The Lamar register., 1898-07-20
Additional Local News.

some important business matters.
He returned TO his home on Monday.
Stephen \. Garfield and Frank
McGrath drove up from Holly on
Monday and transacted some bust
ness at the land office on Tuesday,
after which shey returned in their
cart to Holly.
A. Deeter started on Thursday
morning for trip west He ihten-
ded to stop Mt Pueblo for week, and
take the magnetic springs baths, and
then 20 into the mountains for
week or two more. He said he was
going just to have good time, and
was going to have it too.
Superintendent Barnes has re-
eeived letter from the state super.
iutendent, Grace Espy Patton Cowles,l
acknowledging the receipt of thg
money sent by the Lamar schools To
have some OF the work of the schoi-
ars during the last term exhibited ht
the Omaha exposition. She also 10
tifies him that the exhibit has been
forwarded.
The other day as freight train
was passing through town at quite a
lively gait couple OF gentlelngn Of
the road, who had imbibed enough
Of the eShilerating fluid dispenked in
town to make them rather wobbly on
their legs, made n bold and rash
Jump a, the train. and--went dut Of
town in safety riding on the bars 1t
Is wonder that they were not both
Eilled.
Last Friday afternoon Willis Will
son, the city marshal, attempted to
20 after couple Of tramps and dlgave
chase 10 them down near the railroad
As he was about TO catch up, one of
them suddenly turned and gave the
marshal tap on the nose which
sent him to earth. Willis, how4,er,
is game as they make them, and he
got up and took his men, and they
did the penance act as result OF an
interview with the police Judge.
Rev. G.. W. CoreY preached his
last sermon in Lamar on last Sun day
at the Methodist church. A N~ll
congregation in the morning and
large ono at night were in attehd
ance and listened to very good dis
courses. Rev. Corey goes away With
the respect Of all and upon the pp prt
OF his church members great regtet
is expressed that he could not be
longer with them. He has received
call TO a church in Stanton. Ne
braska, and left for that place dn
Tuesday morning. The reason fdr
the change of location is the innbilitS
Of Mrs Corey to stand the high alti
tude here.
The members of the Lamar Com
mercial Club gave family social at
their club rooms last Friday night.
Nearly every member was present
with his home folks, and very en-
ioyable time was had The evening
was passed in games of various kinds
while the buzz OF conversation was
always on hand. Some OF the ladies
are developing considerable skill at
billiards aud pool, and handle che
with much grace. A bountiful sup
ply of ice cream, cake and lemonade
was served and everybody present
exhibited the utmost skin in causing
the refreshments TO disappear.
A rather young, but decidedly
heavy set man filed Up on various
brands of "bug Juice" the other day,
and as he was measuring the street,
Marshal Kelsey undertook to take
him to a place where he could cool
off. But the object of the marshal's
attention did not like it very much
and proceeded to lie down. An am
buIanee was formed by several eiti-
zens taking hold, and they helped
the marshal land his prisoner in the
jail. whence he emerged to be in
structed as to the folly of indulging
| in intoxicants, and particularly of
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