The Lamar register., 1900-07-25


Dist No. 10, which was appealed to
ner. by sustaining the county super
decision that there was
DO election. A special election will
be called.
John A. Williams, the genial iepn
ty county clerk. thought he WAS sick
a couple OF days last week, and 50 he
laid off. Al Downer helped out with
the work during Johns temporary
absence But when Monday came
the sick man was all right, and went
to work again.
Another picnic was held out at the
Amity headgate last Sunday, and
quite number of young folks were
there and enjoyed their outing to
the fullest extent of the law. They
had plenty of good things to eat and
being congenial crowd their enjoy
ment was perfect
John a. Hinrichsen, without say
ing very much, went away early in
July and on the 9th of the month
was married, and now the informa-
ton is that he is not coming back
here. John will be missed by his
acquaintances here, but we suppose
he is lots happier where he Is
d. L Cooper, having steadily at
tended to business for many years,
thought he had earned vacation
and so he left the other day to spend
q few weeks rowing around in the
mountains. And he proposes to take
advantage of every opportunity 80
enjoy himself while he is away.
Miss Ella Lynch, of Ciearield,
Iowa, arrived in Lamar this morning
and will visit several weeks with her
uncle, P. S. Lynch. Miss Lynch is
a sister of the late Fred Lynch, who
was well know here, as he spent sew
erai months in Lamar just previous
to enlisting in the Cuban war in
which he WAS killed.
F1em S. Hover, Tom Hover, J. T.
Bradshaw, Pat Roberts and Ira Hood
started for Mud creek Saturday even
ing and arrived home yesterday.
They intended to stay longer, but
actually caught so many fish that
they were afraid they could not haul
them home, unless they returned
immediately. They had an immense
time
A new doctor was threatened last
week, but as he was unable TO get a
residence to live in, be concluded to
move on The doctors who now live
here tried very bard to find house
for the newcomer. but it was no go.
No one supposes that they knew be-
forehand that there was not vacant
house IN town, and not likely to be
for some time, il ever
A quartette OF singers, evidently
hard down on their luck Judging
from their appearance, entertained
the patrons of the saloons on two
nights lately. The men made very
good music and quite crowd stood
outside and listened. Lamar has a
lot of young men who are good sing
ers, and if they persevere in their
present course, they will probably
reach the came distinction these tray-
cling warblers now hold.
Lamar and the surrounding coun
try have been holding annual jack
rabbit hunts and getting the assist
ance OF outsiders to rid this end OF
the county of those pests, and in all
these doings Editor ]. T. Lawless OF
the Sparks has been sctive and a
prime mover, and now after all these
years he has turned the other way
and last week he received by express
SIX great big long cared rabbits, and
has started raising rabbits right here
in the town
David Barnes, formerly superin,
tendent of schools, was brought home
from Kansas last Thursday morning
very i'll, and In spite of all tina. med.
ical skill could do, he passed away
Sunday morning. The funeral ser
vices were held Monday afternoon
from the Methodist church, Rev. j.
TT ErraIa- .,l De- ~ H.