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The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

Tent Which Serves as Courthouse.
GERS was transacted there. The OH
GERS used the tent as a sleeping place
during the early period of the towns
existence The site of the tent was
in little cleared spot in the midst
of wilderness of brush and cactus.
The ancient Mexican hamlet of
Hidalgo was the county seat of the
county of the same name for nearly
a half century. 1t is quaint, sleepy
adobe-built town, situated close to the
banks of the Rio Grande and several
miles from the railroad which was
built up the Rio Grande valley for so
miles few years ago. With the COM
ing of the railroad many new settlers
came into the rich valley and began
to clear the lands and establish irri-
cation enterprises. These new citi-
zens now outnumber the old-timers of
the county. and they caused an cleo
ton to be held on October 10 on the
proposition of removing the county
seat from Hidalgo to a point nearer
the center of the county. At the time
the election was held the town of
Chaplin existed only on paper Its
prospective site was a wilderness OF
chaparral, 20 miles from the railroad.
The county seat removal proposition
was carried, however, by a majority
OF 80 votes. The contest was bitter
one and state rangers had to 10 called
in to prevent serious trouble between
the contending factions.
The day after the election the lead
ers of the ChnDin county seat move
ment learned that injunction proceed
ings against the removal of the county
records from Hidalgo were about to be
instituted. In order to defeat this plan
the courthouse at Hidalgo was entered
that night and all the county records
taken out and piled into a wagon and
hauled across the country to the site
of the proposed town of Chaplin, where
the courthouse was established in
tent.
1t was not long after the establish
ment of the courthouse at Chaplin that
people began to flock into the new
town. and the erection of permanent
houses was begun. 1t still is primi-
tive village in many respects. but 1t is
undergoing a rapid transformation.
The tent which served for a court
house has been replaced by small
temporary frame building. 1t is
planned to erect a permanent court
house as soon as bonds for the pur-
pose can be voted and disposed of.
A new railroad is being built to the
town and it will have rail connection
with the outside world in a few more
weeks.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
60 A4LDhznG eeoSHEc7|kE ExRkD/7zoW o.

which would greet his eyes would make him
the envy of Rip Van Wrinkle.
Discovery OF tine north pole will doubtless be
made within the lifetimes of many citizens of
to-day. Anyhow that is what the scientists de-
clare They say the mere discovery of the
pole is simple. 1t is the conquering OF the de-
tails which must be surmounted that require
the thought and efforts.
Most novel of all plans to plant the American
flag or for that matter any other country's
flag on top of the pole, is that which some
time ago was proposed by Evelyn Briggs Bald
win who is now working out details of his
scheme.
This intrepid explorer aims to float to the
pole and take plenty of time getting there. He
laid out the plan In detail before the Harvard
union at Cambridge. Mass. some time ago and
while some blase persons were skeptical, 9TH
ers said they liked the plan.
Here's the way Mr. Baldwin would do 1t:
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

curious fact that for some plates the
best temperatures for photographing
very faint stars and somewhat bright
er stars are not the same. Thus be-
tween "a and rs degrees centigrade
the plate becomes slower for faint
stars when slightly warmed. whereas
at the same time 1t becomes faster
for brighter stars. The expert in as
Economical photography will therefore
hereafter regulate the temperature OF
his plates according to the brightness
of the particular celestial objects on
which he Is working.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

This story is going the rounds of the
newspapers. A little Swede boy pre-
sented himself before the schoolma'm,
who asked his name.
'Yonny Olson" he replied.
How old are you?" asked the
teacher.
"Ay hot know how old ay bane."
well, when were you born?" con-
tinued the teacher, who nearly tainted
at the reply:
SAY not born at all; ay got step
muttef."
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN TEXAS.
All Official Business Is Transacted In
Tent.

Houston, Textile town of Chaplin,
the new county seat OF Hidalgo coun-
ty, Texas. was not in existence two
months ago. 1t now has population
of several hundred people and is grow
ing rapidly. During the first few
weeks after the site of the town was
named as the location of the county
seat a small tent served as the court
house. In this tent were kept all the
records of the county, which is one oil
the oldest in the state, and the omciai
business of the different county of1-
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
In the Millennium.

