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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04
OF Interest To Taxpayers.

While in view of subsequent events
In relation to certain county officials
and "prominsnt citizens" of Prowers
county, with the Santa Fe Tax COM
missioner it may not be very grea,
surprise to some Of the taxpayers of
this county who have "kept tab," to
learn that the Prowers county tax
case against the Santa Fe railroad
company for $25, 900 had been dis
missed by the court. No interest can
succeed that 10 not defended in good
faith BY those whose duty it is to
protect such interests. As Mr.. Book
of the Ladies Hcme Journal, would
say: it is not good form for an attor
nsy TO sooept potent courtesies and
entertainment from his alleged an
taRonist. "-Lsmar Daily News.
The above contemplate and libel
Gus attack on the attorneys for Prov
srs county in the controversy with
the Santa Fe railroad over taxes is .
dirty lie such as no citizen of the
county but the proprietor Of the
News would stoop to publish. 1t is
. malicious Islander against number
of officials Of the county though pro-
badly particularly aimed at one in
dividual whom the News has been
unable TO intimidste in the least.
The facts in the case are that the
Santa Fe refused to pay the taxes
assessed against it for the year
1905. The commissioners employed
Judge Northcutt to assist County
Attorney Hillyer in the case. Treas
ursr Adkins, acting on their advice,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04
NOTICE CITIZENS CONVENTION

Notice is hereby given that a mass
convention OF the citizens OF Lamar will
be held at the court house on Tuesday,
March 10, 1878, ats O'Clock p. M, for
the purpose OF placing in nomination
one candidate for mayor and three can
didates for trustees to be voted for at
tho election on Tuesday, April 7, 1908
and the transaction OF such other bust
ness as may properly come. !. before said
convention.
Dated at Lamar, Colorado, February
"a, 1908.
L. NJ. MARKHAM, Chairman.
GEO. B. MERRILL, Secretary.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04

seized two Santa Fe engines and the
road was forced to pay the county
oyer SIS, 900, all il owed With inter-
est and penalties. The road then
filed suit against the county mot the
county against the Santa Fe as
stated in the News) Their complaint
was answered by Messrs. Hillyer and
Northcutt with a demurrer of such
force that the attorneys for the Santa
Fe dismissed their case at their own
cost. Whether the case will ever be
brought again or not is as yet known
only to the railroads attorneys, but
this much Is certain that the attor-
neys for Prowers county have won
every point in the suit to the present
time, and the county is many thou
sand dollars gamer thereby. The
county has had no suit against the
Santa Fe and therefore none could
be dismissed. The only bad faith
that has been exhibited in this case
is that Of an alleged newspaper that
will turn against the officials Of its
home county when they are faith
fully trying to defend the interests
Of the taxpayers against a huge cor
poration.
For more than a year now the pro-
prietor Of News has been by sneak
ing innuendo and cowardly insin-
uations attacking all republican
officials of the county because he has
been unable to bulldoze them into
submission to him, and it is we'll
enough to have him al last out in the
open where everyone can see the ma
licious and lying nature OF his
ISLANDERS.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04
citizens Convention.


In another column will be found
the call for the citizens mass oonven-
ton to meet at the court house next
Tuesday evening and nominate a
ticket for the ensuing city election.
A new issue has been injected into
the spring campaign this year by the
prohibitionists, but a. this is to be
voted for Is a sspsrate proposition it
should not be allowed to draw the
citizens attention away from the big
business propositions that are now
confronting the city of Lamar.
For several years past Lamar has
been electing it's city officials from
the most progressive business men of
the community, and to this fact is
due the great reputation the city has
throughout this section as being the
handsomest, oleanest and most order
~ town IN the valley. Move public
improvements have been made here
than in any city in the valley, and at
the same time the streets have been
kept in far better condition than any
other town, and this has been accom-
plished without any increase Of tax
alton.
At this time when the sswcr sn d
water works improvements, which are
by far the greatest needs Of our city,
are under way is the time of all.other
when all citizens interested in main
tanning the present high standing
and prosperity Of Lamar should take
o.. interest in city politics, and turn
out to the caucus next Tuesday night
and help to nominate . progressive
business ticket. The Register believes
shat the present is . poor time to
swap horses as We are just in the
middle of the stream. If the outgo-
ing members of the city government
were renominsted in body we be-
lieve the best interests Of the city
would be served. II any should re-
fuse to allow their names to be used
again, then their successors should
be chosen with care to see that the
present progressive administration
be continued.
To maintain Lamar in its present
condition costs about $4,000. per
year, and only half this amount has
been raised by direct taxation. The
city has far outgrown the country
village condition, and the city gov
eminent must keep pace with the
growth of the town, or it cannot
maintain its great prosperity. The
convention of next Tuesday evening
will be the most important in the
history Of the town and We hope all
our readers will be there to help in
the work Of nominating q ticket.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04
oanderbone's March Forecast.


