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The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
Fairview

Mr.. McMann completed a 6O-foot
well with over 80 feet of good water
on the Inez Barrett half section last
week.
c. A. Saunders put in his appear
ence on his ranch again late Satur-
day evening. He is the proud father
" a baby boy.
The first of last week while Mr..
Petticrew was driving along the road
between Mr.. Darbyshire's and Mr..
Triska's the front wheels of his buggy
went out from under the rig, leaving
the remainder Of the rig, Mr.. Petit
crew and the unknown party with him
in the road. The horses with front
wheels Of rig took flight and disap-
peared over the hills south, headed
toward home. Mr.. Petticrew and his
partner took q car in pursuit of the
horses. 1t is hoped no great damage
was done, nor no one hurt.
Harry Sims has his threshing ma
chine at Mr.. McManus' place ready
to thresh maize.
Triskaville has broom factory.
Quite an improvement.
Joe Triska and Elmer Hoskins were
out joy riding January % on a motor
cycle and for some unknown cause it
got too much for them, set them both
off in the middle of the road. Joe
escaped very lucky, few scratches
and bruises, and good solid jarr on
well packed road as he alighted from
the wheel. Elmer had his left foot
badly crushed, his shoe torn of, has
not been able to put his foot to the
floor since, and prospects are that he
will not for some time.
Elmer Hoskins traded the bucking
motorcycle for two bronx ponies ano
a speckled calf.
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
Beet Farmers Clear Millions

Department Of agriculture figures
show that beets were the only crop in
the United States to show gain in
value in 1920. Crowds received s24,-
0O0, 900 more for their crop than in
1919. All other crops show decline.
This remarkable return was due to
the high contract price for beets which
was out of all proportion to the SELL
ing price Of sugar at harvest time. 1t
speaks well for the sugar factories
that they could carry out their con-
tracts under conditions prevailing and
illustrates in n striking manner the
value of contract crop which pro-
tects the farmer against violent fluct-
uations in the market.
Present indications are that the
year now beginning will be marked
neither by serious shortage nor by
a disconcerting oversupply. Prices
should strengthen gradually and should
show less extreme fluctuations than
last year. In fact, so far as can be
judged now, 1921 should be more near
ly normal sugar year than any we
have had since the beginning of the
world war.
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
G. F. Pearl Married

In the marriage license. column OF
the Denver Post of Wednesday,, Janu-
ary 9th, was noticed the name of Geo.
F. Pearl Of Wiley to Mrs. Velma c.
Jones of Denver. Mrs. Jones is well
known in this community as well as
Mr.. Pearl, as she is the mother of Mrs.
Fred Williams. No official announce
ment has yet been made of the we'd
ding and relatives of both parties here
were as much unaware of the match
as were their many friends.
Mr.. Pearl left Wiley about a week
ago with the intention of making his
home in Denver but never let it be
known to his friends that he had an
Interior motive in making Denver his
home but on the morning he left Wiley
he made the statement to some friends
at the station as the train was leaving
town something to this effect: "When
you are in Denver drop in and see
us" which in way set them to
thinking but not the least suspicion
arose that he had an intention of get
ting married.
The Journal joins with the many
friends in extending TO Mr.. Pearl and
his newly acquired bride their hearty
congratulations and best wishes
Wiley Journal.
Mr.. Pearl is pioneer of this coun-
ty and well and favorably known to
all old timers, and many friends here
and elsewhere join in extending heart
lest congratulations.
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
Injunction Against Solon

There should be perpetual injunc-
tion granted against allowing news
papers to use the word Solon as ap-
piled to modern legislators.
Solon was a lawmaker of ancient
Greece and made a record that en-
dears his name to the world even
down to the present age.
He reduced taxes and enacted laws
to enabled the people who were hope
lessly in debt to regain their freedom
from political slavery.
He added the great island of Salam-
is to his country's territory, and es-
tablished indirect taxation so direct
taxes were not much used.
For direct taxation he divided socie-
ty into three classes so that those with
the largest incomes paid double, the
middle class half as much and those
having below a certain amount moth
ing.
Those who had the highest honors
and dignities in the state were assess
ed in proportion to the offices they
held.
1t will be seen that his ideas were
exactly opposite to modern tendencies
and his ideals were really democratic.
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
PIANO BUYERS, LOOK!

