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The Lamar register., 1922-02-08
INGENIUs BUT EXPENSIVE
f. z. Taxpayer Thinks City Dads Ex-
periments in Land Selling and
Alley Improvements Are
Too Costly.

Mr.. Editor:-
Help! Help! Sunday evening ]
had to pinch myself to make sure l
had not slept backwards forty yeais
when | saw one of our business men
come down town with n lantern and
make the rounds of Main street. L
was sure glad he came as | had drop
ped the only nickle the tax collector
had overlooked, and it was only when
the lantern passed me that | was able
to see it. And our city dads are hold
ing meetings and spending money on
plans to sell our SURPLUS electric
juice to towns twenty and more miles
away. Wouldn't that raise a knot on
an ivory dome! They say though
these long transmission lines will en-
able the Hendrie- Boltdorf Co. to sell
fifteen or twenty thousand dollars
more supplies to the city and then old
man Hendrie can buy some more dry
land. That sure is one way to sell
land.
/ see Elkhart, Kansas, q town OF
1900 inhabitants depending entirely on
dry land farming for support is paw
ing seven blocks of its business Sec
tion-and they tell us Lamar can't
afford to pave five blocks. Amt it
hell to be poor!
1t seems like it is about time to put
some more ashes on Main street.
Those put on a few weeks ago have
all blown into the stores and the mer-
chants have busted them off their
goods and counters and swept them
back into the alleys. This makes n
good surface for the alleys-it's some
expensive way to get it there, though.
This may account for the fact that
some Of our city officials are moving
out Of the city limits. 1t is one way
to avoid that which is causing an ach-
ing void in the pocketbook Of
E. z. TAXPAYER.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08
GUARD INSPECTION
Company 4 Makes Splendid Showing
and Headquarters Company
Not So Good.

Capt Bonney, U. S. inspection officer
for this district, has been in Lamar
several days this week inspecting the
local National Guard companies. On
Monday evening he inspected Co. +
which has 50 men on its muster roll.
Capt. Frank Strain ard all the officers
were present and all but ten of the
rank and file. 1t was good turn
out and the absent ones all had good
excuses, so the inspection of the reg
ular company was success.
On Tuesday evening it was the turn
of the headquarters company which
has a muster roll of 41-practically
all ex-service men IN charge of Adult
ant w. b. Gordon. This company did
not seem so enthusiastic and fell much
short of the percentage of Co. E,
when Capt Bonney inspected them.
They were, however, well drilled and
made a good impression.
Sergeant R. L. Christy of Co. E. has
received a commission as Lieutenant,
and after passing examination it is
expected he will be assigned to the
headquarters company. About three
car loads of equipment for the two
companies has already arrived and
more is to come. 1t will have to be
stored until the new armory is built.
as there is now no place in which to
handle it. There is full radio and
wireless equipment, fine engineering
outfits, and full field equipment and
everything needed to put real army
in the field. The new armory when
completed will be an interesting and
instructive headquarters for the young
men of the locality who join the ranks
Of the National Guard.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08
BYE g. BYE
(By Fountain w. Pen)

Thomas Jefferson Washington Bings,
A much weight and o frightened purse strings
For forty or fifty long years he just set
And gathered together all he could get.
He owned the big Simknson Block-and what's
lie owned the large lkelman grocery store
And also claimed ownership fee title simple
To the clothing store building of Jim Dayrimpe.
Thomas jefferson Washington Bngs
Was kicker from birth-among other things;
And his hair clear off and his whskeis turned
From kicking at everything he'd ever seem
He claimed that a leader men he-Bings
And he kicked about pavng-among other things.
And he kicked about lights and he kicked about heat
AS kicker friend Bings hard one to beat
One day Bings kicked in-which sad to relate
He kicked to the last as he rallied at his fate;
And where Bingsy went there much light and heat,
And Bingsy given a good rngsde seat.
He said to Sir Dibbel please turn the fam
ITS too hot in here for great big fat man.
But Sir Dibbel replied with wide grinny grin,
"You kicked when your town put it's light plant in
thirsty, gagged Bings, and my throat parched"
Sir Dbbe smiled gladly-his eyebrows were arched.
'You remember he said with many glad jerks
"How you kicked when they built the town waterworRs
"Such a smell-ths is hell" gasped poor Bngsy, 81 fear
"You must have stack of dead cats around here"
mo Cats" said Sir Dbbel "but stnks might be fewer
eff a bunch here like you hadn't kicked sewer
But listen Sir Dbbe" said old Mister Bngs
IL always intended to do lots of things
"And if you had not rushed me away off down here
81 think I'd have favored some paving next year.
Sir Dibbel with Bings walking close by his side
Inspected the inside and then went outside
"This" said Sir Dibbe, among our inventions
"Is a you paved with mems good Intentions
at is made of asphaltum and vitrified brick
with a layer of birthstone smeared on pretty thick
Then removing Bngs stockings and shoes from his feet
He showed him out on it and turned on the heat
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08
THE MILLION BUSHEL CLASS
PrOwers and Baca Counties Compose
the Million Bushels of Grain for
Southern Colorado.

