The Lamar register., 1898-04-30
Additional Local News.

The work on the new hotel is stead
lily progressing. The foundations are
laid, and the walls are assuming
shape.
c. G. Wade, special agent of the
Springfield Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Co, visited @. b. Thoman, the
company's agent here, on Monday.
Japitor Mcclure complains that he
cannot let sold Glory" float from the
court house because the flag is about
worn out. the ropes are gone and
other things are not as they should
be.
1t is said that Tommy CoIebourn,
who probably enjoys the distinction
of being the smallest tuba player in
the state, crawls into his horn to
sleep at night and finds it very com
Portable.
7. b. Hiskey, representing the To
peka Capital, was canvassiug for sub
scribers here during Wednesday. As
he represented good paper he prob
ably secured comfortable list of
readers.
Joseph G. Galbreath VS.. Phillip
Moeser was the title of contest tried
Wednesday before the land office,
and involved the NE-1S-2l-47. The
case was ex- parte. G. II. Walters
was principal witness.
The irrepressible Perrin, represent,
ing the Out West Printing and Sta
tionery Co, of Colorado Springs,
came into town Saturday last and in
teryiewed his customers, especially
the court house officials.
Harry Wolf has returned from his
bicycle iaunt up to Nebraska, and
has resumed his place at the mill and
among his friends Harry looks
quite Drowned up as the result of
his trip, and reports splendid time.
]. K. Doughty obtained leave of
the District Judge to resign from the
committee appointed to examine the
county treasurer's books, and G. g.
Lynch was appointed in his place.
The committee is busy at their
work.
Quite number of our young men
have signified their willingness to en-,
list and go to the war if the chance is
given them. 1t is reported that S.
r. Myer is about to organize n com
pany and tender the services thereof
to the governor.
The small boy of the town is ex-
hibiting great patriotism, and quite
a company of them are parading the
streets carrying flags and gun sticks,
Their enthusiasm is evidenced by
cheers and yells that would do credit
to the Texas rangers.
On Monday afternoon quite an ex-
citing horse race took place on the
track north of town. Everett's
prince" ran against "Gipsy Queen"
a horse from Pueblo, and beat the
latter by about head. The race
was for ten dollars side.
A gang of men are engaged in
putting up an extra wire along the
line of the Postal Telegraph Compa.
ny's route, and were busy part of
Wednesday making the connections
with the Lamar office. Two new
signs were tackled at the office.
Two contests instituted by John
Hess against claimants holding land
in the extreme east end of the county
were heard in the land office last Sat
urday. The entries contested were
made in 1887 and had been practi-
cally abandoned from date of entry.
Grant Lynch was grunting around
all afternoon on Tuesday. 1t was
his birthday, and he had been given
q dinner in honor thereof by his
parents. He Fad attacked the meal
with much alacrity and more success
and as consequence was most con
siderably "puffed out"
The Odd Fellows Lodge of Lamar
has passed a resolution agreeing to
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