The Lamar register., 1901-08-28

w, ]. Johnston went to Denver Sun
day for short pleasure trip.
Harry Robertson, of Triniday, visited
fri ends in Lamar last Saturday
G. M, Lee made n business trip to Las
Animas the latter part of last week.
A. Z. Downer started the first of this
week for short trip to Kansas to buy
stock.
w. w. Cooper and wife are at home
again after short vacation in Denver
and other points.
Mrs. A. f. Everett returned the first
of the week from visit to relatives at
her oil d home I'm Ohio.
Percy Rice, of Kansas City, an expert
enced hardware man, has taken posi-
ton with G. G. Huddleston,
Leon Butler returned on Sunday from
the western part Of the state where he
has been enjoying hunting trip.
The Methodist minister at Las Ami
mas has skipped after securing the
spare funds of one of the lady members
of his flock.
The Methodist conference this week
reappointed Rev. ]. Il. Knuckey to the
Lamar church and appointed Rev. w.
f. Moffit to the Lamar circuit.
DIR. j. S. Hasty returned Tuesday
morning from Halstead. Kansas, and
brought back hith him n car load Of
hogs which he will feed this winter.
M. o. Coggins and G. E. Robertson, OF
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, who handle the
cantaloupe crop of the valley, were in
Lamar last Saturday looking after their
interests here.
Fred r. Mathews, the Coolidge mer-
chant was here yesterday attending to
some business matters. He made a
trip also to Prowers station. riding up
and back on his bicycle.
The days are gradually growing short
er and the evenings rs consequence
lengthen out. And as this is the most
pl easant time Of the year, evening prom
anades are becoming quite the fad.
w. H. Ho,tsapple, OF Cameron, Mis-
souri,, visited his old friend j. o. Stream
last week. He is running big dairy at
Cameron, and was looking over this sec
tion with view to securing new loca-
tion IN his line.
Mrs. CRANKY Hillyer, who has been
visiting relatives in Arizona for several
weeks, returned home last Sunday
CRANKY has been awfully lonesome and
is much rejoiced at the return OF his
wife and baby.
Otto Rhoewedder, who has been run
ming the Bleuer jewelry store here fol
some time, expects to leave this week
for his old home in Rock Island, Illinois
Otto will be much missed by the young
people Of Lamar.
Mr.. Shelton and wife Of Amity, were
here last Friday attending to some bus
mess matters, and also to some matters
pertaining to the Thornberg estate
They drove up from their home and re-
turned the same day.
Mr.. James Roberts, Of Harrodsburg
Indiana, is visiting with his nephew
Mayor Strain. Fred and Dick Strain
from the same place, and who are cous
ins of his Honor, are also here, and vii
probably become permanent citizens.
A couple of negroes tried for day oil
two to entertain the public with alleged
music, wrung out Of guitar and
french harp, varied by dscordant songs
The collections we're rather meagre and
the colored gentlemen wandered hence
The band gave its regular concert las
Saturday evening, and there was large
crowd along the streets, called out tt
listen to the music. The Saturday nigh
concerts are quite treat to the citi
zens and they appreciate the good worf
the boys are dong.
A.. N. Parrish, A. E. Bent and j. L
Lawless were in Pueblo the first OF thu
week looking after securing the log roll
ing for Lamar next year. The matte
was finally compromised by giving it t.
Colorado Springs in 1902 and Lamar il
conceded the event for 1903.
A couple of boys from north OF tn
river put up lively foot race on Mail
street last Thursday afternoon and late
in the evening Ross Graden ran the win
ner. Ross beat him very cleverly AM
now the country boys do not admir-
their foot powers as much-as they did