Get catalogues and prices from the
Vests largest ard oldest music house
before you consider buying any piano
or player at any price. Knight Camp
bells will save you big money on the
instrument you want. Several fine in
struments in this vicinity at special
prices to close them out quickly. Write
at once for prices and terms. Address
THE KNIGHT-CAMPBELL MUSIC
CO., Denver, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
Words of Wisdom

Property is the fruit of labor; prop
erty is desirable; is a positive good
in the world. That some should be
rich shows that others may become
rich, and hence is just encouragement
to industry and enterprise. Let not
him who is houseless pull down the
house Of another, but let him work
diligently and build one for himself,
thus by example assuring that his own
shall be sale from violence when built
Abraham Lincoln.
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
Woodmen Banquet

The Modern Woodmen will hold a
big meeting and banquet at the X. of
P. hall tonight. The National Grand
Lecturer Of the order will be here and
will address the membership of the
order. It is the first time n national
officer has visited the local lodge and
the members of the great fraternal
organization are determined to make
it an occasion of note in the history
Of the lodge.
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
WEATHER FOR PAST YEAR
WAS FAVORABLE FOR ALL
CROPS EXCEPT FRUITS
Precipitation Was Light Throughout
Year But About Right During
Growing Season-Open
Weather in Fall Great
ly Aided Harvest.

! The weather for 1920 in the north
central part of Colorado was favor
able for the growth of crops, espec-
| tally the major ones of beets, pota-
toes and hay, while the berry crop
and that of some fruits, especially
the cherries, were light as a result
Of the extreme cold in the previous
December, when a temperature of
-35.2 degrees was recorded
The average temperature for the
year, from our record of "a years, is
46.4 degrees. The average for 1920
was 1876 degrees, or 8 degrees cold
er than the average. This shortage
was due largely to the very cold
month of April whose mean temper
atude was only 36.6, whole the nor
NAL for the month is 45.5, making
each days average 9 degrees cold.
The maximum temperature for the
year was 91.S degrees, while the pre-
vious records show 99.9 degrees in
July, 1910.
The minimum temperature for the
year was -12.2 degrees March 9TH,
while the lowest we have recorded is
-3S.4 degrees in February, 1899.
The precipitation for the year was
11.65 inches, compared to our nor
NAL for IS years of 1900 inches.
Every month except April, with a
small excess also in August and De-
cember. showed a deficit during the
year. However the amount of moist
ure in the fall and winter months is
very important, and the year from
October /, 1919 to October /, 1920,
better knowledge of the amount of
moisture that was available for the
crop of 1920. While the snowfall
during the colder months is very
important for the irrigation supply
the next summer, the small snow
falls on the plains are quite often
dissipated by the wind and evapora-
tion and, on a large part OF the land,
do ver.' little good for the next crop.
The month of our greatest rain
fall was 1886 inches, in April, 1900,
and no precipitation was recorded in
the months of March, 1878, Septem-
Der. 1874, and November, 1904.
The year of greatest railfall was
22.49 inches in 1915, and that of the
least was I'll inches in 1893. The
month of May averages the. highest
with an average of 2.95 inches, and
the month Of January the least, with
an average Of "A inches, although
November with As and December
with .46 are but very little better.
The season as a whole was very
goods and in marked contrast to the
previous year which was one of the
worst known mere for the growth of
crops. The open weather of October
and November aided in no small de-
gree the harvesting of one of the best
beet and hay crops known here.-R. E.
Trimble, Colo. Experiment Station.
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02
Money to Loan
Plenty OF Cheap Money
for GOOD Farm and City
Loans. Call and see me.
l.. WRIT MARKHAM

