The Lamar register., 1898-05-14


tendent of schools of 0tero county,
was in Lamar last Saturday attending
the meeting of the superintendenis
of the district
The family OF E A. Knowltou left
overland for the west on Thursday
afternoon. Their destination is some
point in New Mexico, so Mr.. Knowl.
ton informed us
j. NJ Johnston is agent for the
great tailoring establishment OF
Lamm & Co, Chicago. An elegant
line of samples to select from md a
perfect fit guarteed-
1t is quite pleasure to the old
citizens to see A II. Black again go.
ing around our stores and walking
along the street. He is the recipient
of many congratulations
]. scott Robertson came up from
the KY ranch on Wednesday to at
tend to some matters of business and
also to see his son. Harry, who is at
tending the Lamar school.
The spring has set in now in earn
est, for those infallible prognossica-
tors, the cottonwood trees, are put
ting forth their foliage in rapid man
ner. These trees never leaf out un-
til the ''spring has come" "
Edward f. Mitchell, Of Holly, was
looking after matters in which he was
interested on Friday. He reports that
new addition was rnade to the Sal
walton Army colony near Holly on
Thursday night, by the arrival of a
number of settlers.
David Wolf, prominent insur
ance man, has been in town several
days lately, looking up locations with
view Of starting up n cattle ranch.
1t is probable that he will find suit-
able location and that another bust.
ness enterprise Will be the result.
Stephen Brown did some very nice
work for the Commercial Club a few
DAYS ago. 1t consisted of beauti-
fnl specimen of checker and chess
board. inlaid with walnut in an oak
table. 1t is much admired and used
by the members of the club.
A very neat and substantial avn
ing, with iron supports and CORFU
gated iron roofs, has been put up in
front of the Goodale building and
also the Everett building adjoining.
These are the best awnings that can
be used in this country, as they with
stand the wind much better than any
other. They are better than a can
vas awning and not near as clumsy
as an ordinary wooden affair.
! The entertainment given by the
Woodmen Minstrels last Friday
night, netted the order in the neigh
borhood of fifty-fiye dollars. There
was very large expense connected
with giving the performance, and
the net proceeds are very gratifying
under the circumstances. In a fu.
ture show the expense would be large.
ly avoided, and the profits correspon.
| dinghy larger, for it is sure thing
that big crowd would attend.
A man came in from the ditch
camp on Monday, and before he knew
it, he became paralyzed from the eff
fects of too much liquid refreshment.
The police judge gave him a gentle
lesson in the shape of fine and
costs, and it is hoped that he has ex-
perienced lesson that he will profit
by. The man is well known in the
county as hard working and in
dust1ious man and not given to such
performances as that which OCCASION
ed his arrest.
The Bridge Bros concert troupe,
which is billed to appear here this
evening in concert, will probably
also take the place of the regular
choir at the Methodist church on
Sunday. They expect to organize a
musical convention to be held during
the following week, and from the tes-
tinonials which they carry, some of
which are from persons well known
to our local editor, we can safely ad-