The Lamar register. [volume], February 21, 1912, Image 7

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THE LAMAR REGISTER
PAIIM Weekly by
GBO. H. imuiij
Ulbi U 4 Publisher
BubscripLloji pric« $1.60 per y*ar.
KnUr«i at III* PmUIIIm at Lamar.
Colorado, aa aacand-ciaaa mattar.
WLDkNKbliAi', FLU. Zl, ltfltt.
Hurrah for Spring
The tiist oquud oi bast* ball ar
tists baa started south lor the
spriug traluizig camps. Now look
out, the dally papers alii aoou have
Buuiu uews worth reading.
Big Bankrupt Sale
Gregg 6c ithodeb abo have been
ruuulug a dry goods stoic at
yucca Beach have brought their
block to Bazaar aud added to It
a big block which they bought a*
a bankrupt bale lu Kaneaa, aud
Will well it all out at bankrupt
priced. They are located iu the
K. or P. Temple aud will opeu
Saturday morning. See their ad.
Big Complaint
The A. V. 8. B. 6t 1. L. Co. by
lib mauager W. .M. WUey has fil
ed a complaint before the dlatrict
court o( Bent county aguiusl the
Fori By on Canal Co. to eiiforce
their old time contract for the ap
pointment of two diroctora of the
latter coiupuny. We don’t know
how much else they ask aa the com
plaint la too voluminous for us
to read—in fact it is so vulurn.
inous that the plaintiff
aaka refief from his own
complaint to • the exteut
of not being forced to publish the
same. It is feared even the Equit
able Blfe couldn’t stand for that.
Any Method Satisfactory
Some who brag that they did not
vote for Taft four yeaia ago and
that they will not vote for him
this year if nominated are trylug
to tell Prowers county republicans
how they shuLl couduut their pri
maries. This Is a matter to be de
cided for the republican party by
republicans. The method does
nut uiattermuch to real republicans
Just so the selecting is done by
the republicans. It is only tbe
class who want to break into the
party Just long enough to dictate
its nominees and then get out be
fore the election whose voice will
not be given a hearing.
NO CITY ELECTION
laSiiar Map 11a\e to Forego Its
l’sual Spring Five for All
The announcement was made
the first of the week that unt’er
the construction of the law by the
city’s attorney there would be no
election this spring, but tbe pres
ent officials would hold over for
another year. The change from
a town government to a city of
the second class being given as
the cause. This immediately start
ed a big legal discussion and
probably there never were so
many legal lights in the city be
fore. Some say It’s law, and some
say it isn’t, and some Just want
to scrap anyway. The ins say it
would cause endless llttig&tion if
an election was held, and the outs
says it will cause endlesser litiga
tion if it Isn’t.
The Register never furnishes
legal opinions. but our candid
horse seinse opinion, from watch
ing the avidity with which our
citizens are signing the resubmis
sion petition, is that w e don’t
blame the drys from avoiding an
election if possible. People can’t
be blamed for side-stpeping an
avalanche If they can, and it is
up to the legal fraternity to
prove whether they oan.
The statute regarding second
class cities provides that elections
shall only be held in the odd
years, and wtiile some other
towns have reorganized In even
years as Bamar has done, it seems
some have held elections the first
year to fill the vacsjicies for one
year and some have not. As no
litigattlon has ever been started
over the matter there are no de
cisions by the courts on the
point at issue. Take your choice,
suid stick to it, but there is no
need to get warm under the col
lar as everybody’s term expires
next year and there will be of
fices enough so we all can run.
Beet Prizes
Tbe American Beet Sugar com
pany have In mind the offering
of prizes pertaining to the rais
ing of sugar beets for the coming
season, as in former years. It
lias planned to distribute the sum
of 11150 in prizes. The company
bus asked the several farmers clubs
of the county to submit sugges
tions covering points for which
these prizes should be awarded, and
many worthy and helpful sugges
tions are being made. Manager
Gerecke of the Bamar factory is
arranging a Joint meeting of the
several committees in the near
future, at which time the matter of
prizes and the •basis will be thor
oughly discussed. This meeting will
be held at the Bamar factory of-*
flee, probably a week from this
coining Saturday.
Mr. Gerecke has taken very kind
ly to the m-atter of offering prizes
to the members of the boys’ clubs
that are now being organized by.
agriculturists Deverman and Ray.
Tiiese prizes will of course be In
addition to those offered the grow-*
ers, as ex explained above.
The boys’ club organized in
connection with the Enterprise
farmers’ club is taking more
than passing interest in the rais
ing of small tracts of sugar
beets for the season of 1912. This
club already possesses the follow
ing boys as members: George Gill,
Stanley Oook. Joe Ralston, Harry
Tracy, Glen Dodd, Isacc Elienberger
James Elienberger, Oscar Oxley,
Percy Esgar, Herbert E«gar, Ar
thur Esgar, John Cline. Frank
Ray and Carl Peterson.
The ages of these boys run from
13 to 16 years, and they are plan
ing to organize a club having a
lull quota of officers and contmlf
eel about March 2d. Tho par
ents of these boys readily see the
business education, as well as the
farm training that wLH accure
irorn such an organization. Agri
culturist Deverman when seen
recently reports much interest In
the May valley district along
the llzves of the boys’ club in that
locality.
Work of the Association
The Prowers County Teachers’
association will hold its annual
zneetLng in Bamar Saturday, Febru
uary 2 4-th at the Bamar high school.
All meetings are open to the public
and tbexe Is no charge for admis
sion.
