The Lamar register., 1905-03-22

w. H. Hardten is in town, having come
from st. Mary's Kansas, to attend to
matters concerning his farm east of town.
County Clerk Robinson today issued
marriage license to Mr.. John Bates. Of
Lamar, and Mrs. Marion Dunbar, of Du-
range, Colorado.
Thomas Merrigan, Of Clyde, Mo-, ar
rived in Lamar this morning. He is
interested in some valuable Prowers
county lands and will remain several
days.
The county treasurer's office is in
trouble today. The vault combination
lock has the treasurer shut out. All ex-
county treasurers and several others
have in vain tried to make it work, but
so far the lock refuses to combine.
The entertainment at the opera house
last night was a very enjoyable one.
The magician. Lee Stewart, was very
smooth and his tricks amazed as well as
amused. The musician was also very
good, and in addition to his musical
numbers, MIR. Gsrretson displayed him
self as an adept IN juggling. 1t was a
nice, clean and worthy performance and
and deserved a much better audience
than was present.
The Kansas City Bridge Co. has the
men and material on the ground for tho
construction of the Lamar bridge and
the work will be pushed now and the
company claims completed by the con-
tract time, April 8. Work commenced
last Thursday. The new part of the
bridge will be much superior to the old
portion and will represent saving Of
over 3l7OO from the combine prices.
The Prowers county board Is proving
| that combines can be busted.
The commissioners held q special ses-
sion on Monday to consider bids for
road and bridge repairs in some parts
of the county. The contract for the
bridge repairs at Carlton went to the
Bullen Bridge Co. The gravelling OF
the road from the Lamar bridge will be
done by j. s. Sterrett and that at Ora
NADIA by E. S. Darrough. This work
will be one Of the greatest improvments
ever made on the roads Of this county
and the money for the work was saved
by the board in the bridge deal along
with the much more important fact OF
| breaking the bridge combine.
The congregation Of the Presbyterian
church last Sunday voted on the ques-
ton Of building a new church on the
lots at the corner Of Olive and Fifth
streets recently acquired by the church.
The vote was unanimous in favor of the
building proposition and the board was
not limited as to the amount to be
spent. They have sufficient funds in
sight to insure very handsome and
we'll arranged church and will COM
mence work as soon as their plans are
completed. The building will In every
way be q credit to the town and source
Of pride and great convenience to the
members Of the church and the congre-
CATION.
The convention of tho citizens party
was held last Saturday evening at the
court house and was very harmonious
affair. CRANKY Hillyer was made chair
man and II. II. Mcdowell secretary.
The retiring city officials, Mayor G. G.
Huddleston, trustees j. Il. Lawless, L.
II. Manville and w. A. Merrill, were
given unanimous renominations. Mer-
rill Markham was elected chairman Of
tho city committee, and then the gleat
contest of the evening came on the elec-
ton of a secretary for the committee
II. II. Mcdowell, DIR. Fewkes and L. J.
Sayler were nominated, and the ballot
stood Mcdowell 8, Fewkes 4 and Sayler
3. A prolonged contest seemed certain
as the friends of all candidates were
steadfast, but Chairman Hillyer solved
the problem by stroke Of parliament
ary brilliancy that must have made
Gear Reed turn over In his grave. He
decided that plurality was good
enough and Mcdowell was counted in.
The convention then got unanimous
again and adjourned.