The Lamar register., 1902-08-20


tion up in the mountains, having gone for
the trip last Thursday. She will return
some time next week.
The telephone company has installed
a Warmers Automatic Ringing Genera
tor in its central office and hereafter the
bell will make more noise.
Mrs. C. ID. Ford is down from Denver
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Tom Hover,
of the north side. Mrs. Ford has many
friends here who will be glad to see her.
L. Writ Markham went to Denver last
Saturday night, and returned Tuesday
morning. accompanied by his aunt and
cousin. who are now visiting at his
home.
w. C, Gould, accompanied by his son
Ray, spent Sunday and Monday last in
Pueblo Mr.. Gould had business matters
to attend to and Ray went along for the
fun of it.
j. H. Frisbie and A. Everett and fami
ly returned from their camping tour of
the state. Mrs. Frisbie and children are
at Canon City and will probably stay
another month.
w. f. McCune, travelling auditor for the
Foster Lumber Company, was here for
several da. s since our last issue. He
was engaged with business affairs of the
company at this place.
Mrs. Jennie Steward left for Kansas
City last Monday. She goes there to
take position with large wholesale
millinery house. Mrs. Steward will be
much missed by her Lamar friends.
The Social Circle of the Presbyterian
church, will meet with Mrs. A. b. Stew
art, Friday afternoon, August %, at
2:30. A cordial invitation is extended
to all ladies of the church and congrega-
tion.
The Register office was presented last
week with basket of fine plums from
the farm of G. +. Pearl. They were OF
the Wild Goose variety and the largest
and finest plums of that variety we have
ever seen.
Herbert Burdett, of Denver, was here
yesterday representing The Colorado
State Realty Association. This associa-
tion represents the real estate men of
the state and is quite a helpful society.
Owing to the rush of ads by our mer-
chants this week we were forced to omit
the usual installment of the serial story,
"His Friend, the Enemy" 1t will be
run regularly after the fair until finish
ed.
: Miss Ida Scott started for Idaho last
Thursday morning, and she will teach
school in that state for the next school
year. The town is about thirty miles
from n railroad, and we did not learn
the name.
S. f. White separated himself from
his prosperous business at Holly, to
come up to the county seat yesterday
and put in the day here. Mr.. White
looked we'll and seemed to be in happy
frame of mind.
The hot weather still continues. That
is, we residents thlnR III not, puI PeoPio
coming here from the east seem to think
that our weather is quite cool. Proba-
bly, it is, compared with what they have
back there.
The many friends of Frank Waters
will be much rejoiced to hear that the
fever which bas held him in its grip,
has been broken, and barring unforeseen
circumstances, Frank will soon be well.
He has had hard pull.
The fine French plate mirror that the
Lamar Mercantile Co., has been Offering
as a premium goes to the holder OF tick
ct No. 81. The lucky possessor of that
ticket can have the mirror on present
ing the ticket at the store.
Mrs. A. B. Codding, of York, Nebras-
lxa and Miss Lulu Writ, of Fairberry, |
Nebraska, are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Writ Markham, having arrived
from Denver yesterday morning. The
ladies have been travelling in Oregon and
other far western states, and have stop
ned here to see their relatives