The Lamar register., 1905-03-29

IN the southeast part Of town to a party
whose name ID not yet learned. The
purchase price was $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Hawkins are now
in Lamar looking for home. Mrs.
Hawkins was formerly Mrs Ida M. Hor-
ton and has many friends here.
Justin d. Bowersock, a prominent at
torney Of Kansas City, Mo-, was here
Monday, taking oepositions in a case
pending in the courts of that city.
Professors Hess and Kerns, of the Las
Anlmas schools. came down with their
base ball boys last Saturday. They en-
joyed themselves, even IL their team did
get beaten.
Under Sheriff Fred Lynch reports
that the printer, who passed a couple of
checks with Editor Lawless' name forg-
ed to them, is now under arrest at
Beuna Vista for similar offense.
The ladies' of the Social Circle are IN
vited to meet with Mrs. L. F. Adams,
Friday afternoon, at 2:3O. Please bring
your thimblee.
MRS. HATTIE MARX, Sec.
Miss Emma Wikoff, of Forest, Ohio,
Is visiting with her brother, H. G. Wi
koff, Miss Wikoff came last week, and
brought with her the eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Wikoff. The boy is named
Gordon.
| ~ hoe fpIra
charge of the trimming department of
Mrs. Payne's millinery store. Mrs.
Payne has large line of the latest
styles of millinery and will be pleased to
see all the ladies at her opening on April
18th.
The Baptist church had social last
Friday night, at their church. A very
entertaining program was presented and
the large crowd present had a most
pleasant time. DR.. Pumpernicke's
Humanaphone was the feature Of the
evening.
F. r. Stover, general agent Of the
Scottish Union Insurance Co., was in
Lamar Monday and yesterday, attend
ing to the company's business here. Mr..
Slower resides in San Francisco, Cal,
but he thinks this a mighty fine coun-
try, with grand prospects for the future
| II. H. Mcdowell was in Denver last
week. Harry don't know whether there
will be new appointment made out for
water commissioner or not as he has
been placed under civil service rules
and can only be fired on charges of mis-
conduct in office, which no one would
have the nerve to bring
The Las Animas high school boys
play base ball with the Lamar high
school boys. They played in the morn
ing at the fair grounds. Lamar won by
a score of 16 to 8. In the afternoon the
Granada school boys tackled the Lamar
team and second time Lamar won.
Score IA fo3.
] The Keller Stock Company was at the
opera house for three nights last week,
closing Saturday night The company
presented their plays in q very pleasing
manner and satisfied the audiences we'll.
| Nothing was slighted, although the
audiences were none too large. Prob
ably when the troupe comes again, it
! will and should receive a better patron
age.
Hon. A. E. Bent came down from
Denver and spent Monday in Lamar. at
tending to various business matters. He
has many interests here which require
his attention at times. He is proving
that he docs not forget Prowers county
while attending to official duties as this
county has received more recognition in
the past two months than ever before
at Denver.
Messrs. Henry T. Oxnard and E. G.
Howe have been in Lamar and vicinity
the past week looking over the sugar
factory and the valuable landed interests
of the American Beet Sugar Co. in this
county, in company with the local mana
ger, Mr.. w. X. Winterhalter. 1t was
the first time Mr.. Oxnard had seen the
lands Of the company hero and he sx-
pressed himself in terms of highest
praise of the country.
There was game Of base ball last
Sunday afternoon between the Lamar
first nine and a picked nine. The game
drew large crowd OF fans down to the
fair grounds and demonstrated that La
mar is amply able to sustain a nine now,
all that is needed is the manager to or
ganize the nine. The game was we'll
played and resulted in victory for the
Lamar Cardinals by a score OF II to 10.
Teachers' Association.