The Lamar register., 1903-09-09


Bill. who knows that Pike does not in
dulge in opium, cocaine, red drinking
liquor or any thing else that causes one
to see "shootn' stars" is wondering
whether, like Pharaoh of old, he ought
not seek out Joseph to interpret the
dream.
Rev. o. w. Aumans, the new metho-
dist preacher, arrived in Lamar last
Saturday and occupied his pulpit at
both services on Sunday. There was n
large congregation presen. at each SER
vice. The minister and his family will
get fully settled in the parsonage t.iis
week, and then he will be ready to en-
ter upon all the active duties OF his
charge.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion this week and are transacting the
usual run OF monthly business. They
are soon to meet rs board OF equaliza-
tion and II you have any kick to make
about your assessment, you had better
look the matter up and be prepared to
ptcbohb tho iabboi W tiio oohios " hSh
you neglect this matter and come along
five or six months late, you may get
left,
The Pueblo Chieftain has at last taken
advantage of long vacant opportunity
and now our citizens can get morning
paper in time to read all the important
news before breakfast. The Chieftain is
good paper and will undoubtedly OBJ
tain large subscription list from the
region down here. A. S. Pareira, the
Chieftain representative, spent several
days Of the past week here with good
| results.
A certain man who used to be largely
interested in real estate IN and around
Lamar, sold out most all OF his holdings
and went down to Holly. There he was
taken in hand by guiless inhabitant
and loaded up with eighty acres Of land
at ninety-five dollars per acre. The
aforesaid former Lamarite is now pa
tieptly awaiting the time when j can
dispose OF said land at thousand dol
lars per acre, according to prediction.
A County Sunday School Institute
will be held at the Methodist church IN
Lamar September %, under the direc
tion of Rev. j. G. Carman, State Supt.,
and Mrs. j. A. Walker, Primary Supt.
There will be three sessions, morning
afternoon and evening. All who heard
Mr.. Carman's spirited, earnest addresses
last spring, will wish to be present. Mrs.
Walker, is his able assistant. Bear this
date in mind, and arrange to be present.
All county Sunday school superintend
ents with their teachers are urged to at
tend this institute.
The common school pupils held their
graduation exercies at the opera honse
last Friday night, and the house was
full OF people who came to listen to the
program. The list OF graduates was
long, but each seemed so interesting
that the audience did not tire, and ap.
plauded literally. Music by Bannister's
orchestra was iiberally interspersed with
the program and proved an acceptable
variation. The graduates are to be con
graduated upon the fine showing they
made, and their teachers may well be
proud OF the success OF their efforts.
The class address was delivered by Mrs.
Grenfell, state superintendent, and was
filled with good advice to the young
folks. Miss Sargent, county superin-
tendent OF Bent county, presented the
diplomas and made a short talk.
On last Thursday morning about 4:30
o'clock fire was discovered in j. G.,
Sutherlands crate factory on Railroad
avenue, and before any general alarm
even could be given had spread all over
the building. The fire was fierce one
and nothing could possibly have been
done to save the property after the fire
was discovered. Itspread to some small
outbujldings on G. X. Durant's prop
erty and destroyed them before it could
be controlled. Mr.. Sutherland in the
past two years has built up fine bust
ness in the line Of manufacturing crates
and was just beginning to get his factory
ou pay inS odsis. IL 10 ndru 10 see tne
fruits of hard labor and enterprise wiped
out, but Mr.. Sutherland is one of the
kind that is hard to discourage and we
hope to see his factory in operation
again by next season. He had market
ed about half of his seasons output and
in a few days would have cleaned up
the rest. His loss is estimated at be-
tween four and five thousand dollars
with insurance to the amount OF $1,000
The institution was great benefit to
Lamar and also to the cantaloupe grow
ers of the valley as it checked the rapid
rise in the price of crates that had been
going on for several years previous to
the establishing OF this factory.