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The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
THE 1918 CHAUTAUQUA
Fine Programs are Being Given Each
Afternoon and Evening and the
Attendance is Good.

The annual summer Chautauaua of
the Redpart- -Horner Company opened
its one week season in Lamar on Mon
day afternoon and has been naying
good crowds at each of its afternoon
and evening entertainments. The at
tendance is almost as good as ever
before but this year the people are
not generally buying the season tickets
as literally as heretofore, with the re-
suit that the guarantors are likely
to have small deficit to pay in their
fund. The gate receipts, however, are
much larger than heretofore, showing
that the people are just paying as they
go, although many in this way will
pay out much more than the price of
a season ticket.
The programs this year are Mostly
military in their character both in
music and addresses, and furnish some
of best accounts of the war and the
work made necessary by it that our
people have yet had an oppor' unity
to hear. The lecture yesterday after
noon by Capt. Tougher was perhaps
the most convincing presentation of
the terrors of war as waged By the
Hun that has been heard here, and his
earnest plea for united and pers istent
work by all citizens at home to assist
in speeding up the help to the allies
made "A deep impression ON all His
audience. The entire program is clean,
entertaining and inspiring and furnish
es splendid amusement and recreation
for the large portion of our peopl. who
are unable to take any other vacation
during the summer months.
The financial situation makes the
question of advisability of contracting
u year ahead for another Chautauqua
an open one, but certainly there should
be no question about an entertainment
of this sort as long as the city per-
mits visiting street carnivals with all
kinds of rotten and illegal shows to
come here and carry off thousands of
dollars in money besides having de-
grading effect on the morals of the
town. The situation may be such a
year from now that it will be impos-
sible to hold any kind of an expensive
entertainment, but if it is merely n
question of choosing between the diff
ferent characters of shows that come
here, by all means let US have the
Chautauqua.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10

f. Bent of Denver. The family expect
soon to follow him and make that
their home. Mr.. and Mrs. Bent are
among the pioneers of Lamar, and
have always been prominent in the
social life of our city. Mr.. Bent has
taken foremost part in both the
business and political life of the city,
and has been elected twice as county
treasurer and was for four years re-
eeiver Of the land office. They have
a large circle of very warm friends
here who regret deeply to lose them.
but the hearty best wishes of all will
go with them to their new home.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
Band stand ..ioyed.

The old band stand which has stood
for many years as shelter for Mexi-
cans, tramps and dogs on the right
of-way south of the Santa Fe freight
depot, was by order Of the city coun-
ell moved this week, frame, fleas,
aroma and all right. title and benefit
appertaining thereto. to the county
lots north of the jail. 1t will be re-
painted and put in good looking con-
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10

Mrs. E. A. Lundgren, who has been
spending few weeks vacation in the
northern part of the state, returned
home on Sunday.
Mrs. l.. G. Hutchins and children
left the first of the week for Dodge
City, where Mr.. Hutchins now makes
his headquarters.
Episcopal church services will be
held in the Christian Chusch Sunday
morning at ll:00 O'Clock; Sunday
shcool at 1900 o'clock.
c. Floyd Cook, who is manager of
several successful oil ventures at Fred
onia, Kansas, was attending to busi-
ness matters in Lamar this week.
Sheriff |. c. Downing was called to
Wiley Tuesday morning on account of
shooting scrape out there. No one
was hurt, and only one shot fired.
Hon. and Mrs. c. C. Goodale left
last Sunday for Denver and from there
will go to the Pacific coast for va
cation of several weeks duration.
Lieut.. Lanning f. Likes has been
spending a short furlough with his
family this week. He is now on the
staff of the base hospital at Camp
Funston.
X. l.. Christy, Glen Kirkpatrick and
Ralph Householder went TO Colorado
Springs this week to be examined for
admission to the new officers train
ing school.
Word was received from London this
week that Herschel Horn has been
made manager of his Y. NJ. c. A. hut,
the promotion coming after only a few
weeks service.
Mrs. p. f. Johnston and two child
rem, of Hollygrove, Arkansas, arrived
in Lamar last Saturday and are visit
ink with Mrs. Johnston's sister, Mrs.
Chas. H. Wooden.
w. NJ. Dickinson, formerly manager
of the w. NJ. Dickinson Lumber Co.
here, but now u prosperous lumber
merchant of Eagle, Colorado, is visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Hertzog.
He has u large number of warm
friends among Lamar business men
who are glad to meet him again.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
PLEASANT SURPRISE
Popular Pastor Of the Church of God
is Given 4 Genuine and Very Ac-
eeptable Token of Com
munity's Esteem.

