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The Lamar register., 1915-12-29
Hears a Rumble

No ear is more constantly or at
tentively fixed to the ground than
that of William Jennings Bryan, and
none is more responsive to what he
thinks he hears. Some times his
auricular wires get badly crossed but
it is an error of judgment not lack
of attention. Therefore it is very
noticeable that after promising to
join Mr. Ford's menagerie of freaks
at the Hague later on, Mr.. Bryan has
now discovered his health will not
permit of his leaving the lecture plar-
form.
The Lamar register., 1915-12-29
Breaking Precedents Not Permitted

One wealthy Denver man who died
recently actually tried to go back on
the long established precedent Of
Denver's wealthy men, and willed a
portion of the fortune he had made
in the city to be used in Identifying
the civic center. This was treason al
most to his kind as not one Of them
had ever been guilty Of such a thing
before. However, his reasonable
purpose will not be permitted TO bear
furit as the heirs have served notice
that they will contest the gift, and of
course they can prove by examp
that he must have been insane.
The Lamar register., 1915-12-29
BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING
One of Lamar's Most Popular Young
Ladies Becomes Bride of CalifOr-
MIA Man

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L..
Writ Markham on West Olive street
on Tuesday evening at six o'clock,
their daughter, Miss Martha Alverda,
was united in marriage to Mr.. Gus
tavus H. Center of Pomona, Califor-
mia, Rev. Edwin E. Brace of Cheyenne,
former pastor of the Lamar Methodist
church, officiating. Only the immed-
late family, the parents Of the groom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Center of Greeley, Col
orado, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Merrill Mark
nam, and children, Mary and Lewis,
and two cousins of the bride, Mr..
Perry Coover and Miss Hattie Whit
more of Frederickstown, Ohio, were
present. The home was beautifully
decorated with smilax and white car
nations and the handsome young
couple stood under large wedding
bell Of white carnations hanging from
an arch of smilax and carnations. The
charming bride wore a beautiful dress
Of white lace over white silk and
long white veil with orange blossoms
in her hair. She carried in her hand
a white prayer book, the gift of Mrs.
Gail Larrick.
After the solemn ceremony all sat
down to a most bountiful wedding
supper and soon after the happy
couple had to bid farewell to catch
the train for their new home in Cali
foruia. They left on No. 3 at $3.50
and a large number Of the friends Of
the bride had assembled at the depot
TO give them q royal and hearty send |
Off consisting Of congratulations, |
hearty best wishes, rice and other
things. The gay young father Of the |
bride and the Pullman conductor got |
a full share Of the rice also.
The groom is a talented young |
man who has risen in a few years to
a high rank as a teacher, and is prin-
sipal Of one Of the large schools at
Pomona, where they will make their
home. The bride is one of Lamar's
most popular young ladies, who has
grown up here and is known and adj
nired by all. Beautiful and nc
;omplished, with winning manners and
sunny disposition, she has endeared
herself to young and old alike. She
graduated from the Lamar high school
and afterwards Baker university at
Baldwin, Kansas, and the State Teach
ers College Of Greeley. She has
taught several years in the Lamar
and was the idol Of all the
little folks who knew her. She viii |
be greatly missed in Lamar
There was almost a home full of |
the most beautiful and useful we'd |
ding presents from the host Of friends |
Of both these happy young people. |
They will be at home in Pomona af-
ter January 20, 1916.
The Lamar register., 1915-12-29
AUDITORIUM. JANUARY 18TH


100 acres land and 70 shares Fort
Lyon water 1lS acres of it under
irrigation, 65 in alfalfa. All for
$4,000. Terms to suit purchaser.
Chas. f. Hoag, Lamar, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1915-12-29
MAuRER SISTERS ORCHESTRA.

MAURER SISTERS ORCHESTRA.
few such companies Is because YER
satiIity in music is so apt to be &C
companied by mediocrity. Especially
is there demand for this kind of
organization where large door sales are
II consideration TO the committee. Pic
lures Of numerous Instruments and
promises Of a widely varied program
attract young and old from far and
near.
Some Of the features of the Maurer
sisters program are cornet solos with
orchestral accompaniment. flute solos
with piano accompaniment, violin solos
with piano accompaniment, whistling
solos. cello solos. violin and flute duets,
humorous readings. orchestral mum
bers with piano. violin. flute and cor
net; ensemble vocal numbers rendered
In conjunction with orchestral music.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
News Notes.

