Bent County register., 1886-10-09

oe'itai snoOtlng IN TINS town.
John Wilson, from Kiowa, Kan
sss, has been looking the country
over and will probably locate.
The Kansas girls are all pigeon,
toed, made so by trying to hold on
to the earth in the wind storms.
Over fifty cars of beeves have
passed east this week, that was seen,
besides the stock trains at night.
Mr.. Sims and J. d. Dent, one
of the leading real estate men of
Dodge City, were in town Monday.
Talbot & Woliver have card
in the REGISTER to-day. They keep
the best of everything in their line.
e. ]. Rabb, from Washington,
Kansas, has been in town the past
week. He is pleased with the coun-
try.
The report that the land office
would occupy the stone house north
of town has been Senied by tele-
graph.
County Commissioner Kerr is
going to California on vacation.
He starts next week and will be gone
a month or two.
Frank Shrock will not go 10
Lamar for some time. 1t will be at
least two weeks before his bonds
can be filed.-Pu-blo Press.
MIR. Shrock, who has Just been
appointed receiver of our land office,
was at one time partner of DIR.
McMullen in the drug business.
Freight trains continue to stand
on the Main street crossing for half
an hour at a time much to the an
noyance of those that want to cross
over.
There is prospect of the dairy
drying up until spring. Not enough
milk to go around now, Mr.. Nc
Queary says. We can return to the
use of the condensed variety.
ID. E. Cooper accompanied by
J. A. Breeding and J. NJ. Wright re
turned from Winterset, Iowa, We'd
nesday evening. The latter named
gentlemen are looking fora n location.
Frank p. Arbuckle, the newly
appointed register of the Lamar
land Office, is from Atchison, where
he was formerly manager for the
Western Union company.-Pueblo
Chieftain.
Clark county, Kansas, is doing
her share towards settling up Bent
county. She has been represented
by nine of her citizens this week,
the most of whom have concluded
to stay with us.
III. S. Deeter. brother of Abe
Deetsr of this city, with three other
gentlemen arrived here overland
from Coleman, Texas, last week
They brought two teams with them
and expect to remain here.
/-Mr. Burger telegraphed from
Denver, "The land office will not be
in my hotel" Mr.. Godding tele-
graphed, at won't go on my claim. I"
Mr.. Lowe used the wires TO saw,
''She don't go in our office" y
Capt. 4. Saint ani James Bous-
log, lawyers from Newcastle, Ind,
who came in with the party of nine
from Indiana last week, have con-
cluded to remain here, and engage
in the law and real estate business.
Albert Hughes, of Ashland,
Kansas, and Mr.. Jennings, an attor-
ney, from Coldwater, Kansas, are
here looking for location. They
express themselves as well pleased
with Lamar. and will likely invest
in some property here.
Mr.. Bowen, of the real estate
firm of Bowen & Tanner, quietly
went up to Pueblo Friday of last
week and was married arriving here
in the evening with his bride. That
accounts for that neat little residence
on the north side. The REGISTER
extends congratulations.
Here is the democratic ticket:
For governor, Alva Adams, of Pu-
eblo; lieutenant governor, H. G.
Gillespie, of Aspen; secretary of
state, J. Mahoney, of Leadville;
auditor of state, Cashmere Barolla,