The Lamar register., 1910-02-23

Roll Goodale is down from Den
YER for few days visit with friends
and relatives.
Mrs. DR.. Snyder left Saturday for
Fort Collins where she will spend
three weeks visiting with her rela-
tives.
| DIR. Schumacher is in Lamar and
Will be here for some time helping
DIR. Snyder with sheep inspection
work.
John Canton of Appleton, Mis-
souri,. arrived in Lamar the first
OF the week to look over the coun-
try with the prospects of locating
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Carl are ex-
pected to return from an extended
western trip. through California.
Arizona. New Mexico. Thursday af-
ternoon.
The Ladies' of the Macabees gave
a dance at the X. of p. Temple
"Wednesday evening. A good crowd
was in attendance and every body
reports a good time.
Cecil Taylor who was formerly
in business in Lamar but who has
been in Kansas City for a couple
OF weeks arrived in Lamar Tuesday
to visit with friends and relatives.
Mr.. w. II. vanPatten OF Holly.
was in Lamar over Sunday. to visit
with Rev. W. G. Kerry and his
sister, Mrs. Lowther. who were
childhood friends of Mr.. vanPatten.
Mr.. Edward Brookhart of Cimar-
ron was in Lamar the first of the
week with big load of alfalfa
seed which he had raised on his
dry farm. The load sold for about
100000.
Ross Nickerson a former resident
OF Prowers county arrived in Lamar
from Marceline. Missouri. where he
has made his home for several years
Mr.. Nickerson expects to locate in
the county again.
The Y. NJ b. Club are having n
Progressive Luncheon this evening.
Seven courses will be server 10 he
fourteen guests at the various
homes of the members. delight
full time is anticipated.
Mr. w. r. Evans. v. p. and ].
Hicks. Chief Engineer of the Dem
yer G. Gulf r. n. were in town to-
day attending to business in connec-
ton with the new r. r. and pre-
pairing the work for the corps of
| engineers which is to be here the
latter part of this week.
The womans Club of Lamar met
this week at the home OF Mrs. NJ.
/ J. McMillin. This was the regular
Patriotic Day meeting and Mrs. Nc
Millin had charge of the meeting as
sisted by Mrs. Fred Cooper.
E. r. Jones received news Satur-
day night that his father in vandal-
in. Missouri. was very sick and not
expected to live. Professor took
the first train for the east but
early Sunday morning a telegram
was received that Mr.. Jones had
passed away during the night.
Register ]. A. Williams and Chief
Clerk Geo. Cunningham of the land
office are literally showed under
with work these days keeping up
with the big rush of filings being
made on government land. Filings
are now running from 20 to so each
day, and numerous contests and
other work keeps them on the jump.
| There has never been such activity
at the office since the boom days
of 1887
The X. of p. Lodge No. 1875 held
there regular meeting Monday night
at their temple. A large aggrega-
ton was present from Holly Lodge
No. III and after a sumptious ban
| quet at the Ben-Mar hotel the MEM
bers adjourned to their Castle Hall
where the regular business was at
tended to and the third RANK was
conferred. At midnight the MEM
bers retired to the Santa Fe restau-
rant where lunch was served them
after which the visitors took their
train for home feeling that the
friendship of Damon and Pythias
had been exemplified in true Pyth.
/ ian style.