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The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
STILL SPREADING
The Dread Horse Plague Continues to
Spread over the County.

The kansas Horse Plague" or
whatever it is that has been affecting
the horses in the eastern part of the
county. has gradually spread until it
is now in the territory north of La
mar where it has been found among
several of larger outfits. All the vet
ernary surgeons are busy this week
and treating the horses. A
number of cases of sick horses have
been reported here last week and this
but up to this time we have heard of
no deaths in the territory near Lamar.
Further east about ten miles number
of deaths have been reported on both
sides of the river
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
DRY LAND WHEAT
Returns Coming in Indicate a Yield
That Makes the Irrigation Farm
ers Hustle TO Keep the
Lead.

The wonderful reports that have
been coming in from the many irriga-
ton districts with regard to the thresh-
ing returns from the big wheat crop
of 1919, are now being supplemented
by reports almost as big coming from
many of the dry land districts south
of us in Prowers and Baca counties.
The year has been an extra favorable
one but even at that many of the yields
are phenomenal for dry land wheat
raising.
The farm of A. T. Johnston two
miles west of Elder in Baca county
so far holds the dry land record. A
forty acre tract there has shown a
WELD of 38s4 bushels of wheat per
acre. This yield is something like $50
per acre for land which has been SELL
ing as low as Sc per acre and the high
est sale of improved dry land in this
region has been s25 per acre. f. w.
Gregg of Lamar last spring bought
an unimproved farm in the south eoun-
try and broke thirty acres of raw
prairie land and put it in wheat. He
thrcshed last week and got 1874 bush
els per acre. When land will produce
a gross income the first year of about
five times its cost, it certainly is
worth the money. These are only
two samples showing that the dry
lands are no longer to be considered
as merely grazing land, but owing to
their great area may in few years
represent the larger share of the
wealth and prosperity of the south
eastern part of the state. When 1t is
considered that in the five counties
in this corner of the state there are
25 acres of dry land to one of irrigat-
ed and the former are just beginning
to be reclaimed the possibilities OF
future development are beyond the
realm of even the most enthusiastic
dreamers.
The irrigated farms will always be
far in the lead as producers but their
area is limited by nature and engin-
eering possibilities and their future
development is at least in the realm
of conjecture at this time, but no one
can predict the possible development
of the vast area of dry lands.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
Sunday School Picnic

The Catholic Sunday school class
will give their annual picnic Sunday
afternoon, August 18th, at the Rourke
home east of town. They invite and
urge every member of the church to
bring their basket supper and spend
the evening with them. The class will
serve ice cream and lemonade.
Those who wish to ride are invited
to meet at the church, on the corner
of Main and Parmenter streets, be-
tween and p. M, where automobiles
will meet and carry them to the picnic
grounds and later return them to the
church in the evening.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
"Y" SECRETARY, FAvORITE
HERE, ROLLS HIS PACK

Herschel Horn, for the past two
months chief secretary for the Y. NJ.
c. A. in the Third Division leave area.
rolled his pack Tuesday and depart
ed for his home in Lamar, Colo.
To say thnt the men who were ae-
quainted with Mr.. Horn hated to see
him leave would be putting II mildly
lie was one of the welfare workers
who the Marne Men would have liked
10 have had remain with them until
the Rhine watch is run down.
MIR. Horn arrived in the Third Di-
vision area last spring when the 2oth
Division, to which he was formerly
taehed, returned to America. For
come time he was in charge Of the
Liberty mess halls in Andernach. Lat
er he was put in charge Of the entire
area
He cared for his work in AN efficient
manner, operated his activities with
the purpose of pleasing the soldiers
and at the same time refused to take
any Of the credit for the good accom-
plished.
His standing with the soldiers may
be judged by this remark, which was
frequently heard in connection with
his name:
''If the Y. NJ. C. A. had more men
like Mr.. Horn it would never havs been
in bad with the doughboy."
Mr.. Horns position will be filled by
Charles o. Goodwin, the oldest "Y"
man in service, with the Third Divis-
ion. He has been with the Division
ever since before the Argonne drive
and needs no introduction to the boys.
Until Mr. Horns departure he was
financial manager for the leave area
The Watch on the Rhine, July IL.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13

