THE LAMAR REGISTER.J\ SC. DOUOHTY,

City Editor.

Abstracts,The only set of Numeri-cal Abstractsof theRec-ords of Prowers county.Abstracts to Farm andCity Property furnisheden shortestnotice.

Terms Reasonable.Address

PROWERS CO. ABSTRACT Co.Lamar. Colo.

MOKBY TO LOAN

Plenty of cheap Moneyfor good farm and cityloans. Call and see me

L. WIRT MARKHAM.Gent's clothing at Irwin’s,Gent’s fine shoes at Irwin's.

For cheap town lots see C. B.Thowan.

Try our soda, Ur-to-Date, Boyd'sDrag Store.

Only 50 cents for making DockSkirts at Irwins.

Tom Kevser, of Baca county, is inLamar this week visitiug his brotherIsaac.

Dr. Shrock, the Pueblo dentist, ismaking his regular monthly visit toLamar this week.

Isaac Keyser is building a nicebrick residence and brick barn onhis lots just north of the townsite.

Tbe Lamar Commercial Club holdsa social for its members and theirfamilies to-night, at the club room.

Ollie Steward is visiting the townsin the upper end of the valley thisweek, and talking life insurance tothe people.

Miss Fa}’ Huddleston has beenvisiting at La Junta for the pastweek and will extend her stay therefor some little time yet

Dr. S. J. Honk ins, brother of K.G. Henkins, is visiting in Lamar, theguest of his brother. Dr. Henkins isa resident of Burlington, Kansas.

J. J. <Jooper is down from LasAnimas today with his two daughters, who will give a musical and elo-cutionary entertainment at tne operahouse tonight.

Herman Schaaf made final proofupon his homestead on Monday.The land is in the eastern section ofthe county. Philip Sarah and JohnA. Wilcox acted as witnesses.

C. Frost Liggett is down at Carriso this week looking after somemining claims he owns there andalso trying to locate the boom whichis said to have struck that section.

The Register forgot last week tomention the arrival of a View girl att ie residence of M. J. McMilleu nearCarlton, on Juue 30. Marsena wasin Lamar next day, but never said aword about it.

At tbe Methodist church next Sundav morning Rev. Knnckey willpreach on “The King’s Dream ” Tnth« evening “The Unknown God,”will be the subject Hvnms for thetwo services: 74. 1018, 210. 593, 4-18& 442.

We have the most complete lineof Drugs an i Chemicals in Prowerscounty and with a Registered Graduate in charge of our drug depart-ment, you can rely upon us to give‘‘just what the doctor ordered ’’

McLean Bros.The First National Bank is prepnr/

ing to put a substantial stone sidewalk on the front, and south sides ofits building. The stone is on thecorner, being dressed and fitted, andit will not be very long before it willbe in position.

Carriso is trying to revive the oldmining booru which has collapsedthere several times in the past andthere is talk of starting a town inthe center of tbe district It isrumored that the first institution onthe ground will be a populist paperedited by Mr. Earle Garvin, of La- 1mar.

Buy millinery at Irwin’s.

For bargains in farm lands go toI C. B. Tbornan.

C. L. Doran, United States Post-iOffice Inspector, arrived in Lamari last Sunday and went to Springfield! on Monday, on matters pertaining tothe Steiglem&n case.

L. Wirt Markham made his rognlar weekly trip to Denver, going uplast Sunday night and returning onMonday night.

A. D. Scott, the sheep rniser, whohas large ranches down south, was inLamar last Saturday, atteuding tovarious business matters.

J. K. Doughty went down to BacaCounty on Monday, having legalbusiness down there to look after.He came back on Tuesday.

Judge E. C. Nowels made a tripto Springfield last week, to attendto some business matters of a legalnature, in which he was interested.

C. C. Huddleston has had a veryneat picket fence pnt around his

! handsome residence, thns improving;: the appearauce of his premises de !| cidedly.