The popularity of Rev. j. w. Bloyd,
pastor of the Church of God, not only
among his congregation but with the
community generally was well attest
ed by the surprise party given him on
Tuesday evening, and 1t was a genu
inc surprise totally unexpected by the
esteemed pastor and his family. About
fifty members of his congregation and
other friends suddenly appeared at the
parsonage and proceeded to take pos
session. Everyone was promptly made
to feel at home and Brother w. II.
Sheets acting as spokesman on behalf
Of the church in a neat speech present
ed their beloved pastor with a hand
some $40 gold watch, chain and eharm.
Then on behalf of the congregation
and many other friends he was pre-
sented with a purse of S5o.4O IN cash
and groceries to the amount of $21.S0.
After the presentation and words OF
appreciation from the heart spoken by
Rev. Bloyd, those present passed 4
very pleasant evening in genial social
intercourse. Rev. Bloyd the short
space covered by his pastorate here
has made host of friends among ali
classes Of our people. He is u veteran
of the great Civil war having endured
some Of the greatest hardships Of that
terrible struggle, genial gentleman
and a friend whom it is always u
pleasure to meet, and an able speaker
who always has something worth while
to say. The church has felt the effects
of his work and is stronger in every
respect today than when he took
charge. The general wish of his con
gregation and host of friends is that
he will be retained in charge Of the
church here.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
GoIladaY-GrimsIey.

Married-On July 4th at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. l.. V. Col
laday, in Cottage Place, Mr.. l.. ID.
Grimsley and Miss Grace Golladay.
both of Lamar, Rev. Mcdonald of
Wiley officiating. The groom is the
ticket agent of the Santa Fe in La
mar and is a prosperous young bust
ness man. The bride is a graduate of
the Lamar high school and Greeley
Teachers college and has been a popu-
lar teacher here. They will, after a
short honeymoon trip, make their
home in Lamar. A large circle of
friends extends heartiest congratula-
tions to them.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
Money to Loan
Plenty OF Cheap Money
for good Farm and City
Loans. Call and see me.
l.. WRIT MARKHAM

Mrs. st. George Creaghe is visit
ing friends at Trinidad this week.
+. NJ. Wilson left the first of the
week for business trip to Kansas
City.
Mrs. II. Barnes OF Holton. Kansas.
il here visiting her brother. Green 5.
Bosser.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Boring left for
the mountains last week to spend n
short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Campbell return
ed from short vacation at Colorado
Springs on Monday.
C. f. Mclaughlin, the oil man, went
to Kansas City on business matters
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Smith return
ed on Sunday from n two weeks vaca-
tion in the mountains.
Mrs. L. A. Cook left the first of
the week for Dunavant, Kansas, to
visit with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell have
moved to Holly, where Mr.. Maxwell
is manager of the elevator.
w. f. Cade is acting as passenger
ticket agent at the depot during the
absence Of l.. ID. Grimsley.
w. w. Cooper left on Monday for
the Gunnison river section where he
will enjoy few weeks fishing.
]. Alva Carrico, who has been spend
ing a short furlough at home, left on
Tuesday night for Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Frank A. Cox and L. l.. Johnson
left this week for Oklahoma, where
they expect to look over the, oil fields
r.. T. Kinsman and wife left last
week for a vacation Of several weeks,
which they will spend in the mount
aims.
Mrs. c. S. Smith and Mrs. X. C.
Goodale motored to Springfield the
first of the week for visit with
friends.
At n special session of Lamar Lodge
No. 80, A. F. & A. NJ, last Friday
evening the first degree was conferred
on Alva Carrico. who was home from
Camp Dodge on n short furlough.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
Prominent Citizen Leaves.

