The Lamar register., 1906-08-29
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bell, Of Arkansas

Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bell, OF Arkansas
City. Kansas, spent Sunday In Lamar
visiting with Mrs. Bells sister, Mrs. f.
II Friend. They were on their wav
home from Denver, and other points in
Colorado.
w. II. Konkel, of Villas, Baca county
Colo, was here the latter part Of last
week, accompanied by his daughter,
brother, the Rev. Guy Konkel, and will
attend school the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bentley. who are La
,, mar people. are here this week with the
Geidun Stock Company, playing at the
opera house. Mrs. Bently is a daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. Il. Lee, OF Lamar
and is we'll known to the older residents
of the town.
Some of the boys who attend the
shows at the opera house annoy the au
dience very much by their whistling.
Some of these boys may get their names
in the papers as beng experts and will
probably get request to stay at home
if their names should be made public.
G. II. Downer, formerly of Lamar, but
now of La Junta, where he is deputy
county treasurer, was here Sunday, Wis
iting with his brothers. Dave and Sam
Downer were here also, and the six
brothers had a reunion, it being the
first time for several years that they had
all been together.
w. E. Nogal, recently OF Glenwood
Springs, Colo, has come to Lamar to
become resident. He will open har-
ness and saddlsry shop on north Main
street In one OF the new Strain block
rooms. Mr.. Nogal has purchased lots
on the hill in the south part OF town and
will reside there. Mrs. Nogal is with
her husband.
The police court had heavy docket
yesterday. The women OF one of the
town resorts had a man arrested for
making love too violently, and he IN
turn had the whole bunch pulled for
running that sort of house. Both
sides had heavy fines to pay and will
probably fight their ''love" affairs out
at home after this, and keep on the OPP
posite side of the street from the po-
lice court.
The republican county committee
met in Lamar yesterday and elected
Oscar Downing as the new committee
man from Precinct No. 10 and j. r.
Gordon from Precinct No. IL. 1t was
voted to hold a convention to elect dele
gates to the various state and district
conventions on Sept. 8, the primaries
being held on Saturday Of this week.
The committee is called to meet again
Immediately after the county conven-
tion next Wednesday to call the conven-
tion for nominating county officers.
Miss Elizabeth Doughty invited the
parents of her pupils to attend musi-
cal recital by her class at her home on
last Saturday evening. The program
was made up of numbers by each Of her
pupils large and small alike, and was
quite entertaining. The work Of the
class was quite credit to her, and shows
the pains and care she takes with her
pupils. MISS Doughty leaves in a few
ddys for. Denver to ofcobtinue her hiusi-
cal studies there.
Frank Gamble, of Hazelton, Kansas
arrived here last Sunday and will be-
come citizen Of Lamar. He will be in
charge of the new cement plant which
will begin operations in few days. Mr..
Gamble is we'll acquainted with the bus
mess having had much experience In
making cement blocks, brick, tiles and
other articles of cement construction.
He brought four men with him, who
will also be employed in the work. The
plant of the company is located east OF
the mill where the hay baling plant was
formerly operated.