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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-04-13
THE SALOONIN PIONEER DAYS
Was the Center of Business and Social Life. Even
Churches Were Financed in Barrooms.

are just as good now, and not one
fraction of a hair better.
All of the early day governors,
secretaries of state and other Off
GERS frequented saloons and enjoyed
communion with the men who worked
in the mines without loss of dignity
or respect.
Whatever may be the truth as to
the sale of liquor, horse racing and
gambling, the last two now under the
ban of public opinion and prohibited
by law, there is no doubt that some
of the very best men who ever
crossed the great plains toward the
setting sun, at one time or another
have engaged in them without loss
of dignity or self-respect.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
FOREIGN.

Colonel Roosevelt visited the toni
of Napoleon Friday.
London theaters will eject women
who refuse to remove their hats.
Paris gave Colonel Roosevelt a
warm and hearty reception Thursday.
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
entertained Colonel Roosevelt Friday.
Widely circulated statements that
forged bills of lading for cotton pur.
porting to have been shipped from the
United States, have been uncovered.
says a cable from Liverpool.
Changsha. capital OF the province Of
Human, China, is placarded with
threats to kill all foreigners. Women
and children are fleeing. Several vii
lagos have been burned by native riot.
ers.
All foreign owned buildings in
Changsha, China. have been destroy ed
by fire. with the exception of the Brit.
ish consulate. All the buildings. rent.
ed by foreigners have been looted. The
London Times correspondent says the
American missionaries are missing.
Edmund Heller, the zoologist of Riv.
erside. Cal. who accompanied Roose'
welt on his African hunting trip. has
decided that the sable antelope killed
by Kermit Roosevelt is a new species
peculiar to the Mombasa region and
not heretofore described. 1t will be
named the Roosevelt.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
SPORT.

Ruelbach has nearly recovered.
The ST. Louis Browns have released
Jackson to Dallas.
Walter Logan will captain the Yale
nine the rest of the season.
The famous old Terre Haute race
track is to be abandoned.
Billy Papke and Joe Thomas will
meet before the Colma Club May l4th
Owing to the bad weather. Jack
Johnson has ceased training till he
reaches the coast.
Cleveland's new ball park was
opened Thursday with an enormous
crowd in attendance.
President Armour of the Toledo
Americans Las every member Of his
team covered by insurance.
Governor Harmon of Ohio has We
toed the Anderson Sunday baseball
bill on the ground that 1t Is unconsti.
tutional.
The railroads have informed Tex
Richard that they will not sell admis-
sion tickets to the big fight along with
transportation tickets.
In the Western League on the open
ing day-Friday-Lincol won from
Denver; Des Moines from st. Joe;
Omaha from Wichita: Sioux City from
Topeka.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Mary Mannering Hackett. the act
tress, secured a divorce from James
X. Hackett Tuesday. By the terms of
the decree Mary may marry again
but not Jim.
Prof Frost, at the Yerkes observa-
tory at Williams Bay. Wis. Saturday.
secured the best photograph of Hal
ley's skycraper yet taken. 1t reveals
1000, 900 miles of the comets tail.
w. d. Nesbit of the Decatur. Ala.
cotton firm of Knight, Yancy & Co,
filed bankruptcy petition with liza.
bilities of between 100000 and 3d.
100000. and assets of 100000 and
some equities.
A check almost hundred years old
was presented for payment yesterday
to the cashier of the Greensburg, Pa.
bank. 1t was found among the papers
of William Hills, who died a week ago
and was dated Greensburg, November
81. 1874.
The Chicago police began search
for Norman p. Cummings of Pasade-
ma, Calf. formerly a wealthy real es-
tate man, who disappeared last We'd
nesday. His wife. who reported the
disappearance, says Cummings had
$4,000 worth of currency and jewelry
with him when he vanished.
One student injured very seriously,
others badly bruised, evening suits
torn to tatters. "co-eds'' thrown into
panic and building looking as il 1t
had been struck by cyclOne-are the
net results of a riot between the
sophomores and freshmen at North
western University. Chicago. Friday
night.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD,
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. DoINos. ACHIEVE
MENTs, suFFERiNos. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN.