When Caesars blood was let;
The foes of Bryan will hide out
Behind the parapet;
And when he sees them lurking there,
He'll guess their fell intent
And run just like his friends all hope
He'll run for President.
The candidates Republican will
pass the stand again, and the portly
form of Mr.. Taft will show a hand
some gsin; the whiskerlets Of Mr..
Hughes will float upon the breeze,
the feet that sailed Msgellan's Straits
will cruise the western seas; the in-
FAINT boom of Cortelyou will grimly
yield the ghost, and the fleet will run
the banquets on the other Latin
coast.
Another lot of foreign counts, and
busted sports and old, will come
across to marry more Of our dead
easy gold; count will marry a mil
lion cool, and discount two or three
aud gold and girl land horse laugh
loud) they'll all put out to sea; and
while the Goulds give Boni one
just one-more chance, alsok, we'll
all steal of and kick ourselves quite
low down on the back.
The country papers will get used
To Uncle Sans mandate
That they may not hold readers who
Are not paid up to date;
But the Government will not assist
At squaring things, somehow,
With old Subscribers made SO mad
They never will pay now.
March was the first month of the
Roman year, and was named from
Mars, the god of wal. Mars looked
like twin brother to Richard P.
Hobson, and he was the regular
Roman delegate to the Peace Con-
ference at The Hague. He was sup
posed to be the father Of Romulus,
the founder of Rome, but he was
not; he was only the young mans
godfather. In ancient warfare it was
customary to place good bronze
bust of Mars on the field and then
fight for it.
The comedy of life will be about
what il has been-the men will labor
day and night, and the wives of men
will spin. They'll have club for
every day, and never cease to go;
they'll learn to talk of many themes
their husbands do not know; they'll
hear q lecturer from Greece, another
on Japan, another on the Renaissance
and several on man; they'll hire lot
of long haired freaks to make them
erudite, they'll work on papers every
morn, and look up things at night;
and their husbands will get supper
cold and suffer ridicule-and the
children will grow up like wolves,
while Mamma goes to school.
The money indiscreetly loaned
Will faithfully keep Lent,
And Q lady teacher will sit on
The pin when 1t is bent;
But when the principal responds
Tosoresms heard throughthe house
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04
She'll not tell him what happened, but
Will say she saw q mouse.

Until the 21st., March will be I'M
der the influence OF the zodioal sign
known as Pisces the fish. Pisces will
induce his relative, Stuyvessnt Fish,
to take the Illinois Central fght into
the q. 8. Supreme Court, where E.
b. Hartman will be ditehed with two
bum lamps, derailed backbone, and
q swift kick in the oabooss.
After the 21st. March will be un-
der the influence of Aries, the sign
of the head. Under this sign, old
heads will come to the front in The
presidential race, and Uncle Joe Oan-
non will come out Of last place and
make the President put two more
burrs in the spacious bosom of Nj.
Taft's pants.
Persons born under Pisces drink
like fish and vote wet. They make
excellent subordinatss, like Friday
and Loeb. They can say no, and it
is futile to expose them to any more
life insurance, for they wont take it.
They are very cautious, and always
take seats near the fire escape.
Persons born under Aries always
think before speaking, and then never
say anything. They are good organ
izsrs and generally belong to the
Anti-saloon League. They make
good lawyers, and generally get the
case continued until they can elect
the prosecuting attorney.
The vernal Equinox will come,
And the Irish will parade;
The booming bullfrog will resume
His music in the glade.
The mole will burrow in the lawn,
And the rash duck hunter toot
His caller while pneumonia drills
A leak hole in his boot.
And then the gentle spring will
come and the poet will essay, with
swelling breast and bliss his bum and
Muse attended lay; the rooster will
announce the dawn, and the hen will
scratch the dirt, and everybody will
put on a thinner undershirt. The
sssssfras will brew again TO tone the
system rank, and the washout will
upset the train and throw 1t down
the bank; the gander and the goose
will moult, the meadow will be wet,
and the spring intoxicated colt will
turn a summerset. The house will
be cleaned up again, the robbins
come in drove, and the husband will
eat bread and cheese behind the
kitchen stove. The young mans heart
will beat for love, and the widow in
her weeds will find q man and seize
him where Estella wore the beads.
And then sweet April will return,
And John D. get in line
And pay his months installment on
That thirty million fine.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04

