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The Lamar register., 1915-02-17

The most favorable reports CON
tinue to come from Mr.. w. c. Gould
who seems to be on the road to COM
plete recovery at the hospital in
Denver. 1t gives a great deal of
pleasure to his many friends here.
Mr.. J. F. Maurer of Pueblo has
taken a position with the First Ma
tional Bank of Lamar and is now at
work there. Mr.. Maurer and family
arrived in Lamar the first of the
week and will make their permanent
home here.
II. Meiller of Minneapolis, Kansas,
has been here this week in the inter
est of the Human milking machine
N. N. Mclean is the local representa-
tive of the company, and they expect
to have several of the machines work
ing here in a few days.
Mrs. T. j. Sayler entertained a few
Of her lady friends at Auction Bridge
on Tuesday afternoon at her home on
South Fourth street. After the game
the hostess served most delicious re-
freshments and it was Il delightful
afternoon for all present.
j. Frazer, a resident of Holly for
several months, decided to leave and
worked off a few checks on different
institutions before going. Deputy
Sheriff John A. Simpson caught him
at Lakin, Kansas, and Sheriff Down
ing brought him up to the county jail
Saturday evening.
Lamar Lodge No. 125 X. of p
gave the third degree to Messrs. VIM.
Corson and c. N Abbott on Monday
evening. The ladies prepared a sur
prise in the form of a delightful
lunch while the lodge was at work
and the Knights spent a most enjoy
able evening after lodge was over.
s. H. Konkel, editor of the Spring
field Herald, was u Lamar visitor
last Saturday, and he isn't backward
about expressing his opinion of the
Prowers county section of the Lamar
Springfield road. He says it is dis
grace to the county and others seem
to agree with him on the proposition.
Misses Florence Sayler and Myrta
Miller on last Saturday afternoon en-
tertained twelve of their young lady
friends at the handsome home of Miss
Sayler on South Fourth sereet. The
game played was Military Five Hun.
bred and it proved most exciting
and enjoyable afternoon for all pres
ent. After the game dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The annual Chauffeurs Ball OF
st. Valentines evening was as usual
one of the best and most attractive
social events of the year in Lamar
The decorations were as usual beau
tiful and unique, and the music the
best to be obtained. The attendance
was large and the large floor of the
armory was crowded all evening with
the dancers. All present were loud
in praises of the committee in charge
of the evenings entertainment.
The Lamar register., 1915-02-17

FOR SALE-One Holstein Bull and
one yearling bull from a good strain
Of mich stock. Priced right Two
blocks west of Pioneer school.
JOHN W. PYLE, Lamar, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1915-02-17

each evening. With revival, farmers
week programs, and a number of en-
tertainments of various kinds Lamar
is having a very lively week.
The Lamar register., 1915-02-17
MONEY TO LOAN
Plenty OF oneao Money for
sSed Farm and City Loans
JAIL and see mo-.
l., WHIT MARKHAM

j. w. Bent went to Denver last
week on business matters
A.. Friedman went to Denver last
week and remained over Sunday.
Mayor j. X. Doughty spent We'd
nesday in Springfield on legal mat
ters.
NJ. ]. McMiIlin left this week for
Kansas points to look after business
matters.
Hon. CRANKY Hillyer spent several
days this week in Denver on legal
business.
Sam S. Smith spent several days
the past week in Denver on business
matters.
l. L. Maxwell went to Pueblo on
Tuesday TO attend the state hardware
convention.
DR.. Jay V. Sayler of Two Buttes
came up last week and spent several
days in Lamar.
Larry Creaghe left last night for
Antonito, Colorado, whehe he has ac-
cepted a position.
Mrs. b. b. Brown accompanied her
husband down from Pueblo this week
and is visiting Lamar friends.
Register A. L. Beavers received his
commission and took possession of
his office on Monday of this week.
Messrs. Clark Mitchell and Jack
Creaghe went to Kansas City on bus
mess last Friday returning the first
of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Green of Bristol
were in Lamar this week in their new
ear visiting Mrs. Green's parents and
transacting business.
Joe Holland and family, who re-
moved from Lamar to Salida last
year, are back and expect to make
this their home again.
H. C. Wear, the prominent Wichita
land investor, was in Lamar the first
of the week transacting bushes with
the Booton Land Agency.
Isle McGrath took a large ship
ment of lambs to the Kansas City
market this week and expects to take
another on Friday night.
Richard r. Richards living near
Hasty was in Lamar yesterday and
made second homestead filing on 800
acres of government land.
Manager Fred L. Harris of The
Two Buttes Irrigation and Land Co.
spent several days this week in La
mar attending to business matters.
C. C. Huddleston attended the hard
ware convention at Pueblo the first
of the week and went from there to
Colorado Springs for several days Wis
it.
The Lamar high school basket ball
teams had disastrous trip to La
Junta and Rocky Ford last week. On
Friday evening the boys team played
at La Junta and lost, and on Saturday
evening both the boys and girls teams
lost at Rocky Ford.
Judge Deeter of the police court
has been doing rushing business the
past week owing to scraps and poker
games. A few weeks like the past
and he would give the treasury OF
the city quite boost.
On Monday evening the high school
debating teams of Holly and Lamar
held a debate at Holly and it resulted
in victory for the Holly school. The
teams will debate again on Friday
evening of this week at Lamar with
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
GOOD
ROADS
EXPENSE OF CRAWLING ROAD
Problem Of Crawling Highways at
Moderate Cost Solved by Commits.
sioner Rheinhardt Of idaho.

