The Lamar register., 1900-07-18
THE LAMAR REGISTER
J. x. DOUGHTY.
City Editor.

visiting relatives in Lamar.
W. II. Smart, prominent cattle
man and stsunch republican of Baca
county, is in town today.
Miss Nellie Goodaie is visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. w. Cooper, having
come down from Denver on last Sat
urday.
Mrs. Martha A. Hood has pur-
chased a lot in the south part of
town, and has let the contract for the
erection OF new residence.
J. L. Mayfield wss up from Grs.
NADIA yesterday. Mr.. Msyield has
concluded that he has grown shigh
up" long enough and has commenced
to fill out
Earle Gsrvin says that the weather
has been so awful hot that there is
hardly enough of him left TO mention
At least he told US not to mention
him." and SO We don't
Landlord Wormley, of the Union
Hotel, has purchased large flag
and will have q staff put up, so
that the hostelry can make a display
of patriotism whenever the opportu-
nifty presents.
There is a prospect thst large
warehouse for the storage of hay
will shortly be erected, and that the
building will be of dimensions suf-
iicient so that large amount of hay
and fodder can be stored.
A certain young bride presented
her husband with an elegant time
piece the other day, and while be is
very proud of his new possession, he
is wondering whether his wife didn't
convey gentle hint thereby to watch
himself
d. W. Page, the unstationnry rep
representative of q stationery firm,
located at Denver, was here yester-
day taking orders for Office supplies
He did quite good business, his
firm having the contract with the
county this year.
Mrs. j. NJ. Lee, of Maxburg, Iowa,
and Mrs V. howe and daughter, of
Winterset, Iowa, are visiting with
their relatives in Lamar. The ladies
are cousins of E T. and c. n. Lee
and Dr. j. S. Hasty. They will make
quite stay here.
Miss Julia Schmidt, who has been
attending the seminary at Topeka,
Kansas, during the past school year,
and also been visiting with her grand
parents, returned home Saturday
night much TO the pleasure Of her
father and mother.
A young women brought in stock
OF canes and lot of rings today and
set up a stand on the corner OF Main
street and the railroad right of way,
and the boys invested quite literally
and heaved the rings at the canes,
but their success was not remarkable
Quite a number Of insurance men,
both FIRE and life, were here during
the past few days. Some were check
ing up the business done by their
local agents and others were solicit
ing among the citizens Lamarites
carry large amount of insurance in
the old line companies and in the
fraternal organizations
Seventh street has been opened up
and graded and put in first class
shape. In the near future, plans
having already been drawn, there
will be three or four handsome resi-.
dence houses erected on this street
in the block south of Judge Novels
residence, which will make quite an
improvement in that neiyhborhood
Professor E. r. Jones and er.
Superintendent David Barnes have
gone down into Kansas soliciting
members for teachers library asso-
citation. The association has many
advantages for it's members and as
they have a good scheme, and the
Kansas people are universally pros
porous this year, they hope TO do q
big business.