The Lamar register., 1901-07-24

M. o. Dick, the insurance agent, has
been in Lamar this week.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Wood,
fine girl, on Sunday last
Charles G. Fowler has filed home
stead on NW4 81 % Al near Lamar.
Charles G. Smeltz has filed a home
stead on NWL 27-23-i4, near Granada.
II. +. Dean, sheriff OF Bent county,
made an official visit to Lamar last Fri
day.
M. w. Lee, OF WIntersett, Iowa, has
been visiting relatives in Lamar the
past week.
The farmers should not forget to save
samples OF their wheat for exhibition at
the fair in September.
Rol Goodale came down from Denver
the first Of the week, and is visiting his
sister, Mrs. w. w. Cooper.
A Van Etten came up from the Car
rizo camp this week after his family
who have been visiting here.
Geo. C. Maxwell visited his wife at
Rocky Ford Sunday. but came home
Just as gay as he has been all summer.
Miss Bessie Doughty went down to
Granada on Monday morning to visit
for couple of days with friends in that
burg.
j. X. Mullen, of Denver, was visiting
Charles Maxwell the first of the week
and looking over his Prowers comfy IN
terests.
A. ]. Harker, superintendent of the
Independence mine at CarriZo, has been
taking n lay off in this city for several
days past.
NJ. Carl and wife, who have been WIS.,
iting their sons in Lamar for the past
month, returned to their home in Bron-
son, Kansas, today.
J.K. Doughty went up to Las Ami
mas on Monday, having some business
matters to look after. He returned on
the midnight train.
Rev. EnbanIx is away for short va
cation. He lectured last night at Fow-
Ter, and will go from there to Colorado
Springs for weeks rest.
John w. Paxton started for business
trip to various points east, last week.
He will probably go to his old home in
Indiana before he returns.
The case OF Payne vs. Martin, recent
ly tried in the county court, has been
appealed to the district court and will
be re tried next November!
Hon. r. r. Ross, district attorney
;Sundayed IN Lamar aghin this week. He
has to seek lower altitude for his
health on Sundays, he says.
Harry Syp has made an improvement
on his residence property on the corner
OF Fifth and Elm streets. He has had
quite large stable put up.
There will be social at the lodge
room Friday night by the Woodmen oi
the World. Ice cream and cake will be
served. All are invited to attend.
w. E. Kingsbury, Of Boone county
Missouri, has been visiting his brother
in-law Rev. Eubanks this week. He ex
poets to locate in this nelghborhood.
E. M, Mears started for eastern Kan
sas to buy cattle for feeding purposes
We will not be surprised, however, il
force of habit causes him to bring back
sheep.
Professor r. ]. Underwood, who has
been visiting with the family of Ed
Leatherman at their home north of the
river, left for his own home in Indiana
the first of the week.
Isaac Carl, Of Bronson, Kansas, is yis
iting his brothers of the firm OF Carl
Bros. in Lamar this week. He expects
to locate here, and reports everything
burnt out IN the section he came from
The young folks had dance at tht
opera house last Friday night and quite
a number attended. They all report
having had mighty good time even i
the weather was awful hot" The
music was first-class and the heat wal
not regarded as any great hardship.
Several citizens are not satisfied with
the amount of water they have been re-
ceiving from the water works, and tn
new rule about putting in water meter
does not appeal to them. So they hav'
purchased windmills and had large gal
vauized tanks constructed and VIII US
water between hours.