The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-21

Sheriff Geo. II. Thomas moved his
family up from Amity last week, and is
now occupying the house owned by the
county adjoining the court house prop
erty.
Judge Thorne in the county court
Monday reversed the case of the town OF
Lamar vs.. Robert Pennington, on APP
peal from the police court, and dismiss
ed the charge against the defendant.
c. L. Margrave, of Brookfield, Mis-
souri,, who recently purchased the Moury
farm on the north side of the river, ar
and children, and is living in town at
present.
j. o. Stream is preparing to plant II
large grove of forest trees on his school
land near the reservoirs, SO the picnic
parties which will go to that resort on
the new railroad will IN few years have
i fine place to enjoy themselves.
Mr.. Jay NJ. Lind, representing The
Home League, an orphanage in Den yer,
vas in Lamar the other day on his an
nual trip, solititing subscriptions. He
| has many here who give regularly every
year, as his institution is one worthy of
help.
The Social Circle will be entertained
by Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Main, at the
home of Mrs. Lee, Friday afternoon,
Mar. %. New officers will be cleo ted for
the coming year and it is hoped that ali
the members will make it convenient to
be present.
Charles w. Clark, after spending
couple OF weeks down in Texas and other
far off southern States returned home
the first Of the week, and is busy again
at his desk in the county clerks OIL ce.
He had fine trip and saw many sig is,
but nothing that looked as good to him
as home.
j. A. Wilcoxson returned this week
from North Carolina, where he has been
engaged in handling horses and mules
for the past year. He finds no other
place equal to the Arkansas valley and
especially the vicinity of Lamar, and
will again engage III the cattle business
here.
II. II. Wohleuburg, who has been run
ming a machine and carpenter shop here
for some years, left this morning for
eastern Iowa with his family. Mr..
Wohlenburg was called there to look
after the interests OF his father who is
quite advanced in years, but says he will
again be q resident of Lamar in the fu-
ture.
The Granada teachers are making ex-
tensive preparations to entertain the
teachers of the county on April It'll. A
banquet will be served at the close Of
the afternoon program and DIR. Phillips
of Denver University will address the
teachers at the forenoon and evening
sessions. The banquet will be free to
visiting teachers, and the lecture will tie
free to all.
S. l.. Knox. colored, was given pre-
liminary trial before Junge Pike last
Friday on charge of larceny, and bound
over to the district court IN April. He
got card through the postoffice, which
was intended for l.. l.. Knox of Baca
county, notifying him that there was IN
express package at the depot. He call
ed at the depot, signed for the packing.
and took It, Some OF the goods were RI
covered when he was arrested.
Dave Zimmerman, who was one OF the
early settlers in Lamar, but who left
here about twelve years ago, was here
last week for the first time since he re-
moved. He was not much surprised at
the great developements, as he always
thought this would be a great county
in time and he said "The time is here"
Mr.. Zimmerman is now residing in Ar
kansas and was on his way home from
Arizona, where he had been on large
land deal.
Patten g. Perry, In Jerry from Kerry.
had a large audience at the opera house
last Saturday night. A couple of little
"pieces" and large number OF bright
and entertaining special acts constitut
ed the program. The audience was well
pleased with the show and the people
constituting the troupe. They were
nice people and every thing on the stage
was clean and the troupe will be wei
coined when they return here. The
music was some OF the best ever heard
in Lamar.
AS there have only been three or four
scores over $50 at the bowling alley, Man
ager Strain felt safe last Saturday in
offering two dollar prize to any of our
experts who would beat that figure.
few minutes afterwards Tom Hover