The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-09-16

About two hundred people came
In on the special train this morning.
]. A. Rosebrough and wife OF Ora
NADIA are up today taking in the fair.
T. ]. Yeates, brother Of Miss
Yeates, passed through Lamar today.
The band welcomed the trains this
morning with some very fine selec-
tions.
The band boys are very much en-
couraged over the profits Of their
dance.
Miss Nellie Webb came home this
morning from Granada to be present
at the fair.
L. NJ. Markham came up from Gar
den City today. or course he could
not miss the fair.
C. w. Burke and daughter Miss
Lena came down from Las Animas
today to visit the fair.
some furniture for sale at a bar
gain Enquire at the Methodist par
sunage. Phone Lamar %.
There are 1902 citizens of the east
end here for the big day of the fair.
They came mostly on the stub.
t,obert Anderson, who las
been In Lamar attending the fair
returned to Las Animas today.
Rev. Leonard Thompson. state Sec
rotary, will preach at the Christian
Church next Sunday morning and eve
ing.
A. E. Crawford and wife of Las
Animas are visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Durant this after
noon.
Harlin Newman of Las Animas is
taking in the fair in Lamar this
week. He is brother of Vernon
c. Newman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Ley and Mrs.
f. NJ. Blackwell left for Granada to
day. Mrs. Blackwell will make her
home there with Mr.. Ley.
Mrs. C. C. Clark and son returned
to her home at Stromberg, Nebras-
ka, this afternoon. She has been
visiting with her friend. Mrs. Nova
Butler, for some time.
Through a mistake In yesterdays
Register 1t was announced that Miss
Verde Markham would attend school
In Jacksonville. Indiana. instead of
Illinois as 1t should have read.
Mrs. John H. Jesse, who has been
visiting for quite long time with
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Luck. left for
Chicago today on the noon train.
Mrs. Jesse will make her future HON,
In Chicago.
Complaints are coming from citi-
gems living in the Bent addition a.
bout some boys who are entering the
watermelon patches at night. and do
not stop at that but pull up the gar
den truck. and also have broken glas
Jars left out at night. The parties
had better be careful or they will be
made horrible examples of.
Manager Lee has been very I'M
lucky this year with fair shows. He
cancelled one that he thought would
be a treat to Lamar, and in its
place got tie SO called show Of last
night. 1t was simply fierce. and 1t
seems Incredible that a company OF
alleged actors would dare go on the
road with a show like that. Abso-
lutely theonly redeeming feature of
the performance was the dancing Of
one OF the men, and 1t was fairly good
Mr.. Lee promptly hung the % sign
on them and they have made their
getaway. He has certainly had his
share of troubles this season, and 1t
is k"peo better luck is in store for
him.
The six Lamar sports and despera-
does returned Saturday evening from
their trip to the wilds OF the Cedars.
and report many thrilling adventures.
Some Of the sports fell victims to
good jokes. Will Leigh. more commo
ly known as Chief Speck-in-the-Face
pcIuaPS Adu tuc AuOct hcisc %
perience of all. While coming down
Caddoa Creek he sighted a pair Of
antelopes just entering small can
yOn. Now Bill had never seen any
such game before and Of course was
anxious to give chase. Chief Armour
grabbed his winchester and ordered
Bill to fill his % rifle magazine to tn
muzzle. Bill did this with all the
haste he could AMI jumped out of the
wagon with Armour and crawled on
his hands and knees for about 400
yards to the brow Of the canyon. Blu
when Billie boy looked over the edge
he got the Jack Ague SO bad he coult
not shoot for his antelopes looked toe
much like two yellow mules to even
fool him.