Emerson Felts and LaRue Kiser have
put up tent on the bank of the creek.
They intend to make it their home for
the summer.
Ray Breitweiser won the P. Caspar
Harvey medal for the best composition
written during the year.
Miss Luella Davenport spent the
weekend with friends at the Normal.
Miss Davenport intends to enter school
for the summer term.
Miss Keller has been unable to attend
to her duties the past week on account
Of q severe illness which has confined
her at her home.
On Thursday of last week, Miss Grass
went to Topeka to attend the meeting
of the Grand Chapter of the Eastern
Star held at that place.
Miss Elizabeth Whitton who was
operated on for appendicitis, last week
is improving nicely and will soon be
able to return to her school work.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

Bill Montgomery was giving Dode
advise on farming. He said he turned
his land on end and farmed both sides,
but Dode said he was from Missouri.
Dora Gosser and family and hired
help spent the rainy days catching and
killing rats. They have a tankwagon
load ready to start for China" town.
Some folks think who ever 1t is that
writes the conglomerations is crazy.
Haven't heard of Eyes or Ears being
sent away yet. If you don't like them
dom read them.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Rolly JOY, a
nine pound baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Davis have
moved to the river to their new home.
Barney Leinmiller is still on the sick
list
JEFF Saunders new house is now
ready for the plasterers.
Eyes and Ears.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

It is so hard for the most of US to
recognize the "dead wood in our lives.
So much supposed knowledge we have
accumulated that we find is more than
useless. We lug it about dreading to
prune, cast aside, and make way for
larger and better growth. We refuse
to substitute the truth for WORKOUT
tradition. We act like one of our we'll
known citizens who was In discussion
and was getting the worst of the argu-
ment, and he shouted back to his oppo-
nent, ''you may fully convince me am
wrong, but will not believe, 1 will not
accept your truth. This man wanted
to keep his dead wood" OF thought.
Such mental attitude reminds one of
an old darkey who was losing an argu-
ment and shouted back to his antago-
mist, 81 contend that fact am no such
thing" But too many of Us are I'M
willing to cut the ''dead branch, - and
continue to cling to our 'sworn-out
creeds', of thought regardless of con-
sequences. How much dead wood
have you reader? Make bonfire and
you wiz eniey life enc hundred per cent
more.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
Hotel de Luxe, at Augusta, Closed by
Order of State.

