The Lamar register., 1904-06-01


Co., 4l6l Easton Ave-. st. Louis. and
would be pleased to have any Of his
friends call on him when in the city.
Misses Zella Wood, Alta Lyons, Phebe
Webster, Anna Buntrock and Mayo
Pratt, and Ralph Garriston, gradu-
ates Of the Holly school, were here at
tending the. exercises last week and
visiting friends.
Over two hundred Mexicans arrived
in town yesterday and last night, to
work in the beet fields. They will be
apportioned out among the farmers in
numbers needed. They will remain un,
til the beets are thinned and possibly
for other work.
David B. Novels arrived in Lamar
Sunday morning, having come from In
diana. He came to attend TO some priv
ate business, as we'll as to look after
some matters pertaining to The Fort
Lyon Canal Company, of which be is
one OF the directors.
ouhouy Wuo "PPAoPA'"'y
observed last Sunday, in the exercise.
held at the opera house. The attend
ance was large. all the seats being filled.
The old soldiers were not many, only
about dozen, but the services were g.
sincere and impressive as though there
had been, thousands. Rev. Auman, OF
the Methodist church, delivered the ad-
dress, and it was mastery discourse,
paying tribue to the nation and its gal
liant defenders. Rsvs. Moore, Purcell,
and Rife also assisted in the exercises,
and appropriate music WIS rendered by
the choirs Of the different churches.
The bad washont at Horse creek.
which threatened to put the Fort Lyon
canal out OF business for about sixty
days, has, through the energetic action
taken by President Messenger and the
directors, been put in condition to carry
water. and water was turned into the
canal last Monday. The washout wat
serious mishap, but owing to the
prompt measures taken, the damage to
the crops will not amount TO anything
The water right owners owe vote OF
thanks to their management for it's sue
cessful treatment OF the matter.
Decoration day was well observed last
Monday. A large procession, headed by
the Citizens band. formed in front Of
the Masonic Temple and marched to the
Riverside cemetery, There Rev. Purcell
of the Presbyt terian church delivered a
short address, but one which was full Of
sentiment and tribute the living as we'll
as the dead heroes. The old soldiers
then placed flowers upon the graves OF
all their comrades, whose last resting
place was IN the cemetery, and also upon
the graves OF the confederate soldiers,
two of whom are buried there. The
militia company fired the salute, aud
taps was sounded. and the march back
to town was begun. A very large crowd
WIS present, aud every grave in the
Gem. terry was decked with flowers.
Albert Stream, the marriage license
clark ut the county clerks office, has
been quite busy the past week and has
issued licenses to the following happy
couples; May 25-Rav Mc9rath and
Miss Gertrude Lamper, both Of Lamar
Ma 2s--C. M. Scriven and Miss Bertha
j Jsnklns, both of GrsnHdH, May 3O-W.
II. Blosser and Miss Lei. MTweedie.
beth of Lamar. May 3l-H.rschel
Horn and Miss Dena Thoman, both Of
Lamar. June l-Minton Snyder and
Miss. S. Dee Davis. both Of Lamar; J. r.
Conard and Miss Margaret EsThomp-
son, both Of Holly; L. A. Pdtinton Jr.
and Miss Grace Shsppell, both of Ora
NADIA The wish of the Register is that
happiness and prosperity may be as
plentiful to them Hs is the compan,
with which they haye started on the
journey.
The graduation exercises last Wednes-
day evening were attended by very
large crowd, many were unable to find
seats, and in fact, standing room was
scarce. The graduates were from the
eighth grade IN the various schools oi
the county, aud there WAS fine displa y
made when the curtain rose upon the
young ladies and young men, seated
upon the stage. The program went