Butte. Mont, reported a CULVER Of
earthquake Tuesday.
Mrs. Lucy A. Phillips, colored, cele
brated her 1OGth birthday anniversary
at Cheyenne, Wyo., Friday.
Los Angeles has raised 100000 as
an inducement for the international
aviationists to fly there.
Four persons were injured, one ia
tally, when an automobile went over
a twenty-foot embankment near Seat
tie.
DR.. G.. T. Twyman. one of the states
most important witnesses in the
Swope murder case at Kansas City,
died Monday
The -China-Japan mail leaving San
Francisco Saturday night was held up
and robbed OF nine pouches of regis
tered mail at Benicia.
Though reports have been printed
that the Lucin cutoff across Salt Lake
was to be abandoned by the Union Pa
cific. such action has not yet been de
cided upon.
Frank Grigware and Theodore Muir
dock. two OF the six convicts who es-
capped from the federal prison yester-
day. were still at large Friday morn
ing.
All the big shingle mills at Beliing
ham, Everett and Seattle have closed
down in consequence of strike OF
the manufacturers against the brokers
Men out Of employment. $500.
A steel safe containing diamonds
and jewelry and money estimated to
be worth between $50, 900 and 100000.
the seaport of Indianola, in Calhoun
county. Texas. in 1875. has been re-
covered from the gulf.
The boiling. whirling volcano of
burning oil. which has been sending
up flames and smoke and threatening
lives and property from the Standard
Oil Company reservoir near San Pablo,
is under control. Work of repairing
the damage. estimated at almost $780,
600. has been commenced.
Governor Shallenberger OF Nebraska
has a telegram from Mullen, Neb.. say
ing a serious condition prevails there
that may result in bloodshed or an
uprising. II is the result of the alleged
murder of o. F. Hamilton. a federal
agent. the recent finding of his body
and the arrest of his alleged slayers
The new stone dry dock at Mare
Island was officially tested Friday af-
ternoon, under orders received from
Washington. The burden of the test
will lay in the effort to meet the con-
tract requirement OF emptying the
dock of water within two hours. The
dock was built at cost of $3.50. 900
and is claimed to be capable of ac-
commodating the largest vessels OF
the navy.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
WASHINGTON.

Speaker Cannon says he expects to
live twenty-five years yet.
Rear Admiral Schley still asserts
his belief that DIR. Cooks claims were
genuine.
William J. Bryan called upon the
President Tuesday and remained an
hour or so.
The nineteenth annual congress OF
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton is in session this week.
Spanish War Veterans will try to
induce Col Roosevelt to accept the
presidency of their organization.
Senator and Mrs. Guggenheim en-
tertained the delegates from the Colo
RADIO Chapter, ID. A. r., Tuesday even
ing.
The House on Monday passed the
Mccall campaign publicity bill, with
Representative Mann of Illinois this
only negative vote.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
has introduced bill appropriating
$500. 900 for the establishment of res
cue stations near coal mining centers
President Taft is said to be anxious
LOT Tile DdSSdse VI tue 4NcW htAiCo
and Arizona statehood bills, providing
those territories comply with require.
ments.
Western interests are urging the
adoption of the Dixon amendment to
the railroad bill providing that a
greater charge shall not be made for
a short haul than for long one.
Senator Warren Wednesday called
upon President Taft and extended him
an invitation from the Cheyenne From
tier committee to attend the annual
Frontier day celebration. to be held
during the last week in August.
The Atlantic fleet will be complete
ly reorganized in May or June.
The future policy of the Agricultu
raj Department will be to encourage
homesteading on forest reserves. as II
has been decided to be an advantage
to the forest service in many ways.
| D. NJ. Auperlee of Grand Junction
Colo, Is making an effort to have SEES
rotary Ballinger issue orders for the
commencement of work on the High
Line canal OF the Grand Valley recla
nation project for which an appro
priation of $160.000 has been made.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

