The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-06-23

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canal and reservoirs will be called
for within the next three months.
Died-At her home one and one
calf miles east of Lamar, Mrs. +. J.
Painter, on Monday. The deceased
leaves a husband and several child.
rem. The funeral will he held Friday
afternoon, at which time several rel
atives from Washington will be here.
What is believed to be the largest
hens egg ever seen in Lamar was
found this morning by Mrs. Cora,
Case. in her chicken coop. The ega
IS almost perfect In shape and meas
ares nine and onesiSteenth inches
one way and eight and one sixteenth
the other.
DIR. J. S. Hasty went up to Horse
creek this week to help superintend
the repair work Oh the Horse creek
.rume. He reports the finding OF
Two beavers in the dirt ENHANCEMENT
which had evidently been in there
when the last repair work was done,
and the recent break was caused by
lheir operations.
most oitizens find the water pres
sure much weaker since the order
issued tor rotation in the use OF wa
Ter tor lawn sprAnkling. A retur.i
% the Old method would be an i'm
provement for under the present reg
dration 1t takes all the water that
AN be obtained in a week to go
Jver lawn once.
Mr.. Burrel Balm and Miss Lou Rob-
Alison were married tonight at the
nome OF ID. w. Robinson, the bride 81
father, by Rev. Fingree. The wed-i
ding was a quiet one and only few
friends and relatives were present
The hapy young couple leave tonight
for Denver where they will enjoy o
few days visit. They will make La
mar their future home.
Miss Ellyn Cooper and Allan A.
ohlhhtT WOlV Az 44i@sA AAo6S ~
Rev. kerry, at the home Of the bride
sister. Mrs. Orie Everett, Monday az
ternoon. The wedding was very
quiet one and was witnessed by on
ly the relatives and few close
friends of the couple. MIR. and Mrs.
Skinner will make their home In
Granada.
l.. II. Manville has about complet-
ed his new store room just south
Of the Register office. will be
occupied in few days by w. E.
Easton with his grocery and bakery.
and Case G. Wheeler's shop. 1t
will make one of the largest and
most convenient store rooms On
town and the basement under the
entire budding will be a great ad-
vantage.
Friday afternoon the residence be-
longing to MIR. Lennetts In the soutl
west part of town caught on fire.
and had 1t not been for the good
work Of Morris Sunday and Stanley
Maxwell and the fire auto the hous"
would have been burned to the
ground. As it was the roof was dam
aged badly and also the plasterfng.
The total loss will be between 80
and rs dollars.
This morning at eleven, o'clock In
the Methodist church, the first meet
ing of the first w. C. T. U. conven-
ton ever held In District 10 was
called to order by Mrs. Adrianna
Hum elford, State President Of the
w. C. T. U. of Denver District 10
Is composed of Prowers, Bent and
Baca counties. There were about
fifteen delegates present from Bent
and Baca counties. and the east end
of Prowers county. Lamar was rep
resented by about the same number
The business of the association was
taken up this morning and continued
at the afternoon session. At the
afternoon session short and interest
ing talks were made by Mrs. Hum
gerford. Mrs. Chenowath, of Hart
man, Mrs. Newman Of Las Animas.
Mrs. Stevens, of Amity and Mrs.
Green OF Springfield. Miss Lee rep
resentative of the Las Animas Y
gave a very nice talk also. The La
mar Y was we'll represented. This
evening there Is reception being
held In the church and 1t Is very
we'll attended. The leaders OF the
organization feel quite jubhant over
the interest being shown In the first
nyention. There Will be an all
day session at the church tomorrow.