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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-03
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The Lamar register., 1909-09-08
NINTH ANNUAL FAIR.
The Prowers County Fair Assoeih ton
Closes a Successful Meeting.

Last week the. weather man tried
to see Just row nice he could be to
our fair association. and as a re-
suit the ninth meeting was the great.
est success dn the history Of the as
sociation. The crowds were larger,
receipts bigger, displays In most Bl-
es finer, and program better. Just
to show what he might have don e
the weather man waited until the
last race was run and most OF the
crowd home. and then turned loose a
regular August dashing rain on what
was left Of them.
The rivalry between Big Bend and
May Valley brought out some Of the
finest agricultural and horticultural
displays ever shown here. Big Ben.
won In the agricultural Line. but
Nay Valley evened up the score on
fruit. There were also many other
excellent indiv dual displays of farm
and garden produce. also some fine
exhibits Of dry land products. which
showed that many Of the new farm
ers are making good under the Camp
bell system. The displays in som
ifaes Of stock and poultry were no
as large as In some previous years.
but many fine specimens were shown
The art and floral displays we're par
ttcularly excellent. There were
number Of fine special dis. days an
that of our dairyman. E. H. Gregg
attracted much attention and praise
The crowd on the second day was
the largest ever at the fair ground
and there were large numbers o.
each Of the other days. The pro
gram for the third day was the best
ever given In the valley and deserves
much larger attendance.
The balloon ascensdons were great
ly appreciated and on the second
day the morning ascension caused
great deal OF excitement as the
parachute failed to cut loose. and
the aeronaut had to stay with the
balloon until the gas gradually es.
capped and iet him down. He kept
up his trapeze work during all the
excitement and alighted without an
accident.
The base ball game on Wednesday
between Wiley and Granada was one
Of the most exciting ever witnessed
here. and was won by Wiley by
score Of 3 10 2h eleven innings.
The box score follows and shows
chat 1t was a splendid game:
The Lamar register., 1909-09-08

as well as the large list OF wedding 6
presents offered by the business men
OF Lamar.
The racing program and broncho
busting and other sports were all
very greatly enjoyed by the crowd.
and 1t Is safe to say that there has
never been such a satisfactory pro-
;ram for the fair before.
In spite Of the heavy expenditures
to get the grounds Tn condition. caus-
ed by the floods last fall, the asso-
citation has come through in much
better shape financially than for sew
eral years past. 1t Is gratifying
condition. and 1t Is hoped that 1t wal
cause a much better feeling among
the business men and citizens than
has existed for the past year or so.
Every citizen OF the town and county
should be interested in seeing a good
fair maintained IN the county and
give the association their hearty
support.
The Lamar register., 1909-09-08
ANOTHER REFoRMER GONE
WRONG.
Manager Of the Great and Goto1
Ben LInsey swlndIes All HIP
Friends.