Mrs. ]. X. Gordon of Bristol was u
county seat visitor on last Friday.
l.. l.. johnson of Garden City, form
crly of Lamar, visited friends here last
Sunday.
Earl Denny of Springfield spent
several days last week in Lamar on
business.
Mrs. f. w. Gregg and Misses Lynch
and Snyder were visitors at Spring
field over Sunday.
Granville Smith of Kansas City
spent several days the past week in
Lamar on business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Love returned
Saturday from visit d several weeks
in various parts of the west.
Paul Kendall last week went to Col
orado Springs and will attend Colo
RADIO College the coming term.
ID. II. Bane returned TO Lamar last
Saturday after a business trip of sew
er;l weeks to Kansas City and Wichi-
Ia.
Fred Chambers, formerly a resident
of Lamar, but now residing at Duran
go, was here visiting friends for sew
eral days the past week.
Tom Gerbrick announced the first
OF the week that he had retired from
the cleaning business and will go to
work for the government.
Lamar Lodge No. 80, A. +. & A. NJ,
at the regular communication last
Thursday evening conferred the Sec
ond degree on q class Of four.
F. VI. Wilson, manager of the ID. A.
NJ. L. p. Co, and Senator J. S. Hasty
returned last Thursday from a trip
to Topeka to discuss freight rates.
The Register force expects, II moth
ing happens to prevent, to take full
day off tomorrow and the whole out
iit Bo 70 1arueI tity WIN ehe EiAs.
John A Mcdowell. who was seri-
ously injured last week by being hit
by Santa Fe train. is now much bet
ter and is rapidly gaining in strength
and general condition.
Justice J. 7. Kirkpatrick is hearing
a Gaze of considerable interest today,
it being the first trial wherein q COM
plant has been filed in this city un-
der the woman's eight hour bill.
Hon. and Mrs. N. N. Mclean came
down from Denver last Thursday call
ed by the serious accident to Mrs. Nc
Leans father, J. A. Mcdowell. They
are still here, but Mr.. Mclean, who
is secretary of the state senate, ex-
poets to leave tomorrow for Denver.
Died-At his home in Granada on
Monday, Mr.. C. II. McVey aged 73
years. Mr.. McVey was one of the
pioneers of Lamar territory and for
years a most highly respected citizen
here. He moved with his family to
Granada few years ago. He was
an honorable and upright citizen and
had many friends wherever he was
The Lamar register., 1921-02-02

FOR SALE-Full Blood Silver Lace
Wyandotte Cockerels. $500 each, if
taken soon. Mrs. ], NJ. Pyle, Park &
Eleventh, Lamar, Colo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05
AUTO
HITS TRUCK

Fire Chief hurley Thompson yester-
day afternoon had 4 narrow escape from
serious Injury. when his Cadillac auto
Inobtl" racing 10 answer a fire alarm
cnllidcl with a Packard motor TRUCK
owned 10y the Neil Grocery company
on tho Market street Creek bridge.
, chief Thompson was going to a IRE
n Forthwith street when the accident
occurred and was accompanied by 20
lie" office Charles Flanagan.
After the accident. Chief
stated the truck was In the way or the
machine. rs IT should have stopped as
soon rs the fire alarm sounded. He de-
Clarcd he applied his brakes but they
failed TO work properly.
The chiefs machine was damaged 70
the extent Of about SIS. a light having
been broken as was the fender and a
leaf In 4 frant spring.
The fire was e~ntinguishcd before tho
chief arrived. and the loss was but
about Sl5. Hot cinders had fallen out
Of a coal CRATE onto the wood floor.
! causing the wood 10 catch. The place
whore tho fire occurred was in the home
, Of Nrs. McGill No. 81 Fnrty-tifth street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05
SAVES CITY MONEY
Improvement at Pumping Station Ell
, n3nates Repair Costs.

Fha' installation Of m'drrn c~QI.rm"&t
~ savc much money for I community
Is uruycu by recent improvements 20
- Forty-Second street water pumping
station.
Whom city Manager Ephlin TOOK Office
Ike rlant was sadly in need Of improve
m-ul<. UlG machinery WAS constantly
breaking AND repairs w"r" costly. Mr..
I]:ull,!u lcokr,i into the matter and had
:. "!:u drive system Installed Al Il cost
oc $500 Since that day not q cent has
been spent In repairs and ~ eight
months m" new equipment has more
than paid for Itself in cost Of upkeep
saved hy the city.
A cartoon serial. 1.-THE Restless Age
by John T. McCutcheon, world famous
c~artoonist, will be published In The
Wheeling Nows, starting Sunday Thrill
Ing and dramatic. Don't fail to read IT,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05
Dreadful Cough Cured.

