The Lamar register., 1907-05-08

cases being disposed Of
Money to Loan-On farm property.
No appraisers,money paid as soon as alb
stract approved. j. S. HAsTY.
j. L. Hunt has purchased lot in the
Cottage Place Addition to Lamar, and
will soon commence the erection of q
neat residence there.
Mrs. J. B. Dickinson left this morning
for Los Angeles to join her daughter,
Mrs. L. F. Adams, who has been there
several months in the hope that the
climate may benefit her health.
The Lamar eighth grade boys went to
Holly last Saturday to play the Christie
pher nine at that place. 1t was an ex-
citing game and was won by the Lamar
boys by score of 10 to 6.
Sheriff Thomas, Undersheriff Lynch
and M. j. McMillin took Andrew John
son to Canon City last Sunday morning,
and landed him safely in that institu-
ton where he will be kept until the
date fixed for his hanging.
The city paid the $500 reward it had
offered for the capture of the murderer
Of night Marshal Frisbie to Messrs.
Bailey and Huff of Kiowa county at
their meeting ON Monday night Of this
week.
A big crowd of several hundred pack
ed the excursion train to Wiley last
Sunday and hung on the COW catcher
and other places to witness the game Of
base ball between the Cardinals and the
Wiley nine. The game resulted in q
victory for the Wiley boys BY a score Of
8 to3.
An important real estate deal took
place yesterday when State Treasurer
Bent purchased the City Livery Bs rn
property from L. v. Golladay. The
consideration was $4,000, and will mean
in time a great deal for the Improvement
Of Fourth street.
The school election was very tame
affair at the Central School building on
Monday. Only few voters turned out
as there was no contest Of any kind.
Cora Strain was elected president for
one year and ]. A. Cook secretary for
the full term Of three years.
The art exhibit at the Presbyterian
church last week was very fine and H.
truotive attraction, but did not draw
the attendance either the cause or the
exhibit deserved. 1t was owing how
ever to the many counter attractions
last week. More than $50 was raised for
the decoration of the schools.
The game Of base ball between the
La Junta and Lamar high school teams
on last Saturday resulted in . victory
for La Junta by score Of 13 to :. 1t is
the first defeat Of the Lamar high school
nine in several years, and they are ex
cusable as they held the La Junta boys
even with the exception Of one bad in
ming, the 7th, in which the visi tors made
seven runs.
Commissioners Sayler and Gregory
met on Thursday for the regular
monthly session Of the board, and after
transscting some routine matters ad-
journed until Wednesday in hopes that
Commissioner Reynolds, who had been
in the east, would be able to be present
and take part in the consideration OF
some Of the matters which will come be-
fore this session.
At the city council meeting on Mon
day night lids for the purchase Of the
city hose house were opened and Ed II.
Apologize was the successful bidder, his
proposition being for s5O75 cash. The
property will be remodelled and made
into q handsome business house, but
work will not commence until after
August LIST, as the city does not vacate
until that time. Mr.. Apologize will
ocsupy the north room with his jewelry
store when the improvements are COM
pleted.
The entertainment given by local tai
emit assisted by several Musicians from
Granada at the opera house last Friday
night was very pleasing to the large au-
dience. All the numbers on the program
were rendered In a manner that reflected
great credit on the performers, and the
audience Was very unanimous in their
praise. 1t was given under the aus
p,cee of the Brotherhood Of st. Paul and
netted quite large sum to the new
church fund. The Brotherhood feels
very grateful to the many local people
who assisted in the entertainment, and
also to the Granada musicians, Misses
Gladys end Bessie Dickinson, Miss
Nellie Ferguson, nd County Supt.
Smeltz, who came up here to assist.