The Lamar register., 1907-09-18


Lamar this week owing to the large
Construction gangs both on the main
line and the Arkansas Valley branch.
The result was very noticeable in the
records Of the police court for the week
The Annual Harvest Festival of the
Salvation Army will be held at the
school house at Amity at 8 p. m. Tues
day, Sept. Oath at which there will be
a sale, the money from which is to 60
toward the Army work. 1
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Charming
NJ. Ward entertained members of the
Round Table Club, it being the farewell
meeting for Mrs. o. w. Amman, one OF
the charter members of the club. A
most delightful luncheon was served by
the hostess.
The most popular favorites with the
Lamar public, Joe Newman and his com
pany, will be at the opera house on Sat
urday, September 81, and give one OF
their most pleasing entertainments You
cant afford to miss it. Seats now on sale
at Myers drug store.
f. L. Hillyer and wife, of SanAntouio,
Texas, arrived in Lamar last Sunday
and are the guests OF Mr.. Hillyer's bro
Their, CRANKY Hillyer, and sister. Mrs.
Main street. Mr.. and Mrs. Hillyer and
Mr.. and Mrs thinner will entertain a
party OF friends in their honor tomorrow
evening.
Geo. Buchanan got excited over the
war reports in the daily papers and last
Saturday decided to play the Jap game
of surprising our Pacific enemies before
there was any official declaration of hos
tilities. He had one Jap badly beat up
before the officers got after him, and
then beat the officers out Of town. He
spent several days at Holly but was
since taken back TO Missouri on u more
serious charge.
A number Of small orders have been
received at the stations north of Lamar
for bsets to Ee delivered at the Holly
factory. Owing to the wet weather the
beets have not been ripening as early as
usual and the Lamar factory will be a
little late in starting. No orders for
beets have yet been given by this facto-
ry to its patrons.
The county court tried one, G. Conley,
for attempted Jail breaking yesterday
and on conviction the court sentenced
him to one year in Jail and 800 fine and
costa. He was acquitted by jury at
last term of district court on the charge
Of burglary. He recently purchased
saw of g. s. Davis to cut steel with, and
after the purchase aroused Mr.. DAVIS
suspicious 30 much that he watched him.
Conley went straight from the store to
tue old jail building and passed the saw
in through the window to the prisoners
confined there.
Rev. o. w. Auman and wife left last
Saturday morning for Pueblo where
Rev. Auman has Charge Of the First
Methodist church. They both leave \
host of friends in Lamar where they
have lived for four years, who will al
ways cherish their. memory and wish
them the greatest possible success and
happiness. Rev. Auman's ear nest and
able work here has made him strong
force in the moral advancement Of the
community, and will make him a sue
cess wherever he may go. His place here
will be hard to fill.
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Valley X. r. gave dinner last Saturday
evening to the members Of his official
staff. The staff was all present and
passed a most pleasant evening together.
Most Of the members got their initiation
into railroad work here under Mr..
Ward, but they have made an eff cient
CORDS from the start and their work will
compare favorably with any on the main
line. The road would have been COM
pleted long before the beet season if the
Santa Fs had provided the material.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charming M. Wsrd on
last Thursday evening entertained a
number of their friends at their home
on south Nam street. Sixteen guests
were present and all passed very enjoy
able evening playing progressive High
Five. The contest lasted until late
tn. ladies'. The prizes were won by
| Mrs. Gerecke. Mrs. Packard, and Mr..
and Mrs. Garvin. Dainty rsfreshments
were served by the hostess, and the
| ouests departed thanking their host