According to government statistics
been a million bushels of the leading
grain crops produced in any county
in the southern part of Colorado until
the year 1921, and then only Prov
favored class. Baca county not only
entered that charmed class in the grain
crops but did it on wheat alone, hav-
ing produced over one million bushels
of wheat for the season of 1921. For
a county which only a very few years
ago was considered grazing county
only to be the first county in whole
half of the state to raise a million
bushels of wheat is quite feature in
its cap, and also somewhat of a joke
on those who have for half century
declared it could never be made a
farming country.
Prowers county fell just few bush
els of wheat short of getting into the
million class on wheat alone, but on
Colorado's four leading grain crops
wheat, corn, oats and barley-Prow-
ers had slight lead, producing l.
732,897 bushels to Baca county's l.
684 $50 bushels. No other county in
the southern section of the state pro-
duced as much as one million bushels
of all these grains together. In fact
for the southeastern division of the
state composed of eight counties ac-
cording to the government division the
two counties of Prowers and Baca pro-
duced almost half the grain crop.
In addition Baca county led the
whole state in broom corn and Prov
ers county was second-though far
behind. Of the other leading crops of
this section Baca county lead the
southeastern division in sorghums with
Prowers a good second.
On account of small area of irrigat-
ed land and distance to market Baca
county was not contender for honors
in the big crops of alfalfa and sugar
beets. On these crops Prowers county
easily led the whole southern secti IN
of the state on alfalfa and was close
second to Otero county on sugar beets.
On all kinds of live stock the two
counties held first and second places
between them except on cattle and
sheep where Las Animas county
crowded them down to second an1
third places. In poultry again they
took the lead with Prowers first and
Baca second.
When one gets through with reading
the governments crop report for Colo
RADIO he will feel sure that in the
southern half of the state there are
just two counties which compose the
Class A group-Prowers and Baca.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08
RIGHT ON MAIN STREET
II Wasn't Real-But 1t Was Real Act
ing Everyone Says.

Lamar citizens do not have to go
way out to Hollywood to discover the
demoralizing effect of moving acting
on the staid and sober citizens of the
community; how it breaks the shackles
of decorum and propriety which the
conventions of society have thrown
around the daily activities of the citi-
zens-um! um! that's as far as we
can go with that stuff.
To begin again the first of the week
visitors from way back east arrived
in Lamar to visit relatives and brought
with them a belief that this was still
the wild and woody jumping off place;
where the grizzly and mountain lion
chases you into the house at night
and the festive bandits hold you up
by day. Therefore Bob-we came aw-
full near giving something away. We
should say our most unobtrusive, re-
tiring and reticent citizen prepared
and directed little scenario on Mon
day morning intended to confirm the
ideas already implanted in the eastern
mind. And mark the effect of movie
decentralization. Immediately one of
the main pillars of the Methodist
church began to totter on his pedestal; /;
two dignified and impeccable props of
the local bar became infused with the
idea that they were at bar; high
constable with quarter of century's
history of high minded law enforce
ment back of him, so fer forgot him
self as to call loudly for them to go
out on the street and shoot it out; two
dignified and courageous public of
ficials armed with Big Berthas and
rifles sought the underside of their
desks for protection; and even a pass
ing editor lost his poise, and-and-
something else we have forgot Edit
ors haven't much to lose. And all this
happened within one minute of the
time that the first reel scenario was
attempted in Lamar. All who saw it
are unanimous in pronouncing it
splendidly staged and it all had to be
real acting of high order to get by
except when the two officials crawled
under the table-that was just ma
tural. 1t was said to be some violent
flash of temper displayed by Buddy
darn it, There We go again. 1t had
all the desired effect on the parties
for whose benefit it was staged and
some on the outside also. Herschel-
Hold onl He set 'em up to us to keep
his name out of it.
Let your friends in on the know
next time you are going to have a
show as good as that, Lon-doggone
it! We will spill the beans yet. Any
way, west is west and east is east;
and if you want to see the movie
desperate in action, you can find him
somewhere in the west acting under
the direction of the film man in broad
daylight. If on the other hand, you
want to see the real desperate you
will have to go to some eastern city
and either walk out after dark with
a roll in your pocket or leave the fam
lily silver out on the sideboard over
night.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08
Lamar Breaks Even.

