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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15

Lamar had another chance at a ser
ious fire on Monday evening and es-
capped quite luckily. While the Lyric
theatre was well filled with our citi-
zens and the Knights Of Pythias were
holding a largely attended session Of
the lodge, fire was discovered in the
Church undertaking parlor in the
Temple building by Chas. Owen and
DR. Brady. The fire department was
quickly on hand and smothered the
fire with chemicals. 1t caused a quick
emptying of the lodge and theatre,
however, and made a lot Of excite
ment for awhile. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from an oil
rag in mop. and had it started later
at night would have got a big start
before probable discovery. The loss
as it amounts TO very little to the
building and stock aside from the
damage caused by the chemical to
the collins stored where the fire start
ed. All the losses were amply cover
ed by insurance.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15
New League Schedule

The third annual schedule Of the
Arkansas Valley Baseball League was
published this week and shows a very
ambitious program for towns the size
of those composing the league. If
they can stand the financial strain it
will make an interesting seasons
sport and add much to the interest in
the great national game in the val
ley. Each team has II Sunday, II
Thursday and 2 holiday games at
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15

At the regular conclave of Malta
Commandery Knights Templar on
Tuesday evening the Red Cross de-
gree was conferred on John Y. Brown.
]. X. Householder, road superintend-
ent of Division No. 2, this week is
sporting a new Ford. He is getting
along with it famously, his only OBJ
lection being that the darn thing
won't pay any attention when he
says, "Whoal" No damage has re-
suited SO far from this perversity ex-
cept to Mr.. Householder's nerves.
Married-At the home of the brides
parents on North Ninth street on
Tuesday Mr.. w. H. Linscott and Miss
Fannie Smith, Rev C. H. Inman of
the Methodist church officiating They
will make their home at the groom's
ranch near Syracuse, Kansas. The
attractive young bride is one of La
mars most popular young ladies and
many friends here extend heartiest
congratulations to the happy couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Sayler entertain
ed a number of their friends on last
Saturday evening at their handsome
home on South Fourth street. Tween
ty-four guests were present and pass
ed the evening in playing military Eve
hundred. The dago table under COM
mand of J. j. Johnston proved that it
was all mistake TO think that the
Italians are doing nothing in this war
as they swept away all opposition and
carried off the honors. Most delic-
ious refreshments were served by the
hostess after which all enjoyed a So
cial hour or two, it being very late
when they at last reluctantly departed.
1t was one of the most enjoyable So
cial events of the season.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15

Some of the neighbors of John Me
Culchie were in Lamar this week So
Letting aid for him and his family.
He was away when the big prairie
fire visited the south part of the coun-
ty two weeks ago, and he lost all he
had, a comfortable home with sheds
and outbuildings, several stacks of
feed, horses and cows, all household
goods, and in addition two Of his
children were badly injured. The
committee met with liberal donations
both at Lamar and Granada of cash,
clothing and house furnishings.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15

twenty-five per cent in deposits being
an especially noticeable feature. az
generally at this time of year in ag-
ricultural communities the deposits
begin to decrease and continue that
way until crops begin to move again.
The exception to this rule is dairy
districts and it looks as if Prowers
county is already feeling this change
in conditions. The other banks of
the county we understand also show
substantial increases in deposits, and
while a portion Of course is due to
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15
Canned Fruit Demonstration

There will be a demonstration of
Del Monte canned fruits at the Marx
& Wheeler grocery store on Friday
afternoon of this week. These canned
fruits are the finest put on the mar
ket by the Southern California Fruit
Growers Association, and everybody
is invited to come to the store at that
time and learn for themselves about
these goods.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15

The land office filings since the
spring is opening up are again as
summing large proportions. Although
the vacant land has been mostly filed
on in the previous rushes many of
the new Corners are securing relin-
quishments from those who from one
cause or another do not intend to COM
plete their settlement. The filings have
been running from 20 to 80 per day
all this week.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15
Grading Main Street

The south end of Main street which
has long been neglected is now being
graded by the city and splendid job
of work is being done by Jack Ford
and his force of men and teams under
the supervision of Marshal Herwig.
This work has been badly needed for
many moons.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15

home, and the same on the road, max
ing As games in all. All the teams
are strengthening their line-ups and
it looks like hot fight for that little
old rag, with Fort Lyon getting a
little the edge in the betting ring. The
season opens on April 80 and con-
tinues until September rs.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15
Business Expanding

We publish this week the report Of
the condition Of the First National
Bank Of Lamar as called for by the
comptroller 1t makes a splendiu
showing Of the expanding and i'm
proving business conditions in this
section, the big increase Of over
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15
IN ONEY TO LOAN
Plenty OF Cnsao Money for
good Farm and olty Loans.
IaiI and see mo.
l.. WIRT MARKHAM

