The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Fred Mathews, the hustling insurance

Fred Mathews, the hustling insurance
agent, is here this week.
Russell Harney, the negro IN jail for
carving up friend, plead guilty today
and got 80 days and fine of $50.
There was quite refreshing rain last
Friday evening. 1t only lasted for
about an hour, but was very welcome.
The children of the Methodist Sun
day school and some Of their mothers
are enjoying picnic at the fair grounds
this afternoon.
j. NJ. Harris and wife, OF Columbus
Junction, Iowa, are in Lamar this week
visiting with her relatives, j. d. Martin
and Jas, Dodds and families.
James d. Scott. consulting engineer
Of the American Beet Sugar Company,
arrived from Los Angeles today, and
will remain several days.
Prof. c. r. Gillett. entomologist of the
Agricultural college at Fort Collins,
was here this week looking up the bugs
which are bothering crops some.
Mr.. Solomon, representing The Inter
state Savings i Trust Company Of Den
yer, was here Monday, looking over the
various loans which his company has
here.
CRANKY Hillyer went up to Las AMI
mas Monday and spent the day there
attending to matters before the district
court which was holding an adjourned
term.
Mrs. E. M. Whitaker, daughter Nellie,
and son Earl, came up from Springfield
last week and spent several days here,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w, Rob-
ertson.
Robert Dodds and wife, from Kansas,
are visiting with the family Of Mr..
Dodds' brother, Jas. Dodds. They are
returning home from the Epworth con-
vention.
Mrs. Pearl Emerson is visiting friends
in Lamar today. She now lives in Dom
yer, where "Biily" is working for the
Pos tai Co. Her many friends were glad
to see her again.
G. l.. Mcpherson, Of Holly, is in town
to-day, having come up to attend the
adjourned session of the district court
and to attend also, to some personal
business matters,
w. A. Clark, one of the former treas
urers of Kiowa county, now Of Gunni-
son, has been in Lamar the past week
proving up Kiowa county tree claim
before the local land office.
Harry E. Walls, the Las Animas grain
merchant, was here Saturday and Sun
day. He came down with his wife, who
will visit with her sister Mrs. North,
who resides west Of town.
The New York Store advertises this
week big sale to begin on Friday, the
I4th, and to continue until Saturday
night of next week. Big reduction in
prices in all lines will be made.
Mrs. j. D. Martin, who has been visit
ing her daughtea, Mrs. Corey, at Segun-
da, for couple Of weeks, has returned
home, and j. d. has partly recovered
from that "lost" look which he had been
wearing.
The premium list Of the Prowers
County Fair Association will be out in
about one week now, and will show the
largest list of premiums ever offered in
the valley. Get a copy and see what is
offered.
The Mcdonald Stock Co., which COM
pleted an engagement here last Satur-
day night at the opera house, which was
highly satisfactory both to themselves
and the patrons of the house, are to be
here again Fair week.
The Mcdonald Stock Company which
was at the opera house all last week,
had very good houses every night They
presented a variety of plays, and by
their paInstakinR and clever acting,
made many friends among the Lamar
theater goers, They undoubtedly will
receive VAIN welcome when they re-
turn during Fair week.