The Lamar register., 1901-09-11

Mort Underwood is in town visiting
relatives and his many old friends.
Jas. X. Dye, OF Rocky Ford. was Il
Lamar visitor the first of the week.
Mrs. G. Frost Liggett and daughters
returned this week from her visit to
Chicago.
Miss Nettie Hurd, of Adrian, Mime
sofa, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Woodland
in Lamar.
II. NJ. Phillips OF Granada, was trans
acting business in Lamar last Friday
and Saturday.
Editor Stewart, of the Granada Times,
was in Lamar the first of the week look
ing up his patrons.
DIR, /. S. Bryant will be here on Sep
tember 23rd to look after his patients
and will remain four days.
Porter j. Preston, OF Las Animas, was
in Lamar yesterday looking after the in
terest of the Ft. Lyon canal.
The ladies' aid society Of the NJ. f..
church will serve lunch at the fair
grounds next week during the fair
The young folks had II dance at the
opera house on Tuesday night. 1t was
quite well attended and the dancers had
very good time.
Rev. w. +. Moilit has taken charge of
the Lamar circuit. Rev. j. G. Jetfers
has not been assigned yet, 80 is assisting
Rev. Moilit for the present.
The Southern Baptist association
meets today at La Junta and Rev. p. A.
Enbanks is in attendance and will re-
main until after next Sunday.
w. NJ. Wormley and wife and David
returned Monday morning from visit
OF over month at their former home in
Iowa, and they say that they enjoyed
Z the trip immensely.
DIR. DeDnis returned last week from
Iowa and brought with him his wife and
child and Mrs. Arnold, mother of Mrs.
Dennis. They are all stopping at pres
cent with Mrs. S. ii. Kunsman.
Mrs. Rose Underwood has accepted a
position ip Mrs. S. II. Kunsman's dress
making shop for the fall season. She
recently came here from Omaha where
she was highly recommended.
Miss Julia Schmidt went to Topeka
last Saturday, and will there enter upon
another year at the Bethany college.
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music. for which she possesses rare
talent.
w. r. Kivett. of Colorado Springs
Colo, was here one day last week. Mr.
Kivett represents the Sabine Valley
Lumber Company of Texarkana, Ark.
and was here interviewing some of their
customers.
Mr.. Billings, "A young attorney, now
located in Denver, was here last week
prospecting the ground, and considering
the desirability of locating here to prac
tice his profession. He has not made
known his decision.
w. ii. Runyon, who has been visiting
his brother, will leave for Illinois Thurs
day night, where he will spend few
days with his parents. Mr.. Runyou
thinks Lamar one of the incest towns o
its size he has ever been in.
Nearly every day there is a stream o
movers going through town. A larg
and they are looking out for a bette
land. There are places in Colorado ant
variety enough to suit most anybody.
Mrs. J. H. Reynolds, of Gilbert Sta.
ton, Iowa, and children are visiting he
parents, James Dodds and wife, il
Lamar this week. They were nc
companied by Ray Gilbert of the SAM
place, also grandchild of Mr.. Dodds.
Rev. William Shelton, an evangelis
who was here for several weeks durin
last winter, passed through Lamar las
Saturday and stopped over and hell
two services for the Baptist on Sunday
He was greeted with good congrega
tions.
John Shepard got an idea that a Gel
tain man who was riding a bicycle ha
come by the wheel in manner not a
lowed by the land. So he played detet
tive and soon had the man under tn
charge of the officers. His idea prove
correct, but before he could get tn
proper word, it was necessary to let tn
man CO. This he took prompt advantag
of and skipped, leaving the wheel, whic
was finally sent to the owner at Pueblo