III 1lOlly ONtl ouiiuog'
Ray Gould has accepted a position
with the w. NJ. Dickinson Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Garvin spent
Saturday and Sunday in La Junta.
Earle Garvin vi tied over Sunday
with friends in Rocky Ford and Pu-
eblo.
Cashier E. A. Wines Of the Ora
NADIA bank was county seat visitor
Tuesday.
Attorney w. A. Merrill was called
to Springfield on legal business the
first of the week.
Postmaster and Editor NJ. r. Nc
Cauley of La Junta was in Lamar on
Tuesday calling on friends.
Frank Levin returned last week
from a buying trip to New York City
and other eastern points.
Messrs. Fred Harris, J. ]. Johns
ton and ]. V. Sayler of Two Buttes
were Lamar visitors over Sunday.
Mr.. ]. R. Stinson and Attorney J.
X. Doughty went down to Baca coun-
ty yesterday on business matters.
Mrs. Ray Strain, Mrs. Paul Denning
and Mrs. U. p. Read visited Mrs. Ell
mer Young at Las Animas last Fri
day.
NJ. r. Sunday spent several days
this week setting up Bull tractors to
do the heavy work on ranches in Baca
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Meyer, who have
been visiting several weeks in the
cast, returned TO their home in Lamar
on Tuesday.
Prof. C. w. Mottinger went to
Rocky Ford last Saturday to attend
the meeting of the high school ath-
letic league.
Mrs. Fay Ford, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Friend, returned to her home in
Syracuse last Thursday.
The d. H. Bane sale attracted a
number of our people to Barton yes
terday, and the sale was reported to
have been a big success.
DIR. and Mrs. f. NJ. Sherman Of Holly
were in Lamar yesterday witnessing
the production OF the Birth of a
Nation" at the opera house.
Jack Creaghe came up from the
ranch on the Cimarron Wednesday
Just in time to get little stock that
Markham was saving for him.
District Organizer Hitchcock Of the
w. o. w. is in Lamar this week and
with his usual energy is gathering to-
gether another large class to be mi
tiated at an early date.
Editor Quimby of Granada made
several trips to Lamar this week
bringing with him each time parties
of new settlers who wished to file OF
land near Granada.
Sam Huffman after trying town
life for a season could stay away
from the farm no longer, SO he and
his wife have moved back to their
ranch near Wiley and will again make
it their home.
Alderman A. E. Fox took a party
Of city officials consisting of Mayor c
F.. Cook, Aldermen Wheeler, Boring
Brown and himself up to Denver the
first Of the week, returning on Tues
day. They went to inform themselves
on matters of Importance in connec-
ton with the city business.
Mrs. T. NJ. Hover on Monday after
noon entertained a number OF her
lady friends at her home north OF La
mar in honor of her mother, Mrs. c
d. Ford of Denver, and her sister
Mrs. U. P. Read who have been spend
ing the past week with her. 1t was q
most delightful afternoon for all pres
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15

the new settlers coming in, a part
must also be due to the changed con
ditions mentioned above.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15
For Sale

Windmill and tower, brass cylinder
pump and anchor post, used but lit
tie. 1-3 cost price off. See Brown
Lumber Co., Laamr.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-03-15

FOR SALE-R. c. Rhode Island Red
eggs for Matching 2O5 S Second
street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

ain OF our steamer showed ne q barrel
living in the middle OF a sand bar. The sand
bar was under water during the last trip
and the captain had anchored the barrel
risen above the water and become a large
island with the barrel in its middle The
captains all keep records OF each trip. not
ing the changes and handing their sketches
over to the captains following them up or
down stream.
The Yukon river is llvigated from the
18th OF June until the 18th Of October every
Alaska. and the river should be thoroughly
plated and marked There should be a
government lighthouse boat moving up and
down IL. and the marks and lights should
be changed with the course OF the river. Just
as Is done on the Mississippi
Traffic viii Increase
The traffic Of the Yukon Will Increase
with the completion Of the railroad and the
growth of Alaska Today there are boats
upper part OF the river and boats sail resu-
iarly every five days from Dawson 20 Fair
banks and from Fairbanks 70 Dawson There
are boats about once week from the isls nj
OF st. Michael in Bering sea up the Yukon
20 Tanana. and from Fort Gibbon down TO
the sea.
The steamers now going out OF St. Micha FL
are the Alice. the sarah. the Louise, the
Susie. the Hannah and the Julia 3 The
first five OF these belong to the White Pass
and Yukon company. The Julia 3. Is owned
bv a rival organiZat ton. known the Amer
lean Yukon Navigation company OF the
boats the largest are the Susie. the Sarah
the Mississippi type. OF about 1909 tons.
She Is 325 feet long. 40 feet wide, with six
foot draft when loaded. Her fuel Is Cali
fornia oil and she runs Il miles hour.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
Civilization Is Pushing Into Alaskan Frank c.D..,
Wilderness In Valley of the Yukon Is 5s
Taking Up Farms Has

