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THE LAHAR REGISTER PIMIM Weekly by 080. B. MKBBU. Subscription price $1.60 per year. aster#* at the Pests#l»«s •» ‘■•ner. CetTsss, ss ——ns-sis— msttsr, WEhiN FSDA.Y t SEPT. 4, 1912. For President WUiiIAM H. TAFT For JAMES 8. SHEBMAM Roosvelt's Water Fight The Daily Grouch 1b frantically trying to hold the Taft admlnia tratlou responsible for the Rio Grande water trouble between Un cle Sam and Colorado, ljt was a Rooeevelt contract made by him and in pursuit of the Pinchot-Gar tield conservation plans. The con tracts were run over Into the pres ent administration and all President Taft is trying to do is to see it Colorado and the government can get together without an expensive litigation, lie has expressly told Governor Shafroth that there is to be nothin in the arbitration pro ceedings to bind Colorado from ap pealing to the courts, hut it was merely to see if it could be set tled without th* expense. When we know how much more able your Uncle Samuel is to litigate than our state government, it looks like good policy to at least try Xor a reason able settlement. With a Piuchot ..uriield regime in the saddle again no settlement would be possible. Stale Primaries Senator Dixon, acting am the man. ager for former President Roosevelt has appealed to the progressives and to the supporters of the former president to retrain from participat ing in the republican primaries next Tuesday. Edwani P. Costigan, progressive candidate for governor haa seconded the appeal and la urging ail progressive# to stay away from the primaries on the ground that morally no man can participate in a republican primary when he knows he intends to support the progressive ticket in the fall. The appeal of Senator Dixon came folios ing an ail day conference between nimaelf, the leaders of the Costigan crowd, and Messrs. Stewart, Vin. A cent and FGriff Ith. At this confer ence Mr. Dixon pointed out to Mr. Btewart and the others that a pro gressive could not be a republican; that the principles of the two par ties are entirely different, and he urged Mr. Stewart to withdraw | from the republican primaries and Stewart, Vincent and Griffith were 1 offered positions on the progressive ticket if they would go into the ‘ progressive camp. This they doelin- * ed to do, maintaining that they in- ’ tended to capture the republican ' primaries and to turn the organlza- 1 tion of that party over to the pro- 1 gresslves if they can do so, some- J thing the progressives do not want. * in a general statement issued to the people of Colorado, Dixon takes the postiiou that the position of Stewart, Griffith and Vincent la illogical and he urges all progres sives to refrain from participating in the republican primaries because he maintains that there is a moral phase to the situation which no party can violate and be successful. Mr. Dixon’s wishes are the wishes of former President Roosevelt. A Parable Here is a parable. Perhaps you may see the application: Once there was a man who came to the bank and passed in for cred it a fat roll of bills. His deposit slip was made out for $253. The cashier at once detected counter feits. He counted out 101 bad bills. The man seized them and crammed them back Into bis pocket with a grin. Over bis shoulder he winked at some friends who were standing near. Then he hissed be tween his teeth that anyway the other bills were all right. And he * pressed upon the cashier to make . examination of them. One after another was found counterfeit and handed back until only 72 were left. The man grew more excited. He clenched his ‘ fists and threatened violence. He . said the directors must pass upon the money and say if it was good. The cashier, being courteous, sub mitted the matter to the board, i'hey called the experts in. Some of the bills were better made than the others and bad a show of being genuine. Not one could stand the test. The whole bunch was bad i hey told the cashier to pass them back, and the man was not arrest ed, for once he had been a favored client of the bank. Buit the man was angry and be gan to say “fraud” and “thief” and "liar.” He went out upon the street and shouted that the bank was a den of robbers. He said he knew the first bunch of stuff was bad—the 101 that he had crammed into his pockets. He was making no kick about that. They had caught him with the goods, *and again he grinned a savage grin. And the next lot —he was not say ing much about that. But the 72 he had left on the counter. They were all right. Some of them were, lie wanted credit, and by all that was hoiy, he was going to have It. He even Invoked the ten com mandments on his side. At least two of the bills were good, as good s gold from California, and the bank that wouldn’t give him cred it could go to smash. He’d let the public know. He was so furious with rage and j swore so stoutly, this counterfeiter did, that some of the folks for ( a little while believed him—Reno i Evening Gazette. , independent Republican Candidate j By Petition for District Attorney t of <the Third Judicial District of j Colorado. j The Hoinorable Frederic VV. Clark t or as he is known throughout the . District ss Fred Clark, la a native Coloradoan. He was born on a ranch near Greeley, Colo., in 187 