Bent County register., 1888-08-04


Colorado bitches do not now, at the
rate they are building they will soon
dram the river during the growing
season.-They are having terrible
hot weather at Kansas City, many
prostrations are reported II. H.
Metcalf a cattle man of this state, is
very sick at the City Of Mexico.-Five
prisoners made their escape from the
county Jail at Trinidad Tuesday
night.-A democrat who has no of
fce but wants one says he thinks he
could fall back on 6 postofiice of any
class that would support him, and
not fracture his aratomy.-A milk
tram is to be put on the Ft. Worth
road to run into Denver, they want
good cheap milk at Denver and can
get it that way-There Is one hun
| dred and ten men and sixty women
| insane in the asylum at Pueblo.-An
English vessel has the contract to
dredge the New York harbor, why
| is it every contract the administra-
ton can Is given to the English, why
was this dredging contract not given
to citizen or company of the United
States.--The Southern Methodist
Conference has been in session at
Pueblo this week.-The colored peo-
pie celebrated emancipation day at
Pueblo.-The Denver World says
out of all the spectators to see the
prize fight near Denver Tuesday,
there was only one republican.-The
young mems republican club at Den
yer is one of the largest in the state
The democrats make so much fuss
over the tariff on castor oil for the
baby, that one would naturally sup
pose democrats babies was raised on
castor oil, how much money does the
average family pay for castor oil in
q year, about ten cents.-Logan
county claims to have increased ten
thousand inhabitants within a year.
Twelve thousand postmasters have
been appointed In the past year, no
wonder the mails are so irregular
Kansas has good crops as far west
as Sterling, they had good prospects
as far west as Great Send until lately
when the hot winds and dry weather
dried them out-Mutton is judged
the healthiest meat by those who
ought to know-Taking the state
all over the crops of Colorado are
good this year.-Father Clarksop, of
the Iowa State Register, has visited
this state and has written Colorado
up in a handsome manner, all of
which will bear good fruit-C. w.
McReynolds has left ChIyington to
take charge of the station at Council
Grove, Kansas.-Puck says how trne
it is that we never know what the
future and the merchant who never
adverlIses have in store.-It is said
Judge Yeaman is not q candidate
for reelection as District Judge, bu,
wants to be made Supreme Judge,
that Office will fall to a republican.
III the statement of a bartender be
true that the amount Of whiskey re-
quired to make sixty drinks for
democrats will make one hundred
drinks for republicans, the democrats
should not kick on free whiskey.-
Mesa county boasts of some of the
finest peach orchards in the state
7. G. Henry made good guess when
he said Colorado wants people, the
state wants people to settle on the
land and make good farmers, that is
the class we hope to see come here.
The Colorado Springs Cattle Com
pany are fencing in a hundred thou
sand acres of pasture land.-A fe-
male base ball club is an attraction
coming west, where they are from or
where they are going is not men
toned in the notice We saw of them.
The average life of locomotive
is about thirty years and 1t takes con.
siderable repairing to make them
last that long.-A gambler known as
Chuff committed suicide at Las We.
gas last week.-Thanks to Senator
Teller for public documents this
week.-Mrs.. Harrison is not what
the world calls fashionable woman.