The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

dren arrived Monday from New York
City to Join her husband who has charge
of portion Of the work on the Amity
dam.
The Lamar Juvenile nine expect to re-
ceive their uniforms tomorrow and will
play the Granada nine at the fair
grounds on Saturday. They claim the
championship Of the valley for their age.
Geo. B. Barnes, of Granada, was La
mar visitor tn Monday. Mr.. Barnes has
large ranch above the Amity canal
north Of Granada, which he is making
arrangements to water with pump and
gasoline engine.
"Doc" Emerson, one of Carrizo's
staunch supporters, has been up in Kio-
wa county for several days looking after
business matters and visiting old friends.
He also stopped several days in Lamar
on his return trip.
Henry Bon Durant was called to Gar
den City last week on the account OF
the serious illness Of his wife, who is
visiting her parents at that place. He
returned this morning leaving Mrs. Bon
Durant much improved.
Miss Lula M. Lashnett and Henry j.
Sommers, recently from Illinois, but
now living at Granada, visited Lamar on
Monday and filed on full section OF
government land under the homestead
and desert acts. Tho land is situated
north Of Granada.
Mrs. 8. q. Koonsman went up the
capital city last week and spent several
days seeing the sights and enjoying a
visit with some Of her old Ohio friends
who were there enroute to California
She returned the first OF the week after
very pleasant trip.
Married-On last Wednesday evening
at the residence of D. W. Robinson, Mr.
Mark H. Finn and Miss Elizabeth May
Schenck, Rev. Oates officiating. The
happy couple are we'll known in Lamar
and have the best wishes and congratu-
lations Of a large circle of friends.
A camping party consisting Of Mr.
and Mrs. Hutchins, Misses Laura and
Agnes Fortune, Misses Robinson, Bur
nett, Welpton, Creaghe and Adams,
Messrs. Dick and Gerald Creaghe, Roy
Adams and Allen Robinson started
south on Monday for the csdars whore
they expect 10 spend week or 30 en-
Ijoying an outing.
A.F. Leach, special agent of the land
Office department. while over at Chiv-
ington investigating some fences sup
posed to be on government land last
Saturday, had the misfortune to lose
horse through sickness. ]. E. Newson
of ChivinRton brought Mr.. Leach bach
to Lamar that night. The horse be
longed to ]. w. Golladay & Son.
Paul Morton, third vice president q
the Santa Fe system, has purchased
fine ranch north Of Lamar, consisting OF
i64O acres in and 1O-22-47 from Perry
L. Cover, of Frederickstown, Ohio, the
former owner. The price paid was SIG,
600. Mr.. Morton is in a position te
know where the most valuable lands
in the Arkansas valley or the west are
located and Of course picked the LANAI
territory to make his investments.
The closing exercises OF the Lamar
public schools were held last Friday
evening at the opera house and wer'
largely attended by the patrons of thu
schools. The graduating class OF th'
high school consisted of Misses Agne'
:. Fortune and Margaret Leatherman ant
Frank Morehouse and H. c. Thurston
Z The program, consisting Of an essay bJ
Miss Leatherman and an Grafton with
some interesting scientific experiment.
by Frank Morehouse and the valedictor,
Grafton by H. G. Thurston, was much
enjoyed by the audience. The schoo
term Just closed was a most successfu
one, and the scholars ard teachers will
now enjoy a we'll earned vacation.
The reorganized Lamar base ball nine
consisting of Cummings and Weed TO
r the battery, and Leon Butler LIST base
: John Mckinley End base, Ora Everett
: 3rd base, VIM. Ryan short stop, and Jacl
> Creaghe, Frank Sayler and Carl Down
| ing, outfelders, played the Las Anima
s nine At tbs fair grounds Sunday and
, proved they VISTA still the same oil
, champions as last yeaF. The score wa
. large, 10 to & in favor OF Lamar. but tb
3 game was replete with brilliant playe
3 the Lamar boys having three double
plays to their credit. Two OF the La
: Animss runs were made In the ninth
inning by cutting bases, but the um
pire decided to let them count as it i
always necessary to give the Las Ami