The probability is that, If there were
city composed of none but good men,
it would be an object of competition
to avoid the possession of power. just
as now it is to obtain it; and then 1t
would become clearly evident that 1t
is not the nature of the genuine ruler
to look to his own interest. but to
those o. his subject; SO that every jul
dicious man would choose to be re-
cipient Of benefits. rather than to have
the trouble of comforting them upon
others.-Plato.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

washington.
So Mr.. Wellman went way up north far
away from Sweden. and after spending long
time in the construction of his aerial pole
finder. he set sail in his airship in a snowstorm
The snow thick high up in that cold eli
mate and 1t got into the pilots eyes. Conse-
quently the expedition was abandoned for the
time.
Next June. however, Mr. Wellman will again
set sail for the pole with the assurance that
his machine will perform at least part of the
journey satisfactorily. On ethereal subjects
Wellman has become an expert. He has also
had real polar experience. Mr. Wellman not
long ago declared that his airship is for his
own purpose of finding the pole, more efficient
than that Of Count Zeppelin which can sail
all day long without dropping to earth for
more gasoline
Commodore Peary is to-day scrutinizing arc
tic regions for signs of the location OF the pole.
He will go as far north as Is possible on his
polar ship Theodore Roosevelt, and dogs and
sledges will take him the rest of the distance.
1t will be several years, probably, before the
real fruits of this expedition become known to
newspaper readers of America.
Many lives have been lost in the quest for
the pole. That and tn, south pole, located
somewhere in the Antarctic, are the only I'M
discovered parts Of this wide world. and the ma
ton which plants its fig on either of the
poles will be lucky for thea it will own the end
of the earth.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
DUSTS TOMB OF NAPOLEON

by the visiting card of the office
boy" an old soldier from the Inval-
ides. who was employed to open the
Office doors from nine to four. Under
the mans name was the title: THE
Emperor's Orderly
He sent for the old soldier. who
stumped in and saluted.
"of what emperor are you the or
derby. and how?" he asked. The old
Invalide drew himself up to attention.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

petition must face
are known only
to the man who
has made such
attempts before.
That has been
the great trouble
with polar expe-
ditions. 1t Is said.
They are too oft
en- planned with
the conveniences
of a great city
within reach of
the hand.
Perhaps the
most sane polar
nv r.hfah
a n y ne h a S
sprung for years
has been that OF
Walter Wellman,
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
Lean Year,

John Hancock Smith-Martha. lid
like to ask you somethin'. but Is don't
know Just in what words or form to
put the question.
Martha Washington Jones wi
acknowledgement get discouraged!
Well go straight home and I'll get the
grammar and the ctionary!-Judge
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

country some time preaching the vir-
tues of sea water in restoring health.
He is the chief exponent of the sea
water cure In France and has become
famous by urging sea water injections
in diseases of the skin, joints and in
testines.
He will visit hospitals in New York,
Boston, Baltimore and Washington,
where he will give practical demon
STATIONS of the cure to scientific men.
The theory that animal life originates
in the sea is well established in
France, according to DR.. Simon. and it
is on nat theory that his cure is
based.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

Flows yer husband after the acct
dent, Mrs. Ginnerty?"
Faith, sumtoimes he's better an
sumtoimes he's worse, but frum the
way he swears and wills an takes on
whin he's better, OF think he's better
whin he's wurse."
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

