The Lamar register., 1908-10-07

Thurooay'o IoeAle.
Mrs. Goss went east on No. 8. to
day.
Raleigh Nelson and wife have re-
turned from La Junta.
Nova Butler Is transacting bust.
ness In Granada and Holly this at.
ternoon.
The Girls Basket Ball team was
out for their first practice Of the
year, this evening.
Mrs. E. H. Mehler left for EmporIa
Kansas, this afternoon. to enjoy a
visit with friends there.
F. J. McCarty left for Trinidad
last night. Mr.. McCarty is a dele
gate to the Democratic Legislative
Convention.
Allen Skinner went to Holly this
afternoon. He expects to make his
home in Holly and open up first
class barber shop there.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. French return
ed to Rocky Ford this morning, at
ter a pleasant visit with Mrs. French
sister. Mrs. Marion.
Mr.. ]. K. Stevenson and family
started for Pasadena, California, this
morning. They expect to spend the
winter there, but may decide to To-
cate there.
Frank Means returned from a trip
70 Hartman yesterday and says that
there are more republicans down tn.
than the law allows, and he don't
think 1t Is fair.
w. s. Cummings, who has been en-
joying few days visit with Mr.. L.
Writ Markham and family, returned
to his home In Fredericktown, Ohio.
yesterday afternoon.
A cripple with a four goat team
and a couple of burros for a pack
train passed through Lamar today
at noon, taking quite a tribute from
the crowd that gathered to see them
G. w. Green. representative OF the
Cherokee Commission Co. Of Denver
was in Lamar this morning and lef,
for Granada on No. this afternoon
Mr.. Green's company deals in Alfalfa
and Grain.
S. F. Splitter and family arrived
early this morning from Ray Co.. Mis-
souri,. They expect to make Their
future home on the James Carl place.
near Prowers. Mr.. Splitter will work
for Mr.. Carl.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. NJ. Compton who
came to Lamar about the middle OF
last May. with the expectations OF
locating here, left for Rocky Ford
this morning. They probably left on
account of the factory being shut
down
Mrs. Ray Strain entertained a
number Of her young lady friends
yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. P. s. Lynch. Five Hundred was
the game played and Mrs. Emma Say
Ter and Mrs. Otis Strain were the
prize winners.
The marriage of Miss Bessie A.
Burk and Mr.. Wilbur Matthews was
solemnized at the home Of the bride
sister, Mrs. Lille A. Robinson We'd
nesday night at eight o'clock. The
young couple are spending a few
days at the Burk home. After visit
ing at different places in Colorado.
they will be at home near Delphi.
Indiana.
Cap. v. Edwards Is In Lamar sell
ing his patent medicine and post cal
MIR. Edwards is on his way to New
York City from San Diego, Califor-
mia. He made the trip once before
from Hastings, Nebraska. He drives
four goats to small buggy, and the
boy he has along with him drives his
pack burros. He says that the grain
In Lamar is 20 per cent cheaper than
any other town he has been through.
The eatables are also cheaper so he
says.
The two literary societies of the
Lamar High School held their first
i, meeting of the year this afternoon,
and elected officers for the next
three months. Miss Helen Williams
was elected president OF the Anth-
enium society, while the Crestomath-
cons placed that honor on Edward
Leigh. The Literary work will pro
badly be much better this year. be-
cause the student who fails in his
literary duties will not be excused
from examinations even If he has an
average of SO per cent.
A party of railroad officials con
sisting Of President Ripley of the
Via DrasiIArf NichAIcnn