bon Iinsey SW"ues M 'R
Friends.
Warrants have been issued by Dis
rict Attorney John w. Davidson. for
he arrest OF Col. ]. A. Faw, a well
onown character throughout the
state. charging HIM with issuing
;hecks whhen he had no funds In
ank. The warrants were issued at
he request OF DR.. E. c. Stimmell
md White & Davis. Back OF the
iaal appeal to the authorities is a
story Of Cod. Faw's alleged opera
ions covering a period Of at least
.wo years during which time 1t is
said he has secured thousands OF
dollars from prominent persons and
firms Of Denver, Pueblo and other
owns In the Arkansas valley, by
means OF checks which IL Is charged
are utterly worthless. The charge is
a misdemeanor with a hight penalty.
Col Faw Is known In the Arkansas
valley for his work on a scheme 10
build an underflow water system
from Horse creek. which was to
furnish water to Rocky Ford. Sugar
City. Ortway. Swink. La Junta, and
Manzanola. Over this scheme he
became involved in litigation with
Judge G. F. Patrick. who owned the
land on which. Faw Intended to de-
velop the system. Faw Is still work
ing on the scheme. but without much
hope II success owing to the httga-
uon. However hh recently Is said
to have entered into a contract with
one Of the cities to supply It with
domestic water.
As manager for Judge Ben b. Lind
sey. the famous Denver juyenile
judge, during the last campaign. Col.
Faw also attracted state wide atten-
ton.
Since the district attorney issued
the warrants for Col. Faw several
days ago, he has heard from many
sources Of other worthless checks
which 1t Is said the promoter has
been able to have cashed.
why action mas never Deen takeis
before is a mystery to the authori-
ties. as 1t Is said they have reports
Of similar transactions are said to
be for large sums.
In the case OF DR.. Stimmell 1t is
said Col. Faw owed him $3.50. He
paid the bill with s-eheck for $3.50
and received q check for 500 In re-
turn. This check he succeeded In
cashing but DR.. Stimmell was not SO
fortunate. The check DR.. Sthnmell
received from Faw came back mark
ed "no funds"
1t was over two years ago that
Col. Faw commenced work on his
water system. He purchased 16O
acres of land from Judge Patrick ant
started an underIow system on
Horse creek. Judge Patrick finally
had Faw put off the land on the
grounds that he refused to pay for
it. Faw simply crossed the Patrick
fence and purchased another tract
on which he made a small payment.
He comm enced his system on the
other land and Judge Patrick OBJ
tained an Injunction restraining him
from further development. The re-
suit has been litigation which has
never been settled.
The Lamar register., 1909-09-08

The Methodist conference has re-
appointed Rev. II. NJ. Pingree as pas
tor at Lamar. much to the gratfi-
cation Of his congregation. Rev. PHI
gree has proved an extremely able
and popular pastor and the church
Is to be congratulated on again sec
uring his services. Rev. NJ. NJ. Eat
on's many Lamar friends will be
interested to learn that the confer
ence received him as a full fledged
Methodist minister. He was sent to
Goldfield.
The Lamar register., 1909-09-08

The office Of the Two Buttes com
pany is being refitted and refurnish-
ed and will be quite an attractive
place of business as well as having
an attractive proposition to Offer
homeseekers and investors. Mr..
sherman has returned from Chicago
where he has Just had printed
large edition Of one Of the neatest
and most pleasing advertising pamph
lets ever pubhshsd about this sec
tson. It Is conservative statement
Il the conditions and resources here.
Ard especially under the Two Buttes
canal.
The Lamar register., 1909-09-08

oranaoa ...S
Earned runs-Granada 2. Wiley /.
Two base hit-Love.
Home run-Herr.
Stolen bases-Skhner.Ta Taylor. Cut
Ter. Mayfield.
Sacrifice hIt-Ellis.
Bases on bals-On Matney 1. off
Harmon 3.
Struck out-By Matney 6. byHar-
mon 13.
Lett on bases-wiley Z. Granada
On Thursday Kornman and Holly
played an equally exciting game o:
thirteen Innings. which was won by
the Kornman boys by a score OF 6
to 8. The box score Is as follows:
Kornman 20 o o 20 1101 90
Holly i 200 / o o o 1 30 o o
Earned runs-Kornman 1, Holly 1.
Two base hits-Skinner, Sharkey.
Three base hit-Sharkey.
Stolen bases-Kornman 3, Holly 3.
Sacrifice hits-Kornman 3.
Bases on balls-Off Whites 3. off
Herr
Struck out-By Whites 6, by Wilkes
8, by Herr 3.
Hits made-On Wilkes Z in nine
Innings; off Herr. 6 In four innings.
Double plays-Kornman 8.
On Friday the Wiley and Kornman
mines played for the championship
and Wiley won In, a one sided game
by = score Of 13 to o.
A special feature of the second
day was the marriage In front Of
the grand stand OF Mr. J. e. Hardin
and Miss Pearl Swadley. two popu-
lar north side young people, Rcv. ].
T. Kelly officiating. The happy
couple received the hearty consratu-
lations Of large host of friends and
the COED Wishes ot the entire crowd
The oasis., 1909-06-26