J. w. Bent left Sunday evening for
northern Wyoming, where he has ac-
cepted the management Of two electric
light plants owned by his brother, A.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
First Church OF God
Eighth and Maple

Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Preaching at IL a. m. and 1880 p. m.
VIII be glad to see you there. Come.
you are welcome.
j. w. BLOYD, Pastor.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10

WANTED-Work in the country by
woman and fifteen year old boy.
Address, NJ. +. v. A, Lamar, Colo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
TWENTY NILE RACE
THIRTY MILE RAG
DEMPSEY FORETOLD
VICTORY IN FIRST

Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight,
who knocked out Fred fulton at
Harrison, y. j., in one round Sat
urday. is some prognosticator.
Just before he left for the east TO
train for the bout with the Roch-
ester Giant. Dempsey said:
1t seems Fulton and few 9TH
ers in the boxing game are shoot
ing criticism at me, saying that
am piling up a record on one
round knockouts by fighting easy
marks; that l am picking en-
That's all wrong. I'm not pick
ing EN- or looking for easy marks.
I've instructed my manager to go
out and get the best men obtain
able 10 fight me. l don't care who
they are or how big their repu-
tatiOns.
Now, I want to say one thing.
and that is that if Fulton thinks
my one round knockouts are due
TO picking opponents, he is going
to make a discovery when / meet
him in the ring. L am going
to knock him out in one round
just the same as | have my other
opponents"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
White SOX IN
EASY WIN 8 TO 0
Champions Make League Leaders
Seek Cover by Terrific Hit
ting Onslaught

Chicago, July 29.-Continuing in
their big offensive drive, Chicago's
White Sox yesterday made the
league leading Red Sox turn tail
and run in the final combat Of the
series at the south side, gaining the
most decisive victory of all and
making it three out of four for the
series The count was s to 0, and
the Boston boys departed for an
other salient of the western front
last night not at all certain of win
ming the pennant.
Once more it was our Reb Russell
who blocked the roads of progress
for the Red Sox. This time he
turned them back with ridiculous
ease. No one even got to third base,
and only a couple of fellows reach
ed second alive. Reb famed six,
turning the trick against the mighty
Mr.. Ruth twice. Ruth walked off
the field after his failure the second
time, which happened in the eighth
inning His reputation for long
distance clOutS had been severely
jolted while here and apparently
he had no heart to walk out in
front of that haunting gang in the
left hleacher again The score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

Jim Duncan, worlds champion
discus thrower. is one of the hun
dreds of famous American athletes
that rallied to the colors early AMI
is now lighting the Germans in
France "
Jim has sent word home that he
has parted company with his pet
discus. The king carried it with
him for months. Juggling it on
marches and keeping it with him in
the trenches. He had hopes Of TAX
ing on some of the soldier boys in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
KRAFT BREAKS LEG

Urbana. III, July 29.-Ren Kra Z
of Oak Park, football captain who
was forced to quit early last fall
because of a broken leg. has had
bad luck again. Kraft has been at
the ground school for navy f1iers at
Cambridge, Mass. but has broken
his leg again and been forced to
leave school. He has been given a
furlough and may return.
Paul Doss, leading hitter on the
University of Illinois baseball team
last spring, is a student at the
Cambridge ground schoo! and has
been given a berth on the nine
which represents the naval avia-
tors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
CRAVATH EXPLAINS
BATTING SCIENCE

Cravath, the Phillies' home run
hitter, recommends as an aid TO
long drives. that the bat be held
tightly After is years experience
in batting the clever right fielder
says all one has 10 do is to hit the
ball. and hope 1t sails far, far away
When one stands up To the plate he
must guess what the pitcher is
going TO throw. The only thing
necessary is TO be a good guesser
in order to be ready to slug a curve
or fast one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
NET TOURNEY OPENS.

