The Lamar register., 1917-08-15

ter, Miss Elizabeth, were Lamar visi-
tors this week. If Mr. Coats can Sc
cure satisfactory residence the fan
lily will spend the winter in Lamar.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Adams return
ed yesterday afternoon from two
weeks trip to Woodland Park.
C. B. Quincy, manager of the Tw
Buttes Hardware & Lumber Co.
Two Buttes, spent Wednesday ant
Thursday here. Mr.. Quincy report
that Mr.. Gather is still in a serious
condition.
County Clerk Markham and DR.
Shelter of the county exemption board
went to Pueblo last Sunday to in
vestigate matters coming before the
board. Mr.. Markham went on to
Denver returning on Tuesday night.
The Lamar baseball team playe,
the Center farm team at the fai
grounds last Sunday and won by tn,
score of IL to 2. They will go
Hartman on Field Day to play tn
strong team of that town.
]. c. Murray, who resides 60 mile
south of Lamar, braved the muddy
roads Wednesday to come here afte
his Dodge car purchased of the Lama
Motor Sales Co. Mr.. Murray state
that they have had big rains and
crops are in good condition.
Bob Christy and Pug Lee of Tho
Lamar Motor Sales Co., were seen
headed for Bristol this morning. Bol
was driving a new Dodge to be deliv-
cred to Henry Decker and Pug wa
driving a new 1918 Buick that they
had sold to the Rev. Adair of Bristol
A E. Anderson, general field man
of the Intermountain r. L. & p. Co.,
was here this week going over the
local plant with the manager, Mr.
Corson, and taking up the question of
replacing the d. c. power service on
Main street with A. c. equipment.
w. S. Smith of Champaign, ILL.,
and A. Craigmile Of Rantoul, sam,
state, are here this week looking aft
er their farms north of Lamar under
the Fort Lyon canal. Both raised
fine crops this year. Mr.. Smith wa
a former resident of Lamar servinf
two years on the city council.
John Manbeck, while standing in
the Santa Fe trail west of Lamar last
Saturday morning, was struck by a
tourist car run by a careles driver,
and suffered broken ankle. He was
brought to Lamar to have the ankle
set and then taken to his home in Nc
Clave.
Jack Ford's Ford was stolen last
Friday evening and found sometime
the next morning in a ditch west Of
town. Jack in trying to tell over
the phone that he had lost his Ford
had hard work making it clear just
whether he was lost or what, but
when he said jitney all was plain.
Died-At the home Of her parents
in Lamar last Friday, Louise, the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Rose, after few days illness from
rheumatism. The funeral service
was held on Sunday afternoon from
the home and the little one laid to
rest beside her sister in Riverside
cemetery. The sorrowing parents
have the deepest sympathy Of many
friends in their great affliction.
Died-On last Monday in Lamar
Harve Kaufman after an extended
illness. The body was shipped to
Pennsylvania for interment. The de-
ceased was one of the early settlers
of Prowers county and was the first
threshing machine man in the field
here and remained steadily at the
business through all the years since.
He was known to every farmer of this
section and had many friends all over
the county, who deeply regret his loss
Mr.. Herman E. Reinke and Miss
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