The Lamar register., 1900-04-04

The town trustees gave orders last
Monday night at their regular meet
ing to have Seventh street graded,
and put in condition for travel.
Oliver Mourning went down to
Wichita last week to join company
of players. He returned home again
but leaves in few days to be gone
most of the summer.
Il ". j. Johnston and his brother,
Jesse, received word on Monday after
noon of the serious illness OF their
mother, and the gentlemen both went
to her home at Kingman, Kansas.
Gus Rapier went 70 Denver last
week for the purpose of procuring
some members for his company.
While there he attended the various
theaters and enjoyed himself hugely.
Il L. Lubers, the Las Animas real
estate man, was here on Monday tax
ing notes as to the progress OF La
mar. He came on other business, but
could not help noting the improve
ments going on around the town.
The ladies Of the Christian church
will give an Easter social on Friday
evening, April l3. A good supper
Will be an enjoyable feature, also a
SHORT but good musical and literary
program. The public cordially in
yited. Supper 25c.
Russell Coates, who has been down
in the Carrizo mining district for
some time past doing contract work
on buildings, returned home on Sun
day. After while he expects to re
turn to the camp, which he reports
as a good place to stay.
At the Methodist church next Sun
day morning Rev. Knnckey will
preach upon "The Children OF God"
Evening subject, "Sampson's Fall"
Hymns to be used II. $40, 720; 90,
6S2 and 700 1t is expected that the
new chairs will be here and in posi-
tion for next Sundays use
William Winterhalter, one of the
principal officers OF the beet sugar
company, which has contracts with
many of our citizens for the raising
of beets this year, was here this week
looking up the contracts and arrang
ing for carrying them into effect Mrs.
Winterhalter accompanied him.
The town election passed of very
quietly yesterday, there being no OPP
position to the citizens ticket Mayor
]. T. Lawless will again be the Off
cial head Of the town, and the new
trustees will be W @. Gould, G. c
Huddleston. W. NJ worrnley and L
Fl. Manville. The new board will
organize next Monday evening.
''Facts About Lamar" gotten ont
in the form of q neat folder, are be,
ing sent broadcast over the land
The pamphlet was gotten ont by the
Irrigation Era plant in Denver, and
is a credit to the printers. 1t is also
a credit to the citizens of LANAI, who
have caused the facts to be put in
presentable form. Nothing is over
drawn and the one who reals the
contents may rest assured it is true.
The citizens are commencing to
sprinkle their lawns and the grass is
showing up nicely. 1t is the inten.
ton Of the authorities to vigorously
enforce the regulations in regard to
the use of water, and parties should
be careful about using out of hours,
or using more than absolutely neces
sary. Our present water supply is
not large enough and steps are being
taken to increase the capacity of the
water works, but until it is accom-.
piished, consumers are expect to keep
good faith in the matter OF using water
There will be quite shifting
around of Offices this week. The Prov.
ers County Abstract Company viii
move into the north rooms OF A. +.
Bent's new building. j. K. Doughty
will move his law office into the same
rooms. The Amity Land Company
will occupy the rooms vacated by the
Abstract Company. Madame Sayler
will move To the Amitv's rooms in fb,.