Dan Keesee returned the latter jpart of the week from his trip westand south, and reported that he hada good time and enjoyed himselfvery much.

Rev. J. H. Miller preAcbed at the1 Christian church last Sunday morn-

; iog to quite a good congregation.His sermon is said to have l>oea avery fine effort.

* The Couhty Commissioners werein session all last week, principallyexamining schedules and equalizingassessments. Some other businesswas also attended to.

Milt. Gordon, the genial Baca, county farmer, spent a day in our| county seat last week. Milt looked,just the same as ever and appeared'

| in his usual good humor. i*‘

Some parties, who an* interestedin the mining region on CarisoSprings, started* down there Monday

; morning. As some 150 pounds ofdynamite went along, our local po-litely declined the kind invitation togo with the party.

The store of Mrs. E. E. Butlerhas been enlarged, by taking in theroom formerly occupied by The Reg-

I inter. The store generally has alsobeen neatly papered and freshenednp, and Mrs. Butler is better preparied than ever to accommodate her' large number of customers.

Our soda fountain is fast becom; ing the rendevons for ladies andi gentlemen who are in search of cooland refreshing drinks Among ourspecialties we mention.—Marmalade.

; Egg Phosphate, Lime Jnice andKola, Lemon Fizz, Koko and Philli-pino. McLean Bros.

Miss Cora Conwell entertainedher young friends last Friday afternoon ut the residence of her parents.The occasion was the birthday ofMiss Cora. A general good timewas bail, the afternoon being occn- >pied with various games. Refresh- !ments which were manifestly enjoy-!

'ed, were served.

Ernest Nowels has taken a clerk-ship in the store of Franz Bros , and ji* attending to his duties with allthe energy of which he po<Jesses.]As Ernest makes a success of most iany work he attempt, there is no '■doubt about his soon being able totie tip a bundle a-j neatly and asqnickiv as any one.

Ancil Everett is building himself,a very comfortable borne 011 the cor- iner of Fourth and Olive streets iThe house is a substantial, nnd at ;the same time, a very attractive and !tasteful, structure It will bo built!jof stone, and when finished, will jconstitute another improvement forjj,Lamar to feel proud about.

The school t»onrd of this districthas re-engaged the old corps ofteachers for the ensuing year, with

> tbe exception of Miss Aunie James,j who was the kindergarten teacher,jMiss James, for reasons eminentlysatisfactory to herself, (another en-gagement! declined to accept herformer position. The corps of teach !ers will be as follows: E R. Jonas,Principal, Miss Evans, Miss Follin,Miss Nowels. Miss Baxter and Mrs.

1 Williams, Teachers and Miss Peckfor the Kindergarten. A continu-

| ance of the good work done last year! is thns assured for the comiog year.

The city council, at the adjournedmeeting bold last Thursday night,passed an ordinance to refund thewater works bonds.

Work on the opera ho&sebuildinghas bet*n delayed for some days, ow-ing to the failure of material to ar-rive. It is expected to come soonand the structure will be rapidlypushed to completion.

An impromptu dance was enjoyedby about fifteen couples last Fridaynight. A couple of traveling mu-sicians were engaged by the boys,and Golladay's hall secured. Icecream aud cake were served.

There were lots of people uponthe streets last Saturday aud everybody seemed to be full of business.The merchants had a busy day, andwere tired out, when night came,andthey could get closet! up. Hut thenthey did not seem unhappy about it.

Judge Nowel s was compelled tokill a stray dog the other day. Theanimal was in Fred Lee's yard, andthe Judge shot it. The bullet went

; through the caniue, and ou into thejresidence of L. IL Mauville. Nojone was hurt, and small damage was| made by the mi salt*.

J Work ou the new ware house ofM. Strain, along the rail road switch

‘is goiug on at a rapid rate. A largeforce of uieu is employed aud notime is lost. Another evidence ofLamar's business interests will soontell to every passenger on the trains,that there is business done in thistown.