Our high school basketball teams
broke even again last Friday evening
in the contests. The boys team beat
the Wiley high school boys 10 to IL
at the Lamar gymnasium. The girls,
the same evening went out to Wiley
and lost by score of 81 to Is.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Van Ginkel en-
tertained about twenty couples of their
friends at most delightful card party
on last Wednesday evening, and on
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Van Ginkel
entertained a number of her lady
friends at very enjoyable card party.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08

These figures are for the Prowers
county territory and do not include
14O cows at Las Animas whose milk
is now being shipped here.
These remarkable gains show just
how much the popularity of the COW
as a revenue producer has increased
in the last two years. Over forty per
cent increase in the number of cows
and over seventy per cent in the num-
Der of heifers is some growth for one
year and means that the number OF
cows for 1922 will be more than
double that Of 1920.
According to the census returns for
the county there were nearly half as
many milk cows in 1919 and 1920 IN
Prowers county whose product was
not sold to the condensery. If this
proportion is kept up, there are now
over five thousand milk cows in the
county and the number growing daily.
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08
WONDERFUL RECORD
Past Year Banner One in History. of
the Dairy Industry in Prov
ers County.

The dairy industry has been gradu-
ally growing here since the year 1914
when the condensery was first estab-
lished in Lamar, but the growth Of
the past year has been by leaps and
bounds; and is rapidly bringing it to
the front as one Of the greatest in
dustries. The effect Of the low prices
Of farm products on the farmers gen
orally has emphasized strongly the
fact that the dairy farmer has one
sure revenue producer that can be de-
pended on to bring in cash the year
round. As an instance Of this one Of
our largest and most progressive farm
ers last year failed to make any mon
ey at all on his general farming op-
erations, but the returns from about
thirty Holsteins was so large that he
had to pay a considerable income tax
The Helvetia Milk Condensing Co.
at Lamar has taken census of their
patrons. This does not mean by far
all the dairymen of the county but
just those who are regular patrons of
the condensery, and the result of this
The Lamar register., 1922-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs o. A. Jack left the
first of the week for the eastern mar
kets to purchase goods for the spring
and summer trade.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15
WILL WRESTLE FOR
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP

A Worlds championship wrestling
match will be staged at the Columb-
ia Theatre. Provo. next Tuesday,
April 18th. when Henry Jones. the
Provo pride meets Gus Kallio. Of
Omaha. Nebraska, the present world
Welterweight champion.
This will be Jones' second chance
at the welterweight championship Of
the world. He was defeated by Jack
Reynolds at Preston, Idaho. May 1920
but has improved very much since
then, and is in the best shape.
Kallio won the championship from
Jack Reynolds. October 1921. This
match promises to be the best ever
staged at Provo and arrangements
are being made TO handle u large
crowd. as the Odd Fellows annual
Grand Lodge Convention is to be held
In Provo on this date.
Two good preliminaries will also be
staged.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15
Miss Pearl Rowley entertained a

Miss Pearl Rowley entertained at
her home Saturday evening compli-
mentary TO her sister Mrs. MILFORD
Morrlsion Of Salt Lake. A pleasant
time was spent in games and music
after which refreshments were serv-
ed. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
f. l.. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Shafter. Ann Christensen. Dcna Shat
ter, Kenneth Brown and Wilson Gun.
ningham.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

