The Lamar register., 1900-10-10

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candidates for reelection and received
a hearty welcome from Lamar
friends irrespective of party.
Mrs. Susan Roger, of Granada,
accompanied by her son Howard,
was here Monday and made final
settlement in the county court in the
matter of the estate of her late hus.
band, George Roger, deceased.
DR.. John Fewkes is feeling very
highly elated over the fact that he is
great sportsman He claims this
distinction because be brought down
his first antelope one day last week.
Tom Hover also got an antelope the
same day.
P. G. Scott, the Las Animas bank
er, and his brother A. D. Scott, were
here Monday attending to some bus
mess affairs. P. g. Scott had not
been here for several years, and was
much surprised on seeing the many
improvements made in the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell, of Eng.
land, held services at the opera
honse last Friday evening and Sat
urday afternoon, and had large con-
gregations at each meeting. They
represent the doctrines generally
known as "The Flying Roll"
There are few of that sect residing
in Lamar.
F. G. Oxman, OF Pierre, s. D., has
been here for several days last past,
and has made arrangements for bring
ing in some twenty thousand sheep,
of which about twelve thousand will
be for sale, and the balance he will
feed here himself. He has made L.
Writ Markham his representative
here, and il any one wants to buy
these sheep, which it is said will be
some of the finest ever brought here,
MIR. Markham can give them full par
ticnlars. The sheep will probably
be here about the end of this month.
The second night of the Merchants
Carnival was fully as good, or better,
than the first night, of which we gave
an account last week. The young
ladies representing the various mer
chants most all appeared in change
of costume, and represented the lines
of business IN very striking man
ner. The competition was very close,
SO much so, that the judges had
much difficulty in awarding the first
prize. They finally decided in favor
of Miss Ola Hunter, representing A.
Everett & Go. Miss Verde Mark
ham received the prize for selling the
most admission tickets.
The Jossey Stock Company open
their engagement at the Opera House
Lamar, Thursday, Oct. II, in "a
Soldiers Daughter" The plot and
scenes in which it is laid are novel,
and the company use special scenery.
The Tyrol River, the French Army,
peasants and nobility, Napoleon and
his veterans, are the characteristics
of the play and the plot is a story of
a French Lieutenant and a girl OF
high family which becomes lost to
its mother during the excitement of
sudden battle, is picked up by the
21st. Chaseurs and named Josephine
the daughter of the regiment. The
action is quick and there is lots of
brilliant side play. The prices are
25, 35 and so cents.
The county commissioners were in
session all last week, and transacted
the usual routine of business, besides
examining into some bridges and
other matters of county property.
The road leading south of town
through Willow Run Arroyo for
nearly mile south, was decided by
the owners of the land to the county,
and dedicated as a road on the line
of present travel, the commissioners
accepting the dedication and estab.
fishing the road as decided, and all
other roads conflicting with that line
were abandoned and closed. The
commissioners also let contract for
papering the court house, and this
certainly should meet the approba.
tion of the taxpayers, for the inside