Accounts about crops are muchmore encouraging than they were afew weeks ago. And the melon cropespecially is claimed to be iu thevery best of shape. If no hard hailstorm come* along, the shipmentsthis year will pnt lots of dollars intothe pockets of the farmers. May itbe dollars and not hail.

The.bpys around town have takentip a sporL a sort of fencing withsticks. will probably keep itup until some one gets burt, or atight results. It is a foolish bosi*ness and the boys would better letit aloue. There are amusementsenough, without taking up something dangerous.

The Lamar House, in spite of thehot weather, has not lost any of itspopularity. Mr. and Mr*. Priddjrmake special efforts to please theirguests and pnjvide for their wants.The result is that they have a largenumber of regular U ardors and agoodly share of the transient trade.They will welcome you if you givethem a trial.

There was a fine display of clondsyesterday afternoon, but no rain tesalted around this region. Theclonds assumed very fantastic shapesand several interested watchers couldwithout any display of imagination,discover various animals, and otherfigures, clearly delineated. Hut whatthey desired most to see, raiu drops,did not materialize.

A clond burst on the prairie innorthern Hent county yesterday

; afternoon cause*! a torrent of waterthree quarters of a mile wide to

S come down Adobe creek. It washedout 200 feet of the Ft. Lyon canal,

Jand the necessary repair* will re’ quire some days to complete This

jis the cause of no water at this endjof the canal at present.

Preparation* are being made to

jremove the old •‘Backet” building,just south of Johnston's store. Mr.Johnston will improve the frout partjof the lot. with h business house.The back part of the structure i* already completed. With the completiou of this store, the west side ofMain street will be completely filled

j up with sightly buildings.'I he Rev. W. T. Anderson, of the

j United Presbyterian Mission, atItawal Pindie, N. W. India, who istemporarily in this country, will occopy the pnlpit of the United Pres-byterian church next Sabbath morning and evening, in the absence ofthe pastor. He will discus* missionwork as now carried on in India. Allare invited to come and hear him.

On Monday, in the County Court,matters pertaining to the estates ofJohu F. Frisbey, late of Granada,and of William J. Game!, late ofHolly, occupied attention of HisHonor, Judge Billingslea. Theformer estate was closed up, every-thing required by the law. havingbeen done. The estate of WilliamJ. Gamel will probably occupy somefurther time.

The City Trustees and the SchoolBoard have about come to an ar

rangeuicnt, whereby artesiau waterwill be furnished the school. Mains Iwill probably l»e lai«l along Sixth ;Street, from Oak Street, to Pearl !Street and thence to the school jboose. This will be a much needed ;and desirable acquisition for the pu [pile

Pore Ice Cream Soda, Ur to Pate jBoyd’s Drug Store.

A Belle of Old Paris.

A very curious relic of old Paris Uabout to be removed—the house In theRue de Venlie. built In 1402 by the cel-ebrated alchemist, palmist and philan-thropist. Nicholas Fiamel. It la oneof the few specimens of fifteenth cen-tury architecture still to be seen in theFrench capital.says the London Chron-icle. Until the revolution Its upperfloors were let to poor old men andwomen, who. in accordance withFiamei's will, had only to pray for therepose of hi* son! and to say an aveevery day at the hour he died to se-cure lodgings rent free.

To the Teachers of the Eighth NormalInstitute District.

Every effort is being made to insure the success of this Institute.The instructors are practical au»lsuccessful t«acbe»«. who may be relie*! upon in every particular tomake the Institute a eourr*of insptrat ion to all who may attend.

