The Lamar register., 1898-07-06


Mems clothing cleaned pressed. col
ored and repaired by Lamar Laundry.
Leave bundles at Cross's grocery.
The Register is always IN the lead
in patriotism as well as everything
else II made the first contribution
to the war fund at the First National
Bank last Friday.
The best way TO celebrate the big
victory is TO come around 10 the Reg
lister office and have a supply Of
Samson stationery printed the best
in quality as well as in name.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Miller visited
with DIR Hasty and family last week.
Mr., Miller is brother Of Mrs. TASTY,
and is connected with the pay de
partment Of the Rock Island railroad.
A force OF men is engaged in clean.
ing out the irrigation bitches along
sonth Main street The present city
administration il deserving OF all due
credit for It's efforts to make the city
healthy and clean.
Miss Laura Fortune. sitter being
absent at Batte City. Montana, for
the past two years in attendance al
Que of the colleges there, has returned
to Lamar and is now with her nother,
Nrs- J.. IL Msnville.
A letter for ]. +. Chris, laid in the
Lamar postotfice several weeks, this
being as near Paradise as the mail
service reaches. Deputy Q. J. Cooper
refused to advertise il for fear people
would think he was ignorant of the
kSorrect address
The Lamar school district board
has received the resignation Of Miss
Edith E Wilson, who was re engaged
as teacher for the coming year. Miss
Wilson has received an appointment
in North Denver school. No ootber
teacher has vet been engaged TO Oil
the vacancy.
5. r. Myer. who for several years
has been the popular and efficient
janitor Of the Lamar school, has re
signed his position and as yet there
has been no one appointed TO I'LL the
vacancy. The school hoard Is t.
meet today "wednesday for the pur-
pose of considering the filing OF the
vacant positions in the school.
Z While ont riding Monday morning
W. NJ Wiley met with an aeciden,
which came very near proving serious
His high spirited team became un,
manageable and made a sudden dash
breaking tongue of the two wheeled
cart and throwing Mr. Wiley to the
/ ground with such force that be LAY
for several minutes unconscious. The
team, OF course, got away and was
canght by other parties. Beyond
some severe bruises about the shonl.
der on which he struck, Mr.. Wiley
was not hurt, though be WIS quit.
Nsore for few days Holly Chieftain
A sad drowning occurred at the
King reservoir on the 30th day oI
June, by which bright young life
was cut OF a party OF young mer
were out in a boat, and the wind
coming up the water became muct
disturbed. and with one exception
the occupants of the boat jumped
ont aud succeeded in getting ashore
Charles Russell kept his place in tbs
boat sometime longer, and then think,
he had reached a spot III shallow
water and could wade ashore, he
leaped out with his clothes in his
hands But the water was deep ani
lin the struggle for life which ensued
she young man was conquered and
sank to the bottom. The body was
recovered on the following morning
after an all night search. The re-
mains were brought to town and the
funeral was held at the Methodist
church, Rev. Corey conducting the
services. Charles Russell was the
brother of ". q Russell, under whom
he was employed, and both the broth
ers had large circle OF acquaintan-
ces, who manifested their respect by
attending the funeral in large num-
bers, and in other ways