men of all ranks grasp of mind and determination of character without which the equally colossal operations of pioneering the Great West would be incomplete as yet.
 From other points of view there are many facts that could be luci- dated going to show that war is not an unmixed evil; but for the present the foregoing will suffice.
 War, pestilence and famine are the three great evils that mankind have deplored from beginning of time; and for delivery from which they have prayed always. Yet it is fact capable of mathematical demonstration that without checks of some sorts upon the growth of population the world would even- tually become peopled so densely that men would be pushing each other off from the face of the earth. By her compensatory operations Nature has prevented a calamity so dire. In this day and genera tion the study of mankind is to eliminate these three great com pensators. War is to be done away with; already pestilence has been circumscribed greatly; and quick and facile communication between all parts of the world, with the abundant charity of the human heart have mitigated the horrors of pestilence. Eventually an elim- ination will be effected of the great rio of evils with which the human | race seems afflicted; but in her own good way Dame Nature. will intro duce other compensations to pre- vent that overstocking of the Earth with humanity to the point where men will be pushing ont another off from the planet into
 the illimitable void.
The oasis., 1909-06-26
own example at Florence and smile with the jury?

PARIS is agog over the death of a rich man named Chauchard who willed to others millions of dollars and ignored completely his rela. tives. It has been remarked here. tofore that when men dying be- queath fortunes to relatives they have lived so far away that they have forgotten all about relatives save tender and precious memories.
The oasis., 1909-06-26

A Los ANGELES man wants a divorce because in pursuit of "phy- sical culture" his wife crawled around under tables and chairs in her nightgown, and did other funny stunts. Some men are very hard to please.
The oasis., 1909-06-26
"WAR, PEsrILENcE AND FAMINE. "

Professor David Starr Jordan, president of Standford University has succeeded in getting into the limelight by an unfortunate allu- sion to France as "a decadent nation" in an address at the com mencement exercises of an eastern educational institution of note. A representative of the French re- public who was present took ex- captions to the assertion, very properly, interrupted the profes- sor's address with an indignant denial, and left the assemblage carrying with him grouch of a goodly size and the sympathy of a large part of the audience. /
 Professor Jordan seems to be one of those top heavy educators who seem to think themselves oracles, and are ready always to instruct the public in oracular utterances. Since the unfortunate fdur pas at Bryn Mawr it has developed that in a book published recently Prof. Jordcn had given vent to the same sentiment.
 In both instances the unfor- tunate educator was ventilating a popular topic-the growing opposi' tion to war-and, like so many faddists, he jumped at conclusions that are not warranted by the facts of the case. In the first place his assumption that France is a de. cadent nation was to use the al legged decadence of a vitally vigor ous people to point a moral tha he endeavored to draw from tho the wars to which the people o France have been subjected. Tn, alleged decadence of the Frencl nation Professor Jordan traced back to the Napoleonic wars ant argued that France is suffering now from the loss of national vitalit, incident to those wars of centur, ago.
 Like others who are arguin, against the waste of war, Professo
The oasis., 1909-06-26

BECAUSE Earl Rogers smiled at the jury in the Calhoun case in San Francisco, one day last week, the public prosecutor, Frank Heney, raised row in open court. What did Heney want, anyway? Did he wish Rogers to emulate his
The oasis., 1909-06-26

Now that the bridge controversy at Phoenix is settled there will be left nothing to excite the placid Phnnicians.
The oasis., 1909-06-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

THE pen is mightier than the sword;" and in New York they make policemen's clubs out of paper.
The oasis., 1909-06-26
An Unexpected Fraud on a FraternaI
 Society.