The registration fee of one dollar,which is required by law, will be theonly expense aside from boarding.| All teachers in attendance who de-

:sire any credit for the same, or theaddition cf five per cent, to theirstanding, as allowed by law. si ooidregister and pay the fee oa the day

[ of entrance.At least one hundred and fifty

teachers should be enrolled at thisInstitute, but the management follyexpects to exceed that number

The sessions will begin at S SOa.■m. and clove at 4 p. m. Special

i classes will be organized whenever areasonable number of teachers desire

! to hare a subject presented.Board ami lodging at reasonable

rate-* can be secured at h<4el« and! boarding house* aod in privatefamilies. AH teachers will receive ahearty welcome by a hospitable pco-

| pie. Don't fail to attend.Two prizes have been offered—j

Ooe, Webster's International DieJ t ionary. leather bound and indexed,

I will be given to the lady giving thel*e*t recital. The other. Shakespurs’* Complete Works, well andhandsomely txmud in handy volume**

! will be given to the gentietnende; livering the l*e*t oration. In award-ing the prize for the beet oration.the

.subject matter am! delivery will bothbe considered. Content* open to all

; teachers of the district who pay the; registration fee of one dollar.

A spelling match will lie conductjed at some time during the institute,

or. > era i. ftroourioxa.It is the duty of teachers in the

| public schools to attend, and to at

tend all tb© time possibleIn issuing like grad© or todowlq.

certificate*, or commending teacbsrtattendance at Institute will lw»nidercd. Boards of diriolon n*alto know whether yon are pubhespirited and progressive.

Director* will inquire at the Irut,.tute about certain teachers and «x .ipeel to see them there.

The name* of all who register aa,JI par the fee will be published in th*; ooanty papers.

Director* and citizen* who are actteacher* are welcome to tn.it and a*,tend the sees ion*.

Hoarding placid canbe obtain*] hrconsulting the Secretary at the fe.* tit ate.

Next regular examination Aimf IS and lU.

For further information addrwv ]the Secretary.

Silk shirt wai*ta at Irwin'*Skirt* made to order at Irwin’*.The man .V Trailer write kail

eurance.Wool Dreaa Skirl* made

for SI.OO at Irwin*.Ladies’ hair cleaned at S. \V. ft],

ling*lea’* barber shop.C. B. Thoroan has *be beet !it*«f

So* insurance. He write* farm rah,

Bixnca Tns« W. F. Martin bl it i »ei prices oo bnggie* letaa

, yoo bur.Tbe ooljr complete line of No«ai|

and Magazine* at Boyd’* Irio-DksDrag Store.

Oo to O F. Downing’s shopof the railroad track for biack»c~uand wagon work.

Sweet. Orr Jk Ca'i gennin* E*f>ti*h corduroy fact* to be had otsh aJohnston’* clothing etore. K*mpair waraanted.

Excurtion Rates.Th# fii!lo*ini» «r* mining tb* n

cwmiw nomtlj announced by suS«q!« F«* Houte

Ticket* good for IT* d«t* frailADiir to K»'w York, Via. Caj*«*•«,

I'lu-aDKI** ocean rvi»of «>**ren (lay* from Gal**—' i toNow York, touching at Kay \V«~:

l'altner lake ami return k* rj

Saturday or Sunday M «

Jay, from Lamar 9T.80LI'hautanqnn tirkrtM, Palmer *vi

rwttiro. on m.V Joly ]M to Angmi24. final limit Srpt, lek from la&ufN.SU

Htennial Contention of Ki * ftkLeague at lndiaua|H>li* oo July 3Jto 23. One fart* for lb«* round tnjpliw $2-00. Inquire of localfor full (artirolarH.

Medical Awociitito at Salt I-*hon July 25-20 Tickets on MtU tone and one fifth fare or eertir*a*plan. Inquire of ajfer> f.

J| CORSETSS§T s

A Complete Line ofp\\ Summer Corsets

to o<, * We also carry the following makes

Warner's, Ball’s, C C. C., W. B,i C.B.T.P. and many others.

Summer Dress GoodsA pretty line of Pique, Fancy and SilkStripe G’nghams, Organdie,Swiss Mull,Dimity, Lawns and Dotted Swiss,from 5c to QOc.We also carry the celebrated TopsyFast Black Hose for men. women andchildren. Every pair guaranteed. Afull and complete line of everything in

The Dry Goods LineW. J. JOHNSTON,

Leader in Dry Goods and Shoes.