order OF State.
Miles H. Mulroy received complaint
from the local Health Officer just
thirty minutes before the train left
Topeka, yesterday noon, and arrived in
Augusta, Investigated the complaint
and finding it justifable closed the
Hotel de Luxe at $50 last night. This
is pretty quick action considering the
distance the inspector had to travel.
The hotel was full of guests at the
time. Augusta hotels are all crowded
owing to the many strangers who are
here looking for locations and the fact
that the new industries that have been
secured have men here attending to
business matters and a shortage of
dwellings.
The Hotel de Luxe was in sanitary
condition the Inspector says, so far as
the management was concerned and
Mrs. SCHNEIDER, the manager, says she
has done all in her power to get Mr..
Dowse to remedy the poor drainage
system but had failed to get action.
1t is too bad that conditions is such
that it was necessary to close $50, 200
hotel, but the commissioners action
met with the approval of the manage
ment and guests, and commissioner
Mulroy said that he believed it meets
the approval of the majority of the
business men of the town.
The notice posted on door of the
hotel follows:
To Samuel Dowse, Eldorado, Kansas,
Mrs. J. H. SCHNEIDER, Augusta, Kansas
You are hereby notified that on in
spection made by me on this 7th day OF
May, 1915, of. the hotel known as the
Hotel de Luxe, situated on the lot run,
ming eighty feet north from the north
east corner of block 20, original town
site of the City of Augusta, Kansas
the said hotel was found to be in an un
sanitary condition by reason of sewer
age drainage from the cess-pool into
the easement and you and each of yot
are hereby ordered forthwith to close
said Hotel de Luxe, and not reoper
same to the public until said unsanitary
conditions have been corrected.
| Given by authority in me vested
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bice and Miss
Aura Bice of Waldo, visited friends and
relatives in Hays, the past week.
Miss Eunice Ramsey, who has been
absent from school the past two weeks
because of a sprained ankle, is able to
return to her work although she is still
using cruteh.
Among those who attended the play
given by the Model Rural School, last
Friday evening, were Mrs. L. L.
Darkes, Miss Carrie Darkes and her
brother, Mr.. William Darkes, of Nc
Cracker. Miss Marian Darkes accom-
panied her folks home, then returned
Sunday afternoon.
The Senior Class is busy rehearsing
its play which will be given during the
last week of the school year.
Miss Jean Cave, who has been visit
ing the schools at Hill City for a few
days, returned last Wednesday night
Miss Cave will teach in Hill City next
winter.
The irrigation bitches were tried out
Saturday, May Is. The water reached
each and every plot, so the trucker:
need not worry about water.
The Tigers won their most interesting
game of the season when they defeated
Bison on Friday, May 14th, at Bison
The game at nine innings was a tie a
IL. Ten more innings were playet
before either team was able to score
The Tigers scored one run in the frs
half of the nineteenth on three hits an
an inield out. Bison came back stron;
but were unable to get man past sec
ond base. The final score was FL i
favor of the Tigers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
Normal Notes and Comments.
Garden Calendar.

The little red bugs which gather in
clusters in warm spots on sunny days
are the young of the Box Elder bugs,
or ''pops" as they are often called.
They can be killed by spraying them
with kerosene. This is the best time to
get rid of the bugs as the young are
quite tender and easily affected by
strong soap and kerosene or just kero-
sene solutions.
Other insect pests will soon begin to
appear. Swat them hip and thigh from
the very start.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
Boys and Girls Club Notes.
FLOWER GARDENING.

ELOWER GAhOENlNG
/. Any boy or girl between 10 and
18 years divided into two classes 10 to
13 years and ID to 18 years. may enter
this contest.
2. Measure off piece of ground 9
TT. IL #. or its equivalent in area, 108
50. #. More ground may be planted if
you desire but the part of it to be used
as the contest piece must be determined
at the start.
3. Select whatever flowers you pre-
fer. In general it is best to plant the
tallest in the rear and the shortest in
front.
4. Prepare the soil carefully and
tell in your record how you did it.
5. Keep daily diary of what you
do and what happens in your garden;
when you plant your seed; when it
comes up, etc. Also expenses and re-
ceipts if any.
6. Part of the contest is to see who
can dispose of the flowers in the best or
most profitable way. Keep a record of
what you do with them.
Il NOL1y lie county superintendent
or Mr.. Bird or Mr.. Wooster when your
garden is at its best and they will come
and see it and take picture of it.
8. Keep the garden blooming as
much and as late in the fall as possible.
9. Write story of not more than
400 words on Glow Raised My Flow
ers and What I Did with Them
10. The person making the best re-
cord is champion flower gardener OF
Ellis county in his or her class.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

published first time May 1, 1851
Notice Of Appointment.
State of Kansas,
Ellis County,
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of April, 1915, the undersigned
was by the Probate Judge of Ellis
County, Kansas, duly appointed and
qualified as Guardian of Edward Erwin
and Blanch Erwin, minor heirs of Ed
ward Albert Powell, late of Ellis Coun-
ty, deceased. All parties interested
will take notice and govern themselves
accordingly W R. POWELL,
Guardian.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

We can furnish you with stock
cattle, any kind of number. Terms
to suit the buyer. Azel Cochran.
Latest Sheet Music at The Hays City
Drug Store. a3tf
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
Notice.