Evidently Otto Rheinhardt. commits
sioner Of the Nampa highway district,
Canyon county. Idaho. has solved the
problem OF crawling the highways at
moderate cost, writes T. f. Stephens
In Denver Field and Farm. Three
years ago he decided to gravel the dis
trict's share Of the boulevard between
Nampa and Caldwell. A half mile
away, Indian creek russ parallel with
this boulevard and there All abundant
supply Of gravel was procured Fortu-
nately the very heavy traffic incident
to hauling rails and ties for the In
terurban electric line track cut through
the gravel, mixing the underlying Soil
with the superimposed gravel in suit
able proportions for ccmenting firm.
smooth roadbed. A percentage of clay
smooth or volcanic ash soil mixed With
gravel makes hard, smooth roadbed
not likely to absorb the rainfall The
result on the boulevard has been to
secure very serviceable roaGbed
highly commended by local and United
States engineers.
Under the inspiration Of this sue
cessful roadbed neighborhood lying
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09

gave Adriennc carte blanche to broSse
among his portfolios and stacked eAn.
vases until his return. In a few min.
utes she discovered one Of those Ell.
forts which she called his "rebellious
pictures"
These were such things as be paint
ed. using no model except memory
perhaps. not for the making OF finished
pictures. but merely TO give outlet to
his feelings; an outlet which some
men might have found In talk.
This particular canvas was roughly
blocked in. and 1t was elementally
simple. but each brush stroke had
been thrown against the surface with
the concentrated fire and energy Of
blow, except the strokes that had
painted the face. and there the brush
had seemed to kiss the canvas. The
picture showed a barefooted girl.
standing. in barbaric simplicity Of
dress. in the glare Of the arena. while
gaunt lion crouched cycling her. Her
head was lifted as though she werc
listening 10 faraway music. In the
eyes was indomitable courage. That
canvas was at once declaration OF
love, and miserere. Adrienne set
1t up beside her own portrait. and. as
she studied the two with her chin rest.
ing on her gloved hand, her eyes
cleared Of questioning. Now she knew
beautiful likeness. 1t had been paint
ed with all the admiration of the mind.
The other had been dashed of straight
from the heart-and this other was
Sally! She replaced the sketch where
she had found 1t. and Samson return.
ing found her busy with little sketches
Of the Seine.
"Drennie," pleaded Wilfred Horton.
as the two leaned on the rail Of the
Mauretania, returning from Europe.
ARE you going to hold me on in.
definitely? I've served my seven
years for Rachel, and thrown in some
extra time. Am l no nearer the goal?"
The girl looked at the oily heave Of
the leaden and cheerless Atlantic. and
its somber tones found reflection in
her eyes. She shook her head.
Il wish knew" she said, YEARLY.
Then she added vehemently: I'm not
worth it, Wilfred. Let me go. Chuck
me out of your life as little pig who
can't read her own heart; who 10 too
utterly selfish to decide upon her own
life."
"Is THE put the question with
oreboding-"that. after all. was q
prophet? Have you and South -
wiped your feet on the doormat
marked 'Platonic friendship Have
you done that. Drennie?"
She looked up into his eyes. Her
own we're wide and honest and very
full of pain.
GRO BE COITINUEDD
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09

