The Lamar register., 1899-07-12

Work on the opera hoase building
has been delayed for some days, ow.
ing TO the failure of material to ar
rive. 1t is expected to come soon
and the structure will be rapidly
pushed to completion,
An impromptu dance was enjoyed
by about fifteen couples last Friday
night A couple OF travelling mu
sicians were engaged by the boys,
and Golladay's hall secured. Ice
cream and cake were served
There We're lots of people npon
the streets last Saturday aud every
body seemed to be full Of business
The merchants had busy day, aud
we're tired out, when night came,a and
they could get closed up. But then
they did not seem unhappy about it.
Judge Novels was compelled to
kill stray dog the other day. The
animal was in Fred Lees yard, and
the Judge shot IT. The bullet went
through the canine, and ou into the
residence of l.. Il Mauyille. No
one was hurt, and small damage was
made by the missile.
Work on the new wars house of
NJ Strain, along the rail rosd switch
is going on at rapid rate. A large
force of nen is employed snd no
time is lost. Another evidence of
Lamar's business interests will soon
tell to every passenger on the trains,
that there is business done in this
town.
Accounts about crops are much
more encouraging than they were a
few weeks ago, And the melon crop
especially is claimed to be in the
very bes, OF shape. II no hard hail
storm comes along, the shipments
this year Will pnt lots Of dollars into
the pockets of the farmers. May 1t
be dollars and not hail.
The ,bpys around town have taken
up a sport, sort Of fencing with
sticks. Thas will probably keep it
up until some one gets hurt, or a
fight results, 1t is foolish bust
ness and the boys would better let
\ it alone. There are amusements
enough. without taking mp some
thing dangerous.
The Lamar House, in spite OF the
hot weather, has not los, any OF its
popularity. MIR. and Mrs. Priddy
make special efforts to please their
guests and provide for their wants.
The result is that they have a large
number of regular bosrders and a
goodly share of the transient trade.
They will welcome you il you give
them trial
There was fine display of clouds
yesterday afternoon, but no rain re-
suited around this region. The
clouds assumed very fantastic shapes
and several interested watchers could
without any display of imaginatioa,
discover various animals, and other
figures, clearly delineated. But what
they desired most to see, rain drops,
dld not maferialtze.
A cloud burst on the prairie in
northern Bent county yesterday
afternoon caused torrent of water
three quarters of mile vide to
come down Adobe creek. II washed
out 200 feet OF the TT. Lyon canal,
and the necessary repairs will re
quire some days to complete This
is the cause of no water at this end
of the canal at present
Preparations are being made to
remove the old Racket" building,
just south of Johnston's store. Mr..
Johnston will improve the front part
of the LOT, with business house.
The back part of the structure Is al
ready completed. With the com
pletion OF this store, the west side of
Main street will be completely filled
up with slightly buildings
The Rev. W. 7. Anderson, of the
United Presbyterian Mission, at
Rawal Pindie, N. W. India, who is
temporarily in this country, will oc
euny tho npID;f - tha TTn.t,l tpA