The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-02-17

OnlO Is mere To-Day V1At1ng Wfth Geo.
B. Coover. Mr.. Stroup left his fam
lily in Colorado Springs. He expects
to remain in the west If he can find
a location. He Is a railroad man of
many years experience.
Miss Ann Davis was called to
Topeka, Kansas, on Sunday morning
by the sad news of the sudden death
of her father at that place. Mr.. Dav-
is was well known in Lamar where
he had visited several times. and
the family have the deepest sympathy
Of many friends.
The production Of ."Tilly Olson at
the opera house last Wednesday
night was not up to the standard Of
the shows we have been having.
There were some actors" in the
eompany and they kept most of the
small boys laughing most Of the
time,-and that's about all.
John A. Mcdowell came up from
Garden City last Thursday and spent
the day. He lis confident that the
coutrac tors on the Kansas-Colorado
railroad will receive all that Is COM
ing to them. He says some changes
will be made in the board Of direct
ors. The work on the road will soon
continue.
The Colorado Club met with Mrs.
C. s. Wilson's Tuesday afternoon.
with all the members In attendance
Mira. Chas. Maxwell was the leader
for the day. The subject under con-
was A Few Literary Men
Of the Day. Rudyard Kipling. Joel
Harris and Edward Everett
Hale were among those discussed.
Mrs. Packard. Miss Packard and
Mrs. Gerecke entertained their p. E.
o. sisters and a few guests Monday
ev ening at the home Of the former.
The Valentine scheme and colors |
were carried out In the decoration |
and the dining room with its beau |
tKully decorated tables in pink and
white was much enjoyed by the eigh- |
teen guests who sat around 1t. Six
handed Euchre was, played and the |
Jack Homer Pie after the delicious
furnished much merri- |
ment. All voted It one of the most
pleasant evenings of the season
H. Parvin and Claude Sutton, two
young men from Oklahoma travelling
through Prowers County, killed sew
eral quail a few miles west of Lamar
this morning The matter was re-
ported to George A. Watson who is
a deputy game warden. The game
warden, Sheriff and deputy district
got busy and the young men
soon found themselves facing his
Honor, Judge Fee, on the charge OF
violating the game laws. The young
men pleaded guilty and their fine
and costs amounted to $4,000 each.
Some people in our vicinity are kill
ing quail and u they are caught the
penalty will be much greater as
everybody living here knows full
we'll that they have no right to Kill
quail
On Thursday evening this commun-
ty was shocked to hear that the
death of Mrs. F. NJ. Hunt was NOM
entarily expected as result OF an
operatiou that had been performed
at Maryyille, Missouri, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunt had gone several weeks
previously. MIR. E. E. Hunt and
three young children of Mr.. and Mrs
IF. NJ. Hunt left on the first train Tor
Maryville, but before reaching there
received the sad news of her death
on Friday morning. The funeral ser
vice was held at Maryville on Mon
dav morning. Mrs. Hunt came to La
mar with her husband several years
ago and had made for herself large
circle OF warm friends and 1t was
with the deepest regret that the news
WAS received here. She was a faith
ful church worker, a loving wife and
mother, whose loss will be felt by
MANY friends as well as the stricken
family. The husband and chiioren
and other members OF her 1amhy
have the heartfelt sympathy Of the
community In the great loss they
have sustained.