Bent County register., 1886-12-18

stnali town.
The young fellows are bayino
some sport evenings, getting up raj.
fies for holiday presents.
Mr.. Taylor, a gentleman from
Lakin, arrived in town Yesterday
morning and will go to work for
sp'vey and Holmes Bros.
The rattle for the hansome ,oile,
set at Decker's drug store Wedner.
DAY evening. resulted in Mr.. MyIer
drawing the prize.
r. w. Burger is an old fire com.
pany hand, and would be lust the
man to get up and train company
here Start it Mr.. Burger.
C. d. Barker has taken a claim
north of town and returned TODAY
to Sedalia, this state. He will move
on his claim early in the spring.
-Arrangements are about COM
pieted for another bank in Lamar.
They will open in less than thirty
days If present plans are carried out.
Mr.. ]. w. Scott, from Baldwin
City, Kansas, made us an agreeable
call Tuesday. He has homestead
near Lamar and will improve it in
the spring.
"A cold wave was headed for
eastern Colorado, Wednesday. but
stopped down in Kansas, where i,
belonged and our bright warm wealth.
er continued.
F. Z. Stevens has taught our
school when there was hardly money
enough IN II to pay his board, and
now teacher il to be employed at
fair wages, he should be selected.
-Igo q Munger advertise that a
man will be supposed to have the
cash in his pocket when he orders
bacon and beams at their store, after
the first of January.
We will not conisne our friend,
to a single day, SO Apnounre Christ
mas presents for the Rrolsren will
be received any time from now M
til after the holidays. Come uariy
and ayoid the rush.
The Lamar Cornet band made
their first appearance in public last
evening, and gave the city a credit
able cerenade. They were loudly
cbeered and highly complimented
on their music.
Irvine Il Dunsmore of La Junta
h. 4
south of tho French Kitchen, with
Mr.. H. o. Bower. in charge. They
have fine supply of meats and keep
. very neat shop.
We are pleased to say Mr.. J.
w. Grahams children, who have
been quite ill, are now up and around
and will soon be As well as ever.
They were taken sick while on the
way here from Iowa, and have had
= serious time.
Mr.. n Palmatee-, from Pueblo
bought three lots of l.. w. krake, on
the north side this week, and will put
up hsnsomo cottages on each one.
He also took usuber clam west of
town. Mr.. Butler was the agent that
handled the property.
We regret to say that Mr.. L. w.
Krake, our station agent has decided
to move to Wisconsin at an early
date. Mrs. Krake is now visiting
relatives at Trinidad. They will be
missed by their many friends in town
who wish them every success in life.
Land agents should bear in mind
that signs reading Land Office"
have 20 come down. Real estate Of
dee yill do. As soon as our Land
ONCE is open, agents will be notified
that their signs are misleading and
il will be take them down or no
practice.
"A. X. Black began work on his
place mile east of town Monday,
with q six horse plow, to take out a
irrigating ditch eight feet wide at
the bottom. He will complete the
ditch FIVE miles this winter, beside
the side bitches and laterals. This
will afford water to irrigate over two
thousand acres of his land.
Thursday afternoon when thirty
or more men were pulling on rope
to run the land Office safe up stairs
IN the Frost building, the rope broke.
The safe tumbled down stairs, broke
- -,lln,- L. L.,