The Lamar register., 1901-10-16

Last Thursday evening, while the fair
weather flag was flying from the signal
service pole, rain started up and for
several hours there was quite shower.
The flag disappeared in the morning.
however.
Lost.-A small stick pin. The pin is
one used by members of the "Sorosis"
society and is valued by the owner as
such. The finder will confer favor by
returning the pin to this office and the
local editor will stand treat.
Rev. ]. Il. Giblett occupied the pulpit
at the Baptist church last Sunday and
preached morning and evening. 1t is
reported that Rev. Eubanks, who has
been pastor of the church since its or
ganization, Is about to remove to Fowler,
and that new minister will be secured
to take his place.
The Republican County Central Com
mittee held a meeting at the court
house last Monday afternoon. Consider
able business was done and the plan of
campaign marked out. j. X. Doughty
was elected as secretary of the commit
tee. An executive committee was also
appointed. The committee adjourned
to meet next Tuesday afternoon, at
three o'clock, at the same place, the
court house.
Quite jolly party Of young folks en-
joyed an evening surprise upon Miss
Hilda Brown last Friday night. They
went in crowd and besieged the home
of the young lady. and spent the even
ing with the usual games and sport Of
young people, AS each one took along
something to contribute to the supper,
that part of the entertainment was par
ticularly attended to. Altogether they
had "most beautiful time"
There is great need existing in La
mar. 1t is a necessity for more houses.
Several parties who desired to locate
here, could not do SO. as it was impossi
BILE to rent house. 1t is nearly as i'm
possible to buy house, as none Of our
citizent want to move away. and should
they sell there would he no place for
them to move into. Some one can make
nice lot Of money by putting up some
comfortable little homes. They can rent
or sell them to good advantage.
A Mr.. Malloy and family, eight per-
sons in all, arrived here Sunday morning
prepared to take up his residence in La
mar, il he could find suitable house to
rent during the winter. Mr.. Malley
came from Independence, Iowa, and
while he expects to reside here, preferred
to rent until spring, when, having salts
fled himself as to which part Of town he
preferred, he intended to build. He
found it rather hard task to secure a
house. such being very scarce, that is,
unoccupied.
The Lamar Electric Company has
notified all its patrons that for the next
week or ten days, the telephone service
will be discontinued. This is made nec-
essary by change that is being made in
the central office. A bran new switch
board OF the latest style will be substi-
tuted, and Hello girl will be employed
and the service is to be made strictly up
to date, and such that all will be salts
fed with the services presented. The
change has been made necessary on ac-
count of the growing patronage Of the
company.
AS DIR. Hasty and L. Writ Markham
were going home. Monday night about
we'll it was later than eight o'clock, they
discovered quite blaze in the alley back
of Franz Bros store. A trash fire had
been started during the afternoon, and
probably was supposed to be out, The
two gentlemen procured water and ex-
tinquished the fire, and thus averted
any possible danger. Had the fire been
undiscovered and a strong wind come
up, there might have ensued a damaging
fire. Too much care can not be exer-
cised in regard to these trash fires, (which
are started nearly every day by some
one or some one else.
Col. George Leverette, Of Edwards
vile, Illinois, spent several days here
last week, having come down from Dem
yer to take look at this part Of Colo
RADIO. The Colonel's son in law, jeff
Whitford, owns some real estate in
Prowers county, which induced the
Colonel to come down here. He was
immensely pleased with the country, the
bitches and reservoirs especially i'm
pressing him, while the surety OF crops
and the size OF them made him wonder
what might be the future of such a
country, As the Colonel is an abstracter