FOR SALE-Ftne Piano at . reason.
able price. Inquire 107 9 Main.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04

We have few farms Of from 40 70 60
acres for rent. Best, small grain and
alfalfa land, Good improvements. Call
at the American Best Sugar Go. Fact.
DRY, Lamar. or 8. z. Browne, Farm supt.
Marvel Farm, Granada, Colo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04
Try Carley's Cough Cure

FOR RENT-6 scrss Of good land and
Q 8 room houss IN east end Of town; pos
session any time. Inquire at Register
of1oo,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04

go, 600 Just received for farm loans
No delays.
L. WET MAlKHAM.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-03-04
FREE. Isorrote's Puzzle. FREE

To Introduce. We will give away
ten thousand of these Igorrote's
Double Gross puzzles, made Of Phil
lipine mahogany. Difficult and fas-
cinating. Write quick and enclose
four cents in stamps to cover cost Of
mailing puzzle, that's all. Address
DOMINOCARDs co.,
1907 Chouteau Ave, st Louis, Mo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-10
SPELLING NAMES.
There Was Ne Doubt About ~ annah''
When the English Lady Finished.

bygone generation witnessed an
acrimonious controversy in the Irish
family Of O'Conor in County Roscom-
mon rs TO the right of any branch OF
the ancient race 10 spell the name
tLus--wtth ole n" That right, il
was maintained. was held ouly 10y the
O'COnor Don as head Of the house.
SO prolonged was the contest between
the partjsans of the o'Conor and
OCOnnor titles that ii was called tho
Mess" standing for "endless'l cor
respondence Finally the question was
referred TO sir J. Bernard Burke, the
Ulster king of arms. His decision
conceded with decision in a certain
other matter namely. that much might
he said on either side. The two dis
putting families had common origin,
king of Counaucht. and could with
propriety and in accordance with ira
ditiUn spell the name one way or the
other Fortified hy this award" the
two families have continued to spell
their name with one N up 10 the
present hour
Equally firm on the question as to
how his name should be spelled was
the witness in a case tried in the
kings bench a few years ago. Asked
his name. his prompt reply was John
'AwkinS." DO YOU" QueTied counsel,
spell your name with or without an
/ IL" The emphatic answer was,
"J-o-h-n.' AS a rule, however, as we
have said variety in the spelling OF
the names of people, as i'll that Of the
names of places, owes its origin to
people not being so clear as was our
friend regarding how Il name should
be spelled.
Two stories in illustration Of this
! occur to us. In the first Mrs. CULVER
| full was having christened her latest
| baby. The old minister was a little
| deaf what name did you say?" he
queried Il said" replied the mother
! with some asperity, Hannah" DC
you" said the other, mean Anna or
| Hannah?' Look ere" exclaimed the
now thoroughly exasperated lady, Il
won't be hexamined i'll this way.
| mean Hatch hay -hen-hen -hay-haitch'-
Hannah"
The second incident to which we re
| fer is this. Here also there was -
! lady in the case" She was on an er
rand, and she had 10 deal with thu
name of another party. In brief, she
had bought a pair of sleeve links fo
her fance when the shopman asked
ANY initials. MISS" The rest may b.
stated thus:
She-Oh. yes; I forgot. EDgrave ,
~" upon them for his first name.
standardization me, is it Uriah o
| Ulysses? Names with ~" are rare
you know.
She (proudly)-His name is Eugene
London Globe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-10
THREE SERVICES
SUNDAY OF INTEREST
EvangeIiSts Hobson and Small
Packed the Grace M.
E. Church.
REFORMED GAMBLER TALKS
JACK" WARD OF ANDERSON, IND.
TOLD THE MEN OF HIS LIFE OF
SIN AND SORROW WITH TELL
ING EFFECT.