Duluth. Mimi, July 29.-The
tenth annual head of the lakes ten
mis- tournament opened here Sat
urday with more than fifty players
participating Most of the matches
were decided in two straight sets,
only one extra set being played.
Neimeyer of Duluth and Tom Aki-
yama played the most interesting
set of the day. The former won the
first set. "a. but the second set
had to go TO 13-11, with Neimeyer
on the long end.
LAUREN Kennedy, winner of last
years tournament. had little trou-
BILE in defeating Park in two
straight sets. Cd, &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

was busy one, for he took part in
Il games, winning 13 and losing
eight. After that he developed rap
idly and on three occasions won
more than 20 games a season for
the Maple Leafs.
In 1911 Rudolph was given a trial
by the Giants, but John McGraw
did not believe he was ready for
the big show and sent him back to
the Toronto club. That decision
was one of the mistakes McGraw
has made in Judging players and
he has regretted it since, for in
1913 Rudolph was traded to the Bos-
ton club and what he has done in
the way of standing National league
batters on their heads is too well
known to repeat here.
Rudolph was a hOIdout this sea-
son until late in May. when he fin
ally came to terms with the Braves
and signed his contract. In his
first start of the season he beat
the Reds, letting Matty's team down
with one hit, and he proved conclu-
sively that he has lost none of his
cunning in the box.
Early in the spring he tried to
purchase his release from the
Braves for $4,000. but could not
put the deal over. Manager Stall
ings knows well what he is worth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
EQUALS GOLF RECORD.

Indianapolis. Ind. July %
Charles Chick Evans. national
amateur and open golf champion.
Saturday morning equaled the
course record at Riverside club
here when he shot a 20. for under
FAR, in a four ball Red Cross bene-
flt match. The other players were
Warren X Woods. Evans partner.
and Kenneth Edwards and Phil
Gaudin. Several hundred dollars
were raised for the Red Cross.
In the afternoon the four golf
ers played on the Highland club
course, paired as in the morning
round. Evans and Wood won the
morning round, up, and in the
afternoon Edwards and Gaudin fin
ished 8 up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
HARRY GREB is
GIVEN DECISION
Sailor Middleweight Boxer Gains
Clear Shade Over Eddie
McGOOrty Saturday.

Fort Sheridan, Ill, July 29.-The
navy ensign floats over the land,
embiematic of the middleweight
championship of the United States
lighting forces. That was the net
result of a terrific 10-round battle
between Harry Greb of Pittsburgh.
navy titleholder, and Eddie Nc
Goorty of Camp Grant, army cham
pion.
If Americans are fighting the
Huns over there as these service
champions battled each other in the
ring at Fort Sheridan Saturday aft
ernoon, it's goodnight war! The
aggressive Greb, always tearing in,
would not be denied ais reward.
Never once in the 10 rounds did he
let up in his terrific onslaught. He
nearly closed the army champion S
left eye in the third round, and, for
few seconds in that session, II
looked like curtains for the army.
But Eddie stuck as a real fighter
sticks and he was there at the end
of the final round, beaten but not
disgraced He fought great fight,
but a tougher and better man.
The boys started with an even
opening session, McGoorty's clever
ness offsetting Greb's aggressive
ness, but the navy champions force
full fighting was wearing and told on
the army scrapper in the second.
Greb raised a mouse over Eddie's
left eye and McGoorty was forced
to stall at different points in the
second session.
McGOOrty Near Knockout.
1t looked in the next round as If
the army might fall, for the navy
champion tore loose a terrific bonn
bardment which almost closed Nc
Goorty's injured lamp. II was a
terrific pace that Greb set, and Nc
Goorty stalled, blocked and did ev-
erything possible to save himself.
He stuck out the round and walked
YEARLY to his corner.
The fourth was another Gre5
round by a shade, for McGoorty re-
cuperated in the minutes rest. Nc
Goorty then got an even break in
the fifth. but the sixth was another
shade round for Greb. The seventh
was even. but the navy man made
certain of victory by leading in the
last three rounds, and was given
the decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
CUBS GET COAST STAR

InfleIder Charley Pick, CAPTAIN
OF the San Francisco club of the
Pacific Coast league and it's lead
ing base stealer, has been secured
by the Cubs and will join MitcheITs
crew in New York. Pick. who had
swatting average OF 1913. nIaved
third base on the coast. but is
likely to get a trial at second The
Seals thought so well of him he
was kept on the pay roll until sold
to the Cubs at reported price of
$4,000. He is in class 4 of the
draft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

