The Lamar register., 1903-07-15

son Kan, are here visiting MIR. and Mrs,
c. G. Huddleston. Mr.. Kraus is broth
er of Mrs. Huddleston. They are enroute
to Colorado Springs to spend the sum-
mer,
Miss Rosamond Zimner, of Manistee,
Michigan, is visiting with her brother,
w. A. thinner OF the Up-to-Date Drug
Co. Miss thinner will remain for quite
visit with her brother and sister-in-
law.
]. *. Doughty went up to Las Ami
mas on Friday last and spent the day
there attending to business before the
county court and in the county clerks
office, He returned on the midnight
train.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Reeder, Of Welaka,
Florida, are visiting with the family Of
D. E. Cooper, and will spend few days
here, having stopped off on their way to
California, They are cousins OF Mrs.
Cooper.
w. H. Hardten, of st. Marys, Kansas,
is spending few days here inspecting
the prospects of crop on his fine farm
just east OF town. He is going to have a
good crop, but thinks Colorado ought to
do better.
Milo Shelton, who has been clerking in
job nstons dry goods store for for several
years last past, expects to leave next
Saturday for the west. He has position
in the same town where Fred Kelsey is
now living.
| A blind man was on the streets last
Thursday and ground out some heart
rending sounds from some kind Of an al
leded musical instru ment. 1t is a won
der that the poor man Is not crazy as
we'll as blind.
Charley. the young son OF Chas. S.
Rampenthall, was brought IN from his
north side home today suffering from
broken arm which he received from
fall out of wagon. The limb was set
this afternoon.
Messrs E. E. and T. J. Conway, OF
Marshall, Missouri, are here for the pur
pose of buying horses and mules. The
gentlemen handle large numbers OF this
kind OF stock and are prominent on the
st. Louis market.
A certain young lady in town has the
mumps, and when asked to make n
'swell" item out Of it she refused the
use of her name. She said it was a
"cheeky" piece of business, that is the
mumps, we suppose.
CRANKY Hlllyer and N. N. Mclean
and some others left for Denver this
morning. to take some part in the polit-
ical meetings which will be pulled off in
Denver today and tomorrow. They
wanted to be in the fun.
Miss Emma Tewell, who has been
away for the past month visiting in
Pittsburg, Kansas, returned home the
first of the week and is again in her po-
sition at the Lamar Seed Company's Of
fee. She had pleasant vacation.
The open air meeting last Sunday
night was attended by a large congre-
CATION. Rev. More, of the Christian
church, delivered the sermon, and it
was an interesting one as well as in
structive. Another meeting next Sun
day evening at the same place.
The managers of the fair association
have told us that there will be as one Of
the attractions at the next fair, a "merry
go-round", and they are sure that the
little folks and the big solks and every
body else will be highly pleased. 1t is
fun to watch the machine, even if one
does not ride.
Saturday afternoon about 6 o'clock
this section had soaking rain. From
all appearances as the storm came up,
there were many who feared hail
storm, but the rain only came, just a
few drops of hail, and as consequence,
the water which fell was of great bene
fit both north and south.
j. Bailey, of Florence, Kansas, is Wis
iting in Lamar. Mr.. Bailey was asses
sor Of old Bent county some twenty
years ago, and this is his first view Of
the country for eighteen years. He is
amazed at the progress Of the country,
but at the same time, he is glad to find
many of his old time friends still living
L. Writ Markham went TO Denver on
Monday on n freight train. AS he took
along two chr loads of big fat cattle, it
is presumed that he will return on a
Pullman. He will remain until after
Wednesday, and will attend the meeting
of the republican state central commit
tee. A. E, Bent left for Denver on Mon
day night, and he also will attend the
meeting of the COMMITTEES.