The Holly chieftain., 1897-07-16
LAMAR Lo GALS.
Gathered BY the ChieftAIn's Regular
Correspondent At the cousfy's
Capital.

affairs.
Harry syp is holding down the coun.
ty treasurer's Office during the absence
Of Treasurer Bent In Denver.
County Treasurer Bent has been
quite Ill for several days and early in
the week went to Denver for treatment.
The long hot spell was broken by a
good rain on Friday last. and the
weather has been yery comfortable
sine ce.
NJ, +. Everett. OF the firm of Everett
Bros. hss bought himself houss and
will shortly occnpy the same with his
family.
silas Martin is taking steps TO re-
, huIld his residence, on the same lot
| where the ire last week destroyed his
former home.
Quite a crowd of the Lamar Fishing
Club members snndayed at the King
reservoir. The bait held out we'll and
fine time is reported
Quite number OF hrsvily loaded
wagons were pulled out OF Lamar dur.
ing the week They contained supplies
for ranches down south.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. G. Gould eriryed a
| weeks visit from Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
and children. their guests being resi-
dents OF Henry. Illinois.
Ed Silver and Bob Morich went down
to their gold In nes Wednesday after
noon, aud expect TO stay couple Of
| weeks, doing assessment work.
VI. j. McMiliin, of Carlton. Was in
Lamar on Thursday, doing som ething
or other. 1t Was noticed that he had
his hearty "hel.o" and his CHEEKY emile
! with him.
District CO .rt convened In dj'urned
session on Thursday Afternoon. judy.
NUrthcutt presiding. The case on trial
Is the action OF the farmers seeking to
secure control of the La Junls and
Lamar canal.
e. q. F.rrin, the travelling represent
talive of the Out West Publishing Co.,
Tas In Lamar the other day doing busi.
with the county officials. C. b. is b
joIiv good ieilow and always meets
with warm reception.
Fred Lees children are confined to
the house by illness but not OF y serious
nature. fever has been quite pTeya.
lent III Lamar Tor some time and is pro-
nounced mild form of scarlet fever,
and 60 far no very severe cases have
resulted
Elem Hover brought in quite load
OF ca Dish on Monday ana among them
was one which weighed twenty pounds.
AS these fish were caught at place
where a few years ago was nothing but
dry Prairie, it records another triumph
for irrigation.
w. q. Markham editor of the Baldwin
Kansas Ledger, arrived in Lamar last
Sunday morning, bringing with hum
the children OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Writ
Markham, the children having be. n
Visiting their grand mother ut Baldwin
! Tor sei eIai weeks past.
W. II. Holsinger, of Cotton wood
/ Fails, Kansas, WAS here over Sunday
visiting aud doing some business with
John X. Gordon. Mr. Hoisiuger was
here about three years ago and WAS
quite pleased with the evidence of in-
provement that had been made around
| Lamar.
An nnsophisticsted cowboy, who had
not been 80 town" for seve al mon hs,
loaded up on exkil-rxnts on Tuesday
aud through the kindhess Of Aching
Marshall Wilson, 81, pt Ia the cooler all
night. As he remarked be next morn
ing, "they came too hot for him the
day BEFORE"
1t list Of the buildings put up in
Lamar the past year was published, I, :
gethsr with the sum total OF their cost
1t would show that Lamar was u, {
waiting for any advance agent" but
WAS tending strictly 10 business and
moving ahead with regular and endur.
ing perseverance,. LAW ar Is all right.
Three double decked care, filed WI b
nanny goats aud their kids, wel
through here on Wednesday mornir Z
and afforded considerable amusement
TO the numerous small boy. and al, o
some of the bigger ones. One kid
broke OUT Of the car, and after an .a-
citing chase the boys caught it. and i,
WAS put back in the car.
| @. h. Frybsrger, the rustier of Carl
ton. Came up from his town on Monday
riding IN . new wagon drawn by a
three year old colt. The colt had only
been harnessed up three times, but tn.
Judge said be drove first rate until
Strains big ice house was resched
when The colt tried to climb over it.
The persuasive eioquence OF che judge
sverted any disaster, however.
The school board have engaged Miss
Lucy Novels, Miss Friend, Of Lamar,
Miss Edith knsp. Of Denver. and Mss
Lillian Scott OF Kansas, as . part Of
the corps of teachers for next yesr.
Mics James has been offered the kin.
derga' ton department and there is ono
more position TO oil. Itis proposed to
have one Of the best terms Of school
ever had In Lamar and the board have
carefully Investigated ss to the ability