Monday night at 8:30 p. m. an extraordinary meeting was held by the board of directors of the local lodge of the "Sociedad Hidalgo de Artesanos Unidos No. 1" in Nogales, Sonora, with the object of bringing into light the suspected appropria, tion of funds by the treasurer of the lodge, Mir. Manuel N. Bernal, we'll known young man of our city and who was in the employ of the custom house department of the Wells Fargo Express.
 When asked to produce all the necessary documents that could enlighten the situation, he pre- sented cash statement showing cash balance on hand of $153000 Mexican currency, whereas there only existed in the bank the sum of $2S0.00, which made it clear tLat the defrauded money, amounted to SPAS CO., After long discussions that followed the discovery of such a disgraceful act, the treasurer re- quested of the board of directors to not take any legal action against him until 10 a. m. Of next morning when he stated in writing, he would produce the cash to the committee appointed by the lodge for the 1 purpose.
 When the public clock was an- nouncing the aforesaid hour, the committee in vain expected the de- lInquent to show up with the cash as promised; but he had left town in the morning northbound train, to escape the due punishment that was going to be administered to him through the hand of justice.
 This being the case, the com mitte acting in accordance to in- structions of the lodge, which maintaining the high standard of philanthropic principles that it has been founded for, tried it's best in order to have the case settled in an amicable way, and to diminish thus the sorrow of good father and mother. The victims of the wrong doer, immediately called on the father of the treasurer, who asked of them As hours time in order to effect settlement.
 The very praise worthy efforts ol the board of directors, the com mittee and others concerned, were fully crowned with success yester' day afternoon at p. m, when the unfortunate father in question, el' fected settlement in full Of the amount defrauded, thus ending this disgraceful act of a boosting gentleman of the two line cities ONE OF THE MEMBERS
The oasis., 1909-06-26
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Jordan argues from a limited standpoint and a narrow range of view. In the first place they all overestimate the hazards of war, and assume that the loss of life bears to the number of men act ually involved far greater propor- ton than is really the case. Not long since one of the magazine writers elaborated that very point. The gist of the argument was that the youngest, the strongest, the ablest and the best men of the na- ton are killed off by war leaving only weddings and incompetents from which to breed the succeeding generation. If all the men who went to war were killed off there would be some foundation for the assumption. But in actual prac- tice the trade of war is but little more hazardous, if any, than many of the avocations of peace neces- sary in the support of modern civilization. Counting the men en- gagged, mining and railroading are almost as hazardous as soldering. In the great war between the North and the South in the early sixties, the men enrolled in the federal armies numbered about two millions. Of those, four hun. dred thousand lost their lives through bullets or disease-making the loss twenty per cent. The eighty per cent remaining provided amply for the next generation which 1t is safe to say was more vigorous, more robust, more en- ergetic, more intelligent for the strenuous campaigning experience of it's sires. Returned from the war the eighty per cent who had escaped destruction were far more effective in the arts of peace and in contributing to the farther ad. vancement of the nation than would have been the entire one hundred per cent had not the war inter vened. It took from the mass O the people two million of undis ciplined inexperienced men, witf narrow mental horizon; and at tn, end of four years it returned to thc body of the people one million six hundred thousand we'll sea soned, vigorous, we'll disciplined energetic, active men, inured t
 hardship, accustomed to self sacri
 flee, self confident, alert, intelligen . with intellectual vision broadeneC and with higher ideas of the dutie f and responsibilities of citizenshi } and higher ideals for individual a l well as the national life. And l was by the overflow from tn mighty armies both of the Mort , and the South, that dissolved afte the surrender at Appomatto 7 that all the great states west of tn
 Missouri river were settled. Tn
The oasis., 1909-06-26

Mir. c. T. Burke returned to LS Colorado Wednesday night
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
TRAINING SCHOOL
Question Now Confronting
Villas County AS to Wheth-
er Such An Institution Can
Be Sustained.

Charles L. Haryer; chief clerk
in the state superintendent S
office at Madison, at a meeting
of the school boards Of Villas
county held at the court house
yesterday afternoon, advanced
the idea of establishing a train
ing school in this county
The training school idea is not
a new one, it having been talked
of in this county for several
years. One advocate for a school
Of this sort was Delbert Hankin,
formerly supervisor of the town
of Hacklev, and had he not re-
moved to British Columbia, un-
douhtedly the county would
have been we'll educated as to
the feasibility of such an institu-
ton.
When it is understood that a
training school takes care of the
young people who have COM
pleted their work in the high
school, by giving them practi-
cal demonstrations in every day
work, fitting the boy and girl in
manner enabling them to make
alivelihood in various ways. The
establishing of a school here will
mean a great deal tothe county's
inhabitants.
A three story building and
suitable apparatus can be built
for $4,000. From three to
four teachers to be employed.
The county erects the building
and the state will then reimburse
the county two-thirds of the ac-
tual cost of maintainancf each
year.
Ifthe people wish it the state
will gladly send representative
here who will speak convincingly
upon this subject, as to benefits
derived, how to run it and the
cost.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
DISPOSED OF THE BONDS
Premium Of $261.OO Secured
Upon Waterworks Bonds
Chicago Firm Gets Them.

