The Lamar register., 1900-10-17


ers This firm has the contract for
furnishing the county supplies.
Felix Cain, the we'll known stock
man of Butte Creek, was upon our
streets the other day, and seemed to
be just as busy as one could be. Fe.
lix, however, always finds time for r
pleasant chat with the friends he
meets.
Captain g. W. Heaton is busily
engaged in papering and painting
the inside of the court house. He
completed two or three rooms in a
very artistic manner This is very
decided improvement and was ne.
cessity as well.
T. d Wine and wife, of Aurelia.
Iowa, are visiting in Lamar for the
benefit of the health of Mrs. Wine.
They are much pleased with the
country around here, and especially
pleased with the delightful fall wealth
or we are having.
Cal Downing did some good work
last Saturday morning in cleaning up
Main street in front of the business
houses. This was done presumably
at the expense of the merchants, and
it would be II good idea to have this
work done every week at least.
James Koonsman from Mount Ver-
non, Ohio, has come here to reside,
and will take up his residence on one
of the Markham farms with his fam
lily. He will have charge of Il large
number of sheep, which Mr. Mark
ham intends feeding here shortly.
A. j. Harker and Ben Darling.
who reside at Carrizo mining camp.
where each of them have large min
ing interests, were here last Friday
after supplies. They report the min.
ing camp moving along quietly but
steadily and turning ont some very
good ore.
The band appeared last night for
the first time in their new suits and
made quite nice appearance The
Flambeau Club also had theil new
uniforms and the procession, al
though small in number, was quite
credit to Lamar. A large crowd
stood along on the side walks and
was much pleased at the neat appear
ance of the band, and of the torch
bearers
For several years past the Sparks
has been holding up. AS one of It's
great arguments, the horrible actions
and the bnlldozing of an imaginary
gang" republicans who control
and browbeat the voters of the
county into doing as they, 'the gang"
wanted. 1t would be interesting to
the voters to know who compose this
infamous gang, and as the Sparks has
never named the individuals who
compose it, we challenge the Sparks
to name each individual who is con,
nected with this gang, IN order that
the voters may know who they are,
what they are, and be in shape to
thwart their efforts in the future for
keeping their fellow members of the
republican party in bondage
Something definite might be avoid.
ed, but the indefinite illusions and
charges of visionary gang are not
of sufficient distinctness to make
fight against such an organization
Therefore, we not only challenge, but
we demand that these names be Civ.
en- to the public so that they may
guard themselves in the future.
The Jossey Stock Company beld
forth at the opera house three nights
last week. On Thursday night pre-
senting the play "The Soldiers
Daughter" and the next night "The
Signal of Liberty" Saturday night
they presented "Sapho." The tronpe
had intended to give n matinee Sat
urday afternoon, but owing to the
inability to secure proper lighting
facilities, the matinee was not given.
This troupe is by far the best that
has visited Lamar in many years.
Each member is good artist and
there is not one among them who
could be called "B stick" Their an