The Lamar register., 1905-05-10

Memorial services Will be held AT the
opera house on the last Sunday in May,
which will be on the twenty-eighth OF
the month. Rev. II. G. Magruder of the
Baptist church will deliver the address
Appropriate music will be rendered by
a male quartette and also by mixed
choir.
Next Sunday morning there will be
union services at the opera house, at
which Rev. Connell of the Presbyterian
church will preach the Baccalaurate
sermon to the graduating class of the
Lamar high school. Services will begin
at eleven o'clock. The Baptist church
choir will furnish the music.
The Baptist Awakener is a new La
mar publication with Rev. Thos G.
Magruder as editor. 1t has a very liberal
patronage from our business men and
has wide field to work in. 1t will be
of great help to the cause of righteous
ness in Prowers county.
The land just south OF the town limits,
on the road to the hume has for years
been used as sort Of dump ground for
trash OF all kinds. By order OF tho
county commissioners and the town
council, this is to be stopped. The
ground will be cleaned up, the road
fenced and future offenders will haye
the authorities to answer to.
The pay roll at the factory is now
running about $4,000 per month and
this money is mostly being spent in
town. The large force Of men at work
is making rapid progress on the various
buildings. The walls OF most Of the
buildings are up now and the work on
the roofing is progressing rapidly. 1t
The Brotherhood OF st. Paul held it's
regular monthly meeting last Monday
night at the Methodist church. One
new member was initiated. Owing to
unforeseen circumstances, several who
we're to take part in the evenings pro-
gram, failed to attend, but an enjoyab
evening was spent by those present.
The next meeting will include program
and banquet.
G. r. Seagraves, Travelling Passenger
Agent of the Santa Fe route, was in La
mar yesterday, and spent the day get
ting information in regard to this vcin
ity, which might be Of interest to the
railway company. Mr.. Seagraves has
his headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, and
had not been here for long time. He
was agreeably surprised to note the sub
stantial improvements made and being
made.
Rev. Connell took large audience
with him to Japan, last Friday night at
the opera house. The lecture, which
was illustrated by views, was very ln-
structive and entertaining one. He
knows how to describe the things he
saw In Japan, and his hearers listened
attentively to the rapid flow OF language
which was descriptive. humorous and
full of pathos by turns. The people who
attended know whole lot more about
Japan, its people, manners and customs
than they did, and learned it in pleas
ant way, too.
Ross G. Graden is back from the Ag
ricultural College at Fort Collins where
he won and lost several foot races while
with the track team. All The stir being
made about Ross imposing on the col
| lege to beat them of money, is fake pure
and simple. Ross was engaged by oifi-
GERS of the college who knew he was
professional runner, and his expenses
we're paid by the college, which used
him for the purpose Of trying to win the
state intercollegiate track meet. 1t was
only when he lost a couple of races that
they became indignant and tried to
| make him a scrapegoat to clear their
own skirts. The Fort Collins crowd is
evidently bunch OF cheap would-be-
sports who are perfectly willing to work
bunco game on the other colleges Of
the state, but squeal when they lose
little themselves.
Lamar Always Leads.
Manager Chas. Maxwell. Of the Lamar
Milling & Elevator Co., on Monday
evening made the banner shipment Of
flour in the history of Colorado. At
$50 o'clock that evening double head
er train consisting of 4S cars, all loaded
heavy with -four left the Lamar depot,
covered with banners advertising the
mill. 1t was bound for various points
in New Mexico, Arizona and California,
where the Lamar brands of -four have
become household word and the rs-
cent tie-up of southwestern traffic on the