The Lamar register., 1890-08-02
Colorado meteorological Society.
Report tor the week ending July 18th
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
The farmers are all busy now,
The natural hay crop is reported to be
short this year.
The hot weather and Congress still re-
main in session.
Fred Schmidt received q car load Of
ice last Thursday.
The Republican County Central Com
mittee il in session to-day.
Green corn, eucumbers and cramp
collie now prevail in this section.
The watermelon crop is a little late on
account Of the hail but will be large.
The second crop Of Alfalfa is being cut
on many farms in this neighborhood.
It is reported that there will be anoth-
err county seat fight in Baca county this
fall.
Encouraging reports are coming in all
the time from the harvest fields in this
vicinity.
Read the Meteorological table and save
yourself the labor Of asking the leading
question Of the day.
The city council has decided to dig an
open well at the engine house for the
purpose of supplying the city with water.
It is reported that arrangements have
about been completed to get a preacher
two Sundays in each month at the Chris
tian Church.
A large congregation turned out at the
Christian Church last Monday night to
hear Rev. Charles A. Stevens give Satan
q good drubbtng.
Judging from the enthusiastic and
persistent manner in which Calhoun
holds the bag, he ought to make 3 splen-
did snips-hunter.
Last Tuesday night sparks from an
engine set fire to the roof OF the new de-
pot, which was the pride of Las Animas,
and burned It down
Harry L., the little seven-months-old
son Of ]. A. Downing, died last Sunday
evening. The funeral services were held
on Monday and he was buried in the
Lamar cemetery.
The members Of the Methodist Church
and other citizens Of Lamar were much
pleased to learn that Rev. Kent White
had been returned to this city for anoth-
or year BY the NJ. E Conference.
]. B. Howard was brought to Lamar
from near Granada with SO calibre pis-
tol ball in his right hip. He ssys he
knew the pistol was loaded but 10 hand
ling it went off. He is taken care Of at
the expense Of Prowers county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kelsey, Of the
Alamo Hotel, gave ball at that popular
resort last Wednesday night. 4 large
number Of gentlemen and ladies we're
present and passed pleasant eysoing.
The music and dancing wsre excellent.
Yesterday morning while Jesse Wright
was working on Q hay stack on his farm
four miles posthsast Of town, he slipped
and fell from the stack, striking upon a
fork bapdle, which entered his back and
pierced the entrails, causing serious in
juries from which it is feared he will not
recover.
Gard Of Thanks,
LAMAR, Colo, August list.
Editor Regfster;-We desire through
the columns OF your paper to extend
cur heartfelt thanks to our many neigh
bors and friends who so kindly assisted
US during tbs sickness and death OF our
beloved little Harry, and shall gracefully
remember the many fayors that have
bssn shown M.
J, A. DowSJso AID FAMILY.
Two pssschsss in Nashville, Tennessee,
have had diMculty and are nov devot-
fng considerable time during their aer-
mons to sbuspg ssch other. such names
- liar and sooupdrsl hsvjns become
quite common with them, Thsif CON,
ereGn1ious hays increased very rapidly
II lats ed thsg have succeeded in rous-
ing great intsrsst In the mestines. This
5000 10 show that even in 70 important
kb49tss = religion, little spice must
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