The Lamar register., 1890-02-08
The w. 9. I. U. will meet at the
next Thursday afternoon.

Inc farmers OF this county have
nad to buy very little hay or grain
this winter. Some have had hay.
sorghum and fodder for sale.
Irowers county now has but one
term OF the district court a year. We
need two terms and will secure the
increase when the Legislature meets
next winter.
County clerk II. J Gochenour, has
been appointed one of the vice-presi.
dents of the Colorado State Bureau
OF Horticulture and Forestry, for the
ensuing year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS evening
Feb. 9th, at tse residence of Andrew
hornman by Geo. L. Hines Justice
OF the Peace, \. IL. MoMas,er TO
Annie Green.
J. J. Thoman will farm c. b.
Ihoman's place this year. He is
now engaged in making hot beds,
With view of supplying Lamar with
Saill Vegetables.
Our people enjoy the pleasant
weather Of this winter, but now that
It is getting so near spring they
would like a cold snap, just enough
10 make good ice.
a Grange was organized here
Monday night by X. A. Southworth.
Although we have made frequent in
quiries, 20 far have failed to ascertain
who the officers are.
Tho school board should investi-
gate the cause of sore eyes among
some OF the scholars. The children
say 1t is the peculiar light caused by
the colored glass of tho windows.
Next Friday is Valentine day. We
do sot mention this for fear we will
be forgotten, for who ever knew
newspaper man to fail to get the ug
liest valentine to be had IN town.
Ed. Lea;herman received dis
patch Sunday morning, stating that
his father in Indiana was diving aud
to come at once. He left ON the first
tram, hoping to reach his father be-
fore he died
One of Mart Strains males was
badly cut Sunday while in pasture
east Of town. The wound looks like
a bullet bad made it. That it was
an accident no one doubts, but how
it was done no one seems to know.
There WAS something like a thou
ssnd canary birds and parrots on the
express ear going east Monday morn.
ing. They came from Old Mexico
The car was an interesting bird
show.
Serving ones country as juror is
not desirable by the average business
man. When the deputy sheriff was
looking tor jurors Wednesday, one
of our business men said he WAS in-
sane and of couse unfit to sit as q
juror.
J. A. Smith farmer near Sheri-
dan Lake was IN town Thursday sell
ing polished buffalo horns. Mr..
Smith has been able by his industry
thi. past fall and winter to make
living aud buy aud pay for horse
and COW, all from the sale of buffalo
horns. He says the horns are getting
scarce and he has to travel over many
miles of prairie TO find horns to pol
ish. The horns bring when polished
from one to two dollars pair.
E.J Rabb has sold his furniture
store and undertaking business to d.
C. Marker. Mr.. Rabb will go on
the road the first of March to repre-
sent wholesale furniture house.
He has been resident of Lamar over
three wears, and his friends who we
may say is everybody that knows
him, wish him success in his new
business.
Mr.. Marker is a cabinet maker by
trade and will take hold of the furni-
ture business understandingly. He
is also an old resident of Lamar, a
popular man and no doubt will do
well in his new busines.
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