1 have rented the Geo. Brown Black
smith shop and am prepared 70 do all
kinds Of blacksmithing and horseshoe
ing. LOUIS A. HAUsER.
mS+2
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

The anti-pharisee is always talking
about the church hypocrites. He speaks
of the "church-goer" as one who is
formal, hateful, inconsistent and not
'up-to-sample" But it has been my
observation that but very few deliber-
ateIy "play a false game" under the
cloak of religion. But it has been my
observation that the unctuous anti
pharisees viii brsg about his own good
ness and yet is a favorite with the habi-
tues of the questionable pool hall, with
the ''all round men about town, and
tries to make you believe that he is
wonderfully popular because of his
righteous rectitude 1t has been often
noticed that the publican" becomes
the ''pharisee, and he plays for the
halo of sainthood. He who plays the
the sedulous ape" wants to be known
as a "gay dog" and has "seen life
soon exposes himself to thinking and
observant people.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

1 was looking over the 500 students
assembled in the college auditorium
the other morning and wondered how
many cutters were there, how many
welchers, walters were there. They
have everything that counts; all the
necessary tools of success at their bid
ding-the keys to the strong box; teach
ers to show them their uses, and yet
there are plenty of them there who do
not have spunk enough to use them. I
know Of some people who are hungry,
and you may hold out to them peanuts
enough to satisfy hunger, and they will
refuse to eat because they have to hull
and salt them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
ay, 1915
Miles ii. Mulroy,
Hotel Commissioners

Commissioner Mulroy said ST have
never had a case of this kind before
and the hotel was ordered closed asa
last resort, am going to sit on the lid
until the conditions are remedied. .
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

Fate is always busy with its ''black-
list, and if you are not careful youl
name will be found upon it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

It is sometimes helpful to study the
'root-meaning" of words. Find the
original 'root-meaning of E'idiot"
and more than likely you will discover
yourself in an ancient state. In other
days the "idiot" lived for his own pri-
vate advantage, today we translateit
looking out for number one," but ac-
cording to the original Greek standard
and meaning he was not a good citizen
and an Ineffective man, because he
took no interest in the general welfare
of the public. An idiot, according to
the Greeks, was a man who did not
take any interest in the public life of
town and state. I wonder if we have
any idiots in Hays?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

There are a few people in this town
who have "soldiered' for the first
twenty years of their lives-their lives
are ffne how do you do" and now
they are making long strides for the
''poor farm At the end of the next
twenty-five years their names will be
found on the roll of the INDECENT poor.
They live on the philosophy of ''I can
beat it" but are beaten in the end.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

Any man can play knight to comely
womanhood, but it is rare knightliness
to show Difference and kindly consider
alton to decrepit old ladies. A man of
true culture never forgets the grey
haired seniors. Sometimes they do
bore you by meandering recollections
of olden days, and act little ''gnarl-
ed" but do not forget your knightly
training under any circumstances.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
SONE THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

If you slight or leave your post of
duty you will be court-martialed and
shot by the law of destiny.
You cannot neglect your response
bility and be man.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

There is not a treasure but what is
roek-bound, and you viii have to do
some blasting with "'think powder" in
order to get it. The good things of
this earth are only for those who are
strong. Men who walk as though they
have corns, and see as though they
have cataracts, and hear as though
they are almost deaf are always COM
planning about the robbery of others.
Such men would rather be robbed than
to struggle for possession.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

I hate the man who looks around the
room and then says, 'There are no
ladies present. 1 have a good one for
you" When such a "carrion crow"
makes such a comment he assumes
there are no gentlemen present. A
story or a comment is not fit for use,
that is not proper for your mother,
wife or Sweetheart to hear.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
PREPAREDNESS NOT ASSURED.

A. r. A. SorVle0
 NEW IOHh, Doe. pres ent appearances there Is no assur- ance that the preparedness plans of the administration will be accepted by congress either in part or as a whole Despite the previous assurances of many of the leading congressman that they would support the plans, all ac- counts agree that steadily increasing opposition Is developing which may result in the plans beng absolutely ignored. Many influential members are reported to have said that the plans are worthless from the practical view point and would be hopelessly inef- ficient for the purpose intended If &C., cepted.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
A. p. 4. Service.

