Bent County register., 1888-03-03

J. ID. Turner has been employed
us corresponding secretary OF the
Lamar board of trade.
DR.. Dulin came up from Garden
City Monday and let the contract for
a house on his claim north of town,
NJ. j. Underwood holds position
IN the county clerks office at Las
Animas and will move up there soon.
c. ID. Baldwin owns a claim ad-
joining the Atlanta town site that
will prove to be very valuable in the
near iulure.
+ Z. Stevens was in town Wed
nesday and said he WAS plpmiuy ev.
cry day aud that lie never saw land
work nicer
MIR. Royal intends to garden the
McQueary place extensively This sea
son, and we venture TO say he will
make big money.
NJ. L, Swift S Co. report business
a. humming. On inquiry We learn
they are receiving from four to six
cars of goods week.
Notice the new advertisement of
the north side bakery and lunch
counter and remember the place
when Il lunch is wanted.
The ely drug store and Bumps
ieweiry store will move to their new
room tonight. Their new quarters
have been fitted up very nice.
Miss Della Jones and Mss Yates
viii open "a select school in the
school house next Monday, tuition
one dollar and half per month.
Mrs. Rude entertained Il party of
young folks at her residence last
evening. Cards and dancing were
among the principal ,amusements.
The A. Q. U. W. lodge have leas.
ed the upper room of the building
known as the city hall, and viii mold
their meetings there IN the future.
The number of plows to be seen
going to the country is pretty good
evidence that there Is going to be =
good deal OF sod tucncd this spring
Notice the enlarged advertisement
OF y. l.. Bent & Co, They are wide
awake to the advantage of letting
ths people know their business anj
where they can be found.
Mr.. William Cochran, editor of
the Republican at Milan, Missouri,
a friend of George Butler, arrived
in town Wednesday. We acknowl-
edge a pleasant call.
The land office this week has pre-
sented the old time boom appear,
,nce, being crowded every morning.
The people must have land and
homes you know.
p. l.. Spencer, who has a claim
eight miles from Brookfield, vas il
Town ednesday after q load OF
goods. He reported farmers all at
work in bis neighborhood.
Leo Jansen will plant twenty
five acres in garden. His place is
under the south sile ditch, aud with
everything favorable the garden this
year will bring him in two thousand
dollars.
w. w. Louden has forty acres Of
.lE.IF, .,.,,,, ap1 Mill lay., ,pn,t h.-
gun next week In setting out grapes
aud au orchard His place is all un-
der fence and the whole one hundred
and sixty acres will be farmed.
Robert Sweetman made final proof
on his claim Thursday. He Informs
us he has already this spring sown
alfalfa, oats and sorghum. Bob is
an old timer IN this state and knows
just what he is dong.
j. E. Denning writes from Hu-
mansville, Polk county, Missouri,
for sample copies of the REGISTER,
and would like map of the Bent
land district, which some real estate
agent can send him after reading
this notice.
Wedding cards were sent out
W Wednesday announcing the coming
marriage of Mr.. Walter A. Black,
of Dayton, Ohio, to Miss Mary G.
Craddock, of this city. The cere-
mony will take place at the Metho-
dist church next Tuesday evening
March sixth, at seven o'clock.
In future the board of trade will
meet at a quarter past seven p m ev,
ery Thursday evening, members VIII