Bent County register., 1886-08-28

NJ. IL. Thomas began work on
foundation for new store building
for MI. Godding yesterday. The
material used will be brick.
DR.. Arnold has promised to give
a grand ball at the Hewes house as
soon as the house is ready to open.
1t will be the social event of the sea-
sou.
Il. w. Entz and Julius Siemens,
of Burton, Kansas, have been in
town all weak. They want to find
piece of government land that Just
suits them.
-Spivey Il Holmes Brothers have
all but the roof of their store cover
ed with signs 50 that all that wish
NAV read as they run. Good idea
too.
j. NJ. Martin, of Meade center,
Kansas, has been III town for several
days. He expects to take timber
claim and will buy II lot or Two in
town.
Billy Lowe is going to camp
over the river with team to haul
around land hunters. He will have
charge of the boat nd will cross for
passengers at any time.
Mr.. Bishop sold his business
house aud lot oE Main street Thurs
day TO Mr.. Campbell fron Wichi-
ts, terms fifteen hundred dollars.
Hess Il Opp have taken new lease
on the building for year and four
months.
j. w. Root says one OF those
pretty little pictures of girl tackled
up III the drug store is given away
with every barrel of pills. That is
chance for somebody to get house
ornament
We have been editor, foreman,
devil and general utility man this
week, getting there with both feet
so to speak, aud the REGISTER may
not look n neat as usual, but we are
very well satisfied that we got out at
all.
The Hewcs house is a very hand
some hctel for So new a town as
Lamar. The Colonel does nothing
by halves and would have every thing
about his house tirst-class We will
have something tu say of this hotel
as soon as it is open.
Mr. Royal placed us un,lrr oh Ii
gatiuis by leaving six pound eat
fish at our door Thursday Mr.. Roy
nj is the boss fisher man OF this neck
woods. Fish appear to just lay
around and wait for him to throw in
hook to swallow.
-. II. Alexander, who feels con
tident IF securing the appointment
oi receiver OF the Lamar land office,
WIS III town last Saturday and ac-
companied by Mr.. Trommlitz, left
ON Il business trip that evening for
Pueblo and Denver.
Nj c. MeQueary has taken
charge OF Mr.. Graham's dairy h erd
and delivers milk twice day. Mr..
McQueary has just such place as
MIR. Graham has been trying TO get
his stock located on and now both
parties are satisfied.
One of our agents puts it at
low estimate when he says twenty
five thousand acres of government
land had been taken around Lamar
since last Saturday, and yet there are
people who pretend TO say this coun-
try will be years settling up.
George Trommlitz, DIR. Arnold
and S III. Alexander have formed
partnership to engage in the real
estate business. 4 very strong tea hi
and one that combine experience and
capability and genial trio that al
together will take front place in
the real estate deals of this vicinity.
"A letter from Judge Frost dated
Thursday says that fire broke out
in Dodge city that morning, destroy
ing all the buruable property be-
tween the Dodge city bank and
George S. Emerson's store. As that
space was covered by II regular tin
der box we have an idea it looks
rather black about there.
j. w. Graham returned last Sat
urday from Winterset, Iowa, accom-
panied by c. c. Goodale, Ed Brown,
w. o. Lee and Grant Lynch, all in
tent on INVESTING in Rent county real