Sunday was great day for Metho-
dism in Richmond. Two great audi
ences, one mems meeting at 3
o'clock, and the other d mass meeting
at 80 O'Clock, packed the Grace NJ. f,
church to its full capacity. In the
evenin gscrvices the gallery and all
possible standing room was occupied,
many being compelled to stand
throughout the evening. But this
did not seem to deter the interest for
but few left the church before the close
Of the long service. and Rev. Tilman
HObsOn held the vast audience as ii
by magic.
A feature of the evening service was
d large chorus choir composed of the
singers from that church and First NJ.
e. church, which. under the direction
of Mr. Small. added interest by their
gospel songs
Rev Hobson again preached upon
the general subject which has been
adopted as the slogan of the revival,
y olidlt Dtul.
In his discourse the speaker took
occasion to defend Christianity
against the onslaughts of infidelity
and skepticism. The most important
feature O fthe address was the issuing
of a challenge for the proof that inf
deity has ever accomplished anything
in the world for charity, philanthrO-
Ply, or anything of a humanitarian be,
neficence. Rev HObsOn also decried
| the idea maintained by infidelity that
there is no future state. Many illus
| tratiOns were used in driving a point
| home, all of which were aptly chosen.
At the mems meeting in the after
noon at 3 O'Clock. Mr.. Jack Ward, a
reformed gambler and notorious
| dr,lukard of Anderson. spoke for
nearly two hours of his personal expe-
reuceS as a bowery type for more
than forty years. Although Hitter
ate. yet he told in a simple, straight
| forward way, his worldwide wander
| ingS and how he was finally induced
to abandon his dissipation and vice
and become a respectable citizen OF
Anderson. The simplicity and hon
esty of the man appealed to the men
of the audience and many signified
| their intentions of cutting out booze"
and all forms of RIGHTEOUSNESS,
There We're several conversions in
the two churches during the day and
| a number of aCcessiOns. The meetings
will continue throughout the week al
| Grace NJ Z. church and later will be
| transferred to First NJ. E. church
corner of Fourteenth and Main streets
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-10
NOTICE..
In The District Court of the United
States, for the District of Indiana.


In the matter Of Quigley & Baby
Ion, a partnership consisting of James
A. Quigley and Roy l.. Babylon. Bank
rupts.
No. ISIS, in Bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of Quigley &
Babylon, of Richmond. Indiana. in the
county of Wayne, in district aforesaid
q Bankrupt.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That
on the S1st day of January, \. D.. 1905
the said Quigley & Babylon was duly
adjudicated a Bankrupt, and that the
First Meeting Of the Creditors will be
held at the Court House in the CITY of
Richmond. Indiana, on the 18th dav
Of February. A. D.. 1908, al 1000
O'Clock in the forenoon. at which time
the said creditors may attend. prove
their claims. appoint a trustee, exam
inc the Bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting
Claims duly proven. under Section
81 of the acts of 1898, and amend.
ments thereto, may be filed with or
mailed to the undersigned. prior to
said date. According to evidence:
The Liabilities Scheduled arc
$4,000
The Assets Scheduled are 100000
Dated at New Castle. Indiana. on
the eth day OF February, 1905.
CLAY {. HUNT.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-10
THE FRlLLEO LIZARD.
IL Carries Umbrella and Has a
Fighting Tail.