which is less than lots of unfortunate explor-
ers have received for their efforts
The north pole is peculiar thing. 1t shifts
about from day to day and not over a year ago
a Swedish scientist allowed to escape his sys-
TEN the assertion that the pole was moving
towards Siberia. or course If the north pole
keeps on moving like that, how can 1t eI-
pect to be discovered? ask skeptical persons.
The reason the north pole is said to be play
ing hide and seek is said to be this:
The earth revolves on Its axis from west to
east Hence centrifugal forces tend to pull
the regions of the equator outward. thus CIV
fattening process is irregular and a conse-
quence the top and bottom" of the earth
tend to fit about from place to place.
Try this scheme with rubber ball. Soft
rubber is best 1t shows the aattening better
than hard rubber. Push a nail through the
ball. making 1t an axis, and then tie strings to
each end Of the nail. Hold the strings in your
right hand and twirl them ever your head.
During the twirling you notice that the ball
becomes fiatter at each end and bulges slightly
on the sides. That's why the poles are shift
Ing. The earth moves at rate of 10 miles q
minute around its axis. Each day in revolv-
ing 1t has a journey of 25.00G miles. its cir
conference, to accomplish. 1t moves about 20
times as fast as the Chicago-Ney York 1shour
special. Is it any wonder 1t IL. flattening?
The dream above which tranaplanted citi-
Of the United States of the year 1909 to
the year 1899, hence furnishes an ordinary ex.
ample of things which may sranspire when
Peary, Baldwin or Wellman dis over the north
pole. Nobody has yet tried 10 discover the
pole by the subway route bv. somebody Will,
some day, and soon after they'll convict him
Of insanity.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
Old Soldier Thus Derives Title Of
Orderly to Emperor.

The manager Of a Paris insurance
company was decorated with the
Legion of Honor a few days ago. and
the clerks in the employ of the COM
pany presented him a piece of plate.
to which their visiting cards were at
tached.
Looking over these. he was puzzled
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

Fond Mother-Johnny. you shouldn't
quarrel with your brother. Suppose
God should take him away from you?
Future President-Huh! God don't
want him. He knows him as well as
I do.-Judge. -
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

81 am the orderly to the emperor"
he said. Napoleon. la petit caporal."
But he is dead"
He has been dead for some time"
answered the soldier. Il dust his tomb
for him."
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
The Title.

Judge-What is the title of your d.
vorce bill?
Lawyer-A marquis. your honor
Detroit Free Press.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

the newspaper man. who two
years ago was assigned by
his paper to find the north
pole. The assignment was
given him when politics.
which he had been covering.
had sort of died down in
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
HAS FAITH in SEA WATER.
French Physician Preaching Its vir-
tues in Restoring Health.

New York.-Dr. Robert Simon, a
French physician, has been in this
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20
WEI LMANC .ALRGHIo
ma SNOW JTQ&1 -

The most novel and perhaps the
most insane project which was ever
sprung for finding the pole was that
of Capt. Bowser. Chicagoan, who was
martyr to his scheme. He. too.
was firm in his belief that he could
find the pole in his especial, private
way. He aimed to roll to the pole in
a round ball with small holes at each
end. He got as far as South Haven.
Mich. which is a summer resort. He
reached South Haven in the winter
and he was found frozen on the beach.
The wind and waves carried Capt.
Bowser IS miles across Lake Michigan
from Chicago. but the indications
were that his death occurred half way
across the lake. Inside of his round
shell he lay upon a board around
which the object revolved, it being
hollow.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

Zeppelin and his airship. As the big bird-like
machine came closer. l managed to read the
sign on the side. 1t read:
ROUTE NO. a.
Fort Wayne. Duluth and Polar Aerial Trans
portation Company.
That was pretty near the last straw
wanted to look at something ancient.
couldn't stand this much longer. 1t was get
ting on my nerves-these ahead-of- the minute
contrivances The airship drew nearer.
could see a roof garden party of young people
sitting among the palms the dome of the
big machine. Around them were electric heat
ers which radiated heat clear to the earth
Carelessly one young man emptied the con-
tents of his glass over his shoulder in my d.
rection.
tried to dodge the cloudburst of amber
beverage, but, alas. too late 1t caught me
squarely in the face and
INVOKE UP!
And still when one comes to think It over,
considering the progress which the year 1908
saw in the way of airship navigation and polar
efforts. that dream is within the realm of pos
sblities of the twentieth century Less than
SO years ago the man who talked of saying
"howdy" to friend 800 miles away would
be deported. To-day the telephone carries
ones words clearly as II spoken to parties
in the same room.
So IL an American should fall asleep in the
year 1909 and awake 80 years hence. the things
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

from that automatic instrument for rendering
sane persons mentally incompetent. I had
been reading a copy OF the North Pole Friday
might Post when. with a noise like all the air
coming out of balloon all at once the c. & N.
+. train started.
, II was all strange to me- of the year 1909.
! must have slept an awful long time to wake
up here In the year of-yes, the date line on
the publication was scanning said February
]. 1899. 1t was printed In white ink and the
words were all spelled phonetcally
Medicine Hat yelled voice in my ear
minute or two after the train had started.
looked quickly around ready to punch the
rude brakeman who had given vent to those
rasping notes. As did bumped my nose
against the-well. 1t looked like a photograph
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