to the west, called Orchard avenue, de-
cided to gravel on the following plan:
The farmers to donate the use of
teams and wagons with dump boards.
The Nampa highway district to provide
gravel, usually donated by those who
have 1t, pay the shovelers and a mai
to help dump the loads and also spread
and smooth the gravel on the road.
bed, using for this purpose King
drag. The freshly graveled roadbed
should be smoothed with King drag
or other implement weekly for two
months or until settled and cemented
with the underlying soil. Four inches
Of gravel in the middle of the roadbed
with two inches on the sides most
readily mixes with the underlying soil
in such proportions as to shed rain
and form smooth, solid bed. Heavy
traffic cuts through the gravel in wet
weather until enough underlying soil
has been mixed and cemented with
the gravel to shed rain and create q
solid roadbed.
A moderate percentage Of clay soil
mixed with the gravel as applied will
pack and cement from the beginning.
The clay gravel banks along the re-
clamation bitches piled by the dredges
supply ideal material for grayeling our
roads. This mixture of clay, sand
and gravel packs from the very first
and does not need underlying soil cut
in by heavy traffic Coarse gravel,
free from clay or soil. will need an adj.
mixture of soil from below to secure a
hard, smooth roadbed. Orchard ave-
nue. has now been graveled two years.
It's success from the start has been
such as to attract the attention of 9TH
er neighborhoods.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
.eE HAS ITS COMPENSATION
Man Seems to Have Much to
Recommend Il.

He was lively old chap of past
seventy at a lobster palace table with
glass Of plain water for tipple.
"Of course" he was saying to the
younger men with him, Il am not as
long for this world as you chaps are.
II you live to be as old as l am. but
have a satisfaction in life that you
haven't. know. because when
was in my forties every time had
anything the matter with me l got
scared.
Il was afraid that either it would
kill me with only half my life lived or
that 1t was some lingering disease that
would make thirty or forty years Of
my life a burden. Nor was alone
in thinking that way. Every man of
my age had the same feeling. think
that comes to most men when they
are about thirty.
Youths carelessness lasts only =
very short time and a man mighty
soon begins to wonder what will hap
pen to him next, or how long he will
stay in good shape. When a man
reaches my age he begins to be care
less again. Most of what will happen
has happened, and he is through with
it. and what Is to happen next doesn't
make much difference because in tho
nature Of things It can't last long
whatever it is and the finality comes
as resting spell and . cessation from
the worries 0f the flesh
Il know some. old men who don't
take the same view of themselves that
l do. and am sorry for them. be-
cause man owes 1t to himself.
think. to quit bothering about giving
up when he knows he has to do It
whether or no."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09

tice. His OWL people HAD cas-, him
out They had branded him as the
deserter; they felt no need Of him or
his counsel. Very we'll, let them have
1t so. His problem had been settled
for him. His Gordian knot was cut.
Sally and his uncle alone had his
address. This letter. casting him out.
must have been authorized by them,
Brother Spencer acting merely as
amanuensis. They, too, had repudi-
ated him-and. IL that were true. ex.
cept for the graves Of his parents.
the hills had no tie to hold him.
Sally. Sally!" he groaned, dropping
his face on his crossed arms, while
his shoulders heaved in an agony Of
heartbreak. and his words came in the
old. crude >syllables: Il lowed you'd
believe in me eft hell froze!" He rose
after that, and made fierce gesture
with his clenched fists. IAN right"
he said. bitterly, I'm shet of the lot
OF We. I'm done!"
But 1t was easier to say the words
Of reputation than to cut the ties
that were knotted about his heart.
With ranking soul. the mountain.
eer left New York. He wrote Sally q
brief note, telling her that he was 60
ing to cross the ocean, but his hurt
pride forbade his pleading for her con.
fidence, or adding. Il love you" He
plunged into the art life of the "other
side Of the Seine," and worked vora.
ciously. He was trying to learn
much-and to forget much.
One sunny afternoon when Samson
had been in the Quarter Latin for
eight or nine months the concierge OF
his lodgings handed him. as he passed
through the cour. an envelope ad
dressed in the hand of Adrienne Les
colt. AS he read 1t he felt a glow OF
pleasurable surprise. and, wheeling. he
retraced his steps briskly to his lodg
ings. where he began to pack. Adri
enne had written that she and hel
mother and Wilfred Horton we're sail
ing for Naples. and commanded him
unless he were too busy, to meet theil
steamer. Within two hours he was
bound for Lucerne to cross the Italian
frontier by the slate-blue waters OF
Lake Maggiore.
A few weeks later Samson and AID
rienne were standing together by
moonlight in the ruins Of the Coli
scum. The junketing about Italy had
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
By Charles Neville Buck
tcesyrish,. sp,,. NV. ]. Wan I csl
SYNOPSIS.