The opera Treasure Hunters"
which the music department is putt
ing on will be ready for presentati-
on April 20 and 21st Much time
and work have been spent on II and
II promises to be treat for the pub
lie.
The leading parts are taken by
Misses Relia Hunter, Eva Forbes,
Mary Wilde, LABEL Anderson and
Mae Wilcox. Messers. Bert Storrs,
Earl HOMESTEAD, Hnford Werner,
Wayne Nielsen, Adair Bromley. Walt
Dewey. and Legrande Gudmundsen.
Tuesday morning debating rally
was held. Mr.. Nilsen gave a short
talk on debating and about the girls
that won tho championship last
year. Mrs. Jones gave short ex-
PLANTATION on the game Of debating,
comparing II with basket ball After
which few rousing yells were given
for the debating team.
The Az. Club Of the High School
will give Hard Time Ball" Friday
in the Gym. The party will be invi-
rational and about 1876 invitations
have been sent out.
The first league baseball game OF
the season will be held Friday The
local High School will meet the Lehi
High School in the city park at 3;1S
o'clock
II Is hoped that the local high
school will make as big a success
at baseball as they did at basketball
Last Wednesday morning. Prof.
and Mrs. Lewis visited the A. f. H..
s. where Prof Lewis gave a short
talk tot he students on engineering.
Mrs. Lewis was then called upon and
she expressed her delight at visiting
the school once more. Immediately
after the assembly Prof. Lewis met
with the Senior boys and gave them
a short, but interesting talk on coal
mining.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15
Local News

Miss Myrtle Cunningham spent
Sunday in Salt Lake.
Special prices on Ladies' New
Spring Desses at ChIpman's: all of
them IN the sale.
Mr.. and Mrs, J. W. Storrs OF Salt
Lake spent Thursday In American
Fork with their son, w. g. Storrs
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse NJ Walker and
Mrs. Willard Shipley attended the
funeral Of Mr.. John T. Walker at
Pleasant Grove Wednesday.
Mrs. MILFORD Morrison and children
left Sunday for Salt Lake, after
spending two weeks visit here with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Rowley and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Rife and chill
dren Of Eureka are spending the week
IN American Fork visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. r Rhodes.
Misses Josie Greenwood and velma
Shelley served dainty lunch to the
teachers Of the Harrington building
Friday noon. which was enjoyed.
Mrs. Otto Kirk of Provo motored
10 American Fork Monday and spent
the day visiting Mrs. Nina Lee and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Davis OF Oregon,
left for Garfield the latter part of the
week after spending visit here with
the latters mother. Mrs. Thomas
Barratt.
The Third Ward Relief Society
members enjoyed kensington Tues
day afternoon after the regular meet
ing. Refreshments consisting Of ice
cream and cake we're then served.
Mrs. Joseph Shipley and daughter
Mrs. Naomi Fausbinder Of Salt Lake
but formerly Of this place left Fri
day for Los Angeles, Calf whore
they will visit with Ray Shipley and
wife, who are now located thore.
Mrs. Jane c. Robinson has purchas'
"a tho home OF James Brown In the
First ward and with her family will
move into II In the near future. Mrs
Robinson sold her place on NAH
street some time ago to the city.
The next number OF the Commercial.
Club Lyceum Course will be given n
the Tabernacle here wednesda,
night. April 10th. and will consist o.
. program furnished by the p. Y. u
Male Glee Club of Provo. The on
tertainment Is entirely free and al
are cordially invited to attend.
Awards were made Sunday eyenin,
at the Y. NJ. NJ, I, A. meeting in thu
First Ward to the winners In tn,
Scout contest which was conducte,
during the months of January, Febru
airy and March by Scoutmasters Clar
ence Grant and Thomas Newmen 70
Scout Progression. The Wolf patro
were the winners OF the contest an,
were awarded aluminium mess kit
and army haver bags. compliments o
6coutmaster Newman. Sunday even
ing. Thursday eevning the boy
were entertained by Scoutmaste
Grant at his home at an Easter part.
and were given Scout diaries a
favors. Those present were Messrs
Thomas Newman, Lavell and Kennel
Singleton, Elmo Bush. Wayne Chad
wick, Ray Greenwood. Melvin Dunk
ley, Harry Parker. Howard Kelley
Edward and Henry Martin.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15


