The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

Tnlrd street.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Ward enter
tanned few friends at a dinner
party on Monday evening
John Simpson Is busy serving
subpoenas for jurymen this week
for the April term of court.
Frank Bell of La Junta visited
few days last week with his
brother E. c. Bell of Lamar.
]. P. Campbell returned Wednes-
day from short business trip
through Oklahoma and Kansas.
Frank sayler spent Sunday in
Lamar. He is making preparations
to rebuild his home this spring.
c. B. McNerney returned the
latter part of last week from Cali
fornia. where he has been for
several weeks.
Miss Barrett of Denver arrived
in Lamar Wednesday and will have
charge of the pipe organ at the
Methodist church.
The X. of P. lodge members met
Monday night at the Fraternal tenn
pie and put L. N. Taylor through
the second degree of initiation.
J. A. Williams, who has been
taking treatment in Pueblo for
returned home last
week greatly improved in health.
Miss Maud Miller. the librarian.
svisiting this week at her home
n Canon City. Miss Josie Silver
is filling her position at the
Miss Kitty Lee Bishop. who has
been visiting in Lamar with her
friend. Mrs. James p. Campbell.
returned Monday to her home In
Denver.
Tie Direct Legislation league
ield a meeting at the city hall on
tuesday night at the city hall and
l very interesting program render
ed.
J. X. Doughty. w. d. O'Neil and
:. H. Gerecke were among those
Who attended the meeting of the
salley association at Las Animas
IN Wednesday.
Miss Mamie Exline and mother.
Who have resided in Lamar for
many years. left Tuesday for Colo
ado Springs. where they will make
their future home.
L. H. Becker returned the first
of the week from his old home in
Iowa. where he visited
Tor q couple of weeks. Mrs. Becker
Will return shortly.
Ed Silver and family are visiting
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. d.
L. Silver. and may decide to locate
here again. Eds many old friends
gave him . warm welcome.
The Heinie johnson Comedy Co.
played Monday night to o fair
,rowd at Wiley. Everybody who
attended pronounced the play
good and one well staged.
Miss Jennie Yeates left the lat
.er part of last week. after a few
lays visit with friends in Lamar.
'or Colorado Springs. where she
will probably make her home.
The big sale at the Bennett
Cos. store is still on
md there has been a big run of
customers all week. The sale will
be continued all of next week also.
Chas. F. Hoag was In Lamar sew
sral days this week. 1t was the
first time he had been in town
since being in quarantine. All the
'amily have recovered now but one
little girl and she is rapidly i'm
proving.
The beet acreage Is coming. but
to a sugar company Of
'icial coming slowly" and there
s much more work to be done.
). l. Borton. !. L. Maxwell and w.
A. Leonard are working in the
districts on the beet acre
,ge. The good weather and the
of the time that contract
ng will have to be finished leaves
,nly a short time for the securing
,f the acreage. The farmers are
and while many have no
signed contracts. the sentiment ex-
sting towards beet culture. the
good price paid for beets. and the
general profit from the crop leave
very little excuse for a larger
acreage being contracted. and this
S generally understood by the