Bent County register., 1888-11-03


Wen swell the note OF triumph when the con-
quering hero comes.
The lies told about J. d. Martin
has not hurt him particle. He will
be elected commissioner by the larg-
est majority ever gwen man in this
county.
1T the democrats would turn their
ticket upsiJe-down it would not be
20 bad, that is vote for Charlie Bald
win for president and Grover Cleve-
land for constable.
Mr.. Petition has sold hls Dodge
City, Kansas, Democrat Mr.. Petil-
lion is known by many of our citi-
zens as the man who was very much
disappointed in Mr.. Cleveland.
The invitation committee of the
town Of Soston extend an invitation
to the citizens of Lamar TO attend
the secoHG anniversary of that town
on the 10Th of November, when they
will have a grand celebration.
Richard Emerson who has been at
work at Denver for some time got
home Sunday, and this week has
neen at work on his CLAIM north of
town, be is buying fence posts and
will fence MS claim IN the spring.
ID. G. Marker met with a painful
accident Monday night by having
his foot turn in stepping off the side
walk, spraining his ankle very badly,
he walks with crutches now and will
not be able to work for some time.
Mayor Bent, NJ. d. Parmenter, J.
II. Holmes and John Golladay were
speeding their fast horses on the
track Wednesday evening. The gen
tlemen with good travellers find
good deal of pleasure on the new
track.
:. c. Elwell republican candidate
for district judge and e r Rouse,
Of this city, returned Wednesday
evening from trip to Villas, Spring
field, Minneapolis and other southeI II
towns. Mr. Elwell left on the early
train Thursday morning for Pueblo.
Read what the county officers in
the county J. d. Martin came from,
have to say about him. They say lie
was an honorable man and so do all
the gentlemen here who knew HIM
back there, n vote for Martin is a
vote for as good a man as there is in
Bent county.
The building of the county hospit-
al at Las Animas was an extraYo-
gance that the voter sould remember
when casting his vote, Cahill helped
pile that tax on ths people and lie
should be defeated next Tuesday,
vote for ]. d. Martin man in favor
of economy in all things.
The people cannot be fooled by
the democratic press of this county.
1t is well known that the policy of
these papers is to charge republicans
with ali kinds of corruption and keep
making The charges, while they deny
nothing said against their candidates,
the idea is to get the republicans on
the defence and keep them there.
l.. NJ. Stanley, f. L. La2ue and
Burg Brown three of the gentlemen
whose names are signed to the letter
denying the charges made against j.
d. Martin are democrats, and were
elected to their offices ON the demo-
cratic ticket, yet they fully deny and
brand as false all statements derog-
atory to the character of Mr.. Martin.
We are in receipt of the first issue
! of the Larned, Kansas, Democrat, b.
B. Crawford at one time connected
with this office, is the editor and pro-
prietor, the Democrat is neat in ap-
pcarance and quite newsy. b. b. is
a tirst-class printer and Il young man
who is hound to come to the front.
Success to you Bev. IN every way
but politics.
a telegram to the Denver Repnb-
lican from Idaho Springs says John
A. Porter democratic candidate for
Lieutenant governor is cheap labor
man, that he tried to cut the wages
of miners down in the mines he was
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