The Lamar register., 1909-12-22

among those tnat returned nome
to spend Christmas are. Jaddo Par
risa, Chas. Doughty and Harry Trax
Ter from Boulder. Miss Pearl Horn
from Colorado Springs, Miss Lena
Cooper from G .eeley and Lee Rooms
man from Denver.
All stores will close Christmas
day and the people who put off
their trading until the last day
will be rushed and pushed. So get
your Christmas shopping done as
early as possible. before most all
of the stock Is sold out.
Judge Fee sentenced two minors
to the state reformatory at Buena
Vista. Colorado. last week for
stealing two mules from w. II.
Moury. The two boys gave their
names as C. e. French and ]. B.
Faulkner from the east.
Special exercises will be held
at the Christian church Christmas
eve. Everybody is invited as a
special program of Rotations. dia-
logues. etc. will be given, anC
a nice sack of candy will be wait
ing for all the children.
Rev. Chas. c. Stout of Ponia
Colorado. closed the evangelist ser
vices that have been held in tn
Christian church for the past week.
Mr.. Stout is a noted speaker and
those that did not attend his meet
ings missed several fine talks.
Mr.. Ed Bannister and daughter,
Miss Ellen. left for Boonviile. Mis-
souri,. Tuesday. where Miss Ellen
will be married to Mr.. E. B. Mil
er. formerly of Lamar. but now
holding a government job at Wash
ington. The wedding will take
place at the home of Mr.. Miller's
parents.
Felix Cain one of our prominent
itizens has filed a suit in the
'ounty court of Prowers county for
the sum of 1899 against the A. T.
IS. F. railroad for personal injur-
| les which he received while on a
Santa Fe stock train. CRANKY Hill
fer is attorney for Mr.. Cain in
this suit.
John A. Williams. register OF
the United States land office was
allied to his old home in Fillmore.
Illinois. owing to the death of his
father. Mr.. H. W. Williams. who
lived several years ago with his
sons in Lamar. The family have
The deepest sympathy OF their
friends in their great loss.
The many friends of the late Mrs.
James Bradley will be sorry to
know of her death. Mrs. Bradley
was supposed to be fairly well on
the road to recovery when pneumon-
la took hold and she died Monday
morning at the La Junta hospital.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist church Wednesday morn
ing. .
william Newman. an old time
resident OF Prowers county. passed
away at the home Of his son. twelve
miles south east Of Lamar. Mr..
Newman would have been 81 years
old II he had lived until Christmas
day. He leaves q large family to
mourn his loss. there being his
wife. nine boys and two girls. Fun
eral services have not been announc-
ed.
Night Marshal Martin and Night
Miller VIM Yandail OF IL, Lamar
mill made q good catch last night.
There has been numerous small
things stolen in Lamar for the past
two months and when the local
authorities landed H. w. Calwell
last night, they believe they have
found the leader of an organized
gang. Calwell was captured by
VIM. Yandall last night while max
ing his get away from the Lamar
mill with q supply of feed and
flour. Yandall had to take a shot
at Calwell with a winchester rifle
before he was stopped. The officers
to-day searched his house and found
large supply of flour and feed.
Also two other men. Fred Walker
and James Reed. were rounded up
and placed in the county Jail as
being in with Caiweil. These men
came from Oklahoma some months
ago.