LII ABO-ARR-D." yelled
the Photographic train
crier. Train on the third
level leaves in five minits
for the pole. Only one
stop between Medicine
Hat and Arctic Circle city.
Eskimos, polar bears and
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

TIME-Year Of 1899.
SCENE-Subway station Of
the Chicago and North Pole
Consolidated lines, located 215
feet beneath the ethereal sta
ton Of the Fort Wayne, Duluth
and Polar Aerial Transportation
Company.
CAST - Airship chauffeurs,
subway motormen, passengers,
aeroc abmen, automatic news
boys, polar bears, Eskimos,
wireless telephone iinemen, etc.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

W. der House. ESQ wazee Street Denver Colo
cI Dry Goods. Furnishing Goods. Clothing Hats and
caps, Notions. Drug Sundres. Books and Stationery
Hardware Tnware. Cutlery. sporting Goods, Horse
ooods Woodenware. Boots and Shoes. Seeds. Pr
anoe Furniture and Pictures. Glassware, Crockery.
Chinaware, Holiday Goods. Japanese Goods, Jewel.
~. ETC. Etc, ETC. Groceries. Smoked and Salt
Meats smoked and Salt Fish. Farm Machinery and
OILS. ranks. Roofing, Send your name for catalog.
We save you 1!nO miles of freight charges when you
buy from US. We sell to mail order trade only
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

hunters in the second story of the
third car forward. Aw-l-l
aboard"
Gee, but ! was glad to get into
The Lamar register., 1909-01-20

-suck1ng out from the wall OF the
car. Then It dawned upon me. 1t
wasn't the brakeman at all. In fact,
looking around I could see no en-
pioyes. AS we reached the chunk of
darkness. which took to be the al
legged Medicine Hat. the coach door
opened without any human assistance.
man at my side punched button
and promptly disappeared through a
chute which appeared at his feet
Two minutes for liquid air re-
Treatments came the same rasping.
photographic voice through the in.
strument at my right. | hunted for
the button my disappearing friend had
used to disappear by and in an in
slant I was looking down Medicine
Hats main street I didn't try to
puzzle out that phenomenon. I didn't
care If ! ever saw the pole, IL 1t had
to be seen via the cold, clammy sub
way route.
Nearly every place of business on
the main street was labeled private
weather bureau" glanced upward to
see 10 1t looked like rain. Far to the
south ! spied what looked strangely
like the pictures | scanned in 1909
when | used to read about Count
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-20
RICHIIELD BRIEFS.

The annual convention OF the NJ T.
association workers of SEWER stake will
be held for sunday sept. 26 I'm the
stake tabernacle and an interesting and
instructive limo Is promised. The first
meeting viii be- held on Sunday morn
Ing az 10 O'Clock The Young Men
and the Young Ladies will meet con-
Jointly FOR the opening and then sep
arate Tor department work
Idchheld First ward bishopric held
an interesting meeting this week with
an the officers OF the ward organiza-
lions Plans for the winter work were
discussed and announcement and coun-
sci given by the bishopric An inns
pronptu program was rendered after
which dainty lunch was served by
the bishopric.
Messrs. ~. II. Ben of Glcnwood ana
Albert Ogden OF Richdcld are preparing
10 load and shin car Of prunos from
their respective orchards Tho pruncs
in The two orchards are exceptional ln
size and flavor.
The weather is now clear and hcaut-
ml after the recent rains A slight
frost came three nights ago ana nippcd
most tender plants that Wcre exposed.
Otherwise the prospect is fair FOR fur-
thor growing season for crops that
are not quite mature.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-20
nEArs AND RoBs BENEFACToR.

