Bent County register., 1886-10-16

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ri w. Metcalf, an attorney from
Ashland, Kansas, arrived here Thurs.
day evening. and thinks of locating
with us.
There was more rsal estate
changed hands in Lamar this week
than any week since the town was
started.
a farmer comes nearer being in
dependent tinan any other man no
matter what his business or how
much his riches.
y. L. Frost, of the Santa Fe
land department and member of
the Lamar town company, was in
town Wednesday.
Col A. 5. johnson. land com.
missioner of the a. I. Il 5. f. rail
road was in town Wednesday. and
favored us with a call.
The soil of Eastern Colorado is as
good as can be found IN the Union.
SO admitted by every one who
knows anything about IL.
C. B. Sherman, LAWYER from
Fort Dodge, Iowa, and John Tabor,
rom Dodge CITY, Kansas, called at
the REGISTER office Tuesday.
Colorado's yield of wheat this
year goes beyond two million bush
els, which looks like there was some
farming going on in the state.
Many of the farmers of the state
will feed cattle aud sheep the com
ing winter for the butchers block,
thereby securing double price for
their feed.
The Independents elected as
executive committee for the ensuing
wear; chairman, J +. Godding. of
Lamar; secretary, ] VI. Snowden, of
Rocky Ford; treasurer, Frank Krev-
bill, of Las Animas.
The second story now being
put on over Talbot IL Woliver's
place is to be used as sleeping rooms
for the Burger House. This hotel
Is taking the lead in the hotel bust
ness, being crowded all the time.
-Messrs. Rabb & Clubhouse have
rented the DIR. Dulin building and
will open 4 furniture store in one
room and -four and feed store in
the other. Mr.. Rabb went To Kan
sas City, Thursday night to buy
their furniture stock.
Z Hon. Frank p. Arbuckle, regis
ter u. 5. Land office this city, was
down from Denver "Wednesday, and
made US an agreeable call. Mr..
Arbuckle expects 10 be here ready
for business within thirty days and
perhaps IN two weeks. We found
him a pleasant gentleman, and think
he will be popular with the people.
MIR. Frank Clendenin. postmas-
ter at Morrison, Illinois, was in
town a few days this week. and in
vested in one business and seven
residence lots. Mr. Clendenin is one
of those true-blue republicans that
the democrats have so far failed to
oust from office. When he does
step down and out we hope to have
him settle in Lamar.
We failed TO obtain the pro-
ceedings OF the Independent County
Convention held at Las Animas last
Saturday until yesterday, and regret
that we cannot now give the pro-
ceedings in full. DIR. Cummings
was chosen chairman and c. NJ.
Morrison secretary. The following
ticket was placed IN nominations:
Representative, J: l.. Mitch, of Cat
lin; probate judge, Joseph Bradford,
of Las Animas; county commission
er, X. A. Steen.
Work was began Thursday on
the second story to Spivey &c Holmes
Bros mammoth store. This firm
was the pioneer store to Lamar,
coming here when there was not a
house half way up in town and
opened a stock of goods that would
invoice way mp in the thousands.
They did not wait to see whether
Lamar would make to xn, but come,
invested their money, made costly
improvements and entered into the
work of making a town. Looking
back at the uncertainty of those
times, we can arrive at but one con-
clusion, they either were more GER
tain of coming events, or they don't