The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-25

Fred Cooper left for Queen Beach
this evening in Fred IS auto.
The Band Boys benefit dance last
Thursday evening at the Odd Eel
lows hall was by far the best AT
tended dance of the season. IT.
music was furnished by the band
and it was very good. Everyone had
''hot' time.
Work has begun on the Main
lad the job so far as the laying of
street mains Is concerned is about
completed. The mains already down
are being rapidly connected up with
the water supply.
Miss Grace Chapman who has been
visiting with her cousin Mrs. G. NJ.
Dye left for her home in Darlington.
Wiscon sin, this afternoon. Miss
Chapman has been in Denver for
some time past studying music in the
Denver University.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Incl and
City. Kansas. and Miss Clara Coha-
gon of Guthrie, Oklahoma. arrived
in Lamar Saturday from Colorado
Springs and spent couple Of days
visiting with MIR. and Mrs. Charles
Incl.
Remember the services of the Bap-
tist church Sunday. Everybody Is
invited. Sunday school at 10 a. m,
Preaching at IL a. m. B. Y. p. v at
Z p. m. This service has some spe-
cial features. You will be interested
Preaching at p. m. Good music
at all services.
Rev. and Mrs. VIM. G. Kerry will
return home this week after a very
pleasant vacation spent at Monte
Vista, Colorado. There will be the
regular preaching services at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday at
IL a. m. and 8 p. m, and Sabbath
school at the usual hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gerstenlauer
and daughter left last Thursday for
their new home in Olathe. Colorado.
Mr.. Gerstenlauer will open up o
jewelry store there. He has many
friends here who regret to see
him move from Lamar. Olatha is
a small town near Montrose.
l.. Writ Markham returned from a
two weeks business and pleasure
trip to Montrose, Colorado. MIR.
Markham took in many other points
on the Western Slope and in all
Travelled two thousand miles while
he was away. He left for a ten
DAYS business trip to Chicago Sum
day night.
Tuesday afternoon a large crowd
of people was brought by the fire
whistle. A small barn near the cor
ner of Fourth and Olive streets was
on fire and was 20 far gone when
the fire auto reached the place that
no attempt was made to put it out.
The loss of the building will not be
more than a few dollars but unfor-
tunately a valuable horse belonging
to C. B. Thoman was In the barn.
The fire was probably started by
some small boys of the neighborhood
who were playing with matches and
smoking cigarettes. The boys are
said to have started fires near the
barn several times before but the
fire has always been discovered in
time
This morning at the Methodist
church parsonage Rev. Pingree mar
ried John S. Scott, Of Lamar and
Miss, Martha Crosbie, of Chivington.
The wedding was quiet affair and
only the parents and other relatives
of the couple were present at the
ceremony. The young couple had
made preparations to go to Denver
an No. 9 and thought that none OF
their friends would find out about
their marriage in time to congratu-
late them before their return from
Denver. However they found out
that they had misjudged their abb
lity to keep a secret for they were
meet at the depot by about one hund
red of their friends had plenty OF
rice and, old shoes. After waiting
.roins Tn 90 nv thew finally
boarded the second section OF No.
and made their escape from their
enthusiastic friends. The happy
connie have the best wishes OF their
many friends I'm Lamar and CniN'
IN RtOu,