+. Butler & Son. The sale will event
ually mean the removal of the Butler
stock to the new quarters, and the
erection of new store room suitable
for their big business by The Snod-
grass Food Co. 1t is reported that the
corner now occupied by the Butler
store will be remodelled for the La
mar National Bank and make the big
central location at the corner of Main
and Olive streets the unquestioned fl
nancial center of the city with strong
bank on three of the four corners. The
Silver block is 50xl4O feet and two
stories high, making it one Of the
largest blocks in the city, and is =
splendid property in a fine location.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
Presbyterian Church

Sunday school at 9:45 a. IN. Are
we interested in the worlds problems
Of this hour? What is the best meth
cd to help the world to come to its
own? What should our attitude as
Americans and Christians be today :?
Come to Sunday school and hear these
questions discussed.
Evening service 8 o'clock. A union
meeting to be held in this church. All
the members and friends Of this con-
gregation are urged to attend. A help
full and interesting message is assured.
Come and worship. "A Sabbath
well spent brings a week Of content"
D. G. MacLennan, Minister.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13

Dream of Love-Cleva Mitchell.
Learning to Waltz-Ida Jones.
Violets-Hilda Sprawls.
A Hammock Lullaby-Hilda Sprawls
Reading, Sight Reading" Ethel Pas
chall.
Begin, Waltz-Rosalie Hardness.
The Cuckoo's Song-Raymond Bair.
Marathon March-Mable Pierson.
The Race-Joe Sprawls.
Nightingale Waltz-Grace Davidson.
Reading, piano Practice"-Irepe
Mitchell.
Song of the Robin and Serenade-
Edna Bair.
At School March-Dorothy Wyeth.
Illustrated Talk on Music-Miss
Lake.
Dolly's Aslcep-Daisy Lyon.
Song Of Marguerite-Ethel Paschall.
Spinning Song-Irene Mitchell.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13

Reports of county assessors to the
acreage of crops in cultivation this
year are now finished for all counties
but four and only few more schedules
are to be returned from those counties.
cellent reports, despite the fact that
assessors had less than week after
the agricultural statistics act was pass
ed to prepare for the work before be
ginning their assessment. They show
the largest acreage under cultivation
ever reported in the state, approx
mately' 100000 acres, exclusive OF
wild grass cut for hay. In general
way the best reports obtained came
from the northeast corner Of the state.
where assessors apparently have ae-
couDsed for approximately SO per cent
of the cultivated area. Assessors in
this territory generally have plenty OF
deputies and are better equipped to
handle the work than in some other
sections. Very few counties will show
less than rs per cent Of the cultivated
acreages, which is regarded as an ex-
cellent showing for the first year. An
expert from the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture who visited the
state this month and examined the re-
ports Of county assessors stated that
no state has shown better results
from the reports furnished by county
assessors the first year than Colorado
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
PEST DISTRICTS ACTIVE
Farmers Of the Districts in Eastern
Part OF County win Continue
Good Work.

A meeting was called for Hartman
last week of the farmers in all the re-
Gently formed pest districts in the ter
ritory from Bristol to Holly. There
was large attendance and the farm
ers unanimously voted to ask County
Agent l.. NJ. Sweitzer to continue the
vigorous prosecution Of the work of
destroying the grasshoppers. Poison
and all other effective means are to be
employed to destroy the pests and pre-
vent return another year.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
KENTUCKY SHOWS THE WAY
america for Americans" Without
Consulting Anybody Else Is
Their Motto.

There was an election to fill n va
eancy in congress from the old Blue
Grass district surrounding the city Of
Lexington in Kentucky last week. The
district has been steadfast in its de-
mocracy throughout the past sixty
years never even wabbling when the
great waves Of republican sentiment
swept the country in 1872, 1894, 1896
300 1904 and 1908. Just to make as
s,rance doubly sure the democratic
state administration called the election
on the same day as the democratic
state primary which was hotly con-
tested. They were thus sure Of get
ting out their vote and the republicans
would have nothing but the congress-
ional election to draw them.
The republicans accepted the situa-
tion. nominated "a candidate on plat
form of Two planks one denouncing the
League of Nations, the other the e~-
travagance of the Wilson administra-
ton and its disregard of the peoples
rights. The democratic candidate ac-
cepted the issue and the district was
canvassed on these issues alone. The
election resulted in the republican can
didate's election by 1900 majority, the
first republican representative the dis
trict ever had. The press dispatches
said the Washington administration
was amazed at the result. If that is
the way they feel about it they will
be paralyzed when the whole country
gets a whack at them.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
GENERAL COLORADO NEWS

