Bent County register., 1888-07-14

We noticed Wednesday that saints
as well as sinners watched the Girl
IN the pink tights as she walked the
rope. Humanity is pretty much all
alike, ''what fools we nortals be.p
DR. Arnold bought hand full Of
show tickets Wednesday and gave
them to all the lttle boys he knew.
Doe. is lover of children and we
never knew a boy that did not like
him.
We hear of one or two parties who
are going to invest in sheep in a
small way until they learn how sheep
do in this country, there is money in
mutton and wool too provided the
tariff is not tasen off.
It's about time the country papars
were Offering a premium for the
largest watermelon brought to their
offices, there is no other scheme that
supplies the newspaper fraternity
with melons as we'll as that.
Reports from the country twenty
to thirty miles south is that on sec
ond breaking is not suffering for
raln, they have had good many
rains down there this season that we
did not get, they would Ike a good
rain nov in order to make good
crop.
Col. A. S. johnson was on the east
bound nine O'Clock tram yesterday
morning, during the stop here he
took look At our new depot, made
enquiries about our town and the
country, aud said if it was quiet here
VIC had lots of company along the
road.
Coal supplies for next winter are
already going east over the road, the
coal companies and the railroads are
urging dealers to lay in large supplies
early, and the dealers will probably
urge their patrons to lay 10 winter
supply Of coal early in tie fall, which
ever, one that can afford to aught
10 DO.
Now tina. provision has been made
for water for the city for all time to
come, both by the water works and
a network Of bitches, many more
trees will be set out this fall, and next
spring every body viii be sowing
tame grass seed, with trees and grass
there will be but little dust IN town.
For the past three weeks there has
been a family reunion at the resi-
dence of W. O. Lee. Mrs. Moon, Of
Macksburs, Iowa, Mrs. Cassatt, of
Wabash, Indiana, and Mrs. Bush, al
50 OF Macksburg, niece Of Mrs. Lee
have been here on visit, and a part
Of the time Mrs. \. J, Hasty, of Cad
doa, another sester. Mrs. Moon and
Mrs. C.ssAtt left Tuesday morning
on their return home, Mrs. Hasty re-
turned home Tuesday evening and
Mrs. Bush Thursday evening.
DIR. II. H. Arnold returned from
Denver Monday night, he accompan-
led by his attorney J. B. Morris, had
been up there to give bond for his
appearance at the next term of the
u. ). court Il will be remembered
that the Doctor is charged with an
effort to defraud the government bv
assisting in making fraudulent land
entries. 1t is not thought here that
the Doctor had anything TO do with
the entries and now that the district
attorney and other government OIL
cials understand the circumstances
it we understand Is pretty well un-
derst0od the case will De dismissed
DIR. Arnold has been III New Mexico,
Ohio aud Virginia the past eight
months and was not aware of the
char ges against him until short
time ago, as soon as he WAS advised
of the fact he camc out here and im-
medIately went TO Denver and gave
himself up and gave bond, he is now
on his way back to Virginia TO settle
up some business, after which he
will return 10 Lamar.
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