Bent County register., 1889-03-16
Items That May be Of In
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y. III DaNis formerly ot thlN CITY
now publishes paper at Fort Dodge,
Iowa. won victory in their city
election iast week. 1t was the labor
ing mau against the field, and the IA
Dor ticket won. We are glad TO hear
that the laboring men are regulating
the professional office seekers to the
rear in Iowa, and hope the good work
viii spread.
Charles Reitler who moved his
stock of dry goods from here to Trim
idad is now selling ont below cost,
anything to sell out and get away.
The move from Lamar did not prove
TO be paying one and the store will
be closed just as soon as the stock
can be disposed of.
5. II. Ellis who has charge of the
Rei,ler stock at Trinidad who also
had charge when here, has not de
cided whether he will remain there
and 90 into business for himself or
return TO Missouri.
Joe yogle, J. w. Kurz, S Elson
and the rest of the Lamar colony at
Trinidad are prospering bat report
times quiet. Tinidad is dull at pres
ent, property is still very high, but
trade is dull.
J. w. Stailey well known in tins
county as the man who done such
good work fer the Garden City SEN
tinel, has been on the Kansas City
Journal for the past six months. He
passed through here Sunday going
to Chloride, New Mexico, to take
pharge of ranch and settle up bust
ness for the firm, be has quit the
Journal for q time, expecting to be
out there until in May or June. Mr.
Stailey is hard worker and q good
newspaper man.
The Arizona legislature have pass
ed bill which has been signed by
the governor making an assault on a
train or stage a capital offense. this
will cause the train and stage robber
to consider = while before taking
hold of a job of that kind, the fre.
auency of such outlawry in that
country required such law.
Kansas is great state on prohibl-
ton, they have Z late law that prohi-
bits the sale of tobacco to BOYS un-
der sixteen years of age, violation
of the act is misdemeanor, the law
is good one and if strictly enforced
will be a law that the boys in after
years will be thankful for.
The Garden City Sentinel is kick
ing because a man who is not a citi-
zen of their state is taking the lead
in an investigation of the county of
tioers who are charged with some Ir-
Irregularities. That is nothing up
here in Colorado we have got used
10 having Kansas men come up here
and crowd in wherever they can, tell
rs how to run the country and then
go home to vote.
We notice an item said to be re-
port in the Las Auimas Leader that
James Talbot at one time city mar
shall at Lamar, was fatally shot in
New Mexico last week, the report
had it that Talbot had the drop but
his gun snapped. Jim. has many ac-
guaintanccs here who hope the report
is false.
Coming down from Denver few
days ago we noticed the water had
been turned In the bitches between
that city and Pueblo, and the bitches
were being repaired. In some places
the water was being used to irrigate
trees, which suggests the idea that
the city trees in Lamar might be
benefited by having the water turn
ed in the city bitches.
It. Dickinson Price at one time
clerk in the IT, 5. Land Office is do
ing a real estate business at Denver,
he has been in poor health since he
left here, and says he is hardly able
to get around,
Up to q few years ago the train
news agents were always boys, now
full bearded men and occasionally q
gray haired one occupy the position.
We suppose it Is perfectly right and