They had met at Bluepoint, L. l.,
two years before and were celebrating
1t by little dinner at cafe.
Il shall never forget how we be-
came acquainted" he was saying. $50
romantic. In swimming. That was
when I first saw you. You went into
three feet OF water and got frightened.
I rescued you from a watery grave
and we were friends at once" He
called the waiter. Bring me the wine
list he said. explaining. because we
began our acquaintance in watery
way, it needn't always be watery.."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Colorado Springs.-A jury in Dis,
trict Court returned verdict Thurs
day in favor Of Charles B. Campbell
for $15,500. Campbell sued DR.. B. b.
Creighton and officers Of the Manitou
Mineral Water and Bathing Company.
for $4,000. alleging misrepresenta-
ton in the sale of stock. There are
fourteen similar cases on the docket in
which half dozen or more are inter
ested.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
Took Them AZ Their Word

ANY article removed from the win
dow" was the notice prominently dis
played at an outfitter's shop. Attracted
by it. a supercilious person entered
the shop and asked to be allowed to
inspect particularly vivid tie in the
front row. The salesman having dis
arranged the window and brought out
the desired object, the supercilious
person remarked: Rather loud, isn't
it?''
well. somewhat striking" agreed
the shopman.
81 thought So" replied the visitor,
as he turned to leave the shop. 1T
offends my taste. You needn't put it
back. Good day"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
ROOTS THAT NEEDED SOAKING
Pat at Least Told the Exact Truth in
His Application for
Whisky.

The town Of Dedham is under pro-
hibition law. apothecaries alone being
permitted to sell alcoholic stimulants.
The other day a son Of the Emerald
Isle entered drug store there, and.
taking bottle from his pocket, asked
for quart of whisky. The salesman
asked to what use it was to be put.
and the reply was:
ITO soak roots in it."
The order was filled. and the clerk.
after handing over the bottle and its
contents, inquired. in a conversational
manner:
What kind of roots are you going
to soak?"
Pocketing the bottle. the customer
said:
THE roots Of my tongue. be jabers."
-Argonaut Storyette GSS6).
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
GEN e RAJ.

Mark Blackwell is still alive In a
Wilson. Pa. hospital. with bullet in
his brain.
Albert Walter was convicted Friday
in New York of the murder of r.. h
Wheeler.
The current census is expected to
place Chicago as the fourth city in
the world.
William J. Bryan arrived at New
York from his South American trip
Tuesday.
New York reports rumors that Sena-
tor Depew will not be a candidate for
reelection.
Eighteen miners we're killed by a
mine explosion at Amsterdam, Ohio.
Friday night.
Demands of the trainmen and con-
ductors of the New York Central will
be arbitrated.
Coal operators in the Pittsburg dis
trict have posted notices that they will
pay the new scale.
Samuel WEIGH. bank president of
Berea. KY. was killed by his son-in-
law Tuesday night.
]. ]. Keen of Grafton. ILL.,. would
rather serve six months than pay
$3.50 poll tax, and has started on his
task
! BY an explosion in the Mulga mine
at Mulga. Ala, Wednesday night, 1t is
believed forty miners have persisted.
The Thirty-second New York dis
trict elected a Democratic congress
man Tuesday, the first in twenty
years.
A decree entered in the Cook Coun-
ty Court at Chicago reveals the value
of the Marshall Field estate to be
about ss3.000.00O.
An agreement has been reached
which will avert strike on the Lack
awanna railroad.
Four men were shot in an encounter
between police and Pressed Steel Car
strikers at Schoenville, Pa. None will
die. it is thought.
President Harahan of the Illinois
Central will call a meeting of the di-
Tectors to investigate the charges OF
grating among the officials.
The Roosevelt Rough Riders have
been called to meet at New York city
June 10th to Goth to welcome their
colonel home.
Indications are that food prices will
be lower.
The Portland. Me-, Express says
Senator Hale may follow the example
of Senator Aldrich and retire at the
end of his term.
lot of New York brokers have
been summoned before the specia
grand jury to tell what they know
about the big cotton deal
Camuel l.. Clemens. Mark Twain,
died at his home in Redding. Conn.
Thursday night. He was rs years ole
and the best known OF American hu
morists.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
eunnison,s Election In Courts.

