The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-07-24

II. b. Novels left Tor Missouri yeeter-
day to attend to some matters pertaining
to the big real estate deal which he re-
Gently made. He will be away for a
week or more.
Owing to the threatening weather. the
temperance meeting at the Methodist
church last Sunday night was attended
by q small audience. The exercises were
very entertaining, Rotations. music and
speeches being rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. ,Marion Miller are re-
joicing over the arrival of nine pound
daughter at their home last Monday
night. DR.. Kellogg attended. All are
doing we'll.
Rev. George Sewer resigned bis posi-
ton a. pastor Of the Presbyterian
church on Sunday. and he and his
family will move this week to Salida
where he has accepted q charge. The
altitude of this valley proved too low for
Mr.. Sewers health.
8. B. Swindell, s. w. Cameron and
Ray Blsvins were arrested last week on
the charge Of breaking open the Santa
Fe car and stesling the goods which was
found on the Mexicans last Wednesday.
They were tried before Judge Deeter
and discharged but immediately rear
rested on q warrant from Holly.
Junius Hillyer, who has been employ
o<l - Hh> v,nilI Sor aAvoen1 vooro
has been promoted and appointed as
manager of the mill and elevator al
Dodge City. He will shortly move to
his new place Of residence.
B. ". Mourning and wife arrived in
Lamar last Sunday morning from their
former home in Kansas, and are visiting
. few days with Mr.. Mourning's parents
They are On their way to the state Of
Washington where they will visit with
Mrs. Mournrng's parents. After that
they will probably return to Pueblo and
make their home there.
Mr.. Hoisington has been prospecting
in the neighborhood Of the Twin Buttss
for some time, and has struck % inch
lead of ore that runs heavy in zinc and
lead. The ore has been pronounced by
some of the old time Joplin miners who
have seen it to be a. good - any IN that
district, and It looks as If Prowsrs
county's lone mountain may yet devs-
lop into valuable property.
DIKD-At the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence on Second street Sunday
at noon. Clyde, only son Of H. L. Hamp-
ton, after an illness Of two weeks. The
deceased was . bright little boy and all
who knew him regret his untimely
death. The grief stricken father and
other relatives have the deepest sympa-
thy of all in their great los.
Halsey M. Rhosds, special field agent
for Bureau Of Statistios, was in town
yesterday and today, attending to mat
ters pertaining to bis branch of the US.
Department of Agriculture. Mr.. Rhosds
presented several OF our citiz.ns with a
pen portrait OF Abraham Lincoln, set in
the Emancipation Proclamation, the
portrait being made by the shading OF
the written letters. 1t is wonderful
piece OF work.
On Sunday afternoon word was re-
oeived in Lamar that Q young lady had
been drowned in the Nee Noshe ressr.
voir and that the body had not been re-
covered. A large number left town at
once in autos with apparatus to drag
for tho body, which was recovered soon
ter their arrival. The young lady.
Miss Helen Muroer, Of Esds, Kiowa
county, had been wading with q com
panion near the outlet where the water
was only about 10 inches deep, when
they suddenly fell OF into the channel
of the outlet in water nearly Is feet
deep. Neither could swim and Miss
Murcer was almost immediately drown.
ed. Her companion finally succeeded IN
reaching shore. The body was taken to
the home OF her parents in Esds, where
her father is the railroad section fore
man.