The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-10-02

The receipts of beets are not heavy as
yet, but are gradually increasing and
the campaign will soon be 10 full swi ,R.
Albert Morich, of the Up-to Date Drug
Store, is taking a short vacation and will
spend it in Denver.
Aug. F. Buck. the cantaloupe expert,
was up from Amityville yesterday and
says they are still shipping oantaloupes
from there.
On last Thursday the little son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph O'Donnell living north
west of Prowers died after short ILL.,
ness. The little one was buried on Fri
day afternoon. The parents have the
deepest sympathy Of all in their loss.
On last Friday evening large num-
Der Of our citizens went out to the Meth
odist church to partake Of the chicken
fry and pumpkin pie Everyone COM
pliments the supper given by the ladies.
and a large sum was nsttsd for the
church.
Marrisd-Mr. D. E. Prlntz and Miss
F. Ethel Bell, both Of Las Animas, were
married at the Baptist parsonage Mon
day morning by Rev. Livingstone. The
happy couple after short visit to Colo
rrdo Springs will make their home at
Las Animas.
Remember that w. Powell Hale will
To here Friday night Oct. l1tb, a. the
opera house. Mr.. Hale 10 M Imps rson-
ator, and wherever he has been has
given great satisfaction. The enter
tainment that he gives is enjoyed by all.
The profits of the entertainment go to
the public library fund.
The New York Store will begin a big
fall sale on Oct 9Th and continue until
the 18th. All next week Miss Hare,
; representing the American Beauty Cor
set Co., will be at the store a. demon
strator for that make Of oorsets and will
be pleased to see the ladies of Lamar
and vicinity. See their big ads in this
Issue.
A fire alarm from the third ward yes
/ terday evening drew the fire company
and large crowd to the Morehouse resi-
dence on North Main str Get, where fire
had started in . summer kitchen. l.
was connected by q covered entrance
with the main residence, and it was
only fine work on the part Of the
fire boys and crowd that saved the house.
Rocky Mountain Steve was in Lamar
today and gave an exhibition Of his
Workmanship at the stock yards this
morning to a considerable crowd Of our
citizens. He had wonderful control
over his rifle and created q good i'm
preston on all. but not good enough 30
there were any volunteers whom he
offered to shoot the ashes off any mons
cigar.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Lynch went
down to Kansas this week and returned
this morning with . couple Of residents
Of that state, A. T. Parker and r. d.
Magee, living north Of Syracuse, who
are charged with horse stealing. 1t is
all right for these Kansans TO rob each
other, but we won't stand for their ex-
tending their operations into Colorado.
They took several horses from the Holly
and Granada region.
There 10 considerable complaint
among the farmers this year about the
size Of the beets, and as q result the
tonnage per acre will show very marked
decrease. 1t looks now as il in spite Of
the largely increased acreage there will
lie NO very great increase in the total
tonnage. Many lay the blame on the
seed Furnished as the condition SEEMS to
prevail in all the sugar beet sections Of
seed left over from last year claim to
have us good ere p rs last year.
c.. L. Mcpherson. who has broken all
records in this section for continuous
government service, having been post
master Mt Holly for twenty-six years. has
resigned that position and will move to
Colorado Springs. Mr.. McPherson re-
Gently sold his large ranch near Holly
for the sum of s75,OOO Contrary to the
u ,ual custom Mr.. Mcpherson served bis
tically nothing iu it, and resigns just as
it Is becomming good thing. Ever
since Prowers county was organized he
has been one Of the best known citizens
and a stauuch republican, and there will
be many citizens from all sections regret
to see him leave.
DIR. Bulette, of Pueblo, will be at the
IIninn Hotel Lamar, Wednesday, Octo-