The Lamar register., 1906-06-27

Mclean Bros. and the Fair have new
ads in this issue Of the Register.
There will be regular services at the
Baptist church Sunday morning and
evening.
d. H. Bane, OF Chicago. was in Lamar
this week looking after his Prowers
county interests.
CJ. Themes, of Denver, represent
ing the National Bond Co., is interview
ing our citizens this week.
State Auditor A. E. Bent is in Lamar
today completing the arrangements for
the installation of the new heating
plant.
c. l.. Mcpherson. the old time Holly
merchant, WAS up from the east end yes
terdsy attending to some business mat
ters.
Miss May Nelson, who has been visit
ing with her aunt. Mrs. Isaac Dewitt,
for several weeks, returned yesterday to
her home in Jerssyville, Illinois.
Jesse Johnston returned last Satur
day from Oberlin, Ohio, where he has
been attending coolidge the past year,
and will spend the summer at home.
John Duncan, the rustling real estate
agent at Holly, was here doing business
yesterday. In the evening he went up
70 Prowers to see some parties in that
vicinity.
Judge Thorne's court is busy today
with an appeal case from Holly, Nc
Graw va. There, and large number of
the citizens OF that town are here as
witnesses.
Work on the cement walks in Paving
Dist No. 2 began again this week. and is
being rapidly pushed. They have sut-
ficient stock of cement in sight to com
plete the contract.
The Social Circle of the Presbyterian
church will meet at the home Of Mrs. j.
M. Johnston Friday afternoon June %.
All ladies' Of the church and congrega-
tion are cordially invited.
Charles Anderson, who was arrested
last week for stealing a gun from Reece
Devil, pleaded guilty on Monday before
Judge Thorns and was given ten days
in Jail and IS fine and costs.
Another tent show is il town today,
Eilsr's "mammoth" production OF Rip
Van Winkle. They will probably have
agood crowd il the wind let's up enough
30 they can raise the tent.
The Lamar base ball nine went to
Holly Sunday, and suffered their first
defeat this season, the Holly boys win
ming by a score Of to 4. 1t was good
gone and was we'll played by both mines.
The rain last Saturday night made
quite change in the weather and it
WAS 30 cool that many would have made
fires in their parlors and sitting rooms
il the stoves had not been taken down
A couple Of engines bearing the label
Arkansas Valley R. r." were brought
into Lamar Monday afternoon, being
part Of freight train. They attracted
quite little attention and looked good
10 the people.
Monday afternoon four or five "bums'
who were working out a police court
fine, got tired OF their work and bade
Marshal Russell hasty good by and lit
out. They will keep shy of Lamar in
the future, anyway.
c. B. McNerney and wife and three
sons, Des Moines. Iowa, are visiting with
p. s. Lynch and family this week. Mr.
McNerney ID brother OF Mrs. Lynch,
and is quite heavily interested in Prov
ers county real estate.
A large party of Lamar young ladies
had a picnic at the Four Mile Water
Hok last Friday. They had very en-
joyable time they said, which was more
than could be said for the boys, who
were left at home.
George Kelley bought a quarter sec
tion OF land down under the proposed
south side ditch last Saturday. He
made the purchase from Miss Angie
Mcclure, who owned the land. The
price paid was six dollars per acre.
The weeds are growing fast along the
new sidewalks. A little work now will
clean the pests out, later it will be hard
work. The streets and alleys committee
could do some good work by notifying
the owners of the lots to clean up.
Last Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Mr.. Newman H. Lewis and Miss Olive
Thatcher were united in marriage by
Rev. Auman. OF the Methodist church
The ceremony took place at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Doughty
Mr.. Lewis Is the editor Of the Granada
Tlmes. Miss Thatcher was formerly q
teacher in the schools Of Prowers coun
ty. We wish the young couple lonf
..l x,c.,..ona life tooathar