The Lamar register., 1906-07-18

ing seryice, Sacrament of the Lords
Supper. Evening. 1.-The Greatest Sup
per of ALL"
MIR. and Mrs. j. M. Wallace leave today
for Garden City, Kansas, where they will
make their home for the present, Mr.
Wallace having a good position with
the new sugar factory there.
A travelling feather renovator man
was here this week. He had his shop
fixed up on big wagon. He found con
siderable work, and those for whom he
renovated" say that he did good work
Dry Creek went on tear last Sunday
as result of the big Iain the night ls-
fore and washed out some OF the Santa
Fe track causing few hours delay in
some Of the morning trains. The damage
done was not great.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Shaub, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Butler, Miss Annie Mourning and
Mr.. McGrath formed a very congenial
party, which went to Denver on Morday
to see the city with the herd OF Elks
roaming around the streets.
Nj. F. Kinney of Butler, Mo , and his
son, II. II. Kinney, of Kansas City, were
here last week. looking over the country
south, with view of getting a claim
under the new ditch in prospect. They
were well pleased with the country.
Quite a number of Russian farmers
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Lamar this week and rented farms to
raise sugar beets next season. These
men are rifty farmers and the results
and prospects at Lamar are most pleas
ing to them.
Mr.. Buckner, former newspaper
man, residing near st. Louis, Mo, was
here Monday and Tuesday and took a
good look over the country south Of
may conclude to take up portion of 1t
for a home.
George ID. Robinson went up to Gree
ley last Monday and will visit In that
town for a few days. He did not an
uounce his intended trip but left word
for the deputy TO take care of all the
business of the county clerks Office un-
til he returned.
The statements of the two Lamar
banks on July lst show about $4,000
on deposit, and the three banks in the
east end of the county will run this to-
tai up to over 100000. This is quite
tidy surplus for county with popu-
lation of about 1900 of all ages.
W. H. Harden, who resides at Msrys-
vile. Kansas, but who has a fine farm
east OF town, is here on his semi annual
trip to SEQ how affairs are progressing.
Mr.. Hardten regards his Colorado farm
as a mighty good Investment. and would
reside here il his other interests per-
mitted.
DR.. w. T. Moore. of Columbia, Mis-
souri,, will preach at the Christian
church Sunday, July %, morning and
evening. DR.. Moore is one Of the lead
ing preachers and educators OF the day
and everyone is invited to be present
and enjoy the educational and spiritual
feast.
On last Saturday night Lamar was
visited by genuine downpour of rain
Nearly IL inches fell in a very short
space of time, and those who were call
ed out Of their beds by the alarm OF fire
wondered how fire could get started
..l al.
where.
The Women's Mass Meeting on Sat-
urday afternoon proved the interest felt
in civic reform. A committee was ap-
pointed to draw up a constitution, and
the organization will be completed next
Tuesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at the
Methodist church. Offers will be cleo
cd, and the constitution presented. All
Interested IN the moral improvement Of
the town and county are cordially in
vited.
An alarm OF fire called many of our
citizens out to the Presbyterion church
list Sunday morning, but the fire was
soor extinguished without any serious
damage. 1t was only good fortune,
however, that saved the church at all,
as the fire had started about a. m
from some rags and linseed oil being
confined in small closet, and Mayor
Chas. Maxwell happened to be prssing
and noticed it just as the fire became
visible. He had come in on No. .,
| which happeped to be about two hours
late. A number of early risers were at
the lunch counter on Main street and it
was quick work by the mayor and them
that saved the handsome church build
| ing from the flames.
Bowling Contests.
Owing to the absence OF Captain Der