The Lamar register., 1903-12-23

Mrs Geo. w. Hunter. for visit. Mrs.
Cline now resides at Rocky ford.
The strike situation in Lamar is moi
30 "striking" as it was last week. Al
one of the members Of Lamar Union No
l remarked "it was 200 against 2, ant
the won out"
Miss Lulu Horn came down from Grip
pie Creek, where she is teaching, last
Saturday and spent a few days at home
after which she left for Missouri tc
spend he vacation.
Nj. o. Dick, the big insurance mar
who makes headquarters at Trinidad
has been here for several days, instiiling
his insurance ideas into the minds OF
several OF our citizens.
Rev. II. Warren Nice, OF Larimie, Wy
oming preached last Sunday at the Bap-
t,st church and will hold services again
next Sunday at tie request of the con-
gregation who were much pleased with
him.
The Hills of California. which were to
be in evidence at the opera house last
Friday night failed to show up. 1t was
currently reported that The Hills OF
California we're lost on the Plains OF
Nebraska.
Ali the churches will have the usual
Christmas eve entertainments at their
churches tomorrow evening. The child
dren are all anticipating great time
and the events are about the sole object
Of their talk.
Miss Iva Markham, who has been at
tending school at Baldwin, Kansas.
since last fall came home last Sunday
morning and will remain until after the
first Of the year, with her parents. She
will return then to school.
Chet Mourning left on the noon train
yesterday for Springfield, Mo-, where he
has opportunities of engaging in his
trade as brick layer. Chet said he was
not going to be showed" but to show
the people how to lay brick.
The mill is temporarily closed down
while new engine and boilers are be-
ing installed. When ready to start
again the mill will be equipped with the
most up to date engine on the market.
The Lamar Mill company always keeps
in the lead.
The pupils at the school on the hill
sent in a petition to the school board
last week, to have a two weeks vacation
and in anticipation OF refusal made
great preparations for strike. The re-
fusal occurred all right, but the strike
did not materalize.
Cliff Doty, yo' NJ man who came
here last fall seeking Improvement in
health and which he is steadily finding.
is enjoying visit from his brother,
Claude Doty and little sister, Lucille,
who came last week from their home at
Stronghurst, Illinois.
]. w. Marker has been at home the
past week on the sick list. Mr.. Marker
is now located at La Juuta with the
Colorado Telephone Co., and as he has
had considerable experience in that line
of business and is an able business man
ager, as well as very accommodating
gentleman, we predict rapid promotion
for him.
The Dodds Commercial College will
conduct school in Lamar a sufficient
length of time to graduate all students
who enter for a full course by Jan to
IL, 1904. The growth of this branch OF
the college has exceeded all expecta-
ton and the work, since its opening, has
cen most satisfactory. Notice the
special holiday terms given in another
column.
The 18th annual ball OF the Lamar
firemen will be given at the opera house
on next Thursday evening, New Years
eve, and will be grand masque ball.
Their annual bail has come to be re-
garded as the social affair OF the holida,
season, and every body should attend as
we'll for the good time as for the en-
couragcm"nt Of the good work done b.
o, volunteer fire company.
Mrs Clara Hillix, of Florence, grand
manager OF the Women of Woodcraft.
visited the local lodge last Wednesday
In the evening she was entertained by
the ladies at the lodge room and the
officers of the Woodmen and their wives
were invited. There was large crowd
out and everyone enjo. ed jolly good
time. Refreshments we're served by the