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

Just now the common topic under
discussion by the high school boys Is
the big inter class track meet to be
held on Friday evening March IL.
Judging from present indications 1t
looks as though the real contest will
be between the Freshmen and Jun
iors There are only five Seniors
so they are not much to be feared.
This evening after school the High
School Athletic Association ASSEMBLE
ed for the purpose of electing man.
ager and captain for the 1909 base
ball club. The honor of captain fell
upon Otto Frisbie, 1910. while Charles
Doughty. 'O9 was chosen manager.
The outlook for a winning team has
never been so bright for the past
three years.
Early Monday morning while
Frank Cain was showing off a few
cowboy tricks in front Of the post
office. his horse started to buck, and
finally after the animal found that
/, could not throw him off. fell int
the curbing along the sidewalk. As
result Frank Is now laid up with
broken leg. He Is getting along
very nicely now however.
There was only one marriage Ii
cense issued by the county clerk this
week, and the poor lonesome man af
te" paying out his two dollars had
to 20 without his wife. for she re-
fused to become his better half. even
after lie had paid the necessary good.
for a license. We are not allowed
to make the gentleman's name pub
lie but the marriage license has been
returned to the court house unused
The curious may find it in box 60.
Mr.. C. NJ. Lee returned Sunday
evening from Denver where he had
been spending ten days vacation
and the family being away from
home and the house locked, he pro.
ceeded to burglarize his own home
He was unconscious of the fact that
the house was surrounded by a dar-
ing posse composed of T. ]. Sayler
E. NJ. Mears and l. H. Myers. who
were anxiously, very anxiously. in
fact. watching for his reappeaIance
,xoltAuad n Aflrnva
the mistake, before they were call
ed upon to show what they would
hive done h-but never mind that
they surrounded the house anyway.
Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Kelly were
greeted by a large number Of the
members Of the Baptist church. and
also few others last Thursday nigh
| Al. Of the ministers of Lamar were
there and delivered short welcome
talks. There were also some fine
musical selections rendered Afte
the upstairs program had been fin
ished the members adjourned to tbs
basement of the church where the,
were greeted with lots Of good things
to eat. After all of these things
| ad been partaken of. the crowd was
in a good humor for social inter
course and it was a late hour wher
the last one had said good bye to the
ew minister and his wife.
The Old Time social entertainment
given at the Presbyterian church las
night was one of the most uniqut
and pleasing entertainments ever Civ
en- in Lamar. There were SOM
very beautifully rendered musica
selections, both instrumental ana
vocal. The ladies' double quartett'
being the feature Of the evening IL
this line. The little pieces spoke:
by the smallest children In thu
audience were fine. The drill wa!
well carried out considering the ex
IRENE youngness of the performing
ones, ]. T. Kirkpatrick being one o
the youngest. The meeting close,
by their singing America" The lad
les also sold some very delicious
candy.