On Misery creek Sally Miller finds
George Lescott. a landscape painter. un-
conscious. Jesse Purvy Of the Holman
clan ca., has been shot and Samson is sus-
Recled OF the crime. Samson denies 1t.
Tne sbaoottng breaks the truce in the
Hoisman-S0uth feud. Lescott discovers
n th,rashes Tamarack spicer and denounces
s s as the truce buster who shot Purvy.
samson tells the South clan that he is
Eoing to leave the mountains. I.escott
goes home to New York. Samson bids
Spicer and Sally farewell and follows. In
new York Samson studies art and learns
much OF city ways. Drennie Lescott per-
1uades Wilfeed Horton. her dilettante
sx0vet. TO DO; mans work in the world.
fLSempted BY her love. Sally teaches her
mated by predatory hnanciers and politi-
clans. At a Bohemian resort Samson
meets William Farbish. sporty social par
asite. ana Horizons enemy. Farbish con-
spires with others t. make Horton jeal-
Gus. and succeeds. Farbish brings Horton
ana Samson together at the Kenmore
eIup.o shooting lodge. and forces an open
rupture. expeeting Samson to kill Horton
ana 70 rid the political and financial thugs
" the crusader. Samson exposes the plot
ead hrashes the conspirators.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
Primitive Chinese still.

In the extraction Of camphor the
Chinese use a most primitive still,
which at the same time proves of con.
siderable more efficacy than might be
expected. The leaves are placed in Q
wicker basket. which 10 fixed over an
iron caldron containing water. On the
top Of the basket basin of cold water
10 placed. The steam from the caldros
passes through the leaves Of the basket
and carries over the camphor vapos,
which is deposited In the form Of cam
phor on the cool under surface Of the
basin.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
Pleasure In Ones Work.

Pleasure In work produces q sym.
pathetic. teachable mental attitude TO-
ward the task. It makes the atten-
ton involuntary, and eases the strain
Of attending. 1t stops the nervous
leaks Of worry. One of the secrets Of
Tasting we'll is to avoid getting stale
and tired and in a mental rut Pleas
ure gives a sense Of freedom that 10 q
rest. as . wide road rests the driver.
To know thing thoroughly and at.
tain mastership in 1t. one must bs
drawn back to 1t repeatedly by its IT.
fractions, and must find ones powers
evoked and trained By its Inspiration.
Prof. Edward d. Jones. in Engineer.
ing Magazine.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
STATE AID FOR GOOD ROADS
One Reason Why Food Prices Are
High 10 Because Of Cost Of Haul.
ina Over Bad Highways.

Nearly every one of the state legis-
latures Is considering demands for
more help for road building. says st.
Joseph News-Press. Ten years ago
all the states together put up but
100000 for road building. exclusive
Of local funds. In 1914 they spent
$43, 100000. But as four-fifths of this
was done by six eastern states and
two Pacific coast states, the problem
is far from solved nationally. Many
of our big problems always come back
to the cost-of-living question.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
His Eyes Eel, on the po.tmark.

been charming, and now in that circle
OF sepia softness and broken columns
he looked at her and suddenly asked
himself:
Just what does she mean to you?"
II he had never asked himself that
question before he knew now that it
must some day be answered Friend.
ship had been good and seemingly
sufficient definition. Now he was not
so sure that it could remain SO.
Then his thoughts went back to a
cabin In the hills and girl in calico.
He heard a voice like the voice of a
song bird saying through tears:
Il couldn't live without ye, Samson.
.. Jest couldn't do hit!"
For a moment he was sick of his life.
1t seemed that there stood before him,
In that place of historic wraiths and
memories. a girl. her eyes sad. but
loyal, and without reproof.
You look" said Adrienne, studying
his countenance in the pallor of the
moonlight, "as though you were see.
ing ghosts"
Il am" said Samson. Let's CO."
Adrienne had not yet seen her por-
trait. Samson had needed few hours
OF finishing when he left New York.
though it was work which could be
done away from the model. So it was
natural that when the party reached
Paris Adrienne should soon insist on
crossing the Pont d'Alexandre III to
his studio near the "Boule Mich" for an
inspection of her commissioned canvas.
For while she wandered about the
businesslike place. Uttered with the
gear Of the painters craft. 1t was, in
way, form Of undertaking, for
Samson's brush was the tongue Of his
soul.
The girls eyes grew thoughtful as
she saw that he still drew the leering.
saturnine face Of Jim Asberry. He
had not outgrown hate, then? But
she said nothing until he brought out
and set on an easel her own portrait.
For moment she gasped with sheer
delight for the colorful mastery Of the
technique. and she would have been
hard to please had she not been de-
lighted with the conception Of her.
self mirrored in the canvas. It was 4
face through which the soul showed,
and the soul was strong and fawless.
The girls personality radiated from
the canvas-and yet A disappointed
little look crossed and clouded her
eyes. She was conscious Of an in.
defanable catch Of pain at her heart.
Samson stepped forward, and his
waiting eyes. too. were disappointed.
You don't like It, Drennie?" he
anxioualy questioned. But she smiled
In answer. and declared:
II love It."
He went out few minutes later to
telephone for her to Mrs. Lescott, anc
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
Plant Nut Trees.

