The Lamar register., 1908-07-15


were in Lamar yesterday attending
the special session of the board.
Mrs. Emma Heaton is visiting
friends at Las Animas this week and
will go from there to Beulah and Wis
it with a brother for several weeks.
Mrs. Margaret Butler died yesterday
morning at the home Of E. H. Gregg
near Lamar. The remains were ship
ed today to Topeka, Kansas. for
burial.
Harry Gochenour. Jr.. is in Lamar
this week visiting with his aunt. Mrs.
Lincoln Bancroft. Harry is son of
Prower's County's first elected coun-
ty clerk.
Fred Lynch returned this morning
from the seat Of war, and reports
everything quiet In that region, but
1t is his belief that the robbers are
still there.
Mrs. Minnie Huston died last Fri
day at the home Of her mother. Mrs.
Geo. w. Bates, west Of Lamar. The
funeral service was held on Saturday
and the burial took place In River
side cemetary.
The New York Store has a big sale
on beginning with July 18th and last
ing until the 25th. They have just
issued q big circular containing a
large list Of bargains which 1t will
pay you to read.
Geo. d. Robinson has taken charge
Of the undertaking department of J.
T. Kirkpatrick's store. George Is an
experienced workman in this line hav
ing had charge of the work here for
a number of years.
A. Friedman, Of the New York
Store. is back in Lamar again after
an absence OF several months in New
York. MIR. Friedman is greatly i'm
proved in health as a result of his
vacation. and his many friends were
glad to see him looking SO well.
The firm Of Carl Bros. which has
long been doing business In Lamar.
mas been dissolved. John w. Carl
selling out to j. ]. Hagaman. The
new firm will be known as Carl &
Hagaman and succeeds to the fine
business built up by the old firm.
Rev. Robt. w. Moore formerly
pastor of the Christian church in
Lamar, and who has a large circle Of
warm friends in the town occupied
the pulpit of that church on last Sun
day morning and evening. Rev.
Moore is now located in Iowa and
will return there this week.
Robert M. Doble, of Denver, repre-
sentative Of large amount of CAPT.
tai seeking safe loans, was in La
mar this week and visited the farm
ing section in company with local
business men. He was highly please,
with the prospects and said crops
here were looking better than in any
section of the state.
An alarm of fire was given last
Saturday caused by lightning strik-
ing a tree at Mayor Maxwelrs house
and glancing into the garage sett-
ing fire to the gasoline tank The
fire was quickly put out but not be-
fore a number Of the firemen and
citizens had a good run through the
rain that had Just stated.
Ed. Mckinney had four canvass
stack covers worth about SIS each
stolen Thursday night. The officers
are now searching for miscreants.-
Mat Turpin has substantial evil
dence that the vani3hing wave of
Prosperity is returning in the way of
fine pair of twin boys that arrived
at his place Saturday night.-Wiley
Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Sayler enter
tanned few of their friends on Mon
day evening at their home on
Fourth street Military euchre was
the game Of the evening, and three
tables were used. The three cap
tains were allowed to choose their
own soldiers, and the contest was
quite exciting and productive Of much
merriment. The table in charge of
Mrs. W. w. Cooper proved to be the
Champions winning ten flags. After
the contest dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess, and then fol-
lowed an hour OF music and social