V, attended high school, state normal school and the state university and graduated Xrorn each one of them with honors. He came to Trinidad in 1803 and engaged in the practice of law, in which he has met with more t-han usual success, and made many friends. Mr. Clark is an in dependent Republican candidate for j District Attorney, having chosen to be nominated by petition rather than through the convention, be lieving as he does that the conven tion system is an iniquity which should he abolished. He respectful ly solicits the suffrage of all inde pendent Republicans at the primary election to be held September 10, assuring the people of this district that, should he be nominated and elected, he will devote his best ef forta to advancing the interests of southern Colorado and will endeav or to administer the oXfice with Im partiality to the best of his ability. Mr. Clark is absolutely independ ent in politics and is not affiliated with or associated with any per son, firm, or corporation which will have any strings upon him what ever, should he be elected to this > oXflce. I Judicial Bull Moose Convention i The bull moose party for the Third i Judicial District held their conven • tlon In Lamar today and nominated i Hon. A. Watson McHendrie, our present district attorney, for judge, and Attorney H. C. Bell of Las Animas for district attorney. There were delegates from Huerfano, Las Animas, Bent and Prowers. It was noticed that the bull moose leaders who were so opposed to proxies vot ing at the republican convention last spring that they bolted, said nothing against .proxies at this con vention. A. B. S. Co. Officials Here H. T. Duval, president, and Hen ry T. Oxnard, vice president, and E. C. Howe, western manager, of the American Beet Sugar Co., have been looking over the Prowers county property of the company this week. While here they pledged the com pany to assist the gathering of evidence for the coming water hearing between Kansas and Col orado to the extent of $5,000. Part of the hearings in this matter will be held in Lamar beginning about the first of October, and it is the intention, of the Colorado ditches to fight every step of the proceed ings in vigorous style. Ethel Gail Williams On Wednesday morning, after a short illness, death called to reßt Ethel Gail Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. <H. E. Williams. Her death came very unexpected to all, heart failure being the cause. She was stricken with ap pendicitis and was operated on in hopes of saving her life. She un derwent the operation well and was thought to be on the road to recov ery, but the heart was unable to endure ao severe a strain. The funeral was held on Thurs day at her home. Rev. Brace of the M. E. church oame from confer ence to conduct the services and de livered an eloquent sermon. The floral offerings laid upon the casket were many and beautiful, and spoke of many friends, and of the sincere regret felt at her untimely death and of deep sympathy for her be reaved relatives. Interment was made in the Crawford cemetery. Ethel Gail Williams was born November 21, 1801 and died Aug ust 28, 1812, aged 10 years, 9 mouths and 6 days. She had lived at Lamar all her life and was known as a bright little girl and active in both her school and Sun day school work, and will be miss ed by all who knew her. Besides her many friends she leaves her father, mother, two brothers and a sister to mourn her loss, and the heartfelt sym pathy of all goes out to them in tbeir alliction. ’• We had a little treasure ouce. She was our joy and pride; We loved her, ah, perhaps too well. For soon she slept and died. All is dark with'n our dwelling. Lonely are our hearts today; For the one we loved so dearly Hus forever passed away.” TWENTY YEARS AGO Notes From Lamar Register of September 3, 1892 Prowers county* assessment lor i*92 was completed this week and snowed $1,291,365 and 197 military polls. W. J. Haliack, representing the Western National Bank of New York, is here this week looking over the Amity canal and lands. W. A. Leonard left Friday for a crip through the Cherokee atrip. Granville Hardwick, foreman of the BaLdwiin sheep ranch, was kill ed by lightning in his tent near the King reservoir last Sunday. Evidence. “What makes you think your con gressman is such a smart farmer?” "Because,” replied Farmer Corntos sel. "he made a habit of givln’ all them garden seeds away instead o’ tryln’ to raise somethin* from ’em himself.’’ Alarming. nmi “Dibble Is a warm-hearted fellow.” "Indeed he Is! When Dibble ‘glows with a generous Impulse,’ I’m almost afraid he’ll sst his clothes on fire.” Clothes Make the Man says the old proverb, and the proverb hits the nail on the head with out bruising the fingers. The costliest clothes are the cheapest ones—put a new suit on a down-and-outer and he’ll stand up and take notice. It’s a great athnulan. Our prices on suits will surprise you—Think of a tailor made Suit for $15.00. Well come In and let us show you. We are giving a big out Ln a few numbers at $2.00 to $B.OO on • suit A look costs you nothing. We will clean, prosss and repair anything from a pair of whits gloves to a full suit of clothes—Will call for and delver goods prompt lj. 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