The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-03-31

ternoon for Excelsior Springs, Miss
ouri, where she will remain for sew
enal weeks. There is quite a Lama
colony there now.
Carl Anderson went to Pueblo Fri
day night, and expects to remain il
that place till W. E. Easton moves
his grocery store to the building ii
the course of construction just soutl
of the Register office.
Mr.. Rollin Goodale, who is study
ing law in the Denver University
came down and spent Saturday ant
Sunday at home. His mother, Mrs
C. C. Goodale went to Denver with
him on Monday and will spend sew
er,al weeks there.
Mr.. j. L. Nelson expects to oper
up the Ben Mars hotel tomorrow
He has spent over $4,000 dollars il
refurnishing the establishment ant
it will be a first class stopping place
The old name Of the Union has been
changed to the Ben Mars.
The High School team played the
scrubs again on Saturday afternoon
and again, lost, but by score oil
z to 6. The boys played much better
this time than the week before and
none Of the scores made by the Scrub
were the result of poor headwork OH
any Of the members of the team.
Messrs Frank Dowler and Frank
iMorehouse brought down a fine &c
horse power Cadalac Auto from Pue.
bio last Sunday and the car is Ger.
tainly a beauty. They have the ex-
elusive agency for the Cadalac Auto
mobile in Prowers County. Autos
are becoming thicker in Lamar. every
day.
The Misses Marion Webb and Eliza
beth Stone went to Pueblo last night,
where they were met by Mr.. Jim
Webb of Canon City, and today Miss
Stone became Mrs. James Webb. The
bride has been for some time the
stenographer and bookkeeper for
Htrain Bros. The groom was form.
erly Lamar resident.
DR.. G. w. Stevenson, Superintend-
ent of the State Sunday school work
of Colorado, is here this week. This
morning he addressed the High
School on the subject of his expert
ences In Pulauki. South America.
Dr. Stevenson is an Interesting talker
and the students were simply delight
ed with his short talk.
Tonight a couple of men tried to
take in the farmers who live near
the Alta Vista school house. ThcS
advertised to give a show and when
The school house was well filled,
likewise the pockets of the two gentl,
men, they skipped out. They were
caught about midnight in box car
by Jim Smith and few others. They
are lodged safely in jail now. One
Of the men is believed to have a
criminal record.
The Oratorical contest at the
Presbyterian church last Friday
night can not be justly called any
thing but a success. All OF the speak
ers spoke very clearly and all did
well. Mr.. Charles p.
Smith won first honors in the ora
tons and Miss Edith Creel took first
In the defamation by very fine
effort. The debate was extremely in
teresting and holly contested. The
question was. "Shall the naturaliza.
ton Laws Of the United States be
made more stringent" Floyd Man.
Vile and Grover Carrico represent
ing the negative side of the question
were decided to be the winners. This
is the first appearance the l.. U. H.
S. has made before the public this
year except in an atheletic contest,
and the evening entertainment show
ed that something besides athletics
is taught in the Lamar schools.
Two very beautiful solos were rend-
cred by Lee Koonsman and Jim
Fortune, and the Glee clubs music
was a special feature of the evenings
program. Everyone Is pleased with
the High Schools showing.