Bent County register., 1886-11-13
Three Lumber yards.


very quiet.
w ith so many strangers in town
all the time now, what may be ex-
pected when the boom comes next
spring.
Mrs. F. w. Burger, daughter
and son arrived here Wednesday
from Winterset, Iowa.
-McQueary Bros. have been
hauling lumber thirteen miles north
east with their teams all week.
Owing to bad weather the dance
that was to have taken place Thurs
day evening, was postponed two
weeks.
Senator Dorsey will ship fifT
cars of cattle from our yards nkxt
Monday. Several train loads have
left the yards this week.
%. I. Roseberry was up from
kendell, Tuesday evening. He is
connected with the Signal oflthat
place.
u. u. Ament returned from
Topeka, last Saturday night, after a
weeks labor down there in thd in
terest Of the north side ditch.
A. III. Rogers went down. to
Garden City, Wednesday, TO meet
his mother, sister and daughter.
They all arrived here Thursday
morning, from Minnesota. \
MIR. Hill, the Kansas canon bali
stage line proprietor has been look.
ing over some of the routes out of
Lamar, and may put some of his
lines IN operation in this couatry.
j L. Maxwell telegraphs that
he will be here the first of next week
with his stock of dry goods. He
will occupy the room now used by
NJ. l.. Swift Il Co.
%. T. Peterson. 5. +. Hicens,
James sullivan, q. A. Weirick and
+ c. Peterson made up party that
arrived here this morning from Iowa.
Rev. w. {. Veazis, Congrega-
tional minister at Pueblo, was in
town several days the past week,
and preached at the school house
last Sun lay evening,
The Lamar house is being en-
larged to twice its original size, and
is to be fitted up in good style. This
house has been crowded from the
time it opened, and is doing a good
business.
DR.. Rice has consented to orga-
nize a singing school at the school
house tonight Let everybody in
terested turn cut 50 that The school
may start of with good class
-Milt Adams and Dick Lee had
difficulty yesterday morning in
which Adams stabbed Lee several
times. Adams was promptly arres-
ted by Deputy Sheriff Talbot and
placed under bonds.
p. NJ Noble returned Tuesday
from Trinidad, where he bad been to
see that new boy in hi> family. He
said he was born election morning
and the first thing the Young fellow
done was to hurrah for Alva Adams
Attorney Frank Exline has Sc
cured the two vacant rooms on the
same floor with the land office in the
Frost building. He went down to
Ashland, Kan, Thursday night to
attend court and will occupy his
new quarters on his return.
Capt. Munger was up from Gar
den City yesterday. We wish the
Captain could find it TO his interest
to move up here. His Office, regis
ter of deeds, of Finney county is too
good Il thing to let go of, or we
might catch him.
-Cherrington 81 Co. opened their
restaurant Monday, and did the
hansome by setting up one hundred
and fifty three free meals. There is
nothing small about that, and we
hope they will get hansome returns
for their liberality.
| There was a meeting held last
evening at the school house, prepari-
tory to organizing building and
loan association. Those present
were much interested and an adjourn
ed meeting will be held next week
to perfect an organization.
y Monday morning, at four o'clock
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