~ Board 5. 5. Sarah. Yukon river.
Nov Isl am on the lower
- Yukon. on my way down TO
Bering sea For the past two months
I have been travelling upon this mighty
stream and its tributaries. 7 first saw
1t on the summit of the divide, within
10 miles of the Pacific. on the noun
tains high above Skagway. As / stood
there I could see the parting Of the
continental rainfall, and was able TO
throw chips into two streams. one
flowing down to the Pacific ocean and
the other BIZ way Of the Yukon TO far
off Bering sea
The first chip had to travel only
about as far as from Washington 10
Mount Vernon on its way TO salt water
The other had TO 20 farther than the
distance between Boston and the Great
Salt Lake. The most Of my travels
since then have been IT the tracks of
the second chip.
Follows second Chip.
I followed ii down the mountains
and through Lake Bennett 10 the town
OF White Horse, in Canada At White
Horse I got a steamer that Travelled
the path Of the chip through the Lewes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
By
Frank G. Carpenter

the islands the steamers from Dawson
90 UP the winding Tanana to Fair
banks. a distance Of 20 miles. and
steaming southwark. other ships make
their way down the broad lower Yukon
20 Bering sea.
The Lower Yukon
The Lower Yukon is about 500 miles
long. Il comprises one-third of The main
stream and one-siXth or One-seVenth Of
its navigable waters The Yukon IS
$500 miles long and its basin is ten
times as large as the state of Indiana
Next to the Mississippi-Mis and
the st. Lawrence. it IS the greatest
river under Uncle Sans flag. II has
many navigable tributaries and its
scenic beauties are among the wonders
OF the world.
The day viii come when il viii be
2 great tourist route, and when the
POrcupine. the Pelly. the KOyukuk. the
lnnokO and the IditarOd will he almost
as well known as the Columbia and
the Hudson are now Today most of
these rivers are unknown to the ay-
erage man In the future they viii be
as much a part Of our geography as
are the Delaware, the Susquehanna or
the Potomac
The Tanana Will first become known
The railroad is fast building toward IL.
and homesteads are already being cut
out here and there on the banks. Al
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

river into the Yukon and past the
mouth of the Klondike TO the city OF
Dawson. From Dawson I steamed to
the international BOUNDARY and thence
wound my way through some Of the
most magnificent scenery Of Alaska. by
eagle City and Circle City, where l en-
tered the great Yukon flats These are
md inland sea 200 miles long and in
places 20 miles wide. They flow
across the arctic circle. and IL was at
that point, Fort Yukon. that 1 passed
the mouth of the POrcupine river. which
rises not far from the Peel. branch
Of the Mackenzie which pOurs into the
arctic From Fort Yukon I steamed on
20 Fort GibbOn. at the mouth of the
Tanana, where the lower Yukon begins
After leaving the flats the Yukon
twists about like a great liquid cork
screw until il comes to Fort Hamlin.
Here IL narrOws and enters the Ram
parts. a valley with fortlike walls
rising up on both sides Here the
course Is reduced from a width of sew
eral miles to one of eight or nine hun
bred feet, and the valley in places is
only half mile wide.
The Ramparts end at Fort Gibbon.
The hills disappear and the land drops
into d great low plain Here the Ia
mana river flows into the Yukon. and
you have another inland sea with great
islands Turning TO the south, through
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

The boats are electrically lighted. and they
up 10 date river boats Of their kind.
They carry passengers and freight
The smaller boats ply upon the tributaries
OF the Yukon and connected with them are
other boats still smaller. which are used as
feeders 20 the larger boats.
From Fairbanks 20 Dawson the CHEZ
steamers are the Alaska and the Yukon. %
800 tons each Both have sxcsllent paSsen-
ger accommodatiOns including electric read
ing lights in thu berths- The food Is good.
and the rooms. which open our upon deck.
equal to those OF the average river boat
Of the United States proper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

the all the quks
the
mel
clubbing
to tell,
personalities Hardly
clippings newsboN by Dame
sara table beside
There plenty who do rot know her teta
when iusta unknOwng
He bless sothat docs not know the lass
all andta own NELL BRNkLEN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