The frilled lizard is found in Austria
lisu woods, being t0lerably abundant
in north Queensland aud the Kimber
ley district of western Australia. II
lives on beetles such as are found on
the tree barks. 1t * about three feet
long. measured from head 10 tail point
What makes it remarkable consists Of
two things its hurried walk and its
lighting anger.
1t carries sort Of natural umbrella
tOp about its neck. which it clevates
suddenly with an alarming effect even
10 ordinary lizard killing dogs, soaring
them as an umbrella opened in the face
of a charging bull; hence il is called
the frilled lizard. Its teeth are not Of
much Use az defense against a vigor-
Gus animal. but when it tights il uses
its long. 1.-the tail i'll way to bring
long bruises on ones hands IN fact.
could it be properly trained. it might
serve as an automatic switch, which.
like the magic rub-a-dub-dub stick.
would at the word administer a thrash
ing to the disObedient child
From the scientific point of view the
creatures peculiar method Of ambula-
ton is most interesting. because it pre-
scnts an absurdly grotcSque appear
ance at such times, more especially
from the rear. 1t walks bipedally or on
two feet. like a bird, and so much does
it resemble a bird in its walk that il
seems to be the connecting link be
tween the ancestors of birds and the
lizards of today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-10
HANGED TO MUSIC.
Doomed Man Sang II Want to BE an
Angel With the Crowd.

"In the early days of Wyoming
when there were but a few churches
and many attractions of law. man
Of the name of BarStow, who never
knew fear and was Il devOut Christian.
was elected to the office Of sheriff -
said a citizen of that state. Soon
after Barstow entered upon the duties
capital crime.
The fact that there was no minister
within reach preyed upon the mind of
the sheriff, who undertook to supply
the lack by holding an hours Bible
reading in the condemned mans cell
and praying with him. AS the time
for the hanging approached Barstow
became possessed with the fear that
he had not acquitted himself of the
spiritual responsibility devolying upon
him and devised a programme that
was new and unique. After the victim
of the laws mandate was placed upon
the platform and everything was in
readiness the sheriff prayed long and
fervently. Then he called for some one
to start hymn, and Il man near the
platform began the only one he know.
4 Want to Be an Angel in which the
prisoner Joined.
"As the last verse was sung the sher-
if busted himself adjusting the moose
and Immediately upon its conclusion
the trap was sprung"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-10
A PRESENT DAY UTOPIa.
Moore= island, the Happiest and Fair
est Spot on Earth.


Hugo Parton. writing in the Outing
Magazine, says that the happiest and
most beautiful spot on earth today is
the island Of Moorea, one of the Society
islands, in the south seas. AS a CON
trast to strenuous American methods
this description sounds alluring:
whenever you are thirsty a word
will send a 1.-the brown body scram-
bling up tall palm tree trunk, and in
two minutes a green cocoanut is ready
for you to Quaff-the nectar of the Poly
neSian gods. 1t is worth the trip down
here to eat the native 'vittals,' for you
get at every meal things you never
tasted before. and each seems better
than it's predecessor; to see your din
ner of fresh water shrimps sharks
fins and roasted sea urchins. The ba-
nanaS you eat--there are eleven varie-
ties-baked. raw, fried, dried-grow Il
few rods back in the valley; ditto the
breadfruit. the pineapples and about
everything else on the board. It's nice
TO have yoTr morning coffee grown in
the back yard Guavas grow i'll such
profusion they are used as pig food,
grated cocOanut is fed to hens, while
sensitive plant is considered excellent
fodder for cattle.
For perfection of the human body
the Tahitian is unexcelled, if. indeed.
he is anywhere eQualed. They are a
large race, both men and women being
noticeably taller and more fully de
veloped than Anglo-Saxons, | doubt if
any Society islander ever went through
whole day in his life without having
wreath of flowers on his head or a
blossom behind his ear. The love of
flowers is innate with man. woman and
child. They can't pass through patch
Of woods without emerging with d gar
land Every gay mood calls for flow
crs on theigahats, in their hair. behind
their ears, and their life is an almost
unbroken sequence of gay moods.
Scarcely a native on the island OF
MOorea can speak a sentence of Eng
lish. but every one you meet greets you
with a courteous smile and the wei
coming word Ia-ora-na' (Yorana)."