The Lamar register., 1902-08-20

started on camping trip last Monday.
The party will go to Mud creek and
thence down to the Butte canons, and
will be gone several days. 1t is safe
bet that they will have n good time.
The Bent and Prowers County Cattle
special meeting in Lamar on Friday,
August 30. There being special rates
on the railroad on important business to
attend to, it snould bring out n full at
tendance.
The young folks had dance at the
opera house last Thursday night and
there was n gay crowd present. The
dancing was kept up until shortly after
midnight. 1t speaks well for the young
people, that they seldom carry on their
dancing after the hour of twelve
Oscar Downing and family, accompan-
led by Jud Downing, went down to their
Butte creek ranch last Friday, returning
Monday afternoon. They report the
range in good shape in that vicinity,
although hail storm some two weeks
ago destroyed their crops. Their cane
is coming on agian however.
DIR. H. l.. Amber and wife, Of Cleve-
land were here last Friday, and spent the
day attending to some business matters.
The couple have been touring the Pa
cific coast states for some months, and
were on their way home. Mrs. Amber
formerly owned some valuable property
here.
Mr.. w. Z. Robertson, of New York, was
in Lamar last Sunday, having stopped
off the California train. He was here
for only few hours just long enough to
examine some property which is owned
by members of his family, and also to
talk with his agent.
The accomplished young lady who
presides over the key board at the tele-
phone central, was left all alone the other
day. A stranger dropped into the outer
office, aud the aforesaidyoung lady went
out to meet him. Looking up at the
man, she gently murmured, number,
The Colorado Baling Co. are now
ready for business and will make their
initial days run at Plant No. l, Lamar,
today. This plant will insure market
for all the available alfalfa hay in reas-
enable distance OF Lamar. There has
been no institution established in Lamar
= l, ~ ot,
al benefit to the community than this
one.
Mobiles Dramatic Company occupied
the stage at the opera house last Satur-
day night In spite of the intense hot
weather, the troupe was greeted with n
large audience, and the play presented
was most acceptably performed. The
audience was in high humor, and enjoy
ed the excellent acting. The Mobiles
troupe is prime favorite with Lamar
and it can always be depended upon to
draw good houses.
Mrs, j. d. Martin, who has been spend
ing several weeks at Lenox, Iowa, re-
turned home last Saturday morning,
having had most delightful time
among her relatives. On yesterday
morning she was pleased by having her
brother. Mr.. r. d. Martin, accompanied
by his wife and niece, stop off here on
their way. from the west, where they
had been travelling. They will stay n
few days before resuming their journey
to their home at Lenox.
The benefit game at the fair grounds
last Sunday afternoon only attracted
small audience. Not enough were pres
ent to make it much of benefit. The
Cardinals played the Blues and the
Blues won the game by score Of eight
to seven. The Cardinals did not try to
play, simply fooled along. When they
made n two or three base hit, the batter
would walk to first. In the third inning
the first baseman injured his leg and
Withdrew from the game. and the Card
inals played with eight men. The whole
thing was farce, and the small number
who went to see a game, were disgu sted
with the exhibition.