Bent County register., 1888-10-20

MIR. Clark one of the early settlers
OF Lamar who has been east the past
Elk months returned yesterday morn
ing and says he is glad to get back
to Colorado.
A new time card goes into effect
on the Santa Fe tomorrow. Passen-
ger trains going east will be at GAP
a. M, 6:45 and 1914 p. M; going
west 4:24 and e:42 a. M, and 1897
p. M.
Luke Cahill talks about the ability
man should possess to be a county
commissioner, that is the point ex-
actly and just why the voters will
support ]. d. Martin the honest old
granger.
Harry Simmons left for Butte City,
Montana, Wednesday night to accept
good position offered him up there.
Harry is first class man, reliable
and trustworthy in every way, and
his friends here wish him every sue
cess in his new home.
Lamar gentlemen who invested in
Folsom real estate, were rejoicing
yesterday over the news that the bill
creating a U. s. land office at Folsom
had passed the house of representa-
tives and was waiting the signature
of the President, the bill originated
IN the senate.
The democratic friends lent every
assistance to make our rally Wed
nesday a success, head anykind of q
celebration Lamar, and our people
get right to work to whoop it up and
make it TIE biggest thing of the kind
ever known in the county, that's the
kind of folks We are.
We acknowledge a pleasant call
yesterday by Judge ]. Z. Gunter
democratic candidate for district
judge. The Judge was shown around
town and INTRODUCED 6y his friends,
he is a pleasant gentleman to meet
and if he were not democrat might
some time be elected Judge of this
district.
A freight car loaded with house
bold goods caught fire a few miles
east OF town last Saturday night, the
train was cut a, the burning car and
the engine brought 1t in town sound
lng the fire alarm, which brought out
the fire company who soon put out
the tlre saving a good deal of the
furnitue.
Joe Lytle will be surprised when
the returns come IN right after the
election to find he run behind his
ticket, there is some rich trading GO
ing on Joe, and we have an idea you
are being offered as one of the boys
on the altar. remember what we tell
You, when you see Mr.. Bailey's big
majority.
Some gentleman who did not want
to be known, sent Mr.. d. +. Cooper
five dollars to be given to the ladies
to assist them in their barbecue din
ner, Mr.. Cooper turned the money
over to US and in turn we gave it to
the ladies who made good use of it,
and who are just dieing to know who
sent the money. They were much
Obliged Just the same.
1t has been the custom of republi-
can papers of the county to speak in
courteous terms of democrat speakers
and particularly acquaintances and
netghboIs who have engaged in the
discussion of the political issues, this
is right, as every man is entitled to his
honest opinion and should be shown
no lisrespect for expressing it. On
the other hand the democrat papers
speak disrespec,fully and often very
insultingly of the republicans wheth-
er home or visiting spea kers, forget.
ing that their speakers are open for
utterances of perfect contempt. 1t is
not necessary to go back farther than
the date when Mr.. Macon spoke in
this city, to find material sufficient
to last through an entire campasgn
to ridicule him and his party, when