While the subjects to be discus
sed pertain to school matters they
will be given in a practical way
and will be interesting to persons
not in the beaching profession. At
the section meetings in the morning
chlldrt n’s classes from tbe Ba
mar schools will give demonstra
tion lessons of the daily work in
music. AA the afternoon meeting
there will also be classes in cal
isthenics. and games showing the
use of the Victrola or graphophone
for school purposes. The Umar
high school will furnish the music
for the afternoon and evening meeta
ings, and there will be a general
exhibit of work in art and other
subjects from all grades In the
Lamar schools.
Owing to the interest now being
given two subjects In school work
namely, industrial education and
moral training, the program centers
around these topics, and the as
sociation ha* been fortunate in se
curing speakers of ability and ex
perience in these lines of work.
Mrs. Venard, who speaks at the
afternoon meeting, supervises the
school maintained by the Daniels
and Fisher Dry Goodß company in
Denver for their employees of
*ohool ag e . This school has at
tracted much atttentlon from both
eduucational and business institu
tions and Mrs. Venard’s talk will
be timely and interesting to all
classes.
Mr. Mooney, the other speaker of
the afternoon, holds the position of
public school visitor at the Colo
rado State Teachers’ college, and
from his position and experience is
well qualified to epeak to either a
school audiem-e or a general one.
Mrs. Venard will speak on char
acter building and Mr. Mooney on
essentials in teaching. Dr. Lory,
president of the state agricultur
al college will give an address on
the growth of Industrial education.
Dr. Lory’s practical ideas of the
duties of his school to the citi
zens of the state are well known
and should make his uppearaiue
very popular in an agricultural com
munlty.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT WILL
BOOST VALLEY
Ci»!Min<irrial Assorint i*tn Plans
nuvnenit MotJi«*l of Showing
Puohlo Visitors Pitodurts
of Grout Arkansas
Garden Spot.
Ba Junta Colo. Feb. 20—At
one of the most enthusiastic meet
igs of the Arkasas Valley Com
mercial association ever held
big plans were laid at the gather
ing here today. A number of
Important committees were ap
pointed to meet In Pueblo on
March 2, and to formulate some
of the plans that were outlined
at the session here this after
noon.
Owing to the condition of the
weather and other reason® the
meeting was not particularly
largely attended, today, but there
was no lack of enthusiasm. The
association determined to establish
a permanent exhibit of the pro
ducts at Pueblo and to begin
work at once on the preparation
of the articles that are to consti
tute the exhibit and others to be
sent to the various land shows; a
good roads campaign was outlined
and will he worked out by a com
mittee selected for the purpose
plans were laid for doing a vast
amount of publicity work for the
valley and other propositions of
much importance to the region
were gone over.
Following are the committees
that were appointed:
Good roads—Stun Porter, Holly;
J. C. Thompson, Las Animas,
Jesse Northcutt, Trinidad; W. H.
lx* Grangcm. Canon City: L. R.
Fenlason, Rocky Ford; V. C. Dav
enport, Sallda.
Publicity—H. 8. Maddox, chair
man, Canon City; C. W. Benedict,
Pueblo; Fred R. Marvin. I-as An
imas; J. H. Abel, Sugar City; E.
H. Gerecke, ixmar.
Exhibit —Fred Noble, Rocky
Ford J. E. Gauger, Swink; L. M.
Markham, Lamar; C. B. Wyat,
Vineland- John Herbert, Manza
nola.
Legislative—Newt Parrish, Lamar
H. L. Bubers Las Animas; J. W.
McDaniels La Junta; C. R. Mc-
Lain,, Canon City; S. S. Belles
fleld, Pueblo.
Finance—J. H. Jenkins, Pueblo
chairman; J. P. Newell, Florence;
L. Wirt Markham. Lamar; C. M.
Coffman, Rocky Fordy; C. A.
Chnllgren, Las AnJmas.
President B. F. Scribner pre
sided at the meeting and a ma
jority of the most prominent mem
bers of the association were in at
tendance. Among other Lhingß
the club decided that, through
the good roads committee, mark
ers will be placed along thhe new
Santa Fe Trail, at Intervals of
one mile, from the state line on
the east to Montrose.
To the Public
We are equipped to produce por
traits that are right and our long
experience is back of every picture
we make. The child, the parent, the
grand-parent—all are assured of a
good likeness and artistic finish
when we do the work. Come In
at any time, or if more desirable,
make an appointment.
D. R. BENNETT. Jr.
Dr. Wilbur W. Bulette
Practice Limited To
Eye, Ear Nose and Throat
Will be at
THE BEN MAR HOTEL
Tuesday March 12
This is The Electric Age
We can supply you with any of the
Electric Heating devices on the market
today, from a Curler to an Electric
Range.
Have a separate meter installed
and have your Electric appliances on
■ a separate circuit from your lighting
system. We can quote you a lower
price per K. W. hour consumption on
off peek business of this kind. Off
peak meaning current used at other
times than between the hours of five
and ten o'clock P. M. A load for our
machinery during the day is what we
want. Ask as.
Lamar Electric & Heating Co.
QUALITY in COAL
is ECONOMY
YOU can economize by ordering
your Coal from ui, Our Canon
Coal* show the highest heat units of
any Canon Coal mined and are
handled in the most up-to-date man
ner. Stored in weather’’ proof bins
withgconcrete floors. Every order is
carefully screened before you get it,
thereby eliminating all. chances of
your getting any slack or dirt in your
coal. As a matter of fact We want
all the slack ourselves for steam pur
poses.
Our furnace coal can’t be beat.
It will pay you to try our $5. domes
tic coal.
We are headquarters for Grain,
Hay, Cotton Seed Products, Prepared
Hen Feed and Poultry Supplies.
STRAIN BROS.
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