The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-05-09

II rs EepOrIeu lndt trdin hummer I'VE
ran into an extra at Hilton hill thus
IN rning and several cars were derailed
No body was hurt which was fortunate
Contractor Everett has completed the
work ON the cement ditch along Elm
street and the ditch will nov be covered
from Main street to to the east line of
town.
Communion service will be observed
at the NJ. E. church next Sunday morn
ing and Presiding Elder DIR. r. a.
Chase of Colorado Springs will preach
in the evening.
Tx Doughty went up to Las Ami
mas on Monday TO attend the meeting
of the direct ors of The Fort Lyon Canal
Company and attend to some title ex-
amInations.
Services at the Christian church next
Sunday at the usual hours. Morning
subject, philip Finding Nathaniel
Evening subject, Jesus and His
Friends"
Albert w. Creager has purchased the
Feast residence property in the north
west part OF town and will reside there.
He intends to made some improvements
and to raise fruit.
On last Friday the Lamar boys went
to Granada for game of base ball. They
won out by a score of to 8, after one of
the best and most exciting games ever
played in the valley.
DIR. j, S. Hasty, d. B, Novels and B.
II. McClave all went up to Las Animas
last Monday to attend the regular
monthly meeting of the directors of The
Fort Lyon Canal Company.
Miss Alberta Chapman, of Wichita,
Kansas, an elocutionist who is highly
recommended will give recital at the
Baptist church next Tuesday evening.
A rare treat is in store for all who at
tend,
Franz Bros. have sugar proposition
in the this issue that all readers of the
Register should be sure to see. The
firm is determined to give the people Of
this section no excuse to patronize the
stores.
Assessor +. H. Rosacrans went to Pu-
eblo last Saturday morning being called
on account of the serious illness of his
Mrs. Lewis. He returned yes
terday and reports his daughter out OF
danger after n severe illness.
The city council met in regular session
on Monday night. An ordinance fixing
the curb lines on the streets was passed
a nd will be found in this issue. An or
dinace granted the Lamar Electric Co
a franchise for a heating plant was con-
sidered but has not yet been passed.
The Springfield mail team took Il
squirt from the depot last Monday morn
ing and ran down Nam street at livey
rate. The driver pluckily hung on to
the buggy and stopped the runaways
after short time. No damage done,
except boxed pig badly scared and
off.
Parties interested In making final
proofs before the Lamar office should
that next week is the last
chance TO advertise for final proofs be-
fore the removal to Pueblo takes place.
If you wish to prove up before the local
office you should make applica ton i'm
mediately.
The dry land boom In western Kansas
Is beginning to slop over into Colorado
now, and few advance stragglers are
coming In looking for cheap lands above
the bitches. We have plenty of it to
them, and they will find
better soil and more rainfall than west
ern Kansas can boast.
Last Sunday night man died on
tram number ten, and his body was
taken from the train here. He was con-
and was returning to his east
ern home, in company with his wife and
daughter. The body was properly pre-
pared by Undertaken Maxwell and ship
ped east Monday night.
The Lamar Odd Fellows have organ
lied Temple association and will soon
the erection OF a large block
with 90 feet front on site to be select
ed the latter part of the present week.
Plenty on stock has been subscribed 10
insure handsome and Commencement
lodge rooms with two large business
rooms underneath.