The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-08-28

OF them with choice quarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hunt and Mr..
and Mrs. Holmes went to Colorado
Springs the first Of the week and spent
several days taking in the sights there.
Frank Kellem, proprietor of the Union
hotel barber shop, has purchased resi-
dence on Second street between Oak and
Parmenter streets, and has moved there
with his family.
The Up-to-Da Drug 70. is getting
more metropolitan than ever now, and is
transacting all business through the
cashiers desk.
Reports from the north side are to the
effect that everyone of the rereryoirs in
that section are just as full as they can
safely be, and there will be ample water
for all this fall.
The Arkansas Valley r. r. is now put
ting in q handsome depot and section
house and other improvements at Korn-
man, which promises to be one OF the
best shipping points on the new road.
The moving picture show at the opera
house last week was very much enjoyed
by the audience. The pictures were the
best ever shown here. Quite nice bill
Of vaudeville was also given.
At the Methodist church last Sunday
evening the local lodge of Odd Fellows
attended, or rather the members of the
lodge did. and listened to sermon de-
livered by Rev. Auman, who is mem
Der of the fraternity.
Albert E. Stream came down from
Bowen last week to visit with home
folks out at the ranch and see Lamar
friends. He had been spending a short
vacation over In the mountains before
coming here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bressler and Miss
Joy returned this week from vacation
spent in the neighborhood Of Rye, Colo
While there Mr.. Bressler purchased a
ranch of 800 acres of fine hay land and
expects to move up there next spring.
The members of the street fair show
became 30 enthused over Lamsr's liquid
refreshments yesterday that n lumber Of
them had to be taken in charge by the
marshal and all pay fines before they
could get off for the evenings perform
anoe.
The electric theatre which was 10
have been a feature Of the north side
failed to make good. The machine.
which was high priced one. and Of the
beet make, would not work and the
managers had to quit. They may later
get new start with machine that will
perform.
1.-THE Passion Play" as given at the
Methodist church last Thursday night,
was big disappointment to those who
attended. 1t was entirely different from
what was expected, being simply rath-
er tame stereopticon lot Of photographs.
The lecture which was spoke" was
rather tiresome.
A party from Blackwell, Oklahoma,
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Constant, and Mr..
and Mrs. II. S. letter, stopped off at La
mar last week and visited with j. A.
Silver and wife. Mr.. Teter is a brother
of Mrs. Silver. The party was enroute
to Colorado Springs where they will
spend a month.
I hta Mt ion
in town last Friday drawing a large
/ crowd Of both young and old to the
store of E. E. Butler and Son where he
was advertising Buster Brown shoes
! Buster was genial and very entertain
ing gentleman Of Al years, but made W
into splendid imitation of the rea
Buster and he had fine specimen o.
4 Tige with him. The little folks WERE
enthusiastic over both Of them.
DIED-On last Saturday afternoon at
ter an illness of several weeks, Mrs. w
10. DAVIS, wife Of the junior member o
the firm of j. F. Davis & Son. The re
mains were shipped to North Salem, In
diana, for interment in the family GENE
terry, and were accompanied by tn,
family. Mrs. Davis had been a residen
of Lamar for about one year and in tina
time had made large circle Of YER.
warm friends. who regret her early TAX
ing away. The deepest sympathy Of al
il with the bereaved husband and family
y Rev. o. w. Auman left the first Of the
week for Denver to attend the annua
conference Of the M. E. church. Rev
Auman has decided to change his loca
ton this year greatly to the regret o
not only his entire congregation bu
practically all the citizens Of the town
No minister has ever taken stronger