The Lamar register., 1905-08-16

meeting at the NJ. E. church on Monday
evening. There was special program
and refreshments were served, king
pleasant evening for all.
Both the Methodist and Baptist
churches have granted their pastors
vacations for the balance OF August and
the Presbyterian church is holding only
morning services, so Lamar will have
very restful Sundays this hot weather.
VIM Marburg and Chas. +. Coatney,
New York City, are in Lamar this week
visiting with the formers brother, A..
Marburg. OF the north side. They have
been taking tour OF the west and
wound up with the best part Of it,
Prowers county.
N. A. Lockwood, superintendent at
the sugar factory, returned last week
from Norfolk, Neb., where he had been
for week. He brought back with him
Mrs. Lockwood and the children and is
now living in the Rust residence in the
north part OF town.
We failed to mention E. NJ. Mears' re-
turn from the Portland fair last week.
He got good, he says, while away and
quit smoking, chewing, and-well, sew
eral other things-and we were unable
to recognize him. He looks same as
ever now, 50 We guess it is wearing off !.
Mrs. Rosamond and her three children,
who have been visiting for several weeks
with her sister, Mrs. M. j. McMillin,
left this week for Denver. From there
they will go to Salt Lake and the Port
land Fair, after which they will go TO
California where they expect to make
their home.
The parties who burned the wooden
man cigar sign Of the Clark & Conwell
cigar stand last Sunday may have made
more trouble than they thought and it
will be for themselves too. Some people
have queer ideas as to what constitutes
Joke and lesson to such IS good
thing at tunes.
Paving DIST. No. . presented it's pc
tition to the city council this week. 1t
includes the territory from Pearl street
on the south to Maple street on the
north and from Main street on the east
| to Sth street on the west, and on some
streets it runs out as far rs l1th street.
The frontage foots up 40,930 feet and is
signed by 20 per cent Of the property
| holders.
Wellington E. Fee has his law card in
this weeks paper. Mr.. Fee is well
known here where he has been located
for some time, and has been studying
for his profession several years. He has
recently successfully passed the state
bar examination, and been admitted to
the profession. His many friends here
will congratulate him on his success so
far, and are sure bis well known energy
and ability will secure him a paying
practice.
The citizens of Lamar are requested
by members OF the fair association to
throw open their houses and rent all
the rooms they can possibly spare dur
ing fair week. There is to be large
crowd here and arrangements have been
made with the Santa Fe 30 that old
soldiers going to the G. A. r. reunion
can stop over here without additional
cost, and the indications are this will add
greatly to the crowd here that week.
All parties who can possibly spare rooms
are requested to give their names and
the number they can accommodate to
Geo. A. Watson at once.
DIED-On last Friday afternoon at
the home OF her parents, Lillian Ethel,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Erb;
age years months Il days. The
cause OF death was heart trouble and it
came very suddenly, as while she had
been sick some days no one was expect
ing any serious trouble, and the little
one was laughing few minutes before
death came. The funeral service was
held from the house on Sunday after
noon and conducted by Rev. Aumau, and
the remains laid to rest in Riverside
cemetery. The casket was covered with
beautiful flowers, the tokens Of love
brought by her little friends. The be
reaved parents have the deepest sympa-
thy OF the community in their great
loss.