\ sovc7c cold IS often tollowcr by
rough cough for which Chamhcriain's
Cough Remedy has proven especially
valuable. MrS. !. W. Olsen. MarysTille.
Mo- writes: About two years nEo my
nttlr boy, Jean caught a severe cold
md couEh"d dre;.dfully for days. /
tried & number Of cough medicines but
nothing dji lin any good until l gave
htm Tuauhrr,an's cough Remedy. II
l"l.ry"l h., cough right away and be-
fore a. Rad finished taking. one bottle
he Va. cured. ] think 1t IS just In" for
children" For sale by all dealers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05

I'our scout troops met last evening
and discussed plans for IN" year. They
being Troop No. " of Far" street NJ. l..
church. Arthur k"nuen. Sr"utmaStcr:
Troop No. =. at IN" FRS; Presbyterian
church. William Rome. Jr.. S~cou;rnaStCr;
Troop No. II. Thomas VI. L, church,
Walter Truman. Scnutmastcr and Troop
No. - Of Elm Grov" VI. l.. church which
IS in charg. of s~coutmaster French y.
MILTON.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05

! \ meeting Of tho members Of Troop
No. 6 Of LGitherwood Will b. held this
, evening ut thor regular meeting place.
Arthur Hubbard. ~sCoutmastcr Will hay"
T, charge Of the meeting and 4 number Of
important matters PERTAINING 10 scout
Ing Will be taken up and dis cusscd AZ
This time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05

Friday and Saturday will b" held
another hike 70 Camp Agaming out Big
Wheeling Creek. All boys wanting 10
take this hike should get In touch with
scout headquarters and make arrange
mcntS. All arrangements for the h!k
Will bc announced at n late date.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05

\ very important session Of tn" NOM
hers Of the executive board OF the
, Wheeling counril will be held Thursday
evening at scou: headquarters. John
Z. Davis, president will have charge Of
; The session.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05

On Wednesday evening m Scout hcad-
quarters 1t the Market Auditorium will
be held the meeting Of the committee in
charge Of the Fathers and Sons ban
quct which Will he given sometime IN
the near future. Arch J.. M"tZncr. chair
man VII have charge OF the meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05
BOY SCOUTS WILL
HAVE BUSY WEEK

Mex, week promises TO be q very busy
one for all members Of the Wheeling
council oc Eoy Scouts. The first thing
On The program for the week IS tho scs-
sion Of tn" s"ou:masters training class
on Tuesday evening at the A. o.. l.. W.
hall on Chapiinc street. 4. O. Anderson
physical instructor 1t Wheeling high
school Will have charge of the session
and will talk on the subject ot the
"Educat.ona! Value ~ Games"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-14
NEGROES RELEASED.
Twain Held i'm Connection With KILL
ing of Henry Smoak Freed.

Following a preliminary hearing
MAGISTRATE C.. P. Brunson yesterday
morning Maggie Jones, alias Maggie
Thomas and Robert Dixon, negroes
from near Branchville, who were
held in connection with the killing OF
Henry Smoak on the night of Feb
ruary %, were released, the finding
being that there was insufficient evi-
dence on which to hold them. It was
supposed that these negroes were
acquainted with some Of the circum-
stances of the killing as Mr.. Smoak
was said to have gone in the direc,
ton of the woman's home, where
Dixon was said to be frequent visi'
tor, shortly before his dead body was
found about a mile below Branch
vile.
About half a dozen witnesses were
examined all having been put up by
the state. The negroes have consist
emily held to the statement that they
know nothing of the affair.-Orange.
burg Times and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-14
DIXIE'S SEAL is MISSING.
Aged Negro. Who Buried 1t, Dies In
Washington.

Washington, April S.-The where
abouts of the official seal of the Con-
federacy, an unsolved mystery for
more than half century, probably
will ever remain unknown. James
Jones, aged negro employee in the
Senate office building, who is reputed
to be the only person with a knowl-
edge of the place where the seal was
buried, died today without disclosing
his secret.
Jones was serving as a servant OF
Jefferson Davis, President of the Con-
federacy, when the Confederate lead
er was captured. AS the story goes,
Jones buried the seal before the fed
eral authorities could obtain possess
sion Of the Confederate leaders ef-
fects. and to his death revealed the
spot to no one.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-14
JOHN WILLIAMS
GUILTY OF MURDER
GEORGIA FARMER SENTENCED
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
Appeals for New Trial.
Hearing is Set for April 3O-Indict.
ments Against Planter, His Sons,
and Negro is Sought.

