The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-03
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1909.


Jesse Cecil Johnston Is now work
ing with City Engineer Beardsley.
Fred Marx surely has the William
Howard Taft smile. alright, alright
Mr.. j. b. Traxler Is attending to
important business in Denver this
week.
County Superintendent c. G.
Smeltz spent Saturday visiting in
Las Animas.
Miss Anna C. Batman received
the sad news of the death of her
sister this morning.
There are still few games of bas-
ketball to be played this season. by
the local school teams.
One of our High School boys has
either thought of or heard Of new
disease, called Paris Green.
Attorneys Goodale and Hilyer
were tending to very important bus
mess in Las Animas Monday.
Carl NJ. Hasty and Donald Will
Jams leave for Denver. to receive
treatment from an eye specialist.
Judge Fee has called jury for
March 22d, as there Is quite large
docket for his court to dispose Of
Miss Albertine Sterrett of Shelby
Vile. Missouri, is visiting here this
week with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Incl.
DIR. ]. s. Hasty was in Las Animas
the first of the week attending the
meeting Of the Fort Lyon canal dir
ectors.
Mr.. G. H. Lewis from central Iowa
Is looking over Lamar and vicinity
this week from a view of securing a
new location
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Cain went to
tend the funeral of Mrs. Lenheart,
Mrs. CAMS sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. e. Cooper will
leave on the noon train tomorrow for
Hot Springs, Arkansas, expecting to
remain there for several weeks.
Mr.. David B. Novels returned from
Denver this morning. Mr.. Novels
was called there very suddenly a
few days ago on account of the death
of friend.
MIR. Arch Knuckey, Of C. C. Hud-
dleston's Hardware store, was In
Denver last week attending the Hard
ware Mems Convention. He reports
a good time.
Mr.. Robert Christy has resigned
his position as ticket agent at the
depot to become Deputy County
Treasurer. MIR. w. +. Cade will fill
his place In the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. WHITEWATER
spent several days in Lamar last
week and this visiting with Mr.. and
MIS- H. .. udtutT at lheT HeW
home on North Main Street
At the progressive pool tournament
last night at Earl and Wilson's pool
room. Willard Caulk was first with
Billy Ryan who is always among the
leaders second by very close mar
gin.
William D. o'Neil has resigned his
position as bookkeeper In the Lamar
National bank and has gone into
active work in the Commercial Stud.
10. Mr.. Sewell Is now working in
Mr.. O'Neil's former position.
County Treasurer Adkins says the
taxes are coming in faster now than
they can write the receipts. The
Santa Fe railroad came up with the
first half of their taxes and this
made quite a handsome addition to
the treasurer's cash on hand.
Mr.. L. NJ. Gee came up from Hol
ly this morning to investigate the
taxes on the Arkansas Valley Sugar
Beet and Irrigated Land Co. Mr.
Gee says that Lamar certainly has
the appearance of a town where there
Is something doing all the time.
The derrick at the oil we'll has
been torn down and is being set uI
again about 700 feet west of the
old site. Drilling on the new wei
will soon start now. The company
has sold large number of shares
and has money to insure its being
able to find the lost oil sand strata
E. G. Henkins is engaged in the
brokerage and real estate business
now as can be seen from his card ir
this issue. He makes specially o.
ubaay, oud the calling of stock ranch