John Nuveen & Company of
Chicago have been awarded the
waterworks bonds recently voted
for issuance bv the town of
Eagle River. The premium OBJ
tanned is $261.OO upon $4,000,
which bears the rate of six per
cent per annun.
One other bid was received, it
being $4,000.
Work on the mains will begin
as Soon as the acceptance OF the
bonds has been ratified by the
company. Several carloads OF
material are expected this week
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
NEW TIMBER COMPANY
Incorporated BY Rhinelander
and Eagle River People
With Head Office at Rhine
< lander--Lands and Timber.

A new corporation known as
the Rhinelander-P ortland Tim
Der Company has filed articles
with the register of deeds OF
Oneida county. The incorpor-
ators are F. S. Robbins and Hat
tie L. McIndoe of Rhinelander
and N. A. Colman of Eagle River,
and the capital stock is $780,
10000. Rhinelander will be the
head office of the new company
which will hold its first annual
meeting the latter part OF the
month. It is understood the
company will buy and sell tim
Der lands only and already owns
large and valuable tracts in the
state of Washington. The mem
bers of the company are all sue
cessful investors in this line OF
property.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
TRIP OF COMMITTEE
Commission of the Wisconsin
Legislature, Make Start on
Long Tour From Eagle
River.

the commission appointed by
the legislature to investigate
the water power conditions of
Wisconsin, likewise forestry and
drainage, met in Eagle River
Monday and will finish some
time today leaving tomorrow
for Star Lake. This proposed
trip of the commission will last
ten days, ending in St. Paul,
Mimi.
Monday the committee viewed
the dam at Otter Rapids. Tues
day visit to Hackley was made.
Returning this morning to Eagle
River a trip~through the lower
chain to the Long Lake dam
will be made today in Hirzels
launch. The members of the
commission here are:
Paul Husting, Beaver Dam.
Senator Bird, Marinette
Geo. H. Hambrecht, Grand
Rapids.
I. E. Thomas, Waukesba.
Henry Krummery, Plymouth.
F. w. kubasti, Merrill.
Accompanying the commission
are:
+. M. Griffith and F. B.
Moody, Madison.
v. L. Thompson, Grand Rapids.
Geo. w. Whitney, Neenah.
w. E. Brown, Rhinelander.
A. Babcock, Jr., Wausau.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
FOOTBALL

Eagle River VS.. Tomahawk,
Saturday, October 23d., 3 P.
M. at Ball Park. Admission
Twenty Five Cents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
DRESSnAKlNG

Ladies of Eagle River and Vi
cinity who have dressmaking to
do, are asked to call at Hotel
room 2, second floor,
where 1 have opened up parlors.
2O-2t. Miss MAUD BRULEY.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
Fire Scares Last Week.

A small piece of tallow spilled
upon the top of a hot stove at
Vim. Knox's last Wednesday re-
suited in an alarm being turned
in bv an outsider who saw the
smoke issuiug from a window.
On Thursday stove pipe be-
came unjointed in the fat over
Zimpelmann's place, occupied by
Chas. Herman, and an alarm
was also turned in. No damage
in either case, there being no fire.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20

Conover were the only boards
present. County Superintendent
Cook presided. Chas. L. Har-
per Of Madison was present and
talked to the members. His
talk is produced in another col
umn.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our thanks
to the many friends fer the uni
versal kindness shown our dear
mother during her recent illness
and death, and for the numerous
floral tributes.
Mr.. AND Mrs. A. Nc kENzIE.
Joseph FLANAGAN.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-20
Meeting School Boards.

A meeting ofschool boards ofthe
county was held at the court
house Yesterday afternoon. F.
A. Everett, Nj. Frankel and John
Fielder of Eagle River and Hans
Hanson and Ed Goranson OF