Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
LAMAR NEWS

The Rotary club at their regular
meeting took up the roads subJect and
the Panhandle Shortline railroad wa.
discussed. President Draper named a
committee OF three to inspect the
lawns OF the city with the idea OF
awarding priezs for the best maintained
yards. Three prizes have been named
/ for this, the hrst one OF SIS: the sec
ond OF SIS; and the third of $40 The
winners names Will be given out at
the next meeting TO be hold August
18th. and they will be invited TO be pre-
sent at this session.
The first home grown melons have
made their appearance on the market
in Lamar. They are selling quite a
bit cheaper than foreign melons
Engineer Hellheck OF Amity. was in
Lamar yesterday on business.
A double wedding which wa. SOL
emnized Wednesday at franklin. Neh..
is OF interest to Lamarites in that
Verne c. sprout was welded to Miss
I Erua f. Tippetts, daughter Of Mrs
Iottie NJ. Tippetts OF Franklin. Mr.
| Sprout formerly lived in Franklin and
| is at present partner in the firm Of
| Coover and Sprout in this city. Tn.
| other couple were Mr.. Sprouts bride /.
sister Irene and Louis W r..rr.rsy
| both Of Franklin The double cer--
]
/ OF the young people. Mr. and Mrs.
] Sprout will make their homo in Lamar
/ and Mr.. and Mrs. Larrawsy will reside
IN Franklin.
i Father NJ. Boyle OF tho st. Francis de
salas Parish announced yesterday that
the deal for the handsome res1dence
/ OF CRANKY Hillyer had been completed.
| The property is located on Houth Main
and has been rented for tho present In
the near future tho Catholic congre-
! CATION expect 10 build a now church
and other buildings on tho property.
! Tho home OF l. Merrick In Cottage
/ addition was the scene of a very i'm
| pressive wedding at high noon Thurs
/ day when Miss Pauline Fillman became
| the bride Of Clarence II. Merrick. the
/ Reverend u. @. McL.nnan of'ciating.
| The Presbyterian. ring ceremony was
used. Mr.. and Mrs. Merrick are well
/ known In this city and have a host
/ Of friends who wish them all prosper
/ ity and happiness.
] Miss Mabel Eilrors left yesterday
/ for Boulder where she viii spend her
vacation. Miss Kilgore is an operator
at the local exchange OF the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany.
A theatre party followed by marsh
uallow roast at Morris was thoroly en-
toyed by tho following young folks:
.hlthFf bfTUlN' ana tfula w ara. Alma
whites, Tilda Har-. Estella Rrinkley.
HelA Howard. and Opal Morris. and
Messrs. Cleo Sanders. Roy Sawyer.
Floyd Baker. Derwood NeidlEer and
Clarence Brinkley.
The Lions club has taken up the
matter Of placing the tourist camp
ground IN first class condition. w. a.
shellar at the head OF the Civic We'll
fare committee. and his live wires are
in this to make the Lamar Camp
ground one OF the best and most con-
venient stopping places in the state.
Constable George Watson arrested
Ed Mclean. a rancher living a miles
south Of Lamar. on a statutory charge
brought by the father Of a hve-year-old
girl Mclean took the child to his
home Tuesday, Il is alleged. and when
the child was released she Immediately
told her psrentH. He is married and
haa children and Is about 55 years of
age.
Thursday marked the close OF the
two months recreation program held
Under the auspices of tho Lamar Re-
creation association. total n, $50
hoyH and girls enrolled for the summer
shows the interest being taken in thia
work and it Is hoped by next year to
have a lady Instructor for play ground
supervision and work with the Eirls
], l.. Thompson Of Las Animas was
in Lamar. yesterday on business