Dick Rudolph, star HEAVIER of the
Boston Braves, has been pitChin :
for IA years, but the passing of time
doesn't seem TO feaze him.
He started pitching for Fordham
college back in 1905, and two years
later he was on his way to stardom
as a member of the Toronto club of
the old Eastern league, after hav-
ing had a bit of additional season
ing with semi-professional clup
at Rutland, Vt. and with New Hav-
en- in the Connecticut league
His first full season with Toronto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
TRADES LEAGUE

A wild scramble of hits and err
rors in the eighth inning, scoring
eight runs for the Leather Workers
Of the Trades Union league, broke
up what was until that time a close
game between that aggregation and
the Silvis Shops yesterday after
noon at Douglas park. the final
count being Il TO ,. Featuring the
contest was the work Of the Leath-
er Workers battery, Kennedy and
Condor The former held the Sill
Wis nine to three hits and whitfield
Is batsmen. while Condor handled
IS fielding chances with only one
bobble The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

contests. But there wasn't much
call for a discus.
Jim didn't abandon it careless!y.
He wrote across it Never thrown
with q loss" Then he stepped back
in his trench AND with perfect
championship form hurled it far
into space. 1t scared across No
Mans land and dropped into Ger
man trench. Duncan and his pals
hope it landed flush on some Ger
mans dome. Duncan has seen
heavy fighting. He narrowly es-
capped death doing outpost duty not
long ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

IWO-Dase hlts-HOoper, RnsseII,
:. Struck out-Russell, s; Mays. /.
Bases on balls-Mays, 3 Double
play-E Collins Weaver Gandii.
Hits Mays, in innings. Hit by
pitcher Mays. Russell. Time
] 40 Umpires -Hildebrand and
Dinneen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
GIANTS BUY PLAYERS

Louisville, KY. July evil
liam Clymer, for the last three
years manager of the Louisville
club of the American association,
will Join the New York Giants.
Manager McGraw also has pur-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
DEMPSEY STOPS
| FRED IN FIRST
Coast Bearcat Makes Short Work
Of Iuch TOuted Minnesota
Plasterer.
FULTON CARRIED TO CORNER
Victor Hailed IS Greatest Hearv.
weight Since Days Of John
l.. Sullivan.

Harrison, y. j.. July o3.-Jaek
Dempsey OF California handed
Fred Fultons heavyweight; cham.
pionship am billions a severe blow
when he knocked out the Roches.
ter. Mimi. giant in the opening
round OF their scheduled eight.
round scrap.
Dempsey sent both bands "a
body, then walloped 10 stomach
then put hard swing 10 Fultons
heart and a right and left 10 TIA
law. This combination Of blows
sent Fulton to the mat for the fun
count in the record time Of IS as
seconds.
Fulton was carried 10 his cor
ner, where he came 10 quickly.
The grandstand was comfortable
filled and the boxholders arrived
early. There were six round pre-
liminaries.
Announcer Humphreys introdue-
ed Chairman Smith Of the state
commission. Smith, speaking from
the ring. said the commission was
pleased with the conduct OF the
management. Theodore Grain. an.
other of the commission, was in
troduced, and the camera men then
lined the ring. swapping The CON-
missioner and his assistants.
Fulton First in Ring.
Fred Fulton was the first to en-
ter the ring, at 1908 ? N. He had
his picture taken by the movies
and a minute or two later Demp-
sey appeared, while the camera
men got busy.
Fulton's weight was announced
as POS pounds, and Dempseys as
1888. The men were introduced,
both receiving a good hand. Johnny
Eckhart refereed the big bout. The
timekeeper for Dempsey was Billy
Considine, and for Fulton. Tommy
Andrews of st. Paul, for the clu5,
DR.. Muth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
League Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE

leSt ,rday's Results.
Chicago. s. Boston. o.
New York, >: Cleveland, ,.
Detroit. 8; Philadelphia. 0.
Detroit, 8, Philadelphia. >.
St. Louis. Washington, 5.
Games To-day.
Washington at Chicago
New York at Detroit.
Boston at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago at Boston.
Pittsburgh at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

chased First Baseman JayKirba and
Outfielder Peter Compton, it was
announced. Kirke formerly played
with Cleveland and Compton with
the Boston Nationals.