PARIS. Dec 3O.-Victory for the allies war sqaudron In battle with the Austrian fleet off Durazzo Is claim ed in an official statement issued from the admiralty today The Austrian war fleet Is aid to have attempted to over come the allied squadron engaged In patroling the Albanian coast near the entrance to the Adriatic but were com pelled to beat a precipitate retreat with the loss of two vessels after a short engagement
 The report states that the Austrian destroyer Llka struck a mine while fleeIng from the attack of a superior vessel while the destroyer Teriglay was sunk by gun fire from the allied ships.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

til recently Was employed as a clerk in the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and Is said to have quit his job for the ex-
 press purpose of enlisting. After his departure 1t Is alleged that he was found to be short in his accounts by many hundreds of dollars. which dis covery led to his arrest. Clarke is now being held until the arrival of Cana dian officers with the proper extradi- tion papers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
A. p. A. Service.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3O-Lansing has issued 8 request to the representa- lives of the South and Central Amer ican countries that they join with the United States in a convention for the arbitration of all boundary line dis putes and also in the prohibition of shipments of war munitions to revolu- tionists in all of the countries of the western hemisphere.
 It is intimated that the action of the secretary Is the forerunner to an attempt to bring the western nations together in a pan American alliance which in time will become an alliance for nation defense which will include all the nations of the western hemis
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
BRITAIN DECLARES MAIL
 SEIZURE JUSTIFIED
A. 9. A. Service

A. P. A. Sorvteos
 LONDON. Dec. 30.-A statement from high authority today declare that the government holds the view that the seizures of mail matter con- tanning contraband articles destined for the citizens of belligerent nations are fully justified as 1t has been proven beyond a doubt that there Is a steady traffic in commodities that are essen- tial to the manufacture Of war ma terlal. While such articles are con- signed to persons residing In neutral countries. both the volume and na- ture of the shipments disproves any theory that they are intended for the use of individuals.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
ROOSEVELT DECLARES
 WAR A FIXTURE
A. p. A. Service.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O.-In a paper read for him at a meeting of the Am erican sociological society yesterday. Roosevelt declared that talk of the disarmament and efforts to secure permanent peace in the world Is absurd in the present day. War was a fixture he declared, and could never be abol- ished until human nature had under gone a revolutionary change. The col onel insisted that war would be abol- ished about the time that 1t became unnecessary to maintain a police force in cities like New York and Chicago.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
FRENCH TAKE POSSESSION
 OF TURKISH ISLAND
A. r. A. Service.

PARIS, Dec 30.-French troops have occupned the Turkish isl and of kastelorizo. in the Aegan sea between the island of Rhodes and the gulf of Adelia. According to dispatch es published in the morning papers today, the seizure of the island was consumated Tuesday and the posses sion of the island as a naval base is characterized as indispensable to op- erations in eastern Mediterranean wa ters.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
DANCING TO B: FEATURE 0F
 SEATTLE LIFE
A. p. A Service.

A. p. A Service.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 30.--Dancing in hotel dining rooms and cafes will be a regular feature of Seattle's afternoon and evning life after the first of Jan uary. md practically all cafes and dining room proprietors are preparing to fall in line with the new amuse- ment tature designed [ replace the intoxicating delight of slipping youl booze with your meals. From present appeannces Seattle Is 10 become a big cabaret minus the accustomed fire water and musicians are in great de- mand to supply the music for ragging and fox trotting.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
A. p. A. Service.

A. r. A. Service.
 ATHENS. Dec. 3O.-General Castel- nau, chief of the French general staff. before his departure for home yester- day declared that the allies were pre- pared to make any sacrifice in order The people of France are displaying an almost unparalleled heroism, the general said, and were displaying the utmost fortltude in meeting every hardship and burden imposed by the war beside giving their lives for the
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30
SLEEP WALKER FALLS
 THREE STORIES
(. F. A. ssrs.ss.

(. F. A. ssrs.ss.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 30.-Peter Anderson, Il logger, was killed this morning while walking in his sleep. Anderson who IS a visitor in Seattle at present, Is a confirmed sonambulist and has fire quently taken long journeys abroad while drowsing ln the arms ot Mor- pheus. This time he walked out of Il three story window and died within d walk beolH.