The Lamar register., 1902-06-25

Mrs. j. A. Payne, who will conduct the
business at the old stand.
The Social Circle will meet with Mrs.
Charles Wright next Friday afternoon at
half past two o'clock. Ladies' will please
come prepared to sew on crib-quilts for
the Cherry Tree home babies.
Messrs. w. c. Gould, CRANKY Hillyer
and Chas. Maxwell left the first of the
week for Loveland, this state, from
which point they expect to go into the
mountains for vacation camping and
fishing.
Charles Ii. Shoemaker, one OF the pros
porous farmers of the great north side,
appeared at the local land office last Fri
day afternoon and made final proof upon
his fine homestead northeast of Lamar
in 81 -46.
Reports received from Denver this
morning are that Jaddo Parrish is
improving right along, and the many
friends OF the family will be pleased to
learn that his speedy recovery is now
expected.
The excavation has been made for the
new Masonic temple, and Contractor
Lynch is rapidly getting the material on
the ground to push the work. The foun
dation is to be three feet across and set
in concrete.
Simon Millison and daughter, Miss
Eta, of Chicago, were Lamar visitor to-
day and both filed homesteads at the
land office on land north OF Granada.
They also purchased several tracts OF
land under the Amity canal.
Dr. Hasty, county health officer, re-
ports that all cases OF quarantine for
small pox have been raised now and the
danger OF n further spread OF the disease
has passed. This is very gratifying news
in view OF the circumstances.
Mrs. Ed Sherlock gave a reception on
Monday evening in honor OF the Misses
Mullin, OF Denver, who are visiting in
Lamar. The music for the occasion was
furnished by Bannister's quintette, and
all pronounced it a very enjoyable social
affair.
Messrs. j. H. Frisbie, A. Everett and
Samuel Woodard and their families
started the first of the week overland for
the mountains. They expect to camp
near Boulder and spend some weeks OF
the summer in that cool and comforta-
BILE locality.
The census for this school district,
which has just been completed by Geo.
T. Feast, shows an increase Of "A over
last year, and for the first time the girls
outnumber the boys by l2. There are
24O boys of schools age in the district
and 252 girls, making the total school
census 492.
Both Granada and Holly have adver-
tised celebrations for the Fourth OF July
and interesting programs are announced
at each place, so there will be no trouble
for all the citizens of the county to find
place to celebrate in patriotic style
The Lamar ball club is booked for a
game at each place, playing Granada in
the morning and Holly in the afternoon
A dog show struck Lamar the first OF
the week expecting to make week g
stand OF it, but they did not meet with
much encouragement in the way Of pat
ronage so folded up their tent and left
this morning. Dog shows are too pien-
tiful these days to be an attraction. a
fakir with weighing machine struck
town on the same day, but he lasted
even shorter time.
The roundup was near Lamar the
first OF the week, and the streets OF the
town looked like old times for awhile on
Monday. The boys all lined up on the
bank corner and Paul Denning took g
photograph Of the bunch. One OF them
also volunteered to allow Signor Cereno
the lasso king with the dog show, to prac
tice on him. This part of the program
did not prove 50 enjoyable and came very
near ending up in a row.
MARRIEp-At the Baptist parsonage
on last Wednesday evening by Rev. j. b
McKeehan, MIR. John j. Hagaman, ol
La Junta, and Miss May Robinson
daghter OF Judge and Mrs d. w. Robin
son of Lamar. The groom has resided
in Lamar several years but has recently
accepted good position at La Junta
where the happy couple will make thell
home. The bride is one of Prowert
conptv,s ponular school teachers, .anC