Gunnison.-As an aftermath of the
recent wet and dry election in Gunni-
son four damage suits have been filed.
They are brought for $4,000 each
against Ralph Gailette. a grocer. who
on April was complaining witness
in suits charging Ed Pierce. Henry e.
mer. Jack Evans and Joe Miller with
illegal registration. The vets declared
the arrests were made for intimidation
and the men voted next day. At their
trial the complaining witness failed to
appear.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Steamboat Springs.-An active cam
paign for the removal of the county
seat from Hahn's Peak to Steamboat
Springs has been started. Petitions
are being prepared asking the county.
commissioners to order the vote upon
the question this fall. Support is be-
ing given the movement by all the
other towns. because Hahn's Peak is
almost inaccessible and the District
Court has not held session for more
than a year. Judge Shumate having
1t adjourned from time to time, al
though number of prisoners are
awaiting trial.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Mems Association. with the Florenc.
Motor Club. with forty machines. will
send two pilot cars to Pueblo SatuH-
day to escort the Santa Fe trail party
from Kansas through Penrose to
Florence and thence to Canon City.
The Florence party consists of proini-
nent business men and newspaper rep
resentatives. headed by Mayor McDon-
aid and w. Z. Mitchell. banker. Each
car of the visitors, upon arriving here.
will be presented with five gallons Of
gasoline from the Florence oil field.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Idaho Springs.-Through the death
of wealthy uncle in England. George
w. Ford. well known merchant. is
one of the three heirs to fortune es-
timated at more than half a million
dollars. Mr.. Ford has just received
this information from an uncle at
Plymouth, England
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
New Railway Survey Begun.

Pueblo = Surveys were begun
Wednesday on the route of the pro-
posed Pueblo & San Luis Valley Rail
road. The first stake was driven on
the Kansas-Colorado right of way
near the insane asylum. The road will
be about 200 miles long and run to the
center of the San Luis valley.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Spokane. Wash.-Engineer Gordon,
Of Ellensburg, Wash. and Fireman
Myers of Pasco. Wash. were killed
and two mail clerks of Seattle were
Injured. when the engine struck a de-
fective switch six miles north Of
North Yakima, Wash.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
Denver After Headquarters.

Cincinnati, O.-Hotel clerks in Gin
cinnati who formed the National Hotel
Clerks Association few months ago
are worked up over the rumor that
the Denver association will make an
effort to secure the national head
quarters at the Denver convention in
June.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Longmont.-Choked to death in
three minutes was the fate of the one
year-old son of Lance Newly. While
crawling on the floor the infant picked
up an apple peel and tried to swallow
1t, but choked. A doctor who was pass
ing was called in, but when he
reached the child 1t was dead.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
45,000,O00L0SS
TO FRUIT CROP
IOWA, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, NE
eRAsKA, WISCONSIN,, KANSAS,
TEXAS AND ILLINOIS.
STAY UP TO KEEP WARM
sMUDGE, WOOD COAL TO STAND
OFF INSTRUMENTATION
ZERO WEATHER.