Some nut or fruit-bearing trees set
out on country roads SO feet apart.
would add much of beauty and COM
fort to the highway. 1t would lie nee.
essary, Of course. to have well-round-
ed roadways to drain of the water.
for mud holes and poor roadbeds
would not dry out quite so fast as
where the sun shines ON the road
bed all the time. The better road
beds would be we'll worth while
Leroy Cady.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
Aid for Permanent Roads.

State and national aid for perma.
nent roads is sure to come. but it Is
not likely to come to any community
that has, by their lack Of interest in
good roads shown that they are IN
worthy Of It.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
Personal Benefit and Profit.

Personal BeneHt ana FRONT.
Go at road improvement with the
same determination you would to dig
bitches or build fences-wi.L the full
realization that 1t is for your own per.
sonal benefit and profit: and not only
merely q public duty"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09
CHAPTER XII.

The second year of new order
brings fewer radical changes than the
1fst. Samson's work began to forge
ut Of the ranks Of the ordinary and
10 show symptoms CT quality which
lpsnld some day give It distinction.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09


Although am not painting you. 81
she said with smile, Il have been
studying you. too. AS you stand there
before your canvas your own person.
atty Ks revealed-and have not been
entirely unobservant myself"
and under the X-ray scrutiny OF
this profound analysis" he said with
laugh. do you like me?"
wait and see," she retorted.
"At all events"-he spoke gravely-
you must try to like me a little, be.
cause am not what was. The per.
son that l am is largely the creature
Of your own fashioning. OF course
you had very raw material to work
with, and you can't make silk purse
of'-he broke OF and emiled-"well,
of me. but in time you may at least
get me mercerixed little"
For no visible reason she flushed.
and her next question came . tribe
eagerly:
DO you mean have Influenced
you?"
Influenced me. Drennie?" he re-
peated. "You have done more than
that. You have painted me out and
painted me over"
She shook her head, and In her eyes
danced light Of subtle coquetry.
There are things I have tried to
do. and failed" she told him.
His eyes showed surprise.
r
Perhaps" he apologized, II am
dense. and you may have to tell me
bluntly what I am to do. But you
know that you have only to tell me. .
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-04-09

GU " pIo6S uAuSSll ClOS0 u Lu0 great,
gray shoulders of rock that broke
through the greenery like giants tear
ing OF soft raiment. Those were his
people back there. He should be run
ming with the wolf pack, not coursing
with beagles.
He had been telling himself that he
was loyal and now he realized that he
was drifting like the lotus eaters.
He rose and pace9sthe floor. with
teeth and hands clenched and the
sweat standing out on his forehead.
His advisers had Of late been urging
him to go to Paris. He had refused.
and his unconfessed reason had been
that in Paris he could not answer q
sudden call. He would 60 back to
them now and compel them to admit
his leadership.
Then his eyes fell on the unfinished
portrait Of Adrienne. The face gazed
at him with it's grave sweetness; its
fragrant subtlety and it's fine-grained
deltcacy. Her pictured lips were H.
lently arguing for the life he had
found among strangers, and her vic.
tory would have been an easy one, but
for the fact that Just now his con-
science seemed to be on the other
side. Samson's civilization was two
years old--a thin veneer over a CEN
tury Of feudalism-and now the cen.
tury was laundering its call Of blood
bondage. Bat, q the man struggled
over the dilemma. the pendulum
swung back. The hundred years had
left. also. heritage of quickness and
bitterness to resent injury and inius.