Final reports from county assessors
to the State Immigration Department
show S3,l67 acres of beans in Colo
RADIO this year, exclusive of snap beans.
This includes II $50 acres of dry beans
for market, principally pintos, and H.
5Sl acres of beans of various varieties
for seed. This is the only important
crop showing a decrease in acreage
this year as compared with 1918. Ap-
proximately 252,000 acres was devoted
to this crop in 1913, but the yield was
unsatisfactory in many districts and
the price obtained was much lower
than the previous year. These two
facts are the principal reasons for the
low acreage this year. III Paso. FL
bert and Weld counties lead III area
devoted to beans, each county having
in excess OF 10000 acres. Logan coun-
ty and other counties in the north
east corner of the state, where large
acreages of beans were grown last
year, report very light acreage this
year, the land being devoted principal
ly to winter wheat.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
Baptist Church

Meet your friends at the Baptist
church Sunday morning
Sunday school 9:45.
Morning Worship II a. m.
B. Y. 7. u, 7:l5 p. m.
Union service at the Presbyterian
church at 8 p. m.
This is the last of these helpful and
interesting services. Be sure you at
tend. Always welcome.
I. +. KELLY.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
D-C-D ulGHMA Al MEETING
CALLED FOR AUGUST 20
Secretary Palmer of D-C-D Organiza-
tiOn Plans Great Showing for
Across-The- Nation Road.

D-C-D Highway, which is the short
line from Dallas, Texas, TO Denver is
developing much headway, and is en-
listing road enthusiasm along the route
il is proposed to follow. A convention
of this highway was recently held at
Ardmore, Oklahoma, which was larg-
ly attended by prominent motor high
ways advocates from several states,
and by representatives from every dis
trict in Texas and Oklahoma. Much
construction work was shown to be in
progress along the route of the D-C-D
and much more is planning process.
And il is all of permanent nature-in-
Guiding some spans of concrete, ac-
cording to W. A. Palmer, secretary of
the D-C-D Highway Association
Colorado cannot have too many mot
or highways to Texas and the Gulf,
and apparently this route stands the
most easily of swift realization. To
consider Colorado's interest in the D.
CD Highway, Secretary Palmer has
called convention for the state of
Colorado, to be held at Colorado
Springs on August 20. This announce
ment has just been made by Mr.. Palm
er from his Canadian, Texas head
quarters. He says that while the
meeting is designed especially for the
towns in this wonderful state, that all
persons from other states interested in
this highway are invited to attend this
convention. Many will perhaps be
here spending the summer vacation
about that time.
Among the speakers at this conven-
ton will be Gov. Oliver II. Shoup,
Judge Harrison White. and former
Governor Alva Adams of Pueblo.
This D-C-D means Dallas. Cana
dian and Denver" and will be one of
the motor routes that will pour many
thousands of Texas and Oklahoma
tourists into Pueblo each summer.
From Dallas this highway is to extend
south to the gulf; and coming north
it will cross Red river into Oklahoma
at Gainesville. Thence thru Ardmore,
Waurika, Hobart, and Elk City in
Oklahoma, and across the Panhandle
of Texas touching Shamrock, Canadian
and Ochiltree; thence to Guymon, in
the northwest neck of Oklahoma and
to Elkhart in the southwest corner of
Kansas. From here it leads to Spring
field in Colorado and intercepts the
Santa Fe Trail at Lamar.
This route has been districted with
a manager for each division in Colo
rado, Bert Oldham of La Junta, is the
manager for the Arkansas Valley di-
vision; and Z. A. Gray Of Pueblo for
the Pixies Peak division.
Much of the Santa Fe Trail from
Pueblo to Lamar is already under con-
tract to be concreted or plans form
ing for concrete. Then Prowers and
Baca counties will handle the remain
der of the route in Colorado to Kansas
line.
The meeting at Colorado Springs
will doubtless be gathering of live
road men who will have plans and as
surances of the early development OF
the new portions of this route.
It will be great feeder for Colo
RADIO, and especially for Pueblo. the
entrance to the Rocky Mountain play
ground.-Pueblo Chieftain.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL
Bis Silver Block Changes Hands and
VIII Cause Several Business
Changes.

