The Lamar register., 1891-08-01

Sunshine slept in the calsboose last
Tuesday night under the auspices of the
marshal. He has been rather quiet ever
since.
Farmer Fred Lee is devoting his spare
hours to the exciting task OF teaching
unruly bronches the way that they
should go.
The Nicholas house that formerly stood
just south of the Hess ice houses, has
been moved to the corner lot opposite F.
B. Koen's residence.
Miss Winnie Lee was pleasantly sur
prised at her home on the Ridge yester-
day evening by large party of her
youg friends from Lamar.
The G. A. R. have revised the play
they gave last fall and will put it on the
boards at an early date under the man
agement of Judge Doughty.
Judge Blodgett has three pear trees
that are blooming for the second time
this year. He is confidently expecting
second crop OF pears from them this
season.
Marshal Billow rendered his resigna-
ton to the city council last week on ac-
count of i'll health. The resignation was
not accepted but they granted him ten
days lay off.
The SIS ranch under the charge of
Commissioner Pettee has employed about
fifty men to put up their enormous hay
crop. Their crop this year is the heaviest
known for years.
Judge Frybarger has moved a now
building on to one of the most conspicu-
GUS corner lots in the city of Carlton,
and fitted up handsome new quarters for
the Carlton Nelcs.
| Granada boasts of a man who claims
to have been all over Africa long before
Stanley explored it. He says that Stan
ley's description of that country is very
poor ane incorrect.
II you are not now subscriber send
one dollar and fifty cents to The LAMAR
REGISTER and be enrolled on their book
of life. If you are subscriber send the
dollar and half anyhow.
First mate VIM. Leonard is authority
for the statement that another vessel for
the lake is in course of construction.
This will be splendid row boat and one
that will be perfectly safe.
Some of the north side roads are said
to be in very bad condition. As misery
loves company the northsiders might &c
out towards the reservation ON the south
side and take look at those roads.
Deputy Sheriff c. D. Baldwin is attend
1 ing to the duties of the sheriff's office
Sheriff McCurry has his hands full look.
ing after the large herd of cattle he is
holding under writ of attachment.
The little ten year-old daughter of Mr.
Pettinger, who lives on Wolfe creek, in
| trying to get on a horse fell from Il wagon
last Sunday and dislocated her elbow
Drs. Hasty and Bedell reduced the frac,
ture on Mond1y morning.
. School will open on Monday, the sew.
enth day OF September. Principal, e. L
Nichols. Teachers: Miss Flora Maxwell
intermediate department; Miss Anna
Billingslea, second primary department
Mrs. Allie Mowrey, primary department
1t is reported that the heavy rains on
last Thursday did considerable damage to
crops on the north side of the river
The floods caused several breaks in the
Henry and Amity canals. A number OF
farms under these canals were flooded
A new ditch scheme is on foot. The
project is to take water out OF the river
on the south side above Csddoa, and to
extend the canal to Granada creek. En-
gineer Irwin has been over the line and
pronounced it practicable and easily
built.
Hon. A. H. Heber of Meade, Kansas,
who was the leader of the republican
! minority in the last Kansas Legislature
and one Of the most skillful debaters on
the floor of that House, is in town. Mr..
Heber is heavy stockholder in the
/, hsl ANdLioudi Ol laHidr anu
presses himself highly pleased with the
solid condition of this bank
J. A. Woodcock has for long time
been indulging in a vision of peach cob
bier and such, but just about the time
the fruit in his orchard was ripe, somc
one. without the fear of the Lord or OF
Jim in his heart, gathered them in. Jim
says the peaches were trifie green when
stolen and be is carefully watching the
denizens of Poverty Ridge for symptoms
Of too much green fruit.
Advices from Pueblo are to the effect
that the Fountain and Arkansas rivers
are both on the rampage. An immense
body of water came down the Fountain
on Thursday but the food is not as greu t
as year ago. Yesterday evening the
Purgatoir river was reported up and add
ing to the high waters in the Arkansas
The railroad between Lamar and La