose. If you've got an
auto, you'd better send for 1t and get
out of here quick. Yoa can have my
J room until it comes"
| He led the way to his own COM
| Portable office and left them there.
! Elizabeth turned to Singleton.
How could you expect to succeed
alone, Tommy" she demanded. ITS
a study to know how t. do good the
best way :.
| 81 don't expect to succeed alone"
he said, calmly. "It's fact I've been
seeking to impress upon you for some
time. For the 11th time. Elizabeth,
will you marry me?"
"I think l shall have to-" she said.
softly, "to keep you out of trouble" :"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

~ INGLETON scowled as he came
down the front steps. The
Al very beauty of the September
day offended him. At the
curb, his chauffeur sprang to open
the door of the auto, but Singleton
shook his head.
''Take the car back to the garage"
he said, shortly. 81 shall not need it
this morning"
He had asked Elizabeth to go
with him on an auto run, but she
had staid home this summer to de-
vote herself to her settlement work
and all through the hot weeks she
had toiled to make the lives of the
poor more comfortable, resolutely
turning her back upon Nmny Sin
gleton's temptations.
Elizabeth needed a rest. He could
see that she was growing thinner and
whittier day by day, but when he
urged these facts, it had merely end
ed In the inevitable quarrel that had
arisen whenever her charitable work
came under discussion.
81 am going to stay by my charge" 4"
she declared. "There is a pleasure in
tightening the burdens of these poor
people that you never can under
stand. I don't believe that you ever
gave a thought to making anyone
else happy"
He was thinking of her words now
Perhaps Elizabeth wae right. She
need not have been so emphatic
about it, but still she was right.
Yes, Elizabeth was right. He had
never put himself to personal incon-
venience to give pleasure to others,
therefore he could not understand
why she should labor through the
hot summer to save the lives of the
dirty little babies in the squalid tene-
ments.
With sudden determination, he
swung about and made for the near
est gate. The trolley cars were
whizzing past and he hailed one
bound for downtown. Singleton was
not very we'll acquainted with the
poorer districts, but he had a hazy
Idea as to the direction in which he
should go, and finally he jumped off
the car and started eastward.
There was no lack of filth and
squalor, but there seemed to be a
definite absence of material for
philanthropic work He spoke to one
or two boys, who Immediately vanish
ed down the side streets or into dark
halls with speed that was most dis
concerting.
He was not sufficiently experience
ed to know that his inquiry as to
why they were not in school caused
him to be regarded as new truant
officer.
Disheartened but not discouraged,
Singleton kept on. He had decided to
take girls for change and finally
he came to halt before a weazened
little creature sitting on a doorstep
nursing doll consistin. of a potato
wrapped in an exceedingly dirty rag.
Don't you want i real loll?"
asked Singleton, as he came to a halt
before her.
"Aw, / want de cart" was the
prompt reply, "but that amt no sign
I'm goin' ter get it."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

and 'taters and a garden. / shall
leave you the shotgun, and you know
you kin kill coons and 'possums and
bars as good as. kin. Don't dun
reckon you'll skassly miss me. Jest
don't say no mo- about It,"
He got up and walked down to the
highway and headed for the cross
roads store. After wiping tear from
her eye and knocking the ashes out
of her pipe she entered the house and
donned her sunbonnet and set out on
a path through the woods.
She left a message with woman
at a cabin. That woman sent it
along to the next by her boy. 1t went
down the creek and up the creek and
back up the mountain. 1t was two
days reaching the last cabin. Men
saw and spoke with the messengers,
but got no information.
Women and wives who received 1t
shut their lips tightly and had moth
ing to give away, Then, on a moon
light night there was a gathering on
the crossroads. Fifteen women and
not a man. Each carried at least two
freshcut switches. Each walked with
determined step.
From the crossroads they had not
far to go. The door of cabin was
softly opened to them and candle
lighted. With ropes in their hands
six of the women proceeded to the
bedroom where Elder Clyde was
sleeping. His arms and ankles were
tied when he opened his eyes ana
saw the faces about him.
"Why are you here? What is it?"
No one answered. They seized and
carried him out to a roadside tree
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

could be asked for. There were sheep
and cattle on thousand hills, and
there were gardens and vineyards
everywhere. He had been appointed
to come among the sterile mountains
to lead a band into the chosen land.
He appealed to his hearers physi-
cally and mentally. He set them to
longing and to wondering and t.
wishing to hear more, and then he
stopped for the time being. He had
on he would preach it.
In the mountains they Judge of a
mans religion by his actions. Elder
Clyde was beyond criticism. He
praised and he reproved, and always
and ever he sang the praises of Him
who died for men.
The women liked him and the men
stood in awe of him. At their homes
he appealed to their cupidity as well
as to their mentality. The Lord had
wished His chosen people to prosper.
He had therefore guided them to
where the land needed but to be
scratched with the plow to produce
fourfold.
Now and then a circuit rider came
along who warned the people against
Mormonism. But if the elder argued
at all, he had the best of it. He was
we'll read and educated man, and
his speech was soft and flowed like a
river.
The time came when he dared
speak his mind more plainly to men
and women, though to only few of
the latter. To the old and bent and
crippled he said nothing. To those
who still seemed to look upon him