OGDEN. Sept 20-A shocking eX-
ample OF the basest ingratitude came
TO the attention of the sheriff office
Saturday afternoon when man was
found ln the railroad yards living IN "a
pool OF blood In a badly beaten condi-
ton The man was placed I'm the pa
troll wagon and convened to the sheriff $
office. where an examination OF his
wounds was made. He was IN semi
conscious state aud had seemingly been
pretty badly used His skull was brok
en- IN and his face and body were bad
ly mutilated He managed 10 tell the
officers that his name was Charles
Lassin and that his father. Nelson Las
sin resides at the town of Waukegon.
Mich He said he had come 20 Ogden
a Few days ago In company with man
he met at Evanston and that he had
beCriended the fellow by paying for his
meals and buying him a suit of clothes
About noon he and this man had taken
stroll through the railroad yards and
had been met bv third man who
seemed friendly with his companion.
The two men demanded bis money and
when he refused 10 give IL TO them.
they overpoWered him and beat HIM
nearly To death. leaving him uncon-
scious He claims that he had $50 IN
cash in his shoe and that they took
this
on Saturday evening Denuty Sherns
Naylan and Hutchins and Police Of
ficers Chambers and Hadlock went 70
Nevada hast night and at Montello ar
rested three men. two of whom are
suspected OF having had something to
do with the beating Of lassin. The
suspects are IN tie city iail.
The doctors state that Lassin IS much
Improved today and the chances for
his recovery are good. After being
operated on az the hospital last eve
ming he spent q fairly good night. his
head and face were badly bruised ana
cut, but Il IS thought that the frac-
ture OF the skull Is not of such ma
ture as 20 cause death
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-20
SEWER COUNTY FAIR
OPENS At RICHFIELO
Best Exhibit Ever shown in County
Attended by Large
Crowds.

RICHFGELD. SEWER Co. Sept IS -
The SEWER county fair opened this aft
ernoOn with a big attendance. and hy
far the best exhibit that this county
has ever produced. The fair committee
has accomplished wonders I'm the
preparation Of the grounds I'm so shor,
a time; with the available materials az
mand. 60 convert swamp into pleas
ure ground iu the short space OF two
months without revenue, is task
worthy OF communication
The officers deemed IL advisable that
some sort of formal opening should
De observed. At p O'Clock the fair
was declared open, addresses were dcliv-
cred by n. ~ Hayes VIM. II. Seeg-
miller II G.. Larsen chairman county
commissioners Mayor Hebcr G. Chris
Jensen and others.
1'hc combined bands under the di-
rectinn of John Hood. furnished mu-
sic fOr the occasion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-20
cANAL IMPROVEMENTS.

OGDEN. sept 2O.-At meeting OF
the board Of directors OF the Davis and
Weber Counties Canal company held
IN the office cf Mr J. G. Nye. Il was
decided Ia make some very important
Improvements In the companys prop-
erty The canal. extending from a
short distance east Of Uintah 10 tie
sand ridge distance OF nearly 10
miles. viii be concretcd. thus saving a
very large percentage of sccpage. The
reservoir in East canyon win be raised
20 feet and there ls some talk OF build
ing "a large power plant near Tho mouth
~ Weber canyon. The concrete work
on the canal win cost about Se20,000
and tho other contemplated improve
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-20
reFlavorings
DeP!'IRIi!Il!c!eS
ElaVorin6 yssm.
Lemon
EHE&TFS Orange
AnAAAh eANk9 Rose, eic
have been given the
preference and are now
used and appreciated by
millions of housewives
who have used them for
halt a century.

NJ tho largest funeral services over
hold here. and the high esteem in which
deceased was held was clearly shown
by the beautiful floral contributions.
Patriarch James A. Loishman offered
The opening prayer.
Tho first speaker was former Bishon
b NJ. Lewis, with whom Elder Holt had
associated He spoke of tho faithful
ness OF deceased and of his close assoc
citation with Brigham Young. and also
Of the faithful performance OF duty as
counselor Go tho stake High Priests
quorum The other sneakers were:
Presidents Joseph r.. Carbon ~ w.
Kimban President y. w Smith Of tho
High Priests quorum. a. c. Barber and
Bishop & W. Niblev
Henry MorrcH who died on Friday.
was buried from his mothers residence
today az noon.