Chicago-Forty-five million dollars
or more expresses the losses in fruits,
garden truck, early grains, trees,
flowers, and in expense for replanting
IL the estimates coming in from the
capitals and fruit centers of western
states are to be relied upon. A new
freeze Saturday night. with tempera-
lures in some communities seven de-
grees below freezing is believed to
have completed the ruin of Friday
night.
Kansas and Iowa send reports Of
greatest disaster. In these two states
and some others the secretaries OF
boards of agriculture and horticulture
are timid, on account OF their official
position, about expressing the proba-
BILE loss in dollars. but they generally
agree that the succession of freezing
nights has proved calamity to fruit
raisers and gardeners, whose liveli-
hood depends largely on an early mar
keting of their products.
Again Saturday night the orchards
and gardens of the whole Mississippi
valley were like army bivouacs, with
beacon lights burning. Smudge. wood.
coal and straw were burned all night
long In vain efforts to protect the
young buds of fruit from the blight of
the frost. Thousands of homes were
bereft for the night Of their blankets.
comforters and other bed coverings.
those being used as nantes on gar
dens and trees. Householders were
forced to sit up all night beside stoves
and fireplaces to keep warm.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Evans.-A northbound freight Friday
night ran over and killed man be-
tween Evans and Greeley: literally cut
ting him to pieces. He stepped on
the track in front of the engine, ap-
parently seeking death, and the train
crew saw 1t was impossible to prevent
the accident. He was middle-aged.
fairly well dressed. but nothing has
been found to reveal his Identity.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Silverton.-John Cassigrande met in
slant death at the Aspen mine on Ha-
zelton mountain. He was talking to
an employe and at the same time
walked backward, not noticing a small
opening over an uprise into which he
stepped and fell 125 feet. He was
dead when reached.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Galveston. Texas.-A school of sea
lions have been reported in Galveston
ship channel. There is no record of
these animals having been seen in
these waters until now.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
A Real Story.

Mike is lobster!" announced Pat,
bringing his fist down on the table
Now. Pat" we expostulated, why
call him such a name as that?'
I name exactly phwat l say. He's
nayther more mr. less thin a lobster.
He starts out green, all roight. but
the mint he gifts into hot wather, he
turns red!"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

indianapolis. - Open controversy
over whether the Indiana Democratic
convention shall indorse a candidate
for the United States Senate broke
out Sunday in the lobby Of the Deni-
son hotel among party leaders.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
wizard" Punched.

Colorado Springs-Laurence Crane.
a magician known as THE Irish Wiz
ard" playing here. was arrested Thurs
day by the humane officer on charge
of cruelty to a negro boy used in his
act.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
Gas Near caIhan.

Calhan.-The Colorado Springs Or
Company. which is drilling in this VI
cinity has struck strong flow Of gas
at depth of 300 feet. Indications OF
oil have also been found.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
Big Field Day at U. Of C.

Boulder.-The annual high school
day of the State university will be
held May IA. and present indications
are that 1t will surpass all previous
events. Already thirty-five schools
have announced their intention of par
ticipating, which means something
like 275 contestants.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

walla walla. Wash.-All records
were broken here Sunday when the
thermometer registered 1913 degrees.
This is the hottest temperature in
thirty seven years.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
Killed In Power Plant.

notwithstanding Weaver. an en-
ploye of the Northern Colorado Power
Company was killed Friday by being
caught in the gearing of travelling
belt conveyor.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
Single Blessedness.

Emerson-There's nothing like sin
gle blessedness,
Waters-What? This sounds strange
from a happily married man.
Emerson know. But I was very
much afraid that the doctor was going
to say twins" last night-The Circle.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Washington.-From present indica-
lions 1t will be ten days before the
Taft railroad legislative measure is
sent to conference.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Lincoln. Neb.-Sunday in the little
Westminster Presbyterian church w.
J. Bryan was formally ordained and
installed an elder of that denomina-
ton.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Fruita. parties have pur-
chased a tract of land here upon
which they will build big canning
factory.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

San Francisco.-Dr. William F. Bar
bait. one of the best known surgeons
in San Francisco. committed suicide
in his office Sunday.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Denver.-The National convention
of shorthand reporters will be held
here August % to "a. Delegates will
number about 700.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

the United States Sunday tuberculosis
Sunday was observed.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Texas Cattle viii Craze in Route.

Steamboat Springs.-Ten thousand
cattle will be shipped from Texas to
Craze in Routt county this spring.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

New York;. Augustus Heinze will
be placed on trial charged with viola
tions of the National banking laws.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-27

Democratic Presidential Candidate.
New York.-Gov. Joseph w. Folk OF
Missouri left New York City Sunday
after openly announcing what has