On last Saturday w. E. Crary, own
er Of the big Silver block now occupi-
ed by The Snodgrass Food Co., sold
the property to Mrs. E. p. Thurston
and her son, Leon Butler, who are own
ers Of the big dry goods store Of Z.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
Studio Recital

A number Of pupils of Mary z. Lake.
teacher Of piano, met at her studio
on Saturday, August 9Th, at 4 o'clock
and rendered the following musical
program:
Playing Tag-Roseamond Wyeth.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
Notice

Friday A. NJ. the Feast Of the As
sumption. there will be services at Z
a. IN. and $3.50 a. m. at the Catholic
church.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-22
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-22

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rnrir WH sturdy uu fHmUInr or sport
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hrttHnvi Shoes HHto i.n urmuNod.
thtsr dHIut1 aIItifa httr speedily rr.
gained tHDIr place boo feminine rst mu-
ton uH tho standard of sifio mud
rtl.r 4 sport sweater for the bride.
With r. now dropped sr.rl collar tLat
extends into a belt BOB pictured siHo
i%a-c.nating Truu--,au Ncuhgccs.
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ef flesh chiffon und cream ulct lace
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weighted with ptHII uHTDls and n 90
bon sash dfuwa boz tH, skitt ta marrow
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zee the waist under a medallion of pInk
and ulit blue pmnfnldtU. Iuullf
attractive iH u usiEnolr iu Jacket ono
pant. loon HIrir tHr power fUnil of
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-22

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ystioH IN ErioaiuoWns-
Quaint Period frccks for
Spring Bridesmaids
Lace and Pearl EeadS On
he Wedding Gown go a
Stunning Wrap for Her
GoiH9-AWay Costume.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-22

Dignity Tor tho bride. coquctry for
tho brilosmhldsl Tho moro coquottl1h
and engaging their frosks ore tho
Eroator VIII be tho contrast with tho
BRIDGE regal robes ana .ho more VIII
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
Farmers. Should Buy
All Fertilizers Now

Last year the farmers OF Penn
sylvania sufferer great losses by not
being able to get the required
amount of fertilizer In time for their
seeding and planting. In order that
this condition may not obtain again
this year, E. B. Dor3ett, director of
the bureau of markets in the State
Department of Agriculture, says
that it is highly important that or
ders should be sent IN at once for
immediate shipment.
Mr.. Dorset says: "It is not a safe
proposition for either the dealer or
the farmer to wait until spring has
arrived and then order fertilizer and
expect 1t TO arrive IN time for use.
No matter wheth,H' tine fertilizer is
to be ordered through the local
dealer, the Grange, Farmers Club
or any cooperative enterprise it is
important that orders be placed at
once. This point cannot be empha-
sized too strongly as delays are not
only expensive, but tend to decrease
crop production which will be so
much needed this next year, Wealth
er conditions and transportation fa-
cilities are much better now than
they will be sixty days later. 1t will
be much easier. therefore, to move
goods during the next sixty days
than after the rush has begun"
The Bureau of Markets is ready to
assist in every way possible both as
to securing cars and in preventing
embargoes and unnecessary delays.
If any trouble is experienced, farm
ers are urged to write the Bureau
at Harrisburg, at once and steps will
be taken to remove the difficulty at
the earliest possible moment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
GREAT VALUE OF
STATELIVE STOCK
Horses and Other Animals
Owned on Farms Worth
$2O2,OOO,OOO