Thomas Beecham has come into
fortune OF about $4,000, 600 through
the death OF his father, Sir Joseph
Beecham. OF pill fame The son has
always been much interested in music,
and with his fathers money he estab-
lished an opera company in England
and conducted it for several seasons
there.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

las yearan a He told the
in [ goodness
act until
could no mo an
is a other
much
the high hill has ali she knows the who live the valley her
And all
from the butcher the omn the dgeer and the hardware know;
Do a. O
chicken beams between bites And he
romth m
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
CoURrsHIP IN SOUTH AMERICA

4 very curious method of counting is
adopted by the ZaparOS, a tribe OF South
America The love stricken young man
goes out hunting. and on his return
throws his game at the feet OF the
woman on whom he has set his affec-
tons. II she takes up the game, lights
the fire and commences TO cook. he
knows his suit is accepted; II not, ne
knows he is rejected
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

The toughest wood in America. &C
cOrding 10 recent tests made by the
Of Forest Service, Is that
OF Usage orange
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

to al %
4 j blue Pacific elmmer hang
- country all
sndl 0
bling OF his LASH slverm mai
Of should have the in
who should have ted all the the Because
j wasn't The
black elbow bright house
now No on could tell he
in
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

Wills Point. Tex Ina letter from
Wills Point. Mrs. Victoria StarIings
SAYS wes siilicted with womanIy
troubles. hao dreadful cough. and
suffered awful pains. i certainly
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happiness by Cardui. 1t will surely
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Adver isement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

Henderson is stirred up by sem
sational divorce suit that ended in the
killing of DR.. NJ. c. Dunn, defendant
in a damage suit for $4,000 brought
by Chas. NJ. Wyne, which his attor-
ney says was an attempt to blackmail.
Wyne, charged with killing Dunn,
was taken to Owensboro, and public
sentiment seems strong for Dunn.
The floral offerings at his funeral
filed two drays,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
DEMANDS OF R. R. TRAlNMEN.
e-V.;.-- 7-xt4-f. -
Wage Increase Of sfoo,ooo,ooc a Year
Would Have to Be Borne by Public.

Y'NNf~SSfSNS
Would Have TO Be Borne by Public.
The train service employees OF all
railroad lines in the United States have
united in demand for new basis of
pay for all men engaged in operating
trains, except those in passenger serv-
ice. At the present time they are paid
ON the basis of ten hours Of time or
100 miles of distance, whichever gives
them the higher pay; and every man
receives full days pay, no matter
how short a time he works.
The trainmen now demand that, In
all but passenger service, ~ the pres
ent ten hours pay shall be given for
eight hours. or less. with a guarantee
Of a fun days pay, no matter how lit
tie service is performed; (2) overtime
to begin after eight hours. instead of
after ten hours, and to be paid for at
one and one half times the hourly rate.
These demands would increase the
hourly rate Of pay % per cent and the
overtime rate STis per cent.
They also insist that all special extra
pay provisions in the 10-hour schedules
shall be included in the proposed
S-hour schedule.
These special rules frequently give
double pay for the same service, and
enable the employees to earn two and
three days pay in a single day OF
ordinary working hours.
As the increase for all the lines Is es-
timated 70 amount TO Sl00,OOOOO0 a
year the railroads say that they cannot
pay It unless they are allowed TO In
crease freight and passenger rates.
The average wages OF the men en-
ragged In train service are already very
much higher than those OF other en-
iloyees and they receive % per cent Of
he total payroll although constituting
nly rs per cent Of the whole number
u railroad wSzksu. uG~~uGhi.I... /.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

The democratic senate caucus ap-
proved committee amendment TO the
revenue bin which would increase the
surtax on incomes in excess Of 81
600. OOO from 10 per cent to Is per
cent. Withdrawal by the committee
of an amendment to reduce the in
come exemptions of 5000 and 81
600 respectively for married and sin
ole persons, prevented a threatened
caucus revolt on that issue, but there
was a persistent fight by several SER
ators 10 increase further surfaces On
large incomes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
HIGH WAGES ON
AMERICAN ROADS
Railroad Payroll Records Made
Public by the Carriers.
NATIONAL INQUIRY URGED
Managers Offer to Leave Question Of
sioo,ooo.ooo Wage Demands to an I'm
partial Fsdsr.I Tribunal to Prevent
Disaster Of a Nstion-wi5e Strike.


New York--What IS probably the
most elaborate study OF wages ever
made I'm any industry has just been
completed by the National Conference
Committee Of the railways
For six months railway accountants
throughout the country have been en-
gagged In collecting the payroll records
to show the actual wage payments to
every individual employe among the
10000 engineers, conductors, firemen
and brakemen now voting ON a ma
tional strike for a new wage scale.
That these employees are one Of the
highest paid groups Of workers in any
industry Is disclosed by the summary
made public today by the railroad
managers.
The average yearly wage payments
to all Southern train employees dnclud-
ing those who worked only part Of the
year., as shown by the 1915 payrolls.