raising here Saturday in the City
hall.
Mrs W. d. Haynes arrived In Am
erican Fork Monday from Salt Lake
and IL spending the week here visit
ing Mrs. Edmund Hansen and family.
Mrs. Rose II. Grant returned to her
home here Sunday evening after
spending q week in Salt Lake attend
ing Conference and visiting.
Misses LaRee Maudslcy and Pearl
Anderson spent the week end in Salt
Lake attending Conference and visit
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins OF
Lehi came to American Fork Monday
to attend the funeral OF Mrs. John
Berg.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pancratz
motored to Salt Lake Saturday even
Ing to hear Fritz Kreisler, the violin
ist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Wagstaff arrIv-
ed in American Fork Sunday from
Ocean Park. California. where they
spent the past winter.
Samuel F. Grant spent the week end
In Salt Lake attending Conference
and visiting relatives. Mrs. Grant
returned home with him after ten
days visit in Ogden and Salt Lake.
Ray Miller entertained few fri.
ends at his home Sunday evening
Music and social chat was enjoyed
and delicious refreshments were
served. The guests numbered eight
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin, Mrs
Minnie Pulley and Mrs. Edmund Han
sen motored to Salt Lake Saturda,
and remained over Sunday attending
Conference.
Mrs. Heber Hanson and daughter
vaIeta returned to American Forl
Monday after spending the past TIVE
weeks in Midvale visiting relatives
and friends.
I Mrs. X. Ball end two daughter
returned to their home in Salt LAX
Sunday after spending weeks visi
here and In Pleasant Grove with rel
stives and friends.
! Leon Walker. the fsur year old so
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Wake
OF Linden Is confined to the loca
hospital following an operation 10
an abscess on the neck. He is re
ported as doing nicely.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

Miss Eva Dean entertained Satur-
day evening at her homo. Games and
music were enjoyed until late hour
when buffet luncheon was served
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Sam Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Dean
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayel Dean. Miss Imo-
gene Harris OF Lehi. Addie Miller OF
this city and Arthur Francis Of
Tooele.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

Miss veva Peters Of Provo spent
Wednesday in American Fork visit
ing Mary Parker.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

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American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

Mrs. David 8. Taylor Of Lehi spont
Sunday In American Fork visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Miller.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

Prof Alder of the U. A. c. gave
an interesting lecture on Poultr,
raising here Saturday in the City
hall.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

Come quickly ladies'! You can get
20 per cent off on Chipman's new
spring dresses.
o. p. Olsen OF Salt Lake was the
guest of relatives in American Fork
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Greenwood and
family were the Sunday dinner guests
OF Mr. and Mrs. David Lossee at Lehi.
Mrs. Bert Paulson OF Salt Lake IL
spending the week in American Fork
visiting relatives and friends.
NJ. Il. Bezzant was able to return to
his work in the Coop Monday after
having been confined TO his home for
week with illness.
Charles Kelley Of Bingham spent
tho fore part Of the week in Ameri-
can Fork visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Nicholes and Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. Melodies motored to
Salt Lake Saturday and spent the
day attending to business matters.
Mrs. Ray Nicholes spent Tuesday
in Lake View attending the birthday
celebration given in honor of her
mother Mrs. Geo. G.. Scott
In looking over the ladies spring
coats during Conference, I discovered
Chipman's have the new things and
prices are less.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Terry Of Alpine Thursday
OF last week but the infant lived but
few hours.
Mrs. Mary Maudsley and daughter
Leila entertained at dinner Sunday
in honor Of Miss Elsie Evans Of Lehi
who was married Wednesday in the
Salt Lake Temple.
Mrs. b. F. Moffett and Mrs. ]. II.
Preston returned to American Forh
Sunday after spending a week In Sal,
Lake visiting and attending Confer
ence.
Misses Nina and Naomi Halliday
'spent the week end In Salt Lake with
their grandmother, MrS. Ella Halli
day. Miss Nina attended the concert
by Fritz Kreisler at the Tabernacl,
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Smith an,
family have moved to their hom,
south OF town this week. after spend
Ing the winter In town. having occupi
ed the Thos. WINS residence on Mali
street
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

In looking over the ladies spring
coats during Conference, I discovered
Chipman's have the new things and
prices are less.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

The Third Ward Relief Society
members enjoyed kensington Tues
day afternoon after the regular meet.
ting. Refreshments consisting of ice
cream and cake we're then served.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Terry Of Alpine Thursday
OF last week but the infant lived but
n few hours.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-04-15

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