Pennsylvania live stock owned
on farms on January 1 was worth
s202.66o,477.05 according to the fig
ures of the bureau of statistics of
the State Department of Agriculture
\ made public to-day. Lancaster
| county leads in the value OF its stock
| on the farms with $10,50S,S32. YORK
Berks and Chester follow with stock
worth between $7,000,000 and So
100000. Washington and Bradford
also run high in stock values.
The horses on the farms or the
State number 56S,5S3; mules 49,
282; milch cows 913,449; other cat
swine 1.120,930. There has been an
increase of over 41,000 in sheep in
the last year and of over $4,000
hogs, both due to we'll organized
movements growing out of the war.
The value of these classes of live
stock year ago was approximately
$3.50. 900.
Th department also issued bulle-
TIN showing a marked increase in
the number of automobiles owned
on the farm, the total now being
Sl,505 pneumatic tired cars, which
1T says shows that "37 per cent. of
the farmers of the State own their
own cars"
The bulletin also says:
Three years ago there were S0,-
ioO farmers who owned automobiles,
but their use about farm and in
going to and from market places.
as well as for pleasure made them
very popular and during the year
or 1917 the total number of farm
owners increased to 5S,766. During
the past year this total climbed to
SI'5O5, representing an increase of
so per cent. In 1916 fourteen per
cent. of the farmers were owners,
In 1917, 81 per cent, and in 1918.
81 per cent.
The county estimates show large
gains in many districts with Lam
caster county carrying off the honors
with a total of $3.50 automobiles
owned by farmers. Berks county
shows a total of 3,477, and York
S,3lo. The total number of pneu-
matte tired automobiles licensed in
pennsylvania during 1918 was 362,-
S6l, showing that the farmers own
ed practically 23 per cent. of the
total number of automobiles owned
in the, State. When 1t is considered
that there are approximately 219,-
OOO farmers in the State as COM
pared with total population of
over eight million people the per-
centage of farm ownership is ex-
tremely large.
In 1917 the total number of IL
censes granted to pneumatic tired
automobiles was 306,001, showing
an increase in 1918 of but $500
automobiles, of which the farmers
are estimated to have purchased
22,7Ss or forty per cent. of the to-
tai number of new automobiles reg
istered during the past year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
BANDIT KILLS
| CHIEF WHO WAS
TO CONFESS ACTS
Death Mystifies Police Try
ing to Get Higher Ups"
of Band

Mexico City, Jan. 23.-The record
/ of crimes attributed to the supposed
Organization popularity known as the
|"gray automobile robber band" has
been augmented by the killing in
tno Federal Penitentiary of Fran
cisco Oviedo. Oviedo had been a
prisoner for a year and a half and
was accused of being one of the
sub chiefs of the robber band which
has operated here for two years or
more. He was slain with a dagger
10y a negro prisoner who was
charged with nine other murders.
The killing of Oviedo places an
|other obstacle in the path of the
authorities who for two years have
been trying to discover the supposed
|man or men higher up" who direct
|the operations of the robber band
(which uses gray automobile IN
|naking their raids.
Six men, including Oviedo were
held in the penitentiary accused of
being members of the band. Sew
|eral weeks ago one of them, Rafael
|Mercadante, is said to have offered
ito confess. Shortly afterward he
died from an unknown cause in his
|cell. Two weeks later Oviedo Of
|fered to tell what he knew and two
Hays afterward he was killed. Four
others who remained in prison have
|not offered any statements to the
authorities.
The gray automobile, late in 1916
|hnd early in 1917 figured in num-
|erous daring and productive raids
Posing as agents of the district gov
|ernment and bearing forged creden-
tials, the occupants would stop in
Front of house. enter it on the pre-
FeXt of searching for arms or rob-
|bers, or with no preteXt at all, take
what they fancied and drive away.
|At the height of their career the
bandits, pursued by a police motor
car, waged n running fight with
Eheir pursuers through the Paseo de
ia Reforma, one of the principal
highways of the city. Several deaths
Resulted from the interchange of
kiiie shots.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
Latin-American Alliance
to Buy Twelve Freighters

Mexico City, Jan. 23.-Twelve
freighters of 1000 tons each will be
bought by the proposed -Ameri-
can International Commercial Alli-
ance. if the plans announced are
put into effect. The project pre-
sented by Jose A. Lavalle, CONNER
cial delegate from Peru, which has
been approved by the Mexican gov
ernment, and which will, If approved
by enough other Latin-Am erican
governments, result in the forma-
ton of an international corporation
to increase commerce between the
countries forming the corporation.
is said to be on the verge Of con-
summation. The Tehauntepec rail-
way, now completely controlled by
the Mexican government, will figure
as the keystone of the proposed
commercial structure.