Gown Ca, April 9.-John 5.
Williams, Jasper county farmer, was
taken to Atlanta and placed in jail
today to await action April 80 on his
motion for a new trial which was
made here today Immediately after
he was convicted and sentenced to
lifetime Imprisonment on charge of
murder. He expressed confidence ne
would finally be cleared Of the ehars-
eS
The trial was the first one arising
from accusations that Williams caus-
ed the killing of eleven negro farm
hands after Department of Justice
agents had started to investigate al
legged peonage charges on his farm
February 1S, last. Three Of the ne
groes, whom he was specifi-
cally charged with killing, at
the trial ending today, were al
legged to have been brought into New
ton county and drowned.
The other eight negroes were de-
clared by Manning, negro farm boss
and self-confessed accomplice, to have
have been killed in Jasper county, and
inquiry by the grand jury with a
view to indicting Williams and three
of his sons is to open there Monday
Williams appeared to take his con,
viction calmly, but when his wife ano
daughters broke into sobs their grie1
affected him and he strug ggled to hide
his emotions as he sought to comfort
| them. He was allowed to remain in
| the court room with them for ten OF
fifteen minutes before being taken tt
Atlanta
Date for trial Of Williams on the
other two indictments here has no
been set nor has the court announced
when Manning will be tried, although
it was indicated the negro would face
jury before the Regular July term
Counsel for Williams hold that he
| cannot be tried on the indictment
charging murder of Willie Preston
whose body was found chained to tha
| of Peterson, but the state contends
the indictment resulting from the
death of Preston is a separate one
and that he can be tried on it as wei
as on the third Indictment charging
murder of another negro, Harr!
Price. The defense contended tht
drowning of Peterson and Preston
was one act.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-14

reasons if. any for the change OF the
prisoner, but says that Vaughn was
unusually rational last night and
this morning. At dinner he ate the
heartiest meal since he was arrested
and shortly afterward he was moved
to what proved soon his death cham
ber.
The body was removed after the
county physicians examination had
been made, to local undertaken S
establishment, where it is being held
pending the receipt of word from
South Carolina authorities, or the ar
rival of officers who are said to have
left Columbia yesterday for the man
If they do not want to take the
corpse back, the widow will prob
ably be allowed to take the body for
interment where she sees fit, prob
ably in a local cemetery, as she is
said to have decided to make this
city her home.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-14
SWEET POTATO SYRUP.
Government to Establish Plant for Its
Manufacture in Georgia.

A sweet potato syrup plant is to be
established by the government at
Fitzgerald, Ga. Under a laboratory
process worked out and planned for
the public by DR.. H. G. Gore, bureau
Of chemistry, the commercial posi-
bilities in manufacture Of a fine
brown "highly palatable" syrup from
a heretofore waste product are to be
exploited, according to announcement
recently by the agricultural depart
ment.
MANY persons think it equal to
first class cane syrup" the statement
said of the sweet potato product.
Fitzgerald was selected because a
building was available and also be-
cause it has already sweet potato
curing and storing establishment.
Equipment will be shipped from
Washington for the syrup plant and
the department says it can make no
recommendation for commercial
manufacture without comparative
cost data to be obtained from the ex-
pertinent mill. The chances for de-
veloping a new industry is held to be
good. however, as much of the sweet
potato crop of the south has been
u-ootod in tha mast
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-14
A Gentle Hint.

The young man had called regular
ly four times week for two years,
but it seemed as though he would
never do more than call.
II was reading" he observed,
that it is calculated that in thous-
and years Niagara Falls will be only
a RAPIDS
ooh, Toni" she exclaimed, and
tears Of disappointment dimmed her
starry eyes. 81 had so hoped to see
the wonderful falls on our-I mean
my wedding trip!"
"Er, why, yes!" he said, and be-
came very thoughtful. By eleven
thirty they had decided on the date
and the minister and everything.