The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-03

here.
Manager Charming M. Ward of the
Arkansas Valley R. r., was In Chicago
this week attending a meeting OF the
board of directors of the company.
w. II. Carl has taken charge of the
Lamar restaurant, and will manage the
same hereafter. He will make it one Of
the most popular eating places in the
town.
The material for the new depot has
begun to arrive and the contractor Is
now on the ground and will soon COM
mence work on the much talked OF
structure.
Rev. George E. Thompson, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church, expects to be
able to occupy his pulpit next Sunday
morning. Communion service will be
observed in the morning.
An Independent telephone company
has made application for franchise
from the town of Lamar. 1t is only a
through toll line at present but may de
velop local exchanges later on.
The factory Is running along smooth
ly and the beets are rolling in at a rate
never equalled here before. The cam
paign is now we'll under way and every
body is correspondingly happy.
Mrs. Charles Smith, of Colorado
Springs, is visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Merrill Markham. Mrs Smith
formerly resided in Lamar. but it was a
very different looking town then.
County Chairman, M. j. McMilnn Of
the repub lican committee has opened
headquarters in the State Bank block
on the second floor, and will be found
there most Of the time during the next
80 days.
c. NJ. Lee is about to erect an extern
sion to the building he recently put up
on south Main street. A warehouse
will be put on the west end Of the lot.
running back to within few feet OF the
alley, making the building about 100
feet long.
The Social Circle will meet at the
home of Mrs. McAdams, on 7th ST.,
four flocks north Of railroad track, FRI
day afternoon Oct. 9Th. All ladies of
the church and congregation are invit-
ed. Bring your needle and thimble,
there will be work for you.
Work has been begun on removing
the M. E. church and making ready for
commencing the erection OF the hand
location. The new building will cost
about SIS 900, and be one OF the finest
church structures in the valley. We
publish cut Of the proposed building.
Work has commenced on the remodel
ling OF the Bank and Johnston blocks on
the corner Of Main and and Olive streets.
These four buildings with front Of 100
feet will have the fronts taken down and
rebuilt as one front and will be run up
another story, making the largest and
most imposing block in the town, being
1OOx11O feet The w. j. Johnston Mer-
camille Co., will occupy both floors OF
Mr.. Johnston's half OF the block giving
them 1000 square feet of floor space
for the transaction of their large and
growing business. The bank will have
a new entrance on the corner, and the
general appearance Of the building will
be entirely changed. ID. G. Marker will
bay bor 0a NJ tho
A man giving the name Of Martin,
who had been working for about week
for Mr.. Hansen, a renter on the Hard
scrabble ranch, was killed last Wednes-
day morning at the stable on the ranch.
1t was at first supposed that he was
kicked by horse, but the doctors call
ed, Drs. Hasty and Bartlett, both be-
lIeved that the blow which killed him
was struck by an ak. An inquest was
called by Judge Pike and is still in ses-
sion. There seems to have been no
shadow of motive whatever for any
one to kill him, but the testimony of
four doctors, who took part in the au-
topsy all goes to show that he WAS killed
by an Ak. The inquest has been adj
journed until next Tuesday and it is
hoped in the meanwhile something def
mite will develop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Deeter were
pleasantly surprised last Saturday by
the Reading Club. The evening was
spent in playing games, after which a
lunch was served which the ladies had
prepared and brought with them. Dur
ing the evening the plan for reorganIza-
ton was considered end it was proposed
to meet at the Dry Creek school house
next Friday evening to plan for regular
meetings there all winter. Those NOM